The vision in front of them continued and there were children including a little four year old Jack, standing behind a ribbon. "Ready..." Layla started. "Set..." She held a knife against the ribbon. "GO!" She cut the ribbon and the children were off. The guardians made sure to try and keep up with Jack as they had to remember that the scene wasn't going to move for them.

"I found one!" Jack jumped up and down and collected up a green egg that held a mixture of pink and purple. He carefully placed it in his basket and continued on to collect more eggs. Meanwhile, the guardians felt the pure joy in little Jack's heart. It wasn't long before Jack's clumsiness got the better of him and he fell tumbled into a few shrubs and onto the other side of them. "Ow...I..." Little Jack looked up and was met with pure green eyes and a large Bunny. "You must be the Easter Bunny." Jack smiled up at the large crouching Bunny.

"Whoa! Hold up!" Jack shouted in pure shock.

"Oh Strewth! That little boy...the little boy that I...that was you!?"

"The little boy that you what?" Jack wondered curiously.

"That I considered to be my first true believer. I mean yeah I had believers but they believed in me...not able to see me...and they couldn't see me, because I was hiding. The first few times I walked out in the open...I scared a bunch of children...but they still believed...but this boy...YOU, Jack...This was the first time that a child saw me...and didn't freak out or run away or look scared. This was the first time a child automatically knew I was the Easter Bunny, smiled at me, and believed."

"And why are you telling me this now, and not when we were talking?"

"Mate...That was a long time ago...You lost your memories for some reason...a reason we will no doubt find out, but I didn't completely lose mine...but You couldn't possibly expect me to make the connection of that boy in 1705 to you. You were to turn five that year..."

"I suppose that makes sense..." Jack relented. "Let's continue."

The scene continued and Bunny's eyes went wide. "You're not afraid?"

"Should I be?" Little Jack tilted his head in confusion as he waited for Bunny's answer.

"Well, most kids are." He answered with a shocked expression.

"I guess I'm not like most kids." Little Jack smiled up at the large Bunny.

"I guess so..." Bunny chuckled with wide eyes. "So, how did you know I was the Easter Bunny and not just a random giant bunny?"

Almost immediately at his question, Little Jack busted out laughing. "You're funny!"

"No...not really..." Bunny started feeling slightly offended by the little boy.

"No really you are...you really think I knew you were the Easter Bunny because you're a giant...you know...you don't even look like a rabbit..."

"Oh?"

"Yeah...you look like a Kangaroo."

"I'm not a Kangaroo, mate. I'm a Bunny. The Easter Bunny."

"Yeah...I know...but you being a giant bunny wasn't how I knew you were the Easter Bunny...it's 'cause you have Hopeful eyes...Easter egg markings on your arms and head. Oh, and you have a basket filled with eggs, and you smell like spring time. I guess it makes sense that you want to see all the hard work you did huh..."

Bunny's eyes were wide as he stared down at the boy in front of him. "K-Kid...that's a lot to notice at once. Are you sure you're not..."

"Not what?"

"Not just pulling my leg or somethin'."

"I would never do that...it sounds like it might hurt really bad."

Now it was Bunny's turn to laugh and he was laughing so hard he was clutching his stomach and rolling on the ground. "You're a wonder mate! North would get a kick out of you!"

"North?"

"I guess you would call him Santa Clause or something like that."

"You're friends with Santa?" Jack's eyes lit up in surprise as his jaw dropped.

"Well...yeah I guess so. We argue about who's holiday is more important but yeah...I guess we're friends."

"Why?"

"Pardon?"

"Why do you fight about something like that?"

"Well...because I think my holiday is more important and he thinks his is more important."

"That's silly."

"Well...no offense, mate...you don't know what it takes into planning these things."

"That's not what should matter."

"Alright, holiday expert. What should matter?" He asked as he finally composed himself the rest of the way and sat up to face the small boy again.

"If the children and those who enjoy your holiday are happy. What should matter is both of you doing your best to make children happy...like I'm happy."

"My, my, mate..." Bunny looked at him with amused eyes. "You have quite the perspective for a three year old."

"FOUR!" Little Jack shouted. "I'm four years old, Easter Bunny."

"Very well..." Bunny held up his hands apologetically. "I apologize." Bunny let out a soft laugh. "So, how did a four year old gain such a perspective on things?"

"I listen really well to my Ma, Pa, Aunt, Uncle, and Windy."

"Who's windy?"

"Jackson!" Layla called out looking for her small clumsy nephew.

"I got to go. I hope we meet again Easter Bunny. I hope we can be friends someday." Little Jack ran out of the bushes before he could see the large smile on Bunny's face and the scene changed once more around them.

"You wanted to be friends with me..." Bunny stated as quickly as he could before the next scene began.

"Yeah...I suppose I did. You have to understand...this is the first time I'm experiencing these memories too, and their flooding back to me along with extra memories here and there."

"You were...Everything you said as a four year old...you truly meant them." Bunny felt his breathing getting faster, and his heart was racing.

"Bunny, are you alright?" Tooth asked with genuine sisterly concern.

"It's a bit...It's a bit overwhelming for me...I thought it would be for all of you as well..." He furrowed his brows as he noticed that the other guardian's obviously found it a bit overwhelming but not as much as he did.

"No...It's curious that's for sure...and it's a bit much to process and feel at once, especially with him being like he was when he was a child...but I wouldn't say it's completely overwhelming...just a little bit." Tooth explained.

"Well...I can hardly breathe..."

Sandman made a question mark appear above his head to ask why it was affecting Easter Bunny the way it was.

"Good question, Sandy. Bunny...do you have any idea why it may be affecting you so much?" Jack asked with curious eyes.

"No! I'm telling you...it's like I'm feeling everything ten fold, and if what you guys say is true...I am."

"Wait...could it have something to do with me being your first believer? The first one not to run away from you and accept you after seeing you?"

"It...It might be." Bunny said as he clutched a paw to his chest.

"Every one of us has one special believer. There will never be another like them. Mine was a little girl in Ireland, and Sandy hadn't gotten to her yet. She saw me, and didn't try and swat at me, or push me away...she looked at me with a wide smile, and gave me her two teeth that she put under her pillow. That was a very long time ago." Tooth explained with a fond smile.

"Mine was small child in Russia. She lived in home with five sisters and four brothers. They didn't have much money so I may have given some extra presents. Unfortunately in me doing so...I got caught and she noticed bag in hand. She ran up and hugged me as she watched me place down presents. Was during first five years of being guardian. Sandy's was a child that was eight years old and he had always had trouble sleeping. One night he watch as Sandy came into his room and he waved at him. Sandy silently said Hi to him, and the young boy pointed to his ears indicating he was deaf. Sandy was delighted and he formed a symbol above head that indicated he was mute and showed many different fun images before making the boy fall to sleep. When we went through Bunny's memory...this memory not show, but I also know we did not see first true believer. He was guardian before getting first true believer."

"It actually kind of makes sense..."

"What does Tooth?" Jack inquired curiously.

"Well...if you're really Bunny's first true believer like Jamie is for you...and you're also a guardian and we're going through your memories..."

"Your hearts are connected..." North stated with realization pouring out of his voice. "Oh...Bunny...this may be a painful ride for you."

"Wait...My heart is connected to Frostbite's? How!?"

"Like you said...He's your first true believer...AND he's a guardian. As your first true believer he's already going to be immortalized in your heart...but since he is also a guardian..."

"He's in my heart...like a brother...and I'm going through the memories...of my first true believer...who is now like a brother to me..." Bunny finished as it finally dawned on him what they were saying.

"Yeah...pretty much. Like it or not...the two of you share a bond. A bond that's far different than any of us or even any spirit has experienced before. This may be very difficult for you, Bunny...I'm sorry." Tooth placed a reassuring hand on both Jack and Bunny. "Jack...keep an eye on Bunny."

"I will...are you alright Bunny?"

"Yeah...well, no...but we need to get through this."

"Alright...let's continue."

The scene continued and they were brought to a slightly older version of Jack. He must've been about six, but they all noticed that he seemed a bit thin for a child. "Mate, I know we said we would continue...but why are you always so thin? I mean, now that I think about it, you're thin now...but as a child?"

"My family wasn't the richest family in the village, but we did have a small farm and lots of sheep. I ate a little here and there, and I mostly played with the other kids...at least that's what my extra memories are telling me."

"Right..." Bunny started sadly, but couldn't find the words that were supposed to come after that.

"Let's continue."

Little Jack rushed into the house with a joyful smile and the guardians followed gladly as they felt excitement and anticipation in their hearts. "Is she here? Is she Here?" Jack jumped up and down as fast as he could in front of his mother who seemed exhausted.

"Yes, she's here. Although, I don't know how you knew she was girl. Hey, since she's here, would you like to name her?"

Jack walked further into the room and peered at the cute little bundle in his mother's arms. "Sarah. That's a good and proper name for her. Sarah Autumn Overlander"

"Autumn?" His mother asked as she looked at her small sleeping child.

"Yeah...it's the beginning of Fall, and Aunt Layla told me it's another word for Fall."

"Well, you and your father have a talent for names then. I believe it suites her just fine. Would you like to hold her?"

Little Jack nodded frantically as he cautiously held out his arms. "I've been practicing!"

"I know you have." His mother giggled.

Little Jack took her into his arms and he held her securely. He looked down at her and felt immense pride and joy. "I swear on my life that I will make sure you are always smiling, that you have so much fun, that you are filled with hope, that you can experience the wonders of our small world, that you will always have good memories, and if I can, I will help your dreams come true. I swear to protect you and be the best big brother ever!"

"That's a mighty powerful promise, Jackson." Little Jack's father came in with a proud smile and a large basket filled with food.

"Honestly, I don't know where he gets it. He is only six years old, yet sometimes he can act more like an adult than most adults we know."

"We are just that much more blessed to have such a child." He told his loving wife, then he looked to Jack. "Will you truly be a good big brother like you swore? You know...when you swear it...It's more powerful than any promise. You know that?"

"Yeah, I know...I'll do everything I said, and I'll be the best big brother ever!"

The man chuckled, and ruffled his son's hair. "I don't doubt that for a second, Jackson."

"Jack...you..." North started but he found he couldn't finish.

"What?" Jack questioned as he noticed the proud and joyful looks on their faces. He knew that expression was there because of his feelings, so he waited for a moment, and then their expressions were replaced with Stunned pride.

"You basically swore to be all of us at once...for her. You swore to be her guardian. Did you hear what the wind told you after you made that promise?" Tooth asked.

"I...can't say I was paying attention to the wind at the moment." Jack admitted, though he knew he heard something in the back of his mind.

"She said, 'And I will make sure that you can keep that promise all your life.' Well...you're still alive so how can the wind keep you to that promise?"

"I...I don't know...that's a good point...I'm sure we'll find out. Hey..." Jack turned his expression to a now tearful Bunny. "Bunny...you okay?"

"This is definitely going to be a worse ride for me than having to ride the sleigh a hundred times in a row...Jack...?"

"Y-Yes?" He stuttered, still not used to how Bunny was using his name.

"Say my full name again."

"Bunny?" Tooth asked with furrowed brows and confusion written in her eyes.

"It'll be fine, Tooth...He wants to speak to Jack in human form...right?"

"Yeah...thanks North." Bunny admitted and gave a nod at Jack.

"Um...are you sure, Bunny?" Jack questioned.

"Just do it, Frostbite."

"Alright..." He sighed out. "Elliston Aster Bunnymund." Time seemed to stop like before, and just like before, Bunny was suddenly human. "So um...why did you..."

"Well...it's a bit difficult for you to take me seriously in here if I'm a tearful Bunny, and seeing as I can't help it. I'm just gonna let you know now..."

"I know...my emotions are overwhelming to you...you also said something about my heart and soul."

"Yes...but that wasn't exactly what I was going to say. What I was going to say was that ya better not make fun of me for your emotions affecting me tenfold. Also...Thank you."

"For what?"

"For swearing that you'll make sure she's hopeful. I can feel that you had every stubborn intention of making that true, and also..."

"There's more? Why...Aster...I never knew you cared." Jack smirked at him as he rolled his eyes.

"Shut it ya bloody show pony, I'm tryin' to actually be sincere here."

"Alright...I apologize. What were you going to say?"

"I'm actually glad we're walking through your memories. You see...we all kind of knew each other and acknowledged each other before we all came together as guardians...but we knew next to nothing about you until just last year...well...I thought I had met ya in '68 but...anyway, even now...we're finding out so much more. That's it...that's what I wanted to say. I'm glad we're getting to get to know you like this...even if it's practically torturing me."

"That's actually very sweet. Thank you for that, Aster."

"You're welcome, Snowflake."

"Careful...you almost sound genuinely caring."

"Ahhh shut it and just say my name so we can get back to yer memories."

"Whatever you say, Elliston Aster Bunnymund." Jack grinned mischievously and before any of the guardians could ask, he looked around him and smiled. "Let's continue."

The strange thing about how this next scene appeared was that it wasn't the shift with a bright light, but with an eerie black glow before it evened out. It was dark out and there were a lot of adults out with their children. There were candles lit in many places, and music was able to be heard. It sounded and looked like a small festival as people danced and held joyous laughter. However, they couldn't find Little Jack. So, they looked through the crowd some more and still couldn't spot him. Then they heard just outside the village a small cry. They rushed towards the sound and were shocked at what they found.

There were two children that must've been anywhere from ten to twelve years old and they were looming over Jack who was protecting his little sister who could be no older than two, which would make Jack about seven in this memory because it was still summer for now. "You don't belong here, Frostbite!"

"Yes, I do! I live in the village just like you do!"

"You know what my mother says? She says that our village didn't get much wind at all...and then you were born, and suddenly the entire village is windy everyday and through all the seasons. You're a freak, face it!"

"I am not! I'm just different that's all!"

"Hey...you know what..." The older boy grinned darkly. "I bet the baby brat is a freak too!"

"Yeah, you're right Jake, I mean...Jackson here was born first, who knows, maybe it runs in the family."

"Exactly what I was thinking, Lukka."

"Hey! What do you kids think you're doing?" A young woman appeared, and she seemed to be about fifteen years old. "What are you doing to my little cousins!"

"Isabella!" Jack cried out. "Take Sarah!"

Without thinking, Isabella ran towards them and grabbed Sarah and ran to go get help for her little cousin. "Awe, look at him...he has to get his older cousin's help...and she's a girl!"

"I don't need her help in fighting you. I needed her to get Sarah to safety."

"You're gonna wish you didn't do that, Frostbite!"

They went to punch him, but Jack, with the help of the wind surrounding him, gracefully dodged the punch by spinning around them. "Get back here!"

"No!"

Before little Jack could do anything else, the younger out of the two menacing boys grabbed underneath his arms as quick as he could and held him like that. "You're gonna be still, you freak!"

The older boy punched jack twice, once in the stomach and once in the face and the younger finally let him go, but little Jack knew they weren't done, so he ran into the forest. He could hear the boys chasing after him, and knew they wouldn't give up, but for once, he was glad that he was faster than the other kids. After passing a few more trees he thought he was in the clear when he suddenly bumped into someone. He fell on his but and looked up. There was a man with pale skin, golden eyes, black hair, and black clothes, and for some reason he was more stunned that Jack ran into him, than Jack was that there was a man like this in the middle of the forest. "You...you bumped into me! How...Oh...you're scared...but what of?" Pitch narrowed his eyes together as he leaned down to the small boy.

"PITCH!?" The guardians shouted collectively in shock, Jack included.

"How is he there? How did I bump into him? What in the..." Jack couldn't wrap his mind around it at all. Pitch was there in his past and for some reason, his younger self wasn't afraid of pitch but of the two boys.

"Only one way to find out, mate. I just...they called you Frostbite...I..."

"It's okay, Bunny. I know you don't mean it like they did. So, it's fine. Let's continue!" Jack shouted eagerly.

"I...I'm not afraid!"

"Oh, sweet little child...I know you are. You see, if there's one thing I'm good at, it's knowing when people are afraid. What are you afraid of child? Are you afraid of me?"

"Why should I be afraid of you?"

"Because, I'm the boogeyman. My name is Pitch Black."

"That's still no reason to be afraid of you."

"Excuse me?" Pitch breathed out in disbelief at the small eight year old in front of him.

"That's your name. Not who you are. you've done nothing to me...so I see no reason to be afraid of you."

A genuine smile appeared on Pitch's face and it unnerved the guardians in their own emotions, but they didn't say anything as they were curious how this might play out. "What do you mean about my name?"

"Well...Your name may be scary, but you're not. It's just your name. You're THE boogeyman like Easter bunny is THE Easter bunny...but you said your name is Pitch Black...and you haven't scared me yet...so I'm not afraid. It's up to you whether you're scary or not, and as for me...I'm not afraid of you." Oh...and my name is Jackson Overlander by the way."

"What a strange child..." Pitch looked at the small eight year old with astonishment in his eyes, and if the guardians didn't know any better, they would say a slight fondness. "Tell me...who did that to your face?"

"Get back here Frostbite!"

"Them!" Jack squeaked out, quickly remembering just how much his stomach and face hurt.

Pitched glared darkly as he seemed to feel the fear rise even higher in the child. He looked out to the forest and noticed two boys racing towards them. "Ha! No where to run to Frostbite! You're out here alone with us and everyone else is enjoying the festival."

"Jackson...they can't see me, because they don't believe in me...but they can still see what I can do."

"What?" Jack asked Pitch, but apparently one of the boys thought he was talking to them.

"I said you're alone out here with us! Oh, and we picked up a little something on the way." The older boy smirked evilly as he held up a small cut off branch that didn't make it to a wood pile. The boy lifted up the piece of wood and was about to strike Little Jack when suddenly, Pitch quickly moved Jack away from the boy and behind himself. "Quit dodging you freak! No one is gonna miss you much!"

"Jackson, close your eyes and don't open them until I tell you...Now!"

Little Jack did as he was told as he closed his eyes and covered them with his small hands, obviously unable to see anything that would happen, but the guardians were in shock as they continued to watch what happened while his eyes were closed. Pitch called forth all the darkness he could muster, and he made the trees take on the illusion of dangerous creatures, and the darkness crept up to the two bullies like an animal to it's prey until almost the entire Forest was left, much to his name, Pitch Black. The only amount of light that was left was the way out of the forest, and the two boys ran away taking the path gladly. Once they were gone, Pitch turned around to face Little Jack, and gently placed his hands on his arms. "You can open them now, Jackson."

Little Jack slowly uncovered his eyes and he was met with a dark forest that was quickly receding back to it's normal nighttime glow. He was also looking at a worried Pitch Black. "What's wrong...and what did you do? Where did they go?"

"They um...I scared them away. If you really want to know, I made the forest very dark and scary and they ran away. I imagine they'll be back in the village soon."

"Oh...so you CAN be scary."

"I can be extremely frightening when I want to be."

"I believe you, and thank you."

"Thank you? Child...you're thanking the creature that just sent two other children running away."

"Yes...but if you didn't then I would be hurt really bad...and I don't know if anyone would be able to find me this far out...and they definitely wouldn't have brought me back to the village. Also, there is another good thing...They won't go into the forest in the middle of the night now...sometimes it can be dangerous. So the fact that they're probably scared of the forest at night now...it actually kind of makes them safer now."

"You wish for the ones who hurt you...to be safe?"

"Well...I don't want to hurt them. Their mean, and awful...but that doesn't mean I have to be just so they won't hurt me anymore. I'm gonna be myself...and besides...I kept my promise...I made sure my sister was safe first...then I let myself be scared."

"You let yourself be scared?"

"Yes...everyone is afraid of something. My Aunt Layla says that anyone who pretends they aren't afraid of anything is a fool. I'm no fool. I'm scared of a bunch of things...but I face my fears as best I can...I just wasn't that good at it this time."

"Child...you are strange and remarkable." Pitch laughed out an honest laugh. There wasn't anything malicious in it. It was pure and honest and dumbfounded. "You should probably get back. There very well could be people looking for you, and don't take this the wrong way, Jackson...but I hope we never meet again."

"Why not?"

"If we meet again...it means either that I have full strength or that you're afraid of something...I'm not at full strength...and I likely won't be for hundreds of years...so basically I'm telling you I don't want to see you afraid. Now go...there is a teenager that has become afraid of not being able to find you."

"Alright...goodbye Pitch."