CHAPTER NINE

SETTLING IN

"That's fine Wanda," said A.J., "I wanted to do this for my friend."

Suddenly, though, A.J. frowned.

"What is it?," asked Wanda.

"You said this is from Jorgen," said A.J., looking a bit digusted, "are you sure it's legitimate because the LAST time he was involved with an alternate timeline concerning Timmy..."
"I'ts on the up and up, A.J.," said Wanda, "and it's not directly FROM Jorgen, it was from a type of "time ghost" called Clockwork."

"I know that name from somewhere," said A.J.

"Timmy may have told you," replied Wanda, "You know his cousin in Amity Park."

"Oh yes," said the young genius, "the half ghost hybrid. So this is not a some type of trick from Jorgen."

There was a silence. Suddenly, though A.J. spoke up,

"You know, now that all of you and Timmy are staying here, you need to be a little more careful about appearing. My parents are a little more perceptive about things than the Turners are."

"You're right A.J.," said Wanda, "we would want anything stupid to happen."

With that, the eyes of A.J., Wanda, and Poof turned to Cosmo.

"What?," said the green haired fairy, "why is everyone looking at me? Name one time I've done something..."

Cosmo never finished the sentence. His eyes just widened.

"Okay," said Cosmo, "point taken."

"Good," said A.J., "now the fishbowl is in the room Timmy is staying in on an identical nightstand."

"Wow, A.J.," said Cosmo, "you really did everything to make Timmy feel at home."

"Well, we tried," said A.J., "I just hope he does feel at home, and I hope he's not angry at me."

"Your sister's name is Tootie?," said Remy, "and she has a crush on Timmy Turner?"

"Yes," said Winston, "why?"

"Winston," said Remy, "how long have you been down here?"

"I'm not sure, weeks, maybe months,"said Winston, "Something bad didn't happen to her did it?"

Winston grew alarmed and Remy immediatedly said,

"No, no, she's fine."

"Is Vicky okay?," said Winston, "she's my other sister. She's always looked out for me."

"Yes," said Remy.

This bewildered Remy. Vicky was not know for her kindness to children, plus she mistreated Tootie as well.

"Perhaps, though," thought Remy to himself, "this might explain why she's so angry; if she was close to Winston and he disappeared that might drive anyone to do anything."

Juandissimo crossed his mind. Remy knew the depths of despair someone could sink to if a family member, or Juandissimo's case GODfamily member, were gone. Remy looked very sad.

"Oh, no," said Winston, "something HAS happened to Vicky."

"No," said Remy, "Winston both of your sisters are fine. They're okay."

Winston breathed a sigh of relief.

"So," asked Winston, "why did you look so sad."

"I was just thinking of my former fairy godfather," said Remy, "he was more like a father to me than my own father."

"I know the feeling," said Winston, "at first I was afraid of my fairy godfather, but I realized he actually did care for me. I'd love to see Jorgen again."

A.J. looked really sad. Wanda turned to her son and husband.

"Cosmo," she said, "Why don't you and Poof go into the castle in the fishbowl and check to see if everythings okay. Also, it's time for Poof's nap."

"It is?," asked Cosmo, "I thought it wasn't until this afternoon".

Wanda decided to take the direct approach.

"Cosmo," said the pink haired fairy, "I need to talk to A.J. alone."

"Oh," said Cosmo,.."what a second, WHY do you want to be alone with A.J.? Is he going to be the "other man".

A.J. looked stunned and said,

"Cosmo, why would you think that? I'm involved with Molly."

"A.J." said Wanda, "don't worry about it. Cosmo's just being Cosmo."

"And I can be Cosmo just fine; much better than A.J."

"Poof," said Wanda to her round son.

Poof frowned at his father and shook his rattle and they both departed.

A.J. just shook his head.

"Wanda," said A.J., "no offense but you're husband can be very, very strange."

"I know," said Wanda, "but I love him despite, or maybe because, of his strangness."

"So," said A.J., "why did you need to talk to me?"

"I think you know, A.J.," said Wanda, "you're worried that Timmy's going to be mad at you for not telling him about all of this."

"What a second," said Remy, "Your fairy godfather is Jorgen Von Strangle. I thought he was just the head of fairy world."

"He is," said Winston, "I was his first assignment. He wanted to experience godparenting himself so he could have a better of idea of what the fairies under him have to go through. I was kind of scared of him because he likes doing real extreme things but deep down inside he actually has a kind heart."

Remy just took all of these revelations in. He had learned more about two people he thought he had known in an hour than he had in months. The wealthy twelve year old realized that there was much more to people than often met the eye.

"Remy," said Winston, "is Jorgen okay?"

"As far as I know Winston," said Remy, "I mean I saw him just before Anti-Cosmo put me in here; he was about to put Anti-Cosmo in jail."

"He got Anti-Cosmo," said Winston, excitedly, "that means that he may learn where we are and resuce us!"

"Well, yes," said A.J., "I feel like I betrayed him because I kept this from him, but I couldn't say anything. My parents told me not to because they knew Timmy would tell his parents."

A.J. looked even sadder and added,

"It's important that Timmy can trust me. I, in fact, value his trust. You remember what happened after the Darkness was defeated and he didn't want to be medically checked. He only agreed to it because I offered to do the examination, and now with all of this news, it's probably going to be more imperative that I have his trust."

Wanda took this in and then said,

"A.J., look. I know Timmy. He's going to be upset, but I think deep down inside he knows that you were just trying to help him. Plus Timmy has kept secrets to protect Cosmo and me."

"I know Wanda," said A.J., "but I feel like I've let him down."

"Let him down," said Wanda, "A.J., trust me you have not let him down. In fact, you have gone above and beyond the call of duty as a friend. You saved his life from Remy, plus you helped him defeat the revived Destructinator. No, A.J., you have NOT let Timmy down. In fact, like me, Cosmo, and Poof you've been more like family to him than his OWN family."

Remy wasn't sure how to respond. Anti-Cosmo was very thorough with getting problems solved. However, he didn't want Winston to lose hope. There was, also, a chance that Jorgen could find them.

"He could," said Remy, "I mean Jorgen does know I'm missing and he saw what Anti-Cosmo did."

"I hope so," said Winston, "I'd also like to see my fairy godfather again."

"I'd like to see mine again too," said Remy.

"Well, then Remy Buxaplenty," said a latin accented voice, "then perhaps you should turn around."

Remy whirled around and said a muscular fairy with black hair tied into a ponytail was floating there.

"JUANDISSIMO," said Remy, happily.

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