Alrighty, back to the movie we go.
Also everyone seemed to want this so *throws Jack to the audience for cuddles*
Quick side note this chapter is a bit shorter movie-content wise, but I tried to make up for that with lots of character content :3
Sky led Jack back into the main room. His hoodie was up, covering his eyes, and his staff was trailing on the ground. He took his seat silently, and didn't seem to register Emma slowly making her way back to him. As Sky lifted her hand towards the screen, knocking rang through the room, and most heads turned towards the door in the back.
Sky rolled her eyes and slid once again out of her chair. Making her way to the back, she opened the door to reveal a pale skinned female with raven black hair. She was wearing a black and green jumpsuit, and a brown tabby cat was perched on her shoulder, eyes glowing green. Sky whispered a few words to the girl, nodded, and then waved her inside. "Everyone" Sky said, although she really didn't need to because they were already staring at the new girl who was literally walking on air. "This is Diamond, and her cat Ivy." Sky smiled, and scratched the cat behind it's ears, eliciting a purr. Sky waved her hand towards the front row and the seat that had housed Savannah and all of the other guests shifted once more to a beautiful silvery gray with crossed swords, a diamond between the blades, and four different symbols which seemed to represent the elements of nature.
Diamond smiled, gave a sort of half bow, and when she spoke, it was with a Japanese accent "I am so excited to be here, you have no idea! I promise I won't take up too much of your time, I understand there are others who wish to meet you, but I would like to be here for this part. Though it is sad, it is needed. Like winter, the world needs time for cold to creep upon everything, so that when spring returns life can begin anew." She was eyeing Bunny a bit angrily as she spoke that last section, but within a blink it was gone, and she was float-walking towards her seat.
Sky seated herself again, and waved her hands towards the screen. It brightened up again and began to resume, Jack's scream once again ringing through the room, causing more than a few people to wince.
[Jack races towards Pitch, but halts in mid-air as he looks at the horde of Nightmares.
Jack shuddered, and wrapped his hands tightly around his staff. At his side, Emma wrapped one arm around him comfortingly, gripping his hoodie tightly as she did so.
They close in on him, but from where Jack is comes a bright blue light that pushes back against the Nightmares.
Tooth tilted her head "What...what's that?" she asked. Jack shrugged, but didn't answer. Honestly, he'd never been able to do anything like that before, except for maybe on that one Sunday when the stupid Spirit of Spring had flaunted her warmth in his face and he'd just gotten so mad-
Jack took a deep breath, calming himself before things got out of hand. He did notice a small shudder rack through Emma, and he did make an effort to stop freezing the ground over.
Jack clutches the staff forward and a darting ice-light ripples through the Nightmares. They explode into black sand like fireworks over the city, knocking Pitch away with a scream.]
"whoa..." more than one voice echoed through the room, including those of Sky and Diamond. Sky grinned over at the Guardian's, who were pretty much just in a state of frozen shock and awe.
"How did you do that?" Tooth asked, eyes darting between the screen and the real Jack. Jack had a small frown on his face, although with the hoodie up no one could see. "I didn't know I could" he replied.
North: Jack! [Tooth catches him as he falls, setting him down in the sleigh]
Tooth couldn't be sure, but she was fairly certain she heard Jack whisper "thank you." No one else seemed to react to it though, so she let it be. She did offer him a warm smile, but he still had his hood up and his back turned to everyone else.
Tooth: Jack, h-how did you do that?
Jack: I, I, I- I didn't know I could.
Diamond smiled, and Ivy let out a mrow. "Hon'nō wa shibashiba kokoro o attō suru" the female said, earning a very confused look from just about everyone. Sky just nodded and replied "Soshite, atama ga atama ni yoku niawanai." Diamond grinned. Everyone else decided to just accept that they had no clue what was going on, and proceeded to continue watching the movie.
[On the ground]
[Pitch watches the sleigh disappear into a portal in the sky]
Pitch: [Laughs] Finally! Someone who knows how to have a little fun!
Jack's hands clenched into fists. He did know how to have fun, that was like...his entire thing. But the way Pitch had said it sent fury washing through his body.
[The North Pole]
[Tooth places a glass lantern on the Guardian symbol, where Sandman's likeness is. She looks over at North, who shuts his eyes in grief. She looks over at Bunny, who offers her his paw. Then she offers her hand to North, who takes it.]
The Guardians, and most of the adults bowed their heads. North reached out with his hand and rested it on Sandy's shoulder. "Ne volnuysya, moy drug." he said softly. Sandy nodded, and several images flashed above his head, far too fast to read.
[All around the symbol are other lights; the Yetis stand by, as do the elves. They nod their heads, making the bells chime, creating a dirge for the Sandman. One yeti sniffs, and is comforted by another yeti.]
Tooth took a shuddering breath, and wrapped her arms around herself, leaning back into her seat as her wings stilled for practically the first time since the whole thing had started.
[Jack is not present. He's sitting off somewhere, hood up, by a window. He touches the pane and it starts to frost over, creating the same likeness of the Sandman as on the Guardian symbol. North approaches him.]
"Jack, is not your fault." North said. Jack just shook his head, and sunk deeper into his seat. Frost was spiraling on the floor around him, and it seemed completely out of his control.
North: Are you all right?
Jack: I just, uh- I wish I could've done something.
"Done something?" Bunny said, speaking up for the first time in a while "Jack, you knocked Pitch out of the sky, are you telling me that's nothing?" Still Jack was silent, and even Bunny was starting to get a bit worried about him.
North: Done something? Jack, you stood up to Pitch. You saved us.
Jack: But Sandy-
North: Would be proud of what you did. [Jack stands, taking his hood down] I don't know who you were in your past life, but in this life you are Guardian.
"How can I know who I am, until I find out who I was?" Jack asked, pulling down his hood and turning to face North. His blue eyes were wide and his pale white brows were furrowed. North smiled and said "You will know my friend, you must believe in Manny."
Jack: How can I know who I am, until I find out who I was?
North: You will. I feel it - in my belly.
A small smile came to more than a few faces at the gesture North was making
[At the Globe, the lights are dimming]
"What's going on?" Emma asked, turning to look at the Guardians. North was pale as he answered "If the light are going out...it means children are no longer believing. Pitch is spreading his control."
Tooth: Look how fast they're going out!
Jack: It's fear. He's tipped the balance.
Bunny: Hey, buck up ya sad sacks! [Bunny hops onto the console] We can still turn this around! Easter is tomorrow, and I need your help! I say we pull out all the stops and we get those little lights flickering again!
Bunny's ears lifted hopefully. That actually wasn't a bad idea, if he said so himself. Which he did.
[The four leave that room for the elevator]
North: Bunny is right! As much as it pains me to say, old friend, this time Easter is more important than Christmas!
Bunny's jaw dropped, and he pointed at the screen "Did you...did you hear that?" he said "You be'er of gotten that recorded you hear me?"
Bunny: Hey! Did everyone hear that?! [Jack smiles knowingly at Bunny]
North: We must hurry to the Warren. Everyone, to the sleigh!
Bunny: Oh no, mate. My Warren, my rules. Buckle up. [He thumps the floor of the workshop and a massive hole appears, taking the other three Guardians, two elves, and two yetis.]
North: Shostakovich!
And uh...yeah that's it. Dia will leave in the next chapter, and our next guest who will appear same chapter is *checks list* Artisticallyanartist! Also known as Anna Bannana.
Translations: Completely forgotten by myself And I forgot to save them. The japanese is basically them saying the heart doesn't agree with the mind and instinct often takes over the mind or...something. The Russian is like 'Do not worry my friend' or something...yeah...next time I'll be better to keep track of the translations. XD
See you guys next time.