(A/N: And the sequel to "The First Guardian" begins...now!)


One could agree, on a scientific note, that flowers turn into fruits with seeds inside. Flowers don't lay eggs with little sproutlings inside. Only animals lay eggs.

Well, to be fair, the eggs that sprang out of these flowers didn't hatch to become plants, and an animal – if you could call him that – owned these flowers.

The Easter Bunny watched the eggs emerge from colored petals, grow legs, and scramble off to fulfill their destiny of becoming Easter eggs. It had been this way for a hundred Easters now – and not one step out of line. They sprang out perfectly, were dyed and painted perfectly, and waddled into place perfectly until a lucky child found them on Easter day.

"What's that over there?"

He blinked, suddenly remembering a little girl's laughter from five hundred years ago.

"Oh, that's a beauty!"

Bunnymund shook his head, even as a bitter feeling washed over him – the same feeling he had when all of the Pookas had died except for him.

The air in the Warren suddenly shifted. Bunny looked up and saw a shimmering array of the Northern Lights above him, and it meant only one thing: the Guardians are to assemble yet again.

He stood and tapped on the ground with his hind paw, and as a tunnel appeared he jumped into it. Then it closed behind him.


The Sun was beginning to rise in Africa. A girl sat on the railing of the terrace of her house, watching the sky thoughtfully. Being a late sleeper, she had seen what had happened to the Moon and was wondering what it meant.

Something landed on the railing next to her. Slowly, the girl turned her head...and came face-to-face with a lovely glowing lady whose light was like that of a star. The spectral girl waved a hand at the child who stared at her in wonder.

"Hello," Katherine softly greeted, and slowly again, the girl nodded. Katherine adjusted the green book under her arm and was about to sit down on the railing when the little girl looked back to the sky again, and the spectral girl had to look as well. Bands of rainbow-like streams fluttered across the sky – the aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights. Her eyes widened, then she looked back at the little girl.

"It was nice to meet you," she told the girl, then bowed politely before flying off in the direction of the North Pole.

"Goodbye, Starlight!" the little girl exclaimed.


The Moon was still out in Anchorage, and the people were still trying to reconcile their minds with what had just happened. In fact, one person was still staring at the Moon in disbelief, and perhaps also in melancholy.

Snow fell around Jack Frost as he looked at the bright yellow sneering face in the sky, and he pulled his hood further over his head. A slight twinge of pain came up his arm, and he shuddered.

Why did the black disappear?

Moreover, why is the Fearling reacting to it...?

Maybe it was the fact that the Kishin had been sealed on that Moon for a hundred years now. Maybe it was because of the Kishin's participation in Pitch's plans 500 years ago. That was probably the reason why the Fearling poison inside him was only affecting him now. And it only gave him a feeling of dread the more he thought about it.

Something big was coming, something that was strong enough to make the cover of the black blood disappear. But what?

Jack blinked, and then looked above him as trails of the Northern Lights started to appear in the night sky. He smirked.

Well, looks like I'm about to find out.

The winter spirit stood up, and called out, "Wind!" As if in greeting, the Wind began to blow. He started running, while saying, "Take me to the North Pole!" The Wind blew again, stronger this time, and it was enough to lift him up and make him fly to his destination.


The first to come into the North Pole after Santa Claus sent out the aurora borealis was the Easter Bunny, who had immediately tried to interrogate him on what had happened, and was consequently told to wait until the other Guardians arrived. The next (much to Bunny's surprise) was Jack Frost, who kept a cool exterior but North knew that he was secretly excited about this meeting.

After Jack came, so did the Tooth Fairy, with a few of her mini-fairies, who had come back after Tooth had retrieved her centuries-old tooth box from Lord Death. (Somehow, his father had managed to track down and safe-keep quite a few of the Guardians' artifacts aside from Katherine's book.) Then the Sandman flew in on a little dreamsand train, with the spectral girl – now known as Starlight instead of Mother Goose, due to her luminescence and the lack of a goose – riding in the carriage after him. North welcomed them in as well, then looked around.

"Now," he put a hand to his beard, "we still need one more Guardian..."

As he had been saying this, someone appeared from behind him, and Katherine, Jack, and Sandy started snickering. North noticed this and, with a sly smile, turned around to see gleaming green eyes staring at him.

"There you are, Nightlight," he greeted, and the spectral boy smiled.

The Guardians had been surprised, too, when Nightlight reappeared after Maka Albarn's death. Lord Death had concluded, after a thorough analysis of the situation, that there was a great deal of magic involved in the inexplicable bond between Nightlight and Maka. However, it was very old magic – so old that not even the books from North's library contained any information on them. They came to agree months after Maka's death that they would leave the matter well alone. Nightlight was back, and that was what mattered.

Once all of them were settled, North began. "So, you all know what happened to the Moon this night. Let me explain what it means: the black blood covering on the Moon that kept the Kishin sealed tight is no more."

The Guardians' faces were all filled with horror of varying degrees at this point. Would they have to fight Asura again? Would they lose again? Katherine in particular felt her heart sink to her stomach as she looked at Nightlight – at the center of his chest, to be precise.

"We still don't know much about this yet," North continued, "but I can feel it – in my belly – that this is very serious thing we are dealing with."

"So, what're we gonna do?" Bunny asked, raising his eyebrows. "Get into battle gear and fight 'em to the death; maybe even call Lord Death and tell'em to bring in the cavalry?"

"Maybe!" North's eyes shone mischievously. "To the sleigh!"


So, what'd you think? Pretty neat, huh? What? You're tired of all the sequels? Well, too bad.