The Adventures In The Land Of Fae Alexa Has A Party Prolog After Alexa had a long talk with Gabriel that made her feel much better, she went with Jazmen to her place to have something to eat and meet her room mate Jessica who is supposed to be a pretty good cook. Alieta asked the three teen girls how they liked the big pool in the forest and they all said it was fantastic and would like to go there more often. Alieta told them that now that you have been excepted by the forest you can get in any time you want plus use the sauna, spa and use the outdoor eatery also. Pippie, Lilly, Roseberry and Sunflower now had a good plan in place for a new section in the forest and got started on it. Lollipop had another idea for the north end of the river also but had to wait until the next day to get started on it. Viridian left the pool and went to the cove to look around at the beautiful setting that both Ivy and Sara worked in every day. Tulip commented on how great Viridian looked in that swim suit and Ivy told her that Viridian has one of the nicest bodies around, she just has to do something with her hair that does nothing for how great she looks. Viridian smiled and agreed but maybe later when I have some time. Ivy knew she had lots of time but probably liked it the way she had it. Everything was fine in the forest and every where else so Ivy and Sara had nothing to do right now so they both decided to check out the sauna then have a quick swim after before going home for the day. After hearing about the new paradise being built just north west of the palace, Tara and Avan went for a fly over to check it out. Everyone else just hung outside on the palace grounds enjoying the nice sunny summer day... Chapter 1 Alexa Meets Jessica Jazmen got home and showed Alexa in and introduced her to Jessica. She was quite the looker as most sprites are and was very happy to finally meet Alexa that she heard so much about. So do you work with Jazmen and her winged army? asked Alexa. No that is not for me, said Jessica. I am not into fighting with people and creatures like Jazmen. I like cooking and shopping or staying at home working inside or out in the yard. She has a big enough army to lead anyways, said Jessica with a smile. We have lots of friends so there is always something to do. Ya I have lots of friends too, but most of the town's people don't visit thinking that they would be imposing or something, said Alexa. Well have a small neighborhood party then, said Jessica. That will get them to know you better and then you will have lots of company after. Humans are funny that way. So Jessica, are you into making us something to eat. I was swimming and Alexa here said she was hungry too. You bet, that is my favorite thing to do! said Jessica. Might be weird to some people but not me. You show Alexa around our place and I will get looking for something nice to make. I shop a lot so the ice box is always full with all kinds of stuff. 01 illustration goes here Jazmen showed Alexa the living room first that was very big for just two people. This room is more than twice as big as mine, said Alexa. Well it wasn't always this big, said Jazmen. The two of us have been saving our money and doing additions a bit at a time over the years. Like Jessica said we have many friends that come and visit so this room needs to be big. We started with just a kitchen and a living room that was also our bedroom. I wish I could do that, said Alexa. We are limited with homes beside us that are pretty close to each other. Ya I was always wondering why you didn't live in Eden. That is the best place anywhere in Fae Land, said Jazmen. Well Diego and I have talked about it but we kind of like the idea of everything being close by in town, said Alexa. Ya including the other houses, said Jazmen with a smile. Now that was the living room and over here is our dinning room that we use when we entertain people. A separate living room and dining room? said Alexa with surprise. Yep, that room was Jessica's idea and she paid for most of it, said Jazmen. Really, where does she make money if she doesn't work for the army? asked Alexa. Oh she makes those amazing boxed treats that you see in a lot of stores everywhere. Chocolates and hard candies plus gummy fruit treats. You must of seen them before, They are called, "Jessica's Treats". She makes them? asked Alexa. Yep, she sure does, said Jazmen. She must be rich, those boxes of candy are everywhere, said Alexa. Jazmen laughed. Well I suppose so but she spends a lot also like she wanted to put a pool in our back yard but once I told her that the forest had a huge one that was just a couple minutes away, she decided to think of something else. Jessica loves to shop a lot even when we don't need anything. 02 illustration goes here Your own private pool. Now that would be nice, said Alexa. You know that the forest pool is limited to who can go in it so all your friends couldn't get in and I am sure Ivy wouldn't let a bunch of people in the forest she didn't know. Ya so, what are you saying? asked Jazmen. Pool parties girl! I bet your friends would love a nice swimming pool to go to from time to time, said Alexa. Ya that is true but then we need to build a fence and stuff, said Jazmen. I really didn't like her backup plan of making tennis courts. That doesn't sound too relaxing. Alexa smiled. Ya and you all got wings which would make it unfair to those with out wings, said Alexa. I will talk to Jessica about it again, said Jazmen. Jessica came into the dining room holding a box of candies. Here take one girls, these are from my latest batch. They are fruity hard candies. Alexa and Jazmen took one each from the box and put it in there mouth. Now just suck on it Alexa. They last longer that way, said Jessica. Yes I know I buy these all the time, said Alexa. I just found out that it is you that makes these fantastic candies. Yep, that would be me, said Jessica. The good thing is it doesn't take long to make candies. So what gave you the idea to start selling these? asked Alexa. It kinda happened by itself when I took a bag of them with me shopping and offered the store owner one. She flipped at how good they were and wanted to start selling them in her store. It snow balled from there. I will leave them on the table if you want more then Jessica went back to the kitchen. Now in here is our main big bathroom. It is a good size so one person can have a bath while the other has a shower. Okay I think I have seen enough, said Alexa. This place is like a mini mansion, said Alexa. But you haven't seen the bedrooms upstairs yet, said Jazmen. You have an upstairs too? said Alexa. Yep with a bathroom in each of the four rooms. Alexa just shook her head. 03 illustration goes here Okay you two, it is ready, said Jessica. Come into the kitchen and eat. They went in and sat down. Wow this smells good, said Alexa. Yep, Jessica is a great cook like I said. She never tells me what is in it though. She likes to surprise my taste buds, said Jazmen. Alexa tasted hers and it was amazing. Is it okay? asked Jessica. You bet, said Alexa. It is like the food Tasha made us in the elder village. Ya that is where I get a lot of my recipes, said Jessica. She is the best though, said Jessica. Ktara got a bunch of recipes from her too, said Alexa. That is good, she will enjoy cooking them like me, said Jessica. I have never met her either. As a matter of fact you are the first hero I have ever met. You two have to get together, she has a huge kitchen and loves cooking too, said Alexa. They all finished their dinner and Jessica gave them all some ice cream covered in chocolate syrup. Ivy would love this, said Alexa. Yes I hear she had a thing for ice cream, said Jessica, haven't met her either. Hmm, you have to get out more girl and not just to stores. There are so many awesome people out there that would love to meet you, said Alexa. I can see why you stay at home a lot with this fantastic place you two built. Even Alieta would love to meet you. The queen? really, said Jessica. I have told her that so many times but I think she is just afraid of not being able to say the right things to her and making a fool of herself, said Jazmen. Well Alieta has this magical way of making you feel comfortable around her. You go there tomorrow and see the crazy bunch of people that hang out at the palace, said Alexa. Have you seen the she devils yet. Nope, said Jessica. Any of the fairies.? Nope. How about Zan the Triffie? Nope, said Jessica. Okay, tomorrow I want Jazmen to take you to the place grounds in the morning, eight o'clock sharp. And I will be there with Diego and my two pet wolves, said Alexa. Now you better come or I will get you myself. Jazmen smiled. You best do what she says, said Jazmen. She is one strong girl. Okay okay I will, said Jessica. It can't hurt I suppose. Hurt, you will have a blast! said Alexa. Okay I got to go now. I have to figure out what to make Diego for supper now but first I am stopping by the palace and telling Alieta to expect you. Jazmen laughed. Now she has to go. Can't disappoint the queen of Fae Land. Alexa smiled. You know we love having something to do these days seeing that Tara and Avan take care of most of the attacks now, said Alexa. Maybe a few more of my team will come also, said Alexa. Oh here take a container of this that we just ate for Diego, said Jessica. Okay thanks Jessica, you will be just fine tomorrow, I can tell, said Alexa. Then Alexa left and headed to the palace. Oh boy, I am so nervous already, said Jessica. What am I going to wear? Relax girl. You are beautiful and everything in that big closet looks great on you, said Jazmen. Just wear something pretty but sexy too. Are you sure. I am meeting the queen you know. Jazmen smiled. Wait until you see the outfit she wears and the rest of the girls that live in the palace, said Jazmen. 04 illustration goes here Chapter 2 Alexa's Quest Alexa got to the palace grounds and saw there was a lot of people there hanging out. She went to Alieta and said she had a surprise for her tomorrow morning. Oh really, a surprise, what kind of a surprise? asked Alieta. Well have you ever met Jazmen's room mate? asked Alexa. As a matter a fact no, said Alieta. Well that is the surprise and she is something else. Ivy and Sara over heard Alexa and came over to listen. So what do you mean she is something else? asked Alieta. Well you should see the house that they have built, it is big and gorgeous, said Alexa. Really, I didn't know that Jazmen had that kind of money to work with. I knew she had a room mate but thought she was supporting her, said Alieta. Alexa smiled. Not at all, said Alexa. Have you every heard of Jessica's Treats? Oh I love them! said Ivy. I buy them all the time. The best candies anywhere. Ya I love them too. I always have them in the palace for me and guests, said Alieta. Well she is the one that makes them, said Alexa. Your kidding, said Alieta. Those candies are in almost every store in Fae Land. Yep, they are so do you think Jazmen is supporting her now. No, probably the other way around, said Alieta. You know she rarely goes out except to shop. The two of them have a ton of friends that always come over to their place. She is an amazing cook also so spends a lot of time in the kitchen. You know she has never even seen a fairy yet, said Alexa. She knows about everyone but has never met any of us. Oh my, said Alieta. We definitely have to get her to meet everyone. Well I kind of gave her no option, said Alexa. So what did you do Alexa? asked Alieta. Well told her if she didn't come here by eight o'clock tomorrow morning that I would come and get here plus I told her that you would be expecting her. I might of scared her a bit. Why would she be scared, asked Alieta. Well she has not even seen you from a distance in all these years, and she became very nervous seeing the queen of Fae Land for the first time. Alieta smiled. Well I will make her feel just fine, said Alieta. Ya I know that. She hasn't seen Zan or the she devils either. Not even the twins I think. She seems to know all about everyone from what Jazmen has told her but that is all. So eight o'clock you said, right? asked Ivy. I will be here with Sara and Viridian for sure. Come on Sara, lets go tell Viridian that we are all going to meet Jessica the candy lady, and they flew off. Guen came over and said it sounds like you have a nice plan there Alexa. She hasn't even seen one of my girls yet? Nope, not at all. So maybe I should just bring over a few at first, said Guen. My girls can be, well you all know what they can be like when meeting someone new. So she makes candy you said. You have had those candies, I gave you some in my den, said Alieta. Yes they are amazing, said Guen. I always take a handful to my kids, they love them too. Well just tell them that the girl that makes them will be here at eight o'clock. I am sure they will all want to come at once, said Alieta. Okay you take care of making sure everyone here is out on the grounds when they get here and I will gather up my team and get them to come also, said Alexa. I got to go and give this stew that Jessica made to Diego. He should be hungry by now, said Alexa and off she went. Hmm, first Jazmen has a party here now Alexa is arranging one here also, said Alieta. I must be wearing off on them. 05 illustration goes here Alexa, stopped by all the teams places and told them what was going on at the place in the morning. Even Tempressa was willing to come and see the candy lady. When she got home she heated up the food that Jessica gave her and told him that he was going to love it. While it was heating up she told him all about what was going to happen tomorrow. You are becoming quite the person Alexa, said Diego. You see something that feels not right then you do your best to fix it. Almost angel like. Well I am no Gabriel but maybe she would like to come also, said Alexa. Diego smiled. It is your party Alexa so invite any one you want. Party, what do you mean? asked Alexa. Well everyone is all going to be there including the fairies I suppose and everyone loves Jessica's candies so everyone will surely show up. Sounds like a party to me, said Diego with a big smile. Ya I guess you are wright, said Alexa. Alexa gave Diego a bowl of the food Jessica gave her. He took one mouthful and said, this is fantastic. I will definitely be there. Wow, what is in this? he asked. Don't know, she keeps it a secret. Well a great cook also, that girl has talent, said Diego. Now Angus and Sivia are coming too but I don't want them running a head of us as usual, said Alexa. You hear that you two. Stick with us, we are meeting someone new, said Diego. They both looked at Diego and wagged their tails. Okay that is taken care of said Diego. Now is this dress up or casual? he asked. Oh just casual, said Alexa. Okay good. That makes it easier for everyone, said Diego. 06 illustration goes here Back at Jazmen and Jessica's place Jessica was going through all her clothes to find something to wear in the morning. Relax Jessica, said Jazmen. It will be casual so just pick out something comfortable that looks good. Okay if you think that will be good enough for the queen, said Jessica. Now just call her Alieta, she doesn't like being addressed as the queen by people that live in Fae Land, said Jazmen. Okay I will, said Jessica. We will just bring a bunch of your different types of candies with us. That will be a great start, sounds like it will be a party so lets treat them all. You have had plenty of parties here with your friends, said Jazmen. Ya well they are not a queen or Fae Land heroes though I would like to see a fairy, said Jessica. You are going to have a lot of fun like Alexa said, just enjoy it, said Jazmen. The heroes act just like normal people when they are not battling something. Okay I will, said Jessica. I am excited too ya know. This is just something new to me, that is all. Not really new, just different, said Jazmen. I am sure everything will be fine seeing you see these people most every day so I am trusting you, said Jessica. Just pick something out fast then get ready for bed. It is going to be an early morning for you tomorrow and a busy day, said Jazmen. I am going to bed now my self. Then Jazmen left the room. Man of course she is not nervous, she has know Alieta all her life, thought Jessica. Oh ya and Ivy is a queen now too and she is supposed to be beautiful. I sure hope I can sleep tonight. 07 illustration goes here Chapter 3 Everyone Meets The Candy Lady In the morning Alexa got up a bit earlier than normal and fed Angus and Sivia first. The two of them looked excited also that they were invited to a party. Alexa made arrangements for everyone to meet at Oaklyn's then Ivy's place then set out together. Back at the palace Alieta was preparing everyone at breakfast to go slow with Jessica at first. She is very new to all of us here at the palace. She will probably be very nervous, said Alieta. That is your job, said Ginger. You are the best at making people feel welcomed. Alieta smiled and said yes I should have no problem. Zan came in to the dinning room and sat down. Wow, you are up early, said Ginger. Ya well I did hear what was going to be happening today so sleeping would be out of the question. Besides this way I won't miss anything, said Zan. Now listen up you all, said Alieta. Don't be asking her if she brought any candies with her. She will think that she was just invited for her treats. Okay, said Ginger but I hope she does have some with her though. Everyone laughed and even Alieta smiled. So Ginger you must have met Jessica before, you know everyone that lives in the elf village. Yep, she is really nice, said Ginger. Very pretty blonde sprite and has had a lot of work done on her and Jazmen's house over the years. Always pays in advance for the building permits. I have never been inside the house though. Well Alexa says it is like a small mansion inside, said Alieta. Well Jazmen and her bought up some land around the house some time ago so I am not sure what they are going to do with it but Jessica wouldn't sell it back to me to build a couple of new homes on it. Well you can ask here why, when she gets here, said Alieta. 08 illustration goes here Jazmen got up a bit earlier and had eggs and bacon waiting on the kitchen table for Jessica. There that should be good for now, she thought to herself. Jessica came down and said I could smell the bacon all the way upstairs. Sometimes the simplest things can be the best. Well sit and eat and get some energy in you. We both will probably need it, said Jazmen. Going to be lots of people there with wings so there may be lots of flying going on. Maybe Pippa will be there too, seeing she is Ivy's best friend. Just then Pippa showed up in the kitchen. Hi Jazmen. I heard my name and thought I would come and help with anything you need help with. How did you get in? asked Jazmen. There was a window upstairs open a bit, said Pippa. Jazmen smiled. Oh my, is that the real Pippa, that you told me about that lives in the forest? asked Jessica. Yep I sure am beautiful, said Pippa. And are you the real Jessica that I have never met before? Well yes I am Jessica. Good so Jessica what do you need me to help with. I can fly too ya know, Pippa said with a smile. Well maybe one of the bags with boxes of candy in it would be nice. That is all I could think of to bring, said Jessica. Okay but it will cost you a bit of ice cream to keep my wings nice and strong, said Pippa. You were working up to getting some ice cream weren't you? asked Jazmen. Yep, sort of but I really did come here to help too, said Pippa. You are funny, said Jessica. Wait until you see the fairies. They are funny too, said Pippa. Jessica got Pippa some ice cream then went upstairs to change. Thanks for coming, said Jazmen. You really didn't just hear your name and appear, did you. Nope, Ivy told me to come and help you. She felt that you two may need an extra hand or two, said Pippa. She could feel that we could use some help all the way from home? asked Jazmen. Yep she can sense things coming to Fae Land too. She is getting pretty strong inside, said Pippa. Jessica came back down to the kitchen. Okay how do I look you two? asked Jessica. Looks perfect to me, said Jazmen. You looked great to me before you went up to change, said Pippa. Those were my pajamas silly, said Jessica. Still looked good anyways, said Pippa. Okay lets get this table cleared off and lets get on our way, said Jazmen. One more minute please, said Pippa. I have to finish my ice cream. 09 illustration goes here Everyone was at Oaklyn's place and Alexa figured it was about seven thirty. So you all live here in Eden and seem to like it a lot, said Alexa. After seeing Jazmen's place I was wondering what it would be like to live in a place that had lots of room around it to grow and build. Yes I guess we all could do that but I have all the room that I need for now, said Ktara. Viridian's place is the only place that has expanded any so far. We were thinking of adding a games room to our place, said Paisley. You know if you ever did decide to move to Eden, Alieta would have a place built for you just like she did for all of us. Well I like where I am now, said Tempressa. I finally have a bunch of friends that visit all the time and it is close to the stores. Things are good for me there. Ya but you have a very big home that you bought yourself, said Ktara. I know so why move I figure, said Tempressa. Okay lets all head out. Ivy, Sara and Viridian are probably waiting for us, said Alexa. They all headed out and Alexa was right about Viridian and the gang being outside waiting for them. Okay I see you are ready to leave, said Alexa. Yes Sara and Ivy are very excited to meet the girl that makes candy. I had to tell them to wait for you all or they would of been there already, said Viridian. Well lets go now, it is almost eight o'clock, said Alexa. Soon they all got to the place grounds and saw Alieta and the girls outside already. Alexa went over and talked with Alieta first. So we are all here, said Alexa. Good now do you have a plan? asked Alieta. A plan for what? asked Alexa. Well what is going to happen when they get here? Are we supposed to line up and introduce our selves or something, said Alieta with a smile. No how about everyone just spread out and play it by ear. Jessica is a very smart woman and also has legs so she can walk up to people also, said Alexa. I am pretty sure Jazmen will stick with her until she feels that Jessica has adjust to all of us. Ya that does sound like the best way of doing things, said Alieta. Guess I should of known you had it all figured out. Okay everyone spread out and just do as you usually do in the morning here, said Alieta. Does she want us to kill a demon again? asked Avan to Tara. Ha ha very funny, leave the jokes to Pippa, said Tara. Well lets check the sun dial, said Ginger. Now we can see if it is going to be a nice day. 10 illustration goes here Pippa, Jessica and Jazmen flew over to the palace grounds each carrying a bag with boxes of candy. Oh my, there are a lot of people in front of the palace, said Jessica. Oh not much more than usual, said Pippa. Alexa's team is here but other than that all is about the same. So go see Alieta first, she will welcome you to the palace okay. Okay which one is she? asked Jessica. That very pretty sprite in the sexy blue outfit standing beside Ginger, said Pippa. Really that is her. She definitely knows how to dress, said Jessica. They all landed and Pippa called Sara and Ivy over to help her with the boxes of candy. Hey look they brought candy, said Phonixa. Now behave your self Phonixa, said Alieta. Oh okay, sorry but you have to love a person that brings candy to a party, said Phonixa. Okay lets go see Alieta together, said Jazmen. That was Sara and Ivy wasn't it helping Pippa. Yes it was, we can talk to them in a bit, said Jazmen. Alieta and Ginger saw them coming so they started to walk towards them. So you are Jessica, said Alieta. Very nice to finally meet Jazmen's room mate. Nice to meet you too Alieta and hello Ginger good to see you again. My you are pretty, said Jessica, nervously to Alieta. Alieta smiled. Well thank you dear, I do have an image to up hold sometimes, said Alieta. Am I the first queen you have met? asked Alieta. Um yes it is, said Jessica. Well dear don't sweat it, when you have met as many queens and kings as I have you soon see that they are no different then anyone else. You know, the first time I was nervous meeting a queen was when I first met Guen, queen of Fairy Land. I couldn't figure out why but once we came face to face like we are doing now it was evident that we both were nervous. We both laughed and that was it, friends ever since. Jessica smiled. You know, Jazmen said you were actually a very nice person, I see that now, said Jessica. Alexa did say you have a way of making people feel at ease around you. Alieta smiled. So anyone in particular you want to meet first? asked Alieta. I am not sure, said Jessica. Maybe Ktara, that likes to cook like me. Hmm, let me help you, save her for last because you two will have a lot to talk about and other's here would like to meet you too. Okay that is smart thinking, said Jessica. How about Ivy and Sara then. I really want to talk with them too, said Jessica. Perfect choice, said Alieta I will tell them. Now have fun and move around like you have been here many times before. We are all family here, said Alieta. 11 illustration goes here Alieta told Ivy and Sara that they should go talk to Jessica now. Okay, said Ivy and they both flew over to her and Jazmen. Hi Jessica. I am Ivy and this is my sister Sara. I am queen of the forest and Sara is my helper too in the cove. She is bigger bigger than me but still very pretty, I think. Well actually you both are beautiful, said Jessica. Sara, what is in your mouth? asked Ivy. Nothing, just my tongue, said Sara. You have a candy, don't you, said Ivy. Ya but they are so good, said Sara. I couldn't help but try one. Jessica and Jazmen both smiled. So Jazmen told me that you two do a lot of work here in Fae Land keeping all the magic under control and stuff. Well mostly the stuff part we do, said Ivy. The magic kinda takes care of it's self but I do move it around a bit sometimes, Sara is getting really good at it now too. We work in the cove doing stuff like that. So were all those boxes we put over on the palace steps candies you made? Yep, lots too, said Jessica. You can have some when ever you want? We love candy especially yours, it is the best, said Ivy. Sweet things are good for our wings. I like ice cream the best but these candies are good for taking with me when I am flying around. Ice cream doesn't travel very well, said Ivy. Well go help your self but if Alieta could have a table put out that might be better than them being on the steps, said Jessica. Won't need that, here comes Guen. She will make one for us, said Ivy. Jessica looked up and saw nine fairies flying towards them. Wow look at them, real fairies, said Jessica. Yep and very magical too, said Ivy. 12 illustration goes here Ivy waved down Guen then asked if she could make a table for all the candy. Well sure, said Guen. Come on lets watch. It is really cool, said Ivy. They ran over to where Guen was and watched her make a table appear with her wand. Wow that is really cool, said Jessica. Lets get the boxes of candy and set them up on the table, said Jessica. Okay, said Ivy and Sara. So dear would you like some glass jars to put the candy in? asked Guen. Oh yes please if it is no trouble. Never any trouble for a fairy, we love to do magic, said Guen and she made several glass jars appear. Sara and Ivy helped organize the candy. My those two are good at this said, Jessica. Oh candy is taken very seriously to a forest sprite dear, said Guen. So these are all your kids? asked Jessica. Not all of them, six are mine plus two are their friend, said Guen. They were dying to come and see you once I told them the girl that makes the candy I gave them from the palace was here. Well I want to see them too, said Jessica. They seem so nice and well behaved. Okay I am getting out of the way, said Jazmen. Have fun roomy and she walked over to Alieta. This should be fun to watch, said Jazmen to Alieta. Alieta smiled. Guen wave them to come over and they all flew over fast. My they can move quick, said Jessica. Yes they are still very young. Their wings got lots of power, said Guen. Hi Jessica, nice to meet you, said Tulip. Now I would introduce you to them all but that can get confusing with them moving around a lot so lets just let them do their thing and see how it goes, said Guen then she moved over beside Alieta also. My they are all so cute, the cutest girls I have ever seen, said Jessica. Hi Jessica, your really pretty, said Sunflower. Can we have some of your yummy candy? asked Lollipop. Yes please. Have some, said Jessica. Tulip tried making candy like yours but it wasn't that good, said Chestnut. Well some things can't be made by magic, said Jessica. I make them by hand with all natural ingredients, I love making candy. So you use love to make your candy, said Misty. That is like using magic too. Yes I suppose you are right, said Jessica. They all went to the table and stood in line along the length of the table and each of them decided which they were going to try first then took one candy each and sucked on it. My they are orderly, said Jessica. Well like Ivy and Sara they take candy very seriously, said Guen. Mom can I go have a piece of candy asked Colin to Oaklyn that were standing out of the way for now. Yes dear go ahead, said Oaklyn. 13 illustration goes here Colin trotted over and said hi to Jessica, I'm Colin, my mom said it was okay if I had some candy too. Oh sure go ahead Colin. My you are a good looking young centaur, said Jessica. Thanks Jessica, said Colin. You are very good looking for a sprite too. Guen laughed. Centaurs sure do get pretty big, said Guen. There is his parents over there, do you want to meet them? Sure, said Jessica. They flew over to where Oaklyn Taiyo and Starlite were standing. Okay you talk with these three and I will get my kids away from the candy table if I can, said Guen and flew off. So you are the first centaurs I have ever seen, said Jessica. You all look very strong. Yep we are but only when we need to be, said Oaklyn. Taiyo here is much stronger than the two of us. Ya but we are much prettier, said Starlite with a smile. Colin came running back with Pippie on his back. Look who I got mom. She wanted a ride. Jessica smiled. That is so cute. Hi Jessica. I am Pippie, a good friend of Pippa's, thanks for the candy, it is the best. Then Colin rode off with her. So funny, said Jessica. Well we don't come to the palace grounds as much as every one else. We prefer Eden where there is a lot more room to run and get exercise, said Oaklyn. Keeping up with Colin is a lot of exercise by itself, said Taiyo. Do you want a ride asked Oaklyn. Oh not right now but for sure later. I have a lot more people to meet, said Jessica. Yes I see that, said Oaklyn. There are the twins over on the palace steps and Zan. There is a new girl also that we haven't met yet plus Tara and Avan that are always fun to talk to, said Oaklyn. You haven't talked to Ktara and some of the other heroes yet either. Ya Alieta told me to leave Ktara for last because we both love cooking, said Jessica. Yes, that makes sense, said Oaklyn. 14 illustration goes here Chapter 4 Alexa Gets Party Started Jessica spent the next hour meeting every one on the palace grounds. All of Alexa's team were very friendly and acted quite normal to her which surprised Jessica. She still hadn't talked to Ktara yet as instructed by Alieta though she really wanted to soon. After meeting Tara, Avan and Zan that were hanging out together and found them to be very unique and quite funny, she then saw Alexa by the palace steps with Alieta, Ginger and both big wolves sitting on either side of Alexa. Alieta waved her over. So you having a good time? asked Alexa. Yes I am, said Jessica. Such a wide range of people that all seem to be like a big family of friends. Yep that is what we all are, said Alieta. So these two very beautiful and huge wolves are Angus and Sivia that Jazmen told me about and I see they are well taken care of, said Jessica. Jazmen has told me stories about them and how they are actually part of the team. Yes they are both very helpful to the team and a lot of fun also when nothing is going on, said Alexa. Both of them are expert soccer players, said Alexa. Really, they play soccer too? said Jessica. Yep and no one has been able to win against them yet, said Alexa with a smile. Now that tall handsome man walking over here is my boy friend Diego, said Alexa. He is the most understanding person I know seeing a lot of times he has to stay at home when some members of the team are need to go to battle. Why is that? asked Jessica. Battles where his amazing archery skill would not be effective I leave him safe at home same with some of the other's. I pick who I think will be best to battle certain enemies, said Alexa. Okay I can understand that, said Jessica. Sometimes I worry about Jazmen when she has to take her army out to battle something but she always comes back without a scratch then tells me the most amazing story about what your team did. So even though you rarely go out and had never met any of us Jazmen told you everything about us and the adventures we went on, said Alexa. Yep, her stories and the ones Alieta writes, said Jessica. You all make everyone very happy here and I make candy that makes people happy too. I am just a different kind of hero I suppose. Alexa giggled, yep the sweetest hero of us all said Alexa with a smile. 15 illustration goes here Hello Jessica, I see you are mixing in very nicely, said Diego. Yes, everyone here is so friendly, said Jessica. So Alexa said that you are and expert archer. Oh he is the best, said Alieta. Why don't you show her, said Alieta to Diego. Sure but I need a bow and arrow, said Diego. Alieta waved down a sprite on patrol and got her to lend Diego her bow and arrows. Now I need a few targets, said Diego. How about these three apples, said Guen and she made them appear in Alexa, Jessica and Alieta's hand. Perfect, said Diego. Now at the same time throw them straight up in the air nice and high. What all three at the same time? asked Jessica. Yes please, said Diego. Okay girls lets throw them high, said Alieta. They threw them up as high as they could then Diego shot off three arrows with lightning speed and hit every one of them. They came falling down to the ground. Tulip, Lollipop and Pippie picked them up and showed Jessica that each arrow went in the apples dead center then they started to eat the apples. Yum, apples on a stick, said Tulip with a smile and a mouth full of apple. That was amazing, said Jessica. I could barely see your arms move. Yep that is my man, said Alexa. Jessica saw the three fairies still eating the apples pierced by the arrows. You know this gives me an idea for a new treat, she said. What is that, asked Guen. Well it would be an apple with a long stick stuck in it then dipped in a nice caramel glazing that was heated on the stove then let to harden. That does sound good, said Alieta. What would you call it? Oh just "candy apples", said Jessica. They would have to be kept in ice boxes though. Yes of course said Alieta but that does sound like a very tasty and healthy treat. Very smart thinking. Well I guess that is why a lot of people call me the Candy Lady, said Jessica with a smile. 16 illustration goes here Okay I believe it is time to have a bit of a party, said Alexa. Yes please, said Alieta. Guen raised her hand and made music begin like before and that was a good enough clue for everyone to start dancing. You didn't have to use your wand this time, said Jessica. Nope, we just use the wand to direct the magic to smaller areas, said Guen. We all know that people like to see the magic wand so we make it appear most of the time. Here hold it, said Guen. You have no magic but I think you will like what you can do with it, said Guen. She handed the wand to Jessica and it lit up. Now wave it back and forth, said Guen. When she did that lots of sparkles came off the wand that got some of the other fairies attention. We can do that too, watch. They all started doing the same and lots of sparkles were flying around everywhere. This is so cool, said Jessica. Each wand seems to have it's own colour of sparkles also. Yep, it is just the residue of magic in the wand escaping that makes the wand do that until it is all gone for you but us fairies can keep it sparkling as long as we want, said Guen. Jessica gave the wand back to Guen. Now Jessica, this would be a good time to talk with Ktara that I know you have been wanting to do from the start, said Alieta. She is over there by the maple tree. Jessica and Ginger walked over and said hi to Ktara. Sorry it took me so long to talk with you Ktara but Alieta figured us two would have a lot to talk about so she told me to leave you until last. Ktara smiled. Yes us cooks can talk forever about food, said Ktara. Okay I will leave you two to chat, said Ginger. Oh no you don't, said Ktara. You like to cook also in the palace kitchen. Ya I know but not lately ever since I got food poisoning from eating some left overs in the ice box that smelt okay and tasted fine, said Ginger. Oh don't let that stop you Ginger. It happens to the best of us usually just once though, said Jessica. Don't deprive your self from the joys of cooking. Stay and talk with us. The three of them sat on the ground and chatted away while everyone else kept dancing and talking plus eating some candies of course. 17 illustration goes here Well this seems to going well, said Alexa. Normally only during the harvest festival do we have parties this early. Yep and that is a couple months away yet so lets consider this a warm up, said Alieta. So your first party at the palace seems to be a success. Yes it does but I wasn't planning it to be a party but Diego told me when we get all our friends together in one place that a party is bound to break out. Alieta laughed. Yep that is the magic of loving friendships, the best times can always happen when everyone gets together, said Alieta. So I see none of the elves here, said Alexa. Oh I told them that this was your party and it was kinda private, said Alieta. Most of them know Jessica anyways plus they have their regular work to do, said Alieta. This is more of a family party. So do you think Jessica will consider all of us as part of her family now? asked Alexa. Well I think she will have no choice, said Alieta. See even Ivy has sat down beside her and is talking to the three of them now and she can't cook at all. Ivy is very careful who she picks as friends. Yes I know that, said Alexa. But she can feel if someone is good to be her friend, but the candy thing is a big plus too! Yep, that girl sure likes her sweets, said Alieta. So lets go out there and join the party, said Alieta. Time to have some fun and you have done all that was needed, said Alieta. Okay sounds good to me, said Alexa. They both went and joined everyone dancing and all was going great. When lunch time came, the fairies made a big lunch for everyone as usual. After everyone ate, people were just sitting around talking. Jessica saw all the candy she brought was gone so that was a huge success. She thought to herself that these people are amazing and why she had to be forced into meeting them all earlier. Bit by bit people started to head out after saying goodbye to Jessica. Sara took off to the cove but Ivy stuck around some more and was still talking with Ktara. Diego and the wolves headed home also and soon just the regulars were left on the palace grounds with exception to Alexa, Ktara and Ivy. Hmm, I have never seen Ivy talk so much to Ktara before, thought Alexa. Well they are neighbors, said Alieta. They probably talk to each other all the time. Ya, I'm going to go see what they are talking about anyways, said Alexa. She went over to the two of them and said hi. Hi Alexa, nice party you put together, said Ktara. Yes it seemed to work out that way, said Alexa. So what are you two talking about? Oh Jessica talked Ivy into trying to learn cooking. Really, how did she do that? asked Alexa. Well we all know that she is afraid of the fire in the wood stove, said Ktara. Really, I didn't know that, said Alexa. well ya it is just natural for a forest sprite to be frighted by fire seeing it can destroy an entire forest, said Ktara. But Jessica explained how the wood stove is our friend and the fire is controlled so just give it a try. So Ivy your going to try cooking now? asked Alexa. Yep I am but not alone, said Ivy. Ktara is going to help me and she is the best at cooking plus she has the biggest kitchen too. Good, said Alexa. Let me know when you get the hang of it. I would love to test your cooking, said Alexa. You see Ivy, just as Jessica said. Cooking brings friends together, said Ktara. 18 illustration goes here Chapter 5 Back To Work Jessica thanks Alexa and Alieta for such a good time and promised not to be so secluded anymore. Well you are welcome here anytime with out any invitation now, said Alieta. You are part of a bigger family now. Jessica smiled. Yes I feel that now, such a big and wonderful family of friends too, said Jessica. Well I have to get back to work making some more candies. We all ate the batch that I made for the stores today, but that is fine. They can all wait another day. Now Jessica here was thinking of having a outdoor pool installed in her back yard, said Alexa. Well maybe not now seeing that the forest has a big one already, said Jessica. Besides I can tell Jazmen isn't all that interested in a pool, or a tennis court that I mentioned either. I have a better idea now but this time I am keeping it to myself and surprise Jazmen with it. This is something that I know both of us will love. How do you know she will like it? asked Alieta. Because I know Jazmen better than anyone and after flying around all day this is something she will definitely use, said Jessica. Okay off I go, have a great day and she flew off. I wonder what she is going to get? asked Alexa. I suppose we will have to wait and see, said Alieta. Okay my turn to get back to work, said Ivy. The fairies had the first half of the day off so now they can get to work on the paradise area plus work has been started in the forest also with a new something that Pippie came up with. Not sure what it is yet but I am sure it will be great. Ivy then flew off. Well that was fun, said Alexa to Alieta. Now I know why you love to throw a party. Yep, what is life with out having some fun from time to time, said Alieta. Well I am going back home, said Alexa. Time to relax a bit. Okay Alexa, now remember Ivy's birthday is coming up very soon, that party I have already started to plan, said Alieta. Cool, said Alexa. That should be a good one! 19 illustration goes here Back in the cove Ivy and Sara were getting started getting every thing ready for the new section in the paradise area. Okay you four. All is ready for you all to start building, said Ivy. Oh, said Tulip. It is an adventure fantasy forest and won't take too long to make seeing their is already a water source there. An extra bit of magic may be needed but we will leave that up to you. The four of them took off to get to work. Ivy could see in the overviewer that something was happening in the forest where the other four fairies were working. It wasn't that far from the cove, just a bit south west of it. Not really big, about the same size as the waterfall area. She could also see that they had tapped into the water source at the waterfall, so no drilling would be needed. Guen showed up in the cove and asked how everything was going. Oh all seems to be looking good so far, said Ivy. I have everyone working, some in the forest and some out in Fae Land. Oh good, said Guen. So you said it seems to be okay so far. What do you mean by that? Well I am still concerned about this paradise that Tulip just told me is going to be a adventure fantasy forest, said Ivy. A forest requires a lot of magic unless they are just making a small forest. Well if you see a problem then just let me know and I will see what I can do, said Guen. I think I will go help out the girls in the forest for something to do and off she left. 20 illustration goes here Tulip, Lollipop, Misty and Chestnut were all ready to get started. So you all know what we are going to do here so get in position and lets get started. Yes we all had three pieces of Jessica's candy, we all have lots of power now, said Chestnut. Tulip smiled and they got their wands out an started to get to work. They all started from the outer edge raising it up a bit to border the entire fantasy forest. They spent a lot of time in the center sections of the forest taking great care with detail. After they were about finished Tulip asked Lollipop if there was anything else that she would want done. Yes, I think a small island in the middle of the pond would be prefect and a nice touch to finish things off, she said. Yes I agree, said Tulip. Once done they all double checked everything because this forest was for the public and not just them in the forest. It had to look perfect and ready for everything to grow. Lollipop made a few tweaks here and there as she walked around and when she figured it was the best that could be done she told Tulip that it is perfect now. Yes it is and almost at full size also. It will fill out nicely inside as time goes by, said Tulip. So lets check out the river running into the pond, said Tulip. Not sure what we can do there yet. They flew along the small river that had some flowers and plants still growing along it's shore. Well lets give it some time to all grow more, said Lollipop. We will figure out later what to do along here. Suddenly the ground began to shake and they all looked back towards the fantasy forest area and saw things were changing very fast. What is going on, said Tulip. Beats me, nothing should be happening already, said Chestnut. They flew back above the fantasy forest and watched as trees began to sprout out of the ground and a small waterfall formed on the west side of the raised border. Then trees began to grow all around the top of the forests border plus ferns began to grow everywhere. The pond started getting bigger and bigger where water was coming in from the small waterfall. Tulip flew over to see where the water was coming from and noticed that a new river had broken off from the one passing through Caspia lake and was flowing east to the forest. Then everything seemed to settle back down. How did that happen? asked Lollipop. I don't know, I have never seen anything like that before, said Misty. We didn't plant all these trees and plants. Well maybe there is more magic here than we thought, said Tulip. We better go back and tell Ivy what happened and have her check the overviewer. Well what ever happened it looks amazing, said Lollipop. Yes it sure does, said Tulip. They all flew back to the cove to tell Ivy the fantasy forest was done in record time. 21 illustration goes here When they reached the cove they found Ivy and Sara over by the overviewer talking. Tulip flew over to them and the others flew over to the pool and sat on the edge with their feet in the water. You four are finished already? asked Ivy. Yep and it looks great but something really strange happened, said Tulip. What do you mean strange, asked Ivy. Well we set everything up as we planned and even raised the land around the forest to be a border then planted a few trees here and there plus Lollipop figured a small island would look nice in the middle of the pond so we did that too then we headed over to where the pavilion was located to check it out. Okay so none of that sounds strange, said Ivy. No that part was all normal, what happened next was strange, said Tulip. The ground began to shake and we looked back and saw the fantasy forest was growing all by it's self at a very fast speed. Things we didn't even make started to form by itself. A waterfall and there must be over a hundred trees that are all grown fully which we didn't even plant. Same with ground plants. we didn't plant any of them but they grew anyways. It was kind of spooky but then everything settled down and now it is finished. You should have a look for your selves and that way you can judge the amount of magic it will need but it looks great. That does sound strange, I haven't even moved that much magic over there yet, said Ivy. They went to the overviewer and looked at the Fae Land screen. Wow, that is a lot bigger than I thought you four were going to make that forest, said Ivy. Well it grew that big by itself, said Tulip. We only made some nice stuff around the pond and planted a few trees to start things off. Well it is all green and showing no red spots so maybe there was an underground water source from Eden that we didn't know about though I can't see a trail coming from the east, said Ivy. Well we will have a look once finished here and going home. I want to get back to Ktara's place before supper, said Ivy. She promised to show my some stuff about cooking. You are learning how to cook? asked Tulip. I thought you said the stove scared you. Well yes but I have to get over that and Ktara says it is very safe to use. I have to learn to help out Viridian some. She shouldn't have to be doing all the cooking for everyone, said Ivy. How about you Sara, you going to learn how to cook also? asked Tulip. Nope, cooking is too hard, I watched Viridian sometimes and she takes a long time to make things. I am her taster though. Tulip smiled. Okay, have fun with that, said Tulip then rested her feet in the pool with the other fairies. 22 illustration goes here Conclusion Alexa was almost home and feeling really good about herself. Now that is the way to have fun, she thought to herself. I wish I could have my own parties at home but definitely would have to a very small one. There is so much open area in Eden that I could use, but do I really want to move. She kept on thinking about it and then realized that this was a new thing that was unsettling her. Tempressa has a good point with everything being in walking distance and we know most of the people around here plus we get free delivery from all the stores. In the other hand Angus and Sivia would have lots of room to run around in and I am sure we would still get free deliveries but I do like my home the way I have it right now. I'll talk it over with Diego then maybe tomorrow we can have a look at Eden and see if there is a good spot to have a home built that would not interfere with the beauty of Eden. I still have lots of time left today to do stuff. I know, I will have a nap. That was a very easy decision, she thought to herself. 23 illustration goes here Jazmen got home a bit after Jessica and found her in the kitchen as usual. Hi Jessica, making more candy I am guessing. Yep, got some orders to fill for tomorrow, said Jessica. How about you making supper today later. I have some thinking to do about what to put in the backyard. Ya sure I can do that, said Jazmen. So you are still thinking about having our own pool? asked Jazmen. No not anymore, said Jessica. Pools are not cheap you know. Okay so now you are going for the tennis court then? asked Jazmen. Nope, that is not relaxing and you would never use it enough after working all day to make it worth while, said Jessica. Okay so what are you thinking of doing now? asked Jazmen. Well I think I know what to get that both of us will like but for now it is my secret, said Jessica. A secret, but you never keep secrets from me, said Jazmen. Yes I have especially at Christmas time with presents, said Jessica. Ya but that is different, this isn't a present, said Jazmen. Yes it is, a present for both of us, said Jessica. Okay I can tell you are not going to let me in on your secret so tell me how you like meeting everyone today instead, said Jazmen. Well after seeing how every one was at the palace and how happy they all were, it opened my eyes to a better way of living. I want to be part of their family like you are, said Jessica. Actually they already consider you family, said Jazmen. Just start going there and visiting some of the heroes. You need no invitation. They all love having company. Ya that would be nice. They mostly live in Eden and I have never been there either, said Jessica. Definitely been cooped up for too long. Good thinking roomy! So what do we have in the ice box to make for dinner? asked Jazmen. Just open it up, there is all kinds of stuff, said Jessica. Maybe just heat up that frozen meat pie. They are always good for supper. Okay sounds good to me plus nice and easy, said Jazmen. The End 24 illustration goes here