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This is my longest chapter yet! Thank you Hoytti for following my story. We are getting closer to the end and I'm getting excited to write more! I hope you are getting excited as well!

The Guardians were now in a hurry, trying to get to Jack before it was too late. Grand Pabbie had explained to them what happened and how to fix it, but none of them knew if it would be possible. According to the rock trolls, only an act of true love could save Jack. While the Guardians were all friends with him, none of them could think of someone who loved Jack. He had never seemed to spend time with any girls, except Tooth. Even if he had, no one believed in him until just before he was brought here! It would take a miracle to stop this, but the Guardians were going to try.

Without the sleigh with them, they were forced to take Bunny's tunnels to travel throughout the world. The rock trolls had helpfully provided them with a map and directions to Arendelle, which made it a bit easier to reach Jack. What worried them was the cloud of dark sand above their heads, looking ready to burst at any moment. They had come here to fight Pitch, but it was obvious that his strength had grown since their last battle. Without Jack's ice powers, they didn't stand a chance against him.

"Alright, we're here." Bunny announced, the only one landing gracefully after their trip through the tunnels. All around them were people huddled together, seeking warmth. "Aww, look at their teeth! Do you see how well that one flossed?" Tooth commented, flying next to one of the children. As the child moved to follow her mother, she walked through Tooth, leaving all the Guardians staring at her in shock. Outside of the incident with Pitch recently, they hadn't found a child that refused to believe.

Tooth looked upset, landing on the ground instead of hovering in the air like normal. "She didn't see me. They don't believe…do you think Pitch has already won?" she asked, staring at the sky. North stepped forward, his hand gripping her shoulder in an effort to comfort her. "Not a chance, Tooth. Let's go get Jack and take Pitch down. I've had enough of his nightmares for one year." Together, the Guardians nodded in agreement and began walking towards the large castle in the distance. That was where they would find Jack and hopefully, another way to thaw his heart.

Jaimie landed in a strange place, with Manny gone. He had warned Jaimie that he would vanish as soon as the moon's light was gone. Jaimie had been prepared, but he didn't know where he would end up. Looking around, he could tell that it was a cage of some kind. He could hear a girl crying nearby, hunched over in the cage next to him. As he looked around some more, he saw Jack, or at least he thought it had been Jack.

It was a perfect ice sculpture of him, every detail of Jack Frost frozen in ice. Jaimie would have thought it was amazing if he hadn't just spoken with Manny. Jaimie had been told that he would arrive right next to Jack and that he had to hurry. From what Jaimie could see, he was already too late. "Why? Why did I have to be born with this curse?" he heard the girl whisper, but he was too focused on Jack to help her.

He could feel tears flowing down his cheeks as he stared at the boy he had played with. Without Jack, Jaimie would be alone. Who would be there to help him believe? Who would stop Pitch when he came back? Jaimie had relied on Jack so much, he had never even considered what would happen if he didn't save Jack. He crawled over to his frozen form, hugging Jack to say goodbye. He had lost his friend and he didn't even get the chance to thank him for his help.

As he did so, he heard a man talking in the background to the girl next to them. He said that the girl would soon be killed if she didn't stop this winter. His focus was taken away from Jack and brought to the girl who was being given this terrible news. He wanted to help, but he didn't think he could. He was just a kid, as powerless as always. If only Jack was here, he would know what to do. Jaimie watched the man walk away and then continued to stare as her cuffs froze, snapping apart. "Whoa." he breathed, amazed at her power.

Elsa had been panicking ever since Jack froze completely. She had been speaking with him, trying to find a way to calm down and control herself when he suddenly stopped talking mid-sentence. It was only when she looked at him that she saw the end result of her magic. She had frozen him completely and now she was alone, with no one to help her. Hans said she would be killed for what she had done, but she refused to let that happen. She broke free, her emotions still running wild as she ran out of her cell and into the storm she had created. Anna was still out here somewhere, suffering just like Jack had. Elsa had to help her and save her sister, somehow.

Jaimie watched her run outside, unaware of what was happening behind him. Jack was slowly getting up, feeling stronger as his body unfroze. He had felt the cold increasing, knowing that he was getting close to the end, but he had wanted to keep Elsa calm for as long as possible. Now that he was unfrozen, he could feel his powers return. He sat up and grabbed his staff, grinning as he realized he could get free and stop Pitch now. That was before he saw Jaimie in front of him, the boy that was supposed to be back in his world with his friends.

"Jaimie? What are you doing here?" Jack asked, catching the boy's attention. Jaimie turned around, shocked to hear Jack's voice. Seeing him standing there, his pale white hair and staff in hand, made Jaimie want to cry again. "Jack!" he cheered, rushing forward and wrapping his arms around Jack's waist. Jack was surprised at his reaction, but after a moment he wrapped an arm loosely around Jaimie and returned the hug. "Hey, I missed you too kid. Are you up for a little fun?" Jack asked, trying to find a way to get Jaimie to safety. This entire town was about to become a battle zone and he didn't want Jaimie in the center of it.

"You wouldn't believe what happened! I was sitting in my room and then the moon appeared in front of me. He was awesome, telling me about how he made all of the Guardians. If it wasn't for him, I never would have found you!" Jaimie said happily, his voice filled with excitement. He hadn't seen Jack in months and Jaimie didn't want to miss any more time. When they got back, Jaimie was ready to have snow ball fights and build snow forts with Jack Frost and his other friends. Maybe he would even get to see Santa's workshop in the north pole.

Jack was a little surprised to hear his statement about the moon. Jack couldn't even count all the times he had asked the Man in the Moon for answers, always hearing nothing in response. Jaimie sure was a special kid if Manny decided to talk to him. "That's great Jaimie. Tell me, how do you feel about heights?" Jack asked, having finally thought of a place for Jaimie to stay away from the town. The rock trolls had seemed pretty isolated. Jack hoped he could convince them to watch Jaimie for him, just until they dealt with Pitch.

"Uh, why?" Jaimie asked, wondering what Jack had planned. He watched Jack step forward and press his hand on the wall, covering it in ice. Jack stepped back, this time using more power to blast through the stone. He held his staff in front of him in both hands, pressed solidly against the ground as he channeled his ice towards the wall and blasting a hole through to the other side. "Wow, that was so cool! You were just like the lady from before!" Jaimie cheered, jumping in his excitement.

Jack heard his words and looked over to the other cell where Elsa had been. He had forgotten about her, something he felt a little guilty about. Jaimie had distracted him, but Jack still should have remembered the girl with magic in the cell next to him. He felt relieved that she had gotten away from this place. Maybe she would be safe now, able to find a place where she could learn to control her magic.

"That was only step one. Are you ready for the real fun?" Jack asked, grinning at Jaimie. He held out his hand toward the child, waiting for the kid to come closer. He would need to focus on keeping Jaimie close to him if he was going to keep him safe. Jaimie nodded in excitement, ready for an adventure with Jack Frost. He grabbed Jack's hand and felt Jack pull him closer. "Alright, get on my back and don't let go. I've got something cool to show you. Have you ever met a troll before?" Jack asked, feeling Jaimie climb onto his back. Jack gripped Jaimie's leg tightly before taking off, feeling awkward carrying both the kid and his staff. He managed to make it work, even if it wasn't the most comfortable situation for either of them.

Jaimie was in awe, unable to answer Jack's question as he began to realize he was flying. Not just sliding quickly across the snow, like he did in his sleigh, but actually flying! He laughed loudly, happy to be able to experience something no other kid got the chance to see. "We're almost there, Jaimie. Just hang on a little bit longer." Jack said, making Jaimie feel disappointed. He wasn't getting tired, not at all. He wanted to keep flying with Jack, but it was obvious that there was something else going on. Jaimie could see the giant black cloud in the sky, reminding him of the black horses that had been with Pitch Black. Jaimie didn't want to see what that cloud would do.

Jack landed carefully, his staff hanging by his side and his other hand still supporting Jaimie's leg. "Alright, kid, looks like we're here. Hey, trolls come on out!" Jack shouted, seeing that they were all rocks right now. Jack didn't have time to deal with their stubbornness, not when Pitch was back in Arendelle doing who knows what to the people there. He stabbed his staff on the ground, which was already covered in snow created by Elsa, and began freezing everything underneath it. Even the snow gained a layer of frost on top as his magic spread towards the rocks.

"Jack, what are you doing?" Jaimie asked, seeing the frost but not understanding the point. They were standing in a small clearing, surrounded by small, round rocks. Jaimie thought that while the rocks were interesting, there wasn't much here to do. It wasn't until the rocks began moving that Jaimie realized why Jack had brought him here. All of them moved at once, seeming to be avoiding Jack's magic as they did so. Once they stopped moving, Jaimie could see faces, arms, and legs on all of them.

"Whoa, they are actually alive! Jack did you see what they did? The rocks they-" Jaimie was saying, but he was interrupted by Jack's laughter. He had expected Jaimie to get excited, but the kid was taking it to a new level. Even the trolls had been amusing, trying so hard to dodge his frost. After everything he had gone through, he had needed a chance to laugh at something. "Jack Frost, I see you have returned." the old troll from earlier said.

"Hey, glad to see you're still around." Jack commented as a greeting. Grand Pabbie was not amused, but he did his best to remain calm. "You have just missed your friends. I assume that they found you in Arendelle?" he asked, knowing that Jack could not have unfrozen without true love. Grand Pabbie didn't think his friend's love for him was strong enough, but it was possible that he had been wrong. "Wait, the Guardians are here? He actually listened to me?" Jack asked, glancing up at the sky. He didn't expect Manny to listen. Jack was normally ignored, but he was grateful that his prayer had been answered this time.

Grand Pabbie sighed, realizing it was pointless to try and have a serious conversation with this one. "Listen, Jack, there is a great darkness in this world that you need to go and help stop. Your friends need you." he told Jack, looking down at his hand. He had spent the night thinking about the scroll again, the reversal spell still an option. After all of these years, it might be necessary to use it in order to save the kingdom. Grand Pabbie just didn't know if he had altered it enough to allow the victim to retain their memories.

Jack nodded, focusing on his problem once more. "Uh, Jack, do you know what he's talking about? Is Pitch back?" Jaimie asked, gently tugging on Jack's hoodie. Smiling, Jack kneeled down in front of Jaimie, not wanting to kid to be scared. "Don't worry, Jaimie. I'll take care of Pitch and then I'll come right back for you. We'll go home together, okay?" he said, staring into Jaimie's eyes. Grand Pabbie realized that maybe it had been the child that had saved Jack, but he remained silent. It was necessary to calm the child before sending Jack on his mission. Grand Pabbie only wished he had someone more responsible to give it to, but he had limited options at the moment.

Jaimie nodded and hugged Jack again, not wanting him to leave so soon. "Good. I'm not leaving here without you." Jaimie said, holding on to Jack's promise. He would see the winter spirit again, Jaimie was certain of it. The troll seemed to want Jack's attention, so Jaimie stepped back and let them talk. He was not needed anymore, not in this battle. Smiling, Jaimie wondered exactly what had happened to bring Jack back. Maybe there was something magical about himself after all.

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