Guardian of the Remembered (Rise of the Guardians fanfic) *DISCONTINUED*

A New Guardian? (Chapter 1)

La Muerte POV

I looked up from talking with some of the dead spirits from the land of the remembered to see a mirror held up by marigolds floating towards me. I looked into the mirror and gasped. The mirror looked into the world of the living, and it showed the northern lights.

"What would North want now?" I asked to no one in particular.

The northern lights were a signal North would use to tell us guardians that something was wrong.

"I'm sorry senorita, but I must go and take care of this," I dismissed the girl I was talking to before teleporting into North's workshop.

When I got there I saw I was the last to arrive. I saw Bunny, aka the Easter Bunny, Tooth, aka the Tooth Fairy, Sandy, aka sandman, and of course, North, aka Santa Clause.

"Good to see you here La Muerte, though I wish it were under better circumstances," North greeted me in his thick Russian accent.

"As do I senior, so why are we here?" I asked North.

"I already told the rest of guardians," he paused, "I saw Pitch."

I gasped, "Pitch?! As in Pitch Black? I thought we defeated him in the dark ages? How is he back? Are you sure we got the right Pitch?" He nodded.

"Yes! There was black sand covering the globe!" North stated.

"What? What...wait, what do you mean black sand?" Bunny asked.

"And then, a SHADOW!" North continued dismissing Bunny's question.

"Hold, hold, I thought you said you saw Pitch?" I asked.

"Well, uh....not exactly," North said, once again in his Russian accent.

Bunny just looked at us mouth opened, "Not exactly! Can you believe this guy?" He said turning to Sandy. Sandy just shrugged.

"Yeah, you said it, Sandy."

"Common Bunny, give him a break," I chimed in.

He just huffed and went back to painting his egg.

"Look, he is up to something very bad, I can feel it," North began, "In meh belly."

I narrowed my eyes at him, 'Did he really just say that?! Is this all just a joke to him?' I think.

"Hang on, hang on, you mean to say, you summoned me here THREE DAYS BEFORE EASTER - because of your belly? Mate, if I did this to you three days before Christmas" Bunny snapped.

Meanwhile, Tooth is still directing her baby teeth to different locations not paying any attention to what was happening.

"Please Bunny, Easter is not Christmas." North says, snatching the egg Bunny was painting only seconds ago.

At this point I've already tuned out their argument, when I notice Sandy trying to do something. It looks to be like he pointing to something, I just don't know what.

Just as I was about to say something North's outburst to Tooth.

"Tooth! Can't you see we're trying to argue?"

"Sorry, not all of us only have to work one night a year. Am I right Sandy?" She turned to Sandy. Sandy points to the ceiling with an arrow, Tooth pauses for a sec, "*gasp* Sector 2, five incisors, a bicuspid and a really loose molar on stand-by." She commands her fairies. Sandy looks annoyed at this point as the bickering continues in the background.

"Com' on mate, Pitch went out in the dark ages. We made sure of that." Bunnymund said in a matter of factly tone.

"I know it was him. We have serious situation!" North exclaimed.

"Well, I've got a serious situation with some eggs." Bunny stated,

"Hey, I hate to interrupt the, "We work so hard once a year club" but could we concentrate on the matter" Tooth started but Sandy cut her off by viciously shaking one of the elves making the bells on it ring out loud.

We all turn to him as he makes a crescent moon shape on his head and points to the ceiling once more. We all turn around to see Manny.

"Ahh! Man in moon! Sandy, why didn't you say anything?" North says in his Russian accent.

"It's been a long time old friend! What is big news?" North asks Manny.

We all look to the center of the intense spot of moonlight Manny casts apon, the light ebbs away, leaving a dark spot which resolves into the shadowed silhouette of PITCH. We all stare at the shadow, stunned. Until I finally decide to speak up.

"It is Pitch." I say breathlessly.

North looks at Bunny and pats his belly.

"Manny, what must we do?" North asks Manny.

In answer, the shadow of Pitch disappears and the circle of moonlight intensifies and SHRINKS, concentrating further illuminating an ORNATE SYMBOL on the floor, at the center of the circle. The symbol rises out of the ground revealing a large gem at the head of a pillar.

"Ah, guys do you know what this means!?" Tooth asks excitedly.

I look over to her, "Yes, Tooth, I'm pretty sure we all know what this means amiga,"

"He's choosing new guardian," North speaks.

"What!? Why?" Bunny exclaims.

"Must be a big deal if manny thinks we need help," I state my thoughts.

"Since when do we need help?" Bunny asks, thought nobody is really paying any attention to him.

"I wonder who it's gonna be?" Tooth says.

A four leaf clover appears on top of Sandy's head.

"The leprechaun?"

"Maybe Cupid?" I suggest.

"Please not the groundhog, please not the groundhog," Bunny prays, crossing his figures.

Then A BRIGHT FLASH, a rush of WIND - and a FIGURE resolves over the central pillar: slight, hooded, bearing a familiar

hooked STAFF.

"Jack Frost," says North, surprised.

All the baby teeth swoon over seeing him, and I can't help but agree. I magic up a red colored fan with gold accents and start fanning myself.

"Ah! I take it back the groundhog is fine!" Bunny edmits.

I get broken out of my trance when I hear Bunny, "*clears throat* Agh, well, ah, as long as he helps protect the children, right?" I manage to say.

Bunny looks like he has about had it with Jack already, "Jack Frost!? He doesn't care about children!" All he does is freeze water pipes and mess with my Easter hunts! He's an irresponsible, ignorant-"

"Guardian," North finishes for Bunny.

"Oh~Jack Frost is anything but a guardian." Bunny states.

"I guess we'll just have to find out will we, Bunny?" I ask, as we all turn around to stare at the hooded figure.