"Dammit! I lost it again!" Aster cursed, then threw down the walkie talkie. The wind blew abruptly past them and made Aster shiver and walk over to pick up the walkie talkie a few feet away.
"Aster, we are close, I can feel it. Snow is not far from here. Perhaps he is closer to summit?"
"It's a bit of a climb up there, North, I highly doubt Jack was able to make his way all the way up there, especially after only a few hours. Well," Aster combed his hair back with his hand and sighed, "It is possible, I guess. I'll try anything to get that bugger back. Alright, I'll trek ahead. You keep scouting the area down here. Walkie talkie if you find anything, yeah?" Aster said, then turned around and started heading up to the summit, or near there, to try to catch a whiff of Jack.
North stared down at the walkie talkie and shook his head, holding back a few tears that were trying to escape. He was one of the most formidable thieves back in the day. He was not going to show tears, at least not until he found his nephew. Nothing was going to stop him from finding the boy now. Jack was hurting himself, and it was North's job to make it better.
"So, um, how are we going to do this, Jack?" Tooth asked nervously, watching as the boy paced the room with his staff in hand, the other wrapped gently in a sling against his chest.
"Well, the last time I needed to remember something, you showed me a box and suddenly memories! But, you said you don't have any of those, or your fairies, so I guess we'll have to work without them." Jack paused in his pacing and stared out the window. He had not seen outside this window yet, and was stunned to see the summit of the mountain they were on so close. New energy coursed through him as he watched light clouds mist over the top of the mountain, making the summit disappear for it was as white as the clouds.
"Snow…" Jack breathed, then beamed at Tooth, who stumbled back a bit at the sudden show of energy. "Tooth, you have to take me there."
"Jack…"
"No, Tooth, you don't understand. Up there is snow and northern wind and…and… Tooth, I know you're having a hard time remembering your past too-"
"Jack, I don't-"
"But we have to go to the snow. At least get me there. I know I'll be able to remember everything up there. I can feel it, like it's pulling me to it. I need to be up there. That's my home, Tooth, don't you understand? I know you do. Just, please Tooth…" Jack's eyes brimmed again with tears and Tooth could not deny him of anything he wanted. She had been so alone before, and Jack was such a sweet kid, she did not want to disappoint him. She also felt like he was going to go whether she went with him or not, and she would much rather be with him so she could make sure he lived through the ordeal, at least.
Tooth sighed and nodded, then handed Jack some shoes and a jacket. "At least wear these. It's going to be very cold outside." But Jack was already shaking his head.
"No need, Tooth. I won't need them where I'm going." And that statement terrified Tooth.