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"Layla? Where are you?" Cora calls out as she walks down the corridor. She held a package that smelt of seaweed and kelp, which meant her father was going to have a field day when she returned home.
"Excuse me, have you seen Layla?" she stops and asks a guard.
"Yes, she passed through here a little while ago. Try the open ball room at the end of the hall." He points in the direction opposite of the way she had been going.
"Open ball room? Why would she be there?" Cora asks.
"That is where her fiancé is resting. She has been known to go there every once in a while." The guard says.
"We'll thank you, have a nice evening." She says to him and walks off down the hall. Of course Layla went to be by Nabu's side, if her mother was insisting on marriage, than where else would she go?
She continued down the nicely furnished hall until she reached the end of it. To the right of the wall was a double door. She pushed it open.
"Layla?" She asked and poked her head in. Just as she thought, Layla was here and so was Nabu. She was sitting in a chair beside his lone bed toward the front of the room.
"Oh, hey Cora. Did you get what you needed from the chef and my dad?" She sniffles and wipes her cheeks with the back of her hand. Cora enters the room and closes the door behind her.
"Yeah, I was just looking for you." She rests a hand on Layla's shoulder.
"I just wanted to see him before I left." She whispers and stares at her Fiancés limp body.
"It's okay, everyone will understand." Cora replies and holds the package of seaweed as far away from her as possible. The stuff was making her head hurt.
"Are we ready to get going?" Layla glances up at her And asks.
"Only if you are. We can stay a bit longer if you want." Cora says as Layla stands up.
"No, sitting here crying isn't going to do me any good. We should just get to Mercuris before the party starts." She wipes her eyes and smiles. It wasn't the most convincing smile. Her eyes were red and she looked like she was in pain. Unfortunately there was nothing Cora could do to make her feel better. Except offering her seaweed, but she wouldn't want that.
"Alright, if you're ready." Cora steps aside and let's Layla take the lead.
"Yeah, let's go." They make their way to the door.
"Did you leave the door open?" Layla asks as they walk.
"No, I actually closed it." Cora stares at the open door in front of them.
"Hmm, maybe it opened by itself" Layla says.
"Or maybe someone else let themselves in. Ever think of that?" Someone asks from above.
"Honestly how were you able to defeat us without common sense?" Someone else asks.
"it really does baffle me" a third voice is heard. Followed by creepy laughing, Cora and Layla look up and find three of the most hated and evil witches of all time. The Trix.
Meanwhile...
"And that is the tour everyone! I hope you enjoyed it!" Marvin holds the door open as everyone files out of the Hall of Planetary Record.
"We did Marvin, thank you!" Bloom smiles as she walks past him.
"We'll be sure to come again someday!" Flora says.
"It would be an honor Winx, welcome to the Royal Pavilion. Enjoy!" Marvin bows before turning around and returning to the palace. The group gasps in amazement when they see the Royal Pavilion. Against the light of the sunset, the trees, animals, and flowers all came to life in a thousand brilliant glowing lights.
"What kind of magic is this?" Stella asks.
"It must be some sort of chemical reaction in their systems. Probably along with magical properties as well." Tecna assumes as she examines a blue glowing flower.
"They kind of look like the ones we saw in Lynfea in that forest." Sky says.
"It's beautiful!" Flora smiles and takes in the auras of the magical plants around her.
"To top it all off, an amazing view of the kingdom from here. Look!" Brandon points out towards the sunset where the whole kingdom could be seen from one spot.
"Perfect way to top off the evening" Musa smiles at Riven. He grins and takes her hand in his.
"I guess we could walk around for a bit. Relax?" Bloom asks. Everyone agrees and splits up in separate directions. Thus, leaving Brandon and Stella by themselves. Stella shrugs and stomps off the second she made eye contact with him. He just stood there watching her go.
Meanwhile...
"Trix!" Layla yells.
"Hello Miss Layla. Miss us? How's your dead fiancé been doing huh?" Icy asks with a cold devil grin.
"Back off Icy!" Cora yells in Laylas defense.
"And what are you going to do if we don't?" Stormy asks.
"Introduce you to a world if pain is what we're gonna do!" Layla yells and goes into her transformation pose.
"LAYLA MAGIC BEL-AHHHHH!" Before she can transform, she is sent flying across the room by one of Stormy's hurricanes.
"You're next Miss Cora. Or shall we just destroy you now before you even get the chance to transform?" Darcy hisses and holds and globe of mystifying illusions in her hand. Cora looks around the room for help. Nothing no one to help her, empty room, all she has are her own two hands. Or maybe what's in them. She clutches the package in her right hand, raises, and throws it straight up at the witches.
"What the?" Icy yells when the white package reaches her eye level. Before it can fall back to the floor, Cora raises her hand and in one swift motion, closes her fist, causing the package to burst open in mid air. The seaweed flies everywhere.
"Gross!"
"Disgusting!"
"It smells like dead fish!" The Trix fall to the floor covering their heads from falling green weed.
"CORA MAGIC HOPIX!" Cora transforms while they are distracted and races to Layla's side.
"Hurry! Transform while they're still down!" Cora he,ps her friend up.
"Ill distract them." Cora flies back over to the Trix.
"HOPIX ENERGY BLAST!" She shoots a silver ball of light at them. They avoid her attack and fly back into the air.
"Nice move Cora, but it won't be enough to take us down!" Icy sends shards in her direction. Flying quickly, Cora avoids them.
"MORHPIX BLAST!" A pink bubble comes from behind Cora and hits the Trix on foul force, pushing them back to the floor.
"Ia that enough to take you down?" Layla stands beside Cora and eyes the Trix angrily. They stand back up.
"Together?" Layla turns to Cora who nods.
"BELIEVIX ENERGY -!"
"HOPIX ENERGY -!"
They raise their arms in unison and prepare for a joint power attack.
"Hold it!" Icy yells.
"Do that, and your boyfriends gonna go from lifeless to body less in a matter of seconds!" Icy yells holding shards just inches from Nabu's body. Stormy has thunder clouds surrounding him and Darcy has her worst, most harmful spell ready to launch at him.
"No!"