A/N: Im back! I can't believe I've already got 109 reviews! Thanks, guys!
Oh! And also, I just learned that the twins' names are Caleb and Claude, so that's what I'll be using from now on! Sorry about that!
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Guest: Hmm... That's not a bad idea. I'll keep that in mind!
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Guest: I know! I hated how they made him out as the evil guy, but in reality, he's just misunderstood! Anyways, maybe I'll make a BunnyxJillxPitch love triangle, but probably not. And thanks for contributing!
When I woke, I could tell I was back at the Pole. It was colder than in Burgess, and who else had a wooden roof that tall? Bunny and North were sitting on chairs next to the bed I was in.
"Bunny? North?" I asked. They looked at me with expecting eyes. What they were expecting, I don't know. "What's going on? Where's Jack?"
North ignored my question. "We are getting ready for Sandy's...memorial." I had the feeling that he didn't want to say 'funeral.'
"And?"
"Sheila, Sandy would want you to go." Bunny said, placing his paw gently on my forehead, as if he were checking for a fever.
I stayed silent for a minute, then nodded.
Bunny lifted me from the bed and carried me out to the main room. I gripped onto his neck as we walked. Tooth, the elves, and yetis were already there. Dimly, I was amazed at how many people could be in there at once.
Bunny set me on my feet, but I stood close to him, since Jack was nowhere in sight. Tooth then placed giant candles in each of our hands and began the ceremony.
"Sandy was... The oldest out of all of us. He's been around since the beginning of time, the beginning of mortals. He was the model Guardian." She chuckled slightly at that. "He always did his job, he always showed up to meetings, and he always protected the children with all he had. And now, he has returned to Manny, where he can watch over all the children of the world. We'll miss you, Sandy."
It was North's turn to say something. "Sandy, you were my closest friend, almost my brother. We will miss you very much." He sniffed. "I wish you could be here to help us through this crisis, like you helped us all in the past."
Bunny's turn. His face was emotionless, hiding his emotions. "Sandy, why did you have to die? You were bloody immortal, so how could you just die on us, in our moment of need? Why?" Bunny blinked back tears. And continued on in his now thick Australian accent. "I wish ya were still here, Sandy. At least someone understood me."
They all looked at me sadly, and I guessed it was my turn to speak. I shifted from foot to foot. After being invisible for so long, it's kind of unnerving to have everyone's attention on me. "I knew Sandy since I woke up with no memory. He was like a brother, an uncle, and a friend all bundled up into one. He was literally the man of dreams, and he should remain that way, in each of us. I hope we can defeat Pitch without him, but it would really help if you were here, Sandy."
Tears streamed down my face as we lit our candles, and placed them at the cardinal points of Sandy's diamond on the center of the floor. The elves bowed their heads and straightened up, the bells on the tip of their hats ringing a sad melody.
Tooth was last to place hers into place. Then, she grabbed my hand in her left hand, and North's enormous one in the other. I gripped Bunny's hand in my left one and cried. I don't know what I was crying for. Maybe it was for Sandy. Maybe I was just venting. Whatever it was, I felt kind of embarrassed, especially in front of Bunny and the rest of the Guardians.
When I found Jack, he was curled up on a windowsill, making frost patterns on the glass. He looked up at me, then shifted over so I could sit down. I wrapped my arm around him and said, "There's nothing we could've done."
He sighed and made another frost pattern. It looked like Sandy. I sighed. Not even two days ago, I was spreading snowstorms with Jack. I sighed again. It was Easter tomorrow. Would the kids even want Easter, now that they only have nightmares?
North was first to find us, sitting on the windowsill, making patterns on the glass.
"Are you two alright?" He asked, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"I just... I wish I could have done something." Jack sighed.
"'Done something?'" North asked, incredulously. "Jack, Jill, you stood up to Pitch. You saved us."
"But Sandy-" I protested, but North cut me off.
"Would be proud of what you did." North's eyes were soft, yet set with what he said.
I looked up at North. He smiled behind his beard. "I don't know who you were in your past lives, but right now, you are both Guardians."
"But, how do we know who we are, if we don't know who we were?" I looked at Jack, incredulously. Since when was he so philosophical?
North laughed. "You will find the answer. I can feel it." He put a hand on his stomach. "In my belly."
We smiled and he led us to the Globe Room. The smile faded off my face.
"Look how fast they're going out." Tooth said, looking at the Globe, and lights that are going out." Tooth said, biting her lip.
"It's fear." I realized. "It's Pitch."
"He's tipped the balance." Jack grit his teeth.
"Hey, buck up, ya sad sacks!" Bunny said. He had a hopeful look on his face. "We can still turn this around!" He led us to the front of the elevator and turned around. "Easter is tomorrow, and I need your help. I say we pull out all the stops, and get those little lights flickering again."
We all entered the elevator and we moved to the lowest floor, at the foot of the Globe.
"Bunny is right." We all looked at North. "As much as it pains me to say, this time, Easter is more important than Christmas."
Even Bunny was surprised at that. "Hey! Did everybody hear that?"
"We must hurry to the Warren." North ignored Bunny. "Everyone, to the sleigh!"
Bunny stopped and said, "Oh no. My Warren, my rules."
He tapped his foot on the floor And a giant hole opened up beneath us.
"Shostakovich!" North yelled as we fell into the darkness.
A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short. The next chapter should be longer!
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