Guess who's back from hibernation! I actually have Chapter 13 nearly finishes, and as the number suggests, it's an unlucky chapter for Jack :P. I had this chapter finished from the start of April, but I decided to add in another part. A VERY interesting part. Also heads up, my beta won't be able to critique my work till summer vacation, so again the next few chapters won't be betaread.

Now, replies to Guest Reviews!

Bunnymund: Why, you are so inquisitive, hrmm? There'll be 30 total chapters here, but I'm not sure about the rest of the series. Also, I can't exactly say that MiM will intervene. You'll have to wait and see :P As for the request on Khione making a HoO reference, this fanfic originally had the PJO universe, so references are possible. I dunno if I'll do any tho or remember xD.

Edit 8/11/18: When you realize there are contradictions in the story... Meh, I just cut off a minor

(Pitch's Lair)

A day later, all the Guardians, the Head Seasonals, Mother Nature, Anemone, Themis, Yuki, Yas, Gwendolyn and Gwenith came back to the Boogeyman's lair. There, Sabrina greeted them and led them to a metal globe covered in twinkling lights, asking them to sit here so that they could escape easily to the nearby exit if they had to.

Sabrina stood patiently, waiting for them to begin.

Tooth was the first to talk. "What exactly does Hel want with Sweet—I mean Jack?"

All eyes fell on Sabrina as she answered, "I do not know the specifics, so to say. I had assumed Mother was trying again to break Jack, or at least have him suffer under her wrath." The Halloween spirit figeted with a gold button on her leather jacket. "However, it seems like that is not the case."

"What'd ya mean?" Bunny stared at the girl in confusion.

"I just want to know if my Sovereign is alright," Yas said, interrupting Bunny, "He is, right?"

Sabrina sighed. "Unfortunately, no. Jack did wake up after a few days; however, he is still barely responsive."

"What's happening to him?" Bunny demanded once again, furry arms crossed together.

Sabrina closed her eyes, taking in a calming breath. "As I told you yesterday, it is a violation of his privacy. I will not further your curiosity by giving answers."

"Giving answers?" Bunny argued, "All I'm doing is worrying about Frostbite. What's bugging him?"

"Like I said, I will not tell you!" Sabrina snapped, walking up to the Pooka, "I understand your anxiety for him, we are all stressed. However, there are matters that should be left alone, and this is one of them."

"Why should we leave it alone?" Bunny stood up, avoiding North's attempt to hold him back down. "Sheila, Frostbite is suffering through something, and all I ask is to know what!"

Sabrina stepped back, tears welling in her orange eyes. "He's been through enough nearly a century before he joined your ranks, and I know of everything, he needs his privacy. He will tell you what he needs to say once he is ready. I wish not to be the catalyst of his grief."

Yuki got up. "I agree with Sabrina, you must wait till Ou-sama is ready to tell you himself. I have gone past his boundaries multiple times, and it only resulted with more issues. He values his privacy."

As Yuki sat back down, Bunny stated, "At this point, keeping secrets will only blow up in Frostbite's face."

"Sometimes there are things that you shouldn't know, Rabbit," Bedelia interjected smoothly, dropping down from her place on top of the globe, "All us Sovereigns have our scars and secrets that we don't enjoy sharing."

Bunny huffed, "Oh really? Like what?"

Ashun replied this time, "Erantha and I were in enough wars to share too many gruesome tales—"

"And there's a reason why I wear long sleeves," Bedelia added, glaring at the Pooka, "Before you say it, I don't self harm."

"How is debating nonsensically assisting with plans?" Themis commented, brushing grime off her pristine, blue dress.

"Umm, isn't that how we get our plans done, Themis?" Anemone stated.

The Titan lightly swatted Anemone. "Not now, Anemone."

Anemone pouted, rubbing her arm. "Ow, jeez sorry."

"Themis is still correct," Mother Nature agreed, "We are simply wasting valuable time by arguing. Do we even have a plan?"

"Actually," Sabrina declared, "I have an outline of a plan of my own I would like to share."

After explaining her idea, all the faces in the room lit up as bright as the twinkling lights on the globe.

Gwendolyn's was the first to drop, a hand twisted within the fabric of her white dress as she sat cross legged on the floor with her brother and Yas. "How will we track each other's movements? What will happen if one of us gets captured?"

"Trackers, sis!" Gwenith shouted excitedly, elbowing his twin, "We'll make trackers!"

"Isn't that around fifteen trackers?" Gwendolyn asked.

Gwenith shook his head. "Don't forget our Sovereign, Ma'at, Adrestia, Pitch and that servant Sabrina wants to save."

"That's twenty!" Gwendolyn exclaimed, flabbergasted, "Twenty in a week?"

"We can do it." Gwenith ruffled Gwendolyn's black hair. "We've done more in less time."

"True. When do we deliver them to you all?"

Sabrina answered, "It would be best to give them on the day. I shall retrieve mine from Yuki and give Acheron the other. Yuki Onna, are you able to visit every day till the date arrives, in case more information arrives?"

"Certainly." Yuki bobbed her head, an ice blue gloved hand tapping her chin. "When would be the best time?"

"At this time, I suppose," Sabrina declared, "Now that we have a plan—"

Before she could finish, a scream tore through the lair, a scream that Sabrina and Yuki have heard before.

"Jack," they both whispered quietly, but loud enough to grab Bunny's attention.

"Wait, that was Frostbite?" Bunny questioned, fearfully glancing back and forth between the Winter immortal and the Halloween spirit, "Sheilas?!"

"I must see what is happening," Sabrina proclaimed, still in a trance from the shriek.

However, before she could go, Bunny placed a paw on Sabrina's shoulder. "Don't, we can't blow our cover."

"Who ever said I will?" Sabrina twisted herself out of his grasp. "Jack is in grave danger, and you would not understand why."

Bunny's emerald eyes flashed in anger, but he held himself. "It's because you refuse to tell us. What's his problem? What's going on? I know it's not our business, but we need the truth if we're gonna help."

"I cannot tell you, I really cannot." Sabrina sighed. "However, know that Khione…desires Jack, even though he does not."

A beat later, Tooth's face lit up with realization. "Are you saying—?"

Another tormented scream echoed throughout the area, but this time it soon got muffled in an instant.

This time Sabrina ran off and called back to the intruders, "Get out, now!"

Bunny tried following her, but Bedelia blocked him with her scythe, its blade acting as a fiery wall. "Don't move a step, Rabbit. We have to go back."

"But, Frostbite is suffering out there! We can't just…" Bunny trailed off once his eyes made contact with Yuki's shining, blue ones. "You knew about her, didn't you?"

Yuki merely closed her eyes, dropping her head in shame.

Bedelia snapped Bunny's attention back to her before he tried anything. "Shut up, Rabbit. We all knew about it for a while, but we're not jumping the fucking sword because we know it'll lead to our destruction."

Bunny stared at Bedelia dejectedly, a hard look that sent shivers down her spine. "Yes, your destruction, not his. I can't believe y'all would just leave him like that. What kind of friends are ya?"

"You have no clue what you're talking about Rabbit, why—!"

Bunny interrupted Bedelia, "Look, I don't wanna argue anymore. It gets all of us nowhere scampering around this issue like dingos."

With that, Bunny solemnly bounded towards the exit, Bedelia sprinting after him. The others slowly stood up and trailed behind them.

(Burgess, Pennsylvania)

In a sea of green, trees started blooming their colorful flowers, decorating the forest. Squirrels scampered around, catching the few acorns that fell.

Through the tranquil atmosphere, Jamie and his friends, all clad in jackets, searched for a certain Winter immortal they all loved.

"Hey, Jamie?" Monty questioned, brushing off some petals from his green jacket.

Jamie, leading the whole hunt, turned around. "Yeah?"

"I thought our parents don't let us go to the forest."

Before Sophie could toddle away in her too big hat, pink jacket and binoculars, Jamie grabbed her arm. "So? My mom's gone for a business trip, yours is gone due to family troubles, and your dad's at work. They don't have to know we're here."

Caleb stole Monty's response, "Ehhh, there's still Monty's twin siblings he has to worry about."

Claude argued, "But, Leora and Kyle are awesome!"

"Not if you live with them," Monty countered.

Behind the boys, Pippa and Cupcake were waiting to move. "Are we at the pond yet?"

Jamie looked back at them. "Sorry girls, no. Just an argument."

Cupcake huffed, hugging her dark pink jacket closer to her slightly chubby body. "Hurry up then! We're cold!"

Pippa nodded her head, pulling her white beanie over her reddish brown hair. "Yeah, it's kinda chilly."

"Girls," Caleb and Claude said in sync.

"Oh, shut up!" Pippa yelled, "We need to move on if we're going to find Jack anytime soon!"

With that, Jamie and the others marched onwards till they reached their destination. Before they could continue on, Jamie halted them all, gripping on his sister so that she didn't run off.

"Shhh," Jamie whispered, index finger on his lips, "look over there."

Silently, the five of them, excluding Jamie and Sophie, shuffled around to see what Jamie was talking about.

Gathered around the pond clearing were a group of spirits. They all recognized Santa Claus, Tooth and Sandy, but the others with them were ones that they didn't know.

At least, ones they didn't know the names of.

"Hey Monty, doesn't that look like your mom?" Jamie commented, pointing at the blonde one wearing a modest, blue dress.

Pippa added, "The one with the green dress and black, wispy hair sounds kinda like Mrs. Bennett!"

"Hey, that's Yuki Onna!" Jamie's observation for the Japanese woman in a white kimono was met with blank stares from the other kids his age. "What?"

"Who the heck is Yuki Onna?" Caleb asked.

"Oh yeah, you weren't there!" Jamie facepalmed. "Jack introduced us to Yuki a year ago, along with him saying he's the Ruler of Winter or something like that."

"Sovereign of Winter!" Sophie eloquently chirped in, "It's a funny word!"

"Erm, yeah that."

"Hey, do you guys recognize the other four?" Cupcake pointed out to a pair of black haired twins, a Native American spirit wearing just a normal pair of slacks and a blue tee, and a woman in a yellow dress with long, white hair.

Pippa shook her head. "No, I don't think so."

"I still don't get it though," Jamie said, facing towards the girls, "What are they doing here?"

"I dunno," Claude shrugged his shoulders as he removed some spiky leaves from his red shirt.

Monty looked at the black haired boy with worry. "I think those are poison ivy* leaves, Claude."

"What?!" The tween panicked, hurriedly swatting it off himself without touching it. "Shoot, I'm going to be itchy for days!"

"Great job doofus, now they're looking at us," Claude scolded, making everyone else look towards the clearing.

Sure enough, all of the otherworldly beings stopped conversing with each other and were staring at the bush they were hiding in.

North unsheathed a sword strapped to his waist, holding it towards them. "Who is there?"

As all the kids discussed what to do, Sophie hopped out of the bush, her trousers covered in leaves. "Hi Santa!"

Before she could run up and hug the burly man, Jamie quickly got out and grabbed onto the back of Sophie's jacket.

"Um, hi Santa, Tooth Fairy and Sandman!" Jamie greeted, a sheepish smile on his face.

Soon, the rest of Jamie's scavenging crew popped their heads out and introduced themselves. The spirits, in return, dropped their stances and welcomed the kids.

"What are you guys doing here?" Jamie questioned once they all managed to calm down.

North ran a hand through his long, white beard. "Well, we are looking for Jack."

"Same here!" Pippa exclaimed.

"He told Jamie he'd come today." Cupcake crossed her beefy arms over her large torso. "It's 4 pm and he's still not here."

"Yeah, it's not really like the Sovereign to leave off on his promises." Yas commented solemnly, face slowly growing into a smirk when he realized something. "Well, we are able to make it snow."

"Seriously?!" Jamie fistpumped. "Can you do it please?"

Gwendolyn and Gwenith laughed, stepping up to the group of kids. Gwendolyn answered, "Sure, why not?"

"I can list a few reasons," Yuki interjected, looking at the spirits blankly, "Also, snowfall was supposed to end here a week prior. Ou-sama just does not follow his own rules."

"Since when did he?" Gwenith joked, "Come on, please?"

Yuki huffed when he saw the ten of them staring at her, all their eyes silently begging for snow. "Alright, but keep it within here."

With that, the three winter spirits unleashed a torrent of snow around the clearing, stopping once it was as white as a trillion cotton balls. The wintry land earned a multitude of excited shouts from the kids.

"Ya! Snow!" Sophie tossed up the powdery substance then squealed, running towards the woods, "Easter Bunny!"

Jamie tried chasing her, but he stopped when he saw Sophie tackling the furry Pooka, sending a fiery, red-headed woman behind Bunny down to the snow covered floor. Her scythe looked far less scary without the fire licking the silver blade, but the sharp edges still made it horrific.

Even though he didn't know the stranger, Jamie held out a hand to help her up. "Oops, sorry for my sister!"

"No problem, kiddo." Bedelia hauled herself up, kicking up her scythe. "Hey, don't you look familiar?"

"I do?" Jamie blinked, confusion etched across his face.

"Yeah, you look kinda like Frost." Bedelia twirled her scythe around before placing it against her shoulder, Jamie leaning back to not get hit.

"Bedelia Doiteain!" Mother Nature shouted, green dress swooshing as she hurried towards them. "What have I told you about not playing with your weapon? Are you hurt, Jamie?"

"Neh, I'm okay!" Jamie reassured, gently brushing off the hands cradling his face. "Really!"

"Are you positive? Don't make me remind you of—" Mother Nature caught herself, "Nevermind."

"Remind me of what?" Jamie questioned.

"I said nothing Jamie." The tween couldn't help but notice the slight edge to her voice. "Just leave it alone."

"Mother?" Erantha inquired when she glanced towards them while conversing with Ashun, worried once she saw her queen was slightly pale, "Are you alright?"

"I am well dear, nothing to fret." Mother Nature smiled, clasping her hands behind her back. "Simply perturbed about Jack."

Ashun frowned, lips pursing as he scanned her over. "Well Mother, maybe you should sit and rest?"

"No need." Mother Nature waved off their concern, walking back towards Anemone and Themis.

Anemone rose an eyebrow, but the look only lasted a second as she immediately begun pulling out some leaves stuck in her dress.

"Watch out for poison ivy!" Claude warned.

Cupcake rolled her eyes, playfully shoving the black haired boy. "Yeah, yeah."

"Don't worry about it, Claude." Anemone beamed. "Stuff like that doesn't affect us as much."

"What about cyanide?" Monty asked, everyone nearly forgetting about the tween.

Jamie noted the slightly proud look on Themis's face as she answered, "A strong enough dosage might affect us, but it has to be twice as much as a regular adult."

"Oooh!" Jamie awed.

Pippa suddenly whistled, catching everyone's attention. "What about Jack?"

"What about him?" Bedelia shot back.

Pippa huffed at the spirit, tugging down her nearly loose beanie. "Shouldn't we find him or something?"

"We already have, kiddo," Bedelia nonchalantly supplied, "Just go down the Boogeyman's hole and boom, he's there."

"Really?" Jamie gaped, dropping the snowball he was forming. "Why didn't you say anything before?"

"I just got here?" Bedelia groaned when she was hit with a snowball. "Okay, who just threw that?"

Caleb and Claude pointed towards a grinning Yas, who was juggling a snowball before throwing it again at the Sovereign. His smirk fell once he saw Bedelia fuming.

"Oh it's on, pipsqueak!" Bedelia dashed towards him, grabbing a fistful of snow and throwing it at the winter spirit.

Sandy soon joined their game, rooting against Yas as he threw his own projectile at the boy. Along with him, Gwenith and his twin formed their own team, laughing along as they chased Yas.

Instead of going with them, Jamie simply watched as Sophie tried to drag him off, sad about Jack not being there.

"Why is Jamie sad?" Sophie questioned.

Jamie shook his head. "It's nothing, Soph, I just miss Jack."

Sophie, realizing her brother probably wasn't in the mood for snow, decided to team up with a reluctant Bunny. Jamie sulked beside a tree, aware of Monty settling down beside him.

"Not going to go?" Monty asked, frowning in concern for the kid who always joined snowball fights.

Jamie shrugged. "Nah."

He looked back and saw Anemone landing beside Yas as she launched a blob of snow towards the Sandman. He gave a weak chuckle when he heard Themis ranting about how Anemone was a leader, the Goddess of Winds or something like that.

Monty followed his gaze when North and Tooth partnered up with Pippa and Cupcake, the four branching off into groups of two once North hit Pippa.

After a moment of silence, Monty choked out, "I know it's kinda not in my business to say, but what's wrong? We're like, best friends, and I know that you would die for a snowball fight."

"It's just that, I dunno where Jack is or if he's okay," Jamie admitted, "The snowball fight kinda just made me think about that."

"Hmm," Monty, not knowing what to do, changed the subject, "Hey, are you a bit suspicious about Themis and Mother Nature?"

"Sorta, why?" Jamie turned and faced his friend.

Monty pursed his lips. "Well, I overheard Themis talking about Kyle and Leora to Mother Nature. Something about them growing up?"

"What'd Mother Nature say?" Jamie's curiosity masking over his grief.

"That she knew Sophie and you wouldn't."

Jamie stared at Monty, brown hair slightly rustled by a breeze. "What?"

"I dunno." Monty looked back at Jamie throughout his glasses, blue eyes twinkling. "Again, maybe our suspicions earlier weren't for nothing."

"So, you mean—"

"That they're our moms?" Monty finished, "Yep."

Jamie stayed silent, glancing back at the snowball fight and meeting Mother Nature's green eyes.

Please tell me this was an interesting filler! And before you say it, yes Jamie is slightly OOC. If you're best friend is missing, what would you do? Anyway, I honestly have nothing else but to say to review :D

List of OCs Mentioned So Far:

Mother Nature (GoC character with OC traits)

Tsar Lunar XII (GoC character with OC traits)

Anemone

Themis

Hel

Holler

Yuki-Onna

Khione (Sortaish from PJO with OC traits)

Bedelia Doiteain

Erantha Vrochì

Ashun L'automne

Nefra/Ma'at

Ciara/Adrestia

Sabrina Hallows

Acheron

Morana

Gwenith

Old Man Winter

Beira

Boreas (Sortaish from PJO with OC traits)

Yas

Gwendolyn

Loki/Dark Lord