Mayah flew into the sky. She found the second star and flew past it. Then she flew to Never Land. Holding her bag with the fancy dress and dwindling supply of pixie dust, she located Pixie Hollow. She flew in and was greeted by a fairy she had never seen before.

"Hi! My name is Melon, and I'm a garden fairy! Are you new here?"

Mayah was about to respond when she heard an unmistakable voice.

"Melon, who are you talkin' to? It better not be one o' those naughty water sprites that have been sneakin' in ta' Pixie Hollow!"

Mayah's heart beat faster as Rosetta flew into sight. When Rosetta saw Mayah, she stopped and stared.

"Mayah? Is that really you?" Rosetta gasped incredulously.

Mayah's eyes filled with tears of joy as she flew over to her friend. She wrapped her arms around Rosetta. Rosetta and Mayah gave each other a big hug.

"Oh, Mayah, I, we all, well, we all thought a hawk had gotten you!" Rosetta exclaimed. "I missed you."

"Me too," Mayah said. "How long has it been?"

"Many, many years. It has to have been almost seventy," Rosetta said. "And where were you? The scouts searched everywhere!"

"I was on a little island. Nobody lived there, not even and ant," Mayah replied. "It is so small nobody could find it without searching for thousands of years. I stumbled upon it when I was flying away."

"Wow," Rosetta said. "You're one o' my very best friends. I was so sad when I saw that your house was empty."

"I'm sorry," Mayah said. "I had to see... Lulu."

It hurt to say that name. Mayah was again reminded of Lulu's wingless form, saying that last word. Goodbye.

"Did you make it in time to see her... alive?" Rosetta asked tentatively.

Mayah was fighting back a frown. "Yeah," she said quietly. "She saw me. She smiled at me. Then she said goodbye, and then..."

Rosetta nodded. She understood Mayah's pain, the same pain she had gone through for 70 years, believing that Mayah was dead. But Mayah would never get that overwhelming joy that Rosetta was having, the joy that her friend was alive and well.

Mayah was not feeling sad anymore. She told Rosetta, "When I was flying around the mainland, I went in a house. A human found me."

Rosetta gasped.

"She was kind to me," Mayah went on, "and made me a little house. She said her name was Rachel. She said I could live with her."

"What?" Rosetta said in surprise. "But, will you live with her?"

"I have to go back," Mayah said. "When I flew away to go back here, I left her sobbing in her backyard."

"Well, you should go!" Rosetta said unselfishly. "That girl is so sad. She misses you like I missed you."

"I think I might like to live with a human," Mayah said. "I will come back here and see you all, and I'll do it frequently."

"Ok, but first I want ta' introduce you to the newer fairies," Rosetta said. "You met Melon, she's the newest garden fairy. She arrived only last month!"

"Wow," Mayah said. "I feel so old!"

"Well, you kinda' are," Rosetta reminded her. "Not as old as I am, but 70 years is pretty old."

"I guess," Mayah replied.

"I'll spread the word that you're alive and here," Rosetta said. She flew off to tell the news.

Just then, Fawn flew over. She saw Mayah and gasped.

"Mayah? Is that really you?" Fawn asked.

"Yes!" Mayah shouted.

"I missed you!" Fawn cried.

Mayah smiled and gave Fawn a hug. She immediately pulled back.

"Ugh! What is that smell?" Mayah gasped.

Fawn shrugged. "I was out washing skunks."

Mayah laughed. Then she remembered. She had met Lulu the day that Lulu was washing skunks with the other animal fairies.

"Remember that time when you brought that huge tomato to clean us up?" Fawn asked. Then her smile faded. "Oh yeah... sorry I brought that up."

"It's okay," Mayah said. "I'm still sad about her, but living on an island without any living thing around but plants for 70 years makes me appreciate all of my friends."

Fawn stared at Mayah. "You lived on a deserted island for 70 years?"

"Oh, yeah, I did," Mayah said.

Just then, the queen flew over to the fairies. "I heard rumors that Mayah is here, alive," she said to Fawn. Then she noticed Mayah.

"Mayah!" Queen Clarion cried. "All of Pixie Hollow has missed you!"

Mayah, suddenly shy, flew backwards a bit.

"Hello, Queen Clarion," Mayah said awkwardly.

"Hello, Mayah," Queen Clarion said. "Pixie Hollow has missed you. Where have you been all these years?"

"I was living all alone on a deserted island," Mayah said. "I saw Lulu, but when she... passed away, I was so sad I could not return. I... I am sorry to have caused any trouble."

"I understand," Queen Clarion said gently. "Well, I am glad you saw Lulu. Did you see Ava as well?"

Mayah lowered her head. "I came too late. She was not alive by the time I came. I saw her body."

The queen nodded wordlessly.

Mayah saw Melon out of the corner of her eye. She flew over to talk.

"So, you're the new garden fairy," Mayah said.

"Yep," Melon said. "I'm learning the basics."

Mayah smiled. "Rosetta told me once that I could teach a new garden fairy some skills. That was before I left."

"Why did you leave?" Melon asked.

"It's hard for me to talk about without crying," Mayah said. "Why don't you ask Rosetta sometime?"

"Okay," Melon answered.

Just then, Olwen, a garden fairy, flew up behind Melon. "Hey Melon, I want you to help me plant some seeds," she said. Then the little fairy saw Mayah and brightened up. "Mayah! I never thought I would see you again!"

Mayah smiled. "I'm back," she told her old friend. "Could I help you and Melon?"

"Sure!" Olwen said with a smile.

Just then, there was a commotion. A fast-flying fairy Mayah didn't know was blowing a dandelion fluff towards the Pixie Dust Tree!

"What's that?" Melon wondered.

"Why, it's a new fairy!" Mayah cried. "Arriving today!"

Soon, all of the fairies were assembled on their seats. All of the fairies knew that Mayah was back by now.

The fluff landed. A dust-keeper named Pewter poured dust on the fluff. The fairy lifted her head.

"Hello?" she asked.

Everyone smiled. The procedure went on as Queen Clarion pixie-dusted her wings. The mushrooms popped up, and Melon was chosen to carry the flower down. The new fairy touched many items before coming to the hammer. She picked it up and held it as it glowed brightly.

"It appears that you are a tinker fairy, Tinkerberry," the Queen said.

Tinkerberry smiled and stretched her wings. She went off with the tinker fairies and soon had flown out of sight.

"Well, I really should get going," Mayah told her friends. She said goodbye to her friends, and soon she was off to see the human she had met.