Three Hundred Years Later
North sat at his desk in Alaska working on his latest toy design and he was doing quite well... Until the door slammed open and North's chisel slide to one side, knocking off a good chunk of the overall design.
North gasped and the yeti made a wailing noise.
"What did I say about needing to knock!?" North yelled, he was angry. He'd spent quite a bit of time on that design and now it was ruined!
The yeti garbled something out.
"Pitch?" North asked, then he grabbed his sabers and headed for what he liked to call the Globe Room. "Pitch Black." he whispered as black shadows poured around the Globe.
"We must call the other Guardians." he murmured to himself as he pressed the button that was connected to Sandy's plane, Bunny's nature reserve, and Tooth's dentistry organization.
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North paced as each of the Guardians arrived. Tooth was surrounded with the little girls she changed into vampires to be her helpers. Her newest hid behind her mama, her mismatched eyes darting around the room. Bunny stood by the fireplace trying to warm up his feet. Sandy floated in, his sand avatar waving at them all. None of them had seen his actual form in nearly a thousand years, but they had gotten used to the short round man he'd formed to take his place. No one had any idea where Sandy was hiding, not even his own fledglings.
"Snow?! Why do you live in a snowy place North?!" Bunny whined loudly, nursing his freezing feet. Bunny was a tan Aussie... Well, tan for a vampire. He had tribal tattoos on his biceps, forehead, and thighs. The Aussie vampire tended to wear T-shirts, cargo pants, and boots so the only tattoos they could see on a regular basis were the ones on his forehead. He wore his long grey-blue hair in pigtails tied at the base of his neck. He also got the power to make tunnels to any destination he wished.
Tooth had once had black hair and dark brown eyes with tan skin, but she had paled to a creamy white and her eyes turned purple. Her biggest change was her hair. She had a bunch of different shades of greens and purples in her hair that seemed to sparkle in the right lighting.
North really hadn't changed at all and he was perfectly okay with that.
"Bunny, it keeps up ze image." North smiled. "But zat is of no importance. Pitch has returned."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Pitch? The guy who hides under beds?"
"Zat is ze one."
"Did you see 'im?"
"Well... No. Not exactly."
"Then how do you know?"
"I feel it. In my belly!"
Then yet another argument began between the two who seemed to always be arguing whether it was about Easter or Christmas, toys or eggs, snow or sun they were always arguing about something whether it was an important topic or not they were arguing about something. Now, their arguments didn't meant they weren't friends, it just meant that they were different people who had different opinions and still managed to stand beside each others sides when they needed it.
As the shouting match got louder and louder Sandy tried to get attention by jumping up and down, making many symbols with his sand, and waving his arms. He almost got Tooth's attention, but her Baby Teeth got her attention as they held out different forms that needed her signature.
Sandy finally got fed up with his silence and grabbed an elf. He took a deep breath and shook it with vigor. The bell on top of the elf's head rang loudly through out the large room.
All eyes moved to Sandy.
"What is it Sandy?" North asked.
Sandy formed an arrow and pointed it at the skylight.
"Ah Sandy. Why you not say something?"
Sandy fumed in his silent way.
"Manny, what is it old friend?"
"My good friends, Pitch Black has returned to power and this time you will need help in order to defeat him."
"What do ya mean?" Bunny asked.
"He is choosing new Guardian." North said carefully.
"His name is Jack Frost and he is in..." his voice got quieter as his power faded with the moon in the sky. "Burgess..." then he was silent.
"Jack Frost? Who is Jack Frost?"
"He is... New Guardian." North said with a smile. "To ze Sleigh!" he said with gusto.
"Nah uh mate. I'm takin' mah tunnels." Bunny said, tapping his foot on the ground. He was gone before North could stop him.
The Sleigh was actually just a giant ship that was silent so not many saw it unless they were looking for it.
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In Burgess they all met up and gazed at the lake in front of them. Manny had lit up the lake kindly. They all were old enough that they could withstand the sun, but for safety measure they used the concoction that North had created with some of Manny's blood. The cream allowed them to go into the sunlight without any fear of being hurt.
"Mate, I don't think anyone is here." Bunny said.
"Of course zere is!" North said loudly.
"Shush. Guys! Look!" Tooth pointed at a cave hidden in the far corner of the lake.
All of their eyes darted to where the cave was and they all nearly gasped when they saw glowing red eyes from the dark cave.
North steeled himself and stepped forward. He nearly darted back when he heard the vampire inside growl dangerously.
"Ah.. Maybe someone else should try?" North asked, retreating off the frozen lake.
"I'll try." Bunny said, his voice dripping with courage. He stepped onto the ice, expecting the creature to be angry but nothing happened. He braved another step then another and another.
"You can see me?" a small voice asked.
"I can see ya mate."
A small boy stepped into the sunlight. He looked around seventeen and had silvery-white hair, nearly translucent skin, and his eyes glowed red with hunger. "You can really see me?" he asked gently.
"Yes." he whispered.
The boy darted into the sunlight and the scent of burning flesh filled Bunny's nose. He held out his arms and took the child into his arms. He then ran to North. "Coat. Now!" he growled.
North took off his thick red coat and gave it to Bunny who wrapped it around the boy.
"Are you Jack Frost?" Bunny asked.
He nodded. "Yes. I-I need my staff." he rasped.
"Tooth can you get that?"
She nodded and grabbed the curved staff from the cave.
Jack made a soft moaning noise.
"What is it?" Bunny asked.
"I'm so hungry." he rasped.
"We're gonna get you some food." Bunny said softly and headed for the Sleigh.
Inside the Sleigh Bunny pulled out some chilled blood bags and when he turned around he looked at Jack who stared at the blood with a hunger that Bunny was positive he'd never felt before. He handed over the blood bags and Jack sank his fangs into one, tearing at it violently. He gulped down the blood and moved from bag to bag faster than Bunny thought was possible.
After eight bags Jack sat there with blood dripping down his chin and his eyes were now a glistening icy blue.
Bunny smiled softly and got a rag, wiping the blood off the boy's face. "Feel better?"
He nodded slowly. "Thank you." he said as he watched his injuries heal.
"So, how old are you?" Bunny asked, leaning against the wall of the ship as North began to fly them home.
"Three hundred years." Jack responded softly.
"Ah huh... And why didn't you leave that cave?"
"Couldn't."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Whenever I tried to leave it caused a lot of pain and it didn't stop until I went back... I never left more than a few times."
"What did you do for blood?"
"Hoped animals came inside." he whispered.
Bunny stared at the child in shock. "And how often did that happen."
"A lot in the beginning then they learned that going inside was dangerous... It's been a while since the last animal came in. That was a squirrel."
Bunny inhaled sharply. Animal blood for three hundred years. "Wait. Didn't anyone ever come inside?"
"Yeah. Only kids though... I couldn't hurt them. Sometimes I had to scare them away and that was so hard. I didn't want them to go."
"What did you mean when you asked if I could see you?"
"They never saw me unless they entered the cave. Even when I left they couldn't see or hear me. they didn't ever realize that I was screaming..." he whispered, blood-tinted tears sliding down his face.
"Why did you leave the cave if it would hurt?"
"I wanted to... to... feel you. I was so lonely that I just... I needed to be touched. I didn't feel like I needed to bite you so I knew you would be safe."
"You don't ever have to go back." Bunny whispered. He took a moment to look the boy over. He was dressed in tight leather pants with frost keeping the fabric together, a colonial white puff shirt, and a brown leather cloak. "But right now, we need to get you some new clothes." Bunny said with a smile.
Jack finally looked at him. "And maybe a bath?"
Bunny laughed. "'O course." he grinned.
Jack hopped off the table and held out a hand. "I'm Jack Frost."
"Bunny." the older vampire said, holding out his own hand.
"Thank you Bunny. Thank you for not leaving me in that cave."
"I would never do that." Bunny responded softly, feeling something strange and unfelt in a long time stirring in his chest. "Now let's get you cleaned up."
"Okay." Jack said, his smile huge.
The two vampires walked out of the healing room and headed for the bathroom.
Thank you so much guys! I am so honored that so many of you have read my story! How strange that I haven't written in forever and now there's three chapters in 24 hours! Hopefully my muse keeps up otherwise I'm gonna cry. Do you guys want to jump straight to the JackRabbit stuff or elongate the battle with Pitch? There will be a battle with Pitch either way, but how long do you want it to last? There will be at least two chapters, but I can try to make it more if you want.
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Sacrilegious Blasphemy