Well, it involves a landslide, an avalanche and a deep ravine… oh, and the Grand Canyon, so no, you probably don't…
This is expanding on the small section in chapter three, where Jack mentions what he considered his worst 'fall' to be. Someone requested for me to say what happened, and how could I not deliver? No matter how delayed it is… And even if I kinda cheated and used Ice black in this one...
Enjoy!
Jack was whistling idly as he flew in the window of Santoff Claussen. Then he froze as he caught sight of an, unfortunately, familiar figure.
"What are you doing here?"
The figure, in black jeans and a black leather jacket, span round, a smirk on his face.
"Well well, Frost. Long-time no see."
Jack glared at Ice Black.
"I said, what are you doing here?"
"Just… visiting. I wanted to give you fair warning. Don't try to stop the inevitable Frost. If I can sneak into one of the most heavily fortified places in the world, I can defeat a scrawny brat like you."
Jack gave a smirk of his own.
"Sneak in? Oh, and I assume you used the windows? News flash, Ice, they trigger alarms."
He blinked, then laughed.
"It does not matter. I will have gone by the time anyone else gets here. But I'm warning you Jack, don't try to fight me-"
Jack snorted.
"Yeah, because that's likely."
He quickly shot a blast from his staff, and Ice Black cursed as he ducked to avoid it, retaliating with a blast of ice.
North chose this moment to burst in, followed by Yeti's, and Ice Black sneered.
"Be seeing you, Frost."
He leapt from the window, forming a slide of ice, and vanished into the snow.
Jack glared after him, and felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Jack? Was that Ice Black?"
Jack nodded.
"Yup. Wanted to warn me he's going to attempt to take over the season of Winter."
North blinked.
"But that is-"
"A long story…" Jack said, with a sigh, and turned back to the room. "And I think all of you need to hear it."
Jack sighed as he sat on the beams, the rest of the guardians sat ready to listen, and began speaking.
"Well, I first met Ice Black almost a century ago. He'd decided to rename himself after he realised he had an affinity with the newer kinds of ice that formed on the new roads... But that's beside the point..."
Jack found himself thinking back to what had happened even as he told the other guardians.
"I'd just recovered from a run-in with Fall's spirits..."
_
Jack cursed as he dropped slightly, his hold on his staff having been temporarily weakened.
He may have recovered from his injuries and the beating, but he wasn't fully back to his normal strength yet...
He was flying over a mountain range, and frowned as he sensed something, letting the wind fly him closer to the mountain, where he caught sight of a couple of people-clearly Sherpa's- trying to climb the snowy rock-face.
Problem was, there was a trail of ice, flowing unnaturally up the side of the mountain, growing and expanding, which was heading right for a snow overhang.
Jack realised what whoever was controlling the ice was up to, just as the shelf gave a resounding shudder, and cracked.
Within seconds, an avalanche of snow and ice and rock was heading towards the two climbers.
Instinct had him flying down, before he realised that he couldn't help if they could not see or touch or hear him...
He landed, feet planted in the snow, and blinked at the huge wave that was hurtling towards him, before he held his staff out.
This was gonna hurt...
With a yell, he sent out a wave of energy from the staff, and gasped as it drained him... But it held the avalanche back...
Just long enough for several yeti's to arrive on the scene.
Jack locked eyes with one of them, and gestured without words for them to protect the two humans. It was clear that the yeti knew he was in trouble, but he listened to Jack's warning, and gave a nod as they grabbed the humans.
Jack sighed, nodding in return, before he let the wall of snow fall.
The wind was fast enough to get him to the fringes of the cascade, but he was still caught on the edges of it, and found himself tossed and thrown about for several moments until he finally came to a rest piled several feet down in a snow drift.
He lay there for quite some time, just letting the snow revitalise him, before he found himself getting hauled out of the snow by a huge furry hand.
He blinked as he took in the yeti, and sighed, flopping down.
"Thanks..." he whispered. A small growl in return, and Jack realised that he was being asked if he was okay.
"I'm fine. I'm a winter spirit... A few hours in the snow and I'll be good as new..."
More growling, and Jack shook his head, apologetic.
"Sorry... I don't speak Yeti..."
The yeti gestured some more, and Jack figured he was saying thank you for helping.
"No problem... "
They exchanged nods, and the yeti left, much to Jack's relief.
He was perfectly fine on his own... he hated people having to bother with him.
_
"Yes, North, that was Jim. That was why I was so happy to see him when he volunteered to give me a hand a few weeks ago. Hadn't seen him since then… Wait, where was I?"
"You'd just stopped an avalanche?" Bunny said, as if he was still taking it in, and Jack blinked.
"Right. Anyway, I lay there for a while before…"
_
He way there for almost an hour before he sensed something else, and pulled himself to his feet, gripping his staff, as another spirit hopped from a slide of ice, glaring at him.
"You ruined my fun..."
"You have a ridiculous idea of fun."
The spirit blinked, taking in the staff, and raised an eyebrow.
"Would I be correct in thinking I am speaking with Jack Frost? Ah yes, the glacier cold eyes... Dead giveaway, if I may."
Jack glared at him, and smirked as the spirits own smirk fell at the look.
Good. He hadn't lost it then...
"And you are?"
"Well, that is a good question. I, until recently, went by one name. Now I go by another."
"So give me either."
"Very well. You can call me Ice Black."
"Doesn't look like I need to call you anything, seeing as I am leaving and all..."
"Ah, but one moment... What makes you think we're done here?"
"Because I said so."
"But I did not..."
Jack gasped as his feet fell from under him, and the ice melted, causing him to tumble into the crack in the mountain side.
The ravine's edges were covered in sharp rocks and shards of ice, and by the time Jack had tumbled to the bottom, landing in a snow drift, he was covered in cuts, scrapes and blood.
He groaned slightly, as he pulled himself to his feet.
He glared at Ice Black as the spirit slid next to him, neatly leaping from a slide of ice.
"My, my. I never expected it to be that easy."
"Expected what to be easy?"
"Why, defeating you of course!"
"... And why would you want to do that?"
Ice Black stared at him, then laughed.
"Oh, you mean... you mean you do not know? Oh, but that is precious..."
He laughed again, before shaking his head.
"Have you not heard the rumours that have now been shown to be virtual fact? You're impressive display-holding back an entire avalanche?- simply cemented the knowledge."
"What knowledge?"
"Why, that you are meant to be one of the most winter spirits to ever walk the earth, Frost. That staff? Blessed with the power of the Man in Moon? It is said to be a core of power... One of the strongest there is. You clearly have no idea of the power you wield... But I? I could use that power..."
Jack had gripped the staff tighter at that, and now had it clenched in his fist.
"I'm sorry," he said, interrupting the other spirit, "But you seem to be under the delusion that you are getting the staff... My staff..."
"You think you can defeat me?"
Jack smirked at him.
"No. I know I can..."
_
"And yeah, long story short, we fought for a bit, I got to the top of the ravine with a combination of the wind and acrobaticey, gymnasticey moves, we continued fighting for a bit... He turned and ran. I followed. I mentioned the Grand Canyon? That's just because I wasn't... well, wasn't in the best shape... Lost him, lost my staff, dropped there... woke up enough to grab it and get somewhere cold... Yeah. The end."
The other guardians were staring at him, and Bunny eventually spoke.
"Okay, so let me get this straight. Ya had just been attacked by spirits, but still managed to stop an avalanche. Then defeated another spirit, who was intent on stealing your staff because he believed you were one of the most powerful winter spirits, and the staff was the core of that power? Oh, whilst being really badly injured?"
Jack shifted slightly.
"Pretty much..."
"But an avalanche? Just how powerful are ya Frostbite?"
Jack shrugged.
"Sometimes, I just wish I knew... But yeah. I only ran into Ice Black once more since then, before today, and that was about thirty years ago, when I had to stop him from covering an entire city in a huge ice storm and covering the roads with ice... Iceman tipped me off about that. Seems he's still after me though."
"Why?"
This was Tooth, and Jack shrugged, jumping and landing on the floor, before perching, with his legs crossed, on the arm of the sofa.
"Because he thinks that with the staff, he would be able to control winter."
"Surely it, or rather, you, cannot be that powerful though, Jack?"
North asked, and Jack shifted, sheepishly.
"I've never really pushed myself to the limits... I came close with Pitch, but I've only twice used more than that. With the avalanche, then with controlling a really bad storm a century or so ago. I've always sensed something beyond my reach within the staff, and I've never dared try to reach for it."
They were all silent at that, and Jack eventually sighed.
"I'm gonna have to go warn Iceman... He can warn the others that will need to know. The I'll see if I can find a way to deal with-"
"Hey! What do you mean you-"
"You? Alone? Not likely-"
"Not bloody likely, mate- "
Sandy had starts signing at the same time as the others had all spoke, in unison, and they all stared at one another, before North spoke up.
"You cannot risk taking this spirit alone, Jack."
Jack blinked.
"But... But I can-"
"No buts', Frostbite." Bunny said, interrupting, "We're not letting ya do it alone, and that's final."
Jack looked around at them all and sighed, grinning.
"You can all be very pushy when you want to be..."
_
An hour later, and they had a plan of sorts. Jack had head off to find Iceman, and also to try and find out what he could about Ice Black's current whereabouts, and, after a while, Bunny whistled softly.
"I never realised that Frostbite was so powerful..."
North sighed.
"It is well known amongst the winter spirits that it is not a good idea to get him angry. I had only found out his information recently. It appears that most of the winter spirits hold him in high esteem, but are also wary of him. After all, he was young when he was turned, and to have someone so young with so much power and responsibility…"
"He's that... wow..." Tooth wasn't quite sure what to say to that, and frowned. "Maybe that was another reason he wanted to be alone... It couldn't have been easy. But he's not a child. Surely they can see that?"
"We did not until recently Tooth." North said.
The others nodded, likewise trying to absorb all this new information, and to think around this spirit that had threatened their fellow guardian, and North eventually sighed, giving a small smile.
"Well, at least we can be sure that he will not be facing this alone this time."
Yes, Ice Black is finally coming into this more! Though he will not be majorly coming into it for another few chapters yet :D
Anyway, please review and let me know what you think! (I know it's not my best chapter ever, so sorry about that...)
Raven xx
Me:*About to leave, then spots a trail of nightmare sand.* Damn it Pitch! What now?!
Pitch: I'm still being left out of this fic…
Me: Yeah, well, Ice Black is more important at the moment.
Pitch: Well, we shall see about that-
Ice Black: Yes! I have finally got the power to break into an Authors Note!
Me: Oh, shut up… *uses the force to stop him talking, then turns to Pitch* Right, you might not have much to do in the fic, but the least you could do is keep this guy from my footnotes?
Pitch: Why would I do that?
Me: *gets out mobile and dials a number* Oh, Hey Jack! Yeah, I need a favour- *stops as Pitch glares and vanishes, dragging Ice Black behind him* Nope, don't worry. It's sorted… Yeah, sure, thanks!
*Grins and flexes fingers* I like being the author…
Yoda: Much power does the position have.
Me: Oh moon, what are you doing here again? It's not even your universe!
Yoda: Much power the force does have…
Darth Vader: Yes, but the power of the dark side is more- Wait, this is not our fandom…?
Me: No, but I guess I am a major fan and- *sighs and face-palms* Till next time then guys, now I gotta sort this mess out and- No! Vader, Put the elf down… NO! THE ELF HAS THE LIGHTSABER!
*pulls out my own, shrugging at the blank looks* Hey, I'm the author. If I want a light saber, I can have a light saber… Now get that elf!
Me, Vader, Yoda and… Batman? : *Run after the elf…*
(Yeah, I know… I have travelled further down the path of insanity, but man, it's fun :D )