Ok, so someone said something about a Toddler Bunny and I admit…I liked the idea!

Ok…So here is Toddler Bunny…

No I do not own ROTG

"NOOOOORRRRTH!" Tooth shrieked as she buzzed down the hallway her features drawn with concern and worry "NORTH! Get your butt out here NOW!"

The large man in question burst from his office, eyes wide with fear as he searched for the source of the voice screaming for his attention "What?! What is it Toothy?!"

"We forgot!" She yelped as she began to rap her head with anxious unhappy fists "We completely, and utterly, FORGOT!"

"What did we forget?" North spluttered trying desperately to ignore the growing unease bubbling in his stomach.

"The One Hundred Year Spring Solstice!" Tooth shrieked her shoulders heaving as she panted.

North's jaw fell in shock as her cry echoed among the rafter and faded away "That…" he stammered "that is THIS year?!"

"Yes!" The fairy wailed as she sunk to the floor "and in the past three years since Pitch we all forgot!"

"I thought…no…but I thought," North paced the room wagging one finger as he fought to comprehend what was happening before pointing to a calendar written in Russian that had red pins stuck on it "That is supposed to be next year!"

"No, no it isn't," Tooth sighed "we all forgot to include the year that Pitch attacked."

North's face became deathly pale as he calculated and it dawned on him that the Easter that Pitch attacked, he had forgotten to put a pin on the calendar "Oh no," he murmured "This…could be bad."

"You think?!"

….

"Hey Frostbite," Bunny shouted as he stood up and strode away from one of his dye pools "give me about four more bags of the purple glitter dye, I want ta make sure this paint is perfect before I start on my googies."

"Right!" Jack called as he flew into through the Warren and into one of Bunny's many storage caves, swooping down he grabbed onto a heavy ten pound bag of glittery powder in each hand and flew back to Bunny "These things weigh a ton!"

"Yeah, I know," Aster smiled apologetically as he watched Jack pour the bag's contents into the pool "Wait just a sec," the rabbit shouted as he put on a pair of goggles and zoomed in on an egg he held in his paw, dipping a paintbrush into the pool Aster pursed his lips as he gave a delicate brushstroke across the shell and analyzed the consistency of the paint.

"Actually kid," Bunny grinned as he gave Jack a thumbs up "the purple pool is good! Now we only have the blue, the pink, and a few of the pastel pools ta finish and we'll be done!"

Jack collapsed on the ground next to his dog, who merely gave a bored huff where he lay, and threw his head back in exhaustion "Can we take a break, kangaroo?" he panted "I'm tired and my arms feel like cooked noodles!"

Aster chuckled "Sure mate, let's take a breather."

Bunny stood up, stretching his paws high over his head as he popped his back and gave a fatigued sigh. Jack smothered a laugh, quickly looking away and whistling innocently when Bunny turned to look at him, one eyebrow raised in curiosity.

"Wha's so funny, frostbite?"

"Nothing," Jack deadpanned.

"Ya laughed," the rabbit pushed.

"No," Jack fought against the giggles currently overwhelming him "I didn't."

"Ya are now," Bunny growled as he crossed his arms and playfully glowered at the winter child "so spill already."

"It's just that," Jack exchanged a look of amusement with Rex before turning back to the rabbit "I just can't take you seriously in those goggles…they look like coke bottle glasses and make your eyes look huge!"

"Hey!" Aster squawked indignantly "These are genuine tools of the trade, and are very handy when tryin' ta get just the right consistency for paint."

"Whatever you say Kangaroo," Jack snickered as Rex gave a bark in agreement.

"Oh that's it ya drongo," the rabbit snarled his eyes twinkling with mischief "I think it's time you and I have a little chat about manners in another person's hom-Ohhhh…"

Suddenly the rabbit swayed on his feet, one paw coming up to grip the side of his head as the other clutched his stomach. His breath came in sharp gasps, and the rabbit's features scrunched in a tight grimace of pain. Soon his body was trembling with violent shivers, and the Pooka sunk to the ground with a moan, doubling over to place his head on the grass. Jack straightened up from where he was sitting, and Rex stood up a small whine resonating from his throat, both worried for their friend.

Aster groaned, his eyes going in and out of focus, and his stomach began to convulse as he fought the gag crawling up his throat "Somethin's wrong," Aster panted "this wasn't supposed ta happen till next-AAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!"

Jack bolted to his feet and raced across the grass over to the writhing frame of his friend "Bunny?" he cried out as he reached out towards the Easter spirit "Come on Bunny, this isn't funny!"

"I…" Aster gasped as he rolled onto his side and curled up with a pained whimper "I'm not laughin'."

"What's going on?!" the sprite wailed.

Suddenly Bunny stilled, his chest still heaving from labored breaths and his eyes narrow with the agony afflicting his senses, but yet somehow inexplicably calm "Don't worry Frostbite, everythin' is gonna be ok, just promise me…promise…that you'll take care of the Warren while I'm gone."

"Wait…WHAT?!" Jack shrieked "Don't talk like you're gonna die Kangaroo, I still have an entire novel's worth of pranks to pull on you….and that's just for this year!"

Bunny winced as a harsh laugh whispered through his lips "I'm not gonna die ya dag…well not really…let's just say I'm going to be out of town in a sense."

"Ok," Jack groaned as he felt for a fever on the rabbit's forehead "now I'm REALLY confused."

"Look," Bunny said with a pained cough "I'm tellin' ya that everythin' will be ok, but I need ya ta do me a solid and keep getting' the Warren ready fer Easter. I wrote down everythin' ya need this mornin', just follow the instructions and everythin' will be fine."

"Where are you going, especially now, when you can't even move?!" Jack snarled.

"I'm goin'…goin…" Aster's head swayed as a tsunami wave of dizziness slapped him hard across the face "…back…"

Without another word, or clue, the rabbit slumped to the ground unconscious leaving Jack in a frantic dither over what to do for his friend. "BUNNY!"

Jack crawled back and forth, his blue eyes wide with terror, before Bunny body was inexplicably enveloped in bright specks of light. Jack screamed as he began to bat at the specks, trying to keep them away from the fallen form of the Pooka, but his efforts were thwarted as the specks quickly increased in number and swarmed Bunny's body covering it until not even the smallest patch remained. Jack scrabbled at the fur, Rex joining him as both attempted to get the golden specks off his coat, a hoarse cry issuing from his throat as he scrubbed furiously. Unfortunately for the winter child, the light only became brighter until it actually began to shrink, and soon dissipated leaving behind the small form of a toddler Pooka of about five or six years old.

Jack's jaw dropped, and Rex gave a confused whine cocking his head, while both crept forward to gently poke the sleeping toddler "B-Bunny?!" Jack gasped.

Emerald green eyes fluttered open, and the small child gave a yawn "Who are you?" he asked in a childish voice that sounded nothing like Bunny's while he rubbed his eyes.

"Ohhh boy," Jack sighed as he shared a wince with Rex "I think we have a problem."

"Where am I?" the toddler asked in a tremulous voice his features becoming dark with fear.

"You're in the warren," the winter spirit said slowly "your home."

"My home?" Bunny asked hesitantly as he looked around with wonder "I live here? Really?"

"Yep," Jack nodded still feeling an unexplainable urge to smack himself hard across the face "this is your home, and I'm a…friend."

"You're my friend?!" The little bunny sat up, his face brightening with a smile "I'm Aster"

"I'm…uh…Jack…" the winter sprite stammered "and this is Rex."

Aster's eyes went wide and a shrill scream left his lips "DOG!"

…

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRTH!"

North fell forward, slamming his head into the desk with a groan "Here we go," he sighed.

Jack ran into the office, his face terrified and full of anxiety "We have a problem!"

"I know," North sighed.

"It's about Bunny!" Jack continued his arms waving around dramatically.

"…I know…"

"We were talking and all of a sudden he collapsed, and was in pain, and then a bunch of sparks covered him!" the sprite explained.

"I know"

"And then…" Jack stopped as he reached forward and grabbed North by the shoulders "Bunny turned into a TODDLER! He's a KID North! A KID!"

"I know!" North exclaimed.

"You…know?" Jack paused his brows knit together in confusion.

"Yes," North nodded "this is actually normal for Bunny."

The winter spirit's jaw dropped as he wildly pointed a finger at the toddler now walking through the door "How is this NORMAL?!"

North chuckled as he walked over to the door and stooped down to scoop up the young child, tickling him under his chin resulting in a high pitched squeal of delight accompanied by giggles "This," the large man said as the small rabbit snuggled him "is the One Hundred Year Spring Solstice."

"Ok," Jack said with a huff as he flopped down into a nearby chair and crossed his arms "I'm listening, I'm not convinced I'm not going crazy, but I'm listening."

"Every year there is the Spring Solstice," North began to explain "it is the rebirth of spring, but every one hundred years Bunny is also…reborn."

"Wait…" Jack sat up and scooted to the edge of his seat "So you're saying that this happens every one hundred years?"

"Yes," the large man nodded as he stroked the rabbit in his arms.

"So when does he turn back?" The sprite asked.

"He becomes his old self at Easter." North replied "this year the spring solstice is March 20th, and Bunny will be like this until the eve of Easter."

"He'll be like this until EASTER?!" Jack burst out.

"Indeed," Santa chuckled "so while I inform Tooth and Sandy of Bunny's regression, why don't you take first shift watching over him?"

With one swift motion the large man had deposited Bunny in Jack's arms, and the kit immediately began playing with the ties on the front of his hoodie, his soft voice cooing as he babbled to himself. Jack looked down at his fluffy armful, a sigh heaving from his chest as he considered his current problem.

"Looks like we're stuck with each other," the boy mumbled "so I may as well get used to you being a little kid."

"I'm not a little kid," the toddler pouted "I'm a big boy!"

"Oh, ok," Jack chuckled at the endearing image of the Pooka currently in his arms "I'll make sure to remember that."

"Hey," Aster tugged on the winter spirit's shirt "wanna play cops and robbers?"

"Hmm," Jack hummed with a pensive look on his face "I don't know, I mean, big boys don't really play games like cops and robbers."

"Yes they do," Aster squealed "only babies can't play cops and robbers."

"And you're not a baby," the sprite smirked.

"No," Bunny pouted as he folded his arms "I'm a kid."

"But…" Jack drawled as his face lit up with mischief "you just said you weren't a little kid."

Aster pulled in a breath, prepared to launch into an explanation when he paused realizing his blunder "Yeah," he said slowly "I'm a kid….but I'm not little…I'm just a kid."

"Ohhh," Jack chuckled "that makes sense."

"Yes, it does," the child nodded before squirming out of Jack's arms and disappearing out of the room with a giggle "now let's go play!"

"I'm in for it now," the sprite sighed before following the hyperactive rabbit out into the hallway.

Ok, I know I'm supposed to be working on a whole bunch of other stuff (Pitch's Passion, Visions, etc.) and I haven't forgotten about them, in fact I wasn't going to post this until much later, but I hate keeping you guys waiting for new updates, so I decided to spring this little plot bunny a little early so that you guys can have something to read.

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