Clarion was wondering how Tink had crossed the border safely all those times without her knowing it. She was the Queen after all. The Scout Fairies told her everything, they reported to her every day. It troubled the Queen, what else did she know nothing about?
"Viola!" Clarion called out to her summoner Fairy. She entered the room ready to serve her Queen.
"Yes, Queen Clarion?"
"Would you bring Nyx to me?"
"Yes, your majesty." Viola bowed and left to find Nyx. Clarion waited and waited. She paced around her study, wondering what might have been if Tink was to have the same fate as Milori. Her worry was halted by a knock on her door.
"Enter." She called in her royal voice. Nyx flew into her study her long black hair put back and her light brown skin that complimented her Scout uniform.
"Yes, your majesty?"
"Nyx, I need you to do something for me. This must stay a secret."
"Yes, Queen Clarion? What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to follow Tinker Bell, my daughter, she has been crossing the border. I am afraid she might get hurt."
"Yes, Queen Clarion. Why haven't you arrested her? Crossing the border is against the law."
"I will not do something so rash as to arrest my own daughter before I know all the facts."
"Oh course, Queen Clarion. I will leave you now and find Tinker Bell."
"Thank you, Nyx."
Meanwhile, in Zarina's house, Tinker Bell and Zarina were hard at work on a new type of Pixie Dust for the Winter Fairies. They had to let the winter fairies and warm fairies cross the border. They thought they had gotten it perfect when – BOOM it blew up in their faces. They coughed from the smoke that can from the bowl of dust.
"Well, that didn't work…"
"You think?! Tink this is going to take a while, why don't you go and spend some time with your mother. I will come and get you if I have any progress."
"Alright, Zarina…But I will be back to help you soon!"
"By Tink!"
"Bye, Z!" Tinker Bell flew to the Pixie Dust Tree and into her mother's Study. Only to find she was not there!
"Mom?" Tink called out to her mother. She heard someone come in behind her. It was Fairy Mary carrying her usual clipboard.
"Hello, Tinker Bell. Did I hear you were looking for Clarion?"
"Yes, Fairy Mary I am."
"Well try her garden, she loves it there."
"Her garden?"
"She has not taken you to her garden yet? Oh dear, well follow me I will show you how to get there." Fairy Mary led Tink down the hall and down a long case of stairs. They reached the outside of the Pixie Dust Tree and stopped at the bottom of the Tree. "Go through here and make a right. You will know when you see it." Tink did as she was told and made her way through the bottom of the Pixie Dust Tree. The roots only let beams of light in but she could see well enough. She made a right and gasped. There before her was a lush garden filled with light and color. She had to wait a moment to take in all its beauty. She slowly flew into the garden she passed a small stream. As she flew to the middle of the garden she saw her mother sitting on a hanging swing.
"Mom?"
"Oh! Sweetie, you startled me. How did you find me?"
"Oh sorry about that. Fairy Mary showed me where your garden was."
"That's alright dear. Well, do you like it?"
"Like it?! It's beautiful!" Clarion giggled at her daughter.
"Come sit with me," Clarion said as she patted the spot beside her. Tink flew over and sat beside her mom. Tink looked down at her mother's feet and giggled. "What's so funny?"
"You're not wearing any shoes!"
"What? I love to go barefoot!" They both laughed.
"No, the funny part is I love doing that too! I thought I was the only one."
"Well, there is another thing you get from your crazy mother!"
"Well, you're not that crazy." Tinker Bell giggled, Clarion was not about to let her get away with that!
"Oh really?" Clarion then started to tickle her daughter till Tink couldn't breathe! "Surrender?!"
"Y-E-S!" Tinker Bell screamed through laughing, Clarion stopped and Tink lay there for a moment to catch her breath.
"So, my darling. When do you want your coronation ball to be?"
"I almost forgot about that!" But in fact, she had far from forgotten…
"How about a week after your birthday?"
"Sure!"
"Alright, so March 6th it is. Oh, this is so exciting!"
"I don't suppose you would sing at my birthday party?"
"Oh, you're having a party are you?"
" Well, jingles yes!" Clarion laughed at her outburst, then hugged her close.
"Of course I will! I have been writing a song for you anyway…"
"REALLY?!"
"Yes, and I am not telling you what it is!"
"Oh, frost!" Clarion paused for a moment; she knew where she picked that up… She hoped maybe if she asked Tink about it, she would tell her the truth.
"Where did you hear that from?"
"Oh… I heard the Minister of Winter say it." Tinker Bell hated to lie to her mother but she had to protect her secret.
"Oh alright, well run along. I have much to do and so do you."
"Okay, bye Mom! I love you!" Tink said as she flew away and out of Clarion's garden.
"Bye… I love you too…" Clarion sighed; she knew this feeling all too well. That pain she got in the pit of her stomach when someone she loved lied to her face…
Lord Milori was off on his owl when he was almost hit with a snowball! He soared out of the way just in time.
"Beemer! What in the name of winter is going on?" Beemer squawked down to the fairies playing bellow. "Land here, Beemer." Beemer did as he was told and landed. Milori went to see what fairies had thrown the snowball. It was none other than his daughter and her friends! Milori smiled, he was about to leave when a snowball smacked him straight in the face! Periwinkle flew up to him and apologized over and over.
"I am so sorry Lord Milori! Gliss didn't mean to hit you with a snowball!"
Milori could only laugh, he placed a hand on Peri's shoulder.
"It is alright Periwinkle."
"Oh thank goodness!"
"Go back to your game."
"Yes, sir!" As Peri turned around she was hit in that back of the head with a large snowball. All of her friends laughed at her, they had seen what had happened! Lord Milori had used his powers to make a largely sized snowball and used his magic to project it at her head. Peri turned around to see him looking around like he didn't do anything. Then… Spike's evil smile appeared on her face…
"Hey everyone!" Everyone turned to look at Spike. "All of us against the Lord of Winter?! I think yes!" Then before he knew it snowballs were beating him. He had troubles throwing snowballs back in time.
"You started this!" He heard a fairy scream; he had stopped throwing snowballs by now and was up to his ears in snow.
"Alright! I give up! You win! You win!" He heard cheers, and he laughed he spent the rest of the day being picked on by his subjects and his daughter. Although he could care less because he had not been this happy in a long time.