Sandy couldn't help but smile when both Jack and Bunny took one of Mother Nature's hands as they snuck down into Pitch's lair. After Pitch was dealt with, everything would finally turn back to normal, well, almost. Now, Mother Nature would be accepted not only as her high status, but for her loving heart as well. And most importantly, she'd be a Guardian.
Sandy was already hard at work giving children dreams about Mother Nature, making them believe. She was becoming stronger as her number of believers increased. Before they had taken off to fight Pitch, she got to officially meet Jack's first believer, Jamie. Jamie and his sister Sophie had been excited to meet the teenage spirit and instantly welcomed her into their hearts, healing a wound that no one, not even Mother Nature herself, had realized had been placed there.
Bunny was quick to open up too, promising he would never let Pitch get anywhere near her ever again. Sandy had already overheard the two planning next year's Easter and planning up some pranks on poor Jack. Sandy sighed happily at the thought, and Mother Nature turned to look at him with a content smile on her face before turning back to her two protectors.
"Hello Guardians."
They all froze and darted their eyes around, looking for the enemy.
"Oh, I knew you'd come to get back at me for what I did to poor Mother Nature," Pitch's voice echoed. "I didn't imagine, however, that you'd be able to wake her up. Oh well, no matter." Pitch stepped out from the shadows, his yellow eyes shining with what seemed like excitement. "I'll destroy all of you."
"You won't touch any of them!" Mother Nature shot a hand forward, capturing Pitch with vines.
The nightmares responded, shooting towards Mother Nature, but Jack quickly froze them, and with a flick of his wrist, they burst into tiny snowflakes. Pitch just laughed darkly and smirked.
"Just because you have one more member now doesn't mean you can defeat me," he chuckled. "I will win." He looked to Mother Nature. "I know Jack Frost is the strongest of the official Guardians. And I know the perfect way to kill two birds with one stone."
Mother Nature's eyes widened in realization, and she grabbed Jack's hand. "Jack, c'mon!"
"What's going on?" Jack asked as they rushed through the hallways, while the Guardians held Pitch and the nightares back.
"If he kills me, you'll die, too," she explained as they shot out of the lair. "All elemental spirits would lose their powers if I was killed. And if you don't have your powers, you'll eventually turn mortal again and die."
Jack's eyes widened. They stopped as black sand surrounded them. Jack pulled his hand away from Mother Nature's and aimed his staff all around, trying to find Pitch.
"He's not going to touch you," Jack promised. Mother Nature slightly smiled. Then their eyes widened.
"Jack, I have an idea!" she grabbed his staff. "We have to intertwine our hands around your staff." Jack, confused, did as told. Their hands and the staff began glowing a bright blue. "Now focus all your energy into defeating Pitch. Close your eyes and concentrate."
A bright blue filled the air as energy released from the two of them. A dark scream was heard and the Guardians rushed to find their two youngest. The light disappeared and Jack and Mother Nature fell to the ground, breathing hard and shaking from the insane amount of energy they had just released.
The Guardians rushed forward and picked them up as they slowly fell into a deep, peaceful slumber. Sandy spread his dreamsand, giving them peaceful dreams.
