Guardian

Connected

Rapunzel

I watched in horror as Pitch commands his nightmare horses to run around the palace and one touch of it, will trap you to your worst nightmares

Anna and Elsa are now lying on the floor, curled up and groaning as they suffered their own nightmares...the place was a total chaos and I can't do anything but hide behind a fallen table

"Oh Princess! Where are you?! Come out and play with the horses!" Pitch says in a sing song voice...I can hear the horses neighing and people screaming, I covered my ears, desperate to block them all out

"Jack...Help" I whispered, hoping that he'll hear it

After a few seconds, the windows and doors flies open and a very cold wind comes in

"Haha! Well if it isn't my favorite people" Pitch says sarcastically, I peeked out of the table and saw North and Jack side by side facing Pitch

He...He heard me! He's here!

"Stop messing with her Pitch!" Jack yells as he points his staff at Pitch menacingly, North's holding two sharp swords

Pitch laughs "But I can sense her fear, her fear that she can't go on living...without you by her side, and I gotta say, I'm loving it"

I frowned, he's loving it? He's feeding from my fears?

Jack swings his staff at him, shooting ice and frost towards Pitch but he managed to dodge that, Pitch lets out an arrow of black sand but North sliced it before it could even get to Jack

And then, that's when the fight started, ice and black magic was everywhere, North was trying to get to Pitch to somehow harm him but Pitch was too fast

I immediately ran towards Elsa and Anna and tried to shake them awake but they're in in a very deep horrible sleep, Elsa was groaning while Anna was mumbling something, her face full of fear

Before I could even think of a way to save them, Pitch shoots something towards me, hitting and scratching my arm, leaving a nasty cut...I screamed in pain

Jack doubles over and groaned...I grit my teeth as I realized that he hasn't let go yet, we're still connected

"Aww, you two are still connected? How sweet" Pitch says, North charges towards him but missed to hit him

I take in a deep breath trying to calm my nerves and that somehow helped...Jack shakes his head, turns to me with a worried look

I gave him a nod to reassure him that I'll be alright

He turns back to Pitch and continued to fight him but Pitch wasn't interested in them, he's got my eyes on me

With a snap, he appears by my side and grabs me by my neck...Jack stops dead in his tracks as he grabbed the sides of his head

Pitch laughs as he tightened his grip around my neck, making it impossible for me to breathe...Jack screams in agony

I saw North attempt to attack Pitch but he conjures a line of nightmare horses

My lungs are gonna give up soon and Jack's feeling the same thing...and that's when it hit me, we're still connected, he can sense me and maybe...maybe he can read and hear my thoughts

Jack...let go...please...it's the only way

I can see black spots and I know I won't make it...this is it

My eyes were getting heavy and my lungs are giving up, then a very cold and strong wind knocks Pitch down, letting me go

I inhaled as I fell to the floor with a loud thud...I'm in so much pain and I'm thankful he isn't feeling the same thing...not anymore, he heard me, he let go

I laid on the floor groaning in pain as Jack ran towards me

"Hey, Hey it's okay, I got ya" he cooed as he grabbed my hand, giving it a squeeze

My throat is too sore that I can't speak and I'm too weak to move but I managed to smile

He smiled back as he brushed away the hair covering a part of my face

I thought it was all okay...but then, that's when I saw him...Pitch stands up, creates a black arrow and aimed it at Jack

My eyes widened as he lets go of it...with all the strength I had left, I pushed Jack out of the way and the arrow hits my side instead

I screamed in pain

Just then, Bunny, Toothiana and Sandy barges in and attacks Pitch, but the one who was able to get him was Sandy and Jack

With their powers combined, they defeated Pitch and the whole place lit up as the temperature dropped

I saw Elsa and Anna and so are my parents wake up from their slumber

A numbing pain hit me and I stared up the ceiling, gritting my teeth

"Rapunzel, I'm here, stay with me" Jack whispers as he placed my head on his lap, He gently pulled me close, careful not to hit my bleeding side

I groaned in pain as another pain hit me, It's hopeless, I can't survive this

Jack stares at me, his eyes glassy with unshed tears...I forced out a smile "I'll never forget you" I croaked out...

He leans down and connects our lips...His lips was so soft but I don't have the strength to kiss him back

After a few seconds, he pulls away and I saw the sun, peeking out of the mountains but the moon was still there

They both share a bright light that it's so relaxing to watch...and then, I closed my eyes

 

Jack

I watched as Rapunzel stared ahead, I turned to see the sun rising up but for some reason, the moon was still there

I turned back to her when I felt her head get heavy and her hand got limp...and that's when I saw her close her eyes

I bit my lip as I pulled her closer, resting my forehead against hers...that's when I let the tears fall...she's gone, I failed her

I can feel the others walk closer towards us but I didn't bother looking up

And then...a light comes in the room and slowly creeps towads us...I watched as it reached Rapunzel

I looked up to see the Sun and Moon up in the sky, shining so bright that I squinted

The others did the same as the room lit up in a white and gold hues

I turned back to Rapunzel and stared as her hair slowly turned to gold and grows back slowly...her pale complexion turned back to it's natural shade and the wounds on her slowly healed itself

Suddenly, the light vanished but I kept my eyes on her

I waited and waited for something to happen...after a few moments, she draws in a breath as she opened her eyes

I gasped in surprise, she's alive!

The others cheered and clapped, relieved to see her alive and well

Rapunzel turns to me and smiled "Are those tears for me?" she asked teasingly

I laughed and crashed our lips, and this time, she kissed back

After a few moments, she pulls away and laughs "I'll take that as a yes"

I chuckled and nodded "I love you"

She smiled "I love you too"