Chapter Nine

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The spy nightmare flies down into a dark cavernous space. Large steel cages hang all around and trapped inside are the mini teeth. The Nightmare heads toward Pitch, standing at his own globe, which is conspicuously covered in lights. "The lights...why aren't they going out?" Pich asks.

The Nightmare approaches from behind and lets out a soft whine; Pitch stiffens at the news. "They're collecting the teeth?" Pitch asks again.

The Mini teeth perk up at this, and start twittering excitedly, which echoes throughout the lair. "Oh pipe down, or I'll stuff a pillow with you!" Pitch yells.

The Mini Teeth begin to settle down. Pitch looks at the Nightmare, frustrated, and scowls. The Nightmare winces and disperses into tiny particles. A strand of nightmare sand from the Nightmare twirls in the air, and Pitch twists it with his fingers, turning it into a crude image of the Sandman. "Fine, have your last hurrah. For tomorrow, all you pathetic scrambling will be for nothing." Pich said as he crushes the image in his fist.

A cool-looking robot toy rests on Jamie's bedside table. Jamie is sound asleep in bed. A smile across his face reveals the recently formed gap between his teeth. "Left central incisor, knocked out in a freak sledding accident. I wonder how that could have happened, Jack (Y/n)?"

The two laugh as they look at Jamie's drawing of himself during the snowball fight on the wall. He's midair, blasting his friends with snowballs. They smile and then turn to Tooth. "Kids, huh?"

They watch as Tooth reaches under the pillow. She hovers over Jamie as he stirs in his sleep. A dreamy smile comes over her as she gazes down at the sleeping boy. "This was always the part I liked most - seeing the kids." Tooth said. "Why did I ever stop doing this?" She continued.

Jack sees how much it means to her. "It's a little different up close, huh?" (Y/n) said.

Tooth gives them a look: their right. "Thanks for being here, Jack, (Y/n). I wish I had known about your memory, I could've helped you."

"Yeah, well, look let's just get you taken care of. Then it's Pitch's turn, huh?" Jack said.

A sudden commotion. They both turn to the window.

"Here you are!" North, who was carrying a large sack over his shoulder, struggles to climb in through the small window said. Sandman and Baby Tooth climb in after. Everybody whispers.

"SSHHHHHHHH!!"

"Oh, what gives slowpokes!?" Jamie is still sound asleep.

"How you feeling, Toothy?"

"Believed in."

"Haha! That's what I want to hear."

"Oh, I see how it is..." Bunny says as he comes in through a rabbit hole in the floorboards. "All working together to make sure the rabbit gets last place." North now holds his index fingers up to his lips.

"SSSHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"You think I need help to beat a bunny? Check it out, Peter Cottontail." Jack lifts up his sack of teeth.

"Jack, that's not nice." (Y/n) said as she lifted her bag that's slightly larger.

"You call that a bag of choppers?" Bunny said lifting larger sack. "Now that's a bag of choppers."

"Gentlemen! Lady! This is about Tooth. It's not a competition! But if it was" North said as he reveals even larger sack. "I win. YEEEEEHAAAHH!" And he strikes a Russian dancing pose as a bright circle of light is cast on the Guardians. "Oh no..." "Santa Claus?" Jamie asks. They all turn slowly to see Jamie sitting up in bed, holding a flashlight, wide awake and beaming in disbelief. "The Easter Bunny?...Sandman...The Tooth Fairy! I knew you'd come!"

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