What? Next day update? WHAT SORCERY IS THIS? Seriously though. I started writing this at 8:30 this morning. I am so proud of my speed writing because believe it or not, this is the longest chapter yet, 795 WORDS! YAAAY! Also, This was only supposed to be a three shot, since I can't really think of anything else to put in the story. I have some ideas for future stories already so keep watch!

GirlFish: Here's your reaction chapter! I hope it lived up to your expectations!

Disclaimer: I do not own Rotg or any of its characters.

ON WITH THE STORY

Jack is in pain. Terrible, intense pain that would bring a grown man to his knees. He didn't think the diver realizes exactly what he was doing when he pulled those bones from the lake floor. See, the bones were too hard to bring to the surface all at once so he had to pull them apart and take them up a few at a time, hence Jack's feeling of being torn from the inside out. Yep, pain.

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The Guardians run over to see Jack on the ground, screaming and pulling at his snow white hair. Tears spring up in Jack's eyes as he screams in agony, yelling at the adults to leave him be.

"GO! PLEASE JUST GO AWAY! WHY ARE YOU DOing this…" Jack shouts, his voice breaking at the end. He sees the diver bring up the last of the bones and gives out one more agonized scream before breaking down into broken sobs.

In the background, the remaining people start to reassemble the torn, partly decomposed body. Tooth flutters towards Jack. "Jack?" No response. "Jack what's wrong sweetie? Are you hurt?" She tries to use a gentle, comforting voice instead of her usual high pitched, lightning quick way of speaking. Jack looks up and another round of gasps go around the group. His eyes looked dead. They were empty of their usual mirth and laughter and the things that made Jack who he was. They were now empty of emotion and filled with tears of pain.

"Those are mine…" The Guardians jump when he talks.

"What did you say Jack?" questions Tooth sweetly.

"I said those are mine. Those bones that they brought up from the lake. They're mine." Jack's voice is just over a whisper, but everyone heard anyway.

Bunny was confused. "Wha' do ya mean they're yers? Yer not dead!" Jack's head tilts up towards Bunny. Bunny shivers when Jack's empty gaze met his.

Unsurprisingly, Sandy was the first to figure it out, well… most of it. His guess was that Jack came out to the lake and drowned, then Manny made him the winter spirit because of his love for the season and his compassion for others. The Sandman was now trying to get his friends' attention with no elf to shake in sight. Sand blows out of his ears and he finally resorts to getting a stick and poking them with it. They just waved it off, so he started full on hitting them each over the head. They finally turn around and Sandy gives them his theory using various sand signals over his head. "What do you mean 'e drowned?!" North booms. Sandy facepalms.

Jack looks up again and starts to explain while the Guardians turn around so fast it's a wonder they didn't get whiplash. "My sister and I were skating. She was so excited that day, I didn't think to check the ice… "

Tooth gasps, coming to conclusions to quickly. "YOUR SISTER DROWNED?!" Jack shakes his head.

"No. I had just started skating towards the shore when I heard it. The ice was cracking. I spun around to see my sister Flee right on top of the breaking ice. ((A/N: I looked it up. According to Rotg Wiki, her name is Flee)) I took off my skates and tried to walk toward her, but the ice started cracking under me as well. She looked so scared… I had to do something. So I told her to look at me. 'You're gonna be, you're gonna be fine.' I told her. 'You have to believe in me.' She nodded and seemed to calm down. I told her that we were going to play a game, that we were going to play hopscotch. I jumped three times and landed in safer ice, next to an oddly shaped branch." He motions to his staff.

The Guardians were entrapped in his story. North on the other hand, had a bad feeling in his belly.

"I told her to jump the same way I did as I picked up the branch. She took small steps. On her third step, my arm shot forward and the branch hooked around her waist. She slid onto the safe ice while my momentum made me slide backwards. We both stood up and the ice gave out under me. The last thing I heard was her voice yelling my name as I drowned." The last part of his story broke as he started sobbing again.

The Guardians looked at each other in horror. "Jack?" North says softly. ((for once in his life)) "Are you going to be ok?" Jack tears up, not in sadness or pain this time, but happiness. For now he knew he was surrounded by people who cared.

THE END! Hope you guys enjoyed! I would appreciate reviews not necessarily for this story, but to improve my writing style! Also feedback on this story though. Please. I am begging you.

Until next time Snowflakes! ❄️