Chapter 2
Jack is outside North's workshop, with two yetis guarding the door.
"Cool. Yetis. Hey guys, can I come in?"
The yetis grumble in response.
"Aw, come on, it's important."
One of the yetis punches into his hand.
North suddenly comes to the door, opening the double doors, pushing the yetis aside and causing more angered grumbling.
"Jack Frost!" North exclaims.
"Yeah, it's me."
"Is this your way of getting off Naughty List?"
Jack puts one hand in his hoodie pocket and scratches his head with the other while holding his staff.
"Ahahaha…About that-"
"No matter! I only joke. You must come in immediately. I know why you are here, Jack."
"Really? That's…not creepy."
"You see strange man in woods, correct?"
"Uh, his shadow, yeah, but-"
North looks around the mountains surrounding his porch where Jack stands before him, as if he was checking for a sign…of something.
"Come in now." North tells Jack.
North pulls Jack in by his hood resulting in Jack dangling in the air from his grip all the way to the Globe.
"Hey! Hands off my hood! I can walk, you know…"
North ignores Jack's comment, but drops him in front of his Globe. Jack grunts after landing on the wood floor. He finally gets up and dusts himself off.
"Ok, then…So, 'strange man in the woods', huh?"
"You saw Pitch, yes?"
"Who?"
"You. You see Pitch in woods."
"I could have, I dunno."
"He is dark, tall and scary. Did you see a man like that?"
"I think so."
"Oh, MiM, this is bad. Yetis!"
"'MiM'?"
"Man in Moon. 'Tis an abbreviation. Yetis, fetch me the Scrolls of Luna, if you please!"
"The what?"
A yeti comes in with a box depicting all the stages of the moon on the lid. It is quite ornately decorated. The elves gather around, curious.
"Thank you, Phillip."
The yeti grunts in reply and leaves.
"What is that?"
"This? This, Jack, is fate."
"Ok? And this little box is supposed to be it?"
Jack goes to open it, but North pulls it away.
"Ah! Wait. We must get permission of MiM."
"And how do we do that?"
As Jack speaks, North places the box on a pedestal, and the moon shines on it and it opens.
"Guess that works."
"This predicts anything you need to know. However, we cannot see our own fates."
"Why not?"
"It is too dangerous; we cannot play with fate. If you found out you were going to be run over by a bus next week, would you try and stop the bus?"
"Yeah. Who wouldn't?"
"Exactly. We cannot play with destiny, Jack. It is not a toy."
Jack sighs.
"I guess. So what is it say?"
"It is said that four young guardians from different places and times will join together in order to defeat darkness and protect all of the children in the world. When children believe in light instead of darkness, the darkness diminishes. But those who believe in darkness instead of light and are not given an opportunity to go into the light, the darkness grows, and, if not taken care of properly, it may soon destroy the good in the world, leaving only darkness to take over. If we replace fear with joy, the good in the world will start to reappear, and darkness will no longer conquer."
"You just made that up, didn't you? That sounds way too simple to be a prophecy."
North glares at Jack, who asks a couple of questions.
"And isn't darkness good sometimes? Isn't it normal to have fear when you need to?"
"Do not interrupt! But, yes, sometimes darkness can be good. When it means bringing justice. You see, Jack, without darkness, light cannot exist. Light and darkness need each other to survive in this world. It creates a balance."
"So why am I here?"
North goes over to his desk in front of the Globe and looks in the drawer.
"I knew this day would come." North pauses and grabs three different globes that resemble Merida, Rapunzel, and Hiccup.
"Jack, stand back. We're about to have company." North says, throwing the globes.