Mayah woke up the next day on the piano bench. The other fairies had decided to sleep there too, because they did not like being upstairs and confined to one room. Mayah stretched and yawned. Then she smiled.
"Today we're going to Grace's house!" she shouted, grinning.
That woke the other fairies up. "I wonder if she has some machines I could look at?" wondered Tinkerberry.
"She's a little kid!" Breeze said. "But I'm sure she has a four-wheeler that I could race."
"I'm hoping for a nice, big garden," Mayah remarked.
Melon smiled. "I hope she has some plants too!"
"I bet there's a water hole," Dewdrop said.
"Don't count on it," Sophie told her. "But it should be sunny today!"
Cassy sat up with a grin. "I hope she has a bunch of animals," she said. She had been disappointed when Rachel had said firmly that she was not to go in the bullpen or the cow pen. Rachel said that she didn't want Cassy to sit in a cow pie. Cassy didn't really care if she got manure on her. After all, dirt was really just worm dung, right?
Elsie piped up, "I bet I could frost Grace's hair if she got hot."
Mayah began to giggle at the thought of Grace's hair covered in frost. She quickly piped down when she heard Rachel's grandpa wake up.
Soon, it was time to go. Rachel called, "Fairies! Follow me!"
Mayah and her friends followed Rachel. They went into Rachel's car. It was not packed full anymore. Rachel's mom started the car, and they were off! The gravel road whizzed by as the fairies looked out the window. All except Breeze, who was racing the car. She was actually past the car now, but had slowed down quite a bit because she didn't know the way.
Soon, the car pulled up and Rachel hopped out. She waited for the fairies to fly out, and then shut the door. Tinkerberry smiled and waited for Rachel to knock on the door.
"Rachel!" Grace cried. "And you brought the fairies!"
Rachel smiled. "Yep!"
They went around to the back. Cassy was the first to see the kittens.
"KITTENS!" Cassy screamed, and flew down to them. She petted them all, and they playfully batted at her. The dog just watched quietly until Cassy flew over to him. Then he gave her a giant kiss.
"Gross," Mayah said with a shudder.
Tinkerberry saw something in the distance, and then she flew over.
"What's this?" she murmured. "It has springs, and is bouncy. It looks like it is tightly woven strips of plastic. Maybe I could make something like this out of grass..."
Tinkerberry set to work.
Sophie found a warm sidewalk to lie on. She soaked up some sun and smiled.
Dewdrop wandered around the farm. She did not find a water hole, to her dismay, but she danced in the goats' water. Until, that is, they took notice of her. Then she quickly flew away.
Elsie began to frost some plants. The frost quickly melted, but it gave the plants a much-needed drink.
Breeze raced around the farm, zooming around and zipping in and out of buildings. She finally saw the Ranger. It was ready to go. Breeze looked around for Rachel.
"Will you race me in the Ranger?" she asked.
"That's nice," Rachel said. "Whatever you said."
Breeze groaned and found Sophie.
"Can you burn a message for Rachel into the ground?" she asked.
"Sure!" Sophie said.
Breeze fluttered hard near Rachel, who turned around. Sophie got her light beam ready.
Breeze wants to know if you can race her in the Ranger, the sidewalk now said.
Rachel giggled. "I can't drive a Ranger! I don't live on a farm, so I wouldn't know how!" she laughed. "But I'll ask Grace, she might know how to drive."
Rachel went over to Grace. "Breeze wants you to race you in the Ranger," she said.
"Sure!" Grace said. "I'll start it up."
Soon, the Ranger was up and running. Grace hopped in and pushed the gas pedal. Breeze flew fast, and Grace drove very fast. They raced down the road and stopped at Suicide Hill.
"I won!" Breeze said.
Grace saw the fairy. "Wow, you're fast!" she said.
They raced back to the farm, and Breeze won again. After that, Grace had to water the plants. Melon and Mayah came along.
"Mayah, you make this plant's fruit grow big," Melon said. "I'll grow these ones."
Mayah touched the kohlrabi. It grew ripe and delicious. Melon grew the zucchini. Soon, all of the plants were ripe.
After Grace was done watering the plants, she smiled and said, "Do you want to see my fairy?" She said it quite loud, so even Cassy, who was petting the goats, heard her.
"Your fairy?" all of the fairies gasped, and flew over to Rachel. She went in the house and followed Grace up the stairs.
"She's probably in my room," Grace said. "She likes to hide in there. I hope she didn't get stuck in the Barbie doll box again."
Grace looked all around.
"I wonder if we know her?" asked Mayah.
Breeze shrugged. "Maybe," she said.
Finally, Grace said, "Oh there you are!" Out flew a little fairy. All of the other fairies gasped.
"It's Tinker Bell!" Mayah gasped. Tink was wearing a ponytail instead of her bun, but otherwise she looked the same as she did 71 years ago.
Tinker Bell stared at Mayah. "Mayah? You're alive?" she asked. Mayah realized that Tink hadn't been there when she had returned to Pixie Hollow for the first time.
"Yes," Mayah said. "I'm so glad to see you again!"
Next, Tinker Bell turned to Tinkerberry. "Who are you?" she asked.
"I'm Tinkerberry," Tinkerberry said. "I was born last year. And you're Tinker Bell? Fairy Mary talks about you all the time!"
Tinker Bell giggled. "I assume you're a tinker," she said.
"Yes!" Tinkerberry said. "Have you seen that bouncy contraption outside? It's amazing!"
"You mean the trampoline?" Tink asked. "Yes, it is pretty cool. I once tried to build a miniature one, but a chicken ate it before I could finish it."
"What a bummer," Tinkerberry said.
Tinker Bell noticed Cassy. "I haven't seen you in a while!" she said. "You were just born when I left!"
"Hi," said Cassy. "Oh, and those suction shoes that you said were a flop? They actually stick to smooth things like plastic!"
"Nice," Tink said.
Grace tapped Tink. "Okay, tinker, time to go!"
Tinker Bell smiled and flew outside with the other fairies.
"How did you meet Grace?" Mayah wondered.
"Well," said Tink, "I was flying to the mainland a few years ago when I was grabbed out of the sky by a girl. It was Grace. She didn't put me in a cage like when Lizzy found me; she just brought me to her room. She seemed like a really nice kid, so I stayed."
"Wow!" Mayah said.
Rachel and Grace exchanged bewildered looks. "They sure are jingling a lot," Rachel said.
All of the fairies burst out laughing. If only they knew!
"Can you understand the fairy language?" asked Rachel.
Grace paused. "Well, sometimes I catch a word, but I don't really understand."
Rachel giggled. "I can't understand any of it!"
A few minutes later, Grace, Rachel, and all nine fairies were on the trampoline. The fairies were bouncing high, and Grace and Rachel were giggling.
"Let's bring Callie the kitten on the trampoline!" Grace said.
"Great idea!" Rachel agreed.
Mayah flew off the trampoline, shivering.
"What's wrong?" asked Tinker Bell.
Mayah said in a shaky voice, "I'm scared of cats."
"Cats are awesome!" Cassy's voice rang out.
Even Melon wasn't scared. "It's just a baby," she said.
Tinker Bell put her arm around Mayah. "It's okay," she said. "I was scared of cats for a while, but once you get used to them they aren't so bad."
"What about Lizzy's cat?" Mayah said. "You said it was a monster!"
Tinker Bell's smile wavered. "That was a grumpy cat," she said. "Some cats are mean. Most are very nice, though."
"What are you talking about?" Cassy asked. "I've never met an animal that didn't like me!"
Tinker Bell groaned. "You're an animalfairy."
Mayah came on the trampoline and took a tiny step towards Callie. The kitten mewed, and Mayah jumped back.
Tinker Bell said, "You should watch out for grumpy old Teddy, but the other cats are super friendly."
After a lot of convincing, the fairies got Mayah to touch Callie.
"Soft," Mayah said, not looking convinced.
Callie purred, and Mayah flew over the edge of the trampoline, shaking. "She growled at me!" Mayah said.
Cassy groaned. "That's called a purr," she explained. "Cats make it when they're happy."
The animal fairy flew over to Callie the cat, and she rubbed its tummy and lay on the kitten. Callie purred like crazy.
"Meow, maow maow rauw mew, mew rauw mew mew rauw," Cassy told the cat.
"Mew, mew, mew, mew, mew!" answered the kitten.
Cassy smiled at Mayah. "I asked her if she liked you, and she said that she liked it when you touched her!" Cassy said.
Mayah looked unconvinced. "I'm still not going over there."
"Suit yourself," Cassy said, flying over to the kitty to play.
Rachel laughed. "Cassy really likes the kitten!" she said.
"Tinker Bell, come over here!" Grace said.
Tink flew over.
"You want to play with Callie?" Grace asked.
Tink nodded. She went over to Callie and petted her gently.
"Mew," Callie meowed.
Cassy looked shocked. "Don't say that!" she said.
"What did she say?" Tinker Bell wondered.
Cassy said, "She said that 'the little girl with the green leaf and the fluttery things on her back has messy fur.' By fur she means hair."
Tink laughed. "My hair is a mess."
Then, the talented tinker put her hair up in a bun.
Soon, Callie got bored of the trampoline and hopped off.
"Good job!" Cassy said.
"Meow," Callie mewed.
Mayah flew back onto the trampoline. Grace and Rachel began to bounce again. The fairies laughed and bounced too.
"Mayah, you're chicken," Breeze said playfully.
Cassy glared at her. "Chickens are actually very brave," she retorted.
"Hey! I wasn't trying to offend the chickens!" Breeze said.
A rooster crowed.
"Yes, I know you love all your hens," Cassy called to the rooster.
All of the fairies laughed, and had a good time.