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rude?”
    â€œDid you forget about Dash? She’s yellow!I’m just trying to get to Lemona as soon as possible,” Berry explained.
    â€œFruli seems so nice,” Raina said, shaking her head. “You could have at least asked her what she did for Sun Dip. Maybe she’d want to hang out with us. She seemed homesick.”
    â€œShe’s too fancy. She wouldn’t want to hang out with us,” Berry said. “Did you see her dress?” She sighed wistfully. “She has the most glamorous clothes. She’d never want to have Sun Dip with us. She’d want to be up at the castle or with the older Fruit Fairies.”
    Raina eyed her friend. “Maybe, but maybe not. Have you ever asked her?”
    â€œWhy are you on her side?” Berry snapped.
    â€œI’m not,” Raina said. “I just think you could have been a little sweeter to Fruli.”
    Berry huffed and rolled her eyes. “Raina, she’s not some lost gummy cub.” She packed up the orange blossoms and looked up at Raina. “What? I’m just saying that she’s fine and we’re late. Come on!”
    Raina shook her head. When Berry had a mission, she was focused. She knew her Fruit Fairy friend could be stubborn. She was all juiced up. “Let’s get going,” Raina said. “I think we have enough orange blossoms for Lemona now.”
    Taking flight, Berry soared through the air. She had never ventured past Chocolate River to Sour Orchard. Being there at night made things seem even spookier. She hoped with all her heart that Lemona would tell them how they could help Dash. As Berry glided over the valley withRaina, she held tightly to her basket of orange blossoms. If the sweet smell didn’t sway the sour fairy, she hoped she and Raina could. She just had to have the answer that would help Dash. Berry’s heart was breaking just thinking about Dash’s being yellow. This plan had to work!

S our Orchard was bursting with lemon, lime, cherry, apple, and orange trees. But these trees were different from the ones Berry and Raina were used to seeing in Fruit Chew Meadow and Gummy Forest. These trees grew in the tangy sugar crystals of Sour Orchard. Thick treetrunks held up heavy branches filled with sweet and sour fruits.
    Berry peered down at the orchard. “I wish it wasn’t so dark,” she said.
    â€œI know,” Raina said. “It’s a little spooky here. But at least there’s some moonlight.”
    â€œLet’s fly lower so we can see better,” Berry called. The orchard was much larger than Berry thought it would be. Even in the dim light, she could see that there were several rows of trees.
    As she flew Berry looked at all the fruits on the trees. The thought of eating those sour candies made her mouth water. There were trees dripping with bunches of sour candy suckers and fruits.
    Berry knew Fruit Chew Meadow so well that even in the dark she could find her way, but thisplace was different. The trees looked different and the smells were not the same.
    â€œThanks for coming with me,” Berry whispered to Raina. She grabbed her hand. “I’m sorry I snapped at you before.”
    â€œIt’s okay,” Raina said. “Besides, I wouldn’t have let you come alone.”
    â€œYou are a good friend,” Berry told her. She squeezed her friend’s hand tighter.
    Berry spotted a familiar vine growing on a tree deep in the orchard. She pulled Raina along as she swooped down to look.
    â€œRaina!” she exclaimed. “This is the same vine that was growing by Chocolate River! This is the magic heart vine!”
    Berry landed next to the vine, and Raina followed. “Sure as sugar!” she said. “I knewthose candies were magic hearts.” She looked around. “Lemona must live somewhere around here.”
    Taking a walk around a lemon tree, Berry searched for a sign of the Sour Fairy. Her red boots