"Uh, yeah" Jack answered, sounding defeated, "When I went to go put Sophie to bed last Easter, I found Pitch's lair and all the teeth and the fairies" Jack started. "But when I was looking through the teeth, Pitch found me and somehow separated me from Baby Tooth and I couldn't go back the way I came" Jack explained, taking a breath, remembering how scared he had been when he saw the egg shells littering the ground.
"After you told me to leave, I went to Antarctica and Pitch found me again"

Jack had to hold back a tiny smile at seeing Sandy's murderous gaze towards the other Guardians.
"He told me to trade my staff for Baby Tooth" He heard Tooth lightly gasp as he continued his story.
"When I gave him my staff, he refused to let Baby Tooth go, so she stabbed his hand" Jack smiled then frowned slightly.
"But then he threw her into an ice ravine. Then he broke my staff and pushed me into the same ravine" Jack finished.

"Oh, Jack. We're so sorry" Tooth replied.
"Why didn't ya say something?" Bunny asked.
Jack felt a tinge of anger at the question.
"Because you wouldn't let me!" Jack raised his voice. "I tried to apologize and explain but you wouldn't let me talk!" Jack yelled, facing Bunny specifically. He watched as Bunny's ears pressed against his skull and suddenly felt guilty for yelling.

"Can I just have my staff? Please"
Bunny ignored the question as he spoke, "Jack, mate. I'm sor-" Bunny was cut off suddenly as Jack gasped in pain and clutched his sides as he sunk to the ground. Before anyone could say anything, Jack's head thunked onto the snowy landscape.
"Jack!" Tooth yelled, leaning down to pick him up.
"We must get inside, now" North ordered, taking the small spirit in his arms.

"What just happened?" Bunny asked.
Sandy answered with a picture of Jacks staff, broken.
"His staff was broken, so now he's hurt" Tooth translated. Sandy nodded as he made a picture of two strings intertwining.
"Jack and the staff are connected" North said, softly placing Jack down on a bed. Sandy nodded vigorously, happy that his friends finally understood.
"Yes, we know that. But in what way?" North asked.

Sandy carefully set the two halves of the staff on Jack's legs as he used both his symbols and hands to communicate.
After five minutes of annoyed guessing and confused stares, the three remaining Guardians finally understood why Jacks staff was so important.
"We have to fix his staff for him." Tooth insisted.
"How do you plan to do that? Super glue?" Bunny joked.

"Touch my staff and I'll freeze you solid" A scratchy voice came from behind.
"Jack! How are you feeling? Are you dizzy? Are you hungry?" Tooth started speaking.
"Tooth, calm down" North chuckled.
"Um, I feel fine. And no, I'm not dizzy or hungry" Jack answered.

"Mate, we can't fix yer staff without touching it" Bunny spoke up.
"Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. All I heard was 'staff' and 'super glue'" Jack smiled, slowly starting to sit up.
"So how do you say we fix it?" North asked, gesturing to the staff.
"Oh, you guys don't have to do anything" Jack answered, reaching for the wood at his feet.

"How are you planning on fixing that, mate?" Bunny asked quizzically.
"Just give me a minute, I can do it" Jack breathed. Getting himself together, preparing himself for the draining feeling he felt last time.
"Do you need us to do something for you?" Tooth offered.
"Just stay right there" Jack answered.

He slowly brought the two halves together and took a deep breath. He felt the familiar feeling of power surging through his arms and up to his fingertips out to the wood in his hands. He could see the faint blue light slowly start to grow as the magic wood started to mend itself.
A few more seconds later and his staff was back to one piece. Not looking up, Jack laid his staff down with heavy eyelids.

"Jack, how did you do that?" Tooth asked cautiously.
"I don't know" Jack responded with a tired voice. "I Just, um, put the two halves together and imagine it being in one piece again." Jack shrugged.

"Strange" North mumbled.
Sandy smiled lightly as he noticed Jack's eyes slowly closing, then jerking open again as Jack tried to stay awake.
Rolling his eyes at the slight immaturity, Sandy let a stream of sand make its way to the frost child, grabbing the attention of the remaining three Guardians while doing so.

Tooth cooed, North chuckled and Bunny smirked as Jacks head plopped on the pillow behind him as the dream sand took affect.
No one bothered to move his staff as they piled out of the room.

Turning to the group, Bunny spoke, "Lets go teach a lesson to the King of Shadows"