Disclaimer: I do not own Winx Club. Just Jeanne, Leonard, Mia, Meditrina, and Eldus.

A/N:Hello everyone,

Well, I think this might be the longest Chapter I am going to write! PHW! I wanted to write more but I decided that I kept you guys waiting for the next chapter long enough!

Since I am already about half way done with the chapter 11 it should be able to post it really soon! :-D

And Thank you sooo much for any comment left behind, they really inspire me to write faster lol

ENJOY! XD

' Thinking to oneself '
" Talking "


Chapter 10
Is there a Cure?

"Sky... I'm sorry... I love you..." Bloom's hand fell from Sky's cheek as she heard Sky yell: "No! Bloom, please stay awake... Bloom?!" 'What do I do? I don't know how to help her... she has never felt this cold before... who can help her?... I know... Daphne will know what to do... she always knows what to do... I need to get back to Domino...' Sky carefully picked up Bloom, princess style and looked around. He saw that the Specialists and Winx were coming to their senses and starting to get up. "Arg... what hit us?" Riven protested "Yea..." Stella said as she rubbed her head "I feel like I've been hit by a bus."

Sky walked over to Stella "Stella, please, I need to get back to Domino immediately." Stella started to look up confused "What's the hur-?... Oh my gosh Bloom! What Happened?!" Sky held on to his love a little tighter realizing what he was about to say "Eldus cursed her... please I need to get to Daphne she must have an idea on what to do to save her... can you get us to Domino?" Everyone had finally realized how hurt their leader was and got closer to prepare to travel to Domino. Stella seemed especially affected 'I've never seen Bloom look so hurt...' "I... I don't know if... I have enough power to transport all of us on my own" "You're not alone Stella." Aisha said as she placed a hand to comfort her blonde friend. "Aisha is right you have us." Flora added "With our remaining powers combined we should be able to transport everyone easy enough." Tecna said as she calculated some numbers on her device. Stella showed a smile and nodded in agreement.

The rest of the Winx gathered together and held each other's hands "Winx Convergence." Stella held out her free left hand "To Domino castle"


"Something is wrong." Daphne said as she paced back and forth the great room glancing at her glowing bracelet. "I'm sure they are fine Daphne they'll be back soon, but you need to rest." Thoren told his wife as he went over to her and grabbed a hold of her hands to stop her pacing. "How do you know Thoren? I know something is wrong… this bracelet connects us and tells us if the others are in danger… look Bloom's light is getting weaker …Bloom is in great danger…" Suddenly a portal opened in the middle of the room. Thoren stepped in front of Daphne and took out his weapon to protect her from whatever was coming through the portal.

"Looks like we made it just fine." Musa said as she was the first one to step through the portal followed by Riven, Timmy, then Tecna "Of course, my calculations are always correct" the fairy of Technology said with a smug smile as she was followed by the Aisha, Roy, Flora and Helia. Daphne relaxed to see her friends and walked around Thoren to greet them "I'm glad you all are alright but what happened with Eldus?" They all got a worried expression when Daphne mentioned Eldus "The thing is… the Trix managed to free Eldus' body… now he has all of his powers back…" Roy said as he held Aisha's hand. Daphne was shocked to hear this and turned to hold onto Thoren as support "No… It can't be… wait… where's Bloom? Is she ok?" Every looked down in sadness at the thought of their leader's condition then looked to the portal to see Stella step through while holding hands with Brandon while tears were falling down her face, they were followed soon after by Sky carrying an unconscious and paling Bloom.

Daphne couldn't believe her eyes. "No… Not Bloom… I hoped the bracelet was wrong… Without her then hope really is lost." Daphne started to tear until she felt Thoren wrap his arms around her. "Shhh… its ok Daphne… there is always hope… let's have Meditrina have a look at her, she might have a spell to cure her." Daphne looked up and saw the confidence in her boyfriend's eyes and knew he was right. She nodded and asked a guard to summon the Domino healer immediately.


"Meditrina shouldn't you be resting? All you have been doing for the last couple of days were look after the royal family day and night." King Oritel told the healer. "I have sufficient rest your majesty, besides I take pride in my job to look after the health of the royal family." The healer said with a big smile and a small bow to her king. "We are so lucky to have such a skilled and determined healer in our ranks. Don't you agree Oritel?" "I do indeed" "Oh your majesties flatter me so. It's an honor." Meditrina said with a slight blush and a bow.

Suddenly there was an unexpected knock at the door. Meditrina went to open the door and a saw a guard panting. "Are you alright, young man?" The healer asked the short of breath guard. "Yes, Thank you... I ran here as fast as I could... there is an emergency... I was told to tell you... Meditrina... to come to the... Great Room immediately... by orders of the ... crown Princess, Daphne..." The guard said in between breaths. The healer, the king and Queen were both shocked to hear that Daphne would need Meditrina in such a manner. "What happened?" Queen Marion asked. "Princess Bloom has been cursed by Eldus..."

Everyone in the room was speechless when they heard what the guard had just said. After a moment the guard spoke up again, "I know that this is a shock, but the Princess needs your skills Madam Meditirna." This woke everyone from their trance "Yes, your right. Take me to her." "Yes, Madam." the guard turned to proceed down the hall when the Queen stopped them. "Wait, I'm coming as well." "Very well, but do not over exert yourself, your majesty." "If you are going then I am going too." King Oritel said as he started to get up.

"No you will not!" Both the Queen and the healer said at the same time. "But it's not fair that you get to go Marion, I want to see our daughter as well." The healer was so worried for Princess Bloom that she snapped at her King. "If you get up and open your wounds then I will not be able to focus on healing your daughter. I will have to focus on making sure that you do not get an infection from your torn stitches." King Ortiel was shocked that the healer slightly lost her temper at him, but he knew she was right he would never forgive himself if Meditrina didn't give her full focus on saving his daughter only because of his selfishness. "Fine, I will stay put..." "Thank you my love, but just to make sure… you will need a babysitter." Queen Marion said with a smile "I am King anyone you leave to watch me is bound to take only my orders." the King said smugly "Yes you right, but there is one who will listen to me... Kiko!" "What?! Bloom's rabbit? What can he do? It won't be hard to get him to listen to me anyway." "OO I think you are wrong, my dear, he favors me more don't you Kiko?" Kiko nodded his head in agreement. "Good, if Oritel does anything that he is not supposed to then call me on this phone." she placed a phone on the table at the foot of the bed "And I will have the head chef start baking your favorite carrot cake with a carrot smoothie." The Queen said as she winked at the drooling rabbit. The king crossed his arms in defeat knowing that he can't beat that deal. The Queen left with a very satisfied smile as she and Meditrina rushed out of the room to the Great Room.


Daphne had magically made a bed appear in the left side of the Great Room. "Here lay Bloom down here." Daphne told Sky who was still carrying Bloom. He walked over to the bed and very carefully placed Bloom on the bed. He then pulled up a seat next to Bloom and held onto her hand while they waited for Meditrina to arrive. Daphne gave a concerned look at Bloom and Sky before turning to the Winx. "Why don't you guys relax for a bit? I can arrange rooms for you guys so you can rest properly." "No, we want to wait to see what Meditrina has to say about Bloom's condition." Stella said. The Winx and Specialists nodded their agreement "Well, ok but at least sit down. You all look exhausted." The Winx went over to the couches and sat down next to their boyfriends and relaxed for a moment.

Daphne walked over to Thoren who was standing a few feet away from Sky in case he needed something. "Oo Thoren, I am so worried for Bloom." "Don't worry Daphne Meditrina will be here soon." The crown Princess nodded as they waited a few minutes for the healer to arrive.


Meditrina rushed inside the Great Room without even knocking. "Princess Daphne! I came as fast as I could, where is Princess Bloom?" "Thank you for coming so fast Meditirna. She is over here." Daphne motioned behind her to Bloom on the bed and Sky now standing next to the bed to give room to the healer. "What happened?" Everyone turned to see Queen Marion walk into the room and rush over to her youngest daughter, but careful not to bother the healer looking over her.

Everyone in the room was silent, scared to say it out loud in fear that it will become a true reality. Suddenly Sky blurted out "It was all my fault! It was supposed to be me... Eldus wanted to curse me... but Bloom... she pushed me out of the way... she got cursed instead of me... I'm so sorry... I couldn't protect Bloom... I'm sorry I was so weak..." Sky started to tremble in his efforts to not cry and completely lose his cool in front of everyone.

"No, my dear, this unfortunate incident is not your fault. You were not weak; you still being by Bloom's side proves how strong you and your love is. Do not blame yourself for the faults that happen in the heat of battle." Queen Marion said as she walked over to Sky and gave him a supportive hug. "But I failed... Bloom was cursed... she might not make it..." "Sky you couldn't have stopped what happened to Bloom. Once Eldus' body was released he was going to curse you or Bloom sooner or later. It was inevitable." Daphne sadly said. "But why Bloom? What does he have against her? It's not like they have ever met before. Today was the first time meeting." Sky asked. "It's because of our ancestor Queen Jeanne. Eldus has always wanted revenge on her and since Bloom is a direct descendent it is only natural that he focuses on someone that is part of Jeanne's precious family... and probably also because Bloom looks almost exactly like how Queen Jeanne looked..." Daphne took out the book that she had given Bloom earlier and turned to the page where it had a portrait of Queen Jeanne and showed it to everyone.

"Oh my gosh. Bloom does look almost exactly like Queen Jeanne." Flora commented when she saw the picture. "Yea the only real difference between them is their hair color. Queen Jeanne's is darker than Bloom's." Musa added. "Yes, and could be because of their similarities that Eldus will really find joy in seeing Bloom suffer the greatest pain he can provide." Daphne sadly said.


"Oh it does feel so good to have my flesh and blood back. It is true what they say 'you don't know what you have until it is gone'." Eldus said with a big smile as he stretched his long arms above his head as soon as they arrived back to Darkar's castle. "And I owe it all to you, my very talented witches." He turned to the Trix a slightly bowed in thanks. "Having a body suits you Eldus." Icy commented "Yea, yea we are so happy that you can touch things again, but how about our reward for all our hard work?" Stormy said sarcastically. "We will get to that soon enough ladies, but first let's have a little fun shall we?"

"You promised us power! You better not be going back on your word." Stormy snapped "Don't worry my pretty Stormy I will give you what I promised, but that will take time and a lot of concentration. Instead of getting all serious right after all the work you three did, why not take a small break and enjoy a good show." He said with an evil smirk as he started to conjure up a large crystal ball. "What kind of show?" asked Darcy. "The slow and painful death of Bloom Show."

The Trix watched in awe when they looked into the crystal ball that Eldus levitated in front of them. They saw Bloom lying motionless on a bed still in her Bloomix form with a light dark aura surrounding her, and Sky sitting next to her, holding her hand with saddened and worried eyes. Excited smiles grew on the faces of the three witches seeing their enemy so defenseless. "What did you do to her Eldus?" Icy asked with excited curiosity. "Oo I just placed my favorite curse on her, I named it the Keres Curse*. She will suffer greatly before her inevitable death. The great thing about this curse is that it is linked to Bloom's magic, so it feeds and feeds on the magic in the body until it is completely depleted then it just fades away. If the cursed does not die from the complete loss of magic then the curse will poison the blood until the heart stops."

"Such a fitting death for our favorite fairy, don't you agree sisters." Darcy and Stormy gleefully nodded their agreement. "How long will it take for her to die?" Darcy asked "Well it depends on the amount of power one has, but the maximum anyone has lasted was about 30 hours." "Ok let's get our reward after we watch this awesome show!" Stormy exclaimed excitedly "Yes, let's sit back and enjoy the entertainment ladies." Eldus said as he magically made a black comfy couch appear. "I'll go get some popcorn!" Stormy said as she flew out of the room. 'I wonder what popcorn is. I hope its food.' Eldus thought as he turned his attention back to his crystal ball.


"What can we do Daphne? How can we save Bloom?" Sky asked softly after Meditrina said that it was beyond her knowledge to save Bloom. "I'm not really sure Sky, but I will find out." Daphne said with a very determined look in her eyes "How do you plan to find out Daphne?" Thoren asked as he put a hand on his wife's shoulder "I'm going to do some research in the royal archives. There should be some notes or something that Jeanne left behind. Maybe I will find a clue there, if I am lucky I will find her journal." "I'll help you look. Two heads are better than one after all." "Thanks Thoren I appreciate that." Daphne said with a grateful smile and they started to head out of the room. "We will help too!" The Winx and the Specialists got up to follow them "No, you guys need to go rest. I have a feeling that in order to save Bloom everyone will need to be at their strongest. Besides I have a feeling that most of you will fall asleep as soon as you open a book." the crown princess said with a soft smile.

"Daphne is right I will have the room prepared for each of you so you all may have a good rest. You will be alerted once we find anything, alright?" Queen Marion told them. The Winx and Specialists nodded in reluctant agreement. "Go on, my dear..." the Queen told her eldest daughter "...I will take care of everything here, don't worry." Thanks mom." Thoren and Daphne both slightly bowed and left the room


"Wow. I didn't expect the royal archives were so deep in the basement or that there was such high security to get in." "Well, Domino's most secret history is hidden away here. This place also holds some ancient spells that could be used for good or bad." Daphne led them to the far back of the archives to the oldest looking shelves covered in cobwebs and dust "Well, hopefully we will find our answers here." "We need to go through all these books? There must be over 500 books and scrolls here." Wined Thoren after taking a look of the job he volunteered to do. Daphne giggled "You don't have to stay and help me Thoren. You can go back and see how everyone else is doing. I'm sure they are giving mom problems." Thoren shook his head "Nope, I'm with you Daphne." The crown princess smiled sweetly at her beloved husband. "Alright well let's get to work, but first let's see if I can do something about the lighting and the dust." Daphne lit all the candles that were in the back and had some flames floating on their own as well. She then magically cleaned up the shelves so they were no longer dusty or covered in cobwebs, but they still looked very old. "Wow great job Daphne, now I'm not scared that a man-eating spider will come out of every book I touch." Thoren joked as he pulled out the first book on the top shelf.


"How is she doing, Meditrina?" Sky asked while still holding onto Bloom's hand. Everyone else had listened to the Queen's orders and went to their rooms to properly rest. The only ones left with Bloom were Queen Marion, Meditrina and Sky. "Not so well, young Prince. Her pulse is erratic, she is starting to get a fever, and she seems to be in constant pain. Unfortunately, the curse is taking its toll." "Why do you think she is still in her fairy form? Usually, one would revert back when they are unconscious for this long." Queen Marion asked "I'm not sure my Queen, I'm sorry I am not very familiar with curses." "It's not your fault Meditrina. No one has really dealt with a real curse in such a long time, but what can we do?" Queen Marion asked the healer "All we can do is make her comfortable and hope Princess Daphne will find something soon."


"This is so much fun to watch!" Stormy said as she ate her popcorn "It's funny to watch Bloom writhe in pain while her beloved Sky watches." Darcy added while snickering "Not to mention that they are just waiting around for Daphne to find a non-existent cure." Icy giggled.

Eldus looked at the clock, that he just learned how to use. "Well, ladies it seems that we have just made it to the twelve hour mark and I already sense that Bloom is halfway gone. If she is lucky, she might be able to see her last sunrise." The witches and the sorcerer laughed in joy at Bloom's suffering.


"Daphne, dear, are you here?" the Queen called out as she looked for her daughter "Yes, Mom, I'm over here" "How are you and Thoren doing? Any luck?" Daphne sadly shook her head "No, we haven't found anything that could help Bloom, yet. And Thoren fell asleep about an hour ago" Queen Marion looked over to the sleeping Thoren on the couch surrounded by books and scrolls, and smiled at his efforts "its ok I know you will soon. But in the meantime why don't you two come have dinner with everyone?" "It's already so late?" Daphne said as she rubbed her face realizing that the day had flown by so quickly. "How's Bloom doing?" the Queen looked down sadly "Not very well... she's getting worse by the hour..." "Then I can't stop now, we have almost finished looking through all the books..." "Yes, that's very good but you need a break." the Queen said sternly. Daphne looked up at her mother and saw that she could not argue. "Ok Mom... but can I go through just one more?" "Sure just one more, but quickly the food is probably starting to get cold." Daphne nodded as she magically levitated the next book on the self and opened it towards the middle then started to skim before turning to the first page. But she stopped to properly read after she skimmed a couple of lines:

07/19 09:16 AM

Eldus placed the extremely powerful Keres curse on my captain, Mia. It's not like any of the curses he has used before, I have only seen this once before and the outcome was not a happy one. I was hoping that I would be able to break it this time but to no avail… yet.

The first person who had Eldus' Keres Curse was a top notch solider. He had the following symptoms:

- He was unconscious the moment he was cursed
- High fever, but cold to the touch
- Inconsistent pulse (slowed down then would speed up randomly)
- Cold sweats
- writhing in pain
- surrounded by a faded dark aura
- he passed after 29 hours of being cursed

The only difference is that Mia has retained her fairy form, which is odd. It has been over 14 hours and she hasn't reverted back. The way a normal curse works is that an object on the person (one that is usually hard to remove) is cursed and while connected to the person, it will continue to curse the person to death. If you destroy the connection between the curse and the cursed person in time they can be saved. After careful examination we found that those who have the Keres Curse, have their magic cursed.

How can I save Mia if magical beings cannot survive if their magic is completely depleted?

"Daphne, dear?" Queen Marion placed a hand on her daughter's shoulder to try to get her attention. Daphne blinked and looked up to see her mother's concerned face. "Mom I think I just found what we have been looking for!" she said with a smile. "Really? That's great let's go to the dining room so you can tell everyone the good news." The Queen said excitedly. Daphne nodded and walked over to wake up Thoren and they all walked towards the dining room, while Daphne continued to read the journal.


The Winx and the Specialists were sitting around the dining room table waiting for Daphne and Thoren to arrive. "I hope that Daphne found something that can help Bloom. I don't know how much longer she can take." Stella said teary eyed. "I'm sure she has found something Stella." Flora said trying to comfort her blonde friend.

They then heard the dining room door open and saw Daphne (still focused on the journal), Thoren, and the Queen walk into the room. Everyone in the room stood up both out of respect for royalty and curiosity in what Daphne was so focused on reading.

Daphne finally looked up from the journal and saw that everyone was staring expectantly at her. "Hey guys, good news I think I found a way to save Bloom." Daphne began reading a passage out loud from the journal.

07/19 3:33 PM

Mia has already reached 20 hours of being cursed by Eldus, I don't think she has much longer to live. I think I have found a possible solution, but I don't know if this solution I thought of is worth the price though. I am thinking of using the Forbidden Spell: Magic Strip. This spell is able to completely take away every drop of magic a magical being possesses without killing them, but the side effects on one's psyche can be irreversible depression. It was said that those with a true pure heart would sometimes regain their powers, but never to the way it used to be. It is a cruel spell that was confiscated from an evil witch long ago. Since taking away one's magic is like taking away a part of the person's soul this spell was sealed away, and only a member of the Domino royal family can even open the scroll.

I wondered what Mia would decide: life without her magic, without a huge part of herself to live with her husband and son or leave her family behind. But I know my friend, she would want to see her child grow up while she grows old with her husband… I know that is what I would choose…

Daphne looked up after she stopped reading, her expression reflecting everyone else's. Can they take away Bloom's magic to save her or will she regret losing her powers. "I don't know how Bloom will take losing her powers. We went through that and I know I had an empty and cold feeling inside." Musa commented wrapping her arms around herself at the chilling memory. "Yea, I felt lost without my magic, and the thought of not being able to help anyone anymore hurt." Stella added. "And we all know how much Bloom is protective of us all." Flora softly added. "But I'm sure Bloom will be happy that she would get to live the normal life that she has wished for, and live together with Sky. This will just mean that we have to get stronger to protect Bloom from now on." Aisha said confidently. Everyone nodded their agreement; they want to have their leader around with or without powers.

Queen Marion stepped forward "A word of caution my dear, Daphne." "What is it mom?" "After you left I sensed that someone was watching Bloom and I sensed joy coming from that person. I think Eldus has a magical eye on her and is watching and waiting for her to lose to his curse." Everyone was disgusted and angered at this. "Then let's give him what he wants..." Everyone turned to look at Riven like he was crazy. "I mean why don't we make it seem like Bloom really did die? If Eldus is constantly watching her he will see that we are going to perform this spell and he will see that she lived... he's going to attack her again when she is powerless and defenseless while the rest of you are weak. So let's make it seem like he won, we can give him an illusion or something to believe..." Riven blushed and scratch the back of his head when he saw that everyone was gaping at him. He started thinking that maybe it wasn't a good idea after all. "Or not..."

"Riven you are a genius!" Musa exclaimed as she gave her boyfriend a huge hug and kiss. "What? Really?... I mean I know I am" He said with a relieved grin. "Wow didn't expect Riven to come up with a good idea for once." commented Brandon. "Hey, I heard that!"

"Ok so all we need to do now is look for the forbidden scroll and think of a powerful illusion magic to trick Eldus." "I think I know where that scroll is." "Really Thoren? Where?" In the same area that we were looking in the archives remember that scroll that landed on my face when I was trying to grab something on the top shelf? Well, I couldn't get it opened so I left it on the table you were using, thinking maybe you could open it later... I didn't want to interrupt you."

"Great! We might have just found the scroll… now the illusion any ideas?" Queen Marion stepped forward with a smile "I can handle that Daphne." "Really?" "Of course my dear, I'm a master at illusions. I always had to keep the Ancestral witches busy with clones of your father until he was close enough to land his attacks. They could never tell which one was a fake" Queen Marion said with a smug grin. "Well, that didn't take a lot of brain storming" Stella said gleefully "Alright Mom, you and Tecna think of the illusion's timing. In the meantime I need to read that scroll." Daphne turned to Thoren "Let's get that scroll Thoren and get to work." "Yea!" the two of them rushed out of the room as soon as they ate their dinner and back to the archives.


Daphne grabbed the scroll that Thoren told her about and started to read it. 'Sigh' "This is going to take all the Winx and Sky to pull this off. It's a bit of complicated spell and with Bloom being as powerful as she is, it will take all of us to make this work, it will especially need Sky's strong love for Bloom." Thoren put a reassuring arm around her, when he noticed that there was some doubt in her eyes "It'll work Daphne and since Bloom is already weakened by the curse it'll be easier than if she was at full strength, right?" "Your right Thoren…let's get back to the girls and get started, it's getting late."


Daphne found everyone talking about the illusion in the dining room. "I still think it should be a dramatic death like Romeo & Juliet" commented Stella "We don't want to make it obvious that it's an illusion Stella." Tecna said as she rolled her eyes at the sun fairy. "But it will be worth the watch." "Let's just keep it simple." Queen Marion said calmly.

"How is it going guys?" Daphne said when she walked up to the table. "We just finished planning out the illusion sequence." Flora replied "perfect now we can go over this Forbidden spell." Daphne went over the basics of the spell and the tasks of everyone in order for this to be pulled off. "Are we ready to go to the Great Room?" Everyone nodded "Alright let's go and don't forget that Eldus is watching."


Everyone walked quietly into the room and Daphne walked up next to Sky and looked at her little sister. She saw how pale Bloom had gotten, and she looked like she was in so much pain that it was heartbreaking. "Hey Sky. How are you doing?" "I don't like seeing her in so much pain Daphne. No matter what we do it doesn't look like she is comfortable. She's sometimes even cries out in pain and there is nothing I can do but sit here." The Winx started to tear at seeing their friend in so much pain. "I think we found a way to save her Sky, but there is a price and it will be very difficult… shall we try?" Sky looked up with some hope in his saddened eyes.

"I'll do anything as long as it saves her life I will pay any price." Daphne shook her head "It will be difficult for us and especially you, but Bloom will pay the price… she will lose all her powers…" Sky didn't care how hard it was for him but he hesitated wondering how Bloom will take to losing her powers, but decided to go with the plan anyway "I know as long as we are together she will be happy… I will make sure of it." Daphne nodded and reached over to cup her sister's face "Ok let's begin"