By digging upwards, Alexander finds the world above where the sun rises and sets, and new friends come to welcome him: Flower Fairies, Tree Spirits, Dragonfly Riders, Kurt the Rock Gnome, and the beautiful lake fairies who touch his heart-Staria, Latia, and Selene.
"Evening Fairy Song
`You have come up from the Underground
To see the Sun-bright world....
We bless you on your Gnome Home away.
Come back again to dance and play.' "