Song: Training hard

By: NateWantsTo Battle

Start song at (1)

Note: I do not own Rise of the Guardians, the Guardians of Childhood, or Pokémon. They belong to their respective creators. Likewise I do not own the song training hard, that song is all NateWantsTo Battle!

Sandy had let North know that he is part of the plan had been a success. Bunny and North were the last two tickets Jack's new training plan into motion. Jack now had practice in reaching and controlling his power, how to use his magic in ways that complemented him. Now North would take the elemental aspects and bunny the physical. Both he and North trained in the physical sense but of the two who had taken the time to learn from and train with elementals, bunny preferred hand-to-hand, something about staying as far away from non-spring powers as he could. The other guardians had never understood it but didn't push bunny for answers. No bunny would take the hand-to-hand stuff while North worked with the elemental.

North recalled what Jack said about the snow re-energizing him. To start I may want to have us work outside. He thought. Then again maybe being out of his comfort zone will be a better help. He continued to ponder back and forth about this, even throwing the idea of putting Jack in an environment that was a complete opposite of what he exceeded in, until the wee hours of the next day. Still he had no answer that he thought was foolproof. He also wasn't sure how to approach Jack about the training. Both tooth and Sandy had done marvelously at getting Jack interested, how should he go about it?

A wrap at his window caused him to turn. The creature on the other side of the glass smiling back at him gave him a flash of inspiration.

Jack was practicing tooth's trick. He was looking in on a little girl named Chloe. He'd snuck in through the window, literally, of her hospital room. She had been fighting a heart condition for years and just the other day a donor had been found. Jack had stayed with the doctors transporting the organ and even helped keep it chilled at a safe temperature. The surgery had been a complete success! Now Chloe was in recovery, and Jack smiled at her peaceful face. As Sandy's dream sand came in he took his leave.

Outside again a dream dolphin swam around him, and then went off. It came back to him then went off again. "Okay, I'll follow you." Jack laughed. He looked in the window again. "I'll check in a little later, sleep well Chloe."

The dolphin led him to a clothing drop and tapped the container with its beak. "All right." Jack put his hand towards the container and sang "Treguna Mckoides Tracorum Satia Dee." A pair of pants, a couple of dress shirts, a sleeveless dress, and a short-sleeved ball down flew out to stand at attention before Jack. "Okay, shirts can you stand to the right of the dresses." The four lined up, "and pants I'd like you to stand over here." The pants went to stand a ways down the lot. "Okay, two of you behind the other." The ball gown with its partner went behind the sleeveless dress and its partner. "Let's take this slow." The two pairs of partners went calmly towards the pants. The dolphin turned into a bag of rice and started to spread itself in front of Jack's makeshift procession.

Unfortunately Jack's attempt to keep things slow fell away and the partners started to square dance. "Wait, wait," the pants then started to two step its way over. The rice bag became a 10 gallon hat that fell on Jack's head. "Oh, what's the harm? Swing your partner round and round…."

Later on, after all the clothes were put back, Jack heaved a sigh. "Not exactly as planned, but better than before."

"Gra wobaa mora."

Jack turned to see Pete the yeti standing behind him. "Well thanks; I've always thought I'd be a good square dance caller."

"Woomooo gerah."

"North wants me to meet where?"

The plains of Oklahoma were perfect. North was sure. At this time of year they wouldn't be too hot or Jack's usual cold either. The area could handle just about any element and he felt confident in the safety of the area as well.

Jack landed a ways off then walked towards North. "Hey, Pete said you wanted to see me?"

"Yes Jack. I hear you've been learning a few tricks from tooth and Sandy."

"A few!" Jack confirmed with a smile.

"Excellent! I have some spirits I'd like you to meet." North gave a shrill whistle and out of the grass elemental creatures came wandering over.

"They look like Pokémon!" Jack exclaimed. "Very similar yes!" the guardian of wonder confirmed. "I thought you'd find some of their abilities interesting. They have helped me with my own training. We like to spar and it gives me the chance to experience different kinds of elemental attacks and ways to defend and counteract them. My friend the ice Hawk came tapping at my window today, inviting me for a round of battle to be held here. Would you like to join in?"

"Definitely! How many people can say they got to see the real life equivalent of Pokémon in action!?"

North smiled, his idea had worked.

(1) First up was a green creature with a badger like face. It fired vines at check followed closely by a bird that gave off blinding light, and a mouse looking creature that attacked electricity. A pure white behemoth, that looked kind of like a yeti, started shooting cold wind that sent Jack flying. He marveled at each attack, it was some of the most amazing things he'd ever saw.

Brown cats/dogs ran around kicking up sand and mud. So many it was hard to keep track of exactly how many there were. Pink creatures of all shapes, sizes, and forms, tried to hit Jack with dust and act thing so cute it was hard for him to attack back, which is exactly what they were counting on.

Psychic attacks on his head confused him and gave him splitting migraines only for objects, mostly grass and dirt considering their surroundings, to float in the air and be thrown at him. Bugs spun silk and tried to sting him, Jack had to retreat to the air but that didn't stop the creatures.

Fire, water, ground, electric, ice, fairy, bug, flying, light, shadows, each attack was astonishing and Jack was hit by more than a few but with each move he was also putting the methods of control and action to memory. He already had several ideas of how he might use these attacks and adapt them to his own.

Finally the sun started to set and, though winded, everyone including North and Jack had, had a blast! But it was time to call it a day. Jack went up to one of the small bear creatures and asked to make a sculpture of it. The creature obliged and Jack crafted in ice replica. Jack then went up to North: "you think you can make a stuffed animal of this?" He asked.

"Of course!" North laughed so hard his belly shook.

Chloe slowly awoke as the sun started to peek over the horizon. She beyond still being a little sore, she then gently rolled over. The boy was back. He sat outside her window with his back to the glass. "Good morning."

He turned and smiled. Then phasing through the glass he came to stand by her bed. "Morning, how long have you known I was there?"

"Just now but I've seen you before. You always seem to show up when the pain was at its worst. The funny faces you made really helped. You're not a doctor but you're always here, are you a ghost?"

"No," the boy shook his head. "I'm a guardian. The guardian of fun. I've been watching over you since you started having heart problems. I wanted to help you feel better. I hate when everyone is sad like that so I try and bring a little cheer to them!"

"So you make funny faces, or cracked jokes, things like that?"

"When I can. Not everyone can see me so sometimes it's just a sense of someone being there. But hey, I have something for you." He took the cutest bear stuffed animal out of his hoodie pocket. "What this." He set the bear on the end of the bed then said some strange words in a singsong voice. The bear lifted an arm and waved at Chloe. Then stuck that same paw into its mouth like it was sucking its thumb.

"I love her!" Chloe squealed.

The boy gave the bear to her. "What you going call her?"

"Jackie!"

The boy gave us start then smiled, "Good name."

"Thanks, Jack Frost!"

"How did you…?"

The two smiled mischievously at each other and laughed.