Saturday, October 31, 2015

It Is Time At Last.....




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!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

What Time Is The Party.....?




A Fairy's Tale Continued.....

Old Meg had left her corner by the Hearth in the Castle kitchen, Dear Readers, Called forth by the urgency of this Rift in the Fabric of Time! The Dark Times were gathering strength with the waning of the Days and it was nearing the one Night of the Year when the Most Damage could be done to the fragile bonds of Time Itself.... All Hallows Eve! Old Meg had left her corner to summon her Sisters to help guard the Portals of Time and try to stem the Tides of Darkness that would rise up that Night!
They would need all the help they could get, because there was not just One moment in Time that needed watching... but Many Times which had run together and could no longer be kept separate!

She would need the help of Those who dwelt in One Era.....
And so she called Madame Artemis to gather her Sister Witches.
And she also Summoned Those who dwelt in an Older Time.....

For Lady Athena would also need to Prepare the Castle Halls 
for the Celebrations that were to come.
Because many would come to Celebrate this All Hallows Eve,
believing their World to be safe from the Darkness....
not knowing that it Was safe only because 
there were those who Watched over the Portals of Time!
And this time they had an additional task... 
because there was more mischief than usual afoot! 
"There is a Book of Forbidden Knowledge 
that has fallen into the wrong hands..." declared Old Meg.
"Whoever had the Keeping of that Book... has failed to Guard it well enough!"
"It Must be recovered or much Harm will Come of this Night!"
 
Lady Athena was Troubled to hear these Tidings.
She went straight to the Castle and confronted her "House-guest".
 
"I trust you have not been removing any Books 
from the Castle Collection... ?" she declared.

"Why, Aunt Athena, you know I would not dare do so!" replied Louis.
 
"My Dear Boy, do not be impertinent!" she declared.
"I am not your 'Aunt'! At best you are a cousin Fifteen times removed!
Although I am very fond of your Great Grandmother!" she added.
"Now, do not presume upon such small acquaintance.... but make yourself useful.
This furniture needs to be moved aside and the carpet rolled up.... 
I am told the Castle will be Hosting a Party....!"


It did not take long to prepare the Hall.....

Because, as you Might have guessed, Dear Readers, 
there was to be more than One Host at this Party....
And the Guests would Arrive at Any time!

At the Lovely Old Dollhouse they are getting their Costumes ready!
Pollyanna is going as a Witch this year, and Arthur is a Wizard.
Joanna is going to try her hand as the Gypsy Fortune Teller, 
and Victor is wearing a red cape and claiming it makes him a "Lord."

Helen and Charles are going as a Lord and Lady too....
(I think Helen is worried that they will be late....)

Will is a Knight, and Louis is a Troubadour.....

Lady Athena and Great Aunt Agatha are set to Watch at the Portals.....
And it is difficult to tell in which Age they Dwell....!
 
There are Pirates and Princesses....

Those we have met before.....

And those we have not!

And high above in the Minstrels Gallery our favorite Band.....

The "Deadly Nightshades" are striking up the music.....

With "Iron Lungs Billy" on Saxophone, the twins Jason and Justin on guitars, 
and the Manic Keyboardist Paul... ready to play all your old Favorites...
 
But Enough of all this Frivolity, I hear you say!
What, I hear you ask, had become of Beatrice?
Well, when she turned around and saw the room was empty 
she called for Tommy.
There was no answer.... 
only an eerie silence!
But she was not entirely alone... the Tiny Fairy was watching.
Because she had given him his Freedom, 
he was now Beholden to her...
He would do Everything in his Power to help her!
 
 But she was only thinking of finding Tommy...
perhaps he had left the room when she wasn't paying attention!


She hurried to the Stables to see if he was there.....

But the stables were empty.....
Even Prince was no longer waiting for them!
She didn't know what to do!

But the Little Fairy was finally able to get her attention....
"Wait here...!" he cried. "I'll go get help...!"
And then he, too, disappeared!

Well, Dear Readers, you can be Sure that the Tiny Fairy
 was not the only one seeking help this Dark Night!

The Owls had gone to Warn the Wizard that Trouble was abroad....
And they were not surprised to see he was already gathering his Cloak and Staff!
He was seeking the Little Dreamers..... 
for he would need their help to find their Brother Perry.
But the Little Dreamers had wandered Far Far off into other realms....

 
Where Dreams Beckoned.... Sweet with Promise!
Just what did they see when they gazed into the Fountain of Dreams...?
Or would that be a Tale Impossible to Tell...?

Had they Wandered too Far....? 
Or Seen Too much...?
And Would the Wizard find them in Time...?
 
I hope, Dear Readers, You will understand 
if I Leave you here, Once again at loose ends!
And I hope you can All find the Time 
to Come to The Party.....
 Because surely This Fairy's Tale will be Continued.....