Bunny sat in the Sleigh, leaning forward mentally willing North to go faster. Frost's tool belt awkwardly tucked into his bandolier, as he clutched Frost's preferred weapon. The Tall William building came into view and Bunny had to sneer. He had always hated that building. A tall dreary grey block, with a mess of steel spires and spikes, sitting in the middle of the roof like a demonic cake topper. They could see the helicopter Pitch had ready, and bright lamps casting long shadows over the rooftop.

"Bunny, Hummingbird. Once we attack you two go and find Frost." North ordered, as they came closer. "If Pitch has activated Carlotta we'll need Frost to shut her down."

"Got it." Bunny said nodding his head, grateful for the task. He hadn't been thinking clearly since Jack had been taken by Pitch. Logically he knew it was unlikely Pitch would hurt Jack. Pitch would need to focus on making the adjustments on Carlotta, and securing his escape. Things that would go much faster without the distraction of tormenting one teenager. He knew that, but it still didn't keep his imagination from jumping to worst case scenarios with Jack beaten bloody, bruised, and still.

Yeah, sending him to go rescue Jack instead of beating down Pitch was probably for the best. They were finally close enough to see figures moving around, Bunny looked for one in blue among all the black clad men. When he couldn't find Jack in the crowd he felt a mix of relief and anxiety. Pitch didn't have a hostage right at hand, but Bunny still didn't know where Jack was or what state he was in.

"Hummingbird, we'll check the helicopter first. Pitch could have him stashed there." Bunny said as North set the Sleigh to hover over the roof. "If he's not there, we'll hit the central tower."

"Understood." Hummingbird nodded, her talons flashing as she flexed her fingers allowing them out. Her tight grim smile promising pain to anyone in her way.

The team exchange one last look before North opened the rear bay door and they jumped to begin their attack. Bunny threw out a few of his smoke eggs bombs to disorient Pitch's goons as he landed. Hummingbird flew ahead taking out a few men as Bunny raced to the helicopter. Pausing at the door, Bunny stood to the side as he grasped the handle, nodding to Hummingbird as she took position on the other side. Alert for any guards inside Bunny threw open the door, when no-one attack Bunny cautiously poked his head inside. Biting back a curse when he saw and smelled that the copter was empty.

"Frost's not here." he told Bird. "Not even a trace of his scent."

"To the tower then." Hummingbird stated looking over the battle. Sandy was going toe to toe with Pitch, golden whips flashing. North, for once, wasn't laughing as he fought. Alternating between his fists and electroshock batons as he swept through the men attacking him. Once assured their teammates were holding their own Hummingbird took off, her wings blurring into rainbows as flew. Bunny grinned as he followed. Hopefully they could take out a few more goons along the way.

Sure enough a half dozen masked men in black tried to block their path. Bunny threw one of his boomerangs tripping two of the men, before he tackled a third. Punching the man out felt better than it should have, but Bunny wasn't in the mood to reflect or pull his punches. Blocking a kick from another attack Bunny caught the odd scent combination of vanilla, mint, and refrigerant. Grabbing the man's leg, Bunny slammed him to the ground before pouncing and pinning the man down.

Pressing his nose against the man's shirt, Bunny took a few moments to breathe in the scent, separating it from his captive's own smell. Glaring into the man's eyes, Bunny growled at him, "Where's Frost?"

"I-i don't know." The thug squeaked out, struggling to escape.

"Liar!" Bunny snarled, his voice low and guttural. Not caring how the man seemed to shrink beneath him, or that his claws were ready to tear into him. "You have his scent all over yer' I'm only going to ask one more time. Where's Pitch keepin' Jack Frost?"

"He's on the top floor!" the thug screeched, " T-there's a security vault to the right of the elevators. Frost's in there!"

Bunny's lip curled in disgust as the acrid smell of urine hit his nose. "How do ye' open the vault? There any guards?"

"T-three guards. One of them has the keycard for the vault." the man whimpered, "d-don't kill me."

Bunny let go of the thug's arms, reaching to the zip ties in his bandolier. Quickly binding the man, Bunny turned to Hummingbird who was looking at him with a shocked, but slightly approving expression. "Ya heard the man. Let's go."

Hummingbird nodded, and the two raced off to the central tower. Once inside Hummingbird looked over the lobby to the elevator and stairs.

"Hmm…. should we take the stairs?" She asked, "Using the elevators might give the guards warning."

"We take the lift. Speed's more important right now, and unless some-one calls up the guards might just think it's re-enforcement's comin." Bunny reasoned before darting to the lift, stepping inside as the doors open, he hit the button for the top floor. He pulled out one of his smoke bombs. "Once we get to the vault, I'll toss this out and we knock out the guards. Easy peasy."

"Understood Easter." Hummingbird said, "Two against three, such unfair odds for them."

Bunny couldn't help but grin back at her, teeth looking feral, before glancing up at the floor indicator noting they were almost to the top floor. Tensing as the elevator dinged and the doors opened. Jumping out, Bunny threw his smoke bomb to the right, followed by one of his boomerangs. He heard rather than saw the boomerang strike and a man going down. Hummingbird blurred pass him with a shriek, diving into the smoke. Bunny took a deep breath and followed, trusting his ears to lead him to his target. His ears didn't disappoint, leading him to a man coughing and flailing wildly in the smoke. Ducking to avoid a punch from the man, Bunny swept out a leg to trip him. Once the man was down a quick kick to the head ensured that he stayed down.

A few seconds later the smoke cleared, leaving Bunny and Hummingbird standing over the downed men.

"Yeah, that fight was a little one-sided," Bunny chuckled, crouching down to search one of the men. "Now let's see which one of these hoons have that keycard."

It didn't take them long to search through the three thugs' pockets, and bind them with more zip ties. Taking the keycard from on of the men, Bunny stepped over to the vault door and banged on it a few times. "Frost! We're gonna get you outta there." Bunny frowned when he didn't hear a response, either the vault was sound proof or Jack wasn't able to respond. Swiping the card Bunny tapped his foot impatiently until the door dinged and began to slide open. He half hoped, half expected to see Jack on the other side smirking at him and asking what took so long. Instead as light filled the small room he saw Jack sitting in a corner, knees pulled tightly against his chest. His bright blue eyes glassy and unseeing as his breath came in small hitching pants.

Bunny ignored Hummingbird hissing, "What did Pitch do!?" as he stepped forward to crouch in front the shivering teen.

"Frost? Talk to me mate." Bunny said first waving a paw in front of Jack's face. Trying to keep calm as the boy didn't even blink. "Come on, snap outta it Frost!"

Hummingbird frowned as she observed Jack,"Do you think he's claustrophobic?"

Bunny shook his head in response: "Can't be, I've pulled him outta tighter spaces than this. The Sleigh's not much bigger and he was fine riding in that too."

Bunny could smell blood mixing with Jack's scent in the small room, raking his eyes over the huddled form to find the source. He couldn't see much except bloodied knuckles on Jack's hands. Reaching to pull one of the teen's hands closer to see how bad it was, Bunny finally got a reaction. Jack let out a scream, kicking and punching as he tried to scramble over and past Bunny. Fearing he would hurt himself in his panic Bunny grabbed at Jack, managing to catch him by the wrist. Bunny yanked Jack close, and wrapped an around his slender torso, pinning his arms. Jack struggled against Bunny's hold screaming as tears streamed down his face. Running a paw through Jack's hair, Bunny tried to calm him. "Shhh. It's ok Jack. You're safe, you're ok."

Hummingbird watched the two, her expression shifting from concerned to determined and Bunny had a feeling that she was about to try and and slap Jack out of it

Raising a paw to ward Hummingbird off a moment, Bunny turned Jack to face him before mashing his mouth to Jack's, their teeth clacking together. It was rough and awkward but he felt Jack's breath hitch and slow. Watching Jack's eyes as he held the kiss Bunny wished they had more time, or had another way. He could think of many other reasons and situations he'd prefer kissing Jack in. But Jack wasn't fighting his hold anymore so he relaxed his grip and begin rubbing his paw in soothing circles on Jack's back. Distantly he felt cool fingers grasping at his fur as Jack leaned into their kiss. He could hear Jack's heartbeat slow as his panic eased, and reason returned to his eyes. Reluctantly Bunny pulled away and looked over jack again, "Ya ok now?"

Jack nodded slowly, still looking a little dazed. "D- did you just kiss me?"

Bunny grinned, Jack's eyes were still wide and puffy but finally focused and clear. The grin slipped away and he wiped off the last of Jack's tears. "Not now Jack. I need ya to focus. Pitch is getting ready to set Carlotta off and freeze the city. Can ya shut her down?"

Jack nodded again, more confidently this time "Y-yeah. I just need my tools."

Finally releasing Jack and stepping away, Bunny reached to the back of his holsters and pulled out Jack's gear. "Got it all right here" Draping the damaged belt over Jack's shoulders Bunny lead the recovered troublemaker out of the vault into the lobby before handing him his staff. "Now just need a fast way out."

Eyeing the large glass window, Bunny pulled out one of his egg bombs and threw it. As the glass shattered, he turned to the others pushing Jack over to Hummingbird. "Bird, fly Jack down to Carlotta. Jack, you do what you do best. Make a mess of people's plans and shut down Carlotta."

Jack opened his mouth to protest before Bunny cut him off, "I'll be right behind ya, don't ya worry."

"I'll keep him safe until you get there Bunny." Hummingbird promised, easily lifting Jack in her arms.

Bunny watched two fly off, before sighing and heading to the elevator. Kissing Jack was going to bring trouble, trouble he'd have to deal with later. For now they still needed to finish Pitch and he owed that man a few broken bones.

Author's Notes: This was a very annoying chapter to write. For those curious about the Tall William Building, google image search Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital. That's the building I used for inspiration.