Scarlett giggled as a fluffy cloud tickled her nose. "More, more!" she squealed, clapping her hands.
"You want more fluffy clouds?" Dad chuckled, lifting Scarlett higher into the sky. They were in Clouds, a magical place Dad told her about. The sky swirled with pink and lilac, just like Dad described! Growing up meant discovering amazing places like this, Dad said.
Suddenly, a sparkly carriage zipped past them, pulled by flying kittens!
"Wow!" Scarlett cried, her eyes wide. "Look, Dad, a princess!"
A beautiful princess with a shiny crown waved at them from the carriage. But her smile was upside down! She looked sad.
"Something's wrong," Scarlett whispered, furrowing her brow.
Dad gently lowered her. "What do you think, little detective?"
Scarlett, being super smart for her age, pointed at the carriage. "Princess sad. We help?"
Dad smiled. "That's my girl! But how do we catch a flying carriage?"
Scarlett knew just the place! She tugged on Dad’s hand, pulling him through the fluffy clouds. "Library!" she shouted, pointing to a cloud shaped like a giant book.
The Cloud Library was filled with stories about everything! Scarlett loved books. She pointed at a picture of a flying carriage pulled by kittens. "This one!"
Dad read the page. "Ah, this book says the princess uses magic sparkles to fly her carriage. Maybe she lost them?"
"Sparkles lost?" Scarlett repeated, concerned.
Just then, a tiny, sparkly teardrop fell from the sky and landed on Scarlett's hand. It shimmered like a rainbow!
"A clue!" Dad exclaimed. "Princess cried sparkly tears. We need to follow the trail!"
Scarlett, holding Dad's hand tight, followed the shimmering teardrop trail through the fluffy clouds. They bounced on marshmallow clouds and slid down rainbow slides, following the sparkling clues. Finally, they reached a cloud that looked like a giant, teary-eyed princess!
"This is where the sparkly tears fall the most," Dad observed.
Scarlett, who loved to dance and twirl like a ballerina, noticed something on the ground. "Look, Dad!" she chirped, pointing at tiny, glittery footprints. They sparkled like the princess’s tears!
The sparkly footprints led to a bouncy castle made of clouds! Peeking inside, Scarlett and Dad found the princess, curled up with a fluffy kitten. She was surrounded by piles and piles of sparkly tears!
"Excuse me, Princess," Dad said gently. "We found your sparkly tears. Are you alright?"
The princess sniffled. "I lost my favorite bouncy ball! I can't fly my carriage without it.”
Scarlett, being super smart, knew just what to do. She rummaged through her dad's backpack and pulled out a shiny, red ball, her very favorite. "Here, Princess! You can have mine!"
The princess’s eyes widened. “Really? Thank you!” She bounced the red ball. “It’s perfect! Now I can fly my carriage again! Come on, you two, let's go for a ride!"
Scarlett and Dad soared through the fluffy clouds in the sparkly carriage, laughing with the princess. Scarlett learned that helping others felt as magical as flying through the sky. Growing up was full of surprises!
As they flew back home to Los Angeles, Scarlett snuggled close to Dad, her heart full of joy. Even though she was little, she helped a real princess! And that made her feel like a princess too.
