A/N Other chapters will be longer then this, this is the prequel. And I'm gonna say this right now, the OC is not in love with Jack, and never will be. It is OC centered but the Guardians will get a lot of time as well. I made this along with Hakuai-animelover135. This was her idea, I'm just writing it for her.
Disclaimer: I only own the OCs and villains. And that ownership is shared.
Harmadiad smiled as she looked all around her. At the plants growing around her, at the army kneeling in front of her, at the three people standing next to her. Next to her was none other than Ala and Mamuna, two of the strongest weather and climate creatures in all the known realms. The third, well, she wasn't standing next to anyone, instead she was cloaked in darkness, hanging from the ceiling and slowly surveying the room.
"Our plans are in motion," Harmadiad cooed, her voice bouncing all around the room and gaining the attention of all the men in the room.
Mamuna rolled her eyes at this. Harmadiad was a nymph, key word being 'was'. Even though she technically wasn't one now she still had the powers of one, including the power to charm and seduce men with just one word.
You can understand why Mamuna wasn't that much of a fan of Harmadiad if you have ever been compared to someone more beautiful than you. Next to Harmadiad, Mamuna was nothing but an ugly lady. Where Harmadiad shines like a beacon in the light, calling all men to her, Mamuna is part of the darkness, never coming near the adults, especially men, unless necessary, preferring instead their children.
"Of course they are," A cool, silky voice came from the rafters. The shadowed figure. It was obvious from the sound of the voice that the figure was female. "Soon the Guardians will learn about us, and will have to face off against a force even stronger than they are."
"Yes yes yes!" Ala cheered, jumping up and down in happiness. "I will finally be able to destroy that "winter spirit" who took over my job. What was his name? Ah, yes, Jack Frost. Destruction, blizzards, deaths of many. Yesss!"
"Perhaps all those years in a jar really have butchered her mind," the silky voice sounded once again, sounding perhaps amused.
"Quiet!" Harmadiad snarled, turning to look at them all. "You know your jobs, now go do them! We have very little time to find the chosen one and if we do not hurry than the Guardians will get to her first. So go!"
"As you command, Master," Ala laughs as her body turns into a dark, black cloud, disappearing with the wind.
"Are you sure we must use the Ala?" the silky voice asks, sounding to have come closer.
"Yes, we need her, now go!" Harmadiad's eyes flash green as she snarls this, the plants in the room growing bigger.
"Going, I'm going now," The voice disappears, as does the shape of the cloaked figure.
"Maybe we should get rid of her," Mamuna half-jokes, motioning towards where the cloaked figure used to be. "She gives me the creeps."
"And if she gives you the creeps than she is bound to give the children creeps as well, Now go!" Harmadiad screeches.
"Alright, leaving,"
Harmadiad turned back towards her army as Mamuna left the room. She couldn't stop the smile or laugh that came from her, a deep, evil cackle. "Just try and stop us MiM, with your pathetic Guardians!" she screamed towards the sky, and, in turn, MiM
~Rise of the Guardians~
Jack laughed as he flew through the sky, doing flips and swirls in mid-air. He absolutely loved the feeling of freedom that flying caused, once in the air it was like he had no worries at all. Ever since he had become a Guardian and could be seen he was more happy then ever. And today was no different. Jack was just pushing through some white, puffy clouds when something hard slammed into him. Jack let out a small scream as he tumbled through the air before the winds caught him.
Looking around to find the object that had slammed into him Jack was shocked to see a girl about his age, maybe a little older, standing in front of him. She was wearing hunting clothes, and on her back was a bow and a quiver holding dozens of arrows. Her hair was black with lightning streaks of yellow through it. Her eyes were different colored, one being bright yellow, the other dark blue. Most shocking though was the pair of raven wings extending from her back, reaching a diameter of twelve feet, at least. The feathers seemed to shimmer from black to dark blue to purple, never staying the same color for more than a couple seconds. She was also standing on a cloud, a smirk planted firmly on her face. Jack's mouth fell open a little as he stared at this newcomer.
"Close your mouth Frost, you'll swallow a bug," the girl said, her voice silky and yet resonating perfectly through the air, like thunder.
Jack snapped his mouth closed so quickly that you could hear his teeth click together. Finally after a couple minutes of staring at the girl Jack asked, "Who are you?"
"Ah, so cliché, asking who someone is first before anything else," the girl pulled a knife from her belt and started filing her nails with it. "But, since I know who you are I guess I should tell you who I am. My name is Ala, the original storm spirit and creator.
"Wait, original?" Jack was confused, as far as he knew he was the original storm spirit. Well, winter spirit. But creating winter storms was in his power as well.
"Yes, original," Ala snarled. "Long ago I used to bring the rain and snow and storms, and any other weather, to the world. But then the Man in the Moon replaced me with you." You could hear the anger in her voice, the pure hatred directed towards MiM and more importantly, Jack.
Jack took a step back, raising his hands in a peaceful manner, "Trust me, I never asked to become a Guardian or become immortal."
"But you still accepted the job and, you see, I want my position back. But as long as you're alive, that can't happen. So prepare to die,"
"Wait, what?" Jack asked, eyes going wide.
He barely had time to move before the arrow sped towards him.
~Line Break~
"I'll see you later, Phil, bye," Cassidy called as she waved at the older man.
"Bye Cassidy. Be careful!" Phil called back, crossing his arms over his chest as he watched Cassidy move away.
Cassidy turned around, walking backwards as she raised an eyebrow at her mentor, "When have I not been careful?"
"Don't make me answer that question," Phil called back. "I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning." Phil turned around and walked back into his cottage, silently closing the door as he did so.
Cassidy shook her head, raven hair tied up in a braid falling over her shoulder. Sometimes Phil could be a little cold, but he was always protective of her. Ever since she was ten and had met him. Apparently she reminded him of his daughter, who had died a long time ago.
"Cassidy! Cassidy!" Alice, Cassidy's friend, called as she ran up to her. She doubled over, gasping for air.
"Whoa, what's wrong with you?" Cassidy asked, leaning over so she could look Alice in the eye.
"Karen Nightwell is being a jerk again. She's messing with the younger kids. I stopped her but you're her enemy, so thought I should tell you, sis," Alice gasped, finally straightening up. They of course weren't actually sisters. At least, not by blood relation. They lived in the same place, the orphanage, and shared a room, had since they were nine. They'd quickly became friends and the only time you'd see them separated was usually at class and when Cassidy was having practice with Phil.
Cassidy shrugged, "Karen is just a bully who needs to learn respect. She's what, eighteen now? And she's picking on some six, seven year-old's? She is just someone aiming for attention."
Alice lightly chuckled, shaking her head so her brown hair fell in front of her dark eyes, "Should we go back to the orphanage or to the village?"
"Village. I've gotta go find some more materials for my arrows," Cassidy smiled as she showed Alice her quiver, which was only half full of arrows.
"Why can't you ever leave that thing at Phil's? It freaks people out. Not me of course, but others," Alice turned around and began walking in the direction of the village. They lived right in between the forest and village, it was a nice spot. You could go hunting and still get to school in time.
"That's the whole point. It scares Karen and a bunch of other jerks, so it stays," Cassidy lightly jogged in front of Alice, always staying at least five feet in front of her.
Alice groaned, speeding up to stay with Cassidy. They walked/jogged for five minutes before breaking through the trees and entering the outer bounds of the town they lived at. Cassidy practically ran down the steep hill that led to the town, Alice running after her, calling for her to slow down.
"Cassidy! Slow down! Let me catch up, some people aren't as fast as you!" Alice shouted, pushing some of her hair away from her eyes and mouth as she ran. Sometimes having long hair wasn't that nice.
"Well, maybe you should work more in P.E," Cassidy called back, but she stopped at the bottom of the hill, waiting "impatiently" for Alice to catch up with her. When Alice finally made it, panting and doubling over once again, Cassidy couldn't help the small jab that came. "Well, finally, some of us don't have all day."
"Oh, bite it," Alice snarled, glaring at her sister.
Cassidy laughed, turning around and beginning to walk farther into town. Once again Alice had to run to catch up with her. As they walked through town the residents were obviously avoiding them like the plague. Cassidy acted like nothing was happening, it was normal for her, she was different, and that led to people avoiding her. Her only friends were Alice and Phil, and she was fine with that.
Cassidy pushed open the door to the hardware store and walked in, ignoring the bell that chimed as she did so. Alice followed her in, looking bored already.
"Just get your materials and lets go," Alice groaned.
"Okay, okay," Cassidy muttered, already going to aisle 7 where the wood and arrow heads for her bows were found. She picked up seven pieces of long, strong, thin wood and the same amount of arrow heads before heading to the check-out.
"Needed more supplies for your arrows?" The cashier asked. He'd grown used to Cassidy buying the supplies for her arrows over the years.
"Yep," Cassidy answered, pulling out the thirty dollars needed to pay for the supplies, before turning to Alice. "See, it didn't take me that long to get the supplies."
"Fine, I guess you're right," Alice sighed, already heading towards the door. Cassidy shook her head, smiling lightly as she grabbed the bag the cashier was holding out and jogging after Alice. She quickly caught up with her friend.
"So, what now? Back to the orphanage?" Cassidy asked, taking out one of her bows from her quiver and studying it.
"Orphanage, I guess. We don't have any school today or tomorrow since it's the weekend, so the next two days will consist of the orphanage and Phil's," Alice answered. She stopped and leaned over, studying a flower in the ground that was growing between to cracks in the pavement. "Do you see this? Flowers shouldn't be able to grow right now because of how cold it is, but this one is, and in a place that is nearly impossible."
Cassidy groaned, "Can't you stop thinking about science for, like, two seconds? You don't need to analyze everything about nature."
Alice straightened up, sending a glare Cassidy's way, "Fine then, let's go home." Cassidy just nodded and took the lead, once again jogging in front of Alice.
And for the time being everything seemed fine and normal, but nothing ever stays that way for long where the Guardians are concerned.