Discovering the Meaning of Life Chapter 19: The Fairy Tree, a Brave, 2012 + Rise of the Guardians Crossover fanfic

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[Tales of the Abyss OST – Cheagle Wood]

It was surprisingly easy to find the Fairy Tree. It was the only tree in this lush green wood that has golden leafs with an opening at the base of the trunk. The tree easily stood twice the height of the trees around it, and its trunk looked wide enough to fit a small house. Despite its large size, leaves only seemed to grow at the top, while its lower branches stood bare. The vegetation at its roots was also sparse and stunted despite the lushness of the vegetation in the surrounding woods. The entrance was littered with fruits and breads all that bore the mark of Burgess on them.

"Haha, we found it!" Jack laughed as he immediately entered the hollow in the base of the tree.

"Frost, wait," yelled Ezra as he followed him.

Merida sighed. "This kid is hopeless." And she followed them.

The inside of the tree was just as large as the outside suggested it would be. Moss grew on the inner walls and mushrooms of every size and colors dotted the earth. There were dozens of fairies all over the place, jumping, running, eating, playing, all the while making the most hideous racket. Thankfully as soon as they stepped inside, the fairies all fell silent. Merida hadn't even gotten a sigh of relief out when all of them suddenly swarmed around the visitors.

Frost stepped forward and knelt down so he was closer to eye level with them. "Please, let me through."

Merida scoffed. "Like these monsters are gonna understand you."

"Actually Sofia, made a pact with the fairies and gained their aid."

"Are you of relation to Sofia Balthazar?" A voice called out. A couple of bell rings and the crowd of fairies calmed down and parted, making way of a fairy with golden dress and wings.

"Whoa! It talked!" Merida stepped back in shock.

"It is the power of the crown we were granted as part of our pact with Sofia," said the fairy. "Are you of relation to Sofia?"

Frost nodded at her. "Yes. I am Frost, Fon Master of the Order of Aurora. Am I correct in assuming you're the fairy queen?"

The queen nodded. "Yes, I am Clarion, the queen of the fairies."

Frost smiled at her. "I want to know why you've been stealing food from Burgess."

"We need it to give to the ligers." Clarion gestured forward the little green fairy that Frost saw at the storehouse, then turned back to him. "This little one accidentally started a forest fire, and it drove the ligers out of their home. If we don't give the ligers food, they'll eat us instead."

Frost frowned. "Really?" He stood. "I'll look into it, but maybe there's some way we can help. As a sacred animal of the Order, you shouldn't have to worry about being eaten by ligers."

Clarion nodded. "Thank you, Fon Master." It gestured the little fairy forward. "Please, take this little one with you. Perhaps he can be of some help." Putting the golden crown on the little fairy head, the fairy queen flew back.

The small fairy flew in front of the three human. "My..." The little fairy gulped. "My name is Baby Tooth… I, um… Nice to meet you."

Merida's eyes twitched. "Hey, speak up!"

Beby Tooth's cheek became red and she repeatedly bow to them. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

"ARGH! You're so annoying!" yelled Merida trying to catch the little fairy. "Open your mouthe wider!"

And the fairy did… By biting Merida's nose. Ezra laughed in the background while Merida howled in pain.

The fairy was terrified. But when Fon Master Frost held out his hand so she could land on it, she relaxed a bit. "Hey, little Baby Tooth. It's nice to finally learn your name. Now, I hope you won't be stealing any more apples."

Baby Tooth nodded her head sadly. "I'm sorry…"

The answer is a big, fat, NO. In fact I missed another day because I fell asleep.

The next chapter will be upload tonight to make up for this mess up. (AND I STILL NEED TWO MORE CHAPTERS TO GO!)

Cast:

Baby Tooth from Rise of the Guardians © DreamWorks (human-fairy version because I can, originally it's going to be Tinker Bell and Periwinkle, but I can't really separate her with Jack)

Queen Clarion from Tinker Bell © Disney (Not much changes for her, and she's not going to appear pass this mission anyway)