Hello everyone I am so glad you are enjoying this story. (I got all the follower notifications!) I am actually having a wonderful time writing this too. So please continue the story it is going to be worth it. And do leave comments/reviews of what you think so far. And I don't mind if you point out errors I am sure there are plenty and I would love to fix them up :)

Morning greeted Jack through the chirping of birds; slowly he opened his eyes and blinked several times. He didn't however roll over to stretch and jump up excitedly ready for another day like he would normally. No, today he stayed curled up in a little ball. His eyes were red and his cheeks tear stained. Jack had no idea this would hurt him this badly. He felt as though the world no longer cared, no scratch that. He no longer cared about the world.

His thoughts were swimming in the shadows and nightmares that were Pitch Black. He honestly couldn't believe that Pitch had actually cared about him, and was trying to save him. The man that had thrown him away, broken his staff, had actually been doing all that to save him. Making sure that he didn't become a guardian when all the children stopped believing in them.

But that was just what Pitch said, for all Jack knew it could have been mountains of lies. But wasn't this why Jack was curled in a ball? He wanted so badly to trust this man; he wanted so badly for everything he said to be true. However, how was he supposed to figure that out if he couldn't even find Pitch? Pitch literally was one of the only ones of them who could hide anywhere. There would always be a place for darkness to hide if the light was there to hide them away.

Jack could feel another steady stream of tears pooling out of his eyes. He couldn't believe how in a matter of hours he had become so attached to the king of nightmares. Different parts of his mind were yelling at him for being so stupid and that he should get up and go do his job for the children. Another part of his mind felt sorry for him, but told him to get up and go and look for Pitch. Instead of listening to either side, Jack lay on the ground and waited. For what he didn't know but he just waited.

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Three days later

Jamie looked out the window of his bedroom; clouds were starting to form, dark ones. He hopped down and ran to grab his coat. Slipping it on and stepping into his boots he ran outside. He stared at the sky waiting for it to come. But the clouds just rolled around overhead the sun could be seen through a few. No cool breeze came and no snow started to fall instead it just looked like a dreary day.

"Come on Jack where are you?" Jamie pleaded turning and looking around in the sky. He remembered the weather calling for snow last night. But now that he was out here the world didn't really show any signs of it.

"Jamie, what are you doing?" His mother called from the porch. "Come in and get ready for school."

Jamie turned and trudged back into the house, "I was seeing if it was going to snow."

"Doesn't look like it bud, it's too warm for it today…" She watched as Jamie slowly made his way in the house leaving his jacket and boots on.

Jamie walked into the kitchen and hopped up into his seat. He watched as his mother made him toast over at the counter. He looked out the kitchen window hoping to see a flake fall or a frost pattern swirl in the corner. But nothing happened. Jack wasn't coming today.

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"Hey North," Bunnymund called hopping through the workshop.

"What have I told you? After the first day of winter I am nothing but business here!" North growled not looking up from the toy he was currently working on. A doll, one of his favorites, he loved to make their eyes.

"Well ya I know, mate. But this is important!" Bunny cried as he hopped right next to the man and looked at him slight panic in his eyes. North looked up and noticed the panic and set the doll down now awaiting what the bunny had to say.

"What is it?" North asked very seriously.

"It's Jack. No one has seen him in days, and all the weather stations are calling for snow and it hasn't snowed anywhere for three days," Bunny showed much concern and North knew it wasn't just Jack that was worrying him, "And you know how…."

"Yes," North stopped Bunny before continuing he knew exactly who he was talking about, "She hasn't done anything yet… Hopefully Jack is just playing around and waiting to give everyone a blizzard."

Bunny let a small grin creep up his face, "That little twerp would do that."

North laughed, "Now get out of here so I can get back to my work!"

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Four days later

Pitch slipped in and out of the shadows walking casually through the forest. The snow that had been there a week earlier was now gone and melted. There was no snow on the ground. He looked to the sky there were a few darker clouds in the air but there was definitely no chill. Pausing he looked down, had Jack stopped making it snow? No, that was ridiculous. Perhaps Jack was just in another area of the world making it snow. But he knew that when the clouds got like this it was supposed to snow, it was supposed to be cold.

But it wasn't. A sudden panic shot through Pitch and he instantly flew into the shadows and flew around the forest. He looked here and there, above the trees below the trees. He glided and hopped quickly through every shadow. Then he came to a clearing and spotted just what he was looking for. A small gasp escaped him.

There lying in a curled up ball was the frosty haired boy. Pitch quickly ran over to him. "Jack?" Pitch whispered kneeling next to him. Jack didn't move, his eyes were shut and his breathing looked a little unsteady. He wasn't sure if Jack needed to eat or not, but if he did he looked like he hadn't eaten or drunken anything in a week.

His skin wasn't snow white like it was supposed to be in fact; it almost looked natural (like a human) and slightly grayish. His hair lost it's shine and wasn't as snow white as it had been before. Carefully Pitch picked up the small boy and grabbed the discarded staff and slipped away into the shadows.

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"What do you mean it still isn't snowing?" North yelled staring from Tooth, to Bunny, to Sandy.

"It just isn't snowing!" Tooth cried, fluttering nervously around the globe, "No where! It hasn't snowed in a week."

"You don't think something happened to him do you?" Bunny asked nervously looking from Tooth to North.

"I really hope not," North replied placing a hand to his chin.

Suddenly Sandy started to panic pointing to the hole in the celling that showed the moon. The others looked up but the moon was no longer visible several dark clouds were blocking the way.

"Now he's done it," Bunny growled under his breath. The clouds started to float into the workshop and out of them stepped someone that none of the guardians were really hoping to see today. Tooth quickly flew down to join the other guardians and greet the guest.

As the clouds parted out stepped none other than Mother Nature, she didn't look pleased. "Hello Guardians."

"Hello my dear, my it has been a while," North greeted smiling and walking up to her. She held up a hand. North stopped and stared at her.

"I assume you four have heard of the interesting weather that the continents that are in winter are currently receiving?" She asked looking at each of them carefully.

"We have," Bunny started, " And trust me… We are trying to figure this out too."

A grimace spread across her face, "I can't let this happen to any of my children, you know. This is why I was opposed to him becoming a guardian in the first place." She turned and glared at the moon. She continued, "A force of nature is not meant to protect the children, they are meant to keep the balance of the earth in place. And if no balance is kept I have the right to worry that something has happened to one of my children."

"What do you mean?" Tooth asked nervously.

"I mean that if my children are not cooperating with the weather signs I am giving them then I have to worry that they are not worthy to work in the system, or I worry something terrible has happened to them," Mother paused before continuing, "On any normal circumstance I would not be in this much panic, but he is a guardian. If the children stop believing in him because he isn't making it snow, he will…."

The others looked worriedly from one to another, "We understand," North replied looking up to her.

"Please find him," She begged walking up to North and placed a hand to his face.

"We will… We promise," North smiled at her. She nodded and backed away and more clouds formed around her and then she disappeared.

"Well that's just great ain't it?" Bunny groaned looking at the others.

"We have to find him," Tooth started fluttering nervously again, "She's right, he has more on him than we all do, he is a force of nature and a guardian… If people stop believing in him…."

"Tooth we know, calm down will ya?" Bunny said placing a hand on Tooth's shoulder.

" I just hope we aren't too late," North mumbled looking up at the globe. He watched as a few dots in the northern hemisphere slowly started to fade out.

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"This is worse than I feared," Mother looked around to the rest of her children all nervously staring back at her. "Solstice you did see Jack on the first day of winter, yes?"

Solstice looked up, "Of course we made our plan for winter… Like we always do. He said he had wanted this one to be good. Lots of snow lots of fun…. Cause he is a guardian now, he wanted the children to enjoy winter more." Nature looked at him and frowned.

"He planned to make it big…" Nature looked down and sighed, "I know he would have done what he said, but he always likes to make it snow and promise things like this. Perhaps…"

"Maybe he is just waiting and going to make a large blizzard," Equinox spoke up her green eyes darting around the others, "He's done it before."

"Ya but he usually gives Mother some sign when he doesn't want it to snow when she says," Solstice mumbled looking over to his sister.

"That is what worries me most," Nature started and began pacing around the room, "He hasn't been in contact with us, any of us or the guardians in a week. I am terribly worried something has happened to him."

"Do you think that an evil being?" Equinox started quietly but the green eyes of Nature cut her off.

She sighed and looked around to the rest of her children, "Children, my forces, we must find our youngest force and bring him back. We all know that he is in worse trouble than any of us if he does not use the power that he has been given correctly soon. If something happens to winter…." She looked down, and the others looked to one another.

Solstice stood up and he walked over to his mother, "We will find him, we all will. And the Guardians are looking for him too, besides I am sure the other legends will help."

Nature smiled and brushed the blond hair out of her sons face, "We must find Jack all of us will start the search, even if it is not your season," She eyed April and Equinox, the two of them grinned. She eyed the rest of her forces and they all stood up and surrounded Nature.

"We will find him, for the world, for nature and most of all for the people," Solstice paused, "And the children."

I hope you liked my little additional characters. Mother Nature and the forces of nature. I figured that Winter/summer solstice and spring/fall equinox would be like Mother's twins. I liked just the idea of mother nature ruling over and protecting Jack. I also added in there, if you noticed, April showers. I intend to add in a few more. They will have roles in the story but they will not take away from Jack and Pitch not to worry. Please tell me what you think. (also I didn't give too much away with how Mother Nature and the other forces look I wanted to leave that up to you)