Hey you guys!

I must have gone crazy to start another story, but this idea kept nagging in the back of my mind. Don´t wonder, after the first chapters there will be a timejump.

I don´t own Rise of the Guardians!

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Chapter 1: Where´s Jack?

Jamie Benett was always curious. He tried finding Big Foot, unicorns and other mythical beings. He always craved for the not understandable magical. But the little boy would never have dreamed of fighting along with them against the Boogeyman.

"Now do you believe there is no such thing as the Boogeyman?" asked Pitch Black smirking. It was a bad smirking, a evil one that could scare even the taffest people. It didn´t make the situation the tiniest better that he was riding on a black horse out of sand behind him an armada of nightmares. Bravely Jamie stepped forward: "I do believe in you. I´m just not afraid of you!" The nightmares attacked. Jamie held his hand in front of the wave of black creatures and like magic they turned golden when they touched his hand! The boy was unharmed! It was time to end the fight.

And they won. They really won. In the aftermeath Jamie wondered silently how much luck he had. But to say the trueth it didn´t really bother him anyway.

The win wasn´t the only result of that day. The most important one was that the eight-year-old got a best friend, almost a big brother. Jamie smiled at the memory of the embodiement of winter: Jack Frost, Guardian of Fun. And oh yes, he was fun. They would have sledding parties even on the hottest days of summer! Well, at least that was what they had planned.

But one day the Spirit of Winter simply disapeared.

Jamie thought first Jack had to do too much with his guardianship to come to play with him in summertime. By that time Jamie was only a nine-year old why should he worry?

When the Overland-Lake started to thaw Jamie did start to worry. Jamie knew the tale of Jackson and Emma Overland with the brave sacrifice of the boy for his younger sister. And Jamie knew how the story continued, why the lake was all around the year completely frozen over. So when the lake started to thaw it was when Jamie knew something was wrong.

Jamie tried to contact the other Guardians, he really tried hard. But it seemed that they had disapeared, too, or were ignoring him. After some time Jamie really was annoyed: What was wrong that the Guardians seemed to avoid him?

***Jamies Brother***

Baby Tooth knew her exercise. Get the tooth out of the house of the Benetts WITHOUT being seen or heard. The little girl had nocked out her tooth out while playing with her big brother. Cute to know, but there was a little problem. It was his house. It was the house of the boy that everyone was trying to avoid. Baby Tooth knew exactly what had happened and how she wished to forget it. She has been there that faithful night.

Now there was quite a problem: Through their connection with their mother the other toothfairies knew what had happened, too. And for the first time in forever none of the fairies wanted to get the tooth. So in conclusion Toothiana would have to go. And Baby Tooth saw her sad expression, knew how much it hurt her. They all knew Jamie Benett had been like a little brother to Jack Frost. And Jack would not, no never, want them to avoid him. So Baby Tooth stepped bravely forward and voluntered to get the tooth.

Silently she opened the window just so little that she could slip inside. There she was, the little girl, sleeping peacefully. Baby Tooth quietly flew to her and under her pillow to get the tooth. When she came out she strictly flew to the window, but turned one time more to see the child. It wasn´t that bad, the little girl sure was adorable. Especially after what had happened on Easter. So many happy memories...

Baby Tooth smiled silently and then she turned back to the window only to face Jamie Benett. Oops...so much about not being seen! "Going anywhere?" asked the boy casually trying to not let his anger being heard. Baby Tooth shook her head fast. Now what could be so bad about being seen by this boy? She knew him, the Last Light, thanks to Jack and she had faced the Boogeyman. What could be so bad about being seen? "Why do you guys avoid me?" he asked. Now Baby Tooth knew why: He didn´t know. And now it was her turn to tell him. Oh great, that was just her luck.

Baby Tooth tried to tell him, but Jamie didn´t understand her twirpings. So it was a game of yes or no. "Did I do something bad? Are the Guardians mad at me?" She shook her head, no. "Are you too busy?" Again, no. "Oh jeez, I wish you could talk." Oh yes, she did, too. "Why does not even Jack visit me? I´m pretty sure he would have had enough open space for at least five minutes." Baby Tooth went suddenly stiff, but then she cought herself and shook her head. Jamie blinked surpised. Why had he done that? "Is Pitch back?" No answer. And Jamie started to count things together: "Have the guardians shut themselves in again?" No answer. "Has something happend to Jack?" Baby Tooths eyes went big. In the silvern moonlight Jamie could see the small tear escaping her left eye. "Something bad had happend to Jack..." he whispered shocked. She nodded and then fastly escaped through the window. She knew she needed to tell her mother, the Last Light would need answers.

***Jamies Brother***

The days became colder, the nights longer, everything darker. Of course the seasons went on. Even with the Spirit of Winter gone there were enough Winter Spirits to change the Seasons. But it never got as cold as it would when the Embodiement of Winter was there. The adults started talking about Climate Change getting worse. And the wind seemed to mourn the loss of his best friend.

***Jamies Brother***

It was the 21 of December when the Guardins finally felt ready to go outside and face the Last Light. It was the best opportunity because Jamies parents have gone to the hospital and Sophie had a nap in her room. Jamie was working on his homework for over the holidays when they entered through the window. "Jamie Benett", Santa Claus in person said quietly, his otherwise jolly voice deep with sadness. "You finally have come", whispered Jamie. The Guardians nodded silently and then started to tell him.

"I think Pitch is back!" said Jack when he entered the Globeroom. It was the monthly Guardianmeeting and he was like always late. "Pitch?" asked Tooth shocked. The other Guardians looked as well not really pleased. Sandy let some sandsymboles fly over his head, a clock and a X. North nodded: "Sandy´s right. It far too early for Pitch to return is." "But I think I saw him!" protested Jack. "Think or know, frostbite?" asked Bunny annoyed. Jack kept silent, taken back by their distrustmen in his judgement. Aster took that as a reason to continue: "Ya wanna tell us that ratbag has returned and ya have no point showing us that this is real and you´ve not only seen a shadow. Really, mate?" The Easter Bunny didn´t seem to see the hurt in Jacks eyes. The Winter Child turned away from the Guardians. "I know it" he whispered and then flew away. "Jack!" Tooth shouted his name, worry in her voice. "He´ll come back, just needs time alone" guessed North trying to calm her motherly instincts down. None of the Guardians saw Baby Tooth following her friend. Of course she believed him!

What no one of the Guardians knew, Pitch wasn´t entirely back. He just came up with all the rest of his powers to have a revenge on a certain Spirit of Winter.

Later that day the Guardians were interuped one more time, this time by a completely furious Baby Tooth. What she had seen brought the Guardians in motion. But when they came to the place of action the fight was already over. They found the Winter Child hardly alive. "Jack!" cried Tooth out, wanting to give him a big hug, taken back when she saw all the blood. "Hey you guys" Jack greeted them weakly. Over Sandys hed swirled a thousand and more symbols extremly fast, not readable. "Who did this to you?" asked North as shocked as the others. "Pitch" whispered Jack. When they gasped in common, he continued: "But don´t worry I´ve kicked his but to somewhere he can´t crawl out for at least the next ten decades." He smiled weakly, his eyes already looking somewhere no one could see: "I said I knew it..." "Blimey, frostbite, you stay here, ya hear me!" Aster yelled almost, guilt and fear in his voice but when he reached out to grab the Spirit of Winter, the boy fell apart in thousands of snowflakes twirling around the guardians, who could swear to hear his laughter right there, before flying away, only leaving his staff with them.

"You thought it was your fault so you buried yourself in you work...again" Jamie said quietly trying to fight tears back. The Guardians nodded, then Sandy held something out to him: Jacks staff. Jamie slowly took it, now tears flowing like a waterfall. "Thank you" he whispered. "Jack would have wanted you to have it" North told him.

***Jamies Brother***

The sky was dark when Jamies father returned. He woke Sophie up and told Jamie to get to the car. When Jamie didn´t follow he yelled: "James Benett! You go now down and into the car or I´ll drag you there by your ears!" Cursing under his breath Jamie followed the order of his father. The way to the hospital was silence, only to be stopped one time by a question of Jamies father: "Do you know why your mother went to the hospital?" "No" answered Jamie annoyed. "Do you know why your mother was a little bit round the last months?" Jamies father tried again. Jamie raised his eyebrows: His mother had been fat in the last months? Well, he didn´t see it, he was too distracted with worry for a certain Spirit of Winter, as he now knew it has been right. "She got her fat suck off, right?" he guessed. His father only laughed as an answer.

***Jamies Brother***

When the nurse opened the door Jamie saw his mother laying in the bed holding something tight to her chest. She smiled when she saw her family enter. Sophie was at the same moment by her side, green eyes filled with wonder. Jamies father took the It from Jamies mother and walked over to Jamie. Jamie saw really short and still messy brown hair, the baby had its eyes still closed. "Jamie, say hello to your brother..." Jamies father said smiling while placing the baby-boy in Jamies arms. And like if he felt it, Jamies Brother opened his eyes and looked streight at Jamie. Brown met brown and the baby suddenly started to laugh. The wonder kept continuing when Jamie suddenly couldn´t help himself and started to laugh, too. The hurt from losing his best friend, almost brother, seemed miles, years away. Right there only counted the moment while they continued to laugh. "...Jackson Benett."

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