Faith and Trust

The Truth comes out

"Right?" She repeated, looking at him hopefully. Jack avoided her eyes "Jack?"

"Uhh...How did this happen" He blurted out in an attempted to delay answering the question. "I mean..How long ago did this start."

"Well, Grandpa James said that the clouds came in not long after your last visit to him. They didn't clear up and people allover the world were confused and worried... until they weren't."

"Sorry?" Jack said

"Well, it's hard to explain. I don't really understand it myself. Grandpa said that people used to worry about every single little thing and that clouds that didn't go away was a very strange thing. But over not long after the clouds, people began not to worry. Grandpa said that people stopped caring about life and he said they, and us today, aren't living...he said we're surviving."

Jack smiled faintly "Looks like Jamie became quite the Philosopher." He gave the book back to Mira. "He never stopped believing?"

"Never" Mira said smiling. It faded into a more thoughtful look and she frowned at the book before looking back up a Jack. "Grandpa never knew what happened though. You guys just...disappeared."

"Trust me, it wasn't on purpose." Jack said firmly "The Spirit of Sleep-Somnus-put us to sleep for..." He paused. "I dunno how long. What's the date" Mira told him.

"That's..." He chuckled

"What" Mira asked confused

"Oh, nothing. It's just... it's been exactly 100 years since I played with Jamie in Burgess park. We were having a snowball fight, even though it was a week to Easter and I knew the Easter Kangaroo was going to tell me off..."

"I thought he was a Bunny." Mira said confused

"He is, I just call him that because...It's a long story."

"Oh" She said, still sounding a little confused. "Ok, umm...Why did Somnus put you guys to sleep."

"Because he doesn't have any believers" Jack said "We think he's taken on the idea that if he can't have any believers, none of the Spirits can. He put all the Spirits to sleep to keep-"

"To keep them from doing their jobs" Mira finished "I see. But now you're all awake so you can make your holidays right? I always loved the sound of Christmas with all the music and decorations. It all sounds so wonderful-"

"Mira?" Jack said tentatively

"-and everything would be all snowy. I've always wanted to see snow. Grandpa tried to explain it to me, but I've never exactly understood what it was like until today, when you made the snow patch. At least I think it was snow.-"

"Mira"

"-But Easter sounds amazing too. I'd really like to see a painted egg, we really never have anything with bright colors, usually everythings tan or gray. Ooh! It would be in Spring too, and there would be flowers and the grass would be green, that would be really weird-"

"Mira!" Jack said firmly.

She looked over at him. "What?"

"There's something you need to know" Jack looked down at his feet. "You see...the rest of the Guardians..."

"Yeah" She looked expectant.

"They...They've given up. They're not coming back."