7. The Keys of Destiny.

The girls were walking along the corridor to their dorm, everyone deep in thought about Jane, when Flora's phone beeped.

'Helia,' she thought glancing at her phone and a smile crossed her face. "Hello Helia!" she said cheerfully.

She heard him till he completed and at the end her face was shinning with a grin. "Great! I'll tell the others," she said on phone and hung up. She then turned to the others telling what the matter was.

"The specialists will accompany us in our quest," she said and the four faces lit up. "Of course we'll need them. It's about love," Stella said walking backwards.

"Ok, first let us check what's wrong with Jane," Musa said and the others nodded.

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In her room, Jane was lying on her bed. Her cheeks were damp due to tears. 'Why?' she cursed, 'Why should everything end up with love?'

She got up wiping her tears and bent down to her bag. She fished out a small box and flipped it open. Inside was a heart shaped crystal pendent, which had another red colored smaller crystal heart inside.

She gazed at it until her eyes were filled with tears. 'How can I prove my true love when it betrayed me?'. She jolted on hearing a knock on her door. The pendant dropped and rolled towards a pair of legs. Jane looked up and found out it was Bloom.

Bloom bent down and picked it up. "Sorry. We knocked the door, but when you didn't respond we just barged in," she said as the others made their way in.

"No need to be sorry," Jane said trying to smile. Bloom looked at the pendent and was shocked. "Hey, how did that fit inside?" she handed it to Techna to examine it.

"I don't know. It's natural I guess. It's the only thing left of my parents," she said as Techna scanned it. "Wow! It's more than a million years old!"

Stella grabbed it from her. "I'll show this to Brandon. I want the same one for our marriage," she said and it made Jane laugh.

"So, can we know what was wrong with you back there?" Flora asked gently. Her face grew pale. "I'm sorry. I don't wanna talk about it right now," she said and the others nodded.

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That day evening:

All the girls except Techna were in Jane and Flora's room. They were talking among themselves when Techna came in.

"I told Ms. Faragonda that we are ready for the quest," she looked at Jane whose smile faded. "She called the specialists. They'll be here any minute."

"They are here," Musa said as she could hear their bikes sound. "They'll get directly to the office. Let's go there," Bloom said getting up.

Stella reached to Jane's side when they were walking to the office. "So Jane, do you have a boyfriend?" she asked slowly. Jane moved her head signifying no. "No problem darling. In our quest, you'll find someone," she said as she walked forward. 'What if I don't want to?' she thought but jerked the idea off as she reached the office.

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"Stella told me they need to prove their true love to gain Harmonix," Brandon told the others as they walked inside Alphea. 'And I need to confess my love,' Max thought as he walked in.

When they got near to the office, they found the girls waiting for them outside the door. The fairies greeted them with warm smiles. The twelve together went inside where Ms. Faragonda and Saladin were waiting for them.

"Welcome to Alphea specialists," Ms. Faragonda greeted them. "It's a relief to see you all here in time."

She continued clutching her hands together. "The dark force I was talking about earlier is Mordon," she paused. "To be precise, the force is a single person." The twelve faces got serious. How would a single person be a threat to the whole dimension? Was the only question in their minds.

She continued, "Mordon was a great wizard. He was a cousin of king Freseldon of the kingdom Servels. It was a kingdom of happiness. But once Mordon planed the assassination of Freseldon but was caught before the plot worked. He was expelled from the kingdom."

She got up from her seat, her brows drawing together. "But after five years, he came back with a power unbelievable. He destroyed the king and the kingdom was sent into dark shadows. A place where most of the magic doesn't work…except Harmonix."

With that a relief crossed their face. "But still, even your Harmonix powers cannot defeat Mordon. He is still in there, in the dark shadows, increasing his power. The only way is to send him inside the gate of destiny."

Bloom's eyes widened. "Where can we find this gate?" she asked resting her hands on the table, her face getting red with anger.

"Calm down Bloom," Ms. Faragonda patted her hand. "You can't find the gate. You need to create it." twelve faces stared at her in confusion. "But how?" Techna asked growing impatient. "With the help of 'The Keys of Destiny'." She snapped her fingers and a projection of three keys floating above the table appeared. They were bigger than normal keys, each engraved with different ancient symbols.

"You need to find them. They are said to be in the triplet islands; a group of three ancient islands, abandoned a hundred years ago." She snapped her finger again and an image of three islands appeared.

"They look scary," Stella said grabbing Brandon's arm. "The island of lava, the island of ice and the island of nature's fury." Ms. Faragonda said pointing at them. "Here you'll find the keys. But to activate the gate, you'll need your Harmonix powers, all of you," she said giving a quick glance to Jane who shivered but tried to compose herself.

"So," Musa started, "We need to find those keys, go to the dark shadows, activate the gate, send Mordon inside and close it. Sounds clear."

"But there is one more problem," Ms. Faragonda held up a finger. "Do these sound less that we got new problem," Riven mumbled. "I think even Mordon will know about these keys and will surely try to destroy them. Be careful girls, you're our only hope." She said and permitted them to leave, but nodded at Jane to stay.

"Jane, I know that you have gone through too much to ask you for this. But, please try to forget your past. Your team needs you," Ms. Faragonda patted her back and let her leave.

"Ok girls, be ready. We'll be here tomorrow morning sharp at nine to pick you up," Sky informed and gave Bloom a kiss. "Don't worry. We'll get this mission accomplished," he said to her and saw her worried face get a smile of relief.

"I'm sure this will be an adventurous mission," Max said to Jane excited, but she barely heard him. He took her hand which made her look at him. "Jane, don't you worry. We'll defeat that guy and make him feel sorry that he even started the fight," he said and waved them good bye. Jane smiled, glad to have him as a friend.

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