Mean Seasons 36: New Season (Guardians)

The meeting that day was a mess. All the big four agreed to this. Jack was just ten times more annoying than usual today. He had frosted elves, eaten North's cookie, talked noinstop, and was being a general wiggleworm.

As the meeting drew to a close, Jack burst from his seat and said,

"I have an announcement! Today, as you know, is the changing of the seasons!"

"Is that why you have been being a pain, snowflake?" Bunny growled.

"Yes! I can hardly contain my joy, because today is a big day for a certain spirit. Lady and gentlemen and kangaroo..." He created a curtain of ice. "May I introduce to you...the newest and youngest season chosen by both MiM and Mother Nature. My fellow Guardians, please give a warm welcome to the newest Autumn..."

He dropped the curtain, to reveal a little girl with brown eyes and hair, dressed in leaves and a multicolored fall gown, a circlet of maple leaves on her head, and a wide smile on her face as she grinned happily at all of them.

"Pippa Overland Autumn Frost!"

The Guardians (all but Sandy) balked and looked wide-eyed at their proud-eyed, beaming member, suprise and wonder in all of their faces, open mouthed with speechless shock.

They then melted as the little girl broke their silence with a bold, "Hi!"

Tooth was the first to recover, her eyes sparkling as she flittered around the girl, who giggled llightly at the fairy and cooed "You sure are pretty!"

"Awe!" Tooth squealed, "You are adorable! And your teeth are almost as white as Jack's!"

Bunny was next, and he crouched down, then looked suspiciously at Jack,

"Autumn Frost? What you tryin' ta pull, mate? Ye can't sit there an' tell me you 'dopted a child spirit."

Jack laughed long and loud "No Cotton-tail. I didn't have to adopt her. She was born with that name...well her first one anyway. Pippa Overland. Just like I was born Jackson Overland before the Moon chose my last name."

Bunny looked wide-eyed as he began to comprehend the winter spirit's words. Pippa hugged the Pooka, and he returned the hug as he asked softly. "Frostbite...is this..her? Is this..."

Jack nodded, his smile unwavered, as he kept beaming. "Yes, kangaroo, she is the reason I was chosen to be a Guardian. The little girl you're cuddling is my sister. The one I drowned for 300 years ago."

The Pooka snorted a laugh, "Manny must have figured you two belonged together again. Crafty bastard."

Jack chuckled. "Hey, I have no problem with it!"

North let out a belly laugh as Pippa glomped him next, turning to Jack with merth in his eyes "So, this is good reason for disrupting meeting! By the way Jack, I'll have you know that while you hold record for Naughty list, Pippa here holds record for Nice List! So HA!"

Jack and Pippa laughed joyously, the little Autumn whispering something into North's ear that made him extremely happy, and he puffed out his chest like a rooster, smacking Bunny on the back hard.

"New season say Christmas better than Easter! I win!"

"Now hold on there sheila!" the Easter Bunny protested. Pippa responded by pecking the pooka on the nose, making him blush heavily as he suddenly felt thankful that she even acknowledged him.

"Woah...she got some powers, eh Frostbite..." he murmured.

Jack opened his arms, and Pippa flew into his chest sending them both onto the floor. "You have no idea, kangaroo!" he grinned as Pippa began making the Wind blow her colors everywhere. Jack sent his flakes into the mix, and the result was sweet and breathtaking. The Guardians watched in adored silence as the smallmass of colors surrounded the two siblings, who began frolicking together, forgetting for the moment about their audience.

Tooth sighed, eyes twinkling "Aaaaaaaaaaawe! Have you ever seen Jack so happy?"

"Not since Jamie first believed." Bunny said, also smiling

"But I think this is ten times better."