What a day!Timmy thought to himself in relief,snuggling down into his covers with a contented sigh.It had been a fairly good day,with a lot of worrying and looking over his shoulder,but still......it could have been worse!He supposed with a smile.

As soon as he had gotten home,he had met up with Cosmo and Wandaand her parents.Realizing what a time they had had compared to his,he just about died with of laugther.

"Timmy,"Camea familiar voice from up above,Timmy opened one eye to glance up and then sat all the way up as well as he realized Wanda was floating just a few feet above his head.

"Wanda,"Timmy mock complained to her,directing his attention toward the glow-in-the-dark clock on his bed side that had just struck 11:00,"It's late.Real,real late.What's up?"

"Timmy...I wanted to say I'm sorry."Wanda told him sincerley,now drifted down to his level to look him straight in the eyes to let him know thatshereally was sorry.

Timmy stifled a yawn and stole a glance at her threw one eye,"Why are you sorry?I thought you all were having a good time?I mean,maybe I should be sorry for just leaving without any warning at all and not evensaying goodbye."

"Timmy!That's one of the first times you've ever apologized for something that small!?Not that I didn't think you ever had before,but this is just so shocking,"Wanda gasped and then went back to explaining,"But I'm sorry for not only dragging you into all of this,but sort of pushing you to do all those things with only a 'Thanks Timmy".But I have to admitt,yours did sound more purposeful!"

"Really?"Timmy asked her,alittle confused,"You know,lately it seems that I seem to be able to think more logically and not react so nervous or twitchy about almost everything."

"Well,"Wanda laughed almost felicitously,"It's probabley just a growth spurt or something,sport.Get some rest."

Timmy watched her as she poofed herself into a tiny mouse and dissapear into the mouse hole.A sense of accomplishment seemed to wash over him.Not only was Wanda seeming to be adjusting to her parents alittle better,he was getting to know and become well re-aquainted with his own grandparents as well.Timmy smiled again smugley and gazed out of the window at the star-filled sky.It wasblack and blue with thin whips of creamy white lines streaking it and the stars seemed to twinkle along with Timmy's heavy eyelids.Soon,before he knew it,he was fast asleep and nearly carefree for the first time in days.

The next day (at the Dimmsdale Public liberary)....

Crocker paced himself,as he glanced at his watch for about the 100th time since he had first got there.Whoever this person was......he was late!Thou,I suppose it is possible to be a girl,too...He thought to himself,amused a bit of the thought of a woman trying to impersonate a man.Crocker checked his watch again and grimaced with horror.

"It's already 12:33!"He shouted to the air,he was so loud that a passing woman and child stoppped to stare at him,"Eh,what'd you losers looking at?!Humph,that's it!"

"Where do you think YOUR going?"The mysterious voice sounded from behind him,but it had a hint of feminism in it.

Crocker turned to see an almost ghastly person,drapped in a ebony cloak,it was almost as if he were......floating.

"You can float?"Crocker asked suspciously,as he quickly recovered and leaned over to examine the cloaked individual.

"How DARE you-Oh!Yes,well,people do say I have a tendancy to walk on air....so,are you ready?"The person asked slyly and out-stretched what looked like a big box.

"You mean,the ulitmate way of catching fairys is.....to trap inside a rather large?"Crocker questioned,eyeing the box without the least bit of interest.

"NO YOU DING-DONG!!!!!!!"The voice screamed and reasonabled a lot like....."I mean,it's in side."

Ding-Dong?Hah!That's a new one.But I'm use to it!Now I only have to make this unsuspecting fool convinced and me flithy rich with all the FAIRY GODPARENTS I'm going to of course catch!Crocker thought to himself with a smirk,already schemeing to get the mysertious werido and the box,with whoms contents contained the ulitmate fairy catcher!

"Great!"He smiled widely,gesturing to the box,"OK,you gemme the box!When I catch them,I'll call you or you call me,or I'll write sometime......hey!"

Crocker grunted,as the person pulled him back with the box in his arms.When he opened his eyes again,he was staring up into two of the most menacing red eyes he had ever seen.They were leering at him,with the hot intesnity of a million suns,"You come back here with them and let me look over them for myself as soon as you catch them....deal?"

Crocker sighed wryly,"Deal."

It'll get more thrilling the next few chapters,promise!So,until next time.....adios amigos!

Lavenderpaw