Author's Note: I am SO sorry for not updating this in so long. I have a problem with finishing things, but I promise this fanfic will get done! Thank you for your continued readership.

Pitch was ecstatic as his nightmares created chaos throughout town. The fear, the sadness, the pain, it was almost too much for him. This much power had never flowed through him before. With the Sandman gone, he finally found a way to unlock his full potential. It was glorious! He could finally corrupt the minds of all the children in the world, and the Guardians were no longer strong enough to stop him.

There was only one thing in his way that would lead to the total devastation of the Guardians. That boy. Jamie, Pitch believed the child's name was. That single little child was preventing him from enveloping the world in a beautiful nightmare. However, Pitch knew he would soon be able to sway Jamie's mind. It was only a matter of time.

Jack looked at the Guardians he had learned to call friends, then back at the boy who they needed to protect. The Guardians were weak and weary, or helpless. North was supporting himself with his swords for goodness sake! How were they going to be able to protect this one child from thousands of nightmares if they couldn't even support themselves?

As if sensing his doubt, Tooth gently placed her hand on his arm. While she could no longer even get herself off the ground, her hand was still reassuring to Jack.

"Jack, we're still Guardians," Tooth said with a smile. "Even if Jamie is the only child who still believes in us, he will give us the strength we need to fight Pitch."

"We won't stop mate," Bunnymund said, his small, fluffy form sitting on the ground. "We're Guardians. We must keep the children safe. To give them hope."

"And wonder," North said, patting Jamie gently on the back.

"And to keep their memories strong," Tooth said, letting her hand fall off of Jack's arm. "We're going to keep fighting Jack. Will you help us?"

Jack looked at Jamie, the first child to ever believe in him, the first child to ever make him feel like a Guardian. The boy's eyes were full of determination, but he could see fear residing deep inside those eyes. Jack knew that Jamie was scared, because all of his friends no longer believed, but Jack knew he had to keep Jamie safe.

"Of course I'll help," Jack said. "I'm a Guardian.