"Hmmm... something personal - that's what you said, wasn't it?"
"Yes, that's right," replied Charlotte. "Teggy said that it should be things that make him happy."
"Things that make him happy?" Musa sighed unhappily. "That used to be me."
"Maybe it still is."
"Maybe... but I don't see how I can be a part of this potion. I wouldn't fit into this beaker for a start!"
Charlotte giggled. "Well, maybe not YOU... but how about a lock of your hair?"
"My hair? Eww! Are you kidding?"
"She does have a point," said Flora. "After all, if Teggy's not with you, he's always talking about you - maybe he's thinking about you right now. Maybe you ARE one of the ingredients."
"It certainly is an unusual approach," said Faragonda.
"Yes, and it's so wacky it might just work!" said Musa as she grabbed a nearby pair of scissors, snipped off a half-inch of her precious right ponytail and sprinkled it into the mixture. "OK... anyone got any ideas for the last ingredient?"
Flora frowned. "I don't know... he loves listening to music with you, right?"
"Yeah, but how do we add that to the potion - put it in front of the stereo and play it some techno?"
"Hmmm, maybe not. Okay... what's his favourite food?"
"His favourite food?" Musa looked at Charlotte. Charlotte thought briefly, then snapped her fingers as the answer hit her.
"Aha!"
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Musa asked.
"I think so - and I know where to get it too!"
"Yep. Teggy keeps a load of it in his fridge. Come on!"
"What? What is it?" Flora shouted after them, but they were already gone. She looked at Faragonda and shrugged her shoulders.
"Hey guys... is it ready?"
Flora looked up to see that Bloom and the others had returned from Earth.
"Almost. Did you get everything?"
"Yup. Right here." she grinned, giving her the herbs and the bottle of oil. Flora busily added them to the potion just as Musa and Charlotte ran back into the room, fully loaded with Tegryn's favourite food.
"Here we go," panted Musa. "The last ingredient... Teggy's favourite food."
"Chocolate!" Stella gasped. "Surely you're not going to put all THAT in the mix? He'll get fat!"
"We can worry about his waistline later." said Musa as she and Charlotte added the lot to the potion. "There... finished!"
Tecna sniffed the potion and nearly choked. "Phew! Are you sure this is going to work?"
"We don't have any choice, we have to try it... well, Teggy has to anyway."
Just then, Mirta walked into the room.
"Ah, Mirta - how did it go with Discorda?"
"Fine," she replied. "She said we should head up to Cloud Tower as soon as we're ready, and then she'll get him to come to us."
Flora poured the potion into two flasks. "Now then, we all need to be absolutely clear on what we have to do. Everyone gather round."
The friends formed a huddle as they discussed their plan of action. They knew full well that getting Tegryn to drink the potion AND have the spell cast on him wasn't going to be easy - they had to be very well prepared.
"Okay? Is everybody ready?"
Everyone nodded.
"Then let's do it."
