Hello readers! So after watching The Rise of the Guardians I knew I wanted to do a story but I just didnt know what I wanted to write. So after watching it two more times I finally came up with an idea. I know this first chapter is short but hopefully it's good enough that you're willing to wait until Sunday for the next update. Anyways as is tradition with my stories here is the disclaimer and the song suggestion.
Disclaimer: i own nothing.
Song suggestion: I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift
On to the story!
"There will always be fear," Pitch black's words echoed through the minds of the guardians as they once again gathered together at the North Pole.
"How could pitch tip the scale so quickly?" North asked confused as he watched lights slowly flicker out across the globe.
"I donno mate, but whatever he's doing, it's working." Bunnymund replied as he took a step forward to get a better look and the giant globe.
"It's like he's everywhere at once." Jack pointed out as he notices light in Tokyo and Seattle simultaneously went out.
"Do you think he regained control of the nightmares?" Tooth asked as she looked over at the puzzled and concerned sandman. The sand man looked up to notice that once again the man in the moon had come to aid them in their hour of need. Having learned from experience the sandman floated over to one of the elves and grabbed it by its stocking cap and shook it ferociously to gather the guardians attention then informed them that the man in the moon had arrived.
"ah! Manny tis good to see you."North greeted happily as he threw his arms into the air and walked into the edge of the moon's light. "You bring news I hope?" North asked curiously. The man in the moon, or Manny as north referred to him, shifted his light to make the figures of a group of 5, most notable among the figures was the shadow of pitch in the center of the group.
"Pitch has an army now?" Bunnymund ask in slight alarm. "Who would be crazy enough to join up with that Gumby?"
"Relax, we can take them." Jack said calmly and confidently as he leaned against a nearby walk. "There are five of use and five of them. We can handle that."
"Except ye forgetting that it took five of us to take down one of them and that only lasted 200 years." Bunnymund pointed out causing Jack to wince slightly as he remembered the pains of the last battle against pitch; particularly the pains caused from almost losing the sandman.
"What do you suggest we do Manny?" Tooth asked as she flew over to north's side. Manny caused a large blue crystal to come up from its place beneath the floorboards. The crystal shined brilliantly as it reflected his light causing the guardians to stare in wonder.
"Another new guardian?"North asked bewildered as he waited for the new guardian to be shown to them.
"So this is how new guardians are chosen." Jack thought as left his place against the wall so he could get a better look at the strange blue stone. The group waited as partials of light danced around and began to take shape.
"Please not the ground hog, please not the ground hog, anyone besides the ground hog." Bunnymund chanted his plead hoping that Manny would hear him.
"Who is that?" Jack asked confused as the partials began to take shape of a young woman with straight hair that reached a little pasted her shoulders and whose messily cut bangs hung loosely over her forehead barely short enough that they didn't interfere with her eyes.
"I don't know." North replied honestly as he stroked his bearded. "She does look familiar." North noted as she shook his finger at the image.
"Autumn" Greeted the friendly voice that she knew so well.
"Little Susan Parker." The orange haired girl from the image greeted the elderly woman as she moved the three feathers in her hair so they were resting behind her ear. "It's been awhile hasn't it."
"It's been three days." The curly grey haired woman pointed out with a smile as she adjusted her shawl.
"Has it really been that long?" the girl known as autumn asked as she leaned back allowing herself to float of the crisp wind of the fall season. Susan was the only person in the entire globe that could see autumn and because of that autumn rarely ever left her side.
"Autumn your shirt has a hole in it again." the Susan pointed out in a tone of only slight amusement.
"What? Oh that? I saw a group of people carrying these strange boxes so I went on an adventure to find out what was in them." Autumn explained childishly as she did a few flips in the air. "So what are we making at the shelter today?"
"Today is a good hearty soup day if you ask me." Susan replied with a smile as autumn took the grocery bags from Susan's arms.
"Yummo" Autumn said happily as she looked at the fresh ingredient inside the bag as they made their way to the local homeless shelter. "It's almost thanksgiving so let's pull out all the stops this time. This is going to be the best soup ever." Autumn said happily to which Susan smiled and nodded in agreement until she stopped walking because of a coughing fit. "Susan" Autumn said her friend's name concerned as her heart sank.
"I'm fine, Jack Frost is starting to nip at my nose is all and I think it's giving me a cold." Susan replied as she pulled out a hanky from her pocket and blew her nose.
"I'm pretty sure he doesn't exist and if he does I'm gonna find him and make him stop. You're not allowed to get sick."Autumn replied as she allowed herself to continue floating backwards so she could keep an eye on Susan.
"I resent that thank you very much," Said a young masculine voice from behind her causing Autumn to spin around as Susan chuckled.
"Huh?" Autumn thought as she stared at the boy who was maybe a little older then she was, completely fascinated by his strange pure white hair. "Oh so he is real. Oops."
"Are you Autumn the spirit of thanksgiving?" Jack asked curiously. "I hate being the rookie. I always get stuck doing stuff like this. At least that will be over soon enough." jack thought as he restrained himself from rolling his eyes.
"that would be me yes." Autumn replied excited that a non-holiday knew who she was.
"North needs to talk with you. I'm suppose to take you to the north pole." Jack informed Autumn whose face automatically went sour.
"No way, I'm not going anywhere near him. He's half the reason why people can't see me anymore." Autumn spat venomously.
"Oh boy, looks like this is gonna be harder than I thought." Jack thought as he kept an eye on the livid spirit and the highly amused old lady.
Yeah it's unusually short for my current writing habit but I wanted to get the first bit out. I usually write 5,000 words per update so you can look forward to that next chapter. So until sunday evening I bid you a fair morning/day/evening and ask you to comment if you like it so far. :) See you next time.