9 Years into the Future
Chapter 2: Forced Through Time
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Bloom touched the mirror with one hand. The mirror, acting like it was water, swirled at her touch, and turned white. Bloom gasped and snatched her hand back.
The other girls watched the mirror, mesmerized.
The mirror cleared to show a picture of a red-haired blue-eyed woman in her 20's.
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"Whoa." Bloom's eyes widened.
"Who is that?" Stella asked.
Musa shook her head. "I don't know."
"But it can't be…" Flora whispered.
"It's not possible." Tecna said.
"But it looks like…"
"Me?" Bloom interrupted Layla. "It looks like…me?"
"This is no ordinary mirror. It has to be some kind of magic." said Flora.
"Is it dark, Flora?" Musa asked her.
"No, it doesn't feel dark."
"You're right." Tecna stepped up toward the mirror. "In fact, I recognize this energy it's giving off."
"You do?" Bloom asked.
"Yes…It's giving off the same kind of energy I give off when I transport!"
"So it's…a portal?" Stella asked.
Tecna nodded.
"A portal…" Bloom repeated thoughtfully. "You think I could..." Bloom reached for the mirror again with one hand and pressed it against the glass. Slowly, her older image faded to white, and Bloom's hand disappeared through the portal. Bloom gasped and pulled her hand out.
"It is a portal." She said.
"Okay, so where exactly did this portal come from?" asked Stella.
"It just…appeared. Out of nowhere." Bloom tried to explain.
"Then that has to be some kind of sign." Musa said.
"Maybe some one's trying to contact you?" Layla suggested.
"But who would do that with a portal?" Tecna asked.
"Maybe it's fate. Bloom, maybe you're meant to go in through the portal. I don't think it's dangerous." Flora said.
"I'm not sure what to think." Stella sighed, dramatically.
Bloom placed her hand against the glass, and it once again showed her older self. She stared at her grown-up face and thought hard about what she should do.
"Guys, I think I should go through..." she said.
"Bloom—wait." Tecna put both her hands in front of her, gesturing for Bloom to not put any more pressure on her hand on the glass. "Let's stop and think. What makes you so sure that this portal is safe?"
"I'm not sure, I just have this feeling, and it's hard to explain." Bloom said. "It's like…" She struggled to find the right words. "It's like somebody familiar is right on the other side, and they need my help. It's just a feeling. A really familiar feeling."
"'Somebody familiar?'" Tecna repeated.
"Yeah…"
Bloom pressed her hand against the mirror again, and her older self vanished and her hand disappeared behind the portal. And so did the feeling of familiarity. The whiteness of the mirror left as quickly as it came, and the portal closed up. Filling with panic now, Bloom tried to pull away but her hand wouldn't budge.
"Oh, no." Bloom looked back at her friends who were anxiously looking back at her. "Guys, I'm stu—"
But before she could finish the mirror suddenly lit up and she felt something—or someone—close around her hand that was still through the mirror, and pull the rest of her through. There was a blinding light and Bloom had vanished.
"Where'd she go?" Stella asked, franticly.
"I felt another presence at the portal. Someone from the other side of it must have pulled her through." said Flora, worry clearly etched in her voice.
"What are we gonna do?" Musa asked. She sounded just as worried as Flora.
"It's obvious isn't it?" said Tecna, calmly. "Flora was right. Someone on the other side of this portal was trying to contact Bloom. Showing her an older version of herself when she touched it must have been their way of saying that they mean no harm."
Tecna walked up to the mirror and placed her hand gently against the glass, getting exactly what she expected. An older image of herself showed.
"And whoever it is, they want us to go through as well." she finished.
To be continued…
Yay! Two chapters edited in one day!! Whoo!! xDD
I actually added some stuff here and there, besides replacing words and sentences. :3 And it's half a page longer! :D
Anyway, that's enough writing for one day! XD Friday or Saturday I'll have another one or two up. I'll probably slow down as the chapters get longer. X)
But I forgot how much I missed writing. And it sure is a change from what I usually write nowadays. :)
I really need to watch the first season of the Winx Club again. O__O
I changed the chapter title from "Stepping into Time" from "Forced Through Time" since Bloom actually was forced. :)
Oh, and one more thing: I don't remember if Tecna can actually transport. Like I said, I need to re-watch the first season. But let's just say that under certain circumstances, she can. ;D
See you guys in the next chapter!
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