Rise of the Guardians 2: Return of the Nightmare King

The Lost Memories of Pitch Black

                                                                                    Pitch's P.O.V

 I slammed my fists on the table and screamed angrily. They had disappeared! They had escaped and I didn't even know it! I was such a fool for getting distracted by that girl. Although, I did make an interesting discovery. I looked at the globe and sneered at the last five lights. "What is it, master?" Onyx asked me warily.

"I need to get rid of those last five lights. The first four are easy to get rid of, but Angela is a special case." I looked down at the table again. There was something special about this girl. She had my powers. That made her related to me somehow, but I needed to make sure. The only way to truly know is by looking at my memories. I never bothered to look at my memories before, I guess I had no reason to. I was the Boogeyman, the great Nightmare King. Why would I need to remember my past life? I was the villain and that is who I'm supposed to be. I was probably the bad guy in my past life as well, so again, why would I need to look back on my past life?

"Master, I sense that you are nervous. What is troubling you?" Onyx looked at me curiously. I growled and avoided her gaze. The last time I was nervous, my Nightmares turned against me. I didn't want that happening again.

"I will be honest with you, Onyx. I have to look into my memories to find the truth about Angela. I believe she is related to me somehow. She can control my black sand." I looked at her and furrowed my brows. She looked taken aback when I broke the news.

"But that's impossible! You don't have any relatives right?" Onyx whinnied while I laughed. Sometimes, Onyx could be so naive.

"Onyx, I must've come from somewhere! I must've had parents or a family! I couldn't have just popped up from nowhere!" I chuckled at her confused expression. I wasn't going to deny it, I was probably a kid once. I had a mother and father, just like everyone else. I may be an immortal being, but I was still a human. During the Dark Ages, I watched the kids run to their families in fear. I enjoyed it, but a part of me wanted someone to run to. A part of me wanted a family of my own. I even confessed to Jack that I had longed for a family all the years I spent alone. I even went to Tooth one time to ask for my memories, but she just chased me out before I could get the words out. Now that Tooth wasn't home, I could easily grab my memories and fly off with them. But just to be safe, I needed someone else to go for me. "Onyx, go to Toothiana's palace and find my memories. Once you find them, bring them back to me." She just nodded her head and disappeared into the shadows.

When she left I leaned against the table and looked down at my hands. I had never bothered to look at my memories until now. What would I see in there? Would I be a villain like I am now? Or would I be the good guy? Did I have a family? If I did, what was it like? All my immortal life I thought that a being like me could never be happy. I always hid in the shadows, feeding off other's fear. Some days I would let my anger take over and plague a child's dreams for weeks. Other days I would get so desperate that I would go into a nearby town and try to force people to see me. Now everyone believed in me, even the adults. For a long time, I was so happy. I was slowly gaining believers and power. I had everything I ever wanted, including revenge on the Guardians. Now that I was about to see my memories, I was beginning to have doubts in my mind. What if I saw something in my memories that would make me change my mind?

Suddenly, I heard a small nicker come from behind me. I turned around and saw two Nightmares swarming close to me. Their glowing, yellow eyes were narrowed slightly. They could smell my nervousness. I stood up taller and glared at them. They whinnied and shrank back into the shadows. I sighed and walked over to the globe. If my Nightmares kept smelling my nervousness, I would end up like the last time I faced the Guardians. I needed to push my fear behind me and move on. My mind wandered to the alpha Nightmare, Onyx. She's the only Nightmare who is loyal no matter what, even if I had my doubts and fears about my plan. She was different from all the rest of the Nightmares. The others obeyed but would betray me if I had just a small trace of fear in me. Onyx could sense that fear, but she cared. I didn't know how she could think for herself because she's just black sand, but I appreciated her care.