“Sisters,” Periwinkle replied. She put her wings up to Tinker Bell’s, and gently, the swirling patterns in each of their wings began to glow.
Then something unexpected happened. A surge of energy rushed between their wings, like a spark. Quickly, the sisters stepped apart.
“Jingles!” they both cried.
But Tinker Bell felt a tingling in her broken wing. Both sisters watched in awe as a sparkling light began to dance around the torn edges. They looked at one another. Then, with a deep breath, they turned wing to wing once more.
The moment they touched, the sisters’ wings burst into a brilliant ball of energy! It was so bright that the two fairies had to shield their eyes from the glow. The light shone high into the sky, reflecting off the melting ice and snow. When the sparkling finally faded, everyone stared in awe.
Tinker Bell’s wing was healed!
Before she could even hug her sister, Tink’s friends bombarded her. They cheered and cried. Tinker Bell was safe—her sister had healed her!
Queen Clarion and Lord Milori watched happily. The Lord of Winter reached out, took the queen’s hand, and gently kissed her.
Dewey smiled as the friends, old and new, rejoiced. He would have much more to write about in his books when he returned home.
A few days later, at the border of the Winter Woods, winter fairies took turns frosting warm-weather fairies’ wings. Now that they knew the secret of how to cross over into the cold without getting hurt, the warm-weather fairies couldn’t wait to get their first taste of winter!
Silvermist had just finished having her wings frosted. She thanked the two winter fairies, then flew across the border to join Fawn and Iridessa on the other side.
Next in line was Fairy Mary. She was very nervous. Though she was bundled up in warm clothing, she was still unsure about crossing over.
“Next!” the fairy organizing the line called impatiently.
Fairy Mary took a deep breath and lifted her wings to be frosted. As the cold hit her, she squealed. Then a smile spread across her face. “Ooooh, that feels good,” she said.
All over the Winter Woods, warm-weather fairies were discovering the beauty of winter. New friendships were also blooming. Rosetta was just admiring her reflection in a big block of ice when Sled flew up beside her. He had noticed her earlier and wanted to introduce himself.
“Hi,” he said.
Rosetta blushed. “Hello,” she replied.
“I’m Sled.” He held out his hand.
“Oh my, that’s perfect,” Rosetta blurted out. Then her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. “Oh, I’m Rosetta,” she added.
“Rosetta.” Sled smiled. “That’s beautiful.” He took her hand, and together they went to join their friends by the skating pond.
Meanwhile, Clank and Bobble had a very special delivery. “Oh, Misssss Glisssss!” Bobble called out excitedly.
Gliss had been standing near the skating pond, chatting with Spike and Vidia. When she turned around, her eyes grew wide. Clank and Bobble were carrying an enormous acorn!
“An acorn,” she gasped.
“Biggest one we could find.” Bobble grinned.
Gliss squealed with delight. “I love it!” She quickly flew over to examine the acorn from every angle.
Vidia turned to Spike with raised eyebrows. Spike shrugged. “She likes acorns,” Spike explained.
“Must be a winter thing,” Vidia replied.
Not far away, Queen Clarion and Lord Milori were gliding across the ice, hand in hand. After so many years of being apart, they were thrilled to be reunited.
And over by the border, Periwinkle was smiling as she watched the fairies cross over one by one. Suddenly, her wings began to sparkle. “Tink,” she said.
Periwinkle flew to meet her sister as she entered the Winter Woods.
“You ready?” Tink asked.
“Ready.” Periwinkle nodded.
At the same time, the sisters whistled. Instantly, a large flock of snowy owls burst into the sky. They released snowflakes and periwinkles from baskets they were carrying. All the fairies gazed up in wonder at the incredible sight.
Tink and Periwinkle smiled at one another. It was beautiful, but not nearly as magical as the secret of their wings. The two fairies had discovered that the bond of sisterhood was the greatest magic of all. And they knew they would never be apart again.
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