Thanks for the reviews guys! Teehee I'm glad you liked the fluff! I'm going to put more in, because it's one of my favorite things to write /)^3^(\ kisses!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN RISE OF THE GUARDIANS OR ITS CHARACTERS!
Sandy nervously tucked his bag of provisions into a rocket made of his dream sand. It'd been so long since he'd been in space. In fact, the last time was right before he crash landed on Earth; it was when he'd first seen Pitch, and the Nightmare King had attacked him and sent him hurtling toward a foreign planet, alone and scared. Sandy shook his head vigorously. No, he had to do this. For Jack. With a sigh to keep his breathing in check, the Sandman hopped in his rocket and prepared for takeoff.
Back at the pole, Bunny had gone back to trying to get Jack to use his magic. The boy held his staff weakly in front of him and for the fifth time that day concentrated his being into making just one snowflake. Soon enough, his head was ringing and he fell against Bunny.
"Do you wanna take a break?"
"Nah", Jack breathed. "I can do this." He sat back up and put the end of his staff right above Aster's open paws. 'Concentrate', he thought. 'I can do this. It's life or death.' Every fiber of Jack's being was focused on this usually simple task. He took a deep breath and gathered his energy. Finally, a blue light engulfed the hook of his shepherd's crook and a small, intricate snowflake fell onto Aster's downy paws. Jack flopped against the Pooka again and let his staff drop to the floor with a small thunk.
"Good job Jackie!" Bunny praised. "I'll go put this in the freezer."
"Don't… n-need to", Jack rasped. "It's made… of permanent i-ice."
Aster chuckled happily and nuzzled Jack, "Good job, Frostbite. I am so proud of you… Jack?" The Winter Spirit didn't answer. Instead, he grasped Aster's fur tightly and mumbled something incoherent. Another wave of pain was coming, and Jack began to convulse violently. He let go of Bunny and fell to the floor, still writhing unintentionally.
"Dammit", the Pooka breathed, and ran to get help.
Tooth rallied five fairies and had Baby Tooth fly ahead with her. The jungle of her home was very far away, but that wasn't what was bothering her. Memories haunted her mind as she flew. The memory of her parents' death, of the greedy people chasing her mercilessly, and memories of that wretched monkey. She'd do this though, no matter what. Jack was family, and she knew she must do everything for family. So she braced herself and set off full speed on her journey.
T-T Another short chapter. Sorry, but I have to go to bed early, so I didn't have a whole lot of time for this, but I did want to give you something at least. The next chapter will have angst! YAY!