Hey everyone. So remember how I said I would stop accepting OCs on the 13th, start writing on the 14th, and post on the 15th? Yeah, I got bored. So, seeing how not many new OCs were being put in, I started to write. And the winner is...(drum roll)...rosetta and sled's Sunbeam! Now, I know how disappointed others might be, so I decided to add them as Sunbeam's friends. Yay, everybody wins. One question though...WHY ARE SOME OF THESE LISTED AS MAKING TINKER BELL JEALOUS?! Its insane for crying out loud. Anyways, shout outs:

adventurer-extraordinaire- yes, very suspenseful.

fanfictionlover02- yes, they find him.

black cat (guest)- don't worry, and the other OC will be more of a supportive role.

xMeganful- thanks, glad you like it.

rosetta and sled- congrats on winning. a piece of advice; spell checker.

terrance and tinkerbell- okay, i updated. I said "see you in a week" in chapter previous.

Now that that's taken care of, R&R, PM, and Enjoy!

Chapter 10

David continued to fly through the Summer forest, avoiding detection from the other fairies. Sometimes he had to walk because of the trail of Pixie Dust he was leaving. He stopped at a stream and opened his bag. He sifted through the contents until he found a canteen, the round kind, and dipped it into the water. He looked around as his canteen was being filled, thinking he might be spotted. Once it was finished filling, he stood and said, "R'taw et rifu (Ree-taw et ree-foo)." A small light came from inside the canteen, then a flow of dirt and everything else that wasn't water came out, returning to the soil. He took a drink and put the cap back on.

He continued to walk until he reached the lake, the same one he used to create the orbs of destructive water. He noticed on the other side were some Water-talent fairies, and hid himself so he couldn't be seen. He once again went into his bag and got out the Garden-talent, Nursing-talent and Water-talent scrolls. He opened the Garden-talent scroll first and found the spell he was looking for. "W'rog r'lof (Wee-rawg ri-laf)."

In front of him, the soil broke, causing a seedling to grow. It continued growing until it flowered, a Nemophila menziesii, Baby Blue-Eyes . He took some of the petals and opened the Nursing-talent scroll, and found the next spell. "D'bi et g'nwa (De-bee et gi-nowah)."

The petals slowly flew from the ground and began to wrap around his wings, covering them entirely in the blue petals. Finally, he opened the Water-talent scroll. He looked through it and finally found the right spell. "R'taw l'per (Ree-taw lee-pear)."

His wings and bag glowed a light blue, and then faded. "Okay, with this combination, I should be able to slip past those Water-talents without any problem. Just one more spell." He placed the Garden-talent and Nursing-talent scrolls in the bag and began looking through the Water-talent scroll. "Here it is, R'taw h'treab (Ree-taw hi-tray-ob)."

He placed the scroll back in the bag and moved back to the lake edge. He looked to see that the Water-talents were starting to leave, and saw his chance. He dove straight into the water and waited a few seconds, knowing at least one of them had to hear it. Once he had finished, he released his breath and inhaled.

'Good,' he thought to himself, 'the Water Breath spell works perfectly. And it seems like the other spells worked too.' David had used a combination of the "Grow Flower", "Bind Wings", "Repel Water", and "Water Breath" spells so he could move and breath underwater. He moved to the surface and saw the Water-talents had left and said, "Ch'nace n'sivo (chi-nah-say ne-see-voh)," the enhance vision spell.

He went back under and could now see crystal clear in the water. He looked around and saw several fish near the shallows, lily pads connected to the bottom of the lake, which was much deeper than he thought, and several other things he couldn't believe were under the water. One in particular caught his eye; an opening, like the mouth of a cave. He swam towards it with ease, and looked inside. It curved near the back and he decided to go in further. He was able to slip in pretty easily, and eventually wiggled into another underwater cavern. He looked around and saw there were no fish, but fish skeletons. They were all stripped clean of meat, and he could have sworn one of the eyes was still moving. He shot up to the water's surface and breathed in air. He looked around and saw he was in a cave. He swam over to a stone that went under the water and climbed out. He looked around and was amazed; the entire cave looked like a city. There weren't any houses, but there were some rocks that were cut out and looked like houses. There were also two stone arches that formed over the water, like bridges over a river.

"Hello? Anyone home?" he called out. He didn't really expect anyone to answer, but thought it couldn't hurt. David turned a little, and out of the corner of his eye, saw a light coming from one of the houses. He didn't remove the bindings from his wings just in case and walked over to the house. He peered inside and noticed an orb of light, sort of like what the Light-talent fairies placed on the pedestal when he first came to Pixie Hollow. He went in and sat on his knees, looking at the orb. He lifted a hand and reluctantly touched the orb, which bobbed up and down for a few seconds then returned to normal. David chuckled a little and touched it again, more forcefully. This time, it bobbed down then slowly floated out of the house. David started after it, following the orb through the stone city. The orb finally stopped at one particular stone house and disappeared. David looked inside and saw nothing.

"Hello?" he said, knocking on the door opening. "Anyone home?"

"Why yes, since you asked," came a feminine voice from above. "Come on up, the stairs are in the back." David looked and saw them, cut from stone. He walked up and tried to peer into the room above. He reached the top and saw more items cut from stone; chairs, a desk, even a bed with a thick layer of leaves. An orb of light materialized on the desk and flew to David. It moved back and forth between David and the chair, signifying it wanted David to go to the chair. He did so, continuing to look at the room. He stopped close to the chair and noticed the fairy who called him up stood and turned to face him. Judging by her appearance and the orbs of light he had been following, she was a Light-talent fairy. She had very fair skin with freckles on her face and short, shiny black hair. She wore a top made of sunflower petals and pants made from brownish-yellow colored leaves.

"Hi, my name's Sunbeam, Light-talent fairy," she said, extending her hand. David could feel that she was a bit depressed, but also had a bit of optimism as well. He took her hand, shaking it, and said, "David, Dust-talent." He decided not to alarm her with his true talent, she might not have even believed him.

"Well, pleased to meet you. What brings you here?" David thought for a moment, he had to choose his words carefully.

"Well, you could say I was..." he hesitated. What was he doing? Going on a quest to find his destiny? Running from friends? He sighed and said, "Exploring, but got lost." Sunbeam smiled a little and moved over to a window that David hadn't noticed. "I'm here because I got trapped here. It was the craziest experience."

-Flashback-

Sunbeam and several other Light-talent fairies and sparrow men were working in the sunflower field, waiting for the last light of day. Once the proper time had come, each of them grabbed some of the light and placed them in cylindrical leaf containers. Sunbeam whistled and a group of fireflies flew up to them. The Light-talents then began to scoop out some of the light and tossed them to the fireflies who went after them like moths. When one of the fireflies hit a bit of light, it exploded in a shower of light, which more fireflies chased after, and also gained their light. One of the fireflies, a baby one, flew up to Sunbeam and had a hopeful look on its face. Sunbeam laughed, grabbed the last bit of light from her container and tossed it to the firefly. It flew straight at it, breaking the light and gained its light. It flew up to Sunbeam and nuzzled her under her chin affectionately.

Sunbeam laughed and said, "You're a friendly little guy. Want to come with me and hang out?" The firefly twirled and chirped, showing its approval.

-Flashback end-

"Ever since then, we've been the best of friends."

David had listened to her story, and said, "That's well and good, but how did you get down here?"

Sunbeam's smile faded a little and said, "It happened a few months after that."

-Flashback-

Sunbeam and her firefly friend, now named Blinker, were playing near the lake where the Water-talent fairies were working. Sunbeam's friends, two Garden-talent twins named Liliette and Azalea, a Fast-flying-talent named Willow Breeze, an Animal-talent named Doe, a Water-talent named Ripple, and a Dust-talent named Shimmer, were aslo hanging out with the two. The twins were talking to each other, Shimmer was talking with Willow Breeze, Ripple had her feet in the water, and Doe was playing with her squirrel friend. Blinker flew up to the squirrel and flashed his light a couple of times, a sort of communication method.

The squirrel, called Squeaker by Doe, chattered with the lightning bug, and ran over to Doe. Squeaker chattered a bit more and Doe replied with, "Uh huh, okay I'll ask."

She flew over to Sunbeam and said, "Squeaker and Blinker want to go on a walk, but want to know if you could go with them. Squeaker's afraid Blinker will scare him again." It was true, Squeaker got spooked easily, even by Blinker. Sunbeam nodded her head and said, "Okay, I know how Blinker likes his pranks." Sunbeam flew to the two and began to walk with them. They walked a little while into the forest, and Blinker stopped. Sunbeam had noticed and before she could ask what was wrong, he flew off. Sunbeam flew after him, calling his name. She stopped after a while, having run out of Pixie Dust, and began calling out his name again. She went around a rock and Blinker suddenly appeared, screeching loudly.

Sunbeam screamed and fell on her back, surprised. Blinker began to laugh, and Sunbeam stood up. "Blinker, what did I tell you?! You are not-"

She stopped when she heard a creaking sound from under her. The ground gave way and Sunbeam fell through, screaming. She landed on her side, and felt stone beneath her. She looked up and saw Blinker through a hole. "Blinker, go find the other's tell them what happened!" Blinker flew off, and Sunbeam was alone.

-Flashback end-

"So, what happened? Did your friend's find you? Are they trapped here too?"

Sunbeam turned and said, "No, I remained trapped. I guess there was a cave in, because when I went back to the hole, It was closed up." She turned back to the window. "Then, I found this place. Apparently, it used to be an underground colony for new Water-talents. Its been abandoned for years now."

"How long have you been here?" David asked. Sunbeam sighed and said, "About a month, maybe longer. I've survived off of the river that runs through here and wild, edible plants that grow in the cave. Not exactly the best way to live, but it kept me alive." She turned to David and said, "How did you get here?"

David hesitated for a while and said, "Underwater passage, leads directly to the lake." Sunbeam's face went from questioning to surprised.

"There's a way out?"

"Yeah, but its underwater. I can hold my breath for a while," he turned to Sunbeam, "but I'm not so sure about you." Sunbeam lowered her head. She sat on the ground and sighed.

"Then, I guess we're both trapped here." David looked around the room again, thinking about what he should do. He also sat on the ground and got out his pack. He looked through the contents again, hoping that the Tree had put something in there. He looked through it for a few minutes, before he stopped. He reached down deep in his bag and pulled out a glass sphere. Inside, he could see a swirl of Pixie Dust. Sunbeam moved closer to him and looked at it with awe.

"What is it?" she asked him, continuing to stare at the orb.

"I have no clue, but I have a feeling." He held the orb in his hands and closed his eyes. He could feel himself being pulled into the orb, and let himself go. Once he opened his eyes, he found himself back in the same golden room. He noticed that Sunbeam was with him as well, and she seemed more surprised than he was when he first came here. He noticed the figure the Tree's soul, and went over to it.

"David, We see you have found Our personal gift," it said.

David nodded and said, "I thought it might have been something connected to you. I need your help."

Sunbeam walked up to them and said, "David, what's going on? Who is that?"

The figure turned to the Light-talent and said, "We are the souls within the Pixie Dust Tree. Rulers of ages past." The form shifted into the fairies and sparrow men again, and Sunbeam was awed by it. "David, you said you needed Our help, and yet you know that this journey lies on the path to your destiny."

David nodded and said, "I know, but I need to help Sunbeam get out of the cavern. Can you give her something to help her breath under the water, or some other form of assistance?"

The form shook its head and said, "We cannot." David sighed and both he and Sunbeam hung their heads. "But," the figure said, causing David and Sunbeam to look up "there is one thing We can do. Unfortunately, you won't like it."

David's face hardened, and said, "We have to be found." The figure nodded it head. "We can send an orb of light, that will seek them out, and guide them to you. But this will not mean that your journey would have been in vain." David looked at the figure questioningly, and the figure continued. "The fairy next to you," Sunbeam hid behind David, "was the end of this path. She will be an excellent aid to you in the future."

David sighed and said, "Okay, do it."

The figure continued, "To do this, we must do it together." The figure held out its hands, and David took them. His adventure clothes and bindings dissipated, leaving him in his golden clothing and his wings unconcealed. They chanted together, "D'sen ot na roba fo t'gil ot f'di et faerey y b'grin meht reh (Di-sen oat nah row-bah foh ti-gill oat fi-dee et fair-e e be'gren met ray)!"

A flash of light encompassed the three, causing David and Sunbeam to close their eyes. When they opened them again, they were back in the cave.

Sunbeam was slightly freaking out and shouted, "What just happened? It had to have happened because, well, look at you!" David looked and noticed his clothes were back to normal. His bag was still there, and his wings were once again showing. David sighed in defeat.

"I haven't been completely honest with you." He told her who he really was, and began to retell all the events that had happened. Once he had finished, Sunbeam looked like she had been hearing someone had died.

She looked at David and said, "So, you're really a Magic-talent?" David nodded and before he could answer, he heard voices.

"Come on, it went this way." Tinker Bell.

David looked at Sunbeam and said, "Time to go." They both went down the stairs and out of the house. An orb of light flew towards David and flew around him in circles. David looked up and saw Tinker Bell, Queen Clarion, the Ministers of Seasons, and some other fairies he couldn't recognize. Tinker Bell noticed the orb of light around David and flew towards him, fast.

"David!" She flew into him and hugged him hard. "I'm so glad we found you."

Queen Clarion and the others caught up, and Queen Clarion said, "Tinker Bell told us what really happened." The unrecognizable fairies flew straight to Sunbeam. He could see there was a Water-talent, two Garden-talents, a Fast Flying-talent, a Dust-talent, and an Animal-talent, Sunbeam's friends he thought. "David, in light of this new evidence, the Ministers would like to apologize."

The Ministers stepped forward, mostly the Minister of Autumn, and he said, "On behalf of all the Ministers, we are truly sorry."

Tinker Bell let go and asked, "But, why run away in the first place? You scared all of us to death."

David's face turned hard, and he said, "I used the Enhance Hearing spell to listen in on their conversation. The Ministers wanted to separate me from everyone else." Everyone turned to them, and they lowered their heads.

"It was in the best interest that he be separated," the Minister of Autumn said, "so that he could focus on harnessing his talent."

"I think I've gotten that down already, I used five spells to get here."

"I believe that this topic should be continued above ground, wouldn't you agree?" Everyone nodded their heads, and followed Queen Clarion through the caves and through a hole that led back to the Summer forest.

Boom! there you have it, chapter 10 is done. Congrats once again to rosetta and sled, and everyone else. Also, just to let you know, when the voice of the Tree said, "the end of this path", he didn't mean they would fall in love. SO GET THAT IDEA OUT OF YOUR HEAD! Anyways, it means ONE of SEVERAL paths. So, R&R, PM, and however you say goodbye in Italian (its something like ariva dierchi, right?).