Alright it's around two thirty in the morning, I'm a little sore from dance, I have a meeting in the morning and I saw my crush tonight who decided to slowly kill me by describing our future together in vivid detail…I'm just…all over the place right now. Like seriously I am all over the PLACE. I don't know if it was the four cookies mixed in with the 7up I drank or the fact that I've been doing a lot of moving throughout the day but…this is my life right now. Just thought I'd share. I'm halfway done with the next chapter of ML but I stopped to get this started cuz it's dominating my mind and…well I put a poll on my FB page that will determine how the next chapter of ML will go…well not really, but it will determine the amount of laughs. Enjoy this next chapter.
~Rolyn~
Chapter Twenty One: Finished
"Getting' real tired of this game of cat and mouse you have us playing little Earthling!" Jasmine called as she shot after the brunette. She could see the Prince she had stolen the Demon's Flame from just below her, keeping up with the aid of the overgrown mutt. Jasmine never liked dogs. She never liked insolent little brunette's either. The forests around them blazed with black fire in her wake as she sped up in order to catch up with the fairy of the Dragon Flame. The Freshman Fairy was quick with her wings.
Jasmine grit her teeth and pushed to go a little faster just as May came to a sudden halt. The forest was still a little thick around them, but in comparison to the hundreds of trees they already passed, they had a little more freedom. Jasmine forced herself to a jerking stop, her scowl quickly quirking into a smirk as she hovered a few feet off from the brunette. The Prince and his dog were a few yards off to the side.
May looked towards the witch, her brow furrowed in determination. Jasmine gave her credit for trying to look like she had a chance when everyone knew she didn't. The Demon's Fire was at its peak. The fire burned even Jasmine with its power as it coursed through her. The Dragon Fire, in its weak state under the brunette's control was no match. Jasmine would know how to handle the Dragon Fire though. She'd put it to better use, rather than letting it be wasted on a sorry excuse for a magical being.
"It's done little fairy; might as well give up now." Jasmine taunted. May's jaw clenched as she stared into the now dark eyes of the witch that hovered before her. The power Jasmine radiated…it made May's blood run cold. The negative Quintessence was pressing her own, taunting it with it's strength just like it's wielder. The Dragon fire in her pushed back. Growling and roaring for release. It wanted to retaliate.
May's hands clenched into tight, white knuckled, fists. "You'd like that, wouldn't you?"
Jasmine snorted. "Duh, it would make life a whole lot easier, but at the same time, I still want to watch your feeble attempt to fight before I destroy you and everything else." Jasmine's voice lowered to a hiss that sent shivers down May's spine. Now May knew Jasmine was evil but she could hear the darkness in her. It was taking over.
"I'm not going to let you, Jasmine," May said firmly as she both mentally and physically braced herself. It felt good to have Drew and Jason on standby, but with the plan Drew had come up with, this was mostly her fight until the right moment. She was both glad and terrified she had been pinned up against Jasmine. She needed this. She had to prove something.
"You have no say in the matter!" Jasmine wrapped around, her bleached blonde hair whipping around her head as a sudden barrage of dark fire flew towards the brunette. May's eyes widened and she felt heat rise in her chest as she lifted her hands. Glowing fire erupted from her palms, counteracting the Demon fire and stopping the attack midway. May's breathing shuddered at the close call, but she knew Jasmine wasn't done.
With a battle cry, the witch of ice lifted her hands above her head. They glowed darkly before she lowered her hands and spires of ice shot towards the brunette. May dodged quickly, just narrowly having her wings torn up by the sharp ice that had enough power behind them to fly right through the tree behind the brunette.
May lowered to the ground, keeping herself in a ready position as Jasmine did the same before slapping her hands to the ground. Ice quickly overtook the green grass and swiftly crawled towards the brunette. May had no time to move away this time and yelped as her boot clad feet were encased in ice that was continuing to grow.
"Fire arrow!" May's hands opened and a bow and arrow forged from fire appeared in her hands before she aimed it at the ice that was overtaking her feet. She shot two arrows; one at each foot. Her wings quickly fluttered, lifting her just out of reach of the creeping ice once she was freed.
From the side, Drew released a breath that he didn't know he was holding. Jasmine simply couldn't get the upper hand. May needed to keep up in order for everything to go smoothly. He watched with calculating eyes; he followed the battle, searching for weak spots on May's opponent, but so far he could see nor sense any.
Drew's focus shifted as a stabbing pain erupted in the center of his chest. He cringed, almost losing himself if he had not grabbed onto the scruff of Jason's thick neck. The werewolf shuddered, sensing something was wrong, but he couldn't inquire anything in his current form. He glanced back at Drew over his shoulder and watched as the green haired prince gasped for breath while holding his chest right above his heart. Tears were gathering in his eyes and Jason whimpered in concern.
"Piper and Zindell…" He murmured before clenching his eyes shut and letting his tears flow. Jason immediately understood and shook his head before throwing his head back and howling sadly. Drew shook his head and ran his fingers through his friend's fur. Jason lowered his head at the gentle, yet reassuring touch. "It's fine. They didn't go in vain. We will win this." Jason growled in agreement.
May had not missed Jason's howl. It had thrown her off for a moment and she almost got caught by a massive ball of black fire that was roughly the size of her head. She had glanced at Drew and Jason, taking mental note of the tear streaks that were now running down Drew's cheeks and the hurt look shining in Jason's. She was confused and this was just the opening Jasmine needed. Pure dark energy flew at the brunette, hitting her in her middle and throwing her back into a tree.
"May!" Drew called out, his eyes widening.
May groaned as she fell to the ground just as Jasmine approached her, a spiteful smile pulling at her thin lips. "Oh, poor little fairy…" Jasmine cooed. May shot her a glare and moved to sit up, but Jasmine quickly pressed a foot onto the brunette's stomach. May gasped in pain as Jasmine pressed down, pushing against her with negative Quintessence as well. A silent cry passed the brunette's lips as she gripped Jasmine's boot in hopes of pushing her foot off. "You really are pathetic, you know that? You should have stayed on Earth with the rest of that sniveling race called humans. It would have spared you a lot of pain…"
"Jason…" Drew murmured as he slid off the werewolf's back. "You're up."
The massive wolf nodded once before taking off. With the strength in his massive legs, it took Jason two bounding leaps to get to May's rescue. Jasmine grunted in surprise as she was suddenly thrown to the ground and was pinned under the wolf. She may have been powerful when it came to manipulating her Quintessence, but she was nowhere near strong enough physically to push off a werewolf, not to mention a soon-to-be alpha. She clicked her tongue in annoyance as Jason lowered his head, baring his fangs at her as a menacing growl.
"You okay?" Drew asked quietly as he helped May to her feet. The brunette flexed her wings behind her and rubbed her midsection gingerly.
"A little bruised, but I'll live." She breathed, turning and locking her eyes with his. She was a little taken aback by the genuine concern that she found in those chartreuse eyes. It wasn't like she believed Drew was so stuck up that he wouldn't care if she got hurt, but there was something else fueling his worry for her wellbeing. It was raw and heavy as it shined through those green eyes. It wouldn't be ignored so May found herself quickly looking away to regain herself and set it aside for later. "Are you sure about this Drew? We can try something else…I can get rid of it."
"You can't May. Not in the form it's in." He said quickly. "The best you could do is negate it for a period of time. It needs to be tamed."
"But what about you?" She asked quickly. Drew looked towards her and May swallowed as their eyes locked again. Her gaze flittered downwards, but Drew didn't miss the look in them or the blush dusting her cheeks. She really cared for him; that's what those baby blues were silently screaming. He never doubted it. May was a caring person and even now, from his over-analytical standpoint he could see it. He could practically feel it. He recently lost a bond but he could feel another growing, intertwining his fate with hers.
"If my father can do it, then so can I. Besides," Drew reached forward, hesitating when his fingers almost brushed May's cheek. The brunette's breathing stammered. "I have you." He said quietly as he reach up and fixed May's tiara on her head before brushing some brunette hair behind her ear. May smiled fleetingly.
"Get off me you dumb mutt!" Jasmine growled as she struggled from under Jason. The wolf growled before brandishing its teeth at her, his claws elongating and digging into her skin. Jasmine yelped and her eyes were overtaken by darkness as her hands blazed with black fire. Jason yelped as the fire lapped at his front legs when Jasmine latched onto them. He cried out as he jumped back, the fire still burning. Jasmine smirked in sadistic satisfaction.
Jason snarled, wincing as the flames licked at his paws. In utter frustration he barked. It was a massive noise that actually shook the foundation of the ground. May's eyes widened as she gripped onto Drew for stability. Jasmine was thrown back, hitting a tree much like May had before, but unlike the brunette, she didn't struggle. She couldn't even move.
Josh whimpered as he slowed his running to a light trot before stopping completely. He panted for breath as his mind drifted in and out as it fogged over. The transference of the Alpha spirit wasn't an easy one and rarely happened when the previous Alpha was still alive. While Jason was strong he wouldn't be Alpha of their pack until Josh deemed him worthy and passed it on through proper ritual or Josh died. It was rare for the Alpha spirit to act on its own and claim its new host itself.
"Headmaster?" Jimmy inquired. He had transformed back into his human form when he felt the shift. His topaz eyes were wide as he watched Josh stand on shaky legs as his power was passed on to the next in line. Josh took in a deep breath through his snout and shook his head. He glanced at Jimmy and the dark haired advisor met his eyes…something he could have never done when Josh was alpha of their pack.
Josh shrunk and transformed back into his human form. "You have a new Alpha Jimmy…You're commands don't come from me anymore." He said with an affirming nod. Jimmy stared, still a little shocked that this had happened so abruptly.
"You may not be Alpha," Jimmy began clapping a hand on his superior's shoulder. "But you are still a Headmaster and you have hundreds of young men in need of your guidance. I will always seek your guidance."
Josh gave a lopsided smile and nodded. "But you will still follow the command of your pack leader."
"Of course."
"Are you really having a conversation right now!?" Marina screeched coming between the men. Josh's brow shot up and Jimmy took a step back as the disciplinary enforcer of Sentry University subdued a possessed Black Fountain student who had been approaching the pair that had been locked in conversation.
"The other witch made an appearance." Marina said pointing out Michelle who wasn't going completely crazy like Marissa was as she took on Alex, Dawn, Rolyn and Victoria, but she was still doing enough damage that made her a major threat that needed to be dealt with before anything else. "I don't know where Headmistress is so aid me in taking her down."
Jimmy gave a wolfish smile. "Gladly," He said before breaking off into a sprint. Mid-run he shifted in an explosion of fur fangs and claws. Josh laughed openly as he followed his former charge's example and shifted back into his wolf form. Just because he wasn't alpha anymore didn't mean he wasn't one of the most powerful werewolves out of all the packs back home. He had not been in the Company of Light for nothing and he wasn't the former head guard of Harmony based on his charming personality either.
"Slackers…" Marina grumbled as she flew after the pair that had tag teamed Michelle and had her pinned to the ground using their combined weight. Marina shot a quick glance towards the students that had decided to take on Marissa and was glad they were holding up, but they're strength was being tested, especially Dawn's since her Quintessence was almost the polar opposite to Marissa's.
"Ray of sunshine!" Dawn crossed her arms over her chest before letting them fling out. Two slashes of golden light flew towards Marissa who snickered before spinning rapidly, conjuring of a tornado mixed with strong winds and black fire. Dawn's attack was sucked into the tornado and negated easily and the navy haired Princess groaned in frustration.
The tornado of black fire then started moving towards them and Dawn's eyes widened at its fast approach. "Firewall!" Dawn sighed in relief as a green tinted grid-like dome that resembled her math homework wrapped around their team and protected them for Marissa's tornado.
"Whoo, thanks new girl." Dawn breathed, shooting a brief yet bright smile in Victoria's direction. The green eyed fairy of technology offered her own smile just as she lowered her shield.
"Weeping willow!" Alex slapped her hands to the sandstone ground and almost immediately a tree erupted from the ground. Its leaves sprouted quickly and flowed downwards as violet colored flowers began to pop up as well. The vines of the tree reached out and wrapped around Marissa's middle and pulled her towards the trunk. The witch of storms growled in annoyance as more vines and a few branches wrapped around her, pinning her down to the tree.
"How about a little music?" Rolyn said with a smirk as she landed at the base of the weeping willow. Marissa groaned as she struggled against the vines and tried to burn them away with her Demon Fire. Alex cringed every time a vine or branch was burned, but a new one was there to take it's place to make sure the witch didn't escape.
Rolyn dropped her scepter and it glowed faintly before suddenly growing into a massive platinum harp. Usually the instruments the princess conjured up would be black, but Rolyn thought this particular song needed a little more power. The silver was new to even Rolyn, but she chocked it up to one of the scepters powers being unlocked like the Oracle had said.
"You stupid little dust peddlers!" Marissa cried out as she continued to struggle.
"Sometime today Rolyn…" Paul sighed with a roll of his eyes. Rolyn shot him a dirty look over her shoulder before reaching out and strumming the harp. "Damn…cover your ears!" Paul cried out. The effects of the song were ten times stronger than usual. Everyone close by covered their ears as Rolyn played a nameless song that made itself known by flittering through the air as sparkling silver dust.
Marissa groaned as the dust wrapped around her head. A goofy smile came to her lips before her eyes flickered from their unusual black to their original shade just before the witch's head lolled forward.
"She's out like a light…" Aden muttered as he removed his fingers from his ears just as Rolyn pulled her hands away from her harp. It immediately turned back into the scepter except it did not change back to it's original black shade as it remained silver.
"One witch down…" Alex sighed.
"I wonder how May is doing…" Dawn suddenly voiced.
Jasmine's expression was locked in shock as she laid their immobile, her chest heaving as she struggled to breath properly. This couldn't be happening. This wasn't happening. She was supposed to be all powerful – she was all powerful. Nothing should have been able to get in her way, especially not some overgrown puppy's bark. She mentally cursed as the werewolf hovered over her, only momentarily deterred by the sudden shift in his Quintessence. The black fire still attacked him but he paid it no mind.
"What was that?" May breathed as she stared at the werewolf with wide eyes. She had seen it. Another wolf had come bounding out of the underbrush; it was far larger than Jason, probably three times as large and its fur had no distinctive color, but its eyes were the brightest shade of gold the brunette had ever seen. The energy it carried demanded automatic respect and radiated power and she felt her own Quintessence shudder as the wolf passed both her and Drew by and leapt at Jason. It disappeared within him, but its authority now stayed behind.
"Part of the plan." Drew said simply.
"W-What?" May stammered. Drew had explained the plan in detail and he never mentioned this. May wasn't even sure what just happened.
"Jason just obtained the Alpha spirit, thus meaning his bark and his bite can suppress dark magic, but with the Demon Fire, I'm not so sure how this will last so we have to work fast." Drew said as he approached the wolf. Jason let out a low growl as he stepped back. "May, take care of Jason's paws."
May merely nodded as she reached out towards Jason's front legs. The Dragon Flame wrapped around her hands before slithering towards his legs and wrapping around the flickering black fire before extinguishing completely and taking the dark power with it. Jason whined in gratitude towards the brunette and lowered his head to swipe his tongue against one of the brunette's hands. It was then May noticed he was bigger. He was taller than her in his wolf form.
"You're welcome Jason; you did a good job." She said with a small smile. May knew Jason couldn't smile back, but she swore she saw a smile in his green eyes.
"C'mon May; I need you for this." Drew said as he held out a hand towards her. May swallowed thickly as she let her hand fall into his and he pulled her a little closer. The stood over the immobile Jasmine while Jason stood to the side on standby.
"Are you sure about this Drew?" May asked quietly.
Drew nodded quickly. "I'm sure."
May stared at him for a moment before a small smile tugged at her lips. She took his other hand and nodded once, a small gesture of reassurance that she was with him. Drew managed his own small smile in response. "Together." She breathed.
"Together." He confirmed, his smile growing a bit.
Jason whined as Drew's last plan of action came to fruition. May's Quintessence was heavy and light at the same time. It was bright and pure and it made the wolf in Jason feel at ease. Drew's Quintessence was different, but his intentions defined the energy he gave off. Jason mentally smiled as Drew's negative Quintessence and positive Quintessence merged together as one so it was neither this nor that. This didn't happen often. The only other known being with a neutral Quintessence had been May's father.
May shuddered as her Quintessence reached out hesitantly and searched. She almost jumped when she felt the energy finally come together with Drew's. She felt something pull in her chest. It wasn't the best feeling in the world, but it wasn't unpleasant. It was like something new was coming to life inside her, but only half was her. The other half was Drew.
The green haired prince tightened his grip on the brunette's hands as their bond solidified and became permanent, connecting them until their last breath. He shuddered at the fact, but he knew there was more to do. With their combined Quintessence, they'd be able to do this. It was their common goal so it would be done.
On the ground, Jasmine struggled to free herself from what kept her down, but even though the wolf was no longer over her, his power kept her in place. The Alpha spirit himself kept her pinned as she felt the combined power of the prince and the fairy reaching out towards her. Her breath caught in her throat as their combined power pressed into her, pushing at the Demon Flame and pulling it out. She gasped, her eyes going wide as they bled back to their natural color.
No
Jasmine's body arched off the ground as the Demon Fire left her before slithering over to Drew. She watched in defeat as the dark power pierced his chest, making him gasp in discomfort as his eyes turned completely black due to the absorption of the dark power. It was seconds later that his eyes returned to normal and he released a breath. The transfer was complete and the Demon Flame was under control.
All Jasmine could do was scream.
"Jason…" Drew beckoned as he dropped May's hands and turned towards the werewolf. The werewolf hesitated to respond to him. He had the Demon Flame again. He housed a dark power and the Alpha in in him didn't want to respond, it only wanted to take down that dark power. "Jason?"
The wolf shook his massive head and approached him carefully. He sniffed at Drew and May watched carefully, wondering what Jason would do. She didn't know much about werewolves, but from what she's been told, she knew that instinct outweighed their conscious desires. She watched with wary eyes as Jason growled deep in his chest before nudging Drew's hand with his head. Drew smirked as he reached up and scratched Jason's head. The wolf gave a contented look.
"Our fathers may have had their differences, but we'll always be allies despite our own." Drew murmured as he scratched Jason behind the ear. The wolf made a noise that May knew was his agreement. "Put the witch to sleep."
Jason nodded once and hovered over the witch. Jasmine looked defeated so he put her out of her pathetic misery and nipped her wrist, drawing a bit of blood. She was out like a light in an instant and Jason stepped back licking his chops.
"We did it…" May murmured with a smile.
"We're not done yet." Drew said. May gave him a confused look before realizing what he meant. There were still two witches left and a school's worth of possessed witches, but dealing with all that would be much easier in comparison to everything that had already transpired.
Taking advantage of Drew's newfound spike in power along with the bond that now stood strong between him and May, the green haired Prince reached for the lost Princess' hands and intertwined their fingers. May's cheeks burned with a blush as she stared at their interlocked hands for a moment. Jason sat off to the wide, his muzzle pulled back in a wolf's version of a smirk as he watched the two royals lock eyes. May smiled and Drew returned it with a light one of his own.
The spike of pure energy that suddenly built up between the two before expanding outward made the ground shake and even had some trees toppling over. Jason whined as the energy flew out in every direction as a strong pulse. The pulse traveled all the way to all three schools before suddenly retracting and snapping back to its source.
Alright, to know what May and Drew just did, you have to come back and read the next chapter…whenever I get that done. It shouldn't take me that long since I can jump right on it since I already finished the next chapter of ML. I really had fun with this story and messing with the storyline of Winx. The show is getting pretty interesting but some things I just don't get or isn't realistic enough for me so I really tried to change that here…that and the first version of this story was a hot mess. Thank you all for reading and I really hope you liked this chapter.
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~Rolyn~
