Past...
She had just helped a tree to blossom and she stepped back to examine the work, when she suddenly saw a boy appear out of the mist of the morning. She immediately recognized the powers, to be none other then belonging to Story. She knew his forms always changed, but his attitude and powers never did.
"Why May?!" The sandy haired boy shouted at her, as he walked up to her. "Why couldn't you have waited?!"
She stepped away from the boy, noticing a dark pixie buzzing around his head.
"What are you talking about?" She asked in confusion.
"I mean the fact that your Spring is sneaking into Winter, in the north," Story yelled again. She could tell that he had been crying, his eyes betraying him. "You know it's too early. "
May's eyes widened slightly, then she frowned as she looked at the dark pixie. She was reminded of the battle with the Pixie King and a corrupted pixie partner of his. Of course Story had redeemed himself by killing the pixie, but the battle eight years ago had resulted in the deaths of the Winter Spirit and the protégée of the Summer Spirit.
"Story," She said, as a matter of factly. She looked back at the boy and crossed her arms over chest. "I can't help that the Winters are short. The loss of Old Man Winter has caused that. Yet that doesn't explain why you were crying?"
"Because I lost a friend today, and gained another Pixie," Story said a bit more quieter and looking away.
May's mouth dropped open slightly as she understood the loss. She closed her mouth as she remembered the many wonderful times that she had talked to Old Man Winter. He had been at his job far longer then she had, and had helped her when she first became a Seasonal.
But it also explained why her season was being pushed back another two weeks.
"Story," May said finally. "I assume that you helped this child to become a Pixie, correct?"
"Well," Story said, looking at her. "The Man in the Moon magnified my powers, helping me. But instead of a tiny pixie, he's still a child."
"Then I must inform you that this child-pixie," May said, patiently. "Is now the Winter Spirit."
"What?" Story questioned, clearly confused.
"He's now the newest Spirit of Winter," May said, putting on a smile in an attempt to cheer the boy up. "So you'll have many winters tog-"
"That's not helping May," Story said, interrupting her and looking irritated now.
She looked at him, clearly at a loss for words.
"He wasn't supposed to repeat things," Story muttered to himself. "Spirit again? Wonder what Manny has planned."
"Who?" May asked curiously.
Story looked at her after sending his pixie off to get a flower. He looked very serious, she noticed.
"Sit down May," The Pixie King told her. "I think that I need to explain things better. But you can't tell anyone."
Present...
Jack found the Guardians finally in a park in England. He lightly landed on the ground and started walking towards North. He noticed that Bunny seemed depressed, and he had a feeling that he knew why.
"Jack!" The Frost Spirit heard a deep voice say.
He turned around to see North walking up to him. The boy noticed that the Russian had his sabers out of their sheathes and the man looked very worried.
"Where were you?" North asked, in concern. "The Nightmares and the Pixies came and destroyed all of the eggs. Not one made it to the surface."
Jack's face bunched up in confusion as the man finished his explanation.
"Story, for some reason, is working with Pitch now."
The Frost Spirit looked up at North in disbelief. He couldn't believe that his friend would say one thing and then do another. It wasn't like Story at all.
"Jack," Tooth said fluttering up. "What happe-oh no!"
Jack suddenly realized that he still had his visit with Pitch and the fact that he accidentally lost Baby Tooth. He knew that he had to explain what had happened.
"Where's Baby Tooth?" Jack heard Tooth ask. And before he could answer, she gasped. "No Jack."
"Is that why you didn't come back in time?" North asked, in disbelief. "You were with Pitch?"
"I ca- I'm sorry," Jack tried to say. "I never meant for it to happen."
"He has to go," Jack abruptly heard Bunny say.
The Frost Spirit turned around in shock. He felt like the ground was falling out underneath him as he saw sorrow and anger in the Pooka's eyes.
"We should have never trusted you!" Bunny yelled in Jack's face, and raising a fist against the boy. Jack took a step back in shock. Then abruptly, as if the fight had gone out of the Pooka, Bunny dropped his hands.
"Easter was supposed to be about new hope," Bunny said, the disappointment and sorrow clear in his voice. "But thanks to you pixies, it's gone."
The Frost Spirit saw the Pooka turn away and Jack looked to North for some support. He saw the big man turn away in disappointment. The boy felt his heart breaking as he knew that they weren't going to listen to him now. He pulled out the little Russian nesting doll baby, and he looked at it for a moment.
As the wind picked Jack up, he dropped the little baby North and allowed the wind to take him away.
North glanced up at the shrinking form of the Frost Spirit. His heart hurt at Jack's betrayal, as he was fond of the boy. He noticed the little baby on the ground and he frowned.
"You guys are idiots," North heard suddenly.
Tooth and North reacted to the new voice, quickly raising their weapons in the direction of the threat.
Dusk stepped into view, lightly landing on the ground from the tree limb that he had been watching from. North narrowed his eyes, as it seemed that the Pixie King seemed smaller.
"Dusk!" Tooth said, trying to sound threatening.
"Oh don't try to be intimidating," Dusk said sarcastically, pushing the rushing Pooka roughly backwards. Bunny landed backwards in the grass and the Pixie King smiled as he walked towards them. "I'm not here to fight."
Dusk looked at North's sabers pointed at him, and he raised an eyebrow. The large Pixie then lightly tapped the pointed end of one of the weapons and smirked, "I'm here to talk."
"What do you want?" Tooth demanded from Dusk, as she helped Bunny up.
"You guys made the biggest blunder ever," Dusk told them. "Jack did nothing to warrent your hostility."
"But he betrayed us," Bunny said. "He traded Baby Tooth for his memories."
"He didn't," Dusk told them, smiling wickedly. "Pitch set him up, to make it look like he did. And you once more fell for his little trick."
"Oh no," Tooth said, as the Guardians realized their mistake.
"Oh no is right," Dusk said sarcastically. "All Jack did was accidentally find Pitch's hideyhole. And all of your Fairies and the tooth boxes."
"Story?" North asked hopefully. "You can still help us, no?"
The Pixie King looked at North for a moment, his soot gray face unreadable. Then suddenly Dusk started laughing and pointed at them. North shifted uncomfortably and frowned as he glanced at Bunny.
"Oh you are too funny," Dusk said finally. "You got yourselves into this mess, you can get yourselves out for once."
"I will remind you though," North heard the Pixie King say, watching the dark creature leap into the air. "Tsar Lunar chose Jack to be a Guardian for a reason. Now it's up to you if you fix your little screw-up and get Jack back. If you guys don't, I will make sure that you remember how much you hurt him."
North then watched in shock, as the Pixie King shot off into the sky. He looked at the other two Guardians and knew that Dusk was right. They had to apologize to Jack, as they were the ones who had betrayed the boy.
Another chapter for you guys. And I borrowed May from MugestuPipeFox, who's original character is a Spring Spirit. I really like her and I don't think there's enough of her. So go check out Mugestu's page.