A/N: So, this actually happens in the middle of the movie. It starts just when North takes Jack into his study to talk about centers and all that stuff. It has one swear word, I'm not sure if I need to up the rating... I'm not sure exactly where each rating boundaries are.
As Phil saw North enter his study with Jack, he let out a sigh and hoped it went well between them. With those two in the study, that left the other three Guardians waiting in the globe room. A dark expression came over Phil as he recalled the memories from just a few moments ago...
"None of them believe in ya, mate."
"You're invisible.."
"I'm the Easter Bunny. People believe in me!"
His anger flared at Bunny for saying those harsh words to Jack. He came to a sudden decision, and set off immediately for the globe room again. His feet pounded against the wooden floor. The other yetis felt the very air around Phil and they grew nervous. Anyone who had needed the head yeti decided they'd wait till he cooled down. None of them knew what had gotten him so upset, but they knew it must have to do with Jack; Phil keeps his heart on his sleeve when it comes to that boy.
When he entered the room, he found Bunny talking to Sandy. Tooth was giving orders around to her fairies as she continued to work. He heard part of the conversation between Bunny and Sandy. He could tell they were talking about Jack being called as the next guardian. Bunny was still against it completely.
Phil's eyes hardened and he strode right up to the Guardian of Hope. The three of them turned as they heard him approach. Bunny seemed to feel the hostile intent that came from Phil, because he took a hesitant step backwards. Without giving any of them a chance to stop him, he brought his fist back and, with a violent snarl, threw it and most of his strength into the face of the pooka.
With a cry of surprise, Bunny stumbled back at the power of the yeti's fist. His hand immediately went to his stinging cheek, eyes wide with shock that one of North's yetis would do something like that. He had seen himself that some of them had short tempers, but he hadn't done anything to get them mad... At least, he didn't think he did. None of his past actions came to mind, and he didn't really recognize this specific yeti. It could have been the head yeti, but some of them looked so alike it was hard to tell.
"Wha' the hell?!" Bunny yelled.
He couldn't get any more said before Phil roared at him. It wasn't just that he was yelling... No. This is was an actual roar. The sheer volume the yeti shouted at him made Bunny flinch. He had heard yetis mad before... never before had he seen one like this. He couldn't understand anything that the creature was bellowing out. Even if he had been able to understand yetish, he felt that the anger in the yeti's voice would have made the words indistinguishable.
Bunny tried to get some words in, to tell Phil that he couldn't understand what he was going on about, but nothing stopped the raging yeti. Bunny frantically looked around for where North had gotten to. He was the only one to understand these guys, and the one time he was needed, the Russian was nowhere to be found.
"Wha' is bloody wrong with ya'?!" He shouted.
Phil just growled more and continued to yell at the Guardian. All the frustration he felt when he couldn't reach Jack, when he couldn't do enough to help the winter spirit with his loneliness. All the anger he felt towards the Man in the Moon for ignoring his child, as well as his feelings towards the other spirits who ignored Jack for so long. All the work he had put in to try and get Jack to open up, and be trusting. To believe in someone besides himself... Bunny had basically countered everything Phil had done over the years with just one sentence.
And he didn't even realize what he had done! There was no remorse in his eyes. He hadn't looked the least bit sorry when he first hit Jack with those words, when he brought up that fact that not a single child in the world can see Jack Frost. How would he know what it felt like? He has no idea what Jack goes through every day. Phil doesn't even know. He doesn't know what its like to be walked through, to doubt his very existence... Phil hated seeing that smug look on Bunny's face as he taunted Jack with his own believers.
No wonder Jack doesn't want to be a Guardian! Phil couldn't blame the kid now. Within the few minutes he was forced here, he'd gone through everything he'd been trying to avoid. All they could have done to make it worse was bring a child here so Jack could be walked through... But Bunny basically did that for him. North had spoken of how MiM talks to them, but not Jack. Tooth brought up the fact that they were given a purpose by the Moon, to protect the children, while Jack was left to find it for himself. Sandy... well, he was fine. Phil was actually glad he was here. The little guy seemed to always be looking out for everyone, even if its just in small ways. Then, of course, there's Bunny...
He brought his paw up, tempted to strike at the Guardian again, but he held it in. Instead, he gave a final roar at Bunny and stormed off. He passed North on his way out, and, since Jack wasn't with him, Phil decided to check on the boy now.
Bunny stared in shock as the yeti left. North came up to them, looking confused as to what had just happened. The Russian looked from Bunny to where Phil had just left, then back to Bunny again.
"What is going on?"
The pooka turned and glared at North. "Yer' yeti there just came an' attacked me! He was bellowin' on about something, but I have no idea wha'!" He stopped as pain came to his cheek. He brought a paw up to rub it, trying to see if he could ease the throbbing that came from it.
Tooth came up to Bunny and checked on it. He almost flinched when she placed a bit of pressure on it, but otherwise stayed still as she looked at it.
"Hmm, it should be fine. Maybe you'll have a nasty bruise, but because of your fur, you won't see it."
Both Sandy and Tooth had watched the ordeal happen, and both were alarmed at the Yeti's behavior. Neither of them had seen anything like this either.
Tooth fluttered up to North. "Did you hear any of what he was saying? He seemed really upset..." What ever had gotten the yeti in such a rage must have been important.
"Nye." He mumbled. He had heard the commotion that Phil caused, but before he could get close enough to distinguish individual words, the yeti was already storming out.
"Maybe I go check on yeti... hmmm?" He said to the other Guardians as he turned back to head to the workshop. As he turned, he missed the sand symbols that the Guardian of Dreams created. The others missed it as well as Tooth and Bunny were discussing the incident.
Sandy sighed. Although he didn't understand the exact words, he got the feeling Phil was mad at something Bunny said. But the only person who Bunny has upset today... was Jack.
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Phil felt his anger leaving him as he thought about what he just did. It may not have been the smartest idea to attack one of the Guardians... especially with Pitch just around the corner. He growled. No, Bunny needed that, and if he had any sense he would go and apologize to Jack.
A bark of laughter escaped him. Ha! Bunny wouldn't so easily go to the Winter spirit, or anyone for that matter, to apologize. He was too proud.
Phil's feet carried him into the workshop, and he caught a flew looks the other workers were giving him. The elves scurried away from him, and the yetis looked a bit hesitant at him, seeing if he was okay now. One came up to him and placed a paw on his shoulder. He growled out the question, trying to see if there was something he could do to help.
Phil shook his head. It would pass soon enough. Even if the feeling stayed with him, he'd have to push it down so he could focus on helping the Guardians fight off Pitch. He asked a question instead.
Where was Jack?
The other yeti pointed to North's study, and Phil turned to see Jack leaning against the rail, his eyes having a lost look in them. Even with being in the workshop... what ever North had said must have gotten the boy to think. He started towards the boy, and saw an elf pass by. Jack leaned down and asked something of it. The eyes lit up and the elf ran off. Before Phil could wonder what was going on, the little guy came back, clutching a snow globe.
Phil realized where Jack was going, and quickened his pace. He reached snow globe portal just as it was closing. Looking inside it, he saw the familiar Burgess Lake. Phil stepped through, and readied himself to help Jack through this.
(So then in continues through the movie, starting where Phil is there for Jack at his lake. Yay!)
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A few weeks after Easter
"I've found a new power of mine!" Jack gleefully flew to the yeti. With all the commotion over the past few weeks, he totally forgot to tell his friend of his newest ability. He had no clue if Phil got a chance to see it during the battle, but he still wanted a chance to show it off to him.
Phil smiled and suggested they head outside before Jack did his trick.
"Nah, I can do it right here. I've been trying to do smaller ones, that way I don't always have to be in a wide open area to use it." Jack brushed away the suggestion and landed next to the yeti. Gripping his staff in both hands, he concentrated his power on the image of what he wanted. A crackle of ice shot forth, and then more came. Soon Jack held at the tip of his staff, the wild blueish lightning made of ice and snow. It glowed and pulsed with power, but otherwise stayed small.
Jack let out a triumphant shout, and Phil looked impressed. It was definitely one of his cooler moves. He tried to reign it in, but it got away from him and touched the wall. The moment it did, the power burst and a light flashed. When Jack looked at the wall, he gave a sheepish grin to Phil. "Oops..."
A large portion of the wood. both on the wall and the floor, was now covered in thick ice, and Phil groaned at having to get rid of it.
"Don't worry, big guy. I'll be right here helping." Jack gave a pat of mock sympathy on Phil's shoulder.
The yeti grunted, saying that Jack was a bringer of ice, not one to take it away. How exactly would he help?.
"I'll be here for moral support."
The winter spirit gave a laugh at the look of dread Phil gave him.
The two started walking down the hall away from the icy display. Phil would get to that later. After walking a bit, they saw Sandy and Bunny talking with each other. As they grew closer, Sandy waved at the two of them, giving them a cheerful smile. Phil nodded and waved back.
"Hey, Sandy... Kangaroo." Jack greeted the two Guardians.
The golden man smiled at the nickname for the pooka, while Bunny just glared at the winter spirit.
"How many times we gotta go through this, mate. I am not a kangaroo-" Bunny caught sight of Phil and his eyes widened. He unconsciously flinched when Phil garbled out a greeting.
The Guardian of hope turned and continued walking down the path, not looking back at the yeti.
Sandy looked from Phil to Bunnymund and gave an apologetic look to the two of them as he waved goodbye and floated off to catch up the other Guardian.
Jack slowly cast his eyes at the yeti, who stood there with a smirk on his face. "What was that about?" He asked.
Phil just shrugged and growled out a response. I just...punched him...
Jack chocked on his next words. What ever he thought went on between the two of them, it certainly wasn't that.
"What?! When did that happen?!" Jack demanded. Why didn't he see that? Man, what he wouldn't do to have seen that moment. What could Bunny have done to get Phil to do that? Jack had known the big guy for awhile now, but nothing he ever did got the yeti close to hitting him. "Why?"
Phil hesitated before answering, trying to figure out what he should say exactly. He decided to say that it was for personal reasons.
"Oh, thank you. That's very helpful."
When Phil didn't expand on that any further, Jack decided to drop that part of the subject. He thought back to Bunny, and his mind saw Sandy and how he seemed to understand what went on between the yeti and the pooka.
"I'm guessing Sandy saw when you punched him." Jack stated.
Phil mumbled something and Jack barely caught the words.
"You did it in front of all the Guardians?! And I missed it?!" Jack's voice was a mixture of disappointment and wonder. He jumped into the air, and let it carry him around with excitement. His mind reeled as to why Phil would do that. He let out a laugh as he imagined Bunny's face when it happened, and his laughter only grew when he thought back to the kangaroo's face when he saw Phil just now.
"Phil, you're awesome!" He gave a punch the the yeit's shoulder. It was barely felt by Phil, but he appreciated the gesture.
"But..." Jack landed down beside him. "If you ever feel the need to do it again, mind giving me a heads up?"
Phil growled out a 'maybe', and started walking down the hall again.
"'Maybe'?! What kind of an answer is 'maybe'?" Jack easily kept up with him as he walked. The winds gently held the winter spirit as he continued to try and get more out of the yeti about what happened. None of his answers were very useful, but Jack still enjoyed trying to get the secrets out of Phil.
They continued down the hall until they heard a cry of surprise come from where they had just been. A THUD followed soon after, and it was only moments later when the two of them heard Bunnymund's voice cry out.
"FROSTBITE!"
Jack tried not to laugh and looked at Phil. "I think Bunny found my little trick" He could only hold his smirk for a moment before the both of them burst into laughter.
