Flapping Flu

Flapping Flu is a quest you can get from Elixa when your Animal Friend is sick. Upon completion, your Dragonfly will be healed with its health status being restored.


Prerequisites: You must have a Dragonfly as an Animal Friend and it must have the illness.


Released: 23 February 2010

Retired: 19 September 2013
Spoiler Warning!

Quick Quest Guide

This Quest has 6 steps.

What you will need: 5 Blueberries, 2 Rose Petals, 2 Raspberries and 2 Snowflakes.

Quick Steps

  • Go to Elixa's Hospital and ask if she has any quests. Pick Flapping Flu.
  • Gather 5 Blueberries and give them to Elixa.
  • Gather 2 Rose Petals and give them to Elixa.
  • Gather 2 Raspberries and give them to Elixa.
  • Practice Bake 1 batch of Acorn Cookies and return to Elixa.
  • Gather 2 Snowflakes and give them to Elixa.
  • Practice Tinker a Seedpod Fan in any color and return to Elixa.
  • Complete all tasks and your Animal Friend will be healed.

In Depth Quest Guide

This is a full walk through for the quest, so if you're confused by any of the quick steps, hopefully these can help you out.

Head over to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket and ask her if she has any quests. The quest should pop up immediately and you'll be able to begin. Upon starting the quest, Elixa will greet you:

Elixa: "Fly with you, Pixie Name Here! Oh dear, don’t tell me -- Animal Friend Name Here is sick. I can tell by the look on your face. What are the symptoms?"
"Fever, shivers, upset tummy, can’t sleep -- that’s the Flapping Flu if I ever heard it. Poor Animal Friend Name Here!"
"Luckily I know a special tea that will send that flu flying! Will you help me make it?"

Step 1

Accept this quest?

Elixa: "That’s it then! The first ingredient I need for the tea is Blueberries!"

Gather 5 Blueberries and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.
Progress: # of 5

Story So Far

Your Dragonfly has the Flapping Flu. Gather Blueberries for the cure!

An ingredient collecting task! You are searching for Blueberries, if you don’t have 5 already. Once you get the required 5 Blueberries, return to Elixa and give them to her.

Editor’s Note: The original text of this quest included these lines of dialogue, which were changed:
"That’s it then! I need a new kettle to boil the ingredients."
"A kettle can only be used once to brew this special tea, you know."
"Can you fly to Harmony’s Home Collections and get a Bubble‘n’Boil Kettle for me?"

The following original instructions for this step were also changed:
Fly to Harmony's Home Collections in Neverberry Thicket and get a Bubble'n'Boil Kettle. Bring it to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket when you are done!

The following original Story So Far text for this step was also changed:
Go get a Bubble‘n’Boil Kettle at Harmony’s Home Collections!

Step 2

I have Blueberries for Elixa!

Editor’s Note: The original message for this step was the following line of text, which was changed:
I have a new kettle for Elixa!

Elixa: "Wonderful! Next we need Rose Petals."
"Go find some while I fill a kettle with fresh stream water."

Gather 2 Rose Petals and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.
Progress: # of 2

Story So Far

Your Dragonfly has the Flapping Flu. Gather Rose Petals for the cure!

An ingredient collecting task! You are searching for Rose Petals, if you don’t have 2 already. Once you get the required 2 Rose Petals, return to Elixa and give them to her.

Editor’s Note: The following original instructions for this step were changed:
Gather 20 Rose Petals and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.

Step 3

I have Rose Petals for Elixa!

Elixa: "Thank you, Pixie Name Here!"
"Will you find Raspberries next?"

Gather 2 Raspberries and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.
Progress: # of 2

Story So Far

Your Dragonfly has the Flapping Flu. Gather Raspberries for the cure!

Another ingredient collecting task! This time you are looking for Raspberries, if you don’t have 2 already. Once you get the required 2 Raspberries, return to Elixa and give them to her.

Editor’s Note: The following original instructions for this step were changed:
Gather 15 Raspberries and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.

Step 4

I have Raspberries for Elixa!

Elixa: "Very good! Now, while the water in the kettle heats up, I’d like you to go bake some cookies. This cure works better with cookies."
"Visit Dulcie at her kitchen in Neverberry Thicket and bake 1 batch of Acorn Cookies, alright?"

Go to Dulcie's Kitchen in Neverberry Thicket and Practice Bake 1 batch of Acorn Cookies. Bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket when you are done!
Progress: # of 1

Story So Far

Your Dragonfly has the Flapping Flu. Fly to Dulcie’s Kitchen and Practice Bake 1 batch of Acorn Cookies!

Flap over to Dulcie's Kitchen. Once there, pick Practice Baking and choose Acorn Cookies from the list. When you are done baking, flit back to Elixa and speak to her again.

Step 5

I baked Acorn Cookies for 'Animal Friend Name Here'!

Elixa: "Thank you, Pixie Name Here! But we have a little problem."
"I thought I had some Snowflakes, but I’m all out. Will you go get some Snowflakes? It’s the last ingredient we need."

Gather 2 Snowflakes and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.
Progress: # of 2

Story So Far

Your Dragonfly has the Flapping Flu. Gather Snowflakes for the cure!

More ingredient collecting! This time you are looking for Snowflakes, if you don’t have 2 already. Once you get the required 2 Snowflakes, return to Elixa and give them to her.

Editor’s Note: The following original instructions for this step were changed:
Gather 20 Snowflakes and bring them to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket.

Step 6

I have Snowflakes for Elixa!

Elixa: "That’s it then! I’ll add the Snowflakes to the other ingredients in the kettle."
"Oh, there’s one more thing I need you to do!"
"Since the tea has to get very hot to mix properly, I’ll need a way to cool it down so Animal Friend Name Here can drink it."
"Fly to Copper’s Tinkering Nook and make a Seedpod Fan. A fan will cool the tea down fast."

Fly to Copper's Tinkering Nook in Maple Tree Hill. Use Practice Tinkering to make a Seedpod Fan. Bring it to Elixa's Hospital in Neverberry Thicket when you are done!
Progress: # of 1

Story So Far

Your Dragonfly has the Flapping Flu. Fly to Copper’s Tinkering Nook and Practice Tinker a Seedpod Fan!

Your last step is a Tinkering task. Fly to Maple Tree Hill and enter Copper's Tinkering Nook. Once there, choose Practice Tinkering and select Seedpod Fan from the list. When you have finished tinkering the fan, return to Elixa.

The Cure

I tinkered a Seedpod Fan for Elixa!

Editor’s Note: The original message for this step was the following line of text, which was changed:
I made a Seedpod Fan for Elixa!

Elixa: "Very nice tinkering work, Pixie Name Here! Now let’s use this fan to cool down the tea."
"It’s working perfectly!"
"Here we are, fresh tea to cure the Flapping Flu! Make sure Animal Friend Name Here sips this slowly while eating the cookies you baked."
"Remember, when your Animal Friend grows up, you should release them back into the wild. Please stop by if Animal Friend Name Here gets sick again. Stay healthy!"

Your Animal Friend gains 90 Health Points and is now healed! If your Animal Friend is not yet fully grown, it will also gain some Age Points.

Image:Healing Animal Friend 90 Percent.png|Healing your Animal Friend
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History

This quest was originally released as a Quest for Members. It was changed to a Quest for all Players on 26 April 2012.
Referenced by 2 pages pages that link to “Flapping Flu (Quest)” — its place in the wiki