Thxs to everyone who read this far! I don't really know where I'm going with this, but that's half the fun :) I don't own rotg; if I did, the movie wouldn't have turned out so well
Tooth walked aimlessly through grass that was so tall it was impossible to see where she was going. Despite being hopelessly lost, Tooth was happy. The grass was spring green, the sun was shining bright and warm, and her friends were with her. True, she couldn't see them, but somehow, she knew they were there, waiting for her to find them.
Quite suddenly, Tooth found herself exiting the monstrous blades of grass onto a well manicured field of soft and springy turf. Standing alone a few hundred feet away was a single weeping willow tree that swayed in a slight breeze. Under the branches, her friends had just finished setting up a picnic, with a dark red blanket covered in sandwiches, egg salad, lemonade, and a bowl of fruit.
Tooth became ecstatically happy at the sight of her friends. Bunny and North were fighting gently over which food item tasted the best, while Jack was trying to get Sandy to learn some game he had recently discovered.
The queen giggled with joy and flew into the air, wanting to join her friends as quickly as she could. However, halfway to her destination the sky began to darken, and Tooth slowed as first North, then Bunny got up and left. Tooth was now frozen in place, and she watched in horror as Sandy's expression of amusement turned to anger and Jack stood up, armed with his staff. Sandy got up as well, forming a pair of dream sand whips, and attempted to wrap one around Jack's wrist. To avoid it, Jack shot into the air, and the two Guardians took their fight beyond Tooth's vision.
Now alone, Tooth noticed the picnic blanket, now shrouded in darkness, turn from a dark red to black... pitch black. The blanket swirled up to form a vaguely humanoid shape, which then proceeded to laugh as it advanced on the frozen Tooth Fairy. Tooth's breathing came quicker as she struggled to move her unresponsive limbs, but it was no use. The shadowy figure dissolved into the darkness created by the dimmed sun, but Tooth could still sense his chilling presence.
A shiver raced down her spine when the unmistakable voice of Pitch Black sounded in her ear, "I hope you enjoyed your little party, because it will be the last one you ever have!"
Baby Tooth was flitting through the Tooth Palace on her regularly scheduled checkup, that always occurred whenever her mother was resting. She was just passing by her mother's rooms when she heard a terrified scream from within.
Forgetting everything she was doing, Baby Tooth and several of her sisters rushed to their Queen's bedroom, where they found Tooth sitting upright in her bed. She was pale and breathing heavily, and Baby Tooth chirped worriedly. Tooth looked up, and the fear in her eyes faded as she remembered where she was.
"Don't worry girls. It was only a dream. A nightmare," she corrected herself. Baby Tooth and her sisters flew closer to comfort their mother. After a few minutes she sighed. "But... It seemed so real... Maybe I should speak to North about it. If anyone knows what to do, it will be him." The little fairies nodded and squeaked in agreement, glad that Tooth wasn't going to ignore her troubled dreams. Tooth gave a weak smile at her fairies' obvious relief of her suggestion, and got up to get ready for the day.
Nicholas St. North was in his workshop, creating tiny yet detailed ice sculptures while listening to loud, classic, Russian music. He hummed along as he chiseled away at the ice with his tiny tools, his white beard hanging down over his solid red shirt. His sleeves were pushed back enough to reveal the majority of his naughty and nice tattoos, one on either arm.
Just as the music reached North's favorite part, he released the sleigh he had made. It's tiny engine propelled it magically around the room, but as it passed the door, it was shattered as someone opened it. He door swung open to admit Phil, North's top yeti, and the last person he wanted to see at the moment.
"Phil!" North let out a pained groan. "How many times must I tell you? You must knock before opening door!" The yeti in question let out a series of indignant grunts, and threw his arms in the air. "What do you mean, music is too loud? You knock too quietly! But I overlook that; what did you come to tell me?" Phil made more grunting noises, and North's eyes lit up when he finished. "Ah, Tooth is here. Why didn't you say so?" Phil huffed and went back to work, making sure none of the elves were involved in making actual toys for Christmas.
When North reached the Globe Room, he noticed straight off that Tooth was standing in one spot and murmuring instructions to her fairies. He instantly knew she must be very worried about something, if she was being still AND quiet. He approached her quickly, announcing his presence with a loud greeting. "Hello, Tooth! What can I be doing for you?"
Tooth looked up at North upon his arrival, and quickly told him about her disturbing dream the night before. "And the last thing I remember was Pitch saying that our next gathering would be our last," she finished miserably. North held his chin in thought, and slowly nodded as she concluded her tale. "I think other Guardians must here of this, too. Is important news, yes?"
Tooth shrugged as though to say it was his choice, but North seemed to take that as approval as he strode to the control panel in front of the globe and twisted the handle that activated the northern lights.
They only had to wait a few minutes before Bunny hopped in, mumbling about freezing weather in his Australian accent.
"Alright, what was so important ya had to call us all together again, North? It's not that I don't like ya, But I thought the lights were for emergencies." North nodded enthusiastically. "Is emergency, Bunny. Tooth had nightmare from Pitch Black." Tooth looked up and flitted over, using her wings to make it more of a graceful hop. "I don't know that is was from Pitch, per se, but he was in it, and he threatened us."
Tooth was about to explain to clear up Bunny's confusion, but just then Jack blew in on the wind, staff in hand and dressed in his usual clothing. "What's up, guys?" He asked causally, and crouched on the tip of his staff in an impressive display of balance. On first glance, he looked care-free as always, but North could detect faint worry lines on his face, and his grin didn't quite reach his eyes.
Sighing, Tooth hovered in the air with her knees tucked to her stomach, and started her story for the second time. As she went on, Bunny dropped his playful sarcasm, and Jack's already false cheeriness faded to alarm.
By the time Tooth had finished, she was standing on the ground again, and she was speaking so softly the others almost couldn't hear about Pitch's threat. Almost. Jack slid off his staff and stood up, walking over to put his arm around Tooth as he looked to North for suggestions.
Sandy was flying around the world, just watching the mortals go about their daily lives when he saw the Northern Lights. As it was early morning, Sandy was done spreading dreams, and headed for the North Pole. As he was currently in South Africa, it took him a while to get there.
When he finally reached the frozen wasted land, Sandy had to travel over miles of ice and snow before North's toy factory appeared, set on a large mountain.
Sandy flew straight for the Globe Room window, but as he reached it, he saw Jack put his arm around Tooth. She leaned into the white-haired boy's embrace, and Sandy's heart nearly broke right there. However, he knew that whatever had happened must be important, so he put on a brave face and floated in to join the others.
Sandy waved as each of his friends greeted him, and Tooth's dream was summarized for the third time. "So Sandy," North held out his hands, "You see problem, yes? We must find out if dream was real, and stop Pitch if it is."
"Yeah, mate," Bunny took out one of his boomerangs as he entered the conversation, "Please tell me you got a couple ideas in that golden head a' yours, 'cause I can't fight a bad dream." He stopped playing absentminded with his weapon and put it back in its sheath as a look of concentration came over Sandy's face. Tiny dream sand pictures appeared and were replaced by new ones, but the little golden man was thinking so fast that none of the other Guardians could follow the pictographs.
Finally Sandy slowed down, and an image of Pitch formed over his right hand. Before anyone could react, he also lifted his left hand, over which appeared a small set of the Guardians with comical looks of over exaggerated worry.
Jack sighed. "So in other words, we have no leads." Sandy shrugged in way of an apology, and Tooth looked down. "I'm sorry to have caused all these problems," she said, frustrated, "I just wish we had something to go on."
Bunny walked over and patted her on the shoulder. "Don't worry, sheila. It's not your fault, it's Pitch's. Even if he isn't back, he's still the one who scared ya bad enough to give ya nightmares. I think we should all go home, and we can think about this more tomorrow."
North nodded. "Is good idea Bunny. If anyone comes up with idea, they can come here, and we shall have another meeting." With that settled, Bunny made a tunnel appear and jumped into it, and Jack flew out of the window in a flurry of snow.
Before he could leave, North grabbed Sandy's arm. "Sandy, could you do me favor? Fly Tooth home; I don't think she should go alone." Sandy glanced at Tooth, who was rounding up the mini fairies who had strayed through the factory. He looked up at North and nodded, and gave him the thumbs up. North gave him a grateful look, and Sandy waited for Tooth.
After she was sure she had all her fairies, Sandy made a picture of Tooth and himself flying toward a palace, and she smiled as she caught his meaning. "Alright, Sandy, it will be nice to have such good company." Tooth lifted off and flew out the window, followed soon after by Sandy. As he passed through the opening, he paused, and wondered what Tooth would say to him on the long trip to her palace.
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