The Adventures In The Land Of Fae Samantha Visits Prolog In the morning, Ivy and Sara both went in the kitchen and saw Viridian was making breakfast. Ivy hadn't decided yet if she was going to the cove to wait for Samantha or just stay home. Sara suggested that Ivy call Pippa and ask her if she could be the messenger. Ivy liked that idea but figured she would just go outside and work in her gardens while she waited. Sara said she could take care of the forest for her so not to worry about that. Back at the palace Alieta and Ginger had an early breakfast together and were outside before anyone else was up or at least in the kitchen. They both checked the sun dial and saw it was going to be another nice day for everyone. Ginger asked Alieta if she was a bit nervous about seeing Samantha again. Alieta smile and told her not at all, I am excited though, I want to share some stories with her and show off my family of friends to her. Ginger smiled and said she was a bit nervous for some reason but agreed she was looking forward to seeing her again also. Jessica and Daisy were getting ready to go to the candy factory to make their first batch of candies in it. Jazmen said she couldn't help this time because with Samantha coming she had to make sure all was safe for her stay. Plus she wanted to see her again also. Now in the fairy nymph forest and cove. Hennie was sad to see that only a couple of the other girls wanted to go with her this time. All the older fairy nymphs wanted to stay for now but Letish and Capi were very excited to go see the outside world and especially the real fairies. It made sense to Hennie seeing that these two girls were some of the youngest also in the forest. So Nessie, Fettie, Setta, Letish and Capi would be going with her which she figure will be more than enough for the people at the palace to see. Fawn and Sally were having breakfast but Tobias had still not gotten up yet. They decided to let him sleep. It was going to be a big day for him. Chapter 1 Samantha Arrives Eventually Tobias got up and said he was going to have a quick shower before breakfast. Can we watch, said Sally kiddingly. Tobias just smiled and went into the bathroom. So Sally, Samantha will be coming here first so lets make sure everything is neat and tidy, okay, said Fawn. But everything is neat and tidy. You were cleaning all day yesterday, said Sally. Oh ya well lets double check anyways, said Fawn. You know how mothers can be like. Actually no I don't, said Sally. I never had a mother remember and neither did you. Well I heard they can be very picky about little things when it comes to their sons. But she lives in a forest, said Sally. Not exactly the cleanest place to live you know. Fawn gave up and just double check everything herself. Tobias came out of the washroom smelling all nice and fresh. He sat down and ate the breakfast the girls left out for him then he went and sat on his couch. Fawn was sweeping the floor and asked him to move his feet. What are you doing Fawn? It is already very clean in here. Just making sure, said Fawn. I want your mother to know that we are clean and tidy people. Tobias smiled. She already knows that and besides that is not what she cares about, said Tobias. So what is it she cares about? asked Fawn. Mostly me, said Tobias with a smile. Then maybe I should clean you and she went to use the broom on him but he grabbed her and they started to wrestle together on the couch. 01 illustration goes here A knock came at the door and both of them stood up. That must be her, said Fawn then went and answered the door. Hello Fawn, you are looking great as usual, said Samantha. Hi Samantha come in please, then Fawn moved out of they way to let her walk in. Hmm, nice place you have here and very clean too. I like that, said Samantha. Fawn looked at Sally and smiled. Hi son, has these two girls been treating you proper? asked Samantha. Yes they have mother, they are good house keepers and not bad cooks too, said Tobias. That is good to hear. So this pretty sprite must be Sally. Fawn has told me a lot about you, said Samantha. Hi Samantha, very nice to meet you, I have heard some stuff about you too and all of it was good. Samantha smiled. Well not all of me is good but such is the life of a warrior, said Samantha. So you are still fighting off bad guys? asked Sally. Well not right now, we are very busy right now with the new land, said Samantha but if need be we are always ready to take care of business. Sally and Fawn smiled. So Tobias where does this pretty girl live that Fawn told me so much about. I hope she is good enough for you, said Samantha. Tobias smiled. It is more like am I good enough for her, he said. Really? She is that special, asked Samantha. Oh very special, said Tobias. Then I suspect she will be good enough for you. Can we go see her now please? asked Samantha. Okay lets check her home first, said Tobias. Okay but where else would she be? asked Samantha. Well usually at this time she is at the magic forest's cove. She runs all the magic from in the cove with her sister, said Tobias. Okay she is sounding more and more interesting as you talk. Lets go where ever you feel she is, said Samantha. Okay mother follow me, said Tobias then both of them went outside then headed out to Ivy's place. Wow, now that is a true sprite like Alieta, said Sally. Fawn just smiled. It is amazing how she can be so beautiful yet so strong and dangerous looking at the same time, said Sally. Well I imagine if anything ever got Alieta mad you would see her dangerous side too, said Fawn. Ya best we stay on both of their good sides, said Sally. 02 illustration goes here They flew over the water fall and Samantha notice a lot of things look different from what she remembered. They landed on Ivy's front yard and Samantha saw Ivy taking care of some of her plants while sitting on the ground. Samantha walked up to Ivy from behind and said hello. Ivy looked over her shoulder and saw a very pretty woman behind her. She got up and bushed the dirt off her hands. Oh don't worry about the dirt dear. I am used to it with raising Tobias here, said Samantha. Ivy smiled, and extended her hand. Hello I am Ivy. Samantha looked at Ivy for a few moments then smiled. No hand shake please but what I really like are hugs. Ivy loved hugging too so she went for it. My you even smell nice, said Samantha. Now let me take a better look at you Ivy. Samantha stood back a bit and looked Ivy over from head to toe. My you are so pretty. Fawn did said you were very beautiful. Thank you, said Ivy. Oh and polite too. That is nice also, said Samantha. Your skin is perfect and very young looking also, said Samantha. Well everyone looks young here in Fae Land, said Ivy and no one ever gets sick either. Oh why is that? asked Samantha. All the magic coming from Eden. It is the strongest anywhere and has many benefits to both people and the plants, said Ivy. We are on the edge of Eden right now. Yes I feel the magic here. It was never this strong when I was here last, said Samantha. Tobias told me that you work in a magic cove or something, said Samantha. What is that? Oh it is the center of the fairy forest, I control all the magic from in there on the overviewer. You control the magic? That in itself sounds amazing, said Samantha. Yep and lots of fun too, said Ivy. So you must be a very powerful person in Fae Land? asked Samantha. Well I don't know about that but Alieta did make me Queen of the Forest and all the land and plants in Fae Land, said Ivy. A queen too! Now I know what Tobias was talking about when he said that he was worried about being good enough for you, said Samantha. Oh he is perfect to me, said Ivy with a big smile. Just then Viridian came outside and walked over to them. Hello, you must be Samantha, I am Viridian, one of Ivy's room mates and best friends. Well hello Viridian, You are quite the tall elf. Nice to meet you also. This is quite the yard you have here, said Samantha. Oh this is all Ivy's, she has the magic touch when it comes to plants, said Viridian. Yes, so I am hearing, said Samantha. So what do you do here? Oh I am one of Fae Lands heroes, said Viridian. Hero, what kind of hero? asked Samantha. Oh there is an amazing team of unique heroes that live here and we defend Fae Land and neighboring lands from evil creatures and beings. Samantha went silent for a few moments. So you are a warrior? Yep she is, said Ivy and a very strong one. She has a suit that can make her invisible and a spear that was enchanted by God that will kill anything. Your kidding me right, said Samantha. Everyone just slowly shook their heads. I guess not then. Well Ivy you have very good taste in friends then, said Samantha. Well I heard you are an amazing warrior too, said Viridian. Well yes, the five of us are very good warriors. Who told you that? asked Samantha. Alieta did, she considers you and Dallas to be her best and strongest warriors, said Viridian. Samantha smiled. Well Ivy here is absolutely wonderful so I fully approve of her. Ivy you may have to train Tobias a bit seeing he doesn't know much about girls and especially a talented one like you. Now what I want to do next is go see Alieta. I am dying to see and talk to her again, said Samantha. So if you three don't mind I am heading over to the palace. You two go and control magic or play or what ever two forest sprites do together, said Samantha. Okay, said Ivy but we will be at the palace also at lunch time, said Ivy. That is when the fairies make lunch for us. You mean real fairies? asked Samantha. Yep, wands and all, said Ivy with a smile. Samantha shook her head. My things have really changed here. Then she flew off towards the palace. There Ivy, see that wasn't so bad meeting Samantha, said Viridian. Nope she is really nice though she is strong like Alieta, said Ivy. Yep, Mom is super strong and even my dad gets out of her way when she gets mad, said Tobias. 03 illustration goes here Samantha reached the palace and saw there were some people gathered in small groups here and there. She then saw Alieta from the air so she flew down fast. Alieta saw her coming and told Ginger to get up. Samantha landed and immediately grabbed Alieta and gave her a big hug. Alieta, I missed you so much. You look great girl! Then she saw Ginger beside Alieta being very quite. "GINGER!" Come here and gave her a big hug also. My you are prettier now than before we left. Everyone was looking at them but decided to let them be for now. So Samantha, you look amazing also. The forest life has been very good to you, said Alieta. Well yes but now I live in a palace too. No where near as big as this one but very nice with some similar rooms like you have , said Samantha. Alieta smiled. Tobias said you two might of been up to something. Well we kept him in the forest. He liked it there best anyways plus he needed to learn how to take care of himself too, said Samantha. So we will talk shop later but for now lets do some catching up. These steps look good to me, said Samantha. Ginger giggled. What is so funny? asked Samantha. Well we have this amazing big palace here with big rooms and nice furniture yet our most favorite place is here on the steps, said Ginger. Samantha laughed. Yes that is funny, she said. Sometimes the simplest things can be the best. They all sat down and looked around. Nice spot too, said Samantha. You can see a lot from here. Yep and they all can see us too, said Alieta. So first you have to tell me about this team of heroes that Viridian mentioned to me, said Samantha. Oh so you already met Ivy? asked Alieta. Oh yes, she is wonderful she has this presents about her that makes me feel good inside but we can talk about her later, said Samantha. Ginger giggled again. Okay then, the heroes, said Alieta, where do I start. 04 illustration goes here Well how many are there would be a good start, said Samantha. Okay well it varies a bit but for the most part there are twelve or fourteen if you count Angus and Sivia that help sometimes. Then there is Apollina a warrior angel that God created to do on earth what he can't do. She has no rules attached to her about interfering with the ways of the land. Those two over there are she devils and are the most powered beings on the planet. They can even kill evil devils easily with out even touching them. They will work with the team if needed. Okay so just them sound to be an amazing team, said Samantha. Well yes but Apollina is working with the five angels of the apocalypse right now, but comes when ever we call her, said Alieta. Okay so who are these heroes that Viridian is part of? asked Samantha. She told me what she could do. Very impressive elf, said Samantha. Alieta smiled. Well lets see, there is Oaklyn and Taiyo that are very strong centaurs that are very good with a sword. Then there is Tempressa that is also the Ice Queen that can turn anything into ice like her sister Mother Nature. Now that is a whole story in it's self and Ginger here is involved in that story. Then there is Zatsuky and Carmen that are dragon slayers and Zatsuky has a sword that was enchanted by an elder elf and Merlin. Ktara also that is an expert tracker and very good with a sword, Paisley is very pretty and very athletic. Best drop kick you will see anywhere. Titus is her boyfriend that is extremely strong. Wow that is an awesome list of heroes with some of the most amazing skills, said Samantha. Yes it is but I am not quite finished, said Alieta there are four more. Diego is a expert with the bow and arrow. Probably the best in the world. That leaves Alexa and her two pets. Pets? What kind of pets, asked Samantha. Titan wolves, the biggest wolves and the strongest plus fastest of all the animals. All of these amazing people and the two wolves are all united by one small petite girl named Alexa. She is only about five foot tall but looks are very deceiving with her. She is the strongest of of all the heroes and probably the smartest person on the planet. Very fast runner and jumper that makes her one of the best with a sword in all these lands. She is the teams leader and everyone does exactly what she asks of them without any questions. 05 illustration goes here Wow I have been away for too long, said Samantha. Fae Land must be known as the most powerful nation of all the lands, said Samantha. Well yes it is, said Alieta. Now Ivy mentioned you have real fairies here too, said Samantha. Well yes we do but they are in their forest right now but you will meet them later around lunch time. But look up there. Alieta pointed at Hennie coming with some of her girls. My they are flying slow, said Samantha. They look very small too. Yep, bet you have never heard of their breed before, plus they were supposed to be extinct. Even Mother Nature and Gabriel thought they were extinct, said Alieta. So what are they? asked Samantha. They are fairy nymphs, the tiniest, cutest beings I have ever seen other than pixies but fairy nymphs don't change size. Very magical and very important to the entire planet, said Alieta. Really, how is that? asked Samantha. They are God's creators. They created most of the plant life on the planet. Very strong forest magic I was told. Now be prepared. They are very smart and strong for their size but extremely playful, even more that pixies, said Alieta. No way, said Samantha. Yep they are so funny, said Ginger. You should of seen them yesterday. I could hardly breath I was laughing so hard. Here they come and looks like Hennie brought a couple more with her this time, said Alieta. 06 illustration goes here Chapter 2 Samantha Meets The Fairy Nymphs When they reached the palace they all landed in front of the steps. Hello Alieta and Ginger, said Hennie. Sorry I didn't bring more of my girls but most didn't want to leave the forest quite yet but this cutie is Letish and her friend is Capi. I figured five were more than enough to have at the palace at one time. Hi Alieta, you are very pretty like Hennie said you were, said Letish. Is this Samantha you mentioned yesterday? asked Hennie. Yes it is, said Alieta. I was just telling her about all the changes that have happened over the years since she left Fae Land, said Alieta. The five tiny girls looked Samantha over. She is very big too, but very pretty for such an old person. Must be ever lasting like us, said Fettie. Oh I forgot to mention to you that they can read people pretty deep, said Alieta. Oh that is fine. They are all so cute. You must be their mother then. Right Hennie? asked Samantha. No dear, said Hennie just this little one is mine, her name is Nessie and she is my princess. So that makes you a queen? asked Samantha. Yep, though Alieta is the biggest queen here plus Ivy is a queen here also, said Hennie. So mom, when are the fairies coming out, we want to play with them again? asked Nessie. In a bit dear now mind your manners, Samantha is a very important and strong friend of Alieta's. Oh okay, look I am strong too see. Then Nessie bent her arm to try and make a muscle, but no one could see a change. Hmm it was there yesterday, said Nessie. Oh well maybe it will come back later. Now Samantha started to laugh. My God she is funny, said Samantha. Told you so, said Ginger. So Capi and Letish are pretty young too, said Hennie. Very playful together or in groups. They are the two that created some very interesting plants that we have yet to figure out what they are or what to call them, said Hennie. What do they look like? asked Samantha. Oh they are short stem plants that only get two big leaves but grows one big multi coloured flower on top of the stem that closes at nightfall, said Hennie. Well maybe a sleeping lily. Just a suggestion, said Samantha. Ya that sounds really good, said Capi. Can we call it that? she asked. Yes that sounds like a perfect name, said Hennie. I can make some here if you want, said Capi. Now remember what I said, no making flowers all over the palace grounds, said Hennie, People come out here and sit plus eat. Oops, I am sorry, I forgot, said Letish. Where did you make flowers? asked Hennie. Over there where that lady is standing really still, said Letish. She has no colour so I made some tulips around her. I can make them go away. They all looked over and saw there were a bunch of different coloured tulips all around the base of the statue. You just made these now? asked Samantha. Yep, while Nessie was trying to show you her muscle. I have one two but it is not there all the time either. Well that is a statute of the first queen of Fae Land and those flowers look perfect and I like them, said Alieta. Oh okay I'll try and be good from now on, said Letish. 07 illustration goes here So you will try and be good, said Samantha. Yes she will, you see we are not used to being around other people and what they consider good behavior is. We are sixty percent of the time having fun and making plants. The youngest are the most fun to be around, said Hennie. So what do you do the other forty percent of the time? asked Samantha. Sleep of course, said Hennie. Both Alieta and Ginger started to laugh. She got you there Samantha, said Alieta. Yep she sure did. Eat play and sleep, that is an amazing way to live, said Samantha. Well it is the only way we know how, I am happy that my girls make you all smile though, said Hennie. Tulip came flying over and saw everyone by the steps. Okay I am out numbered her big time she thought. She flew down beside Alieta and said sorry for being late but Sara wanted to see if we could fix that spot in the forest that we are having trouble with. Look Letish a Fairy! said Capi. Well well well, two more of you little rascals, said Tulip. Yep I am Capi and this is my best friend Letish. Well we will play some soon when more of the other fairies come out to help me. Five against one is just too many for one fairy, said Tulip. Okay they all said at once. Mom can we go play by our selves? asked Nessie? Lots of room out here. Okay dear have some fun but not to far away, said Hennie. They all flew off a bit and began playing together. My you have good control over them, said Samantha. Well they are all good girls, said Hennie. They never hurt anything and never get mad at each other. They understand that I am the queen and know best and besides fairy nymphs are pure white beings created to create things that are beautiful. It is not hard to control people like that. I suppose you are right, said Samantha. Too bad the rest of the world isn't like you all. Well maybe Fae Land is the beginning of what the rest of the world will be like one day, said Hennie. 08 illustration goes here So you must be Samantha, said Tulip. Yes I am, said Samantha, Very nice to meet you Tulip. Well very nice to meet a good friend of Alieta's. Here have a welcoming gift from me. Tulip made her wand appear and made a pretty necklace for her with three leaf shapes on it. Oh my that was so cool. Is it going to stay? asked Samantha. You bet, I never take back a gift, said Tulip. So maybe after lunch Lollipop and I will take three of them with us for a little tour of Fae Land, said Tulip. Maybe the fairies will have a better chance of winning the game with just two of them. You lost a game with these tiny girls? asked Samantha. Yep eight of us and just three of them. Sure surprised us all. Was lots of fun though, said Tulip. Tara over heard Tulip so came over. Maybe Avan and I can be on the fairies team. That might even the match. Tulip smiled. Yes maybe but what if they have some other tricks we haven't seen yet, said Tulip. Well we don't use magic of any kind but we can hover. Could be fun to see what they will do, said Tara. I am pretty sure they will figure something out like they did with us, said Tulip. Besides one of your wings might hit one of them and that could hurt. Ya best we watch, that was fun, said Tara. So Hello Samantha it looks like you are having a good time. Did you like Ivy? Oh yes she is a very nice girl, said Samantha. Good she is all of our friend too and a very special girl for sure. Talk to you latter then Tara returned to her group. My she is so pleasant for a she devil, said Samantha. Ya pretty too, said Tulip. Pretty, she is absolutely gorgeous, said Samantha just like everyone I have seen here. Ginger was watching the little girls and asked Hennie what they were doing. Oh they are playing the finger game, said Hennie. It can only be played by fairy nymphs. Why is that, asked Ginger. Well when two of the girls touch the end of their fingers together they bind them with magic. They then try their hardest to pull them apart. Eventually some one weakens and they separate. The only thing is, no one knows who won or lost. The fingers just came apart from pulling, best played sitting down but is fun while hovering in the air too, said Hennie. That is a weird game, said Ginger. Yes maybe to you but to us, there is never a loser so everyone wins!, said Hennie. Sounds perfect, said Samantha. So Alieta, we should go somewhere we can talk. I have some questions about my project and I figure you would like to hear what I have been doing now. Okay, we can go up into my den, said Alieta. Okay, you come too Ginger. You are good at planning stuff, said Samantha. We might need Ivy too, because there is a magic issue I need to find out about. Okay I will get her, said Tulip and off she flew. Okay don't worry about me I want to talk to those three girls over there, said Hennie. I haven't had a chance to talk to them yet other than when we met in the forest. Okay they would love to chat with you too I bet, said Alieta. They then went into the palace. 09 illustration goes here Chapter 3 Making A New Nation They all went upstairs and sat down and Alieta had some of the snacks brought in that Ginger had the cooks prepare. So you said you have a small palace now and Tobias said he knew you were up to something so what exactly have you been up to all these years? asked Alieta. Okay, now this has been a group project with all five of us. When I got pregnant with Tobias, Dallas and I stopped fighting. Before that the five of us got to be known as the amazing five because we able to defeat any attacks from armies of men or creature attacks on all the towns in the country of Paxon which is your neighbor as you know. Rasta, Merri and Soni kept helping people when needed but things had slowed down a lot after a while. The five of us had a lot of money stashed that the pixies kept hidden for us in the forest where we lived. Now we found this nice plot of land that had a good size forest on it but no where near that big forest I flew over getting here to where Tobias was staying with Fawn. There were a bunch of pixies living in that forest and were very friendly. We could sense that there was some magic in that forest too. Ivy walked in and asked what was going on. Oh have a seat Ivy. We may need your help, said Alieta. Okay, said Ivy and sat beside Ginger. Now this land was part of Paxon but at the very south west part of it. Yes I know of Paxon. All country with mostly farms on it with lots of unused barren land, said Alieta. Yes and it is a very big country we found out later, said Samantha. We found a farm and asked the people if there was a place that had a town hall in it or some type of office where we could lease some land. They told us that there was but they don't lease property unless you are planning on farming it. They do however sell big chunks of land then wash their hands of it. They told us where the town was and when we got there we found a building called "Land And Farming Department". We went in and saw that there was a long line to the farming window but no one at the land table. We figured why not see what it would cost to buy instead of leasing. A nice lady greeted us and asked if we were interested in buying land and all it's rights. I said maybe, just need to know some prices. Okay then she said, We have three packages. The smallest is one hundred square miles, It is four thousand dollars. I figured that would be too small for us so I asked what the second size was. That is a prime package and is very expensive. The land is very rich in minerals and the soil was great for growing everything. It was three hundred square miles but cost thirty thousand dollars. Well that was too much for us we thought so we were going to leave and get in line with the others looking to lease. She then asked, "Don't you want to hear the cost of the third package? It may be what you want." Why not we figured and sat back down. This land has not been work on at all. Mostly small woods and small forest plus barren spots but some good land for a small farm. It has one good size forest on it but rumor has it that it is haunted or something. We all smiled. Well just for fun, how much is it? I asked. Well it is five thousand square miles and costs only eight thousand dollars. We were very surprised at how cheep that much land was so I asked if we could see where it was located. Okay she said then pulled out a map and pointed at it then used a pencil to show us the boundaries. I asked what that was on the map and she said that was the haunted forest. There is another one not far from it but that is not on our land. That is where the map ended but there was an arrow pointing north east and was initialed "FL". I asked what the letters stood for, and she said, you know Fae Land. Very nice and huge place but we have nothing to do with that country. Already has a queen and lots of people living there. That land must of been bought a long time ago. No record anywhere when or who bought it but it is huge. We all looked at each other and smiled. We will take this one please. Okay she said with a big smile on her face. We will except three payments if you like. Nope we will pay cash for the whole thing now, I told her. Soni pulled out the bag of gold and gems and put it on the table. 10 illustration goes here We had to sign a bunch of papers plus wait for the accountant to figure out the correct amount of gems and gold that we needed to give them. It ended up that what Soni was carrying would of bought an entire country almost. We had no idea what gems were worth, to me they were just pretty. Ivy started to chuckle. When we left we still had a pretty big bag of gold and gems. They gave us the rights to the land in all our names and a big map of the entire area. When we got back we had a closer look at the map with some of the pixies and saw that there was some smaller woods closer to the center but also another forest nearly in the middle. The next day we all flew over there with some pixies to check out the forest. It was pretty big but did look a bit rough. One of the pixies said that it was much bigger than the one they were in now and would like to move there if we let them. I knew that pixie dust was magical and over a bit of time that forest would look great so we agreed. Now the best part was that the haunted forest was actually a forest that pixies lived in not far from our forest to the east. After meeting with a few of them they said they could help some to make our forest look better by flying over at night time and spreading dust off their wings. I told them that we were the new owners which made them very happy to know the amazing five were now going to be protecting their forest now. The first thing we had to build was our homes. We had tons of money and the town closest to us that actually was on our property now were happy to have their builders work for us seeing they knew we were the amazing five. They had been paying tax for many years to what they called the worthless drunk mayor of Paxon. Who needs tax money we figured with all these gems and even more bags were still back at our old forest where Tobias was so told them we would not tax them for being on our land. This made them very happy and we had five houses built very fast. Now that was about twenty years ago. During that time a lot of people came to live there knowing there was no tax plus they would be well protected by Rasta, Merri and Soni. The forest is looking great now and has a lot more pixies in it and the land close to the forest is looking a lot better now too. The forest seems to sending magic outwards slowly. That is why I figured I would need to talk to Ivy after hearing what she does in a cove and what Eden is doing for all of Fae Land that is much bigger than our land that people were now calling Land Of Freedom. 11 illustration goes here So Ivy, what do you think of all you heard so far? asked Alieta. Ivy scratched her head. Well I saw a forest grow from desert to the magical place it is now so I am sure something can be done there but we will need the help from four princess fairies to do that. The forest would have to have enough magic to make a cove but I am sure there is not enough magic from pixie dust there yet, said Ivy. Not just that but there has to be a good underground water source in the forest. Misty could see if there is one but still I would have to see this forest to get a better idea of what you are talking about. In my opinion you should be focusing on all the land surrounding the forest first. How do I do that? asked Samantha. You will need to have the pixies fly around all your property every night putting pixie dust down to sort of kick start it. That way the land will become very fertile and magical and things will grow faster and healthier. Once the land looks very good to people more will move in. You need people that are caring and loving to make all this happen the way you want. Why more people, we have almost three hundred living there now, said Samantha. That is hard to explain but I will try my best but I am not sure you will get it, said Ivy. Try me, I need to know what it is all about, said Samantha. Well have an open mind because what Ivy will tell you is not found in any books, said Alieta. Took a few days for it all to sink in with me. Okay, I am listening, said Samantha. 12 illustration goes here First you have to know a bit more about how magic works in Fae Land and where it comes from, said Ivy. First thing magic is everywhere and it is all connected no matter where you are. The magic here is the same magic across the ocean. Next is the reason why it is connected and the same everywhere is because it is God's love that creates all that is good. It is in the land, the water, the sky and the air we breath and it is all made from his love. God gives us a soul that at first is pure white and full of his love so we all have some magic inside of us. Now when people pass that love inside of us to others then the magic of love gets stronger. Helping someone or doing something nice for a friend is all it takes and I am sure you have felt good inside when you have made someone else feel good and happy. Now because all magic is connected the magic all around you gets stronger too. That is why it is important to have lots of good people around that do nice things for others. The more love being shared the stronger the magic. That is how Fae Land grew so strong because of the thousands of amazing people here with the center and strongest place of the magic being in Eden. When I first came here I sensed the strongest spot of magic in Eden and sat down on the ground and that is when God's magic first communicated with me. Okay so how do I know if someone is good or bad? asked Samantha. You can't but if they are around good people that show their love and kindness they will change unless they are pure evil then you have to get rid of them, said Ivy. Most people can tell if someone is bad or good after talking with them for a while. Very few people are pure evil though. Okay so all that said what does it all mean? asked Samantha. It means it will take time for the magic to become very strong all over your new land you said is called Freedom, said Ivy. You have no need for a forest with a cove in it because all it will do is protect those inside it and besides it needs to be controlled by a fairy or a forest sprite. What you are doing now is all you have to keep doing, showing the people your love and kindness and they will return it back to you. I don't think I can explain magic any better than that. Just remember magic is everywhere and is connected and gets stronger with love and kindness. Samantha looked at Alieta then Ginger then back at Ivy. Your just twenty years old and you know all this about life already, said Samantha. Yep, twenty is pretty old you know, said Ivy. Anyways can I go now. Tobias is waiting for me outside and I want to play with the tiny girls outside. Yes Ivy you may go now, said Alieta. They all stood up as Ivy walked out of the den. How does someone that young become so wise? asked Samantha. Not sure and I don't care but Ivy never lies so I am glad she knows this stuff and is my friend, said Alieta. She said she communicated with God's magic in Eden. Does that mean she talked to God? asked Samantha. Well we all can talk to him but I think Ivy has a very strong connection with him, said Alieta. What I figured out is when Ivy says magic is everywhere she is saying God is everywhere. 13 illustration goes here I would like to show Samantha some of Fae Land before she leaves. Plus she should see the cove we have here also so she knows what Ivy was talking about, said Alieta. Well that girl knows her stuff, said Samantha. I didn't understand a lot of what she was talking about but I am sure you all know. Nope not a clue, said Alieta, me either, said Ginger. The thing is she knows all this magic stuff and can talk to it so you know what that means, said Alieta. Not really other than she can communicate with the magic, said Samantha. Think about it God is love and love is magic so when she talks to the magic, she is talking to God, said Alieta. She has a special connection to the almighty unlike any one else. Now that I find hard to believe, said Samantha. You will, just give it time and see for yourself as you get to know her. In just two short years Ivy went from a troublesome trickster into the most loved and respected person in Fae Land. You haven't met Sara yet, she was a gift from God to help her and later Gabriel the angel made them real sisters because Ivy wanted a sister. Gabriel told me Ivy was led here to do some amazing things, tomorrow I will show you what she has done for Fae Land in the short time she has been here so far. Okay sounds like a good plan, said Samantha. Now that we are just the three of us. Tell me how our Ginger here had something to do with Mother Nature that you mentioned earlier. They both smiled. Okay you start Ginger then I will take over when they were living in the palace with me, said Alieta. Mother nature lived in this palace too. Nope but Snowflake did, said Ginger. Chapter 4 The Magical Tour When Ivy got outside she saw that Tobias trying to play with two fairy nymphs that she hadn't met yet. She walked up to Hennie and said hi. Where did Tulip take Nessie and those other two little girls? asked Ivy. Oh, Tulip and Lollipop took them for a little tour of Fae Land so they would know the area a bit better, said Hennie. Capi and Letish are pretty young also as us fairy nymphs go so they wanted to come see the fairies also. Oh okay, said Ivy. So looks like some of the fairies are out now, said Ivy. Yep, Tulip went and got a few of them. Tulip seems to be in charge of all of them, said Hennie. Not really, said Ivy. But she is the best at making plans and everyone else always does what she asks. I guess that is kinda like being in charge of them all. Guen is really in charge though. She is the queen of Fairy Land. She comes and visits to check on them every so often. Oh so there is a Land of Fairies? asked Hennie. Yep and there is a lot of them there, said Ivy. Last I heard was that Fairy Land was getting bigger because more fairies were being born. As you said, the cove will make things bigger as needed. So looks like everyone is having fun out here. Yes, Tara and Avan are playing with these two also but being very careful with their wings. They can hover without moving their wings and get small like them. Tobias is trying to catch Capri but hasn't figured out how she keeps moving out of his reach so fast. So lets go play with them all, looks like fun what every they are doing, said Ivy. Okay, lets go, said Hennie. The game is called Catch Me If You Can, it is even hard for me to catch one of the young ones but it can be done if you use insight. Insight, I am good at that, said Ivy. I know and so am I so lets go catch us a couple of fairy nymphs, said Hennie. 14 illustration goes here Tulip and Lollipop were keeping pace with the three, fairy nymphs. They were not used to flying so slow but saw the benefits of it as they got to see everything better instead of zooming right by. They took them to Casper Lake first seeing it was a nice popular spot. They landed and saw the three girls playing in the water. Wow they are almost as small like us, said Setta. Yep, they are human children, said Tulip. Do want to go talk to them? Yep, you bet, said Capi. That is a lot of water, said Nessie. Well it is not deep so they are safe, said Tulip. They walked over to them and the three girls came running out. Wow are you all fairies? asked the smallest girl. I am and so is Lollipop here but these three are fairy nymphs, a bit different than us. They are smaller, I see that, said another girl. Do they do magic also? Yep we do but just forest magic, said Setta. So what does that mean? one of the girls asked. Well we can make plants and flowers grow anywhere see. Setta waved her hand and made some tulips appear in front of them. Wow that is magic, said the smallest girl. So what else can you do asked another girl. Just make water to feed the plants that we make and stuff like that, said Capi. Well not really, said Tulip. They got secret magic too. Really, what is that? asked the youngest girl. Well, lets see, said Tulip. Now we just met you and none of us even know your names but I bet that each of these girls can tell how old each of you are plus the day and the month you were born and maybe a bit more. No way all three of the girls said. Okay Capi you start with the smallest girl, said Tulip. Okay, she said. Capi looked at her for a couple of seconds then told the little girl how old she was plus her birthday. Also she named her favorite colour and food and topped it off with what food she hated the most. Each fairy nymph took a turn on each girl and got them all right. Now that is amazing, said the oldest girl. There is no way those could of been a lucky guesses. You all want to come play in the water with us? The water is real nice, said the oldest girl. Capi looked at Tulip. Oh why not. It is safe and not deep, she said. Cool and the girls all ran into the water. This is amazing, we have never been in water before, said Setta. Really, how come? asked one of the girls. Well we live in the forest and there is no lakes in the forest. Just yesterday was the first time we came out of the forest. Oh, so it is fun right and feels good too? asked the little girl. Yep sure is, said Fettie. They all played around in the water for a little while then they all got out to dry off. Come over to the park. It is right over there. Our parents have a picnic set up, said one of the girls. We will run so you can fly a bit. Okay, said Capi and took off. I guess we are going to the park, said Tulip to Lollipop. Yep, guess so, said Lollipop. They started to fly to catch up but then the littlest girl fell and was holding her foot. Lollipop stopped and saw she had stepped on something sharp and was crying. Don't worry dear. I will fix it for you. Lollipop made her wand appear and healed the little girls foot. Everyone was watching and couldn't believe their eyes. Thank you Lollipop. It feels all better now. Okay good, now lets just all walk the rest of the way and watch your stepping, said Lollipop. 15 illustration goes here They reached the park where the parents were having a picnic. My who have you got there with you? asked the mother. Well this is Tulip and this is Nessie and this pretty little girl is Fettie and her friend Setta plus this amazing fairy is Lollipop that just healed my foot after I stepped on something sharp, see and she showed her mom the bottom of her foot. My I don't even see a mark, said the mom. They all know magic you know and they are fun to play with in the water, said the oldest girl. Do you want to see how we play together? asked Capi. Sure, show us, said the mother. Okay watch. They all flew up and started playing like they they did at the palace. A crowd was starting to form and everyone was starting to laugh. Look mom, the fairy can't get her to let go of her foot. She must be strong. The mother smiled. Must be because Tulip is really trying hard to get her off. Lollipop went to grab Capi but she side stepped her then grabbed Lollipop's foot. The crowd now was all laughing hard. This is the best show I have seen ever, said the mother. The three fairy nymphs then got really close together and started to spin in mid air together. Tulip and Lollipop came at the three spinning girls thinking they couldn't see them coming but the three girls flew apart making Tulip and Lollipop bump into each other. The crowd all cheered and started to clap. Okay that is enough, said Capi. I'm dizzy. So are we, said the other two girls. Every one laughed and and said the funniest and cutest show ever, thank you so much. Okay we have to go back to the palace. It is lunch time now and their mother will be waiting for us, said Tulip. Okay bye and fly safe, said the little girl as she waved. Well that was fun. I think you three just made a bunch of new friends, said Tulip. Ya, I like the littlest girl the best, she is the same size as me, said Nessie. Tulip smiled then they got to the palace just in time for lunch. 16 illustration goes here Chapter 5 Candy For Everyone Jessica and Daisy had finished there first test run in the candy factory and figured all went well. Lets bring a bunch to Alieta and the palace gang, said Jessica. Okay good idea, said Daisy. Ya and Samantha might be there also. I would like to meet her too, said Jessica. Okay lets lock up and go. We need to order some more fruit anyways, said Daisy. They took a couple of boxes each with them and headed over to the palace. Lunch was all done and Alieta asked Tulip how the tour went? Well we didn't get past Casper Park but you should of see the crowd of people that watched these three play with us like yesterday. They actually started to cheer and clap, said Tulip. Well that sounds like it went very well, said Alieta. Ya and I think Nessie made a new human girl as a friend. She was young and the same size as her. They definitely seemed to hit it off, said Tulip. Well making humans laugh are usually the hardest to entertain. Sounds like all of you made friends today, said Alieta. Hey look mom, someone is coming up there, said Nessie. Oh that is Jessica and Daisy, looks like they brought some candy with them, said Alieta. The candy factory must be working now. Did you say candy? asked Capi. I love sugar cane candy. Yes I bet you do but this much better than sugar cane candy, said Alieta. Really better than natural candy cane, said Hennie. Oh you all will love this candy, said Ivy. It is the best, sweet and fruity. Jessica and Daisy landed beside Alieta and Ivy. Well we ran a test run and everything worked perfectly, said Jessica. Hi I am Capi, do you have candy? Alieta says it is better than sugar cane. My who have we got here? asked Jessica. I will tell you later Jessica, said Alieta. They are so cute and small. I just love them. Love us enough to give us some candy? asked Capi. Jessica laughed, Yes of coarse here have some. Share some with the other little girls over there, said Jessica. Okay thank you Jessica, said Capi. So where did you find these cuties, asked Daisy. Oh they were in The Untamed Forest. Just found out they were living in there yesterday for a long time, said Alieta. So anyone want to have a candy? asked Jessica. We just made them so very fresh. I will have one, said Hennie, Just ate but there is always room for candy. Yep that is one of my sayings too, said Jessica. You have a lot of saying don't you, said Daisy. Yep nothing wrong with that, said Jessica. 17 illustration goes here Daisy opened up the other three boxes and put them on the steps and told everyone to help themselves. She didn't have to tell everyone twice as they all wanted to have some candies. Ivy grabbed a handful then went over to where Sara and Tobias were sitting and offered them some. Letish came over also and asked if she could have one too. Even though I am small there is too many people there getting candies. Ivy smiled and let her have a couple. Yum these are real good, said Letish. Yep, sweets power the wings, said Ivy. Sara asked Ivy what was going on upstairs in the palace? Ivy told her about Samantha wanting to build a cove but she had to explain to her about magic and a cove was not what she needed. I am going there tomorrow to have a look around and see if there is anything I can do to help, said Ivy. Tobias was glad to see that Ivy was going to help his mother. He didn't realize that his parents had another place to live. Ivy told him that it is not too far away so in the meantime Sara will have to do her best running the cove for the day. I have been thinking about something that might help but I want to wait for now, said Ivy. Well you know about all that magic stuff and from what I have seen Sara is getting really good too so I will help Sara while you are gone, said Tobias. Maybe she will help me learn a bit more about how the cove works. Sara said sure. Last time you were there you helped us fix a problem by just being in the cove. Ivy smiled. Yep, It seems that the forest likes him, said Ivy. I will tell the cove to let Tobias help you before I leave. When can we see this magical forest? asked Letish. Well you probably can go anytime seeing that you are fairies but best you go with Hennie and Sara if I am not there. Okay, said Letish. It sounds really cool in that forest. Lilly told me that it is very magical in there. 18 illustration goes here Alieta turned to Samantha and asked if she wanted to fly around a bit and see all the changes that have happened over the years. Yes lets go, said Samantha, I would like to see what else has change seeing I have only been to Ivy's place. Just then Jazmen flew over and said hello to Samantha. My goodness, Jazmen you look fantastic. Life must be treating you well, said Samantha. Yep life is good. Very busy with the winged army though but I love it, said Jazmen. Well I made Jazmen a general so she is in charge of the entire army now, said Alieta. Wow, that is a great promotion, said Samantha. You always were a great captain back in the old days. That is another thing I will have to look into when our new nation is finished. A bit of an army will probably be a good idea. Oh so you are building a nation? asked Jazmen. Yep all five of us, said Samantha. Ya you always were the type to get what you wanted, said Jazmen. I am sure you will attract some elves and sprites eventually. How far is it away? Oh not far, said Samantha. I took me just an hour to fly here and I wasn't in a hurry. Wow that is really close, said Jazmen. Well in the meantime you can always get help from us if you need it. Do you have any pixies there? Yep a whole bunch, said Samantha. Well they are super fast. Just get one to fly over to the palace and ask for Alieta if you need help. A pixie will probably take just a few minutes to fly here. Alieta smiled. Yep they make the best long distance messengers. Okay that sounds great, said Samantha but right now things are calm. Rasta, Merri and Soni are in charge of keeping the peace, for the time being. We have only humans living on our land right now. Well they are good builders and farmers, said Jazmen. Hopefully you will be able to set up trades with other palaces around you. We do a lot of trading out of Fae Land. Yes, said Alieta. If you ever need anything just ask. We have lots of resources. Okay, good to know, said Samantha. Now how about that tour? Oh you are touring Fae Land? asked Jazmen. Yep we are, said Alieta. Lots new things for Samantha to see. Yes there is, can I come too? asked Jazmen. Sure why not, lets all go now, said Alieta. Ginger you are in charge now. Okay, said Ginger and saluted Alieta. She still is funny, said Samantha. Yep she is my princess, said Alieta then the three of them flew off. 19 illustration goes here Conclusion Alieta took Samantha for an aerial view of Eden first that had changed a lot since Samantha last saw it. My it is so much bigger now, said Samantha. Yes and even more beautiful than before, said Alieta. Yes I can smell the flowers even from up here, said Samantha. What is that down there, asked Samantha. I don't know, said Alieta. Ivy planted that tree a while ago, said Jazmen. Lets go down and have a look then, said Samantha. They flew down and landed beside the beacon tree. A golden tree, said Samantha, that is different for sure. Yes, I never saw that here before, said Alieta. Must be new but it sure grew fast. That is the beacon tree that Ivy told me about, said Jazmen. Guen gave her a branch of the one in the fairy forest. Now I remember Tulip asking Guen about that, said Alieta. Yep, Ivy said it has something to do with transferring magic from Eden to the pixie forest or something, said Jazmen. I don't get all that magic stuff. I leave it all up to Ivy. Yes me too, said Alieta. She seems to have it all well under control. My that Ivy is quite the girl, said Samantha. Where did she come from? Oh she was from another forest with sprites and pixies in it, said Alieta. Her parents died saving her life when she was younger. She had a dark side back then and lost all of her friends so she left that forest and found the woods where Pippa lived. She was not that nice back then and was able to go invisible too, something about wanting to be unseen by anyone anymore but once Pippa, Alexa, Viridian and Carmen were able to grab her and bring her to me. Gabriel came by and told us all her sad story. Ivy saw that everyone started to cry a bit when they heard about her loss then felt that these were very good and nice people. She took an abrupt turn of attitude then Pippa and Viridian became her best friends. Even back then her inner power was very strong. I have never seen her go invisible since then. Wow, so this young girl went through a lot to end up where she is now, said Samantha. Yep and now she is loved by everyone in Fae Land. You should of seen her birthday party, said Jazmen. It was amazing how all of Fae Land celebrated it like a national holiday. So what is that over there, asked Samantha. Oh that is the new Fantasy Pixie Forest, Ivy can send magic from this tree there, said Jazmen. It is amazing in there. Oh can we go look? asked Samantha. Sure, said Alieta. I haven't had time to check it out yet. I heard that there is close to one thousand pixies living in there now and the magic is very strong. More like more than two thousand, said Jazmen. Wow, magic must be everywhere in there, said Samantha. Magic is everywhere In Fae Land, it is the most magical place on the planet, said Alieta. They all took flight and headed to the Fantasy Pixie Forest. The End... 20 illustration goes here