If the Winx were to be staying on Earth, he would have to stay there, too. It was really annoying. But his main goal was to defeat Bloom and rob her of her powers as well as the magic of the entire magical dimension. It would take a long time, and he felt exasperated and impatient just by thinking of it. One thing about Aidan was that he wasn't so patient, unlike his father. He had no restraint and it was one of his biggest flaws.
Italy was his next destination. He made his way into the forests and soon arrived at the Sibillini Mountains, the place he had chosen as his hideout. It was perfectly safe and he could easily manipulate those little Rustic Fairies. But before he did that, there was someone he had to face first.
A handsome antelope walked up to the entrance of Sibylla's cave. The Rustic Fairies peered at it in curiosity. Some flew down to guard the entrance to Sibylla's cave, others thought the antelope could do no harm to their Lady Sibylla.
Noticing that the Rustic Fairies didn't seem to be blocking his way or keeping him out, Aidan, in the form of the antelope walked in, crossed the stone bridge and soon came face to face with Sibylla, the fairy of justice. Once there, he regained his normal form, receiving gasps of horror from the Rustic Fairies in the cave.
"It's a wizard! Capture him, sisters!" one of them yelled.
They came all at once at Aidan, but he merely released a large round circular ray of neon purple light which hit the Rustic Fairies. They fell back, and when they got up, they weren't themselves anymore.
"We are the loyal servants of Aidan, the wizard of the Dragon's Flame!" the Rustic Fairies said, in a robotic way, as they bowed before Aidan; their eyes had turned purple. Aidan smirked. Who needed a witch of darkness like that Darcy, one of the three witches who were his father's allies? He could hypnotise anyone he liked on his own!
He turned back to Sibylla, who had been watching everything in shock, but now prepared to attack Aidan. He blocked her attack, and attempted to hypnotise her and was furious when she resisted.
"Get her, all of you!" Aidan roared at the Rustic Fairies, commanding them to attack the fairy they had previously been so loyal to. They rose to their feet and hurried after Sibylla, sending rocks at her.
"Rustic Fairies, it's me!" Sibylla cried, sending a spell at her servants to awaken them from Aidan's hypnotising spell, but the wizard jumped in between Sibylla and the fairies before blocking the spell and sending a fire spell at her.
Sibylla flew out of the way in time, and raced after him, attempting to attack once more. But Aidan was strong, fast and agile, he managed to block every attack she threw at him, letting her drain her own energy. He attacked only once or twice, usually missing, but finally, one of his spells hit her and she fell, grimacing in pain.
"What do you want from me?" Sibylla asked, through gritted teeth. "First you attacked my fairy servants and now me! Just tell me what you want already!"
"I want this place," Aidan said to the fairy. "It will grant me everything I need to complete my mission on Earth. But now, seeing that you put up a fight, I think I might have to take you as a hostage as well."
Sibylla pushed herself up, but Aidan grabbed her and chained her to the wall of the cave with strong metal chains made of magic. No matter how much the fairy of justice struggled, trying to free herself, she was unable to break the chains.
The Rustic Fairies bowed before Aidan as he seated himself, looking very pleased. The Rustic Fairies were now his servants and he had the fairy of justice under his thumb. Next, he would need more spells to make him more powerful than he already was. And of course, he needed allies.
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"Back to a day of work!" Stella grumbled, as she entered the Love & Pet shop. "When will this end, may I know?"
"When we return to the magical dimension, which won't be for a while now," replied Bloom, at the counter. "Come on, Stella, we're going to leave Gardenia in a period of time, let's do our best for our customers!"
The morning passed peacefully but when afternoon descended, Roxy came running into the shop, looking extremely worried, with Morgana behind her.
"Bloom! Bloom, I need your help!" she exclaimed, out of breath, upon reaching the counter.
"Roxy! What is it? Oh, hi, Morgana!" Bloom was surprised to see the fairy of animals in that state.
"Bloom, something happened to one of my fairies!" Morgana explained. "Even though I'm not the fairy queen anymore, I can still sense it. All terrestrial fairies are connected in some way, you know."
"We need to discuss this privately, Morgana," Bloom said, before proceeding to close the shop temporarily.
"We will be open again tomorrow, don't you worry," Stella assured the waiting customers. "And we will make it up to you by giving you a huge discount and free treatments!"
Once the Love & Pet shop was closed the Winx gathered in the living room with Morgana and her daughter. The two terrestrial fairies began explaining.
"I was just playing with Artu this morning when I had a terrible headache," said Roxy. "I felt like something bad has happened to one of my friends. At first I thought it was one of you, and I was really afraid."
"But I was experiencing the same thing," Morgana explained. "And I recognise what it meant. One of my fairies is in danger. I think it might be Sibylla."
"Sibylla? The fairy of justice?" Tecna asked, surprised. "She was so nice to us, why would anyone attack her?"
"Tecna, you do realise that the fact that Sibylla is nice to us gives our enemies all the more reason to attack her," Musa remarked.
Bloom remained silent. As she listened to the two Earth fairies' stories, there was that strange overpowering feeling again. The one which she felt a connection to, but couldn't recognise. Somehow, she felt, they must be connected.
"We must go to the Sibillini Mountains," she decided. "Sibylla helped us once, and so if she needs help, we can't abandon her."
"But what if it's a trap set by whoever who has attacked her? What if they want to capture you, Winx?" worried Roxy. "Did the Wizards of the Black Circle have allies or something? Are they planning on taking revenge?"
"Roxy's got a point. It could be a trap," Flora said.
Bloom mulled it over. Apart from the overpowering feeling, her curiosity was rising, too. If it was a trap, she would be able to find out who it was who had attacked Sibylla and at the same time find out if he or she was the one Bloom had been looking for.
As much as I want to find out, I can't endanger my friends' lives, Bloom thought.
"I think I will return to Tir Nan Og and seek help from the other Earth fairies," Morgana said.
"I'm with Morgana," Tecna agreed.
Bloom had no choice but to agree, as everyone did, too. But sooner or later, she was going to find out who had attacked Sibylla and why the feeling which was overpowering her seemed so familiar.
Okay, this chapter may not have been so good, but I'll try to do better in the next one!
Please review and let me know what you think of it, thanks!
The idea for this fanfic is from shadowrider89.
I do not own Winx Club.
