from the
vault and back through the cave toward the Securo Fairies, we’re
surely dead. I’ve got to try something.”
Before
Giuseppi had a chance to respond, Farrah pointed her finger at the
scan once again. Although she was far from confident, she swiftly
pressed her finger into the groove in the door. Instantly the door
of the vault disappeared into the ground.
If Giuseppi
wasn’t convinced before, as he stood looking upon the mountain of
Tooth Fairy dust before him, there was no longer a shadow of a
doubt. He now believed wholeheartedly that Farrah was truly
destined to be a Tooth Fairy.
“Wooh Hooo!
Farrah, that was incredible!”
Now Farrah was
the one who looked back at the Securo Fairies to discover that they
had found the muffins and were munching away. The two fairies ran
toward the mound of gold Pixie dust. Both took out their own Pixie
pouches and emptied the contents on the ground. Farrah shoved her
hands into the sparkling Tooth Fairy dust, scooping up as much as
she could. However, when Giuseppi dove his hand in, all he felt was
a searing pain.
“Yeaow!”
screeched Giuseppi.
“What’s the
matter?” Asked Farrah as she dropped what she was doing to attend
to her friend.
“That Tooth
Fairy dust is burning hot,” replied Giuseppi as he placed his hand
between his thighs to numb the pain.
“Don’t worry
about me, Farrah, you go ahead, we don’t have much time.”
Reluctantly,
Farrah went back to the mound and filled her Pixie sack to the
brim.
Giuseppi had
resorted to blowing on his scorched hand. That seemed to do the
trick as the pain began to subside.
“You okay?”
asked Farrah having stuffed her pouch to the brim.
“Yeah. I’m
alright – but, Farrah, how are we gonna get out of here?”
She didn’t
have to say a word. Luckily, the large smile on her face indicated
to Giuseppi that she had a plan.
Chapter 15: Feeling Royal
As Farrah
peered out of the door into the dark cave, she could see the
silhouettes of the two Securo Fairies still on the ground. They had
finished the two muffins and were looking for more. Although
Giuseppi knew that his friend had something up her sleeve, he still
felt uneasy. He tried desperately to scoop up his Pescari dust that
he had dumped onto the ground and waited for instructions. Farrah
seemed unusually calm to Giuseppi.
With the pouch
of Tooth Fairy dust securely in her pocket, Farrah moved back
toward the mound and shovelled another handful.
“What are you
going to do with that, Farrah?”
“I have an
idea,” she answered, as she stared off in the direction of the
Securo Fairies in deliberation.
“I’ve
memorized a spell that only a Tooth Fairy using gold Pixie dust can
perform. It is one that allows a Tooth Fairy to temporarily
transform themselves into something or someone else.”
Giuseppi
walked over to his friend and sceptically looked at the dust that
was in Farrah’s hand.
“That’s your
plan, Farrah – to perform a spell that you have never actually
attempted before? Do you remember that the last time you tried
something like this? A huge honker appeared out of nowhere and
rammed itself up my nose? Tell me you have not forgotten?”
“No, I haven’t
forgotten, Giuseppi, but that was different. I know what I’m doing
when it comes to Tooth Fairy dust. I have practised the spells for
years. For the first time, I won’t be hindered by having the wrong
kind of dust to work with.”
“Okay, Farrah,
but if things don’t work out, I hope you have a back-up plan,”
retorted Giuseppi as he rubbed his eyes trying to rid the feeling
of nervousness.
“I won’t need a
back-up plan, Giuseppi. Just get your butt over here and stand
really still.”
Using her
other hand, Farrah took a pinch of the dust and sprinkled it on
Giuseppi’s head before she did the same to her own head. Smacking
her hands together to get rid of the excess dust, she spoke the
words to the spell slowly and carefully.
“Cambiato,
Renno,
Elizabeth Lennox
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