Chapter 15

Timmy spent a whole week with Chloe. It was the closest he was going to get to his old life, but it wasn't the same. And now his new fairy form was making him uncomfortable. It was a dark place where it went, "You need to stop overthinking sometimes." He looked up at his blonde-haired companies. Her skin was wrinkled, and a level of exhaustion was there. All his life it was a curiosity, but after his diagnosis, he came to understand why. It was hard to move on or give up everything you worked for. Losing your friends and family always took a toll on people, "Come on. I'm not dead yet. I'm still kicking you should go home. I'm sure your friends...or families...or godparents. Honestly, I'm not sure. Just go home already, they are worried about you and care."

"I know," Timmy admitted. His head looked down to the floor, "I'm just. It's not fair. I didn't want to have leukemia. I didn't want to be a fairy, and what if you-"

"Don't you dare!" Chloe snapped, "Do you think I asked to have bipolar disorder?" Timmy could only roll his eyes, "Go already I'm not going to die yet, besides you might be able to reverse it. Though I'm not sure why you'd want to." She handed him a bag of her sweet rolls, "Though you might want something on the way home. Now go and talk to this council or whoever turned you into this." Snatching it, he took the rattle that was laying on his side. After looking at her for a moment, he raised the rattle and poofed back. It was strange how even if he was terrible with magic he could always find them.

Poofing to the house? Appartement? He wasn't exactly sure what it was as it was a rather small building, but inside was huge. It could have as many rooms as they wanted just by a flick of their wands/rattles. Hmm, how many fairy toddlers were out there. So far even though he had been with them for months he had never noticed any other around Poof's age. However old he was, if having an age meant anything. "Hey, where did you go?" Timmy looked directly forward to see the aforementioned toddler floating in front of him. "Where are you with Chloe?"

"Oh no," Timmy replied if by instinct. "Um, where are Cosmo and Wanda? Or your parents or my godparents? I don't know how this works, you know what I mean." He said trying not to let his growing frustration get the better of him. Poof raised an eyebrow after a hesitation he moved towards another room. Which he followed into a room that was filled with books, and all kinds of things. Many of which looked rather distinctively familiar to him.

"Mom! Timmy's back!" Poof said unhappily, "He still won't tell me where he went. I still think he went to Chloe's." Wanda smiled as she floated down towards him, Cosmo was lost in one of the boxes.

"How are you feeling sport?" Wanda asked with a smile, "Any way we're just looking for.." Cosmo poofed his head out from the box. In his hand was a pink hat that Timmy used to wear when he was growing up. One he thought he had lost after his divorce with Tootie. Slowly he floated over towards the green-haired fairy.

"Look! Look I found it, Wanda!" Cosmo shouted on the top of his lounges, "Look. Hi Timmy, when did you get home? Have fun? I know I did!"

"It was okay," Timmy said. He was silent for a moment, "I want to see the Fairy Council. I have to find a way to reverse this. I can't lose Chloe or my kids or maybe I could find a way to turn them into fairies." Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof looked at one another.

"Are you sure?" Poof asked in terror, "But..but. Mom promised!" He said fuming, "You promised."

"Calm down.." Wanda said, but Poof flew off. She sighed, "Are you sure sport? That's a tall order. But only if you are sure about this."

"Of course I am," Timmy confirmed. "There has to be a way to change things…"

He wasn't sure why, but Cosmo and Wanda were rather resistant to going into public. So after five or so minutes, he went on his own with Poof following behind him. They came into the open air which was rather different. Cosmo and Wanda would take him throughout the earth, but neither of them would go out to Fairy World. They were always careful who they talked to, which left him rather worried. Appearing in the center of the city it was truly magical. He had seen the town a few times from obscure angles and alleyways. It was filled with life that made the city sparkle with colors he had never seen or noticed before. It was a warm feeling that flew from his chest as not too far from their location was a giant wand. Something deep inside him was pulsing and feeling rather happy. "So what do you think?" Poof asked.

Timmy moved the hat on top of his head, "It's beautiful I've never noticed...not important." With that, the two of them made their way down the city. It was amazing watching as clearly hundreds to thousands of fairies. With countless hair colors, skin tones, and wings. Sunlight shimmered off the radiation crowns above their heads. "Stupid rattle can't do anything right." He grumbled, but Poof just shook his head. And a grin appeared across his face.

"Come on Timmy," Poof said as he snatched his old hat. He wasn't sure if it was the one that Tootie had taken or Chloe. Did he have two hats? It was possible, but he pushed the thought was lost on him. As he followed the younger fairy throughout the complex maze, "Can't catch me!"

"Can you slow down?" Timmy called out, but this only pushed Poof to go faster through the city. He moved directly into an area with a large crowd and Timmy could only groan. Using his rattle so after a moment he raised the rattle he couldn't even poof into another room, but he could poof over towards them. So using his rattle he poofed over to Poof. Who ran directly into Timmy's chest, "Oh come on. You can't even poof into another room no fair Timmy!" Some of the other fairies turned towards them, and Timmy could only shake his head. Even if he was only ten years younger than him the lack of maturity.

"Seriously I'm not in the mood," Timmy said trying to remain calm. Having Cosmo and Wanda completely fluke out was already getting him on his nerves. Now Poof was acting like this, "Come on let's go to your stupid council I have a few nasty words for them." Poof grinned as he looked around only to notice that eyes all around him were staring at him. It was as if the entire area had lost their breath, like he was something rare. "What? I do." He threatened, but that only seemed to make things even worse. "You know what. Let's go." He flew but was quickly bunched in by the fairies who were staring at him. So annoyed him and Poof raised their rattle and poofed.

"What the heck was this about?" Timmy asked the younger fairy. Who could only chuckle a bit.

"Well, there's two reasons. One we're super rare...well I am at least. If you find a way to turn back into a human. Two you are Fairy Worlds Sword & Shield. And are rather popular….you have your museum." Poof said proudly, "You don't believe me do you?" Timmy raised an eyebrow. After decades of that delusional man yelling at them for letting their fairies go. Fairies were already unbelievable, but a museum? Timmy could only chuckle at the thought, "I'll show you." Poof raised his rattle and poofed the two of them towards a building. It had a chromium finish. "Go on, go inside."

It took Timmy a moment, but he flew inside the building. Which was mostly empty, but a few employees working there. Floating into the side was a giant statue of him, Chloe, Cosmo, Wanda, and Poof. "What the?" As he floated through the room which was laid with paintings, moving pictures, and more. "Holly...Chloe would love this place. You know-"

"I know!" Poof snapped, "Seriously why didn't you ever marry her?" He snapped at Timmy but realized that hit a sore spot.

"For a lot of reasons," Timmy said. "And most of them I'm not willing to divulge. So stop asking."

"I have to agree, why didn't you marry her?" Timmy turned his head to the big blockhead. It was clear Wanda and Cosmo had been antsy when he was around. "Anyway, what the heck are you two doing throughout town? Seriously do you know what headache you've caused me?"

"Already answered that question," Timmy said. "And what do you want? Wait, I want to talk to your stupid council! I have some words for them," he tried again. God this was like trying to find Tammy therapy Jorgen raised an eyebrow. Sighing, he slammed his giant wand on the ground and poofed them back towards the house. "This isn't what I meant!"

"I know that!" Jorgen snapped, "You two watch over-"

"Jorgen Von Strangle!" The purple robe of the fairy council said and he turned around. "What is the meaning of this? Rumors are spreading across the city of the return of our Sword & Shield?" Timmy was just floating there quietly looking over the four council members. Which all wore robes that covered their faces. They were much taller than the average fairy but shorter than Jorgen. All eyes made their ways towards him, "He's awake now?" Cosmo and Wanda floated quietly and the four council members looked at one another.

"So is this the Fairy Council?" Timmy asked and they nodded their heads, "Good I have some words for you…"