Vader: Raven?
Me (polishing my katana): Yes?
Vader: Erm… I have a favour to ask?
Me: Go on…?
Vader: Put Pitch in the fic? He's so annoying all the time, keeping on and on and on and on and-
Me: *blinks* Annoying? Then go use the force on him!
Vader: Really?
Me: Sure. I give you full permission to use the force on him… On one condition…
Vader: What's that?
Me: … You film it and send the film to everyone who has ever known or heard of him.
Vader: *cracks knuckles with glee* Thy will be done… *vanishes*
Me: Ah, I love the scent of evil in the mornings… Anyway, before I follow him to watch, thanks to Avenger13579, ninjakitty12 and caboosd for the faves and/or follows, Thanks to the guest reviewers and … well, reviewers as a whole! Hope you enjoy the chapter!
*vanishes after Vader, keen on seeing this…*
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Ice Black grinned as he caught sight of two figures climbing the mountainside. Might be time to send his Ice Shades on a small practice run? Who knows, maybe he would get lucky and Jack would turn up…
With a flick of his wrist, he sent dozens of Ice Shades, made from reinforced Ice and slightly larger than yeti's, down the side of the mountain towards the two figures…
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Jack was slightly out of breath when he landed next to Iceman and Shady, who were arguing on the side of the mountain, only about a ten minute climb from the caves.
Shady looked relieved when Jack arrived, and gestured to Iceman.
"He won't listen…"
Jack sighed.
"Look, Iceman? I appreciate this, I really do… And the others will as well, especially Jamie, but right now, I'm pissed off, am fully intent on kicking that guys ass from here to the other side of the planet, and, Moon help me, I'm not feeling in the slightest bit guilty about that. You really want to be in the middle of that?"
Iceman stared at him.
"Yep."
Jack blinked, then after a couple of seconds he sighed.
"Stay near the guardians and stay out of my way. And, for Moon's sake, be careful. Clover will hunt me down and bury me in a clover mass of horror if you get hurt…"
"I'm not useless you know-"
"I know, but it doesn't mean I'm not allowed to worry… And if you repeat that to anyone, I will ram this staff so far up-"
"Ahem!"
They both turned to Shady, who pointed up the slope a little, and what they saw had Jack blinking.
Ice creatures… Based on the Yeti's at a guess. He'd had a nightmare trying to perfect Ice Shades the first time he'd tried and still had a little trouble with them sometimes, and yet Ice Black had dozens of them…
Jack sighed as he raised his staff, then instinctively let off a blast of blue that shattered three of them as they charged. He blinked… Ah, that could work…
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The guardians landed amidst a scene of chaos.
Blasts of blue and white shot at various, Ice Shades apparently, that were attacking three familiar figures, and explosions of Ice were filling the air as they were destroyed.
Shattered ice, clearly from dozens and dozens of Ice Shades already destroyed, was littered around in heaps, which were steadily being added to as Iceman and Shady worked together to blast at them.
Jack, on the other hand, was in a field of debris all of his own, as blast after blast shattered Ice Shade after Ice Shade, his eyes as blue as the streams of light blasting from his staff. When he caught sight of them, he shot them a quick nod, shouting over,
"Help the others!"
They quickly did so, Jack clearly being able to handle himself, and joined Iceman and Shady, none of them voicing their worry that Ice Black was more powerful than they had expected if he could manage to control so many shades at once…
Needless to say, they were relieved to find that their weapons worked on the creatures.
Bunny's boomerang was as fluid as Sandy's dream whips, and North and Tooth were back to back as they worked to destroy the shades. Iceman was busy using Ice against Ice, and the sharp icicles he kept forming and throwing seemed to work if they directly hit near the center of the creatures, whereas Shady was using the dagger Jack had given him a while ago to surprisingly good effect.
Slowly but surely, they managed to think down the numbers of the Shades, until it got to a point where they could actually see the others, and, more specifically, Jack, who was facing another, far less welcome yet easily recognizable spirit.
Problem was, with the shades hat remained, there was no way they could reach him to help…

Safe in the knowledge that the guardians would help Iceman and Shady with the remaining shades, Jack started to fight his way through them, up towards the caves.
He needn't have bothered. A few seconds later, Ice Black decided to make an appearance, and smirked at Jack, who dismissively blasted away another shade as he glared at the Ice Spirit.
"You attacked my family."
Ice Black raised an eyebrow this time.
"Did I just hear that coming from Jack Frost? The dangerous loner who-"
"Shut up. You know nothing about me-"
"I know you're powerful. What else is there to know?"
"That it's a bad idea to piss me off."
Ice Black looked about to reply, when he seemed to catch sight of something behind Jack and smirked, which made Jack have to fight the urge to turn around.
"What do you have to be smug about? We're more than capable of dealing with the shades…"
"Maybe… but are you capable of dealing with an avalanche?"
"You've seen me do it before-"
"Really? What I we throw in some… extraneous variables?"
He suddenly shot a blast of ice behind Jack, and he heard a small, instantly recognisable, squeal.
Spinning, he immediately started to fly towards Baby Tooth, who had just landed in the snow fifty feet away, surrounded by shattered Ice from the impact in the air.
But before he could move more than a couple of feet, a wall of ice hit him full on from behind, and he felt himself flying over the edge of the small outcrop of rock that they were stood on. He cursed, mainly at himself for not dodging it, no matter what the distraction, and pushed himself to his feet, only to realise that his staff had been wrenched from his grip by the impact.
It now lay halfway between him and Ice Black, but before he could move, the Ice spirit grinned and held up a hand.
"Now now, I'd think better on this. Sure, you could go for the staff, but that would mean leaving your little friend unprotected…"
"From what?" Jack spat, and Ice Black smirked, stepping aside to reveal a trail of ice.
Jack realised what it was just before a resounding crack echoed and a wall of snow and Ice began to fall.
And Baby-Tooth was right in the path of it.
"BABY TOOTH!"

The other guardians heard, but none of them were close enough to reach her. Even if he got his staff, he wouldn't be able to stop it in time, and if he ran to Baby Tooth, Ice Black would get the staff… But these thoughts were tumbling through his head even as he had instinctively started running to the tiny fairy, without the slightest hesitation.
What other choice was there?
He reached the tiny, unconscious fairy and scooped her up, but by then it was far too late to make it to cover.
He had pulled his hoody off whilst he was running, and had wrapped the small fairy inside it within a second of reaching her, thanking Moon for his instincts, and he pulled the small bundle into his chest, curling over her protectively as the cascade of ice, snow and rocks smothered them, crushing them from everywhere and pulling them down in all directions and even as Jack's instincts fought to kick in…
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The guardians, Shady and Iceman watched, helpless, as the events unfurled, from Ice Black's triumphant expression as he grabbed the staff and disappeared, to Jack managing to reach Baby Tooth just before the avalanche stole the pair.
Unable to do more than shield themselves from it at the sides of the gully, hours seemed to pass, even though it could only have been minutes, before Iceman said the worst of it was over. It was still a couple of minutes before he said it was safe enough for them to walk on, and they blinked, all fighting back the sense of hopelessness at the huge expanse of white that lay down the entire side of the mountain face.
How could the two have survived something like that…?
And even if they had, how could they possibly find them…?

Me: Okay, not the longest chapter, and probably not the best… But evil cliffie right? Cliffie… Cliff? Ya see what I did there?
Vader: *smacks me across the back of the head* That was tactless.
Me: … Okay, fair enough. That was pretty evil and mean and harsh of me… But I will make this a long AN, so there was no reason to hit me…
Vader: Oh really? Plus, in the past, if I had hit you, I'd be cleaning up the training room for a year, after the Hulk, so you must know I'm right.
Me: … Oh, stop being right, and go and beat up Pitch Black… *under my breath* Oh, why did I have to develop a mutual respect for an ex Sith Lord who nearly controlled the entire universe? Why couldn't it have been a rabbit…? Then again, rabbit's might not have such awesome ideas about how to create Chaos… Maybe that's why we get along so well!
Vader: *uses the force to lift Pitch and spin him ridiculously fast in the air* What was that?
Me: Nothing… Ooh, nice job. Is he going to feel sick when you let him down?
Vader: Let's see… *sops the spinning and dumps Pitch on the ground*
Pitch: *runs to bathroom and sound of retching is heard*
Me: …Nice. I am not clearing that up!
Vader: It's fine. I'll just threaten to do it again unless he does exactly what I say, when I say it, including cleaning up...
Me: Evil… I approve. Anyway, I kinda feel mean for leaving you guys hanging like that, so I will try and update as soon as I can-
Tony: Oi! As your conscience, I cannot-
Me: Oh, for Moons sake… *gets out phone and dials a number* Hey, I'm calling to talk to Miss Potts? ... Pepper? This is Raven… Uhuh… Actually, yes, it does involve Tony… What's he doing? He's masquerading as my conscience- *under breath to Vader* As if I need or want a conscience…
Vader: *snorts, rolling eyes*
Me: *into phone* Oh, so you'll come and pick him up? Thanks Pepper!

A few minutes later…

Vader: *spinning Tony around like he did to Pitch* This is fun… does he have to go?
Me: Yes, I-
Pepper (having just arrived) Yes, he does. TONY STARK!
Tony (now trying not to throw up): H-hey… sweetie…
Pepper: I'LL HAVE YOU SWEETIE'ING ME! NOW GET YOUR METAL BACKSIDE OVER HERE AND GO HOME!
Tony: … Im not going to argue with that. I'll see you guys whenever… *literally runs through doorway, to avoid Pepper, whilst trying to actually stay upright and go in a straight line*
Pepper: *about to follow*
Me: Oh, Pepper? Keep him away from the pop tarts… He keeps trying to get Yoda and Sandy to make them come to life so he can pin rainbow tails on them and have a real life Nyan cat.
Pepper: … *sighs* Here we go again… Thanks Raven *follows Tony*
Me: No Problem… Now, Vader? Where is Pitch?
Vader: *blinks* err… He's… erm…
Me: *taps foot, raising an eyebrow expectantly*
Vader: He's… Plaiting and weaving daisies into Yoda's ear hair.
Me: *blinks, mouth open* And… Why?
Vader: Because I said so and I'm bored.
Me: … I need to have a nap…
Vader: Sleep tight!
Me: *blinks at him, decides it isn't worth it, and turns to leave* See ya soon guys! Oh, and please don't kill me for the cliffie? You'll never find out what happen if you do!
Vader: Plus, I'd have loads of paperwork to fill in and –OW!
Me: *runs out before he can get me back for hitting him across the head with the hilt of my light saber* TILL NEXT TIME!

(See? Long footnote to make up for the short chapter… Next chapter will be longer! Promise!)