Where there's Shadow, there's always Light

Chapter 10

"The North Pole's been destroyed? What? How?" Jack cried grabbing Tooth's arm, praying her to answer.

"We don't know. When I was out collecting teeth, I saw Bunny, he had come to see if we were okay. Then we went to the North to get some coins because I hadn't brought enough, but when we got there ... it was in crumbles, fire everywhere...there's nothing left besides broken bricks and wood. Its a disaster! Bunny started going through all the rubble looking for anything that survived. Most of the elves and yeti's were okay, besides some bruising and scraps, we found them hiding in a hidden shack not far from the place. Bunny managed to get all the trapped elves and yeti's out but some were, well, dead." Tooth started crying, golden glittering tears fell from her eyes, sliding down her check and disappearing in her blue feathers, leaving a trail of shimmering golden behind. "Then.. then I went to find Nick ...and he was just coming out from Pitch's underground lair with Sandy, I flew to him and told him about the North Pole. Nick went to get Pitch but he had disappeared. We flew on the sleigh back to the Pole, and that's when I came to get you" Tooth finished letting out a long breath. As the information sunk in, I had a horrified feeling in my stomach. This wasn't good, this really wasn't good.

"Oh my God ..." I breathed rubbing my forehead. Tooth hovered off the ground, her transparent wings beating rapidly together making a fluttering sound, and she left her legs bent in crouched position and folded her arms.

"Come on then! We have to go to them!" Jack cried flying up into the air above our heads, his face contorted with anger and a hint of sadness.

Tooth followed him, fluttering higher in the air gracefully and followed Jack who had already taken off, bombing through the sky with his staff stretched in the air, forcing the wind to carry him. I flew up after them and we made our way hurriedly towards the North, with a nervous and sad thought of what we might find.

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As the Guardians left in the sky, flying towards the North, an outline of a man moved in the shadows of the trees. His body and face was over casted with shadows but his eyes lit up like to fire balls flickering in the darkness of the night. A small smirk could also be seen dimly on the lips of the man and a low laugh from those lips, echoing throughout the deserted park. With that, the man disappeared once again into the shadows of the low hanging trees.

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We landed on the soft snow of the North Pole, in front of a mess of crumbled brick, wood and metal with broken toys and other junk dotted around the place, and fire burning bright in parts of the mass of rubble. Bunny, Sandy were standing to the left of the devastation, huddled with a large number of yeti's and elves, and Nick was bending down fiddling with a burnt head of what once had been cute little doll with blond hair and sparkling blue eyes. We walked over and stood looking out that the crumbled mass. I stood by Sandy, who looked up at me with a look of depression filling his golden eyes. I turned and looked out to the land around me, dread filling my body as my eyes filled with warm tears. The Toy Factory, the amazing place of wonder and joy, Nicks home and my new found home, was destroyed. By who, I don't no but whoever it is, I will get my revenge.

I watched Nick stand up from his position on the ground, holding a burnt brown teddy bear to his large chest. He turned around to look at us, his eyes filled with tears that flowed freely over the less his saddened eyes and down his to rosy red cheeks. He look devastated, like his heart was braking into a million pieces. He turned away then and walked off towards the little forest of pine trees to right, still clutching the bear tightly like if he was to let go, he would crumbling to bits without it. It was as of it was his life support.

I went to follow him, to comfort him because my heart acked at the thought of him being so upset, but Sandy grabbed my hand and held me back. I looked back at him, he looked up and shook his head with a sad depression on his face. He didn't need to sign me what he meant be as because I knew instantly, Nick didn't want anyone with him, he wanted alone time to morn his lost home. I nodded and looked over to the disappearing back of Nick into the pine forest. By then soft snowflakes started to fall slowly and steadily to the cold white ground, sparkling in the sun rays as if trying to bring the place back to life. I looked over to Jack and saw him holding his staff to the sky, and smiled knowing he was the cause of it.