Rise of the Guardians:
So since I am snowed in with this Blizzard Nemo I have been inspired with this short story. I recently saw Rise of the Guardians and am now obsessed with it. Hope you all like this and, if you're snowed in like myself, hopefully it serves as welcome entertainment. This is the first of three chapters. God-bless and stay safe- Rin
Nobody's Home:
"Reports are coming in about this freak storm. Winds blowing up to thirty miles and hour and snow piling up to four feet in height. Meteorologists are saying that this 2013 blizzard shows no signs of stopping any times soon and warn people to stay off the roads."
"You hear that Jamie? No going outside!" the woman called over her shoulder into the kitchen of the small house.
"Awww! Come on mom!" the small boy complained, already donning a thick winter coat and hat.
"No hun, you heard the weather man. No one should go outside until this storm is over." the woman stood and turned off the television, as she passed the boy she patted his bundled head.
Jamie pouted and looked outside; the wind howled and a white sheet of flying snow almost completely obscured the scenery. The young boy had been looking forward to a day playing outside since school had been canceled the night before, hoping that his friend Jack Frost would be near.
"Brrr!" a small voice shivered and Jamie turned to see his little sister come shuffling into the kitchen, having just taken her bath.
Her messy hair fell into her face as she looked outside.
"Snow!" she giggled and hopped up and down, drips of water flying across the floor.
Jamie sighed and pulled off his hat, the gloves gripped in his hands falling to the floor. He knew that Jack had created this storm on purpose, and if it was here then he had to be in Burgess too.
"Jamie why don't you sit down for lunch and then you could get a head start on your homework for Monday." his mom said as she picked up Sophie and sat her down at the kitchen table.
"Sure mom..." he muttered, sitting down without even bothering to take off his coat as his mom set down a bowl of steaming soup.
An hour later Jamie was staring forlornly out his ice encrusted window. The wind outside was whipping the grainy snow around into huge drifts that ebbed and flowed around like sand. But every time the boy got a god view into the stormy outside the view was obscured by another wave of snow.
In front of him was a sheet of simple math homework that sat half finished, but Jamie had no inspiration to finish it. He sighed and fell back onto his bed, thoughts of snowball fights and snowmen dancing through his head. It was then that there was a thump that came from outside, making the young boy jump. He listened carefully, trying to hear anything else but all that made a noise was the continuous wind.
'Wonder if a branch fell down? ' he thought and jumped up to look out the window.
Fuzzy shadows faded in and out of view as the waves of snow flew against the window. At first the boy saw nothing but then a tall figure came into view. It had two long ears and oddly jointed feet that seemed to be the size of clown shoes.
Jamie's eyes widened as he watched the shadow leap to the side and vanish into the storm. But almost as soon as it vanished another shape came into view, a round figure who seemed to be holding two long objects that he brandished wildly. Then finally a small shadow flitted back and forth wildly, at a speed that made it almost impossible to spot in the storm.
"Guardians!"Jamie exclaimed just as the figures vanished totally from sight.
Without thinking he ran around to his desk and grabbed his winter coat off the desk chair, opened his bedroom door, and looked cautiously down the hallway. He could hear the news running on the TV downstairs and Sophie's bedroom had the light on. Peeking in, Jamie saw that his little sister was playing with her stuffed animals, all of which were dressed in hats and doll clothes.
He grinned and carefully snuck down the stairs, making sure that his mom was facing the television and not the front door. Jamie had never snuck out before but it would only be for a few minutes. In and out before his mom even noticed he was gone, besides if the other Guardians were outside that ment that Jack probably was too.
He slipped his snow boots onto his feet and picked up his gloves off the floor. Then, without a sound he cracked open the door and slipped outside into the howling wind.
Jamie gasped as the wind and cold hit him, his breath leaving him in one fell whoosh. It Snow whipped past his face, almost immediately numbing his cheeks and nose as he tugged his hat over his ears. Somewhere to the boy's left was another thud, louder than the one he had heard before. This time it also accompanied by a loud yell and the sounds of fighting.
Jamie's happiness faded slightly, why would the Guardians be fighting? Who would they be fighting? Pitch was gone!
Taking a breath of frigid air, the boy jumped off his porch and entered the swirling mess of snow and wind, clutching his uncovered hands within his coat pockets. He could barely see more than a couple yards in front of him, yet the sounds of fighting grew louder. He continued forward until he saw a shadow pass in front of a nearby tree.
"You bloody...RARGH!" a voice yelled and Jamie watched as two shadows lept at each other, one of which was flying through the air.
"Jack!?" the boy called out, his voice sounding muffled in the wind and snow.
The floating shadow halted and seemed to turn, noticing the small boy.
"Jack!" he called out as the shadow started to come closer, a long staff held in it's grip.
"Jamie! Watch out!" a voice shouted out.
The boy frowned, what did he have to look out for?
Something big carried the boy off his feet and he went flying through the air. He gave a yell as he and the thing that had hit him flew into a snow drift that cushioned their fall.
"Jamie what are you doin' out here. Get back inside!" a heavy accented voice said and the boy looked up into the furry face of the Easter Bunny.
"What's going on?" he asked standing up and brushing the snow off his already numb face.
Bunny frowned and looked back at the floating shadow of Jack, who was now engaging the two other shadows.
"Someone...something is off their rocker!" he said, removing an egg bomb from his belt and starting forward through the snow.
"Who?" Jamie pleaded looking from Bunny to the clashing shadows.
The pooka sighed and his shoulders sagged slightly. The little boy watch confusion flit through Bunny's eyes and realization rocked through him as he looked back at Jack Frost.
"Wait...you mean...Jack?" the boy's happiness vanished altogether and the wind seemed to suddenly bite right through him.
Easter Bunny shook his head, "We don't know what's going on. But this entire storm is because of Jack and we're trying to stop him. Now get back inside ya gumby!"
Jamie looked up as Bunny lept back into action, not wanting to go back inside when he knew his friends were in trouble. He trudged out of the snow druft and hide behind the snow caked tree. He watched as the shadows faded in and out of view from the wind blown snow. The larger shadow that he guessed was Santa jumped and slashed downwards with his sabers as who Jamie assumed was the Toothfairy flew at him from above.
It was then that the shadows seemed to focus and the boy saw that the snow was blowing a circular pattern, blowing outwards like the eye of a storm. In the center the wind was calm and the snow drifted down gently. Meanwhile the outside of the huge twister was a mess of snow, ice, and biting wind. Jamie clung to the bark if the tree as the wind blew by him, his eyes glued to the flying figure in the center of the vortex.
"Jack!" he whispers watching as the winter spirit raised his staff and swung at the attacking North and Toothfairy.
The two Guardians were swept aside by a blast of icy wind and several thick, sharp icicles penetrated into the ground nearly hitting the tree where Jamie hid.
"JACK!" the boy yelled this time, not knowing why his friend was attacking his fellow Guardians.
All the Guardians stopped and turned, to look at the boy. He suddenly felt very unsafe and unguarded.
He looked up at Jack Frost, trying to understand why he was creating the blizzard and fighting with his friends. The winter spirit stared directly as the boy and decended to the ground, his staff in hand.
"What are you doing?" Jamie demanded, coming out from behind the tree.
Jack didn't answer but continued forward.
"Jamie you need to leave!" Toothfairy called out as she picker herself off the ground.
The boy looked from the other Guardians to Jack who was now only a few feet away from him.
"Jack..." he whispered.
The winter spirit looked down, his eyes glaring at the boy with unknowing anger. The once bright blue irises now a solid black.
"Jack's not here anymore!"
