The Call that led to Him

.....White and Black trail zoomed past through Aurora City, racing to the entrance of Eclipsie. The two Twighlits came to a half when faced with their Keeper of the in-between. The Twighlit flew close to her ears, whispering in their language, she frowned after the Twighlit backed away....

"Tell the other Twighlits to continue their scouting while I'm away.."

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...[Nikolas St. North, Workshop]...

Upon arrival, the other three Guardians were in a bickering chaos, she stood beside Sandman, who was trying to grab the other three's attention. Aurelia just watched in amusement.

The argument of Bunnymund and North, Toothiana's orders to her little fairies. To be interrupted by Sandy shaking an elf, producing the sound of bells. The three Guardians silence and their attention shifted to Sandy, who was making glyphs to communicate, pointing up, a crescent moon forming above his head.

North beamed. "Hah! Man in Moon! Sandy, why didn't you say something?". Sandy gave North a deadpan stare, while Aurelia chuckled. Dreamsand smoke shoots out of his ears, as she pats his hair.

North turns to Manny. " it's been a long-time, old friend! What is big news?" Waiting for an answer. Everyone looks at the center of the spot where the moonlight was, the light ebbs away, leaving a dark spot. It resolves into the shadow silhouette of Pitch. The other Guardians look shocked, except Aurelia. She was looking up at the globe, shoulders tense.

"It is Pitch…" Bunny, who was in disbelief. North pats his belly and gives Bunny a look.

"Manny, what must we do?" North looks up to the moon again. To answer, the circle of the moonlight intensifies, illuminating an ornate symbol at the very center of their circle. The symbol rises out of the ground, revealing a large gem at the head of the pillar.

"Ah, guys, you know what this means?" Tooth questioned, her excitement transferring to her fairies. "New Guardian..." Aurelia huffed, crossing her arms against her chest.

The moon's light suddenly refracts through the gem, casting light all over the chamber.

"He's choosing a new Guardian." North was in awe, and Bunny wasn't so happy. "What?! Why?" Bunny exclaimed, quite taking it almost as an insult.

"Must be big deal! Manny thinks we need help!" North replied to Bunny, continuing to stare just to have a glimpse of who the new Guardian would be.

"Since when do we need help?!" Bunny, who was beyond annoyed. "Pitchin-... Pitch has new ways at doing things. He's using Black Sand, when have we seen that?". At Aurelia's words, Bunny's ears flopped.

"I wonder who's its gonna be?" The overworked happy-go-lucky, Tooth, changed the subject. Above Sandy's head took the form of a Four-Leaf clover. "Maybe the Leprechaun?"

"Please not the groundhog, please not the groundhog" Bunny has his eyes closed and fingers crossed.

After the bright flash and the rush of wind, a form resolved over the center pillar. Tall, hooded, bearing a hooked staff.

Aurelia stared beside Sandy, before giving an approved nod. "Hm, not bad Manny" she said, clapping silently.

The rest of the Guardians stood there, shocked. While the little tooth-fairies swoon.

"'Not bad'?! I take it back, the Groundhog's fine!" Bunny complained, making Aurelia roll her eyes. "It's Jack Frost, not like he will suck your eggs." Bunny's head snapped in her direction, offended.

"Well, ah, as long as he helps to ah—protect the children, right?" Tooth said, swooning. Aurelia raised an eyebrow at her.

"Oh, don't pretend, Toothian, you just want his teeth. And I quote, 'There's so beautiful, like white as snow'" she smirked, which made Tooth turn away and cross her arms, her cheeks puffed.

"Jack Frost? He doesn't care about children! All he does is freeze water pipes and mess with my egg hunts. Right? He's an irresponsible, selfish-" Bunny rambles, only to be cut off by North.

"Guardian." North, still staring in awe at the statue of their new Guardian. Which made Bunny stop in his tracks.

"Jack Frost is many things, but he is not a Guardian." Bunny stated, turning to the hooded figure as well.

"You don't have to overrate because he ruined your Easter, besides, I didn't think you'd be a good pick for a Guardian, but hey, look at you."

"What?! Okay, Lia. You have to stop offending me." Bunny pointed at her, but her did look offended. Making Aurelia smirk.

"Okay, enough chit-chat, who wants to get the new Guardian?" North questioned. "I will" Bunny stepped forward, his answer was too immediate. "Do you mind me borrowing your threads, Lia?". Aurelia shoved a long glowing gold thread to Bunnymund's chest, huffing.

"Thank you?..." Bunny, who blinked in disbelief. Before walking around to find the itchiest sack and two yetis that could accompany him.

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..."Two beings weren't meant to be in the same situation, even if it is a situation where nothing but the tension of their Presence"...

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