Ray Is Real!

"I don't know sweetheart," said her mother.
"Why won't you believe me?" she asked. "Ray is real!"
"So why can't we see him?"
"Because..." The young girl thought a moment. "Because he's magical too!"
"Magical?" asked her mother.
"Yeah. That's why you can't see him. Cause he's magical and his powers got stuck."
"What do you mean his powers got stuck?"
"His powers got stuck, and that's why we need your help!" Jen was almost yelling.
Her mother put her hands on Jen's shoulders. "Ssh. Jen, calm down. I need you to tell me more. I don't know what 'his powers got stuck' means."
"It means Ray is stuck being invisible." Jen still spoke loudly, but she was quieter than a moment ago.

"Ok," said Jen's Mum. "So where is Ray now!"
"I'm right here!" came Ray's squeaky, high pitched voice. But only Jen could hear him.
"He's right here Mum. He's standing right next to me."
Mum looked at the spot where Jen had indicated. She couldn't see anything. "Ok."
"Will you help us Mum? Please!" Asked Jen. "You'll be able to see him if you help us."
Mum sighed.
"Please!?" said Jen again.
"Alright then." She said and Jen smiled. Ray did too, but no one saw. "So what do we need to do?" Mum dropped to her knees and Jen leaned in close, whispering into her ear like it was a secret.

Jen, Mum and Ray spent a long time around the kitchen as Mum mixed together all sorts of different things into a potion, hoping something would turn it into the shimmering shade of rainbow they needed. Ray stood and cheered them on as they went. Only Jen could hear, but that didn't matter. It kept her going. It reminded her why she was doing this. It helped her to remind her Mum.

Finally, after days of experimenting, Mum held up the glass, inside of which was a shimmering, sparkly rainbow liquid. Ray cheered louder than he had ever done before. This time Jen joined him. They threw their arms up in the air and smiled the biggest smiles they'd ever smiled before.
"Mum! You did it!"

Slowly, Mum picked up the glass and handed it to Jen. Just as carefully, Jen handed it to Ray, still gripping it tightly with one hand until she knew Ray was holding it tight. Slowly, carefully he tipped the glass up to his lips and drank all that was in it quickly in one go.

There was just enough time to put the glass back down on the bench before he was lifted into the air and thick, purple smoke came to surround him out of nowhere. Mum gasped. Suddenly, she could see Ray! There was a bright, blinding flash and Ray was lowered back down to the ground. Now, instead of looking like a doll, he looked like a rather odd little boy, for his hair was a bright shade of aqua and stuck up in little spikes over his head.
"See Mum!" said Jen. "Ray is real!"