Hi everyone! I was hoping to write this fanfic during summer break. But my cousin and I went on vacation in Australia during the ENTIRE summer. I had an awesome time! But it seems that every summer that I want to write a fanfic, something comes up. Last year it was family problems, and this year it was vacation…oh well, go figure. :P

Anyways please enjoy! :)

What was going on?! One minute MIM was speaking to the guardians, and next thing you know, all of them – Jack, Tooth, Sandy, North, and Bunnymund – were blacked out. They tried desperately to reach out to MIM, but they felt to connection, not even a little. It was as if they were abandoned, alone, forsaken. But he promised he would never leave us, each guardian thought. He promised…

Flashback

North rushed over to the globe, his Yetis following close behind. They had notified him that the globe had been spinning madly. Now, as North entered the room, it had rested, rotating on its axis leisurely. All the lights shined brightly, never flickering or disappearing. North scowled.

"Vwat was big deal?" he fumed. The globe was not something to take lightly, and none of the guardians appreciated it when something went awry…or in this case, when it supposedly did. Suddenly there was a loud BOOM, and the globe began spinning madly. The lights grew so large that the globe looked like an enormous, spinning ball of fire. North watched frantically. "Make preparations!" he bellowed. He grabbed a handle, turned it, and then pushed it down. It was the same handle North used when Pitch had returned 5 years earlier. Now he was forced to use it again. Immediately Northern Lights danced across the clear blue sky, traveling all across the world – to Burgess, Bunny's Warren, Tooth's palace, and every continent on Earth. The guardians were summoned for the first time in half a decade.

…

"What is it now, North," Bunny groaned. It was two weeks before Easter, and Bunny still had over a million eggs to prepare.

"Bunny!" North smiled. "So glad to see you here! How are Easter preparations coming along, eh?"

"On pause, thanks to you," Bunny frowned. "There better be a good reason for this." He crossed his arms over his chest.

"Of course there is good reason! Vwy would I have called you over here, if it were not serious?" He waved his hands in front of Sandy, emphasizing the "serious." He walked to the globe and stood in front of it. "There was something strange happening to the globe. It-"

"Was covered in black sand?" Bunny interrupted. He balled his paws into fists. "North, if that son of a gun has miraculously come back, I'm gonna-"

"There vwas no black sand," North cut him off. There was silence, then North sighed."Somehow, I do not think Pitch is involved in this at all."

"What happened?" Tooth asked worriedly. She and Sandy glanced at each other nervously.

North opened his mouth to speak, but a certain winter spirit burst through the door with a dozen elves chasing after him. His pockets were stuffed with cookies and there were leftover crumbs on his face. The elves shook their fists angrily.

"Can't catch me!" Jack teased. "Haha!" Suddenly he was yanked back by his hoodie and thrown to the ground. He looked up wide-eyed, only to come face-to-face with an annoyed – dangerously annoyed – Bunny. Jack smirked. "What's up Kangaroo?"

"This is no time for foolin' around, Frostbite!" Bunny fumed, not even acknowledging his nickname. His grip on Jack's hoodie tightened and he jerked him onto his feet roughly. "We've got an emergency here, and if ya don't take this seriously I'm gonna shove those cookies up ya bloody nose." Bunny tugged on Jack's pocket and all the cookies fell out.

"Hey!" Jack pouted. He reached down to pick them up, but a wave of elves stampeded over and swarmed around the pile of freshly baked cookies. "No! No! No!" Jack tried to push his way through, but the little cookie monsters shoved him back. In literally 10 seconds they dispersed, leaving absolutely nothing except for a shiny floor. "Aww," Jack whined.

"Jack!" North shouted, a bit frustrated. "Vwe have big problem here," he said grimly.

Jack looked at all the guardians, who were eyeing the globe with worry. He pushed himself off the ground and slowly walked over to the globe. He leaned on his staff and watched it intently. Everything seemed just fine. What was everyone so concerned about?

"Umm…I don't see what the big deal is, guys," Jack spoke up, interrupting the silence. "The globe seems just fine to me." At that same moment, there was a deafening BOOM and the globe once again spun wildly on its axis. All the guardians watched with mixed fear and confusion as the lights grew and grew until they covered the globe completely. Suddenly it all exploded, and the entire room was flashed with blinding light. The guardians looked away and shielded their eyes. Then the lights died away, and there was MIM himself, standing there with a calm smile on his face.

Everyone stood silenced, amazed, and shocked. Jack couldn't believe that the Man in the Moon was standing there, in the flesh! He was taller than Sandy, but shorter than Tooth. His body and his face were round, and his cheeks were rosy. He was mostly bald, except for a strand of white hair in the middle of his head that was sticking up like a crescent. He wore a cream suit with a red bowtie and black with white shoes.

Jack snickered a bit. He almost looked like an umpa-lumpa! Sandy nudged Jack in the stomach and made a "shush" sign with his finger. The winter sprite raised his hands in defense and looked back to Manny, who was strolling over to North almost casually. He brought out his hand, to which North shook it warily. Manny smiled warmly and took a step back. He looked at all the guardians, one by one. When he saw Jack he grinned brightly.

"Guardians of childhood," Manny finally spoke. His voice was as smooth and rich as honey. "I have never visited this planet before, never left my lunar sanctuary. But times are dire, and I have been forced to make a decision that will change each of you forever." He paused for a second. "For a short while, all of you will leave your duties of guardian-hood." Everyone gasped.

"What do ya mean leave our duties?!" Bunny growled. "I have only two bloody weeks till Easter! Who's gonna prepare and deliver my eggs?" At this point he was standing over Manny. Yet the small man did not even flinch. He only smiled.

"Bunnymund," he chuckled. "You never lost your fiery temper. Don't worry about Easter. I've made arrangements with Mother Nature to carry out all your plans." He looked to Tooth and Sandy, who, by the looks on their faces, were concerned about their jobs too. "Tooth, Sandy – your duties will also be carried out while you are out of commission. And Jack," he looked to the young winter spirit, a small glint in his eyes, "there will be plenty more snow days for both you and the children to enjoy."

"Vwat about Christmas?" North spoke up. "Vwill we be gone that long?"

Manny sighed. "Yes, North, all of you still be gone by then. But don't worry. Christmas shall, and will, continue."

"But why will we be gone? Where will we go?" Tooth asked. She fiddled with her hands, still a bit nervous.

"Don't worry about that right now, Toothiana," Manny smiled. "You'll find out soon enough." And with that, the whole room turned into a whirling spiral. Manny had disappeared, and the guardians were sucked into the vortex. The other guardians were screaming in fear and confusion, all except for Jack, who was shouting in amusement.

"Woo hoo!" Jack laughed.

"This ain't funny, Frostbite!" Bunny yelled.

"It kind of i-" Jack was cut off as he blacked out, along with everyone else. The last thing they heard was Manny's soothing voice.

"I'll never leave you," Manny whispered. "I promise I'll never leave you."

Tada! Thanks for reading everyone! I hope you liked it. Let me know what you think and don't forget to comment and favorite :)