A/N: This chapter has Zatch Bell and Naruto references.
Stella and the specialists ran to the School of Dark Power's library. Sky thought to himself, "Don't worry, Bloom. I'll rescue you from the darkness." They ran down the hallway, but they reached a dead end. Brandon asked calmly, "Stella, are you positive that the library is here?" She slammed her fist on the wall. Stella replied, "I'm sure about it, snookums! It has to be here!" Riven looked bored, and he had his back against the wall. He noticed a vase, and he decided to throw it on the ground. Sky asked sternly, "Why did you do that, Riven? You smashed it into pieces!" Suddenly, the table that the vase was on began to move! It shifted to the left, and it revealed a hidden staircase!
Stella said, "It looks like it's really dark down there. I'm scared." Brandon looked into Stella's brown eyes. He said softly, "Everything will be all right, Stella. Let's go."
Meanwhile, Griselda continued to battle Zeno. She adjusted her glasses, and she glared into his eyes. Zeno asked, "Have you realized that I can't be defeated? Griselda, I have many kinds of attacks. Also, I have many defenses. These spells are making me powerful, and the powers of darkness shall take over! No one can stop me!" Griselda had a faint smile on her face. She replied, "You'll lose to someone eventually, Zeno."
He had an angry look on his face. Zeno screamed, "That's it! I've had enough of you!
Take this!" He pressed his hands against each other, and Zeno began to focus his energy.
White energy surrounded him, and Zeno had an evil look in his eyes.
He shouted, "Shizaruk!" A gray and giant pair of metal scissors came down from the sky!
Zeno grabbed them, and he broke the scissors in half! Then, he used the metal blades to slice the air! Griselda couldn't see the attack, but she felt herself being sliced painfully.
Zeno asked in a harsh tone, "How do you like the cutting edge of my steel blades? They can slice through almost anything!"
Elsewhere, Stella's group had finally reached the bottom of the staircase's dark path.
Sky found a light switch, and he turned it on. He noticed that there were giant black bookcases, and they had thousands of books. Stella said, "Well, this looks like the library. However, everything's different! The librarian's desk wasn't on the right side of the library! It was on the left side!" Timmy said, "When the dark fairies changed the school, they were probably worried about intruders." The library made Stella feel bored, so she pulled out her mirror. Stella told the boys, "I like looking good in any environment. It gives me a feeling of positive energy." At that moment, Stella noticed a black podium in the middle of the library. She ran over to it, and she requested a book for cures.
Twelve books rapidly flew off the shelves, and they stacked themselves on the black podium. The five heroes started checking the books.
Zeno relentlessly unleashed his wrath against Griselda. He shouted with fury, "Wigarzem!" He began to charge up a massive amount of purple energy. Zeno shouted, "Gigano Wigar!" He unleashed a gigantic purple vortex of wind energy from his hand, and it struck Griselda in the chest! She thought to herself, "It can't end this way! I have to endure his attacks, but their power is extremely intense!" She was wounded, and Griselda knew that she couldn't win against him. Griselda fell to her knees. She said, "Zeno, this battle is over. I surrender, and you win." Zeno began to chuckle, and he had a smirk on his face. He replied harshly, "Sorry, Griselda. When anyone battles against me, the word "surrender" does not exist!"
He wasn't aware of them, but Bloom and her friends were watching from the eastern tower. Bloom whispered, "Flora, this is really scary! Let's get out of here!" Flora grabbed Bloom's hand. She responded calmly, "Bloom, we can't let Griselda be defeated by that mysterious guy. However, we can't rush into battle. We might get killed, and those spells are very powerful." Musa had a serious look on her face. She said in a serious tone, "There's no other option. We have to summon our dark sides, because they're extremely powerful! I know that we'll turn evil again, but we're kinda out of options!" Bloom calmed herself down. She said, "You're right, Musa. I don't know what our dark fairy forms will do, but it's the only way to go!" The girls focused their energies, and they changed into their Dark Winx transformations.
In the dark and creepy library, Stella's group didn't find anything. Stella exclaimed angrily, "These books are useless! These cures are only for plants and water! How do we cure darkness?" Brandon could sense that Stella still had a little bit of darkness inside of her. He replied, "Don't worry, Stella. We'll find the cure." She had an evil grin on her face. In Stella's mind, she thought things were peaceful. However, her black and white doppelganger of darkness returned! She said, "Your friends just created a massive amount of dark energy. I like it!" The good part of Stella replied, "How did you get back in here? I thought I banished you!" The evil doppelganger explained, "When there's an intense amount of negativity near you, the darkness awakens. Why can't you enjoy it? You'll feel powerful, and no one can stop you!" The good part of Stella still wouldn't listen. The evil doppelganger said, "If you won't listen to me, then maybe you'll listen to your best friend!" She turned into Bloom, and she looked really unhappy. Bloom whispered, "Join me in the darkness, Stella. It's going to be wonderful, and we can still be friends. If you don't join me, then I might be destroyed." Stella screamed, "I don't want to lose you! You're my best friend, Bloom!" She replied in a demonic voice, "Stella, join my army of dark fairies again. We can be friends forever."
She grabbed Bloom's hand, and Stella felt herself transforming into a dark fairy in reality! Stella told the boys, "I won't waste my time with pathetic fools like you! The dark fairies will triumph, and Bloom will lead us to victory!" Stella teleported out of the library, and she laughed menacingly. Brandon slammed his fist on the ground. He said, "Guys, we have to find that book! It's the only way to save the girls!"
Zeno walked towards Griselda. She looked terrified, but she didn't want to run away.
She said, "I guess this is the end for me, Zeno." He responded evilly, "That's right, Griselda! You ruined my chances of victory, and now I'm going to ruin yours! This is the end! Doru Zonis!" He fired a blue beam of light at Griselda, and she was struck by the powerful attack! She fell to the ground, and Griselda was unconscious. Zeno walked over to her. He said, "You're finally dead. Whoever said that revenge is bad, must be really stupid. You burned my book, and you've finally paid for what you've done."
Zeno began to walk away. Suddenly, he was immobilized by something!
Griselda turned into a puff of smoke, and Zeno realized that it was only a shadow clone.
She was standing on top of one of the towers, but she still had some injuries.
Griselda explained calmly, "My attacks might be weak, but I'm a master at this technique. Some people call it the Shadow Possession Jutsu. I call it the Shadow of Discipline. You're immobilized, Zeno. This technique allows me to control your actions!" Zeno started to laugh maniacally. He asked, "We mirror each other movements? That's a cute trick, but what do you gain from it?" Griselda thought to herself, "He's right. This technique will keep him from getting to the dark fairies, though."
Sky and his friends looked at the books in the library. Timmy said, "I checked all of the eastern bookshelves, but they're only about myths. That won't help us at all."
At that moment, Brandon remembered something important from earlier. He asked in a serious tone, "Remember that strange little kid that Griselda's fighting against?"
Sky replied, "We remember, but what does he have to do with everything that's been happening?" Brandon sat in a chair and he explained to his friends, "When we went into the Ice Realm to fight those dragons, I saw a blue-haired little kid sitting by a lake.
Brandon's Flashback
The specialists were told by Headmaster Saladin that they had to take down some vicious ice dragons. Timmy said, "That's weird. I've never heard of an ice dragon before."
Saladin replied, "I've never heard of them, either. Apparently, they're causing trouble in the Ice Realm. Take them down, young heroes!" The four heroes went on their bikes, and they made it to the frozen lands. Sky said, "It's so cold, and it's hard to see. Be very careful, guys." Brandon noticed a blue-haired boy sitting by a frozen lake. He ran over there, and he was concerned about the boy's safety. Brandon noticed that the boy was eating frozen fish. He told the boy, "Hey, kid! If you keep on eating that, you'll make yourself sick." The boy replied, "I like this fish. By the way, my name's Reycom. I like to make things freeze." Brandon noticed that his eyes weren't like a normal human's eyes. They were pale, and Brandon sensed some evil emotions inside of Reycom.
(Flashback ends.)
Zeno and Griselda's battle raged on. The Shadow Possession Jutsu had worn off, and that would allow Zeno to move freely. He shouted with determination, "Uruk!" Zeno began to move at extremely high speeds. Griselda thought to herself, "He is very persistent!" Griselda fired some blue blasts of energy, but they all missed him.
Zeno said, "Your accuracy is bad, Griselda. You call that an attack? This is an attack!
Ion Gravirei!" He created a giant ball of gravitational energy, and he fired it at Griselda!
Suddenly, a lunar blast deflected it! Griselda looked up, and she saw the five main fairies of darkness! Bloom harshly said, "Well, what do you know? It looks like a little brat needs to be put in his place!" Zeno angrily shouted, "Bloom, I command you to stop! You see, I am the true master of the dark fairies! You're nothing but pawns in my little game of chess." Flora narrowed her green eyes. She told him in a demonic voice, "Bloom is our leader, and we don't like trespassers. Prepare to be destroyed!" The spell book turned green, and it could sense Flora's serious emotions.
She opened it and shouted, "Zeberuk!" Rose petals fell around the area where Zeno stood, and they caused the ground to collapse! The dark fairies flew towards him, and Zeno was desperate for an idea. Then, he vanished into the shadow of a pebble.
Bloom wondered, "Where did he go?" Zeno instantly appeared behind her, and he began to absorb her dark energy. Zeno opened his hand, and a black vortex appeared in the middle of it! The girls could feel their dark energy being drained. Flora screamed in terror, "This really hurts! Stop it!" Zeno replied, "This is great! All of your dark energy is powering me up!" After 10 minutes, he was done. Zeno teleported somewhere and the girls fell to the ground. Griselda thought to herself, "He took their dark energy, but he can never take their true powers." She carried the girls into their dorm rooms, and Griselda wondered if they would ever remember what happened.
A/N: Zeno has finally gotten dark energy from the girls! Is he the ultimate enemy, or is there a way to put an end to his kingdom of darkness? Will the Winx girls be able to stop him? Find out what happens in Chapter 11!