Title: The Outcast

Rating: T-M

Disclaimer: Don't own any of the Winx's characters.

Beta Writer: AriXAmi

Chapter 4

The feeling of warm running water hitting my body is like heaven. Who ever thought that this wonderful feeling can exist in a small apartment, the sound of loud music coming from the other side of the door? However, is less to be desired, being so violent, but since Karel's female friend happens to be a witch, loud music and witchcraft goes hand and hand like a hammer and a nail.

I heard a knock on the door "Who is it?" I call out, a bit surprised.

"It's me. I got you some fresh towels for you to-" Karel began

"Why don't you pull out the red carpet for her too." complains his witch friend "Nice friend you got there Karel. She's a real gem."

I smile but he can't see my expression, given the curtain that's blocking his view "Yeah, that's why I love her." I pause at his comment "In a brother, sister kind a way of course." He finished

"Of course." I smile again. I can still feel his presence as if he doesn't want to leave "Is there a reason that you're still here? I assure you that no muggers are gonna pop out of nowhere and assault me again." I said rinsing the soap off my chest.

"I know. Old habit, I guess, of being your bodyguard." He chuckles and I laugh with him.

"Well I am flattered." I say cheerfully as I pull the showerhead around for a better angle. "And it is awfully nice for your friends to throw this whatchamacallit for you and that guy." I tap my chin.

"His name is Darko and he doesn't do small parties unless is to show-off his new toy for everybody to be jealous of him but now the rules change and he has to earn it like everybody else and its ticking him off and the last thing he wants is a pity party." I shudder at the growl in his tone

I turn off the shower as he hands me two towels "So this is a pity party in your honor then?" I ask as I twirl one towel around my body and the other up in my hair.

"Well yes and no. I was having relationship problems and she thought that this will cheer me up but really the party is for her new job promotion." He said as I got out. He extended his hand to aid me like a gentleman.

"So you and the Flower princess are having problems?" I raise an eyebrow.

"No. We've patch thing up, so you don't have to worry or plotting revenge like you do with Bloom." He smiled. "And she's not a princess. Just the guardian fairy of her home planet." He adds for good measure.

"Good, cuz I've already come up with a plan on getting back at her if she hurt you. No one hurts my friend and gets away with it, no one." I smile wickedly.

He pass his hand through his hair "No offence Dee but Flora may look innocent but she will kick your ass if you don't take her seriously. Under that cute innocent smile lies an Alpha. But I'm happy that you care."

I couldn't help but smile at his comment and walked towards him and gave him a hug. "I'd like to see her try, even without my powers I'm no pushov-" I stopped at what I said and he let go of me so that he look at me eye to eye.

"Dee? You lost your powers? When?" He asks, concern painting an ugly shadow over his features.

Suddenly there was a loud knock at the door "Hey, get out! Some of us has to use the bathroom, dammit!" The green haired witch yells. Karel sighs and lead me to his room.

Once there he went to his closet and took out a t-shirt and some jeans and hands them to me "Here. Sorry in advance for them being too big, I'm sure you don't want to wear any of Lucy's clothes." He said turning around so I can change.

"Thank you." I say, my voice muffled to him by the cloth going over my head.

I finish getting dress her turned around. "Don't worry I'll ask Lucy to make it look more to your liking but now let's talk about you not having any powers." He says as we both sit on the edge of his bed.

"There's nothing much to explain. My parents were going to send me to prison for attacking Bloom and Sky on their honeymoon and they are not gonna send me there with my powers to control people's minds. So they put a curse on me to prevent me from using my powers without causing severe pain." I say tearing up a bit.

Karel place his hand on my shoulder "So you're not powerless, it's just dormant by a spell." He says and I nod.

"Yes." He gets up and takes my hand. "Come with me."

He leads me to the living room where the two girls are dancing to the music. Karel turns off the music. "Hey? What's your problem?" Says the green haired one.

"Shut up, I need your help and that noise is pissing me off." He growls. The witch folds her arms over her chest.

"Fine. What you want?" she scoffs.

"Diaspro has been depowered by a curse. Is there any way to undo it?" he asks her in a pleading way.

She look at the redhead for a while as if asking for approval. "You can do it Lucy, I won't judge." She smiles.

"Okay fine, but you will have to give a foot rub every time I come back from work, no ifs, ands or buts," she points at Karel.

"Okay, okay. Just help her, please."

She walks towards me and looks straight into my eyes. "Oh boy, this is old school dark magic. Where going to strap her down for this one. Mirta will you bring me my ropes from my room, please. There in the top shelf of my nightstand." The redhead nods and heads to her room.

"Ropes?" I look at Karel. "I don't ask but all I know is I can hear guys and sometimes girls screaming in her bedroom at night, so I use earplugs to go to sleep." He says with a shrug.

The redhead returns with the ropes, "Got them," while Lucy comes back with a chair.

"Good. Okay let's tie her up." I detect a glint of joy coming from her eye when she says this.

As they strap me down I notice Lucy was holding a jar containing a very long needle "What are you planning to do with that?" I ask, trying to control the fear in my voice.

"Well princess this not your typical curses it's not only eating your powers but also your life force. I guess Mommy and Daddy wanted to get rid of you or they hired an incompetent wizard, either way sucks to be you at the moment cuz this is gonna hurt like a mother." She smiles as she pulls out the needle from the jar.

"Stop scaring her, Lucy, and get on with it already." says Karel, getting angry.

"Fine. Here bite on this." She shoves a stick with a string wrapped around it into my mouth. "Good, probably the first time you ever shut up." She sneers getting an angry look from both Karel and the redhead. "Okay, hold her down tight and Mirta; open her eye wide and don't let go." Just hearing her saying that has got me in panic mode.

I am trembling uncontrollably, biting on the stick hard as I see the needle close to my eye. Karel tries to sooth me by saying that it will be alright over and over until I felt it piercing my eye "AAARRRGGGGHHHHH!" I scream, gripping the chair for dear life, biting on the stick till it starts to break. Karel holds me with all his might. It is pure hell; images of my life being set on fire, gods I want to die just for it to stop.

"Almost done, just a little more." She said as she twists then pulls the needle out "There. Wasn't that fun princess." She taps my face as I black out.

I woke up in Karel's bed. "You okay?" I turn to see him sitting on the edge of the bed "I…I don't know, I feel whole." I say then I raise my hand and concentrate, then a magic gem appears. "She did it. GOT MY POWERS BACK!" I jump out of bed with joy and run to give him a big hug "Thank you, thank you, thank you." I say, crying at the same time.

"Don't thank me, thank Lucy." He says letting go of me while smiling.

"I will." I run passed him and head to the living room.

I see her in the middle of the room dancing while her friend watches. "Well, look who's finally up. Had a good nap prince-" she's cut off as I drive my fist into her jaw knocking her to the floor

"Lucy!" cries the redhead but she gets up quickly.

"Nice one." She smiles and spits out some blood. "Guess the princess got some claws." She laughs. "By the way, how's your power?" she folds her arms.

"They're fine…thank you." I extend my hand for her to shake but she just swats it away and gives me a hug instead.

"You're Karel's friend so you're almost family. But if you ever sucker punch me again I'll drive more than some itty bitty needle into you, are we clear?"

I smile, "Cristal."

I turn around to see Karel. "I'm glad that your powers are back Dee. Now why don't I make you girls some dinner and cele-"

Suddenly the front door bursts open reveling a man wearing a blue jacket with white t-shirt and black jeans holding a gun with a panicked look on his face. "GET DOWN!" He yells and runs towards me taking me down with him. I push him off of me and turn my attention at the others. Then I heard the window shatter as shards of ice destroying every piece of furniture. The man yells at us. "The couch go, go."

We all run, dodging shard after shard of ice. We all make it behind the couch when Karel speaks to the man. "Darko, what the hell is going on?" He growls at him.

"Well, I kinda told Icy about what I did at our last mission." Darko responds sheepishly.

Both Karel and Lucy yelled at him "YOU WHAT?"

Then the whole outside window explodes, leaving a huge hole. As the smoke clears a figure is silhouetted against the darkening sky. 'Is that Icy?'

A/N: Sorry for the late update but better late than never (lame). Anyway, next chapter the gang faces Icy's wrath, will Darko man up or get on his knees and beg for forgives. Plus their second mission. Thank You all for your kind reviews and keep'em coming. Oh and in case you all ask both Darko and Karel are from the Winx comics. Take care