Jack's Return to Darkness

Chapter 1- Memories. Jack

After the Moon revived me from under the ice with no memories, I've been having strange dreams of a world different from the one around me. The sun shines bright almost as if it's made of gold, the sky is always blue without dark clouds, it just seems so peaceful and makes you feel safe. But one thing that always stands out the most is the man I see every night, he's tall with black hair and green eyes, always wears gold armor and holds a blade of steel and gold, the people call him "The Guardian of the Golden Age, Kozmotis Pitchiner". He always stands near a large black door that has many locks on it, I asked someone why he stands there every second of every hour never leaving what they told me scared me. He guards a great evil and if it were to escape would bring nothing but devastation and bloodshed, so he stays there near the door on the very edge of the world where no one really ever goes, just so he doesn't have distractions and no one gets hurt.
One day I walk along a river side enjoying the warm morning sun until all I can hear is screaming from the nearby village, stupidly I run towards the screaming but I can't see anything everything is so dark, almost pitch black, 'no it's never supposed to be dark in our world' when the darkness lifts I stand there in the middle of death, friends, families, everyone dead. Until I see him, a large man atop a black horse with gold eyes, he looks over at me grinning with razor sharp teeth, his eyes gold like the horse he sits on, slowly he starts coming towards me raising what looks like a large scythe, but as he gets closer he lowers his weapon and the next thing I know is darkness and hitting something hard.

I jump awake gasping for air and looking around my surroundings, I sit at my lake, 'just a dream Frost, it was just a dream, but it felt so real', I stand up grabbing my staff and walking to edge of the lake and sitting in the freshly fallen snow holding my head from the forming headache. 'It's always the same, I just wish I could remember my past, maybe learn why I have these dreams' I sit there lost in my thoughts until I see something run past me, stupidly I follow, 'why do I always run towards the danger', I follow the shadow to an a dark alleyway, holding my staff in front of me waiting for whatever it is to attack. "Hello mate" I whip around to a voice behind me to the one and only Aster E. Bunny, better known as the Easter Bunny, "Bunny, been a while" I put my staff down and lean against it, "It has, Blizzard of 68 if I'm correct, Easter Sunday" "aww your not still mad about that are you", he points his boomerang at me with a look that could kill, "YES, but this is about something else, fellas" before I can tell what's happening two yetis pick me up and stuff me into a sack. "Hey Let Me Out Of Here", next thing I feel is being toasted somewhere and landing on my left shoulder letting out a deep groan of pain before two yetis pull me out the sack placing me on the ground surrounded by the Guardians.

The first to greet me is the one and only Nichols St. North, with his deep Russian accent, "There he is, Jack Frost", 'on boy'. "So what did I do now, I mean it must have been pretty bad to get you four all here together, wait am I on the naughty list?" North just bellows out a deep laugh, "Oh naughty list, You hold record, but that is past, now we wipe slate clean" he says swiping a hand over his "naughty" tattoo, "wait why?" I can't help but be confused as to why he would do that, I mean I'm nothing but trouble, causing problems everywhere I go, always messing up. "Oi mate, you listening" I'm brought out of my thoughts by Bunny who stands next to me with a look of concern, 'well that's new', "yeah I'm fine" "no your not mate, you look like you want to cry or something", 'crap', "look I'm fine ok" I raise my voice without meaning to and quickly apologize, "sorry it's just, I'm not used to people actually giving a damn about me, especially the rabbit" I say walking away from him, I don't know there's just something about the kangaroo I've never liked and I don't know why. They all just nod their head in understanding mostly Bunny because in my 300 years of being here, he always treated me worse than others.

"Any way Jack, the reason we wipe slate clean is because now, You Are Guardian" North yells out as yetis bring torches and a large book with a golden "G" on the cover as elves start to play trumpets I lift my staff high above my head and slam the end of it down to the ground sending a wave of frost and cold wind through the workshop blowing out the torches and sending elves flying backward and Norths book flies into his face, Bunny and yetis are sent a few feet back, Sandman and the Tooth Fairy lifted higher in the air, finally everything settles down and everyone getting their balance back looking at me like I just grew a third arm. "What makes you think I want to be a guardian" North once again with his deep laugh just looks at me opening his book again, "Of course you do, Music!" elves start trying play the their trumpets again before I stop them, "No Music, look this is all very flattering but you don't me, I mean your all 'hard work and deadlines' me I'm 'snowballs and FunTime' You don't want me" I hear Bunny let out a low laugh, "you know I think we dodged a bullet here, I mean what does this clown know about bringing joy to kids" I look at him before responding, "Ever hear of a snow day, I know it's no hardboiled egg, but kids like what I do" "maybe but none of them believe in you do they" Tooth flies over reacting, "Bunny" I decide to be a smart ass, "No the Kangaroo's right" I state pointing to Bunny, "The what, I'm not a Kangaroo mate" "oh and all this time I thought you were, if you're not a Kangaroo then what are you" by this point Bunny and I stand face-to-face, "I'm a bunny mate, The Easter Bunny, People believe in me" I'm about to retort some smart ass comment when North gets my attention. "Jack, walk with me." I do as told and start to follow North to his office, I walk in as he closes the door and sits at his desk, "Well that was quite a show" I rub the back of neck slightly embarrassed that Bunny and I did our usual fight thing in front of them, "Yeah sorry about that North, kinda forgot you all were standing there for a moment" he just gives a laugh, "no worries Bunny and I fight most of the time as well, normally it's about which holiday is better. So I was hoping to get you here so we could talk about the whole guardian thing." I roll my eyes, "look North I'm grateful, really, but my answer is no, I mean for the longest time you all either ignored me or Bunny was fighting with me, I'm sorry but I have to decline your offer" he simply nods his head before speaking again, "Jack, I understand that you may not be trusting but at least hang around for a few weeks, get to know everyone better, maybe Bunny will start to warm up to you." I think for a bit when North's door suddenly bursts open and Bunny stands there, "North problem at the tooth palace, we have to go now" North nods grabbing his large coat and leads me to his sleigh and we all get in, Bunny not happy that North is having me along.