There was absolute silence. For about two seconds.
"What do we do?!"
"Jack! Wake up!"
"You bloody show pony, is this a trick?"
Sandy was the only sane one. Or maybe it was just because he was mute. Either way, he tried to get their attention when he noticed the shadows gathering beside the bed.
He could barely make out two yellow cat-like eyes. When the noise reached about 200 decibels, the elder Guardian lashed his whips. And silence reigned in the infirmary.
"Awwww... I didn't know the Guardians actually cared for the lonely winter spirit,"
The voice came from the darkest shadow. Beside the bed. Beside Jack's bed. "If you really want to know, Jack is frozen. Frozen in fear, from you," Pitch spat the word you like it was a poison mushroom.
North looked confused. "He winter spirit. How frozen?" The others nodded in agreement.
"Clueless, it's like I'm talking to three-year olds! You know the phrase, 'frozen in fear?' Well, it can happen to winter spirits too, except it makes them warm. And if a winter spirit becomes too warm, their bodies work overtime to cool them down. It works, but it works too well. They turn so cold, they freeze," Pitch was pacing around them now. "He can hear you. He can hear, even if he's asleep. He became scared of you. Really, you should try being more quiet. It would've helped if you didn't leave him alone. Maybe you could've tried helping him control his powers, like Sandy. "
The three Guardians looked away in shame. Only Sandy stared at Pitch like he was growing a second head. He signed, 'Why would you of all people care about Jack Frost?' Pitch shook his head, laughed, and gestured to himself. "Just making sure he doesn't end up like me. You left me, could've helped explain everything, but you just left me. You should thank me, I'm making sure Jack Frost doesn't become Pitch Black Number Two. If he ever wakes up, that is. You have to find some way to help Jack conquer his fears– after you find what it is." With that, Pitch Black was gone.
"So... Anybody know anything about Jack's fear?" Tooth asked. Everybody looked at Bunny.
He put his hands up in surrender. "What? What would I know?"
'Its clear that Jack fears you. Or fears what you said.' Sandy signed.
Aster gaped at them for two minutes. "What? He's just a little annoying bug. He sure wasn't scared of me when I told him he's self-" his eyes widened in horror when he realized what had upset Jack so.
The Guardians glared at him. "What else did you say?" North rumbled ominously.
"Uhh... Just that... He will always be alone?" Bunny lowered his ears in shame. The three other spirits ignored him for weeks.
"So," Tooth started, "didn't Pitch say Jack can hear, even if he's asleep? So we can just tell him he will never be alone now."
"Blimey... I never thought the ankle-biter took my words to heart. Jack, if you can hear me, I'm really sorry, mate. You will never be alone Jack. You mean too much to us. You're like my lil bro."
"Jack, I don't like you for just your teeth. I like you, because you're you!"
"Jack... You're like my son. Don't leave us."
Sandy sat there with a sad look on his face.
They sat there forlornly, and perked up when they saw Jack Frost's hand twitch.
Ok, I'm gonna say this thing is done, cuz I'm done. I cannot think of anything better. *shakes head* horrible.