This takes place after the movie. Pitch is still out there, hiding. Thanks for reading(:


300 years later

"JACK!"

North, most commonly known as Santa Claus or St. Nick, sighed and grumbled to himself in a mixture of Russian and English. That boy was always disappearing. North glanced outside the window silently. He straightened his red coat.

"Jack!"

North walked to the globe. He stared at all of the glowing dots. One blinked out before his eyes- a child had stopped believing in the Guardians. This happened from time to time, and it was expected to happen as the children grew older. But still, it hurt.

"North, whaddya need?" A pale boy with white blonde hair and clear blue eyes hopped through an open window. The handsome boy leaned casually on his staff and adjusted the strings of his blue hoodie. North turned from the globe and opened his mouth to give an order to Jack.

"Call the others. I have important meeting to discuss." North said gravely. "Man in Moon says spirit is in trouble."

"Who's in trouble? What spirit?" Jack tried to ask, but North sighed and walked to the handle that created the unnatural northern lights. It was the signal for the other Guardians to go to the North Pole, used for mostly emergency meetings and important announcements. Within minutes, a giant hole appeared in the floor and a six foot tall bunny hopped out of it. His dark grey fur was impossibly thick and was covered in blue markings. He had a pair of boomerangs in his sash, along with a few egg bombs.

"G'day, mate," The rabbit said. His strong Australian accent was warm but harsh. "What's the problem, eh?"

"Hey, furball!" Jack greeted the Aussie bunny. A boomerang was thrown at his head. Jack laughed and ducked.

"I explain when Tooth get here," North said. A yeti walked up and showed North a blue tricycle for approval. "I don't like it. Paint it red!" North laughed gaily and grabbed a cookie from a passing elf. The yeti looked back at his work station to the twenty- plus blue tricycles and yelled in anger. He threw the blue toy down and stormed off.

A twittering was heard from the window. Toothiana fluttered in, surrounded by the usual three or four fairies. She was talking about to them about tonight's teeth collection.

"… and make sure you don't forget Morocco tonight." She said to Baby Tooth, her trusted fairy. "That was awful how some of the teeth weren't picked up. OH, and remember to leave two quarters tonight! It'll be a happy surprise for the children." Tooth turned to the fairy next to Baby Tooth. "And you need to be nicer to Baby Tooth. She told me that you yanked her feathers last yesterday. Now, that wasn't very nice, was it?"

"Tooth, shut it, would yah?" Bunnymund sighed and leaned against the wall. He took an egg out and started to paint it with stripes and polka dots. Tooth opened her mouth, but before she could speak, North interrupted her.

"No fighting! We wait for Sandy, no? Then we get started!" The jolly old man chuckled merrily. A few seconds later a golden airplane flew into the room and Sandy stepped out of it. He wiped his hands and gave North a thumbs up. The little golden man grinned at everyone in the room and spelled hello in sparkly sand above his head. Only Jack noticed and waved back at him.

"Good, we all here." North rubbed his hands. "Man in moon had announcement. We must stand at spots."

The five Guardians stood at their designated spots surrounding the opening for the moon's crystal. The crystal rose out of the floor and was a blank slate. It shone bright and it glowed a fluorescent blue.

"A new Guardian?" Bunnymund grumbled. He grossed his arms and slouched down. "I still don't even like the last one." A snowball was thrown into his face. Bunnymund jumped up straight. "Oi, Frosty, do that again, I dare you!"

"Quiet, Bunny!" North held his hands up. "It shall be shown!"

The crystal brightened for a moment. Who could the new Guardian be? Bunnymund crossed his fingers and muttered, "Please not Groundhog, please not Groundhog, anyone but Groundhog!" Tooth glared at him.

"Aster! Hush!" Tooth frowned. Bunnymund scowled at her.

The crystal flashed once, twice, thrice before it showed a girl with long brown hair and vines shooting out of her hands. Gossamer wings fluttered behind her as she took aim at an invisible enemy. Her hair was tangled with various flowers and beads. Jack let out a low whistle.

"Oh no, not 'er!" Bunnymund exclaimed. He jumped back. "Anyone but 'er! She's a bloody nightmare, she is! I woulda' preferred the Groundhog!"

"Who is that?" Jack asked. His face was pressed up against the crystal. "She's pretty." He was practically drooling at the picture. Sandy shook his head at the boy in disgust. A picture of Jack with hearts for eyes appeared over his head in gold sand. North saw and laughed. Sandy couldn't help but join in with his jingly laugh.

"That's Flora!" Tooth jumped excitedly. She clapped her hands together. "You probably know her as Mother Nature. She helps the flowers bloom." Tooth fluttered around the room in a frenzy. "Oh, we used to be so close when we were younger! I haven't seen her for two centuries!" Tooth's feathers shone brightly in the light of the crystal. Bunnymund made a noise of disgust in the back of his throat. He crossed his arms and turned from the crystal with a huff.

"Bunny, why you no like Flora?" North questioned the rabbit. "She nice girl." He roughly pulled Jack away from the crystal. "Toothie speaks highly of sprite."

"I don't like 'er because one time she grew flowers in all of my hiding places!" Bunnymund stomped his foot. "In the year of 1894! Bloody menace, she is." He threw his boomerang to make a point. Tooth shook her head. Jack crept closer to the crystal and stared at it.

"Aster, that is the stupidest reason for a grudge I have ever heard. Flora is a lovely girl. Sure, she's got a bit of a temper, and sure, sometimes she can be a bit airheaded, but it gets to the best of us." Tooth looked at North. She lowered herself to the ground as somberly as an energetic hummingbird could. "How is she in trouble? Is she alright?"

"Man in Moon says something has been stopping her from growing flowers. It could be Pitch. Manny says she has nightmares of her flowers wilting and they die because of it." North yanked Jack away from the crystal again and turned to Bunnymund.

"But that doesn't explain why she is a Guardian now!" Bunnymund mumbled.

North stared at him blankly with his big blue eyes. "She is Guardian because she help children."

"How in the world does that sprite help the children?" Bunnymund yelped. He pointed a finger at the picture of Flora. "All she does is grow bloody flowers! She does nothing to 'help' the children! She's a blooming oversized fairy!" Tooth glowered at him. Seeing as she was the Tooth Fairy, this annoyed her.

"Ah, but that's where you are wrong, Bunny." North chuckled and waved a sausage- like finger at the large rabbit. "By growing the flowers, she brings peace and harmony to the world. She can control nature and use it for the greater good. How many times have you seen a child leaving an Easter egg hunt with a flower tucked into her hair? That was Flora's doing. She can bring happiness to a child just as easily as we can." North gestured to the five Guardians. "That is why Man in Moon says she is now Guardian. She helps protect the children from sadness."

"So who's going to get her?" Tooth said excitedly. She fluttered into the air again while a few of her fairies looked excited. "Can I go?" She clasped her hands together excitedly. Her fairies chirped enthusiastically. Jack looked up expectantly.

"Yes, Tooth. And take Sandy. He'll help you." North waved her and the small golden man off. Tooth flew out of the window and Sandy made his airplane out of his dream sand. "We'll be here to prepare her room!"

"Prepare 'er room? She's staying here?" Bunnymund grumbled. North nodded. "Bloomin' shelia would want to do it herself. She's not much into letting others do what she could do on her own." The tall rabbit turned to go. "I'll be in me Warren." He tapped the ground with his large foot.

"Oh, no you don't!" North grabbed Bunnymund by his sash before he jumped in the hole. "You go nowhere! You stay right here!"

"Uh, North?" Jack tugged on the sleeve of North's red coat. "Maybe I should go with Tooth and Sandy. They might need some help." He anxiously watched as the bright hummingbird and the twinkling plane disappeared over the horizon.

"You're needed here. We shall have big dinner to celebrate our new Guardian, no?" The jolly Russian man beamed. "Bunny, come with me to kitchen. You make your famous carrot cake and I make delicious borscht. Elves will make more cookies." North babbled on about his idea for Christmas while he dragged Bunnymund and Jack to the kitchen with him. Bunnymund couldn't help but dread meeting the overgrown fairy. He knew there was something about her that annoyed him.


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