Frozen Flames (ROTG fanfic)

Chapter Twenty

[Tiffa]

Gasping,I grasped the cage bars where Pitch locked me in. It's back. The pain's back again.

I've been going through this pain for two weeks now. Thrice a day. Pitch's sand was doing this. And I need to waste fire just to stop it.

I held my head,trying to shake the pain away from it. Voices whispered around my mind.

Use it.

No… If I do,I'll drain my powers. I'll actually die !

So ? You're unseen anyways.

That made me stop. Everytime. My powers are the only thing I have with me. My friends are gone. Pitch took my staff; The only thing that can restore my power when I drain it. I'm on my own.

I bit my lip,then flared flame outside the cage. The wall in the room instantly turned black when the fire touched it,with burn marks. I suddenly felt dizzy after that. Sighing,the pain slowly stopped. I dropped on my side,closing my eyes for some rest. It can help bring 1-5% of my powers back. As I slept,I had only one thought in mind.

Why didn't Pitch just kill me straightly ?

[Jack]

"Are you sure you can stand now ?" Tooth asked. I sighed,nodding. "Trust me. I can."

"Good to have you back,Jack Frost !" North's laughter bounced in the workshop,his accent making it deeper. I rolled my eyes. "Hi,North."

I was about to speak again. But I was stopped when Bunny hopped up from a hole. "Jack, North. You have to see this.." He said in worry,holding a black envelope. He went over to us,then handed it to North.

Tooth flew next to North,blinking. I looked at him,watching as he opened the seal.

Then,black sand rose from it. Words formed as North said it out loud for us.

"Two weeks,huh ? What took you all so long ? I've been waiting for vistors— No,scratch that. We've been waiting for visitors. When are you coming by ?

~Nightmare King,Pitch"

I felt myself gripping my staff tightly,starting to get angered. Then,a picture. North pulled it out,and when he looked at it,he looked startled. Tooth,who was floating beside him,gasped,frowning in worry. Sandy jumped up and down,wanting to see it. Sighing,I picked him up. "What is it ?"

"I think you're the one who should really see this."

North sighed. My eyebrows furrowed. Sandy and I exchanged looks,then I took the picture.

And I almost dropped Sandy at what I saw. No,what we saw.

It was… Her. Tiffa.. She was stuck in a cage. I'm pretty sure Pitch locked her in there. Her staff wasn't with her. And she… Looked like she didn't eat anything for two weeks. Sleeping in a sitting position,leaning against the cage's bars (Which was too small for her). And even behind her closed eyelids,I can see that the spark from her orange eyes was gone. A long frown was across her lips.

Setting Sandy down,I gripped the picture tightly. "We have to go there… Now.."

"Jack,you're still not fully healed—"

"Tooth,I can't care about myself now ! Tiffa is in danger,she's in pain ! She needs our help !"

"We know that,but we have to make a plan first. Pitch is tricky,we can't just barge in." Bunny sighed. Tooth and Sandy gave a nod.

"So… What's the plan ?"

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Kinda short xD Anyways,hyli !

~S.P._88