Just three days after the death of the Queen, Tinkerbell was forced to take her place. Clarion's funeral was in a few days, but the entire kingdom was already wearing black. Their sorrow spread across Pixie Hollow like the plague. Tinkerbell, Periwinkle, and Milori tired to stay strong for their fairies but the pain too great.

"Dad?" Peri called out softly; they were in Clarion's study trying to keep themselves together.

"Yes, Periwinkle?" Milori answered solemnly. He could barely go five minutes without thinking about what had happened.

"Will the pain ever stop?" Milori almost burst into tears. The truth was he didn't know. After all those seasons apart, the pain for losing Clarion and his wings never hurt less. He had just grown numb to the pain.

"In time...Things will get better." He wasn't sure if his words were right, all he could do was hope. Tink put down the book of laws she had been reading. She was trying to memorize all of Pixie Hollow's laws trying to fill her mother's shoes.

"Okay…" Peri sighed, Tink flew over to her sister and held her close. "Thanks, Tink… I didn't know her as well as you. I can't imagine how you feel." Peri looked solemnly at her sister. Tink tried to hide her emotions like her mother but failed. Instead, it came out as anger.

"If she loved us she wouldn't have killed herself. She promised she would never leave us. She is a liar." Milori would hear none of that, he stood up, pointing his finger at Tink. He was about to yell at her when Fairy Mary flew into the study as angry as Milori.

"Now you listen here Tinkerbell! I heard what you said about your mother, and I want you to know I was there all those seasons ago. That man would have killed all of Pixie Hollow. I don't know why she did what she did, but she must have had a good reason. She loved all of you so much she would never willingly leave you."

"OH YEAH?! WHY WOULD SHE KEEP THIS FROM US?!" Tinkerbell screamed at Mary; she didn't care what he had done. All she cared about was that her mother was gone.

"HE KILLED HER PARENTS WITH DARK MAGIC!" Mary yelled back. The room fell silent.

"What…?" Milori answered falling slowly back into his chair.

"Clarion… Clarion and her family were Elves. They lived on the mainland; they lived in peace there for many many years. As the years went by humans became jealous of their magic. Especially Clarion's magic. She used to be able to control all of the Fairy talents with a snap of her fingers." The family sat and listened to Mary as she continued. "Sebastian was a human sorcerer; he used dark magic to convince Clarion's parents to send her away to live with a human family. When she was there, he cast a spell on her to make her think she was in love with him. He convinced her to take him past the Second Star to Neverland so he could live forever. Once in Neverland, they planted the Pixie Dust Tree, and Clarion used her powers to create fairies out of babies first laugh. Even with an entire kingdom at his fingertips, his to rule over forever, he became jealous of Clarion's powers. So he made a deal with the ruler of the underworld, Hades himself, for the power to overthrow her. Hades gave him the power under one condition. The lives of Clarion's parents. Sebastian brought them to Pixie Hollow and killed them in front of her."

"W-what happened to her, Fairy Mary?" Periwinkle spoke, letting a few tears roll down her cheek. Milori saw the tears and pulled his girls close to him, and embarrassing them tightly as Mary finished her story.

"Well… She learned of his deal with Hades. She made her way to the Underworld and struck a new bargain. Her magic and his in return for imprisoning Sebastian in the Underworld for eternity. The bargain was struck, and as she fought him off, he was pulled into the Underworld. The only Fairies to survive were the Ministers of the Seasons and me. Clarion made us swear to her that no one would speak his name or of the events that had come to pass. At Clarion's coronation, the Pixie Dust surrounded her and gave her the power to control it. Ever since then Fairies and Sparrowmen have lived in peace. I am sorry she never told you, but the truth was too hard to bare." Tinkerbell's first act as Queen was to tell all of Pixie Hollow what had happened all those seasons ago.

Two days earlier Dr. Griffiths was playing in the snow with his daughter Elizabeth. Lizzy was running through the snow when she tripped over what she thought was a log underneath the snow. She screamed, underneath her feet was a body.

"Daddy!" She yelled as she ran back to her father.

"What's wrong sweetheart?!"

"Daddy their's a person under the snow!" Dr. Griffiths ran as fast as he could to the body. He uncovered it and saw she was still alive.

"Elizabeth go inside and get the fire burning and all the blankets we have! Quickly!" Lizzy did as she was told and ran inside. She had gotten everything he had asked for just as her father carried in the limp woman. He placed her on the floor as close to the fire as he dared. He took off the woman's soaked clothes trying his hardest not to stare. He wrapped her in every blanket they owned and prayed; it was enough to save her life.

"Is she going to be alright father?"

"One can only hope Elizabeth dear. We have done all we can do for now." Lizzy sat by her father holding onto him tight.

"Do you know who she is?" Dr. Griffiths studied her face closely. Her hair was golden brown and her skin was pale. She had snow and ice on her eyebrows and lashes. He was not sure who she was, but something was familiar about her face.

"She looks like a girl my parents let stay with us when I was eight years old. This can't be her though she left to get married to a man many years ago. I haven't seen her since."

"What was the girls name father?"

"Her name my darling was Clarion."

I know its been forever and I am sorry. I have a son now he's almost a year old now. I am trying to write more but with him and my health, this is the best I can do! Sorry! Thanks for still reading. :)