Wolfie: I do not own any of these characters besides my Ocs, or any movies that were said in this chapter! Also, if you didn't know I REWROTE THE 1ST CHAPTER! So those that are like "What? What happened to Kimiko?" If you like that version better, tell me. But if not...bone appetite! :D

Chapter 2: Green Smoke and Flashbacks

"Anyway-"

"We can't just leave her like that!" Jack glared, interrupting Bunnymund who was rudely ignoring Avery's limp body.

"Well, what should we do with her then, Frostie?" He glared back, getting in the Winter Spirit's face. They stood glaring at each other, rude insults flooding their minds.

"...Just lay her on my couch..." Jaime sighed, pointing to the tan couch on the side of the wall.

"Oh...I didn't even see that." Tooth said, titling her head to the side in a little confusion. North had to be the one who carried Avery to the couch, because the younger male Guardians were having a strange glare off in the middle of the room. He layed her carefully on the couch, setting her head on and armrest, her arm swinging off the side of it. Suddenly, Jaime's eyes brightened as he stared at his grandchild.

.::FLASHBACK::.

"Grandpa, Grandpa!" A 5-year old Avery yelled as she ran around Jaime's old house. She ran downstairs to the living room from the guest room she usually stayed in during the Summer. Her mom had just dropped her off, instead of staying or atleast saying 'hi' to Jaime, she used the excuse that she was going to be late for work and technically shoved her daughter out of a moving car!

"Yes pumpkin?" He asked warmly, turning his head from the TV to look towards the stairs at his tiny granddaughter. She was technically bouncing on the 4th step, her brown pigtails swaying wildly.

"Look what I can do! Look, LOOOOOOOKKKKK!" As a child, some people would say she was quite annoying, but it's whatever.

His eyes widened as he watched her form a Chipmunk made out of green smoke, matching the color of her eyes, out of thin air. She giggled as she felt it nibble on her thumb, tickling her and sending shivers down her spine. Jaime's jaw dropped and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. "Y-y-y-y-y-y..." He stuttered, not knowing what to really say.

"Do you like it?" She asked with hopefuly eyes, wanting to make her Grandfather happy. "I remember you said that you liked the Easter Bunny, so...here ya' go!" She smiled as she made a bunny form this time, she lifted her wrists forward and the bunny ran towards Jaime, flying around his head and lying gently in his hair.

He could feel the bunny on his head. Nibbling on his hair as if it were a carrot. As if it were food. He'd probably get a few bald spots, but he didn't care, he was in awe as how real it felt. His grandchild..just made a bunny...out of thin air...

"W-when did you learn you could do that?" He asked, amazed completely.

"Just now in my room. But the last thing I remember was waking up on the floor...and the moon...oh, it was HUGE! And so bright, grandpa you-"

But he stopped listening. The moon? What did the moon have to do with anything? Why did his granddaughter develop this abiltity? This gift? Should she embrace it, or is it a bad sign...?

"No...she should embrace it...she's got it now, she might as well learn how to use it..." He muttered to himself as he watched Avery rant on about the moon and it's brightness.

And that's what he did. He tried his best to teach her how to use her ability while she was staying with him each Summer.

.::FLASHBACK OVER::.

"I HAVE AN IDEA!" Jaime shouted happily, eyes as wide as saucers. Everyone turned to him, surprised by his sudden outburst. "Sorry... but I think I know someone who can help you." He said, smirking and looking at all of their confused faces.

"Who?" North asked urgently, wanting to hear who Jaime thought could help them defeat Pitch, the Boogeyman. Jaime nodded his head over to the unconcious girl on the couch and everyone followed his gaze.

"What?! Mate, she fainted just by looking at us, the good guys.How will she help if she's gonna have to look and fight Pitch?" Bunnymund asked, as pessimistic as ever.

"How would she be able to help us?" Tooth asked curiously. Jaime's smirk widened until it was a grin.

"I think she's a Guardian."

"Hmmm..." Avery groaned as she squeezed her eyes shut tighter.

'That was the strangest dream ever...I dreamt of the Guardians in Grandpa Jaime's room. Ha, like that'll ever happen! Yes, it would be cool, but what are the odds of them going there?' She thought, turing her body so she was more comfortable.

"Avery, honey. Wake up." She heard Jaime say softly from his bed. She assumed that she probably just fell asleep on one of her visits again.

'No, it wasn't a visit. It was an act of your instincts.' Her subconcious told her.

'Oh yeah...because mother...hit me...she slapped me...' She thought sadly. Her face became soft and she just wanted to sleep again, to get rid of the real world for a little while. Maybe this time she'd dream of the Guardians again. Hopefully, she'd dream of Tooth and the mute Sandman, of North and Bunnymund, and...Jack Frost.

Surprisingly out of those five, he was her favorite. In the stories Jaime used to tell her, he seemed brave, fun, and very...sarcastic. The way Grandpa described him, he looked almost close to her age, which was 16 years old. She always dreamt of meeting him, mainly because Winter happened to be her favorite season.

A part of why Winter was her favorite season was that the most beautiful animals came out during that time of year. White Hares, wolves, adorable polar bears (even though they always come out in Antartica), and the Snowy Owls. She loved animals, she wanted to work with them as soon as she turned 20 years old.

But, anyway, Jack Frost was her absolute favorite Guardian. She adored him, she always loved the stories that Jaime told her about him. To her, he was amazing. North came in second because she thought of him more as a playful father figure. And Bunnymund as a daring brother, Tooth as a gentle sister, and the Sandman as an adorable little brother. She loved them all, like one really weird family.

"Avery wake up. It's important." Jaime said, more firm than last time. She sighed softly.

'I guess that dream's over and done with.' She sat up and yawned, covering her mouth and opened her eyes sleepily.

"Yes Granddad?" She asked. She looked around the room and noticed that the Guardians weren't in it, like her dream. She frowned slightly, a little part of her was hoping it was more that just a dream.

"Do you remember...what I used to teach you...?" He asked her, trying to carefully pick and choose his words. She blinked.

"You taught me alot of things, Granddad."

"No. I mean about your...ability." He said slowly, looking into her eyes with a soft gaze.

"Wha...? What're you talking about?"

"The animals, Avery. The animals. The bunny you made me, the chipmunk that nibbled on your finger. The animals you made." He said, his eyes full of concern that she had lost her ability or forgotten about it completely.

Her eyes widened as memories rushed into her head. They had been locked away long ago, when one Winter she had shown her mom her ability. Her mother had told her to never do it again and she had obeyed.

She grasped her head as they came back, rushing in too fast, giving her a headache. There were too many of them. Her playing with a random lion made of green smoke. Feeding a green zebra. Flying on a large green American Eagle. Now she had a migraine. There were too much, too many, they were coming in too fast. She wasn't ready for them. She released a shriek from her lips as she she fell to her knees on the marble floor, grasping her hair.

.::FLASHBACK TIME::.

"Mom look!" a 10-year old Avery said happily, showing her mother her almost mastered ability for the first time. She created a monkey out of smoke, letting it climb on the walls, eating some of the bananas from the fridge and go through her hair, probably looking for bugs to eat, but Avery always kept her hair clean.

"AVERY?!" Her mother shouted, running towards her. Avery's eyes widened and the smoke immediately disappeared from her worry. Didn't her mother like it? Why didn't she enjoy her animals like Grandpa Jaime did? "Oh my goodness! My baby! My poor poor baby! Why?!" Her mother kneeled and wrapped her arms around her daughter, squeezing her tightly. She could feel a warm wetness on her shoulder.

"Mother...? You didn't like it?" She asked softly, sad that she failed to make her mom happy for the first time in a long time. Her mother looked into her eyes with anger and disappointment.

"Don't you EVER do that! You hear me?! Don't you ever do that, EVER AGAIN!?" Avery jumped away from her mother, alarmed from her outburst. Her mom stood up and walked over to her slowly, hot, angry tears running down her face as she glared at her child.

"But w-why?" She asked, sliding down to the floor and putting her knees up to her chest. Why was mom acting this way? What was so bad about her animals?! Grandpa loved them, why didn't mother?

"Because it makes me sad and when I get sad, I die. Is that what you want?! FOR ME TO DIE?! IS IT-"

"NOO, NOOO! PLEASE DON'T, I LOVE YOU MOM! I LOVE YOU, DON'T SAY THAT!" Avery cried as tears ran down her face from thinking of her mother's death.

"Then don't ever do that again, ok?"

"O-ok..." She sniffled furiously as she tried to hold off her tears.

"Good, I love you Avery." Her mother said with a wicked grin that didn't rub Avery too well. She ignored the eerie feeling and hugged her mom back.

"I l-love you to mother."

.::FLASHBACK OVER::.

"...So..."

"Shut up, you walking slushie."

"Whatever, Easter Kangaroo!"

"I'm a bunny!"

"Stop arguing!"

"He started it-"

"I don't care who started it, as long as it stops now." North said with authority. Bunnymung and Jack glared at each other, before listening to the 'leader' of the group's orders and silencing themselves. North sighed.

'How do I put up with them?' He thought as he rolled his eyes.

"It stinks here." Tooth said, grabbing her nose and Sandy nodded, agreeing.

"What did you expect? It's a bathroom, mate. It's not suppose sweet and cute." Bunnmung said, his nose twitching. The smell affected him the most since he had the sharpest nose in the group. He could smell things over 10 miles away. And with the toilet being so close, it hit him smack in the face. But, he wouldn't be a sissy and cover his nose. Especially infront of Jack, he'd never be able to live it down. The little punk would make fun of him for it, forever.

"It smells like...old person fart in here." Jack grimaced. He wanted to cover his nose to, but with Bunnymund there, he'd never be able to live it down. The big ball of fur would make fun of him for it, forever.

"Can't handle it?" Bunnymung smirked.

"Of course I can, cotton-tail. But I know with your weak nose that-"

"My nose is not weak, mate. Tru-"

"Yeah whatev-"

"For being in here for only 3 minutes, those two make it feel like we've been in here for days." North sighed again. He looked through the bathroom door window and saw Jaime reaching out his hand to an awake and...very-much-in-pain Avery on her knees. His eyes widened, he was about to run out the door and try to help her, but that's when...

The smoke came.

"Avery!? Avery?!" Jaime called out to her, worry taking over his face. "Avery?!" But his eyes widened with awe as millions of animals filled his room, all made out of smoke. Birds, horses, cats, fish, mice, you name it, and they were in his room. He turned to Avery and saw that she was looking at all the animals to.

"I remember...I remember!" She shouted happily, unkowingly catching the attention of all the Guardians in the bathroom. She tried to interact with each and every creatue, excited that she had broken down the walls that covered up her memories of her ability. She touched their fur, their wings, heared them roar and squawk. She ran to Jaime and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I REMEMBER!" She sang. Jaime smiled brightly, wider than he had in a long time and hugged her back.

"I'm glad. Now Avery...there's alot we have to tell you. With these abilitles comes great-"

"Responsibility. Yes, we've all seen Spider Man ,Grandpa." She rolled her eyes. Jaime chuckled lightly.

"But seriously, you have a duty now. And I think it'd be better if it came from people with more experience." Jaime said, his face unusually serious.

"What're you talking about?" She asked, her eyes brows furrowed. He looked towards the bathroom door and motioned for the Guardians to come out. North first, then Tooth, then Sandy, Bunnymund and finally Jack.

Her eyes widened. 'It wasn't a dream!? I actually did see them?! They're real!' She thought as a bright smile came to her face. She ran to North and hugged him. Hugged him tightly, afraid that he'd slip away any moment. "You are real!"

"Of course we are!" North smiled, talking with his thick foreign accent. She looked up at him and then back at them all. Tooth looked like she was restraining herself from something.

'What's wrong with her?' Avery asked.

'Don't check her teeth Tooth...Don't check...her...teeth...' The Tooth Fairy thought, trying incredibly hard not to rip open the teen's mouth and look at her pearly whites.

Avery then looked at Bunnymund. "The Easter Bunny!" She said happily. He cracked a smile, he liked her already, but he didn't really understand then looked down at the Sandman and squatted. "You're so cute!" She looked at him with big eyes. "You're adorable!" She cooed as she looked at him dreamily. He blushed and smiled shyly. Then, she looked to the last Guardian. Her jaw dropped slightly, the smile gone from her face. "Jack Frost..." She said, almost a whisper.

"Hi." He said simply, smirking and just glad that she could still see him. She walked up to him slowly, noticing that he was a few inches taller than her.

Everything Jaime told her...His white hair, blue eyes, pale skin. The clothes he wore, blue hoodie, brown pants, no shoes...they all were true. Right here infront of her. Her favorite Guardian who created her favorite season. She wrapped her arms around his neck quickly and hugged him like how she hugged North, just a bit more tighter. Jack's eyes widened with surprise and a dark blush rose to his cheeks. He slowly wrapped his arms around her waist, enjoying the hug as much as she was.

"Finally...we meet." She said against his shoulder, sounding muffled. But he heard her perfectly, for she was right next to his ear.

Wolfie: uh..hellow readers!

Avery: HI! :D

Jaime: Somone's happy.

Avery: I finally got to meet Jack Frost! Grandpa, he's my favorite Guardian ever!

Jack: Well thank you. *smirk*

Tooth: *stares at him dreamily.*

Bunnymund: *staring at Avery with narrowed eyes*

Avery:...uh is there a problem? .

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