AN: Yeah possibly not so creative in this one but I really wanted to expand my Magix Quest arc a little more. For extras I'll put in little stories a lá W.I.T.C.H.'s 'The year before' for each of the girls.
In the park, Beth is sitting in a stone bench with the book of Secrets open in front of her; looking for any good spells or charms to help them confront their new foe.
Then she hears music. One playing Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'All I ask of you' from the Phantom of the Opera.
Curious, she sees Kylie under a small garden arc - - and she was playing the violin.
"That music…"
Kylie is startled "Beth! I- I didn't think you were here I-"
"Hey sis, chill." Beth calmed her, "I like it. Why the sudden interest in the violin?"
The tall pale blonde shrugged, "Chi-chi wanted me to try something more cultural. So I picked playing an instrument: the violin. It's alright with me the lessons aren't so bad and at least the music I'm practicing is nice."
Beth smiled grimly, "Yeah, wouldn't put it past Chi-chi to make one of us do something else besides training." She then said to her sister, "Listen, why don't we head over to the ice cream parlor to grab a bite then head home she bites our heads of about not studying at home?"
"I suppose."
Some time later they're walking up the street, Kylie holding her violin case and Beth the Book of Secrets. Then they suddenly stop right seeing an ambulance right in front of the arcade. Then, paramedics carry a few unconscious teenagers off to the ambulance in a stretcher.
And Kylie recognizes a few of them. "Beth, it's Lisa! And Torrance!"
Beth exclaimed in surprise, "And Finn!"
The two girls approached the crowd among them was Theo, who was watching the scene apprehensively.
"T, what happened?"
"We were just playing game when they just suddenly passed right out that's what." Theo explained, "Maybe they got that sleeping sickness."
Kylie blinked. "That's peculiar, I've never heard of some healthy teenagers suddenly passing out in the arcade lest it be other motives."
Beth looked thoughtful, "No, but maybe they stayed up too late down in the new rave joint? Weren't you there Theo?"
"Now that you mention it, I'm feeling kind of beat myself. It went on past midnight."
"Wait," Beth suddenly spoke up, "I believe a similar case was with that midnight radio show where they read your love letter and sent you a flower brooch or something like that?"
"But that was in Azabu Juban, we're in Odaiba." Kylie reminded her. "Yet, could this and the other incident be connected?"
Now what neither girl knew was that in the so-called rave they and most of their schoolmates have been slowly drained a portion of the dancing victims' vital energy to invigorate the malevolent force behind the diabolical operation.
"Morons, they're too easy to fool."
A figure in a dark red cloak gathers the energy, which collapses itself into a ball.
"Dance all you want, soon this whole world will fall under our reign."
That night, Kylie is on the phone with Sara and Yui about what they've just found out.
Sara flips through the guide and notices something.
"Hey, this is pretty new, right? It just started a few weeks ago, so why isn't it not mentioned in the entertainment or nightlife section?"
From her line Yui says, "They don't need publicity. It's the super-hottest new spot!"
Sadly that next morning, the students would soon see the consequences of frequenting shady strange places that spell out evil.
Yui and Beth notice the schoolmate they're talking to starting to nod off.
"Hey, are you alright?"
The girl then falls completely asleep. The girls grow concerned. A student waves her hand in front of her face.
Yui tries to shake her awake. "Hey! Come on wake up!"
When she touches the girl, her energy is slowly drained, sending her to the floor.
"Yui!"
Half an hour later, Yui wakes abruptly… in the clinic.
"Yui, thank goodness you're alright! We were all so worried." Haruna added earnestly.
"Nice to see you coming around." Zaira said to her.
Yui grabs her head, "Oh, what happened?"
She and the other girls look at Lisa in the next bed.
Theo then speaks up, "I'm willing to bet it has to do with those weirdoes we saw in the park a week ago- I think it's connected to this new dance spot."
"Then I think we got a party to crash." Beth said determinedly.
"Right!" The girls cried.
Later that night, the girls were dressed up in their best dancing clothes to get in.
"Everybody here?"
"Yep!" Dana's voice chirped excitedly.
Beth and Kylie were about to turn around and scold the youngest of the guardians when their mouths dropped.
"Dana? How'd you manage that?"
Dana had somehow taken on her guardian shape. Contrary to her original form: a nine year old girl – this shape made her look like she was fifteen years old.
"I just wished for it really hard and poof!" She twirled for emphasis. "Besides you all need me to check this out too!"
Beth protested a little but gave in. "Fine! But stay close to us, no telling what we'll run into!"
As they walked in a shadowed figure yelled at some bouncers, "Those are the last ones, lock that up good and tight behind 'em!"
"Wait, lock the doors?" Zaira almost yelled.
But Sara quickly elbowed her, while Theo said loudly "Yeah! Who wants to leave this place? This is off the roof!"
The girls immediately moved towards the dance floor so they wouldn't look suspicious. They waited for a good twenty-five minutes but nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary.
Suddenly, some red smoke into the crowd, and everyone except the girls fall into a trance.
"What's going on?"
"I feel…tired."
"I'm gettin' sleepy."
"Are you all having as much fun as I am, folks?" a female voice laughed.
A figure in a dark red cloak had removed her hood. It was a pallid girl about their age with neck length black hair and dark blue eyes.
One by one, the dancing kids drop unconscious.
Then she sees that the eight girls are still standing. Since they hadn't really danced that much, the smoke didn't affect them.
"I know this girl!" Sara yelled out.
"Why aren't you affected?" the girl asked arrogantly.
Beth answered, "That's not important. You release these people from your spell right now!"
"That's not gonna happen any time soon. GRAB THEM!"
The bouncers from the health club go after them.
"I think it's show time girls!" Dana quipped.
The girls all scatter into different hiding places while Beth activates the Heart of Etherea to transform. Now they come out in their guardian shapes ready for action.
One throws a boombox weight at Haruna, which she dodges. The others, however, surround Sara.
Sara then sees a fire extinguisher looks at her opponents then she grins and 'casually' flicks her hand. The fire extinguisher blows out it's contents onto the bouncers pushing them back.
Beth and Theo fight back like amazons. Beth punches one in his gut while Theo kicks one in the face.
Another throws a chair at Kylie, but he misses and hits the drain machine's core, destroying it and releasing the energy in a blinding flash.
When this happens everyone else who's had their energy drained, reawaken. Except for the dancers who were sleeping soundly.
The girls use their collective powers to knock out their opponents then turn to face their foe that's still onstage.
"OK, now you!" Beth said to her forcefully.
"Yeah!"
Zaira added, "Who are you? And what're you doing here?"
The pallid girl scoffed, "You're addressing me? At least you should learn my name: it's Amanda Oliver."
"Amanda Oliver?"
"That's right and you'll regret you've ever met me or my coven! Back off or you'll be sorry!"
She vanishes.
"Regret meeting her? She's a little late for that." Yui commented.
Sara then says, "It never hurts to be on guard. We know one enemy now all we're missing are the rest."
They've just had their first confrontation with a rogue dark witch, an adversary that they'll fighting against for some quite time even as they begin new adventures.
AN:OK that's that for now everyone, now I'm going to take a leaf out of Julayla's book and do some side stories of my own ok? So keep your eyes peeled.
