Rose, who is wearing a pair of flower stud earrings, a Gyaru style pink sweater and jeans with brown boots, was flying all over the city, noticing the citizens painting rocks, decorating weird, marshmallow decorations, and she was wondering why everything is so sweet, as autumn is coming all over the place. She flew to Sweet Pop and noticed that everything is whimsical.
"Wow, something is different today." Rose said. "Did everyone get a haircut?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot you're new here." Poppy said. She is reading a book to CJ Suki, Keith, and Priscilla.
"Welcome to your first marshtato day here in Castle City." Biggie announced.
"Wow, I can't believe this will be my first time tasting marshtatos!" Rose squealed. "And does it come every autumn?"
"Marshtato festival comes every start of autumn." CJ Suki said. "Come and join us."
She brought Rose to the group to listen to Poppy's story.
"There is one thing I know is true, that all of us, sprites have a sweet tooth." Poppy read. "But the tasty treat we hold on most dear, the marshtato comes but once a year. On the foggiest night, where there is no moon, a visitor flies through the gloom. A gossamer winged, light and airy, planting her sweets, it's the marshtato fairy. She only visits fairies with marshtato day spirit, so lift up your voices so the fairy can hear it."
The kids cheered, while Rose was astonished.
"Poppy, do you worry that the marshtato fairy won't see our marshtato day spirit because she lives all the way up on top of hill mountain." Keith asked.
"Nope." Poppy nodded.
"Yeah, neither do I." He sighed.
"Good, and do you know why we shouldn't worry?" Poppy asked.
"Because the rocks told her." CJ Suki answered. "They're the marshtato fairy's friends."
"So we paint these rocks to remind us that they're watching." Priscilla added.
"That's right, every marshtato's eve, on the foggiest night, we make sure that the rocks are participating." Poppy agreed. "In all the fun marshtato day activities like decorating, burping the alphabet, and the fairy's favorite activity of all, the marshtato' eve group hug!"
They all cheered while Rose was amazed. Now she knows how important it is for the sprites.
"Wow, this sprite festival is a huge thing." Rose said. "I can't wait to try the festivities."
"You're in luck because today, well do the marshtato's eve group hug!" Poppy shouted.
Suddenly, all the sprites came in for the group hug and they are about do the hug but Poppy noticed that Branch is flying by with the gardening tools.
"Branch, what are you doing? you're supposed to join the marshtato's eve group hug." Poppy said.
"I'm heading to the marshtato patch, figured I'll stake my picking area before everyone else does." Branch smirked.
"Branch, cmon, if the marshtato fairy doesn't think you have enough spirit, she might not come." Poppy cried.
"Oh, don't worry about that." Branch said sarcastically. "I'm confident she won't find out because she doesn't exist."
Everybody was shocked, including Rose, who was celebrating the day for the first time.
"Oh please, marshtatos are plants, people." Branch added. "On the foggiest night, they grow out of the plant naturally, the rest of these holiday is just a greasy superstition."
He was about to leave when Poppy grabbed him with a piece of a root that she grew with mer magic.
"Super, yeah, but stition, no." Poppy disagreed with him.
While the two argued, Rose noticed a mysterious figure with two wings, leaving among the crowd and she followed it. She flew out of the cafe to follow her but she ended up in the marshtato patch. Rose walked around the marshtato patch until she noticed two figures fighting from afar. She saw a magic wand flying out of one of the figures and it landed before Rose's feet. It has a stick for a rod with some wrappings at the end. Near the head of the rod is a bracing with two butterfly-like wings on each side, a marshtato shaped piece, and a white, heart shaped diamond with colored leaf-shapes gems on the top. She rushed to the cafe with the wand and swallowed her pride.
"Yeah, more like stitch fun!" Smidge added.
"Oh! You just got served!" Guy Diamond mocked.
The three shouted until Rose came out among the crowd, holding the wand. Everybody was shocked when they saw her holding it, for it is uncommon for an elf to possess a wand.
"Rose, what's going on?" Poppy asked her.
"I don't know why this marshtato fairy thing is getting high but I found this on the ground in the marshtato patch." Rose sighed as she showed them the wand.
"How did you get it?" Branch asked.
"I followed a figure to the marshtato patch, where I saw two figures fighting and a wand fell out from one of them." Rose answered. "I believe that this wand belongs to the marshtato fairy!"
Everybody was astonished with what Rose discovered and they all awed at the sight of the wand but Branch stared in disbelief.
"Will you use it to grow marshtatos?" Guy Diamond asked her.
"No, I should give it back to the marshtato fairy." Rose nodded. "She owns the wand."
"Alright, Elfie." Branch rolled his eyes. "I'll join you but I'll prove to you that the marshtato fairy doesn't exist."
"Alright, this quest is gonna get sticky." Rose added.
On the next day, the two flew to hill mountain with their laser bows and the wand. Branch is wearing hiker gear and boots with a scarf while Rose wore a pink fur collared jacket, leggings, knee high boots, and a pair of earmuffs. They started flying to the base and travelled on foot to the summit. When they got t the top, Branch smirked.
"Well, well, well, would you look at the complete and utter lack of fairies around." Branch said.
They noticed a purple glow, coming from the log. Branch took a eek while Rose noticed the wand is trying to warn her about something.
"I don't think this is where she lives, but I could sense an aura of evil around here." Rose warned him.
"How did you know?" Branch asked her.
"The wand is glowing, it not only sensed it's master, it sensed something sinister." She added.
Branch followed the glowing light in the log while Rose stood back from it. Branch crawled into the log and followed the light until he came to the cavern, full of marshtatos.
"Whoa, it's not possible!" Branch gasped.
"Hello, who are you?" A tiny voice asked.
"It can't be!" Branch was shocked until an angry voice boomed.
"I said who are you!?" A large, anthropomorphic marshmallow with purple limbs and blue eyes yelled, holding a spear with a marshmallow at him. "And how many marshtatos did you steal?"
"Whoa, are you the marshtato fairy?" Branch asked.
"What?! You see any wings on me, pal? I'm no fairy, thief!" She yelled. "I'm your worst nightmare."
"Really? Cause you're pretty adorable." He answered.
"Adorable? Does this look adorable to you?" She cried.
"I came here to see if a fairy lives here, a fairy that gives marshtatos." Branch answered honestly.
"You thought the fairy is me? I'm not a marshtato fairy, I'm Marshtato Mary, and I certainly don't give away marshtatos." She said. "I take them, every last one of the delicious, fluffy, puffs of sweet perfection, all for me, except for one infuriating night where it's too foggy for me to see."
"Wait, what you're saying is that marshtatos grow year round but the people of Castle City never knew it because you're the one taking them all." Branch realized it.
"Yeah, guess so." Marshtato Mary agreed.
In the summit, Rose continued to look around until she saw the same, mysterious figure. She came close to her and handed the figure the wand, which revealed the identity of the stranger: the marshtato fairy. She is a dark skinned girl with pink wings, white Afro hair, and she wears a white gown with colorful lace and boots.
"I knew you're real!" Rose gasped.
"Thank you for returning my wand, young elf." The fairy thanked her. "I lost it during my fight with Marshtato Mary and I thought I lost it forever until you found it."
"It was nothing, Branch and I searched for you to return the wand but the last time I saw him, he went straight into this hole." Rose told her.
"Oh no, not Marshtato Mary!" The fairy gasped.
"You know her? Who is she?" Rose asked.
"That troll was so greedy when it comes to my marshtatos, and likes to keep all of its specimens for herself." She told her. "She used to be human but her greed got the best of her. She wanted all the marshtatos to herself and tried to ruin the marshtatos day festival so I turned her into an anthropomorphic marshmallow as a punishment. I know she'd always steal all the marshtatos but she doesn't know that today will be her end."
"Okay, what's the plan to defeat Marshtato Mary?" The elf asked her.
"She is very weak to hugs so a group hug would be an effective weapon against her." She told her. "If one million people group hug on her, she'll explode, ceasing to exist."
When Marshtato Mary and Branch reached the summit, Rose and the fairy hid behind the log to listen to their conversation. Branch showed them the people below, having fun, eating and playing with the marshtatos.
"That's where the marshtatos of the swipey tinks live?" Marshtato Mary asked.
"Uh, sprites, were sprites." Branch corrected. "Calling us tink or tinkerbell is actually deeply offensive."
"And you want me to go down there and get mischievous?" She asked them.
"Yeah." Branch agreed.
Marshtato Mary thought of it for a while, and later, she snickered with an evil laugh. "Let's do this thing."
"Really, yes! Victory is mine!" Branch cheered.
Rose and the Marshtato fairy were listening to the conversation and they were shocked to hear such a thing.
"You know, I think we have a lot in common, Branch." Marshtato Mary said.
"We do?" He asked her.
"Yeah, you must've tolerated maliciousness." She said. "And you love the crushing the disappointment of others."
"What? No, I am just trying to make a point, not try to upset anyone." Branch tried to reason.
"Cmon, were gonna wreck their holiday!" Marshtato Mary grinned. "Of course, you'll love upsetting them, which is awesome!"
"What?! Believing in the Marshtato fairy is fun for my friends." Branch refused. "And I can't just take that away, just to prove it right. Yeah, not, that can't happen."
"Oh it's gonna happen!" She yelled as she tries to attack Branch but Rose and the Marshtato fairy pinned her down.
"Let me go!" Marshtato Mary screamed.
"We don't think so!" Rose smirked.
The fight continues until the three tumbled into the street as Branch tries to catch up by flying behind them. Poppy and the other sprites ran outside, only to see Rose and the Marshtato fairy wrestling Marshtato Mary.
"You lousy dragonfly! Arggghhhh!" Marshtato Mary yelled as Rose and the fairy tossed her onto the ground.
"Well sees out that, marshed butt!" Rose spat.
"Oh, it's on!" The Marshtato fairy growled as she used her magic to restrain Marshtato Mary but she broke free.
"I don't understand, what is going on?" Poppy nodded in confusion as the two girls wrestled an anthropomorphic marshmallow.
"I'll tell you what is going on." Branch said as he flew in front of them. Everybody was shocked to see Branch smirking in front of him. The three stopped fighting.
"Branch, it's supposed to be Rose's first time and she ends up beating some marshmallow thing." Poppy said confusingly. "Ok, what is going on?"
"Marshtato Mary here has told you one thing that's true, she is not the Marshtato fairy, Rose's new friend is." Branch announced to everybody. "She's the Marshtato fairy's archenemy."
Rose and the Marshtato fairy kicked Marshtato Mary into the center.
"What?!" Marshtato Mary screamed.
"I knew it!" CJ Suki cheered.
"Of course!" Priscilla added.
"She's been trying to trick you into not believing because she is jealous of the Marshtato fairy and how much we love her." Branch continued.
"Awww, cmon." Marshtato Mary fumed. "It's like you're making this stuff up as you go."
"And there's only one way to defeat her." Rose joined in.
"Rose, are you saying?" Poppy asked.
"Give her as much love as you love the fairy!" Rose continued.
"What, what does that mean?" Marshtato Mary quivered in fear.
"Everyone, in formation!" Branch yelled through a megaphone.
Suddenly, all the mythical creatures and humans arrived in droves, forming a circle around Marshtato Mary. Rose and the Marshtato fairy smirked at her with witty smiles.
"Uhhh, what's this?" She cried.
"Hug!" Branch yelled as everybody in the city starts the group hug. Marshtato Mary tried to escape but everybody trapped her in a huge ball of hugs. It didn't take long until she exploded into a huge pile of Marshtatos, which is enough to feed everybody with. All the marshtatos she stole were magically transported back to the city, where everybody starts choking down on it. Rose is finally able to celebrate Marshtato day by tasting her first Marshtato.
"So Branch, I guess you were wrong about the fairy, you said it to yourself, she does exist." Poppy shrugged as she eyed Rose and the Marshtato fairy becoming friends.
"Well, Marshtato, Marshtato." Branch complimented as he ripped a Marshtato in half with his magic and gives the other half to Poppy.
"And the best part of all, we get to celebrate it for a new reason." Rose said. "Friendship and victory over evil."
The four had their share of marshtatos as the festival continues on.