A Fairy's Tale Resolution.....
The Tiny Fairy was Determined to help Beatrice, Dear Readers, but Just what could he do? Well, he did what any sensible Tiny Being might do... he flew from House to House crying "Help!" in his tiny voice! At the Folly, there was no-one home because Will was at the Castle Halloween Party. The dog heard him, but did not offer to help, so the Tiny Fairy flew on!
"Help" he called as he flew past the Tree House
that stood close beside the Folly.
But Samuel Whiskers had no intention of helping!
He had enough trouble trying to keep the children out of his House!
So the Tiny Fairy flew on....
Past the dark and deserted Conservatory....
Past Rose Thorne Cottage.....
"Help" he called.
But once again, the only ones home were the dogs guarding the door...
everyone else had gone to the Halloween Party at the Castle!
Oh, where would he find help?
"Heeeellllppp" he cried as he flew through the Empty Cloud Palace Parlor....
Well, it was Almost empty... Tiny Bear sat in one of the chairs.
(He was afraid he might fall off the Cloud Palace so he sat there very still...)
But he heard the Tiny Fairy and said "Blue can help you!"
But at that same moment on top of the Cloud Palace Tower
Blue was listening....
"Did you hear someone call for Help...?" she asked Sir Orion
(who liked to help her keep Watch through the night...)
"I am sure there is someone calling she said."
But the Little Fairy was not the only one seeking Help on this Dark All Hallows Eve!
There were Great Forces stirring,
The Ages were Clashing together and The Guardians were Holding Fast!
The Rift in Time was Deep!
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge had fallen into the Wrong Hands!
And the Trouble it was stirring Must be undone!
Tommy and Perry had found the Book and had Taken a look inside the Pages....
But the Book had Taken Them...
The moment that Perry, who was holding The Key of Time, Touched the page...
Time shifted around them... and suddenly they were in a different Time!
The Kitchen was the same.... but Not!
They could hear voices and music coming from the distant Halls...
There was furniture there that hadn't been before!
The shift in Time had knocked them apart....
Perry was able to stand.
"What Happened...?" he said as he looked around.
"I think that Magic is Real..." he added...
"I think we went forward in Time..."
"Or maybe Back...."
But Tommy still clutched the Book
and was unable to move or speak!
"I think I need to find the Wizard..." said Perry.
"Wait here," he added as he headed out the door.
"I am going to go find the Caves....
maybe the Wizard will be there. I'm sure he'll be able to help you."
But the Wizard did not need to be Found to know that Help was needed!
He was already in the Caves Far below the Castle...
Where the waters from the Fountain of Dreams ran Deep.
And he had brought the Little Dreamers....
And summoned Old Meg!
For only those who Dared to Dream could touch the Waters
and brew the Potions....
Old Meg had no need of Books...
Her Knowledge was wedded to her bones...
Her Touch was enough to move the Elements...
She could not See...
Yet she could "See" everything!
"These Two potions..." she said as she handed them to the Little Dreamers...
"Must neither Mix nor be Mixed up" she declared.
"The First UnBinds..." she said, pointing to Amy's vial.
"It must be poured over the Hands of the Boy you seek!"
"The Other..." she declared, pointing at Beth's vial...
"Clears the Way!" and she gazed deeply into the distance.
"It must be poured over the Boy's Head....
but only After he no longer touches the Book!"
"Be Especially careful that you Do Not Touch The Book!"
"You will Find him in the Castle Kitchen..." she added
And so the Little Dreamers set out for the Castle Kitchen....
Unseen by Most who they passed by...
For there were Those who could move between the Days and Years
as if untouched by Time!
Their very Innocence was their Shield....
And their very Dreams were their Guides!
The Halloween Party was in full Swing, Dear Readers,
and the Night was still Young!
Guests were Dancing.... and making merry...
And new Arrivals appeared From Other Times....
But it did not matter that the Ages had Merged and the Eras had run together,
Because few were paying any attention to the Passing of Time!
The Little Dreamers had no trouble finding the Castle Kitchen.....
They have been here many Times... In Many Ages....
And they find the Boy right where they Expect to find him!
Amy reaches out and pours the Unbinding Potion
carefully over his hands.
Tommy leaps to his feet and the Book drops to the floor....
At that moment Beth reaches over and pours
her Potion that Clears The Way over his head....
There is a moment of Silence....
Deep and Utterly Still....
And then the Boy, Tommy, looks over to the door and
Suddenly, without saying a word,
heads out of the Kitchen towards the Stables.
It was as if he Never saw the Little Dreamers at all!
But What happened to Perry? I hear you ask, Dear Readers!
He Found his way to the Caves with Little Trouble....
(There is a Path down the cliffs that gets Frequent use...)
And the Wizard was indeed there.
Perry held out the Key of Time.
"I brought this back..." he said, his voice only shaking a little bit.
"I lost it, but then I found it again... so I am bringing it back" he added.
The Wizard just looked at him as though he wished things were different, then he said
"I cannot take the Key until the Book of Forbidden Knowledge
is returned to its Place in Time!"
"You will need to carry it to the Castle Council Chamber
and place it on the Table by the window" he added.
"You Must NOT open the book....
And you Must NOT speak a single Word
while The Book of Forbidden Knowledge is in your hands" he declared!
"I will be waiting for you in the Council Chamber" he finished kindly.
Perry found his way back to the Castle Kitchen.
He was very Relieved to find the Book Lying on the floor...
and Tommy was nowhere in sight.
He had been worried that he might have to fight for the Book!
He picked it up and headed back up the stairs...
And through the crowded Great Hall....
He saw a Great many people dressed in costumes...
But none of them seemed to see him at all!
He reached the top of the stairs into the Council Chamber....
Crossed the room and placed the Book on the Table under the window...
Just as the Wizard had directed.
He turned and the Wizard was standing there waiting for him.
Wordlessly he offered the Key of Time to the Wizard.
And Wordlessly, the Wizard accepted it!
There was a Moment of Suspended Motion...
Nothing At All Moved....
Not a Breath taken....
Not a Sound heard......
Then a distant Rustling and Murmuring began and grew louder...
And a breeze wafted in the window
and then moving quickly it gusted through the room...
Brushing against the walls and floor, stirring up Dust and Touseling Perry's hair...
As if Time itself were Laughing and Cavorting again!
And the Wizard looked at the Key of Time
and felt once again the Weight of the Ages...
He turned to Perry.
"You are free to go now" he said.
But Perry just looked at him in confusion.
"Go Where...?" he asked.
But the Wizard had no answer!
And Lest you think I have Forgotten about the Tiny fairy, Dear Readers,
I will tell you that Blue the Blue Fairy Beary did see the Tiny Fairy
when he flew up to the Top of the Cloud Palace Tower.
And Blue was able to hear the Tiny fellow say
"My Little Lady BeeTrees needs Help...!"
"She is stuck all alone at the Castle..."
"She got into the Wrong time..." he added.
"She needs Help to get Home!"
It is one of the Principles of Magic that run deep in the Ages, Dear Readers,
That Help Comes to those who Ask!
And it is Equally True, that One cannot Ask For Another!
Blue could Help the Fairy....
But Beatrice would have to ask for Herself before Blue could Work her Magic!
The Fairy showed Blue where Beatrice was Waiting.
When Beatrice saw her she said
"Are you a Fairy Beary from the Cloud Palace?"
"I am" said Blue.
"My name is 'Blue' the Blue Fairy Beary" she added.
"Oh, I wish I could see the Cloud Palace" said Beatrice dreamily.
"Is that what you Really wish for? " asked Blue, wanting to be sure.
Beatrice thought for a moment.
"Well, maybe what I Really Really wish for is
to find my brother Tommy and go Home" admitted Beatrice wistfully.
And suddenly there was a bright golden Wishing Star in her hand.
Beatrice blinked.
And when she looked up, there was Tommy coming through the door....
And the very next thing she knew....
They were all in her Familiar bedroom.....
With the Tiny Fairy flying giddily around saying "I helped! I helped!"
And if you were back at the Castle, Dear Readers,
You would see that the Halloween Party was still Going Strong!
The Little Dreamers had found their friends
all having their Fortunes told at the Gypsy fortune Teller's Table.
Hardly any Time at all seemed to have passed in the Great Hall....
The Night was still Young.....
The Dancers still Danced....
And High above in the Minstrels Gallery....
The Deadly Nightshades played on...
Almost as if Nothing at all had happened!
But We know that Something Had happened!
Perry Had looked into The book of Forbidden Knowledge!
Perhaps he could Not go back!
Well, Dear Readers, That will have to be a Tale for Another Time...
For Now It Is Time At Last...
For this Fairy's Tale Resolution!
And Whether you are moving Forward in Time, or Back...
This Dark October Night....
I hope you Will come to the Party At the Castle...
This All Hallows Eve!
Happy Halloween!
