After finding out that she was half fairy, Sara just had to ask. "I obviously don't look like a fairy. Since I do have half of my father's DNA, I have to have something fairylike about me, right?"
Holly smirked. "You mean, 'Do I have magic?' right?"
Sara sighed. "Yeah."
"If you had full fairy powers, you would have noticed by now. I've actually never met a half fairy before, but I think Foaly has. I'll contact him."
Minutes later, they were speaking to Foaly via a computer-looking device that Holly happened to carry.
Holly took a breath. "Foaly, I'd like you to meet my sister. This is Sara."
Foaly's jaw hit the floor. "Your sister?" In all fairness, he recovered quickly. "Let me take a wild guess. She's your half sister, and she's wondering if she has magic. Am I right?"
Holly tried to hide her smile. "You're almost always right. Don't tell Root I said that."
"Ok, some elf-like traits are a fiery temper, being emotional, often a catlike grace, loyalty, and there are a lot of elves in police work. I'm guessing that while you don't heal like a fairy, you heal very quickly. Any of these apply to you?"
"Yeah. So, what about the magic?"
"The only other half fairy I knew only had one type of fairy magic: the mesmer."
Sara looked confused. "Mesmer. As in mesmerize? Is that a type of mind control?"
Foaly beamed at talking to someone who understood him quickly. "Very good, Mud Girl. Holly, I recommend you test her for the mesmer." Curiosity got the better of him, and he added, "And tell me what happens." The screen went black.
"Right. You're going to need a volunteer. Oh, and since these are your friends, you'll want some random objects."
"What? Ok, the volunteer I understand. Why random objects."
Holly gritted her teeth. "The mesmer is a type of mind control. You can get the person to do almost anything, and believe almost anything. The random objects are because you're going to make someone pick something up. Go get a volunteer."
Sara nodded, and walked off. She stuck her head in the DNA lab.
"Greg? Want to do me a favor?"
A/N: Thanks to Laurel Ducky for her idea to have Sara have the mesmer.