Hey y'all, it has been a long time since my last story and I'm so sorry for not posting anything. This is not the sequel that I had promised you, I am still working on that but this is the one-shot That I had promised all of you but it turned out to be way too long for a one-shot so I'm making it into chapters. I hope y'all like it and I'm surprised no one had really written about this yet but I guess I'll start us off. Any way enough and on with the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in relation to Dreamworks Rise of the Guardians or William Joyce's Guardians of Childhood.
Cheering and applause filled the air as the Guardians relayed the result of their recent battle with Pitch as well as formally introducing their new team member Jack Frost. Jack was overwhelmed by the attention that he was receiving and soon vanished into the rafters above to calm down. The others let him be as they knew that he still had to get used to them as well as still process what had happened. While Jack tried to calm down in the rafters the rest of the team decided to sit down and go over what had occurred as well as fill Sandy in what had happened after he was hit by Pitch's arrow.
"So Sandy after you got hit by Pitch's arrow, Jack raced to get to you but he wasn't fast enough. As soon as he was close though, Pitch ordered a wave of the Nightmares toward Jack and it looked like he had gotten completely covered in them but suddenly a blue glow came from within. Jack's staff had begun to glow a bright blue and he suddenly shot out electric frost that completely destroyed the wave of Nightmares and threw Pitch from the sky. Jack began to fall but I was able to catch him and when he came to, he said that he had no idea that he could do that." Tooth told Sandy. Sandy was astonished at what he was hearing, Jack must be very powerful and probably doesn't even realize it.
"Da, it vas incredible Sandy. Zhat boy iz something else." North said stroking his white beard.
"Yeah he is mate. So Sandy after that we came back and held a ceremony for you and we later saw that all the light were going out and flickering. Pitch had tilt the balance. So before we all began to lose Hope, I reminded them that Easter was the next day and that I would need their help to make this Easter the best which may have gotten the lights shining once again. Also North said Easter was more important than Christmas." Bunny said throwing a smirk at North who crossed his arms and huffed while Sandy silently laughed.
"It vas just in moment. Easter is still not Christmas."
"Oh c'mon ya blowhard! Admit it Easter is better!"
"Never! Christmas is better!"
"Easter!"
"Christmas!"
"Easter!"
"Christmas!"
"Halloween!"
North and Bunny stopped their yelling to look for the person that had yelled out that last remark. They saw that it was Jack who was leaning on his staff and smirking as he sat on the couch arm.
"Mate, what are you doing?" Bunny asked annoyed at being interrupted.
"Well, we are trying to tell Sandy what happened and you guys were arguing too much. So how about no more talking of which holiday is better, even though Halloween is better." Jack answered with a grin. But before North and Bunny could argue once more Tooth quickly picked up where Bunny left off.
"Anyways, so Bunny transported us all to the Warren and when we arrived Bunny suddenly heard something and so we all got into battle positions and rushed to the sound. But when the sound got closer and we were closer to the figure we saw that it was a little girl. Sophie." Tooth said with a giggle at the memory of how ridiculous the whole situation was.
"Yeah and then none of these guys knew how to deal with a child and when Tooth tried to get close to her she' Jack started to giggle'- pulled out a few teeth, still have no idea where she kept those, and Sophie ran away screaming. So then I made one of my Happy Snowflakes and had it hit old Cottontail here. Which in turn made him more playful and get along better with Sophie. So we decorated the eggs and herded them to the tunnels and then I volunteered to take Sophie home." Jack explained with a wide grin.
"Whatever ya larrikin, so none of us know what happened after you took her home but we lost Easter Sandy. The Nightmares attacked while Jack was gone and I, I got walked though. Easter was gone and when Jack returned I took that out on him, saying we shouldn't have trusted him and that he had to go especially since he came back with his Tooth Box, which we all know Pitch had and he also didn't return with Baby Tooth. We though he made a trade with Pitch, Baby Tooth for his memories. So we turned our backs on him." Bunny explained with a dark look in his eyes. Jack shifted his eyes to the ground and tightened his grip around his staff, still feeling the sting of that dismissal.
Sandy though was upset with the others and began to throw out incoherent signs at the other Guardians, wondering how they were able to think that Jack would betray them and how they could just turn their backs on him without asking his side of the story. The others put their heads down ashamed with what they had done and really they had no true reason other than using Jack as a way to vent their fears and frustration.
"Sandy its fine, they didn't know any better and it really did not look good. Besides they didn't really know me, so it was a natural reaction. One I'm sure Pitch used to his advantage. Jack said trying to soothe Sandy's anger.
"Jack, its not fine. We should have at least let you explain. I should have realized you would never trade Baby Tooth, especially after you had just saved her. So I'm sorry Jack, for thinking the worst of you." Tooth said with a sorrowful face.
"Yes Jack, I am sorry too. You are good boy." North said with a sad smile.
"Me too mate, I'm sorry." Bunny said with his ears flat on his head.
Jack smiled at the group and nodded. "I forgive you. I should probably tell you all what happened when I took Sophie home, as well as where I went when I left you guys at the Easter egg hunt." He said. After they all nodded he took a deep breath and began to recite what had happened after he dropped Sophie off.
"So I left and told Baby Tooth that we should head back but as I was leaving I suddenly heard a voice. They just kept saying Jack. I just felt complied to follow the voice, I felt like I knew them somehow. So I followed it and ended up in front of a rotten bed frame that was set over a hole – probably should have realized that you know the Boogeyman lives under beds and this was probably Pitch's lair but I wasn't thinking straight- and I started to break the bottom of the frame so that I could have access to the hole and Baby Tooth kept trying to get me to leave but I didn't listen. So we went into the whole and found all of the tooth fairies inside these black cages as well as piles of the baby teeth. We went to get them out but then the voice called out again and it felt like I was in a trance, I jumped into the nearest pile and began digging for my Tooth Box. Suddenly Pitch appeared, I fired a shot of ice but he disappeared and when he reappeared again he had my Tooth Box. He offered it to me but I didn't take it, and so we fought for a bit. Well more like I chased and he kept disappearing while saying…things. Then he suddenly tossed me the box. I caught it on reflex but I knew that he wouldn't just give me the box out of his good heart and I asked what he did but he replied 'It's not what I did, it's what you did' and he disappeared into the shadows. I chased after him until I suddenly hit a door and I couldn't open it but that's when I realized that Baby Tooth was still in Pitch's Lair. I took a step back to see if I could break through the door when I suddenly stepped on something. When I looked down I saw that I had stepped on a Easter egg shell and that there were eggs completely destroyed in the tunnel. Before I left I heard Pitch whisper Happy Easter."
"He transported you into the Warren Tunnels? But I thought only you were able to do that Bunny?" Tooth asked horrified at what at happen to Jack.
"He must have found a way around the Wards. I haven't really updated them since the last major battle with Pitch. But wait Jack?" Bunny asked, something about what Jack had said bothering him.
"Yeah Bunny?" Jack asked.
"You said Pitch said something? But what did he say? Pitch is known for being a major manipulator as well as know just where to strike to deal the greatest damage." Bunny told him making sure to keep eye contact with Jack. Jack looked away unable to look into Bunny's eyes.
"Nothing. It doesn't matter."
"Yes it does. Come on tell us what he said."
"No."
"Tell us."
"No."
"Tell us!"
"No!"
"Jack-"
"Fine! He said that you would never accept me. That I was afraid to be left alone and that no one would ever see me and I would never know why I was placed on this world. I would never be accepted because I make a mess out of everything and Easter proved it. So he was right. Are you happy now?" Jack cried out crossing his arms and looking away. The others stared at him and for once saw how much of an immortal child he really was. And they had failed in protecting their own child, just like their last immortal child. Tooth flew over to Jack and pulled him into a tight hug.
"You do not make a mess out of everything and you are accepted Jack. We are a family now and we will always be here for you." She whispered tightening her hug. Jack tensed up before melting into the hug, not remembering the last time he had gotten a hug. Soon enough the rest joined in and promised to never let Jack feel that way ever again. After a few minutes of the hug, Jack started to feel uncomfortable and the hug broke apart. Jack cleared his throat and ran a hand through his hair.
"Um, so now that we had a huge family hug. Let me tell you about what happened after I left you guys. So I flew off to Antarctica since my emotions affect the weather and I figured that no one would be affected by it there. While there I let out some steam and thought about throwing my Box into the ocean." Tooth gasped as Jack admitted this and quickly fluttered over to him.
"Why would you do that? You just got them, why would you want to throw them away?" She asked curious over what the Winter Spirit was thinking. Jack looked at her with a hardened gaze and dark look.
"I didn't think I deserved them Tooth. And anyway I couldn't go through with it. Then Pitch appeared and we fought for a bit while he tried to convince me to join him. He basically said that he knew that you guys weren't going to accept me and how he knew exactly how I felt. How he longed for family and how he didn't think that there was anyone that knew how he felt, and he was wrong because I knew exactly how he felt. He told me we didn't have to be alone, that we would be great together. That he believed in me and knew that children would too. 'What goes better than Cold and Dark?' he said. I almost bought it until he screwed up and said that we could make them believe and give them a world where everything was Pitch Black. He wanted them to fear us and I did not want that so I told him no and to leave me alone.' Jack gave out a dark chuckle before he continued.
'He did not take my rejection well. He suddenly pulled out Baby Tooth and asked for my Staff in exchange for her. Said I had a habit of interfering. I knew that Baby didn't deserve to be held hostage so I gave him my staff. I should have known that he wouldn't hold up his end of the deal. When I asked for her he said no because I said I wanted to be alone, so I would be alone. Baby took this time to stab Pitch's hand, unfortunately he threw her into a crevasse. I cried out for her and when I turned back to face him, he, he snapped my Staff over his knee." Jack told them with a quiet voice rubbing his chest at the phantom pain. The rest of the guardians were horrified and all glanced at Jack's Staff unable to believe it was whole at the moment.
"That bloody rat bastard! How dare he do that?" Bunny cried out wanting to go hunt down the bastard. The rest agreed and wanted to go after him. They couldn't believe this had happened to their youngest members and that they hadn't been there for him when he needed it. Especially during those 300 years alone. Jack gave a small smile at how angry everyone was for what Pitch had done for him and it really showed that he could see them as a family as well as trust them.
"Can I get back to my story?" Jack asked still smiling. The others nodded as they tried to keep their anger down since they wondered how Jack's staff was fixed. "So he snapped my Staff in half –and let me tell you that hurt, like a lot- and then he threw some nightmare sand at me also throwing me into the crevasse. I kind of blacked out for a minute and when I came to the pieces of my staff were at my feet and Baby Tooth was next to me. I admit I felt defeated and kind of gave up. At least until Baby went into my pocket and made my Tooth Box glow and that voice called my name again. She persuaded me to look at my memories, she figured I should see them. So I did. And it was, I don't know how to describe it. I had a family. I had a mother and a little sister. I saved her." Jack said with a grin.
"What do you mean mate?" Bunny asked quietly.
"I was fourteen and it was almost Spring and I knew that it was warming up but my sister really wanted to go ice skating before it got too warm and I had to work long hours. I should have said no but I could never say no to her, so I took her to the nearby pond. It looked sturdy enough so I helped her get her skates on and let her go on the pond while I put my skates on. Yet before I could I heard a loud crack and when I looked over at my sister, the sight I saw horrified me. She was in the middle of the pond and cracks were forming under her, I rushed on and started to try and calm her down. I told her that she would be fine and she wouldn't fall in, she didn't believe me and when I asked if I would trick her, she said yes, that I always play tricks. I chuckled but told her that I wasn't playing a trick this time and to just believe in me.
Then I said that we were going to play a game. Hopscotch, our favorite game. I had dropped my shepherd's staff on the pond near me so I moved toward it, pretending to fall at one point to make her laugh but soon I made it to the staff and the thicker ice. I told her that it was her turn and told her to take a step each time I counted. As I counted to three, more cracks were beginning to appear and she was getting scared again but she had gotten close enough for me to grab her by the waist with my staff, and fling her to safety. When she lifted her head up, she was smiling at me relieved. I stood up laughing in relief and took a step toward her, but I didn't realize that when I had flung her to safety, the momentum had flung me onto the weaker ice and when I took a step that was the catalyst that resulted in me falling through the ice.
The last thing I heard and saw was my sister calling out my name and the moon glowing brightly. Next thing I knew I was floating through the darkness toward the moon. I was pulled out of the lake with no memories of who I was or why I was there. All I knew was that my name was Jack Frost. I had been changed from a brown haired, brown eyed human boy to a white haired, blue eyed Spirit of Winter." Jack said with a sad smile as he thought of his sister. The Guardians were in quiet shock. They couldn't believe that Jack had died to become a Spirit, it was something that was very uncommon and really none of them had died, since they had just naturally become spirits. It was possible that this is what had caused Jack to lose his memories but it also proved that he was truly a Guardian and deserved the title.
"Zhat vas very brave of you Jack. You are a true Guardian my boy." North said clasping a hand on Jack's shoulder.
"Yeah mate. Ya truly are a Guardian and I'm sorry for doubting you." Bunny told Jack. Sandy gave a thumbs up and showed Jack a symbol of a snowflake, the Guardian symbol, and a check mark. Tooth flew over and gave him a tight hug also saying he was a true Guardian. Jack blushed and ducked his head but was very happy with what the other Guardians had told him.
"So what happened next Jack? How did you get out of that crevasse?" Tooth asked once everyone had sat back down.
"Right so after I saw that I realized that saving my sister was why Manny had chosen me and that I truly was a Guardian. So I started to think of a way to get out and I knew that the only way out would be to fly out, so I rushed to my staff and forced the two pieces together but it fell apart as I tried to put my magic through it but I tried once more and focused on my winter magic and what I use that power for. It worked and my staff was fixed, so I placed Baby Tooth in my hood and we rushed to get the other tooth fairies out of Pitch's lair but even though we opened every cage, they couldn't fly and I saw that on Pitch's belief globe-very creepy by the way- there was only one light left and I knew that light belonged to Jaime.
I rushed over to Jaime's, leaving Baby to help her sisters, and I saw that he was about to lose belief so I frosted over one of his windows and drew an Easter egg knowing he needed to know Bunny was real to have hope. He was starting to believe again so I frosted another window and drew a bunny which I actually brought to life. I had no idea I could do that but it worked and it started to run around the room until it suddenly exploded into snowflakes. I was disappointed that it hadn't lasted long but suddenly Jaime said my name. I couldn't believe it and he kept saying my name and looking around until he faced me. I didn't even realize that he was staring at me until I looked at him and asked if he could hear me and see me. He nodded and it was such an incredible feeling and well you know what happened after that. We defeated Pitch and I realized my center." Jack finished explaining with a happy grin as he thought about his first believer.
The rest of the Guardians also smiled at how happy Jack looked and they realized that he didn't look as guarded as he was when they first met. Of course he was still quite guarded but cracks were beginning to show on his armor and the Guardians were determined to completely break down that armor no matter how long it takes.
"So Jack were those the only memories that you saw? The one where you saved your sister?" Tooth asked.
"Well I saw pieces of me playing with some of the younger kids in the village in the forest and making them laugh in front of a campfire and hearing my mother's voice but other than that, that's all I saw. I don't even know anyone's name." Jack answered running a hand through his hair. Tooth thought for moment knowing that now that Jack had opened his Tooth Box the memories should slowly come back but they could at least speed them up.
"Well Jack, now that you saw them, the rest of the memories should come back over time but if you like you could come with me to the Palace and I could help speed up the process so that you'll have all your memories back in a week. Either way it's your choose." Tooth offered hoping Jack would come back with her so that she could help him and get to know him better. Jack thought about the offer for a moment wondering if it would be a good idea. He quickly weighed the pros and cons of going. He saw no reason not to object and most of his major Winter duties had already been completed and if anything important needed to be done he could just ask some of the other winter spirits to take over for him.
"Okay Tooth, I'll go with you. I'd really like to have all of my memories back as soon as possible." Jack relied with a grin. Tooth smiled and gave him a quick hug before backing away as Jack started to get uncomfortable with the attention once again.
"Vell now zhat Sandy has been fully updated let us go to zhe dinning room, I believe zhat zhe yetis have finished preparing zhe victory feast. Come friends!" North bellowed out corralling them all out of the room to the dining room a few doors down. As they went down the hallway Jack eventually feel behind as he stared at the paintings that covered the hallway. The one painting that truly captured his attention was the largest. It seemed to take up an entire wall and appeared to be from when the Guardians first met.
In the middle stood a tall handsome young man with short brown hair and a trimmed mustache and goatee. He had a red coat like North but seemed more suited for an adventuring young man and fitting the time period. In one hand he had a sword and various weapons on his waist. Next to him stood another tall man that looked like the stereotypical wizard but he had a staff who's crook looked like a crescent moon. Even through the painting the man looked kind and wise. Next to the wizard was someone that looked a bit like Bunny if he wore clothes. The person was easily seven feet tall towering over the others and he wore a green robe that had gold egg buttons with a high red collar that also has gold eggs, a rich royal purple sash with three red pouches as well as dark green egg shaped spectacles. In his right hand he carried a long staff that was topped with a green egg. Jack could have sworn this was bunny but this person was a tawny color and seemed so polished. Maybe he was a relative of Bunny? He certainly was obsessed with eggs. Jack thought with a raised eyebrow.
On the other side of the young man was a elegant regal looking, for lack of a better description, bird woman. She had large dark green wings that stretched behind her with a long dark tail. She seemed to be covered completely by feathers though the feathers on her body resembled traditional Indian attire. With bellowing genie like pants except they were purely feathers and long dark blue feathers flowed over the sides, at her neck the feathers were red and gold with a small feather looking like a pendant. Her face was the only place not covered by feathers and they showed a guarded non-trusting but no less beautiful face. It was obvious that this woman could be very dangerous when she wanted to be but she also seemed like one that had gone through some hardships. She also carried weapons like the young man next to her, a pair of twin rapiers laid at her hips next to some gold pouches.
Floating next to the woman was Sandy, at least Jack thought it was Sandy. The Sandy in the painting had more hair and he also wore sandles but other than that it was Sandy with a very calm smile while strands of gold sand spread around him. This prompted Jack to look closer at what was surrounding the people in the painting. There seemed to be some tooth fairies flying near the bird woman but they looked like birds rather than humming birds and there were eggs wandering around but they looked strange almost mechanical and armed with what looked like kitchen wares. In the background there was a flying elephant and what appeared to be a large goose and some yetis but they looked huge towering over the others and armed with deadly looking swords. There were also a variety of insects and birds surrounding them also some weird looking men and a large tree that looked like it was a home.
As Jack got closer to the painting he saw that he had overlooked two other figures in the painting, how he overlooked them he had no idea since one of them was very striking and the other was the youngest looking one. The youngest one looked like young girl with long brown hair. She was smiling an leaning next to the striking individual who bore a large resemblance to Jack. He wore what looked like armor and he had a staff that looked like Jack's at the bottom but the top had a silver looking crystal shard. He was looking down at the young girl with a soft smile like how a brother would look at a sister. Yet as Jack looked at the pair of them his heart gave out a deep twinge almost as if he knew the young girl though it was obvious before his time. The male figure also called out to him and as Jack reached out a hand to touch the pale figure a voice rang out startling Jack out of his trance.
So this is the first chapter of FrostLight and I hope y'all enjoy it so far. Review any comments that you have or questions. I will try to keep a regular updating schedule and since I already have the next two chapters done it should be a quick update and this story will have at most 5 chapters so don't expect a long story like Rise of the lost Empire and I will be posting some oneshots for that story like how the Queen and King met. So till next time!
