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Em leaned back proudly in her seat as the movie resumed, smirking at the human boy across from her.
EXT. BURGESS - NIGHT
Jack walks along a telephone wire as the Dreamsand disappears
from the sky. Suddenly a shadowy figure and an unfamiliar
noise zips by behind him.
JACK
Whoa!
In the background, residents get ready for the night.
RESIDENTS (O.S.)
(WALLA)
Did you leave the windows open
again? The garage door is wide
open.
Jack leaps over a house to an adjacent tree to investigate
and again, something zooms behind him. Jack jumps down from
the tree and onto a truck in a nearby alley.
EXT. STREETS OF BURGESS - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS
Suddenly: WHOOSH! The SHADOW flashes by, knocking over a
trash can.
Jack jumps down from the truck and backs up out of the
alleyway into a clearing...
BUNNYMUND (O.S.)
Hello, mate.
Jack turns around, ready to strike. He squints, as into the
light steps...
BUNNYMUND
Been a long time. Blizzard of 68, I
believe? Easter Sunday, wasn't it?
Em glared at Bunny.
"Can't you let that go? It was an accident!" she said, annoyed.
Jack is completely bewildered -
JACK
Bunny? You're not still mad about
that...are yah?
BUNNYMUND
Yes.
Bunny whips out his boomerang and casually looks at it as he
holds it in his hands.
BUNNYMUND (CONT'D)
But this is about something else.
(BEAT)
Fellas...
Before Jack realizes what's happening a HUGE HAND reaches
into frame and lifts him off his feet.
JACK
Hey!
YETI
Durbha wahla.
Jack has been snatched up by two huge YETIS.
JACK
Put me down! What the...
Jack is shoved head first into a sack. A yeti whips out a
snow globe, and smashes it on the ground.
"Hate snowglobes." Sophie said, shuddering. She remembered when she was four, and falling into one to go to the Warren.
YETI
Durtal bardla burdlew.
A MAGIC PORTAL opens in front of them. The yetis make way
for Bunny to leap in, but he demurs -
YETI
Dwbard urghwetee.
BUNNYMUND
Me?
(LAUGHS)
Not on your nelly. See you back at
the pole.
He STAMPS HIS FOOT twice on the ground which SWIRLS OPEN - a
RABBIT HOLE magically appears. Bunny leaps into it and
disappears along with the rabbit hole. In its place, from
out of the ground grows a small green plant.
Kristoff snorted. "Manly." Bunny scowled as Em giggled.
YETIS
Bwardla arghl.
The yetis throw Jack through the magic portal.
JACK
Ahhhhhhhhh!
The yetis then charge in after and disappear into the portal.
CUT TO:
INT. NORTH'S LIBRARY - DAY
TOOTH (O.S.)
(to a fairy)
Tangiers! Incivie du haut, 421 rue
de Barat! Allez!
The sack flies out of the portal and lands on the floor. In
the darkness, Jack hears -
NORTH (O.S.)
He's here.
Jack struggles out of the sack to see two elves staring at
him.
TOOTH
(to another fairy)
Walla Walla, Washington. We've got
a trampoline mishap at 1340 Ginger
Lane.
NORTH
Quiet.
He then looks up to see North and Sandman looking down at
him. The Tooth Fairy is surrounded by a dozen hovering tiny
fairies who come and go as she blurts out orders.
T0OTH (CONT'D)
Canine, lateral and central
incisor. Ouch!
North clears his throat. They all turn to a bewildered Jack.
NORTH
Hey, there he is! Jack Frost!
As North holds out his arms to welcome Jack, a Dreamsand
snowflake appears above Sandy's head.
JACK
Wow, you gotta be kidding me.
Two Yetis suddenly grab Jack by the shoulders and lift him up
onto his feet.
JACK
Hey, hey. Whoa, put me down.
NORTH
I hope the yetis treated you well?
JACK
Oh, yeah. I love being shoved in a
sack and tossed through a magic
portal.
NORTH
Oh, good! That was my idea!
Jamie snickered, along with his friends.
"I think he was being sarcastic, North." Claude said, grinning. North smiled, attempting to look sheepish. Em huffed and rolled her eyes.
You know Bunny, obviously.
JACK
Obviously.
Bunny stands off to the side, grumbling with his arms
crossed. Jack suddenly notices the MINI TOOTH FAIRIES
hovering near him, staring and twittering.
NORTH
And the Tooth Fairy?
Before Jack can answer, she's gliding toward him.
TOOTH
Hello, Jack. I've heard a lot
about you. And your teeth.
JACK
My, my what?
TOOTH
(moves in way too close)
Open up! Are they really as white
as they say? Yes!
(GASP)
(MORE)
TOOTH (CONT'D)
Oh, they really do sparkle like
freshly fallen snow.
"Have you ever heard of personal space?" Anna asked the fairy, annoyed. Tooth opened and closed her mouth like a fish, attempting to make a good response, but coming up with nothing.
Several swooning Mini Teeth flutter around a confused Jack,
batting their lashes and screaming like crazed Beatles fans.
Tooth collects herself, and...
TOOTH
Girls, pull yourselves together...
Let's not disgrace the uniform.
NORTH
And Sandman.
(sees Sandy is snoozing)
Sandy! Sandy! Wake up!
Sandy bolts up awake and steps up to Jack, smiling.
JACK
Hey! Ho! Anyone wanna tell me why
I'm here?
The WISP OF DREAMSAND above Sandy's head morphs into a
BARRAGE OF IMAGES.
"I doubt that's helping, Sandy." Pitch said, chuckling. Sandy huffed and crossed his arms, but gave a small, amused smile.
JACK
That's not really helping. But
thanks, little man.
(TO OTHERS)
I musta done something really bad
to get you four together.
Jack walks away from the group, frosting an elf with a tray
of cookies as it marches past, then turns around.
JACK
Am I on the naughty list?
Em snorted loudly.
"Oh please. He is the Naughty List." she said, rolling her eyes. Emma giggled.
"I don't know. I think Jackson may have him beat." she said, and the two girls laughed at Jackson's expression.
NORTH
(CHUCKLES)
On naughty list? You hold record!
But no matter. We overlook. Now
we are wiping clean the slate.
JACK
How come?
BUNNYMUND
(more to North)
Ah, good question.
NORTH
How come? I tell you how come!
Because now...you are Guardian!
Off Jack's confusion, yetis light CEREMONIAL TORCHES with a
WHOOSH. Elves leap from columns, unfurling homemade,
celebratory BANNERS as they descend. Jack brushes off a few
baby teeth who try to present him with a necklace made of
paper snowflakes.
JACK
What are you doing! Get, get that
offa me!
Jack's voice is drowned out by the sounds of horns and drums.
NORTH
This is the best part!
AN ELF MARCHING BAND strikes up, marching into the room. Two
yetis move Jack on to a designated spot on the floor.
Jack looks down to find an elf pointing at his bare feet.
The elf then directs his attention to two approaching elves,
carrying a pair of ceremonial boots. Jack's confusion
escalates.
JACK
Huh?
A Yeti hands North an old large book. North blows off the
dust, opens it, and begins clearing his throat. Jack
clenches his jaw as he scans the room:
"Run." Kristoff said simply. Sophie looked at him, confused.
"Why?" she asked, and Maxine smiled.
"Uncle Jack's getting annoyed." she said.
The Mini Teeth continue to fawn, Sandy's smiling, Bunny's apathetic, and
North looks on with pride.
Jack suddenly SLAMS his staff down, sending a blast of FROST
and WIND across the room. The torches go out and everything
stops.
JACK
What makes you think I want to be a
Guardian?
North bursts out in laughter holding the book in his hands
then stops and looks to Jack, stone faced.
NORTH
Of course you do!
(to the elves)
Music!
The elves blare the trumpets again. Celebration!
JACK
No music!
The music peters out again. An elf throws his trumpet to the
ground and storms off. North, displeased, glowers.
JACK
Look, this is all very flattering,
but ah...you don't want me. You're
all hard work and deadlines, and
I'm snowballs and fun times. I'm
not a Guardian.
BUNNYMUND
Yeah, that's exactly what I said!
Em rolled her eyes at the Easter Bunny.
"Of course you were the one who said that." she said angrily.
TOOTH
Jack...I don't think you understand
what it is we do.
Tooth swoops in and turns Jack's attention to the massive
globe behind him.
TOOTH
Each of those lights is a child.
"That's not that many." Jasper said, and, to his surprise, the Burgess teens nodded in agreement.
Jack looks up at the Globe, taking in the enormity of this.
North suddenly moves to Jack's side.
NORTH
A child who believes.
"That makes more sense." Pippa said, and Maxine cocked her head.
"That's still not that many." she said.
And good or bad, naughty or nice, we protect
them.
(BEAT)
Tooth...fingers out of mouth.
We cut back to discover that Tooth is examining Jack's teeth.
TOOTH
(REMOVES FINGERS)
Oh, sorry. They're beautiful.
Jack moves away from the Globe and back toward the center of
the room.
NORTH
Okay, no more wishy-washy! Pitch
is out there doing who knows what!
JACK
(SCOFFS)
You mean the Boogeyman?
NORTH
Yes! When Pitch threatens us, he
threatens them as well.
North points to the lights on the globe.
JACK
All the more reason to pick someone
more qualified!
"There's no one more qualified than Jack!" Pitch said, and Em nodded proudly.
"He would do anything for any child in the world, no matter whether they could see him or not." Em said, and threw a pointed look to the teens near her and her family. They, however, looked confused.
NORTH
Pick? You think we pick? No, you
were chosen like we were all
chosen. By Man in Moon.
Jack turns and looks to the group.
JACK
(stares, dumbstruck)
What?
TOOTH
Last night, Jack. He chose you.
BUNNYMUND
Maybe.
JACK
The Man in the Moon, he talks to
you?
Jack looks up to the skylight, taking in the awesome sight of
the moon as it shines down on Earth.
NORTH
You see, you can not say no. It is
destiny.
Jack is still confused by the news. What does it mean?
JACK
But why, why wouldn't he tell me
that himself?
(EXASPERATED EXHALE)
After 300 years this is his answer?
To spend eternity like you guys
cooped up in some, some hideout
thinking of, of new ways to bribe
kids? No no, that's not for me.
No offense.
Jack turns to leave, the Guardians are stunned.
BUNNYMUND
How is that not offensive?
"It's true." Sandy signed above his head with sand. Tooth looked annoyed.
"What's that supposed to mean, Sandy?" she asked, and Pitch rolled his eyes, half amused, half exasperated.
"It means that the three of you bribe the children into believing in you, while Sandy doesn't have to do anything but bring them good dreams." he said.
Except for Bunny, who is relieved by this turn and looks to
the others.
BUNNYMUND
You know what I think? I think we
just dodged a bullet. I mean,
what's this clown know about
bringing joy to children anyway?
Em was slowly getting angrier, her eyes turning ice-cold. She glared at Bunny, who looked slightly sheepish.
Jack turns back. A little pissed.
JACK
Uhh, you ever hear of a snow day?
I know it's no hard-boiled egg, but
kids like what I do.
BUNNYMUND
But none of 'em believe in you.
(leans in to him)
Do they? You see, you're
invisible, mate. It's like you
don't even exist.
Em took a deep breath, and tears slowly began to fill her eyes.
TOOTH
Bunny! Enough!
Silence. Jack tries not to look stung by this.
JACK
No, the kangaroo's right.
BUNNYMUND
(GLARES)
The, the what - what'd you call
me? I am not a kangaroo, mate.
JACK
Oh. And this whole time I thought
you were. If you're not a
kangaroo, what are you?
BUNNYMUND
I'm a bunny. The Easter Bunny.
People believe in me.
Em let a few of the tears in her eyes fall as she glared daggers at the spirit of Spring.
Sandy nudges North, who acknowledges the tension in the air.
NORTH
(TO JACK)
Jack. Walk with me.
Sandy glared at the ex-Guardians, and, while North and Tooth were remaining stoic in their expressions, Bunny was staring at Em, who was attempting not to cry. He was remembering when he had met the girl, when she was four, and how terrified and innocent she was. Then, it struck him. He had sworn to protect every child, and Emma was a child. He had never gone to make sure that she was safe, or that she needed help. He had broken his oath as a Guardian, and he had betrayed a little girl who had had no friends. He had broken a child. Bunny had a flashback to the Easter that Jack had become a Guardian. He and the others had broken him as well, and Bunny had a thought. Maybe Manny was right to take their Guardianship away. They had all broken their oaths, no matter who wanted to admit it.
Ohhhhhh! Bunny's regretting it! What's gonna happen?
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