Chapter 1: New Years Eve 2013
Part 1.
Chapter 1.
One night and one day. One night and one day is all the Guardians have out of the whole year to not work and relax with one another. One night and one day they didn't have to worry about preparing for next year, schedules, dreams or the weather forecast.
On the thiry-first of December and first of January, the Man in Moon takes over all Guardian jobs letting the immortals take a break.
To celebrate this day, the Guardians would take turns visiting each others' home. For Nicholas St. North, all the Guardians go to his workshop located in the North Pole. For E. Aster Bunnymund, everyone goes underground in Australia where the birth place of Spring is. Sanderson Mansnoozie on the other hand home is the Island of the Sleepy Sands; created by a falling star which didn't sink nor explode. Then in Southeast of Asia is where the mighty Tooth Palace stands with Toothiana inside with her fairies who are actually an extention of Tooth.
However, this year is different. This year around when Spring bloomed, a new Guardian was chosen. Jackson Overland Frost. Jack was born in Burgess, Pennsylvania, United States but ever since he became an immortal, Jack stayed in the forest as a home. Years passed and the small village developed to where Jamie Bennett and his little sister Sophie now live.
"WOW!" Jamie let out a cry before falling on his behind.
He could hear chuckles above him, slowly floating to the ground. Jack lying on his back in the air with staff in hand, delicately place one foot onto the ice below.
"I think I've got stitches for sure." Jack breathes heavily from laughing too much. Even after saying this, he continues on laughing.
"Just my luck!" Jamie tries to get up but ends up slipping and falling back down. "You just had to be there on my first attempt at ice-skating."
Jack leaps over to Jamie's side still muffling out chuckles here and there.
"First time y'say?" He teases. "I would have never guessed."
"You could help me out instead of mocking me." Jamie once again slips trying to get up.
Jack gives out another laugh before holding out his hand to Jamie. "Here y'go squirt." With hardly any effort, he yanks Jamie up off the ice.
Brushing himself down, Jamie pants: "Thanks. Will you teach me?"
"Sorry kiddo." Jack shakes his head, grasping onto his staff. "I'm hosting a party for the Guardians tonight."
"Oh sweet!" Jamie shakely slides forward to get closer to Jack. "Can I come?"
"What? Sorry. No can do. I'm hosting it over in around Norway!"
Jamie collapses in front of Jack and slides around for a while. "This is more painful than fun!"
"Oh I don't know." Jack lets out another laugh. "It's the opposite way round from where I'm standing."
Jamie sticks out his tongue to the winter spirit. Jack laughs before standing on top of his staff.
"See ya Jamie." He smiles. "Wind! Take me to Arendelle!"
Jamie waves bye to the the new Guardian as the wind takes him away.
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The Guardians arrive in Norway before their host. They stand inside a palace together, made completely out of ice. The sun glaring in through the walls and brightening up the place, reflects blues and purples, taking Tooth's breath away. The heat drains from the room. The feeling of ice and snow sends shivers up Bunny's spine until every single strand of fur could stand on its in. North runs his fingers along the wall, admiring the detail and beauty of the work while Sandy just nods his head already knowing what this place is.
"Jesus! It's bloody freezin' in here!" Bunny shakes, running his paw like hands up and down his arms.
"This place...is amazing!" Tooth yelps, flying high to the huge spiky chandelier hanging down on the ceiling.
"Jack is fun, I'm wonder yet now...not so sure." North turns and trudges over to Bunny.
Sandy rolls his eyes but keeps a smile plaster on his face.
"He's the one hosting this year and he ain't even here!" Bunny continues to complain. "And why are we here? Tooth, did you not say he lives in Burgess?"
"Yeah. His memories show he lived there with his little sister. He then saved her from cracked ice when they went ice skating but in saving her, he fell through the ice and died himself. He then awakened as Jack Frost in Burgees."
"Crikey!" Bunny gasps. "didn't know the poor sucker died."
"The only Guardian to feel death..." North thinks to himself. "Wonder what like."
This is true. Out of all five Guardians, Jack is the only one who has ever experienced death in his past while Sandy, North, Bunny and Tooth were chosen especially by the Man in Moon.
"Maybe we explore more?" North asks the other Guardians, hoping they all agree. This place is so breath-taking and full of wonder he just has to check it out!
"I'm in with ya mate." Bunny agrees, bored out of his little rabbit head.
Sandy s ticks up his hand full of smiles and bounces lightly up and down. Tooth on the other hand already took the opportunity to explore the palace while the men downstairs agree with each other.
"You guys! You should come see this!" They hear Tooth shriek from the room on the very top tower.
Sandy forms a whip made of golden dream sand, North takes hold of his two swords from his back ready to fight and Bunny grabs his boomerang. The three race each other to the top of the swirling stairs to Tooth's rescue.
"Ha!" North swings running in, Bunny and Sandy covering his back. "What the-"
Tooth flies around the room while Sandy, North and Bunny stay on the ground but part their ways to every corner of the room. The walls had pictures of the same girl but from every age and from all different sizes. The same girl with bright blue eyes and platinum blonde hair - almost white! The pictures built its way up the walls until you could barely see the wall.
One of the pictures of her is a little baby. Her adorable chubby cheeks and little rosey nose made her the image of perfection. The same girl with ice skin stood beside a smaller girl with bright burning hair, smiled gently while the small one had a huge crazy grin. The girl now a teenager and more serious looking stood calmly and elegantly with a book in her hands but no smile. Another picture had the girl now adult beside the same girl with ginger hair except this time a white streak was plaited through her hair.
The pictures went on with her smiling more with children and a family as well as a wedding portrait. At the end of the room, is her with what looks like Jack in rags.
On the floor, ice sculptors of the tall petite girl glistens under the bright silver moonlight. Same girl but with different clothes, different position and of different age.
"Who's this mate stalking?" Bunny asks, staring into the empty eyes of the ice sculptor.
"So much detail." North rubs his hand onto the frozen hair.
"She's so pretty." Tooth sounds upset while placing a hand on the painting of her and Jack. "He looks so happy. Who do you think she could be?"
Sandy creates a question mark made of sand above his head.
At that exact moment, the ice doors burst open with cold winds blowing Jack onto the balcony of the ice palace. Jack stretches up and kicks his legs out ready to lazily take his first step however, he freezes stiff. Four pairs of eyes stare at him with confusion.
"What are you guys doing here?!" Jack asks. "Who said you could enter this room?!" The Guardians look at each other saying nothing. "Get out." Jack whispers staring down at his feet.
"Jack..." Tooth flutters over to him.
"GET OUT!" Jack yells, swiping his staff around causing a gust of strong cold winds to blow all the Guardians out of the room and slam the door after them.