Sorry this took so long. Life happened. Anyway, I decided to put a little twist on this story's last chapter so I hope you enjoy!
"You'll also want things that are opposite too." Jack said, answering North's new question about the 'new spirit'. "Opposite? But are you not supposed to decorate room with items they love?" North asked. "Who's the Guardian of Fun here?" Jack asked, smiling. "Alright. What should we do?" North asked again. "Opposites attract, right? So add in things that they wouldn't want on a daily bases. Paints, markers and little kid stuff" Jack answered. It was taking all of his will-power not to burst out laughing when North left the conversation with a confused look.
The Guardians still didn't know that Jack had a secret plan as well. He might be the Guardian of Fun, but what's a little fun without pranks? His plan was working perfectly. All he needed to do was tell the Guardians what to get for the 'other spirit' and let the prank fall into place. "Jack" a voice came, breaking Jack out of his thoughts. "Jack, can we talk?" Tooth said, flying in. "Yeah, sure. What about? You need more tips for the surprise party?" Jack asked, smiling. "No, actually. I wanted to talk to you about...your uh. I wanna talk about your fear." Tooth said, slowing down each word as she spoke it. "Why?" Jack asked, smile melting off his face.
"Jack, I want you to know that we would never hurt you. And we're always here for you" Tooth said, placing a gentle hand on Jack's shoulder. "Yeah, I know." Jack said, subtly shrugging off Tooth's hand. Tooth didn't know what to say. She knew Jack was only acting as if nothing happened, but she didn't want to push him. "Okay." Tooth said, pausing. She wasn't sure if she should leave because Jack wanted her to, or stay because she wanted to. Tooth stayed in the air for what seemed like days, but finally she decided she should leave. "Oh, hey. Jack. Before I go. Any more tips for the, uh, party?" Tooth asked, smiling.
"Streamers. Lots and lots of streamers" Jack said, smiling ear to ear. "Thanks" Tooth yelled as she flew out the door. Oh, this was going to be great. Jack then got to thinking. The Guardians all still believed Jack wasn't in the best of moods, but they couldn't have been more wrong. Jack new that Bunny and possibly North might get upset once the prank was pulled, but pulling pranks was really the only way Jack new how to express himself.
The more stupid the victim looks after the prank is pulled, the happier Jack's mood is. Simple. And boy were the Guardians going to look stupid. His plan was quite simple compared to his other pranks. All he was going to do was have paints and streamers fall on top of the four and he would snap a quick picture and dash out of the room. Simple. Maybe he could use the picture for blackmail, or for trading. Whatever he was going to use it for would be for him. Jack smiled again as he walked out of the room.
Jack could tell that the surprise party for him was coming up soon. The guardians had started acting a little weird around noon, and they were doing everything in their power to keep him out of the globe room. They even went as far as to have a yeti guard the door. When Jack asked why a yeti was guarding the door, North had given him a lame excuse about trying to keep elves out to the room so that they wouldn't hurt the toys or themselves. Jack just rolled his eyes at the lame story, but this would make it harder to get in to set up his prank.
Jack decided he could just fly through the windows, but when he got there he discovered that not only was the window locked, but there was a couple yetis on the inside still setting up. Jack did have to admit that North was good when it came to keeping a secret. But that wouldn't stop him. "Wind? Think you can help?" Jack asked. He felt the ruffle of the wind as if to say 'Yes'. Jack chuckled as the lock clicked, letting him in. He would have to maneuver around and hide from the yetis, but he could set up his prank before the party. Hooking up the last of the paint cans that bunny had brought Jack smiled to himself. Now all he had to do was act surprised and make sure his camera was with him.
Jack knew it was time when Tooth and Sandy came to him and said he was needed in the Globe room. "North just needs your help with...uh. Some new toys." Tooth explained. "Alright." Jack said, excited for what was to come. They were now outside the door and Sandy smiled as he opened the door. Jack knew what was coming, but to pull off the prank right, he needed to act like this was all new to him. "Whoa!" Jack yelled. He honestly didn't need to act too much. Seeing the party after it was all done was breathtaking, and he couldn't believe his eyes. "This is amazing!" Jack exclaimed, eyes wide. Bunny came chuckling out from around the corner. "It better be. This party's for you" Bunny explained. "What? Really!" Jack asked, smiling. "Yep. And the irony is you helped plan it." Tooth said, flying around to be next to the other guardians. "The party for the other spirit. The other spirit-" Jack started. "Was you" North finished.
Jack couldn't help giggling a little bit. "Any sweeter and my teeth are gonna rot" Jack said, smiling. "Jack, don't talk about that!" Tooth scolded, as if it was a bad word. "Sorry" Jack said, raising his hands as a surrender. "Now. Let's stop with the talking and have fun" North said, grinning towards Jack. Jack smiled back. Now all he had to do was get them under the paints and streamers then just snap the photo and dash out of the room. "What shall we do first?" North asked. Sandy formed an image over his head. A snowflake and a ball. "A snowball fight? In here?" Jack asked. "Why not. Sounds fun" Tooth smiled. "Great" Bunny rolled his eyes. Jack snickered as he held his staff and felt the surge of energy flow through him and not a second later snow was falling from the ceiling. Once each of the guardians had found a hiding spot, Jack decided to get the game started. He threw four snowballs, all in different directions. One of them hit Sandy in the back, one got Tooth on the shoulder. The third found it's way to North's stomach, and the last hit Bunny straight in the face. Jack couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh, you think that's funny, huh?" Bunny asked as he made a snowball with his two paws. He threw it as hard as he could, but it just barely missed Jacks foot. "You can't beat me! I'm the master at snowball fights!" Jack said, coming out of his hiding spot and flying up to the middle of the room. "Is that so?" North spoke, throwing three snowballs. They all missed their target. "Team up!" Tooth yelled as she flew to Bunny's hiding spot and started throwing snowballs as well. The fight quickly turned into a dodge ball game for Jack. But in the end, he still won. Hitting all four guardians in the face each. "Alright frostbite, you win." Bunny said, sitting down. "I think we all had a lot of fun today." Tooth said, smiling to Jack. But Jack wasn't paying attention.
Should he prank them? They obviously put time and effort into this surprise for him. Jack had made up his mind. He wasn't going to prank them. He could always do another one later, and it could be bigger anyway. Jack walked over to one of the tables and kicked the camera away from it's hiding spot. "Let us all go to the kitchen and have hot chocolate" North proposed. The other guardians seemed to like the idea, so they all headed out of the globe room to let the yetis clean up. Jack smiled. Now he knew he finally had a family.
The only thing that might make Jack even more happier is seeing the confused look on the yetis face when they found the cans of paint and streamers hanging from the roof.
