Sorry again for making you all wait so long for this update. People are still reading this, right? I had it written but fanfiction wasn't working for me and then I went on a two week long trip, so it just made it that much harder to actually update it. School starts in little less than a month for me, (why much school be so cruel?! Where did the summer go?) so I don't know, either updates will be faster of they'll be slower.

But no need to worry, I promise that I will finish this story. It may start slowly at first, but it will pick up speed. I know where I want to go with the story; (Trust me, I have a lot planned for this) I'm just not entirely sure how to get there. If any of you have any ideas, go ahead and tell me and I'll see what I can do. Same with questions, I will answer questions you may have if you are lost or confused or just want to talk. Come to me and I'll respond.

Anywho, I hope you enjoy this update, I was gonna try and make it longer, but you had already waited so long! Please read and review! Your reviews always make my day. You guys are just so nice and make me feel so good about myself and my writing, helping me feel like my writing isn't, well, a pile of junk to say it nicely.

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Chapter 4: Arriving

(The Guardians)

The Guardians had landed deep within a forest. Bunny had had an awful time throughout the flight and had shakingly hopped out of the sleigh quickly taking the lead, as Sandy smiling wide as ever, followed behind him.

Jack was twirling his staff absently, walking by Tooth's side, Bunny and Sandy ahead, and North taking the tail end of the group after making sure the reindeer were okay.

"So what do we do about Pitch?"

Tooth's feathers ruffled at Jack's question, "It seems he has forgotten Jack; Forgotten who he was, before all of this happened." She motioned to the side with her arm for emphasis.

Jack's steps faltered slightly. "So like what happened to me? Where I didn't know who I was, or why I was here?" Tooth simply nodded at this and Jack continued. "How do you know that for sure? Maybe he's playing us. Or it's just a fight for more power again."

"It's not."

"Well, then how do you know Tooth?" Tooth stopped flying forward, her wings beating rapidly behind her as she stayed hovering above the ground.

"I looked in his memories Jack"

A look of surprise crossed the winter spirit's face. "And how'd you do that? Don't you need a tooth from the person?"

Tooth took in a deep breath. "The night we fought Pitch, where you...where we almost lost you." She paused when Jack shuddered, memories of his second death flowing through him freely. Tooth looked at him concern covering her features.

"It's okay Tooth, you can tell me..."

The Guardian of Memories nodded and continued cautiously through her tale. "That night, I punched Pitch-"

Jack stopped her smiling, trying hard not to burst into a laugh. "You did? Wish I could've seen that. I would have definitely brought a camera."

Tooth laughed. "Yeah, it felt pretty good. Anyway, when I punched him, a tooth flew out of his mouth landing on the ground. Baby Tooth saw it, and well she collected it for me. After we got you back to the Pole and helped patch you back up, we all went our separate ways. Except North of course, and went back to our duties. Although, Bunny did stay a little longer, he wanted to make sure you were alright."

Jack smirked slightly at this. "Cottontail really does care."

"Yes, he does Jack." The fairy smiled and the two slowly started to move again. "When I got back to my palace, Baby Tooth showed me what she had found; Pitch's tooth. I was so surprised; I didn't know what to do. Here was a powerful tooth in my hands, that would tell me about our enemy, and I had no clue what to do with it. I guess curiosity just took over and got the better of me and, well...I opened them up."

"You looked at his memories?"

She nodded. "Yes Jack. I watched all of them." Shame laced her voice and Jack could sense something more. Sadness?

"Can you tell me?"

Before she could respond, North who had been behind them placed a large hand on Jack's shoulder. "Perhaps we do later. We are here my fellow Guardians." Jack startled as North placed his hand on him, but shook it off and looked around.

"But there are just trees North, I don't see anything else."

North beamed giving a hearty chuckle. "That's cause you're not looking my boy." Patting his belly knowingly he looked at Jack. "Remember?" He spread his wonder filled eyes apart, much like he had when he had given Jack "The Center" talk. "Big eyes!"

Sandy drifted back to the group his head bobbing slightly through his tiredness as Bunny hopping behind him. "I don't bloody see anything either North. It looks like a dead end." Bunny stopped by the group crossing his furry arms.

North walked to a line of trees. "Bunny, you must not lose hope." The pooka frowned slightly as his own center was used against him. "Welcome my dear friends…" North paused for effect and put all his weight against the knot of a tree. After a moment, a puzzled expression crossed the toy maker's face and he laughed. "Sorry my friends, is wrong tree." The other four watched confused still as he moved to a tree across from the one previous, placing his hand on a knot under one of the low hanging branches.

"Now you may be welcome..." He paused again, "To Santoff Claussen!" North said in his booming voice.

The other Guardians all looked at each other uncertain, before Jack spoke up. "Well come on slowpokes. What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

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