Chapter 10- The Prophecy
Musa casually walked down the sidewalk in front of the Magix Museum. She spotted a man exiting the museum building after he'd clearly locked up. Her walking sped up in order to bring the two paths together at one point. They met at that point and she knocked the man's armload of stuff to the ground.
"Oh I'm sorry sir!" Musa bent to "help" pick up the stuff.
"Quite alright miss. I really ought to make two trips but I need to hurry home." The man once more held his stuff in his arms.
"Understandable." Musa said. She watched the man walk away then turned in the direction of the park across the street.
"Got his keys?" Layla asked.
"Yup." Musa pulled out keys and jingled them before the girls and Aidan. She'd gotten pretty good at pick pocketing and Riven would've been proud.
"I don't know." Aidan looked worriedly at the keys and then at Musa. "What if we get caught?"
"We can't get caught." Layla stated firmly.
"Let's go." Stella hurried away from the group, they followed.
They'd chosen to go the illegal route. Aidan didn't want any attention and the girls didn't want to wait for the council to give them permission to see the scrolls. Musa jogged up to one of the service doors. She used the keys and the door opened into a dark hallway.
"Into the darkness we go." Stella entered first, the others trailing reluctantly behind. They wandered until they entered the public areas of the museum.
"Chances are it's still in the showcase." Tecna walked around the main exhibit hall.
"Over here." Roxy and Aidan scurried over to a glass case and peered at it.
"I'd hurry." Musa said nervously as she glanced around the hall. It seemed highly unlikely that the museum officials would leave such important scrolls unguarded.
"Read it." Stella urged Aidan and Aidan nodded.
" She will arise from a realm lost to magic. She will fight the horrific evils of the universe until the day she returns to the realm whose state she triumphed. She will never and can never fail. When she does, the universe will forever be lost. Bloom is the savior the universe has awaited. Bloom will bring peace and prosperity along with her own suffering. To free the fiery savior from the clutches of death, the Company of Light must travel to the end of life itself. Bloom will not alone be saved. Hurry, Company, lest more is lost than seems possible." Aidan read the words slowly and carefully as he deciphered the text.
"Bloom! We'll be able to save her!" Stella looked excitedly at the group.
"We need to hurry! Let's…" Musa was interrupted by a cacophonous alarm. She immediately covered her ears. The other girls were glancing and yelling at one another in attempt to communicate.
"Stop where you are!" The voice rang over the loud alarms. Musa turned and saw the last person she expected to be there, well other than Riven, Timmy, Brandon, or Sky.
Helia stood there at the only exit staring at the girls in disbelief. "What are you doing here?" He shouted.
"Helia! I can explain!" Flora cried out suddenly. Musa noticed Helia's gaze was focused on Flora.
"We've got a really good reason! I promise it Helia!" Flora looked at Helia. Musa saw a pleading look in her eyes as she silently begged him to let them go. Helia's gaze softened.
"Get out of here! Fast. Tecna, you'll have to try take care of the camera's somehow. They're run through a network, so you should be able to jack your way in." Helia stepped out of the way of the exit. Flora ran over and hugged Helia fiercely and he pushed her toward the exit. Flora ran through the exit and the others followed in a rush. Musa stopped and tossed the keys to Helia. Helia raised an eyebrow at her and she ran through the exit.
"You know that Helia is going to get into serious trouble, right?" Stella told Flora. Flora felt her shoulders fall as guilt settled in.
"I know. I hope he won't be hurt or punished." Flora felt like running back to Helia.
"Yo. Tec. Tell me you've worked your magic with those cameras. Heck, I didn't even think about the cameras." Musa said.
"Yes. I've taken care of the cameras. Hopefully Helia has a good excuse for the alarms going off." Tecna gazed at Flora. Flora felt her cheeks flush and her guilt deepened.
"We need to stop worrying about that. What's with the Company of Light traveling to the end of life?" Stella turned the focus of the conversation. Flora then felt grateful toward Stella. Flora's feelings were practically all over the place.
"I don't know." Tecna shook her head. The others had similar looks of confusion and lack of knowing. They fell silent until Roxy finally broke the tension.
"Aidan. You don't have to worry about this." Roxy turned to Aidan. Flora had forgotten that the Red Fountain boy was even with them. "You should return to Red Fountain. Thank-you for your help though."
"No way! I'm going to see this through!" Aidan said with a stubbornness that Flora admired.
"You have no idea what you're about to get into." Layla warned.
" It feels like I need to help. Okay? I think I can help." Aidan insisted.
"Why would you want help? Do you have any idea how dangerous this is going to be?" Tecna stared incredulously at Aidan. Flora was even surprised. Most people would have run the opposite direction after they'd almost been caught doing something illegal. And here was Aidan, basically begging for more.
"Something is telling me, okay? I feel like I can help." Aidan crossed his arms and gazed at all the girls. Flora saw a stoic determination in his green eyes.
"Alright. Tell us how you could help." Stella looked at Aidan expectantly.
"Well, what if I had an idea about the traveling to the end of life?"