Author´s note: It´s taking me too long to update but all I get is work! Darn it! Good thing I´ve been hearing Dave Wise's Donkey Kong Country 2 soundtrack, it´s really inspiring! So update for everyone today! YAY!

And I have one snowy day ahead!

Lyrics belong to Nickelback.

14. Standing Together

Jack glances at the book as Jamie opens it. Inside they can read in golden letters:

"We, the Invisibles, sworn here that we will always stand together no matter our nature or duties. It is our job to see the world and its inhabitants as they are and so we will stand and fight"

The helion´s eyes go wide. These guys swore to always stand together? They never had anything like him, alone and forgotten? But wait, if Nazo´s an invisible, then...

"Nazo is always up to something but that doesn´t mean that he´s always bad news. We have come to understand that we are very different and because of that, we have to be closer than ever" says Davy who is sitting near them. "Some of us are sometimes listed as villains, like el Brujito, but we also do many good deeds along the way" the ghost moves to the next page where the first one is Cait Sith, the leader of the team. "Is hard to stand strong but if one falls, we all follow" Jack lets out a sigh. "I know you have been through hell, my young comrade, but you were never really alone. Think about all those nights the Sandman let you play with his sand or when you were pissing off Bunny. And us, the invisibles, we were right there beside you, too"

"Cait said that..."

"He has been banned as a menace by many humans but he keeps pushing forward cuz he knows it is his duty to do so"

"One more depending on a prayer

And we all look away

People pretending everywhere

It's just another day

There's bullets flying through the air

And they still carry on

We watch it happen over there

And then just turn it off

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

We must stand together

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

There's no giving in

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

Hand in hand forever

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

That's when we all win

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

That's, that's, that's when we all win

That's, that's, that's when we all win"

"…" Jamie goes quiet and they go on reading. Neko, the Guardian of the Roofs and night-watcher of children along with his fellow giants; Ouka Leele or Nancy, the tale-spinning spider from Africa; El brujito Botticelli, ink witch doctor; Navis, the Sea Old Man; Davy Jones, Inari, the Dream Painters, Ratón Pérez, the Three Wise Man, Befana, the Old Rigger, guardian of Goodness and Patron of villains; Alma, the Voodoo Queen and her counterpart, Doc Beto; Fey, the Tooth Queen of the North, Nazo, Dagum, the light fox; Svöll, the winter gust; Yellow Dog and lots, lots more. All different and with opposite personalities and purposes and yet, all together as one.

"Say, hu... Why isn´t Haku here?" Jack notices.

"Because he is not of our team nor in yours, he´s his own kind" explains Davy.

"Have you notice that you are quite a lot?"

"We are one big family, Frost. We have always been one. And in all families, there is feud and love" he smiles. "After the fall of the Golden Age, we have gathered all the helping hands we could find to put this world right. It´s true that man has made our job hard but we still keep on trying until the end"

"And how come I didn´t know about you guys?"

"Oh, we´re mentioned from time to time by humans but we don´t like getting too much notice. Nancy for example, appears in many stories of Africa while Navis is despicted as a villain, when he´s really a good man. Fey is an old friend to Tooth and Befana always sends letters to North. Sandy is the only one who knows all of us invisibles and we all, save for Nazo, really care about him"

"And Bunny?"

"Bunny knows a few of us, like Lapin" he shows him a picture of a small rabbit. "This guy works in Germany mostly but shares the egg painting business with Bunnymund"

"The pooka sharing his job... Now that is something you don´t hear everyday"

"XD Yeaah, but mind you. Lapin is no softie"

"Ok. Who else is in here?" he sees through the pages and spots el Brujito. "It says here that he´s also a villain"

"Botti is, how can I say this? Complicated. Is mostly a prankster like you and sometimes, sees only to his own things but from time to time, he does good deeds too"

"And Nancy?"

"Anansi or Ouka is a cunning little spider who loves to spin stories in her spiderweb. She is a very nice girl, tell you that"

"Ok. And uh, this Old Rigger guy?"

"He has many names. He adopts many disguises and watches over bad guys. Normally titled as Big Bad, Samedi or things like that, Rigger or is a character we only get to see when he wants" the picture in the book reflects a man whose face is in darkness. "I wouldn´t be surprise if his in town right now. And to tell the truth, he´s a bit like you, Jack. A loner"

Frost looks at the character on the page. Villain or hero? Who is this guy?

"The right thing to guide us

Is right here inside us

No one can divide us

When the light is nearly gone

But just like a heartbeat

The drumbeat carries on

And the drumbeat carries on

Just like a heart beat

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

We must stand together

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

There's no giving in

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

Hand in hand forever

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

That's when we all win

Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah

That's, that's, that's when we all win

That's, that's, that's when we all win"

"Hey, guys! We gotta move. Something´s up!" calls the voice of Bunnymund.

"Wait, where?" Jack gets up.

"At Tooth´s place. If we don´t hurry, we will be more than sorry"

Oh oh.

Getting bad, real bad. Oh, have you notice that G. Digger is "grave digger" and Samedi is Baron Samedi, the loa of the dead. Hehehe. Rigger is one interesting fellow that we will eventually meet.

Cheers!

Next Stop: Jib Rig