Tooth Palace
As the Guardians and Jade and Jack prepared for Pitch to attack again, there was a strange rumbling sound and the was of Tooth Palace began to crumble. Pitch smirked as this happened. "Well look, it's already happening." He sneered. "What's happening?" Jack asked, but was interrupted by Tooth as she began to tear up. "The children, they don't believe in me." She whimpered and sank to the ground.
Pitch laughed at the Tooth Fairy's grief and said, "Didn't they tell you Jack? It's great being a Guardian, but once children stop believing, then they disappear." Pitch laughed again and continued his speech, "Just like you four will when I make the children fear me again."
Jade glared at the Boogeyman and stated, "I've think I've got this plan of yours figured out; You're mad that the Guardians have a bunch of believers and you don't. So not only are you gonna scare a bunch of kids into believing in you, but you're also going to get rid of these guys by getting rid of their believers as revenge for something they did to you. Am I right?"
Pitch smirked at Jade and spoke again. "You're very clever young lady." He praised Jade and then whistled for one of his Nightmares. "I would love to stay and watch Toothiana fade away, but I have places to be and darkness to spread." With that, Pitch became surrounded with his nightmare sand and disappeared.
A Few Minutes Later
After Pitch left, Tooth flew down to the ground and picked up an empty tooth container with a sad look on her face. The Guardians, Jack, and Jade walked over to the fairy and looked at her in pity. Jack then got tired of all the sad silence and flew over to Tooth To comfort her.
"I'm sorry about the fairies." Jack said in his most empathetic voice as Tooth looked at the one fairy (now dubbed Babytooth) and smiled weakly, "You should've seen them." She told Jack with pride in her voice, "They put up such a fight." Jade was confused at how such tiny and cute hummingbirds could put up a fight, but she thought better of it after that horrible experience with the Shadow-Eating Shadowkhan.
"Uh... Not to change the subject, but why would Pitch want all those teeth?" Jade asked as she walked over to Jack and the Tooth Fairy. "It's not the teeth he wants Jade." Tooth explained and then flew over to a stone mural of children and Tooth. "It's the memories that are inside them."
When Tooth noticed that Jade was still confused she continued to explain. "Each tooth holds the precious memories of childhood for the person who lost it." Tooth explained, "That's why we collect them, to help people remember the joy of their childhood." Tooth stopped for a bit to stroke Babytooth's little head.
"We had everyone's memory here; Mine, Jade's, even your's Jack." Tooth finished. Jack was shocked, what teeth? He never lost any teeth. Ever. "What do you mean?" Jack asked the Tooth Fairy, "From when you were human." She explained, "Before you became a spirit."
Jack raised an eyebrow in confusion, "But I've always been a spirit." He stated, "I've never been someone else." This time it was Tooth's turn to be confused. "Of course you were. We were all someone else before we became immortal."
North chuckled and said, "You should have seen Bunny." Bunnymund then frowned and raised his fists as a warning, "Hey mate, you promised you'd never speak of that again." Jade smirked and then walked over to North, "You know what, I'm curious about Bunny before he became the Easter Kangaroo. Please continue." North smiled at the girl and continued, "Well, a long time ago-mph" Bunny quickly covered the Russian's mouth and yelled, "DON'T YOU DARE CONTINUE!"
Jack chuckled at his friend's actions until a thought occurred. "Wait, are you saying that I was a person before I became... this?" Jack almost shouted, "I had a home, a family, and friends?" Tooth's eyes widened in shock at Jack's questions. "You don't remember?" She asked in shock, "I wish I knew earlier, but now Pitch as them." Jack frowned in disappointment, but Jade walked over to the two spirits and smirked, "Tch, no problemo. We'll just have to find out where Pitch is, kick his butt, get them back along with the other kid's teeth, and come back in time before my uncle Jackie notices I'm gone."
At Burgess Inn
As Uncle chanted the incantation for the transportation spell, Torhu tried to comfort Jackie who was frustrated and concerned. "She is so grounded."
