I must say that I am NOT happy with this chapter. But no matter what I do I can't seem to think of a good way to re-write it and be able to continue on with the last chapter I have planned... Grr. Oh well I hope its good enough for all of you...

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Immortal Bubblewrap: I love your username lol. And a little angst is good for everyone.

Nightmre13: looks like your begging paid off lol.

Rezzkat: your right he probably won't... or will he? .

Kathrine: oh one or two...

North pushed through the snow bank that was the last obstacle between him and the curled up winter spirit. He stumbles as his feet slip on the ice-covered ground and the big man falls to his knees. Deciding it was safer to crawl North slips and slides his way to Jack. He gently places his large hand on the thin, blue clad, shoulder and whispers, "Jack? What is wrong?" The only reply was a muffled whimper as jack curled up on himself even more.

"What's wrong with the little bugger?" Bunnymund had made it to the scene. Shivering slightly as the furious wind tugged at his fur. North glanced up at his long time friend. "No idea. He is crying, but I see no reason why."

Tooth makes it our of the snow, which was now up past her knees and almost does a face plant as she hits the ice. "Woah!" She smacks into Bunny's back. "Off, sorry I-" The rainbow-colored fairy catches sight of The pale form laying on the ground and a muffled cry escapes her lips. "Jack!"

Tooth is on the ground in an instant, trying to pull the boy into a hug. This only seems to make things worse as Jack lets out a weird keening wail. Sandy, who had shown up at the same time as tooth, winces at the sound. Tooth flinches back. "What did I do?" North just shakes his head in confusion.

Bunnymund speaks up from behind them. "Think we should try to move him?" North shrugs, "I see no reason not to. Maybe if we get him to the Pole he will calm?" Bunny nods, "We can try mate."

LINE BREAK!

Jack was terrified. He was in the middle of the biggest jag he'd had in a while when something touched him. This scared him out of what ever wits he'd had left at the time. Then things got worse. There were voices, he couldn't make out what they were saying through the fog of panic clouding his mind.

And then he felt something try and grab him. He snapped letting instincts take over he thrashed trying to break free. But more hands joined the first and they carried him away from his nice little ice pallet.

The strange hands held him up for what seemed like an eternity. What little was left of Jack in the instinct driven shell of that moment wished they would stop. He was not use to contact with others and he found that so much at once was highly uncomfortable. So now actual pain could be added to the list of reasons why he was crying.

The white-haired mess almost screamed with relief as he was set down on something hard and cold. He curled up again with a whimper and a little hiccup.

LINE BREAK.

Tooth sighes a little in relief as they set Jack down in the sleigh his staff beside him. She was immensely worried for the child. What could be wrong with him?

North convinces the reindeer that it is indeed necessary to take off in the middle of a storm this bad. It seemed to them that the eye of the storm was slowly following after its young creator. North had deduced the same and knew that they either took off now, or waited in the cold for Jack to stop and the storm to calm. The man known to the children of the world as Santa knew that that last option wasn't really an option. He had noticed Tooth and Bunnymund trying to hide shivers, they wouldn't be able to out last a storm like this.

They needed to leave now. The reindeer took off reluctantly into the angry seeming wind. Immediately everyone in the sleigh has to grab onto something or else be blown away, Bunny grabs Jack at the last second. Wrapping an arm around the boy's chest and drawing the light body against his fur covered side. The Pooka frowns as Jack reacted as he had earlier. Cringing away from his touch and trying to escape. "Stop Frostbite! You'll hurt yourself mate!"

Jack screeches through his sobs just as North throws one of his magic snow globes judging it was finally safe enough to do so. They instantly transport to the North Pole and Bunny sighs with relief as he hold onto the thrashing, squirming, winter spirit. He growls a little as a pale fist smashes into the side of his face.

North lands his sleigh and they are engulfed by a group of yetis who, on North's orders, wrest Jack away from Bunny and rush him off to one of the guest rooms. The four elder guardians follow at a slower pace. They are exhausted by the ordeal they had just been through and it didn't help that they were shivering as the heat of the workshop made them realize just how clod they are.

They all plop down in front of the fire in the largest sitting room and ordered cocoa and blankets to be brought up. No more words were spoken as they waited for the yetis to finish the medical checkup Jack was going through.

It was nearly three hours before Phil came to give North the results. North's worried frown deepened as he listened to the guttural language of the yeti. "I see... It must be so..." He nodded then turned to his small group of friends.

"I have good news and bad news..." Tooth leaped from her chair. "Is Jack going to be ok? How is he? Is he hurt? What happened?" The Russian held up his hands helplessly. "Hold on tooth. Let me say what needs to be said." The excitable fairy subsided leaving North free to speak.

"The good news my friends, is that Jack is not hurt." The others visibly relax for a moment. Then Bunny seems to realize something. "Hold on mate... If Frostbite ain't hurt they what's wrong with him." North sighs, rubbing the back of his head tiredly. "This is the bad news no? We do not know... And I think we will not, at least, not until Jack calms down and will speak with us."

The grey furred Pooka snorts. "Jack? Willingly tell us why he was crying?" Sandy nods a little agreeing that there was more than likely no way Jack would tell them anything. North nods back. "We will just have to convince him to tell us." All of them sat back and started trying to think of a way to convince their pale friend to tell that what was wrong.

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