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Tooth, Jack and Sandy took to the air, while Bunny and North kept up on foot, following the sand eagle. It suddenly dove down into a small hole in the ground, where they could hear soft sniffles of a girl crying.
"Fei!" Jack shouted, and she replied.
"Jack!? Oh thank goodness, Jack!" She screamed before breaking down into more tears. Bunny ran forward and widened the hole, allowing Jack to zoom in and scoop Fei up to safety. The wolves dissolved and came back to Sandy just as more nightmares came to see what the fuss was about.
"North Pole." North said before throwing one of his snow globes and taking everyone in with him.
Fei had bathed and brushed her teeth, making sure to get as much of Pitch off of her as she could before seeing North to clean her wounds.
"I'm going to kill him!" Jack snarled as he saw Fei's neck and back.
"I swear on my Guardianship-"
"Jack, you're not helping by acting up!" Bunny snapped as he helped North patch Fei up.
"I need peroxide." North said, his voice strangely somber. Bunny passed it to him along with some swabs to use.
"This will sting, but you are strong girl. I am proud of you." North said in a fatherly tone as he gently cleaned away the dried blood and cleansed the wound. Sandy stepped up and began making symbols above his head. He made a heart and the Guardians, then a brain followed by an eagle, and a muscly arm and her with a plus sign next to the Guardians.
"He says that we love you and it was a smart move to use the sand to make eagle to find us. You are a strong girl and welcome as Guardian." North said.
"I know. Thank you all." She whispered, tears forming again.
"I love you all too. You are the best family I've ever had, and I am proud to be a Guardian." She said. Tooth smiled sadly as she hugged the girl gently.
"Let's get you to bed. You need a good rest." She said, helping the girl to her room, where all of her stuff waited. Jack followed and got her the pillow from Sandy to help her sleep. She took it gratefully, laying n the bed, allowing Jack to cuddle with her and Tooth to tuck her in.
"Thank you." She whispered, getting a nod and a smile in return. As soon as her head hit the pillow, the dream sand got to work, giving her sweet dreams.
"Jack?" Fei whispered as she woke up, scared that he had left her.
"I'm here." He whispered back taking her hand in his own. Fei started crying again.
"Hey, it's ok, don't cry." Jack said worriedly
"I'm s-sorry. I-I just ca-can't grasp what h-happened. I-I don't want t-to believe it." Fei sobbed into Jack's chest.
"Me either." He whispered, rubbing her back.
"He said h-he was going to m-make me his." She said, wiping her tears away.
"But I told him t-that I was already yours. Y-you should've seen h-is face." She added with a small smirk. Jack smiled a bit, sitting up to stretch.
"You hungry?"
"Starving."
"Ok, let's go. North has given us reign of the kitchen."
The two got up and opened the door only to see everyone standing there as if they were listening. At the look Fei gave them, they all straightened up and laughed nervously.
"You had sweet dreams, yes?" North asked and Fei nodded with a smile.
"Good! How do you feel?" He asked.
"Fine, my neck and back are a bit sore, but I feel good otherwise." She said shrugging.
"We'll have a look at them." Bunny said stepping forward. He looked and gasped.
"North, look at this! She's healed!"
"That's not possible!" Tooth gasped, zipping over to get a better look. North looked confused, but smiled as he saw that all of the girl's wounds were gone.
"You are a wonder!" He said as he smiled at her.
"You go make some breakfast! Don't be afraid to throw elves out." He said as Jack took her to the kitchen.
"I need to get back outside." Fei said that afternoon. Sandy and Jack looked worried, but gave in as long as both of them went with her.
"Thanks guys, I just need to be back out with the animals." She said smiling at the two.
"Get your coat and boots, we're going to Alaska!" Jack said happily. Sandy nodded, looking excited to see Fei's powers on wild animals. He made a sand plane and let Fei climb in to the second seat before taking off towards Alaska, Jack in tow. Fei enjoyed the view of the clouds as they flew through them, and the land below them flowing by like a river. She lot track of time before they started descending to a snowy slightly forested area. The first thing Fei saw was an arctic fox, which bolted into the trees as they landed. Sandy helped her out and she shouldered her quiver and bow before starting off. Jack made it start snowing, huge fluffy flakes drifted down from the sky collecting on Fei's jacket and hair.
"Little fox?" She called. No response.
"I am not here to hurt you, I promise."
"Why did you come in a flying machine? They always bring death!" Came an angry yip.
"Not this one, this one brings sweet dreams. It belongs to my friend Sandman." She explained. The arctic fox peaked its head out and sniffed.
"It seems safe." He whispered, before he yelped in surprise.
"You can understand me!?" He asked and Fei nodded.
"And where is this Sandguy?" He asked suspiciously.
"Sandy, you can come out." Fei called and he stepped out from behind a tree, waving shyly to the fox, who turned to him and barked out a laugh.
"He's so tiny!"
"He may be small, but don't make him mad, he can get mean!" Fei said with a smile.
"Do you want to meet Jack Frost? He is the one who makes it snow." Fei said and the fox nodded.
"C'mon out Jack!" She called, and he hopped down from a nearby tree.
"Hey there foxy!" He said as he smiled at the animal.
"You make it snow?" The fox asked and Fei translated. Jack nodded and raised his staff, making it snow harder.
"Wow, you are the weirdest two-legs i have ever met!" The fox said before running off.
"Did I scare him?" Jack asked, slowing down the snow.
"No, he thinks we're strange. Animals also don't have the same mentality as we do and often don't say goodbye before leaving." Fei explained. Suddenly there was a snapping sound and a pained howl.
Fei ran towards the sound, unconcerned about getting lost, only about finding the animal that was hurt. She almost ran straight into a wolf of whom began snarling at her to back off.
"Hey! Calm down! I can get your paw out of that trap!" Fei said quickly, motioning for the two other Guardians to stay back.
"Go away human!" The wolf snarled, her fangs bared menacingly.
"I am not just any human, and if I have to I will show you who the alpha is here!" Fei snarled back, showing her teeth as well, knowing this was a sight to the wolf that she was not backing down. The wolf looked surprised, and calmed down a bit to look thoughtfully at the girl in front of her.
"You can speak to me." She said.
"Go ahead then, get me out of here." She sighed. Fei nodded and kneeled down, not caring how cold her legs or hands got.
"Those god damned careless hunters! Leaving their bear traps out during the winter." Fei snapped as she pried the steel jaws apart. The wolf gratefully took her paw out, but soon began snarling again.
"He's here!" She growled, her eyes locked onto a man in the forest. Fei quickly took her bow off her shoulder, and loaded it.
"What the he is your problem!? That is my wolf!" The man shouted as he got close enough to see what happened. He pulled out a rifle and aimed it at Fei.
"I will give you five seconds to step away from that wolf!" He snapped.
"And I'll give you three to drop your gun!" She snapped back, pulling her arrow back, ready to shoot. The man looked taken aback at her boldness, but only chuckled as he cocked the gun. Jack walked over, tapping the man's gun with his staff, freezing it solid.
"What the fuck!?" He shouted as he watched his gun slowly turn to ice before dropping it.
"I'm going to take you somewhere safe where I can heal your paw, please do not panic, I don't want you to get hurt." Fei said to the wolf, pulling out one of North's magic snow globes.
"North Pole." She said before throwing it. She helped the wolf through it, calling back to Jack and Sandy to meet her back there. She landed with the wolf on top of her, scaring North and the elves at the sight.
"Where did you bring me!?" The wolf snarled, standing over Fei dominantly. Fei pushed the wolf off, wrestling with her, and growling until she had the wolf pinned on her back.
"I took you to the North Pole, the safest place I could think of for you to heal! Attack me one more time and you will regret it!" Fei snarled. The wolf just sat there stunned for a few seconds before laughing.
"I like you! You have a wolf's spirit!" She said. Fei got off of her and helped her up.
"Ok, am I sleeping, or did you just show wolf who top dog is?" North asked, his blue eyes wide as he looked at the two.
"This is real." Fei said as she examined the animal's crushed paw.
She spread the canines toes gently to assess the damage and the wolf began whining in pain.
"Gentle!" She cried and Fei apologized. A strange feeling entered her fingertips as she ran them over the wolf's paw. When she let go, her paw was completely healed, and both North and the wolf were looking at her in awe.
"Wow! You healed me! Thank you!" The wolf howled, wagging her tail happily. Now that the snow had melted Fei could see what color she was. She was a gorgeous silver wolf with a dark stripe down her back and a white underbelly, and yellow eyes. Just then Jack and Sandy burst in. North welcomed them as always and Fei waved enthusiastically.
"Let's go rest." She said to the wolf, who followed her to her room.
