A Tooth Fairy Tale

The movie is starting!

Everybody, shush, shush, shush!

You, in the back, with the funny face

and the weird t-shirt.

You shush, too.

So, you want to hear a fairy tale, eh?

Okay! Once upon a time...

Wait, no! We heard that one before.

In a world... Yes, this is good.

With millions and billions of kids!

When they reach a certain age,

they all share the same experience.

They lose their teeth!

Ha-ha!

But what do they do with the tooth?

They put it under their pillow at night.

Then, something magical happens.

A tiny fairy comes down to the house,

finds the sleeping child,

lifts the pillow,

and exchanges the tooth for gold.

But why? Why do they do this?

I think...

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Where's Van? Has anyone seen my son?

Whoa!

Hey, Dad.

Feldspar, and...

You're using my birch, again.

Sorry I'm late.

Do you know how this makes me look?

The headmaster of tooth fairy instruction,

yet my own son skips out to ride

his preposterous wheeled contraption!

Oh, no, my shredder!

Anyway, you have wings.

In case you haven't noticed, fairies fly, not roll.

And in case you haven't noticed, I have a hole in my wing.

So I'm not very aerodynamic.

Always an excuse with you.

You're skipping class.

So I missed my final day of tooth fairy training.

But it was the same old stuff like you've told me

a million times before, right?

That old stuff is the most important part.

Understanding our past is what will make our future a success.

Our world is based on a codependent system.

We need the gold from the goblins

to give to the humans.

In turn, we give fairy dust to the goblins

to do whatever they do to get the gold.

And, of course, the teeth from the humans,

among the other creatures we help,

is how we make fairy dust, which expresses our magic.

I wanna see the goblin mines.

When it's your turn to transport the gold carts, you will.

There's nothing to see.

Have you ever been inside?

Fairies do not enter the mines, ever.

They are plagued with terror, and we do not want to upset

the codependent balance we have with those horrid creatures.

Besides, we're surface dwellers.

That's where our magic flourishes.

Hooah!

Ha-ha!

Just finished carving this one.

Applewood, huh. I like it.

Have you been practicing your magic?

To do anything serious,

I need you to make me a wand like yours.

Common misconception.

The wand is like a pen, the fairy dust like ink.

Together, they form a mere tool which is used to express magic.

Whoa! Oh, oh! Whoa! Oh! Whoa! Oh!

All a wand needs is a strong fairy to wield it.

I am strong.

More than you know, and you have skills.

I just wish you'd put them to better use.

Vanir, tonight is an important night.

Are you sure you're ready to carry on

the storied tradition of being a tooth fairy?

Of course.

Sure wish magic could fix my shredder.

Magic can fix your shredder.

You must learn to trust it.

Yeah, yeah, Dad.

Make sure you're home for supper.

Hey, Dad, maybe you can help me fix this tonight.

Spider attack!

The more you struggle, the more the web sticks!

Pop-quiz! What do you do?

Barkle, let him go!

You smell like susberries!

Oh!

So, aren't you excited for tonight?

Not really. I mean, is this it?

From now on we're just collecting baby teeth

for the rest of our lives?

None of this interests me.

I never use magic anyway.

You should. It's super helpful.

It's suspicious.

And you wanna know something really strange?

Why don't fairies go into the goblin mines?

Supposedly we're codependent,

but we don't even know what they look like!

-Hideous. -Ugly. Dirty.

Thieves.

- Obsessed with gold. - Savages.

- Hairy knuckles. - Never leave their mine.

-Warts the size of walnuts. -Smell like rotten eggs.

Have either of you actually seen a goblin?

Ever?

My point exactly.

Poor thing was naked.

Uh-oh. Rough day?

Still time for it to get worse.

Yeah, I spoke with your father. Broken again?

It's because I've been using birch.

I need wood with more pop. Dad recommends I use maple.

You know, maybe it's a sign.

Time to get your feet off the ground

and head in the clouds.

I can fly, Mom.

Oh? Heads up.

See?

I just prefer my shredder.

Sweetie, you have a special magical gift.

And if you take care of your gifts,

they will take care of you.

Maybe it just needs a little magic.

Come on out for dinner.

Careful, Van.

You know how hard your father worked on those.

They are very powerful.

Always confusing me.

It's powerful, but not magical?

That's because a fairy's magic comes from within.

You'll find it.

Come on, magic.

Work!

Van?

Everything okay?

Use your skills to target the right homes.

Remember the key indicators.

Toys, bikes, trampolines,

discarded juice boxes.

These signs will more often than not lead to the right children.

And remember to always take care of your belongings.

And most importantly?

-Beware of spiders! -Beware of spiders!

Is everyone ready?

Gather your coins!

I have something for you.

My father gave me a really cool wand on my first night out.

Now, I'm giving you one. Make me proud, son.

I will.

Here we go! Wings ready!

You can do it.

Ow!

Oh!

Hey!

Hey!

No, no!

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Stop!

Whoa!

Hi.

Hey, are you okay?

Hello?

Guys, what happened to you?

I was chased by a cat.

Big cat. Big, scary cat.

That's not a tooth!

It's a mint!

I was bamboozled.

Ah, where's Van?

Guys, I saw--

Where's your tooth?

I didn't get one.

What happened to your coin?

I dropped it, but listen--

Where is your wand?

Must have lost it! But wait, I have a good reason.

Don't say cat.

Don't say mint.

I met a goblin. I think.

I saw this shady character, wearing some kind of

futuristic suit, stealing my tooth.

So I followed.

It was a girl.

She tripped, and then her helmet came off,

and then I saw her face, and she was so pretty.

-Pretty? -Not a goblin.

-Futuristic suit? -Not a goblin.

I held the helmet in my hands.

And I'm telling you, I've never seen anything like it.

It had all these lights, and buttons, and stuff.

Oh, and then I spoke into the mountain--

So where is this helmet?