450 YEARS LATER
Eboni pranced around, making prints in the freshly-laid snow. She stopped, once in a while, to gaze at the places where the children's, and adults', hearts were. She was gazing at their Guardian Angels, who waved before becoming a normal, white tattoo of themselves. Eboni smiled at all of them and kept on going, checking that all the Guardian Angels were alright.
When she got to Burgess, Pennsylvania, she spotted the infamous Jack Frost throwing snow at everyone. Eboni laughed, then sighted his Guard. (her nickname for Guardian Angels) She smiled and waved towards Eboni, and, if you believe in them, you will feel them waving. So, Jack felt it and immediately, his eyes were on Eboni. She waved her paw, nodding to Jack, and ran off to look for any people that may need help that the Guards can't help with. But, being the brilliant Guards they are, they took care of everything and left Eboni bored out of her mind.
Then, as she rested against a building from all the hopping, a voice came from an alleyway. "Ello, mate. Been a while."
"You too, Bunny. Has Jack treated you well?"
"Which Jack?" Bunnymund sighed, coming out of the alleyway, twirling his boomerang between his fingers.
"I would say both but I know Jack Frost wouldn't be. What about my little Jack?" Eboni could barely see the outline, but she sensed that it was waving to her. "Hey, little Jack." The Guard came out, materializing into a Guard at birth and a Guard that watches over their person while they sleep. He zipped over to Eboni as she held her hands out and he landed with a smile.
"Bunnymund has had some troubles lately," he told her with Guard language, and Eboni glanced at Bunnymund for a second before looking back down at the Guard.
"What kind of troubles?" She asked with their language.
"He has been missing you, Guardian Eboni." She nodded in understanding and Jack tilted his head. "Do you miss him, too?" She was caught off guard, and thought whether to give the truth or not. Truth. She nodded. Jack smiled and went back to the tattoo of himself, where Bunny's heart rested.
Eboni stood back up, peering at Bunnymund. "Do you have a reason to be with me or did you just want to visit?" She smiled, and Bunnymund nodded.
"Go with the yetis. We need you at North's shop." She turned and saw two yetis, one holding a snow globe. He dropped it on the ground and a big portal opened up.
"Are you coming?" Eboni asked, but Bunny was already gone. She chuckled, shaking her head. The yetis gestured to the portal, and Eboni nodded, walking through the magic portal, the yetis right behind.
...
When she emerged from the portal, she saw too many Christmas colors, but shrugged. "Ah, there she is! Eboni Jackrabbit!"
"Guardian Eboni Jackrabbit," she reminded North. Eboni looked around and tilted her head in confusion. "Where's Bunny?"
"He'll be here in a moment," North told right as a magic portal opened from behind me. She jumped away as a bag hurtled through the portal, right into furry arms. Eboni looked up and saw Bunny, who was smiling softly, and she coughed in embarrassment, stepping away. The bag opened, and out came Jack Frost. "And here's Jack Frost!" Eboni looked to North.
"Why are we here?" She asked, coming in front of them, since she was not a Guardian. Well, not that kind of Guardian. "Are we on top of the naughty list to be here or something, that made you all gather together and drag us here?"
"Jack is on top of the naughty list. You're on top of the nice list, Eboni. But, we're wiping the slate of the naughty list today."
"Why?" Jack asked, coming to be beside her.
"Why? I'll tell you why! Because now, you are Guardian!" The yetis that led Eboni here came behind North and held up lit torches, happy music played- just complete chaos. A few seconds after it started, Jack slammed his staff down, making the torches blow out, stop the music, and push the book North was holding into his (North's) face. The ground was slick, which made Eboni slip, grabbing for something to keep herself up. Something caught her, though, and she looked to who it was- Jack. He steadied her and looked to the group of Guardians.
"What makes you think I want to be a Guardian?" Jack demanded.
"You know you want to," North made a 'duh' face. "Music!" It started up again, but Jack spread out his arms, demanding no music. The trumpet elf slammed his trumpet on the floor and pushed the other elf beside him angrily, who slid across the floor. Eboni chuckled, putting her hands over her mouth to subdue it.
"You don't want me," Jack said, walking around the room. "You're all... hard work and deadlines... and I'm snowballs and fun times. I'm not a Guardian."
"Neither am I," Eboni added in. "I mean, I'm not that kind of Guardian. I just like to prance around and look at all the kids, all happy and stuff. I really can't do anything like you guys can. All I do is be bored since all my little Guards take care of everything. Mostly."
"Jack, Eboni, you don't understand what it is we do," Tooth zipped over to them, then went closer to the globe with the little lights. "Everyone of those lights is a child who believes."
"And good or bad, naughty or nice, we protect them," North piped in, looking at the globe.
"No, no," Jack said, a bit of a chuckle in his tone. "No offense."
"How- how- how is that not offensive?" Bunny demanded, coming just a bit closer to the two. "I mean, what does this clown know about bringing joy to children, anyway?" He brought down his head to scratch an itch with his foot.
"Ever heard of snow days?" Jack asked, turning around from where he was striding to slowly. "I mean, it's no hard boiled egg, but they like what I do."
"But they don't believe in you," Bunnymund pointed out.
"Cut it out, you two," Eboni told them, feeling a bit hurt by what Bunny said, since it also applied to her. She went in between them, so as to not allow them to fight.
"No, no, the kangaroo is right," Jack agreed, and Eboni's ear twitched.
"The-the what?" Bunny and Eboni asked incredulously.
"Look here, mate, I'm not a kangaroo," Bunnymund came closer to Jack, though Eboni tried to push him back. Same with Jack.
"If you're not a kangaroo, then what are you two?" Eboni gave him an exasperated look.
"We're bunnies."
"I'm the Easter bunny," Bunnymund added.
"Okay, introduction is over, you go over there," She pointed Bunnymund towards the Guardians, "and you come with me, so no fighting could take place, okay?" Jack gave her a glare but followed and sat on the desk as she leaned against it, crossing her arms.
"Now, no more wishy-washy things. Pitch is out there, and we have to stop him," North told them, and Eboni's eyes widened.
"The Boogieman?" she asked a bit fearfully. "If he gets to my angels, he'll destroy them easily! More the reason you should really pick someone more qualified. I don't even think I can fight!"
"Same here, Pitch is more the reason you should pick someone qualified for the job."
"Pick? Pick?! You think we picked?" North laughed. "No, you were chosen, like us." He then swept his hand to the sky, saying, "By Man in Moon." She looked up and gazed at the moon.
"You picked me?" Eboni asked with wonder. "Why?"
"Why wouldn't he inform us, too, then?" Jack demanded.
"I don't know, Jack, but..." then Tooth's voice was floated to a far off land as furry paws were rested comfortably on her shoulders.
"You okay, mate?" he whispered to her ear, and she nodded softly. "You know you can't say no to the Man in the Moon, right?" Eboni nodded again, averting her eyes to Bunny. "Listen, mate, back at the alleyway... what did your Jack tell you?" he asked, and Eboni smiled softly.
"He told me that you miss me," she confessed. "Glad you care," she added as Bunnymund squished her into a hug. "Can't- breathe-!" She gasped, and Bunnymund loosened up his hold. He then knelt, making Eboni follow suit.
"He was right," he agreed. "Why do you just come and go, like you weren't even there, but you leave me with the memories of your visit, making me wonder whether you were actually here or not?" Eboni tensed a bit, but then breathed in to calm herself.
"Bunny, I-" Then, North's voice, which was calling for Eboni, cut her off, and she smiled apologetically. "Sorry, Bunnymund. Maybe later." He nodded, standing back up as she followed North and Jack. He glared at Jack as he followed behind Eboni, making small talk with her as they looked around.
"Bunnymund, what's the matter?" Tooth asked, flying up to him.
"It's nothing," he replied coolly, still glaring at Jack. Tooth followed his glare, and spotted Jack and Eboni.
"Ooh..." she realized, then shot a knowing look at Bunny. He ignored her.