Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize. One quote is from Chris Colfer's The Enchantress Returns.

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The Fairy Council was made out of seven fairies, Mother Goose, and the Fairy Godmother. Together, they worked hard to enforce law in the Fairy Kingdom. As magical creatures, humans and monarchs from all other kingdoms asked them for assistance, which they were happy to provide.

There were seven fairies, each one a colour of a rainbow.

Rosette was the red fairy. True to her name, she had rosy cheeks and could conjure up roses for attack and defense. A rose may look pretty, but the thorns under could prick through your skin. Rosette was like that. She was nice and friendly, until you pissed her off. Then, she would reveal the thorns she hid under her sweet smile.

Tangerina was the orange fairy. A hive of bees lived on her head, and Tangerina was totally fine with that. In exchange for living space, the bees gave her some honey, which was her favourite food.

Xanthous was the yellow fairy, harnessing the power of flames. He took his duties very seriously, but due to constantly setting off fire alarms in the Otherworld, he wouldn't be so keen on babysitting Alex and Conner for another time.

Emerelda was the green fairy, wearing a green dress that matched the colour of her eyes. She was the leader of the seven fairies, calm and authoritative. The fairy was open minded, listening to all opinions, and was able to keep a calm face even when facing danger. As a result, the other fairies looked up to her.

Skylene was the blue fairy, with powers of the sea and the sky. Water was important, due to it being in the sea and in the air, so she used it constantly. She found the way water splashed and flowed fascinating, and decided it would be her signature element.

Violetta was the purple fairy, and one of the older ones. She was more of a passive person than an aggressive one, so when she dueled with enemies, Violetta preferred to use her wits instead of facing the enemy straight on. "Brains over brawn" was a motto of hers.

Coral was the pink fairy, and the youngest of them all. Bright and bubbly, she cheered the others up. She was very attached to her pet fish Fisher, which had four legs unlike the other fishes. Coral felt guilty for partly causing Fisher's human friend's death, so she vowed to take care of Fisher for the rest of his life.

Mother Goose was rarely present at council meetings. The reckless woman flew all over the Otherworld, collecting artifacts and retelling her ludicrous tales. The Fairy Godmother also travelled to the Otherworld, reading fairy tales to children. So, it was mostly the seven fairies taking care of things in the Land of Stories.

Even they were different in size, shape and personality, they were brought together by their desire to serve their kingdom. Together, they made up a rainbow, shining bright, bringing hope. Whenever a problem arose, they did their best to solve it, no matter it was Ezmia the Enchantress, a 200-year-old French army, or a powerful cursed fairy.

Everyone looked up to them for hope and guidance, and with that great responsibility on top of them, the Fairy Council held their heads up.

Emerelda admitted they had made some mistakes sometimes, but she was open to Mother Goose's criticism of them only being flashy and not useful. Through trial and error, the council improved.

When the Literary Army attacked the Fairy Place, they had tried valiantly to stop them with their magic. It was depressing to see a place that once held so much magic and happiness turn into a pile of rubble.

But after all, the fairies were not very experienced with dueling, since a few years prior they didn't allow themselves to use their magic to attack. They could see they were fighting a losing battle.

"We are the Fairy Council- if we lose our hope, all hope for the rest of the world is as good as gone."

"Don't give up!" Emerelda yelled at her fellow council members as she shot beams of light at the enemy. "Even if we lose this battle, we will triumph in the end, because good always wins over evil!"

"Yes!" they all heard their leader's words, but Emerelda could only hear five voices in reply. She turned around, and saw Coral's frightened expression frozen in time, empty eyes staring at her.

"Wha-" Emerelda reached out a hand and touched Coral's smooth, icy cheek. Stone. She had been turned into stone.

"Emerelda!" Xanthous cried. "Violetta's down! And so is Rosette!" The fairy was frantically sending fireballs at the enemy. Emerelda looked away, biting her lip.

Gradually, each of the Fairy Council members were turned into stone. Emerelda's heart broke- as the leader, she should have done something to save them. She was alone, alone. The stone statues of Rosette, Tangerina, Xanthous, Skylene, Violetta and Coral stood there, motionless, leaving the green fairy to fend for herself.

And that was when Emerelda saw something, something deadly. Her mouth opened to make way for a scream that she could never let out. The fairy felt her lower half began to harden into smooth, grey stone, and the stone spread up to her chest and finally her face, morphed into pure fear.

The Fairy Council, with their rainbow colors were once symbols of hope. However, their bright colours had been coated by a layer of dull grey. Frozen and helpless, they could only wait for a miracle to save them.

But, as frozen and helpless they were, they didn't lose hope.

Because if they did, there would be no hope for everyone else.

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A/N: Here I go again... yay. Thanks for reading and please vote!

(Also, who wants to guess Bree's colour?)