Hello to all! I'M ALIVE! I have finally finished school and my imagination has been revived by this wonderful fandom.
This was originally written for a prompt on ROTG Kink meme. I'll pop the address in my profile for y'all. Anyhow, just be warned this is only a drabbly type thing. I'm too lazy to write it all out properly. I may do that once I get over the movie timeline, but until then, it's just drabbles.
Another thing is my ROTG plot Bunny will throw ideas at me out of continuity. For example, I thought up the second chapter before the first, so I may end up adding in chapters between existing chapters. But don't worry, each chapter will have a title to let you know which ones you may have already read. Any questions and I will answer. ON WITH THE STORY!
In which Jack finds his new purpose in life and a Baby Pooka gains a new 'mama'.
The small kit, no bigger than an average rabbit, trembled in fear as the large, shadowy horses bore down upon his cradle. The metal, egg-shaped sanctuary was lined with a soft material which kept the kit comfortable. Dents appeared above the kit as the horses continued their assault upon the cradle. The Kit clung to a cadet-grey stuffed rabbit toy and released a panic-stricken scream as a particularly vicious hoof broke into the egg.
Jack was sitting on his lake, his shoulders drooping in misery. It had been exactly one decade since he had emerged from the cold depths of the frozen lake below him.
One decade of spreading snow and frost.
One decade since he discovered no one could hear or see him.
It was a miserable existence. Time and Time again, Jack had turned his head to the Moon to ask who he was and why was he here. He had never received an answer.
Oh, sure he had met other spirits like him, but they all ignored him and brushed him and his questions off. One particularly arrogant autumn spirit tried to attack him. A few icicles later, Jack fled the area, leaving a swearing half-frozen spirit behind him.
Jack looked up to face the Moon; "All I want is someone to see me. Even just once." The bright full Moon seemed to glimmer for a moment before the silence was broken by the most horrifying sound Jack had ever heard in his life.
It sounded like someone was in danger.
It sounded like a child.
A child was in danger.
With a speed Jack didn't even know he possessed and previously unknown instincts yelling at him to protect the child, he swept up his staff, called the Wind to his side and was flying towards the disturbing scream. When Jack arrived at at a nearby clearing, not two minutes from his lake, he was startled to find a swarming black mass of horses made of what appeared to be shadows of all things attacking something. Something that was screaming in terror.
Jack immediately sent a blast of ice towards the outer horses and destroyed them. The others turned to face their new adversary with eyes filled with sickening yellow lust for fear. Jack grit his teeth and narrowed his eyes. The horses snorted at him and charged.
It was a nerve-wrecking ten minutes later that Jack finally destroyed the final monstrosity. The screaming had long since stopped and Jack begged to anything that was listening that whatever had made the sound was still alive.
What the black monsters had been crowding looked like a metal egg that lay on its side in the snow. The top looked as if it had been peeled apart to gain access to the contents. Strange markings adorned the side and Jack could just see a deep blue thick blanket lining the inside.
Jack approached the egg-shaped object and was once again startled at the sight of fear filled green, oh so very green, eyes. The small child that had presumably been screaming was a rabbit . But this was no ordinary rabbit. The entire rabbit was a light fluffy grey with even lighter grey markings adorning the forehead, biceps and legs that were just a tad too long to belong to an average rabbit. The child's eyes were far too intelligent and fearful to just be an animal.
Jack moved to crouch by the metallic object that held the child (a baby, just a baby, whispered Jack's mind) when the child's eyes followed him, a whimper erupted from the not-rabbit and a violent flinch followed.
A part of Jack want to leap into the air with joy. The child could see him!
That part was promptly attacked by a bigger part of him and flung into a far corner of Jack's mind. It wouldn't do to scare the poor baby even further.
Jack's hand had passed over a very soft material and looking down, it was revealed to be a blue-grey stuffed version of the child within the egg. That confirmed everything Jack thought. A mere baby had been left and attacked by monsters made of shadows. He picked up the toy and slowly, so so slowly, offered it to the child.
The baby not-rabbit's eyes widened at the sight of it's toy clutched in Jack's hand.
"It's ok. I'm not going to hurt you. Everything is going to be alright." soothed Jack, his voice as soft and as gentle as snowflakes. Jack smiled softly as the child looked at him and slowly reached for the toy. As soon as the toy was in reach, it was snatched back quickly by the child who snuggled into it and relaxed slightly, one eye still on Jack.
"There. That wasn't so bad." Jack asked, his voice still gentle. The child looked at him and made a questioning noise. Very slowly, the child moved towards Jack's hand that previously held its beloved toy and was still out stretched. The hand was sniffed thoroughly by the child's nose. Two green eyes, quickly losing fear and gaining curiosity, met with happy blue ones.
It seemed like years passed in that instant. The moment only continued when the child rubbed it's cheek against Jack's hand, cooing softly when the thumb gently rubbed in return. Gaining confidence, the baby crawled to the edge of the metal egg and started sniffing closer. Jack smiled gently and brought his face closer. The baby looked at him with wide joyful eyes before pressing it's nose to Jack's. Wonder filled Jack's heart and he couldn't resist rubbing his nose back.
The moment finally passed when the baby's nose twitched and the entire fluffy body of the baby jumped with a very loud sneeze followed by a wide yawn. Jack chuckled lowly. The baby blinked sleepily up at Jack before laying down for a nap, the stuffed toy tucked under the baby's chin.
"Looks like someone's sleepy, eh?" Jack looked around. As he shifted to get comfortable next to the metal egg, his hand brushed over a smooth egg-like gem embedded in the side of the container. It glow for a moment before a small image appeared above the cot.
Jack gave a stunned cry and fell backwards. The child continued to sleep.
The image was of a taller older version of the baby. This one was clearly female and looked as though she would pass out at any moment.
"To who ever finds this ship, it contains my dearest son, Amellus. Please take care of him. I have sent him through time and space using the last of my strength to protect him from forces which would seek to destroy him. Please protect him, raise him and give him the love I am no longer able to. I beg of you. Please."
The image faded away and Jack stared in shock. He shook himself out of the stupor. He would ponder about the strangeness later but, at this very moment, there was an orphan baby bunny named Amellus exposed to the elements and it was getting light. Jack wasn't sure if the child could be seen by the nearby villagers but he wasn't about to take that chance.
He would protect this child with his very life and give him the best childhood he was able to.
Jack tucked Amellus under the blanket to keep him warm."Wind, you know that cave near home?" The Wind ruffled his hair in conformation. "Can you lift the ship carefully and take it there?" The Wind swirled around Jack in joy and gently gathered the ship in it's embrace, not even rocking the sleeping child.
He'd have to swipe some things to keep him warm and he would have to make some adjustments to his life style to accommodate Amellus, but Jack didn't mind.
He had a family now, a son, and by the moon, Jack was going to make sure he did right by Amellus.
It was several months later, filled with trials, victories and a growing bond of love between the two, when Amellus turned around to Jack and called him Marya that Jack knew he had made the right decision to take in Amellus. Now all he had to do was find out more about Amellus' species and find out what Marya meant.
Besides, he'd heard rumours that the Easter Bunny was bigger than the average rabbit. Maybe he would be able to help Jack...
I feel warm and fuzzy. I will put all possible sequels in chronological order for easier reading.
The link to the original prompt and my previous fills are on my profile. As you can tell, I've clean up most of the grammar so it should be okay. Check out some more of the stuff on that website. It's really good. Enjoy.
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