Author's Note: Hi Everyone! I got a lot of reviews about whether or not I should rush to finish this or if you don't mind the wait. Many reviewers said that they really wanted this finished before I leave but they don't want me to rush the story. I hate to break it to you guys but I most likely won't finish this before I leave because of the writers block and time. Like juudjv said, writing is an art. And to me it cannot be rushed nor not cared for. The good thing is that I'll figure out exactly what the plot and story line will be on the long airplane ride!
Juudjv, Thank you so much for all your reviews. I understand if you cannot review sometimes but it meant a lot to me when you actually took the time to review every chapter you missed.
Sunshine, I will definitely finish this story when I return. I wouldn't leave you guys hanging! I'm sure you'll have a few chapters to read when you return from camp but I'm not going to promise a lot but a reasonable amount. Thank you so much for your kind words about my writing; they make my day!
I luv milorian, I'll try and write more fluff for the couple in chapters. I can tell you love them because of the name you put down for your reviews. I'm not going to lie, but I'm a milorian fan too!
Here's chapter eighteen! Hope ya'll like it!
The siblings gasped as the gem swirled within the gold. They knew tat if they didn't get it out soon, they'd probably lose it forever. Clarion couldn't believe how nasty Lucas was towards them. He knew the gem was important, yet he lacked any care for it. The sparkling emerald continued to turn within what looked to be honey. The siblings knew that they didn't have much time until the rainbow faded but they were all still in shock about what had just happened now minutes ago. They all looked to Clarion, who was their only hope in figuring this whole mess out. She too was speechless and unable to articulate any words at the current moment. She then ran to Archimedes and got out a book she had packed with her. Taking it out, she frantically flipped through the pages until she finally found what she was looking for. Unable to come up with something of her own to say, she decided for the book to speak for her.
"The legend of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is an old one and, at that, the most famous. It doesn't pertain to all rainbows though. The only one it does is the rainbow that ends at heaven." Clarion read from the book. Everyone frowned in confusion.
"But we are in Neverland, Clarion. There is no heaven and hell like in the human world." Robert said quietly to his youngest sister.
"I know…" She muttered. "But this looks a lot like heaven. Of course I've never seen heaven nor know what it looks like but if I had to imagine it, it would look like this place." Clarion explained.
"I'm not so sure…" Dania trailed off as she threw an arm over her baby sister's shoulder. Clarion sighed and turned back to the book.
"There must be something about it in here." Clarion said as she scanned the page. She then noticed something. "Ah, right here. Heaven in Neverland, guess I should have read the follow up chapter!" She giggled. She looked to her brothers who didn't look amused. "Okay. There is no such thing as heaven in Neverland but there is something that's close enough. A large area of grass surrounded by a forest is where you should find it. If you see leprechauns, you are there."
"Does it say anything about the rainbow itself?" Milori asked. Clarion nodded.
"The rainbow will end in a pot of swirling gold. The gold is like quicksand and will suck in anything that falls into it to protect it from thieves. The rainbow is rare and only appears once every ten years." Everyone gasped.
"How do we get the emerald out?" Elizabeth asked. Clarion flipped to the next page.
"It doesn't say!" She exclaimed in annoyance and fear. "Now what?" Everyone exchanged a glance as they looked back to the pot. The emerald seemed to be swirling but not yet sinking.
"How are we going to get it out?" David asked. Clarion just shrugged.
"I have no idea…" She then thought of something that might help. "Milori?"
"Yes, love?"
"Do you think you can freeze the gold? Then maybe someone can get it out." Clarion asked hopefully.
"How will we get the gem out once the gold is frozen?" Milori asked curiously.
"Uh…maybe we could, perhaps we can-" Clarion stuttered. "Look, we'll cross that bridge when we get there." Milori chuckled at her.
"That bridge better be long, because you're going to cross it quite soon!" Milori joked as she touched the liquid gold and concentrated on freezing it properly. "Do you want me to freeze the whole thing or just the surface?"
"What's the difference?"
"Well, one freezes all the contents while the other only freezes the top layer." Milori said with his hands ready to freeze.
"Uh…I don't know…you're the winter fairy!" Clarion exclaimed. Milori rolled his eyes.
"Seriously?" He said dryly. Clarion looked back plainly. "Fine, I'll freeze the whole contents." Milori waved his hands over the golden pot and the swirling liquid came to a sudden stop.
"At least that bought us some time to think…" Robert sighed as he scratched his forehead.
"Not for long though." Milori pointed out. "This will only hold so long with that shining sun." They all sighed and began to think on how they could remove the emerald without sinking in and dying.
"Guys…I think you should see this…" David said slowly pointing to the beginning of the rainbow. They all gasped when they saw that inch-by-inch, the rainbow was slowly fading.
"Lucas was right! The rainbow is fading!" Louise exclaimed. Clarion quickly picked up the book that she discarded.
"If we don't get that emerald soon, it will disappear along with the rainbow." Clarion read. They all exchanged worried glances. The same though ran through all their heads: This could not be happening! The look of horror was plastered over Clarion's face. If they didn't get the jewel before the rainbow vanishes, they would be forced to stay ten years away from home and in the center of Neverland.
"Clarion, is there anything in your nerd book that could help?" Robert asked, not thinking what he had said. Clarion gave him a dirty look. "Sorry." The fairy queen rolled her eyes.
"The gold in the rainbow is the power source for leprechauns. Their skin has adapted to the gold so they wont sink in." Clarion read. "So all we need to do is find a leprechaun that isn't selfish and…Bam! We have the emerald."
"Easier said then done, sis." Dania said. "We thought Lucas was honest but it was that little jerk that got us in this mess in the first place!"
"Where are we going to find an honest leprechaun and one in time?" James asked. Louise shrugged her shoulders.
"I have no idea, honey. But we better find one fast!" Louise told her agitated husband.
"Wait…it says in here that you can tell the difference between an honest and lying leprechaun by their amulet. If it glows light green they're honest but if it glows dark green their not." Clarion read. They all nodded and decided to split up and began to look around the area.
Robert and his wife Elizabeth decided to look North of the heavenly rainbow. They both didn't know what to expect nor did they know what they would find. Elizabeth held her husband's hand tightly as she walked close beside him. They were walking for a good few minutes when they heard rustling coming from one of the bushes. Still holding his wife's hand, Robert walked closer to the bush. When he was only a few inches away, something popped out. A small, glowing firefly. Elizabeth giggled at her husband's shocked expression before scooping the firefly in her arms.
"Awe…he's adorable!" She cooed. Robert chuckled at his wife swooning over the tiny creature. "Look at him, honey!" Robert stepped closer to his wife and looked at the bug. The firefly began to light up.
"Why is he doing that?" Robert asked curiously. His wife giggled at him.
"Don't know. Probably Clarion would know but I think it's because he's happy." They both laughed.
"Probably. But come sweetheart…we need to find some short green thing!" He chuckled.
"Nice Robert…short green thing, really?" Elizabeth giggled. "No other names you can call them."
"I do but I don't think you'll approve…if you know what I mean…" Elizabeth knew the names would be worse then short green thing so she decided to accept and continue their search.
Dania and her husband were looking East of the rainbow. Both didn't really know if they would even find a leprechaun. Dania remembered that she and Clarion read about leprechauns from the book and it said that they were incredibly sneaky and mischievous.
"Where would a leprechaun even be?" David asked his queen. Dania shrugged at her husband.
"Not sure honey." She replied simply as she leaned in and pecked his cheek softly. David smiled as he grabbed her hand and pulled her closer to walk right beside him. They continued the silent stroll until they heard a wooden stick snap. They both exchanged a glance before slowly turning around. Behind them was a small squirrel. He was light brown and had big eyes and cute teeth. By the look in his eyes, Dania guessed he was hungry. She looked around for something to give him and saw an acorn on the top of a tree. She walked over and began to hoist herself up just like Clarion did a day or two ago.
"Dania, you know I love you and all…but this is just insane!" David exclaimed as Dania continued to climb up the tree.
"Thanks for the encouragement, sweetheart!" She replied sarcastically. David rolled his eyes at his wife's behavior.
"I don't know who's crazier, you or Clarion." Dania laughed along with her husband.
"Please David…we all know nobody can be crazier then Clarion!" She giggled as she got to the top of the tree and dropped the acorn down to the squirrel. It took it happily and began to eat as Dania made her way down to her husband's arms. David just sighed at her, which caused her to giggle uncontrollably.
James and Louise were looking south of the rainbow. Walking for ten minutes, the couple didn't come across any leprechauns. James sighed in frustration, as they were not much closer than when they started. Louise rolled hey eyes and continued walking.
Another five minutes passed when they heard a small cry of help. They looked at each other before following the sound of the weeping. Once they arrived at the noise they saw it was a small bear. It wasn't very large and had to be only a few years old. It looked as if it was in pain. Louise rushed over to it to see why he was hurt, which made James smile. He could have sworn his wife was a secret animal fairy because she adored them and sometimes even risked her life for animals that she didn't even know. "Awe…you poor thing." Louise cooed gently as she kissed the top of its furry head.
"What's wrong?" James asked. Louise walked over to him.
"He has a thorn stuck in his foot." She said. James looked to see her holding back tears. He immediately took her in his arms.
"Shhh honey. It's okay because we can help him." James assured her. He knew how sensitive Louise was towards animals. She nodded as she brushed her tears away. "That's my girl."
"How do we help it?" Louise asked her husband.
"Well we can try to pull it out." Louis nodded happily as she and James walked over to the thorn. They both grabbed it because it was fairly large and began to pull it out. It took two minutes to get out because it was quite deep in. Once it was out the bear got up and danced in a circle. Louise smiled at it and kissed his fur as she stroked him. James smiled brightly.
Clarion and Milori were looking west of the stream of colours. Milori noticed she was very quiet but he though it was due to the fact they were on a time schedule. He noticed how nervous and agitated she was and how she was wriggling her fingers together as she walked beside him. He then came to a halt, forcing her to do so to. "Why are you so nervous, my love?"
"It's just…I really want to find this leprechaun soon because we don't have a lot of time." Clarion explained to her lover. "How long will the ice last?"
"Not sure, really." Milori replied honestly. "But since I froze all the contents it will take a while for it to melt. The rainbow cannot disappear without the gold in liquid form, so we're good for the time being." Clarion nodded.
Milori suddenly got an idea to cheer her up. He quickly grabbed her, pushed her up against a tree and kissed her passionately. Clarion was so shocked that her eyes were open but they soon closed in pleasure. She roughly ran her fingers through his hair as he gave her his loving. He moved down to her neck and began to shower kisses all over it. Clarion gasped when he reached 'that spot.' He kissed it over and over again. Clarion was beginning to get flushed and she knew her siblings would know they hadn't been searching…well at least not properly. The moment would have probably lasted forever if a cough didn't interrupt them. They turned to see someone there.
She was a short girl with feisty orange hair. She wore a green dress with a four-leaf clover on it and green shoes and stockings. She had a green top hat on just like Lucas did. Clarion and Milori realized it was a leprechaun. She wore an amulet that glowed light green. She was honest. "Sorry to interrupt." The girl said, blushing at what she disturbed. "But I was wondering if any of you have seen a rainbow around here." She had a cute Irish accent.
"Yes we have. We can take you to it if you help us with something." Milori said. The girl nodded.
"First, who are you?" The leprechaun asked.
"I'm Lord Milori of the Winter Woods."
"And I'm Queen Clarion of Pixie Hollow." The girl smiled and nodded.
"I'm Lucky." She answered. "What do you need help with?"
"There was an incident earlier and we accidently got a special gem stuck in the golden pot of the rainbow. We were wondering if you would be kind enough to get it out for us since your skin is adapted to the sinking of the gold." Clarion explained.
"Let me guess…this accidently fell because of Lucas?" Lucky asked. The Queen and Lord were shocked.
"Yes, how did you know?" Milori asked.
"He's always causing trouble for others." Lucky said disapprovingly. "But if you show me where the rainbow is, I'll be happy to help!" Clarion and Milori smiled down at her and led her off to the rainbow. Once they got there, the saw Clarion's siblings arrive. She rolled her eyes when her siblings looked at her sheepishly.
"Let me guess…you didn't find anything?" Clarion asked giggling.
"Wow Clarion, are you physic or something?" James joked.
"Nope, just your sister." Clarion giggled. "Anyways, Lucky is going to help us get the emerald out." Lucky stepped forward to see the ice melting.
"It's good you froze it or it would have disappeared a long time ago." Lucky dug her hand into the cold slush and quickly grabbed the emerald before her hands froze off. She then handed it to Clarion. "Here you go, your highness." Clarion smiled.
"Thank you so much!" She smiled as she leaned down and hugged her. Lucky was surprised at first but eventually hugged back.
"It was not a problem. But I better be going now, it was lovely to meet you." And with that, Lucky was gone. Clarion smiled as she placed the emerald in the same pouch as the pearl shaped spirit.
"This is easier then I though it would be." Robert said happily. "At this rate, we'll be home before we know it." Clarion shook her head side to side.
"This is to good to be true…I think this is just the beginning." Clarion said. Then the words echoed in her head at which she had been told during her training. 'Never ignore a Queen's instincts…'
Author's Note: Thanks for reading. This was longer then I intended it to be. I would have posted this up earlier but the second half of the chapter I had writers block. I don't know what I'm doing for chapter nineteen so bear with me! You will start to notice that the gems will gradually become harder to find. For the pearl shaped spirit all they had to do was a trade but for the emerald shaped star, they had to find a solution to the matter against the clock.
Thank you for all your kind reviews. Please continue to review and tell me your thoughts. See you all in the next chapter!