4. A Wild Idea

Rachel ducked back behind the display case just in time. The lightning bolt whizzed so close to her, it burned the edge of her coat. Storm fluttered up into the air, a determined look on her face. "Shrink to fairy size, girls!" she called. "It'll be harder for him to blast you when you're small."

Kirsty's fingers were shaking so much that she could barely open her fairy locket. The Queen of the Fairies had given her and Rachel one locket each. They were filled with magical fairy dust. Kirsty finally flipped open the lid and sprinkled the dust all over herself. Seconds later, she felt the familiar whooshing. She shrank smaller and smaller until she was the same size as Storm. She shook out her wings and spun in the air. Being a fairy was so much fun! Rachel looked like a giant next to her. "I can't find my locket," she said anxiously. Just then, Kirsty spotted it shining on the floor under a display case, out of Rachel's reach. She pointed it out. "It must have fallen off when you ducked for cover!" she said.

Before Kirsty could fly down and grab the locket for her friend, the goblin ran over, closer and closer. He held the Lightning Feather tightly in his hand, and Rachel could see a wicked glint in his eye. "Help!" she cried, dodging to one side. "Can you distract him, Storm?" Storm was whizzing through the air, trying to get close enough to Rachel to sprinkle fairy dust onto her, but the goblin was blocking her way. And he was still waving the feather around, sending lightning bolts flashing in every direction. It was too dangerous for Kirsty or Storm to move any closer to Rachel.

"What are we going to do?" Kirsty yelled as she watched Rachel run from the goblin. The doors crashed open as Rachel sprinted into the next room. Kirsty and Storm flew behind her, not sure what to do. The room was full of animal and insect exhibits. Luckily, there were no people around. The tour group must have headed for home when the power went out.

The goblin chased Rachel past cases of colorful butterflies, and then around a large glass box full of thousands of bustling ants. The goblin waved the feather, and a bolt of lightning slammed against the ant house, scattering the ants inside. Kirsty thought her friend had done a great job of escaping the goblin so far, but she knew Rachel couldn't keep it up forever. She had to think of some way to help!

Kirsty racked her brains as she and Storm followed Rachel and the goblin back into the dinosaur room. Suddenly, she spotted a large mirror hanging on one wall. An idea came to her. A crazy idea. A wild idea! But, she thought, it might just work…