Jamie smiled, he didn't want the day to end, but he didn't complain. He knew that Jack had to answer the call whenever the lights shone in the sky. Jack had told him about that once. Plus, he wasn't a baby. He waved as Jack took off before going inside. When Jack arrived at the pole he found that the others were already waiting for him and their expressions were anything but pleasant. Right down grim actually, whatever this was about... it wasn't going to be good.

"Hey guys whats going on?" He looked at each guardian confusion flittering over his features and curiosity to why they were upset.

"Iz not good." North said, a grim look appeared on his normally jolly features; it was a strange thing to see really.

"Jack... we have a problem with a spirit that seems to be going on rampage. Spirit we have not dealt with since many year ago during last plague. Death." Bunny nodded. Tooth seemed to shudder at the mention of said spirit. Not that there was anything really wrong with the spirit, whose job it was to guide spirits from their normal life to the next. Normally this spirit was peaceful but as of late... those who weren't meant to die had been and several of those who had been killed recently had been some of Jack's new believers around the globe.

"This is pretty bad mate." Bunny said, and pointed to the globe. The lights that had flickered out had made a pattern on South America... it looked like a skull with a small "J" in the middle of the forehead. His eyes widened his breath seemed to stop.

"not him not again" he whispered.

"how long has this been going on?" He looked at each guardian with a very serious stern gaze.

"Not long. Just noticed this morning. We know you know of him, but spirit isn't bad... just... different."

"He's gone too far this time, mates. That's a warning alright and he's after ya... can't bloody well know why. Ain't like he ain't lost a soul before when a spirit came ta be." Bunny said in thought. Jack growled his anger returning that dark behavior sandy and him had been working together to get rid of

"alright the bastard wants me then he'll get me!" He snarled wind breaking windows howling with rage. He was pissed now those were people he knew dearly said spirit took from him.

"Jack... mate... calm down... No one knows how you feel more than I do, but we can't just go running off after Death. He's not like most spirits." It was Bunny who spoke, his voice was even, but his emerald eyes that usually held a friendly mocking gaze were soft with understanding. He shook his head going outside unleashing all his powers on a great frozen rock that many had tried breaking but now was sliced in half. Yetis cleaned up the broken glass and work on repairing it while Bunny just sighed. Of all the Guardians he knew what it was like to lose someone close... and not just anyone... he was the last of his kind after all. There was no one more lonely than Bunny. He came back inside dropping his staff no energy left he collapsed in exhaustion. Tooth caught Jack before he hit the floor. She took him to one of the many rooms that was on the top floor of the workshop. When Jack came around, Bunny was waiting nearby; he was staring out the window, paws clasped behind his back, seeming to stare at nothing. He rubbed his head not remembering anything accept for the death problem and the loss of believers he sucked in a breath trying to remain calm but it was really hard for him. Bunny's ears were back against his head, like they had been the day that he'd lost Easter earlier that year.

"It's hard... it doesn't get any easier with time either... It never goes away... I was like you when I was still young... before I was asked to become a Guardian. I figure ya have a right to know... before this place even knew Pitch existed... I was one of a colony of Pooka who called this place home... When Pitch crashed here... he changed that... I alone escaped... Pitch, who had once fought alongside many of my brethren, had become a monster and slaughtered many of us. As far as I know... I'm the last." Even as he spoke, not once did he turn to Jack, he was lost in the memory of those he'd known... family and friends. He had lost it all in the blink of an eye. Jack was shocked to say the least he did one thing though he hugged Bunny close.

"It's ok Bunny, they're probably watching over you now." Jack may not know what it's like to lose an entire race of your own kind but he did know what it was like to lose a family.

"They're really proud of you Bunny, I can tell you're a great person and I am happy you're here and my friend." He hugged tighter, his own memories of loss surfacing. Bunny was drawn from his memories by the hug, blinking he wrapped one paw around Jack. Ruffling his hair slightly with the other like an older brother might.

"Maybe ya ain't use to it yet, but we feel the same of you. Yer family now. Don't forget it or that we're here for ya. Always will be." Jack smiled.

"I know." He let go.

"Now... um, let's go see how the others are doing on a plan to stop him." He growled 'him' as he'd had many encounters with this particular spirit. Bunny nodded, releasing Jack as well.

"Don't go tellin' no one about this... I lose me reputation." He said, his eyes gleaming with their usual mirth as he followed Jack from the room. Leading the winter spirit to a meeting room close to the globe of belief where the other three seemed to be talking, several books strewn along the table.

"Iz not that simple Tooth! See for self! All know spirit has been around longer than us." North was saying as the two of them entered the room. Jack sat up in the rafters away from the discussion 'cause god... he was about to blow a gasket. This spirit been following him since his first kill.

"All I'm saying is that maybe it would work." Tooth replied, the two are too distracted to notice that either has come in.

"Iz not likely. Iz sly spirit. Slip right past. Most not even know he there!" Sandy waves to Jack and Bunny, giving a helpless sort of shrug in indication of Tooth and North who are obviously debating something.

Jack waved back half heartedly his mind was elsewhere in memories of the past times in his life the last time he was Jakoul.

A question mark appears over Sandy's head as he watches Jack, obviously noticing something the others are missing. Bunny notices too, but he's silent on the matter as he listens to the debate going on between the two for a moment before clearing his throat.

" 'ate to interrupt a tick, but what's this whole thing about?" Tooth points to an open book on spells, it was a restraining spell.

"I thought this might help against Death. I mean, we can't just treat him like we did Pitch." Jack winced as the end of the memories the echoed the message: "Time is ticking, Jack"

Those were the last words spoken to him by Death. Sandy did his best to get Jack's attention, concerned for the winter spirit. Bunny frowned thoughtfully at the spell.

"Might work, might not." It was all he said. Jack shook his head then turned his attention to Sandy making a face of he was fine when he obviously was not. Sandy nodded a little, not pressing, but asking if Jack knew anything that might help. Jack shook his head not anything he would know of really. He sighed scratching his back on an old wound from the fight with Pitch. Jack floated down.

"What spell?" He was so lost in his memories he didn't even hear the conversation of the spell.

While the Guardians were trying to figure out what to do, a shadowy figure stalked Burgess. It was no secret that the town really favored Jack Frost... It didn't take him long to find out just which child meant the most to Jack. It was ridiculously easy actually. A soft smile tugged at the lips of the spirit as he watched the boy, Jamie, settle in for the night. He was innocent to the tragedies of the world, still new to things of spirits despite all of his research. That the boy had sought out the spirit Death had followed for so long now was intriguing. Like Jack, Death was pale, his hair was white but it was more of a deathly white than the snow white of Jack's and his eyes, though blue, were a glossy pale of his namesake rather than the brilliant icy ones of the frost spirit. He wore a simple black hoodie, if only because he liked it and because he had often mocked Jack through the years. Now it was more because he actually liked the way the fabric moved and the freedom. His pants were just normal blue jeans; he kept up with fashion trends more than people would know or think. He looked only slightly older than Jack. Normally he kept out of sight of children, but he needed to appear to this child to draw Jack out... He wanted Jack back. That was why he'd been stalking the winter spirit, but up until now he hadn't found anyway to reclaim the soul he'd lost.

"A restraining spell." Tooth said when Jack came down. None aware of the danger that stalked the night of Burgess. That with the morning's light came a mother's frightened scream as her child was nowhere to be found in the bed she had seen him tucked into the night before... Jack was laying in the rafters, sleeping pretty fine till he felt a pain in his chest sort of like and alarm of a child in danger; only one child he could sense in danger and it was Jamie.

"Jamie." He flew off past the Guardians before they could realize what was happening, the globe glowed, one light was glowing a red instead of gold... By the time Jack made it to Burgess, the only thing he'd find is a hysterical mother who was talking to police. The adults baffled as to what could have happened. Pippa was standing at a distance with a worried expression when she saw Jack.

"Jack!"