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Jack Frost- the embodiment of winter, the one that made the snow, and the ice. Right now, he was standing in the place where he had both died and been reborn. This small body of water… He sighed, and sat down in the ice. A thousand thoughts ran through his head. At the time, when he had first regained his memories, the world's children had been at risk and he hadn't had much time to think about it. Now… He couldn't help but wonder about his past. What had happened to his sister, once he had died? His mother? He looked up, and saw the sign. Not any sign, -the- sign. North was calling the Guardians. Jack didn't hesitate; he immediately headed to the North Pole.

The crystal flakes of snow, the beautiful individuality of each one, were something that Jack loved. He had always loved how each flake was different. When he reached the North Pole, he realized something. The snow wasn't the same. Something had happened to the North Pole. He landed, right where everyone was gathered. Bunnymund glanced over at him. Sandy was standing beside him. Tooth looked worried. Baby tooth was on her shoulder.

"Where's North?" Jack asked. Tooth shivered and looked up at him. Baby Tooth flew over to Jack, landing on his shoulder.

"That's the thing mate. We don't know. We saw the lights, came runnin'… But Ol' North isn't anywhere to be seen. We can't even get inside, it's locked." Bunnymund explained. Sandy looked up, the sand forming a question mark over his head.

"Then… If he isn't here, who called us? And where is he?" Jack stepped back. "This could be a trap, what if someone called us here after capturing North?"

"Someone capture North? That couldn't happen; he's too strong to just be captured…" Tooth sighed, shivering.

"Whatever happened, I vote we go somewhere warmer to talk about this." Bunnymund groaned. Jack rolled his eyes.

"You have fur. Besides, something may be happening inside." Before anyone could respond, Jack jumped up, the wind carrying him to the window of North's personal work room. What he saw made him almost fall back in shock. The ice sculptures, the toys, they were all shattered, broken to pieces. Books had been strewn across the room. A fight had gone down in this room, Jack knew. He jumped back down to the others. "This isn't good… His personal work room is in pieces, a fight went down in there. A fight that I don't think North won." Bunnymund blinked.

"Not good… Who would attack North? And call us here?" Bunnymund shook his head. Tooth looked up.

"Maybe Pitch is back..?" She asked. Sandy shook his head, stepping forward. His sand formed a horse over his head, and a small Pitch. The horse was chasing Pitch in a circle.

"Sandy's right. Pitch's fears are still chasing him, I doubt this is him. What other legends are there out there that would do this?" Jack asked.

"There's quite a few, mate. The man in the closet, Dark Fear. But he's weak. Then there's Slender, he's a new one, not many believe in him, so he's also weak." Bunnymund raised his paw to his chin, thinking.

"Well, maybe there's someone we don't know about..?" Tooth suggested.

"Could be… Whoever it is had to be strong enough to take North out. Don't get me wrong; whoever it is didn't kill him. I don't think… but they had to strong enough to win against him." Jack sighed. Bunnymund looked at him.

"For now, let's just keep an eye out mate. If any of us sees something strange, then you know what to do." Bunnymund tapped the ground twice. "I've got to go." He glanced at Jack once more, and hopped into the hole.

"Good luck. Stay careful, and alert! And be sure to floss." Tooth smiled and flew off. Sandy nodded to Jack, and went off as well.

"Alright…" Jack sighed, and headed home. He mulled over his thoughts… Who could be doing this? He landed in a patch of snow, and leaned against a tree. He held his staff tightly in his hand. He raised it up, making the snow fall more. A shadow appeared in the back range of his vision. He quickly turned, but no one was there. He stepped forward. Something rammed into his back and he fell forward. He never let his staff go though. He jumped up and turned, glancing all around him. But nothing was there.

"Stop! Who's there!?" He yelled, turning all around. He shivered; stepping back. He didn't know who was here, but someone was definitely messing with him. "Are you the one that took North!? What is it that you want…? Answer me!" He felt another shove; harder this time. He stumbled forward, but jumped up, into a tree, looking around. He couldn't see a single soul! Who was messing with him? He reached into his pocket, pressing a small button on a little remote. It was the guardian's way of alerting the others when in trouble. He suddenly wondered why North hadn't used this to alert them. Then, someone else must've alerted them, the only the way they knew how. Someone wanted them to know North was missing… He was knocked out of the tree, landing and dropping his staff. He gasped, reaching for his staff. A shadow fell over it, and it disappeared. "No!" He yelled.

"Is this the source of your power?" A scratchy feminine voice asked. The voice echoed all around Jack, he couldn't pinpoint it. He jumped up.

"Just give it back! Who are you!?" He gasped out in agony as he felt something scratch his back; deep. He could feel his blood freeze over the scratches, an instant ice scab.

"I'm not a children's legend, like you are." The voice hissed. Jack was kicked, so hard that he crashed against a tree. His breath whooshed out of him. He groaned, dizzy. "I'm a much more real legend. Even adults believe in me." Another kick, this time to Jack's ribs, He yelled out in pain. He tried to stand. Another kick, to his knees. He collapsed. "My name is Mary." The voice whispered. At that time, a hole opened up, and Bunnymund jumped out. His eyes widened at the sight of Jack, beaten and on the ground.

"Jack! What's happened?!" He quickly hopped over to the younger guardian. "Are you okay mate? Who did this?" Jack groaned and shook his head. His immortal body was trying to heal itself; he passed out.

When jack opened his eyes, the pain was gone. His body was chilled though; he'd lost his staff. This character, this Mary, had taken it. He didn't even know who she was! He blinked, realizing he was in a nest, made of soft materials. Cotton, a little hay, and blankets. He realized he was in Bunnymund's burrow. He grinned; so the big Easter kangaroo did care. He heard voices, and slowly stood, walking over to the entrance. He felt strange without his staff.

"I don't know. I already told ya. I heard the remote beep, and I went to the location it said Jack was at. I found the lad on the ground, beaten up. Could've sworn I saw a shadow behind him, but I cant be sure." A heavy sigh was heaved from the large rabbit. "If… If I hadn't have gotten there when I did, do you think that he would've been took away like north was?"

"I don't know… whoever is doing this must be after us all." Tooth sounded worried. A few moments of silence passed.

"Sandy is right, we should ask the man in the moon about this." Bunnymund sounded gruff.

"Bunnymund, before we do, I've noticed something… You seem so worried about Jack… is it because.." Tooth was cut off.

"The lad doesn't have his staff. That's bad. That's what gives him his powers. Without it, he's vulnerable. I just don't want us to loose him." Bunnymund explained. Jack stepped out, and saw them all. They all looked up at him.

"Knew you cared, kangaroo." Jack grinned. Bunnymund glared.

"I am. A. bunny." He hissed. "How can you bloody joke around? You've lost your staff."

"That staff is important Jack… You need it…" Tooth said softly. Baby Tooth was nowhere to be seen.

"Ill be fine. Listen, I know who did this. She said her name was Mary." Jack said, walking up to them. Tooth gasped, and flew back. Sandy blinked, a sand exclamation mark over his head. Bunnymund blinked.

"-The- Mary? Bloody Mary?" Bunnymund stepped back. "Of course… She's real bloody popular these days. Teenagers, adults, all of them. They believe in her… But that fear gets cancelled out when she doesn't appear in the mirror. How is she getting so strong..?"

"Whoa whoa, wait. I don't even know who she is. Care to explain?" Jack asked. Tooth flew up to him.

"Oh she's awful! Mostly teenagers believe in her. They go into their bathroom, turn the lights off, light two candles and put them on each side of the sink. Then, they look up in the mirror, and say either Bloody Mary, or Mary Worth, or Hell Mary anywhere from three to thirteen times. She either appears, or doesn't." Tooth shivered. "She scares the poor teens horribly if she does appear… if not, then they don't believe in her."

"If she's been getting stronger, she must be working double time to be sure people see her." Bunnymund hesitated. "But why in the name of bloody Sunday would she want us…?"

"Because she knows we'll try to stop her. We have to find out where she's keeping North. And save him." Jack shivered. That was weird… Something wasn't right.

"Snowflake you're staying here. Look in a mirror mate." Bunnymund actually sounded concerned. Jack blinked and walked over to a mirror on the wall. He gasped. He was turning… blue. His usually snow white hair was now a creamy white… His eyes had sacks under them. Why was this happening?! Was his staff truly so important to him..!? He stepped back.

"I-I… why am I changing just because I don't have my staff…?" He asked softly.

"We don't know… But don't worry! We'll get your staff back! No matter what!" Tooth reassured.

Jack sighed softly. He wanted to believe her but… He had a strange feeling it wasn't going to be so easy.