Alfea was a fall break and Flora made the decision to go back to Linphea to visit her family. Bloom begged her to take her too since her grandmother would be busy over the break. She asked her if she could go with Flora and Faragonda said that she can only go if it's okay with Flora.
The nature fairy didn't have a problem with the young redhead tagging along. She was actually glad that she was coming with her because her little sister, Miele, was around the same age as Bloom and she was hoping that she and her sister could become friends. She wanted Bloom to have some friends that were around her age.
When they arrived, Bloom looked around and saw nothing but nature all around the area. She thought it was a beautiful planet.
"Wow! So pretty!" Bloom said
Flora saw that Bloom was looking around the surrounding area with sparkling eyes.
"I'm glad you like it, Bloom" Flora said
"Nature is just as amazing as technology" Bloom said
Flora nodded in agreement. But her planet had almost no technology.
"We'll go to my place now. We're going to meet my family soon" Flora said
"Oh! So, are we going to take a bus or something?" Bloom asked
Flora shook her head.
"No, we don't have any vehicles here in Linphea. We don't have any technology where I live" Flora explained
The redhead was shocked to hear that this planet had no vehicles.
"No vehicles?! Then how are supposed to get to your house aside from flying?" Bloom asked
"Don't worry, our ride will be here soon" Flora said
Bloom gave her caretaker a confusing look. A huge shadow flew over them and then it started to get closer. The fire fairy looked up and saw that there was a giant ladybug landing in front of them.
"A giant ladybug?" Bloom asked
"Right, this is how we'll get there" Flora said
Bloom got on the ladybug with Flora. Flora was in front while Bloom was behind her. The ladybug then took off. The fire fairy held onto Flora, so she wouldn't fall off.
Bloom looked around while she was flying and saw the amazing view. The redhead thought it was amazing.
The ladybug landed and then flew off after they got off.
Bloom was a little nervous about meet Flora's family. She didn't even know what to say to them.
The redhead wanted to look nice for Flora's family so, she decided to wear the outfit that she wore when she went out with Sky.
"Here we are" Flora said
Bloom's grip on Flora's hand tightened. The nature fairy looked down and saw that she was shuffling around. She could tell that she was nervous.
"Are you nervous, sweetie?" Flora asked
Bloom nodded.
"This is the first time that I traveled to another planet" Bloom said
"You've never left Magix?" Flora asked
"No" Bloom said
No wonder she looked so amazed by Linphea. She was impressed about visiting her first planet outside of magix.
"It'll be okay, my family is super nice" Flora said
Bloom nodded. She was going to try her best to be super polite.
They entered the house and Flora made her announcement.
"I'm home!" Flora said
She then heard some footsteps. She saw a man with light brown hair and also had a mustache and beard. He had gray eyes too. His name was Rhodos and he was Flora's father.
She then saw a woman with brown hair and tan skin. She also had grey eyes. Her name was Alyssa and she was Flora's mother.
She then saw that there was a girl around her age. She had honey hair and jade eyes. She was shorter than she was too. Her name was Miele and she was Flora's younger sister.
"Welcome home, Flora" Rhodos said
"Thanks, dad" Flora said
"How is Alfea so far?" Alyssa asked
"It's great, mom" Flora said
"You should come home more often" Miele said
"I'll try, but I can't promise that I can" Flora said
Alyssa then noticed Bloom, who was hiding behind Flora.
"Who's that little girl you got with you, Flora?" Alyssa asked
Rhodos and Miele noticed Bloom right after Alyssa did.
Flora then introduced Bloom to her family.
"This is Bloom, she's the granddaughter, of the headmistress of Alfea" Bloom said
"H-hi" Bloom said
"The headmistress' granddaughter? What is she doing here?" Alyssa asked
"Well, since the headmistress can't always look after her, she needed someone to look after her during her busy schedule. She came to me and asked me to be her caretaker while she's busy. Of course I saved her from a high cliff. She took a liking to me and the headmistress made me her caretaker after she saw how much she liked me" Flora said
"That explains why she's with you, but why is she here on Linphea?" Alyssa asked
"She asked if she could come with me since her grandmother would be busy during the break" Flora said
Alyssa then smiled and went over to her. She knelt down and greeted her with a smile.
"Hi, Bloom, it's nice to meet you" Alyssa said
The redhead's face went red and hugged her daughter's legs even tighter.
"She's shy when she meets new people at first, but after she warms up to you, she'll started to become more active" Flora said
"Well, I hope we can get along with her" Rhodos said
Flora's parents then had to leave since they had some work they needed to do. That left Bloom, Miele and Flora in the house.
"Since we're all together, how about some green tea?" Flora asked
"That sounds like a good idea. You always make the best tea" Miele said
"Bloom would like some?" Flora said
"Yes, please" Bloom said
Flora smiled and went to the kitchen to brew some tea.
"So, you're the granddaughter of the headmistress, huh?" Miele asked
Bloom looked at her for a moment before answering.
"That's right. Grandma is so wise and caring" Bloom said
"I bet it's cool to be related to such a strong fairy" Miele said
"I really respect her a lot and she's always willing to help me when I'm in trouble" Bloom said
"Well, she sounds nice, but for her to make Flora your caretaker seems a little selfish, doesn't it?" Miele asked
Bloom looked at with an offensive look.
"It's not selfish, sometimes she just so busy, that she can't spend as much time with me as she would like to. She's in charge of an entire school, so she has a lot of responsibilities. I don't want to make things harder for her" Bloom said
"How noble of you. But out of everyone why did she choose my sister?" Miele asked
"Well, as Flora said before, she saved me from a cliff. She was so kind to me and I took an immediate liking to her. She's like the mother that I never had" Bloom said
Miele pouted. She was starting to get jealous of the redhead because of all the attention her big sister was giving her.
"She spends time with you more than she spends time with me" Miele said
"Huh?" Bloom asked
"Quit being selfish and share Flora with me. I'm her sister" Miele said
Bloom pouted right back at her.
"She could've said no to becoming my caretaker after I asked her too, but she said yes in the end. It's a caretaker's job to spend time with the child that she needs to take care of. Don't call me selfish" Bloom said
"What about when she's in class?" Miele asked
"I would usually wait until she's done. I just recently got a second caretaker just in case Flora's too busy" Bloom said
"Now you're hogging two girls?" Miele asked
Bloom was starting to get fed up with these accusations.
"That's not it at all. I just spend time with Flora and her friends. I don't have any intention of hogging any of them for myself" Bloom said
Miele was already jealous of Bloom because she got to spend time with her older sister, but now she got to spend time with her sister's friends too.
"Then why does she look at you like she a parent does to her child?" Miele asked
"I don't know! Maybe because she sees me like a daughter or something" Bloom said
Miele then grabbed her shoulders.
"Flora looks like she enjoys spending time with you more than she spends time with me" Miele said
Bloom then shook her off.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Bloom said
The two of them then started getting into an argument. It started out verbally, but then it got physical. Most of it was scratching and hair pulling. They were even using attack spells against each other.
Flora just finished making the tea when she heard shouting from the other room. When she entered the living room she was surprised to see that Bloom and her sister were fighting each other.
"Stop it, you two!" Flora said
Flora ran over and managed to break up the fight. She was not expecting to see her sister and Bloom fight. Bloom never got into fights and Miele was very kind and rarely got into fights. She wanted to know what happened.
"What happened here?" Flora said
The two girls, who were covered in bruises, looked the other way.
"Someone tell me what happened to cause this fight to happen" Flora said in a more demanding tone
Bloom finally spoke and told her what had happened. Miele tried to deny it, but it looked like Flora was convinced. Miele wasn't able to come up with a convincing story.
"Miele, I want you to be nice to Bloom" Flora said
"But" Miele said
"End of discussion, Mele" Flora said
Miele wasn't expecting her sister to lecture her like that. She was a total pushover before she left Alfea. She could now see that Flora was a stronger person now.
"That goes for you too, Bloom" Flora said
Bloom just nodded.
For a majority of the break, Bloom and Miele would always get into fights. This time they were fighting over Flora's attention and affection. They were rivals. Flora would often be very impresses by the number of things that they would do.
Bloom painted a rose garden with Flora in it and the nature fairy was really impressed. Miele would then show her that she could grow a garden in an instant and Flora would also be impressed. Their accomplishments were all for Flora's attention.
The two of them would glare at each other with lightning clashing against each other.
Flora saw that Miele and Bloom were still not getting along. She was worried about them because she wanted them to be friends. She just didn't know what she could do for them to be friends.
Bloom was reading about a tree in a dark forest nearby. It was called the Black willow tree. The tears it cries can apparently reverse time. Maybe she could get some for Flora.
"I think that would be something that Flora would enjoy" Bloom said
The book was then snatched from her. It was Miele who took it and looked at the page that she was on.
"You really think that you'll make it there on your own?" Miele asked
"Is that a challenge?" Bloom asked
"Flora won't be impressed by a simple stream from the black willow tree" Miele said
"Fine, then I'll go take picture of the rainbow flower" Bloom said
"You really believe that you can make it there on your own?" Miele asked
"Of course, I'm a strong fairy after all" Bloom said
"Not if I get there first" Miele said
"I'll be the first one there, you'll see" Bloom said
The parents overheard what they were talking about. They didn't want them going near the rainbow flower since nature itself guards it. Of course, it would only guard it from people that want to take it. It's possible that they wouldn't be attacked since they had no intention of doing anything to it.
The two children then went into their fairy forms. They flew off into the forest to see the rainbow flower. It was actually past the black willow tree.
Flora was still in the house and she was looking for Miele and Bloom. She was worried about them. She went to her parents and asked them if they knew where they were.
"Bloom and Miele are in the rainbow forest" Alyssa said
Flora froze. The rainbow forest was possibly the most beautiful forest in all of Linphea, but it was also considered the most dangerous forest too since everything in the forest will attack anyone in the forest to ward off intruders from trying to make it to the rainbow flower.
"And you didn't try to stop them?!" Flora asked
"We thought that they wouldn't get attacked because they didn't have any intention to do anything to the flower" Rhodos said
Flora didn't have time to scold them. She transformed and flew off to the forest. She just hoped that she could make it to them before they run into any trouble.
Bloom and Miele were still racing. They would often use attack spells against each other hind each other's progress and slow them down. The rainbow flower was also planted right in front of a tree known as the tree of life.
They were even competing to see how many creatures, that are attacking them, they can take out. They then ran into a tree monster that was too strong for them to handle. The fact that they weren't trying to work together didn't make things easier either.
Flora was in the rainbow forest and fought her way through all the monsters that were trying to attack her. She was determined to save her sister and Bloom.
Flora saw that they were fighting a powerful tree monster that was too strong for them. The tree then shot a powerful beam at them. Flora got in front of them and took the hit.
"FLORA!" They shouted
The tree then used its roots and lifted up the weakened fairy.
"Miele" Bloom said
The younger nature fairy looked at her rival.
"Let's work together to save her" Bloom said
Miele looked at her and then at the monster that was holding her sister.
"Right, let's go" Miele said
The tree then attacked them with another rainbow beam attack. They flew up and dodged it.
Bloom flew to the right and fired a spell at the roots that were holding the young nature fairy.
"Burning arrow"
Bloom shot a fire beam at the roots and they broke off. Flora then started to fall to the ground.
"Ivy net"
Miele grew some ivy that took the shape of a safety net. Flora landed in the net safely.
The tree was angry now and started to attack them again. Bloom got hit by one of its roots. Miele used another ivy net spell and Bloom landed in it. Miele sighed with relief.
She then looked over and saw that the roots were now going for her. They wrapped themselves around her and started to slam her down on the ground.
"Fire shot"
Bloom sent a fast fire ball at the roots and Miele was free.
"Let's finish this thing! Together this time!" Bloom said
"You bet!" Miele said
"Burning shower"
Bloom unleashed a shower of fireballs at the tree.
"Seasonal storm"
Miele sent a green and pink wind storm at the tree. The giant tree took several steps back. The damage it was taking was too much for it to handle.
The two young fairies then combined their strength together. They created a shower of burning red roses. The tree was destroyed. The two girls were happy. They high fived each other.
"We did it!" They said cheerfully.
Flora woke up and looked around the area. She was still in the rainbow forest.
She then saw that her sister and Bloom were looking at her with relieved expressions on their faces.
"Flora, I'm glad you're okay" Bloom said
"You really made us worry, big sis" Miele said
Flora was shocked to see that they weren't fighting.
"What happened to the tree?" Flora asked
The two young girls then huffed up in confidence.
"We defeated it" Bloom said
"It was no match for us" Miele said
Flora was not expecting to hear that answer. She was also happy that they worked together to defeat their enemy.
There was then a rainbow glow. The three fairies looked forward and saw that it was the rainbow flower. The flower had every color in existence on it.
"So pretty!" Bloom said
"It sure is. This is the first time I got to see it" Miele said
"It's amazing" Flora said
Miele then saw that Bloom wasn't there anymore.
"Huh? Where'd Bloom go?" Miele asked
She then saw the redhead was in front of the flower taking pictures of it.
"I win!" Bloom said
Miele pouted and started to yell at her.
"Hey, that's not fair!" Miele shouted
"It's your own fault for being so slow" Bloom said
Miele and Bloom started to argue again. This time Flora could see that this argument was more friendly than the ones that they've been having before. Miele managed to get some pictures, but was still upset that she lost the race to the redhead.
Flora watched them argue and started to laugh. She could tell that they were already becoming good friends.