For the next few days, Tinkerbell began construction on a boat for which she and her friends would use to travel to Point Mountain. She first wrote out a detailed diagram of what the boat would look like, then she combined the usual materials that the tinker fairies used along with some lost things. The task was tedious and somewhat cumbersome and tiring, but after almost a week of building and building, Tinkerbell finally had the boat completed.

The next morning, Tinkerbell gathered Silvermist and the others around to unveil the boat at Tinker's Nook.

"Pixies of Pixie Hollow, I present to you...the Tinker Express!" Tinkerbell said before she revealed the boat.

The boat was incredible. It was huge and long, the sail was made from a large green leaf and on the side were engraved the words, "Tinker Express."

Silvermist, Fawn, Irridessa and Rosetta were amazed at the sight of the boat. Silvermistwas especially as her eyes welled with confidence.

"Wow, Tink. It looks fantastic," Silvermist said.

"My best work ever if I do say so myself," Tinkerbell said, admiring her work.


With her friends help, Tinkerbell was able to move the boat over by the ocean near the Pixie Tree. As the fairies were making the last minute preparations, Vidiaarrived to see them off after Tinkerbell had informed her of what they were doing during her contruction of the boat.

"Are you sure about this, Tink?" Vidia asked.

"Not entirely, but hey, when have I ever been?" said Tinkerbell.

Vidia nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, Silvermist looked out to oceans outside of Pixie Hollow, thinking only of The Red Fairy and the adventure that awaited in finding her. Deep inside, she admitted to herself that she wasn't sure if The Red Fairy existed or not, but regardless, nothing was gonna stop her from going out there and finding her.

Before launching the boat, Tinkerbell went over the quick checklist.

"OK, sails?" Tinkerbell said.

"Check," Fawn said, pulling down the sails.

"Snacks?" said Tinkerbell.

"Check," Rosetta said, holding up a leaf bag filled with snacks.

"Map?" said Tinkerbell.

"Check," said Silvermist, holding out the map from the Almanac.

"Pixie dust?" said Tinkerbell.

"Check," Irridessasaid reluctantly, holding a brown bag filled with pixie dust.

"OK, people, we're ready to go! Help me push the boat," Tinkerbell said.

With their combined weight, the fariespushed the boat into the water and they flew into the boat and were on their way before bidding Vidia farewell.

"Bye, Vidia!" said Tinkerbell.

"Bye! Good luck! You're gonna need it," Vidia said before turned and flew away.


A few hours had goneby since Tinkerbell and friends had set sail. For the most part, they were pretty bored. The ocean around was so huge, but yet seemed so quiet. It was as if time itself was standing still. Except for Irridessa who was constantly throwing up from getting seasick.

Silvermist went over to comfort her. "C'mon, Irridessa. Relax. Don't be so jumpy," she said.

"Jumpy? Jumpy? Oh why would I be jumpy? Just because we're sailing miles away from Pixie Hollow, searching for a fairy who possibly almost destroyed Pixie Hollow and who might not even exist? WHY IN THE NAME OF FIREFLIES WOULD I HAVE TO BE JUMPY?" Irridessa exclaimed.

"See? Nice to know you're being positive," Silvermist said.

Irridessa groaned before throwing up again.

Just then, Rosetta waked over to Silvermist. "Sil, does that map of yours tell us where we need to go to next?" she asked slightly impatiently.

Silvermist pulled out her map and brought Rosetta's attention to a group of tall rocks. "It says here that our first destination is Mermaid Canyon right here," she says.

Fawn let out a sigh. "Well no sign of it yet. It could probably be hours before we reach it," she said.

"Actually, we should be arriving there in a few minutes," Silvermist said upon carefully observing the map.

A few minutes went and goneand the fairies had not yet arrived at Mermaid Canyon. Unbeknown to them, they soon found themselves sailing in between a group of tall greyrocks that theydidn't notice until they overshadowed the boat. As the boat arrived in clearing from the rocks, the fairies cleared their eyes from the sunlight to notice an incredible sight; the sight of many huge mermaids. They were marvelous creatures. They had the bodies of human and fins like fish. Theywere relaxing and playing together in the canyon. Never before had they seen something like this before. Even Irridessa had to admit it was pretty amazing.

"Wow! They're so beautiful," said Tinkerbell.

The fairies watches as some of the mermaids splashed each other with water while some just relaxed on the stones near the water and one mermaid was fixing her hair. For a moment, Tink and her friends just wanted to stop and take this amazing sight in.

Suddenly, Silvermist heard a sound coming in the distance. "Hey, you guys hear that?" she said.

The others took a listen. The sound was a very strange sound to them. It was something that they had not heard often in Pixie Hollow. It was a kind of ticking sound that was quickly followed by a toking sound. The strange sound got louder as it got closer. The mermaids also heard the sound as they panicked and screamed and swam to cover. The rush of the mermaids caused the water to ebb and flow rapidly back and forth, causing the boat Tinkerbell and friends were in to go out of control until it got stuck in between two rocks.

"Oh...this is not good," said Irridessa.

"Where's that sound coming from? And why did it have the mermaids so freaked out?" Fawn asked.

Rosetta flew up above the boat to see where the sound was coming from and her eyes filled with horror at what she saw emerging from the waters of Mermaid Canyon. "Uh..guys...I think I know where that sound's coming from and why the mermaids were so freaked out," she said nervously.

Fawn, Irridessa, Tinkerbell and Silvermist rushed to the front of the boat and saw with horror as a fierce looking alligator arose from the water.

Immediately, the alligator took notice of the boat and the fairies in it.

"Uh, Fawn, you're the animal fairy, see if you can uh..reason with him," said Irridessa.

"I've never seen an animal like that before! I'm not trained for it!" said Fawn.

Either way, there was no plan for the fairies as the alligator came charging in towards them.

There seemed to be no way for them to escape as the boat was lodged in between the rocks, but just then, Tinkerbell had an idea. She went to the middle of the boat and opened a secret door in the floor board which revealed a small rope. She pulled the rope which caused the back of the boat to open and reveal a paddle wheel. After Tinkerbell tugged on the wheel a second time, the paddle wheel spun at high speed, pushing the boat off the rocks and into the ocean and just in the nick of time as the alligator came closer.

The chase ensued with the gator chomping away, attempting to devour the fairies. The fairies tried to outmaneuver the alligator by sailing through the rocks, but his long jaws foiled their plans. The chase continued until Rosetta spotted a small hole near the outside of Mermaid Canyon. The fairies figured it was their only means of escape, so they made their way to it with the gator not to close behind. The boat was going fast, but not fast enough as the gator was getting close and the hole in the wall not close enough. As the gator opened its mouth, it looked as if the end had come for the fairies, but at the last split second, Silvermist summoned all her water fairy talents and summoned a huge wave that not only washed away the gator, but gave them an extra boost to the hole in the wall.

Soon, the fairies found themselves out of Mermaid Canyon, just barely escaping with their lives.

"Jumpin' tiger lillies!" Rosetta said.

"Way to go, Silvermist!" said Fawn.

"Is everyone alright?" Silvermist asked.

Tinkerbell and Fawn nodded.

"Aside from the water in my weave, I'll be fine," said Rosetta.

Irridessa meanwhile wasn't so lucky as she was frozen solid with fear, stuttering and stuttering.

"De de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de!" Irridessa said.

Noticing this, the other fairies attempte to calm Irridessa down as they continued on their journey to Point Mountain.