Sky the Blue Fairy (9780545308137) by Georgie (ILT) Daisy; Ripper Meadows Page B

ice. Rachel and Kirsty could see that Sky looked very scared.
    â€œPoor Sky! We have to rescue her!” Rachel exclaimed. “But how can we melt all that ice?”
    â€œI know!” said Kirsty. “Why don’t we look in our magic bags?”
    The Fairy Queen had given Rachel and Kirsty bags with very special gifts in them, to use for helping fairies in trouble.
    â€œOf course!” Rachel said. Then she frowned. “Oh, no! I left them in my backpack. It’s on the other side of the tide pools, way down the beach!”

“I’ll run back and grab the magic bags,” Rachel said, jumping quickly to her feet.
    â€œOK,” Kirsty said. She blew on her hands to warm them up. The frost was making the air very cold. “I’ll stay here with Sky. But hurry!”
    â€œI will,” Rachel promised. She scrambled back over the rocks and onto the sandy beach.
    Rachel’s backpack was lying right where she’d left it. She reached inside and pulled out one of the magic bags. It was glowing with a soft golden light. When she opened it, a cloud of glitter sprayed out. Rachel slid her hand into the bag. There was something inside, smooth like a pebble. She pulled it out and looked closely at it. It was a tiny blue stone, shaped like a raindrop.

    Rachel was confused. The stone was pretty, but how could it help?
    Just then, the blue stone began to glow in her hand. It became warmer and warmer until it was almost too hot to hold. As it grew hotter, it glowed fiery red. Rachel curled her fingers around the raindrop stone and smiled. They could use it to melt the ice and set Sky free!
    She ran back to the tide pool as fast as she could. But when she reached the rocks, she stopped dead in her tracks. Kirsty was still standing by Sky’s frozen pool, but she wasn’t alone anymore. Two ugly goblins were skating on the ice next to her!

    â€œGo away!” Kirsty was shouting at the goblins, waving her hands.
    Rachel could tell that Kirsty was really angry. Rachel didn’t feel scared, now that she had fairy magic to help fight the goblins.
    â€œGo away yourself!” one of the goblins yelled rudely at Kirsty. He held his arms out to his sides and slid across the ice on one foot.
    Kirsty tried to grab the other goblin, but he dodged out of reach. “Can’t catch me!” he cried.
    â€œHee, hee! The fairy can’t get out of the bubble!” The other goblin laughed. His bulging eyes gleamed as he did a little twirl on the ice.

    â€œWe’re going to get her out!” Kirsty told him. “We’re going to find
all
the Rainbow Fairies. And then Fairyland will get its colors back!”
    â€œOh no, it won’t,” said the goblin. He wrinkled his nose and stuck out his tongue.
    â€œJack Frost’s magic is too strong,” said the other goblin. “You girls can’t do anything about it. Hey, look at me!” He pointed one foot behind himself and spun around the pool. But the ice was very slippery. He skidded sideways and crashed right into his friend.
    Splat!
    â€œClumsy!” the other goblin snapped angrily.

    â€œYou should have moved out of the way,” grumbled the clumsy one, rubbing his bottom.
    Then the goblins tried to stand up. But their feet skidded in all directions and they fell over again in a heap. Rachel saw her chance. She ran to the edge of the pool and threw the magical blue stone onto the ice.

    Suddenly, there was a
fizz
and a
bang
! A shower of golden sparks shot into the air and the ice began to melt. A big hole appeared in the center of the pool.
    â€œOw! Hot! Hot!” yelled the goblins, sliding around on the ice. They scrambled to the edge of the pool and hurried away, their big feet slapping on the rocks as they ran.

    â€œThey’re gone!” Kirsty said in relief.
    Rachel peered into the pool. “I hope Sky isn’t hurt,” she said.
    All the ice had melted and the water reflected