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VMP Arrivals...

5/16/2023

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As Snoop quietly snuck across the street and into the alley beside the council chamber, he could now see clearer through the window. There she was, Granny Flare, and she was doing the cleaning. 
At first he thought she was sweeping with her broom, but realized that she was actually holding a Dusty Myte and pointing it towards the floor as it was sucking in the dust. ​
It was that new style of cleaning she had shown to some of the other house Brownies at her last convention that he had written about.  She called it 'vak-u-ming' (whatever that was).  "It will never replace the broom," Snoop thought as he continued watching her clean.  "There must be a meeting going to happen today," he realized when he also saw the brewing tea pot and cookies.  "There sure are a lot of cookies and cups, so it must be for a full council meeting.  Maybe even some VMPs (Very Magical Persons) " Snoop muttered to himself.
Since he knew all of the best hiding places to observe the towns people, he soon was sitting comfortably in an old chair outside of the Hicaberry Tea Shop.  Here he could sit at one of the best places for a cup of  tea and could watch the council chamber too as he hid in the shadows of the eaves.  Snoop had long ago set aside a small expense budget for just this purpose because the Tea Shop made him buy something when he just sat on their porch and watched things happening.  
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​"At least the tea is better than what I brew at the Bellwether," Snoop thought while he slowly sipped a little.  "I might have to make this cup last a long time since it doesn't appear that anyone has arrived yet but Granny Flare."
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It was then that he noticed the troll.  It was Dulbbe, the new King of the Trolls, and standing besides him was Drat.  "Where did they come from," he wondered.  "They had not been there a minute ago."  Listening closely as he leaned over slightly (another reason he had picked this spot), he could just barely hear Dulbbe talking to Drat.
"You were right," Dulbbe said to Drat.  "It was uncomfortable besides being dirty too.  I don't want to have to use that route again unless we absolutely have too.  I mean, I can usually see well in the dark, but not in that pitch black hole you took me through.  I don't know how you did it because I could not see my hand in front of my face!  And don't tell me what was making that sound when were were walking around down there... I don't even what to know who or what it was," Dulbbe finished with a shudder as he brushed his clothes with his hands.
"Sorry Sire, but you did say you wanted to get here fast," Drat answered (but not before Snoop noticed that the rat had answered with a small smile on his lips).  Still smiling, Drat stepped aside and motioned for his King to enter the council chamber first as he followed.
"Interesting," thought Snoop.  "I wonder who else will appear."  Just as he said that, the coach with Queen Ffion pulled up being pulled by no less than four Nytemares.  "She must have been in a hurry," he decided.  "This must be important!"  
As Snoop continued to sip on his tea, he was able to observe several more arrivals for the meeting.  There was Hewy, Hir'aeth the Gooblin King, the Goodie sisters, Awena from the Sleeping Sisters, the Baron and his mother the Dowager, and even Dewin the Wizard.  All VMPs indeed!  It was the last guest that appeared the made Snoop realize that he had to get into the meeting somehow.  It was that young Wish Dragon who had transformed into a Moon Dragon, Drai'ochtluan.  "I am glad that he likes to go by 'Dree' for short," Snoop sighed to himself.  "I would have to look up the spelling every time I want to write it down."
As Snoop was trying to figure out some means of getting into the council chamber, he did not notice that a Pyksee had been sneaking up behind him until she pulled on his sleeve, making him jump several inches into the air.  It was Meen, the new Queen's minion.  "Don't do that," he told her.  "You made me jump."
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Not realizing that Snoop meant it as a bad thing because she liked to jump everywhere, she shrugged his comment off and pulled on his sleeve again.  When she thought she had his full attention, she delivered the message she was sent out with.  "The Council asks if you would join them in the council chamber.  They said they did not want to start without you."
Snoop was flabbergasted... how did they know that is exactly where he wanted to be?
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What, Why & ...

5/9/2023

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"The Food Fight was just going to have to wait since receiving the summons from Griselda," thought Goodie4U.  It didn't take very long for her to put on her shoes and grab her hat. Her sisters stood in the kitchen waiting for her as she donned the hat and as she started for the door she asked them what they were waiting for. "Come on you two, we shouldn't be dallying," Goodie4U told them as she opened the door and started outside. 
Her sisters only looked at each other while shaking their heads from side to side.  As Goodiegood was the last out the door, she waved her hand and fingers in such a way that as she closed the door, the circle of twigs inside of the cottage over the door twisted together and locked it.  Goodiegood heard the clicking sound and thought, "Better to be safe than sorry," as she heard Goodie2shues say "Now off to the council meeting".
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Soon the three sisters were walking on the trail to the Village on the Wall.  As Goodie2shues was casting a protection spell to keep her shoes from getting dusty from the trail, she was also re-telling her sisters again the message from the Flutterby.

"I wonder what could have made Griselda change the location?" Good4U asked her sisters.

"Personally, I would rather have had it at the Baron's Mansion," Goodiegood said.  "It is so much nicer than that chilly old Council Chamber in the village especially as the Baron's batman, Fiddlefaddle, does make such a savory cup of tea."
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"I am sure the Dowager had a good reason why," replied Goodie2shues.
For a while afterwards they continued down the trail in silence.  Each of the sisters thinking about how much could she tell the others at the meeting.  It was Goodie4U who started talking first.  "Sisters.  It is all my fault for the meeting.  As I was visiting the Outie world, I had a vision.  It was the return of the Dragons."
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Before she could continue, Goodie2shues spoke.  "I too had a vision while using the Baking Spoon.  That we decided to help Hungry, Oops, I mean Drai'ochtluan (AKA Dree) is why the Dragons could return.  At first I could not understand why that would be a problem.  We have all missed them since they left, but then I started thinking about possibilities.  Some of the whys and therefores did start to concern me.   Oh Batter!  Sisters. Have we bitten off more than we can chew?"
​For several more paces no one spoke, but the two youngest sisters kept turning to look at their eldest sister to see if she was going to add anything.
Just when they thought she wouldn't, Goodiegood started to speak.  "Yesterday I was using my ol' scrying baking bowl because something was nagging at me.  At first, I thought it was a new recipe trying to get out so I could write it down in my cookbook. Then I realized that it was something else."  Goodiegood continued to describe on how her bowl looked in the vision.  "At first the inside of the bowl appeared full.  Then partially empty, then to empty, and then back to partially full." 
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​"But this was the strange part - when the bowl was partially empty, it looked more like a crescent shape and on the opposite side of where it was the first time, before going back to full," finished Goodiegood.
​"This happened several times before it stopped.  When it did, I too saw a Dragon... but it wasn't Dree I don't think.  It was flying in front of the moon and all I could see was an outline but it seemed smaller than Dree.  As I have been thinking about it as to who this could be,  then this message came from the Dowager, plus you both having seen the return of the Dragons, it is definitely a sign.  The problem is that I don't know what is baking!" Goodiegood continued.
As the sisters approached the village, they still had not decided amongst themselves what to tell the council or if there was a way they could control what might arise in the conversation.  "This can definitely be a recipe for disaster," thought Goodiegood as she entered the council chambers after her sisters.
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Food Fight...

5/3/2023

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Oh no! Goodie2shues was in a pickle indeed!  It was that time of year again when the Food Fights start!
Now a food fight in the Realms is a little different than what an 'Outie' might think.  Here food flying around is normal and not because it is being thrown.  With magical wands and spelled dishes one almost needs a traffic control officer.  But what makes the Food Fight special is because in this event is where the Best Cook wins!

​This is the time when different recipes are created and conjured.
The one who creates the tastiest morsel that everyone thinks tastes the best is the victor in these battles (no cooks were injured in the last several battles except that time when a thrown spoon landed in the hot syrup - but that's a different story...).  Plus the winner wins the opportunity to gain temporary ownership (until the next winner is proclaimed) of the magical BAKING SPOON!
The Goodie sisters have had the Baking Spoon for so long now that they considered it theirs by default.  It enhances their magic and allowed them to see more vividly into the future.  Which at this time might be a good thing to have with all the Dragons coming back and the chaos they might be bringing too.   Now is not the time to be thinking of loosing the Baking Spoon.
But what really has Goodie2shues in a dill pickle is her two older sisters.  "You would think they would know better," she whispers to herself. Her sisters are so wonderful and sweet until this time of year.  Then off comes the oven mitts and out comes the magical recipe books complete with their wands and attitudes.

​While preparing for the competition, the two sisters are extremely focused to the point of annoying.  Of course Goodiegood knows what is best while Goodie4U knowing what is good for you!
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Both sisters take this competition very seriously as each always thinks she has the winning recipe to save the family honor and keep control of the Baking Spoon.  Goodie2shues problem is that as the youngest sister she is stuck in the middle being the judge for deciding which sister has the better chance of winning the Big Food Fight challenge.  
But this year Goodie2shues is thinking she just might get outside help.  So, can you help?  Below are Goodiegood's and Goodie4U's entries into the Food Fight.  Which one do you think might win for control of the Baking Spoon?
Goodiegood thinks her recipe is best because it is like a tropical burst for the tongue that will have you dreaming of lazy days on the beach while enjoying her sweets.  Plus with apricots, pineapple, almonds, and a touch of spice, what could be better than a frozen treat to enjoy that is healthy for you too?
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​To see Goodiegood's recipe for her Apricot Ambrosia click here:
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https://www.misplacedolls.com/my-brambles/goodiegoods-apricot-ambrosia
Now Goodie4U is not to be outdone.  Being one that always knows what is good for you almost makes her somewhat cranky when she isn't listened too (A situation which Goodie2shues can testify to).
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Goodie4U knows her Date Delights are very tasty  and also contain healthy fiber for the body too.  

With just dates, prunes, and coconut, these Delights are so easy to mix up that it takes very little magic to create them. 

To see Goodie4U's recipe for her Date Delights click here:
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https://www.misplacedolls.com/my-brambles/goodie4u-date-delights
Will you help out Goodie2shues and still keep her sisters happy while trying to keep the Baking Spoon in the family?  Leave a comment as to who you think has a chance at winning the Food Fight.  Or, if you think their recipes both sound good enough to enter the final competition, do we let the Competition Judges decide, getting Goodie2shues off the hook?
Plus now receiving the Dowager's emergency council meeting summons adds to the stress.  Will the Food Fight be delayed or even cancelled?  Not on the Goodie sisters' watch if they have anything to say about it. 
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Goodiegood's Apricot Ambrosia...

5/2/2023

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Nothing Goodiegood likes better than to try out a new recipe.  Especially when it is gluten free, dairy free, and in this case, no sugar added.  Very healthy indeed if one knows what's good for them.

Goodiegood also loves sharing these easy-peazy types of cookies as these don't require cooking either.  Just make them up and store them in the freezer.
The Ingredients:  Dried Apricots  -- Almonds -- Pineapple (in their own juice) and then she adds a little cinnamon and cardamom for the tropical zing to top them off.  
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​She starts with roughly 1 and 1/2 cups of dried apricots and 1/4 cup of pineapple (Drained - no juice).  The pineapple helps the apricots not be too dry - that is why the pineapple juice isn't necessary.  

Add a little cinnamon and/or cardamom to what ever level you like for taste.

Place everything into a blender or food processor. 
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The almonds are for rolling the fruit puree mixture in.  Goodiegood simply placed the almonds in a plastic bag and used her rolling pin to crush up the almonds.

​Then poured into a bowl so it would be ready for the puree. 
Once the apricots and pineapple is blended - it is ready to roll.  Also she did a little batch with some carrot grated into this mixture.  Again, add the spices (or not) when you blend as it tastes great either way.
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Take a small amount and drop into the bowl of crush almonds.  She likes to roll it around in the bowl as this also draws the almonds into the middle of the ball as well as on the outside.  Once rolled and coated, put into the freezer.  Let them freeze for a good hour and then simply enjoy this tropical bite for the summer fun.
Goodiegood's Apricot Ambrosia
* makes approximately 30-35 balls per 32 ounce bag of apricots* 
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Goodie4U Date Delights...

5/2/2023

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​Now Goodie4U likes to try out a new recipe too.  Because who knows better what is good for you than her?  Especially when this delight is gluten free, dairy free, and in this case, no sugar added.   


Goodie4U is also known for sharing these easy-peazy type of cookies as these don't require cooking either.  Just make them up and store them in the freezer. 
The Ingredients:  32 ounces of regular pitted dates  (NOT Medjool dates unless you want it really sweet)  -- coconut -- 9 ounces of pitted dried prunes.
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​Goodie4U adds roughly a cup of dates (she made three mixtures out of the 32 ounce bag of dates) and about 1/4 cup of prunes.  (Again, she divided up the 9 ounce bag to make three batches of these delights.)  Nothing else was added.





​Next she places the dates and prunes mixture into blender or food processor.
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​Once blended, she drops small amounts into a bowl of flaked coconut and roll them around.  By rolling it around in the bowl instead of your hands, one can get more coconut in the middle of the ball as well as the outside of it.  Once rolled, then place in freezer.  Freeze for at least an hour.


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Goodie4U Date Delights
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*Makes approximately 30-35 balls to the 32 ounce bag*
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Why this is Serious...

4/4/2023

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"This is serious,"  thought Goodie4U.  "If the dragons are showing up in the Outie world, they will also be returning to the Realm of Wymsy."  Now overall this wasn't a totally bad thing for the Realm as the Dragons were truly missed when they all had left - taking their magic too.
"But I need to contact Griselda, (the Dowager) as the last member of the Wish Dragon clan (Click the link to learn how the Dowager became a member of the clan).  She will understand how serious this situation is,  mused Goodie4U to herself.  Using the portal stone that Granny Flare had given her,  Goodie4U popped over to the Baron's mansion in the Village on the Wall where the Dowager was currently located. 
In the blink of an eye, Goodie4U was standing in front of the Dowager who was sitting in her favorite chair enjoying her tea.

"Goodie4U, what are you doing here?  AND you're NAKED!!" using her regal high tone the Dowager said trying not to look directly at her.   "Hasn't that Outie given you clothes yet?" she asked.
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Suddenly Goodie4U glamoured herself some suitable clothes so she could continue talking with the Dowager  as she replied.  "She is working on some clothes for me but she has been distracted.  The Outie doesn't realize that she has created a  'Dragon portal' my lady."
"Oh My!" replied the Dowager almost dropping her cup of tea.  "Doesn't she know what will happen if the Dragons have a TSR (Totally Short Route) to the Realms instead of going through Customs?" the Dowager asked.
"I don't know," Goodie4U answered.  "I am not sure if she is aware of what happens when Dragons run unchecked like in the tale of Where every good story begins  or why the Wish Dragon clan was formed.  Apparently she may have never heard of these stories before." 
"Thank you for finding out this information,"  the Dowager said.  "What we need to do now is call a Council meeting to determine our next step," she continued.  "Pop back and get dressed.  Find out what you can while I gather everyone for the meeting and then return here."
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With a nod of her head Goodie4U held up the portal stone and quickly popped back to the Outie's realm which left her standing there as naked as the day she was born.  "Maybe if I used some Inspirational Dust," Goodie4U thought, "I might be able to get this Outie to start thinking of my clothes instead of about Dragons."
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The Dragons are...

3/29/2023

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The Dragons are here!  Goodie4U knows this because she has seen them for herself.  
But this is not where her adventure began.  It all started one Autumn day when she was out walking along her favorite path to pick some gooseberry-razzle berries.  Even her sisters didn't know about this path as Goodie4U also liked to use this time to think through her visions, especially when she had troubling ones.
​​It was while she was meandering through the bushes on the winding path that she met Granny Flare, the house brownie.  The Goodie sisters had heard of Granny Flare, as she was one of the first to find the little Wish Dragon, but had never met her.
The sun was warm that day and though Goodie4U was thrilled just to finally meet Granny Flare, she also realized that Granny just might be the one to help her with her dilemma.  "Granny, I don't believe in just happenstance.  I came across you for a reason.  Do you mind sitting here with me while I explain my problem?"  Granny looked into the Goodie's eyes and replied,  "Fill up your basket a little more with the berries and I'll stir us up some tea."  As Goodie4U did as she was told while Granny looked for a clear spot of ground for them to sit, Granny continued, "For this sounds like it going to take more than just a shake of a fuzz bunny tail to hear this problem."
Shortly the two were sitting down on the soft grass and enjoying their berries and tea (for house brownies never leave home without their tea supplies) Goodie4U went on to explain her situation to Granny.  "See the real problem is that I need to be able to be in two places at once.  I have seen a vision where I need to be in the 'Outie' realm while still being here to help my sisters.  Even with my magic that ability isn't something any of us Goodies were born being able to do.  I just don't know what to do."
As the two of them discussed and analyzed the situation, Granny Flare suddenly shook her finger in the air accompanied with a slight flare of light.  "I do believe I have the solution for you," she replied and in her hand laid a stone with a hole in the middle.  "This is a Portal Stone."  This will help you travel back and forth between the Outie realm and ours.
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"You may feel at times that you are being pulled in different directions," Granny said.  "But if you listen well to me, you'll be fine as I use it all the time to check up on the Outies.  For what happens in their Realm also affects ours."   ​
Goodie4U did listened well to Granny Flare and did just as she said.  Soon Goodie4U was a seasoned traveler and was able to portal to the Realm of the Outies and as needed, able to quickly pop back into the Realm of Wymsy to help her sisters as needed.  Especially for when she was needed to have that cake baked which was only one of many close calls!
Now Goodie4U is back in the Outie realm.  She has delayed the Outie from pulling her together in several ways in order to see if her vision is true about the dragons showing up there first.  For if they show up in the Outie realm, then it would be just a matter of a magical twitch of a witch's nose before they returned to the Realm of Wymsy.
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As Goodie4U delayed the Outie in her cleaning and then painting, it was getting close to the time where the Outie could soon say she was pulling Goodie4U together.  "Yes," said the Outie.  "With her eyes in place, her personality is starting to show!"
That is when Goodie4U saw the Dragon.  He was sitting in the corner of the kitchen... just watching.  Then Goodie4U overheard that he was being moved.  The Outies were also part of the shift and it was happening again like it had in the Realm.  The Dragon was being changed! 
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What is a Moon Dragon???

3/1/2023

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Hewy, the Troll
Still feeling that everything that had happened was his fault, the re-born Dragon quietly moved to the back of the receiving room while the others talked about who the new Troll King would be.  He thought that Hewy, being one of his friends, would have been a good choice and was happy for him when the new Queen asked him to be the acting Troll King.   But he wasn't surprised when Hewy refused and another was chosen, which again made it feel that it was his fault.
"Something always seems to happen to my friends and it's because of me," the Dragon sniffled.  "Even my Spite (The CAT) was taken," he cried silently to himself.  "I should leave but where would I go?" the Dragon was thinking just before the tingling came over him.  Just like Ffion, the tingling started in his claws but was soon spreading over his entire body.  "What is this?" he thought.  Was it something else that would take away another one of his friends?
Almost as soon as it started, the tingling stopped and the Dragon was himself again.  "I need to be going now before something else happens," he told himself and started for the doors.  He had only taken a couple of steps before he was blocked by the Goodie sisters.  They had been watching him as if they already knew that he was going to leave.  "Excuse me," he said as he tried to get around one of them to leave, but they kept finding some way to always be in front of him.
Before the Dragon realized it, the Goodies had turned him around and two of the sisters were holding his paws as they lead him to the Queen.   As Goodiegood curtsied before the new queen she addressed Ffion saying.  "Queen Ffion, I would like to present to you someone you will come to know quite well.  During the time in the crystal with your father, a special transformation occurred on this Dragon.  This was part of the recipe (prophecy) that the Shadows' King was aware would someday come to pass.  It was also why he guarded the Dragon tablet for so many years."
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Releasing the Dragon's paw, Goodie4U continued where her sister left off.  "The prophecy told of two outcomes.  One for good and the other for evil.  The sacrifice of magic from a Nyte Shade was what was required for the mixture (transformation) to be complete.  Your father offered himself when we thought it would be from you, but in doing so, he also gave both you and Hungry (his old self)  a great gift."
As Goodie4U paused, Goodie2shues continued.  "You and Hungry have been magically joined just as a dragon was when a Nyte Shade sacrificed her powers to her friend.  This is what created the first magical Dragon.  We were not sure at first if the ingredients would mix (the joining), but when we saw both of you a few minutes ago surrounded by the blue aura, we knew it had happened."
Before the Queen or the Newborn Dragon could ask what it all meant, Goodiegood again spoke.  "My Queen, as both you and the Dragon's powers grow you will both find that future events will need the two of you jelling together.   What those events will be, we cannot say," as she looked at both Ffion and the Dragon, " but you also both share the magical powers of the moonflowers."
Now they were even more confused than before!!!  "We really don't understand what you just said," started the Dragon, but before he could finish the sentence Ffion did. "What you are telling us is that we are magically joined?" finishing the sentence.  Startled, the Queen and the Dragon looked at each other.  As one started to speak, the other would either nod their head yes or no.  Each one knew what the other would say. ​
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 As Ffion started to slightly blush, the Dragon quickly answered, "No!  I cannot read your mind.  I just know what you are going to say."  After another minute of staring at each other, finally they both started laughing.  "I think we will be good friends," said the Queen to the Dragon as they then hugged each other.
Realizing that another crisis was over, the Goodie sisters smiled at each other and started leaving to return to their cottage.  Before they could get to the door, this time the Dragon stopped them.  "Before you go, can you at least tell me what happened to me?  What am I?" he asked the sisters.
"Why you are one of the most powerful Dragons ever known.  Your transformation has changed you from being just a Wish Dragon but to a Moon Dragon," Goodiegood told him.  "As Hunter told you that if you ate the blue rose you would no longer be 'hungry'. He did not mean that you would not want to eat, he meant that you will change and become someone greater.  You are now Drai'ochtluan (pronounced - dree-ach-loo-am), the Magic Moon."
​"Cool!" replied the Dragon, "but I think I like to be just Dree to my friends", winking at the sisters and Ffion.
As the Goodie sisters left with some of the other guests, in walks the Baron with his faithful manservant, Fiddlefaddle.  Both were covered in travel dust and looked a little worse for wear, but still the gleam of adventure could be seen in the Baron's eyes.  Seeing his mother, the Dowager, he quickly walks up to her and stands by her as she is watching the Dragon and the Queen get to know each other.  "We couldn't find the Borrowers nor that darn Dragon tablet mother," he tells her.  "What did we miss?"  Smiling, she turns to him and says, "Once you get cleaned up I will tell you all about my new job."
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The Politics Begin ...

2/21/2023

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"It feels like it all just happened," said Awena as she took a moment to collect herself.  The others that were with her in the Shadows' King's receiving room all nodded their head in agreement.  It was in fact now several hours after Hunter, The CAT, and Druzzy had disappeared through the magical portal.  At first everything was mass confusion right up to the point when Ffion, finally realizing that her father may be gone forever, fainted.  It was Dulbbe who carried her inside of the castle to the receiving room as everyone followed him.
​Gently he sat her on one of padded chairs to recover as Awena continued.  "The question is, what do we do now?"  It seemed that no one had an answer.
Finally it was the newly re-born Dragon who spoke.  "It's all my fault," he said with a tear in his eye.  "If it wasn't for me none of this would have happened."  
"Nonsense!  Now listen everyone... this was but one of two possible outcomes from the moment the Dragon tablet was found.  With what it foretold would happen long ago, I am glad for one that goodness prevailed," said Goodiegood.  "It could have gone either with a new beginning or a recipe for despair and the ending of the Realm.  We should rejoice that the Shadows' King gave us a new beginning!"
Realizing that the Goodie sister was right, the Dowager decided it was time to start that beginning.  "Goodiegood is right.  The proper time for mourning will come when we know for sure that those who entered the portal are truly gone." ​
"In the meantime, we have lots of work to do," she said as she started over to where Dulbbe was tending to the princess.  As she approached, she noticed that Ffion was getting a little of her color back and was looking at her. "Princess," began Griselda, "in your father's absence you are now the Queen of the Shadows' Realm.  I will stay for a while to assist you, but what are your commands?" she asked as she slowly curtsied before the new Queen.  Seeing this, the others in the room also bowed down (all except the Hir'aeth, the Gooblin King of course).
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Both surprised and flustered, at first Ffion did not know what to say.  Seeing everyone bowing was a shock to her.  "This is an honor for my father, not me," she thought.  It is when she looked at Hir'aeth looking at her and seeing him nod his head is when she realized that she would have to make some decisions - she was  now the Queen of the Shadows' Realm!
Slowly raising from the chair, she started to speak but it came out more like a squeak.  After taking a breath and a few swallows (which also gave her another second to gather her thoughts) she began.  "I thank you all for your allegiance and your good wishes.  In the absence of the King, I will do my best to keep our Realm prospering.  My first acts are to make the Dowager Griselda one of my advisors and as my father had requested that Awena of the Sleeping Sisters be the royal tutor."
Deciding this would be the best time for him to act, the Gooblin King waited until the Princess (" I must remember she is the Queen now," thought Hir'aeth) had finished - he made his move.  "Queen Ffion.  With the absence of the Troll King, someone should take his place to guide his kingdom.  As the nearest monarch, I offer my services until his return."  
"Ah... the politics begins," muttered the Dowager.  As she was sitting near Ffion, it was only the new queen that heard her.  Being raised in a royal household, the new queen smiled to herself as she had learned quickly what to do from the many times of watching her father.
"Oh great King.  I thank you for the offer of your service, but another has already been selected to replace the Troll King.  A distant relative of Druzzy is already here in the room.  Hewy, I ask if you will be the acting Troll King until his return?" Ffion said as she looked at the startled troll.
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This was something that Hewy knew he did not want to do... "I am a musician," he thought as he slowly rose to his feet deciding how to decline.  He knew that if the Gooblin King became the acting ruler of the Troll Kingdom, it would take more than a Dragon to dislodge him when it came time to select a new ruler if Druzzy did not return.  "Your majesty, I must respectfully decline as another more suited and is closer in relation to the absent King is also here."  Now this surprised everyone!  Who was he talking about?  It was the Dowager who figured it out first.
"It must be Dulbbe!" she whispered so that only the Queen would hear.  Shocked at hear this, Ffion turned to look at Dulbbe who was still bowing and looking at the floor.  "Dulbbe, is this true?" she asked.
"Yes my Queen.  It is.  I am the younger brother of King Druzzy," the troll answered, still not taking his eyes off of the floor.  "Your father knew but he told me when he made me the keeper of his accounts that it was because of my skills with numbers and not because of who I was.  That is why I told no one else.  Hewy, being a troll knew because he often would perform at the Troll King's events and would see me there with my brother."
This revelation surprised even the Gooblin King, but before he could speak again, the Queen asked her question now to Dulbbe.  "Will you be the acting Troll King until his return?"  Not wanting to let her down and only now partially realizing that as a King he might actually have a chance at winning her heart, Dulbbe finally looked up at her as he told her "Yes, I will do as you ask."
At this announcement the crowd began to stand and clap as Dulbbe walked to Hewy and shook his hand, while Hewy, being the only other troll in the group, bowed to his new sovereign.  "Ahh, the fun begins anew," smiled the Gooblin King wondering how this adversary will 'add up' (accountant humor).
It was during the clapping and applause that the new Queen noticed a feeling that she had not felt before.  It first started as a tingling at her fingers which soon was covering her whole body like the magic that flowed through her when she was at the Goodies cottage.  Soon the others in the room also saw the glow forming around her as the room became quiet.  As all eyes were looking at her, one set of eyes was watching another who was having the same issue.  "As the prophecy stated - forever joined by the sacrifice of magic will they be," smiled Goodie4U as the glow slowly disappeared around Queen Ffion and the new Moon Dragon.
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The Sacrifice...

2/14/2023

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As the crystal holding the Shadows' King, Hungry, and The CAT begins to crack more, allowing the blue haze to dissipate into the air, the others outside the crystal abruptly stopped singing with even a few starting to step back away from the collapsing crystal.  "What is happening to them?" whispered Arnie loud enough for  Goodie2shues to hear.
"This is where we see if the recipe is right," answered the Goodie sister, "and if all goes well, the Wish Dragon will have undergone a transformation.  This is rare and if enough magic is not released to finish the recipe, then the mixture will fail."
It was then that enough of the haze had disappeared that everyone could see what was happening inside the egg.  Both Hunter and The CAT were standing near the Wish Dragon, but the little Dragon had changed.  Hungry had grown and turned blue!  From the top of his head to the bottom of his claws - even his eyes were now a shade of blue.  As most were looking at Hungry, it was the Goodie sisters that noticed the small magical portal opening behind the Dragon.  "It will need more magic," each of the Goodie Sisters thought, but it would take more than they possessed to finish the transformation.
It was then that Dulbbe looked at Ffion and realized she was still glowing blue from the Goodies magic - the same color as the Wish Dragon.  With his time in the Shadows King library and listening to the green Dragon orb, he suddenly put some of the pieces of this puzzle together.  "No," he uttered as he rushed to her side.  "You can't do this!"  ​This act did not go unnoticed by the Shadows' King.
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He had been watching Ffion through the crystal egg and already saw that his beloved daughter was approaching closer to the egg with the blue lights glowing around her.  It was the time for him to act or lose his daughter forever.  There had never been a choice, he knew what he must do.  Stepping to the edge of the crystal egg, he started pushing his magic into it!  Slowly, as as his magic swirled around in a circle, it began to expand... larger... and larger... and finally large enough to reach his hand through it.
"Daughter, a young fae sacrificed herself to give magic to the dragons, I will not have you do the same," pleaded the King to Ffion.  He reached out his hand taking hers.  As soon as that happened the blue lights flowed into Hunter's hand turning him blue.
"Hungry," Hunter told the Wish Dragon, "The Portal requires magic for magic.  This was what was required for the young fae that first gave her magic to the dragons and why I told you the tale.  When I step through the portal it will finish your transformation and begin your destiny.  If I don't, you and the magic in the Realm will perish!"
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At first Hungry was scared.  It was The CAT that saved the day.  "Come'on... If you perish, I'll be out of a job," said The CAT to Hungry as he took the Dragon's paw.  Suddenly there was a small commotion outside the egg that occurred in the crowd.  It was Druzzy, the Troll King!  He was clutching his crown, trying to hold it on to his head, though he looked like he was being pulled by it as if it was trying to enter the egg.​
"Ah, that's where the Dragon tablet went," thought Dulbbe as he stood behind Ffion's with one hand keeping her from going to the portal.  For when the portal appeared, she had been slowly pulled towards it.  If it wasn't for Dulbbe holding her back while the King held her hand, by this point she too might have entered it with the Dragon.
"No!  You can't have it!" yelled Druzzy.  "I need it for my revenge," he screamed as he continued to cling to his crown with the Dragon tablet hidden inside as it pulled him towards the egg.  Even the Gooblin King was startled by what was happening.  "Let it go Druzzy," hollered Hir'aeth.  "It's just a thing... let it go!"  Glaring at the Gooblin King, Druzzy just smiled as he continued to clutch his crown, "Don't you wish.  I will win this round!"  It was then that three things happened all in a blink of a Dragon's eye.  The Shadows' King let go of Ffion's hand and with a wave pulled the Dragon tablet towards him.  He then stepped through the portal with the tablet following him... with a Troll King still holding on while the crystal egg shattered in a bright glittering glow like fireflies dancing in the evening.  As Druzzy was being pulled into the portal, grabbing anything to stop the pull of the King, he grabbed The CAT's tail which pulled the CAT in as well.
As Ffion watched her father, she saw him giving her one final look as he whispered "I love you" as the blinding flash occurred.
When everyone could see again, standing alone where the crystal once was, is Hungry, the Wish Dragon... but no longer a Wish Dragon as he has completed the transformation.  The Shadows' King had said that when Hungry ate the blue rose he would no longer be hungry and now he wasn't.  He was now a Moon Dragon, the rarest and most powerful Dragon that ever lived.
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