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Jack woke up with a horrible headache. He groaned as he sat up, but was surprised to see he was still at North's. That's when he remembered everything. From his embarassment to Bunny's anger. He shuddered as he remembered the impact it had made with his head. At that moment, Tooth came in. She jumped and flew over to him.
"Jack! I was so worried! I thought you would be passed out for forever! I mean when you didn't wake up that first day; we were all so scared! Why I-" She started to ramble, but was cut off by Jack.
"The first day? How long have I been knocked out?" He asked.
Tooth looked down at the ground.
"Well, about 5 days..." Tooth said quietly.
Jack's eyes widend. 5 days! How could he have been out for 5 days! He was supposed to be making winter for the world. Not snoozing!
"W-What! I need to go!" He shouted trying to stand up. Only to fail, and hold his head.
"Ooooh..." He groaned in pain. Tooth rushed up to his side, and laid him back down.
"Jack, I know you're worried, but we need you to stay calm. We have some of the other winter spirits taking your area." She said putting her hand on his shoulder.
Jack uneasily laid back down.
"Good boy. Now you're suffering from a slight concussion. You just need to lay back and do nothing. Think of it as a...vacation! Yeah! This is just an extended vacation. Now you stay here while I get the others." She then flew off.
"Wait..." Jack called after her, but she was to far gone. He closed his eyes.
Well, isn't this just perfect! I'm stuck here for a couple of days. Now I feel completely useless. I just need to do SOMETHING to get out of this! Maybe I could-
He was cut from his thoughts as the door opened, and a small feathery object started chirping in his face. He laughed and pet it's head.
"Hey, Baby Tooth. I'm alright." He looked up and saw the other Gaurdians there. All except for Bunny. He was about to ask, but it seemed that Tooth could read his mind.
"Bunny had to work on getting the snow out of the Warren siince you were...asleep." She explained awkwardly.
North came up to Jack, and looked him over. He shook his head and looked at the other two Gaurdians.
"This not good. One of us needs to keep an eye on him at all times. He might try to leave his bed, and further injure himself." He said in his thick Russian accent.
They all looked at each other unsure of who would take the job. Christmas was coming up, Sandy had to go out during the nights, and Tooth was always working 24/7. Baby Tooth immediately raised her hand up high, and waved it in all of their faces.
"...I say Tooth." North said finally making Baby Tooth look rejected. Sandy had a check mark appear above his head, and nodded his agreement. They both turned to look at the gaping Gaurdian of Memories.
"B-But I have work that needs to be done. Who will watch the fairies?" She asked them thinking she had them stumped.
"Baby Tooth. She can watch the fairies." Jack suddenly blurted before he could stop himself. The others looked at him in shock, and Baby Tooth even looked like she was going to faint.
"W-What?" Tooth asked him.
"Well...she is your second-in-command, and their job is to take their boss' place when they have something to do. So it's only logical..." He explained.
North clapped his hands together and grinned.
"There! It's settled. Tooth will watch Jack, and the rest of us will continue bringing joy to children. We'll see you later!" He then walked out, and Sandy gave a wink and a thumbs up before walking with him. Tooth looked at Jack and blushed slightly.
"Well, I'll help you in a sec. I need to fill Baby Tooth in on somethings." Tooth grabbed the small fairy, and took her into the hall.
"Alright, Baby Tooth, this is what I've been training you for. In the case if an emergency, it would rest on you. Do you remember your training?" She asked. Baby Tooth nodded her head.
"Good. So you think you're ready for this?" She inquired. Baby Tooth shook her head to signal no.
"Don't worry. You'll do fine. I have my trust in you." She laughed. "Now go on."
She watched Baby Tooth fly in the direction of Tooth Palace, and sighed. She looked at the door that held her new objective. Jack Frost. She smoothed her feathers down and walked into the room beaming at Jack. Who smiled back in return.
Back at Tooth Palace
Bunny hopped out of his hole. He wanted to apologise to Tooth for not listening and hurting Jack. He walked around and got a few waves and chirps from the fairies. They recognized him easily. He would visit all the time because he had slight feelings for the Tooth Fairy. But when ever he asked, he was always turned down. So you could only try to imagine how angry he was when Tooth started getting 'close' to the new Gaurdian. And right when said Gaurdian had just put him through a lot of trouble. He started to get worried when he couldn't find Tooth. He looked up and saw Baby Tooth. She appeared to be...giving orders?
"Baby Tooth?" He called unsure.
The small fairy looked down, and flew to the tall rabbit. Bunny was the only one who could understand the fairies besides Tooth.
"Where's Tooth?"
B.T. explained that Jack had woken up, and that the Gaurdians had decided Tooth would watch over him. Bunny frowned. He knew he would have to ask Jack for his forgiveness. He honestly hadn't meant to hit him that hard. He was just blinded by rage.
"Thanks." He replied as he made a hole appear. He jumped through, and ended up in North's shop. He headed towards the room. He was about to enter when he heard a strange thing.
"I don't know, Jack..."
