A/N :

inabox : I'm a very emotional person so I guess that's why I also like my stories to be extremely touchy-feely, hehe.

SaiyanPrincess : Thank you! Trying my best because he's one of the most interesting and complex characters ever ( at least in my opinion ) and I don't wanna make him seem like the average teenager. The 300 years are a damn important part of his life, can't believe some people ignore this.

Hanyoualchemist : Awww, Jack Frost plushie would be adorable. Okay, they actually made one but it's so...ugly. They made him look like a freaking chibi anime character. :|

Daughter Earth 89 : Yes, it'll be alright, just some more angst to go... *g*

lemonChocolate : Thanks a lot, glad you like them! Though I don't plan to write a chapter about cutting, there are already so many stories dealing with that and as much as I like writing angst I feel uncomfortable about this topic ( because of friend-related reasons ).

IbelieveinJackFrost : Nice to hear you enjoy it! A psychologist would be very fascinated about us fangirls, I'm not sure either why we long for angst involving our favourite characters. *lol*


"Blimey, why did it have ta be the South Pole of all places!?"

Okay, he had been glad that the darn hour had been over and they could finally get into action, but being forced to travel in the death trap called sleigh and to the coldest continent on Earth right after the one he had currently been staying at was a little too much for the Easter Bunny's strained nerves. At least he had been able to stay inside the cozy warm workshop so far, but now he was clinging to the interior of the sleigh and felt the chilling breeze ruffling up his fur.

"We're still at North Pole, Bunny." the Guardian of Wonder stated matter-of-factly.

"I don't care, mate, it's both too cold for my likin'."

As soon as the reindeers had reached the ultimate flying altidude North pulled one of his magic snowglobes from his coat pocket and whispered the estimated coordinates to it.

Within a heartbeat and a panicked yell from a certain pooka later the sleigh along with its passengers had been swallowed by a huge silvery portal and been spit out in near identical surroundings again. If they hadn't known it any better they would have assumed to still be at the Nort Pole.

To Bunny's joy the torturous sleighride came to an end as North skillfully landed his vehicle in the middle of the white landscape.

The four guardians dismounted onto the icy ground and it didn't take too long for the inevitable to happen.

"Can't feel ma feet anymore already…"

Everyone shook their heards at the grumpy Australian and fully directed their concentration on their mission.

"Where is Jack? I can't see him anywhere, North, didn't you say he'd be here?" Tooth said with a worried voice while she looked around the vast scenery and saw nothing but ice and snow.

All eyes turned at the bulky man who only lowered his head with a sigh and then rubbed the back of his neck in embarassment.

"Well, 'guardian globe' is only prototype, it can't determine location of any of us exactly. There's a radius of about 3 miles we have to scour."

Before anyone even remotely had the opportunity to look discouraged Bunny blurted out :

"Well, then we better get going before my ears freeze off!"

Finding Jack turned out to be more difficult than they had hoped.

The white scenery seemed to be endless, looking the same whereever they turned. Tooth had suggested to split up in an attempt to increase the chances of finding the winter teen faster but North claimed it was too dangerous to do so. They could become lost in the infinite extent of snow and ice so he insisted they should stay together.

Increasing wind started to whirl up snow, not nearly enough to be be called a snowstorm but still enough to trouble their vision.

Bunny had just taken a deep breath to voice is disgruntlement about the situation once more as the wind suddenly changed its direction and instead of blowing into their faces now pushed against their backs, ever so gently urging them into a different direction than the one they were originally headed for.

"Uh, guys, you feel this, too?" Tooth asked in confusion.

For her and Sandy who were floating in the air the wind's strange behaviour had been even more noticeable.

"Yes, and we should follow wind, I have feeling that it will guide us to Jack."

North led the way and noone wasted a moment to change their course as well. With every metre they had left behind them the wind seemed to get more excited as it swirled around them and urged them to continue. They had almost reached their goal, North was sure of it. He could feel it in his belly.

The sandman was the first to see it. Exclamation marks danced over his head when he jumped in front of his comrades and pointed at a spot in the distance, creating a spyglass of dreamsand to indicate that they had to look closely. Blue, green and purple eyes squinted and then widened in bewilderment.

"What is that?" North asked noone in particular as he tried to identify the bizarre black object amongst the vastness of white.

"Only one way ta find out, mate."


A/N : Next chapter will be much longer, I just thought this was a nice cliffhanger. ;)