Chapter 16: Doctor Frostbite

An hour after Sandy used dream sand on the three teens, the guardians were trying to learn more about their 'guests.' Dani was half listening to the conversation, watching the now released Cujo play with the tiny blue creatures that kept trying to check her teeth.

Jack glanced over at the girl before looking back over to the others. "We went to a place called Fenton Works earlier which is how we met Dani and Tucker. Why were there so many scorch marks in their living room?"

Frostbite sighed before running a paw through his fur. "The great one's parents are inventors and ghost hunters. Their home almost always has a gun firing, invention malfunctioning or explosion. But this time of year makes it especially bad for the children."

"Why's it so bad for their kids?"

Frostbite stared directly at North. "I believe Mr. North can answer that question better than I can."

"You mean how Jack Fenton is my oldest believer? Why would something like that cause problems?"

"All of you have several hundred believers but you don't pay close attention to how their lives are." Dani chimed in from across the room. "I don't know much about my cousin's parents but even I know why he doesn't like you or your holiday."

Jack's eyes widened. "The scorch marks..."

"My parents don't fight often nut when they do they use weapons instead of words when they argue. Danny and I have been caught in the crossfire enough times to loathe the silly things they fight about."

"Shouldn't you still be asleep Lady Jasmine?"

"I can't sleep when worrying about m brother's safety brings about nightmares." The guardians all gained a hardened look but said nothing.

"You should at least try Lady Jasmine. The great one worries about you just as much you do him. I'm sure he'll feel guilty if you aren't fully rested."

"Alright I'll try to get more sleep." Jazz walked back towards the bedroom she'd been 'resting' in.

"Now back to the conversation at hand. Miss Danielle is correct about one thing. What have you noticed about the Great One while he was under your care?"

"We are talking about the boy who resembles Jack, yes?"

"We are."

"Other than the obvious resemblances I noticed he was extremely afraid of needles."

"Anything else?" The yeti ghost pulled out a high tech looking pad of some sort and started typing things on it.

"What's that for?" Jack attempted to read what was on the pad but it was in a language he couldn't understand.

"The Great One's medical chart. Last time we spoke I noticed he had an ice core. And on the way here his sister said he'd been really cold lately."

"By sister do you mean young Jasmine because Samantha is an only child."

"I do."

"Then he is Jack Fenton's youngest child?"

"Yes."

North was hesitant to ask his next question. How he became the one to participate in this odd QA was beyond him. Luckily someone else spoke up instead. "What happened to him? Why does his appearance look different now?" North looked over to see Tooth trying to hold back tears.

Frostbite looked over to Dani, the other guardians following his gaze. "Miss Danielle, I know its very cold outside but Cujo is about to go and I don't think anyone wants him to go inside."

Dani narrowed her eyes at the others but shrugged. "If there's something about Danny you don't want me to know about you can just ask me to leave. I'll go though, Cujo probably does need to go."

"Do you want some company? You might want some help if he tries to run off again."

Dani stared at the teen who looked so much like her cousin. "Sure, he likes you a lot anyways."

Frostbite waited until the teen and preteen were out of earshot. "One more question before I tell you this... Was Danny creating ice or frost?"

The room was dead silent before North finally spoke. "Yes, he did. When one of my yetis tried to use a needle to give him a shot he was in the corner of the med bay panicking. He also had flown outside and released something that shook my entire workshop before falling straight onto Bunnymund."

Frostbite started muttering to himself as he typed away on his pad. He dragged a paw down his face before rereading whatever was and started muttering again. "This isn't good..."

"What's not good? Does it have something to with his appearance?"

"Yes and no. As I said earlier the Fenton parent's are inventors and ghost hunters. Danielle, Cujo and I are all ghosts. The great one was partially turned into one last year and now his core is trying to fully turn him into one."

Tooth's tears were now silently flowing. "You don't mean..."

"Unfortunately I do. Daniel Fenton is dying."