Every Saturday night, we have a night filled with board games and movies. North came up with this. He calls it "Guardian Game Night." I think it's ridiculous. The only reason I go is for the winnings. Who ever wins the most games gets everything we set on the table. I always win. That was until we got Frostbite to tag along with us. Last Saturday, he won the winnings! I still think he cheated. But this time is going to be different. I, Bunnymund, am going to be victorious tonight! I'm going to wipe that smirk off of Frostbite's face, even if it kills me!
"Uno~" Jack said as he waved his last card in my face. I have three cards left. Oh, they had to be lame ones. I have a red 1, a blue 5, and a yellow 7. Ah Crickey! Okay, it's North's turn. Why does he take so long to choose a card? Well, this gives me time to look at what the winnings are this time. Let's see...a little bag of dreamsand (for those nights where you can't get any sleep), a bag of candy canes (again), carrots (from me of course), a chocolate bar (that Jamie gave to Jack), and...Baby Tooth? What? Why is Baby Tooth one of the winnings?
"Uh, Tooth, why is Baby Tooth one of the winnings?" I asked her. I know she does strange things at times, but making one of her most important mini faries a prize for who ever wins is just odd.
"Oh, she is going to hang out with the winner for one whole day." The others stared at her. I could see why. If I won, then Baby Tooth would have to help me paint some eggs. But the poor thing can't even pick up a brush.
"Tooth, you know I hang out with Baby Tooth almost everyday, right?"Frost said as he gestured Sandy to put down a card. "I mean, since I'm going to win." He said with a smirk. Oh, I'm about to flip this table over if he wins!
"I know Jack, but my oven, that North gave me, needs a little repairing. So, I can't make cake one of my winnings." Tooth said with a shrug. Sandy put down a card. After he did, he made a question mark appear over his head.
"Sandy's right. Baby Tooth is annoying at times." North said as he looked at the winnings table.
"Well..." Tooth said, crossing her arms. I looked over at Frosty, he put down his last card and put both hands in the air.
"I win! In your face Cottontail!" I got up.
"Rack off Frostbite! If you didn't cheat I would've won!"
"But Bunny, I would never cheat on Guardian Game Night." He said with a smile. Oh, that's it. That's it! I'm gonna kill him! He must have seen the anger in my face since he was laughing. I grabbed him by the hood and lifted him an inch above the ground. He's still laughin'! Oh, I'm going to- wait...what just happened? Why is everything dark? Did the power go out? I could hear North speaking Russian, Tooth panicking, Jack asking questions, and Sandy dropping his drink. It's so dark, that I can't even see Jack, who I am still holding. Before I knew it, the lights went back on. And when they did, I heard Tooth scream.
"Where's Baby Tooth!?"
"Baby Tooth? Baby Tooth? Where are you!?" She fluttered around the room rapidly. Tooth was desperate to find her most important mini fairy. I tried to calm her down. I put one paw on her shoulder.
"Tooth, it's going to be alright." A smile grew on her face.
"So you'll find her!?''
"I-I didn't say -" She gave me a big hug.
"Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!" Well, that escalated quickly. I can't say no to Tooth, she's like a sister to me.
"Okay, I'll find her. By the way, did you hear the door close while the lights were out?" I asked.
"Now that I think of it, no, no I didn't." She said. "Hey Bunny, why are you holding Jack's sweater?"
"What?" I looked down to see only Jack's hoodie in my paw. I turned to see him chatting away with North. The shirt he was wearing looked old fashioned. Well played Frost.
"Why did you need to know if the door closed?" Tooth asked.
"If the door didn't open and close, then that means the person who took her is still in this room." She gasped and looked around. The kidnapper could be anyone. The next thing I need to find out is the motive. Why would somebody want to kidnap Baby Tooth?
"Hey Cottontail, can you give me back my hoodie? I wanna go back to Burgess, it's boring here." Wait...wait, nobody can leave.
"No. No way, no how. Nobody's leavin'. Baby Tooth has been kidnapped by somebody in this room and I'm not lettin' 'em get away." I jumped in front of the door and blocked Phil's way. "Ya can't leave either Phil!" He sighed and sat down. I locked the door and got out a notebook. I am now making a list of suspects. It's a short list, so this will be quick. Of course Frosty's at the top of the list, so he'll be the first one I'll be questioning. "Oi Frosty! I gotta ask ya a couple of questions."
"I'm not answering anything until I get my hoodie back." I gave him back his sweater.
"Alright, now where were you when the lights were out?" He face-palmed. I don't see why- oh!
"You were holding me by the hood. Remember kangaroo?"
"Oh yea...sorry Jack I for-" As I was walking away I stopped in my tracks. "Wait. You slipped out of your sweater before the lights came back on!" He ran a hand through his hair.
"Well, you see, I...um...uh..."
"Come on Jack! Tell the truth!" I know he's hiding something.
"Okay! Okay! I might've thought that it was the perfect moment to scare you, so I was looking for the mask I brought."
"Show me the mask." I said as he took out a rubber werewolf mask. That wouldn't scare me anytime. Even though, the more I stared at it the creepier it got.
I snatched the mask out of his hand and threw it in the trash. Well, that crosses Jack out of the list. Next suspect is North.
"Hey North, I'm goin' to ask ya a couple of questions." He put down the glass of milk he had just picked up.
"What is this about?" North asked.
"Baby Tooth was kidnapped while the lights were out, and I'm looking for clues to find out where she might be."
"So you are like detective?" I hesitated. That never crossed my mind. I guess I'm a detective.
"Just call me Detective Aster." North nodded his head to show that he was listening. "Okay, back to topic. North, where were you when the lights were out?"
"I was looking for the light switch."
"How do I know if you weren't already near the light switch."
"Look Aster, I would never kidnap Baby Tooth. She is nice to be around." He's lying. Earlier today, he said Baby Tooth was annoying.
"North, you said she was annoying. Didn't you!?" He backed up.
"I-I-okay. Okay. I admit it! I took Baby Tooth!" I smiled. This was faster than I thought it would be. "But that is not all! I was hired! For a couple of cookies." My eyes widened.
"Who hired you?"
"I cannot tell you. If I do than I will not get any cookies." I'm gonna have to change my suspects list. Everybody is a suspect again, besides North and Tooth.
"Okay North, stay here." He did as I said. He sat in his seat, sobbing. Poor guy, must be feelin' guilty. Now to question Jack again. I walked over to the table he was sitting at. His face was down on the table. He was obviously bored, he is the Guardian of Fun so he gets bored very easily. "Jack."
"What now? Can I go?"
"Sorry, you can't. I just found out that North kidnapped Baby Tooth." Jack sat up and faced me.
"Case done. Now can I go?"
"You didn't let me finish. He was hired to kidnap her." Jack's eyes widened.
"Bunny, it wasn't me. I swear. I hang out with Baby Tooth everyday. Why would I hire North to kidnap her?"
"I see your point." As I began to walk away I turned back and said,"This isn't over Frostbite!"
Phil was banging his head on the table. I think I should cross him off my list. He's just a worker who happened to walk into the room at the wrong time. Poor Fella. It's 5:02, I want to close this case by 6:00. Hey...wait a minute, is Jack giving North a batch of cookies!? I ran up to them. "Ah-ha!" They both gasped. They looked at each other then at me. "Jack, you're the one who payed North cookies to kidnap Baby Tooth!" As soon as I finished speaking, North shoved the cookies in his mouth.
"What cookies?" North said.
"Come on. Let's go tell Tooth what happened." I mumbled.
"Wait!" Jack yelled. "I was hired to hire North." Could it get anymore confusing?
"Oh yea, who hired ya?" I asked. He gulped.
"Um...Phil...yea, Phil hired me to hire North." He said.
"Why would Phil hire you to hire North to kidnap Baby Tooth?" I asked with doubt.
"Okay, okay. Tooth is the master of this plan. She said if I hire North then she would help me cheat on Guardian Game Night. Not that I need help with that." This is impossible! This doesn't add up. Why would she want her own mini fairy kidnapped? I'm gonna have to confront her...I knew he cheated!
Tooth was sitting next to Sandy as he had his hand on her shoulder. She was sobbing into a tissue. I hate seeing her like this. "Tooth, I know what happened."
"You found Baby Tooth!?" She fluttered in front of me.
"No, but I'm going to tell you what happened. North kidnapped Baby Tooth while the lights were out. He did it for a batch of cookies Jack had offered him. Jack did this because the person who hired him said that she would help him cheat on Guardian Game Night." She sighed and made her way to the ground. She looked really small when she wasn't flying.
"I hired them after Baby Tooth was kidnapped. And I told Jack to tell North to find her, not to kidnap her." Everybody by this point is staring at Jack. Before anyone could say anything, North spoke up.
"I must admit that I never really found Baby Tooth." I was shocked. That means she's still out there. If the kidnapper isn't Jack, or Tooth, or North, or me...then who is it? It could either be Phil or Sandy.
"Hey, where's Sandy!?" I yelled. We looked out the window to see Sandy and Baby Tooth in a dreamsand plane. Sandy faced us through the window and gave two thumbs up. Baby Tooth was in a tiny seat at the back of the plane. She waved and gave a big smile.
"Oh..." Tooth said. "One day, Baby Tooth once told me that one day she would like to ride Sandy's dreamsand plane. And someday, maybe even the sleigh." I watched them fly off into the sunset. Man, I suck at being a detective...
