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and moaning. He was oblivious to the flash of green light and the whine of the UFO
engines.
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Okay, okay, breathe Glenn calm down, it may not be yours. She s been sleeping
with who knows how many others...
Mmm, it doesn t work that way, it s much more like... spawning, or a mushroom
releasing spores at the proper time. Yes, that s a good way to describe it, rather like a
large fungus...
Glenn whimpered. Dispatch left him to his troubled thoughts.
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Ahem. If you re not busy, the dragon has been spotted near Mazatlan. Just
thought you should be alerted, Dispatch said.
Glenn stood and ran back up the stairs. Let s go, he said to Twink, Dispatch?
Where exactly?
Ah, the Henderson area, heading east toward Laughlin.
Glenn motioned for Twinkle to whip up some clothes.
Twinkle waved her wand. Arrayed in green and red plaid, with a striped pink
shirt and white patent leather platform shoes, he reached over and smacked the back of
her head, hard. The clothes changed to more acceptable black jeans and a shirt.
Two hours later they were driving around the countryside looking for the dragon.
Twinkle sat in the passenger seat hugging herself, biting her bottom lip.
See it yet? Glenn asked, annoyed.
No.
You don t want to catch it do you? You want to stay here and make my life hell
don t you?
I wouldn t stay with you, you re mean to me. Why are you so mean to me?
Because it s fun. Now shut up and look for that dragon.
She sat there and pouted, and he drove in silence. Suddenly Twinkle shrieked and
pointed. There! There, there, there, there!
Whe- a loud thump cut him off and he slammed on the breaks.
You hit it!
What the hell are you... he trailed off as something that looked like an armadillo
on steroids clawed its way up over the hood of the car, hissing.
Oh no... Twinkle said in a small voice. Now it s mad.
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It s mad?! Well so am I! It s scratching the paint! Get out there and get it! He
leaned over and opened the door, shoving her out onto the asphalt.
She got out and gingerly edged around the door, cooing at the creature perched in
the center of the hood of his car. Niiice baby, come to mama, she crooned nervously.
It made a little hop toward her and she froze. It hopped again and she backed up a
step. There was a low growl. It crouched, its butt in the air, then wiggled and pounced.
Twinkle shrieked and ran, the dragon pursuing her into the brush. Glenn snickered and
got out to watch.
Twinkle ran behind some bushes and the dragon followed. Suddenly the bushes
exploded into activity and the dragon came out, followed by an angry Twinkle, a large
purple spot on her little green dress. He got on the hood of the car and leaned back
against the windshield to watch the show.
Dispatch!
Ah, yes? Oh! I see you ve found it. Wonderful!
So what happens when she catches it?
Your sight will become permanent, and Twinkle will be returned forthwith to the
main office.
Really? And suppose I requested another fairy. Would I get Twinkle again?
Ah, I doubt it, returning fairies are put back into rotation. Should you request
another fairy, it would be one of the other girls.
But if I...
Ahhh, I see, in that case... Glenn listened as Dispatch s voice got very low, a
huge grin slowly spreading across his face.
Twinklebell ran by, covered in dirt, purple spots, and debris from the bushes. He
snickered and got off the car to go after her and the dragon. He heard hissing and
buzzing followed finally by an earsplitting shriek and a snarl. Twinklebell walked out of
the bushes carrying the dragon, a thin curl of purple smoke rising up behind her. Her hair
was full of twigs and she was sporting at least three layers of dirt and several scratches.
He watched her walk past and began to snicker. Her butt was smoking where the dragon
had obviously scored a direct hit.
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She glared at him over her shoulder and buzzed faintly. He followed her to the
car and leaned on the door, waiting. Twinklebell was surrounded by sparks and
disappeared back into the halls of Wish Fulfillment Inc.
Glenn walked around to the back of the car and opened the trunk. He pulled out
the old blanket he kept there and slammed the trunk closed. Walking back around to the
front of the car he spread the blanket over the hood of the car and leaned back.
A faint buzzing and the sound of glass wind chimes could be heard in the sleepy
afternoon, coming closer. There was a soft phoomph! And then a swirl of dust. Twinkle
stood there looking nonplussed. He walked over and pulled her into a rough kiss. You
didn t really think I would let go that easily did you?
He picked her up and laid her back on the hood of the car.
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