Somehow Bunny's hole had reached Father Time's lair. They all came out and met with clocks, beakers, and all kinds of lab equipment. Jack stared at the strange room confused and frighten. He then saw a golden yellow ball fly past him and hit his father. Jack panicked as he tried to awaken his father. All the sudden his father began to disappear. Jack felt around frantically for his father but then was too struck by the yellow sand. Jack fell into a deep sleep as Bunny caught him before he fell onto the ground.

Bunny yelled at the guardians. "What did you do!?"

"Calm down already." Time moved everything off the table and told Bunny to place Jack on the table. "We need to hurry. I don't know how much time we have"

"Time for what" Bunny didn't get an answer as he placed Jack on the table and was shoved out of the way by Time.

Time took out a pocket watch that was covered in frost like artwork. On it read Jack Frost with the name Jackson Overland crossed out on the top. The clock ticked very slowly, like time was almost at a standstill. Time placed the watch on Jack chest and began to recite some words. The watch began to glow as Time pushed it farther into the boy's chest.

The glow coated Jack as he was lifted off the table and wrapped an ice webbing. It cocoon around the Winter Spirit. The guardians stared in awe at what was happening.

Time began to explain that this will help bring Jack's memories back but there may be some kind of a side effect. Before Tooth could ask what the side effect were they were soon over run by nightmares. The guardians took out their weapons and prepared to attack. Pitch stood behind his army as he chuckled at the Guardians antics.

"My my. If it isn't my dear friend Time. How has been since the last time I saw you?" Pitch could see the group scoffed and wanted to rip him to pieces.

"Not much since the last time you were here. The mess you made is still all over my FLOOR!" One thing the Time did not like was someone making a mess of his home. He could do that himself thank you.

Pitch had to admit, the man was an arse. Pitch snapped his fingers and his army attacked.

The guardian struck the nightmares causing them to form back into sand. The guardians did feel a little sluggish but they figured was because they were out of the time line that had the most beliefs. They still kept up the defense. They had to protect Jack. Jack was at his weakest at the moment and was vulnerable to any attacks by Pitch.

Pith, however, made it around the group as he came closer to Jack. He was then struck but a golden whip. He saw Sandy come in front of him and was ready to fight. Pitch wiped the blood of the side off his cheek as he took out his scythe.

Two fought until Sandy was on one side and Pitch was on the other. It wasn't until Sandy realized that Pitch had switch sides with him that Pitch was now in front of Jack. Pitch put away his scythe and took out a black vile. Sandy widen as he realized that it was that inside the vile was the old darkness that had turned Pitch evil. Pitch turned away from the Sandman and began to twist open the cap.

Sandy became frantic as tried to get to Pitch but was halted by the nightmares. He tried desperately to fight off the nightmare and get to Pitch. He and the Guardians watched in horror as the vile was turned upside down and slowly the liquid poured at. It felt like time was standing still as the black liquid came closer to the case. The funny part was that either the vile was that sluggish or time was really standing still.

"That was close" Time came out from behind the case and used his staff to bring the liquid back into the vile and too it out of Pitch's hand.

The guardians looked around as they saw that all the nightmares and Pitch had been frozen in time. The next thing that happen was Time tapping his staff on the ground and Pitch along with his minions vanishing. They were all stunned by what happened, but Bunny yelled at Time for why didn't he do that in the first place.

"Curiosity. I wanted to see how far you could get before Pitch reached his true objected" Time saw the anger in the Guardians faces. "What? You thought I was going to help you straight away. I can control time but sometimes it can be exhausting."

Before the Guardians could yell at the horrible man, they case around Jack began to chip away.

"Oh, looks like the process in now complete." Time and the Guardians watched as the iced fell off and Jack was lower to the ground.

Jack's eyes began to flutter open as he sat up. He rubbed his head as he looked around. "What happen?" Jack then noticed a slight breeze before looking down. "What happen to my shirt?"

Tooth flew over to him fast and began to hug Jack. The rest of the Guardians came over and too padded and hugged their missing friend. Jack was confused as to what happen when visions came to his mind. He saw a forest, other Pooka that were wilder than Bunny, and a whole life of living with a pack, then the fight with Pitch. Jack became confused while the Tooth began to fuss thinking he was hurt.

"I told you there would be a side effect" Time began to put everything back on the table. Going through some papers he explained that Jack's old life and new life had converged. Since he was back to his correct age his time was back on track. Just like Jack with his teeth, Jack was able to gain his memories of both his life has Jackson Overland, Jack Frost, and Jack the Pooka. But it may take Jack some time before he gets used to controlling it. He was once a feral child and he will have times where he will covert back into it. Jack just needs to control himself.

The group nodded in understanding as they went back to North's slay and left.

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Underground, Pitch was angry. He began to slash, claw, and yell in angry. His plan had fallen apart and it wasn't just the Guardians fault, it was that arse of a man called Time. Letting out one final yell, Pitch sat down in a huff on his throne. Burring his face in his hands he tried to think. How had this plan gone wrong?

"Well, for one….Don't mess with my shit!" Out of nowhere Time appeared.

Pitch got of his throne and took out his scythe. It was too late when the man came in front of him and slammed his staff into Pitch's side. Pitch flew and hit the wall with a loud bam. Onto the floor with a thump, Pitch slowly got to his knees. The force from the staff felt like he had been hit by a bullet train. Pitch then heard the sound of jingling to look over at the source. He saw his time watch swaying back and forth as the chain was wrapped around the staff.

"I've come to retrieve what is mine thank you" Time took the watch off his staff and put it in his pocket. "Next time you come to my home, I won't be so nice"

With that the grey hair man left. Pitch had never been scared in his life. Whoever the Time really was, he was most definitely more twisted than himself.

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It had been a year now and Father Time was in his lab working on a few experiments. He was putting the last touches on one of his works when he heard the soft pitter patter of feet. He didn't have to look up to know who it was. "Welcome back"

Jack Frost came out of the shadows and came into view. He looked the same way he did when he was before all the chaos. But through Jack's eyes you could still see the beast that laid inside him. Jack was about to speak but Time cut him off.

"I know why you're here" Putting the finishing touches on his work, he placed the tool down and reached in his pocket. He tossed it over to Jack who caught it.

In Jack's hands was his packet watch. I had been changed with a slashes that looked like claw marks on it along with the frost. Jack stared at the piece in awe. When Jack looked back up, Time had come around the table and started leaning against it.

"I made a few adjustments to you watch. This will allow you to go back and forth between the two time, but the only time you will be allowed to go back is in that year you left. You will only be allowed to stay there for five years and then come back to this time. You will have no memory about every time you go back and none of you pack members will notice your gone." Time could see the hurt on Jack's face but explained that time must never be tampered with and by doing this will allow Jack the ability to see his family without hurting the time stream. "Take it or leave it"

Jack wanted to ask about this time line but Time beat him to it. He told Jack that this time will flow naturally and that Jack will have his memories. He will have to resume his life as a guardian because once he got back it will be like he never left. Jack nodded his head in understanding and looked at the watch. Giving the top and click Jack vanished into the stream.

Time watched the boy leave before he went over to his bookcase and took out one of his journals. He opened up to a page and began to write down the result of his experiment.

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Jack knew he had been played, but he didn't care. Time could be an ass for all he cared. He just wanted to see his family again. The Pooka inside him could never be settled with just the Guardians. He knew they wanted to help but this feeling couldn't be stopped. And he didn't want to worry them. They did so much as is. They help him trained is inner animal, even had fun coming up with new idea for Sandy to make in his dream sand.

Jack was happy with his life but wanting to see his family and pack proved too great. Thus going to see Father Time. He kinda figured that Time wanted him to come. And if this was all part of Time's experiment then so be it. As long as Jack saw them once again he didn't care.

Steeping onto the snow covered ground, Jack looked around to see light snow falling around him. The trees were turning white from the snow covering them as everything was quiet. Jack closed his eyes as he listened for any sound. Once he heard the sound of running feet, he knew who it was. Jack sprinted into a run as he tried to catch up with the group.

In the end, Jack ran with his pack. It was like Time said, he never left. Happy to be here, he ran with the Pookas into the snow.