(A/N: Yes, I know he's not a Guardian…yet. But his life would obviously be affected if Pitch were not there, and he was just too cute/interesting for me to pass up.

Here comes the bonus chapter, featuring…)

Jamie Bennett

"Jamie, it's far too dangerous to go outside at this time of hour!"

"Don't worry, Mom, I'm gonna be back by six, OK?"

"…Just come back before the sun sets!"

"OK, Mom!"

With that, Jamie set off to find more stardust. He had heard that stars were falling near and on Earth, and some of their dust landed on the planet. If he was lucky, there would be more in Burgess…

His little head peeked through the trees of the Burgess forest, and lo and behold, there was a little pile of stardust! Grinning, he ran over to the pile and started scooping up some into a tiny pouch. Feeling satisfied, he turned around – and found a pack of Fearlings surrounding him.

Jamie looked up and realized that it was getting dark; the sun was no longer in the sky. The Fearlings hissed and crept forward, wanting their next prey.

But the boy wouldn't have it. In a flash, he kicked the pile of stardust that he had left on the ground towards them, and they scampered off. A few of them assaulted him on the way home, but he threw stardust at them, and they left him alone about 10 meters from home.

"Jamie!" his little sister Sophie called, beaming as he stepped through the door like a valiant soldier coming back. "Hey, Soph," he said as he waved at her and set his pouch of stardust on the table which his mother was cleaning.

"Jamie!" she said, relieved that he had come back home safe, and hugged him. "You were gone for so long, and I was so worried about you!"

"It's alright, Mom, I'm fine, really," he said, and opened the pouch to empty the stardust in it into a small jar. They would use the stardust in the jar to keep themselves safe.

Other families were not so lucky. Many of the fathers, mothers, and children perished while hunting for this miracle. There were only a few families left in Burgess, and without the father, the Bennetts were struggling to survive. Jamie could only hold on to the feeble hope that someday, people would find the technology to get rid of the monsters once and for all, and then finally they would be free.

Jamie Bennett was supposed to be a little boy who was enjoying his childhood day by day, and giving others the trust that he himself had so much of.

Instead here he was, fighting for his life, as well as his mother's and little sister's.