Ariel liked where this was heading. She liked it very much indeed.

Barely keeping down her grin, she nodded, taking the stick and clutching it excitedly in her hand. She looked it over, figuring that it looked like any other metal stick might look but, clearly, it was going to do something interesting.

Even if it didn't, light it hopefully meant setting it on fire, and even if that's all there was to fireworks, Ariel was totally game.