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AN: Happy Halloween! I know I'm late, but meh! Sorry I feel like this is late, but I'm not sure if it is. Lately I have been obsessed with The Red Baron and his history. The movie was amazing. The actor who plays Manfred Von Richthofen is so cute! And the dude who plays Roy Brown is too! I suggest you watch it now! The full movies on YouTube. Sorry just fangirling...
When he arrived at the pole it was all ready starting to get dark. The time zone change was 11 hours or something. Jack couldn't remember. He hated the time zones, but understood why they were important. He waved to two patrolling wolves and he passed them going to the meeting room. The assassin thought he heard some discussion of a meeting later in the night and went to check just in case. Sure enough all the avengers and guardians were sitting around the table. Clint had his head down and Jack could hear light snores coming from his. As he got closer Natasha smacked the archer on the back of his head. Clint woke with a start.
The winter God took his seat between Thor and Loki. "Where's Amelia?" He asked.
"In bed." Loki yawned. "Your bed, that is. That girl is the worst to put to bed." He growled. "Three glasses of water, six bed time stories and countless extra blankets! What does she need blankets for? She's a winter spirit!" The mischief god complained. Thor nodded in agreement. He must have helped put Amelia to bed too. "She does take after you a lot."
"Hey! I wasn't that bad!" Jack laughed at Loki's troubles. "Now what are we meeting about?"
"You." North said, but before he went on he paused.
"Oh no." Jack grumbled. "What do you mean?"
"We have a few questions." Tooth said calmly.
"Like?"
"How old are you, really?" Bunny asked.
"Physically 18 in human years." Jack said. Bunny nodded. "But I have been 'alive' 637ish years." He looked to his brothers. They both nodded. "I always forget. Since I moved to earth my age has frozen at 18, thanks to MIM."
"So Thor and Loki still age?" Banner asked.
"The humans think we are immortal, but we are not." Loki said.
Thor nodded. "We can die of old age and injures and once and a while disease or sickness, but yes, we age a lot slower."
"Spirits don't age, but can be killed." Sandy signed. It took them a while to decode the images. "We can die from injury and loss of believers or the will to live. Also are powers can be taken which also can cause death. Can your powers be taken too?"
"Not permanently or by anyone other than Odin." Thor said.
"Can you die from loss of belief?" Natasha directed her question to Jack.
"No. My Asgardian side would take over. I don't think I will age, but you never know." Jack shrugged.
"What if your powers are taken?" Steve asked.
"I think I would be turned mortal like Thor was, but yet again, we can only speculate." Jack smiled.
"Where and when did you learn to fight?" Tony asked.
"At first, on Asgard. Standard training nothing special. Self defense mostly, but when I moved to earth I met the Assassin's. They're a secret organization that fights for peace and freedom of all. Don't even bother to look them up, you won't find anything. My mentor, Conner taught me most of what I know and still use today." Jack explained.
"Why would the Assassin's stay hidden then if they fight for freedom?" Steve asked.
"It's been that way for hundreds of years before I came to earth. It seems to be working quite well. So they're not changing that." Jack said. Steve nodded. He seemed to understand.
"Who are they fighting against?" Clint asked. Jack went on to explain the Assassin's and Templar's endless war. They sat in listened as everything they thought they knew about history was changed.
"So why haven't you just froze them all yet?" Tony asked.
"When I moved to earth I promised Manny I wouldn't mess with the humans too much, hence not killing all the Templar's. I'll only take on targets others have attempted and been injured or killed trying." Jack explained having to stop and yawn half way through.
"You said about a contract earlier? What is it exactly?" Bunny asked.
"I don't have a copy with me, but the basics are: take over the packs, stop them from killing each other and the humans, not to mess with the humans too much and keep my past and family hidden." Jack said. "At the time I didn't know why, but then I met Pitch."
"I guess that term is out the door." Natasha smirked.
Jack shrugged. "Manny hasn't said anything. Not that he ever says anything. So I think he's alright with it." Jack yawned and propped his head up with his hand. The guardians and avengers continued to ask questions about each other. The assassin started to tune out. He hadn't realized that his head was now in his arms on the table. Jack was just about to fall asleep when the talking suddenly stopped. 'Oh no.' He thought. His mind quickly put two and two together and listened for more signs of danger.
Jack picked up the sound of light footsteps coming towards him. By the sound of a marker cap popping off, the assassin knew what they were attempting. Ice spread under his feet and around the chair. He heard the person's shoes slip, but they didn't fall. Jack stopped a smile from creeping onto his face. The person crept closer until they were practically leaning over him.
The assassins eyes flew open and he yelled: "Boo!"
"Holy shit!" Tony squealed and he tripped over his own feet and fell on the ice. Everyone burst out laughing.
"Never sneak up on an assassin." Jack said between laughs.
"Ouch." Tony groaned as he stood.
"Now can we sleep?" Clint asked.
"I guess so. Are all the questions answered?" North asked. He ran his hand through his beard. No one said anything and North nodded. Everyone stood up and headed in groups to their rooms.
The assassin crept silently into his room. Amelia was sound asleep in his bed. There were at least half a dozen blankets on the floor in a pile. Jack shifted and curled up in one of the blankets. He didn't want to wake Amelia up by sleeping at her feet.
Jack woke hours later. He got up and stretched. The wolf sat up on his back paws and looked over the edge of the bed. Amelia was still fast asleep. The wolf padded out of the room and down the hall towards the kitchen. His claws ticked on the hard wood as he walked. Two patrolling wolves barked as he passed. Jack nodded his hello.
The white wolf sniffed his way to the kitchen. He scented around to find an apple. Once he found the crate full he shifted and grabbed one then headed towards the library. He munched on his apple on the way.
The winter god pushed the huge oak door open and stepped into the dimly lit library. He spotted someone sitting in one of the huge arm chairs with their huge feet up on a foot rest.
"Hey Bunny." Jack greeted.
"Jack? What are you doing up so early?" Bunny asked as he closed his book.
"I am? What time is it?" Jack said with another yawn and a bite of his apple.
"It's 4oc in the morning!" Bunny raised and eye brow.
"That's not too early." Jack shrugged. "I've slept for over 3 hours."
"What? How can you only sleep 3 hours and still be fresh as a daisy?!" Bunny said in surprise.
"I guess you get use to it." Jack smirked.
"You're crazy." Bunny said shaking his head.
"What are you doing up so early?" Jack asked.
"It's 2oc in the afternoon, mate." Bunny smirked.
"You just said it was 4oc in the morning!"
"At the pole, but in Australia its 2oc." Bunny explained.
"That makes more sense." Jack grumbled. The winter assassin ghosted over to one of the bookshelf and picked a book off the shelf. "This is going to be interesting." He hummed as he read the back.
"What is it about?" Bunny asked.
"It's about wolves." Jack smiled.
"Don't see why you need to read that. You're already an expert!" Bunny said reopening his book.
"I'd like to see what the humans thought of us." Jack said. He tucked the book into his oversized sweater pocket and started to climb up the side of one of the book shelves.
"You always got to be up somewhere high, don't you?" Bunny grumbled. The guardian of hope sat back down and started to read his book. Jack reached the top seconds later and leaned his back on the wall with his feet hanging over the edge of the shelf. The assassin started to read.
AN: I've decided to change Isis's name to Crocus. TheStarsInTheSkyShineSoBright suggested it. I really liked their idea. Crocus is a flower that blooms in autumn, winter and spring. Any were from normal soil to alpine tundra.