Antarctica...Greenland...Nepal...Switzerland...
It's hard to believe there's still snow. But there always is in these countries.
A new element has over - indulged it's visit. Even in these cold parts of the world, the rain still fell. It did not melt the rain, however. Almost like the rain was a figment of imagination.
It was, but not to Aster.
He could not figure out this unnatural phenomenon. He could see the rain cascading down, chilling him to the bone, piercing his skin, blinding his eyes. And he was wet. He hated that cold, damp feeling. The strangeness of it all was children and adults alike never noticed the rain. It was as if it was another day with the sun shining on the glistening snow.
"This is ridiculous." Bunny's eyes furrowed into confusion. Why was he in rain, yet people everywhere weren't?
He was running out of obvious places to look. He even checked the permanently frozen lake at Burgess, but to no avail.
Jack was gone.
Bunny decided it was time to alert the others. He did not know they had the same suspicions about the status of the young spirit.
Jack...
Jack...
Jack...
Jack...
Jack...
Why?
What did he do that was so wrong? What did he do to deserve this?
He didn't mean to. It just...happened. Like any other time, but with a far more painful outcome.
Ugh, the pain. It was always there. It probably always will be. If only he hadn't have been so naive. But even the Guardian of Fun has to be careful. Some have seemed to grow an immunity to his nature.
"SNOW DAY!" Spiraling down from the sky, Jack brought winter to the small town of Berk. Bounding off buildings and vehicles, he laughed as his joy spread when everyone realized it started to snow. Jack knew the kids would be thrilled to have a long weekend from school. He hated kids having to go to school on Friday. Technically, it was the weekend...was it?
Seeing Jamie and his friends outside playing, Jack swooped down and gave a quick hello to his first believers. He had grown very close to them over the years. Even though they were in high school now, they still believed and still loved to have any excuse to get out of school.
"Thanks Jack! You're the best!" They all chanted. Jack nodded then told them he would visit again soon for the first official day of winter. So what if he made it snow a few days early?
Jack stopped by his lake at the edge of the town just to reminisce the memories that made him who he was today. Sighing, a warm smile appeared on his face. He then summoned the wind to go visit his friends.
On his way, he saw a man dressed in a white lab coat writing something in a small black journal. Curious, Jack floated down and hovered behind him to take a peak. That was a mistake. He could not understand a single thing on the page. There were letters and numbers, but they were all mixed together, and some of it wasn't in English.
"What the-"
The Man gasped and turned around. Jack was stunned. He could see him? But he was an adult!
"My word! Dear boy, it is very rude to spy on people like that!" The man fixed his glasses, pushing them back up his nose.
"Uh..." Jack shook the astonished look away, and continued. "Sorry, I was just wondering what those markings were. I can read pretty well, but I don't recognize some of that...stuff..."
The man looked at Jack as if he was stupid, then chuckled. "Well, now! That is an easy fix. Let me explain. I am a doctor, and I am doing a bit of research. As far as the strange markings go, they are a different language. Latin, to be exact. Scientists use Latin to terms to categorize and give meaning to new discoveries. I am simply using the scientific method to come up with a solution to my greatest desire."
Jack had a "deer-in-the-headlights" look, having no clue what the man was saying.
"Wow, thats really neat! I'm Jack Frost!"
"The Jack Frost? What an honor! I've heard so much about you!"
"Really?" Jack was flattered.
"Yes! You are very popular amongst us spirits after the latest defeat of the Nightmare King."
Jack had a light bulb go off in his head. "Oh! You're a spirit? No wonder you can see me! No offense, but I thought you were a human adult."
"None taken. You can call me Dr. Morbus. I find my lab coat my signature look, beings I was a doctor during my life, and that passionate fire still burns true! So that's why my specialty is in medicine, for the spirit world."
"Wow! Im impressed! You seem very smart." Jack looked at the setting sun. "Well, I better get going! Lots of fun to spread around! I'll see yah around-the-clock doc haha!"
"Haha yes, of course! It certainly was a pleasure, Jack Frost." Morbus wrote in his journal. "...patient number 191019. I'll be expecting you at your appointment. I hope the 13th is alright for you. After all, I do love Fridays."
Jack curled in on himself tighter. "I need to find him. He's a doctor. Maybe he can help me." Jack closed his eyes. "Duh Jack! Of course he can help you! He's a freakin' genius!" Jack moaned in pain, the movement of his lips and face hurt so bad.
The rain continued falling. The salty tears mixed with the hard rain hurt so bad. His body ached from the pain, but not enough to numb it.
If he survived this, he vouched to never eat a bite of food given to him anonymously ever again. But would he survive? It had been a long winter and Christmas was now a couple days away. The tears cane down harder, knowing he could not bring the children of the world a white Christmas for the first time in 318 years.
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