"…they needed joy."

Joy…suddenly it hit her. The Man In the Moon made each of the Guardians to bring something to children, hope, wonder, dreams, memories…joy. She was supposed to bring joy to children. Nothing makes a child happier than their imagination, creating people, places, or things that will bring them joy. That's why she was here. "Joy? Joy! Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine…I have to go," and she flew out the mouth of the cave.

Pitch followed asking, "Where are you going?"

"Thanks for the date, I had fun!" Joy yelled back, not answering his question.

Date? She thought it was a date? She thought it was a date! And she had fun! Pitch smiled, but his face soon fell, But will she come back?

Joy's POV

I had no idea where I was going, but I needed to think. I am here to bring joy to children, but Pitch (who does almost the opposite) was my only friend. I really liked him, but would he like me when he found out what my purpose was? We could still be friends…maybe more.

Well Pitch isn't my only friend, Jack is, maybe…And I'm not even sure this is my purpose, right? I could be wrong, but I think I'm right…Why is this so complicated?! I've only existed for a day, not even and just…ugh! Being lost in my thoughts, I bumped into something, no someone again. "Oh hi Jack."

"Hey, still learning how to fly?"

"Apparently."

"Well where were you going in such a rush?"

… "I don't really know…Where are you going?"

"I was just heading to Austria, it's colder there so I was going to start a snowball fight or something and just hang after…Wanna come with me?"

"Sure," Looks like I do have another friend.

In Austria

"Yeah, snow day!" Jack waved his staff around, making snow balls and throwing some of them at kids who were running around everywhere.

I decided to join in by scooping up some snow and throwing it at Jack. "Hey!" and he threw one at me too. As we had our snowball fight, the kids had there own, not noticing the random flying snowballs.

"That was fun," I said when we were done.

"That's what I do."

"I thought you made ice and snow…"

"Yeah, but who doesn't enjoy a snowball fight? You can't argue with that."

"Not really, but you still mostly make ice and snow."

"Well how about I show you something?"

"I don't have a choice do I?"

"Nope, come on." After a few minutes, we were at the mouth of a cave, Another cave, didn't see that coming. "Close your eyes until we're inside."

"Fine," I obeyed and Jack guided me inside, "It's cold in here," I said with a shiver.

"OK, open your eyes." I looked around; we were surrounded by ice, all beautifully placed along the cave. Icicles hung above us, glittering in the sunlight, ice sheets covered the ground like a carpet, just beautiful.

"You did all this?"

"Well, the Easter Bunny didn't."

I rolled my eyes, "How long did it take you to make this?"

"Not long, it's just something I made in my free time, which I have a lot of." I flew down, planting my feet on the ground and tried stepping forward but started to slip. "Whoa, careful," Jack said taking my hands, "Try this," he moved his feet on the ground and we started sliding. "Come on, try it," I followed his lead, almost slipping a few more times, but I got the hang of it. "There you go!"

After we skated for a while, I realized I didn't know how to get back to the entrance of the cave. When I told Jack, he suggested, "Let's see who can make it out first, you in?"

"I would, but didn't you make this cave?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Wouldn't that mean you have an advantage here?"

"Maybe, but do you want to get out or not?"

I groaned, "Yes."

"Then try to beat me out," and the he was gone. Great. I looked around, noticing a trail of frost on the ground clouding the ice, Interesting, so I followed the trail and eventually met Jack at the mouth of the cave. Then we just hung out for a bit before I had to go, I still needed to think.

Pitch's POV

I sat in my lair, in the door frame of what was Joy's room. Now she's gone, just a flicker of light, never meant to last. I shook my head, "I can't be sulking, I still have big plans for the Guardians. With or without Joy I will spread my nightmares across the globe. And everyone will see…they will believe in Pitch Black!" I shadowed out of the lair and went to find the first sleeping child that would fear my nightmares, "And maybe I'll visit the Guardians when I'm done," an additional plan forming in my mind. Yes, not only would I be believed in, but the Guardians would no longer stand in my way. And maybe I could make my darkness up to Joy…once she gets her memories back.