Flame & Frost | Rise of the Guardians Fanfiction

The Only Choice We Have

Jack POV

After confirming that Jamie was fully asleep, I went directly to Tooth's. I really wanted to know why this Megan gave the dagger woodcarving to Jamie. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with giving a woodcarving to someone completely innocent; But what gets me going is - Why a dagger?

As I arrived the Tooth fairies led me to Tooth's main room, where she can easily control the situations and stuff. They'd made me walk into an extravagant room with diamonds on the wall, feather potraits and other beautiful and frilly things.

"What about the Southern continents? No? Then go! You- There's this kid, her name's Bailey- Yes, yes go find her! Oh how will I get peace, come on fairies, do your job!" I heard Tooth order in the middle of the room. As soon as she saw me her mouth was agape. She zapped to me, three other Tooth fairies on her flanks.

"Is everything okay? Is Jade?!" She blabbered worriedly. I waved her off and smiled. "Everything's fine. I just want to ask you a favor." She softened and nodded in understanding. "Of course,"

"Do you know any kid, her name is Megan,"

"Jack, there are millions of Megans-" I raised a hand to stop her.

"She's in Burgess,"

Tooth nodded. "Thats a filter. I think we have her memory box... Burgess is quite small to us, that is."

I smiled in appreciation as Tooth ordered her fairies to fetch the memory box. A few minutes later a golden cylinder was retrieved.

Tooth handed it to me. I thanked her and flipped it over, examining it. I brushed the cylinder open like the last time I opened a memory box.

In a blink of an eye sparkles dotted my sight and showed Megan's memory. It was dull and dark, the background was mostly an old house. The memory displayed a girl around the age of 8 and a boy, carving wood. The boy finished his carving, to which he showed to his sister. I recognised the dagger-like carving immediately; It was the one Jamie had.

The girl in the memory giggled appreciatively and hugged her brother. The next second a new memory was displayed. The boy was laid weakly on a hospital bed, bandages wrapped around his head with blood stains on it. The girl was crying beside his bed, sobbing as the machine showed the decreasing breath pace of her brother. The machine beeped, and the green line on the mini television went completely straight. The girl cried harder and shook her brother, yet he showed no response or movement.

The next memory showed the girl a little bit older, sitted in a car. The car halted in front of a house, and she climbed down reluctantly. The next day she went to school, and she met the playful side of Jamie. Her brother's face flashed for a second and that moment too, she made eye contact with him.

I was dragged out of the memory with a gasp.

Jamie reminded her of her brother.
So thats why. I'm a genius.

Tooth smiled at me and held out her hand to take the cylinder. I was grateful she didn't question my actions of reading Megan's memory, I'd be more comfortable in keeping this between me and Jamie only.

"She had a rough childhood," She noted as I handed her the memory box. She instructed the fairy beside her, giving the memory box to the fairy's tiny hand; To which it flew away, returning the golden cylinder to where it belonged.

Suddenly, the Palace went frantic. Tooth stirred, facing every chattering fairies that surrounded her instantly. Tooth managed to calm the situation by clapping her hands twice. The fairies went silent, but judging by their reaction - Biting their lips, their nails and clutching at their chests - I can tell that every one of them wanted to burst it all to their leader, all at the same time. Tooth leaned onto a fairy, then she quickly caught up with what the fairy was saying.