VIDIA'S REVENGE
Author's Notes:
This story occurs within the movie universe and takes place shortly after the first Tinker Bell film, but before Tinker Bell acquires her teakettle home.
I have extrapolated Vidia's world view from the dialogue with her first meeting with Tinker Bell. I have only seen the four movies and The Pixie Hollow Games short. I have not read the books, but I do have access to Disney Fairies Wiki and other online resources so some book only characters may appear or be referenced.
This is my first attempt at a fan fiction of any type so please take this into consideration when reviewing the story content. I will gladly receive and consider all critiques, suggestions and assistance offered (I can certainly use it). Thank you.
Disclaimer: Tinker Bell, Disney Fairies and all associated characters and content are the property of The Walt Disney Company, the character of Tinker Bell originated by J. M. Barrie. This fan fiction is not intended for profit or monetary gain and exists solely for the purpose of fan entertainment.
Chapter 1
Vidia tumbled about as she was dragged across the hard ground while trying to reign in two of the sprinting thistles. She had been assigned the task by Queen Clarion as punishment when it was discovered Vidia had coerced the young Tinker Bell into trying to capture these same thistles, an endeavor which nearly ended in disaster for the nature talent fairies that were set to take spring to the mainland.
Queen Clarion's stated reason for assigning this task to Vidia was that the fast flyer's talents were properly suited to chasing down the thistles, but the queen also wanted Vidia to understand her culpability in the event and to realize just how disturbingly poor her judgment had been simply because her ego was bruised. Whatever the reasons, Vidia hated every second she spent chasing the speedy weeds and the intended lesson was completely lost on her. As far as Vidia was concerned, Tinker Bell was solely responsible for her current predicament and she became the fixation of Vidia's growing anger and hatred.
"Lousy, little tinker fairy," Vidia muttered to herself once more. "Who does she think she is? I'm the only true rare talent in Pixie Hollow. Just because she couldn't capture the thistles doesn't mean I have to bring them in." The thistles she had roped turned and ran into a grassy field where it seemed like the purple clad fairy hit every single stalk and blade of grass along the way.
Vidia was using her fast flying abilities to try and drive the thistles towards Needlepoint Meadow. She would lasso them and then use strategic gusts of wind to "nudge" the thistles in the direction she wanted. As difficult as it was, holding on to them was the easy part. Controlling them was another matter entirely. The thistles consistently raced at top speeds and didn't always respond to her nudging winds. Once she lost control it could take as much as an hour to regain authority over the stampeding flora. It was during these periods that Vidia was often pulled through and over every kind of terrain in the Hollow. More than once the fast flyer was smacked in the face or body by flower stems, blades of grass, low hanging branches, butterflies, fuzzy animals that didn't get out of the way in time and sometimes even other fairies who were simply not being attentive.
The fast fairy had started out moving the weeds one at a time, but it was taking far too long. It would probably be winter by the time she would be finished and Vidia wanted to go to the mainland for summer to get away from both the thistles and Tinker Bell. So she started trying to rope two at a time. After all, Tinker Bell managed to wrangle two at once. And if that no talent fairy could do it then I should have no problem, the fast flyer surmised.
As it turned out she wasn't exactly right. Nor was she exactly wrong, either. It required more time and effort to guide two thistles rather than one, but her efforts were beginning to pay off. When taking one at a time Vidia could barely muster two a day back to Needlepoint Meadow. After a couple of days the pixie in purple discovered she could consistently drive a pair to the meadow in the morning, usually arriving by early afternoon. She would then have a late lunch and take a third later in the day finishing before the sun would set. Three a day was a pretty good clip and on the days when she could manage four, two in the morning and two in the afternoon, well that fourth one was all bonus and cut into her task even further.
Today was one of those bonus days. When Vidia finally managed to deliver the third and fourth thistle she resigned for the day and fluttered off for a good, warm bath. The fast flyer was covered in dirt, bruises and scratches. Her ponytail had come undone and her dark hair which had just the slightest plum colored tint was a tangle of twigs, brambles and stickers. Vidia's clothing was ripped and torn in several places and her wings were so dusty that they needed a good washing just to get to the bottom layer of dirt.
She growled under her breath as she once more thought about how that noxious little tinker took her place when the fairies went to the mainland this past spring. Vidia found it humiliating for Pixie Hollow's most talented fast flyer to be reduced to such a menial and laborious task. I should have been the one to go the mainland where I could sweep gentle breezes across fields and meadows not be stuck here chasing these insane weeds through bramble patches and over hard scrabble ground. She had been stewing over this ever since the queen set the fast flyer to this task as punishment and effectively confined her to Never Land until every last thistle had been returned to Needlepoint Meadow. Now Vidia wanted to settle the score by turning the tables and punishing the fairy responsible for her current situation.
But how to go about it, how could Vidia affect her revenge on that blonde haired flitter-head without drawing the queen's ire? It had to be done in a way that looked like an accident, something that would pass her royal highness' sniff test. What could she do to Ree's precious little pet tinker that would teach that insufferable hammer toting pixie a good lesson?
Tinker Bell spends most of her time in Tinker's Nook, Vidia mused as she started spit balling ideas, she lives there, she works there, most of her friends and co workers are there. Suddenly Vidia stopped cold in her tracks. She lives there. That idea kept repeating itself in her mind as a malicious smile began to play across her face. Thistles were notorious for running wild and causing mayhem. Hmmm…, now what would happen if I "lost control" of two of the thistles and they ran roughshod through Pixie Hollow and somehow ended up in Tinker's Nook? Perhaps, say, right through that little finker fairy's house?
The fast flyer quickly dismissed the idea. A fairy's house was a private and safe place; to willfully damage it was considered a deeply personal affront. So Vidia began to consider other possibilities. However, the fact that fairy houses were so personal kept resonating with her. Vidia had taken her punishment as a deeply personal and status damaging insult. Isn't this then what she wanted? An equally personal assault aimed directly at Tinker Bell? Of course, the idea of employing the thistles against the tinker dripped with such sweet irony that it tasted like the most wonderful ambrosia.
Yes, it would garner the tinker fairy even more sympathy and there would be questions asked about how the thistles came to Tinker's Nook in light of the queen's punishment. But if Vidia could artfully play up the accident angle not only could she exact her revenge on Tinker Bell, but it might even get Queen Clarion to doubt her own counsel and possibly even rescind the punishment. This was such an intoxicating thought that Vidia swept aside her original misgivings and decided that this was how she wanted to commit her act of retribution.
Vidia thus settled on her plan and had the means to carry it out right at her fingertips. But which house belonged to the queen's favorite fairy? And how could she execute her plan so as to provide the desired result? Vidia needed to do some reconnaissance in Tinker's Nook to find out where Tinker Bell lived so she could determine her target. She resumed her trek to the baths, her scratches and bruises no longer bothered her as much as the fast flyer contentedly began working out a plan of action in her head.
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