Hey, so I finally got chapter 2 done. Sorry for the long wait, but I've been getting a bit lazy due to my frequent tiredness and infrequent update times. So, the shout-outs first:

fanfictionlover02: hope all you want, but you're in for a surprise...

rosetta and sled: I can't say anything about the shadow question, but I'm glad you like the sequel so far.

Guest: I can't answer your questions, but like I said to fanfictionlover02, you're in for a surprise. And, no, I have not seen the third Cinderella movie.

R&R, PM, and Enjoy!


Chapter 2

The entire chamber started going into an uproar, mostly over which David it was; the one who corrupted the Tree, or the one who saved it. David turned and Queen Clarion noticed the butterfly wings again, this time blue colored instead of gold. She grasped the wings and pulled, and everyone was immediately silenced.

The wings grew into the familiar shape of a monarch butterfly, but instead of turning gold, they turned blue. David's arrival garment did not change much, adding orbs of light to the fabric as well as the wings.

Everyone stared in awe, and Queen Clarion said, "Everyone, you may leave now." Reluctantly, the fairies and sparrow men began to leave, but Tinker Bell secretly stayed behind. Queen Clarion and the Ministers of Seasons stood in front of David, and Queen Clarion asked, "David, is that really you?"

David nodded, and said, "It's good to see you again Queen Clarion. I have finally found my unique talent. My true talent."

"And what might that be?" The Minister of Autumn asked.

"The Astral-talent," Queen Clarion whispered. The Ministers turned to her, completely surprised.

"T-the Astral-talent?" The Minister of Winter asked.

"That's impossible!" the Minister of Spring exclaimed. "An Astral-talent has not been seen in Pixie Hollow since, well, the beginning of Pixie Hollow!"

David looked in the direction of Tinker Bell, and said, "Tink?" The Ministers and Queen Clarion turned to where David was looking at, and saw Tinker Bell coming down from where she was previously hidden.

"David?" she asked quietly. David took a few steps forward before Tink flew straight for him, catching him in a hug. "David, it really is you," she said, eyes already in tears.

David returned the hug, and said, "I missed you, my time in the Tree allowed me to see what you had gone through. I wish I had been there to help." Tinker Bell released him, planting a kiss on his cheek, and said, "You were with me." David smiled, and the Minister of Autumn cleared his throat, catching their attention.

"Well David, its good to have you back."

David smiled, letting go of Tinker Bell, and said, "Good to be back."

"I am curious about one thing," the Minister of Summer asked, "how were you able to come back the way a new fairy arrives?"

David smirked and said, "I chose to come back this way. I felt that this way, it wouldn't raise too many questions."

"You also said, 'your time in the Tree'," the Minister of Autumn said, "what did you mean by that?"

"When I sacrificed myself, my spirit remained within the Pixie Dust Tree, like many other Magic-talents before me and Queen Clarion. The outcast David's soul also stayed in the Tree when I defeated him, but he used that to bring Shadow Magic to the Tree so he could corrupt it. Thankfully, I was able to defeat him using my the power of my true talent before he could cause any irreparable damage."

The Ministers began to talk between themselves, and Queen Clarion went over to David. "It really is good to have you back. You felt like a son to me."

David smiled, and said, "That means a lot to me Queen Clarion. But I still have no desire to rule Pixie Hollow. I'm afraid that task will lie with the next Magic-talent who comes to Pixie Hollow." Queen Clarion nodded and went back to the Ministers.

"Well then, Welcome back to Pixie Hollow, David." David smiled and they began to leave. David followed for a few steps before stopping and turning around. He looked around the Arrival Chamber, as if looking for something.

"David?" Tink called to him. "What is it?"

"I could have sworn I heard a...never mind." He shook his head and rejoined Tink and the others.


Over a desolate wasteland north of Pixie Hollow, blowing in the breeze, was a small collection of petals. The petals were large and black, having come from a Black Orchid, and soon dropped into the murky waters that lay beyond the wasteland. The petals sank and, after a few seconds, bubbles began to rise. Small and few at first, they grew in size and number as a sparrow man surfaced. He gasped for air, scrambling to stay above water. He climbed onto a nearby rock, and took in greedy gulps of air. He looked up to see where he was, and an evil grin spread across his face.

He stood and said, "S'riae t'nos (Sree-ae tea-nohs)." The stone began to crack until a portion of it began to split away and carry the sparrow man to the top of the cliff behind him.

He stepped off, and said, "Poor, poor David. Your time in the Tree has not given you anything in return. Knowledge, power, nothing. So now I see that you don't fully understand nature, because one law dictates all the others." He walked to the edge of the cliff, looking out at the storm clouds forming around the far cliff.

"There can be no good without evil," he raised a hand, covered in a black, sand-like substance, "and light cannot exist without shadows." He pointed his hand at the far cliff and the black substance shot towards it like a bolt of lightning. The sparrow man began to laugh, evil coming off the very sound of the noise, as the substance grew in quantity, spreading all over the cliff.


OH! I totally faked you out! Both Davids have returned! But questions still remain: What powers does our David's true talent posses, and what diabolical plan does the shadow David have in store for Pixie Hollow? R&R, PM, and hold on to your helmets.