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AN: Finished all my volunteer hours! I loved it! It was like going to camp without having to pay! It was nice to have responsibilities as well have fun.
"Yes." Bunny said pulling his boomerangs out.
"What if I can sneak up, disarm and pin you? Also I won't use any weapons." Jack suggested.
"North can't even do that with his swords!" Tooth said.
"That will work." Bunny said with a smirk. Amelia went over and sat down beside a bush. Tooth fluttered over and started to talk to her. At first she looked fearful, but after awhile she seemed to like Tooth.
"I'll give you three minutes to prepare." Jack said. He watched as North and Sandy went over to where Amelia and Tooth were talking and sat beside them before disappearing into the forest. He didn't use the wind to fly because it would have carried his scent and made noise. The assassin climbed into a tree. He sat and waited for five minutes. He knew by then that Bunny would be getting jumpy and easily distracted by any noise.
Jack hopped through the trees not making a sound. He easily navigated through the dense canopy back to the Guardians. The winter god peaked out of the trees down to where Bunny was standing. The rabbit stood eyes and ears sweeping the forest. His nose twitched nervously trying to find the assassin.
The winter spirit creeped out further on the branch until he was directly over Bunny. He commanded the wind to blow through the forest snapping branches like someone had stepped on them. Bunny turned to the sound. Jack smirked looking down at his unsuspecting victim.
The assassin fell from the trees onto Bunny shoulders. He grabbed the boomerangs out of the rabbit's hands and through them away from Bunny. The winter god flipped off of Bunny's back landing on the ground in a crouch. He kicked Bunny's feet out from under him. The assassin jumped on top of the unsuspecting guardian. He pinned the rabbit's hands over his head. Bunny tried to kick Jack off, but couldn't get his feet up high enough to hit him.
"Got you." Jack laughed. Bunny growled annoyed. The assassin stood up and grabbed Bunny's boomerangs and handed them back.
"Where did you learn to do that?" Bunny asked brushing the dirt from his fur.
"A bit from Asgard and a bit from a friend." Jack said. Amelia jumped up and skipped over to her father. He looked over to the other three guardians. They each had their mouths wide open in shock. Jack smirked. Sandy waved his hand and formed the assassin symbol over his head with sand. "How do you know about the assassins?"
North was the one to answer. "We met one a long time ago. He was very secretive and told us next to nothing about his brotherhood other then they fought for the greater good. He had very advanced weapons for his time. After he died no one heard of the assassins again. We assumed they had disbanded."
"I have a good idea of who you met." Jack said.
"Who?" Bunny asked.
"Sorry, but I can't say anything more than you already know." Jack said.
"Dam assassins, always so secretive." Bunny grumbled.
"That's one secret I have to keep, others I don't. Would you like to meet the rest of my family?" Jack asked. Tooth quickly nodded with the other guardians.
Bunny looked unsure. "Will we need a space ship?"
Amelia burst out laughing. "No." She said between giggles.
"One thing before we go, that wolf that was killed back there, was killed by a nightmare. The packs have seen a few wandering around. Do you think Pitch is back?" Jack said worriedly.
"Bah!" North said waving his hand dismissively. "Probably just strays."
"We decked him less than a year ago, mate." Bunny said. "He isn't back."
"Bunny is right! I don't feel anything in my belly either!" North said excitedly.
"How did you know the wolf was hurt?" Tooth asked.
Jack tapped his head. "I have a special connection with the alphas and they have one with their packs. If one wolf gets hurt I feel it."
"Does Amelia?" Tooth asked.
"No. She's too young." Jack said
"Do the packs feel it if you get hurt?" Tooth asked. Jack nodded.
"If we don't need a space ship then how do we get there?" Bunny asked changing subjects.
"Easy." Jack said. Amelia held his hand. "Heimdall?"
"Prince Jokul, welcome back." Heimdall greeted when they arrived through the portal. "Welcome Guardians."
"Prince?! You never said you were a prince!" Bunny said astounded.
"Yep, I am." Jack shrugged. "Where are Thor and Loki?"
"In the training ring. As usual." Heimdall said.
"Thank you." He said. "Come on guys."
The assassin led the guardians through the colorful streets towards the castle.
"Wow! You lived here?" Tooth said fluttering about. "It's so bright."
"It looks better from high up." Jack smiled. "Oh I should tell you, there is no flying aloud unless it is an emergency."
"Then how do you know what it looks like?" North asked raising an eyebrow.
"I've never been one to follow rules." Jack said sheepishly. "The guards know well enough that I'm not a threat so they let me get away with it most of the time."
"I've been meaning to ask, what happened to your staff?" Bunny asked.
"My staff? Oh I still have it." He said unclipping it from the chain and holding out the charm for them to see.
"That's not your staff!" North said in disbelief.
"Yes it is." Jack said expanding it to full size. He twirled it around creating a patch of frost on a nearby window.
"When did you learn to do that?" Bunny asked.
"I always could." Jack said. "But Mim said that having a shepherds crook was more 'kid friendly' than having swords and everything."
"He never said anything to North about being 'kid friendly.'" Tooth said.
"Another!" A drinker from a nearby bar yelled smashing his cup on the ground. The guardians turned and looked.
"Isn't it a little early to be drinking?" North asked.
Jack shook his head. "It's actually pretty late."
"Do you drink?" Tooth asked.
"Once in awhile." Jack said. He winced. "As soon as I was old enough my dad took me out and got me so drunk I thought I would never want to drink again." He shrugged. "Apparently I won a drinking contest, I don't remember it though..."
North laughed. They started to climb the steps of the castle. Once they reached the top Jack looked over his shoulder to see North out of breath and Bunny just hopping up the last stair. He smirked and kept walking. Amelia ran over to one of the pots filled with flowers and picked a bright pink one. She skipped back over to Tooth and gave it to the fairy.
"Thank you." Tooth said. She smiled and put it in the feathers on her head.
"You look beautiful." Amelia smiled.
They finally reached the training ring. Jack laughed as he watched Clint and Tony wrestle over a cookie. The others were placing bets on who would win.
The winter god whistled to get their attention. Tony and Clint sat up straight in surprise. Clint had the cookie in his hand. Tony grabbed it and stuffed it in his mouth. Jack rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"What?" Tony asked through a mouthful of cookie.
"Nothing." Jack chuckled. "Anyways, guys these are the Guardians. I'm sure you've figured out who's who already and these are the Avengers, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanov and my brothers Thor and Loki." He said gesturing to each person.
"Hello!" Tooth smiled brightly.
"Wait, their full grown adults and they can see us?" Bunny asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yes." Tony said. "Is there a problem with a 48 year old man still believing in the Easter Bunny?"
AN: Did anyone hear what happened to Tony Stewart? Poor guy, he just got back to racing! Does anyone know who the guardians met? I'll give you a hint, he's my favorite assassin!