Shay was waiting for a great idea to pop into her head, when she saw some green sparks go up in the distance. "Uh oh", she said to her horse. "Looks like time is up. We need to head back." Not without their tree though. Shay was going to make this happen. Suddenly, a thought came to her. She wondered why she hadn't thought of it earlier. She looked at her buddy and smiled. "Good idea."

Shay went back to the tree, unholstered her wand and concentrated. Pointing at the tree, she said, "Diminuendo." Thank Merlin, the tree began to shrink in size. Soon it was small enough for Shay to lift it. She carried it over to her Aethonan, lifted it onto his back and climbed aboard. They were actually going to do this. Holding things steady, she said, "All set. Let's go back now." With her free hand,, she gave the horse a pat and they were off. Happy that they had accomplished their mission, Shay focused on enjoying the ride.

All too soon, it was over. Buddy boy came in for a smooth landing.......and they were back. Shay climbed down and put the tree on the ground. She then focused her attention on her horse. "You did a great job. Thank you for helping me. I couldn't have done it without you." Shay wrapped her arms around the Aethonan's neck and gave him a hug. She was definitely going to have to come and visit him when she came to see Coco. They had bonded now.

Now there was the tree to attend to. Shay got her wand, pointed it at the mini tree and said, "Engorgio." The tree grew back to its normal size and all was well. After Shay finished saying goodbye to her newest, bestest friend, she would rejoin her classmates.