CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

THE SEARCH

Cosmo, Wanda and Isaac combined their magic to camouflage the entrance to the Cave of Destiny. Hopefully, when the Pixies saw it they would simply see an empty cave. A.J. had tied in Poof's rattle to his scanner. The African American boy was beginning to see the Fairy Council's point about science and magic being somewhat similiar. This magic the fairies possessed was a type of energy; an unusually powerful type of energy but energy notheless. Trixie Tang had actually been quite helpful to A.J. She, to everyone's surprise, had been willing to get work connecting Poof's rattle and A.J.'s scanner with various electrical lines. She, also, had actually wiped off her eye make up.

Although this had surprised Wanda about Trixie, the fairy still did not particurlarly trust this elementary school girl. Timmy might remember good things about her, but even his best memories about her were marred by some moments that Wanda thought very unsavory at best. She cast an aside glare at Trixie as she remembered some of them.

"Say," said Timmy after getting dreamy eyed from Trixie's kiss on the cheek, "you want to stay and hang with us?"

"Are you kidding," said the Asian American, "there's a party on a YACHT."

"Someone who isn't afraid to admit," said Timmy to Trixie at her birthday party, "hey I like Kissy Kissy Goo Goo and Skull Squisher."

"Oh my gosh, that is SO sweet," said Trixie. This caused everyone to gasp. Upon realizing that she might lose her popularity she promptly said,

"But that's what I have girlfriends for. SECURITY. Good bye Timmy Turner."

Timmy was happy that she remembered his name, but she STILL catapaulted him out of her party. Despite what Timmy said, Wanda didn't believe there was any love from tossing her godchild into the bushes.

And of course the worst memory that not even Timmy could spin his way out of.

"Trixie, it's not you it's me; well it is you," said Timmy, " it's too much of you. I need my space, you can understand?"

"Sure," said Trixie, "and you understand if I CAN'T have you NOBODY CAN!" Upon which Trixie tossed the smaller sized Timmy into a bunch of lawn gardening equipment. Then picking up a buzz saw she yelled,

"Am I pretty?"

"AAAAHHHHH," said Timmy running and then he added, "note to self; never break up with a girl in the violent gardening tool section.

She had actually tried to KILL Timmy. And to think Trixie was the one to put a restraining order on Timmy.

"What IS your problem?", said Trixie

"Huh," thought Wanda, "I don't remember that."

"Why are you staring at me like that," said Trixie clearly annoyed with Wanda. That was when the fairy godmother realized she must have been staring, if not actually glaring at Trixie. In fact, everyone was looking at Wanda with some puzzlement.

Trixie came up to Wanda and said,

"Listen, if you've got something to say to me; say it."

Jorgen had a tendency to punch his best friends and that included Binky. If you had told Binky that there was some benefit to it to being a type of punching bag even yesterday, he would think you insane. Now, however, as Jorgen, the fairies that had been scrambled and Binky battled the Pixies, the small fairy begin to realize it had actually toughened him up a bit. While the beams of energy from the Pixies weapons still hurt when they hit, Binky found he was able to take the strikes at him. Even some of the supposedly stronger fairies had fallen while Binky had not.

Binky had, also, managed to keep up with Jorgen and fight almost as fiercely as the Toughest Fairy in the Universe. Jorgen couldn't have been prouder of him.

"What's my problem?," said Wanda, "oh, let's talk about the fact that you have treated Timmy like dirt for years AND only now when you find out he has magic, you're suddenly all affectionate about him."

"I've always cared about him," said Trixie defensively, "I just didn't realize how much I did until he sacrificed himself for all of us back when the Darkness came."

"Is that the reason, or was is it the unicorn that he had me magically poof up for you?," said Wanda accusingly.

A.J. looked up. He had to defuse this situation. A fight between these two females would do neither Timmy or Chester any good.

"Wanda," said A.J., "could you come over here and help me for a second. I may need some more power from your wand?"

Wanda did as bidden all the while glaring at Trixie. Trixie, however, glared as good as she got.

"Here, A.J.," said Wanda handing over the wand to A.J. The genius hooked it up with his scanner along with Poof's rattle. He looked at the readings.

"Okay," said the young African American, "we should know something in five minutes." He paused. "Trixie, could you monitor the scanner for a second, and let me know when Chester and Timmy are detected. I need to talk to Wanda for a second."

Trixie nodded and went over to the scanner.

"What'll we do?," said Cosmo.

"Isaac", said A.J. "just continue to monitor to see if the camouflage you put in front of the cave is still working. And Cosmo." A.J. frowned, "Don't screw anything up."

Wanda couldn't help but smile. A.J. was beginning to sound like everyone else the more he got to know Cosmo.

"Okay, Wanda," said A.J., "let's go over there. I need to talk to you."

Both genius and Timmy's Fairy Godmother went to another corner of the cave. A.J. turned to Wanda and said,

"Wanda, you really need to lay off Trixie. A fight between you and her is not going to help Chester or Timmy."

"Okay," said Wanda, "I will."

"Also," said A.J., "I don't think Trixie is faking her love for Timmy. I can generally read people pretty well, and she seems genuinally affection towards him."

"What about all the times she's treated him badly?," demanded Wanda.

A.J. shook his head and stated,

"Wanda, in terms of people mistreating Timmy, none of our hands are clean, including me. How many times have I laughed at Timmy getting a failing grade from Crocker when I could have helped him instead?"

"You're helping him,now, though," said Wanda.

"Exactly," said A.J., "and Trixie is now showing her true feelings. She should at least be given the benefit of the doubt."

"I'd do that, if there wasn't one problem, you don't seem aware of," said Wanda, "she actually tried to KILL him one time."

Jorgen, Binky and the other fairies had managed to get to Abracatraz prison and freed Dwight, Molly, Irving, Swizzle and the Fairy Council. Everyone, including Dwight and the Fairy Council, was fighting against the pixies. Jorgen was glad of that; they needed all of the help they could get because the battle was not going well.

"I hope they found the Chosen Ones, soon," said Jorgen, "we really need them now."

"You're referring to the time Timmy wished him and Trixie were the only people on Earth,right?," said A.J.

"That's right," said Wanda, "so if you know about this, how can you still defend her?"

"Wanda," said A.J. "I think the world of Timmy, but I am not blind to his faults. That was one of the worst wishes that Timmy EVER made. It was his impulsiveness at it's worst."

"That still doesn't excuse Trixie. I mean Timmy kept his head," said the pink haired fairy.

"He knew what was going on; Trixie didn't," said A.J. He paused and then continued, "Besides, I heard that wish; Timmy wished that he and Trixie were alone and that Trixie didn't question why, right?"

"Yeah," said Wanda.

"Well," said A.J., "if she didn't question; that means she came to a conclusion. You've got to remember, over the last decade there've been terrorist attacks throughout the world. There's also been fears of biological and nuclear attacks. Trixie may have thought that or she may have thought a neutron bomb exploded."

"That fudge headed kid can explode," said Cosmo, who had come closer and apparently been listening.

"Not Jimmy Neutron," said A.J. annoyed, "a neutron bomb is a weapon that kills all life, but leaves inaminate objects such as buildings intact." He paused then continued. "She may have thought that everyone, her friends her family had been killed. And now, the one person she thought she could count on was saying he didn't want to be with her. That might drive even ME crazy."

Wanda seemed to consider that.

"Okay," said Wanda, "I'll try."

"Good," said A.J.

"A.J.," said Trixie, "I believe your scanner's found them."

A.J. came over with Cosmo and Wanda behind him. He grabbed the scanner

"Thanks Trixie," he said and then he frowned and said, "Foop sent them there? Why?"

The first thing Timmy noticed as he slowly regained consciosness was that his whole body ached despite having the Turbo Timmy suit on. He wondered if Chester felt the same way.

"Chester," he thought as he bolted up. Timmy looked around the odd room he was in, and saw Chester laying face down on the dirt floor. The brown haired boy knelt by his friend and said

"Chester." The blond didn't move. Timmy gently tapped his friend's shoulder and said a little louder, "Chester." His best friend still didn't move. Now, Timmy was getting alarmed. He shook his friend a little harder,

"Chester, buddy, please say something."

"Ow," said Chester who then managed to roll over and open his eyes. Timmy breathed a sigh of relief and said,

"You had me worried there; are you okay?"

Chester slowly started to get up and said,

"Other than feeling I was hit by a Smack Truck, I feel fine." He sat completely up and looked around. The young boy looked around and asked,

"Where are we?"

Timmy looked around trying to find a clue.

"I'm not sure." While scanning around the room; no, it wasn't a room. It was more like a cave, but it wasn't the Cave of Destiney. Then Timmy noticed a cave drawing. He looked astonished. He said,

"We're on the Blue Moon of Vegan."

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