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INT. CHILD'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
A little fairy, carrying a coin, flies above the head of a
sleeping child. She quickly ducks under the pillow and comes
out the other side with a tooth in hand.
"I just lost my tooth!" Anne exclaimed. She opened her mouth.
"Ee?"
EXT. TOOTH'S PALACE - DAY
Hundreds of fairies fly toward a hollowed out mountain, this
is Tooth's palace and it's a majestic site.
INT. TOOTH'S PALACE
Dozens of tiny FAIRIES flit about. Teeth are filed away in
tiny wooden drawers. Coins are handed out.
TOOTH (O.S.)
Chicago, Sector 6 - 37 molars, 22
bicuspids, 18 central incisors.
Moscow, Sector 9 - 22 incisors, 18
premolars: Uh oh, heavy rain
advisory!
Des Moines, we've got a cuspid at
23 Maple. Head out!
"That's impressive." James Overland admitted.
A hive of activity, and at the center a winged figure barks
out orders like a harried air-traffic controller. This is
TOOTH. A Mini Tooth Fairy flies up to Tooth as thousands of
tiny MINI TOOTH FAIRIES continue their work behind them.
TOOTH (O.S.)
Wait!
And suddenly everything stops. Tooth whips around, and we
finally see her beautiful FACE.
she's holding up a little tooth, and gazing at it with dreamy
adoration. The surrounding fairies tweet with excitement.
TOOTH (CONT'D)
It's her first tooth. Have you
ever seen a more adorable lateral
incisor in all of your life?!
(gasps)
Look how she flossed!
A few chuckled. Of course the Tooth Fairy would be crazy obsessed with teeth.
The fairies' tweets turn to concern, turning Tooth's
attention to North's AURORA SIGNAL stretching across the sky.
She gasps, and flies off like a rocket toward the source of
the signal, accompanied by a few of her ranking fairies.
NORTH (OVERVOICE)
My fellow Guardians - It is our job
to watch over the children of the
world, and keep them safe - to
bring wonder, hope and dreams.
And so, I've called us all here for
one reason, and one reason only -
the children are in danger.
"You should get Jack to help. He loves kids." James Bennett said. Emma chuckled. Renee shared a look with her friends and they all shrugged.
EXT./INT. CHILD'S BEDROOM
We pull out from the face of a sleeping child to reveal a
stream of sand swirling overhead. It's a dream and it's taken
the shape of a child playing soccer.
We FOLLOW the Dreamsand stream out his window and up into the
sky where we see DOZENS of strands of sand descending to
earth. Keep following up, through majestic CLOUDS...
...to reveal a small, GLOWING GOLDEN CLOUD of Dreamsand
shimmering among the clouds, trailing the golden threads.
The strands are being controlled by a small portly figure,
THE SANDMAN.
"Sandy's the best. He was the only Guardian to ever talk to Jack and I. The others were holed up in their hideouts... They sort of forgot how to think outside their jobs, after however many centuries." Emma said.
Suddenly, North's emergency signal zips by. The
Sandman turns to look and his eyes narrow, visibly concerned.
Sandy closes his eyes and in an instant the Dreamsand cloud
suddenly SWIRLS around him, changing form into a small
BIPLANE, with Sandy in the cockpit. He BARREL ROLLS the
plane into a dizzying dive through the spectacular cloudscape
and flies off into the distance.
NORTH (CONT)
An enemy we have kept at bay for
centuries has finally decided to
strike back. We alone can stop
him.
"They'll need help. It always happens in stories." Rose said.
INT. EGG TUNNEL
A few EASTER EGGS pop up out of the ground; their little legs
carry them out of the way of a fast approaching object.
Speeding along through a subterranean tunnel, we can barely
keep up with a DIMLY-LIT FIGURE as it races at blinding
speed, leaping and zigzagging through a series of TUNNELS -
EXT. A SNOWY EXPANSE IN THE NORTH POLE
A hole opens in the snow, and a pair of rabbit ears pops out.
A huge rabbit climbs out and brushes off the snow, annoyed.
The six foot tall figure is BUNNYMUND.
"THAT'S the Easter Bunny?" James Bennett gasped. Emma laughed.
"Yep!"
BUNNYMUND
Ah, it's freezing.
He shivers with cold, then goes slogging through the snow.
BUNNYMUND (CONT'D)
I can't feel my feet! I can't feel
my feet!
In the distance is North's ornately decorated and dimly lit
palace built into the side of a mountain of ice.
INT. GLOBE ROOM - NIGHT
Sandy's biplane circles the massive chamber, leaving trails
of Dreamsand.
NORTH (O.S.)
Cookies? Eggnog, anyone?
BUNNYMUND (O.S.)
Oh, this better be good, North.
TOOTHIANA
(to her fairies)
Montreal, sector six: ten
premolars, eight incisors and
twelve canines. Steer clear of the
wild goose migration.
"Does she ever stop and breathe?" Emily asked.
"She's gotten better." Emma shrugged. She was sitting between her mom and her uncle, holding her mother's hand. She hadn't seen her mom in nearly three hundred years. She missed her family.
NORTH
Sandy, thank you for coming.
Sandy descends from the plane and floats to the ground. He
joins North, Bunny and Tooth as they walk through the Globe
Room. Sand glyphs appear above Sandy's head communicating
that he is busy and has a lot of work to do.
NORTH
(to Sandy)
I know, I know, but I obviously
wouldn't have called you all here
unless it was serious.
North, Bunny, Tooth and Sandy reach the center of the room.
Tooth does her best to shush her mini-fairies.
NORTH (CONT'D)
The Boogie Man was here - at the
Pole.
North points to the globe. The other Guardians turn to look.
TOOTH
(shocked)
Pitch? Pitch Black? Here?!
NORTH
Yes! There was black sand covering
the globe.
BUNNYMUND
(confused)
What, what...what do you mean black
sand?
NORTH
And then a shadow!
BUNNYMUND
Hold on, hold on, I thought you
said you saw Pitch.
NORTH
Well, ah, not exactly...
"I think that's close enough." Lucy said darkly. Her instincts as a mother were telling her this guy was BAD. NEWS.
She hoped her children wouldn't be involved.
The modern families were hoping the same thing.
BUNNYMUND
Not exactly? Can you believe this
guy?
Bunny turns to Sandy, who shrugs while forming a Dreamsand
question mark above his head.
BUNNYMUND
Yeah, you said it, Sandy.
Bunny goes back to painting one of his Easter eggs.
NORTH
Look, he is up to something very
bad. I feel it, in my belly.
BUNNYMUND
(his eyes narrow)
Hang on, hang on, you mean to say,
you summoned me here THREE DAYS
BEFORE EASTER - because of your
belly? Mate, if I did this to you
three days before Christmas-
TOOTH
(to her fairies)
Argentina. Priority alert! A
batch of bicuspids in Buenos Aires.
NORTH
Please. Bunny. Easter is not
Christmas.
BUNNYMUND
Here we go...
North grabs Bunny's painted egg, casually juggling it in his
hand as he walks off. Meanwhile Sandy, who is being served
eggnog by a yeti, suddenly notices something high above.
BUNNYMUND (O.S.)
(laughs)
North, I, I don't have time for
this. I've still got two million
eggs to finish up.
"That's a lot of eggs." Ryan commented.
The moon rises into view, high up in the ceiling; its rays of
light begin to shine brightly through as they cascade down
the walls of the globe room.
NORTH (O.S.)
No matter how much you paint, is
still egg!
"But it has chocolate in it!" Poppy exclaimed, speaking for every kid in the room.
Sandman points to the moon unsuccessfully to get the others'
attention.
BUNNYMUND
Look, mate, I'm dealing with
perishables. Right. You've got
all year to prepare.
TOOTH
(to her fairies)
Pittsburg, boy eight, two molars.
Saltwater taffy.
Sandy puts his fingers in his mouth to whistle, a silent musical note forming above his head.
NORTH
(to Bunny)
Why are rabbits always so nervous.
BUNNYMUND
And why are you always such a
blowhard!
TOOTH (O.S.)
(to her fairies)
Ontario, sector nine: five canines,
two molars, and fourteen incisors.
Is that all in one house?
Sandy waves a sand flag above his head, pointing and jumping
up and down as the moonlight continues to fill the room.
NORTH
(turning his attention)
Tooth! Can't you see we're trying
to argue.
TOOTH
Sorry, not all of us get to work
one night a year. Am I right,
Sandy?
Sandy tries to signal with a golden arrow, pointing toward
the ceiling, but to no avail as the others continue their
bickering.
Sandy thinks Tooth has noticed for a split
second, but then -
TOOTH
(to her fairies)
San Diego, sector two! Five
incisors, a bicuspid and a really
loose molar on stand-by.
"Poor Sandman." Heather said, fighting a smile at the mute's attempts at gaining his companion's attention.
BUNNYMUND
(mocking)
Come on, mate, Pitch went out with
the dark ages. We made sure of
that - remember?
"The Dark Ages? What does that have to do with it." Monica echoed.
"The age after the Forgotten Age. When Kozmotis Pitchner fell and became Pitch Black, he ended the Golden Age he had fought his whole life to protect. He was trapped for many centuries, but then he was freed and the Dark Ages began, and the first Guardians were chosen. The Dark Ages ended with Pitch was driven underground, but he gained a thirst for revenge. And he finally gained enough power to come out." Emma said.
NORTH (O.S.)
I know it was him. We have serious
situation!
BUNNYMUND (O.S.)
Well, I've got a serious situation
with some eggs.
TOOTH (O.S.)
Hey, I hate to interrupt the, "We
work so hard once a year club" but
could we concentrate on the matter-
Sandy can't take it anymore, grabs an elf by his hat, and
vigorously shakes it's bell.
The other Guardians are finally silenced and all turn to look at Sandy, who points up, a sand
crescent moon forming above his head. The dizzy elf staggers
away. Finally the others turn to see the shaft of moonlight
as it concentrates on the circle between them.
NORTH
Aah! Man in Moon! Sandy, why
didn't you say something?
Sandy gives him a deadpan stare, Dreamsand smoke shoots out
his ears.
"Never make Sandy mad." Emma advised.
NORTH
(to Man in Moon)
It's been a long time old friend!
What is big news?
Everyone looks to the center of the intense spot of
moonlight, the light ebbs away, leaving a dark spot -
- which resolves into the shadowed silhouette of PITCH. The
Guardians look on, stunned.
BUNNYMUND
It is Pitch.
North pats his belly and gives Bunny a look.
NORTH
(back up to the moon)
Manny...what must we do?
Man in Moon answer, the shadow of Pitch disappears and the circle of
moonlight intensifies and SHRINKS, concentrating further
illuminating an ORNATE SYMBOL on the floor, at the center of
their circle. The symbol rises out of the ground revealing a
large gem at the head of a pillar.
TOOTH
Ah, guys, you know what this means?
The moons light suddenly refracts through the gem casting
light all over the chamber.
NORTH
(awed)
He's choosing a new Guardian.
"Jack?" Lucy whispered.
BUNNYMUND
What?! Why?
NORTH
Must be big deal! Manny thinks we
need help!
BUNNYMUND
(annoyed)
Since when do we need help?!
"Sure of himself, isn't he?" James Bennett said, crossing his arms. He and Jack had never liked the people with large egos.
TOOTH
I wonder who it's gonna be?
A Dreamsand Four-Leaf clover forms above Sandy's head.
TOOTH (CONT'D)
Maybe the Leprechaun?
BUNNYMUND
Please not the groundhog, please
not the groundhog.
Then A BRIGHT FLASH, a rush of WIND- and a FIGURE resolves
over the central pillar: slight, hooded, bearing a familiar
hooked STAFF.
NORTH
Jack Frost.
The Colonial children all cheered.
"There's no way they can loose!" Thomas exclaimed. Emma smiled at their faith in her brother.
The Mini-Teeth all sigh and swoon as the Guardians stand
there, stunned.
BUNNYMUND
Ah, I take it back! The
Groundhog's fine!
Immediately the people of Colonial Burgess, especially the children and Jack's family, all scowl at the screen.
"Am I going to have a problem with the overgrown rabbit?" Lucy asked.
"For a little while, probably. He gets his act together... eventually..." Emma said.
"If he hurts my son I'll make the whole village rabbit stew." the mother replied.
Emma was suddenly very glad she'd left the Guardians at their homes.
TOOTHIANA
(caught admiring Jack)
Well, ah, as long he helps to
ah...to protect the children,
right?
BUNNYMUND
Jack Frost!? He doesn't care about
children!
Jaws drop. The temperature in the room seemed to lower slightly.
"He doesn't know a thing about my nephew!" James Overland exclaimed.
"Jack cares about practically nothing but children!" Heather exclaimed, taking offense on the behalf of the best friend of her son.
"He died for his sister. He loves children." Emily whispered.
All he does is freeze
water pipes and mess with my egg
hunts. Right? He's an
irresponsible, selfish...
"Emma Overland, you are going to bring this rabbit here and I am going to have a very stern talk with him." Lucy snarled angrily. Emma cringed.
"I'd rather you not kill him, Mama." she said.
"I won't. I'll just make sure he never says a negative word about my son ever again." she growled.
"Mama, later." Emma soothed.
NORTH
Guardian.
This stops Bunnymund in his tracks.
BUNNYMUND
Jack Frost is many things, but he
is not a Guardian.
there was a soft snarl, and everyone turned to see James Bennett glaring at the rabbit on the screen.
As we turn toward the face of the hooded figure.