Rise of the Sentinels
By BlowUpKarzahini

Summary: A man in the moon, a woman in the sun, and a beast in the earth. When a messenger from the Man in the Moon alerts the Guardians of a growing threat, they learn of another team of Guardians known as the Sentinels. While secrets and grudges are dragged into the light, these two teams must join forces to defeat an evil even greater than that of the Nightmare King.

A/N: I do not own Rise of the Guardians, but some of my characters are based off the ones in the book series. Don't hurt me!

Chapter One: The Messenger

It was raining in the city which was Phoenix, Arizona. No, not raining; pouring. The entire city was a huge, muddy puddle. In any other city, one might find the sidewalks deserted and the streets packed with vehicles, but not in Arizona. The sidewalks were bustling with rain-loving people, happy to have a nice monsoon to cool off the summer. Despite all the capable witnesses, however, not a single soul saw a huge shooting star arc over an apartment complex and land on a towering skyscraper.
One would expect the building to shudder and collapse, but only an explosion of rainbow-hued sparks welcomed the brilliantly glowing extraterrestrial object. As the sparks faded, a huge sphere of ivory light, dappled with spots of color like an opal, pulsed on the rooftop. The fallen star began to dim and condense, the pulsing accelerating, until it became the form of a small teenager.
The startlingly white teen had fallen to one knee, one hand braced against the roof. In one luminous hand, she clenched a long spear with a shining blade. The teen stood, revealing a striking face with pixie-like features as white as the fallen star she had once been. Her clothes would've been considered punk, if they weren't the same shade of white as her skin, albeit covered in spots of color. Neon blue eyes scanned the city-scape, not caring that the rain had cast a gloomy shadow over the land. Then, her thin mouth split into a grin. She was here! After watching from above for almost a millennia, she had come back to earth. Filled with joy and excitement, she twirled her spear and thrust it into the air.
She shot into the sky, a streak of white across the dark clouds. Laughing with exhilaration, she twisted and dived through the monsoon, sometimes weaving through the crowded sidewalks. She didn't worry about being seen; no one believed in her. Not even the Guardians knew she existed.
After a zoom around the highest building in the city, she shot through the cloud cover and into the clear sky above. The white creature cheered to the stars above her, to the moon above her. As she basked in the moonlight, she remembered her purpose. Her joy was replaced with fiery determination.
She, Angeline NightLight, had a message to deliver.

...

After a couple centuries of being a Guardian, it took a lot to surprise Nicholas St. North. Like, Pitch suddenly popping up and declaring war out of nowhere, a lot. He'd seen and heard so much that he was positive he had heard of everything. Until Phil the Yeti had stormed into his shop- without knocking!- declaring that there was an intruder in the globe room. He'd actually gaped at the yeti for a few moments, not quite sure how to react. No one had ever sneaked past the yeti's and into his workshop, not even the sly Jack Frost. Shaking the surprise from his mind, North rushed to the globe, scimitar in hand. He and Phil skidded onto the landing, just in time to see a glowing, white girl twist the handle that controlled the aurora borealis and slam it back in place. Multi-colored energy encompassed the globe and branched out through the sky-light, a signal to all the Guardians to come. The small, luminous teen grinned and turned, coming face-to-belly with North himself. She leaped back, jumping onto the control panel behind her, spear at the ready. As North glared into her startling blue eyes, she lowered the spear and gave a shy smile.
"Uh, hi there. You must be North."
"Yes." He affirmed. "But who are you? And vhat are you doing in my workshop?"
"Can this wait until the other Guardians are here? 'Cause, it's a long story and I really don't wanna repeat myself and-." North pointed his blade between her eyes, making her go cross-eyed.
"No vaiting!" He growled. The ivory girl calmly pushed the blade away with her finger.
"No, really, it's a pretty long story-."
"North? What the bloody heck is going on?" Bunnymund, more commonly known as the Easter Bunny, appeared by his friend's side, reaching for the boomerangs on his back.
"That is vhat I am trying to figure out."
"Hey, you must be Bunnymund!" The pale intruder welcomed. "Thanks for coming so quickly! North almost gave me a nose job."
"Who the heck are you?" Bunnymund demanded, and she groaned.
"Really? I already told North that it was a long story! Calm yourselves down and when everyone else is here I'll tell ya!" Even as those words left her mouth, Jack Frost and the Tooth Fairy appeared.
"Who's that?"
"What's going on?"
"Speak of the devil." The diminutive girl mumbled. "Now, where is-?" A huge, golden airplane piloted by a small figure of the same color, zoomed over her head. The airplane dissolved into dreamsand, depositing the Sandman, Guardian of dreams, on the landing. The silent little man observed his fellow guardians with interest, a golden question mark hanging over his spiky hair. The luminous visitor peered around North's bulk and grinned.
"Hi, Sandy! Long time, no see!" Sandy blinked in surprise, the question mark shifting into an exclamation point. Everyone turned to face him.
"You know this girl, Sandy?" North questioned, once more leveling his scimitar with the intruders nose. Sandy ignored the question and floated up to her, his sand pictures forming too fast for the other Guardians to read.
"Yeah, that's a long story, but- since everyone's here- I'll tell you."
"Sandy, what the bloody heck is going on?" Bunnymund cried. Sandy, frowned at his friends and carefully formed the image of him and the white intruder shaking hands.
"She's a friend?" He nodded, and formed a crescent moon.
"Friend of Manny's?" North exclaimed, dropping his sword arm to his side. All the Guardians turned to stare at the intruder, who gave a nervous wave.
"Uh, yeah. I guess we're friends, in a way." She stepped off the consul and swung the spear onto her back. She smiled at Sandy and held out her arms. "Well, I don't see ya for a good millennia or so and don't get a hug? I thought we were friends, Sanderson." The dream Guardian smiled warmly and embraced his old friend, floating upwards a few feet to compensate for height difference. The other Guardians watched on- except Jack, who was snickering at Sandy's real name. After giving Sandy another smile, she turned to face the others, snapping to attention.
"I am Angeline NightLight, First Lieutenant to His Majesty, Lord Lunar!" When the name drew nothing but blank looks, she rolled her eyes. "The Man in the Moon." She elaborated. The Guardians started in surprise.
"First Lieutenant? Like a solider?" Jack asked, leaning over on his staff.
"Pretty much, yeah. I was sent to gather you together and deliver a message from Lord Lunar." The Guardians pressed around her.
"A message?" Tooth asked.
"Why doesn't Manny give message like usually do? Why send you?" North demanded.
"What's the message, Lieutenant?"
"First of all," The messenger backed away from the crowding immortals. "Just call me NightLight. Lieutenant is too formal. Secondly, if ya wanna hear the message, give me some personal space, please? I've been stepped on before, and believe me when I say it ain't a picnic." She gestured to her small size, and the Guardians took a step back.
"Sorry." North apologized, and NightLight shrugged.
"Anyway, the message." She stood up straight. "His Majesty Lord Lunar extends his greetings to the Guardians, thanking them for giving wonder, hope, dreams, fun, and happy memories to the children he loves so much. His Majesty regrets to inform you that another threat is growing. What it is, he has yet to truly discover, but he believes that the Nightmare King is back to his old tricks." The Guardians erupted into angry mumbles and cursing, allowing NightLight to catch her breath. "However, His Majesty is sensing a growing darkness that is already a tremendous threat. If it is Pitch, then he is even stronger than he was two years ago, when he almost succeeded in his twisted mission. The last battles with Pitch cost you greatly," Her eyes wandered to Sandy, who rubbed the back of his neck, staring at the ground. Everyone silently agreed with the message, it had been horrible to loose Sandy. "And His Majesty doesn't wish to loose his trusted friends to the Nightmare King. Thus, he has sent me to lead you to the Sentinels, and plead your case to them. The Sentinels hold many grudges against you, but Lord Lunar believes that they will see the importance of this quest and assist you. For if they refuse to join you, there is no hope for the children. His Majesty wishes you luck and victory in the upcoming battle. Sincerely, His Majesty, Lord Lunar." As soon as the last syllable was past her lips, the Guardians erupted into questions.
"The Sentinels? Who are the bloody Sentinels?"
"I've never heard of them before."
"I have been around for long time, but never have I heard of any 'Sentinels'." Somewhere in the storm of questions, North and Bunnymund got into an argument of who was older and Tooth started chattering wildly to her fairies.
"Are you sure you haven't seen any 'Sentinels'? No, I don't know what they look like."
"Please, you are little baby bunny compared to me!"
"Mate, I was hopping around the tunnels before you were out of diapers!" Jack burst out laughing at the picture of a baby North in diapers. NightLight watched the Guardians chatter and bicker, looking positively flabbergasted.
"Are they always like this? Really?" She asked Sandy, who shrugged and gave her a look that said "What can you do?". "Leaping comets, how can you remain sane? Hey!" She shouted at the top of her voice, shocking everyone into silence. "Are you done? We're kinda short on time, if you wanna get to Pitch before he's too strong!" North shook his head.
"NightLight is right, we have children to protect! To the sleigh!"

A/N 2: So, this plot bunny attacked me in my sleep, threatening me with a furry death unless I type it up. Big thanks to Lianna and Tanner for helping me satisfy it!

And, yeah, this story is a bit difficult to understand. If you have any questions leave me a nice little review and I'll try to clear things up! ^^

And Fanfiction is a bit glitchy with me, so I apologize for the horrible format!

Peace out!