Rise of the Guardians

Chapter 12: The Warren

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Everyone slid down the tunnel, screaming, while Jack and (Y/n) were laughing. Bunny raced past them all and laughed at North's reaction. Jack slid on his feet along the tunnel, watching (Y/n) laugh as she slid down with her hands up. Eventually they reached the end of the tunnel, and they all landed in a pile on the ground. Jack landed on his feet, but (Y/n) slid into him and knocked him on top of her.

"Whoops, sorry." She said sheepishly.

"You know, surprisingly, I don't really mind, Snowflake." Jack winked flirtatiously.

"'Buckle up.' Is very funny." North chuckled.

"Welcome to the warren." Bunny announced, as stone eggs were walking behind him.

Bunny's ears suddenly perked up and he was on high alert. "Something's up." He turned towards a tunnel and saw little eggs were running out, away from something.

Bunny pulled out his boomerangs, North raised his swords, Jack raised his staff, and   (Y/n) locked an arrow in her bow. They all let out a battle cry and charged forward, and came face to face with...Sophie.

Everyone halted in their tracks and Sophie looked up at them in shock.

"Sophie?" Jack and (Y/n) said in unison.

Everyone put away their weapons and smiled innocently. Sophie laughed and started chasing after an elf.

"What is she doing here?" Bunny asked angrily, looking up at North.

North felt his jacket. "Ah, snow globe."

"Crikey! Somebody do something!" Bunny cried. He grabbed (Y/n) by the shoulders and pulled her up to his face. "(Y/n), you're good with kids right?"

Jack pulled her out of Bunny's grasp.

"Don't look at her. We're invisible remember?"

"Don't worry Bunny. I bet she's a fairy fan." Tooth flew in front of Sophie. "It's okay little one."

"Pretty." Sophie said.

"Oh! You know what? I've got something for you!" Tooth opened her hand and showed Sophie a few teeth. "Look at all the pretty teeth, with little blood and him on them!"

This made Sophie scream and run away.

"Blood and gums?" (Y/n) asked incredulously.

"When was the last time you guys actually hung out with kids?" Jack asked, throwing his arm around (Y/n).

"We are very busy bringing joy to children. We don't have time...for children." North tried to defend

"That makes no sense." (Y/n) told him.

"If one little kid can ruin Easter, then we're in worse shape then I thought." Jack twirled a snowflake around his hand and made it land on Bunny's nose.

Blue sparkles flew around his eyes before he smiled.

Bunny and Sophie stood by a flower that produced an egg.

"You wanna paint some eggs? Yeah?" He asked her.

Thousands of eggs made their way through the path.

"Rimsky-Korsakov! That's a lot of eggs." North commented.

"Uh, how much time do we have?" Jack asked.

The eggs passed by some flowers that spray painted the eggs different colors.

"Alright troops, it's time to push back. That means eggs everywhere. Heaps of you in every high rise, farmhouse and trailer park."

Sophie was laying on top of the eggs and they carried her in between North's legs as he waved at her.

"In tennis shoes and cereal bowls. Oh, there will be bathtubs filled with my beautiful googies!"

The eggs approached a river of paint and an elf pushed an egg in the river and laughed. He turned around and got pushed into the river by the stampede of eggs that came up behind him. The eggs jumped in and were decorated with a shiny new coat.

North pulled one out and looked at it, as it kicked its legs. "Okay, that's a little strange."

"No, mate. That's adorable." Bunny corrected him.

"There will be springtime! On every continent! And I'm bringing hope with me!"

The eggs made their way through some vines that made designs on the eggs. A yeti was painting some eggs red and Bunny walked by.

"Too Christmasy, mate. Paint them blue."

The yeti looked at the mountain of red eggs he had already painted, and groaned.

(Y/n) tapped Jack on the shoulder and he turned to face her. She held up an egg she had painted and handed it to Jack. It was light blue with multiple white snowflakes on it. Jack looked surprised and took the egg from her. He then held up his own egg he had painted. It was gold with a red heart and white wings painted on it. She gasped and grabbed the egg from Jack, and placed a kiss on his cheek in thanks. Jack blushed and a love struck smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, what's over there?" Bunny asked Sophie.

She ran over and picked up an egg and showed it to Bunny.

"Oh, that's a beauty! Now all we gotta do, is get him and his little mates through the tunnels to the top and we'll have ourselves Easter."

Bunny stood with Sophie and they watched as the eggs made their way to through multiple tunnels. Jack came up next to him.

"Not bad." He complimented.

Bunny looked down at Sophie who was falling asleep in his arms.

"Not bad yourself."

"Look, I'm sorry about the whole...kangaroo thing." Jack apologized.

"It's the accent isn't it?" Bunny replied, and looked down at Sophie. "Oh, poor little ankle biter. Look at her. All tuckered out."

"I love her." Tooth sighed. "I think it's time to get her home."

"How about I take her home?" Jack offered.

"I'll come with you." (Y/n) offered.

"Jack, (Y/n) no. Pitch is-!"

"No match for us." Jack bragged, putting an arm around (Y/n) confidently.

"Which is why we need you two here with us." Bunny argued.

"Don't worry, we'll be quick. I won't let Jack get distracted." (Y/n) playfully nudged him.

"Well, if you're going with him, then he will be distracted." Bunny mumbled.

"Huh?"

"Nothing. I'm just, not so sure about this."

"Trust me. We'll be quick as a bunny." Jack smirked.

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