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Jack laughed at the papers that had come out the next morning
Man Claims to have seen Jack Frost
Yesterday, while scraping an ice 'Jack Frost' off of his car window, the man claims to have been hit directly by several bursts of icy cold wind before realizing it was Jack Frost himself blowing the winds. Many of us have heard of the mythical Jack Frost, but for those who don't know; Jack Frost is a being who is believed by some to bring snow days and fun to children, with stories about him going back at least a hundred years. None of the stories can be traced to a single person or group, however. He was always believed to have been a nice and gentle being, but according to this man's account; "His teeth were pointed and sharp. He held a large stick and his eyes were dark as night… maybe even darker" The man's son was present during his supposed encounter, but does not recall anyone other than his father present. However, both the boy and his father seemed highly shaken. The boy claimed "The fear in my dad's eyes was scary… but I don't know what he was looking at" Is the mythical being known as Jack Frost no longer so mythical? Or did this man simply spend too much time in the snow? And could the being he claims to have seen be behind the ice vandalisms seen around the country?
Jack knew he could do it. And it only took a day. How long did Pitch try? He was pathetic, Jack thought to himself. He spent most of his time at the man's house he has gotten to believe. The man looked out the window every few hours and, seeing Jack outside, cowered back inside. He wouldn't let his wife or son leave the house and, of course, he didn't leave the house himself.
When Jack did occasionally leave the man's house, he wrote his name anywhere and everywhere in frost. He could feel and smell the fear people were beginning to feel. Jack was surprised the Guardians hadn't bust in, trying to stop him. They were probably too scared, Jack thought with a chuckle. He watched a group of people, volunteers, trying to clear the frost from the cars around the city. It was only late September and people were highly bothered by the high amounts of frost, so volunteers had gotten together to help people clear away the Jack Frost's from their windshields. He got closer, to listen to their quiet conversations with each other
"Who could be doing this?" one woman asked "Or what" she then muttered
"How are they doing it? It's real ice; you can't paint on ice!" one man said, annoyed by it all
"What if it really is him?" the woman asked softly
"Who?" the man asked
"Jack Frost" she whispered. Jack grinned and shot a gust of wind at her. She shivered and her teeth shattered "Oh my god" she said loudly, loud enough for all the others to look in her direction
"Did you see that?" she said to them "I said his name and the wind blew right at me!" the others looked a little worried and bothered "You try it!" she demanded of the man she had been talking to
"Try what?" he asked
"Say his name and see what happens" she said. The others began to gather closer to the two of them
"Fine, but only to prove to you that he's not real. Jack Frost!" the man said, loudly. Jack shot a hard gust of wind at his face; knocking off the man's hat. He began shivering and Jack could smell that it was from more than just the cold
"You see! Oh my god; it's true!" the woman said, beginning to panic. The others were amazed. One woman decided to give it a try, trying to convince herself that it was all just rubbish
"Jack Frost!" she shouted. And Jack did to her what he has done to the others. She stood there, freezing, with her mouth hanging open "It is him!" she said. The first woman looked around at the group; looking for any signs of someone believing they were crazy, but they all seemed just as unsure as she was. Then a huge gust of wind came through the group, knocking them all over. They all looked in the direction the wind came from and froze…. It was him… standing right in front of them… he was real. Jack grinned his sharp grin and one woman screamed. They scrambled to stand and then run while Jack watched in delight, relishing the feel of their fear trailing along behind them
The fairies had begun bringing in papers when they returned to Tooth after the first adult light came on. There were several stories from places where there should have been no signs of ice, talking about the abundance of frost and, more specifically, frosted vandalism. They'd read the account of the first man to claim to have seen Jack multiple times and greatly debated whether or not to do anything about it. Jack wasn't really hurting anybody and they didn't want to upset him. But now the globe was shining very bright, due to the cluster of lights that shone brighter than the others; the adult lights. There were more now; but how was Jack doing it? They wondered.
It was Easter tomorrow… Was Jack or Pitch going to do anything to stop it? That idea had Bunny scared, but he went along with his plan, as he did every year. The only exception was that he had all the other Guardians with him this year, not wanting to separate for too long with the large unknown flying around on the wind. Hiding the eggs made Bunny feel better; even if he did check over his shoulder every few minutes and in some places it was colder than it should have been. Easter went by without any problems… and no more adult lights came on. Even the frost 'Jack Frost's' had stopped for the day.
When they all went back to the workshop, they were all surprised to see Jack there, waiting for them. He was on top of the globe, looking at all the brighter lights. He didn't move when the Guardians returned, but rather took his time, waiting to greet them. He finally turned, then grinned at the look on Bunny's face. He seemed worried about something… Jack grinned a little wider
"Happy Easter, Bunny" Jack said. Bunny said nothing to him "That's a little rude… it is your holiday after all. I'll try again; Happy Easter, Bunny" Jack repeated
"Happy Easter" Bunny said quietly, not looking at Jack
"See, that wasn't so hard" Jack told him, his grin still on his face "I trust you all have seen what I have been up to" He said, gesturing to the globe under his feet
"You must stop this, Jack" Santa said, being the first to step closer
"Stop what?"
"What you are doing! You cannot force people to believe" he told him
"I'm not forcing people to believe. As you said, you can't do that; it's not possible. I only made them see the light" Jack's grin never faltered "Besides; I'm not hurting anybody. I'm not even hurting you guys. Have you noticed that the number of lights is at an all time high? If a parent believes; their child will too"
They struggled to find a reason Jack needed to quit
"But they're afraid of you" Tooth said, flying over next to Santa
"So?"
"So? So why would anybody want to be feared?" Tooth said, distressed by Jack's answer
"You see it every day… somebody is overcome by a memory. And it's usually not a good one. The bad memories are the ones that stick with us and make a true impression. Kids grow up to forget you all because you provided good memories. I, however, will provide memorable memories; ones that will stick with them forever. And I will not be forgotten" Jack calmly explained
"Yeah, where's Pitch?" Bunny asked, noticing Sandy's questioning shadow of Pitch above his head in sand. Jack chuckled slightly
"He still hasn't showed himself? I'm not surprised; to get taken down by your own creations? Pathetic" Jack said, rolling his eyes
"Did you do something to him?" Tooth asked, not wanting anybody to be really hurt; not even Pitch
"No… not me. His own nightmares; I don't blame them, he smelled so strongly of fear… it was hard to control myself"
"He smells fear?" Bunny asked Santa quietly. But he didn't respond, another light had come on the globe; an adult's light
"See? That can't be me… I'm right here; not forcing anybody to do anything" Jack said, looking at the light "It's out of my hands; they are spreading the belief on their own now. It's quite amazing, really"
"This isn't okay… you are sowing a lot of fear, Jack" Tooth said, saddened by Jack's reasoning. Jack seemed to contemplate what she had said for a moment
"…I don't care" he finally said
"Please, Jack… this isn't you… this is Pitch, he did this to you" Tooth said to him, sounding on the verge of tears
"It doesn't matter" Jack said, quickly drifting down from the globe and stopping just a couple of feet from Tooth "This is who I am now… and that can't be changed. I don't know how to be who I was before anymore. I don't even know who I was before"
"Tooth can show you!" Santa said
"Yes; I have your memories from… before. I can find them and you can see" She told him. Jack took a step back, then shook his head
"….no… I was weak before… too weak to realize it or do something about it" Jack said, taking another step back
"Jack… please" Tooth pleaded. She saw something flash in his eyes… something she couldn't quite identify. Then he nodded
"Fine. Find them" he told her
"The teeth are still out of order from when Pitch took them so I might need a couple of days"
"You will get a day. One. Twenty four hours… Starting now" and Jack was quickly out the window and quickly traveling far away on the wind
Tooth quickly called in as many fairies as she could spare and told them what they needed to do. They all missed the old Jack too, so they were very determined to find his memories to potentially get him back. But Bunny was hesitant
"Do you really think he can be changed back?" he asked, looking at the others. Tooth looked hopeful, Santa looked unsure, and Sandy looked doubtful "I hope so" he said softy