It was a beautiful late summer day in Frog Creek. Jack and Annie were playing tag in their front yard with their friends, Ruby, her brother, Max and Lulu. Suddenly, a meteor dashed across the sky, and landed in the Frog Creek woods.

Jack and Annie looked at each other. They knew what it meant, but how would they excuse themselves? This never happened before!

"Don't worry." Said Ruby, "We know."

Jack and Annie looked surprised, well, Jack certainly did, Annie was more in surprise that Ruby said what she did. "You do?" They asked in unison, in disbelief.

"Yes," answered Lulu, "we know all about the Tree House, and your 55 adventures."

"How?" asked Jack, he couldn't believe it.

"Well, it all stared three years ago, when you two first saw the Tree House." Said Max.

"You remember my twin, Becky, right?" asked Ruby.

"Yeah," answered Annie, "from your birthday and Halloween parties. She was always a kind of fairy."

"Well," said Ruby, "we were playing in the woods that day, and we met Morgan."

"Really?" asked Annie. She had always felt that something was different with Ruby and Lulu, her two Girl Scout friends, and their brother, Max. Actually, Max was Ruby's foster brother, but both girls referred to him as a brother.

"Really. And she recognized us right away, for, me and Becky are half fairy, and have made many accomplishments."

"Many?" Max reprimanded.

"Well, more than our peers." Ruby replied.

Jack and Annie were stunned. "You're half fairy?" asked Jack, quite loudly.

"Not so loud! And yes, I am." Answered Ruby, "But, unfortunately, I won't be getting my wings till I'm 13. It was supposed to be when I was 16, but we," she pointed to Max and Lulu, "Becky, Lucía, Alice and the Bird Sisters rescued the Fairy Princesses, Glimmer and Shimmer. By the way, my real name's Rita." Lucía was Lulu's twin, who was always in a wheelchair. Alice was Max's older sister and Rita's foster sister.

Lulu continued her sibling's explanation, "The Bird Sisters were never wearing great costumes. They were cursed to be part bird."

This took awhile to sink in. Then Annie broke the silence. "Any other surprises?"

"Yes," confessed Lulu, "I'm half mermaid, but I won't get my tail till I'm 13. It was supposed to be at 16. The reason, same as Rita."

"And me and Alice are Honorary Fairies." Confessed Max.

"And," continued Rita, "Morgan placed a spell on me and Becky, so that we always know about your adventures. It's like, someone's narrating it and we can hear it. It's third person, but mainly through Jack's perception."

"Really?" asked Jack. He kind of felt his privacy was invaded somehow.

"Yes. We'll explain more later, you've got a mission to do." Said Rita.

"Would you guys like to come with us?" asked Annie.

"Annie!" exclaimed Jack.

Their eyes widened. "Really?" they asked in unison.

"Really. Come on, Jack, please?" said Annie.

The look on Annie's pleading face was hard to ignore. "Ok." Said Jack reluctantly.

"Yay!" exclaimed everyone, except Jack.

After getting his backpack from house, Jack told his parents that he, Annie and their friends were going to the woods.