Sandy silently sighed Angel copying him but her's could be heard making Sandy look her way. Feeling his gaze on her Angel met his eyes. "I know what you want to say Sandy and I have to agree, keeping the kids here or the Warren is a mistake. They need to be with other mortals, not us Guardians and I know the perfect place. Think you could cover me while I'm at Santoff Claussen?"

Sandy nodded receiving a smile from Angel, who then darted from the globe room to the grab one of North's globe portals and soon found herself standing outside of Big Root. She is about to enter the massive tree house when she heard her name being called, turning she grinned when she spotted the person she was looking for.

"Katherine, just the Guardian I am looking for, I need a favor. I'm sure you heard about the seven believers that helped defeat Pitch." Katherine nodded. "Well they now have no place to go, their parents were murdered and homes destroyed."

"And you would like them to be raised here instead of where the others have come up with, am I right?" Katherine guessed.

"Yes at least here they will have other mortals their age to play with and there is also their schooling to think about just give us a week or so to offer them comfort before their thrust into something new." Angel replied.

"Alright take as long as you need to help them. How are you doing with Pitch, has he made any more progress?"

"Yes, he has come a long way since two years ago when he once more tried to take over. As soon as he found out that the seven children who had helped in his defeat had been kidnapped because of the movie that came out he went and rescued them before punishing the men who made them orphans in the first place."

"I'm glad that he accepted your help and that he has made this much progress. Oh by the way I found out who is the reason why that movie came out, it was the Groundhog. You know how he and Bunny get along well he decided to get back at MiM by letting hints show up to some adult and thus the movie was made."

Angel frowned, planning on telling the others who is to blame for what happened. Thank you for letting me know Katherine. Sandy is covering for me so I should be getting back. Tell Kaliesh and the others hi for me."

"I will, tell the other Guardians I say hi and I will see you when the children are ready to come here." With a hug and promise to see each other again the two friends part ways, Katherine going to let others know that the seven believers will be arriving in a week or more and Angel returned to the Pole.


Back at the Pole Pitch offered to keep an eye on the children with everyone but Sandy half-heartedly agreeing to allow him near them, only accepting his offer when Sandy offered to watch them as well. "Fine whatever." Pitch growled, slightly hurt at the non-trust that North, Jack, Tooth and Bunny showed towards him. As he stalked off Sandy turned with a light, disappointed, scowl on his face before flying off after Pitch making sand pictures in an attempt to talk with him receiving quick responses to his pictures from the Nightmare King.

Pitch let out a sigh of relief once they were in the kids room and smirked at Sandy. "Thanks for accepting me Sandy even after I what I did. I am trying to become better and you Guardians have Angel to thank for that."

Sandy smiled at him, shrugging, in a way to let Pitch know since he helped rescue the children all was forgiven, at least to him it was. Pitch is about to reply when he felt small arms wrap around his waist. "Dark man is a hero for saving us from the mean men." Sophie giggled as she hugged him.

Still not completely used to being touched Pitch stiffened slightly when Sophie hugged him but he ended up relaxing at Sandy's look. He pulled Sophie's arms from around his waist before turning to look down at the smallest of the group. "I'm glad you think so child, thank you."

Sophie smiled up at him "You're welcome dark man." She replied then ran off to jump on her still sleeping brother, waking him up, and ran out of the room when he started yelling at her for waking him up.

Pitch and Sandy grinned with amusement at the little girl's antics. "Don't get too mad at her Jamie, she's only four and your sister after all." Pitch commented.

Jamie glanced up at him then Sandy huffed while crossing his arms and looked away, trying to hide the growing smile on his face. Not having that Sandy floated into Jamie's point of view, forming sand pictures in an attempt to make the boy laugh and succeeding at least until he remembered why he and the others were at the Pole in the first place.

Since both male knew how to exactly handle a crying child Pitch practically ran to get someone who did and Angel, who had just returned, came into the room getting onto the bed next to Jamie and wrapped her arms around him allowing him to cry on her shoulder. "It will be alright in the end big brother." She whispered in his ear so none of the other children, now awake, could hear her.

Once Jamie had cried himself to sleep, Angel laid him back down before she stood up and turned to look sadly at both Sandy and Pitch. "I need to talk to the Guardians and you as well Pitch if you care to join me in the globe room."

Both of them nodded and the three of them walked out of the children's room making their way to the globe room where the rest of the Guardians were. Tooth, North, Jack and Bunny all looked up as Pitch, Sandy and Angel entered. North stood up as they made their way over to the fire place and sat down. "Please sit North, there is something I need to discuss with you all about where the children will be staying. I know you think it would be good for them to stay here or the Warren but it's not which is why I went to pay Katherine a visit today.

She has agreed to let the children stay at Santoff Claussen, hear me out Jack. I think it would be better for them for several reasons, one they will be able to continue with their schooling and two they will be around other mortals, some even their own ages, instead of older immortals and Guardians who will not have much time to properly care for them. You have to remember they're still mortal children and need to be around other mortals."

Bunny perked up, "Angel is right they will need to be around other mortals and someone who can care for them properly but I don't think we should send them to Santoff Claussen until they're ready. Everyone who agrees raise your hand."

Everyone but Jack raised their hands, or in Bunny's case paw, in agreement. Angel stared at Jack. "You will still be able to visit Jamie Jack. Just because they will be moving to Santoff Claussen in a few weeks doesn't mean we will never see them again, well you guys will be able to see them at least." She assured Jack, her gaze on the floor as she said the last part.

The others became alarmed at her words, "What do you mean Angel? What's going on?" Tooth fluttered in front of the youngest Guardian.

"Since the Groundhog betrayed our secret and that movie has come out my younger self's future has changed and my time is almost up. By the end of this week there will no longer be a Guardian of innocence, but I don't want to see any tears for I have done what I was meant to do and will fade away without a fight."

After giving her news Angel left the room leaving those still in the room shocked or upset at her words, having touched their lives in some way.