Jack's POV:

It felt so good to be flying through the air again, headed back to the North Pole. After a few minutes, I arrived, and landed in the Globe room.

"North?" I called, unsure of what had happened since I was last here.

"Jack? Is that you?" A voice called. I turned towards the sound of the voice, and saw North come into the room.

"What happened, North? Are Tooth Fairy, Bunny and Sandy okay? Are you okay?" I asked.

"We are all fine. A better question is what happened to you? It's been 200 years." North replied.

"Pitch knocked me out." I said.

"For two hundred years? How did you wake up?" North asked.

"There was a woman, Angel…she found me. What happened with Pitch? Is Jamie okay?" I said, looking up at the Globe.

"Pitch was defeated, after a few years of fighting. Jamie, he's fine. He never stopped believing." North replied.

"How can Jamie be fine? It's been two hundred years, North!" I said, feeling impossibly frustrated.

"He is, though, Jack. The outside world…ever since you disappeared, it's as though everything has been frozen. Easter and Christmas have been happening, children have been losing their teeth, Sandy has been giving them good dreams, but their aging been happening at a slower rate. It's as if time has slowed, almost stopped, since you disappeared." North explained.

"But…that's not possible." I said, disbelieving. Jamie is still young? How can this be? He should be dead by now, but he's still a boy.

"I know it seems impossible, Jack, but that is what has happened. I'm just glad to see you again, Jack. I'm sorry that we were so harsh with you that time, Jack." North said.

"I understand, North. Has the Man in the Moon told you anything?" I asked.

"No, he hasn't." North replied, looking up at the hole where the moon usually shone through. Tonight, the usually bright moon was covered by clouds, casting a shadow over the pole. I couldn't imagine why time would've slowed down just because I disappeared, and why the Man in the Moon hadn't been talking to the Guardians.

"I'm going to go see Jamie." I decided, wondering if he would still be able to see me. I turned and left, not waiting for North to say anything to me.

"Jack-be careful." North called after me.

"I will be. Don't forget the lights, in case something happens." I replied, looking back at North. For such a large presence, standing there by himself, he looked…weary. I pushed the feelings of worry away, and flew towards Burgess, with the help of my ever present friend, Zephyr. When I arrived in Burgess, I went straight to Jamie's house, not even pausing to look at the lake that I had become Jack Frost in, so long ago. I pushed open the window, and quietly stepped into the room. Jamie was lying in bed, his eyes tightly closed, with his arms wrapped tightly around himself.

"Jack. Jack, where are you?" Jamie whispered, a tear running down his cheek.

"I'm right here, Jamie." I said, wondering if he could hear me.

"JACK!" Jamie yelled, sitting up as if he'd been shocked.

"Jamie? Jamie, are you okay?" A woman's voice said, and there was the sound of footsteps approaching. I stayed where I was, figuring that she wouldn't be able to see me. The door to Jamie's room opened, and the light went on. Standing in the doorway was the young woman I had seen this morning, who had brushed all the snow off of me, and warmed up Baby Tooth.

"You! What are you doing here? Why are you in Jamie's room?" She said, her eyes narrowing.

"Jack?" Jamie said, looking at me.

"Hey, Jamie." I said, wondering who this young woman was, and where Jamie's Mom was.

"Aunt Angel-it's alright. This is Jack Frost. Remember? I told you about him?" Jamie said, looking towards her.

"Jamie…but… this is the boy that I found in that crevasse, under the snow when I was in Antarctica with Ted." Angel said, looking shocked.

"Maybe you should sit down." I said. Angel took my advice, sitting down on the edge of Jamie's bed.

"You found Jack? You're the reason that he came back?" Jamie asked, looking at his aunt happily. Angel nodded, looking as if she was about to pass out.

"Jamie, I'm going to go talk to your aunt for a bit, okay?" I said, walking towards her. Jamie nodded, looking at his aunt with concern. Angel stood up, hugged Jamie, and then walked towards the door. I followed her, winking at Jamie before I closed his bedroom door. Angel walked towards the kitchen, and when she got there, busied herself by making hot chocolate. I leaned against the doorframe, waiting for her to finish. When she did, she gestured for me to sit down, and placed a cup of hot chocolate for me on the table. I sat, and she did the same.

"What happened to Jamie and Sophie's Mom?" I whispered.

"She was in a car accident, about a year ago. So I adopted Jamie and Sophie." Angel explained.

"I'm sorry, Angel." I said.

"I am too. I'm just glad that they're both okay." Angel replied, staring down at her hot chocolate.

"So…why were you in Antarctica?" I inquired.

"Well, my friend Ted and I, we're both photographers, and we've always wanted to go there, so we did. The reason I was down in the crevasse was because I thought I saw something when I was looking into it, so I decided to take a closer look." Angel said.

"And then you found me. I bet that was a bit more then you bargained for, hm?" I said.

"Just a bit." Angel replied, smiling.

"Have you noticed anything unusual about time lately, Angel?" I inquired.

"No, I haven't. Why?" Angel asked, looking puzzled.

"Well…according to North, it's been two hundred years since I fell into that crevasse." I whispered.

"Two hundred years? That's not possible!" Angel exclaimed.

"I know it isn't. North said that it was as if time in your world, the outside world, has slowed-almost stopped." I explained.

"But…why?" Angel whispered.

"I don't know." I said.