Sorry guys! I had a lot of problems with this chapter, plus we were doing a lot of traveling. I might need to change my update schedule to every other day. To everyone who wondered what the moon did to the other spirits, I think I will add something about that later. Anyway, hope you enjoy and please review!

The guardians found Jack kneeling on the frozen solid lake in Burgess, to very worried snow birds hovering near him. When the two birds noticed the new arrivals they flew over to them, chirping out a welcome and expressing their worry for Jack and their relief that someone was here to help Jack in the only way they could.

Jack didn't respond to the guardian's presence, though he must have known they were there because unlike the winter spirit they were not known for their skill in moving undetected. But Jack didn't move, didn't acknowledge that the others were staring at him worriedly. Jack was normally so active, always moving and talking and being his happy hyper self; that seeing him so still and silent was heart breaking.

Tooth darted forward, all her motherly instincts telling her to bundle Jack up in her arms and smother him in affection, hiding him from the world. But she was stopped by an arm that snapped in front of her, and she looked up into North's face. North looked grim, and he shook his head once, signaling that he didn't think that was the way to move forward.

Bunnymund got down low, and hopped forward until he was a few feet away from the other guardians. "Jack?" he whispered, using the same voice he used when a child was sacred by his large size. When Jack didn't respond, Bunnymund hopped a few feet closer, trying to make himself seem as unintimidating as possible, "Frostbite? Come on, Snowflake, say something."

"'Say something? What is there to say?" Jack's voice bit out, sharper and colder than the winter ice that he controlled. Instinctively, the guardians flinched back from the harsh tone. Jack scrambled to his feet, his eyes furious as he glared at the guardians from across the lake. "What do you want to hear? That the others hurt me, but I'm all better now? That it's okay that everyone seems to think they know everything about me, when they don't know the first thing? That I'm okay with the fact that I spent 300 years alone, listening to their insults, and you did nothing? That you all wouldn't even give me a second look until the moon which in my 300 years of life at as a spirit had never said so much as a word to me, Now you want me to say something?" as Jack became more and more angry, a small blizzard began to twirl around the lake, snow flurries appearing out of nowhere.

Jack wasn't done though. "Where were you when I was left alone for 300 years? Where were you when the humans walked through me, and the spirits ignored me? Where were all of you when they started to attack me? You think that talking about it now would change anything?! Where were you 300 years ago, when I needed you!"

Jack couldn't take it anymore. He had been alone for so long, no friends, no family. He had been so starved for contract with another living creature, living without being able to touch even the people passing by on the street. His one hope for contact had been the other spirits, but that had quickly died. He had been alone for 300 years and that didn't just disappear. None of the other guardians had ever apologized for ignoring him all that time, they barely even acknowledged that Jack had spent any time alone.

Tooth rushed forward now; bring Jack into her arms, saying over and over, "I'm sorry, so sorry Jack. If I could go back in time, I would change everything. I'm sorry that we never noticed before, I'm sorry Jack." The others softly offered their own apologies to the boy lying stiffly in Tooth's arms.

Jack was completely shocked. He had never expected the others to apologize for ignoring him. He had thought that they would just continue to act like they had always been this close, without acknowledging that they hadn't always been friends. Jack smiled softly, it felt nice to have someone apologize for what had happened to him. He hadn't wanted to lose the closeness he had found with the others, but he wanted acknowledgment of what had come before. "I forgive you," he said, and the others pulled him into a group hug.

"Jack," North put his hand on the boy's shoulder, waiting until he looked up at the larger guardian. "There is something we need to show you."

JACKFROST*TOOTHFAIRY*EASTERBUNNY*SANTACLAUS*SANDMAN*

Back at the North Pole, the guardians led Jack into the globe room. Ignoring Jack's questioning look, they stepped onto a cloud of dream sand, and Sandy lifted them all into the air. Without prompting, Jack leaned down to look at the top of the globe with its lone blue light. He put a gentle finger against it, and then jerked back, his eyes wide. "Is that…is that me?"

"Yes, Jack, North said, his eyes on the globe, "that's you."

I didn't really like it that the guardians didn't apologize for Jack's 300 years alone, and they were keeping Jack's globe light a secret from him, so I added this chapter. Now for review replies:

Reid Phantom: They're more worried about Jack at the moment. Though it would be cool to see them start a major fight, they are more interested in finding Jack.

Vampires United: Sorry, but the other guardians called dibs. (spoiler) As for the spirits of summer, there is a reason they aren't here. (spoiler)

Alana-kittychan: You come up with really good ideas! I can just see the spirits going crazy one night, then having to clean up the mess in the morning. It would be the perfect revenge!

Keyblades of Oblivion: I don't know about other writers, but I put the groundhog in because he is the only other spirit mentioned in the movie, and their had to be a reason Bunnymund didn't want him as a guardian.

Kage: Sorry, but this won't be a redeemed-Pitch story. I just couldn't work that in, because I need a villain later, and he works.

jacks lover: If you mean in his human life, yes and no. Jack grew up in a time when beating a child for doing something wrong was considered good for them, so he probably had some tough punishments, especially since Jack is so mischievous. Also, food was scarce in those days, so going without would have been normal. In today's society that would be abuse, but it was just the environment he lived in. Now if you mean as a spirit... well, you'll just have to wait and find out.

bukalay: that's part of Bunnymund's point. The others had the opportunity to answer North's call, or help out at any point during the whole thing, but the they never did. They want to be guardians, but don't want to do the work.