North shoved open a set of double doors, followed closely by Bunny, Sandy, and Jack. Several Yeti's rush by as they prepare the hangar for launch.
"Boys, ship shape. As soon as impossible."
"North, North! I told you, I'm not going with you guys! There is no way I'm climbing into some rickety old..."
Suddenly: the sound of pounding hooves and beastly snorting sounded. Santa's incredible sleigh came into view. It was a huge, shiny, tricked out, jaw-dropping hot-rod of a sled. "...sleigh."
Jack was understandably gob-smacked, so much so that he almost was knocked over by one of the reindeer. Suddenly, an arm wrapped around his waist and pulled him out of the way.
"You could've gotten hurt." Seamus remarked, winking at Jack before letting go and walking closer.
"Hey! Moi deti, moi deti. Quiet, quiet." North said to the reindeer. The sleigh came to a standstill as the Guardians prepared to climb inside. Several Yetis were still running around making last minute preparations.
"Okay, one ride, but that's it." Jack agreed. Jack jumped aboard. North smiled knowingly, and climbed inside. Sandy hopped up into the back seat.
"Everyone loves the sleigh." North grabbed the reigns, wrapping them around his arms. He turned to see Bunnymund standing there, frozen and unnerved. "Bunny, what are you waiting for?"
"I think my tunnels might be faster, mate. And um," He pushed the side with his foot, causing it to rock slightly. "and safer."
"Ah, get in." He hoisted Bunnymund up. "Buckle up!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, where are the bloody seatbelts?!" Bunny yelled, desperately looking around his seat. North laughed.
"That was just expression! Are we ready?" North turned to one of the Yetis. The Yeti threw his hands up in a fit shaking his head no. "Good! Let's go! Clear!
"Hyah!" He cracked the reins. The sleigh was off. Elves and yetis scattered out of its path. Sandy, Bunny, Jack, and Seamus flew back into their seats. Bunny clutched the edge of his, terrified. Jack couldn't help but laugh. "Out of the way!" The sleigh headed down a luge-like track. North, Jack, Sandy, and Seamus were enjoying the ride. "Hyah!"
"Ohhhhhh no!" Bunny groaned. North cracked the reigns, the sleigh plummeted, an almost vertical drop. Sandy grinned calmly. Jack loved it. Bunnymund - not so much. "Slow down, slow down!"
"Speed up!" Seamus said, grinning like a mad-man. North pulled a lever, kicking the sleigh into overdrive. He looked back as the sleigh enters a corkscrew.
"I hope you like the loopty loops!" North chuckled. Bunnymund looked nauseous.
"I hope you like carrots."
"Here we go!" North announced. The sleigh reached the bottom of the ramp, and shot upwards, launching them into bright blue sky.
"WOOO-HOOOOOO!" Jack hollered. North, reins in hand, leaned into the wind as the reindeer climbed higher.
"Klasno!" Jack, in his element, leapt up onto the rear of the sleigh to watch the North Pole fade into the distance.
"Whoa!" He laughed. Bunnymund peaked off the side of the sleigh, then leaned back, and held on for dear life.
"Hey, Bunny..." Seamus said, seeing the spark of mischief in Jack's eyes. Bunny turned to Seamus, who pointed his attention to Jack, standing on the back edge of the sleigh.
"Check out this vie- EEEYAAAAGGHGHH!" Jack screamed. Jack was 'swept off' the sleigh and disappeared. Seamus adjusted to get more comfortable, stealing Jack's seat, as Bunny gasped in horror and looked over the side... only to see Jack lounging on the sleigh's skid.
"Awww...you do care." He cooed.
"Ah, rack off you bloody show pony!" Bunny snapped. Bunny glowered as Jack makes his way back into the sleigh.
"Hey, you took my seat." Jack said, pouting. Seamus chuckled.
"Hold on everyone, I know a shortcut." North said.
"Oh strewth, I knew we should have taken the tunnels." Bunny groaned.
"Looks like you need to find a new one then." Seamus teased.
"Fine." Jack said. And he sat on Seamus's lap. The slightly older spirit rolled his eyes but smiled. North held a snow globe up to his face.
"I say, Tooth Palace." North said. An image of the Tooth Palace appeared inside the snowglobe. North threww the globe into the air and a giant vortex opened.
"Hyah!"
The sleigh suddenly came out of hyperdrive at the outskirts of the Tooth Palace. Streaks of black were rapidly approaching.
"What!?" North yelled. Suddenly, they found themselves in the midst of mayhem, as hundreds of Nightmares and terrified Tooth Fairies jetted past. It was like a meteor storm and utter chaos. North yanked the reins, and the sleigh veered sharply, dodging the oncoming Nightmares. "What are they!?"
"Whoa!" Bunny yelped as he and Sandy ducked the onslaught. Jack now saw that the Nightmares were actually gulping down the fleeing fairies and flying off with them.
"They're taking the tooth fairies!" Jack looked up to see a lone fairy with a Nightmare snapping at its heels. Jack leapt into the air and rescued it before the Nightmare could snatch it away. Jack landed back in the sleigh. He opened his hand to reveal Baby Tooth, who was shaking with fear.
"Hey little Baby Tooth, you okay?" As Baby Tooth nodded, North steered the sleigh forward through the storm toward the entrance of Tooth's Palace. It was a vast chamber supported by pillars containing millions of tiny wooden deposit boxes from floor to ceiling. North spotted a Nightmare up ahead and handed Jack the reigns.
"Here, take over!" North said.
"Huh?" Bunny said, surprised that North was handing the reins to someone as experienced in flying the sled as himself. Jack, though also surprised, quickly grabbed the reigns and smiled as he snapped them.
"Hyah!" North readied his sword and sliced the Nightmare in half with an energetic, "Yah!". Several tooth boxes spilled out of the split Nightmare and rained down into the sleigh at the Guardians' feet. The Nightmare disintegrated into black sand.
"They're stealing the teeth!" Sandy looked at his hands and saw the Nightmare sand take shape and drift away. He and Bunny exchanged a look. The Guardians turned. They were headed straight for a pillar.
"Jack, look out!" Seamus gasped. Jack pulled the reins -
"Aaaahhhh!" - the sleigh nearly missed the pillar and skidded to a rough stop on a platform. They scrambled out and Seamus grabbed Jack's shoulders, looking him over.
"Are you alright?" He asked. Jack nodded, and they saw Tooth up above.
"Tooth! Are you alright?" North called. Tooth was flying around, visibly frustrated. This was bad.
"They, they took my fairies! And the teeth! All of them! Everything is gone! Everything." Only then did it seem to hit her. Tooth's wings dropped in defeat. She was completely lost amidst the devastation. The Guardians rushed to comfort her. Jack and Seamus stayed behind as Baby Tooth popped out from the hood of Jack's hoodie and flew over toward Tooth.
"Oh thank goodness! One of you is alright!" She sighed happily.
"I have to say, this is very, very exciting."
