Jack sat at the windowsill watching that Jamie child who seemed to be unafraid of him; for some odd reason it kind of angered Jack that a mere mortal child could not understand the danger that he was yet still tried to see him. Jack huffed in anger, he heard a twig snap and he turned his head to see a really fast blur run by; he smirked. A chase, how fun. He called for the north wind to carry him to follow the shadowy figure; he lost sight of it around the city. Jack landed in an alleyway where he thought he saw the figure go. Keeping his staff with him, ready for anything, he heard a shuffle and spun about to face a tall fuzzy creature half in and out of the shadows; leaning leisurely against a brick building while cleaning what appeared to be a boomerang, it spoke.

"Been a while, Easter of 68 right?" Jack smirked, leaning on his staff in a more relaxed pose; he knew that voice.

"Oh Bunny, you're still not mad about that are ya?" Bunny's ears twitched in frustration.

"Yes." The pooka glanced back to the boomerang in his paw as he went on.

"But that's not what I'm here for. Boys." Jack didn't see it coming, the darkness engulfed him.

"Hey!" He struggled in the two big yetis' grasp before they shoved him into a brown burlap sack; they tossed a snow globe, it exploded into colors as it opened a portal. They spoke to each other in their language then turned to Bunny, indicating the portal. Bunny chuckled.

"Me? Not on your nelly mate. See you back at the pole!" He thumped twice and jumped down the tunnel, it closed behind him leaving a red daisy. Seconds later the sack landed hard in a place where the world "cold" couldn't fully describe it. There was absolute silence. When Jack finally was able to struggle from the sack, he found he was in a rather large ice cavern. No one seemed to be around a first, at least that was what he thought until he caught sight of four figures standing off a ways from the sack. North was watching the sack intently for when Jack emerged. Bunny was standing tall next to the Guardian of Wonder, ears constantly twitching. On alert for anything that Jack might try to pull. Tooth fluttered behind the two anxiously, her eyes constantly darting about, it was obvious that she was far from thrilled to be there or... maybe it was just because Jack was there. Sandy was watching him just as intently as North was, but unlike the other Guardian, Sandy had no real expression on his face that Jack could discern. It was almost like looking at a blank slate as far as he could tell. The other Guardians were obviously anxious, unnerved. Was it any wonder? He was Jack Frost, winter spirit and bringer of all things cold; and with that cold came death. Curiosity threaded its way into Jack. Bunny said this wasn't about the disaster that was the Easter of '68. So... then what was this about? Jack wasn't as happy with the four as they expected, he was quite furious.

"Where am I?" He glared at them.

"Why did you take me here?" Sandy tried to calm the winter spirit to only got a icicle impaled in his foot. Bunny glared angrily at Jack who only smirked back.

"Now I ask again... why am I here?"

"See! Did I not tell you he's not up to it? He's just another two bit, mischief maker with a dark streak to boot!" North frowned while Sandy shook off the icicle, wouldn't be the first time he had tried to approach Jack with that result.

"Bunny, please iz not our place to question Man in Moon." Tooth, who seemed more apprehensive now, squeaked out.

"You're at the North Pole..." Sandy looks at Bunny who frowns back.

"I warned ya mate, but does anyone listen ta me?" Jack stared at the rabbit, quite annoyed with him; ice and snow froze him.

"Ok well im leaving and anything the moon has to say now can kiss my ass cause I'm done." He turned to leave.

"He chose you to be Guardian. " North said, wondering if that would get Jack's attention. Jack froze mid step, the air grew colder.

"What did you say?" His back still to the Guardians, it was the calm before the storm. North crossed his arms.

"I know you heard me." Tooth looked uncertain, Bunny had also crossed his arms, but he was against this whole thing from the start. Sandy was just... well Sandy. He wasn't easily riled normally and he thought it was a good idea... Tooth was too scared of Jack and what he'd done to her fairies on occasions and things she'd found to really want Jack to be a Guardian, but North was the only one who'd spoken. All at once Jack turned towards the moon.

"Oh no, no that's not for me!" He glared at the moon before turning to the others.

"Sorry, but no thanks. Now I got a 2:00 couple to bring snow to." He brushed past North, Bunny and past Tooth, his face was scrunched into a snarl in anger.

"Do you even know what it is we do?" Tooth asked before Jack could get too far... she was terrified of him really, but she managed to keep from running and hiding behind North like she wanted to when Jack brushed past them... even with that look of anger... Oh gods if she were a human she would have fainted from fright about now. Jack shook his head, turning to her.

"You make ways to bribe kids, what else do you do to get believed in?" He glared at them, mostly at the moon.

"Actually... we protect them... it's our job... and Manny chose you to be a Guardian like us... to protect them, from spirits like Pitch. Jack... he's back and he's a threat to them..." Bunny rolled his eyes, like they hadn't been able to deal with Pitch on their own before, why did they need this temperamental frozen brat along for the ride? Sandy flashed a few signs that, if Jack could interpret them would mean: He chose you for a reason, we need your help. He turned from the moon towards them.

"You need my help... why can't you protect them now... I mean you're the Guardians, you been doing this for years." He crossed his arms in utter curiosity.

"No one's saying we can't. Though with your track record it's hard to imagine you'd care." Bunny said, unhappy with this whole affair.

"Iz not that we cannot... just that Manny believes we need help and chose new Guardian. You." Jack sighs.

"You're not gonna leave me alone until i help you huh? Fine. I'll help, on one condition: stay out of my way when in the fight and after."

"Fine by me mate." Bunny said.

"Bunny! You know that's not just what this is all about!"

"Tooth iz right Bunny. You heard Manny, we mean to make amends." Jack shook his head, ignoring them for now as he was going to make his rounds. Jakoul gave them a look like 'I'm not staying here' and he found himself outside the North Pole in minutes

"Right... like that bloke is gonna stay still long enough." Bunny said with a slight scowl.

"I'm freezin' my tail off here... I'm heading inside." With a sigh, North follows after Bunny and so does Tooth, but Sandy, ever the optimist of the group, heading out after Jack instead. Chuckling, Jack watched the couple he meant to ice rounding the corner.

"Just in time you are as always Jeremy." He slicked the sidewalk for when they fall onto the street not really caring if a car hits them or not. Sandy melted the ice that would have caused the two to skid into the road with his sand. Only once he was sure they were safe did he float towards Jack. Instead of being angry though there was a sort of sad expression on his face, his sand flickering slowly so hopefully Jack would understand he was trying to ask what happened to him that made his silly pranks become murderous. Jack shook his head.

"You only want to know why huh?" He smirked darkly.

"You should know, after all you could see me all those years." Sandy's face fell a little, and he continued on about how he tried to give Jack good dreams when he could... How he continued to until he couldn't because Jack's dreams always turned dark after killing and there was nothing he could do with the nightmares Jack made other than chase them down in attempts to turn them back that normally failed... He wanted to make amends... as did the others... and that it wasn't going to be easy to make up for 300 years of ignorance. Jack snorted

"Yeah I know how you tried Sandy, I dont hate you either. The others though... they got a lot to learn and earn my respect for." He turned.

"As to why I'm murderous... they deserve it of course. Slowly in my life I found more fun in hurting others as they had hurt me." He chuckled.

"It's not that bad, from my view, but from yours it must be pretty bad." Sandy's sand then asked why? Why did they deserve it when they had never done anything? Why judge them without knowing what sort of people they were before deciding that? Jack shook his head in annoyance.

"Never mind the reason, it'll always be the same." He jumped off the light pole, ignoring Sandy as he flew off to a little cavern he had made for himself since he hated the area he had died in, noticing too many couples went there; it made him sick. Sandy sighed and was about to float away when he heard a familiar voice.