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Disclaimer: I don't own Rise of the Guardians or Guardians of Childhood.

Jack lunged toward his first target. Bunny.

"Easy there mate!" Bunny yelled, dodging the scythe.

Jack grinned, thrusting the scythe upward.

Bunny, once again, dodged the scythe. "You little…" He grumbled, throwing an egg bomb in Jack's face.

The bomb exploded in his face. Jack screamed in pain and flew backwards, landing in the blackened snow. Jack glared at Bunny, his eyes almost glowing an eerie golden. Jack muttered something under his breath. Black spikes made from ice shot toward Bunny. North jumped in the front of Bunny and blocked with his swords.

"Jack! Stop this right now!" North yelled.

"Why should I?" Jack asked innocently.

North looked at the boys eyes, hoping to see even the slightest glimpse of the boy he knew. There was none. "The Fearlings have a good hold on him." North concluded, talking to himself.

"We just have to break that hold then." Bunny said, overhearing.

Sandy and Tooth nodded in agreement.

"But, how?" Tooth asked.

Sandy said nothing. But kept his eyes on Jack.

North's eyes widened. "Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait."

Bunny looked at him. "What do you have in mind?"

"We knock him out!"

Bunny blinked, "Wait. What?"

"Simple. If we can keep the Fearlings busy, Jack might wake up."

"And if he doesn't?"

"That's why we knock him out." North said, looking at Jack. "Then we figure out what to do."

Jack was leaning against his scythe, looking at the guardians with a bored expression. He knew they were figuring out ways to help him. Jack smiled, "But, it'll be no use." he said out loud.

"Right. Then, lets start." North told the others. Not hearing what Jack just said.

Jack hardly had any time to dodge when Sandy attacked him with his sand whips. The whip wrapped around his arm and Sandy threw him up into the air. He paused for a second then yanked down on the whip, causing the winter spirit to crash into the ground. Then the second Sandy stopped his attack, Tooth took over. She zoomed around Jack, faster then he could see. Small cuts start appearing on Jacks arms and torso. Annoyed, Jack shot out a black frost, encasing Tooth's wings in a thin layer of ice. Tooth falls to the ground. Bunny takes over. Jumping in front of Tooth and throwing his boomerang at Jack. Jack dodges the boomerang and jumps back, only to jump into North. Bunny and North team up against Jack as Sandy works on getting Tooth's wings free.

"You guys sure are cruel." Jack said, panting slightly.

"No. We're trying to help you. Jack, can't you see?" North asked, taking a step closer to the boy.

Jack looked at him. "See what?" He asked, glaring at North with hazy eyes.

"What's happening?" North said.

Bunny jumped in front of Jack, swinging his boomerang toward Jack's face.

Jack jumped backwards. Dodging the blow.

North kept talking. "Look around you, Jack." He said, smiling.

Jack kept on getting attacked by Bunny, Sandy, and a newly freed Tooth. But he looked around, his eyes widening as he finally notices the black snow. He stopped dodging the attacks. And the Guardians stop attacking him.

"What…am I doing…?" Jack asked, his eyes growing dim. He puts his hands on his head. "Why am I…?" He starts shaking violently. "Why?" He keeps repeating.

"Jack?" Tooth flies up to him. "Are you ok?"

Jack doesn't acknowledge her. He just stares at the ground with wide golden eyes. The black snow storm suddenly starts up again.

"Jack!" North yelled, trying in vain to get his attention.

Jack still isn't paying any attention. The snow storm was getting worse.

"Sorry Jack. Sandy! Knock him out!" North told him.

Sandy nodded. He then made a small ball of dream sand and hit Jack square in the face.

Jack's eyes suddenly got dimmer and he fell to the ground. He didn't fall asleep though. The Fearlings didn't allow him too. North gently picked up the half conscious winter spirit and put him in the sleigh.

"Now what?" Bunny asked?

"We get him to the Pole. Then figure out what to do with him." North said. He looked from Jack to the dying snow storm. "But…I wouldn't know how to help him." North said, sadly.

Tooth put her hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll find a way." She whispered gently.

"I sure hope so." Bunny muttered to himself.

And done! It's a bit shorter then I wanted it. But I can't really complain. Next one should be out Thursday or Friday. I need to write some more chapters in advance. Ah yes, almost forgot to say...review! Until next time!