A/N Sorry that this took so long, I've been really stressed and I've had a lot of homework, which even included making my own Declaration of Independence, that wasn't fun. But here is the alternate endings to Safe and Sound.
Jewlmerchant: How? I try not to repeat story ideas, most of these I've gotten from other readers. I'll be the first to admit, the first couple chapters weren't so good, but they do get better.
Cam3910: Never actually thought of that...Maybe because hot cocoa only gives him warmth for a little while and he can always get rid of it or cool it down, whereas he can't do that with a hot place.
Unknown: I've actually kinda thought of writing books. Actually, one of my friends has me writing an original story for them. Originally it was suppose to be just how to show him how to add in more detail, then he wanted more. So..I don't know. Writing an original story is hard.
WhispertheWolf: You know, ever since you said that, I have had to rethink my thoughts on the Titanic thing. I think I agree with you now, although I'm not entirely sure, half of me wants to believe that he did it just so my evil brain can torture him. Stupid brain...
UzamakiKuroski: Thanks. I'm still updating of course, I'm not sure when this thing will end, the amount of ideas I have and that I've gotten for others is so big this will be going on for some time. And I'll give you guys a warning if I'm going to end, which is very unlikely that I will. I've heard of Wattpad and even been on the website, but right now I'm a little confused about it, although I am trying to learn more about it. I think I'll be creating an account on it soon though and it will be the same name as this is. And you can post original stories? That makes me like it all the more.
Guest: I like those ideas, they're super original. I never even thought of that one about Mrs. Claus, heck, I've barely thought of Mrs. Claus.
Guest: Of course I can.
Guest: Because he didn't want to dress up.
Hypercell: Prompts are always excepted. Send them on in.
Elyon: Your English doesn't suck, it's actually better then some of the people I know's English. And thank you very much.
LaZy-RaIn-DaNcEr" Little Guardians? Where do you guys come up with this stuff?! You guys definitely have a better imagination then I do. That one will definitely be fun to write.
Rubberducksrock: Sorry, no gender-bending. Nothing wrong with it, I just don't want to write it.
MoonRose91: I like that prompt. I'll be sure to do it.
Anne Camp aka Obi-quiet" OMG, I'm so stupid. Lol, I didn't even realize that till you brought it up. I made the Russian an American! What have I done?!
I swoon for Jack: Most of them are in alternate universes unless otherwise stated.
Princessgothicfull: Prompts/requests are always welcome.
LightMyBulb: Yeah, my Muse abandoned me for that chapter.
FollowingShadows: Your first prompt idea I'll do, but not the second. I'm not going to be doing any gender-bending chapters.
Frost: In that chapter yes.
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Alternate Ending Number One
North looked around at the fire closing in on them, there had to be some way out, something Pitch didn't count on and as such hadn't got rid of and kept from them. A buzzing noise alerted North to something, or someone, else in the room. Looking around North was hit in the face by a small, green feathery creature. Baby Tooth! She disentangled herself from North's beard, spotted Jack, and rushed to him. You could see the panic on her face as she looked at the nearly unconscious Winter spirit. Baby Tooth latched onto his nose, wings fluttering worriedly.
"Hey..Baby..T-Tooth," Jack gasped out, even those few words exhausting him. Baby Tooth whimpered as she looked at her friend, nuzzling against Jack's face. Jack lifted his hand up weakly and gently stroked Baby Tooth's feathers. "How'd you g-get here," Jack broke off as coughs racked his thin frame. This lasted for a minute or two. Baby Tooth feathers puffed up as she worried over Jack, staring at him with wide eyes.
"Wait a second," North mumbled, as realization dawned on him his eyes widened. "If you got here then the other Guardians are looking for us. Which means they're close. Right?" Baby Tooth looked away from Jack for a second and nodded before going back to staring worriedly at Jack. North smiled and actually laughed. Not just some low, empty laugh but the Santa Clause laugh that was full with happiness and wonder. Jack weakly flickered his eyes up to stare at North, confusion etched upon his face. "Baby Tooth, how did you get in here? Pitch barricaded the doors after I came in. So how did you get in?" North had a fairly possible explanation of how this mini fairy had made it past Pitch's defenses.
In answer Baby Tooth let go of Jack's nose and began to zip around North's head. She began to fly in a circle, tumbling head over heel while flying. Jack just looked confused as he stared at Baby Tooth, while North's smile was beginning to grow bigger as he realized what Baby Tooth was trying to "say."
"Um, someone mind t-to tell m-me what s-she's "s-saying"?" Jack asked, closing his eyes, as staring at Baby Tooth going in circles and caused his head and vision to swim.
"Baby Tooth, go get what you're talking about," North softly commanded, looking the mini fairy in the eye as she stopped flying, instead just hovering in front of North's face.
Baby Tooth smiled before darting away, and straight into the fire. "Baby Tooth!" Jack screamed, eyes wide as he stared at where Baby Tooth had disappeared. Jack began to struggle out of North's arms, pushing himself up till he was on his hands and knees.
"Jack, stop. You're going to hurt yourself," North tried to get the boy to lay back down, worried that Jack would harm himself much further then he already was.
Jack would have none of this and instead began to crawl towards the fire, towards where Baby Tooth had last been. He couldn't bare to think of the possibility that Baby Tooth was dead. And in his 'fogged up mind' state Jack hadn't seen the slight glimmer of gold on Baby Tooth's wing, something North had almost immediately picked up.
Jack! Stop!" North stood up and took the couple steps needed to get to Jack's side.
The boy collapsed onto the cement floor, to exhausted by the fire to go any further. Jack whimpered as he curled up into a ball, looking directly at North with pain and fear filled eyes. By now the fire had gotten even closer, now it was only two feet from Jack; you could easily see the adverse effects it was having on the young Winter Spirit. North gently lifted Jack into his arms, cradling the small boy to his chest while simultaneously crawling back to the middle of the floor, as far away from the fire as possible.
"Jack, Baby Tooth will be okay," North whispered to the broken child.
"H-How do y-you know?" Jack whimpered, leaning his head against North's chest.
"Because, I'm fairly sure Sandy's dream-sand is full proof," North's eyes twinkled despite the fact that the fire was getting closer every second. There was still a chance, if North was right then he would be able to get Jack out and away from the fire before it killed him.
"Dream-sand?" Jack was still confused as to what North was saying, the fire fogging his mind and causing him to think slower then normal. "What a-are you talking a-about?"
"Her feathers were shinning, shinning golden," North could see realization slowly dawning on Jack. "Sandy used his dream-sand to protect here. Which means the Guardians are close by, maybe even just outside the door."
Jack slowly nodded, starting to understand what North was saying, but he didn't relax in North's arms but continued to stare at the fire, praying that North was right and Baby Tooth would be okay. For another two or three minutes they just sat there, Jack staring at the fire and North beginning to have the seeds of doubt planted in his mind. Maybe he had been wrong. Maybe Baby Tooth hadn't been protected by the dream-sand. Maybe she had just died, just like Jack was going to soon. Jack curled into a ball in North's arms, tearing his eyes from the fire and burying his head in North's chest. North gently ran a hand through Jack's hair, hating to see the boy so weak and scared.
But only a second later a blue/green bundle of feathers hit North in the face. Jack gave a weak laugh as he stared up at North, who was cross eyes looking at the mini fairy latched onto his nose. Baby Tooth pecked North's nose before letting go and flying around him, floating an inch of the ground. Looking down, North's eyes widened. Laying next to Baby Tooth was a snow-globe. The magical snow-globes. The magical, portal creating snow-globes.
"Baby Tooth!" Jack cried, holding his hands up. Baby Tooth flew into Jack's hands, rubbing her head against his palm. Jack laughed, a full, happy laugh.
North reached down and grabbed the Globe, holding it up to his face. Jack's eyes darted to the globe, a knowing look blossoming over his face. "Is that one of your globes?" Jack asked slowly, eyes wide and hope filled.
North nodded his head, "This one isn't like my other globes though, it won't take you anywhere in the world. It will take you away from harm. It will transport you away from the person or place that is harming you."
"In other words, we can't transport to say..The Pole, but we can get away from the fire?" Jack asked hopefully, a light shinning in his eyes, full of hope as he stared at the globe. Jack seemed to have gained more energy now that there was hope of getting out.
"Precisely," North said to Jack, then, to the globe. "Get us away from this fire and as far away from Pitch as possible for you. Take us to the Guardians." North threw it down next them, simultaneously pushing himself to his feet, still holding Jack in his arms. A bright and colorful vortex appeared out of thin air, spiraling much like a black hole, but much brighter. North wasted no time in jumping in.
~Line Break~
"What's taking Baby Tooth so long? I hope she's not hurt. Oh, what if she got hurt while finding Jack and North? What if Jack and North are badly hurt? What if Pitch-"
"Tooth!" Bunnymund stopped Tooth midway through her panic attack. Tooth gave a shy look to Bunnymund before releasing a long breath of air, feathers lowering from their puffed out state.
"Sorry Bunny, I'm just worried about them," Tooth said, looking towards the ground.
"I know Tooth, we all are," Bunnymund glanced towards the other Guardian there, Sandy. Sandy was staring intensely at the door to Pitch's lair, or bed, dream-sand sparking at his fingertips. "Don't attack now Sandy, Baby Tooth will be out with them in no time."
Sandy looked up at Bunnymund, making a sighing motion and slowly nodding his head. He had wanted to just dive into Pitch's lair and find Jack and North, but the others had disagreed, knowing that would be exactly what Pitch would have foreshadowed. So instead they sent Baby Tooth, someone who could easily maneuver through small areas and find the missing two Guardians Then again, Baby Tooth wouldn't have taken 'no' for an answer, she was attached to Jack and wanted to save him.. Sandy had used his dream-sand to protect her from any harm, as an extra precaution. None of that stopped Tooth from worrying about her mini-fairy though.
But just as Sandy was about to answer Bunny with one of his dream-sand images a vortex appeared out of no where. Tooth, Bunny, and sandy took a couple steps backwards, shielding their faces as debris and heat spewed from the vortex. Its multiple colors swirled in a circle, blending into each other. A second later a thump was heard along with two 'oomph's. Uncovering their eyes Tooth let out a squeal as she saw Jack and North. Bunnymund and Sandy smiled, letting out a relieved breath. Their friends would be okay, they were out of Pitch's clutches.
Jack was laying slightly on top of North, his head and left arm on North's chest while the rest of his body was on the ground. Baby Tooth was clinging to Jack's nose, looking around with wide eyes before spotting Tooth, letting out a squeal she flew into Tooth's arms.
"Baby Tooth!" Tooth cried, hugging Baby Tooth close to her. Baby Tooth nuzzled against her mother, happy to be away from the fire and out of Pitch's realm.
Bunnymund and Sandy ran to Jack and North's side. North was slowly pushing himself up, careful of Jack who seemed to be dazed and unable to move himself that much. Bunnymund immediately pulled Jack off of North's chest, cradling the boy against his own furry chest. Later he would deny ever being worried about "Frostbite" and claim that it was only to let North get up easier. Sandy meanwhile helped North sit up, using his dream-sand to gently push him up into a sitting position.
"Easy North, don't want to sprain your back, do you?" Bunny joked, smiling slightly when North shot him a glare, although everyone present could see the sparkle of laughter in his eyes.
Bunnymund looked down when he heard a small laugh. Jack's eyes were slightly open, glazed over from pain and exhaustion, but a smile was planted on his face. Jack lightly laughed again, despite the fact that Bunny's joke hadn't even really been all that funny; honestly, all he wanted to do right now was laugh, it made him feel better and forget about the pain for a second.
"We need to get both of you back to the Pole," Tooth said as she flew over to Bunny and Jack, looking worriedly over Bunny's shoulder and taking in Jack's appearance. Tooth honestly wanted to knock out another one of Pitch's teeth for what he had done to the Winter spirit. Pitch had nearly killed him!
"You're right," North breathed as he tried to push himself into a standing position, only to collapse halfway up.
Sandy caught him in a dream-cloud while Bunnymund snarled out, "Oh no you don't, we're not letting you get more injured then you already are. And don't lie to us and say you're okay, you're not," The last part was said as Bunnymund spotted the look of defiance in North's eyes. Honestly, sometimes North was as bad as Jack.
As Sandy and Tooth took care of North, Bunnymund slowly pushed himself up, careful not to jostle Jack's injuries. The boy looked like he had been burned, multiple times as well as stabbed. Bunny was honestly sorry about what had happened to the boy and angry at Pitch for what he had done to him. Bunnymund was going to make sure Pitch never hurt Jack again.
"Let's go," Bunny said as he turned towards the sleigh, grudgingly climbing in with the other Guardians. He sat down on the seats with North and Sandy while Tooth controlled the sleigh, not that there was much need to control it, the reindeer knew where to go fairly well. As Tooth told the reindeer to go Bunnymund tightly closed his eyes. The things he did for Frostbite.
~Line Break~
It took a week or so for Jack's burns to heal for the most part and for him to get his energy back. It took North only a day before he was back on his feet. But during the whole time that he had watched over Jack while the boy had been healing he could feel something in his chest that he couldn't explain. Was it...fear? Fear for what could have been? North had decided that was the most logical explanation. Jack could have died, and North didn't know what he would do if the boy he had come to love like a son had left this world forever.
~Line Break~
Part 2
Reincarnation
Jack still died, unfortunately, don't kill me for that.
It has been seven years since Jack died. Jamie is twenty now.
Trust me, that information is needed.
Pitch has started a new assault on the small town of Burgess,
as well as the whole world.
But once again there is one light that stays bright despite the fear.
North drove as fast as he could, nearly hitting the tops of the trees as he landed hard on one of the many streets in the small town of Burgess. The Guardians stumbled out, already weakening from the fear that was consuming the world, created by Pitch. They had had seven years of silence from him. Seven years where happiness rained. Seven years where the Guardians were stronger then Pitch. Seven years since Jack Frost had died. No one talked about that topic though, it had become a taboo for the Guardians. For all of them it still stung that Jack was gone, that they hadn't been able to protect him.
And still, after that they had lost another person close to them. This person hadn't died, more he had just stopped believing. Okay, that was exactly what had happened. Exactly one year after Jack's death, Jamie Bennett had stopped believing in the Guardians. The pain of losing his best friend had caused him to stop believing. He had been fourteen. Now twenty Jamie hadn't thought about the real Guardians in years, barely caring about Easter and Christmas unless his girlfriend, Pippa, wanted to celebrate. And that was why the Guardians knew that Jamie wasn't the one they had came for.
Once again some child was stronger then Pitch's fear, and it was the Guardian's job to find that child and protect him or her from Pitch. The only question, who had the same amount of belief that Jamie had?
"Come on, we got to hurry, I can already feel my power diminishing, which means soon I'll be small!" Bunny shouted as he jumped out of the sleigh, ears twitching in irritation.
"Don't worry Bunny, we'll stop Pitch, we did it once we can do it again," Tooth said as she landed on the ground, unable to fly. But even her own voice had doubt lining it.
"Let's go, we don't have much time." North muttered as he looked towards the sky, noting how it had darkened suddenly. Jumping out of the sleigh along with Sandy he began to stride towards the house where he could feel the last believer lived at.
~Line Break~
"Give up Guardians, one little boy won't help you. The other boy did, but only because you had Jack Frost. What can this boy do?" Pitch laughed as he stared at the Guardians.
Standing in front of Pitch was all the Guardians, weapons drew despite how weak they felt, and next to them...a little boy no more then seven. Actually, he was exactly seven, having just had his birthday yesterday. His name is Jack Bair. He was wearing his pajamas and a zip-up sweatshirt. He had blue eyes and brown hair, hair which was currently falling in front of his face as he stared up at Pitch from his spot behind North. Something was different about this boy, the Guardians and Pitch could feel it, but none of them could put their finger on what it was.
Before hand the boy had been excited to help the Guardians, the figures he hadn't stopped believing in even when everyone else did. But now, now he was scared and just wanted to go home.
"Santa, I'm s-scared," Jack whimpered as he clung to North's jacket, hiding behind the jolly man in an effort to hide from Pitch, who was staring at him evilly.
North looked down at the shaking boy, feeling a protectiveness more fierce then usual for this child. North turned around slightly and knelt in front of the boy, "I won't let him touch you Jack, I won't let him get you. Us Guardians will stop him."
"Don't leave me," There's a slight quiver in his voice and that's when North realizes why this boy is different, why he felt a protectiveness over this child.
It was Jack. Jack Frost. This boy was the reincarnation of Jack. He was a child again, he had been given a second chance at life. And for a second North wants to grab that boy in a hug. He knows this boy has no memories of his past life, but just knowing he was there was enough for North. Jack was technically alive, he wasn't dead. Ever since Jack had died North had always blamed himself for Jack's passing, but now North knew what had happened was for the best. Jack had never liked being a Guardian, not fully, he had always wanted to be human again. But North doesn't get the chance to hug Jack, for at that moment the fearlings attack.
~Line Break~
It was over, Pitch had been defeated once again. And once again it was because of one child who had refused to stop believing. North looked over to where the boy was now, playing around with an elf and one of those walking eggs. But soon North's smile vanishes, this boy wasn't his Jack, not really. This boy wasn't burdened with a past of loneliness, he was happy and loved, unlike most of his immortal life. North knew he couldn't burden the boy with that knowledge, at least not until the boy was ready. But that didn't mean that he couldn't still love this boy like he had Jack.
Walking over North kneels next to the boy, "I think the elves like you."
Jack turned his head towards North, a smile brightening up his face, "Uh huh, elves are funny." The small boy laughed, and North joined along. His first true laugh since Jack Frost had died so long ago.
"Jack, us Guardians have to go now," North said sadly as he looked towards the sleigh, where the other Guardians were waiting to go back to the Pole.
Jack frowned, shaking his head frantically, "No, you can't go. I need you here. You're my friend." The boy said as he grabbed onto North's arm, leaning against his chest.
North gently wrapped his arms around the seven year old, trying desperately to hold back the tears that wanted to come as he realized more and more that this was his Jack, "I'm sorry Jack, but I've got to go. I'll still visit you, especially on Christmas, but I've got to go."
"Promise you'll come back," Jack demanded as he looked up at North.
North smiled slightly, "I promise Jack, I'll come whenever I can."
Giving Jack one more hug North reluctantly pulled away and walked towards the sleigh. As the sleigh rose into the air North looked back down and waved at the boy, who waved back at him with a big smile on his face. The other children surrounded him, all waving back to the Guardians. Maybe he wasn't North's Jack, but no matter what North would protect this boy with his life. He wouldn't lose his son again.
~Line Break~
And over the years the Guardians did protect Jack, and for seven more years he lived happily with his new family and new friends, until an accident happened. One day when he was fourteen he got into a car crash, he didn't' survive. But once again MiM worked his magic and once again Jack became a Guardian. This time the Guardian of both fall and winter as he had died in both of those seasons in his lives. And this time he had his memories of all his lives and the Guardians immediately took him in. And for the rest of his immortal life Jack was happy with his family.
A/N Sorry for how sucky this chapter is. I haven't gotten over five hours sleep a night for the last couple days, I'm exhausted.
