~ Frozen ~

A/N: Hi! This is my first story on FanFiction, but I'm a busy writer on FictionPress. So, ever since I watched Rise of the Guardians, I thought, "I have to write about this! I know, FanFiction!" Hope you enjoy. Criticism and reviews are greatly appreciated! This may seem like a Jack x OC fic at first, but later within the story it will make sense if I write another chapter. (depends on how many reviews I get) It's Jack x Rapunzel. Jackunzel for the win! :)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot and my OCs. I'll only say that once since I'm just lazy like that.

Chapter 1: Deceiving Appearances

Everything was back to normal. Pitch was defeated. The children were all safe again... for now. Little did the Guardians (including me) know, that someone else would rise from the darkness. Someone who holds an immense power that is so rare that everyone thought it wasn't possible. A new threat that could harm the children. The Guardians could be forgotten once again and slowly start to be disappear from the lack of believers.

That would suck because I know that horrible feelings of being invisible for 300 long years. That moment when Jamie saw me was one of the most happiest moments of my life as Jack Frost.

"Hey, North, is it already almost Christmas?" Bunnymund questioned.

North smiled. "Yes, I can feel it in my belly," the Christmas spirit laughed while clutching his stomach.

Tooth and I laughed heartily at that saying. Sandman simply rolled his eyes at that familiar saying of North.

Suddenly, the moon started to gleam brightly into the workshop but only Sandman noticed. Tooth, North, and I were too busy laughing with wide smiles.

The dream spirit sighed. Deja-vu, much? He finally caught their attention by shaking a poor elf like a bell.

"Oh, the Man in the Moon has chosen another Guardian!" North joyfully announced.

"Better not be that ridiculous leprechaun, he kept on stealing my eggs..." the bunny muttered.

"Maybe it's April who pranks children on April Fool's Day!" Tooth exclaimed excitedly.

A picture of a ghost appeared on top of Sandman's small head while I mused, "I bet we'll not be able to guess this one. Were you guys able to guess I'd be part of the Guardians?"

"Aye, mate, I was hoping you wouldn't become a Guardian since you froze my eggs once in '68." Bunnymund admitted.

A huge crystal rose out of nowhere into sight and started forming a hologram inside. Then, the image became clearer and a girl wearing a party dress while blowing into those cheap plastic trumpet shaped instruments that you could easily buy in the dollar store near New Year's.

North laughed the typical 'ho ho ho' Santa way and declared, "Well, it appears to be Joy Nova the spirit of New Years!"

I blinked and questioned ridiculously, "There's a spirit for New Year's Day? You've gotta be kidding me!"

"Mate, that's what I thought about snow days. Seriously, there's a spirit in charge of that?" The laughing bunny leaned on North for support.

I glared icily at Bunnymund. "Well, who's gonna bring the fun on snow days? New Year's Day is just different!"

"Actually," the tooth fairy piped in, "there pretty much the same."

A sigh escaped from my lips.

"Let's get back on topic," I shook my head in disbelief at how off-topic we could get sometimes, "how are we gonna contact this New Years spirit?"

Everyone stared at me in answer. I groaned. "Don't tell me, I have to get her and inform her about this Guardians business?"

They all nodded mischievously. "Since North got Sandman, Sandman got Tooth, Tooth got Bunny, and Bunny got you!"

"So, it's your turn, Frostbite!"

"Got to keep the tradition up, eh?"

After a minute, I gave in and sighed, "Fine. Where is she?"

"Probably near those places where fireworks are set off..." Tooth thought deeply.

Jack questioned, "The firework stores?"

A bright smile appeared on the tooth fairy's face, "Exactly! Better go there, you know Christmas is coming soon and New Year's is just after."

He commanded the wind to fly him to Burgess and he looked for the nearest firework store. Soon enough, 'Mr. Bart's Fireworks' came to view and I quickly landed right in front of the entrance. It looked like an ordinary convenience store but something didn't feel right. It felt like something was watching me from the back. I quickly stole a look behind me to see if anyone was stalking me. No one. Maybe I'm getting too paranoid...

"Good afternoon!" The cashier greeted to the customer behind me.

Of course, he wouldn't see me. It's extremely rare for adults to ever see me. Only children on pre-teens see me. Nobody close to my age sees me. Not the 300 year old type, but the 18 year old's, if you get what I mean. Sure, children are fun to play with, but not so much to relate too. Sometimes, you just need someone your age to relate to, you know?

I examined the whole store and didn't see the New Year's spirit in sight. Where could she be? I sighed and spotted a little five year old.

"Hey, kiddo, have you seen a girl about this tall," my hand rested at my eyebrows to show how tall she could be, "and holding those New Year's trumpets?"

The kid gave me a crooked smile. He was missing his front tooth and immediately reminded me of Jamie.

"Oh, sorry I didn't see any girl like that. But, the door did mysteriously open earlier. It scared me so much! Could there be a ghost?"

I frowned. Great. She's not in the store. And nobody can see her and think her actions are ghosts. Could this recruit job get anymore difficult?

"Thanks anyways!" I said while rushing outside.

Some flurries were dancing down like ballerinas to the ground and a thin layer of snow covered the streets and sidewalk. Pretty normal, for December 23th. I observed for any girl wearing a red party dress, but saw nothing. I ran a hair through my snow white hair and shoved my hands in my blue hoodie pocket in frustration. While leaning on the store wall, I rested my head on the surface and blew a cloud of mist.

Where in the world could she be? As I closed my blue eyes to think, I felt something tap my shoulder gently. Startled, I flinched and grabbed my staff in surprise at the sudden touch. That either could have been a kid or a spirit or a Guardian.

In front of me, a brown-haired girl wearing a red party dress with a white ribbon wrapped around her waist stood. Her warm chestnut eyes examined me while I stared.

"You're Jack Frost, aren't you?" The girl said softly.

I smirked. "Yeah, the one and only. Are you Joy Nova?"

"Yep. I'm surprised you can see me though. No one has seen me since like forever!" Joy exhaled tiredly.

"Trust me," I chuckled, "I know that exact feeling."

She shyly made eye contact through her straight brown bangs. "Really?"

"Yes, nobody could see me or hear me or touch me for at least 300 years."

"Wow. Didn't know there was anyone else like me..." she stared at the ground.

"There's also North AKA Santa, Bunnymund the Easter Kanga– I meant Bunny, Tooth the Tooth Fairy, and Sandy the Sandman. North's the spirit of Christmas, Bunny's in charge of hiding the Easter eggs, Tooth collects teeth for memories, and Sandy is responsible for giving children dreams," I explained slowly.

"Oh. Cool."

"We're called the Guardians. Our job is to protect the children worldwide and make sure their lights don't turn off."

She raised an eyebrow. "Lights?"

I laughed sheepishly, "Up in North's workshop, there's this huge globe that shows exacty how many kids believe in us basically. If those lights turn off, we eventually disappear."

"That's harsh."

"Almost happened last year."

Joy was about to respond until something terrible happened. Someone swiftly appeared out of nowhere in a black cloak and covered Joy's mouth, tightly. Her screams were muffled and I instantly brought my staff to the intruder's arm. This person smells of danger and... Is that gingerbread? Strange.

"Who are you?" I glared at the unknown threat.

An evil laugh submerged and it removed the hood in one calculated arm movement. I thought it was Pitch and he somehow rose from the dead. But, it was someone else, someone who I didn't recognize at all. She looked like those pudgy bakers except she had a weird gingerbread tattoo on her neck. Maybe that explains why the lady smelled oddly like gingerbread!

"The famous wicked witch from Hansel and Gretel's dimension!" She grinned wickedly while tightening her hold on the helpless spirit.

"Let her go," I coldly ordered with piercing eyes.

"Hmmm," the witch thought, "how about no? Say good bye to bloody New Year's!"

Joy looked terrified and suddenly she made the fireworks in the box explode. The witch let her go in shock of the huge sound. Bet she didn't see that coming! I didn't either. I can already see Joy fitting in as one of the Guardians.

She gasped for breath while shouting breathlessly, "Jack, run!"

"No, I'm staying right here, Joy!" I shouted while fearlessly pointing my staff at the pissed witch.

"You can run, but you can't hide!" The witch screamed furiously at the trembling spirit behind me.

"Jack Frost, it was an honor meeting you," she solemnly stated as the witch pointed her wand at her.

"No!" I shouted and jumped in front of her in an attempt to save the New Year's spirit.

A bright blinding light fully engulfed me and I could faintly hear Joy scream bloody murder.

The witch cackled evilly and chanted, "Corona in terram, et reges et reginae manens regis abiectionem pulchra turris. Haererent, quin spiritus utitur magicales capillus de electus!"

Suddenly, the world turned white. I'm immortal, so I can't die, right? Let's hope so.

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Oh, here's the sequel to this story if you want to check it out...

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