Chapter 4: Who?
"Oh, get back here you bloody show pony!" Bunny yelled, chasing after a laughing Jack Frost. As planned, the well-aimed snowball nailed Bunny right in the face, causing him to run after his fellow Guardian. North and Tooth's yelling and Jack's laughter only made the rabbit's anger even worse, and Bunny's speed increased as he used the surrounding walls, pillars, anything to try and grab the thrower. Finally, Jack flew over the globe, Bunny jumping on top of it, and was mere inches away from grabbing Jack's foot when they were both grabbed by their legs.
They both yelled in surprise as the dream sand pulled them down towards Sandy, whose arms were crossed. He tapped his foot irritably, the look on his face showing his annoyance. Bunny and Jack, who were hanging upside down buy their feet, laughed nervously, Jack waving, both knowing better than to get on Sandy's bad side.
"Oof!" "Ow!" The pair rubbed their heads, sitting up in the spots that they had been dropped. "Couldn't you have been a little gentler?" Jack asked, looking at the Guardian of Dreams. The look on Sandy's face told him otherwise. "Well, you deserved it, not me!" Bunny's remark made Jack look up at the ginormous rabbit, who was now standing. "And why do you believe that?" he asked, standing up. "Because I was just minding my own business when you hit me in the face with a snowball!" Jack smiled, "Well, fun is my center, and you looked like you needed a bit of fun. Didn't you, wallaby?" "Wallaby? Well I can have more fun than you any day!"
North and Tooth looked at each other, smiling, as the two kept arguing. Sandman landed next to Santa, staring at the pair. Of course, they were ignoring the humored looks the others had on their faces. Finally, North yelled, "ENOUGH! Give me break, please. Every time Jack come in he throws snowballs. Bunny, you should know that by now." Jack smirked at Bunny. "And Jack, you know better than to hit Bunny in the face." "Hehe." Bunny laughed at Jack, glaring at him. "Molar, Seattle, Sector 8!" Tooth's sudden orders made everyone look at her in surprise.
Two miniature fairies were flying in front of Tooth. One, seeing the looks, immediately flew out the window to collect the tooth. "Sorry," Tooth said, "I can't stop working." The other mini fairy flew towards Jack, squeaking in joy. "Baby Tooth!" he said as the fairy flew into his hood. He laughed as she poked her head out. "It's good to see you, too!" he said as he rubbed her head with his finger, causing her to sneeze.
"So, why are we here?" Jack asked. "Yeah. Is Pitch back?" Tooth said, not giving North a chance to answer Jack. "Right," the Guardian of Wonder said, "Sandy came here yesterday saying that Manny spoke to him while he was giving dreams to children. That is why I called you all here tonight." Everyone turned to look at the Guardian of Dreams. "Well," Bunnymund said, "what did he say?" Sandy made a bunch of sandy symbols over his head, too quick for any of them to read. "Uh…" the Guardian of Hope said.
"What he is trying to say is that Manny thinks we need new Guardian." North explained. Bunny's typical answer followed immediately: "Wait, what? Why does he think we need a new Guardian?" Bunny scratched his ear. "I mean, we barely get along with Frozone over here." "Hey, I'm the one that defeated Pitch the first time!" Jack defended himself. Tooth got between the two, saying, "Bunny, Jack, enough!"
Everyone began talking at once, well, everyone except for Sandman, who was looking at the night sky. Moon looked down at him through the large window, obviously wanting to get started with telling them the big news. Sandy turned to the other four, who were still talking. He made a whip out of his dream sand and cracked it, getting everyone's attention and effectively shutting them up. They looked from Sandy, then to the sky, quickly realizing what was going on.
North stepped forward, saying, "Manny! How are you, old friend? Are you really picking a new Guardian?" In response, the moonlight shone on a giant "g" on the floor, causing it to open. "Uh, guys," Jack said, "what's going on?" A giant blue crystal rose out of the flooring. Tooth flew around, excited. "Jack he's showing us a new Guardian," she said, "their figure appears just above the crystal." She looked at him. "That's how we knew you were picked."
The Moon shone even brighter on the rock. "Please not the groundhog. Please not the groundhog." Bunny muttered. "North, do you have any idea who it could be?" Tooth asked the big man. "No. Maybe Leprechaun?" Sandy made a shooting star with some sand. Tooth grinned at him. "Oo! Good guess, Sandy! Maybe the Wishing Star!" Jack just stared in silence as the moonlight reflected and refracted off the crystal.
Everyone got quiet as the platform the crystal sat on stopped moving, excited to see who the new protector of children was. North wiggled his fingers in anticipation, staring at the crystal. A few seconds went by. "What?" North asked. "What?" Jack asked. "Do you guys see anything?" North asked his friends. "No." Tooth said. Sandy made a question mark above his head. "See? I told you. Maybe Moon decided to play an April Fools joke on us." Bunny said.
"Uh, Bunny, it's fall." Jack said. "Well, do you see anything in that crystal?" Bunny retorted, pointing with his boomerang. Jack stepped forward, looking into the glare. At first, he didn't see anything, but then he saw a pair of boots, then a pair of jeans, and finally a sweatshirt. "What? Jack, what do you see?" Tooth looked from Jack to the crystal as she said this. Jack didn't respond, staring as the girl's figure came to form. Suddenly, a low mist floated off the crystal, filled the room, blinding the elves and making Sandy float in the air.
"The girl in the fog." Jack whispered. "Who?" Bunny said. "The girl in the fog!" Jack said, turning to Bunny, a big grin on his face. "What girl in fog?" North asked. Jack turned to North, answering his question. "I was in Scotland today, and I met this girl who controls fog and other kinds of weather. She's the new Guardian!"
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