North flew through the sky, pulling and tugging the reins purely by instinct. Really his mind had begun to wander.

it wandered to a place that he admittedly had been to before. North had long since realized his mistake in neglecting the Winter now he began to realize how much he had wronged him. He, Father Christmas, had left a by alone and helpless. Had left him to the cruelty of the spirit world. He could remember a letter he had gotten so long ago. It was written on crumpled up paper that was stained and torn. The writing had been sloppy but legible. It had introduce one Jack Frost and had asked simply to be acknowledged. North had set it aside for further scrutiny, but had gotten side tracked until had had finally just handed it to a yeti to file away. He had let Wonder fade with the constant weathering that came with a neglected child. No, he would fix this. He would take care of these good for nothing spirits, then go and make it up to Jack. A perfect christmas maybe? he would figure it out later. North shouted, snapping the reins as a familiar hole came into sight. He landed and jumped out, the noise from his landing bringing the spirit to the surface. He has a beanpole of a young man with scraggly brown hair and brown eyes. He wore animal skins that became a vest and pants. Like Jack he too didn't wear shoes.

"What in the name of the Moon is all the noise about?" he yelled, but froze when he found the angry Cossack. He instantly turned tail, but was grabbed by the scruff of his vest.

"You are coming with me", North grunted. Groundhog shifted, becoming a large, well, Groundhog. One with very long teeth and claws. He screeched and clawed, but North simply got a better grip on his scruff and held him away. Groundhog continued to struggle until he was dropped unceremoniously, into a large red sack. He was tossed into the sleigh as North took off, ignoring the continued noises the terrified animal made.

North landed on Jack's lake as both Bunny and Tooth arrived. They each tossed their prisoners onto the ice, leaving them to stagger up or out of what they had been trapped in. The three stood on the edges, almost daring them to try to make a run for it. Finally a golden light appeared in the dark trees. Sandy floated into the clearing dragging a large lump of Dream Sand behind him. He tossed it onto the ice before letting it dissolve. Pitch gasped for breath as he staggered up. After a moment he collected himself and stood, dusting off the golden sand.

"What is this all about?" he growled. The other spirits around him backed away, separating themselves from the shade.

"Well mate, we thought we would have a little chat about how you treat other spirits", Bunny said. All but April looked confused.

"Jack Frost. They mean Jack Frost", she finally whispered. They all stiffened in terror, all but Pitch. He only hummed and clasped his hands behind his back.

"And why does this require me? I believe that i was already beaten by the little creep", he said. He was thrown back as Dream Sand wrapped around him, leaving only his head free.

"We will deal with you in a minute", Toth hissed as he was gagged. He grunted and wiggled, but was unable to get away. Moonlight shone down, taking the shadows away.

"Now, why did you think hurting a Child was a good idea?" North asked, crssing his arms. Groundhog sneered.

"Jack Frost is not a Child", he growled.

"He is a pest and a danger to the balance", a nature spirit, a summer one named Heat, said, his bright eyes seeming to blaze.

"We were only trying to make him better", April said with a toothy grin. They continued to talk, to caught up in their rant to notice the stoney looks the Guardians had. Finallt Tooth had enough. She flashed forward, tackling April into a tree. Tooth held her by the throat as she got in her face.

"Now you listen and listen closely", She growled," Jack Frost is nota pest. He is not a danger. If i ever hear that you breath wrong in his direction, i will hunt you down. He is my family, and no one hurts my family." April scrambled at her hands, eyes bulging in terror and lack of air. Finally Tooth lt her crumple to the ground. SHe lay gasping,holding her bruised throat.

"That goes for the lo of ya", Bunny growled. Beside him, North nodded with the most ferocious look they had ever seen. "If we get any idea that you went after him again, that you instigated anything, the Moon will be lucky to find ya", Bunny growled. The nature spirits cowered. they had always known Aster Bunnymund was temperamental, and that he was protective of what he claimed as his, but this was downright terrifying. Only the Ground hig continued to stand tall.

"Why should I?" He growled, ignoring the other spirits motions to shut up, "He has ruined holidays time after time. Yours included. He has tipped the balance more than a few times. the boy is just that, a boy, and he needs to learn his place." It was North who reacted. He took only two steps forward and icked the noticeably smaller spirit up by the vest.

"He knows his place, which is now a Guardian. He risks his life and joy to protect the Children of the world. He has better things to do than deal with the likes of Spirits like you. Now heed our warning, before we show you exactly how we protect our family", North growled. Groundhog nodded, eyes wide. Before him was not Jolly old Saint Nick, it was Nicholas St. North, Guardian.

"Then scram", Bunny said. the whole group jumped up and ran, glad to get out without bodily harm. Finally they all turned to the form of the trussed of King of Nightmares. Sandy led the way as they all surrounded the figure, a terrifying smile on his face. This was going to be Fun.