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Maple nodded rapidly.
“That’s not normal.”
The faerie giggled. “Did not say it would be normal. Said it would be effective.”
Tammy exhaled. “Fair. No promises of normality were rendered.”
“What’s wrong?” Maple landed to sit on her knee.
“Just feels so strange having two separate childhoods. One normal—well kinda normal—and one where I’m this orphaned human taken in by faeries.”
Maple grinned. “Both are true, but you’re not an orphan. Can talk later if you want. Annie is in danger.”
“Yes, of course.” Tammy took a deep breath. Her personal confusion hardly amounted to a serious emergency compared to a kid in a literal life-and-death situation. “Sec.”
Maple flitted up into the air as Tammy got off the bed, threw on her sneakers, and jogged down the hall to Anthony’s room. Not seeing him there, she went to the kitchen, and spotted him out in the backyard pushing the lawn mower around. She shoved herself off the counter and rushed outside.
Anthony, upon seeing her coming, let the mower’s engine cut out. “Hey. What’s up?”
“I gotta go do something. Can you watch Pax?”
“Sure. What’cha doing?”
“Annie’s been abducted by dark faeries. Maple and I are going after her.”
Anthony raised both eyebrows. He had the same look on his face as he got whenever he saw some smaller kid at school being bullied. “Where arewegoing?”
Having her brother go with them would make her feel infinitely more confident. Alas, she couldn’t get too excited. “Dark faerie realm, but there’s a problem.”
“Oh?” He tilted his head.
“Remember me saying Mom can’t go there because she’s immortal?”
He folded his arms, expression hardening.
“Yeah. I don’t think you can get in there either.” Tammy hugged him. “Trust me, I’d feel much better if you were with us.”
“Sorry,” chirped Maple from behind her. “He can’t.”
“I know,” muttered Tammy.
“What did she say?”
“Same thing I just did. The dark faerie realm is semi-real. It’s as much dream as physical. It has something to do with souls having an anchor point outside the body. You and Mom…”
He grumbled. “Yes, I know. Not sure how I feel about letting you run off on a dangerous mission. Did you ask Mom?”
“Not really, but she knows.” Tammy shifted her weight to one leg and back again. “Oh, wait a sec.” She spun to look at the faerie. “Can Allison go there?”
“She is mortal. Yes.” Maple nodded. “Maybe a good idea for us to have more. Make stronger.”
Tammy grabbed her—empty—jean pocket. No phone. “Crap. Phone’s in my room. Be right back. Gonna go call her.”
Chapter Seven
Out of Character
Disney is a nation unto itself, or so it seems.
