"We… We're at the Poles?" Brian says shivering because it was cold.
"Did you not tell them about it or did you kidnap them?" The big man says pointing to Tara and only Valerie could see her.
"I'm sorry, chaps. She almost drowned and then they all freaked and since only she can see us, well, I had to." Tara says pointing to Valerie and Valerie wears a surprised expression because she did not recall drowning and she was incredibly warm for some reason.
"Why is he talking to air?" Brian asks out loud and everyone heard him.
"We're not air… You just don't believe in us…" April says because it was true and she was getting ticked.
"He's talking to other guardians… You don't believe in them so you can't see the, but I can." Valerie says as if she knew that for her whole life and that she was an expert on the topic.
"Who don't we believe in? Frosty the Snowman!" Cole says jokingly, but the kids look at him annoyed.
"April Fools, Jack O' Lantern, Tara Lumen, Scarlet Black, and I believe Samhain, but he isn't here."
"How do you know about Samhain?" Emma says and Valerie looks at her.
"I really don't know… I feel like I know everyone… Isn't the moon your father and Mother Nature your mother? And isn't Pitch Black or the boogeyman your dad?" Valerie says looking over at Scarlet and Tara and they look startled.
"Wait… How do you know that?" Scarlet says taking a step back looking like someone had given her a blow.
"I said I don't know!" Valerie says and flames seem to rise of her hair.
"Can I have a word with you?" Tara says motioning to Valerie.
"Ok." Valerie says walking up to Tara.
"Where are you going?" Brian asked stepping out from the middle of the bunch of kids.
"I'm going to talk with Tara. If you'd believe in her you will be able to see her like Jack and Emma." Valerie says walking out of the room with Tara. The hall was filled with magnificent shades of red and green and had higher ceilings for the furry creatures that walked by on occasion. They looked at Valerie with interest, but went back to work as quick as they stopped.
"They're called yetis." Tara says noting the confused look on Valerie when yetis went by.
"I thought Santa had help from elves?" Valerie says looking ahead, but it seemed like they'd been walking for some time.
"He does… More or less." Tara says pointing to a rainbow elf and one that had Christmas light wrapped around him/her.
"So where are we going?" Valerie says after an awkward silence.
"I don't want to talk to you in front of them in case something happened." Tara finally says.
"Why not?" Valerie says stopping until she got her answers.
"They would flip and think I'd gone crazy." Tara says stopping and looking back at Valerie over her shoulder.
"Is this about what Emma said or what some kids were saying I had drowned."
"Well… Actually, both." Tara says looking a little concerned for some reason.
"Never mind… Just where are we going?"
"Would you rather me just teleport us there?" Tara says seeing the bored look of walking on Valerie's face.
"Why didn't you just do that in the first place?"
"If I teleported you they would think something bad is about to happen… And maybe there is…" Tara adds at the end and this concerned Valerie.
"What bad thing is about to happen?" Valerie says leaning against the wall. For some reason it was extremely cold and sent shivers up her spine.
"If you're scared you can tell me." Tara says noticing Valerie is shivering and thinking she was frightened.
"No… It's just the wall is cold." Valerie says feeling like there was another presence among them.
"Cold?" Tara says opening the door and looking at the inside of the wall Valerie was leaning against. It was Jack's room and he hadn't drawn anything on the wall today so he must have been sitting there some time to make it cold, but they had been gone for hours.
"Is it me or…?" Valerie starts, but Tara interrupts.
"Things are worse than I thought…" Tara says closing the door.
"What do you mean worse than you thought…?" Valerie says noticing the change in Tara's mood.
"You see… uh… How do I tell you…?" Tara says to herself more or less.
"Is there a problem with me or something? You can tell me if…" Valerie begins, but is interrupted, again.
"It's not you… It's… uh… Your sister…" Tara says and Valerie looks startled for Tara to bring that up.
"You know where she is?" Valerie says almost excitedly.
"Not exactly…" Tara says looking really nervous for some reason.
"Why are you acting so timid around me? Did she do something to you or someone you cared about?"
"I just have issues with her… We all do." Tara says finally making a complete sentence after a few minutes of non-finished ones.
"Why?" Tara questions because she knew her sister would've told her if she had met the guardians.
"She… well…" Tara started to say more, but it dawned on Valerie something that would make Tara so timid.
"Are you responsible for her disappearance?" Valerie says looking intimidating at Tara.
"No. She died and turned evil because of someone I know."
"How can she die, but turn emotions forth?"
"Right… My father can bring people back if they are truly good or I can. I was going to, but my dad got to her first."
"Is he responsible?"
"No. He can't make you evil. He brought us all back except Scarlet, Emma, and I."
"Why are you guys' immortal then? Wait, I mean Emma. I understand you and Scarlet."
"She's not… She only has immortal powers."
"Then why had she the same effect as all of you?"
"She's Mother Nature's 3rd child. Me being the oldest, then 2nd is Scarlet, and then 3rd is Emma."
"Then why isn't she immortal?" Valerie says because if you are born of an immortal parent you usually are immortal.
"Emma's mortality came from her father's side. No one knows why she wanted to have a kid with a mortal being, but it is possible she wanted a human to see if it was different from my dad bringing her back."
"And that is confusing, but what was the real reason you dragged me away?"
"Yeah… I believe you have some powers like us... and that's why we brought you and your friends here."
"I don't understand how I could. I'm a normal human and I didn't die, yet."
"You almost drowned in the pond, but why would he give you the power of fire?" Tara says more to herself than Valerie, but she answered anyway.
"Is the way you die relevant to the powers you get or is it just chance? If it is relevant I have no idea."
"It is. Jack drowned in a frozen pond and others died certain ways like Samhain. I believe he died in the fall, but not of anything like leaves or harvesting."
"Maybe since its summer I got fire, but is there any way to tell?"
"There is, but you remember so you are still living your mortal life. Unlike your sister."
"I just don't understand why and how I have these supposed powers. I mean I haven't done anything to get them."
"I think I know why…?" Tara says wearing a grin for once.
"What is it?" Valerie says seeing Tara's playful grin.
"I don't need to tell you." Tara says taunting Valerie for one of her absurd reasons.
"Why not? It is after all about me."
"I'll tell you later, Flame-O, but for now… No." Tara says disappearing and leaving Valerie alone in the hallway.
"Flame-O? I just don't get this a bit…"
