Brystal Lynn Evergreen was a fairy who, over time, came to be known as the Fairy Godmother due to her leadership of the Fairy Council. As a member of the Fairy Council, Evergreen possessed membership in the Happily Ever After Assembly as well, until her return to magic following the defeat of the Masked Man's dragon.
She is the grandmother of Alex and Conner Bailey through their father John Bailey. Brystal passed away slaying a dragon, and Alex succeeded to the position of Fairy Godmother.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Brystal Lynn Evergreen was born to Lynn Evergreen and Justice Evergreen in Chariot Hills, Southern Kingdom, as the youngest and only daughter of the Evergreen family She was raised at the Evergreen Residence on East Countryside Road under her strict Justice father. She went to a school for future wives and mothers. Although it was against the law for women to read, her brother Barrie would still sneak her books, as she loved reading and did it every night if she could.
A New Life[]
Working as a Maid[]
She took up a job at the library as a maid under the name Bailey, so that she had the opportunity to read. She would stay late into the evening working there and once she even fell asleep.
While Brystal was working in the library one day, she came across a restricted section of the library, and began reading banned books regarding the truth about society. When she read a book about the truth of magic, she uttered an incantation that filled the room with flowers the first time, the second time she uttered the incantation the room filled with lights and she was caught in the act, and arrested for female literacy, magic, and trespassing.
Bailey vs. the Southern Kingdom[]
Spending some time in the dungeons, her brother Brooks visited her and told her that though he'd do what he could, he couldn't help her. Brystal was trialed and was sentenced to death by her brother Barrie (who didn't know the accused was his sister as her cage was covered), and was 'saved' by her father Justice Evergreen. As punishment she was sent to the Correction Facility of young women, where she was put to work by the owners for free labor.
Recruited as a Student[]
In the facility she befriended 'Pip Squeak' who aided her to keep herself warm. After some time, Madame Weatherberry came to the facility to recruit Brystal to her school for magic. Brystal was reluctant to leave Pip but still left for Pip would not let her stay. They made two stops on the way to the school and enlisted Xanthous Hayfield and Emerelda Stone as students. At the academy, Brystal was introduced to Madame Weatherberry's apprentices Tangerina Turkin and Skylene Lavenders as well as the academy's housekeeper, Mrs. Vee.
Learning Magic[]
Later, Lucy Goose was also brought to the academy by her parents who wanted to get rid of her for her magic was getting out of control during their concerts. She was famous before she joined the academy for being in the goose troupe. Lucy was devastated and Brystal was the one who made her feel better and like she belonged. Brystal struggled in completing the magical assignments given by Madame Weatherberry which made her feel like she didn't belong. Madame Weatherberry then figured out that this was because Brystal had a disorder called Magiclexia which blocked fairies from accessing their magical abilities. To help Brystal get around Magiclexia, Madame Weatherberry gave her a magic wand made from pure crystal.
One day three witches visited the academy to enlist Madame Weatherberry to help fight the Snow Queen. At first Madame Weatherberry refused but eventually gave in. Madame Weatherberry left for a while and Brystal taught her classmates magic while she was gone. Eventually Madame Weatherberry came back but returned back to defeat the Snow Queen. However she was trying to hide the truth but still managed to figure out everything.
Ending the Northern Conflict[]
When Brystal and her classmates realized Madame Weatherberry was in trouble they journeyed to the Northern Kingdom to help, they realized that the three witches were working with the Snow Queen they killed them, the Snow Queen fled to Tinzel Palace but Brystal followed and found out that the Snow Queen was actually Madame Weatherberry, Brystal spared the Snow Queen knowing that if she killed her Madame Weatherberry would die. Madame Weatherberry fled to the Northern Mountains and made sure that the Snow Queen wouldn't come back. However, they agreed that she would always keep the Northern Lights up if she was maintaining her powers and the snow queen was powerless.
Helping the World[]
Brystal did so much for everyone and tried to make the world a better place. She killed the snow queen, her own mentor for the greater good and sacrificed herself to defeat a dragon. She made a deal with death and locked up an immortal who would do anything for control of the demons. Using the hall of wishes she made the world a better place one wish at a time.
Rise of the Righteous[]
Fixing the Western Dam[]
The Western Dam was fixed after it started leaking, and King Warworth asked for the fairy council's help. They all came in their own styles. Brsytal fixes the dam, with gold. The city cheers, but Lucy wanted even more applause- they deserved it right? Lucy banged her hands on the floor, resulting in thousands of pianos landing, 'protecting' the dam further. The rest of the fairy council are shocked, whilst the dam slowly starts leaking, until it bursts, causing the fairy council to fix it. Brystal orders Lucy to stand by, whilst everyone else fixes the dam. After this, Brystal makes some wind so everyone and everything is completely dry. Emerelda tells Brystal that they are on a tight schedule. As the fairy council is leaving, King Warworth asks them to stay, so they have their own parade.
Wedding of Barrie Evergreen and Penny Charming[]
Shortly after their triumphant victory, Brystal encountered trouble with her mind. She was described to always have a negative "voice", and felt that she was under a lot of stress. The fairies seemed to have accomplished everything Brystal had ever wanted, but her happiness was shielded when the voice started getting louder in her head. But things got mixed when Mistress Mara came and introduced her school of witches to the fairies. Pip went along with the witches and Brystal was heartbroken. Brystal went to talk to Madame Weatherberry about her feelings until Lucy came by and discovered the truth about Madame Weatherberry and the Snow Queen, she hadn't known that Madame Weatherberry was the Snow Queen and became furious at Brystal for not telling her. As revenge, Lucy ran away from the Academy and joined the witches.
Defeating the Righteous Brotherhood and the Immortal[]
Brystal did a lot towards getting rid of the righteous brotherhood and dealing with the immortal. She defeated the immortals army and locked her up in an institute for alchemists. As for Seven the one in charge of the righteous brotherhood, she locked him up and with the help of the alchemists defeated them once and for all.
Traveling to the Otherworld and Sharing Stories[]
Years later Brystal Evergreen found another world and created multiple portals to that world, she told the fairy council about it and together they travelled all around the fairytale world and the otherworld. She met a young girl named Ezmia and took her to the Fairytale world. A few centuries later she met the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson and shares the stories of the Land of Stories. At this time she also created the Portal potion. Decades later she visited Mrs. Peters in the hospital when Mrs. Peters was a young girl and had pneumonia, she told her stories while Mrs. Peters was sick in bed and told Mrs. Peters her identity and where she was from when Mrs. Peters got better.[1] A few years later John Bailey was with his mother in the otherworld, he met a nurse named Charlotte and he fell in love, the fairy godmother forbid him from ever going to the otherworld but he found a way to make the wishing spell and travel back there.
Making the Portal Potion and Taking Away Lloyds Magic[]
In Book 4, it reveals that the Fairy Godmother is actually the mother of two children - John and Lloyd. In the prologue, one of the writers that spread fairy tales around the globe, suggested that the Fairy Godmother should help her son by embracing what he loved - reading - and to take him there. Later, the late Fairy Godmother sends a moth to Alex and Alex witnesses the whole scene. The Fairy Godmother lures Lloyd outside and tells him a story about a mother squirrel protecting her babies from one of her other babies. She pushes Lloyd into the river and uses magic to remove magic from his soul, and Lloyd was very angry at his mother for doing so, as he tells Morina, "She drained all the magic from my body, turning me into a human. I was punished for crimes I had never committed. It was my birthright to participate in magic, and she stripped it from me. So I vowed one day to destroy her and everything she had created." Little did Lloyd know that the Fairy Godmother learned these dreams from the Hall of Dreams, which she had gotten from the Temple of Knowledge in the third book of A Tale of Magic... series.
Giving the Twins the Land of Stories Portal Book[]
The Fairy Godmother gave the twins the Land of Stories book for their 12th birthday.[2] When the twins fell into the book and went on their adventure, she tried to find them, going across every kingdom, but didn't manage to do so until the very end of the twins' adventure, when she revealed herself as Cinderella's Fairy Godmother to the twins. The twins were glad to see her and looked forward to more fun in the land of stories in the cuter.
Trying to Defeat Ezmia[]
When the twins' mother was kidnapped, the Fairy Godmother arranged for Alex and Conner's protection, but did not anticipate that they would activate a portal and go to the Land of Stories themselves to find their mother. She seemed to be aware of their presence at the Happily Ever After Assembly despite their disguise and gave them her veiled support to fight Ezmia.[3] After Ezmia was defeated, and when she was free from being trapped in a bottle, she called the Fairy Council together and they decided to close the gateway between the worlds for good. She agreed to let Alex stay and become the next Fairy Godmother-in-training and gave Conner a magic mirror to communicate with Alex and his other friends in the Fairy-Tale World. Ezmia was cursed, and hated everyone.
Teaching Alex and her Death[]
The Fairy Godmother was training Alex to be her successor, but admitted to feeling very tired and of finally having found the right person for the job. Her magic was failing and her latest spells became undone because she was dying. Before she does, she fought and defeated the Masked Man's dragon. She then said goodbye to Alex and Conner and "returned to magic".[4] Everyone was heartbroken but Brystal AKA the fairy godmother was finally at peace with her old mentor Madame Weatherberry.
Physical Appearance[]
| “ | "Their grandmother was a petite woman with long, graying brown hair that was pulled back in a tight braid. She had the warmest smile and the kindest eyes in the world, which wrinkled pleasantly when she smiled, just like the twins' dad's eyes had. She was cheerful and energetic." | ” |
— Description of the Fairy Godmother[5]
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In her full fairy regalia, the Fairy Godmother was a beautiful older woman, with graying light brown hair that was wound up in a gorgeous hairdo and had white flowers in it, and she wore a long sky-blue robe that sparkled like the night sky.
As a grandma, she always wore bright dresses and shoes with white laces and brown heels. She carried a large, green travel bag and a blue purse that was "never more than a few feet away from her", and always wore her wedding ring, despite her husband's death years ago.[6] She also owned a small cottage in the woods and a blue car.[7]
Personality[]
Originally, Alex and Conner only knew their grandmother as a friendly and warm woman who visited a few times a year, and their father's mother. Her long absences were explained as due to her traveling all over the world to read fairy tales to sick children in hospitals.
It was revealed that she was responsible for bringing Ezmia to the Land of Stories from the Otherworld, and she felt guilty over this.
She was very powerful, but hardly used her magic for combat. She was understanding, she had been wise and curious since a young age, and was very courageous. She was also willing to help anyone in need.
Relationships[]
Charlotte Bailey[]
Since the twins' father died, leaving their mother to struggle financially, the Fairy Godmother tended to stop by in the Otherworld every now and then and bring a lot of supplies and gifts, filling their fridge and cooking special dinners. Overall, she had a good relationship.
Alex and Conner Bailey[]
In The Wishing Spell, she stopped by to celebrate Alex and Conner's birthday. When they enter the Land of Stories, she spends a lot of time looking for them as they collect the Wishing Spell. The twins cared about her very much. In The Enchantress Returns, she is absent for a long time, and then shows up but doesn't tell the twins much about the danger the Land of Stories is in, in order to protect them. In A Grimm Warning, she helps train Alex on how to become the next Fairy Godmother.
Ezmia (the Enchantress)[]
While she initially showed love and care for Ezmia (loving her "like a daughter"[8]), she gradually pulled away when she realised Ezmia had changed and become cruel and mean-spirited. However, after she died it was revealed Ezmia was cursed to be cruel and died because of it. Had her soul not been corrupted Ezmia probably would have been the next fairy godmother and Brystal would have passed on to magic much sooner.
"Grandfather" (husband)[]
The Fairy Godmother is a widow. Her husband used to travel with her between worlds, and she describes him as the "love of her life". She tells the twins that he died shortly before her son John was born[9], though it can be assumed that this is a lie, as he is also the father of John's younger brother Lloyd.[10] More likely is that Lloyd was less than a year old when his father died for he was alive when Lloyd was born.
Mother Goose[]
Mother Goose is one of Brystal's closest friends and has been from a young age. Formerly known as Lucy Goosey, Mother Goose is the fairy godmother's best friend. She and Mother Goose shared a secret: she has a second son, Lloyd, whom everyone, including the Fairy Council, thinks is dead. She makes Mother Goose promise never to tell anyone[11]. It is shown that the two are very close friends. In A Grimm Warning, it is revealed that she had previously wanted Mother Goose to be the next Fairy Godmother, but Mother Goose turned it down.
Lloyd Bailey[]
Flashbacks and memories in Beyond the Kingdoms show the Fairy Godmother struggling with her son's behavior and doing her best to make him happy. After some advice from her friend Hans Christian Andersen, she offers Lloyd a potion to turn his favorite books into a portal, but he declines. When she consults the Hall of Dreams to try and find out what he wants instead, she finds out his biggest dream is to destroy the Land of Stories and kill her, so she takes him into the forest and "kills his magic", hoping that will stop him. Lloyd swears he will never forgive her, and begins to plot his revenge.[12] The Fairy Godmother imprisoned him in Pinocchio Prison for trying to steal the Portal potion, and had him masked so no one would know it was him.[13] She even faked his death to protect the world from him. However, in Beyond the Kingdoms, it is revealed that Lloyd is alive - he is the Masked Man.
Also in Beyond the Kingdoms, her son Lloyd accuses her of loving her first-born son more than him, and his grudge against her intensifies after she takes away his magic. Their relationship never recovers, as of her untimely death and her act of taking his magic. In short, Lloyd hated his mother after she killed his magic and threw him in jail.
Despite how bad it was, Brystal always loved her son Lloyd no matter how much he told her that he hated her, like every mother, she always loved him.
Mrs. Peters[]
In An Author's Odyssey, Mrs. Peters tells Alex and Conner she was one of the sick children the Fairy Godmother visited in the hospital. Their brief encounter inspired Mrs. Peters to become a teacher.[14] The twins then reveal the truth about who she is to them and where they have been over the last couple of years and the sad news of their grandmother.
Barrie Evergreen[]
Brystal was close to her brother Barrie, who would sneak her books, even though it was against the law. However, after her brother became a Deputy Justice, he was no longer able to smuggle books for her. However even on his wedding day they were still very close and their bond would not faulter soon.
Brooks Evergreen[]
She didn't get along with her other brother Brooks. However, when her life was at risk, he still did what he could do save her. He'd also give information about various people he knew to her so she would be aware. In A Tale of Witchcraft Brystal learns that her brother lost everything after her trial.
Justice and Lynn Evergreen[]
Brystal didn't get along with either of her parents very well. However, she began to get along a little better with her mother (Lynn Evergreen) later on, who feels sorry for her and towards the end, even proud. As for her father, they didn't get along at all. Her father (Justice Evergreen) disinherited her, then after he readdressed her as 'daughter', Brystal disinherited him. Regardless, it appears he does care for his daughter to a certain extent as during her trail he argued for a lighter sentence to the Bootstrap Correctional Facility for Troubled Women for her instead of the death penalty. In A Tale of Witchcraft, after the Righteous Brotherhood attacked during Barrie's wedding, the event traumatized him so much that he was willing to ask Brystal (whom he never spoke to since she disinherited him) to help clean up even allowing her to use her magic.
Seven[]
Initially, Brystal felt romantic feelings towards Seven. He also appeared to have feelings for her. Brystal believed Seven to be her friend, and was extremely shocked to find out that he was the leader of the Righteous Brotherhood and in league with Mistress Mara. Soon after this revelation, Brystal still couldn't believe that her new friend was an evil mastermind. Seven had her bound in a net of anti-magic stone, which nearly killed her. After Brystal made a deal with Death and came back to life, she felt a sense of anger towards Seven. Thereafter, they became bitter enemies, with Seven trying to kill her. In the end Seven ended up in an institution for alchemists in a cage trapped for the rest of his years.
Powers and Abilities[]
In the course of the first book, the twins discover that their grandmother is actually the Fairy Godmother, and can travel between their world and the Land of Stories[15], as she was born during a collision. She is the only one who is able to travel between worlds without the use of a portal. She is at least 150 "Otherworld years" old, as she has worked together with the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen to help spread fairy tales to give hope and joy to the people. She explains she discovered the existence of the "Otherworld" by accident, as she used her magic to wish herself to a place where "people needed her most" and she ended up in another dimension.[16] Mother Goose and other fairy tale characters helped her with this. She also has a power for kindness and compassion, always looking for those in need is her job and a hobby for her.
Though she is capable of traveling between worlds without a portal, she uses her magic to open a door for Mother Goose and to travel through (that Dr. Bob also uses to get into the Land of Stories).[17]
Behind the Scenes[]
Quotes[]
"It's funny how different you look in every book I read."[18]-Alex Bailey
"No matter how hard you try, you can't help everyone. And you're beginning to learn that some people can't be helped, not because they're helpless, but because they don't want to be helped."[19]-Brystal Evergreen
"To know someone's deepest desires is to risk knowing them more than they want to be known."[20]-Brystal Evergreen
"We wouldn't want to live in a world where no one believed in themselves enough to make their own dreams come true."[21] Brystal Evergreen
"The key to slaying a dragon is to always remember you're much smarter and more powerful than he is. He may seem scary, but he's really nothing but a large winged reptile with horrid breath."[22]-Brystal Evergreen
"That is the last time you will ever lay hands on me. And don't you dare address me as daughter. You're no father of mine." -Brystal Evergreen
"'Yes, children, I am dying, but what the other fairies didn't explain is that a fairy never really dies. When a fairy's time is up, his or her soul simply returns to magic. They become the very substance that helps the fairies make the world a better place. Even when I'm gone I'll still be with you both'" -Brystal Evergreen
"The world will never be a better place for us until we make it a better place for all. And no matter what challenges await us, no matter whose favor we've yet to earn, we cannot allow anyone's hate to rob us of our compassion or damper our ambition along the way." -Brystal Evergreen
"The truth it, there will always be a fight, there will always be bridges to cross and stones to turn, but we must never forfeit our joy to the times we live in. When we surrender our ability to be happy, we become as flawed as the battles we face. And too many lives have already been lost for us to lose sight of what we're fighting for now. So let's honor the people who gave their lives for this to happen - let's cherish their memory by living each and every day as freely, as proudly, and as joyfully as they would have wanted us to. Together, let's begin a new chapter for our community, so when they tell our story years in the future, the tale of magic has a happy and prosperous ending." -Brystal Evergreen
"I... I... I can't be! Of all the people in the world, this can't be happening to me... This can't be who I am... I have enough working against me as it. I can't be magic on top of it all." -Brystal Evergreen
"My mother just handed me a new life." -Brystal Evergreen
"...If you expect us to clean up the mess you've made, then you will follow our demands - and if you don't, then I suggest you all go coat shopping, gentlemen, because you're in for a very, very long winter." -Brystal Evergreen
"You can call us the Fairy Council, and if you'll excuse us, we have a kingdom to rebuild and a world to save." -Brystal Evergreen
"You have a specialty for compassion... Otherwise, it would just be weird how much you care about helping other people." -Mother Goose
"Creativity is the simple but powerful ability to make something from nothing, and it just so happens that making something from nothing is also the definition of magic."
“When I went to the Temple of Knowledge the book of sorcery was gone and there were halls of how much hatred and anger there is in the world and I want to change that. That's why I chose the hall of dreams, so I can make everybody's dreams come true!” -Brystal Evergreen
References[]
- ↑ An Author's Odyssey, Prologue (The Favorite Student), Page 12
- ↑ It is unclear if she gives it to them because she means for them to go through the portal; most likely, it was just meant to be read as a book they both enjoyed so much as kids.
- ↑ The Enchantress Returns, Chapter 12 (A Not-So-Charming Evening), Page 201
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, Chapter 29 (The Dragon Awakes), Page 444
- ↑ The Wishing Spell, Chapter 3 (A Birthday Surprise), Page 53
- ↑ The Wishing Spell, Chapter 3 (A Birthday Surprise), Page 53
- ↑ The Enchantress Returns, Chapter 8 (The Cottage)
- ↑ The Enchantress Returns, Chapter 12 (A Not-So-Charming Evening), Page 193
- ↑ The Wishing Spell, Chapter 24 (A Fairy's Tale), Page 430
- ↑ For more discussion on this topic, see the blog post: TLOS Talk 2
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, Chapter 21 (From The Ashes), Page 344
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, Chapter 9 (A Moth Of Memories)
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, Chapter 10 (Making Amends), Page 154
- ↑ An Author's Odyssey, Prologue (The Favorite Student), Page 12
- ↑ The Wishing Spell, Chapter 24 (A Fairy's Tale)
- ↑ The Wishing Spell, Chapter 24 (A Fairy's Tale), Page 429
- ↑ The Enchantress Returns, Chapter 22 (Trollbella, Queen Of The Troblins), Page 402
- ↑ The Enchantress Returns, ch 3, p. 41
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, ch 2, p. 48-49
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, ch 2, p. 51
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, ch 2, p. 51
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, ch 29, p. 442