So, a lot happens in this chapter and I hope I'm not moving to fast...well we'll see right?

Anyway I don't own Rise of the Guardians and I hope you all take your time and enjoy the ride!

"W-where am I?" Stein questioned as he sat up and rubbed the back of his neck. He felt like he had been sleeping for months and he stumbled to stand as he looked around him and at himself. He was wearing a pair of black shorts that went to his knees and a pair of black boots, he also had a black and grey stripped shirt, horizontal, and a black vest on. Around him he saw...a forest with autumn colored leaves.

"Last time I checked it was Easter not Fall. Wha-"

Stein was cut of my the sound of a groan coming from Alice who was a little bit away from him, he quickly looked over in her direction and ran to her side as she sat up and tried to stand.

He held out his hand and she hesitantly took it, "Who are you, and where am I?"

"I'm Stein, Stein Hallows, and as to where we are...I don't know."

Alice looked at him with caution in her eyes, "Well I'm Alice Eve, it is nice to meet you."

"Likewise," Stein said as he walked away from Alice to explore the forest they were in.

Alice looked around to see the forest and looked at herself to see different clothes than those she had earlier. She was wearing very short black shorts and black boots with black and grey striped socks that went to the middle of her thigh, she also had a black long sleeved shirt on with arms that flowed out and almost covered her whole hands.

Stein could hear her begin to follow him so he turned with a smirk, "Are you following me Ms. Eve?"

Alice made a scrunched face, "Ew, call me Alice, and no there is a town right there," she said as she pointed in front of her and passed Stein. She thought the boy had seen it as well but whatever.

Stein simply nodded and Alice ran slightly to stand next to Stein, "So any idea why it looks like Fall?"

Stein looked at her as they walked, "Nope, but it feels like I've slept for ages. The last thing I remember is being on a roof..."

Alice smiled, "I feel the same and last I remember I was walking to my car, how I got here is...fuzzy."

Stein nodded in agreement as they walked the rest of the way in silence.

When they arrived at the town they saw kids playing in the streets, and yards were covered with Halloween decorations. They walked further into the town and Alice tried to touch one of the kid's shoulders but the boy quickly turned and ran right through her. She stumbled back and gripped her shirt, her eyes widened and she turned to Stein who was looking at her with the same look. Then the same thing happened to him, a kid ran right through him.

"I remember! I'm the spirit of Halloween!" they both shouted at the same time, and when they did they stared at each other with wide eyes.

They slowly moved closer to one another, their gaze never faltering.

"How can we both be the same thing?" Stein asked as he looked at Alice.

She shrugged, "I don't know, but the moon told me-"

"Me too." Stein said cutting Alice off.

"You too what?"

"The moon told me the same thing."

Alice ran a hand through her hair and looked around the small town, "I think we need to go over everything."

Stein nodded as he grabbed her hand and began to run into the forest they had just left.

They finally stopped when they reached a clearing and both sat facing each other, "Well I was-"

"Woah, who said you could start?" Alice questioned.

Stein sighed, "Does it matter?"

Alice glared for a little while then waved her hand, motioning for him to continue.

"As I was saying," Stein said with a slight glare, "I was on the roof of my apartment when Jack Frost flew by getting chased-"

"You saw Jack Frost?!" Alice questioned yet again cutting Stein off.

He huffed in slight annoyance, "Yes, I believe in all of them, I'm assuming you do as well?"

Alice grinned causing Stein to be slightly shocked, "Yeah, my grandmother told me all these stories."

Stein smiled lightly at her and nodded, "Well i didn't really see him until later but something very cold flew by and I knew it was him, he was getting chased by these black soldiers," Stein could see Alice become tense but thankfully she didn't interrupt.

"When I looked over he was fighting them on the roof next to mine so I called his name and he looked at me happily, I helped him take out one of them but soon they were trying to surround him. I ran and jumped to the other roof and pulled him out of the way but by doing that I got stabbed by all of them."

Stein's fists clenched and he looked harshly at the ground, "They all tried to pour into me and I couldn't breathe or anything, it hurt so much but then the moon made them go away and he told me I am the spirit of Halloween."

Stein looked back up at Alice and saw that she was hugging herself, "Your turn," Stein said jokingly trying to lighten the mood.

"Well I was walking to my car since I had just gotten off work and was shocked when I saw the Easter Bunny in the field behind were I wo- use to work," her face became sad and she hugged herself more tightly, bringing her knees closer to her.

"I called out to him, I was so excited to see him, it had been my first time, but he was too far for me to see what he looked like when he turned to face me. Then these black soldiers, probably the ones you saw, were chasing him and had caught up since he stopped to face me. They began to surround him like yours surrounded Jack and I ran." She sighed as she stopped hugging herself to lie on the ground, Stein continued to watch her.

"Thankfully I made it in time to grab Bunny and pull him out but just like you they all stabbed me and the sand surrounded me. I tried to scream but couldn't and soon I couldn't breathe. It hurt, a lot," she said the last comment with nothing but sarcasm which caused both to smile.

"Then finally, just like you, the sand burst and the moon said I am the spirit of Halloween."

"So we both saved two beings that are believed by most to not exist and now we are two beings that are not believed to exist," Stein said with a smirk as Alice sat up and smirked back.

"Well," Stein said beginning to stand, he offered his hand to Alice, "it would be pleasure to work with you," Alice chuckled as she took his hand.

"Likewise."

Weeks pass and the two spend their time learning about each other's past lives, which weren't very interesting, and discovering they have a lot in common. Both didn't have many friends because they were made fun of for believing, but the friends they did have they always helped, no questions asked.

Currently it is a week till Halloween, their holiday, and both are nervous and excited.

"What are we supposed to do anyway? My grandmother never told me about a spirit of Halloween before."

Stein tapped his chin, "I don't know," then both looked up at the moon expecting an answer, when they got none they sighed and continued their walk.

"Well we may as well fly around and make sure nothing goes bad," Stein nodded as Alice shrugged.

During these weeks the two had discovered more than each other's pasts they had also learned about their special powers. Both could turn into anything they wanted as if changing into a costume, but just because they 'dressed' as someone didn't mean they became that person, they just looked like them. They also couldn't turn into animals, but that didn't bother them that much since the other thing they can do is so cool. Flying. Yes they could fly, but only with the help of transportation which they could magically form.

For Alice she could magically turn her boots into pure black inline skates and could wheel around like normal or fly in the sky as if it was the ground. For Stein he could conjure up a completely black skateboard that he could use normally or, like Alice, use to fly with.

It took a lot of practice and bruising for them to finally get the hang of their wheels, and it had taken a lot of focus and almost passing out for them to get the hang of their transforming, but both loved what they could do.

"So Treat," Stein said referring to Alice, "race you!" Stein shouted as he conjured his wheels and sped off.

Alice quickly did the same and wasn't that far behind him, "That's cheating Trick!"

Stein laughed loudly and soon Alice laughed as well as they both race to their clearing in the forest.

Finally it is the day before Halloween and at Santoff Claussen the Guardians were on edge as they had their weekly meeting.

Jack and Bunny sit on a couch together both looking equally upset.

"Well, have there been any more attacks from Pitch?" Tooth questions trying to get the meeting started.

North and Sandy both shake their heads and Jack shrugs while Bunny ignores the question completely.

"It seems they stopped when summer hit," North says as he stares at Jack and Bunny with sorrow.

Tooth looks at them as well with concern and flutters over to them, "I know it still hurts that those kids...did what they did but that happened months ago and you need to move on."

Jack huddled into himself more as Bunny turned to glare at Tooth, "You want us to just move on? They disappeared right in front of us, we don't even know if they are dead! They could be trapped by Pitch right now, or worse!"

Tooth flinched as Bunny yelled at her, and they all tensed as MiM's beams began to shine brightly bringing up the image of a boy and a girl who would be the next guardians.

They all rushed over to the spot and Bunny and Jack gasped as they looked at the boy and girl who had saved them.

"He's the boy..."

"She's the girl..."

The rest stared at the two then back at the images, "Two new spirits, the spirits of Halloween," North said.

"Stein Hallows," Jack said with a small smile, the first anyone's seen in months.

"and Alice Eve," Bunny finished as he too smiled after a long time.

"Hallows Eve, that's so clever!" Tooth said with excitement as Sandy nodded his head.

"Now we just have to get them, who volunteers?" All look at North and quickly Jack raises his hand as he steps forward with Bunny.

"Leave it to us mate," The three nod.

"Race ya!" Jack calls with a grin as he calls the wind and begins to fly.

"Ya don't wanna race a rabbit mate," Bunny says with a smirk as he taps his foot and falls through a hole.

The three laugh as Jack and Bunny quickly depart, "It's so nice to see them smiling again," Tooth says looking as if she is ready to cry.

Jack and Bunny search the whole day and night and it is Halloween when they decide to call a truce and take a break.

"We probably should have asked where they were before we rushed off," Jack said with a laugh and his classic grin.

Bunny laughed and pats Jack's shoulder, "Probably."

"Well, what do we have here? Two guardians out and about all by themselves?"

Both turn around looking for the source of the voice, "Pitch! Show yourself!"

"Do please keep your voice down Jack," Pitch says as he comes from the shadows.

Jack points his staff of Pitch as Bunny grabs his boomerangs, "and why should we mate?"

Pitch glares at Bunny, "What are you even doing here Pitch?"

Pitch turns to face jack and smiles at him evilly, "it's Halloween, the perfect day to get some fear. Now I must be on my way, many fears to feast on."

Jack shoots Pitch but before it hits him he blocks with black sand, then Pitch sends some of his sand soldiers to attack them both. The soldiers begin to surround Bunny and Jack who are trying to fight some of them off.

"Well doesn't this bring back memories," Pitch laughs and Jack and Bunny tense, "How did it feel to watch those lights go out and know you were the cause! They could still be happily alive right now if not for you two, even though you're supposed to protect them!"

"But they aren't dead!" Jack shouted as he shot a soldier trying to attack Bunny from behind.

Pitch laughs even more, "Do you honestly think they're happy! All of a sudden they are stolen from the life they had known and not told a thing for months!"

During the Pitch attack Alice in Stein were relaxing in their clearing, or at least trying to, "I'm nervous."

Stein looks over at Alice, who is lying looking at the sky, "Me too," they smile at each other.

However, they suddenly hear some blasts coming from somewhere in the forest.

"Something's wrong," Alice says while conjuring her wheels, Stein nods and does the same and both speed off.

When they stop they see and man in black and a group of black sand soldiers.

"Treat those are the soldiers that..."Alice nods and her and Stein continue to watch from a distance.

Then they hear a voice,"...you're supposed to protect them!"

"But they aren't dead!"

"That's Jack Frost!" Alice looks at Stein with wide eyes then turns back to watch as she hears a creepy laugh.

"Do you honestly think they're happy?! All of a sudden they are stolen from the life they had known and not told a thing for months!"

"Trick! Are they talking about us?!" Both stare at each other with shock. Then Stein grabs Alice's hand and both wheel forward.

"Who says we aren't happy?!" Stein shouts with a smirk on his face.

"Because last time we checked this was awesome!" Alice also shouts with a similar smirk.

All three are staring at them, but soon their smirks fade as the soldiers begin to enclose Jack and Bunny.

"Treat!" "Trick!" Both shout as they release their hands and rush forward toward the soldiers.

Alice kicks them with her skates causing them to burst and Stein does tricks which cause his board to hit them and burst as well. By the time all the soldiers are gone so is Pitch.

Both quickly turn around as they hear a laugh from Jack, and suddenly Stein is wrapped in a hug by him. Alice looks at them both with a warm smile as Stein hugs him back after getting over his initial shock. As they hug Alice looks over and sees Bunny smiling at her and looking on the verge of tears, she walks over to him and hugs him close.

Then both Alice and Stein say at the same time while they hug, "I'm so glad you're okay."

They break the hugs and Stein and Alice look at each other and laugh, Bunny and Jack seem slightly confused by their laughter.

"Um...so...what are you two doing here?" Stein asks gesturing to Jack and Bunny.

"Oh right, I almost forgot," Jack said with a grin.

"We were searching...for the both of ya," Bunny says with a smile and Jack nods as he stands beside Bunny.

Alice and Stein become confused and Alice questions, "Why?"

Jack chuckles, "Well, you two are the next new Guardians!"

Both of their eyes widen and Alice practically screams, "SERIOUSLY?!"

Stein jokingly covers his ears and laughs when Alice lightly punches his arm.

"Yeah, we're serious and we need ya at the pole mates."

"Do we get to take the tunnels?!" Alice questions as she moves closer to Bunny, he nods and Alice and Stein grin as they conjure their wheels.

"Well what are we waiting for?" Stein questions as he moves closer to place his arm on Jack's shoulder.

Bunny smirks as he taps his foot on the ground, all three of them falling through and Bunny soon following. Jack flies through as Alice and Stein wheel through and Bunny hops behind them.

"YAHOOOO!" Stein shouts loudly as he wheels through the tunnel doing a few tricks along the way.

Alice laughs as she to shows off a little, both causing Jack to laugh and Bunny to roll his eyes with a smile.