Hey Guys! i finally have another chapter ready :) This one was really hard to write. I keep finding myself focussing on Flora and Helia and Musa an Riven still! Plus this is a boring chapter in my opinion, but its important to set up the story. Ill try better in future chapters to write from The main couples PoVs. Enjoy!
"Good morning guys!" Musa yelled as she slammed open the door to their Alfea apartment; Riven, Flora, and Helia trailing behind. They made their way into the apartment and settled into the living room as Brandon and Stella emerged from their bedroom, Stella wearing only Brandon's shirt.
"Ahh come on Stell! We were supposed to be ready by 8! Its almost 8:30 now. Faragonda has ben waiting for us!"
"Oh chill out Musa. We aren't leaving for Zenith until like 10. Mrs. F's boring lectures can wait" Stella replied
Riven came up behind Musa, draped his arm over her shoulders and said "yeah Musa, chill out. We all know blondie needs as much beauty sleep as she can get, although it doesn't look like Brandon let her sleep much last night… haha nice hickey Stel."
Stella always told herself not to rise at Riven taunting but ugh! He made her so mad sometimes! "just because you didn't get some last night doesn't mean you can make fun of the rest of us" she exclaimed. Brandon chuckled behind her.
Riven smirked and glanced at Musa "oh I got and gave plenty last night" and Musa blushed crimson.
"Ugh gross guys, I love you all but not like that. I don't need the imagery in my head." Roy muttered as he strolled from Layla's room in nothing but boxers and his fingers in his ears.
"Last night Musa and I-"
"Lalala I can't hear you Riven!" Roy yelled like a child
"and Musa was like-" this time he was cut off by a sharp elbow jab from Musa, "They don't need details Riven!"
Riven just laughed and grinned at Roy. "We were wondering where you scampered off to. When did you and Layla start bumping uglies?" which earned him another elbow jab from Musa.
"It just sort of happened… I don't quite know what to make of it" Roy said with a blush and a smirk, rubbing the back of his head.
"Good for you Roy. I'm sure you and Layla are gonna be super happy together!" Flora cheered.
"Thanks Flora, well just see what happens."
"Yo! Someone go wake Bloom and Sky up!" Brandon interrupted and then added "and where the hell is Timmy? Did you guys leave him at Redfountain?"
"No he wasn't there, maybe he got up early to prep the ship?" Helia offered while Flora went to go wake up Sky and Bloom. He was proved wrong however when a sleepy faced Timmy crawled out of Tecna's room wearing her fluffy purple robe, muttered "good morning" and then continued on to the bathroom.
They all stared at the door stunned until Riven burst out laughing which caused the entire group to break down as well.
Flora came back with Bloom and Sky right behind her, Bloom dragging her feet and rubbing sleep from her eyes. "Ugh what's so funny this early in the morning?" she grumbled when she reached the group.
"Timmy being eaten alive by a fluffy purple monster!" Roy exclaimed and caused everyone to laugh even harder.
"I don't know what you guys are talking about," Sky said with a smile "but we all need to go get ready. We have a mission today. Musa, Riven, Flora, and Helia since you guys are all ready why don't you go see Faragonda and see what needs to be done before we depart; we'll meet you there as soon as we can"
"Eye-eye captain!" Musa mock saluted and left with Riven still laughing their asses off. Flora and Helia were about to follow them when Bloom stopped Flora.
"Flora are you sure that your up for this, you can totally stay here if you want, none of us would be mad at you for it"
"I'm fine Bloom, we've talked about this" Flora reassured her "I'd rather go with you guys; we all need to stick together."
Bloom hugged her before heading off and said "Okay Flora as long as your sure. Well meet you guys down there!"
Helia grabbed Flora's hand and led her out of her dorm. "Flora… I.."
"No Helia. I promise I'm fine," she squeezed his hand and smiled at him "plus, there is no way I'm letting you go without me… I wouldn't be able to handle waiting here by myself to find out if something happened to you, to find out if I lose you too.."
Helia's face softened at the mention of what they have lost "Okay my flower… well stay together. This mission shouldn't be too perilous though, its just a scouting mission." he assured her.
"I hope so" Flora muttered as they tried to catch up with Musa and Riven.
"Everyone buckled in?" Timmy called from the pilot seat "Its time to head out."
"We cant take off yet! I forgot my robe!" Riven exclaimed faking horror and then smirking at Timmy mischievously "Do you think I could borrow yours Timmy? Though I don't think purple is my color". Roy and Riven doubled over with laughter and gave each other a fist bump.
"Ha Ha guys. Give it a rest already will you." Timmy complained, pressing buttons harder than necessary on the consol.
"Yeah come on guys be nice. You've been teasing him nonstop for over an hour now." Flora chastised and crossed her arms. "your gonna upset him"
"Your right Flora," Roy said, seeming to sound apologetic and then grinned "besides we wouldn't want Timmy turning into the big purple hulk on this ship now would we". Riven and Roy roared with laughter again.
"Ugh! Boys" Tecna sneered and then turned to Timmy. "Ignore them Timmy, we have to take off now or well be late meeting the King and Queen."
Timmy mumbled something about Riven being a jackass but otherwise ignored Riven and Roy behind him and proceeded to prep the ship for take off.
"Alright Tec, everything is a go over here, you set?"
Tecna smiled at Timmy and said "were all set to take off captain"
"Hold on everyone. I'm bringing her up"
Everyone braced in their seat as Timmy brought the ship up and then over the walls of the Alfea quad. Timmy and Tecna had been practicing all week with new ship and they were ready for The September Star's maiden voyage. The Company of light had received the shinny new ship as a gift from Zeniths royal family to aid in their efforts to hunt down King Mikahl. It appears they were very eager to get that villain out of their realm. Instead of being Redfountain red, the ship was a dark metal color with pops of neon green and purple to be found everywhere. Timmy always loved seeing this new ship because it reminded him very much of his Tecna, and of course because he loved getting new tech to play with.
"God dammit Nex push your seat back up!" Brandon yelled. For the past 20 min Nex had been slamming his reclining seat up and down and hitting Brandon, the poor bastard stuck behind him, in the leg with it.
"alright alright, sheesh don't get your panties in a twist." Nex said and pulled his seat back up into a sitting position, only to swing it back down a minuet later.
"Dude ima beat the shit out of you!" Brandon roared and grabbed for Nex's throat but Nex swung the seat back up and out of his reach since everyone was still buckled in.
Thoren sighed from Nex's right "Come on Nex, don't pick fights were all a team, try and act like it."
Much to Sky's chagrin, Thoren and Nex were chosen by Saladine to accompany the company of light on this mission. Over the past couple of weeks, the two paladins have trained with the winx and specialist and they had to admit, the paladins were pretty awesome fighters. They would definitely come in handy if it came down to a fight. And in all honesty, Thoren was a pretty good guy. If it wasn't for the fact that Sky hated him, though no one knew why, he might fit right in with the group. Nex though was another story.
"What? me? I wouldn't pick fights so often if this group didn't rise to the occasion every time." Nex sneered.
"Stop being such a child Nex!" Layla yelled "Just shut up sit quietly till we get to Zenith. Think you can handle that?"
"I don't know about that but id sure love to handle you." Nex leaned over his chair and smiled at Layla.
While they were all training together Nex had formed a sort of attachment to Layla. She never put up with any of his shit and he seemed to love bickering with her. His behavior bordered on flirting and no one knew whether it was because he really liked the dark haired beauty or because it pissed Roy off so much; it was probably a little bit of both.
"You wish! She'd beat your smurf ass into a pulp!" Roy snarled and tried to kick at Nex but he was too far away.
"Smurf? I really don't think you are in a position to be making any hair jokes when your own looks like a highlighter."
Riven Snickered from across the haul and Roy glared at him. "Don't laugh Riven! Your hair is pink for fucks sake!"
Helia sighed and rubbed his hand across his face "is this what the entire mission is gonna be like?"
Tecna replied from the front of the ship. "I hope not! You buffoons better act like gentlemen when we meet the King and Queen of Zenith! Also, my father will be there to greet us, and I do not want him thinking I associate with a group of neanderthals."
Timmy gulped and swung his head to face Tecna. "You didn't tell me your dad was gonna be there."
"I did not want you to worry, I know how anxious you get whenever we meet my father." Tecna said and placed her hand on Timmy's thigh.
"Of course I get nervous!" Timmy whispered feverishly "The guy hates me."
"He does not hate you Timmy, he just… he does not show emotion very well. It runs in the family"
"Hmph… I think he shows his emotion well enough" Timmy grumbled and Tecna sighed.
"Timmy please don't worry. He is only going to be there until tonight. After the welcome ball tonight He is going with the King and Queen on their coronation tour as their pilot." Tecna blushed a little and fixed her eyes on the console in front of her "Besides… even if my father did hate you it would not matter because you're the one I love."
Timmy and Tecna were matching shades of pink and they were both grinning like fools when Timmy grabbed Tecna's hand from his thigh and threaded his fingers through hers.
One of the monitors beeped and Tecna exhaled a sigh of relief. "five minuets till we reach Zenith guys."
"Thank the stars!" Helia cursed "any longer and these guys would have started drawing blood"
"Okay guys before we land and meet with the rulers of Zenith we need to talk about the mission. I want everyone clear on the guidelines of this mission." Sky said and gave a pointed glance towards Nex and Thoren before continuing. "This is a recognizance mission. We are the guests of King Elliot and Queen Elain.
King Elliot Edward Klark and Queen Elain Marisol Klark were the newly crowned royalty of Zenith. King Elliot's father, the previous king, passed away about a month ago from a sudden heart attack. He had Two sons Elliot the middle child, and Elias the youngest. There was a daughter before them, Princess Lysandra but she has already been married off to a Duke in Avalon. Elliot married and assumed the throne only 3 weeks ago. Until those two produce an heir, Prince Elias is next in line for the throne. The King has postponed his coronation tour, which was scheduled to start this week, until he could greet us and his old friend Tecna of course. Now there are rumors that the heart attack of the previous king was not of natural causes. Many of the staff in the palace believe that the youngest son, Elias, had something to do with his father's death."
From where she was sitting Tecna Snorted "That is just preposterous. Little Lial is the most demur boy I know. Lysandra would pick on him incisively just to see if she could get a reaction out of him." Tecna chuckled. "He did not even seem to care when she stole his clothes one day by the lake and he had to walk all the way back to the palace in his soaking underwear."
"Well that's just what the rumors are saying, I want you guys to be on your toes just in case. While the King and Queen are gone, we will be hosted by Crown Prince Elias so I don't want any surprises. While we are here we will have access to the palace's Antichamber. From there we can do pretty much anything electronic."
"Shouldn't we be out looking for him on foot?" Brandon asked "we can't catch the bastard through a computer screen."
Timmy leaned back in his chair and fixed his askew glasses. "Zenith is a big place Brandon. By looking through the Antichamber's network we can find a more exact location. Its easier, more efficient, and it keeps us from raising King Mikahl's suspicions."
"What is the Antichamber exactly?" Thoren leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees, thoroughly curious.
"The Antichamber is essentially the powerhouse of Zenith" Timmy continued "Also, from that room, we can tap in to any phone and any surveillance on the planet. Whether the feed be public or private we can access it. And, though it sounds creepy, almost every room in every building in Zenith has a feed available. Just one of the downsides in having a computer in every room I guess."
"Creepy or not, it'll sure come in handy during this mission." Layla said
"Very true. Now, once we have his location pinned down we are to radio Faragonda to update her on the situation. From there, depending on his location, we are to arrest him and bring him in for sentencing by the Magix council or, if the situation calls for it, we will be instructed to engage in the target and take him out. Though I hate the bastard, I am definitely hoping for the first option. Less chance of one of us getting hurt again."
Musa and Flora blushed and looked away from everyone
"Sky.." Bloom chastised.
"I didn't mean it in a negative way! I'm sorry" Sky said putting his hands up in surrender. What happened on Kanuse was no one's fault but King Mikahl. We did our best but he still got the best of us; all of us. We cannot underestimate him and I want this mission to end with no one getting hurt. That's all."
"Its alright Sky. Well all be careful." Musa smiled and gave him a thumbs up.
A beep sounded from the console followed by a deep male voice. "This is Zenith Guard. State your business."
Timmy rotated his seat and pressed the com button. "This is The September Star carrying Guardian Fairy Tecna and the Company of Light. We are royal guests of the King and Queen, requesting permission to dock"
There was a slight static noise, before the same male voice came back on to say "Permission to dock granted. Pull in to loading dock A." and then the transmission cut.
"Alright guys!" Timmy said while he guided the ship to the specified loading dock "were here!"
Tecna smiled at Timmy and then turned towards her friends "Welcome to Zenith guys!"