I ran. I ran and ran.

"Must... keep... going." I puffed.

My head is spinning, my side hurts, my hands are burned, and I'm about to be consumed in a wave of hate. No I'm fine, just my typical, every day routine. And if you didn't catch my sarcasm let me put it in a way you can understand.
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"HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!"

So I guess I should tell you what's going on right now, and to do that I have to go back three days...just kidding, it was only an hour ago. Sorry I get weird in life or death situations.

~~~~~~~hour earlier, third person ~~~~~~~~

Abby was locked in a small cage, that would shock her every time she grabbed the bars. The darkness outside was waiting and watching for something to happen. It kept a close eye on her. It was very creepy for Abby.

Suddenly Abagail felt light headed. She grabbed her head and grunted. Dark's laugh could be heard over her painful grunting.

"So you ready to give in to the darkness?" Dark smirks.

"Over... my... dead... body"

"I would love to prove that statement correct, but I'm afraid that when this is all over you will just be like the whisper of the wind."

Abby felt more tired then she had ever been before. She dropped to the ground of the cage and drifted in and out of consciousness.

"I can't wait to cause sadness to all the people in this world! They've caused us so much pain and suffering! Its time to repay the favor. And those meddlesome guardians will be snuffed out as well."

Something snapped inside Abagail, she couldn't let her friends be injured or worse killed because of her weakness. Energy coursed through her fingers tips up through her arms. She place one hand on a bar, then another. With her newly reformed strength, she ripped open the bars and climbed out.

Dark went in for the attack, only to be blasted back 10 yards. Hair flew wildly around Abagail. After a minute or two the fox spirit sprinted deeper into the forest. But as she ran new cuts and bruises formed on her body, ones that could only be made by those of a boomerang.

~~~~~~~~~(back to beginning) ~~~~~~~~~~

So now you see what I've been going through for a good hour now. Oh Ya! I forgot to mention that she's still chasing me, more mad than before. And I'm running out of energy.

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Abby knew she couldn't run much longer so she looked for a place to have their last stand. Coming to a clearing, overlooking what seemed to be an endless sea, she knew this was the spot. Walking ten feet from the edge, Abagail turned to came face to face with the dark being.

"You ready to give up yet?" The darkness asked with a satisfied smirk.

Abby looked it dead in the eye without so much as to bat an eyelash, but then spoke, "I am willing to give you a chance at redemption, so what do you say? Will you help me save the children of this world?" Extending a hand to it.

The darkness seemed even more irritated now then it had been when they first faced off.

"ARE YOU STUPID!?! YOU ARE ABOUT TO DIE AT MY HAND AND YOU ARE ASKING FOR MY HELP!? ARE YOU NUTS!?!?"

Abagail smirked, then responded with, "maybe a little bit." Then she sprinted forward.

((((I'm not feeling the whole fight scene for this one so... Time skip!!!))))

Their fight would be one for history books, if anyone else saw it, that is. But the fight being held in Abagail's mind, the only witness to this, was the imaginary creatures created by her subconscious. The fight went on for hours in her mind, but in the outside world it was merely seconds.

~~~where Grim took the Guardians~~~

Grim reappeared to a familiar sight, it was the place where Abby and he first met, her home town. He had to admit, she was not like other spirits. When they first met she seemed so happy, but really, that was only a front to keep the children believing in the other spirits.

Groans soon could be heard, as the Guardians started coming to their senses. "'bout time you guys woke up."

They got up with a start, and took a defensive position only to fall back to the ground. "What are you planning Grim!" Bunny accused.

"You all should be thankful! I just saved your hides back there, and all I get is insults and accusations! Some Guardians you are..." He mumbled the last part.

North stepped up and cleared his throat, "I'm sorry for our reactions, but you can see where we are coming from."

"Some apology that was."

"Where are we, mate?" Bunny asked ignoring the fact of Grim's frustration.

"I took you to the fox spirit's home town, the only place left with believers."

"What about Jamie and the others?" Jack asked worriedly.

"How am I supposed to know. And besides Abby's believers are probably the strongest I know." Grim said grimly.

"How did you meet her anyway? When you're not trying to kill her, threaten her, harass her, hurt her, suffocate her, turn her-"

"YA YA I GET IT! JUST GET TO THE POINT!" Grim interrupted Tooth suddenly.

"Well, my point is you actually act like a protective father sometimes," Tooth finished.

"Well... That's because I am kind of like her father..."

"WHAT?!?!" The guardians couldn't hold in their surprise.

"Well I met her at this very spot, 1,602 years ago..."

~~~~~~~~~still third person/ story~~~~~~~

Abby had been a spirit for a while now, and it wasn't easy. She was the spirit of joy and happiness, this meant she must take the sadness and misery that people feel out of this world, or store it so no one is brought down by it.

Grim was passing by after creating a plague in a far off country, when he saw a young lady with fox ears and tail. Curious, he went down to get a better look. But what he didn't know was that she was to be his greatest rival.

Grim walked up to the lady, reaching his hand out to tap her shoulder, only to have a petite hand snach it away. Startled, Grim ripped his hand from her grip. He had to admit, for such a small girl as she was, she was strong. Rubbing his sore wrist, he stared at her with new found interest.

"Who are you? And what do you want?" The young beauty asked with a defensive tone.

Grim was taken back by her tone. She looked so beautiful but yet so fragile, like a little butterfly spreading out its colorful wings for all to see. He was so distracted by her beauty, that he didn't know he was staring.

"Well?!" The woman said.

Snapping out of his trance, he answered, "I my dear am called Reaper, Grim Reaper. But you young lady can call me what ever your little heart desires."

"Flattery will get you a bloody nose and a black eye, kid" The girl replies.

Startled by her reply, he took a step back and got a better look at her. He found although she was smaller in size, her build was the complete opposite. Her arms had a good amount of muscle on them, the same goes for her legs. Looking her over, he thought she was absolutely beautiful. But not wanting to try her patience anymore he apologized.

"That's alright, I guess. Its just... I'm not used to being seen by other spirits, like yourself." The girl said.

"WAIT! You're saying people can actually see you! They believe in you! Not just what you stand for!" Grim asked astonished.

"Ya. But its not all sunshine and rainbows. It gets tiring when you just want to take a stroll and kids come up to touch your ears or tail." She cracked a smile, "the names Abagail by the way. Abagail Vixen."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Grim's pov)~~~~~~~~~~~~

"And that's how we met. We met up every few days and talked and she became like a daughter to me. She was never truly happy, only putting up a front. Never wanting anyone else to feel her own sadness and feelings of hopelessness."

"Ok, that explains how you know her, but why do you hate each other so much?" Tooth asked.

"Well... I was feeling really weak and need to fine a way to replenish my power, so when I met up with Abby again I used my powers to bring more of the sadness inside of her out."

"And did that cause?" Asked the frost spirit.

"Have you ever heard of the Crusades? (if you don't know what this is, its were knights from Europe turned on the people after the king died, pillaging and burning down other religions temples, ect. And overall brought disparity to all people in Europe)"

"You caused that?!" Tooth exclaimed.

"That was one of the darkest times in the worlds history!" Jack added.

"Ya ya, I know! I lived through it. But I must say, that was the height of my power. I had never felt so powerful until that day!"

"Eh-em. Stick to the story mate. I don't want to hear about your infatuation with power." That bud nosed rabbit said.

"Whatever. Well once she gained control of herself again. You can guess she was pretty angry and that's when our feud started."

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Thanks for putting up with my tardiness guys! This book will continue, but it might take awhile. Until next time. 😁