WELL HAPPY NEW YEAR MY BABIES
And, also, I'M SO SO SO SORRY FOR LEAVING THIS FIC ALONE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR
School has been insane, and it looked like I abandoned a lot of my fics. I promise I'm not abandoning any of them, though. It's just hard for me to find time. I promise I'm hopefully going to be updating more, however.
Anyway, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I only own Em, Jasper, and Maxine. Disney and Dreamworks own everything else.
"PAPA!" Em screamed, jumping up, and running into her father's arms. Jack laughed, and hugged her tightly, spinning her around. Em buried her face in his hoodie, tears filling her eyes. "You're okay!" Jack nodded, brushing her hair gently.
"Yeah, snowflake. I'm okay." He replied, and Elsa smiled at them both, and hugged her daughter. Jackson and Emma walked up to them.
"So… I'm you?" Jackson asked, and Jack smirked, and nodded. Emma looked up at the spirit, and Jack knelt down to her level. Emma slowly began to smile, and threw her arms around his neck in the biggest hug she could manage. Jack's smile grew, and he hugged her back.
"Thank you, Jackie." She whispered, and Jack kissed her cheek.
"Anything for my little sister." He replied. Emma beamed at him, standing next to her human brother. Behind them, Bunny stood watching the family reunite with a smile. Jack looked at him, and stood, walking towards him.
"I'm sorry, Frostbite. For everything." Bunny said as he came closer. Jack stopped.
"You're my brother, Bunny, and you've been watching out for Em. I forgave you a while ago." He replied, and Bunny grinned at him.
"Jack?" a softer voice asked behind them. Jack turned to see the Burgess teens looking at him carefully, and sadly. Jamie was looking down.
"Hey guys." Jack replied, and Jamie glanced up, meeting his eyes.
"I- We're sorry, Jack. If we hadn't stopped believing, this wouldn't have happened." He said quietly, looking back down at the floor.
"Jamie, yes, if you hadn't stopped believing this wouldn't have happened, but you guys also saved me, so I'm going to thank you as well." Jack replied. Jamie looked at him hopefully, and nodded, along with the other teens. Jack nodded back. He then wrapped his arms around his daughter and wife, hugging them tightly.
"I love you, Papa and Mama." Em whispered. Elsa kissed her cheek.
"We love you too, sweetie." She replied. The three walked over to where the rest of their family was, and Jasper and Maxine attached themselves to their uncle's legs, giggling. Jack laughed at the two of them, hugged Anna and Kristoff, and sat down where he had been before. Pippa sent Jack a small, tentative smile, which Jack returned, making Pippa's smile grow. Em sat down next to him, with Elsa on her other side, and the movie began once more, the contentment and happiness from the Frost family tangible throughout the room.
Jamie is sitting up in bed, talking to an old stuffed rabbit,
and whispering.
JAMIE
Okay look, you and I are obviously
at what they call a crossroads, so
here's what's gonna happen -
Jack appears outside Jamie's window and moves closer to get a
better look.
JAMIE (CONT'D)
If it wasn't a dream and if you are
real, then you have to prove it.
Like right now.
Jamie looked down sadly, remember how close he was to stopping believing. Emma looked at him with slight sympathy.
Jamie waits. He looks around expectantly. Jack looks on
from outside the window, wondering if anything will happen.
JAMIE
(desperation creeping in)
I've believed in you for a long
time, okay? Like my whole life in
fact. So you kinda owe me now.
Jamie picks up his stuffed rabbit and holds it close.
JAMIE (CONT'D)
You don't have to do much, just a
little sign so I know. Anything.
(BEAT)
Anything at all.
He waits. It's excruciating.
JAMIE
(A WHISPER)
I knew it.
Bunny shook his head with disappointment. Jamie had always been one of the strongest believers he knew, but to have him stopping believing so quickly. It was sad.
Jamie lets the stuffed animal fall to the floor. Jack comes
into the room and watches as the light slowly fades from
Jamie's eyes, disbelief setting in.
Jack doesn't know what to do. He takes a moment to
concentrate, then enters the room.
Then, Jamie notices the window as the panes of glass freeze
over. The image of an Easter egg suddenly appears...
JAMIE
(seeing the window)
Huh?
Em grinned, snuggling closer to her father. He smiled down at her, pulling her closer to his chest protectively. Elsa leaned into his shoulder, sighing contentedly.
Jamie looks down at the stuffed rabbit on the floor. He can
barely comprehend what he's seeing. Jamie looks back to the
window as more of the window panes frost over. Jamie's eyes
get huge with amazement.
JAMIE
He's real.
Jack, excited, continues to exert himself trying to bring
life to his drawing. And when he does, the frost rabbit
comes leaping off of the window.
JAMIE
Whoa...
The rabbit hops around Jamie's room, bursting like a snowball
over Jamie's head, the snowflakes sprinkling down on him.
Bunny looked over at Jack, a strangely soft smile on his face.
"So that's how you got him to believe again." He said, and Jack nodded, grinning slightly.
"I couldn't leave you stuck in fuzzy-form forever, Kangaroo." He said with a shrug, and Bunny chuckled, shaking his head fondly.
JAMIE
Whoa!
Jack is as amazed as Jamie. But Jamie's amazement turns to
confusion.
JAMIE
Snow?
A snowflake lands on the tip of Jamie's nose. The snowflake
glows a magic blue. And in that moment a light comes into
Jamie's eyes - an idea starts to take hold.
JAMIE
(WHISPER)
Jack Frost?
JACK
(a stunned beat)
Did he just say-?
Jack couldn't help the grin that appeared on his face as he watched himself receive his first believer.
"What did it feel like, Uncle Jack?" Maxine asked her beloved uncle. Jack thought for a moment.
"Warm. Like when I hug Emmy, or Auntie Elsie. I felt warm, and happy." He replied to the young girl. Em beamed at her father, and Elsa kissed his cheek.
Jamie stands up on his bed.
JAMIE
Jack Frost.
JACK
(DISBELIEF)
He said it again. He said -
(BEAT)
You said...
Jamie turns around and suddenly his eyes go wide...
JAMIE
Jack Frost.
JACK
That's right! But-but that's me!
Jack Frost! That's my name! You
said my name!
Jamie's mouth drops open. Only then does Jack realize...
JACK
Wait, can you hear me?
(JAMIE NODS)
Can you... Can you see me?
(JAMIE NODS)
He sees me. He sees me!
Jack leaps for joy, and the room suddenly explodes with snow.
Em and her friends giggled at the sight, at Jack's happiness.
"It kind of happens when I'm happy." Jack said sheepishly, rubbing his neck.
"That's why it was snowing during your wedding." Anna said slyly, and Jack laughed.
"Pretty much." He replied. Elsa giggled at her husband's face.
Jamie can't believe it.
JAMIE
You just made it snow.
JACK
I know!
JAMIE
In my room.
JACK
I know!
"If you think that's cool, you should see my room. It snows pretty much all the time." Em told Jamie, who smiled slightly.
JAMIE
You're real?
JACK
Yeah! Who do you think brings you
all the blizzards and snow days,
and you remember when you went
flying on that sled the other day?!
JAMIE
That was you?
JACK
That was me!
JAMIE
Cool!
JACK
Right?!
JAMIE
But what about the Easter Bunny and
the Tooth Fairy I mean-
JACK
Real-real-real! Every one of us is
real!
JAMIE
I knew it!
North and Tooth looked at Jack in disbelief, while Bunny was grinning at his little brother proudly.
"Thanks, Frostbite." The Pooka said fondly, ruffling Jack's hair. Jack shoved the Spring Spirit's paw away with a fond grin, and Em's smile grew.
Jamie's mom calls from down the hall...
JAMIE'S MOM (O.S.)
Jamie, who are you talking to?
JAMIE
Um...Jack Frost.
JAMIE'S MOM (O.S.)
(a little chuckle)
...okay.
Suddenly, the sound of thunder and North's sleigh as Jack and
Jamie look to the open window.
NORTH (O.S.)
Whoa, whoa, whoa...
NORTH AND TOOTH arrive on the sleigh completely out of
control, and crash land outside Jamie's house.
The reindeer are separated from the sleigh and run into the
woods. A disheveled Tooth and North emerge from the
wreckage.
NORTH
Ah, moi deti! Come back!
As North stands, his back suddenly gives out.
TOOTH
North! Are you okay?
NORTH
Is official. My powers are kaput.
TOOTH
Look!
(GASP)
Jack!
Jack comes flying toward them.
TOOTH
(flies to him)
Jack-!
Tooth falters and falls to the ground.
JACK
You okay?
"How could you forgive them so easily?" Cupcake asked, drawing Jack's attention to her. Jack looked at the teenager.
"Well, Bunny was already my brother, all seasonal spirits are siblings, but with North and Tooth, I'm not sure. I just had a feeling." He replied.
They greet each other with a smile as North draws near.
NORTH
What are you doing here?
JACK
Same as you.
Jack looks off to the side as Jamie appears from out of his
backyard.
NORTH
The last light!
JAMIE
(to North and Tooth)
Wow! It is you! I mean it is you!
I knew it wasn't a dream.
NORTH
Jack! He sees you!
Jack puts a protective hand on Jamie's shoulder. Jamie looks
up at him and smiles. Jack and North exchange a look.
JACK
Wait, but, where's Bunny?
NORTH
Losing Easter took its toll on all
of us. Bunny most of all.
Jack's face goes pale. North lowers his head in sadness.
Then a twitchy-nosed LITTLE BUNNY appears on the sleigh.
Em bit her lip, looking down, a smile forming on her face. She could feel the laughter bubbling up, and attempted to hold it back. Elsa gasped, slapping a hand over her mouth. Anna immediately buried her face in Kristoff's shoulder, beginning to shake. Kristoff's face was red from holding back his own laughter. Jack, however, did not have any qualms, as did Jackson. They both burst out laughing at the Guardian of Hope, and this opened the floodgates. Em began to shake, laughing so hard that she fell off of the couch. Elsa giggled frantically, along with her sister, and Pippa, Emma, Jasper, and Maxine snickered with Kristoff. Bunny looked at them all with a deadpanned expression.
"Laugh it up." He muttered, and Em looked up at him, her eyes shining with mirth.
"Oh I will, Bunny. Trust me." She replied, and Bunny grinned at her.
JACK
Oh...no...
JAMIE
(CHUCKLES)
That's the Easter Bunny?
BUNNYMUND
Now somebody sees me! I mean,
where were you about an hour ago,
mate?
JAMIE
What happened to him? He used to be
huge and cool! And now he's cute.
Jamie gently tickles Bunny under his chin. Bunny begins
involuntarily thumping his paw.
BUNNYMUND
Oh, that's good.
Em began giggling again, along with Emma, and the two girls looked at the Guardian of Hope.
"You're adorable!" Emma squealed, before dissolving into giggles again. Bunny chuckled at the two girls, not noticing the jealous look Sophie was sending them.
Bunny catches himself and pushes Jamie's hands away.
BUNNYMUND (CONT'D)
(TO JACK)
Did you tell him to say that?
(hops over to Jack)
That's it! Let's go! Me and you!
Come on!
JAMIE
No! Actually he told me you were
real. Just when I started to think
that maybe you weren't.
Bunny stops.
BUNNYMUND
He made you believe? In me?
A moment of reconciliation between them, broken by the sounds
of THUNDER. The Guardians look to the sky to see Pitch
enveloped by dark clouds as he stares down at them from atop
a writhing mass of Nightmare sand.
JACK
(to the others)
Get Jamie out of here.
NORTH
Be careful, Jack!
"Oh, lovely. This part." Pitch said in a deadpanned voice, and Sandy patted his counterpart's arm soothingly, and Emma sent him a reassuring smile, which he returned.
Jack leaps into the air, and goes flying directly at Pitch.
Meanwhile, the Guardians take Jamie to find shelter.
Pitch's eyes flash with anger when he sees Jack coming toward him.
PITCH
Jack Frost! Let's end this, shall
we?
Pitch sighs as he rolls his eyes and flies down to meet Jack
head on.
Jack sends a blast of ice and frost at Pitch as he barrels
toward him. Pitch easily absorbs the attack with his
Nightmare sand.
PITCH
That little trick doesn't work on
me anymore.
Jack's plan backfires as Pitch charges ahead and unleashes a
roaring fury of Nightmare sand that knocks Jack out of the
sky.
Jamie and the Guardians do their best to avoid the patrolling
Nightmares. North struggles to keep up.
BUNNYMUND
Quick, this way this way!
Bunny leads them down an alley, but it's no use.
BUNNYMUND (CONT'D)
Dead end. Other way other way!
Jack suddenly falls from the sky, lands on a dumpster, and
falls limp to the ground. THUD! The others turn their
attention and wince.
JAMIE
Jack!
They rush to Jack and help him to his feet.
NORTH
That was good try, Jack! A for
effort!
JACK
(groaning in pain)
He's stronger. I can't beat him.
North and Tooth trade looks of concern. Then, a menacing
chuckle. The Guardians keep a watchful eye as Nightmare
shadow streaks across the alley.
PITCH (V.O.)
All this fuss over one little boy.
And still he refuses to stop
believing.
A CRACK of Thunder reveals the shadow of an approaching
Nightmare as the sounds of hooves clacking against the ground
echoes from the opposite end of the alley.
PITCH
Very well. There are other ways to
snuff out a light.
Bulbs start bursting as the arm of a shadow moves across the
remaining lights in the alley. Terror in Jamie's eyes. What
does that mean?
BUNNYMUND
If you want him, you're gonna have
to go through me!
With a finger raised, the shadow arm glides along the floor,
curling around the back of Bunny.
"No offense, Bunny, but that wasn't exactly comforting." Jamie said carefully, but Bunny rolled his eyes.
"I know, Jamie." He replied, slight amusement in his voice.
PITCH
(laughing, genuinely)
Look how fluffy you are! Would you
like a scratch behind the ears?
Bunny jumps back into North's arms.
BUNNYMUND
Don't you even think about it!
Pitch comes into view, riding atop Onyx. A gleeful smile
strewn across his face.
PITCH
I can't tell you how happy it makes
me to see you all like this. You
look awful.
They are weak and defenseless. But still the Guardians
gather around Jamie, to shield him from whatever may come.
JAMIE
Jack, I'm scared.
There's a sudden moment of realization. Jack has heard these
words before.
JACK'S SISTER (V.O.)
Jack, I'm scared.
Jack has a flashback to his sister as he saw her in
his memory. She is smiling.
Emma gripped Jackson's hand tightly. He kissed her head, pulling her close against him.
JACK (V.O.)
I know, I know. But you're gonna
be alright...
Jack looks at Jamie, wide-eyes
JACK
We're gonna have a little fun,
instead.
(BEAT)
That's it. That's my center.
Em grinned widely, happiness filling her at the sight of her father finding his center. Jack laughed at her excitement.
Jamie gives Jack a questioning look. What does Jack have in
mind? Pitch gets closer.
PITCH
So what do you think, Jamie? Do
you believe in the Boogiema...
BOOF! A snowball suddenly hits Pitch in the face.
Em and Pippa let out shocked laughs, their eyes wide. Jackson chuckled, and Jack smirked proudly, looking at the former Nightmare King.
"It was an effective distraction." Pitch admitted grudgingly, making Jack's smirk grow.
Two Nightmares look at each, unsure how to react.
Jamie can't help but snicker and North lets out a chuckle.
Jack looks around the alley. He spots a wooden crate, a
trash can lid and a discarded wok amidst a pile of trash.
JACK
Now let's go get your friends.
Pitch wipes the snow from his face and looks up to see a
track of ice leading out of the alleyway. Jack, Jamie and
the Guardians are gone.
"You used them as sleds!" Emma exclaimed, and Jack nodded.
"So what happens now?" Jasper asked, looking up at his uncle.
"Now, we get to see Uncle Pitch get his but kicked." Jack said teasingly, making the younger ones giggle. Pitch simply rolled his eyes good-naturedly.
So, there you go! I'm hoping to get ROTG done, seeing as I only have one more scene to go, then we finally get on with Frozen. If you have any requests on characters you want me to bring in, please feel free to PM me, or review with characters you want. I'll also be creating a poll of characters to bring in.
But, please review, and I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!
See you soon, kings, queens, and Guardians!
Love,
Enchantress