"The rose wand waved itself about now, making shapes in the air with its movements. The fairy that looked like a teen looked at them, pulling on them ...s if she was trying to read them. "I see, wishing to become a fairy was your idea?"Alfred cried, "No! It was Bruno that called me a fairy! It was his idea!" hurrying to his feet.The scroll of shapes disappeared in a fireworks burst. "Bibbidi!!" the fairy cried with relief! "I have found you..." The burst's fallout swirled down around!! "My. The person doing the gas came over with another flashlight looking for the cap as well, but really they were using some sort of hand-held device they moved near each of the things they put under my car.Paula messaged me to go ahead, pay and head out to the car. The people had evidently used five different types of trackers to be sure they were going to always get a good signal. My goggles showed me right where their valve stem cap was as we headed out to the car. Molly was aware that something. .. um... looking for something in your backpack."Mina laughed. "Save it for someone who cares, Em. I've had it with you and your stupid plans. Good bye, Emeraldas." Spurring her mount forward, she quickly started down the road."Mina!" Em screamed, pulling at rope that tied her to the tree. "Mina! At least untie me! Mina! Damn it!" It was useless. The warrior-woman she had been traveling with was more stubborn than a mule. She wouldn't be coming back. It wouldn't be too bad, except that she had. I rattled my hand-cuff, only to feel its absence. The older woman noticed my surprise.“I got the police to take them off. Such a silly thing for them to do in the circumstances. You were clearly a victim, and besides, where were you going to run to – even if you could?”She stood and moved to my bedside. At an estimate, she was in her mid-fifties, but looked forties. She was short, with a blond coiffure and a figure that made you think of pictures of cheerleaders from the eighties. Nice.“I’d.