Again. College student now. Professionally Procrastinating Major. Took me three months to do just this story update. HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP MMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I Digress...

Chapter 6

The groups divided off, uncertain of what they'll find, and for Tink, finding things was her motif. She cracked her knuckles and rubbed her ankles together, she twiddled her ponytail, redoing it over again and chattered her teeth until she winced in pain and clasped her palms to her cheek, balancing on her body up on her toes threatening tipping over; too distracted into rubbing her ankles together she made herself tangled up and fell face flat in the sand.

"Oww!" Her friends only saw her collapse into the sand with a thud. Silvermist scuttled towards Tinkerbell and knelled next to her, she tapped her shoulder with the tip of her finger then quickly withdrew her hand nervously. "Are you ok sweetie?"

Tink dug her head out of the sand shaking the dust out of her ears. "Yeah, I can hear now."

Peri also came down to help Tink up. "You were daydreaming so deeply," Peri picked up her arm and helped her up, "silly." Silvermist grabbed her other elbow and they both pulled Tink to her feet. Tink's sucked in a deep breath then released it spluttering sand from the roots of her throat everywhere, her breath got caught, she heaved in heavily. "Tink! Breath!" Peri patted her sister's shoulder frantically.

"Don't die on us Tink. Who will I ask for fashion advice when I dress the toads for the Croak Opera?" Silvermist went into a dazed stare, "if we ever get back for the Croak Opera..."

"No one's gonna die." Vidia rolled her eyes. "Let's just find a way to get out of here."

Tinkerbell's hyperventilation ceased slowly, still, Silvermist and Periwinkle kept their arms wrapped tightly around Tink's arm as an extra precaution.

Iradesssa rubbed her forehead, sweat trickled down her forefinger, she carelessly and it landed on Rosetta who screamed and fainted into Vidia's unwilling arms. "I am so done with the sun. I never was this hot before. Well, you know what I mean." She lulled her head back into Vidia, who was thinking of dropping her right there.

"We'll make it," Fawn said encouragingly. "We just have to not get eaten by whatever wild carnivorous mammals live out here," Fawn said too cheerfully. The group looked at her. Rosetta tilted her head at Fawn, "not helping Fawwwwn!"

Vidia rolled her eyes, it was time. "And neither are you," She slipped her arms out from under Rosetta and folded them across her chest as the overheated fairy fell on her bum with a thump. "Ouu! Vidia!"

"Rosetta." Vidia nodded. "Nice to know we know each other names."

Rosetta stood up too quick and went stumbling back, when she regained her balance she stalked up to Vidia' face. Vidia chuckled darkly, her face grim when she countered. "Don't push me sunshine. Even gardens fairies get hot headed from staying in the sun too long but believe me..." she crouched until she was almost touching noses, leaning down to match Rosetta's height, "I have a lot more steam than you."

Silvermist shoved Tink into Peri's other arm and rushed over to separate the two fairies. "Enough you two. I think we all just a little re-hydrated."

"Sil, I think you mean dehydrate." Iradessa pointed out.

Silvermist nodded, "yes that too. If I can make a small cloud then..."

Vidia slapped her hands. "Don't waste whatever Dust you have left. We have no idea if or when we'll need."

"Or for that matter if we have any left..." Sil thought sadly.

Iradessa bent her head down but then popped back up. "You know what? There is a bright side to this." No one answered. "Well, before, when we were fairies we were always happy, now as mundanes we can't seem to stop being depressed. That's to say its better to be a fairy because we are never depressed!" She tried.

Everyone stared at her blankly. Vidia sighed and rubbed her forehead, a headache creeping nearby, "You light fairies always see the bright side to things. I think I can say for everyone that you at least tried, and that I congratulate you."

"Oh, thanks." Dessa meant it sincerely. Awkward silence befell them. The desert, mixing in with the silence and the unbearable heat seemed to expand into a salted air smelling of camel droppings and low murmurs of what Tink hallucinated of people coming from ahead of them. Tink shook her head and stared at the sun. What a pretty sunflower lit on fire... The voices got louder, Tink shook her head harder. The voices did not cease.

Periwinkle patted her sisters head. "Are you alright?"

Tink widened her eyes,"...I hear dead people."

"WHAT!?"

"I am just pulling your leg, don't fold the points of your ears."

"Don't scare me like that."

"Mmm. But really, do you here that?" Everyone shook their heads.

"Welp, she finally lost it." Fawn shrugged.

"The heat from the sun can do that if you stay out in it too long." Iradessa put her hand on Fawn's shoulder with a worried look on her face.

Rosetta laughed. "Whose to say she ever add whatever it was she lost. It'll just roll up on the island anyway, then we can give it back to Tink. Am I right?" Vidia glared at Rosetta shaking her head pointedly. "What?!" Rosetta rested her hands on her hips glaring back at Vidia.

"Shush guys. Its getting louder..." Tinkerbell took a few steps forward and listened intently. She closed her eyes her ears even twitching too. She gasped and ran. "Come on you guys! Follow me!"

"Tink! Where are you going?!" Rosetta called after her.

"People! I can hear people!"

"Ooh," they all said. A moment passed before they too gasped and started rushing after Tink. "Tink wait! Wait!" They all shouted. "We can't go near people, they'll see us!"

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