I'm so sorry, but this is the last chapter of this story. I'll spare you the details of this chapter and I don't own RoTG (if you haven't figured that out yet, I'm not speaking to you).
How about I start with the people whose jaws didn't drop to their chests? Those four people were Sandy (who most likely knew before we did), Baby Tooth, Little Sand (who probably had compared notes and decided it made sense), and, for some reason, Caroline (who if she was shocked, was hiding it really well). Everyone else ranged from mildly shocked (Tooth) to gaping mouths (pretty much everyone else). I've always thought that Bunny's mouth dropped the lowest, but Jack's convinced that it was North. Like I said, we still argue about it.
We let the jaw dropping continue for roughly ten seconds before we burst out laughing. Trust me, the expressions on their faces were seriously funny. That seemed to snap everyone out of their trance, because not five seconds later, we were swarmed. The kids crowded around us and Bunny face-palmed.
"Great…the Trickster Twins are really twins…" he mumbled. North let out a booming laugh and clapped Bunny on the back. Jack and I were mobbed by the kids, Caroline's friends on me, Jamie's friends on Jack. I think I caught their names, but I'm not sure if I heard one girl's name right (I think Jamie called her Cupcake). I looked up at Sandy and he shook his head, a ridiculously huge smile on his face. Oh, he is asking for it…
Eventually, Little Sand and Baby Tooth took pity on us and pulled the kids off of us. Jack and I stood up, large grins on our faces. Before anyone could blink, we rapidly threw a barrage of snowballs at the kids. The single largest snowball fight I had ever been in was the outcome of that. I moved off to the side and let Jack take over the snowball fight. North walked over and we watched the snowballs fly. He gave me a smile and gestured up at the clouds. Some of my best work had floated in while we were fighting.
"Your center?" he asked. I smiled and twirled my flute in my hand.
"I guess I just needed to find myself," I replied. North opened his hand and handed me something. A little wooden nesting doll was in his hand. It looked like a mini version of me with my river blue hair, amulet, aqua shirt, and gray pants. I picked it up and gave North a look.
"When did you find time to make this?" I asked. North gave me a wink and I rolled my eyes. I wasn't getting an answer any time soon. I tucked the nesting doll into my now existing pockets (I can still store stuff on my shirt, but my pants came with pockets, why argue?) and looked at my amulet. It pulsed lightly, the raindrop letting off a slight glow. I didn't necessarily need it, but it had become a part of me, even if it's original goal was something else.
A snowball hit me on the back of the head and I turned around. Jack, Sandy, and Caroline stood behind me. Caroline pointed a finger at Jack, Jack pointed a finger at Sandy, and Sandy pointed a finger at Caroline. I glanced at North and he shrugged his shoulders. I bent down and quickly made a few snowballs. Jack, Caroline and Sandy scattered.
"Think fast!" I shouted. Caroline couldn't run fast enough and she got hit with a couple. Jack managed to dodge the first one, but I made contact with the second one. I managed to get back at Sandy by rapidly firing thirty snowballs in his direction, but I soon learned that there's a reason why you don't let Sandy get vengeful. I had to do some fancy flying to avoid getting hit. Tooth came flying in with a swarm of Mini Fairies behind her. A rain of mini snowballs came down and we all had to jump for cover. The kids found the flying carpets (I really should've gotten rid of them) and let's just say the outcome wasn't pretty. Bunny's tunnels came in handy for avoiding any kind of flying projectile.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Pitch trying to slink away. Sandy must have seen him too because he threw a whip in Pitch's direction. It caught around Pitch's waist and Sandy flung him towards the woods. The kids looked on confused while the Guardians leaped into action. Jack, Tooth and I rapidly flew after Pitch while Sandy, Bunny, and North went around to cut Pitch off. We emerged at a frozen pond with a river coming off on each side. My pond. We landed just as Pitch emerged from the woods. The six of us made a half-circle around Pitch and we stared him down.
"Leaving so soon?" I asked. Pitch sneered, but his face fell as his mind registered the rest of the Guardians.
"Don't you know it's rude to leave without saying good bye?" Tooth asked. Pitch scrambled away and it made me wonder what had happened the last time Tooth said that to Pitch. Considering that Tooth was fingering a quarter, I'm going to say it involves teeth.
"You can't get rid of me, not forever. There will always be fear in the world," Pitch sneered. North stepped forward, his face not showing a shred of fear.
"So what?" he asked. "As long as one child believes-" North glanced at me and I nodded. "And imagination is present, we will guard the children with our very lives."
"Haven't you guessed that by now?" Jack asked.
"If that's true, then what are they doing here?" Pitch asked, gesturing to the forest. I heard a whinny and some nightmares came walking out. I raised my eyebrow in confusion. I certainly wasn't afraid. I looked at Jack and he shrugged his shoulders. Bunny rolled his eyes and hopped forward.
"Haven't y'a guessed it by now? We're not afraid," Bunny said. Pitch's eyes widened and I had a light bulb moment.
"They're feeling your fear," I said. Pitch's eyes widened and he ran away like nightmares were on his heels, and that's not far from the truth. The nightmares attacked and we watched as Pitch was swallowed up. They spun away and disappeared into the sky. I looked up and waved in Pitch's direction.
"Have a safe trip home!" I shouted. I felt someone ruffle my hair and I looked up at Bunny. I rolled my eyes and playfully punched him. Tooth flew over and gave me a hug. The force behind the hug was strong enough to make me do a three-sixty. I laughed and returned the hug. North turned to me and smiled.
"Are you ready Misty? Just to make it official," North said. I nodded my head.
"Then it is time you take-where is the book?" North asked in a panicked voice. He looked left and right really fast and then desperately rummaged through his pockets looking for a snow globe. I desperately wanted to laugh, but managed to control myself. Jack, on the other hand, slightly chuckled.
"I think it's at the pole," Jack said, trying, and failing, to keep a straight face. Bunny, Tooth, and Sandy also had big, stupid grins on their faces. North glared at us.
"This is not funny! We cannot do Oath without book!" he said. That broke whatever control we had and we burst out laughing. Tooth was using her wings for support as a high-pitched giggle escaped. Sandy was wiping tears out of his eyes and even Bunny's sides were shaking. Jack had resorted to leaning on me while I held my sides. North continued to glare and he crossed his arms.
"You are all on naughty list," he mumbled. That only made us laugh ten times harder. Jack looked up at North and managed to shrug his shoulders, his sides still shaking.
"Why does it matter for us? We're always on the naughty list," Jack said between gasps. Eventually, we managed to stop snickering and Bunny hopped over to North.
"Mate, we've done it without the book before. We've got witnesses," Bunny said, gesturing behind me. I turned around and saw all eleven kids walking onto the pond, Caroline and Jamie at the front. Jack moved over to where the Guardians stood and Caroline moved next to me. North sighed.
"Very well…will you, Misty Fog, vow to watch over the children of the world?" North began.
"To guard them with your life," Bunny continued.
"Their hopes, their wishes, their dreams?" Tooth added.
"For they are all that we have, all that we are, and all that we will ever be," Jack finished. I looked at Caroline. She was smiling wide and she nodded her head. Little Sand settled onto my shoulder and I glanced up at the sky. The moon was bright and I could almost make out a smiling face. A little to the right was a shining star that seemed to wink at me. The winds slowly swirled around me and my mind was made up. The pause was really for dramatic affect than anything else.
"I will."
"Then congratulations, Misty Fog, for you are now and forevermore…a Guardian!" The pond exploded in cheers. Jack picked me up and pulled me into the biggest hug he had ever given me, even when I was a human. The kids behind me cheered loudly and Caroline gave me a high-five. It was official. I was a Guardian. Caroline's eyes turned skyward and she pointed at the sky.
"Look!" she shouted. I looked up and I saw a large sleigh come in for a landing on the ice. Eight reindeer on the front pulled it and it resembled a fighter jet than a sleigh. The kids looked on in wonder.
"Is that Santa's sleigh?" Jane asked.
"Yeah," Sarah replied.
"Looks more like a jet to me," James replied. North walked over to the sleigh and started looking the whole thing over, from the wings to the skies. He did a check up on all the reindeer and he motioned to us. Jack nodded his head and turned to the kids.
"Well, it's been nice seeing you, but we gotta go. See you guys later!" Jack shouted. As the rest of the kids waved goodbye, Caroline walked up to me. She looked a little downcast.
"You're going?" she asked. I kneeled down to Caroline's level and nodded my head. Caroline took a deep breath in and looked into my eyes. Her eyes were a little watery and she looked ready to cry.
"You're coming back, right?" she asked. I gave her a smile and nodded my head.
"Of course I am, Caroline. Why wouldn't I?" I asked. Caroline bit her lip and a few tears leaked out of her eyes.
"Every kid stops believing at some point, but I promised I wouldn't. What if I do stop believing?" she asked. "If I can't see you-"
"Caroline, do you stop believing in the moon when it darkens?" I asked. Caroline shook her head.
"And do you stop believing in the stars when it's cloudy?" I asked. Caroline shook her head again, this time a small smile forming on her face.
"I'm going to steal a quote now: seeing isn't believing, believing is seeing. Caroline, you believed in me, even when you couldn't see me, and even if you can't see me, I'll always be there. All of us will always be there," I said. Caroline looked up and she threw her arms around me. I was a little shocked at first, but I returned the favor, wrapping my arms around the little girl. We stayed like that for a little bit, and then I stood up, knowing it was time to go. I hopped into the sleigh and stood next to Jack. North snapped the reins and we were off.
"See you guys soon!" I shouted. Caroline started running after the sleigh and waved her hand in my direction.
"Bye Misty!" Caroline shouted. Jack looked in my direction and his signature smirk was on his face.
"You know, I've been having a weird sense of déjà vu for the past three or four days. It kinda reminds me of when I became a Guardian," Jack said as we sped off. I turned his way and shrugged my shoulders.
"Maybe it's a coincidence, or maybe it's because we're twins," I said. Jack put a hand on my shoulder and we watched the world spin away. As North took out his snow globe in preparation for heading to the North Pole, I turned my eyes skyward to the evening star. It gave me a wink. The future was going to be uncertain, but at least I knew one thing.
My name is Misty Fog, and I'm a Guardian.
It's finally done! First off, thank you to those who have read and reviewed, you guys are amazing. Secondly, anyone recognize the quote? If you do, please review.
Don't worry, this isn't the last of Misty, Caroline, Little Sand and the rest. I'm doing a oneshot series based on this fanfic so keep your eyes peeled. I'll update this fanfic as soon as the oneshot is up. Until then, thanks for reading!
