Okay, since I completed this chapter so fast, I decided to update it now. I only got one review so far, but I expect more on the way. I promised any reviewers a shout out, so:

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Chapter 2

The fairies began to leave, taking the items with them. The girl that waved at David approached him and said, "Hello, my name's Tinker Bell, nice to meet you." She held out her hand, and David shook it. "Well, looks like you're staying with us for a while."

The other two sparrow men approached David and introduced themselves. The red-haired sparrow man looked at David closely, observing him with enlarged, goggle eyes. He stepped back and bowed, saying, "Phineas T. Kettletree, Esquire, at your service, or you can just call me Bobble." The wide sparrow man also bowed, with some difficulty, and said, "The name's Clank. At your service."

David shook their hands and asked, "So what do you guys do?"

"Well," Bobble said, "as Tinker fairies, we build and repair various equipment for the other fairy talents." They began to walk, and David followed, listening. They explained to David about Pixie Hollow, the different fairy talents, Queen Clarion, just about everything that a fairy should know. David noticed Tinker Bell was looking at him, and pretended not to notice, and they arrived at the Tinker's Nook. They walked through the crowded areas, Tinker fairies moving from one place to another. The sounds of hammers, chisels, and other tools could be heard as they walked to the house of Fairy Mary.

"She's a little strict at times, but once you get used to it, she'll seem a lot nicer."

At that moment, Fairy Mary came through the room, looking for something. "Oh, I know I had it somewhere." She noticed the four and momentarily greeted them. "New fairy, I presume?" She asked, sifting through a pile of papers.

"No, Fairy Mary, this is David." Fairy Mary looked up and walked over to him. "Yes, I've heard about you. Don't let not having wings or a talent get you down. It could be a lot worse you know. Aha, there's my clipboard!" She moved past David and grabbed her clipboard from on top of a pile of leaves.

David stepped forward a little, and said, "Fairy Mary, Queen Clarion said that I would stay with the Tinkers for a while. Is there anything that needs to be done? I'm sure I can be of some help." Fairy Mary was looking at the clipboard, flipping through papers.

She stopped at one and said, "Of course you can help. Here," she handed David the paper she had stopped on. "One of the Tinkers seem to have misplaced his tools. If you and Tinker Bell could help them, that would put a lot of stress off my shoulders." David smiled, glad that he could at least be of some help. He turned to Tinker Bell, who was already at the door and ran over to her. He held out the paper for her to examine. She read it and led David to one of the houses. Tinker Bell knocked on the door, and a few seconds later an old Tinker sparrow man opened the door.

"Hi, we're here to help find some lost tools?" Tinker Bell said. The sparrow man opened the door more and led them inside.

"I had them in my work station when I left to get more pigment. But when I came back, I seemed to have misplaced them." David examined the area the elderly sparrow man had indicated. The tools were not under anything, and it seemed like the entire area was disorganized. All around, there were blueprints, tools, several other items David could not identify. "So, what exactly are we looking for?" David asked, continuing his search.

"They are a new set of tools I made myself, made from a sturdy material from the mainland. Something the humans call, 'metal'," the elderly sparrow man said. He looked around, and began to clean up as well. "Terribly sorry for the mess, but I haven't found the time for cleaning. I just found this new stone and it seems to be magic." He got on his knees and pulled out a box. David and Tinker Bell moved to his either side of the box as he opened it, revealing a rock that had a very rough appearance. He took it out of his box and said, "I'm not sure how, but anything metal," he pulled out a small silver bar, which flew out of his hands and attached itself to the stone, "attaches to its surface. There are however, similar substances that are not attracted to the stone." Both David and Tinker Bell were impressed, and Tinker Bell asked if she could hold it.

"Alright, just be careful." He placed the stone in her hands, and Tinker Bell was surprised how heavy it was despite its size. David turned and continued to look for the tools.

"So, what do these tools look like?" he asked. The elderly sparrow man went over to where he was and said, "Oh, the tools are of my own design. They have a cone shaped tip, each having a different size. They also have a crank that rotates the cone." David continued to search, Tinker Bell joining him after returning the stone. They began to search all around the house; in the cupboards in the desks, in the drawers. They found many items and tools, but nothing that matched the missing tools' description.

David picked up the stone and sat down on the floor. "If this stone was really magic, it would show us where the tools were." He set it on the ground and pushed it away. It rolled straight for a while, but suddenly changed direction and hit something with a CLANG! David looked at where the stone was and crawled to it. He had to move several objects until he found a bag with something poking out. The object was pointed, and was a dark color. He brought up the bag and opened it, which opened on the side. Inside were a variety of tools, each having a cone tip and a crank.

"Are these it sir?" The sparrow man looked at the bag and came over. He examined the tools, and nodded his head.

"Yes, those are the tools. How, and where, did you find them?" David told the elder sparrow man about how the stone was attracted to the tools, and that the tools were under a pile of boxes of papers. "I told you it was magic." David smiled and was joined by Tink.

"Better get back to Fairy Mary, tell her the jobs done," she said. David turned to leave, but was stopped by the sparrow man.

"You know, you might not have a talent or wings, but I can tell that there is something great in you. Not sure what it is, but something." David smiled and continued out the door.

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