DISC: I DO NOT own any of the chars from Bewitched. They belong to their respective writers. I do however own anyone you don't recognize.
"Darrin in Toyland"
Chapter 9
It was then that Pooh noticed Tigger.
"Hello, Tigger." He Said.
"Hiya, Pooh boy." He greeted. "What's going on?"
"I'm not quite sure yet. I may be a bear of very little brain." HE said. "But I don't' remember Kessie coming with us. Weren't you supposed to be watching her for Rabbit?"
"Well I was watching her. But I figured I couldn't leave her alone. That wouldn't be responsibibile."
Pooh nodded in agreement.
Later that night, Samantha tucked Tabatha and Adam into their respective beds.
Adam went to sleep easily, but Tabatha was a different story. She did lay down, but she couldn't sleep just yet.
She thought she heard some voices outside of her window.
"Mommy, can Kessie sleep with me tonight?" Tabatha asked her mother.
Sam nodded.
"Okay." She agreed. "But you need to try and go right to sleep."
"I will." Tabatha replied.
"Aw, that's my girl. Good night, sweetheart." With that, Sam gave Tabatha a kiss and hug, turned on her night light and left the room.
After she and Kessie talked for a few minutes, Kessie fell asleep, leaving the eight-year-old to her own thoughts.
As Tabatha fell asleep, she heard a tiny jingling sound on her window sill.
Meanwhile, outside of Tabatha's bedroom window, a discussion was taking place.
"You know what?" Tinker Bell said to a glaring Vidia. "Next time you think it's a bright idea to buy a dozen of those button things, you pay for them."
A small flickering sound made Tink giggle.
"You're right, Blaze. Vidia needs an attitude check."
"Ha! Me?" Vidia asked. "You're the one who…"
"Shh!" Tink hissed. "I thought I Heard something."
"Is the wittle tinker fairy afraid of a few clumsies? " Vidia mocked.
"No. I'm not afraid of anything or anyone." Tinker Bell shot back.
Just then, they heard a soft whimpering sound coming from below the window.
"I'm gonna check it out." Tink said. "Cova me." With that, she flew down to where the sound was coming from.
As she got closer, she saw a basket laying on the doorstep.
Peeking inside, the fairy's heart melted.
A five-month-old baby girl lay within.
She was wearing a blue and pink once with a headband to match.
Her hair was a light brown and her eyes were the color of safaris.
"What are you doing out here all alone, little one?" Tink asked. She knew the baby could understand her because Queen Clarion had told her that infants could understand fairies until they were three-years-old. "Do you have a name?" She asked.
The baby gurgled and smiled at Tink.
"I know! I'll give you a name. Let me think…."
It only took Tink a minute or so to come up with it. She missed her friend, Lizzie, something awful. She prayed she would see her again. "That's it! Elisabeth." She said with a grin. "But we'll call you Lissie for short. Do you like that, little one?"
The baby giggled, making Tink's heart melt.
"Tink!" Vidia hissed. She was soon joined by Blaze, who flickered at her in annoyance.
She ignored him.
"You tell her, Blaze. " Tink said with a rye smile. "Vidia, look." She said. "Who would leave a baby all alone like this? We have to get Lissie help."
"Lissie? " Vidia asked.
Tink nodded.
"Cute huh? It's short for Elisabeth."
"Real cute. " Vidia said dryly.
It was then that an idea came to the young fairy.
"What if I'm her fairy guardian?" Tink asked.
"The last time I checked," Vidia said sarcastically. "Your name wasn't Prilla."
"You know what?" Tink said. "I don't' have to wonder why Queen Clarion didn't' make you anyone's guardian."
Just then, the baby started to fuss.
"Shh, shh, Lissie, it's okay. It's okay. " Tink soothed. "Don't let Vidia scare you. Her bark is worse than her…never mind. I'll protect you. We need to get her inside." Tink said. "It's getting cold out here."
Vidia smirked as though that was the most obvious thing in the world.
Blaze flickered at her. The black haired fairy ignored him.
Tink did the only thing she could think of and rang the doorbell.
The only problem was, the end of the fabric on her right sleeve got caught in the place between the door jam and the bell so it kept going off.
"Tink, get out of there!" Vidia shouted.
"What do you think I'm trying to do?" Tink shot back through gritted teeth.
As though sensing her new friend was in danger, Elisabeth started to cry.
Around the same time that Tink managed to extract herself from the door jam and fly back to Lissie's basket, Sam opened the door.
"Shh, shh," Tink soothed as she stroked the baby's hair. "I'm fine now."
Lissie quieted down only by a fraction as she saw someone new loaming over her.
"It's okay. " Tink assured her. "She's nice."
"Oh my stars!" Sam gasped when she saw the baby inside. "Who would leave you out here?" With that, she picked up the basket with and brought t into the house.
Blaze waited a minute and flew in after them.
"There you go." Sam said as she placed the basket on the coffee table. "Now, let's get you out of there."
Picking the baby up, Sam felt an instant connection with her. She felt her heart melt as though she were holding Tabatha or Adam for the firs time again.
"What's your name?" She asked.
The baby gurgled as she gazed up into Sam's emerald eyes.
"It's Elisabeth." Tink whispered. "Elisabeth."
Sam glanced over and saw Tink near the basket.
"Elisabeth?" She asked.
Tink nodded.
"Finally. A clumsy that gets it."
"That's a pretty name. " She said. "Well, Elisabeth, I'm Sam. Let's get you something to eat, huh?" With that, she started rummaging around the cabinets for an old bottle of Adam's.
As she sat down and started feeding the baby, Elisabeth gazed up at her curiously.
"You are cute." Samantha said. "I just hope Darrin doesn't hit the roof when he sees you."
"If only life were that easy." Endora said as she appeared next to Sam.
"Mother." Samantha chided.
"What? I was merely stating a fact."
"What are you doing here?"
"If you must know, I left something here the last time I visited."
"And that would be?" Samantha asked as she prepared to burp Elisabeth.
"My passport."
"You have a passport? Since when?"
"Since they require them in order to ravel to Saturn." She replied.
Just then, Tabatha joined them.
"Mommy, I had a bad dream!" She said. She glanced over and saw Endora standing there. "Grandma-ma." She said. She raced into her arms and Endora picked her up.
While Endora comforted Tabatha, Sam rinsed out the bottle and put Elisabeth back in her basket for the night.
It wasn't long before Tabatha was fast asleep in Endora's arms.
Endora glanced up and that's when she saw the baby for the first time.
"Samantha, you and Derwood didn't…well…you know?"
"No!" Samantha replied. "I found her outside."
Endora looked aghast.
"Who would leave an innocent baby out there?"
"I'm not sure." Samantha replied. "But we're gonna keep her until we find her parents. If she has any."
Endora nodded. She smiled slightly.
"What? " Samantha asked.
""I can't wait to see Dowin's reaction." She said. With that, she disappeared.
Sam shook he head.
"Well, little one. Hopefully, you won't be picking up any habits form your step grandma-ma any time soon." With that ,she settled the baby down and stayed with her until she fell asleep.
Just as Elisabeth was drifting off, a loud squawking sound was heard from the kitchen.
Samantha glared in the general direction before waving her hand towards the oven.
Silence fell once again.
Satisfied, she sat down and watched over the baby while she slept….
