CHAPTER ELEVEN

I wish that I, Penelope 'Penny' Pennington, of Dimmsdale, California, USA, become a fairy and true daughter of my current fairy godparents, Timantha and Brendan, and that an exact physical duplicate of myself appear and take over as the daughter of my birth-parents, with all of the memories of the original Penelope Pennington.

Penny looked over the sentence on the paper that 'Wanda' had given her. The above words were very clear to her, as well as the instructions on a sticky-note attached to it:

When the one year fairy-versary muffin is bitten into, then hold the paper (not this note) and clearly state 'I wish for the fulfillment of the contents described in this paper'.

"Looks like Wanda did her work well", Penny said to herself as she read it one more time before pocketing the paper. Now, all that she had to do was to wait until the one year anniversary came up. That would be plenty of time to ensure that the wish would be the right one to do. In the meantime, the paper would be hidden in her school locker until the time came to make use of it. Of course, she didn't know about the 'fine print' that was within the period mark after the word 'Pennington'...

She quickly walked back to the lunch room to rejoin her friends. As she entered, she noticed Tammy waving at her.

"Hey, Penny", Tammy said as Penny sat back down, "you took a while. Are you all right?"

"I'm fine. In fact, I'm better than all right, Tammy", Penny replied as she resumed eating her lunch.

"Judging from that smile of yours, I'd say you were feeling pretty good", Tommy noticed, "you want to let us in on why you're so happy all of a sudden?"

"Uh, nothing really", Penny replied, remembering 'Wanda's' injunction about keeping things quiet.

"Well, I suppose that neither Cosmo, Wanda, Timantha, or Brendan have much to smile about at this moment", Tammy said, "Jorgen Von Strangle does have a way of making things 'interesting' for all and sundry in Fairy World".

Tammy was right. Up at the Fairy World Academy, all of the fairies were busy on the parade ground doing wand-up routines under Jorgen's direction. Cosmo however, was doing monkey wand-ups after Jorgen POOF-ed him into one.

"Why did you do that, Jorgen?" Wanda asked while wheezing her way through her wand-up routine, "he didn't draw a monkey this time".

"I know, but I did it for the same reason that I scramble the fairies – BECAUSE I LIKE TO!" Jorgen replied, "Now keep doing the wand-ups! One-Two-One-Two! Your puny fairy bodies need the work-out!"

Further down the line, Timantha and Brendan were sweating through their exercise routine.

"Pity the grandparent clause doesn't apply to the tune-up routine", Brendan wheezed, "This is tiring!"

"I think Big Daddy and Mama Cosma would agree with you", Timantha replied, gesturing with her head to where they were doing their wand-ups. Despite her own tiredness, Timantha couldn't help but smile at Mama Cosma sweating her way through the routine.

"I think that if DA RULES didn't have this as a mandatory item for all fairies, Big Daddy would have had his clients stand in for him", Brendan commented as he grunted his way through another set of wand-ups.

"Mama Cosma too", Timantha added. Jorgen then signaled a halt to the wand-ups. All fairies waited to see what other training routine Jorgen would be putting them through… This day was going to be a long one, and they were probably going to be fit to drop once Jorgen let them return to Dimmsdale...

Back down in Dimmsdale, the rest of the school day went uneventfully, and at three PM, the classes were let out. Tammy and Tommy invited Penny over to their house for a soda, which she accepted. So, after the hover-bus let them off at the appropriate bus stop, the trio went into the Turner Residence, and into the kitchen.

"Looks like Mom has gone out", Tommy said, pointing to a note on the kitchen table:

Tammy and Tommy. Sorry for not being here, but I had an abrupt call to the modeling agency. Dad should be back shortly, so there is no need for a Vicky-bot to watch over you. I've left a snack for you in the refrigerator. Love, Mom.

"Well, at least you get to see your Mom from time to time", Penny commented as she drank a soda, "with all the work my parents have been having as late, I hardly get to see them at all! Thank goodness for Brendan and Timantha".

"I'm glad that they are looking after you okay, Penny", Tommy commented, "and that idea that Timantha had about the Vicky-bot shell is pure genius. Cosmo though nearly gave it all away though the last time".

"Oh? What did he do?" Penny asked.

"Well, a Vicky-bot is not expected to (a) pick up a rock and give it a name, and (b) try and pick it's nose", Tommy replied, "Mom had forgotten something and walked back in. Wanda POOF-ed him out of it and her in just in time".

Penny just rolled her eyes and shook her head. Talk about a close call…

"Well, speaking of which, I hope that Wanda's feeling better", Penny said without thinking, "that fairy flu really makes her sound weird".

"What fairy flu?" Tammy asked. Penny blinked. She quickly thought of an answer.

"Uh, Timantha told me that Wanda wasn't feeling well. She told me that Wanda was down with the fairy flu. It had the effect of making her sound monotonic", Penny replied, mentally cursing herself for nearly letting the cat out of the bag.

"Wanda sounded okay to me before she and Cosmo left for Fairy World", Tammy said. Tommy nodded.

"She had a good appetite as well", Tommy added.

Penny thought about what Tammy and Tommy had said. If what they said was true, then Wanda must have contracted it after she and Cosmo went to Fairy World.

"Kids, I'm home!" Timmy Turner (the former clone) called out as he entered the front door.

Penny's attention was diverted from the conversation about Wanda as Tammy and Tommy greeted their father. Still, there was something weird about it that gnawed at Penny's subconcious...

It was fortunate that since Timantha and Brendan were up in Fairy World – along with Cosmo and Wanda - H.P. and Sanderson were not watching Penny, as they didn't think it important to do so while her fairy godparents were away from her. Instead, they were busy working on future projects for Pixies Inc., for once their plan came to fruition, they intended to get right to work...