Rise of the Winter

Chapter 14

Bunny nodded, obviously impressed. "Nice house ya got there, Sandy."

Sandy gave thumbs up in agreement. North stomped his way up the steps and onto the front porch where he waited for Sandy to open the door. Sandy opened it after Jack and Elsa had made it onto the porch, after everyone else. When the door opened, everyone's jaws dropped. The inside was even more splendid than the outside. None of the guardians had any words to say so they let their jaws keep hanging until Sandy used his sand to close them. Each of the guardians stepped in and they all stepped in different directions, admiring different things.

"Wow, Sandy. I don't understand why you don't stay here more often," Elsa remarked.

Sandy shrugged and continued towards the furthest door on the right. He makes two snowflakes above his head and waits for the two winter spirits to come to him. They did after a Sandy beckoned them a few more times. They walked into the room and found two double beds, each decorated with blue snowflake and ice patterns. North's room had a work station in it, so he could work on some toys if he wanted to. Bunny's room had a large Spring section with flowers for him to do whatever with. Tooth's room had teeth furniture with a chime of teeth and her baby counterparts. Sandy's room, which Elsa had a small glimpse of, was relatively simple. It only had a golden bed and two golden bed-side tables.

"Hey, Elsa. The others are in North's room. We're having a war meeting, I think, in there. We should go as well," Jack commented.

"Oh, yeah, Sure. Hold up."

Jack led Elsa to North's room and they came in halfway through a heated argument.

"No, we're not using them as bait to lure Pith out. He will come out anyway!" Tooth shouted.

Sandy started kicking North in the shins as Bunny was holding North by his collar.

"STOP IT!" Elsa screamed.

Everyone froze, except for Jack, who was brushing the thin layer of ice off jumper.

"Nice, Snowflake. You literally just froze everyone. You should join me in my quest for the best prank. We would do well together," Jack stated.

Elsa turned on him. "Do you care about what they just said? orth was planning on using us as bait!"

"Well, I can't yell at them at the moment can I? They probably can't hear me. So, I did the next best thing: invite you to join me in having fun."

Elsa stared at him, her mouth slightly open. Her face just screamed that she was going to find a way to make him die... again. Jack backed off quickly.

"That's what I thought," she said while she unfroze the four guardians.

"Hey, Elsa. You heard what North said, right?" Bunny asked.

"Yes. Yes, I did. Do you want to tell me what that was about, North?" Elsa snapped.

"Elsa, have you decided?" North questioned.

Elsa was taken aback. Everyone was confused and North smiled. It wasn't his smile it belonged to someone sadistic. It belonged to Pitch.

"No, Pitch. My answer is no. I'm not having anything to do with you!" Elsa answered.

"Pity. I could've saved you from the thoughts that the Guardians were putting into your head-"

"No. Those thoughts in my head are mine and mine alone. Now, tell me, what did you do to Jack and I?" Elsa said.

"I did nothing-"

"Yes, you did and I want to know how to reverse it," Elsa demanded.

"Fine. But you'll have to join me," Pitch declared.

"She already told you that she's not joining you. What don't you get?" Jack growled, protecting Elsa.

"This is between Elsa and I, Jack. Stay out of it!"

"No. Jack is right. I have already told you that I'm not joining you. What did you do to Jack and I?" Elsa said.

"If you really want to know, then find out yourself!" Pitch taunted.

Jack swung his staff in a short arc, sending frost towards North's body, where Pitch was hiding. Pitch left North's body right as Jack's Frost was about to hit. North froze and everything went haywire. Sandy was manipulating the walls of North's room to keep Pitch inside and Bunny was throwing his egg-bombs creating a large smoke screen nobody could see through, Tooth was flying around trying to cut Pitch with her wings, Jack was standing with Elsa throwing ice at whatever resembled Pitch while Elsa was covering his back. Jack and Elsa looked like they had known each other for years, standing there back to back but the Guardians were unco-ordinated. Pitch foiled their every attempt to hit him, until Elsa threw a right hook at his face, just like Anna did to Hans all those years ago and in that punch, Elsa threw all of her anger, her years of lonliness, her years of being misunderstood and converted it into raw strength that knocked Pitch down. The Guardians noticed and they let things clear up, except North, who was covered in Jack's frost.

"Where on Earth did you learn to punch like that?" Jack asked.

"My sister threw a punch like that on her ex fiancee shortly after I was coronated. I just remembered it." At this, Elsa's bright face fell.

"Hey, we'll find her. I'm certain that I saw her in Norway. That is where Arendelle used to be, right?" Jack said, trying to comfort her.

"Yeah, it is-was," Elsa agreed.

Elsa waved her hand towards Pitch, freezing him on the ground. Bunny crouched down, looking Pitch directly in the eye.

"You know, some shadows just don't know when to avoid the light," Bunny quoted.

"Some shadows just want to be believed in," Pitch said.

"You know, this shadow has been playing with the light for too long. I think it's time to dispell it," Tooth suggested.

Bunny nodded and raised his boomerang, raising it to give the Guardians some peace for a while, until Pitch showed his ugly head again. Jack turned Elsa away so she couldn't see what was about to happen.