All was silent at the border between autumn and winter. Not a single fairy was in sight. Quietly, a rust-colored leaf from autumn and a large snowflake from winter drifted closer to the dividing line. Then the leaf and the snowflake began to glow. It was Tinker Bell and Periwinkle!

“Anyone see you?” Tinker Bell asked, peeking out from under her leaf.

“No, you?” Periwinkle whispered back.

“Nope,” said Tinker Bell.

The two girls sighed in relief and tossed aside their disguises.

“Did you bring it?” Tinker Bell asked.

“Yes,” Periwinkle answered. She turned back to the Winter Woods and whistled. A moment later, Periwinkle’s friends Gliss, Sled, Spike, and Slush came out of hiding. They were holding ropes that were tied securely around a huge block of ice.

“For the record,” Spike said, tugging at the rope, “we shouldn’t be doing this. Whatever it is we’re doing.”

But the other fairies seemed more cheerful. They set the heavy block of ice down on the log bridge that connected the two seasons.

“As ordered. One big block of ice!” Sled announced.

Tinker Bell smiled. Then she turned and whistled. A moment later, Clank and Bobble rolled out a large contraption on wheels. It was covered with tubes, pulleys, ropes, and spinning fans.

“Ooooh,” Gliss said, her eyes wide. “It’s…uh…it’s one of those…”

Spike leaned over to Periwinkle. “…things we shouldn’t be doing,” she whispered.

Clank and Bobble popped out from behind the giant invention. “It’s a snowmaker!” Bobble exclaimed.

“It makes snooooooow!” Clank cried, waving his hands in the air for emphasis.

“This is your ticket to the warm side of Pixie Hollow,” Tinker Bell said to Periwinkle with a satisfied grin.

Periwinkle couldn’t believe it. She was actually going to be able to travel to the warm seasons! She took a step forward but then felt Spike pull her back.

“Wait a second,” Spike said. “This is crazy. You don’t even know if this thing works!”

“Oh, it works, all right,” Clank chimed in.

Bobble pushed his goggles up. “Aye, we made it ourselves!” he said proudly.

Periwinkle moved closer to the machine, but was careful not to cross the border just yet. “How does it work?” she asked curiously.

Tinker Bell gave the signal and Clank moved a lever on the cart. In a flash, a large claw on the back of the snowmaker lifted the cube of ice. Clank reeled the ice in, and a sharp grater on the machine began shaving off thin chips from the block. Soon, snowflakes began pouring out of a tube at the top.

“Wow!” Sled whispered, amazed.

Periwinkle beamed with pride. “You did it,” she said to her sister. “You actually did it!”

Cautiously, Periwinkle flew over the border and into the column of snow. She looked unsteady for a moment. But then the cold flakes from the snowmaker swirled around her, making her feel right at home.

“Wow,” she gasped. It was as cold as winter, even though she was on the other side of the border.

Clank adjusted a few levers on the snowmaker. “All righty,” he said excitedly. “Your tour begins with the Autumn Forest. Then it’s a quick stop in Springtime Square. And finally, the Pixie Dust Tree! Which, as you know, makes all fairy life possible.”

“Aye, that’s where you’ll be meeting Her Majestyness, the queen,” Bobble added.

“The queen?” Periwinkle asked in surprise.

Gliss’s eyes widened. She nudged her friends. “They’re going to see the queen!”

Tinker Bell hadn’t told Periwinkle about this part of the plan. The frost fairy glanced nervously at Tink.

“She’s very wise,” Tink assured her. “And if we tell her we’re sisters, she’ll change Lord Milori’s rule.”

“That is so exciting!” Gliss blurted out. “Say hi for me, or do a curtsy, or whatever it is you do!”

“Sure!” Periwinkle laughed.

“And bring me back an acorn!” Gliss called. She held out her arms wide. “A big one!”

Tinker Bell made a grand, sweeping gesture with her hand. “After you,” she said.

“Bye!” Periwinkle called to her friends. And she headed off with Tink, Clank, and Bobble into the Autumn Forest.

As the friends left, no one noticed the large, snowy owl watching them from high above on a tree branch. The owl waited until the fairies had disappeared. Then with a soft hoot, it quickly took flight to warn Lord Milori of what it had witnessed.