Frozen Flames (ROTG fanfic)

Chapter Four

[Tiffa]

We got back to the globe room. But when we did,Bunny was there again,worried. "North,we have a problem." He said,holding his boomerangs. Sandy nodded in agreement.

"What now ?" North said in disappointment. Jack went out of his icy room door,looking at us.

"Tooth palace. Tooth needs us." Bunny said,tapping his foot on the ground. A hole appeared,but North picked him up by his bunny ears before he even jumped in. "Nope. My sleigh's faster." He laughed,walking as Bunny tried to wiggle out of his hold. Sandy made a muted laugh,following after them.

Jack chuckled,going beside me. As we walked,I can't help but to feel cold. I placed my staff over my shoulder,sighing and letting it warm me up.

"Cold ? I'm sorry." He looked at me. I looked back,then slightly smiled. "You're the winter guardian. No need." I made a laugh. Jack shoved a hand in his hoodie pocket,chuckling.

"Did North asked you about your center ?"

Blinking,I nodded. He made a sly smile. "Scary,wasn't he ?"

"Yeah… To be honest,I don'h know what it was."

"You don't ?" He looked at me with an asking face. I gave a nod. He smiled,stopping beside a path of elves and Yetis as a sleigh came out. "At first,I didn't too. But I found it later." He shrugged,turning to me and giving that smile. That smile Tooth's fairies loved. Well,not only them. All of the girls love his smile. Oh,don't include me !

Jack helped me climb up the sleigh. After that,he sat beside me,grinning a bit. North placed Bunny in the seat in front of us,then took hold of the rods and signalled the reindeers to fly.

"This will be fun."

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As we were flying,Bunny looked sick. I knew it,he hated transportation. He had motion sickness. I stiffled a laugh,then turned in front.

Then it happened. As the snow globe portal brought us to the Tooth palace,everything was slightly dark. Black horses flew off from it,with twittering fairies in its' stomachs. Afraid,they looked at us through the sand of the horse.

"They're taking the fairies…" I frowned in worry. Jack growled,standing up. "Not again !" He flew off,taking baby tooth, who was being chased a second ago. "Tiffa,control the sleigh !" North passed the rods to me,standing up and taking his swords. Ooh. Scary.

"Wait,wh—" I groaned a bit as a black horse went in our way. It bumped the sleigh,startling me as it started losing balance. I did my best to create a nice landing on the center,the biggest castle thingy in the palace,but it looked like it was a crash. As North's sleigh crash landed,it shook wildly. Also a wrong landing,I landed at the very edge. I stumbled forward at the force of crash landing,accidentally falling off from the sleigh. I was about to fly off with my staff,but my back grazed a palace part roof. Flinching,I accidentally released hold of my staff.

"Tiffa !" Bunny finally gathered his courage to look downwards from the sleigh. I tried grabbing my staff,but my back already met the ground before I did. I groaned,feeling it ache as I tried to sit up. Ow…

Jack flew over to me. He held a hand out,holding a worried expression. "You okay ?" He asked in concern. I took his hand, taking my staff. Grunting,I pulled myself up and stood on my feet. Jack helped me in the process,before scanning his blue eyes around. "I'll try to look for your tooth case… That'll make you remember." He smiled warmly,patting my back gently and flying off.

North and the others weren't able to come over here. I understand though,this far. Sandy can't leave them,or bring them here with him. I sighed,smiling and signalling that I'm fine.

"No… My fairies… They're all gone !" Tooth flew around frantically,looking panicked. "Even the teeth !"

She flew to the others,then constantly got asked if she was okay. Tooth gave a small nod.

A laugh was heard. It sounded familiar… I gripped my staff tightly,looking around for signs of the owner.

"Oooh… Look at that. The big four,all in one place."

A man with gray,pale skin tone appeared from the shadows. He held an evil smirk,his yellow eyes getting through my skin. But I didn't show it.

"Where's your latest guardian ?" He said with fake innocence. Then Tooth's voice boomed. "Pitch !" She angrily growled,flying to him in rage. "You have exactly 30 seconds to bring MY fairies and the teeth back !" She said,attempting an attack. The man,who I suppose is Pitch,laughed and dissolved in shadows. Tooth stopped,gritting her teeth and flying around.

"Ooh. Eeverie Summers ?" I gasped,turning around and seeing the same guy. I raised my staff at him,sending a wave of fire from reflexes. He disappeared,and reappeared behind me. I turned around,then glared at him. "Why do you know my name ?"

"Was it unusual for someone new to say it ?" Pitch laughed. "Oh,I forgot. No one even knows you exist." I gasped,startled at his statement.

"Not really. We do know she exists !"

A male voice yelled. I turned,just to see Jack send a beam of ice at him. Pitch smirked then joined the shadows again,the ice missing.

Then,black horses started emerging from the dark parts of the palace. The others made a back-to-back formation,holding their weapons. Bunny has his boomerangs, North with his swords,Sandy with his dreamsand whips,and Tooth… Well,with her fists and wings.

"They still smell fear,but it's greater now." Pitch laughed in his evil tune. "They can smell even the tiniest fear you have."