Hey my beloved followers! I am soooo sorry for lack of updates...I somehow am literally going through an entire life edit? If that makes sense, I moved to a new city, without a job or a place of my own so I had to get those! XD I did! GO ME! Anyway, I hope you like the update and I am already working on the next chapter! I know this one is a bit short, inspiration just kinda hit me randomly! I only own Shade, her spirits, and Miedo.
Timeskip: 2 weeks later, North Pole
The Guardians stood next to a bed in a room adjoining the globe room, arguing.
"Things are getting' worse North! We need ta do somethin'!" Bunny said in frustration.
"I understand Bunny, but vhat do you expect us to do?" North answered exhausted.
"We fight! Thats what we do! Why is this even a question?!" Jack yelled.
"Fight vhat Jack? Ve know nothing of zis enemy...and when you attacked it at ze Gate...your magic vas gone.." North answered tiredly.
"In reality, we should have done our duty in the beginning as Guardians...instead of letting our biases stand in the way...and then maybe the world would not be approaching another Dark Age...And the very spirit who has the knowledge to stop it...wouldn't be laying in a bed fighting death itself..." Tooth intervened sadly.
At her words, the individuals of the room turned to bed. On it, a figure lay as still as a corpse...a soft orange glow emitted from its body as the figure of a cat slept on top. This was what the once fiery and vivacious young woman had become. The spirit that held power over the dead themselves...now was threatened to join them...Shade Hallow had truly been weakened by the events at the Gate and had shown no signs of improvement in the following weeks. They had made multiple attempts to awaken her from her unconscious state; however, nothing had worked. Sandman had even tried to communicate with her through her dreams, but dreams would not come to this broken spirit.
"I want to help her...but everything we have tried has done nothing..." Tooth said sadly.
Sandy, who had not tried to interrupt his friends conversation, continued to stare at the broken spirit in deep thought before his eyes widened and an exclamation point appeared above his head. Jack was surprisingly the one who noticed this.
"What's up Sandy? Do you have an idea?" Jack asked in confusion, bringing the attention of the other Guardians to their silent friend.
A quick succession of images appeared and disappeared above Sandy's head before he was asked to slow down so everyone could follow. This time he repeated the images at a pace that could be seen and understood by his companions. The images depicted the time where the Guardians had been greatly weakened in Pitch's attempt to gain power. Then of the children coming to their aid.
"Ye think the kids can 'elp Shade?" Bunny asked quietly as he allowed his memories of that time to come to the forefront of his mind.
Jack's face began to form a large grin as he remembered how weak the others had gotten, before Jamie and the rest began to believe in them again. "That's a great idea Sandy! Jamie and the rest of his friends helped all of us defeat Pitch, maybe they could help this time too! If we can get him to believe in Shade, then maybe it will give her enough power to wake up!"
"It won't be as easy to make 'em Frostbite..." Bunny said sadly.
"What do ya mean Kangaroo?" Jack asked confused, "I was able to make Jamie believe in all of you again and he even believed in me!"
"We all have stories Jack...Even you...Shade doesn't though...She just...is" Tooth said hesitantly.
"But they can see US...We can just fly over there and sa-"
"NO, belief...true belief...is different. Each child learns something that begins, for you it was how you are nipping at their noses...Shade is...alone."
"There HAS to be something we can do!" Jack yelled in frustration.
Silence fell as the Guardians began to fall into despair as all of their ideas led to dead ends...until suddenly, the moon began to shine down...hitting the globe and illuminating a flickering light of emerald green.