"Is everything okay, Girls?"
"I was just asking her how her adventures have been."
"They have been good. I traveled a lot, but am glad to be home."
"That's good to hear."
"Uhhh…..the younger kids are going outside to play, and we are going down to the Swimming Pool. Want to go?"
"Have you done some swimming between now and then?"
"Stephanie?"
"Actually, yes I have."
"Good.
Did your mom have to pull you out of the Bathtub?"
"My brother did."
"Ewwwwww."
"At least I have a brother that is close."
".......I'll be down in a minute."
"Oh, and can Fairies swim?"
"....Move. Move. Let me through."
"What? What did I say? Theresa, what did I…."
"Guess we have a wishing pool now. Fairies only swim under water if it's an emergency or else they will have everything fall off and thus turn unusable until needed."
"Oh. I….."
"It's okay, Iris. You're still learning."
"What's so bad if a Fairy can't fly? Who are they damaging besides their wings?"
"Run now, talk later."
"Where is she?"
"Where is who?"
"Sparkle, I'm coming."
*Splash*
"Stephanie, she wanted to go for a swim. Who were we to deny her that right?"
*Swiishhhh….swiisshhhh..swiissshh*
I got you.
*..Poooooffff*
"...........Do you know the stupid phrase, 'Nobody knows your body better than you?"
"Yeah, but…."
"Don't believe it.
Just because they say they know better than you, doesn't mean they do.
Come on, Sparkles.
*Pifff*
"Hey, why aren't her wings glowing?"
"But the Pool is."
"Cause you damaged them, and let her bloom in there.
Come on. Don't give up."
"She's just a Fairy, isnt she?"
"SHE'S NOT....just a Fairy.
Without them, you would have no magic."
"What do you mean? We don't need magic to transform. The others might need her to cast spells, but not us."
"So Naive."
"Then teach us. What are we missing?"
"Stephanie!!!!!!!!"
"Oh thank goodness. You are okay, Sparkles."
"Please don't be mad at the boys. I wanted to swim, and since I have people on duty to rescue me, I didn't think it was a problem.
But...…Now I see it is. Excuse me."
"Sparkles, don't fly away.
"Where are you going?"
"We're sorry. We didn't know."
"Enjoy your wishing pool.
Stephanie, I will be back soon."
*Phueeeem*
"She's leaving so soon?"
"Now I can't perform any magic until she gets back with some more pixie dust from Pollen.
Thanks for watching her."
"So that's what you meant when you said we all have our own Fairies and must treat them with the same respect we show others?
Without them, we are nothing. And without us…they are nothing."
"We're sorry, Stephanie. Really."
"And we'll do our best to improve next time."
"As Sparkles said. 'Enjoy your Pool.'
"Stephanie, wait."
"Can I....Maybe I can share my Fairy with you? How do I call them? Do I just whistle three times or…"
"Tigress, it's ok. I thank you for trying, but really…..I'm ok."
"If you say so."