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"Tell me Moony," Crystal said sternly. "What is my true form as a guardian?"

"Do you know your power? Enough to understand what you need to do?" He asked her, taking a step towards her.

She nodded her head, giving a prideful smirk. "The Guardian of Life. Using the power of light against the darkness that threatens."

Manny smiled, feeling proud of the girl in front of him. "Good," He stepped forward and reached his hand up, reached out his finger. He tapped his finger to her necklace that rested along her chest.

The necklace shone with intensity, more so than it ever has before. Wind gathered around her, sending her hair blowing gently around her, and her dress to flow in circles. She felt a warm tingling spreading through her body from her chest to the tips of her toes, fingers, and head. It gathered in her back between her shoulder blades, sending her muscles rippling and moving to make room for the warmth.

White wings exploded from her back, spreading their full length of 8 feet in wingspan. The wind broke around them, sending a powerful force towards the others. They stared in shock at Crystal as she stood before them with her wings outstretched and rippling with strength.

"Your true for is that of a Guardian Angel. You are the Guardian of Life; of Light." Manny said with awe in his eyes and a prideful smile. "This is why I created you. You showed you would save another even if it meant giving up your own."

Crystal stared with wide eyes at the wings that were filled with tough cords of muscle, but covered with soft downy feathers that were light as air. The pure white wings making her look even more of an angel than she had before with her hair and eyes. The moved with her commands and wrapped around her protectively as she urged them to come closer to her. Her fingers running gently over its soft surface.

"Unbelievable." Bunny breathed, standing up to his full height and watching her.

"These are…" Tooth said, flitting around her to catch a gaze of her own at the wings.

"The wings of an angel." North finished for her, rubbing his face in awe as his eyes widened.

Crystal felt a touch on the tips of her wings, making her turn her gaze and stare as Jack gazed at them with wonder as his fingers glided along the feathers. She shifted them as a shiver went through her from the touch, making her flush embarrassed and close the wings around her protectively.

"They're beautiful." Jack whispered, looking at her with a smile.

She moved her wings away from her, looking at Jack with a small smile, and letting it widen as he grabbed her hand affectionately, but kept his gaze on the wings as they moved behind her and folded themselves in to condense the space they take up.

"Your power is the only one that can stop your brothers." Manny told her. "It is not your brother that is doing all of this, it is the darkness controlling him, making him do bad things."

"I know, I saw it." She told him.

"What?" He asked surprised. "How? When?"

Crystal dipped her head down, in apology and guilt. "When I snuck off from Sandy's island." She gave an apologetic grin to Sandy as he smiled at her forgivingly. "I went to see my brother, hoping to see that it was all false. But instead….we fought." She sucked in a breath, trying to keep the image of her sad brother out of her head. "I saw that the darkness was a being itself, controlling him against his will."

"That was a dangerous move Crystal." North told her in a protective father tone. "You could have been seriously hurt."

"I know, but I had to take the chance." Crystal whined to him, letting go of Jack's hand and looking at him with pleading eyes. "You have to understand! I finally found out that my brother is here with me again! That I can have him back!" She turned back to Manny with a begging tone. "Beside's I found out how to use my powers! And what I can do! I can't let my brother be out there and let this darkness control him! I have to do something!"

Tooth looked at her with crossed arms and a determined gaze as she shook her head. "It's too dangerous for you right now."

"No! It's the perfect time now!" Crystal told her with a groan.

"She's right. She's strongest now when she has all this power inside of her, and she just learned how to use it." Manny said with a nod.

"The darkness won't be able to build up a defense against her new found powers." Bunny said to himself, but loud enough for the others to hear.

"I don't like the idea." Tooth said like an older mother.

Sandy laid his hand on her arm giving her a reassuring smile, siding with the others on the matter with defeating her brother. She looked at North begging for help on her matter, but she watched him shake his head and smile at Crystal, showing he was on her side with defeating her brother.

Tooth groaned, slouching her shoulders forward and looking at Crystal helplessly. "Fine, but you aren't doing this alone."

Crystal nodded her head, face splitting in a smile. She looked at Jack with a persuading look, her eyes gazing into his desperately. "Jack?"

Jack rubbed his neck, looking away from her for a minute before glancing up and giving under her stare. "I'm going with you." He told her.

She smiled more as she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him close, joy taking over her whole body. Her wings whipped out behind her, lifting her off the ground, making her look eye to eye with Jack.

"No kissing you two." Bunny laughed, looking at Crystal with a raised eyebrow in a challenge. "Wouldn't want to have to tear you two apart."

Crystal smile as Jack's ears grew pink from the embarrassment.

"We'll do this all together." Manny told them, grabbing their attentions again. "It won't be easy. I can't even control him."

"But it's not you alone anymore, you have all of use helping." Crystal told him reassuringly. "With all of us, we can defeat it."

"But what if the children do stop believing in us?" Manny asked her challengingly.

"I have a plan for that." Crystal said smiling. She had a plan, one that would keep the Guardians alive, even if all the rest of the children forgot them. "But you'll have to follow me."

Crystal smirked, watching as the Guardians stared at her with raised eyebrows. She lead them out of the workshop, taking them through the air with her wind to the location she needed. They landed in front of a small house, with children laughing happily inside. She folded her wings back, willing them to appear back into her back and disappear from sight.

Jack looked at her with a smile, knowing her idea that she had. "Smart." He told her simply.

"A house?" North asked confused, looking at her.

"Just follow me." She said with a small laugh. She walked up the small walkway and rapped her knuckles on the door, before entering with the Guardians right behind her. "Hello? Anyone home?"

"Big sis!" Jamie shouted running into the entryway and hugged her. "You're back!"

"Of course squirt!" She said with a smile. "And I brought some friends."

She looked behind her, making Jamie follow her gaze to Jack, Tooth, North, Sandy, Bunny, and Manny. His jaw dropped in surprise as he stared at the Guardians all standing in his house.

"No way!" Jamie breathed running over to them and staring at them in awe.

"Kya! Bunny! Hop! Hop!" Sophie shouted excitedly, coming around the corner and spotting her favorite Guardian standing there with a smile.

"Hey little ankle-bitter." Bunny said, picking the little girl up quickly and flinging her into the air.

"Jamie? Sophie?" Their mother called, coming out. "Crystal!"

"Auntie!" She said with a smile, reverting back to their mother's old name for her. She hugged the woman with affection.

"It's so good to see you…..how is Sophie floating?" She asked spotting her daughter laughing at an empty spot that she was floating in front of.

"Auntie, listen to me." Crystal told her, grabbing her arms and making her look Crystal in the eye. "You need to open your mind and allow it to see anything."

"Open my mind?" She asked, tearing her gaze from her daughter and looking at Crystal as if she was crazy.

"Come on! You see me! And Jack! Open your mind up to see others!" She said with a smile, gripping her aunts hands "I know you can do this!"

She swallowed and nodded her head, looking at Crystal with a small smile. "I can try." She said softly, closing her eyes and breathing out deeply, relaxing herself.

She opened her eyes and looked back at her son and daughter. She stood frozen looking at the legends standing behind them and holding Sophie up gently. She looked from the giant man with a long beard, to the lovely woman who was covered in feathers and flitting in the air, to the small short golden man who waved his fingers at her friendly, to the giant bunny that stood holding her daughter in his arms gently, and to the man with a wise deep gaze that no human could have.

"Oh, my, god." She said looking at all of them in disbelief. "This isn't real."

"No! Don't think that!" Crystal said quickly.

Their mother blinked her eyes, making the Guardian's disappear from her sight. Crystal slapped her forehead, seeing from the way she looked with wide eyes at the empty space.

"You have to believe that they are there, auntie." Crystal said with an excited smile.

She sighed and closed her eyes again, squeezing them tightly. She breathed out before opening her eyes, the Guardians reappearing before her and making her jump again.

"See mom? They are real!" Jamie said with a smile.

"Bunny!" Sophie shouted with a smile.

Crystal watched her aunt for a moment before stepping back and smiling. "This is the Tooth Fairy, Santa, Easter Bunny, Sandman, Man on the Moon, and of course Jack Frost." She said with weariness. She smiled at Jamie and Sophie, ruffling their hair. "I need you guys to do something for me. It'll help us save the earth."

Jamie brightened and glanced at his sister excitedly as they walked up to her and jumped up and down. "We can save the world?" Jamie asked excitedly.

"Yep, and your mom can help!" She told them as she crouched down and looked at them eye to eye. "I need you guys to keep believing in the Guardians no matter what. Right now there is someone trying to destroy us, and we need you guys to keep believing; to keep us alive in your hearts. Okay?"

They nodded as if they were bobble heads, sending brave smiles towards her. Crystal looked at their mom and waited for some kind of reaction from her, giving her a pushing smile.

"Yeah, I think we can do that." Their mother said with a smile, showing her she would do anything to help. "If it's to help you, then I think we can do anything."

"We're depending on you." Jack said stepping forward.

He grabbed Crystal's hand, making her smile and squeezes his back. Auntie looked at Crystal with a smile, seeing their linked hands. She nodded at Crystal with a warm smile, showing her that they would help.

"Are you going to fight against whoever is trying to destroy you guys?" Jamie asked worryingly.

Crystal nodded her head sadly, not wanting to worry them. "But I have the Guardians on my side. With all of us, we'll be able to stop him and make everything safe and sound."

"Crystal," Auntie said, worry dripping off her voice.

"Don't worry, we'll be there to keep the sheila safe." Bunny told their mother, tickling Sophie and making her laugh with joy.

He set the little girl down, and looked at their mother, giving her a smile reassuringly. She looked at the other Guardians, and watched as they all stood around Crystal with their arms crossed and smiles on their faces, showing they are on Crystal's side and there to protect her.

"Don't let her be hurt again." She told them with a smile, but filled with worry.

"I'll be back, I promise." Crystal told them quickly.

She gave them all one last hug before leading the Guardians outside of the house. Jamie, Sophie and Auntie walked outside watching the Guardians with a final wave. Crystal looked back and gave a big smile towards them with a wink. Her wings exploded from her back, sending a gentle breeze towards the three. She heard the gasps behind her and glanced at them with a side view. She saw the looks of fun and light in their eyes, as their mouths opened in silent words of wonder.

"Keep believing!" She told them with a laugh.

She swished the wind underneath them, picking the guardians up into the air gently. Bunny clung tightly to North as they flitted into the air, being the only one who stays on the ground.

"We have to be ready." Crystal told them sternly. "This isn't going to be easy."

Crystal flew them towards the lake, knowing this would be the place he was going to look for her. She set them all down gently as they held their weapons expectantly and looked around.

"Would you like some help?" Pitch asked coming out of the shadows quietly.

"Why would you want to help us?" Jack asked protectively as he stepped in front of Crystal.

"Because," Pitch said, training his eyes on Crystal. "What you said about me is true. I need to stop using my powers to scare the children. If this will help repay anything that I've done, then I'll take that chance."

Crystal watched him carefully, seeing his eyes train on her with their bright golden color, neither of them looking away or blinking. She stepped out from behind Jack, walking around him and towards Pitch with her eyes never leaving him.

She stuck her hand out towards him. "It won't fix everything you've done, but it would be nice to have your help."

Pitch looked down at her hand as if it was some new undiscovered thing he had never seen before. "You'll let me help?"

Crystal relaxed and gave him a soft smile. "Everyone has light inside of them; some just need help finding it."

Manny walked up and placed his hand on Pitch's shoulder, giving the man a reassuring smile as he nodded his head. Pitch smiled, grabbing Crystal's hand and shaking it softly.

"Thank you," Pitch said, truly thankful for the second chance in his life.

"Pathetic,"

Pitch pulled Crystal roughly, making Jack take a step forward, until he saw Pitch raise his other hand and stop the darkness that Tyler had shot at them.

"Who are you?" Crystal asked, stepping back out from Pitch.

Tyler smiled, as the darkness soaked into his body, turning his hair black, his eyes red, and his skin into a dark midnight black. "Call me Nightmare. It's good to know someone wants to know about me."

"Too bad your plan hasn't worked so far." North said at him proudly.

Nightmare smiled maliciously at them. "You haven't checked your globe lately then. Children are already being taken over by my power, sending them into never ending nightmares, emotionless void, and unbelieving fairytales."

Crystal gritted her teeth, glaring at Nightmare hatefully. "I want my brother back."

Tyler looked at her and wagged his finger at her. "Tsk, tsk. Not until he's completely dried up."

Crystal shot into the air before she could stop herself. Tyler smiled disappearing and reappearing in front of her, before shooting his arm out and grabbing her by the throat.

"Not so fast little girl." He growled at her, squeezing his hand tighter.

"Let her go!" Tooth shouted angrily, flitting forward and pulling her fist back.

She tries punching him in the face, but he kicks her aside as if she was a toy that was flung at him.

"Tooth!" North shouted, catching her quickly before she hit the ground.

Jack pushed his staff forward and shot ice out, hitting Nightmare in the arm and making him drop Crystal quickly as he grasped his arm protectively. Jack slid forward, catching Crystal in his arms and holding her to him gently.

"You okay?" He asked her quickly, pushing her hair out of her face and looking at her.

"I'm good." She told him, gasping for air that her lungs wanted.

"Let's see how much fight you have in you." Nightmare growled at them. He snapped his fingers.

Darkness flew out of him and crashed to the floor in a great wave. Animals were created out of the wave, such as tigers, dragons, falcons, wolves, and other threatening creatures. They growled before launching themselves at the Guardians.

The held up their weapons and charged towards the animals, ready to use them against these enemies. North started slashing at the animals quickly, sending the darkness splitting in half and passed him. Tooth had daggers mad out of bones of teeth as she slashed away at her own group, Sandy sent arrows of sand at them, shifting them and exploding them out from the sweet dreams, Jack sent ice and frozen them mid attack where they were, Bunny hit them with his boomerangs and kicked at them, sending them sprawling back, and Pitch was hitting the dark creatures with his own, making the two fight until one or the other dropped down in defeat.

Crystal snuck from the battle and behind Nightmare, flying up into the air, until she could reach Nightmare. She reached out and wrapped her arms around Nightmares neck, pulling his head back and away from concentrating on the animals and their regeneration. He yelled out in fury as he grabbed her arm painfully rough and jerked, sending her forward over his shoulder.

She hung onto his arm, and called for that power that was in her before. It flew through her quickly and struck him, making him let her go and shout out in pain. Crystal caught herself quickly with her wings bursting from her shoulder blades, sending her back into the air towards Nightmare.

"You are one annoying girl." Nightmare growled at her, facing her as she flew into the air.

"No, just stubborn. Stubborn enough to get my brother back." She told him, cracking her knuckles in preparation.

"Ha! You think you can defeat me?" He asked.

But Crystal could hear the slight crack in his voice as he stared at her wings and the power surging around her. She glanced down and saw the Guardians still struggling against the animals of darkness that kept regenerating and multiplying with every hit they were inflicted.

"No," She told him, making him smile evilly. "I know I can defeat you."

His smile disappeared, a frown and furrowed brows replacing it as he stared at her. Crystal shot forward and grabbed his shoulders, sending him backwards towards the ground. She whipped her leg around and connected with his head, flinging him to the ground harshly.

Some of the animals disappeared as Jack jumped next to Crystal and held out his staff. Nightmare growled as he stood up and flung a wave of darkness at them. The wave towered above them, at least twelve feet high. Jack shot a great electrical streak of ice, surrounding the wave quickly and freezing it in place as it towered over them menacingly.

Crystal looked at Jack and touched his arm, giving him a smirk. She clapped her hands and sent that force at the wave, sending a spider-webbing crack throughout it and making it shatter like a mirror to the ground and disappear.

Manny walked up behind Nightmare and held him in a headlock. Nightmare began to shout out in irritation as he desperately tried to get out of the hold. His power and concentration on the animals disappearing, making them leave along with it. The Guardians were now standing around Crystal; North going to help Manny in restraining Nightmare.

"You won't take him away from me!" Nightmare shouted at them angrily. "He's mine!"

"No!" Crystal yelled at him, stomping towards him, her anger flaring up now. "He is my brother! Not some toy to play around with!"

Her palm smacked against his cheek, sending his eyes bulging and his cheek to swell from the hit. Manny stared at her in confusion from the random hit to his face, except for the power of light he expected.

"Tyler! I know you're in there!" She shouted at him, grabbing Nightmare on either side of his face. "I know you're stronger than this! Fight!"

Nightmare groaned as the color in his skin drained slowly, and he opened his eyes to show dark blue ones staring at her groggily. "Ugh, Crystal."

"That's it. Come on. Fight him." She told her brother with a smile.

He shouted out in pain, darkness shooting out from him and flinging Manny and North away from him and into the trees. The air was knocked out of them as they slid to the ground and sat there. Bunny rushed forward to grab at Nightmare as the black skin crept back up. Red eyes flashed at Bunny as Nightmare grabbed his arm before he could grab him, throwing him to the ground as if he was nothing but a rag doll.

Pitch walked in front of Crystal, blocking her from the next wave of dark animals Nightmare sent at them. Pitch fell to his knees as the darkness consumed him and began to eat away at his guilty conscious, showing him his evil deeds and ways that he has acted on through all the years.

"Stop this!" Crystal shouted, running at him.

She grabbed his arm and hung on as he swung it around, trying to fling her off of him. He growled and gripped her with his other hand, throwing her to the ground and stepping on her neck to pin her to the ground.

"I'm tired of this game you are playing at." He growled at her, eyes flashing dangerously. "I'm going to end this NOW."

"No, you're not!" Jack shouted, swiping his staff at him.

Ice and frost shot out, trying to surround him before he could do anything to Crystal. Nightmare glared and swiped his hand, sending the ice and frost back towards Jack, hitting him before he could block and sending him flying away from them.

"What about you?" He asked Tooth as she watched in horror at the fight that turned horribly wrong.

Crystal tried looking for the power she knew she had, but there wasn't even a hint towards the power anymore. She began to panic as she desperately tried to look for that power, but her fear was overtaking her and sending that power back to where it hid before.

Tooth shouted out, whipping out her daggers again and slashing at Nightmare, making him step back away from her and off of Crystal. Crystal sat up with a gasp, desperately gripping the ground as she searched again for the power, but again she got the result of the power hiding.

Tooth flew by, hitting the ground and sliding along the floor past Crystal. Nightmare stood over Crystal with a smile of evil proudness, seeing the distressed look on her face.

"What's wrong? Can't find what you're looking for?" He laughed at her. "You're fear is much stronger than you thought!"

Crystal looked up at him, her arms shaking as she watched him crouched down and look at her with his red eyes. "Please, big brother. Please, help."

Nightmare laughed out ruefully. "Your big brother is gone now. He isn't going to come back."

"You're wrong," Crystal choked out, forcing the tears back from her eyes. "He always comes to help me."

"So did Jack," Nightmare said standing up.

Crystal looked up quickly, watching as Nightmare looked at Jack with a glare.

"I think it's time we take him out of the picture." Nightmare said, seething the words out from between his teeth.

He lifted his hand, pointing his palm at Jack before smiling, an orb of darkness building up in his hand before shooting out at Jack threateningly.

"No!" Crystal shouted.

She stood up quickly and ran towards him, standing in front of him protectively with her arms outspread on either side of her. Her wings reacted then, opening up and sending wind around her, making the orb explode and send dirt and dust all around her. She coughed, but stood her ground and glared at Nightmare.

"It's over." Crystal told him, a smile appearing on her lips.

Nightmare stared in horror as her wings spread out, the tips reaching for the sky. Light reflected on the wings and surrounded her protectively, illuminating her from head to toe, making her look like ethereal being.

"No! You can't defeat me! I'm too strong!" He said, but took a step relentlessly.

"I WILL defeat you. And I WILL get my brother back." Crystal told him sternly.

She looked back at Jack and helped him up, looking at him worriedly and roamed over him quickly for any wounds from the hit. He grabbed her wrist, making her stop worrying over him, nodding his head and telling her he was alright.

Crystal turned around and watched as the Guardians stood up along with Pitch, looking at Nightmare with glares and determination.

"No matter how many times you attack us. No matter how many times you shoot us down. We will get back up and fight you." Crystal told him, walking forward. "We will keep fighting until we defeat you.

Nightmare looked around at all of them with flickering eyes, his own fear taking him over and seizing his heart. "No!"

Crystal grabbed his wrist, stopping him from looking around at everyone with jerky movements. "Stop fighting us."

Nightmare tried jerking his arm away from her, but he was no longer stronger than her. She was over powering him quickly, holding him in his spot as the Guardians tightened their circle so he wouldn't be able to escape.

Crystal softened her gaze at him and saw the blue growing in his eyes as the red began to disappear. Crystal let go of his wrist and lunged towards him. He threw up his arms, ready to try and deflect the attack she was going to send. Instead Crystal wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him close, her wings flinging out before wrapping around the two of them softly.

"It's alright. The light is nothing to fear." Crystal whispered. "Big brother, please come back to me."

Nightmare screamed out as the power surged through Crystal and into him, surrounding him quickly and sending the dark power looking for any place to hide. It was being pushed out of him as it realized there was nowhere left to hide.

"No! NO! NOOOO!" Nightmare screamed, clawing at her back desperately.

The Guardians couldn't see a thing as the wings blocked all of the view, leaving the screams the only thing they could hear. They watched with worried glances and fearful hearts for Crystal as the time went on and on slowly.

"LET ME GO!" Nightmare begged desperately, his voice breaking in a sob.

"I won't let go. I won't until I have my brother back." She said, wrapping her arms tighter around him.

His body sagged down against her, before sliding to his knees, all power leaving him. The darkness flew out of him as Crystal continued to hang on to him as she hit her knees in front of him, hanging onto him desperately. She looked up and saw the darkness hovering above the ground precariously. It hovered there a moment before completely disappearing from the air.

Manny reached out and grabbed it, locking it in his hand as he made a small canister appear in his other hand. He placed Nightmare inside of it, before locking it tightly and glancing at her with a smile.

Her wings receded back into her shoulder blades, their strength and power disappearing from the sudden emptying of it all at once. She looked down at Tyler in worry, watching his skin fade black to tan and his hair change back to his dark blond.

"Tyler?" Crystal asked worriedly.

Jack walked up and crouched down next to her, placing his hand on her back assuring. He rubbed his hand on her back, sending a calming affect into her and making her look at him with worry.

"Manny…Do you think he's?" Crystal stopped looking down at her brother, whose head was now in her lap.

Manny shook his head. "Your brother is too strong for that. He's probably just worn out. Give him a moment."

But they could all hear the edge to his voice, telling them he wasn't really sure if what he was saying was the truth. Crystal's hands shook as she ran her fingers over his face, rubbing the dirt off of it, and through his hair, pushing it out of his face.

"Please. Please be all right." She whispered, looking at him with shaky hands. "Tyler. Big brother."

Tears spilled over her cheeks, dropping down onto her cheek as he lay there unmoving. A sob escaped her mouth as she looked down at her brother, her last memories with him replaying in her head all over again. The Guardians looked down and closed their eyes, giving Crystal her moment with her brother and mourn her loss all over again.

A hand reached up and wiped the tears from her cheeks, making her open her eyes and look down. A thankful laugh escaped her as she looked down at Tyler, smirking up at her playfully.

"I thought I told you to never cry. People like your smile best." He said hoarsely.

Crystal bent over her brother and clutched his shirt tightly in her hands, letting the thankful tears leave her as she smiled to her hearts content. She had her brother back. She had the Guardians, Moony, Pitch, Jack, Auntie, Jamie, Sophie and now her brother. She was going to be happy to show Auntie who else she'll be able to see again.