No one has even come close to the hint I put in the last chapter on where I will be going with the story to follow this one. It has nothing to do with the different dimensions but time and the past of the dimension that Sandy and Jack are from.
Later that day Kevin, Jack, Jane and Sandy all met on Frost pond, waiting for Jake and Sammy to show up. "I found them Sammy." Came Jake's voice from behind them and the four of them turned as the boys stepped into view. "What are you doing?" Jake wanted to know.
Jane and Kevin gestured for Jake and Sammy to join them on the pond. "We're trying to come up with that will send Jack and Sandy back to their dimension. If they stay here things will begin to change and it won't be good if that happens." Jane answered.
Jake hesitated but walked out onto the pond after Kevin let him know that both Jack and Jane made sure that the ice won't crack. Once the boys were standing next to them Kevin turned to Jack and Sandy. "You remember what to do?" He asked and they both nodded.
Jack started a blizzard, keeping it within the forest, while Sandy created a ball of his dreamsand. Sandy threw the dreamsand ball at Jack just as he caused some of the snow blow in between them causing the sand to mix with the snow. When the snow and sand mixed it created a brief portal giving the group a glance of North, Tooth and Bunny in front of North's home.
Just as Jack starts toward the portal it closes. "No! We almost had a way home." He yelled, falling to his knees. "Why didn't it work? We were so close."
Sandy walked over to Jack and placed a hand on his shoulder. "We'll just have to try again Jack but I think the blizzard will have to be as big as the one that caused us to come here."
Jack only nodded. "I need to rest first. I was still a little worn out from the blizzard I made in Antarctica." He said and Sandy nodded.
"I know what you mean I'm still a little tired myself." Sandy told him.
Jake came over and stood in front of Jack. "I'm sorry you weren't able to get to your home." He told Jack.
"Thanks Jake I only need to rest then Sandy and I will try again though it might take us several days before we can." Jack replied, a smile appearing.
"It's time for you two to head on home, your mother will be worried if you're not home before it gets dark." Jane ordered
Jake and Sammy looked up to see that the sun was going down and quickly started to leave. "Bye aunt Jane, see you later." Jake called over his shoulder as Sammy waved bye.
Jack and Sandy turn to stare at Jane, "Aunt Jane?" Jack asked.
"Yes, their mother is my younger sister and I would appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone, this stays between the four of us." Jane proclaimed.
Jack held up his hands to placate her. "Don't worry I won't tell anyone."
Sandy nodded in agreement of Jack. "I already knew about your nephews so I don't need to make that promise again." Kevin stated. "Besides young Jamie already knows that you are Jake and Sammy's aunt the boys told him."
"You're lucky you know that Jane. Not only do you have your memories but you have family as well and your nephews believe in you. I can only what my sister looked like as a child and the only memory I really have of her was when I saved her. I don't even know if she grew up, got married and had children of her own or anything." Jack whispered as he pulled his hood over his head and flew off.
Sandy sighed sadly as he watched Jack fly off. "Will he be alright?" Kevin asked in concern.
"With Jack one can never tell but he only hides in his hood when he's sad or upset about something. You'll have to remember Jack was alone and invisible for three hundred years after he drowned and was reborn as an immortal." Sandy answered.
"You sound like you know how the child thinks?" Kevin commented.
Sandy nodded, "I have known Jack since he was born the first time as a mortal baby though we didn't officially meet until he was four years old. From the moment he was born I felt some sort of connection to him and have been looking out for him ever since even if it was from a distance some of the time." Sandy explained.
Jane and Kevin nodded in understanding. "Should we go search for him to let him know he's no longer alone?" Jane questioned.
"No, it's alright. I'll go find him you two can return to wherever it is you live." Sandy told her, assuring them that he'll make sure Jack is alright. Once Kevin and Jane were gone Sandy made his way to the Bennett's home, knowing Jack is bound to be there.
Sandy silently landed next to Jack on the Bennett's roof and had some of his dreamsand flow in front of Jack, making the child Guardian smile just a little. Jack lifted a hand and lightly ran his fingers through the dreamsand. "Thanks Sandy, you always know how to cheer me up." He whispered.
Sandy returned Jack's smile then they both silently watch as Kevin's dreamsand moves through Burgess to find children that need help falling asleep. "I bet it feels weird for you to be watching another version of you makes sure that children have good dreams." Jack remarked after a while.
"You have no idea Jack. I want to be the one giving the dreams but instead I have to watch someone who looks like Pitch minus the dark colors give children good dreams." Sandy replied.
Jack chuckled, pushing his hood back down. "It does seem a bit weird when you put it that way."
After having seen Sandy and Jack, after almost having them return, Tooth threw herself into her work even taking her turn collecting some of the teeth, refusing to listen to North and Bunny when they tried to talk to her about what happened.
North let out a sigh as he sat down in front of the desk in his privet workroom having gotten back for the fifth time from trying to corner Tooth and get her to talk to him. "Please help them get home soon Manny we need our last to fellow Guardians to come home."
Bunny was in his warren preparing for Easter though his heart wasn't really in. He sat back on the grass muttering, "You better bloody hurry home Sandy. I… we all miss you, especially Tooth and the children. Bloody Frostbite, you better return for Baby Tooth's and Jamie's sake."
Baby Tooth had refused to leave Tooth's side since she found out that Jack had vanished, having lost some of her will to help collect teeth. "I know Baby Tooth, I miss Jack too and we are all hoping that he and Sandy return home soon. We did get to see them for a short minute earlier today so we know that they are trying to come home." Tooth told her, raising Baby Tooth's hope at seeing Jack again a little bit.
Jamie did the best he could to keep his own hope up at Jack and Sandy returning home as soon as they could, missing Jack and the fun he brought every time he visit Burgess. "How are you doing Jamie?" Cupcake asked as she joined Jamie on the way to his house. "Any word from the Guardians on whether Jack or Sandy has returned yet?"
Jamie shrugged, "Nothing yet. I just hope they return soon."
