Sorry it took so long. It's just that I got distracted. Anyway, here's chapter six.
The girls found themselves in a beautiful place in an ancient realm of fairies. These fairies all had butterfly-like wings and were busily flying about. It looked like they were preparing for a party. Fairies strung glowworm lanterns on trees and lit up the fireflies. The sun had already set and the radiant colors of pink and purple lingered in the sky. There was going to be a full moon tonight, and that was the night the fairies held a special party- the fairy dance.
One fairy, however, didn't feel like dancing that night. She had golden wings, long honey-brown hair, and a golden lily dress. She seemed quite shy and said to herself, "I don't think I'll go to the party tonight. I'm not sure I'll fit in with everyone else. Maybe I'll just go down by the cove." And with that, she flew off. However, the fairy's closest friend, Cumula, a weather fairy, noticed and decided to follow her.
Zarina said, "Girls, let's follow them. There might be something important to discover."
"Good," said Fawn. "But let's try to keep our distance. Remember, we don't want to be seen."
They followed Cumula all the way to the beach. Once or twice she looked behind, but luckily, she didn't discover the girls. When she got there, her friend was staring out at the water.
Cumula confronted her. "Clarion, why don't you go to the fairy dance? Everyone else in our kingdom is going."
Clarion told her, "The last time I went to a fairy dance, it was a disaster. They would be better off without me."
"That's not true," she said, "and besides, the full moon is a powerful force. That's why fairies hold the dance. It's fun and it's also important. The magic of fairies combined can prevent bad things from happening. You see, even on the mainland the full moon can have its effects. But Never Land is a magical island, and combined with the forces of the full moon, absolutely anything can happen."
Clarion said, "Cumula, that's just an old fairy legend. The traditional dance was started by the first butterfly fairies to celebrate all our hard work as the caretakers of Never Land."
"But even legends can hold a little truth. It's not wise to just ignore them."
"Still, I'm not going to the dance."
"Fine, but at least stay out of the moonlight."
Cumula and Clarion were so busy arguing that they didn't even notice the moon rise until the light of it was shining directly on them. They turned around.
Clarion said sarcastically, "Woah, you were right, Cumula. The moonlight is strong and powerful and magical. It's so magical I can't even recognize your presence."
"OH MY GOSH!" screamed Clarion, pretending to be gagging. "THE FULL MOON-IT'S KILLING ME! HELP!" She then started laughing hysterically. "You are hilarious!"
"Clarion, this isn't funny! I can sense something bad is about to happen!" Cumula almost-shouted.
"Oh yeah, like what?"
"There's going to be a really bad storm tonight. I can smell it in the air. A hurricane to be exact. From the wind speed and pressure, it's far away but it's moving fast. You've got to take cover immediately." Cumula spotted a rabbit hole nearby. She grabbed Clarion's hand and made her take cover in the hole. You stay here. I'll go warn the other fairies." Cumula cast a spell over the entrance. "This will protect you from the hurricane until it's over."
"But what about you?" Clarion asked.
"Don't worry about me; I'll be fine. Just wait out the storm in here," she reassured her. Cumula took off into the sky. But Clarion was still afraid. She could feel the wind and small the storm by now. Sure, she hadn't made up with her friend yet, but their lives were at stake. An apology would be in order later.
Meanwhile, the fairies in the bushes began to get worried. "How far away is the hurricane?" asked Rosetta.
Silvermist made a leaf-and-bubble telescope and said. "It's many miles away. But at the rate it's traveling, it will be here in a few minutes. We've got to do something now."
Peri pointed out, "But Cumula sealed off the only safe place in this area."
"Don't worry guys, I know exactly what to do," said Zarina. "We've got to create a force field around us."
"On it!" Peri said. Using her frost powers, she made a thin sphere of frost around her friends. "Don't worry; it's not airtight."
"Uh, no offense Peri, but I don't think it will hold out for a hurricane," Vidia stated.
"She's right," said Iridessa. "We need something much stronger to hold out."
Zarina said, "If you can channel your talents into a grain of blue dust, I can use the power to create a barrier that will hold out until we run out of magic."
"Then what are we waiting for?" asked Periwinkle. Zarina found the grain of blue dust in her bag.
"On three, we channel our magic into the grain," Zarina said, setting the dust on a leaf. "One…Two…Three!" Surges of magic burst from each fairy's hands and into the speck. It seemed to get bigger until it as a small ball of rainbow-colored energy. After the process was complete, Zarina took the ball in her hands and concentrated really hard. Suddenly, Zarina fell backwards and the ball expanded and melted away the frost sphere.
Sil asked, "Zarina, are you okay?"
She replied, "Yeah, I'm fine. I just got the wind knocked out of me; that's all. Let's just hope the barrier works."
The wind picked up and rain began to fall. A branch from a nearby tree fell on the force field, but it was instantly vaporized.
"It worked!" Rosetta said. "Now all we need is a way to protect our ears from the storm."
Back in Pixie Hollow, Lord Milori followed the ministers back to the Pixie Dust Tree. He asked, "Ministers, what is the fuss all about? I was really busy so this better be important!"
"You'll see in just a moment," the Minister of Summer said.
He walked into the queen's room. Queen Clarion was lying on her bed, weak and exhausted. There were a few worried-looking nurses in the room as well.
"What happened?" Lord Milori asked. "Is she alright?'"
The head nurse said, "I'm afraid not. She grows weaker with every passing minute. We do not know how to cure or treat it. She's just barely awake and her glow is flickering."
Lord Milori said in a barely-whisper, "No…" He knew very well that if a fairy's light went out then she would die.
The Minister of Spring said, "We need you to take over until she recovers."
"If she recovers," added the nurse.
"I will do my duty and take care of Pixie Hollow," Milori said.
"Thank you, my lord," the Minister of Autumn said. The ministers and the nurses left the room.
Lord Milori went over to the queen. She put her hand on his. "Milori," she breathed.
"Clarion," he said. Milori took her in his arms and whispered, "Don't worry love; you'll be okay." He wasn't sure if he was right, but he did his best to comfort his girlfriend. "Oh, Tinker Bell, wherever you are, please hurry up. We're running out of time."