Chapter 4
Jack's POV
We ended our intense snowball fight at a tie. I can't believe I didn't win. I was trying my hardest too. We skated on the lake and raced around it until finally settling down and sitting against a tree. We were still smiling and breathing heavily from all of the fun activities we had been doing. Around us was silent, but it was comfortable and serene. I looked towards Elsa and saw that her cheeks were flushed, probably from skating, and she had a beautiful smile graced across her lips. She truly is amazing.
We watched as the sun began to set and the moon began to rise. Then, Elsa broke the silence. "Jack?" she asked. "Hm?" I replied, never taking my eyes off of the sunset. "How did you become a Guardian? Like what's your story?" She asked. I looked her way and saw as she stared at me waiting for me to tell my story. I told her of how I resurrected with no memories of who I was before and how for years and years I had no idea why I was around. I told her about my first meet with the Guardians and all of the events that had happened from being tossed into a sac to Sandy's death, to Pitch's defeat. Elsa continued to listen to me all the way until the end, never faltering. "Wow," was all she said.
By now the sun had completely set and the moon had risen to it's fullest. As I took my last look at the moon, I saw as the all familiar colorful lights lit up the sky. "The sky's awake," Elsa said in awe. I chuckled. "So that's what human call it huh?" She looked at me in confusion. "Come on we have to go, Those lights are bad news." I said as I grabbed her hand. "Wait, what? What's going on?" She asked. "Those lights are a signal for the Guardians. It means that something has happened and that we need to report to North" I explained.. "North?" She questioned. Oh right, I forgot she didn't know the nicknames. "Santa Claus," I replied. "I'm not going," she said. "What?" I asked. "I'm not a Guardian Jack," she replied. Ugh why must she be so stubborn. "Of course you're a Guardian Elsa. Manny chose you, that means that we need you. Please." I pleaded.
She looked up at me and I saw fear in her eyes. "Please Elsa. I promise that you will be fine. It might not even be that bad." I said. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Fine," she said. I then grabbed her hand and we flew off to North's workshop.
Elsa's POV
After having fun in the snow, Jack and I sat down and watched the sunset. It was so beautiful and had so many colors that made me feel warm and happy. I asked Jack what his story was and how he became a Guardian. He told me about him being resurrected and meeting the Guardians. When he got to the battle with Pitch and Sandy dying, fear flooded through my body. One thing I've always been afraid of is death. I know I'm immortal, but I've always wondered if I could die again. I know immortal means never dying, but what if I'm not immortal. What if us spirits just live longer than humans. I've always wondered that. And Jack's story has proved me right. It really is possible to die again.
As Jack and I flew to the workshop, my fear slowly grew. What's going to happen? What happened to make North signal the Guardians? Why was I chosen? What can I do? We finally got to the workshop and saw that many of the lights on the globe were going out. North looked drained of energy and his eyes no longer sparkled with the wonder they used to hold. The tooth fairy was shedding feathers and was dulling in color. The Easter Bunny looked slightly smaller and weaker. Sandman looked the same, somehow just like Jack.
"What's going on?" Jack asked. "Pitch is working faster than we thought he would. Especially with his new ally." North answered. Why is everyone so weak? What's happening? Who is this new ally? "Why are you guys falling apart?" I asked. Jack turned to me. "Well, about that. There's kind of a downside to being a Guardian," he said as he rubbed the back of his neck. I nodded my head as a gesture for him to continue. He flew to the globe. "You see, each one of those lights is a child who believes in us Guardians. Children's beliefs are what give us our powers, our magic, our lives. When children stop believing, well…" he gestured to the Guardians, "this happens," he said as he flew down. "Why aren't you and Sandy weakened?" I asked. "Well we don't really know. We think it's because all kids can have fun or dream without us, therefore, we don't really lose believers," he said. What about me? Would I be weakened? Would I die?
"So what do we do?" I asked. Everyone shrugged. "We could collect the teeth like last time, but that won't change the fact that Christmas is in 12 days and North is slowly losing his magic," the Tooth Fairy said. I have no idea what to do about Christmas, but if we can get some children to believe, then that should be enough magic for us to get Christmas going again. "How about we collect the teeth and worry about Christmas after we get you guys some believers?" I suggested. They all nodded. "Ok, the sleigh is a little unavailable right now, so how about we take some snow globes" North suggested. "I'll be fine, I can still fly, so you guys can take the snow globes," I said. "Same here," said Jack. The Sandman made some symbols that I'm guessing meant the same thing Jack had said.
"Very well, once we're done, we meet back here," said North as he threw a snowglobe down onto the ground. "Oh and don't forget the presents," the Tooth Fairy said before she too disappeared. I flew out of the workshop and to my home country, Norway. I collected the teeth and left some coins or chocolate under the pillows of the children. I then went to the surrounding countries. When I got to France, I had felt myself being drawn to a place in a park. I followed the feeling and found a couple. Despite it snowing, they were walking around, talking and laughing. I smiled at the sight. Even through the snowy weather they still love each other. I saw them glow pink and realized why I was drawn to them: true love. True love is rare nowadays. I instantly shot my powers at them to ensure that they would last forever. Almost kind of like I was blessing them.
I envy them really. I died before I could find my true love, if I even had one. I'm glad Anna had found her true love, but I'm still saddened by the fact that I never got to meet mine. I wonder what my life would've been like if I didn't die. I guess I shouldn't think like that. Afterall, if I didn't sacrifice myself, Anna would've died and I would've never been able to live with myself if I had just let that happen. I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard a familiar voice.
Jack's POV
As I was collecting teeth, I ended up in France, Paris to be more specific. It was snowing and yet I heard people talking and laughing. I followed the voices to find a couple walking through a park. A feeling grew inside of me. It was a negative feeling, but I wasn't quite sure what it was. Anger? But why was I angry? I then felt sadness. Like a kind of empty feeling. I blocked it out of my mind and watched as snowflakes glowing pink and red swirled around the couple. I followed the stream and saw Elsa in a far building.
I went over to her and saw her deep in thought. As I looked at her, I saw that her face was filled with sorrow and pain. For some reason I feel as if I have to destroy anything that will make her sad. I flew behind her and walked up to her. "Whatcha doing?" I asked. She seemed shocked at first, shaking her head as if she were trying to clear her mind. "Nothing," she said. "I saw your magic. What did you do to them?" I asked. "What do you mean?" she asked perplexed. "I've seen your magic before, it's normally purple. I've seen orange before too, but I've never seen pink and red." I stated. She smiled. "Purple means that I am simply letting love each other, orange means that they are having trouble with their relationship and are going to break it off, however, because they loved each other, they won't be able to love again. I know it's cruel, but I rarely use orange. When I do use it, it's on older people," she explained. "Purple is the most common one, I normally just do it when I see a couple or sense that two people like each other." she said. "What about pink and red?" I asked. "Pink and red is the rarest. I wish I could use it more, but to find people who deserve it is close to nothing." I gestured for her to continue. "I am able to sense when two people are meant to be together. When the love they hold is true love. When I find those people, I shoot my red and pink snowflakes. This ensures that no matter what, they are together forever and end up happy. It's almost as if I am giving them a blessing, or more like the gift of a happily ever after," she said as she smiled. But soon that smile faded as she thought about something. That expression again, I wish I could just eliminate whatever was causing her to be sad.
"What's wrong? What are you thinking of?" I asked. She shook her head.. "It's nothing, don't worry about it," she brushed it off. "We should probably get back to collecting teeth and then check back at the workshop." she said as she stood up. "Yeah," I nodded, wishing she would tell me what was bothering her. "See you back at the shop," I said. She nodded and then flew off.
Hey guys, hope you liked this new chapter. Even though I've been in school for a while now, I was forced to stay home, so I figured, why not work on this. I am kind of procrastinating on homework, but whatevs. I hope you liked this chapter. I have already started working on chapter 5 so I may have this updated somewhat soon. Maybe in the next 2 months or so. No promises though. I will try to update soon, but I'll be back at school starting monday so I probably won't have time to write. Especially since I'll probably have a lot of work to make up. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter. Thank you!