AN: Hi Everyone, good news my writers block is gone! YAY!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Because of your suggestions and points I have shuffled this chapter around from what I had originally written. Only 1 more chapter to go now *sobs* I have really enjoyed writing this for you all and hope that you enjoy the sequel just as much :)
Anyway I'll shut up now and let you read the chapter. Enjoy.
Chapter 25
A New Day
For the first time in what seemed like hours the Winx Club girls could breathe. They could think and take in everything had had happened up to this point. Musa took a few deep breaths before turning to the rest of her friends who didn't really know how to react. Then the decision was made for them when Flora's gaze turned to Galatea and Derrick.
"Galatea!" She yelled, kneeling next to her, feeling her wrist for a pulse, desperately hoping there was one to be found. "I can feel her pulse but it's really slow," she explained as Musa knelt next to her, helping to turn Galatea onto her side and into the recovery position, listening for her breathing patterns. "She's breathing too though it's shallow."
"How is Derrick?" Layla questioned as Tecna began inspecting the small child for any new damage, none was found. "The same as before, we don't have much choice, we need to get them to Alfea."
Meanwhile Mrs Faragonda eyed a nearby monster, her hands held before her though they shook without any effort. Her eye lids felt heavy, as if she could close them and sleep for eternity but she couldn't stop now. She couldn't stop when Griffin, Saladin and the rest of the specialists needed them.
Riven hacked through another beast before getting hit in the face by another beasts hand. He landed on the ground, looking around at the others who were all tired and overwhelmed, they had no energy left, they weren't going to make it.
Just when the beast was about to deliver its final blow it disappeared. Riven watched as hundreds of the beasts all vanished into what seemed like air. They were gone, defeated. It was over, the girls had succeeded. Leon was dead and now the Army of Decay with him.
Sky helped Riven back onto his feet as they met the surprised glances of their teachers. "We need to go," he declared making Faragonda nod her head, Riven needed to see them, they all did.
Raising her hand she created a portal with her weakened magic and they all proceeded through, landing inside the room as Musa announced Galatea was breathing.
"It's over," Faragonda declared from behind them, making the girls smile at seeing their boyfriends. All except for Musa. Riven offered a lop sided smile that Musa didn't return before her attention refocused on Galatea and Derrick. "We need to transport them to Alfea," she explained receiving a nod from Faragonda who immediately obliged, surrounding them all in light and taking them home.
Mirta filled up another water basin; she had been on her feet for what felt like days with no end and needed a break when Kiko suddenly appeared above the tap pointing to the window. Mirta see other patients all looking through the window and at the sun setting in the distance.
"Mirta can you hand me that water basin?" Ophelia asked, placing her hand forwards in readiness though nothing came. "Mirta?" She turned to see the mass of people who now lined every window along the eastern side.
Wiz Giz, Palladium and Grizelda all looked below, seeing the monsters disappear before their eyes. They ceased their shield and enjoyed the first sign of sunlight. "Well...I think it's safe to say that our girls did it," Wiz Giz boasted with a jump in the air. High fiving the two teachers before jumping down and rushing off to tell everyone that it was safe to go outside once more.
Palladium placed his hands on his hips, a wide smile on his face. "And so begins a new day."
Landing in the nurses quarters Riven placed an injured Galatea onto one of the now vacant beds while Tecna did the same for Derrick. "Headmistress Faragonda!" Ophelia rejoiced. "It's so good to see..." she stopped, her breath caught in her throat as she looked to Musa, standing right before her eyes. The girl that she had declared dead.
"But...how?"
"There will be time for explanations later," Faragonda replied. "Right now our main concern is these two." Ophelia began checking pulses; she looked into their eyes for a pupil reaction, measured their breathing capacity and checked their heart beat. "Derrick has some internal injuries though he is much better than Galatea," she turned to them. "I can't do much to save her."
Musa's heart dropped, this must have been what it felt like for the others when they learnt her fate. She had lost her family, her mother and father and now she was going to lose one of her friends. "There is something we can do," Faragonda explained, placing a hand on Musa's shoulders and looking deep into her eyes. "You can do it Musa."
"But I don't even know if I can control it yet."
"You'll be fine," she nodded. "What do we have to lose?"
Musa stepped forwards and held both of her hands forwards, closing her eyes as she did so. Her hands became white as she concentrated. "Think of Galatea, you need to tap into a strong memory in order for it to work." Musa shuffled through each of her memories with the fairy, trying to find the most important and integral one.
Then she found it, when it was summer and she had been grounded by her father for playing music, Galatea took her out to a local empty hall and started to play music on her harp, then Musa added a beat and they danced and sang together all day long.
The other girls watched, wondering what Musa was trying and if it would work when a light beam entered Galatea's chest and Musa's eyes squeezed tighter together. Another ten seconds and the beam stopped, making Musa stumbled backwards only to meet the strong hands of Riven for support.
"Did it work?" Musa asked softly, drained by the effort. Her answer was Galatea's eyes slowly opening to look at the group before her. Then she saw Musa. "Musa? Is that really you?"
"Yeah it's me," she replied with a smile, taking Galatea's hand into her own and moving away from Riven. "I thought I was dreaming," she explained turning to her right to see Derrick lying next to her in another bed. "Derrick?"
"He's going to be okay," Ophelia explained. "Musa, do you think you could do what you did for Galatea, for derrick?" Musa nodded her head, walking to the other bed ready to do the same. This time, when the beam disappeared, she fell to her knees, Riven catching her just in time. "Hey. Are you okay?"
"Her power requires the sacrifice of some of her winx but she'll be fine," Faragonda explained. "For now I think it would be a good idea for you all to get checked over and to get some rest. Attention everyone!" She yelled, turning to the rest of the room and generating a portal before her to communicate with the other realms. "Leon has been been defeated by the Winx Club and the Specialists from Red Fountain!" Cheers echoed through the hall and the planets she broadcast too, making her smile. "You all have three days to rest and recuperate, those injured will be returned home and we will start the restoration effort next week. But, tomorrow night, we are going to celebrate!"
"Not only has Leon been defeated but the Army of Decay and the Company of Darkness as well. You all played your parts, you battled valiantly and so, tomorrow night a worldwide celebration is in order. I hereby declare this day Reclamation Day in honour of the Company of Lights victory!"
"Celebrations in every planet will be staged to commemorate the day and you are all invited to join them. Thank you for your support and let the celebration begin!"
AN: I hope to have the final chapter posted in the next two or so days (by the weekend at the latest). That will explain Musa's reappearance and her new healing abilities. Riven and Musa will also have a heart-to-heart chat about their feelings for each other. Thanks for reading and please review.
Response to Anonymous Reviews:
MusaxRiven4ever: Thank you so much for reviewing, I'm glad that you love it :) I plan to have the final chapter up by the weekend and the sequel up next week.
Nath: Your review simply made my day. I would like to formally publish something in the future but whether it will be a bestseller would still have to be seen. There are still a lot of things that I need to improve in my own writing until that time comes. Thank you for reminding me about Kiko, as you can see, I added his little bit at Alfea just to help bridge the gap (he's basically been with Mirta the entire time). The whole SOPA/PIPA thing really has irritated and stressed the hell out of me, basically because without fan fiction then I can't see any other hobby for myself (it would basically mean the end of my writing and I really don't want that) plus I wanted to make sure that this story, the sequel, and others that I want to follow it will be read by an audience rather than kept on my computer hard drive, slowly rotting away to nothing. Thank you again for the review and commenting on my blog (I responded by the way in the comment section).