New chapter everyone! Hopefully you all like it, and it meets your expectations!

Thank you to everyone who reviewed! It really is nice to hear your feedback on my writing! This story wouldn't have continued without your support, so I thank you! *virtual hugs to all of you*

Also, for anyone who follows my other story, Refreeze a Melted Heart, I just sent the next chapter to my beta, and I'm waiting for her response. As soon as I get the okay, I'll post it, but if I don't get any feedback from her by Thursday, I'll post it anyway, then repost it if she spots any errors. Thanks so much for your patience and I'm really sorry!

Anyway, back to this story. Without further ado, I give you...chapter 10! Enjoy!

Chapter 10: The Believers

Elsa rushed to find Jack before it was too late, leaving her family to bring Easter to the children without her. She caught up to him as he approached a creepy, broken, rotting bedframe in the middle of the woods, and was about to go down a hole hidden underneath it that seemed to be the source of Emma's voice. Elsa gasped in shock, recognizing the entrance to Pitch's lair, and realized Jack was planning on going into the lair with Faylinn.

"Jack! Stop! It's not safe for you to go down there!" she screamed at him, but he couldn't hear her. Luckily Faylinn heard, and tried to pull Jack away so they could go back to finish the Easter preparations, but he shrugged her off.

"Don't worry. There's still time," he told the small fairy before jumping down into the hole. Elsa screamed after him, but while Faylinn could follow him into Pitch's lair, Elsa couldn't. There was a rule that separated the light from the dark, the good from the bad, that said that if a dark being such as Pitch couldn't enter the home of a light being such as Elsa, she couldn't enter his. Since Pitch could enter every other Guardian's home, they could each enter his, but since Elsa's palace was protected from darkness, Pitch's lair was protected from her light.

The Snow Queen rushed back to help her family, and barely made it in time. When she arrived, they were just letting the eggs go, and a sickening, terrifying, familiar sound was heard throughout the tunnels of Eugene's warren. They all turned to see herds of black Nightmares entering and multiplying. Jack and Faylinn still weren't back, and Elsa was really worried about them, but she had to protect her family first. She couldn't go find them anyway, and she didn't have time to tell the others where they were. All four Guardians, the yetis, and Eugene's sentinel eggs fought for their lives and the lives of the children, but it wasn't enough. All the Easter eggs were trampled and smashed by the hooves of the ever-persistent Nightmares Pitch Black had created, and Elsa felt her heart sink in despair when they looked around at the ruins after the last black horse was gone. Jack still hadn't returned, and they were out of time to protect Easter. Eugene had saved a handful of eggs, but the children he loved and tried so hard to give hope to stopped believing in him, and he felt a sudden, painful emptiness as they walked right through him.

Elsa turned, not wanting to see him suffer the way she did with Jack. She watched as Jack appeared with something gold in his hand and walked over, but Kristoff was the first to talk to him. He explained what they had gone through to the mischievous spirit, and Anna came over quickly, immediately noticed what Elsa had seen the minute he walked in: one of Anna's golden tooth boxes, the one containing Jack's memories.

"Jack, where's Baby Tooth?" she asked him slowly, using his nickname for Faylinn, and her heart visibly broke when Jack couldn't answer her. Elsa felt for her sister, especially since she had already lost Faylinn once, and the Tooth Fairy continued with pain in her eyes and voice. "Oh Jack, what have you done?" Kristoff realized what happened, and feeling protective of his daughter, accused Jack of being with Pitch.

Elsa's heart broke watching them turn on Jack without even listening to his apology, and she knew Pitch had seen the memories. The Nightmare King knew exactly who Jack was now, and he turned the other Guardians against him so he could finally win, knowing he would get a bonus in being able to hurt Elsa. Before she could tell the others what Pitch's plan was and try to fix it, Eugene turned against Jack and Elsa, although the former only thought the Easter Bunny had turned against him.

"He has to go. We never should've trusted him! Easter is new beginnings, new life. Easter is about hope, and now its gone…" a heartbroken Eugene said sadly, turning his back on Jack as the others did the same. Only Elsa went to try comforting the barefooted spirit, but Jack just walked through her as if she didn't exist, and once again she painfully realized that in his world, she didn't exist. The fun-loving winter spirit flew away, and the Guardians were left in a state of shock.

After several long moments, Elsa went over and wrapped her arms around the much larger bunny. He was surprised but returned the hug, and Elsa used her magic to try healing his heart. It only worked a little, but it was enough to show him he wasn't alone. Eugene pulled away and smiled down at the Queen of Winter sadly, a broken understanding filling his eyes.

"So, I guess I know how you feel when he walks through you, huh?" he asked her in an attempt to fix something, but Elsa knew even Eugene wasn't sure of what that something was. She nodded sadly, and he hugged her again. "I'm so sorry, Elsa. I know you wanted him to be one of us, but he's not ready. Honestly, I'm not sure he'll ever be ready. I don't know how we can fix this now, though…" the bunny trailed off, and Elsa pushed away from him.

"Jack is ready. I know he messed up, but that wasn't his fault! Pitch used his memories to lure him to his lair, and Faylinn followed to stop him because I couldn't. I can't go in Pitch's lair just like Pitch can't come into my palace. He was going to free the fairies, but Pitch had left his tooth box open just enough so it would tempt him, and he fell for it. He never knew he was fighting Pitch when he was spending time with me, but Pitch knew. He killed him all those years ago to control me and the rest of the world. He just wanted to be believed in, and I believed in the boogeyman more than anyone, but when I was with Jack I felt invincible, so I was. Once Pitch realized Jack was the same boy that protected me, he knew turning my Guardians against him would hurt me and weaken all of you so he could come into power. Pitch tricked him, and kidnapped Faylinn. I know he'll fix this though. He may cause trouble but he never wants anyone to get hurt. He's just bored and unseen, and wants to know who he is because the Moon won't talk to him…" she trailed off, and none of her family knew what to say. She knew they were all too mad at Jack to just forgive him because she explained what happened, so she stood and turned to go.

"Elsa, please don't shut us out," Anna begged her slightly, and a sad smile formed on the Snow Queen's face.

"I'm not, Anna. I just need to go home. Olaf can't monitor everything on his own, and people need moonlight tonight. I'll send word if anything changes," she explained with her back turned, then used her magic to turn into a flurry of snowflakes so she could go home.

She spent several hours locked away in her room, standing out on the balcony watching over the world. Olaf stayed away from her at the queen's request, and she wasn't sure where he went but she knew it must involve happiness. She watched sadly as Jamie tried to convince his friends that the Easter Bunny was real and they all turned on him, leaving the young boy as alone as Jack and Elsa were.

She shifted her gaze to Antarctica to find Jack standing on an iceberg with his tooth box in his hand. He was going to throw it into the ocean, but couldn't bring himself to do it. Elsa was glad he didn't, because while she could get them back, it would be difficult for her. Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared behind him, and she watched as Pitch Black tried to bring Jack to his side. She felt as if the Nightmare King had slapped her in the face with his sharp sand. He knew she would break if Jack made the same mistake she once had, by allowing Pitch to control her and turn the world dark and cold once more, and Elsa thanked the gods that Jack refused, not wanting to be feared but instead believed in. Her relief turned to horror, however, as Pitch continued.

"Very well. You want to be alone? Done. But first…" he trailed off and pulled out Faylinn, clutching the tiny fairy in his hand so Jack could see her.

"Baby Tooth!" he yelled protectively, and charged forward, only to stop in his tracks when Pitch's grip tightened.

"The staff, Jack. You have a bad habit of interfering. Now hand it over, and I'll let her go," the king of fear negotiated, but Elsa knew him too well to think he meant it. Without thinking, she turned into a flurry of snowflakes and flew to where they were faster than ever before, but she was too late. Jack handed over his staff, concern for the small fairy apparent in his eyes.

"Alright, now let her go," he ordered, and Pitch just twirled the staff in his hands as if thinking.

"No. You wanted to be alone. So be alone!" the Nightmare King yelled, about to strangle Faylinn. Elsa instinctively attacked Pitch from behind at the same time Faylinn pecked at his hand, and the grey skinned man threw the injured fairy into a ravine. He broke Jack's staff in two over his knee, then shot Nightmare sand at the spirit, sending him crashing after Faylinn. He threw the broken staff in after him, convinced he had won, and shot Elsa a smug grin.

"You tried so hard to beat me, Elsa, but your fear still exists inside you. Fear for your Guardians, fear for that meddlesome boy, and fear that you will fail everyone again. You know I've won, so give it up. No one believes in your guardians anymore, and the one person you love doesn't believe in you. You've spent all your energy trying to make him believe and make him a Guardian, but you have failed. You're no better than the broken little girl you were when you hit your sister with the ice and your parents locked you up, or the terrified young queen who froze her sister's heart and almost destroyed her kingdom. You put on shows and try to be good, but you're nothing, Snow Queen," Pitch sneered at her, and he knew exactly what to bring up to hurt her. Deep down, she knew the truth. She knew he was wrong and that he just wanted to throw her off her game, but what he said stung. He laughed at her and left, and instead of going to warn her family, she went to try to help Jack.

She found Jack and Faylinn sitting on the cold ground at the bottom of the ravine. She stroked the gold feather atop Faylinn's head gently while she tried to find a way to help them. She zoned in on the gold feather after a moment, and remembered that Jack still had the gold memory box. She slipped her hand into the pocket of his hoodie, which was easy enough to do since he couldn't see or feel her, and opened the box slightly. Emma's voice filled the ravine again, calling for her brother, and Jack looked down at the glowing box with wonder in his eyes. Faylinn showed him how to open it, and Elsa relived the memories she knew were inside with him. She watched him play with his mother and Emma, watched him swing upside-down from a tree as he showed off to Emma and her two best friends from their village, and finally, she watched him die. Her heart swelled with pride as she watched him save his baby sister's life, and even though he knew it could and most likely would cost him his life, he didn't try to save himself or find a way to save both their lives. He loved his little sister so much that he was willing to sacrifice himself so she could live a long life, and Elsa was proud. She was proud of Jack for saving Emma, she was proud of Emma for being stronger than the Snow Queen and continuing on with her life where Elsa couldn't, and she was proud of the Guardian Jack had become. He knew who he was now, and he looked up at the moon as Elsa caused her light to shine down on the three of them.

"I saved her…that's why you chose me. I'm, I'm a Guardian!" the Spirit of Winter exclaimed happily, and Elsa felt her heart swell even more. She quickly helped him to fix his staff by adding her love to his fun and boosting his powers, and within moments Faylinn and Jack were flying out of the ravine to free the other Mini Fairies. Elsa smiled and went to gather the Guardians for one last battle, even getting Marshmallow and Olaf to help. She watched Jack as he made the children believe in him and the other Guardians once more. He started with Jamie, who—to Elsa's delight—became his first human believer. Jamie couldn't believe the sledding incident just days before had been Jack, and the two boys bonded over fun times and memories before getting to work. Wanting to leave the boys to their celebration, Elsa went to find the others.

The Snow Queen went outside just in time to see Kristoff's sleigh crash land in front of Jamie's house, throwing both him and Anna out of the sleigh onto the dirt while all of Kristoff's reindeer, including an unusually frightened Sven, ran into the woods. Jamie and Jack appeared moments later, and they all rejoiced at the fact that the last believer on Earth could see Jack. Kristoff explained that after they lost Easter, Eugene had been severely affected, and before he could elaborate, a very tiny version of Eugene hopped out of the sleigh. Elsa giggled despite herself, earning a very small, unintimidating Bunny glare, and Jamie explained that Jack made him believe in the Guardians again, just when he was starting not to. Eugene and Jack finally made up, but their truce only lasted until Pitch and a herd of Nightmares appeared above them. Elsa and Jack distracted Pitch while the others got Jamie to safety, but the plan backfired. Elsa ended up ignored while Jack was thrown into a dumpster, and she flew down to check on him. All the others were in the alleyway, and Pitch began to close in.

They all needed a new plan, but no one could come up with one. Elsa tried to distract the Nightmare King, but he just laughed her off before choosing to laugh at Eugene instead. Suddenly, Jamie spoke up.

"Jack, I'm scared…" he whispered, and recognition flared in Jack's blue eyes. Elsa knew he was remembering saving his sister, and how he dealt with her being scared.

"We're going to have a little fun instead…that's it. That's my center!" Jack exclaimed, and Elsa was proud of him for finally figuring it out. The others all stared at him, confused, until Jack threw a snowball at Pitch's face. Elsa, Kristoff, and Jamie all laughed at the stunned king of fear, and two Nightmares shared a confused look, as none of them knew what to do in this situation. A snowball had never hit their master before, and everyone was stunned. Jack dragged Jamie off to get his friends, and Elsa threw another snowball at the wicked man who had attempted to ruin her childhood, and who had ruined her human life. The other Guardians followed Jack in makeshift sleds, leaving Elsa behind. She didn't care, since she was totally content in distracting him by slamming snow in his face.

A huge grin spread across Elsa's face as she heard children shrieking with delight and yelling at each other that Jack Frost, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Claus were all real. To make her moment even sweeter, Pitch looked absolutely infuriated. He tried to attack her, but he was weaker now and much too slow for the Snow Queen's reflexes. She turned into a flurry of snowflakes and flew away before his Nightmare dust could scare her. She'd lived her entire life in fear of him, but those days were long gone, and she was never going back. They appeared in front of the group of children and Guardians at the same time, and Pitch challenged them, laughing when Eugene said the Guardians would protect the kids.

"Aww, you'll protect them. But who will protect you?" he sneered, and Jamie was the first to step forward.

"I will," he declared confidently, and Elsa stepped forward and rested her hand on his shoulder.

"I will," she told her family with a smile, and Jamie's friends—who could hear and see her—stepped forward, first one at a time, then two, then three, until all of his friends were gathered in front of the Guardians, with Elsa standing over them protectively, like a mother. Pitch, infuriated, tried to scare them again.

"Still think there's no such thing as the boogeyman?" he asked maliciously, then sent his hordes of Nightmares after the children. Elsa merely smiled, knowing she wasn't afraid of Pitch at all anymore, and she allowed her love to grow and spread into the children, giving them—Jamie first, since her hand was still on his shoulder—the love they needed to fight their fears.

"I do believe in you. I'm just not afraid of you," the brave believer informed the boogeyman, and the second these words left his lips, the Nightmares began to glow a beautiful golden color. Everyone watched in wonder as the black sand slowly turned gold, and the Nightmares morphed into streams of dream sand. All the Guardians regained their strength as nightmares were replaced with dreams and children believed in them again, and everyone attacked. First it was Anna, then Kristoff brought his yetis and elves to the battle, then Eugene became his proper size and started to fight, bringing in his sentinel eggs, and then even the kids were fighting the nightmares. The power the children had was stronger than any of the spirits imagined, and the Nightmares turned to dream sand the second they were touched by Jamie and his friends. Elsa enjoyed watching her Guardians fight together, and seeing the kids join in encouraged her even more, and she went to help Jack in his battle against Pitch. Eventually all of the Guardians were fighting as a single unit, driving back Pitch and teasing each other good-naturedly, until Pitch attempted to attack Jack with an axe made of nightmare dust. Suddenly, a golden dream sand whip stopped Pitch, and everyone turned to find Pabbie standing at the end of the alley.

"Whoa! The Sandman!" one of the kids exclaimed, and all the Guardians were extremely glad to see their fallen friend rise to the occasion to defeat the Nightmare King. Pabbie rose into the air and sent dream sand to all the sleeping children, giving them back their beliefs and strengthening the Guardians even more. The Mini Fairies and Faylinn began flying again, and quickly joined the fight. They opened all the golden tooth boxes, giving the children back their most important childhood memories. Sophie woke up and looked out the window at the dream sand floating by, excited by the beautiful golden streams of dust spreading across the town. The dream sand took hundred of different shapes, and anyone who touched it saw their dreams reflected. Elsa, on a whim, touched a stream as it floated past her, and saw a flurry of beautiful snowflakes that formed the icy box protecting her necklace, and a huge smile spread across her face at the memory of its creation. She was snapped out of her thoughts as she noticed Jack had started yet another snowball fight, and used her magic to give a little extra snow to help them out. The children dragged Kristoff into the fight, after he gave Jack a nesting doll depicting his center, and Kristoff dragged Eugene into it.

Elsa watched as Pitch woke up, and knew he would try to harm one of the children in his rage if one got close enough. Jamie, to her horror, ran straight towards him, then straight through him. Elsa and Pitch realized what happened at the same time, and while Elsa was smiling happily, Pitch was devastated. He ran off when he saw the Guardians coming towards him, running straight to the frozen lake, where he crashed into Kristoff's chest. Anna tossed Pitch a quarter, confusing him at first, but she proceeded to punch him in the face and knock out a tooth, reminding both Elsa and Kristoff of when she punched Hans in the face centuries ago. They laughed under their breath when she said that was for her fairies, and Pitch tried to stand. His nightmares came close, but none of Elsa's Guardians were afraid of them.

"Those aren't my nightmares. I'm not afraid," Kristoff informed him, and Elsa and Jack realized what happened at the same time.

"Looks like it's your fear they smell, Pitch," the two winter spirits said in unison. Pitch tried to run but couldn't on the frozen surface of the lake. He slipped and fell on the ice, and the Guardians watched as his Nightmares consumed their King. Elsa used her moonlight to guide the Nightmares back to Pitch's lair, and the entrance closed up as the boogeyman was dragged inside. Elsa knew that wouldn't be the last time they saw him, but she heaved a sigh of relief knowing he was gone for now, and everyone she loved was safe.

"Kristoff, it's time," she told her jolly brother-in-law, and he nodded and got Elsa's Guardian book. Kristoff finally officiated the ceremony, and Jack became a Guardian as his first believers—both seen and unseen—looked on in pride.

Jack's an official Guardian! Yay! PM me or review and let me know what you thought of this chapter! And does anyone have any ideas for what they think will come in the next chapter? I'd love to know what you all are thinking!

Snowflakes of love and fun to you all!