I look at the unfamiliar place in front of me.

"Oh God." I say, in a mix of shock, amazement and horror.

Chapter XII: Quests and Queens

"What is this place?" I ask myself and look to the ground. "How…?" I look at the place in front of me. Snow. That's all there is here. White thick layers of snow.

"Why aren't I allowed to see this?" I ask myself out loud.

"There has to be a reason for that" Tecna remarks "And we'll find out what that reason is." She says, putting a hand on my shoulder. She turns to her computer, making a scan of the environment.

"Um, does anyone have winter clothes in his pocket for 5 people?" Musa asks

"I have something!" I say triumphantly and I point at all of us, saying a spell. When we look at ourselves, we're wearing a warm thick winter coat, matching pants, solid black boots and protecting glasses.

"Wow Bloom! That's so cool! Maybe not very stylish, but we'll work on that" Stella winks

"Bloom, I notice a small odd bump on the scan."

"Let's go girls." I say and from the moment we start walking, it starts snowing

"Tec? How far?!" I ask, protecting my face from the storm.

"We're here!" she yells back after 15 minutes. I only see a big hill.

"I think we should start defrosting."Tecna says, looking at Stella

"Oh no!" she says reluctantly

"Please Stella!" I beg

"Alright, but you owe me a facial. A big one." She looks at me "Why don't you help me?"

"I don't know." I hesitate and I really don't know. I mean, can I transform whenever I want to from now on? It seems so illogical.

"Okay." I say nonetheless "Bloom magic Winx!" I yell and a few minutes later I'm floating in the air with Stella. I start defrosting tons of snow by throwing fireballs at it, and Stella does the same by pointing with her scepter at the snow and by creating a huge sun above her. Tecna places a giant dome above us which multiplies our powers. After 5 minutes, the whole throwing-fireballs-thing is getting exhausting so I try something else. Out of my hands comes a big stream of fire, melting the ice more rapidly. After a good 15 minutes I notice something under the ice, there's something purple under it … with windows! I send all my power in the fire and after 20 more minutes, we can see a whole building. I land on the ground, exhausted and look up at the beautiful building.

"The palace" I say and I touch a doorpost "Let's enter!" I say

"Are you sure Bloom?" Flora asks

"Off course! I didn't spend such a long time on defrosting this thing an then doing nothing!"

"You're right!" Stella says and we enter. I look around. Candlesticks, chandeliers, torches, paintings…

"Everything is destroyed" I whisper and fall down to my knees. Well what did I expect? That everything was still pretty here and that I could come live here? I mean, look at this place; how did I ever call it home? I shouldn't have come here. Suddenly I hear some kind of noise, a deep sound.

"Bloom." Someone says quietly.

"Did you guys called for me?" I ask turning around

"No." they all say, with looks of empathy on their faces. Great, now I'm going crazy too!

Then I hear the voice again, a little louder. I follow it while the girls behind me really think I lost it.

"Bloom, follow me!" the voice says.

"But where are you?"

"I'm here." She says and a golden figure appears in a flash

"Daphne?" I ask astonished

"No talking sweetheart. Just follow me." we follow the shimmering form and end up at a beautifully decorated door. Perhaps a gate is better definition!

"Woooow" Stella says "Bloom! Your treasury is even bigger than mine!"

"What? My treasury?" I ask, confused

"Yes darling, this castle is indeed the former palace of Sparx."

"But Daphne… Why?" I start but then I am irresistibly drawn to a small glass cupola.

"A crown. Your crown." I say looking at my sister

"Firestar. It's your crown." She says "Take it." She looks at me so sweetly and reassuringly that I can't do anything but take the crown. I lift the glass and put the crown on my head. Immediately a voice starts speaking

An infinity ago, the Dragon created all the realms with their planets. When he was tired and satisfied, he rested on the dead planet of Sparx. Sparx came to life and became one of the most flourishing and wealthy realms of all the dimensions. The Dragon has been the symbol of Sparx since then. His power, the Dragonfire, is given to the rightful heir or heiress of the throne of Sparx. The last king and queen of Sparx were predicted that they wouldn't possess the Dragonfire, but that their children would possess great powers. One of them would receive the Dragonfire, the other would become the most important Nymph of Magix had ever had. The king, queen and the people were predicted that their first child would be the keeper of the Dragonfire, so their daughter Daphne in her first years of live, raised as future queen. When she was about 4, her parents still hadn't seen any signs of the great Dragonfire within her. Unexpectedly another daughter was born as her older sister celebrated her sixteenth birthday. The king and queen named their daughter Bloom, after Mariam's great-grandmother, who had possessed the Dragonfire a long time ago. When Bloom was two years old, she got mad over something silly and suddenly all the candles in the room lit and the tablecloth caught fire. Mariam and Oritel realized they had been wrong all along and let Daphne become the nymph she wanted to be. And she made a great nymph. She became the most famous and strongest nymph Magix ever had. The king and queen decided not to tell the people about Bloom's Dragonfire to protect and the people believed that Daphne would become queen and that Bloom didn't have any special magic powers. When princess Bloom was six years old, the witches attacked Sparx. They destroyed the palace and its environment, which was now damaged beyond repair. Faragonda, Griffin and Saladin restored Sparx to its former glory, though the palace and its surroundings, like the royal gardens, needed to be rebuilt someplace else. They created a new castle, similar to the old one, yet it could never be the same. The area where the castle stood was sealed and protected by a magic shield. No one dared to come to the cursed site. At least, that was what the people were told. The secret was hidden, especially for the Crown Princess Bloom, who could now wipe the slate clean. The future queen would discover the secret, because after all she possesses the Dragonfire.

I look at Daphne and put away the crown. "Is this true?"

"Every single word, Firestar."

"Firestar." I repeat the word. "That's why mom used to call me that way whenever we were alone. Because I have the Dragonfire. What is it?" I ask

"The Dragonfire?"Daphne asks and I nod

"The most powerful form of Magic in the universe." She says

"But how's that possible? I mean, I hadn't even transformed…"

"Before you got here. I have been watching you. But what happened when you transformed?"

"Something weird happened and the witches fled." I say, oblivious

"You defeated them." Tecna suddenly says. I look at Daphne.

"But I still don't get it, I haven't noticed anything yet, like signs."

"Bloom, what is your power?"

"I think it's fire." I look at her "Oh" I say, realizing

"Firestar, what happened when I sent you to Eraklyon?" I look back at that moment

When I arrived at Eraklyon, the king didn't believe me at first, but then I got really mad and suddenly all the torches in the big throne room magically lit.

"Off course." I say.

"Firestar, you have a great power. Use it well. Train it more than well. Ask someone to train you. And you will become great. Let the people know."

"But why would they believe me? I mean, they always believed you were destined to be queen, as did I. Why would they…"

"Show them." She says and I feel she's no longer there

"Daphne?" I try, but in vain; she's gone. I turn around, to face my friends.

"Let's go back." I say and suddenly I am exhausted. I forgot something. I take the crown, put it in a treasure chest and take it with me. "It's my crown." I explain to my bewildered friends. "And I will return to this place, with you guys. I need you" I say, while some unwanted tears fall down my cheeks; lost drops of water in a white plain.

I return to the castle, where I say goodbye to my friends. They wanted to stay, but they have to go back to Alfea. I promise I'll return too, the next day. I go to bed and sleep pretty tight. I don't return to Alfea the next day but the morning after that, I realize I have to go back to Alfea, I want to. It's the only place where I can learn to control my powers. So I travel to Alfea with Kiko. When I arrive at my dorm, I see it's empty. Okay, I don't understand this. I look around and go to my room, where I see my iPod lying on the bed. I decide to listen to some music. After a few minutes, it began to dawn on me. I jump up, wondering how I could have been so stupid.

"Auditions!" I say, grabbing my music and my dance outfit on the way out.

A/N: So how did you like this chapter? I think it's better than the previous one, though the cliffhanger isn't that big. Next chapter: Auditions and off course… who will be present at the audition? Come on, you want to say it, you know it!

Seriously, thanx for the reviews and next chapter… well let's say it will be totally different. And with boys!!!

xD