Chapter One
"Revealed"
((Authors Note: The Winx: New Wings takes place twenty five years after the end of The Winx: The Last Battle.))
Delilah sat on the window sill, looking out across the sand dunes and great Egyptian Pyramids, she could see her father from here, working in the sand and giving orders to his crew. They had been here for over a year, unearthing the biggest tomb yet, a tomb of an egyptian warrior fairy.
Part of this warrior fairy Queen's Sarcophagus was already unearthed and ever since this morning Delilah's headaches had become worse, just looking into the twin emerald eyes of the fairies eyes both mesmerized and pained her.
"-lilah"
a soft voice could be heard in the back of her head
"Delilah"
the voice jolted her from her staredown with the sarcophagus, her eyes felt dry as if she hadn't blinked in minutes. She turned to see her best friend standing behind her with her hands on her slim hips
"Deee- Liiieeee- Laaaaaaah" she stretched out her name in an attempt to annoy her and she only grinned and did the same
"Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" she said, sending her voice into a high pitch that caused her friend to wince slightly, though it didn't have the same result as it did with her own name, she had more syllables. Mara scowled down at her before she walked over to her dresser to pull out some clothing, tossing a long shirt and some shorts over before grabbing a pair of shoes and chucking them at her head one by one
"If you want to take your magic test we have to leave before your dad takes a break!" Mara said while Delilah was already putting on her clothing, she also to a piece of paper from Mara that said 'ADMIT ONE'
"We're taking the Zenith rail?" she wondered softly and Mara rolled her eyes "Of course. It's the fastest way of travel, we can be to Gardenia and back in a few hours... Honestly, it's like you're living in the past. Get with the times" Mara smirked, clapping her hands a few times, waiting for Delilah for a few more moments before grabbing her wrist, pulling her out of the room.
Zenith Rail, Gardenia
Mara looked around and scowled as she pulled Delilah toward a tall silver building that glittered in the sun "We're late already because of you" she muttered "if I lose popularity because of you I'm soo shredding something from... I don't know, maybe a book you like" she whispered and Delilah just rolled her eyes again.
"But what if we don't have magic?" Delilah said with a smirk and Mara stopped for just a moment
"If we don't have magic then our lives would be Pointless!" Mara snapped "Everyone that is anyone has magic, anyone that will amount to anything! If you have enough capability you can even demand the best schools!" she said, but when Delilah said nothing in return Mara just threw her hands into the air "Don't you ever read mom's papers?" she snapped and Delilah just chuckled
"yeah, the Mitzi Post seems to love trash talking anything with magic, aren't you worried she would be upset" she asked and Mara just rolled her eyes before walking into the building with Delilah quickly following behind her
"Mara and Delilah reporting for Magic Testing" she said and the Lady at the front desk smiled brightly, the twenty foot portrait of Earth's Fairy Queen hung upon the wall behind her, her magenta colored hair pulled up into a bun
"You're late" the woman said but Mara only smiled as she reached into her purse to pull out a card to slowly lower in front of the woman who took one look at it and pressed her lips together into a firm unmoving line as she picked it up and dialed the number, a few rings could be heard over the busy room before someone picked up.
"Hi, this is Jane from the Gardenia Magic Testing Center lobby check in desk" there was a pause while yelling could be heard over the phone
"Yes ma'am, I was only confirming" she said before hanging up. The Woman, Jane was her name, clicked a few keys on her computer
"I'll just move the two in front of you to a later time...and here you are" the Desk lady said, holding the card out and mara grabbed it back with a huff from the lady's hand and started to walk off "Rooms 108 and 109!" The Lady called out as they left.
"What did you do?" Delilah whispered as she walked fast to catch up with her and Mara smirked "Mother always says I should get whatever I want- Hi aunt Macy!" Mara cut herself off and raised her arms, walking toward the dark haired woman, but the woman didn't seem pleased,her round blue eyes seemed to glimmer with annoyance as she said nothing to Mara before she opened up Room 108, a young girl with bright blonde puffy hair walked out and scowled as Mara took her place, and then Macy opened room 109 just as a young boy came out, he looked maybe a year older than Delilah, but with bright red hair. Delilah took a few more looks at the red haired boy, a twinge of pain going through her head as a headache started up. A man walked out behind the boy and whispered something into Macy's ear that Delilah could only hear a few words of
"-passed the test with...had highest scores in over..." and Macy nodded her head as Delilah walked into the room.
Delilah watched as the man that had just been whispering to Macy walked in after her and started to change the settings of the reality Machine. It was supposed to generate a world for her, and...something...The headache was getting worse, however the settings were done and she was pushed inside, the world was generated. It was pure light, the land was bright yellow. Delilah put a hand to her head as she slowly moved to her knees. She tried to grab the plants but she couldn't. Putting another and on her head Delilah shivered as the headache got worse.
"Are you alright Miss. Delilah?" someone asked, the voice seemed so far away and Delilah didn't know who it was. She put her hands over her ears and she screamed as she felt as if the ocean washed over her, Sparks flew from all around her, from her body and behind her eyes. She felt as if something heavy rested upon her back but she didn't have a chance to look as the world went dark.