Hi everyone. This is it. Chapter 18. The last chapter of Revenge is Best Served Cold. But of course before we begin, our shout outs- (50 reviews!XD)
MoonGirl1155: One of my favorite book trilogy (along with Divergent) and movie:) So awesome
EctoPhantom13: I don't know what I would do to myself if I didn't heal Jack... kill myself? Lol. Honestly, (DO NOT BE OFFENDED BY THIS SHIPPERS) I'm not so crazy with pairing Jack with anyone. Sure, Tooth, Aurora etc together with Jack are cute an sweet to write about but I don't think of it as a serious relationship:/ I have school starting around the same time as well... WHY WORLD!?
extremist: Thanks:)
Guest: Okay, I see your point now that I take what you are saying into consideration. When writing this I did not plan an OC to occur. I'm realizing that it did get a bit off topic with it... sorry:p If I were reading this, I too would be disappointed now that I see it from your POV. But like I said to Phantom, this JackxAurora is not real. I don't support Jackx anything to be honest. I just think it's cute to write about them. Thank you for your review.
So go ahead, sit back, relax and enjoy:)
North was in the meeting room munching on a cookie waiting for the others (except for Sandy) to arrive including Aurora. Jack had called for a meeting through his messenger called 'snow wolf' who delivered the message before falling into a pile of snow. This was right after the party ended. Jack never called a meeting! He sounded so serious on it happening yet with a light mood. He stressed on the fact that everyone needed to arrive including the spring sprite so when North informed everyone about Jack's meeting, they were shocked (especially Aurora) and do their best to try and make it. Jack also told North that Sandy and the children could come if they wanted to and North said that they would probably be delighted.
A sweet smell drifted in the still air that was present in the meeting room and flowers sprung forth here and there. Before North could react, the window swung open and closed as fast as it opened. Then a gray figure crawled on the wall lizard style before plopping down on a sofa, arms delicately on the arms rests and legs gracefully crossed.
"Good day, North!" Aurora said in a peppy attitude. She smoothed her hair which was sticking to her sides. "I made a dash while in the Poles, it is very cold for my taste especially."
North nodded. Assuming that is why her hair was still and frozen to her sides.
"First one I see!" Aurora said triumphantly, examining her small nails. She looked back up at the big Russian. "What do you propose that Jack will do, North?" She said formally.
"Been thinking about that all day. The way he said it, he left on a note saying that it was important." Says North.
Soon, the ground started to shake slightly. Aurora shot up with alert as her animal instincts kicked in while North calmed her down. A giant hole formed in the middle and a flash of rainbow flew out of the whole and landed on the ground with a little thud. Then a specific Bunny jumped out and helped the rainbow figure which happened to be none other than Tooth, along with Baby Tooth, to her feet.
Aurora bowed respectfully. "Aster. Toothiana."
Bunny scowled jokingly and rolled his eyes. "Oh please, you don't have to call us that. Please call my friend here, Tooth." Bunny nudged Tooth who happily agreed.
Aurora grinned. "Then I shall call you Bunnymund."
"Just Bunny." Bunny corrected.
"Bunny it is!" Aurora exclaimed.
Tooth came over to the Fairy of Nature. She felt a twinge of respect and a special bond with Aurora since she was the only girl she had met in her life really and that she too on some note was some sort of fairy. "Knowing Jack, he would throw up if you talked so formal in his presence!"
Everyone shared a good laugh as Aurora made sure she wouldn't do so, she hated the sight of puke she commented which made everyone laugh harder. Everyone was laughing so hard, no one noticed Sandy come in through the window with queer signs over his head. Meaning, what the heck is going on!?
"Ah!" North trudged to the golden man. "Good to see you friend, you have made it! You didn't want to miss the excitement, no?" North chuckled.
Sandy felt a bit jipped since he wasn't officially asked to be at the meeting but he was positive that Jack had a reason to it all. He then remembered feeling a cool wind wrap and howl with glee around him on his way to North's palace, Jack was on his way. Sandy made some golden dust swirl around resembling wind and made a snowflake.
"Ooh! Jack must be on his way!" Tooth said cheerily. Baby Tooth chirped and twittered exitedly. Everyone almost forgot she was here due to her small appearance and small voice compared to everyone's overwhelming size and booming voices.
"Late as always, even to his own meetings... little ankle biter..." Bunny said.
After a few short moments, a glistening swirling portal opened on one side of the room and Jamie came stumbling out. He used the snow globe North had given him to arrive at the meeting. Jamie, having jumped through the portal many times, did not fall over. But Monty came second, he must have been pushed by one of the others since he was scared when it came to odd ways of transportation but once he came out, there was no way he could land on his feet. So Monty collapsed on Jamie who grunted. The twins came through next, cannon ball style making Monty wheeze. Pippa pranced through the whole but lost focus and balance and tripped on the heaping pile of children, falling on them as well. And to top it off, stocky and clumsy Cupcake hobbled through and fell atop of five other not-so-heavy and sturdy children who all groaned. They all toppled over.
The guardians and Spirit of Spring had a laughing fit. Sandy laughing silently, of course. Even the flowers seemed to be laughing.
"Oh I so wish I had a camera right now!" Aurora softly giggled.
"That's exactly what Frostbite would have said!" Bunny said.
"Spirits think alike!" North commented.
After the children got to their feet, Jamie looked around for Jack. "Is he here?" He asked.
"You know," Bunny began with his eyes looking at the ceiling with a goofy smile on his face. "I bet Frostbite actually spends time and strategically calculates when we all are here, and then he comes. I bet he likes and wants to be late!" Bunny laughed at his snarky joke as Tooth slapped him and Sandy waved a finger at him.
No sooner had the Pooka mentioned the Winter Spirit when the very boy burst in through the window, cold freezing air spewing into the room. Mere seconds before hand Bunny's ears perked up and Aurora's head whizzed about. Bunny took note of Aurora's exceptional hearing and respected that. Back to Jack, he had his hands full: a medium and large and long sized package was in his arms along with a little teensy tiny box that was only just big enough to fit Baby Tooth in.
"Oh... uh, Frostbite! We were just talking about you!" Bunny said sheepishly, rubbing his hand behind his neck.
Jack exhaled as he set down the packages on the desk with a grunt, he smirked. "I bet but I really don't know how to calculate much of anything."
Bunny's furry cheeks grew a tainted red and pink. He thought he was the only one with good hearing along with Aurora. He blushed madly with embarrassment.
"Who are the gifts for, Jack?" Jamie asked curiously.
"Let's call this my sort of Christmas." Jack grinned. He picked up the large and long package with care and handed it to North who took it also with care. "North." Jack said before picking up the medium sized box and handed it to Bunny who at first couldn't imagine Jack giving him anything. "To the Easter Kangaroo." He smirked, Bunny groaned but with a smile on his face. Jack finally picked up the precious little box and handed it to Tooth who took his gratefully, batting her long eyelashes. "Sheila." Jack said, looking into Tooth's beautiful violet eyes.
Everyone at first stared at their presents blankly before Aurora piped up.
"Oh enough with the suspense! Just open the gosh darn goodies!" Aurora squealed, even though she didn't get one, she couldn't contain her excitement and anticipation for the others. Sandy nodded with thumbs up and the kids cheered and jumped up and down.
The three guardians slowly and carefully opened their gifts, their sight not leaving Jack's who was gnawing on his index finger's knuckle nervously. Jack just hoped they liked what his family got.
After Jack left the party~
After wiping away tears, Jack got up with determination with a task at hand. He was determined to turn things around for the best. He needed everyone their at the meeting he was to assign, he didn't want to waste any time so he created a snow wolf out of the snow on the banks of his frozen lake. He whispered his message to the wolf as if it was a recording and after he finished, it ran off to the North Pole. Jack hoped everyone could make it.
But without any further a due, Jack got started on his work. He thought he would be exhausted since he hadn't got any decent sleep in the past week but this task made Jack's crystal blue eyes wide open with energy. He needed tools. He was scared to use his powers but this was important. The most important thing to him right now. Jack created an ice knife so sharp it could cut through air. He created an ice hammer, small but heavy enough to do good damage. An ice wedge for crafting. An ice bowl. And some equipment from his surroundings: twigs, leaves, wood, and some sticky sap he sucked from the trees from stabbing them with his knife and collecting the sticky substance in the bowl. He made an ice desk shoot up from the ground on his lake. He placed his items on the table and got straight to work.
Jack was making the guardians their weapons
First up was North.
Jack took a chunk of ice and used his wedge and hammer to create two long and skinny pieces of ice. He was going to work bottom to top. He started crafting out a handle. This was definitely the hardest part. The part making the ice bend so it would cover North's hand was difficult. Making ice bend the way it didn't want to was hard handiwork but he eventually got it to stay on both swords. He used the hammer to mash the wood into splinters, seemed like it would be a ton of work but to Jack's surprise it was easy, not that he was complaining. He mixed the wood with the sap so it made a wood glazed texture. Jack spread it on the handle and blew on it. It cooled and stopped oozing. The perfect handle, and then the sap would dry up and all that would be left is a hard wooden texture, not shiny and slippery but not dry and cracked.
Jack easily did the sword part with finesse and made it as sharp and could be. He thought about making it metal but he didn't want to have anything to do with fire nor did he have the materials. When the swords were done with utter perfection, Jack placed them carefully in a package.
Next was Bunny's boomerangs.
If making the curve on North's handle on his sword was hard, Bunny's boomerang was nothing but curve so this was going to be despicable. But that didn't mean Jack wasn't going to pour his heart into it.
Bunny hated ice and cold so Jack decided to make the core of the boomerangs ice and make the outer layer natural. That's where the leaves and twigs came in along with the wooden sap. After many attempts of making two boomerangs Jack finally got a decent pair. He used the wooden sap asap so the ice would stay put. Jack remembered on Bunny's boomerangs that there were certain engravings. He didn't know what they were but Jack carved some nice designs into the wood anyway. After that was complete, Jack stuck a few fresh leaves onto the boomerangs for a cool touch of nature. He thought Bunny would appreciate it since it suited him and his warren.
Jack also took notice that Bunny wrapped ropes around the base. Jack took some twigs and sliced them so thin that they were bendable and unbreakable. He wrapped the skinny twig around the base. Jack admired his work on the boomerangs and placed them in a package with a smile.
Tooth. Oh Tooth. Tooth's wings. Good god, Jack thought. How on earth was he going to make Tooth her weapons? Tooth's wings weren't just weapons, they were a body limb! They were her key method of transportation, battle stye, and what made Tooth a fairy. Making Tooth's wings was going to be an up-all-niter.
Tooth's wings were delicate, fragile, light, and pretty... but also sharp, strong, sturdy and durable. How on earth was Jack going to do this? Jack gaped for a moment, thinking of what he had to do and how to do it. He had to make Tooth's wings out of ice. Instead of dreading on the project Jack was more pumped to show Tooth what ice can really do.
Jack recalled how big Tooth's wings were and carved out the base shape. He kept thawing at the ice until it was razor sharp and paper thin. After that, Jack took his wedge and knocked out some openings so the wings looked natural. When that was finally done, after a few hours or so, he picked it up, it was light, good. He then touched the edge rim with his finger and it bled on contact, perfect. Jack had to find a way to make it bendable. Luckily, he knew just what to do.
He banged his staff down three times on the surface of his lake and created a hole. Jack dipped the wings in the water. When he pulled them out, he asked the wind to blow and sure enough the wings flapped in the breeze like flags. Jack waved the wings and it created a powerful gust of wind, great for flying. Now all Tooth had to do was place these on her back, the ice would stick to her back and viola!
But Jack was still slightly unimpressed. Tooth's original wings were so beautiful and alive with color, now they were just a standard baby blue which would clash with her stunning feathers. Jack was not the least bit found of bright colors but why not add some lovely sequence to Tooth's masterpiece? Jack smiled, he cast his hands over the wings as frost sprinkled upon them. Soon, a thin layer of frost swirled and curled in beautiful ways on the wings. Perfect.
Now... how was Jack going to transport these wings to the Pole without them being overused in some way? Easy. Jack curled his hand and the wings evaporated into frost dust and twirled in the air and landed in a little box. Jack caught every speck of frost and covered the lid.
Everything was complete.
Jack stomped the ice and the tools and desk fell to snow. Jack gathered the packages and stared at the sky. It was late dawn. Jack had stayed up all night working on the guardians surprises! All of a sudden a wave of exhaustion rippled through Jack as he slumped. He forced himself to stay awake until he delivered the gifts at the meeting. The meeting! He scheduled it at dawn! He better get a move on!
Jack just hoped the guardians would like them.
In the meeting room~
North opened his present first, his gaze never quite leaving the teenager who was gnawing on his index finger's knuckle and tapping his foot anxiously. He seemed to be nervous for something. North also noticed Jack's lazy and slumped posture, his matted hair, and his baggy eyes. It had looked like Jack had a restless night.
The Guardian of Hope opened the package and his eyes grew wide like the little wooden baby he crafted as his center. His jaw dropped slightly as he just stared at the package's content.
"Well, what did the lad bring ya mate?" Bunny said impatiently.
A faint smile grew to the Russian's face as he lowered one of his big hands into the package and pulled out two stunning and brilliant swords. North chuckled lightly as everyone else gasped.
"Oh North..." Tooth breathed. Sandy nodded with Tooth.
"Wow! Cool!" The kids cheered.
North looked at the teenager and placed a thick hand on the boys little shoulder. Jack flinched slightly as not being used to physical contact. For a moment the boys looked into each others blue eyes.
"Thank you, Jack." North said with all his heart.
Jack let out a breath, his muscles relaxing. "Glad you like it..." He smiled.
"Like it?" North replied. "I love it!" He exclaimed.
Jack's smile grew wider, not a smirk, but a genuine smile. He turned to Bunny. "Kangaroo?" He teased.
Bunny just looked down at the present and shook his head. "Naw mate, I can't."
Aurora got up from the sofa and slapped Bunny square on the cheek. Bunny's fur absorbed the impact but it still stung like a wasps sting. "Bunny! For the love of Manny open the present!" Aurora said shamefully.
Bunny now of course had no other option but to open Jack's gift, otherwise he would get the wrath of the spring sprite. Bunny didn't know what to think so he just shredded open the package, expecting to find some silly prank in their of some such but what he found instead made his heart skip a beat, a grin spread across his face.
"Oh Bunny, let us see!" Tooth urged, Sandy nodded, both clasping their hands together.
Bunny raised his new boomerangs in the air. Everyone didn't cheer or gasp, they just admired. It was fantastic. It had the perfect size and shape, not to mention the great decorations it possessed. Bunny swiped Jack who's eyes widened with shock and Bunny captured him into a headlock position and whispered, "Thanks Frostbite, best thing ever."
Jack wriggled himself out of Bunny's lock and nudged him, his smile now even wider. Now all that was left was Tooth's, he thought. Jack picked up the little tiny box and opened the lid. He shuffled over to Tooth and placed the box in her hands.
Baby Tooth zipped around the little box and tweeted excitedly. Tooth peered into the box and her eyebrows shifted. "Frost?" She said simply.
"Oh, it's more than just frost. Blow." Jack ordered softly.
Tooth blew on the frost. The frost picked up and swirled out of the box, the frost wrapped itself around Tooth in many directions. Tooth could not see where the frost was heading, only that her back felt a bit cold and numb. After every little bit of frost had found it's home, everyone's hands went to their mouths and marveled at the gorgeous sight before them.
Tooth gasped as her feet hovered from the ground. She reached behind her back and felt something smooth and icy wave about. Tooth, not knowing what it was or how she was floating, hovered to the window and almost fainted upon seeing her reflection.
Tooth had wings.
Tooth flew over to Jack and embraced him into a heartwarming and loving hug. "Jack... they're beautiful! I-I uh... don't know what to say!" She gushed.
"They're magnificent!" Pippa and Cupcake exclaimed.
"They're cool... get it!" Caleb nudged his twin Claude as him and the other boys snickered.
The three guardians hugged Jack like there was no tomorrow. Tooth was bawling out tears of joy. Bunny couldn't be a happier kangaroo and North was as jolly as could be.
"I'm not done yet!" Jack attempted to yell out but his voice was muffled under the layers of arms and clothes and furs. Bunny's large ears caught this though and released Jack along with the other two guardians.
Jack took some deep breaths and straightened out his hair before stepping up to Aurora who was lackadaisically lounging on the sofa, admiring the scene. She looked surprised when Jack approached her.
"Well spit it out. No need for 'I need to ask you something or do this or that'." Aurora said slyly.
Jack spoke, "Would you like to become a guardian?"
Everyone raised their eyebrows and puckered or pursed their lips.
Aurora scoffed.
"I'm serious." Jack said.
Aurora sighed. "Jack... I'm thankful for the offer but I'm happy in the woods doing my job. I'm meant to be alone, it's better that way. I'm fine, really, but thanks." Aurora sat up from her sofa and headed for the window.
"That's what I thought too." Aurora stopped and turned. A hush electrified in the air.
Jack continued, "That I was a big mistake, I didn't belong anywhere and that I'm meant to be alone. That I was happy being by myself, doing my job and whatnot... but I was wrong. And now, being with people I care about and being seen, I never knew how actually depressed I was and that my happiness was just a mask for my depression."
Aurora's eyebrows dampened with doubt... but lifted a tad in consideration. She bit her bottom lip and shifted her cheeks around.
During the Jack's lecture, no one had noticed North quietly exit the room and travel to the center of the palace to the globe where North opened the panel so he could see Man in Moon and have a conversation. It took a little bribing but eventually Manny was smiling brightly with the idea. North ran back with a smile on his face and burst through the door, interrupting Jack and Aurora's now beginning argument about how Aurora was not destined to become a guardian.
"You become guardian says Man in Moon!" North bellowed.
Jack nodded and smirked. "Well, what do you think? Remember, I'm not forcing you to, it was just a suggestion."
"I would think you would be a great addition to the team! We could use another lady around!" Tooth chirped and Baby Tooth zoomed around Aurora's hair with delight.
"You could help me decorate my warren... and redecorate it because someone likes to make it snow in their!" Bunny said, glaring at Jack who snickered.
Sandy and North nodded at the spring spirit who was taking in word for word.
Suddenly, Aurora clapped her hands together and her head darted upward making her hair swish about with a grin from ear to ear on her face. "Let's do it!"
(Epilogue) A week later...
It was only a week since Jack's meeting and so many things have changed.
Aurora said she had never been happier becoming a guardian. The ceremony took place the second after Jack's proposal. Aurora still lived in her woods. She declined North's offer for a room but she said it was too cold. She promised and could feel that next spring was going to be the best yet! Aurora had finally found her family and couldn't be happier.
North was getting ready for Christmas and everyone was pumped because this would be the first Christmas with two extra people included in the guardians lives. North would usually keep his swords on the table for keeping but ever since his new ones, they never left his side. North cherished the swords and never stopped forgiving Jack for them. North had created his original ones but he definitely liked these better, they were made from love.
Bunny had developed a strong bond with Aurora. The two would spend many days together dashing through Australia. Hanging out in the woods listening to birds or in Bunny's warren painting Easter eggs. Even though he looked like a lunatic, Bunny would throw his boomerangs around. Even if they had no use. Bunny just loved the look of his new, cool boomerangs. Greatest gift ever. And he preferred the design much better than his old ones and they flew around with much more grace. Frostbite wasn't so bad after all.
Tooth adored her new wings. She felt as if they had never left her, and yet, they felt even better. They were cool to the touch and never melted no matter where she flew to deliver coins and collect teeth. (She had been out in the field more) And she believed that they were more beautiful than her original wings. They were so light yet they could fly her anywhere. She knew they were sharper than any knife the way they sliced through the air. Her babies loved them as well. Jack was so much more than just a guardian.
Sandy kept along with his duty's giving out dreams to the children of the world. He also managed to take a glimpse at the guardian's and they have never been sweeter, especially Jack's and Aurora's. It was so touching to see everyone all happy and peaceful and contempt with each other. It made Sandy melt with love when he went to Jack's meeting. That changed everything. And now everything was back to normal and even better thanks to Jack Frost. This made Sandy's dreams a little sweeter.
The kids had fun as usual. Enjoying snow days and snow ball fights here and there. They were even excited for spring to come since they knew Aurora. (This did make Jack a little ticked since the kids were ready for spring and it was right after his season) The girls Pippa and Cupcake were cheerfully waiting for spring. The twins started making swords and boomerangs to toy around with for pranks and fun. Monty had been active more and less of a coward. And Jamie. Jamie now had some special connection between him and Jack. They both cared for each other deeply... I guess you could call their relationship brotherly love.
As for Jack... well... he never could have been any happier. North had offered him a room which he accepted. Although every once a week he would spend a night at his lake, gazing up in the trees and stars and of course, Man in Moon. Jack's nightmares had gone scarce and he was not afraid to use his powers once more. He would call for the wind to take him home and fly to different places. Sometimes, to scare the guardians, he would fall out the window instead of jumping out but the wind caught him in the nick of time. Jack spent some more time with the guardians, getting to know them and befriend them more after each visit. And the guardians became family. Jack was free.
It only takes a spark of hope to create something special, and that special something can create a dream. And if you dream, hope and work hard, it will become a reality. All you have to do is believe.
The End
Happy ending! (Sorry about Jack's little workshop part, kinda stupidXP sorry) Well, there it is ladies and gentleman. That is the end of my very first fanfic, Revenge is Best Served Cold... WAAAHHHHH!;'( Omg it's over! I can't believe it! Ugh... okay, I'm done. But there you have it folks, the end. It had to finish sometime so I could get on with my life, right?:)
But anyway I want to thank EVERYONE. This story would not have been half as good without my dedicated and wonderful readers! Thank you ALL for your support and ideas! We are ending this story with 50 reviews, 15 favorites, 20 followers, and over 3,000 views! I can't thank you all enough for your love!XD You all are the best!
So, my next story will be a Harry Potter and Rise of the Guardians crossover. Don't know the title yet but be on the lookout!O.O Just a shout out but I will make another story, somewhat similar to this one but still very different, it will be called Mirrors. Be on the look out for that after I complete the HP/ROTG crossover. Very excited for this next story!
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