Fairy Rock

Chapter 24: The Fairies Celebrate Freedom

There is a big celebration going on in The World of The Fairies. The fairies use their pixie dust to create beautiful white and red sparks in the air.

Serenity sits with Sarah and Susan in the black leaves on the tree branches at Sparkle's Treehouse, watching the fairies drink rum and whiskey.

Queen Vanessa grins and hovers around her fairy brethren. "The curse is over; we are free. My lovely daughter, Sparkle, has defeated Gilbert III. She has become one of the better fairies."

Selena slowly wiggles her hips, twirls around, and flings a variety of pixie dust in the air creating more sparks. "My Goddaughter is so wonderful.

Serenity reaches for her saxophone. "Rock is still alive."

Her excitement becomes a frown from the bothering smoke of Susan's joint Queen Vanessa created for her.

"When he returns, we have to find Richard and get out of here," Susan says.

"How does fairy weed feel?" Sarah wonders.

Susan's eyes are red. "I'll let you know after I finish it."

Serenity huddles beside Susan and Sarah as the foggy, wind weather blasts the sticks and leaves off the tree branches.

"I hope this isn't a Tornado," Serenity says.

Queen Vanessa waves her bitty arms. "Fairies gather around. The day we have been waiting for has finally come. We are free."

"Hooray!" The other fairies clink their miniature cups with each other and swallow their liquor.

"Now is the time for our revenge on the king, who is also responsible for sending us here. We are going to go to Fairyville, and we're going to send all the humans here to this world and torture them as our prisoners," Queen Vanessa declares.

Butch flies off the tree's leaves. "Let's do it."

Baker tugs on his beard. "I can't wait to hurt all of those humans."

Purple aura energy arises from the fairy queen into the air, turning the sky purple.

The sound of thunder booms and purple lightning flashes.

The wings on Queen Vanessa's back flutter, and black magic comes out of the trees. "Ogres, dark wolves, and dragons. I summon you."

Roar. Growl. Roar. Growl.

Families of ogres and dark wolves climb to the top of Sparkle's Tree.

Packs of dragons burn flames out of their nostrils as they fly toward the fairy queen.

Queen Vanessa expands her lungs and blows out yellow pixie dust, swiftly forming a portal larger than the giant tree she's standing on. "I have been waiting so long for this day. Centuries of being a prisoner of this world have done nothing but fuel my anger. Fairies, we will have our revenge today."

The fairies gather around Queen Vanessa, bowing to her feet.

"Arise, my subjects. Now is the time for us to get our revenge. Kidnap as many humans as possible and return them to this world." Queen Vanesa instructs.

"We shall obey my queen," Butch states.

"I never thought I would see this day," Selena rejoices.

"We will take over Fairyville," Queen Vanessa declares.

Serenity and the other girls remain on the branch, hearing the fairies' conversation and covering their mouths, trying not to scream.

"I think she created this thunderstorm to scare us. We have to get out here." Sarah whispers.

"We are high in the trees. We will die if we jump," Serenity murmurs.

Susan's eyes are shutting. "I wish these fairies weren't evil because they have some great weed."

"Susan is high. It's up to us to find a way to escape," Sarah whimpers.

Serenity looks down at the foggy surface. "Wait a minute. I remember seeing a river right under her house. It's right under this branch. If we jump down, we can swim our way to shore. Maybe we find Richard and hook up with Rock somewhere."

"We must hurry while they're not paying attention to us," Sarah mutters.

Serenity and Sarah help Susan to her feet as they look down at the bottom, seeing nothing but fog. They back up after a colossal size dragon soars near the treehouse.

"We have to jump now," Sarah whispers.

The ladies hold Susan up and jump off the branch into the river.

Under the purple, trout-infested water, they desperately kick their legs and swim to the top.

Serenity spits the water out of her mouth, and she exhales, discharging it from her nose. "Keep kicking, ladies. We are almost to the shore," Sarah says.

"I got Susan, but I dropped my saxophone." Serenity says.

The women swim to the pampas grass and pull themselves out of the river.

"Girls, are you okay?" Sarah asks.

"Watch out," Serenity says.

A flock of deer sprint through the bamboo trees and nearly plow the ladies over.

Howl. Howl.

"Somethings coming," Sarah says.

They see shiny red eyes through the thick haze.

Susan steps back, trips over a dead deer, and falls on top of it. She hollers as she sees the ribs sticking out of the decomposing corpse.

"Get up, girl. Please get up," Sarah begs.

Susan winces, "I think I twisted my ankle."

Growl. Growl.

The mist gets dimmer. Water trickles out of Serenity's afro, and she falters from what seems to be shadows of ghostly spirits floating through the trees. "Help Susan up. I'll try my best to stall whatever's coming."

The dark jungle becomes utterly silent. Serenity notices ruffling in the Purple Fountain Grass, nearly taller than the trees. She smells the putrid odor of animal drool.

Three horrid, oversized dark wolves jump out of the grass

"Run!" Serenity yells.

She swings her stick, and the ladies run through the shrubs.

Susan falls again. "My ankle."

In a flash, a fairy with a bushy red beard wearing a red robe blows a hoard of black pixie dust at the dark wolves, forcing them to run away.

Sarah and Serenity lift Susan to her feet.

"Let's escape before this pixie kills us," Sarah commands.

The fairy glides before them, and Serenity swings her stick at him. He swiftly gets out of the way.

"I'm not here to hurt you. I'm not like the others," the fairy says.

Leon blows purple pixie dust into their faces, and their eyelids begin to close as they inhale the drowsy magic. "I am Sparkle's father, Leon. Follow me, and I'll protect you from Queen Vanessa."

"Okay," the ladies simultaneously say.

"Sparkle's father is alive. I can't believe it," Serenity utters.