Hey everyone! I am soooo sorry that I haven't updated in forever. I have been dealing with some personal stuff, as well as some medical stuff, which have given me major writers block and made it hard to focus. Here is the most recent chapter! Once again, I do not own the Guardians!

Chapter 6: Realizations

Sandman floated above a small town in Ohio...It had been 7 months since he had last seen the young spirit of Halloween. 7 months since the independent spirit had appeared at the Pole and begged for their aid, only to be denied. Even then, he had wondered if his friends had made the right choice...but now...now it was becoming obvious that they had not. Children's nightmares were increasing and many times he struggled to change them back to good.

Suddenly, he noticed the glow of the Northern Lights. The Guardians were being summoned and he feared that it was connected to the warnings they refused. With that final thought, he created a cloud plane and zoomed off toward where his fellow Guardians would be waiting.

TIME SKIP

When Sandy arrived at the Pole, he found the others waiting and staring at the Globe in confusion and horror. The once golden lights that stood for the believers were different. They were not gone...no they simply were not gold. They were blood red. What did this mean? What was happening?

After what seemed like hours, North turned to look at the group. His face grim.

"Thank you for coming my friends...as you all can see...something is not right..." he stated.

"Wha is that mate? Why the 'ell are the lights red?!" Bunny demanded.

"I do not know Bunny! I vake up and this is vhat I see!" he began, "I know not vhat this means for it as' never appened' before!

"C-could it be what Shade Hallow warned us about? T-the dark thing?" Tooth asked tentatively.

"Tha can't be! She was tryin' to lead us inta a trap!" Bunny denied angrily.

"Then what else could this be? I have never seen the globe like this! Lights have gone out yes! But THIS? THIS is not normal Bunny!" Tooth stated.

"Hmmm...vhat do you think Sandy? Vhat do you see in the vorld?" North asked turning to the Sandman in worry.

Sandy quickly made a picture of a child sleeping and suddenly having nightmares to show what was happening and then of him trying and failing to change them back. At this, Tooth gasped in horror.

"You can't simply change them back?!" she asked and Sandy simply shook his head sadly.

Suddenly Jack banged his staff onto the ground to get everyone's attention, forcing a large gust of cold wind to blow through the room. Once he had their attention, he glared.

"You all keep trying to figure out whats happening, with nothing at all to go on! I think we ALL know what we need to do. There is only one spirit who foresaw something happening..." he said, quickly glancing at Bunny, "And its the same one we turned away."

All of the Guardians were silent as they contemplated the words of the winter spirit. He was right, there was one spirit to turn to. One spirit who might know...but what if it was a trap. What if she was causing these problems? They did not know her true power.

It was then, in their moment of doubt and contemplation that they felt the glow of the moon. Looking up they stared as its light flickered and this solidified the idea that Jack was correct. They needed to go, and with that they began their journey to Carrow Woods, home of the elusive spirit of Halloween.