Chapter four: Thinking of You
Jack rolled up in bed, his eyes still open. He twisted and turned, he still can't sleep. There's a lot of questions running around his mind.
'Is Flame and Devion the same girl?' 'How did Rapunzel know who he was before?' 'Who is the girl who tried to save him?'
"Argh, you need to sleep Jackie, you need to sleep!" Jack muttered out loud as he rolled again. He rubbed his eyes, closed them and tried to sleep.
Rapunzel sat up. It seemed forever, she can't sleep. She rubbed her eyes. She opened the floral lamp on her side desk and hugged her pillow.
"Why can't he remember?" Rapunzel whispered to Pascal who was sleeping. "After all we've been through,"
"Maybe if I try to sleep this won't be a problem," Rapunzel rolled to her blankets to keep her warm and slowly closed her eyes.
"Jack! Jack! Wake up!" Tooth fluttered inside Jack's room. There are two extra rooms in North's place, and North doesn't know what to do with it so he gave both of the rooms to Jack.
"Go away, Tooth. Can't you see I'm sleeping?" Jack moaned and rolled around, facing his back to the Tooth Fairy.
"This is important, Jack! Manny is picking a new Guardian!" Tooth shook Jack's shoulder. "A new Guardian?! Why didn't you told me earlier!" Jack sprang out of his bed and raced down the globe.
The other Guardians are already there. Bunny was polishing his boomerang. Sandy was gulping eggnog. And North is just staring at the moon.
When Tooth and Jack arrived downstairs, a silver pillar rose from the floor and the moon's light shone brightly at it.
It was a girl with big eyes, a pool of hair and a dress. She was carrying a basket filled with flowers and apples.
"Rapunzel? She's probably spreading Spring right now," Bunny smirked.
"Oh, please. Sunshine can handle Guardian duties and Spring spirit duties at the same time! She a pretty tough girl," Tooth said looking at her humming-pixies.
Jack listened at first but then the other Guardian's voices turned echo-wee and far away. He was thinking of the painting on Rapunzel's wall. He snapped out of his beyond deep thoughts when he heard his name.
"I think Jack wants to fetch Rapunzel," Tooth smiled excitedly. "What are we talking about?" Jack said.
"We're talking about who should fetch Rapunzel," North chuckled.
"Then why me?" Jack smirked.
"Because I'm preparing fer' Easter, Tooth and Sandy are busy and North is busy with his Christmas toys, so your the only one Frostbite," Bunny crossed his paws.
"Fine," Jack said stubbornly.
Jack flew to Rapunzel's tower and entered. Nobody was there, just 10 baskets of Easter eggs and some buckets of paint.
"If your looking for Punzie, she's not here. She's in the Spring festival of Corona," a girl's voice said. Jack looked around and he saw Flame sitting on one of the ceiling beams while painting an Easter egg .
"Where's Corona? I have to see her," Jack swung his staff to his shoulder.
"It's the town not far from here. Once you got out of the vine cave, just go straight then if you see a 'Snugly Duckling' sign, turn right. If you see the only cherry blossom in the forest, turn left then there you are, Corona," Flame smirked.
"Thanks," Jack flew out and followed Flame's instruction. He kinda trust her with this, but not completely.
He saw a town filled with blooming flowers, the roofs are covered with vines and the people looks happy. Jack landed and walked everything was filled with happiness and hope then he spotted Rapunzel talking to children. She was crouching the same level of the kids.
"Hey Sunshine," Jack mimicked the Guardian's nickname for Rapunzel. "Oh hey, Jack," Rapunzel stood up.
"You seem pretty busy," Jack looked motioned to the town. "Yeah, Corona loves flowers. How did you find me? I didn't mention Corona to you before," Rapunzel smirked, planting her hands on her hips.
"Flame told me. Anyway you have to come with me, the Guardians want to talk to you," Jack swung his staff to his shoulder. "But, I can't leave in the middle of the festival," Rapunzel ruffled one of the kid's hair.
"It's important, I promise it'll be quicker than Bunny," Jack smirked.
"Okay, but I have to say goodbye to them first," Rapunzel said pointing at the three children, "Okay, make it quick," Jack smirked. After Rapunzel went back o Jack,Jack scooped Rapunzel to his arms and flew up, without any warning.
"Jaaack! This is amazing!" Rapunzel screamed with excitement while clutching Jack's sweater. She wrapped her arms around Jack so she won't fall. Jack smiled hearing Rapunzel's cute scream.
They flew to the North pole with full speed.
"We're here!" Jack yelled while landing through the window.
"Great!" North exclaimed, "Whoa," Rapunzel gasped, it seems like it's her first time to enter North's workshop.
"Why did you call me here? I'm pretty busy," Rapunzel giggled.
"Man in the Moon chose you as a Guardian!" Tooth fluttered.
"Guardian? But why me? I mean, being a guardian is cool, but do you really think I'm ready?" Rapunzel smirked.
"If Manny chose you tha' means yer' ready Sunshine," Bunny ruffled Rapunzel's hair. "Okay!" Rapunzel smiled.
North brought out a large book in his arms but when he's about to read the gigantic book, the lights started to flicker and it blacked out. It was very dark.
A loud evil laugh alarmed the Guardians. "Do you really think your little Sunshine can help you? Foolish," Pitch's voice echoed.
Jack can hear the Guardian's struggling like they were place on a sack; Rapunzel blacked out, unconscious.
Jack woke up tied in chains, both him and Rapunzel are dangling against the wall. With chained wrists and ankles. The Guardians are locked up in cages. Jack's staff are with the Guardians, out of his reach...
To be continued...
Author's Note
Is the story moving to fast? I'm thinking of fillers for the next chapter.. Anyway R&R!