The group had finally made it to the witches' castle. It was dark and gloomy. It was covered in ice and lighting was constantly striking the ground. The group was crossing the bridge when they heard evil laughter.
"Well, well it looks like we have company." Icy said as she and the other witches came and stood in front of everyone.
"To bad they will have to be leaving so soon." Stormy snickered. Then she sent a great gust of wind at them. Everyone dodged the attack. Helia's friends, known as a group called the Specialists, protected the girls from a second attack by Icy. She sent shards of ice towards everyone. Once again everyone dodged the attacks.
"Helia! You go and find Flora. We will stay here and hold the Trix." Layla yelled towards Helia. He was going to argue with her but he had to find Flora. So he dodged more of the Trix's attacks and while everyone else distracted them he ran past them into the castle. When he was inside he could still here the battle going on outside. He wanted to help them but he needed to stay focus and find Flora. So he went to the closest set of stairs and ran up.
Helia had checked behind every door he could find but he still could not find Flora. He was about to give up all hope when he spotted one more door up at the very top of the staircase. He walked up to it and slowly turned the handle. He opened it and there across the room, to his relief, was Flora.
Helia slowly walked across the room making sure there were no traps. He finally came to where Flora was laying and kneeled beside her. He stroked her cheek seeing how peaceful she looked. But then Helia realized he had no idea how to wake her up. Faragonda had told him how to defeat the witches but not how to wake Flora from her sleep. Helia was starting to worry. He knew that his friends could not keep up with the battle for much longer. His time was running out.
Helia gazed at Flora once again. He was reminded of how beautiful she was: her long honey brown hair, her tan skin, and her pink lips. He remember her emerald green eyes that reminded him of the forest where they first met. He remembered how whenever he would see her his heartbeat would quicken and how he would get butterflies in his stomach. He remembered when he first laid eyes on her at the ball and how she took his breath away. He remembered dancing with her and feeling like time had just stop and it was just the two of them. He remembered the times in the forest where they spent hours talking to each other. He remembered the few hugs they shared. He remembered longing for her touch in the middle of the night. He remembered seeing her collapsed in the royal gardens and feeling all the blood drain from his body.
"Flora please don't leave me. I can't live without you." Helia whispered to Flora. Then he bent down and kissed her.