Point of No Return

Chapter 2

"'What do we have here?' Seriously?" Tooth asked annoyed. "I don't know who taught you manners, but whoever did, did a lousy job." She could tell the boy was startled, but she gave him points for hiding it immediately afterward.

"Your point?" Jack asked cockily, and rested his arms on his staff. Sure enough, she had guts. He has never seen someone like her. Normally girls would do anything to be with him - in any way.

"That's not a way to treat a lady!" Tooth exclaimed and stomped her foot. It was something she saw in movies back home, and after a while, she began doing it too. Her father always snickered when she did it. Now she regretted it, seeing the smirk on the boy's face.

"A lady, right." He said, sarcasm apparent in his voice. She had lilac eyes, something he has never seen in his entire life. The people on this planet usually had blue or light grey eyes. Her hair was brown, but due to the reflecting of the sunlight in the ice palace, he could make out faint blonde and even red traces in it. He didn't know how long her hair was, because she held so many blankets over her small body.

"Hush now!" The deep King's voice rumbled through the hall and Tooth cringed, while Jack just looked at him. "Duke Jack, take your place." He said, his voice taking on a more formal tone, and Jack obeyed, sitting down beside his father, but not before brushing himself against the girl. She gritted her teeth, much to his amusement. "Act your heritage." The King whispered to him and Jack rolled his eyes.

"I am the Duke, Jack Frost!"

Tooth suppressed the urge to roll her eyes at that, since she knew already.

"You may explain your situation."

"I am Toothiana, daughter of King Haroom from planet Earth." She said, and emphasized the part of her bloodline, but both men didn't even stir. She sighed. "I don't know what happened back in space, but somehow I crash landed here. I mean no harm. I just wish to contact my father."

"Pitiful." Her head snapped towards Jack at his word. He sure as hell didn't sound like he was sorry for her, but this wasn't the part, which made her angry.

"I don't need pity, Duke." She snarled. Tooth didn't want to be on their bad side, since they were her only way out of this, but she wouldn't let them insult her. "I just want to go home."

Jack grabbed his chin in a thoughtful manner, while the King rested his head on one of his hands. She didn't know why he didn't cut in. Tooth looked back at Bunny, surprised at his furious look at the Duke.

'So I'm not the only one who doesn't like his attitude.' She couldn't help smiling inwardly.

"Why were you in space?" This caught her off guard and she gulped, feeling the loneliness set in again. What would her father do right now? She wanted him so badly by her side.

"That doesn't matter." She said with fake self confidence, and Jack stood.

"Oh, I don't think so." He started to walk in no particular direction, twirling his staff. "You 'crash landed' here. Sure, that proves your signal, but how can you tell you have no back-up somewhere else? I don't buy this." He came to a stop and finally looked at her.

"Are you deaf? I just said I mean no harm!" Tooth yelled angrily, and panted. The gravity slowly wore her out.

"And there's the problem. You SAID you mean no harm, but can you prove your point?" He raised his eyebrows.

"What the-? Really?" She said, getting frustrated. "Just contact my father, he can convince you!" Her knees buckled and she wasn't sure, if it was due to the growing fear or the constant gravity.

"No, we can not risk this." He stated and walked back to his seat.

"I was there. It really looked like she just crash landed." The deep voice of Bunny behind Tooth said, and she felt a wave of sympathy for him, standing up for her.

"Do not intervene, kangaroo." Jack waved him off and Tooth got furious. How could he say something like that? Sure he was Duke, but his behaviour was beyond respectful.

"You act like I will invade your planet. Geez, I don't know if you have noticed, but it's freezing out there! It's not like I could survive for more than two or three hours!" Tooth spat and Jack rushed forward until he was inches away from her face, the sudden momentum sending a gush of wind over her entire being and blowing a few strands of her hair out of her face.

"Come to think of all the hungry animals, waiting for a delicious little girl like you." He said huskily and Tooth shuddered. With his words spoken, he grabbed the blankets and threw them off of her, revealing her slender figure and waist-long hair. "Think before you act." He roughly grabbed her upper arm and spun her around, so her back faced the King. She saw the horrified look on Bunny's face.

Her eyes widened. SHIT!

After a second she could hear the King's gasp and mentally slapped herself for putting her gun in her belt. "I- I can explain." She said panicked, but the angry voice of the King cut her off.

"I don't need any pathetic explanation!" He said loudly. "You, Toothiana, have made yourself present as an enemy."

"No, plea-" She tried to soothe them. Her rapid breathing didn't do her well combined with the gravity.

"SILENCE!" The King yelled and Tooth cringed. "You walked in here with a weapon. You tried to use us and tried to convince us of your honesty and innocence."

"No, no, no." Tooth mumbled quietly, feeling the seriousness of her situation.

"By virtue of my office as King of planet Ar'Kit, I, Jokul Frosti, reduce you, Toothiana, to the level of a slave."

This did it. Her heart beat painfully against her ribs and she felt a tear run down her cheek. Everything went down in only one day. She messed up everything in only one fucking day and she couldn't blame any one else for it. It was her decision after all. She didn't knew it would turn out like this. She just wanted to show her father she could handle herself. The words crushed over her and she dropped to her knees. She didn't even feel the cold anymore. Jack watched her with no evident emotions.

"You can not do this. I'm daughter-"

"This may be right, but now you're on planet Ar'Kit and nothing will change my decision. Jack Frost, as the Duke, do you have any objections to voice?"

Tooth looked up at Jack and their eyes met. His eyes lingered on her long, taking in her fragile and vulnerable state. After a few seconds he looked up at his father. "No." He said deadpan and rested his staff against his shoulder.

Tooth's mind blanked. She didn't know what happened after that, but Jack's word crushed her hope. How could she possibly think he would help her? No one was there to help, she was alone, and she wished she was outside with the hungry animals. She preferred death right now. Tooth felt herself being disarmed and dragged away. Where to? She didn't know, as soon as she made contact with the cold hard ground she lost conscious.

"Bunnymund-" The King said and Bunny broke out of his thoughts. "Go and bring me any useful content of the slave's spaceship." Bunny only nodded and rushed without further ado out of the throne room.

Jack watched Bunny disappearing and sat down beside his father. He thought back to the girl for a moment and a diabolic grin graced his features.

This will be fun.


Wow. It's been a long time.

Each and everyone grew up, maybe already work now, have kids etc. Strange, right? How a few years can change so much. But that's just how it goes.

I hope you're all safe and healthy right now. I'm also very excited to get in touch with you all again! :)