Rise of the Guardians One-Shots pt.2

The Warriors

Alright, this is from Marcus's POV. I see your comments and I love them but I do have to say I need at least another two days before I can post the next big chapter. I am working on edits and drafts while in the midst of a big week in my biology class. 

This chapters holds a start of the arrival of someone many have asked for. 

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"Archie, you can't keep doing this man. They're gonna knock you out for real if you keep it up." Marcus watched Archie pace back and forth. He couldn't help but glance over at the couch that held the sleeping body of Death. Sandy had knocked him out with enough dream sand to kill a man, North's words, and he finally was sedated. His power's were not. 

He looked out the window to watch another flock of innocent Artic birds fly through the air only to fall from Death's influence. He looked to the ground to see Archie's poisonous plants with the sharpest thorns growing into bushes along the ground. 

Marcus knew that the Bunnymund family had one big fear with the relationship between Jack and Archie; what would Jack do if something happened to Archie? No one had ever thought about what would happen if Archie lost Jack. 

"I've seen this. This is the nightmare, I showed you. I showed everyone! We need to figure out how to stop this from happening. You need to-" Marcus blocked out the rest of Archie's rant to Pitch. He hated that he was allowing one of his best friend's words to fall on deaf ears but he couldn't listen to the heartbreaking plea anymore. 

"I can't keep watching this." He looked over his shoulder to April. Her skin was pale, her eyes blank, and the bags under her eyes were dark. They were all grieving the fact that Mother Nature was down, but it was Jack that had April in anguish. It was Jack that had everyone in the most pain. 

He heard someone ask where Nicky was. He sighed. The human trio that saved Jack once was here. Liam had told Thea what happened which in turn brought them. Nicky and Alex were actually being grown up about this. They were staying calm in the darkness of this. He had seen Nicky holding Archie yesterday. He had seen Alex comforting Natasha's kids in their sleep. 

"I haven't seen him since this morning. Him and Alex probably went to find Denver." 

Marcus got up to leave. The Globe room was filled with sadness. Everyone was either sitting in their emotions or standing in corners. He needed to breathe. He walked out into the hall to walk to the balcony. He had barely made it to the end when his arm was grabbed. He would never admit the squeak that came out of his mouth when he was pulled into a closet. 

"What the hell, Nicky!" He finally noticed the two boys, they both held the faces of warriors. That worried him. He watched them stare him down beside a table that held a few of Jack's things. One thing was a scroll of paper. Sam's spell. He looked around to find Jack's staff. 

"The biggest thing an adult always says is to fight fire with fire. I heard Pitch. He said the nightmares inside Jack are powerful enough to be the next Nightmare King, they just need more fear. The fear they are getting from inside here. We need another powerful source." 

Marcus shook his head, Pitch wasn't powerful enough anymore to fight tha-

"The possession of Callahan. The nightmares that were inside of him that Jack took. We need those." He couldn't help his surprise at Alex's words. He had forgotten that happened. Nicky that looked to Alex. They both seemed to communicate through their eyes before Nicky nodded. 

"Oh what the fuck, Alex, put that down!" He went to jump forward to grab Jack's necklace. The necklace that held powerful demons, strong enough that their magic could take down the world. Only one of them was awake as the others had fell dormant in their fear of Jack. 

"Roy can get the others on our side. He said the other demons respected Jack through their fear before they put themselves to sleep. You want to win this? We need these fires to put out this one." 

Marcus looked between the two boys with his jaw dropped. He didn't even know what to say. He looked out the window to the vines and death outside. He looked at his wrist that held a snowflake charm. His breath caught as his memories took him to a specific one. 

"You need to be with him while I'm gone." Marcus looked to Derek with a frown. 

"What do you mean gone?" He saw his friend smile softly before looking away from the moon. He tensed as the other man put his hand on his shoulder, the look on his face bringing a bad feeling. 

"Me and Mary are going to the human world. Manny is going to let us go. When we do, you need to step into our place. Mother knows what we are doing. We need our happiness like this." Marcus went to speak but Derek cut him off with a soft look. 

"You need to stay with Jack. I hate the way I treated him. I hate myself for it. He is going to be more powerful than Mother Nature one day. One day when his emotions get the best of him, we will all fall under his command. If the world goes to hell...He will lead us."

Marcus was cut off again as Derek placed his free hand on his cheek. 

"If he ever turns evil, you will need to do everything you can to bring him back. Jack turning evil will be the end of this world as we know it. He is a strong boy with an even stronger heart. No matter what the cost is, you fight for him Marcus. You fight for Jack Frost. Promise me." 

Marcus swallowed. He saw Derek's stern look before looking past him. Jack was smiling like he never had before in front of Seraphina. He looked back to his best friend. 

"I promise to do everything I can." 

Marcus finally looked up to Nicky and Alex. He released the breath he held before nodding. The wave emotions threatening to take him over, he pushed back. He stepped forwards. 

"We need to find the horse that holds the demons that took Cal-" Nicky and Alex both pointed to the map, a big circle around the deepest part of the ocean. The Mariana Trench. 

"We need to find Jack's Siren." 

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