She did not know how much time has past, but things have happened since then, after they got back to the sleigh.

North looks like he is actually turning into a old man, Tooth is losing her feathers at a rapid pace, and Bunny has turned into a cute and cuddly little bunny, and is currently in Claire's arms as they rode in the sleigh in silence.

Claire was devastated, her favorite holiday was ruined and it was all because of Pitch, who wanted to be believed in so badly.

Claire snapped her eyes open. "That's it!" She yelled scaring everyone. "I know what we must do." She said looking at everyone in the sleigh.

North shook his head sadly at her. "My dear, I'm afraid it is too late." he said to her in sadness. Tooth nodded her head in agreement.

"Let's face it Sheila" Bunny said, as he was currently in her arms. "The Guardians are no more."

Claire shook her head at him and stood up while still holding Bunny in her arms. "No, this maybe our last shot." The Guardians, each looked at her with a look of curiosity. "What if I knew someone, who believes in you guys just as much as me?" The others went wide eyed at her.

Tooth flew up to her. "You mean someone who still believes?" She said hopefully.

Claire nodded "Yes, I knew him, since the day he was born too. I told him stories of you guys all the time." She explains to them

The trio's faces lit up as a Christmas tree.

North then laughed "Well then, what are we waiting for." North took the reins. "Where are we going?" he asked while everybody sat back down.

Claire looked at him with a determine face. "We are going to see Jamie Bennett."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Claire yelled as the sleigh went out of control and crashed-landed right in Jamie's front yard. The reindeer got loose and made a break for the woods.

"Ah, mot deti!, Come back!" North called to them staggering.

"North, are you okay?" Claire asked holding him up.

"It's official," North replied leaning on her. "My powers are kaput."

The sleigh made a few creaking sounds and knocked North off balance. He fell over as Tooth noticed Jack rushing towards them. "Look!" Tooth tried to fly to them, but was too weak and fell to the ground. Her wings fluttering uselessly behind her. "Jack!"

Jack was a gentleman and helped her up. "You okay?"

"I'm fine," She blushed.

"What are you doing here?" Claire asked while jumping out of the sleigh and walking towards him.

"Same as you," Jack answered as Jamie came running out of his house. He gawked at the two Guardians.

"The Second light." North stated.

"Wow!, It is you!" Jamie gushed. "I mean, it is you." He briefly took North's hand in his own. "I knew it wasn't a dream." He announced turning to smile at Jack. It was then he saw Claire. "Claire!?, you are here too?" Claire smile and nodded. "I knew it, I knew those stories you tell me were real!" She laughed, until she realized something.

"Wait" Claire said suddenly. "You can actually see Jack?" She asked. Jamie nodded with a big smile on his face. Claire turned towards Jack and walked towards him. She stops and stares at him with a emotionless face and a really big smile appears on her face. She hugs Jack and lets go. "You have a believer, besides me." She said to him softly.

"I know, feels great." Jack said sounding proud. He then looked around them. and noticed something. "Wait, where's Bunny?" Jack noticed.

"Losing Easter took its toll on all of us." North explained. "Bunny most of all"

They all looked to see Bunny coming out of the sleigh in his little rabbit form, that Claire adores. "Oh no," jack said.

Jamie let out a giggle. "That's the Easter Bunny?"

Bunny was frustrated and stood on his two back legs. "Now somebody sees me, besides Claire!. Where were you about a hour ago, mate?"

"What happened to him?" Jamie inquired walking over to the sleigh. "he used to be so huge and cool and now he's... Cute" He rubbed under Bunny's chin. Bunny moaned and started thumping his little foot. "Oh that's good..." But then, he caught himself and shooed Jamie away.

"Did you tell him to say that?" He asked Jack, hopping over. "That's it!, Let's go!" He g=hit Jacks leg and put his little paws. Claire could not help, but giggle. "Me and You!, Come on!"

Jamie quickly tried to explain. No. Actually, he told me you were real. Just when I started to think that maybe you weren't."

Bunny looked to Jack and back to Jamie. "He made you believe?, In me?"

Jamie nodded and Bunnymund faced Jack. "We both did." He gently shoved Claire's shoulder. "Claire tells Jamie, stories of you guys, since he was a baby."

"Yeah" Bunny turns to look at Claire. "I know" All the Guardians turned to Claire and smiled at her, causing her to blush and look down at her feet.

Before Claire could reply, an exceedingly loud crash of thunder made them all jump. They looked at the sky, and saw Pitch glancing down at them from a mass of writhing Nightmare sand.

"Get Claire and Jamie out of here." Jack ordered.

He leaps in the air and flew directly at Pitch. "Be careful, Jack!" Claire shouted at him. Then She and the others took Jamie to find a safe place.

Claire and the Guardians were doing their best to avoid any Nightmares. North struggled to keep up.

"Quick, this way!" Bunnymund led them down an alley. Only for it to turn to be a dead-end. "Dead-end. Other way, other way!" He bounded around and started leading them out of the alley. North groaned as he turned.

They stopped upon hearing something. A distinct 'thud' was heard as Jack fell out of the sky. He hit a dumpster on his descent and it the ground hard.

"Jack!" Claire yelled. They ran over to him. Claire slid on her knees to help Jack up. "Jack, what happened!?" She asked him urgently.

"He's stronger," Jack groaned getting up with Claire's help." I can't beat him."

A menacing chuckle rang throughout the alley and they saw a Nightmare shadow streak across the alley.

"All this fuss over one little boy," Pitch stated. "And still he refuses to stop believing." Another crack of thunder revealed the shadow of a approaching Nightmare. The echo of hooves clanking against the alley came from only a few feet ahead of them. "Very well. There are other ways to snuff out a light." He then turned to Claire. "Starting with you, my dear." He said while growling at Claire, and she glared right back at him.

Bulbs started bursting as the arm of the shadow moved across the remaining lights in the alley. Jamie appeared terrified.

Bunny hopped out in front of the group. "If you want him, you're gonna have to go through me!"

In return, Pitch laughed. "Look, how fluffy you are!, Would you like a scratch behind the ears?" The shadow was nearly on top of Bunny.

"Don't you even think about it!" Bunnymund retorted as he jumped into the safety of my arms. For reassurance, Claire held him closer.

Pitch's shadow vanished as he came into view, ridding atop a Nightmare. A gleeful smile strewn across his face as Nightmares flanked his sides. "I can't tell you, how happy it makes me to see you all like this. You look awful." He had a point, but The group surrounded Jamie and Claire.

"Jack," Jamie looked up at him. "I'm scared." Jack leaned down and by the look on his across, Claire put a gentle hand on his shoulder and smiled.

Jack glanced up at Claire with wide eyes, but when she saw they look in Claire's eyes, a knowing smirk spread across his face. He smiled at Jamie reassuringly. "We're gonna have a little fun, instead," He said. "That's it. That's my center." Jamie merely gave him a confused look as Pitch got closer.

"So what do you think, My dear Claire and Jamie?, Do you still believe in the Boogeyma-"

Pow!

A snowball clonked Pitch right in the face. Two of the nightmares glanced at each other, unsure how to react. Jamie couldn't help but snicker and Claire lets out a short laugh.

Jack glanced around the alley. He spotted a wooden crate and trash can lids. "Now let's go get you friends," Jack told Jamie.

Pitch wiped the snow from his face. A track of ice lead out of the alley. Pitch sneered seeing that the group is gone.

Whoosh!

A blue streak flew past a man walking his dog on the quiet streets of Burgess. Jack created a path of ice for everyone. Jamie was in front of him. A couple feet behind them were Claire and the Guardians as they rode their make-shift sleds.

"Yeah!, Come on!" Jack encouraged.

"Whoa!" Jamie added. "Cool!"

Cupcake laid in her bed tossing and turning. Another Nightmare loomed over her. Suddenly, a snowball pounded into her window startling her awake. She sat up and she saw something amazing. It was snowing inside her room!. For the first, in a long time, Cupcake smiled.

A few houses down, Pippa was also amazed by the snow drifting in her room. She went to the window, when she heard a knock on the pane. She couldn't believe what she was seeing!, Jamie Bennett floating outside her second-story bedroom window.

Pippa threw her window open while gaping. "Jamie, how are you doing that?" She asked

"Jack Frost," He answered. "Come on, we need your help!"

Jamie took off flying down the street as a snowflake landed on Pippa's nose. She suddenly saw a figure right beside Jamie. "Hey, is that?"

"Jack Frost!" She heard Monty cry from his own bedroom window. Pippa looked across the street to see Monty zipping up his coat as snow fell in his own bedroom.

Caleb and Claude sat up in their beds in astonishment staring as the snowflakes streaming down from the ceiling.

"Huh?!" Claude exclaimed. 'Thud!' The twins looked down to find two nearly wrapped gifts at the foot of their beds.

"Merry Christmas!" They heard a joy voice bellow from outside. They opened their window, dumbfounded, as their heroes sled past.

"Happy Easter!" Bunny called.

"Don't forget to floss!"

"Always believe!" Claire yelled to them.

Caleb looked to his brother, shocked. Suddenly, Cupcake slid past, laughing and screaming on her own sled. "Cupcake?" Claude asked. And then the kids quickly joined the caravan on their own sleds. "Yeah!" Claude yelled.

"Jamie, you were right!" Pippa called out.

"The Easter Bunny's real!" Caleb hollered.

"and the Tooth Fairy!" Pippa added.

"And Santa!" Claude called.

"They're all real!" Monty screamed in delight.

"It's all thanks to Claire!, if she didn't tell us those stories, we would not have believed it!" Jamie told everyone, even the guardians. Claire hearing this, smiled softly as she was truly touched by his words.

They all came gliding to a few a few moments later. Pitch stoop on top of a nearby building with a confident smile. Ominous clouds swirled behind him and the thunder returned.

Monty, oblivious, joyously ran past the group as they stood in silence staring in the sky. "Whoa, yeaaaah!" He yelled. He saw Pitch and made a drastic U-turn. "Ahhhhhhh!"

"You think a few children can help you?" Pitch chided. "Against this?"

The Nightmare sand storm descended from the sky. North drew his sword, but the weight of the blade was too much for him. The fact was, he could barely stand. Claire and Jack glanced over to Jamie and his friends to see the disconcerting looks on their faces.

"They're just bad dreams, Jamie." Jack reassured him.

"And we'll protect you, mate." Bunny added as he and the other spirits moved in front of Claire and the kids.

"Aw, you'll protect them." Pitch jeered. "But who will protect you?"

Jamie took a second to reflect on what Jack said. He noticed his friends appeared to be even more scared than he was. The Guardians looked down to see Jamie taken position in front of them.

"I will," He answered. His friends moved to join him.

"I will," Cupcake sated pushing past North.

"I will," Caleb and Claude stated.

"And me," Pippa said.

"I'll try," Monty put in.

"Still think there's no such thing as the Boogeyman?" Pitch. The Nightmare sand came crashing down from the sky in torrents. It snaked through the town engulfing everything as it came hurtling towards the group.

Without thinking, Claire took a step forward and placed herself in front of the group.

"We do believe in you," Claire declared with a determine look on her face. "We're just not afraid of you."