The Unicorn Between Worlds - A Multiple Part Bedtime Adventure Podcast

Fern produces the map to the second crystal — the Dew Crystal, found in a spider's web at dawn. Problem: the map is already partially scrambled (The Smudge has been at it). Thornwick the tortoise is introduced — the keeper of accurate maps, living under a mossy rock near the creek. Reaching Thornwick requires navigating the Tangled Middle of the garden, which is a genuine maze of overgrown bus...

The earth-sprite Gerald is enormous — about the size of a large armchair — made entirely of compacted soil, pebbles, and the occasional confused earthworm. He is not grumpy by nature; he is simply profoundly attached to sleep and deeply unimpressed by being awoken. The episode follows the group's various attempts to wake Gerald politely: singing (he snores louder), tickling (Nibbler does this...

Fern and Dewdrop officially introduce themselves. Fern is brisk, efficient, and treats the situation like a project management exercise. Dewdrop is enthusiastic and immediately crashes into a flower. They explain the crystal system in more detail and reveal that the first crystal — the Root Crystal — is right here, under The Big Red, but it's guarded by an earth-sprite who is currently asleep...

Prism steps out of the ferns, shaking all over, her coat flashing from white to pale blue to pink as her emotions shift. She is young (about the same age as Scarlett in unicorn years), speaks in a rush, and is clearly terrified — but also completely distracted when she spots Danica's biscuit. Nibbler explains (to his continued embarrassment) that he can speak "only on adventures — and I&#...

A normal afternoon in the garden turns strange. Nibbler is acting oddly — sniffing at the base of The Big Red pōhutukawa and yowling. Scarlett investigates while Danica toddles behind her eating a biscuit. They discover strange hoof prints in the soft mud — shimmery, faintly glowing, definitely not from any animal they know. Nibbler, to his own apparent horror, opens his mouth to say "It'...