[2] 71 Days Until Easter

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Well, that had been a week of ridiculousness, and Bunny had learned the rather harsh lesson that he was not as up to fighting as he was back on Earth. He really needed to work on that belief thing here. Maybe even try something for the other Guardians, should they ever show up. If theyw ere to protect the children here, they needed to be on better form than this]

Right. So I'm going to avoid mirrors in this place for a good long while. I hear that sort of thing is regular around here? How regular, exactly?

[Children]

All of you okay?

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[thatrabbitsdynamite]

We've just got to outsmart it.

[fantasies]

That can't be too hard, right? I mean, it's a castle.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Too right! Just a heap of bricks.

[fantasies]

Exactly.

[then, brightly:]

I'm Henry.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

A real pleasure, Henry. I'm Bunnymund.

[fantasies]

Nice to meet you. [a beat.] You're okay, right? After everything that happened?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Me? I'm right as rain. I'm made of tough stuff. Takes more than an overgrown lizard to put me out.

[fantasies]

Does that mean you're a warrior or something?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Too right. I've been a warrior for a long time, protecting the kids of the world.

[fantasies]

Ohh, I get it. [The filter makes sense, now.] Well, thanks. For helping us.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[There's a pause, he rarely gets thanked. Of course, it's not about the gratitude, but it's nice to have it regardless]

You're welcome, I'd do it any time.

[fantasies]

[He's quiet for a second, and then he can't hold it in any longer. He's got to ask.]

So what was the monster like? Was there a big showdown? Did you slay it?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Aww so curious]

It was a big ugg thing. Like a dragon. I didn't slay it, but a girl with a sword did. A special kind of sword.

[fantasies]

Was it magic?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

More than likely.

[fantasies]

Wow.

[beat]

Do we still have it?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

I haven't seen it since we came back. Probably for the best, that kind of thing is dangerous. [Henry NO]

[fantasies]

But what if something else happens? We could use it!

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

You could ask around... but it's likely it stayed in Wonderland.

[fantasies]

[He makes a disappointed noise.]

I wish I'd been there. I would've grabbed it.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Henry NO]

You could have got yourself hurt.

[fantasies]

It would've been fine! I wouldn't have tried to fight it or anything.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[This is a disbelieving tone. He knows kids like you, Henry. HE KNOWS]

Riiiiight. Sure you wouldn't.

[fantasies]

[He is tellingly quiet.]

... Only if somebody needed help.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

There we go. It'd be a risky move, you know.