Pitches POV

He was in his home. And what an awful home it was. While the guardians lived it up, he was stuck underground. He may have been the boogeyman, bringer of fear, but he did his job just as well as any of those egotistic guardians. Yet they were the ones who gained believers. Through bribes of merchandise and cash!

In his own world of hate Pitch had failed to notice one of his nightmares approach his side. The black steed lowered his head under its master's fisted hand. Feeling the familiar grains between his fingers Pitch looked down toward his creation and smiled kindly.

He lifted his head and walked toward an armchair in the corner of the room, his robe dragging behind him. Pitch sat and lifted his hand forming a small sphere of black dream sand.

He then gave a low whisper into its center, "Cara Credere." Soon the sand transformed into a young girl curled up in a chair on a plane, her cheeks wet to the bone.

Pitch gave an evil smile. "Well well it would seem phase two was put into action without any interference from us." The nightmare by his side simply bobbed its head proudly.

Pitched breathed in the sand that was escaping the globes smooth exterior. He closed his eyes and slowly licked his lips. "Too bad this girl isn't my true believer, her fear is delicious as it is, imagine how much stronger it would be if I had her belief."

A figure stepped out of the shadows and sat down next to Pitches feet. "Now now Pitch. Let's not get greedy, if you want this plan to end with the desired effects for us all. You being rid of that pesky albino guardian and me to see Cara suffer." Her voice was as piercing as daggers but had a slight ring of satisfaction to it.

"Of course young one you are right", Pitch looked down at the young girl, who looked down at the floor a black hood covering her identity, but Pitch knew exactly who she was. Without her he never would have put this plan into action after all. He removed himself from his seat and bent down to her eyelevel. He lifted her chin and kissed her pale nose. Lips still in the center of her face he blew. Nightmare sand escaped his mouth and slowly crept into the girl's nose and like veins up her cheeks toward her eyes. Just as the brown tinge in them began to show through the nightmare sand piled itself over it causing her to stare blankly at the man directly in front of her. As soon as her eyes turned pitch black she narrowed them and smiled smugly.

"You always are..."

Jacks POV

As Jack crawled through the small hole he heard Tooth gasp. Jack lifted his head and stood straight only to see a horrible sight.

"This is where little girl calls home?", North said in the lowest and saddest tone any of them had heard him use in all the years of knowing him. Sandy lifted his small right arm to wipe a stray tear from his eye.

Tooth shook her head and closed her eyes, "no one should live like this." Still in shock Bunny said nothing.

Jack looked around room. It seemed to be some sort of former business now occupied with junk food wrappers, dirty clothes and dust all over every spare floor or counter not already occupied.

Sandy walked over to one of the bigger piles of clothes and put his hand over the imprint made within it. Jack raised his eyebrow at the small man. Seeing Jacks curiosity Sandy responded by making a gold bed of sand over his head and then pointing at the clothes. He then continued by lying down in the previously made imprint and closing his eyes with a frown on his face and golden "Z's" floating above his head.

Tooth let out a small shocked cry before placing her hands over her mouth as tears soaked them thoroughly. Bunny still speechless walked over to the winged queen and wrapped his large arms around her as she leaned in and cried on his shoulder.

'How could Cara not have told us about this?', Jack thought. "We could have helped her", he whispered out loud, however everyone heard the remark and immediately looked around for the girl.

Finally Bunny spoke up and unwrapped himself from Tooth, "where is the ankle biter? I think it's quite clear a chats in order." Tooth shook her head. We knew as well as she that although the Easter Bunny may act tough and all business he suffered quietly on the inside for all of the 'ankle biters' around the world suffering.

Jack ignored Bunny's stern tone and looked behind him at the entrance. He walked over to it and peaked his head out the small hole, "Cara?" Jack looked down the alley way and his eyes widened.

'I'll wait here ' were her last words to him. She can't leave! She just can't!

Jack shot out from the entrance and up to the skys. He frantically looked around for her familiar shape. "CARA! CARA!"

"JACK WHAT IS WRONG?!", North yelled from down below as tooth helped Sandy climb his way out of the whole.

Jack ignored the call and gave a glance around the area once again, whipping his head from side to side. 'No nononono!', he panicked.

A few moments later Tooth flew up next to the winter spirit, not that he had noticed through his frantic searching. She placed a hand on his shoulder startling him. "Sweet tooth?" Jack turned around he could already feel his eyes betray him as the water fell down slowly before freezing at his cheeks and shattering on the ground below. "Tooth...shes gone..."

Toothiana's eyes filled with an unreadable emotion and she pulled Jack in, cradling his head to her chest as she stroked his back soothingly. Jack knew why. It was because she had known him for some time now to know what this 'betrayal' was doing to him and also she knew exactly what he was thinking at that moment.

'Not again. People leaving me again. Mannie promised I wouldn't be alone anymore. He-he promised!...he promised.'

soooo sooo sorry for the long wait. What can I say? Life happened right. I know its not much but there was a lot of details and angst in this so i hope it holds you for a while.

Who could the hooded figure be? Any guesses? Why so much hate towards Cara? (ps I will be in complete shock if someone gets this)

Did the tooth bunny momment and tooth jack momment satisfy? I honestly love tooth and how shes portrayed shes a girl so i showed more of that side of her here. But trust me her badassness will be coming soon. XD

Thanks and review,

The Unnamed Artist