Fairly Oddparents copyright Viacom

Chapter 33: Belinda Finds a Book

Written: 7 Apr 2006-30 Apr 2006

Posted: 30 Apr 2006

Instead of responding to Wanda, Momma Cosma turned to Cosmo. "I think you should leave, honey. I don't think you will want to see this."

Cosmos glided over to Wanda and embraced her. "Not without my wife."

"I'm touched by your committee to your wife, Cosmo. But I'm afraid that must do I have to in order to get you away from that awful creature." She did not look sorry in the slightest bit.

"You tried separating us before and I don't see how this time is any different."

"Oh, this time is different alrignt. This I'm alone." She nodded. And a host of fairies came swarming in from every direction. "I have the Fairy Squad on my side."

"Oh." Wanda considered this point. "I see." She grabbed her husband's collar and began running. She didn't know where she was running to, but she figured that her mother-in-law would be takened by surprise.

But she found herself rushing into an immovable wall. She fell on her butt and looked up in dismay. Apparently, Momma Cosma hadn't been so surprised after all. She calmly strode forward and looked down on Wanda. "You didn't think that would work, did you?"

"No, not really."

"Then what were you doing, Wanda?" Cosmo was adjusting his collar. "It's just momma. There's no reason to run."

"Oh, yes," Momma Cosma said. "What indeed?"

"What is this all about? What are you trying to accomplish with all this?"

"Now, dear," Momma Cosma admonished her. "We mustn't ruin the surprise." She clicked her fingers. "Take the boy. Leave the girl."

Wanda's eyebrow twitched. Did her mother-in-law just call a girl of all things? Darnit, she was a full-grown woman, not some flirt-with-every-guy-she-meets girl like Blonda was. She drew her husband closer. "You'll take Cosmo over my cold, dead body."

"Fortunately, that won't be necessary." She nodded. And something hit Wanda on the back of her neck.

And everything went black.

-OOO-

"Guys, do you know what's taking Wanda so long?" Timmy hadn't seen his godmother in awhile. He was beginning to wonder if something had happened to her. So he had went to talk to his mother. "Should I go and look for her?"

"No, I haven't, Timmy," Mrs. Turner said, drying a plate with a washcloth. "But I'm sure she's fine. She is a fairy after all. We can take care of ourselves you know."

Timmy sighed. "I don't know, mom. I've seen Cosmo and Wanda get into some real trouble over the months."

Mrs. Turner set the plate with the others. "Perhaps, you're right, honey. I'll go talk with Fanny and see if we can get a search going for her."

"Thank you, mom."

"Don't mention it, honey." She stood up. "We have a fairy to look for."

Timmy followed his mother up. And together they went to look for Fanny so that they could search for Wanda. He had the feeling that they were going to need all the help they could get.

They reached Fanny's tent, and they waited. When the wait lasted for several minutes, Timmy asked, "Uhm… what are we waiting for, mom?"

"I wish I knew, Timmy. But for some reason I don't want to disturb The Oracle."

"The Oracle? Doesn't have her own tent?"

A voice came from the tent. "Come in." Huh. It was The Oracle. Wasn't she in the middle of whatever that she did.

They went into the tent. The Oracle was just getting up from the mattress on the floor, while Fanny remained sitting behind the little table in the middle of the tent. Fanny looked up from the paper she was signing. "Oh yes. Maria. Timmy." The Oracle nodded to each in turn. "Anything I could do for you?"

"It's Wanda," Mrs. Turner explained. "She seems to be late from that water run."

"That is odd, but I'm sure that she's perfectly all right. No need to worry."

Fanny plunked her pen as if in sharp retort. "Nevertheless, I think we should look for her. No offense, Oracle, I'll rest more comfortablely once I actually set sight of her."

"No offense taken. I understand perfectly."

"Excellent." Fanny clapped her hands. "Let's get going then." She stood up and ushered everyone out of the tent.

Outside Lucas was standing by the tent waiting for them. "Mother, there's something I think you want to see."

"Oh… what is it?"

"I'm not entirely sure. But Vicky is in the middle of it. Literally."

"How do you mean?"

"I think that I had better show you."

"Alright." Fanny nodded. She turned to the others. "The rest of you look for my daughter."

-OOO-

Wanda woke up with a dull ache in the back of her head. And a bump, she discovered through some gingerly probing. Momma Cosma was clearly a hard woman. As she carefully sat up, she got her bearings.

For some reason, they had left her right where she had fallen. That's strange. Why was she left behind?

No matter. She had to return to camp and warn the others. Cosmo was in the hands of hid mother.

-OOO-

Lucas's fiancée, whatever her name was, paused to get her breath back. She looked over her shoulder. "I think I lost them." Timmy could see why she was out of breath. She was carrying a heavy leather-bound book in her arms. What could possibly be in it to make her go through so much trouble? Especially with her broken leg.

And where had she been for all that time anyway?

Lucas looked thoughtful. "Have you seen Wanda while you were out?"

Timmy arched an eyebrow. So he had noticed that his sister was missing. What else did he know?

"What's this book?" Mrs. Turner asked.

"I think it's Momma Cosma's diary."

-OOO-

Big Daddy wailed when he heard the news. Though Blonda didn't quite believe it. Wand dead? It just simply couldn't be true…

Could it?

No, it wasn't. But how to tell daddy that? "Daddy, that messenger came from the Fairy Squad. You should know better than to believe everything they say."

Big Daddy looked at her straight in the eye.