Jack ran through the forest, his bloody hair plastered to his face and a long gash running down the length of his back. But none of that mattered.
"Jamie," He rasped out, the woods parting in front of him to reveal the house shining like a beacon of light.
Movement next to a nearby tree sent him scrambling backwards, "No."
"Yes," The being growled.
Jack pulled all his reserves into one glare as he shouted, "No!"
And with that, his staff lit up, "Stay away from him."
"Make me," The creature growled once more.
Jack brought his staff to the ground, sending spikes of glowing ice towards the creature. The being backed away, only to advance again, rushing at the window. Jack flew up, blocking the creature - or rather, lack of one - from getting in.
It was just... quiet?
Jack stayed floating there for a solid thirty minutes, just to be sure, before he pushed open the window and crept in.
"Jamie?" Jack whispered, and the lights flickered on.
"Jack!" Jamie cheered, as if Jack wasn't standing there in his room, quite possibly bleeding to death - if that was even possible. In his defense, it was unlikely he would notice.
"What happened to you?" Never mind then.
"What, this?" Jack shrugged it off, wincing at the motion, "It's nothing."
Jamie deadpanned, "Jack your hoodie is hanging off of your back in pieces and you're bleeding on my floor. Now tell me what happened."
Jamie attempted to motion Jack onto his bed but the Guardian continued leaning heavily on his staff.
"Uh, Jack?" Jamie asked, becoming worried at the lack of response, "Jack, are you okay?"
Jack shook his head, stumbling back and plopping on the floor.
"North, get... North. Danger. Just-" Jack coughed up blood, "North. The lights. Go."
Jamie's eyes widened. He was asking for a meeting? Whatever it was, it must be bad.
Pulling out his snow globe - a gift from North last Christmas - Jamie quickly opened a portal, running through it and grabbing the nearest Yeti - Phil - so he could help carry Jack. Once Jack was through and the portal was closed, Jamie ran to North's office, shoving the door open.
"North!" Jamie shouted.
"Ah!" The older man yelped as his sculpture crumbled, "Vat did I say abou- Jamie?"
"Jack, he's hurt." That was all it took for North to pick up Jamie and carry him with him to light the Aurora Borealis.
It took all of five minutes for the others to arrive, and by that point Jack had been situated in a bed and was slowly regaining consciousness.
"How is he?" Were the first words out of Tooth's mouth when she saw Jack.
North motioned for her to follow him, leaving Jack and Jamie alone with a Yeti to keep watch.
"Not good," North began, gruffly, "I do not know vhat is wrong. The vounds... They are like nothing I've ever seen before."
Bunny arrived with Sandy, the two of them joining the conversation.
"What's wrong with the ankle-bita?" Bunny asked, standing on his hunches.
"North doesn't know," Tooth informed, and Sandy created a question mark above his head.
"I don't know. He-"
"Guys!" Jamie burst into the room, "Jack's awake."
The Guardians and Jamie quickly made their way back to Jack's current room. Bursting in loudly, the found Jack standing by the window, a hand on the glass.
He turned when they entered, "Uh... hey guys."
Sandy was the first to react, offering a brief wave and a smile before flashing a first aid cross above his head, a smiley face with a bandaid on it, and then a question mark in that order.
Jack smiled, "Yeah Sandy, I'm alright."
"You don't look very alright, Jackie," Bunny observed, taking in Jack's slightly translucent skin.
Jack gave himself a once-over before patting himself down, "Nope, I seem pretty fine to me. Now if you don't mind I just need my staff-"
"-And no way is that happening," The Guardians turned to Jamie who stood there, arms crossed and a deep frown across his face, "No, I did not just drag your injured butt to the pole for you to go out and get hurt again. So tell me, us, someone, what happened."
After Jamie's rant, Jack sighed, rubbing a hand down his face, "You're right, Jamie. I'm sorry. I just- really don't want to think about it."
"Why?" Jamie asked with compassion, "And I'm sorry too, but you scared me. Just... please, tell us what happened."
"I can't," Jack look worried, "I want to, but I can't remember."
"His memories?" North asked, turning to Tooth.
"A head injury could possibly cause a lapse in memory." Tooth explained, looking more concerned by the minute, "He should regain them with time, bu-"
It was then that Sandy noticed the moon's beams falling Jack's feet. Sandy made a symbol, only to be ignored by the others. Five minutes of trying later and Sandy was fed up. Throwing a ball of dreamsand around the room, he accidentally knocked Jamie out, and when the others looked at him, all he could do was write 'oops' above his head and point at the moon.
"Let's get him home," Jack said with a laugh, picking Jamie up and looking from one Guardian to the next as he bitterly stated, "I'll take him, you all seem to have better luck with the MiM than me anyways."
"Jack-" Tooth began, but stopped when North place a hand on her shoulder, moving to open a portal for Jack.
Once Jack was through with Jamie - Sandy following just in case - the remaining Guardians turned to the moon.
"This better be important, Manny," Bunny spat angrily, "If you knew about a threat before Jack got hurt and didn't warn us I swear-"
'Silence, Bunnymund. I did not harm the winter spirit,' Then sadly, 'Not this time, at least. I have come with a warning. There is a new threat rising, one more powerful than ever thought possible. A minion is what hurt Jack. One I had not foreseen. But now that it has begun its task I must advise you. Find and raise up successors. There is little time to act, and limited sources to choose from. But we have no choice. This new evil... it is destined to kill us. Staring with Jack Frost."
Dun dun dun... I have no clue what I'm doing but I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless. Thanks for reading and don't forget to live life and love PINEAPPLES!