Jokul stood in the shadows as his Master swept into the room with the massive orb in it. There were so many lights... Believers. His lip curled at the thought of the Guardians.

Soon the big one... North came running into the room with the others right behind him.

"Vhere is Jack?" North yelled furiously.

"Jack? Who is Jack?" Master mused.

"You know bloody well!" the rabbit... Pooka yelled, obviously furious with Master.

"Jokul, do you know who this Jack is?"

Jokul walked out of the shadows, his blue hood over his head to hide his hair as Master instructed. "I do not Master." he said, his voice monotone.

"Jack!" there was no stopping the Pooka from running to him and grasping his shoulders. The force of his body stopping the Pooka caused his hood to fall back revealing that his hair resembled oil under the light.

Gasps filled the room.

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Bunny felt his heart stop the moment he saw that hair. He desperately looked in Jack's eyes seeing that now they were a dull grey the color of smudged steel. "Jack?"

"Who is... Jack?" his mate tested his own name on his tongue as if it was something completely new to him.

"You are."

"No. I am Jokul Frosti." he said, his monotone voice driving Bunny insane.

"Poor boy, he's still an infant. Soon his heart will die and he will be a true Fearling." Pitch tsked.

Bunny's muscles tightened. "Leave Pitch. Leave!" he whirled around to see that Pitch had done just that.

"Master? Master!" Jack screamed. All the Guardians flinched at the completely loss that echoed in Jack's voice.

Jack began to stumble around the room mumbling for his 'master' over and over again.

Tooth fluttered over to where Jack had come from and picked up Jack's staff. She held it for a second then began to cry silently, her tears sliding down the worn wood. Her shoulders shook from her grief. She knew there was no way to restore their Jack Frost, there was now only Jokul Frosti and the darkness growing inside him.

"We can't let him live." Bunny said, his voice hoarse. "Not like that."

"Bunny!" North exclaimed.

"You know that we can't bring him back. He's gone." Bunny's gaze moved to Ja- Jokul and he felt his heart break again.

"Your bond Aster. Is it gone?"

"No."

"Corrupted?"

"Not yet."

"Then he cannot die. Not yet."

Jokul turned and looked at Bunny. "Why did he leave me?" he whispered, his voice cracking.

"I don't know Frostbite."

"He left me with evil. Am I not good enough?"

"We're not evil."

Jokul shook his head, ignoring Bunny.

"We need to put him in his room." North said softly.

"No. Leave him be. He's so human right now." Bunny whispered.

"I am so sorry Aster." Tooth hugged him, still holding onto the staff.

Before Bunny could say anything Jack began to wail, dropping to his knees.

Bunny ran to him and held him. "Sh... Jack. It's okay. You're okay." he nuzzled his mate like it was the last time... Because it very well could be.