AN - Hey, I'm back from the land of no-wifi and post-break school scrambling. Exams are coming up (great...) but I'll try to get these out as often as possible. Thanks for the reviews, likes & follows! I might start up a couple other stories in other genres, cause my inner muses are on too much caffeine and won't leave me alone. But, I know how long AN's can be annoying, so read on!

Disclaimer - I don't own, just write.

"Where is Jack?"

North's question interrupted the squabbling between a certain Easter Bunny and several elves, causing both parties to turn to the Guardian guiltily.

"Dunno, mate." Bunny shrugged, snatching back his boomerang holster from a disgruntled elf. Shaking off the bows and glitter they'd decorated it with, he looked his large friend in the eyes. "Frostbite's not here yet?"

"Obviously not." North replied scathingly. Grumbling, the Guardian of Wonder stumped over to the meeting room table, grabbing a plate of cookies. He was about to take a bite when Tooth, who'd been spouting off orders to her fairies, spotted him and snatched the treat from his grasp.

"North, you shouldn't be eating these! I'm amazed that you haven't gotten a cavity yet." The fairy scolded.

"Bah! Let me have therapy cookie, is only stress relief." North grabbed the cookie and stuffed it into his mouth, glowering.

Tooth gasped in horror and quickly took the plate of cookies before he could have another one. She flittered away from the Guardian's grasping hands and tossed the plate like a Frisbee. "Sandy!" She called.

The sandman caught the platter before it could crash to the floor, looking bewildered. Now the victim of North's short-tempered, post-Christmas wrath, he scuttled around the room dodging behind furniture.

From his seat in front of the fire, Bunny sighed. It looked like this meeting would be an uneventful, unproductive mess, just like any other after-Christmas-gathering.

The sound of splintering wood and glass and the sight of the window and half of the wall giving in stopped any activities in the room. A body clad in blue and white came flying in, smashing against the far wall. It slid to the ground limply, and only when it came to a stop could the Guardians tell who it was.

"Jack!" Tooth hurried to his side.

Huh. Looked like this meeting wasn't going to be that uneventful after all.

Eyes fluttering open, Jack blinked blearily at the fairy leaning over him. "Tooth?" Suddenly his eyes widened. "Tooth, watch out!"

It was Bunny who noticed the large ice club about the smash through the wall and into Tooth. Lunging forward he tackled the fairy out of harm's way. "Frostbite, you all right?" He called as he leapt to his feet.

"Yeah, fine." Jack answered through gritted teeth, his staff coated in ice and thrust out to block the club. Getting to his knees, he sent forth a blast of power, freezing the club. Growling, he tapped the now-fragile club and shattered it.

"Jack, what is going on?" North asked, rushing to the youngest Guardian's side.

"Just a seasonal spirit disagreement, that's all." Jack said with a tired grin.

"Mate," Bunny said, ears flat against his skull as he stared out the window- er, wall. "I don't think that's a seasonal spirit disagreement."

Standing outside the demolished wall was a huge ice troll. The creature was made up of rocks, dirt and snow, and its granite eyes were focused on Jack. Raising a rocky hand, its fingers curled into a fist and smashed towards them.

"Damn." Before any of the other Guardians could react, Jack was up in a blur. He met the troll halfway, his staff with rock-hard ice. Frost covered his body like armor, and an ice helmet was pulled down over his eyes. Brandishing the staff, he smashed the troll's hand in and nimbly scaled its arm before it could pull away. He was on its shoulder when the troll stiffened and a spike of ice shot out from its body, sending Jack flying.

"Frostbite!" Rushing to the demolished wall, Bunny peered out to where he saw the troll descending upon a dazed Jack. Deciding he'd done enough gawking, he jumped down from the second story room and ran through the snow. Grabbing his boomerang, he shouted, "Oi, ya ice-brained, over-grown snowman, look here!" His boomerang caught the troll full in the face as it turned to see the new threat. Stumbling back a step, it leveled a hateful glare Bunny's way but turned back to Jack.

"No, no, no! Come here! Ya frozen ratbag, it's me ya wanna attack!" Bunny tried to desperately to distract the troll, but it was either deaf or ignoring him all together.

Bending down, it reached out to grab Jack, but came up with nothing. Blinking dumbly, it turned its head to look around and took Jack's attack to the face. Jack's staff, now iced over into a sword, sliced right through its head. Dropping back out of the air, the winter spirit watched the troll shudder, then crumble into rocks and snow. Reaching up, he pulled the ice helmet from his head. It melted away quickly, and his frost armor dissolved into snowflakes that fluttered lazily about.

North, who had final caught up with Tooth and Sandy, stared at the pile of debris with a look of recognition. "Glace Avalanche?" (AN- glace means ice in French) He asked Jack.

The young Guardian just smirked at the other spirit's name. "Told you it was just a seasonal spirit disagreement."

As they made their way back to the workshop, Bunny and North conversed quietly. "Did you know Jack could make armor, and ice over his staff?" The Guardian of Hope proposed the first question.

"No. Have never seen Jack deal with spirit problems either." North's bearded face scrunched up thoughtfully. "Haven't seen him do anything work related, actually. Only fun and games."

Bunny glanced back at the pile of gritty snow that was being whisked up by the wind. "I'm pretty sure that wasn't fun and games, North."

"I know."

They both watched Jack chat away with Tooth and Sandy. Suddenly, the carefree Guardian of Fun didn't seem all that carefree anymore.

AN - Glace Avalanche is made up (obviously...) and Jack can't control the frost troll thing 'cause it's a different spirit's creation etc. I kind of like the idea of Jack secretly being kick butt, so you might find some more like this again. See ya!

Happy Late New Year from Matches