(Jack's POV)
Never in my life had I heard a scream filled with so much pain and that caused me such pain to hear it.
I finally understood what Pitch's plan had been. As I watched him harvest fear from Elsa. This was why he had tormented her all those years. All so he could gain power. It was then that I was overcome by a strange kind of anger. Like a white-hot flame. Powerful and immense but contained and controlled. I saw clearly the only way out of this safely. Before Pitch could get more powerful, I needed Elsa to come to me. Pitch and I were locked in battle. Neither of us able to get closer to her. Our powers clashed for what I knew would be the final time. The waves of our powers meeting in the middle, sustained. A constant stream of energy from both sides. If either of us faltered the other would push their own power forward. This struggle, this deadlock couldn't last forever. One of us would win and the other would lose. And as much as I hated to admit it, if I didn't do something soon, it would be me losing.
"Elsa please!" I called out desperately. "Come with me!"
Pitch: " come now Elsa, this is all you're good for anyway! This is what I chose you for since you were a child! You can't change your destiny! Your destiny has always been rooted in pain. Your's and others'!!!!"
Jack: " No Elsa! You are so much more than that, you have so much to live for still. Don't let him win!"
Pitch: "Don't you see Jack! She had barely anything to lose before and now nothing at all. I've finally snapped her last strand of sanity! All those years or torment culminating in this: my soon to be final victory!"
I couldn't believe it. She went through all of that for decades. No wonder she was so scared and hurt. How was she still selfless and beautiful and kind.
Pitch: "Face it Elsa, the only thing you are good for is evil."
Jack: "Stop saying things like that to her Pitch!"
I tried to overwhelm him but he was too strong and I could barely gain any ground
Pitch: "Oh but don't you see, that's the best part."
Elsa screamed in pain again as Pitch drained even more of her fear. I grit my teeth angrily.
Pitch: "She hardly even needs me anymore to generate such self-hatred and fear."
He took a moment, enjoying her distress and my rage. Then broadcast her fear? thoughts? nightmares? I wasn't sure but I knew it came from Elsa and not Pitch. These thoughts weren't malicious and probing like Pitch's lies. They were pure and raw and still somehow had a gentle air about them, just like Elsa did.
"My whole life was a mess, causing only pain. filled with only pain. My entire existence and suffering was a tool orchestrated by someone else. I had no control, no choice, no hope. Had any of my choices ever been my own? Hurting Anna, being a princess, hiding my powers, everything with Pitch. I couldn't trust myself to choose anymore. Every choice, whether mine or someone else's had only led to destruction. I don't want to risk hurting anyone else ever again."
Then, at some point the thoughts turned into spoken words. Her quiet voice carried above the storm by the wind and I could hear the heartbreak underlying all that she was saying.
Elsa: "I'm so tired of fighting...of trying..."
Tears ran down her face, as Pitch smirked and I was caught between rage and heartbreak.
Elsa: "I-I--I just... can't anymore."
The words ripped themselves from her throat as despair took over her features. She turned sadly to me and hope surged within me. But it was quickly dashed when, just like she always used to say only this time with more meaning behind them than either of us could put into words she said, 'I'm sorry'
She began to sadly and slowly turn towards Pitch while he gloated.
Pitch: " she spent all this time resisting me. So annoying, so strong. But in the end fear will always be the strongest."
Desperately I called out after her.
"Elsa please you're strong, you're stronger. Come back with me to the Guardians. We'll protect you. I'll protect you. Please you are worth more than this!"
"NO, I'M NOT!!" She screamed covering her ears, her whole body shaking as she continued. "He used me, hurt me and I just took it!!!! I don't deserve your kindness I deserve the pain!"
Jack: "No! Don't you see? You are the strongest person I know, years of torture couldn't break you, not fully. You held on even when you had nothing to hold on to. I don't think anyone else could do what you've done. Who could go through wat you have and still be the kindest, most compassionate person, not bitter at the world, not lashing out. You remind me of how there's good in the darkest places."
Pitch: "How vapid. Every light casts a shadow, you will never be free of me. You worthless, pathetic, unlovable piece of scum!"
Jack: "Elsa, please..." my voice came out as a whisper.
She was facing Pitch now, giving into the darkness and pain. The storm raged wildly with flecks of ice and dark intermingling as the result of the battle or maybe it was just coming from her. I didn't know what to do. I desperately wanted her not to go with Pitch. More than anything in that moment I just wanted her to be safe and happy even at the cost of myself. But I didn't know why I felt all this so strongly until...
Just as I thought she was lost she turned to look at me over her shoulder one last time. And as our eyes met and I saw all those beautiful messy emotions in hers I knew why.
"Elsa, I-I-I love you!"
She looked at me confused.
"I love you Elsa, please... I promise to make sure you're ok, just... don't leave me."
My voice cracked at the end with an emotion I couldn't name. I held out my hand, and for the first time.... she took it.
And then collapsed into my arms sobbing.
With a glare at Pitch, I left. I wanted nothing more than to inflict pain and suffering on him but getting Elsa safe was my first priority.
The storm died down as I shot across the sky taking us far away from there. There were only 2 thoughts in my mind.
'Thank you for trusting me Elsa, and Pitch- I will make you pay'
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(A/N)
John 1:5 - The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Romans 13:12 - The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of light.
Ephesians 5:8 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
1 John 1:5 - This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
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Trapped by Fear
FanfictionDuring a mission in Pitch's lair, the guardians find a girl. She was being kept prisoner but why? What did Pitch want with her? Can Jack gain her trust before it's too late?
