Wolfie: Hello friends! As you can see, I haven't done a AveryXJack moment. Well, the wait for another one. . .GOES ON! Sorry lol. But, I'm kinda trying to take their relationship slowly because I've read a lot of JF Fanfics and sometimes the authors make his relationships go by so fast. Like, For example:

"Hello, I'm Jack Frost! And what's your name?" "Sarah." "WILL YOU MARRY ME, BEAR MY CHILDREN AND DIE SO YOU CAN BECOME A SPIRIT AND WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOREVER!?" -_-

No, I'm NOT gonna allow this story to seem like that. I already regret doing something in this story now, but I'm too lazy to fix it so yeah. .-. But there will be another one soon ^_^

Chapter 6: Allies

'I feel like there's something I'm missing.' Avery thought. After the failed attempt at finding Pitch's lair and hopping back in the North's sleigh, they were all on their way back to the Pole, but not before passing over Jaime's room to double-check and make sure he was okay. Although there were several different thoughts going through everyone's head, mainly about Pitch, only one head was filled with confusion. 'I'm forgetting something important, but what?' Avery bit her bottom lip lightly in concentration, trying to figure out what was missing. She felt like something was missing from her heart, but she couldn't exactly place what it was. She rubbed her temples. What was she missing?! 'If I forgot it, maybe it wasn't all that imp-. . .' Her eyes widened as realization hit her.

"North! Can you. .drop me off somewhere, please?!" She called out from the back of the sleigh. The driver gave her a questioning glance before looking ahead as to not crash into any buildings.

"Where to and why?" Bunnymund asked.

"My house. It's really important." She responded, trying to avoid telling them the real reason about why she needed to go home. North gave her an understanding nod before turning back towards the reindeer to guide them off in the directions that Avery shouted out.

"What's at your house?" Jack asked from beside her.

"Turn left here!" She looked at Jack for a second before facing forward again.

"My mother." She tried to keep her voice calm and non-shaky as she said it. Glimpses of why she ran away in the first place replayed in her mind several times and she could feel a frown tugging on her lips. She tried desperately to not let her heart show on her sleeve.

"Don't worry, it'll just take a minute!" She called to them as she jogged towards her front door. She hesitated for a minute before twisting her key in the door and stepping inside her house, closing the door behind her. She paused in her steps and scanned the living room, as if expecting her mother to attack her like a lion and a Gazelle.

'Is this what our relationship's come to? Expecting my mother to pounce and try to finish me off?'

She took a daring step into the middle of the floor. "Mom?!" She yelled, so the sound bounced all over the house. After 2 minutes of not hearing a response, she called out again, now technically chanting her mother's name. After not getting a response, she shrugged in disappointment and headed upstairs to her room. Hopes of making up with her mother gone. She took a quick shower and changed her clothes. The ones she had originally wore were dirty, worn out, and had frost on some bits of it from the little battle she had with the Winter Spirit.

.::FLASHBACK::.

She had barely dodged another ice blast from him as she rolled out of the way. She jumped to her feet and got into a defensive stance. She gave a sarcastic smile when she saw her opponent, Jack Frost, chuckling at her. They had already spent about 30 minutes in a playground firing at each other. They had definitely used the whole town of Burgess as a battlefield.

"Tired yet?" He asked, smirking at her.

"Not even close." She gave a strong kick that sent waves of her ability towards him, he flew up in the air and avoided them effortlessly. She huffed and furrowed her eye brows. "Why can't I fly? That'd make this battle so much easier." She muttered to herself as she tried to fire another wave, but he blocked that easily as well.

"Someone seems to be loooosssing!" He sang, eyes twinkling with victory after he landed softly back on to the ground in front of her.

"Yeah, seems like you." She said as she got ready to aim at him again, but paused.

'His eyes. . .' She thought. Eyes were always her favorite part of the human body. She thought the saying that eyes were the gateway to the soul fit extremely well. Eyes were like a relaxer for her. She loved to look into people's eyes and be able to read them, it relaxed her greatly. But the way the light from the moon reflected on Jack's blue eyes. . .She didn't want to read them. She didn't know if she even could. All she wanted to do was stare. It confused her to no end about why she felt this way. She looked longer, trying to see what made his blue orbs so special. Was it the spark of enjoyment in them? Was it because they were one of her favorite colors? Was it-

"Checking me out, huh?" He chuckled again and a dark blush spread to Avery's cheeks. She glared at him and immediately aimed at him.

"Shut up and fight."

.::FLASHBACK OVER::.

She rubbed her cheeks as if that would prevent the blush that was already clear on her face. She sighed and changed into the fresh clothes she pulled out, which was a pair of jeans, a long-sleeved white shirt that had three buttons near the collar and she placed a purple hoodie on top, hiding her shirt. She put on her boots, grabbed her keys, and ran downstairs. Hoping hat she didn't take too long.

"Avery?" She had just put her hand on the front doorknob when she heard a voice. She froze and remained turned away from the voice. Her eyes were wide and it felt as if her mouth had gone dry. "Avery!" Her mother yelled and hugged her from behind. Avery broke out of her state of shock and she released a breath she hadn't realized she held. She turned around and returned the hug. They couldn't stay mad at her.

After all, that was her mother.

"Hello old friends. How nice to see you again." Pitch smiled crookedly, walking inside the gigantic room with confidence. He strode over to the end of the table, looking at all the. . .beings that where in the room. All of them weren't human, so he loved it there.

"You're late and you're the one that wanted us here." Said one of the residences in the room, the leader of everyone there. He gave Pitch a cold glare that almost ran a shiver up the Boogeyman's spine. Almost.

"Seriously, people have places to be." Said another voice.

"Please! You're holiday ended a month ago, Jack. Stop acting like you're so great."

"Oh shut up! At least I wasn't defeated by some little girl named Alice!" Jack O'Lantern yelled as a defense.

"I had a whole kingdom, and what did you have?! A silly O'l pumpkin for a head!" the Red Queen smirked.

"Why, you-"

"Why so serious, Jack?" Joker chuckled crazily, Jack O'Lantern glaring at him.

"Enough."They all silenced and turned to their leader once again. "Now, what did you call all 12 of us here for?" Slade demanded with an irregular calm voice. Pitch cleared his throat and everyone's attention was directed back on him.

"Yes, well. I have some pests that I'd like to get rid of-"

"Don't. We. All." Captain Hook muttered, thinking of the brat Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.

". . .Anyway, and they seem to be growing stronger. So instead of working separately, like we always do and end up failing. I say we work together this time and defeat our enemies once and for all."

Silence. They all sat in silence. None of them had ever thought about that before. compromise. All of their prides had always gotten in the way and they never had once thought to ask for help from their. . . allies. Shredder, the 2nd in command, leaned to Slade. Slade nodded in agreement as they all waited for his response.

"Alright, Pitch. We will go through with your plans. Explain more about your enemies." Slade said.

Pitch smiled.

"Where have you been? Oh my goodness, Avery I've missed you so much! How are you? Are you ok? Avery, honey-"

"Mom, I'm fine. I'm okay." Avery replied, interrupting her mother's concerned rant.

"Avery, honey. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yes mom, I'm fine. I gotta go. But I'll be back so-"

"You're leaving?! You just got back?! I miss you!" Her mom cried. She clutched Avery's arm as if that would stop her from ever leaving the couch.

"I know mom, and I'm sorry. But there are things more important right now-"

"More important than me?! Than you're family?! Avery, where have you been?!" Mother growled in shock. She shook Avery's shoulders, trying to get the answers out of her. Where was her daughter all this time? It's been a week! What had she been doing all this time? Why was she so quick to leave? Where would she be going? Who has she been spending all this time with? ". . .You've been with your Grandfather, haven't you?" She asked, her arms falling limply to her side. She stood up from the couch and walked away from Avery, her hand on her head as a migraine suddenly took over.

"Mom, please! I wasn't doing anything wr-"

"Didn't I tell you to stay away from that man?" Mom asked weakly. She had said it so quietly that Avery hadn't even heard her. She got up from the couch and walked over to her mom.

"What did you say?"

"STAY AWAY FROM YOUR JAIME!" Her mother shouted, turning towards her and glaring at her. Avery's eyes widened and she took a step back.

'We fought about this last time. . .'

"Mom. I d-don't wanna talk about him now. Please, I have to go-"

"You will not go anywhere! I-" Her mother was stopped in mid-sentence by a knock on the backdoor. She sighed and turned towards the kitchen, where the backdoor was. She looked over her shoulder. "We'll talk more later." She then headed to answer the door. Avery sighed and walked out the front door.

'Sorry mom, but I have something important to do right now.' She thought as she walked towards the rest of the Guardians.

"Yes, that sounds suitable. We will help you in your success. Everyone, dismissed." Slade said, looking around the room at all the villains he had allied with. Everyone stood up and headed towards separate rooms, each returning them to their worlds where their enemies or the heroes awaited to defeat them once again. The Red Queen went back to Wonderland, Jack O'Lantern went back to his pumpkin patch, the Joker went back to Gotham City and etc. The Mad Hatter entered the same door as the Red Queen happily and technically skipped on his journey.

"Hello Hatter." Cheshire Cat smiled as he floated in the air and landed on top of Hatter's hat.

"Oh what do you want you?"

"Just being curious."

"Curiosity killed the cat, you know."

"But satisfaction brought it right back." Cheshire laughed. He vanished into thin air once again. Hatter rolled his eyes and knocked on the door in front of him, waiting for the granted entrance he was certain he would be given.

He got it.

He entered the palace. The white walls surrounding him and stone knights passing him by. He tipped his hat to them as they passed, even thought they simply ignored him. He then opened the door that led him to the center of the castle where there was an open area, white trees lined up along a path of white and sliver. The gates were white, everywhere was the color of white. Sometimes he loved it, sometimes it made him dizzy, but now, that didn't matter. He had more important things to do then worry over the color of the castle.

He heard distant voices and perked up. He skipped and flipped and did cartwheels over to them, letting them lead him on his way. He smiled even brighter once he saw a pack of women and gents dressed in white clothing, talking about politics and such. He walked over to his target and tapped her on her shoulder. She turned around with a warming smile. "Please, leave us." She said to her colleagues, her white hair swishing over her shoulders as she turned back to Hatter. She grabbed his hands in a comforting embrace. "Hello, Hatter."

"Hello to you to." He gave a decent bow to The White Queen and smiled goofily back up at her.

"What news do you bring?"

"It is of the human world."

"Yes?"

"And of the Nightmare King, Pitch Black." He said. She frowned slightly, but placed a smile back onto her features.

"Tell me more."

Wolfie: Okay, if you're a little confused, FIRST let me name all the villains at the meeting Pitch called for.

1) The Red Queen from Alice In Wonderland 2010, 2) The Joker from Batman, 3) Jack O'Lantern from Billy and Mandy, 4) The Headless Horseman, 5) Slade from the Teen Titans, 6) Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 7) Scar from The Lion King, 8) Mother Gothel from Tangled, 9) Shere Khan the tiger from the Jungle Book, 10) Captain Hook from Peter Pan, 11) Dr. Facilier a voodoo witch doctor from Princess and The Frog, and 12) Mad Hatter from Alice In Wonderland 2010.

I put the Hatter in the meeting because sometimes in the books and series and etc., you can't tell if he's a hero or not. In the 2010 movie, you can definitely tell that he's a hero, but for now, I made him BOTH a hero and a villain. He's . . .on everyone's side I guess. ._. and yeah, Pitch is getting all the villains together. Well most of them anyway ( the ones I could think of at the moment -.-)

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