Once upon a time, and far away, in the kingdom of the Magical Dimension, a girl found out she was a fairy and a princess. Her life defiantly changed and became like a fairy tale story filled with courage, friendship, love, and adventure. A magical story that continues with her beginning her third year at the school for fairies, Alfea.
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Chapter Three
Bloom's mind was blank. She slept soundly and woke up to a glorious feeling of relaxation. The sounds of birds chirping and water rippling only added to her feeling of peace. Wait. Birds? Bloom shot up from her position and opened her eyes. Then shut them tight just as quickly, as the sharp rays of the morning sun blinded her momentarily. Once the light in her eyes adjusted she blinked them fully open. At first she thought she was dreaming, she couldn't believe where she was. She pinched herself and flinched. She was awake.
"I must have walked here in my sleep." She got up and turned around towards Alfea. The Lake Fortress of Light wasn't so far away from her school, but either way she knew she was going to get in some serious trouble for leaving school grounds during the night. Even though she hadn't meant to.
When she reached the school's entrance she wasn't surprised to find Ms. Faragonda, Griselda, and all of her friends waiting for her.
"Bloom, oh my gosh," Stella yelled as she run to hug her friend, "I was so worry."
"We all were" Musa commented. "Yeah," Stella agreed, "but you know I was freaking out the most."
"Where did you go?" Flora asked. "Yes," Tecna included, "I can't believe you would just get up in the middle of the night to leave without telling anyone."
"No girls," Ms. Faragonda cut in, "give her some room. Bloom," she turned her attention solely to Bloom, "I would like for you to come with me to my office." Bloom nodded and walked up to Ms. Faragonda and Griselda. Stella started towards them, but Musa pulled her back. "She'll tell us later," Musa whispered, "so for now we need to let Ms. F take care of things."
"I was sleep walking," Bloom started as soon as Ms. Faragonda had set down behind her desk, "and I just ended up there." "I understand that Bloom," she replied, "but that's not what I want to talk about right now." "It's not?" Bloom asked. "It's not!" Griselda almost yelled. "No, it's not," Ms Faragonda confirmed, "first I want to hear about these nightmares." "Oh", Bloom understood then and after a minute she began to explain to Ms. Faragonda all of the reoccurring nightmares she'd been having, including the last one she hadn't even told her friends about.
Ms. Faragonda had listened closely and nodded a few times as she worked it all out. Inside, Ms Faragonda was extremely worried, but she'd never let Bloom know it. After all, she contemplated, that was the very reason Bloom hadn't wanted to tell her about them in the first place.
When Bloom was finished Ms. Faragonda smiled warmly at her. "Bloom dear," she started, "you have nothing to worry about. No one can control their dreams." "I understand that Ms. F, but I just don't get the feeling these are just dreams you know." Ms. Faragonda nodded, but continued to explain that they were just dreams. "I do think you should return the sleep drops Ofelia gave you," Ms. Faragonda told her sternly, "they seem to be too strong for you. Instead I will see you after you last class tonight and put a soft sweet dream spell on you." "Really?", Bloom was so happy to hear it, "thank you so much." Ms. Faragonda nodded and smiled. "That's all for now dear, you can return to your room. I'm sure everyone is very worried about you." Bloom nodded and waving goodbye she slipped out of the office and headed towards her dorm where all of her friends were waiting.
After she'd gone Griselda turned to Ms. Faragonda with a solemn look. "I know what you're thinking, Griselda, but I have to ask you. Do you think it would have been better to let her know the sad truth about it? She's been through enough heartache since she's arrived here." Griselda frowned. "I understand that," she replied, "and I just hope it doesn't backfire." "It won't," Ms. Faragonda answered in a serious tone, "I plan to make sure of that with the sleep spell tonight."
Back in her dorm, Bloom explained everything to her friends. They all hugged Bloom as she finished telling them about her latest dream. They all comforted her and told her that it was as Ms. Faragonda had said, just a dream. When she calmed down, she got dressed and the girls headed off to enjoy another day of classes. It was only a couple of days now before the dance would come and Bloom told herself she'd apologize to Sky when she saw him. She'd been acting silly after all.
That night Bloom waited outside her last class for Ms. Faragonda. When she saw her she walked over and smiled. "I'm ready when you are Ms. F." "Right then," Ms. Faragonda replied, "let's head towards your dorm now." They kept up a general conversation as they walked towards the room and when they got there Ms. Faragonda knocked before she quickly entered with Bloom.
"Hey Ms. F," Stella greeted, "come to put Bloom's dreams to rest." Stella laughed at her own joke. "Very funny, Stella." Musa nudged her friend. "What?" Stella asked, "I thought it was."
"Now girls," Ms. Faragonda cut in, "I'm going to need a quiet place to work the spell," she turned to Bloom, "why don't we go into your room Bloom?" Bloom nodded. "Sure."
They walked into the room and the rest of the girls tried to follow, but Ms. Faragonda stopped them shaking her head that they needed to be alone and then shut the door behind them. She had Bloom sit down on her bed and then stood before her. "No close your eyes Bloom and try to think about as little as possible. The blanker your mind is the better the spell will be." Bloom obeyed. Ms. Faragonda's face flashed a quick sign of regret before she lifted her hands up to the sides of Bloom's head. She really wished there was another way, but this was probably for the best, she told herself. Then she began the enchantment.
Outside in the living area, the rest of the girls waited for only a short time before Ms. Faragonda and Bloom exited the bedroom to rejoin them.
"So?," Stella spoke up first, "how did it go?" Ms. Faragonda smiled and replied, "It's all done. She should be sleeping soundly tonight." All the girls gave cheers and run up to hug Bloom once more. Bloom, herself, felt relieved. No more nightmares, she praised. "Now, if you'll excuse me," Ms. Faragonda headed towards the dorm exit, "I need to get back to my office, but first," she paused, "I have to stress that you try to go to bed early tonight Bloom and then report to me tomorrow if anything happens." Bloom's heart sank at her words. "I thought nothing would happen with your spell, Ms. F?" "Nothing should," Ms. Faragonda replied, "I'm only saying it as a precaution." Bloom frowned. "Now Bloom," Ms. Faragonda continued, "you have nothing to worry about tonight. I have faith that you will have a restful sleep." Bloom smiled. She believed Ms. Faragonda's words and it gave her some comfort. "I will go now. Goodnight girls." The girls bid her goodnight in return and then settled into their rooms after she'd left. They figured since Bloom had to go to sleep a little early then they all would.
That night Bloom started out with a dreamless sleep, but then a figure appeared before her. It was that stranger again. Her brown hair was flying all around her face as she was spinning. This vision had a peaceful feeling to it and Bloom wasn't scared at all. Then she realized a difference. Before, in all of her dreams, she'd been looking through this stranger's eyes, but this time she seemed to be looking through her own. The stranger was holding a small form of herself in the air, spinning slowly around and around. Bloom found herself laughing with the stranger as they danced.
Flora was tossing and turning in her bed, trying to go to sleep. She was slowly drifting there when she heard a lock click and then a door squeak open. She lifted herself up and rubbed her eyes as they tried to adjust to the darkness. When she could see, she noticed a figure walking just past the door into the living area. Shocked, she glanced over at Bloom's bed and found her missing. "Bloom?" she called after her, but Bloom didn't turn around or answer her. Flora got out of her bed and walked into the living area. Bloom was making her way towards the exit again. "Bloom?" Flora yelled this time, but the only response she got was a soft laugh.
"Flora is that you?" Musa and Layla exited their room and walked into the living area. They were still rubbing their eyes when Musa caught the outline on two people. "Bloom? Are you out here two?" "Come on you guys," Layla yawned in her sleepy state, "we should be in bed." "Bloom is sleep walking again you guys," Flora answered them, "I don't know what to do. I know it's not good to wake someone up in this state." "I'll get Tecna and Stella", Layla replied before rushing over to their rooms. "We'll follow Bloom", Musa told her. Bloom had already exited the dorm and was slowly heading up the hall, Flora and Musa were walking a short distance behind her.
In her dream, Bloom was still laughing with the stranger. She felt so safe. Then dark clouds came drifting in. The stranger seemed oblivious to them and Bloom tried to tell her, but her voice came out in coos instead of words. She was a baby, she realized. Well, if she couldn't talk then she'd do the next best thing, she cried. The stranger stopped and pulled her close to softly sway with her, but Bloom continued to cry in warning. It came too late. The dark clouds sweep down on them and broke the strangers grasp on Bloom. Bloom was sitting alone and forced to watch as the stranger was carried away from her. She screamed.
Flora and Musa were soon joined by the others and Tecna went right away to devising a way to return Bloom to her room. "We can't wake her," she told them, "it could cause more problems." "We know that already," Stella commented, "what we need to know is what we CAN do." "Relax Stella," Musa commented, "Tecna's working it out." "Right," Layla helped, "Tecna will figure out something." "For now all we can do is follow her", Flora included. They all agreed. "I can try to place a holographic image of a dead end to the hall," Tecna concluded, "and hope that Bloom's body will react to it." "Could that really work?" Layla asked. "Well, I'm not sure, but logic says that when a person sleep walks they resist harming themselves the same way as if they were awake. So if we place an obstacle Bloom should react to it." "But?" Stella sighed. "Well," Tecna continued, "there is a chance that because she's walked these halls so many times before that her mind will know there is no real obstacle and she'll continued on." "We've got to try something," Flora pleaded, "even if it might not work."
"This is the end for you, poor fairy." It was that voice again. It was the same voice that had caused such fear to flow through her in the earlier dreams. She turned around and expected to find the owner of the voice in front of her, but it wasn't the case this time. She was once again in her own body and the stranger she'd just seen taken away from her was only a short ways away. She tried running to her, but found the image drifting away. She couldn't get any closer then she already was.
"Help me!" screamed the stranger as she was struck with an energy ball. Bloom felt her heart ache as she heard her. She couldn't help. She really couldn't. "Someone help her," she pleaded, "please." Then a flash of bright light lit up just in front of the stranger. "What?" The chilly voice turned to one of anger. "It's her stupid fairy sister." "She's protecting her." The other two had appeared.
Tecna quickly uploaded an image of the hall wall and projected it in front of Bloom. Bloom was too close to Alfea's exit doors. The girls hoped this would work and let out a sigh as Bloom seemed to pause just before the projection. "It's going to work." Stella observed happily until Bloom continued on through the projection. "Or not", Musa replied. "Now what do we do?" Layla asked. "All that we can do at this point is follow her", Tecna regretted that her plan had failed her. Flora gave her friend a worried look as she exited the school and walked into the courtyard. The girls continued to follow her at this point, Tecna continued to look for something else to do, but once Bloom had left school grounds there seemed to be very little they could do.
Bloom felt tears leak out of her eyes as she watched the stranger she'd come to learn so much about pass out from the attacks. The light in front of her was doing all it could to fend off what attacks it could. "Poor princess," joked one of the three, "you're going to die here." They all laughed to this. "Everyone on this disgusting planet will soon fear us." "We will destroy it, just as we are going to destroy you." They put their attacks together and tossed one large energy ball. The light went out then. Bloom fell to her knees. "No," she couldn't believe it, "no." The three each gave thundering laughs at what they believed was a victory. Then an array of soft sparkles lit up the body of the stranger and a voice boomed, "I will use all the power I have to prevent that from happening here." The three backed away from the light as it grew stronger. Bloom watched in awe as the body of the stranger was lifted up into the air and enclosed with the bites of light. Then together they crystallized. Bloom didn't understand it, but a feeling of peace washed over her. She knew the person was safe now.
The girl watched Bloom as she walked towards the Lake Fortress of Light and stop right in front of it.
"Why is she coming here?" Stella asked.
As if to answer her, Bloom ran into the lake and took a dive. The girls all freaked out at her sudden action. Layla quickly dived in after her and resurfaced with her a moment later. Bloom was now awake. As soon as she reached land she told them, "There's someone down there."
Hello everyone! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Another one is on it's way now! Here's number three. It's was supposed to be two chapters, but then I just ended up putting them together.