Surpriiiiiise! An early update today! *grinning like an idiot* And to get the chapter title, you all know the beginning tune to this, right?

"We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz!"

So put the beginnging tune of 'we're off to see the wizard' with the chapter title. :D

Well, I don't own Winx Club. Obviously.

"I don't believe this for a minute," Lily declared.

Angie raised an eyebrow. "If you're talking about being possessed by an evil shadow lady, I can assure you, it happened. We were all there. Seriously, just ask anyone."

"Not that! I mean when Emmiline challenged Faragonda!"

Rose pursed her lips. "We tried to talk her out of it. Even Griselda tried. But we aren't changing her mind anytime soon. At least, not in time before she's going to meet Emmiline."

"Not that, either!" Lily cried. "What were Emmiline's words again?"

Tessa frowned. "She said she wanted a fair fight."

"Exactly!" Lily jumped from the bed she was lying in. "I don't know about you guys, but back on Earth, bad guys never want to fight fair! It's some kind of bad guy code or something like that!"

Ruby groaned. "Even if we had proof that Emmiline was attempting foul play, then what can we do to sway Faragonda into not going? She's obviously not going to change her mind, no matter what the cost."

"I know it," Lily said. "Emmiline has some sort of trick up her sleeve. I just know it!"

"Come on you guys," Melody piped up. "If we're positive that Emmiline is going to try something, shouldn't we try to stop Faragonda?"

Ruby crossed her arms. "Did anyone hear what I just said, or no?!"

"Calm down, Ruby," Angie chidded. "We're going to find Faragonda; and fast."

"What do you mean she already left?!" Starr shrieked.

Griselda sighed. "I tried to stop her, but she was insistant. She also made sure I wouldn't be able to track her down. She seems very insistant on doing this final battle."

Lily sank to her knees. "We have to stop her," she whispered. "We have to!"

"But why would she cast a spell on herself?" Melody mused aloud. "Why wouldn't she want us to track her down?"

Tessa frowned. "Because of what Lily said."

"Excuse me?" Lily scowled and crossed her arms. "In my defence, I was possessed!"

"No," Tessa said. "What Emmiline said to her. Faragonda should have killed her, but she didn't; and now that choice is coming back to haunt her. She wants to make up for the mistake she made in the past."

Angie slammed her fist into the wall. "Dang it!"

"Do not punch that wall, young lady!" Griselda snapped, though even that seemed half-hearted.

"There are more important things in life then young ladies punching walls!" Angie started to pace. "What are we going to do? It's not like we can search for her in the whole dang forest! It'll take us forever!"

"Well, why don't you try, anyway?" a voice asked.

Melody spun around. "You!"

"Ah, yes, me," the girl smiled. "How kind of you to remember little old me."

"It's kind of hard not to," Lily muttered.

Emmiline, in the flesh, turned to face her. Her smile seemed to be more forced now. "Did I give you permission to speak, Lily?"

Lily swallowed down the lump in her throat and managed to say, "Who says I need your permission to speak, lady?" She crossed her arms.

"Be silent!" Emmiline waved her hand, and in an instant, Lily's entire mouth disappeared.

Starr gasped. "Oh my gosh! What did you do to her mouth?!"

"What does it look like?" Emmiline asked dryly. "I made it vanish. You're not very bright, you know."

Starr clenched her fists. "I dare you to repeat that again," she hissed.

"Oh, acting tough now, are we?" Emmiline giggled, as though she were a tittering schoolgirl. "Well, really, it's been nice chatting, but I must go see Tara again," she said mildly. "I can't afford to miss our fair little duel."

Lily glared at her as best as she could without a mouth.

Emmiline scowled. "You should mind your language, girl! Really, I should kill you on the spot...but I won't." Her mouth curved into something that resembled a smile. "But I won't. Maybe I'll keep you around so you can amuse me and my lovely little shadow."

"You sound confident that you're going to win," Angie growled, completly ignoring the fact that Emmiline could possibly read minds.

"Oh, dear, sweet Angie." Emmiline's smirk resembled a snake's. "You really haven't learned, have you?"

"Learned what?" Rose asked. "And as far as I know, I don't think we told you our names!"

"Ha!" Emmiline let out a full-hearted laugh. "I've been calling you by your names for a while now, haven't I? And you just realize this now?"

Melody's lip curled in distaste. "We had other things on our mind."

"Of course you did." Emmiline leaned closer to them. "Because you read my diary, you know everything about me. But the catch is, now I know everything about all of you."

Ruby stepped up, planting herself between Emmiline and her friends. "Well, since we know everything about you," she said cooly, "don't you remember Iris?"

Emmiline's smirk disappeared, replaced with shock and rage.

"Your mom and dad?" Ruby continued. "Your brothers? The baby on the way?"

"No." Emmiline stepped back. Rage was taking over the shock. "Shut up! You have no right to speak of them like you knew them!"

"What would they think?" Ruby plowed on, completly unfazed. "What would they think about what you're doing?"

"STOP IT! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THEM!" Emmiline shrieked. "YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING! IT'S TARA'S FAULT! TARA'S AND PEARL'S! IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM, I'D BE WITH MY FAMILY! IT'S THEIR FAULT THEY'RE DEAD! IT'S THEIR FAULT I NEVER SAW THEM AGAIN!"

Ruby stepped back. As Emmiline ranted, the group saw the sheer insanity hidden behind Emmiline's cover. A few minutes later, Emmiline looked up. Her dark hair was falling down, and her eyes were dark with hate, giving her a scary appearence.

Then, a smile curved up her lips. "I must go kill Tara now," she said in a complete monotone voice. "I will kill her. I will kill all."

With that, she disappeared. Lily's mouth reappeared, and she let out a torrent of words that were jumbled together.

"Slow down," Starr said, her voice trembling.

Lily took a deep breath. "We need to find Faragonda," she mumbled. "And fast. I have an idea."