Chapter 13

Jack's fever was starting to fade. As Elsa felt his forehead, his fever was receding rapidly.

"Is it normal for his temperature to drop that fast?" Elsa inquired.

"Can't say, sheila. None of us have ever seen Jack like this," Bunny admitted.

Her gaze shifted back to Jack. He looked so peaceful and restless at the same time. That's when Jack stirred. He rolled onto his side and he flung his arms around Elsa, pulling her into the ground. Elsa squirmed around in his arms but she couldn't get out. Jack's arms were like an iron band around her. Bunny started laughing loudly so he put a fist over his mouth to stifle the laughter.

A few days later, Elsa was watching over Jack as the Guardians looked for a better place to go. It had been a few days since they had come to the Warren and Elsa had made a little bed of snow to help with Jack's fever. She was hoping that Jack would wake up soon as she was starting to worry. She spun around and almost lost her footing when she heard Jack gasp. He was sitting straight up and his eyes were wide.

"Jack, how are you feeling?" Elsa asked.

"I'm great. I remember you telling me that you had a sister. What was her name?" Jack responded.

"Her name was Anna. Why?" Elsa questioned.

"She's still alive."

Elsa blinked. It couldn't be. It was impossible. Anna was an ordinary girl, not that ordinary was bad.

"That's not true."

"Have you been to Norway ever since you first left?"

"No. It brought back too many memories."

"I saw Anna there last year. I thought nothing of it but I saw some weird stuff while I was out. Mainly what happened to us in the past and I saw your coronation. The girl I saw in Norway was your little sister, right down to the freckle. I have been alive for a long time and it's not possible to have a kid look like one of their ancestors that much. It has to be Anna!" Jack exclaimed.

Elsa was quiet for a few moments. What if Jack was saying was true. What if Anna had never died? "Alright, Jack. I don't want to get my hopes up in case it isn't actually her, but I would go to Norway with you when this is over to look for her."

"Hey, Elsa, we're ba- Jack, you're awake!" Tooth hollered.

"Hey, Tooth. Yeah, I just woke up."

"How are ya feeling, mate?" Bunny called from his tunnel.

"A lot better thanks to Elsa," Jack admitted.

"That's good."

North clambered out of the tunnel that Bunny had made after Bunny had jumped out. The Guardians gave Jack a quick glance before heading a few metres away so that the two winter spirits couldn't hear them. As they watched the older spirits, their conversation became hectic with arm waving, fast flashing sand pictures and a few death glares. When the Guardians walked back to them, it was obvious that they had agreed to something, whatever it may be.

"Should we be afraid of what you have to say?" Jack asked.

"Depends," North said.

"The point is, we need to move. We are not safe here. Pitch could be coming after us right now and there isn't many defences here. We can't go to the Pole because that's too obvious. The Tooth Palace doesn't have any defences so the only logical place is where we can lay low is Sandy's place. Wherever that is," Bunny explained.

"Sandy has his own place?" Jack questioned.

"It's hard to believe but it's true. He's gonna take us there, as soon as we're ready. We'll stay there for a few days until we're ready to fight Pitch," Bunny said.

Elsa turned to Sandy. "Where is your place, Sandy? Why haven't the others been there before?"

A series of images flashed slowly over his head. Both North and Bunny frowned as they translated what he was showing in their minds. When Sany stopped the sand images, North turned to the group.

"He's saying that he's rarely ever there and so we weren't ever invited. It's somewhere up high."

"As long as it's somewhere cold. We can't have Jack having a relapse if we're going to fight Pitch in a few days time," Elsa warned.

Sandy nodded while a house surrounded by snowflakes hovered over his golden hair.

"So, it's in the snow?" Elsa asked.

Sandy nodded.

"I'm in. If Sandy can move it around so Pitch has a harder time finding us, it could play to our advantage!" Jack spectulated.

"Good idea, Jack!" North complemented.

"Well, I'm usually full of good ones," Jack agreed.

"Don't be so cocky, Ice Boy," Bunny insulted.

"Is this really necessary?" Elsa chided.

"I'm just in a good mood. I'm willing to bet the kangaroo is in one as well!" Jack stated.

"How many times have I told you not to call me that? You know that I'm going to give you one someday!"

"One what?" Jack inquired.

"A beating that you have been asking for since you first messed with my EGGHUNT!" Bunny answered.

"Are you still upset about that?" Jack pondered.

"Sure am. You'll face my wrath eventually!"

"Come on, guys. Sandy is ready!" Tooth called.

Elsa, Bunny and Jack jogged to where Tooth, North and Sandy were waiting for them. They huddled together and felt themselves rise on a partially solid sand cloud. They flew faster than a plane to their agreed destination. When Sandy's house grew closer, Bunny just about pushed North off of the cloud.

"Bloody carrots! That's not a house, it's a bloody mansion!" Bunny shouted.

The golden house was indeed a mansion. A rather large one at that. It had columns supporting the roof and looked like an Ancient Greek temple. Pitch would not find them there.