Happy New Year everyone!

"Dad, do you realise how crazy that sounds? How are we supposed to get a star? They're balls of gas a million miles away!" Jack sighed. "Don't you give me that attitude." Aliesha warned. "If we need a star, can't we just kidnap a celebrity or something?"

"A what now?"

"You really need to watch TV."

"What?"

"Doesn't matter. How, by some miracle we actually pull this off, is a star supposed to help Cal?"

"Every Guardian has a star." Jack started calmly. "You'll probably know Peter Pan's one-"

"Second star to the right."

"Exactly. Stars are often used in fairy tales, are they not?" Aliesha shrugged. Jack sighed again. "OK, to put it simply, every Guardian has a star to symbolise when he or she was made a Guardian. That star lives as long as the Guardians do which, in effect, could be forever. These stars aren't like those ones you were talking about, although they do blend in. Cal has a star. Usually only he could find, only a Guardian can find their own star, but this is an emergency. The person Cal trusted most would be able to find his star to help him."

"Help him how?"

"The star holds the key to our Guardianship."

"I thought that was that centre business?"

"No, that's part of it. The more well-known part of it." He added at her look of confusion.

"OK, so let's just say this star idea works. Who will be able to find it?"

"Whoever Cal trusted most."

"And that would be...?"

"Um... well, trust comes in many different forms."

"So you're saying it could be anyone?"

"No."

"You've lost me." Aliesha admitted. Jack just nodded, thinking, drumming his fingers against the curve of his staff. Aliesha stayed quiet, letting him mull over his thoughts. The other seasonal spirits joined them after helping Tooth get Cal to his room. "Ever heard of a Guardian star?"

"I have!" April exclaimed happily, gaining bewildered looks from her cousins. "Don't look at me like that, I do learn things too, you know!"

"Never said you didn't, it's just..." Sky trailed off.

"I know something you don't know, I know." April smiled, proud of herself. "Guardian stars are amazing. Not all the Guardians can get their stars though, they need to fly for that, what with stars being up there and all." She waved her hand at the sky. "Ooh, are we looking for Cal's star?" Jack nodded, emerging back into focus. "Who does Cal trust the most then? I bet it's me, he loves me."

"We're back to normal now." Sky sighed in relief. "No, Cal wouldn't trust you the most, you tried to feed him daisy roots."

"They're nutritious!"

"They had mud on!"

"Little bit of mud never hurt anyone!"

"Landslides." Sky shot back. April gaped at her. "Anyway, who does he trust most?"

"We're trying to figure that out." Aliesha told them. "Dad reckons there are all different kinds of trust though, so..." She shrugged. "We may be here a while."

"We don't have long though. You heard what Manny said about the tunnel lights."

"Is he really still using that metaphor?" Sky huffed. "Honestly, Manny needs some modernization." Amber nodded in agreement. April was still smarting from the landslides remark. "Right, there is familial trust, friendship trust, romantic trust and... uh..."

"Trust of self," Eve picked up, "trust of enemies- yes, that's a thing, you can always trust your enemies to do something to annoy you. Loyalty trust, royal trust and trust funds."

"Trust doesn't sound like a word anymore, it's been said too much." Aliesha's brow furrowed. "Cal doesn't have a romantic trust, so we can rule that one out. And trust funds. Seriously?" Eve nodded. "Cross that out too." Aliesha sighed, scratching at the back of her neck. "Familial trust?"

"Probably your mother." Jack chipped in. "She's the one who's been around him the longest, it just makes sense." His expression darkened.

"You alright, Dad?"

"Fine." He muttered. "Friendship trust... probably you, Sky."

"Me?"

"You try to kill him the most." Jack shrugged. "That's how friendships work in Cal-Land."

"True."

"Trust of self is out as well." Amber said thoughtfully. "Loyalty trust, royal trust and trust of enemies can't be anything useful either. Cal's loyalty lies with his family, friends, the kids of the world, the Guardians... big numbers. Royal trust is... mad. I know Tooth's the Queen of Tooth Fairies, which would technically make Cal the Prince of Tooth Fairies... which comes back to his family again, seeing as fairies are made from Tooth's feathers and old teeth-"

"What?" Jack marvelled.

"Read the latest Christmas one-shot, it explains it all." Aliesha clapped her hands over her mouth. "What am I saying? What just happened?!"

"Fourth wall breakage. That's Cal's thing!" Sky reprmanded playfully. "Look, we don't have much time if we want to help Cal, especially if Manny's going on about tunnels and lights again. Let's just round up everyone who is a potential most trusted and spread out. Cal's star can't be far, surely? He hardly gets out much."

"What about Mam though?" Aliesha worried. "She won't leave Cal on his own."

"Sandy is his best defence."

"Ooh, and Bunny!" April gushed. "I love Bunny."

"We know." Her cousins chorused. Aliesha did a double-take. "Oh, come on." Jack shook his head at her. "That is as obvious as Cal's hoodie, did you really not see that?" Aliesha put her hands on her hips.

"Does Bunny?"

"Fair point." He took a deep breath. "OK, ladies, spread out. I'll sort Tooth out. If you find the star, send a signal to the Tooth Palace and we'll send some fairies out to round everyone else up. April, focus." Jack added. "Stay on mission and I'll see what I can do for you with Bunny." April gasped.

"Really?" Jack nodded. "Oh moon and stars, thank you!" April tackled him in a hug, knocking him out of the sky. The others laughed.

"Are you alright, Dad?"

"Peachy." Jack spat April's hair from his mouth. "Get off."

"One last hug!" April squeezed him. "OK!" She jumped to her feet. "Bunny, here I come."

Best of 2016 wishes to you all, have a good one! :D