"Ugh…" Jack said as he woke up on one of Santa's beds. "What happened?" Jack got up and looked around for his staff. "Guys! Where is my staff?"
Bunnymund opens the door and the guardians come in. "Jack, you're awake… Are you ok?"
"Yeah, but what happened… and where is my staff?" Jack looks at Sandy hoping he could learn to talk.
Sandy makes an array of Jack's and staff and a storm.
"Sorry Sandy, but not helping." Jack looks to Santa.
"What he is trying to say is there was a storm... of nightmares and you lost your staff."
"I'm guessing you guys don't have it, do you?"
"You'd be right me' pal." Bunnymund says in a concerned voice.
"Do you happen to know where we were fighting…? Or at least near?"
"Near the pond… I think." Tooth Fairy says looking almost positive.
"Well… We need to find it. If Pitch comes back I'll be a sitting duck."
Sandy makes and arrow pointing out the door.
"I know we need to find it, but one question. How did Pitch come back and why?"
The guardians start discussing this topic… Meanwhile…
"What is boy?" Emma asked her dog while chasing him.
"Wine…" The dog starts pawing a stick.
"You were upset about a stick?" She reaches to pick it up. "You want to play fetch?"
"Wine…" The dog looks around and walks right next to the girl.
"Huh? Max? I'm right here." Emma goes to pet the dog, but her hand goes right through. "AH!" Emma takes a step back and trips. "Ow… Why did my hand go through Max?" She looks at her hand and notices frost creeping yup her fingertips. "Uh? It's Summer time… Why is there frost?" She puts her hand on the ground to get up and it freezes. "Woah… Mom!" Emma calls to her mom, but no one calls back. "Mom? Mom…" She gets up and runs towards town leaving frozen footprints on the ground.
Meanwhile…
"So, he came back by someone getting scared?" Jack looks at Santa with a confused look.
"That's the only possible reason…" Santa puts his hands on his belly.
"Huh?" Jack looks like someone was calling him or he heard someone.
"Are you ok, Jack?" Tooth looks concerned at Jack.
"Are any of you calling me?" Jack looks around at them, but they all say no. "Then why is someone talking to me."
"Are you sure you're ok?" Bunnymund stares at Jack.
"Yeah… fine, but… It's a young girl?"
"No one here is young… North? Is Sophie here again?" Tooth looks at North's globe.
"She couldn't be… Unless she can teleport."
"I don't mean young like that… I mean teenage…"
"Jack? Can anyone control your staff if they have it?"
"No… At least not the powers of winter… I don't know if it would affect them…"
"If it could?" North gives Jack a very concerned look.
"It might make them invisible to people, but other than that…" Jack looks like he has a headache. "We need to find it… It's the only way to know."
"I hope you can sense it…"
"Sure… I might at least…"