Rise of the Guardians 2: Mortal vs. Mori

Chapter 9: The 2nd Nightmare

This time, the nightmare went like this:

We were in the empty field where my father's estate used to be. Mori had captured the Guardians and tied them up. He was torching them. He was slicing their arms, just enough for me to feel it (you'll see why in a bit). As we fought, I used my Bow and Arrows as my weapon. I don't know how but I was able to create my powers, put it on an arrow, and shot it at him. He deflected it, sending it straight back at me, going through my chest! I fell to the ground, landing on my father's grave...

Then I woke up! My heart was pounding like crazy and I was sweating a bit. Then came a knocking at my door. It was Jack.

"Morning Hannah, Merry Christmas!" he said. "Well, it's not very merry when you have a vision of your death!" I said breathing heavily. "Oh, well. Can you come to the fireplace for a second? We need to talk." he asked. I nodded and followed him. When I saw the Guardians, I asked, "So, what do we need to talk about?" Truth was, we didn't need to talk, they just needed an excuse to give me Christmas presents.

"Excellent work Jack!" North said in a very deep Russian accent. "You guys didn't need to do this!" I said. "Eh, whatever. But buck up Hannah, I think you'll love the presents!" Bunny exclaimed. I smiled and laughed.

Tooth decided to go first. The present was wrapped in paper with little cartoony teeth on it. I opened the box, and inside was an outfit which had a pink long sleeve with rips down the arms, black jeans, pink high top Converse shoes, and leather gloves and jacket with a design of a heart with angel wings and my last name on the back. "Thanks Tooth! This is amazayn!" I exclaimed giving her a hug. Jack gave me a look, "Oh please don't tell me you're one of those directioner people." We all laughed.

Bunny went next. Of course he wrapped it in Easter wrapping paper. And inside was an emerald; it has the most beautiful shade of green I have ever seen. "I found it on Easter Island and thought maybe you would like it!" he said. "I love it, thank you!" I replied with a grin. "That green is like the color of your eyes, which are beautiful!" Jack said. Is he really trying to flirt with me right now... AWKWARD!

Next was Sandy. He held out a small box wrapped with golden paper with sparkles on it. Inside the the box was a golden guitar pick with a dream catcher on it. It reminded my of my father's guitar pick. "Thanks Sandy! I love it." I said. He nodded in reply.

Jack insisted North to go next, so he did. "CATCH!" he exclaimed, tossing the small object in the air; I caught it. I looked down at it and it was a little Russian doll that looked like me, only on my dress I had a big heart. But I loved it. "Thanks, this is incredible!" I said. North gave a hearty Russian laugh, "Ah, your welcome!"

Finally, it was Jack's turn. He handed me a long, skinny box with snowflake wrapping paper. I took the lid off of the box to find a paint brush. "But this isn't an ordinary paint brush," Jack began, "this paint brush is made from the same wood as my staff. So, it's a magic paint brush. You think of something and the brush will do the rest." "I love it!" I squealed. "Oh, and I hope you don't mind, but I read your small journal to find out what you wanted. " he said. "First of all, you did WHAT? and second of all,.. Thank you! All of you; you didn't have to do this. This has been amazing!"

"What do you mean 'has been'?" Bunny questioned. "How can I put this... I'm going to die tonight. How do I know that; I had a vision of it." I said. "But maybe it's not real." said Tooth. "I know it is. The night before the dance a had a vision about Mori coming to my dance and slashing my eye. Then last night, I saw.. me dying on my father's grave." I sighed.

Tears began to swell in my eyes. I backed up against the wall post and slid down it. "Why me?," I thought, "Why am I the special one who has to protect the children, the one who has to defeat Mori,.. the new Guardian." At this point the tears rolled down my face, falling to the floor. I felt a cold hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see those beautiful blue eyes of Jack Frost. "Come on, I got something to show you!" he said, taking a hold of my hand.

"I can't believe you looked in my notebook!"

"For gift reasons. But, I bet this present and a little ice skating can't hurt, right?"

"I guess you're right!"

(This was a small convo between myself and Jack.)

The paintbrush was pretty cool, but I still have to test it. So, I made a pair of skates and a skating costume with it. The costume was hot pick with highlights of blue, red, yellow, green, and purple(or, in other words, the colors of the Guardians)!

After I put it on, I felt something. It was almost like I did something like this before. My head was pounding and my heart was racing until I collapsed on the floor. It seemed like I was passed out for 5 minutes, but I was passed out for an hour. I slowly regain consciousness and walked into the sitting room.

To my surprise no one was there, but there was a note on the table!

Hannah,

It's time to face me, and find out the truth about your father's death. As you can see the Guardians aren't there. They are safely with me but harm will be done if you are not in London by the stroke of midnight. Hurry, or else!

-Mori

It was already 11:00. I needed to get ready fast. I threw the outfit Tooth made me over me skating outfit and packed my skates in a backpack. The only other thing I needed was my bow and arrow. I looked everywhere for it, until I stumbled over a present. The tag read "To: Hannah From: the Guardians". I opened the box to find a new bow and arrow.

The last thing I needed was transportation. "Phil, get the sleigh. I need to go save the Guardians and the world." Phil got some of the other yetis and elves to help. When I saw that sleigh, my jaw dropped. Now the hard part- flying it! "Does anyone know how to fly this thing?... No, ok. I'm dead!"

I hopped into the sleigh and grabbed the ropes. I whipped it, and we were off, at least the reindeer knew how to fly. When we were flying, I heard something rolling on the floor. It was one of North's snow globes. I picked it up and said, "Valentine Manor in London, England" and in a flash we were there.

The landing could have been better, but we still made it. When I got out, I glared at Mori. This was the beginning of the final showdown!