CHAPTER NINETEEN

"So she got what she wanted", Wanda said as she hugged her daughter, "and you as well". Timantha had just finished telling her and Cosmo what had happened earlier in Penny's bedroom.

"Mother", Timantha replied quietly while gesturing to her swollen tummy, "for Penny to do this is… is… is beyond words".

"She loved you that much, Timantha. And she knew that you loved her just as much. So the least that you can do for her in return is to give birth to her, and raise her as a loving daughter should be raised", Wanda stated.

Timantha and Brendan were in the fishbowl castle with Wanda and Cosmo. Tammy and Tommy had no idea what was going on, as they were both playing a V-H Cube game.

"Penny's letter said that you and her had found out about the Pixies' involvement some time ago", Brendan said, "How did that happen?"

"Sanderson evidentially made a good physical disguise of me", Wanda replied, "but Sanderson could not change the tone of voice. It still sounded like a drab monotone. Sanderson tried to blame it on Fairy Flu, but when Penny mentioned it to me, then we became aware that things were not as they seemed. Carefully checking the original paper confirmed it".

"I wish that you had confided in me, Mom", Timantha said.

"If either Penny or I had done so, there would be a very real chance that Jorgen would find out. Also with the Pixies keeping tabs on you and Brendan, any unintentional slip and the end result would probably be you both being taken away from Penny", Wanda explained, "Neither you, nor Penny deserved that, particularly at the hands of H.P.".

"Penny gave you a wonderful gift, Timantha", Cosmo said, "She gave you herself. You made her so happy as her fairy godmother, so now you can make her happy as her real mother. Sounds like a win-win situation to me".

Timantha smiled at her father's last comment. It really was a win-win scenario. A short while later, back at the Pennington residence, She and Brendan would find out more that would make it more of a win-win-win situation…

When they had returned, they had found out that new Penny had gone out to dinner with her (new) parents. A note left on the desk explained why… and a few extra things as well:

Brendan and Timantha, part of what Penny had written in the paper she used for the wish involved her parents having more time to be with me. So, I'll be having more parental time while you will have more time to spend with your daughter, once she comes into the world. Still, we'll have our time together. If you only end up being half as caring with me as you have been with my original, I know that things will be all right. There was one other thing that was in the paper, and it directly concerns you, Timantha, Penny knew that you were concerned about your friends' mortality. While you and Brendan live forever, your human friends would age and die. Penny didn't want you to feel sad about that as she had written on the paper that after their children become adults, your friends will be given the option to become fairy godparents themselves. Trixie, new Timmy, Tootie, Veronica, A.J., and Chester were specifically mentioned. If they accept, then doubles – like myself – would appear and assume their mortal lives while they themselves become fairies and thus immortal. If not, then they will forget the offer and continue to live their mortal lives. It seemed to Penny to be the fairest thing to do, offering them that choice. Your happiness was what mattered to Penny, and her selflessness in what she wished for made for a truly remarkable person. You were so lucky to have her, and I know that she felt the same way.

Timantha cried some more tears of joy after reading the note. Penny had really pulled out the stops, and it resulted in making herself – not Penny – the chief beneficiary. Her closest human friends would have the chance to become fairies! It made that line that Trixie wrote on that photograph – 'Best Friends Forever! – very prophetic. Still, adulthood for their children was eight years away, and there was something else that had to be done first…

FLASH FORWARD: THREE MONTHS LATER

In the waiting room at Fairy World General Hospital, Brendan was floating back and forth nervously. Timantha was in the maternity ward's delivery room going through the birth procedure. No less than human births, fairy births were just as intense.

It had been a few hours since Timantha had started her contractions, and Dr. Rip Studwell was supervising the delivery. All that Brendan could do was wait. It was rather hard on him.

"Brendan", a voice said behind him. He turned to see Dr. Rip Studwell floating over.

"How is she, Doctor Studwell?" Brendan asked.

"That's Doctor RIP Studwell", he corrected, "and I just wanted to… congratulate you on… your new daughter. Both mother and child are… doing fine!"

"That's wonderful!" Brendan exclaimed.

"And better yet", Dr. Rip Studwell added, "It gives me… plenty of time to… tee off at the tenth green", as he POOF-ed into his golfing outfit.

"Can I see them now?" Brendan asked.

"By all means", Dr. Rip Studwell answered, gesturing to the door her had floated through.

Brendan floated through the door and into the maternity ward. He saw his wife in a bed at the far end of the ward cradling something small in her arms.

"Hello, Timantha", Brendan said softly. Timantha turned and smiled.

"Best to be as quiet as possible", Timantha whispered back, "the little one has just had her first feeding and she's now sleeping".

Floating over, Brendan looked down at the baby fairy in Timantha's arms. It was unmistakably Penny. Brendan smiled at his daughter, and at his wife, who – despite looking fatigued after the birthing process – was gazing upon her child with pure love in her eyes.

"I suppose that Penny is what we will name her?" Brendan asked rhetorically. Timantha nodded.

"We are going to be good parents, I just know it", Timantha said, "and she'll grow up to be a wonderful fairy".

"Judging from her past performance, my wife", Brendan said, "I don't think we'll have anything to worry about".

Both of them looked at the sleeping figure of baby Penny, the newest addition to Fairy World. Their love for each other made this moment possible. As Timantha cradled Penny, she realized that things had now come full circle for her. From a young boy named Timmy Turner who was a beneficiary of fairies, to a fairy himself, then later herself, then a fairy godparent, and now a mother of a fairy who will eventually benefit some other child in the future as a fairy godparent in her own right. Not bad for a person who started off two decades previously as a normal kid who no-one understood…

Epilogue: 14 years later

"Congratulations, Penny", Timantha said after the graduation ceremony was over.

"Thanks, Mom", Penny replied, "Now that Academy prep school is over, I can enjoy summer with you and Dad before hitting trhe books at Carl Poofy-pants High"

"Just don't forget to enjoy some of your summer with your family friends, Penny", another voice said. Penny turned around to see Trixie floating over to join them.

"Don't worry, Aunt Trixie", Penny said, "I'll always have time for you and Uncle Timmy".

As Penny floated away to talk with some of her schoolmates, Trixie turned to face Timantha.

"She is a wonderful person, Timantha", Trixie said, "and she always thinks of others before herself. She's going to make a wonderful fairy godparent".

"As will you, Trixie", Timantha said, "I heard from Jorgen that both you and Timmy are doing okay at the Academy. Its wonderful that you chose to be a fairy".

"It was wonderful of your daughter to make it possible", Trixie pointed out, "And I couldn't refuse the offer. After all, I said that we would be best friends forever, and so it will be for us".

"And us as well", Tootie said as she and A.J. floated over to join them...

THE END.