The Autumn Witch || Rise of the Guardian

The team

"Don't poke her Bunny" I heard a feminine voice say as I felt something poke
"Well it woke her up" an Australian voice answered when I groaned and sat up rubbing my eyes

I had to do a double take after I screamed in shock
In front of me stood a 6-foot bunny, a guy that looks like Santa, a fairy and a shiny yellow man.
"Who are you?" I asked pointing my wand forward
"We are the Guardians" Santa man said
"Uhuh? And who ARE you guys?" I asked standing up slowly
"I am North. But the children call me many names. Santa is one" North smiled at me kindly
I couldn't help but smile back
"I'm Toothia. The tooth fairy. You can call me Tooth" tooth smiled flying closer
"Bunny. Easter Bunny" Bunny said
I nodded at him, he's bigger than I thought
I looked at the smaller man who just made a bowler hat appear and bowed to me, I giggled and curtsied back
"That is Sandman. Or Sandy" North told me and I smiled

"And who are you Nature girl?" Bunny asked pointing a boomerang at me
"I'm Autumn Charm." I said awkwardly
"Well Autumn Charm, Manny had chosen you to be the newest guardian" Tooth smiled widely
"Guardian? Guardian of what?" I asked confused
"Of children" I asked seeing Sandy make a child of sand who then nodded at me
"Protect them from what?" I asked again
"Harm. Fear. Sadness" North listed

"We all protect an aspect. Me is Wonder. Tooth is memory. Bunny is hope. And Sandy is dreams. What do you protect?" North asked
"I dont know" I replied honestly
"We'll help you figure it out" Tooth beamed
"Okay.....Why am I here?" I asked
"You've been chosen to be a guardian mate. We need your help to stop Pitch Black" bunny stepped forward
"As in the Boogeyman?" I laughed in disbelief
"You laugh now" bunny shook a boomerang at me
"Sorry, just a little hard to believe that Santa, the Toothfairy, the Easter bunny and Sandman want my help to stop the boogeyman" I laughed
"Besides I'm no help. I didn't even know I could do magic or talk to animals til yesterday" I shrugged
"All the more reason" tooth smiled

Sandy made some shapes and I laughed

"I don't think I can learn that quick" I smiled as he made a bike with training wheels and a calendar
"We need your help Autumn. Pitch needs to be stopped before he destroys all joy" north stepped toward me
"Joy?" I repeated feeling a tingle in my gut
They all looked at each other
"Childrens joy?" I repeated feeling happiness far away and all over the world

I gasped and fell backwards into the tree and my wand bounced shooting a red fire at the empty spot Bunny hopped out off

"Autumn?" Tooth asked worried
"I can feel their joy" I grinned at them
"What?" Bunny asked
"The kiddies. I feel their happiness" I laughed
North nodded at Sandy who made a moon and a gem
"That's why you were chosen. You protect Joy. The Guardian of Joy." He explained
"Woah" I grinned

"Will you help us then?" Tooth asked
"I mean, I don't really understand. But I also don't remember anything other than yesterday, so why not" I smiled awkwardly
"You don't remember?" The fairy asked and I sucked in my lips and shook my head as she looked at Bunny and North
"What? Is that not good?" I asked
"We all remember our lives before we were chosen." Bunny said
"Oh" was all I said
"Once we stop Pitch, I'll give you your teeth. They hold your childhoods most precious memories" she explained and I nodded

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"So this Pitch guy, what's he doing that's so bad?" I asked as we flew in the sleigh and I shot random spells into the air to see what I could do. So far is create autumnal change, speak to animals, feel childrens joy, create fireballs, heat and light. My favourite being that I can fly, I have a connection to the wind, and it lifts me up.
"He is scaring children at night under beds, or making shadows that follow them all day." North said
"He's making them afraid?" I translated what Sandy signed and he nodded
"So we need to stop him and bring back the joy. But we have you for that" tooth smiled
I smiled at her, I think she and I will be good friends. Bunny too, he just doesn't want to admit it yet