Hello everyone, this is my first fanfic so please don't hate me. I will take constructive criticism in stride and improve for the future. This is for Rise of the Guardians (obviously). I have read the books by William Joyce also (they are fantastic you should all check them out if given the chance). I don't own Rise of the Guardians or the Guardians of Childhood but it would be a great world if I actually did. This first chapter is a bit haphazard, but I decided to incorporate Mother Nature into the story as she is a rather interesting character from the books. So this is kind of her perspective on the beginning and end of the movie with some bits that I added in because I felt like it would be something that she would possibly do.

I was walking through the pine forests of Northern Canada when I saw the Northern Lights move across the sky. What are the Guardians calling a meeting for now? I wondered, my curiosity got the better of me as I rode the winds and the clouds to the North Pole, where all the Guardians were gathering.

I watched the commotion below as Sandy tried to get their attention as the Moon started to glow brighter. Poor Sandy I thought, I suppressed a laugh as he grabbed an elf and rang it to get the attention of his fellow Guardians.

"What is big news?" North asked, a shadow began to form in the moonbeams, a familiar figure I thought would never plague me again.

"It is Pitch," Bunnymund whispered.

I watched as the Moon Crystal was raised up, the Tsar was choosing a new Guardian, I had a bad feeling I knew who it would be.

"Jack Frost," North said almost shocked,

"I take it back the Groundhog's fine," Bunnymund said.

Tooth and her fairies were swooning, typical.

I left as soon as I knew what the Moon had in store for Jack, angrier at him than I had been in a long time. I ended up causing a thunderstorm over the southern United States as I flew over, well they needed the rain anyway I thought to myself as I raced towards my empire.

I landed in a clearing of trees and stared up at the moon, I didn't know if I wanted to scream or give him the silent treatment. I chose silent treatment for the moment as I thought back to Jack's rebirth.

The boy and his sister were skating on the ice having fun, until the girl ended up on a patch of thin ice.

"It's okay, it's okay, just look at me."

"Jack I'm scared"

"I know, I know, but you're gonna be alright, you're not gonna fall in, we're gonna have a little fun instead."

"No we're not

"Would I trick you

"Yes you always play tricks

"Well, alright well not, not, not this time, I promise, I promise, you're gonna be fine, you have to believe in me. You wanna play a game? We're gonna play hopscotch, like we do every day. It's as easy as one crack, WOAH, two, three. Alright, now it's your turn, one that's it that's it, two, three,

CRACK

"JACK!

The moon glowed brightly overhead, of course he had witnessed this event as well.

"What is it you want?" I stepped out of the trees and looked up at the Moon giving him a glare as best I could.

"I want you to return the boy to life, he saved his sister, that makes him a Guardian." I understood what he was saying because I spent so much time talking to him over the centuries.

"Why would I do that, that means one more person upsetting the balance."

"He won't be a guardian right away, only when he is needed will he become who he is meant to be."

"So you would have me bring him back, and leave him alone for who knows how long before he's actually of use to you? How very inconsiderate of you."

"Please Seraphina, you saw what he has done, he has potential and would you rather have Pitch take him as he intended to long ago?"

I thought about it for a while, "Fine, but I only ask one thing, I chose what powers he has,"

"That's fine, but I also ask one thing. Stay out of his life."

That hurt, but I knew what the Moon meant, it would change events if I were to enter Jack's life . . . again.

"Deal," I said the Moon glowed more brightly than he had in a long time as I began to revive the boy beneath the ice.

He brought fun to his sister and he died in winter, so I gave him powers over winter, I made him into Jack Frost and commanded the water to bring him back to the surface, breaking the ice and raising him above the water with the North wind.

"Show him what he can do," I told the North Wind. I watched as he sent frost across the pond he just rose from, and onto the trees on its edge. I watched as he flew down to the village, and watched as his heart broke when he realized nobody could see him.

I didn't know that the Man in the Moon had taken his memories, If I had I would have raced to get them back for the boy.

"After 300 years this is your answer for Jack?" I asked looking up at the full moon.

This is the first time in centuries that your Father has even reared his head back

I glared at the moon, the Tsar Lunar knew that I didn't ever call Pitch my Father. My father was the man trapped within the fearlings, and it was hope that my father was still in there somewhere that kept me from siding against him.

"I don't know what your endgame is here Manny, but I don't want any part of this,"

You know that someday you must take a stand, and with that stand choose a side

"I know, but I am very adamant about not choosing a side of my own free will, the only way I will take sides is if I'm not myself."

Don't be rash now child

"YOU CALL ME A CHILD!" I hollered, Lightning flickered in the clouds around me. "I am older than you Manny, remember that, when my mother died you were not even in existence yet." The Tsar fell silent, good he needed a good scolding on occasion.

"I still haven't forgiven you for taking Jack's memories, I'm going to sit this out and see what happens."

I was watching the final battle from my clouds, watching as Jack realized his center and rallied the children into believing again.

"I do believe in you, I'm just not afraid of you," said Jamie, he was a brave boy, he had something very special inside. The waves of nightmares crashed towards the children and the Guardians, Jamie and the children standing in front of them, Jamie raised his hand and as soon as the nightmare sand touched him, golden sand exploded around all of them.

I found him in the corner cowering from his own nightmares, he didn't acknowledge my presence until I knelt next to him, then he finally looked at my face.

"Why are you here?" He asked he was trying to hide the pain in his voice, but I knew it was there, "Have you come to rub it in my face that I once again lost to the Guardians?"

"No I came only out of curiosity," I responded my voice was almost as cold as a winter's blizzard.

"What curiosity?" He had venom in his words, but he couldn't do anything to hurt me, not now that the Guardians weakened him after the Battle of Burgess.

"To see how a great man could have become this, a mere echo of who you once were."

"I was never a great man, I failed many people in my life,"

"Yes you have failed many people, but you are forgetting your biggest failure?"

"And what is that?"

"You failed me, I was lost, with nothing but rage for you for leaving me, I came to your aid only because I was curious, to see the once great man, now fallen and low."

"You remind me of someone I lost a long time ago?"

"I remind many people of many things."

So there we go first chapter done, I hope you all enjoyed and will review what I have so far. I'm hoping to post once a week but considering it is nearing the end of the semester and finals week is looming I highly doubt I will be able to stick to that so until I post the next chapter feel free to tell me where I can improve.