Chapter 7: An Encounter Like No Other

The outdoors was so nice at this time. The smell of the pine trees was so intoxicating, and the fresh breeze sent slight shivers along my arms. The stars looked so crystal clear through my eyes...all in all it was a beautiful evening. If only I was with Timmy again...

It all disappeared at once and a wave of negative energy seemed to come over me in a huge burst. My super sensitive ears seemed to detect some talking in the forest as well.

"Valtor, Icy, Darcy, and Stormy are here," I gasped. Why were they back in Magix so soon? It sent fear throughout my entire body. I had to go figure out what they were doing, I just had to.

"I don't hear anything," Digit looked at me clueless.

"My super sensitive ears can hear them," I pointed ahead of us, "They aren't too far. Let's go find them."

"You don't have any way to defend yourself," Digit warned me. She was right about that. What if they harm me like they did before? I couldn't even stand to think about the outcome of that situation.

"I could warn everyone Digit, but I have to find out their plan first," I sighed.

"Okay. I see your logic...but I'm coming with you," she protested. I agreed and Digit perched herself on my shoulder as I crept along through the forest. We stayed very quiet and eventually we saw them in a small clearing within the trees. I managed to creep behind a bush and was finally able to hear what they were planning.

"So it's final, we attack Redfountain tomorrow," Valtor said proudly. I was very confused by this, why would they even need to attack there? The only thing Valtor would want is Bloom I would think.

"It's so perfect. We'll send an army of monsters to Alfea, and all the specialists will go there to help defend. But in the meantime we can easily destroy Redfountain without any problem," Darcy smiled, "And in all the chaos between the two schools, we can destroy the last of the winx or anyone else that we choose."

"It's just so perfect," Stormy laughed. I must admit their plan was pretty smart, but what they didn't put into this equation was Tecna finding out.

"Shhhh, I sense a magic presence," Darcy hissed. Oh no, they sense Digit.

"Tecna, what do we do? They're going to find us if I stay," Digit whispered to me.

I thought about it and finally came up with a solution, "Fly as fast as you can through the forest. You can make it through the narrow spaces that they can't. They'll never be able to catch up with you," I explained to Digit. She understood the plan and took off at high speeds into the forest.

"It's getting away," Darcy frowned.

"Follow it Trix. Might be one of the Winx members," he ordered. As I guessed, all the witches followed Digit into the forest. Now to decide how I was going to get away without Valtor seeing me...now all I have to do is move this way without making any noise...*snap* Oh no, I didn't just step on a twig.

Valtor suddenly looked my way. No no no no no...Not now. I can't take him on. "Who's there?" he growled at me. He was such a powerful villain, what was I supposed to do now? I had to seem brave to him. I stood up, "Tecna," He said under his breath.

"So you're the one who my witches nearly killed, and somehow you're alive and well," he told me.

"That's right, and stronger too," I couldn't believe I just said that. I wasn't in control of what I just said. The forest (as if by magic), became stormy and the wind became incredibly strong. I could only assume Valtor did that to try and scare me.

His eyes seemed to glow red for a moment, "Alright, let's see how well you do against me." I began to back away from Valtor...I knew I shouldn't have messed with him. Oh Tecna, why are you being so illogical... He sent a ball of energy darting towards me. I had only a split second to make a decision, so I put my hands in front of me. I had no idea why I would do that instead of ducking or getting out of the way.

"No!" I closed my eyes and waited to feel it, feel the blistering pain of an energy blast from Valtor. But I felt nothing...like he had missed. I finally reopened my eyes and I was completely stunned. My arms were still extended in front of me, but my hands had actually stopped the energy ball from hitting me, and I was holding it in my hands.

I brought it up to my face. It glowed very brightly, but it gave off a very negative vibe. I quickly (without even thinking) closed my hand and absorbed the energy into me and then shot it back at Valtor. I sent him flying back. "Wow," I gasped. I couldn't believe what I just did. My world seemed to open; I felt alive for the first time in a couple days. Right then and there I realised something; my body was strong enough physically to stop attacks and spells dead in their tracks.

Valtor stumbled out of the bushes as I stood there gazing at my achievement, "I may not be the magical being I was before, but I still know how to fight," I told him. Wait...oops; maybe I should have skipped that first part.

"You're a strange one Tecna. But let's see how you do with this," he growled. I wasn't sure how to prepare for this but I had my hands ready. This time he shot a continuous blast of energy and my hands began shaking as I tried to hold it all back. I finally gave out and was sent far backwards; it hurt my body a lot. That's it Tecna, stop messing around, get back to Alfea, and warn the others.

I did the one logical thing I should have done from the start; I ran. Valtor would be back any second.