Ch.5 is already here. I'm getting the hang of this for you Rise of the Guardians fans out there. This will be...uhhh...more intense for Hana here since she is about to see something, but first...Easter is only a day away and Bunnymund needs all the help he can get...

...but Pitch isn't done just yet.

Ch.5: Hope and Memories

In the Warren, Bunnymund prepares for Easter since it will be tomorrow and he only needs to paint two million more eggs for the children.

(Author's note:...Yikes!)

All of the eggs starting to walk around; painting themselves in the paint river and putting on some gleaming effects from the vines. Bunnymund was at peace at mind as he paints one of the eggs; even though it was struggling to get out of the Bunny's grip.

"Hold on, mate. Yer almos' done." He said as he painted the egg with a pattern. He then lets the egg go as he picked up another egg, but something was off about this one.

This one had a zig-zag pattern on it with yellow dots and a swirl of blue on the top; giving it a somewhat glow in the sunlight. He then heard a voice right next to him.

"Thought that you might need help."

He turned to see Hana sitting right next to him. How did she get to the warren? "How did you get-"

"North's snow globe."

"Ah." He said while nodding his head. Hana smiled as she started to paint another egg. "North knew that you were a little bit behind schedule, so he asked me to come here to help. He was trying to ask Jack to help you," She saw Bunnymund shook violently from the mention of the boy's name and she laughed slightly. "But I managed to convince him to make me go help you instead."

Bunnymund stared at the black hair girl that was sitting next to him. "You don' have ta'-"

"I know I don't, but I think you probably need my help since you've helped me most of the time. I wanted to pay you back so..." She said as she puts the egg down so it can walk away and picked up another one. "Here I am."

Bunnymund chuckled. He picked up another egg and started to paint again. It was a little quiet for the two as they paint the eggs with patterns while the others marched to the gate way.

They were soon finished with all of the eggs, now waiting for their master to deliver them all around the world. Hana stared at the warren while sitting next to Bunnymund.

"I can see why you like this place, Bunny." She said. He chuckled. "Yeah, helps me think a little, ya know?" He said. Hana then had a question on her mind. "...are there anymore Pookas like you, Bunnymund?" She asked.

Bunny's eyes went wide at that question. He sighed sadly. It has been a long time since he was asked about it. "...no, I'm the last one. My kind...is gone...after a war outbreak has happened...an'...I was the last one alive..." He closed his eyes painfully.

He then felt something on his hand. He looked to see Hana holding his furry paw; squeezing it comfortingly. "I'm sorry...I didn't-"

"No, no...it's not yer fault. You didn' know..." He said. "It's jus' that..." He sighed again. "...it's been forever since I thought about it." He said. Hana stared at Bunnymund sadly. He was the last of his kind.

She knows that she feels awkward about a certain situation, but she wrapped her arms around his shoulders; giving him a warm embrace. He stared at her, but then encircled his arms around the small frame; giving her a tight embrace.

"...it must be hard for you." She said. He sighed; but held the girl in his arms. He soon pulled away; his arms still around her waist as she had her hands on his shoulders.

"...thanks, Sheila." He said. Hana smiled. "No problem, what are friends for?" She asked. He chuckled as he ruffled her hair; making her laugh slightly. He then stood up.

"Well, I better get these donga's deliva' befo' they get cranky." He said. He was about to leave, but then felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked at Hana, since he was a little taller than her.

"...be careful." She said.

Bunny smiled as he saluted and darted off. Hana smiled as she laid next to a rock and took a quick nap; knowing that everything will be alright this year for Easter.

She felt something nudging her. She opened her eyes to see an egg nudging her awake. She sat up and stretched. It was squeaking. It then took off, but turned around to look at her.

It wants her to follow it. Hana got up to follow the white egg, but then stood shocked from what she saw.

Half of the eggs were destroyed or cracked. Hana was shocked as she examed the place. What happened while she was asleep. She then noticed black sand on the ground. She growled.

"...Pitch."

An egg was squeaking at her. Hana knelt down and stared at it. It was squeaking and squeaking until she tried to guess. "Is this about Bunnymund?"

Nodded yes.

"...did Pitch came?"

Another nod.

"...did Pitch took Bunnymund?"

Another nod. Hana's eyes went wide as her hands clenched into a fist.

"What about the other guardians? Did Pitch attacked them too?"

The egg nodded once more. It was seven hours before Easter and this happens? She doesn't know what to do anymore-

Her mind then clicked. She smirked; thinking of a plan.

She needs a help from a few 'friends' of hers to help her out.

Bunnymund groaned as he felt the pain on his head hurting him rashfully. He opened his eyes to see Tooth next to him. "You okay, Bunny?" She asked. He sat up; placing a paw on his head where the pain was stinging him terribly. "Yeah, I think so." He said.

He noticed that all of the guardians were here. But something was wrong about this picture.

The guardians were trapped in a cage in a dark cold place. He heard a chuckled.

"So glad that you are awake my friends."

Jack held his staff up as the other guardians took a fighting stance. The voice chuckled. "That's no way to treat me. You're my guest, aren't you?"

Pitch came out of the shadows, a night mare by his side as it snorts angrily. His pale yellow eyes staring at them. "...it's nice of you to see me again since our last meeting."

Bunnymund glared at him. "Give me one reason, mate, befo' I tear ya apart!" He threatened. Pitch chuckled evilly. "Why, Bunny? Do you not know what day it is?"

Bunnymund's eyes went wide with fear. It was Easter Day! Pitch had a globe that was sitting in the middle of the room; all of them glowing with lights of a child who believes.

"Let us watch as all of those lights flash away." He said. Bunnymund sank to his knees. It was just like last year, but this time, it was different. He closed his eyes painfully as he awaits for the lights to flash away.

Everything is lost. All the children will stop believing in the guardians since they are not out there protecting them.

For the first time...

They lost.

They wait for the light to fade away infront of them.

But it didn't.

The guardians stared at the globe confuse.

It soon turned to seconds, then to minutes. Then as it turned into an hour, nothing has happened. Pitch felt rage growing inside of him. He glared at one of the horses.

"I told you to smash the eggs!" He yelled. The mare snorted; telling him that he did. He then stared at the globe, wondering why the lights aren't flickering off. He the put on a crystal ball that he had on.

"What is going on out there!?" He demanded, his voice filled with rage. The crystal started to glow, showing the images. It showed a group of children hunting something. As a child pick something up, Bunnymund was amazed.

It was an Easter Egg. But it wasn't the one he decorated.

"Mommy! Mommy! Look at these pretty colors!" A girl said to her mother. She smiled as she picked up the egg and admired the coloring.

It was a emerald green, with a hint of glowing electric blue. Black spots were covering it as red swirls were around it. It had a significant glow in the sunlight. This was a special egg, alright.

"I think that the Easter Bunny got a little creative this year, wouldn't you agree sweetheart?" She asked. The little girl nodded. He looked at the other surroundings.

All of the children were sleeping soundly as golden sands were helping them sleep and dream. The guardians stared at Sandy. All he did was shrugged, telling him that he wasn't doing anything.

What then amazed them of what was doing Sandy's job.

It was a golden dragon, it's scales glowing significantly in the moonlight. It's soft golden eyes glowing happily as it spreads the golden sand around them. A bluesh green creature was sneaking around a child's pillow.

What turned out was a faerie dragon, the one that Silver transformed to to help calm down Tooth's helpers. The little dragon left a coin and took the child's tooth to the Tooth palace, where they saw another faerie dragon, but bigger. It had bluesh-green scales as it's light violet eyes smiled softly at the dragon. Baby Tooth, who was Tooth's number one assistant, squeaked at it.

"Don't worry, young one." It said in a gentle voice. "We'll get the Tooth Fairy back before you know it."

In the town of Burgess, it was in the middle of the night. All was quiet, well...almost quiet.

The winds were howling slightly as frost and snow covered the land.

It was a snow dragon. It's snow silver scales shining in the moonlight as it's icy blue eyes stared around as it soars into the sky. It had sapphire blue under it's belly as it's icy like wings spread across the midnight sky. A spike of some sort that was made from icicles were glittering at the end of it's tail. It smirked as it looks at it's work.

"And they said I couldn't handle it-" It crashed into a tree, making the guardians winced. "Ouch." Jack whispered. The dragon shook off the dizzyness and hovered where he crashed.

"...okay, maybe I can't handle it like Jack can, but I think he'll appreciate from what we are doing." It said as it continues putting snow and frost across the land.

At the north, some yetis were working on the toys as a group of elves were following something. It was a big red dragon; it's blue eyes glowing with pride as it stares at all of the toys. An elf gave the dragon a letter.

It smiled as it opened the letter. It's grin grew wider as it asked a yeti to walk fowards. "A child has asked for a special gift for a little sister. A special stuff animal. Think you're up to it?" It asked.

The yeti nodded. The dragon smiled. "Then hop to it!" The red dragon said; it's voice filled with joy.

The crystal ball faded away. Pitch was really mad now. Those...things... are helping the guardians; helping them to stay alive and let the children believe in them.

A crash was heard; light glowing in the room.

It was Silver; roaring at Pitch as he stood by the Guardian's gate. With a whip of it's tail, it opened the cage; freeing the guardians. He snarled. "Kill that dragon!" He demanded.

With a swing of it's tail, Silver destroyed all of the mares that charged at him. He then lower his back. "Get on my back! Quickly!" He said. As the guardians were on Silver's back, he lashed a tail at the mares once more before spreading his wings and taking off to the exit.

Silver had a tough time dodging Pitch's dark sand attacks. The mares keep charging at them. Bunnymund and Sandy were fending them off as Silver climbs higher and higher into the sky; blending into the background of the grey clouds.

All was quiet. Silver lets out a sigh in relief. "You okay back there?" He asked. Jack nodded. "Yeah, I think we're good." He said. Silver sighed another breath of relief. "That was way too close, I thought that we wouldn't make it out there alive."

North sighed. "That's what we thought, too. We thought that all of lights would flicker away." He said. Silver know what he was talking about. "Don't worry, we usually don't give up that easily, and besides," He added. "The faster we get to the North Pole, the sooner we can explain."

As Silver lands in North's shop, they were greeted by the four dragons they saw in the crystal ball in Pitch's layer. Silver smiled at the dragons. "Well, done...all of you." He said.

The golden dragon bowed it's head as it stared at the guardians. It was very silent, just like Sandy. "I guess that we owe you an explanation." The red dragon said. He sighed.

"...we knew how this whole guardian thing works and so, we tried to keep the children believe in all of you while we work in your place until Silver came and rescue from Pitch's layer." The ice dragon said.

The guardians were amazed from what they heard. Bunnymund then stepped foward. "Who took care of the eggs? Half were destroye' by Pitch and his bloody mares." He demanded, but in a soft tone.

Silver smirked. "I think that the solution should arrive at any moment now."

Just as Silver mentioned it, the doors opened wide opened, revealing a black wolf; holding a basket in it's mouth. There were paints covered all over the fur. It soon fell on it's side; breathing heavilly. It was probably running for some time.

The body started to glow, transforming back to something.

It was Hana.

Silver walked next to her and help her up. She stared at the guardians. She pointed at them.

"Remind me...*pants* to never...*pants*...underestimate...*pants* your jobs, again." She gasped. She then pointed to Bunnymund. "Especially...*pants* you." She said. Silver helped her balance out.

Bunnymund's eyes went wide. "Ya mean..."

She smiled. "...yeah, I took care of Easter this year, Bunnymund. That's why I summoned these guys to help me out with your jobs too, but after summoning that amount of dragon magic, plus counting me transforming, it took a...whole...lot out of...me"

Everything went black. Before that, she could hear someone yelling for her name.

*hours has passed*

Hana felt something wet go on her forehead. Her eyes squeezed slightly before fluttering open. Everything was blurry at first, but her vision has started to focus easily.

She saw Tooth attending to her, placing a cold wet cloth on her forehead. She smiled; seeing Hana awake. "Oh, good. You're awake. You made us worried when you fell like that infront of us." She said.

Hana felt the pain in her head as she tries to remember what happened.

Silver...the dragons...Easter...Pitch.

She then remembered what happened. "...is everyone...?" She asked. Tooth smiled as she place a hand on her shoulder. "It's okay. Everyone is back safe and sound...thanks to you. But please," She begged. "...don't push yourself so hard like that."

Hana smirked. "...can't make any promises about that." She said.

As Hana was about to leave her room, now all rest up after a few hour rest and after Tooth's talk, she saw a glow from the full moon. She turned to see. She smiled at the moon. "Do you think I did the right thing, Manny?" She asked.

She felt a warm feeling in her both body and soul. She smiled.

"...you did the right thing, Hana. You saved the guardians and the beliefs of the children around the world. The guardians are very proud of you..." Manny said.

It was soon silent. Hana smiled as she walked out of the room; only to get engulfed by two beefy arms wrapped around her. She gasped for air as she struggled to get out of the man's grip.

"North! She can't breathe!" A teenage voice said.

North looked at Hana and realized that she was about to faint and immediately lets go. She gasps for air as she placed her hand on her chest; trying to regain her health that she almost lost.

"...you need to learn about that grip of yours, North." She gasped. North smiled as he place a hand on her shoulder. "We are all greatfull from what you have done for all of us. How can we ever repay you?" He asked.

"...a 'thank you' is all I need. I usually don't do rewards like others." She said. North was taken back from what Hana said. No wonder why Manny chose Hana as a guardian.

Hana looks around. "Where's Bunny?" She asked. North chuckled as he handed Hana a snow globe. "He's at Warren. You should visit him." North said. Hana smiled and nodded at him. She turned to see Jack. "Sandy sends his thanks, since he has to do his work. Thanks for helping us out, kiddo." He said. Hana playfully glared at him.

"Do I look like a kid to you, Jack?" She asked. He smirked as he ruffled her hair. "A little." He said. Hana smiled as she stares at the globe. "...The Warren." She whispered and throws the globe. A portal appeared.

Once she stepped inside, she felt the soft grass against her shoes. The little eggs gathered around her feet; squeaking with joy at her. She smiled; glad that they remembered her and her saving Easter.

"Great to see you too, little ones." She said. She knelt down. "...do you know where your master is?" She asked. The eggs started to walk away as Hana followed them. She soon sees a familiar grey and white Pooka.

He was gazing at the view of his Warren as a few eggs started to squeak at him. He stared at the eggs, then saw a familiar black haired girl with mismatched eyes behind him.

He smiled as he stood up and walked towards her. "...can't thank ya enough, Sheila..." He said. Hana smiled and shrugged her shoulders. "A 'thank you' and and your safety is all of the rewards I need." She said.

She then felt furry arms around her slender form. She stared at him for awhile before he pulling away. He noticed how tense she was when he hugged her. He noticed how awkward she felt when someone hugs her and he's been noticing for awhile.

He wanted to ask her, but she interrupted him. "How are you feeling after the event awhile back?" She asked. He sighed. "Well, I had to clean up all of the cracked and broken eggs that Pitch's nightmares destroyed. Other than that, everythin' is alrigh' fo' now." He said. Hana sighed. "...remind me to never underestimate your job. It was harder than what it look." She said.

Bunnymund chuckled. "So ya learned it the hard way?" He asked. Hana laughed. "My legs are still a litte soar from it. All that running and hiding all of those eggs...it takes it out of you."

He smiled as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder and gave her a soft squeeze. She smiled softly again. "Really, Bunnymund. A 'thank you' is all I take for a reward." She said. Bunnymund shook his head softly.

"You not only save me, you save the other guardians...an' the children aroun' the world. We have ta repay ya somehow, Sheila." He said. Hana sighed; knowing that there is now way to talk him out of it.

Bunnymund needs to find a way to repay Hana somehow-

An idea just came to him.

Later that day, Hana was called by Tooth and Bunnymund. She was confused of what was happening. Tooth then handed her something. It was a golden case with a girl's face on it with blue-green eyes.

"...I thought that ya want to look at yer memories, so I asked Tooth to get im' for me." Bunnymund said. Hana stared at Tooth and Bunnnymund. She sighed. "Thank you..." She said.

She told them that she's going to look at her memories privately. She went to her room and opened the case; making the room glow.

It was an hour and Bunnymund and Tooth were still waiting for Hana to return. The door opened. It revealed Hana, but...something was off. She handed Tooth the case back. "...thanks, Tooth." She said. Tooth nodded; but was confused. She thought that she wants to share what she experienced.

"Tooth...I need a favor..." She said. She nodded; smiling. Hana sighed and inhale a shaky breath.

"Can...you make sure that...you keep those far from me?"

Tooth was taken back from what she asked; including Bunnymund. "Hana...did something-" Tooth asked.

"Please...?" She asked, shaking slightly. "Just...keep them away from me...?" She asked once more. Bunnymund puts his hand on her shoulder gently. "Did somethin' happen, Sheila?" He asked.

She sighed deeply. "Sorry...but...I need some fresh air..." She then turnd into a dragon and flew out of the shop, desperately trying to get away. Bunnymund noticed how she was shaking in fear.

"...any idea what she saw in her memories?" Bunnymund asked. Tooth only shrugged. "It's her memory she remembered in her past life, Bunny." She said. Bunnymund sighed.

"...I'm gonna see Sheila's memories..." He said. He wants to see what spooked Hana so badly. Tooth nodded as she handed him the container of Hana's memories. "...be careful, Bunnymund." She said.

He nodded as he opened the container.

He had to see Hana's memories.

Hana's memories are in next Chapter. What got Hana so spooked? What will Bunnymund find?

Find out next chapter up soon!...or possibly in an hour or so...

If not...probably a day

Until then,

BlackDragon157