Hi guys! Here's another chapter for you! I hope you like it! Now that the Semester is over, and I'm starting fresh with school, I think I'll be able to get updates out more quickly! Yay! I'm not exactly sure when I'm going to end this story. Probably in 5-8ish chapters? If there's anything you guys really want to see, let me know, and I'll see if it'll fit into what I have planned for this story! You guys are fantastic!

Enjoy!

They flew.

After making quick preparations and workplace calls, the Bennett family, North, and Jack were on their way to Santoff Clausen.

North held the reigns, occasionally glancing back at Jack, who was sprawled out on the laps of Jane and Chris. He had a portable oxygen mask over his mouth, and was tightly wrapped in a thick, woolen quilt.

When North glanced at Jack for what was probably the fiftieth time, his gaze met Jane's. One look and he knew.

They needed to hurry.

He snapped the reigns down fiercely, sending the reindeer into overdrive.

Almost there.

…

Bunnymund knew that telling Toothiana what had happened to Jack would be… difficult, to say the least.

Both she and Sandy zoomed into the Globe Room, frantically flying about, questions spewing forth from Tooth's mouth, and golden sand buzzing over Sandy's head.

When they demanded for an explanation, Bunnymund implored that they wouldn't freak out, Tooth in particular.

His wishes were ignored.

Tooth was absolutely devastated. Her usually cheerful composure cracked. Tears streamed down her face as she rattled off questions to the frustrated Pooka.

Sandy was silent.

In the midst of Tooth's cries and Bunny's impatient bellows, Sandy gazed up at the Moon, shining softly down into the room. The Guardian of Dreams sent out a quiet plea.

'Please let everything be okay.'

…

When they arrived, it was chaos. North shouted booming orders, Bunny prepared the medical ward, Tooth cried some more, and Sandy hovered idly by, while Chris and Jane quickly moved Jack to their next destination. Jamie took firm hold of Sophie's tiny hand, and led her down the seemingly endless halls.

They finally managed to get Jack to a bed, and laid him gently on it, hooking him up to various IV's and tubes.

'Santa wasn't lying when he said he had the proper medical supplies.' Jane thought. 'At least now I have the right equipment to take care of Jack.'

Jack was far from getting better. And he had yet to wake. All they had to do now was wait.

…

It was dark. And it was cold. And he was scared.

He couldn't feel anything at first. His mind was numb. His body was numb.

But as the dismal darkness began to subside, he could feel. He almost wished he could go back to the numbness.

A ripping, searing pain rent its way through his chest. He gasped. Or at least he thought he did. He couldn't hear. He couldn't move. And he couldn't remember anything. It frustrated him to no end.

He couldn't get out.

Was this death? Never ending numbness? Unfeeling pain? Was that even possible? To not be able to feel anything, but feel relentless pain at the same time? Forever?

As he began to resign to his inevitable fate, the pain spiked exponentially.

His eyes opened.

There you have it! I hope you liked this one:)

I wanted to let you guys know that I'll be starting a new multi-chapter story soon, I'm not sure exactly when. But it's going to be The Hobbit! So if any of you guys out there like LOTR or The Hobbit, then stick around because I'll be posting the first chapter here soon. It's going to be about Thorin, Fili, and Kili (of course) and it will have a lot of hurt and angst and all that crap, because it seems like that's all I'm really good at writing. Ha. And if you guys are new to The Hobbit fanbase, and want to know more, I suggest you really look into it! Fili, and especially Kili, really remind me of Jack Frost, because of their playful personalities and positive outlook (and they're sassy), which is probably why I like them so much. Sorry, I went on way longer than I thought I would. You can completely ignore this, or let me know if you'd like to see this happen!

Thanks you guys! You're great!

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