Chapter 25: D-Day
I see Regina with Gabby in her arms, rocking her to sleep. Gabby doesn't hush but cries on and on.
"Gabriella! Regina, give her back to me!" I cry exasperated.
"You had your chance, I gave you a chance Bloom," she says slowly.
"Mommy!" Gabby yells.
"Gabriella!" I cry, we're in a cold, dark, wet cave, when suddenly…
"Bloom, Bloom! Wake up!" I hear a male voice say loudly. I groan.
"Oh!" I say sitting up fast, I feel dizzy.
"Sky?" I ask.
"Bloom, are you okay? You've been tossing and turning and yelling out Gabby's name for a while now", he says, very concerned.
"I have? Its nothing I'm fine, its just…okay I had this dream", I say, I hope he doesn't hear the shakiness in my voice, but inevitably he does.
"What about?"
"Regina, taking Gabby away from me", I say with a sob. He puts a soothing arm around me. I lean my head against his strong shoulder.
"No, honey, it was just a dream, that will never happen", he says assuring.
"Can you bring her to me?" I ask, he nods and smiles at me warmly, as he leaves to bring Gabby to our bedroom.
I hear her screaming "cookie, cookie, daddy cookie!" I laugh to myself. I think I've gotten her too use to sweets.
(With Musa)
I'm currently at a meeting in realm Serenity, named after a warrior empress. The meeting was due to the realm needing a plan on how to prevent the trix's attacks, not take them down, no. Just prevent them. I'm wearing a red evening dress, its long, and almost reach the floor. It has long sleeves, and looks beautiful with my mothers diamond necklace and my long silky black hair down, covering my back.
Suddenly, I see one of the secretaries of the realm get up, walk to the door of the conference room. She looks worried, upset.
"So queen Musa, how does the plan to prevent attacks from the three sisters, appeal to you?" The queen of Kyria asked me.
"Well actually I think…"
"Queen Musa? May I speak to you outside for a moment?" The secretary asks me.
"Of course," I say smiling I excuse myself with the Kyrian queen, and step outside with the secretary. Her face holds a somewhat…grim, expression.
"Queen Musa, I have received news from the realm of the Harmonic Nebula and the royal council", she says sternly.
"About what? Is something wrong?" I ask, now getting more worried.
"Your majesty, there has been an accident…with your husband, Riven…"
All this time fighting and going into war, and the trix's plan somehow still remains a mystery to me. I'm taking Sky's advice and not worrying too much about it. Because thinking and thinking and going in circles over this is pretty exasperating. My parents left back to earth yesterday in the morning. Tecna had stopped trying to figure out the trix's plan and take a break but she said the other day that she had found something on her computer and so the research was back on. Suddenly the phone rings, I answer.
"Hello?"
"Bloom? Hey it's Regina", she says.
"Look if you're calling to say hi then don't waste your time, you have some nerve…" she cuts me off.
" No, Bloom, that's not why. You need to go to earth, now", she says in almost a whisper.
"Why? Wait a minute Reggie, what on earth are you talking about, what's going on?" If I wasn't thinking about the trix and Reggie before, I certainly am now.
"You just have to," she hesitates for a moment, "Go to your parents house, I'll meet you over there in half an hour", she says.
"Regina, what ever is going on, do not get my parents in…" but before I can finish my sentence, Regina hangs up. I close my eyes, inhale and exhale. I have to call Sky; luckily Gabby is staying over with Miriam and Oritel today so she'll be okay. I call Red Fountain; Sky didn't take his phone with him today.
"Hello, can I speak with King Sky of Eraklyon, please?" I say into the phone. They tell me to wait a moment. Five minutes pass, almost ten. I'm so exasperated right now, that I feel I can't wait. I hang up. It's been almost fifteen minutes. I grab a jacket and my purse, I tell one of the maids what's going on in case on of the girl's call or Sky, and head out the door.
I reach Earth sooner than I expected. I knock on my parents' door several times with no answer. I knew that coming here by myself wasn't a smart move at all. But when Sky didn't answer my call and after receiving Regina's call, and knowing what she's capable of, I can't risk anything happening to my parents. Calling anyone else would be a lost cause, Flora is teaching at alfea, Stella, at home with Alana, Brandon and everyone else, working. I knocked louder and louder each time, hoping that maybe my mom was on the phone, or that my dad was sleeping and couldn't here me. I opened my purse and took out a key; thankfully I had a copy of the house keys. I open the door and enter the house. It's quiet.
'Maybe they went grocery shopping or something' I think, until a voice behind me interrupts my thoughts.
"So Bloom, its nice to see you accepted our invitation", I turn around to see Icy standing by the door. She kicks it closed and walks towards me. I don't move. She doesn't faze me, even in the smallest amount.
"Where are they!" I yell at her, although I wasn't exactly planning to.
"Well…they're at…actually, why don't I let you take a guess before answering that. Come on, Bloomers, come on and guess," she hisses. Instead of "guessing", like she puts it, I transform into my enchantix form, ready to fight her.
(At Red Fountain)
"King Sky, may I speak to you outside for a moment?" Annie, one of the assistants of Saladin asks. I follow her out of the classroom for a moment, excusing myself from the students. Annie is around her early thirties, and is very kind. She took over my class a couple of time when I took a vacation for Bloom's pregnancy.
"Yes Annie?" I ask her once we're outside the classroom.
"Well sir, someone called for you some moments ago, I'm not sure who it was though. I think it may have been your wife, but due to the fact that we were having some technical problems with the loud speaker, it took to long to contact you and I think she hung up". She tells me.
"Thank you Annie, would it be okay if you looked after the class for a few minutes while I go into the office and call her?" I ask. She nods.
"It's okay, please don't be too long, some of these kids aren't exactly…the sweetest candies in the bowl", she says, I chuckle and leave to call Bloom. The phone rings and rings until one of the maids answers.
"Yes, it's me Sky, is Bloom there?" I ask.
"No, your majesty, she left to earth about half an hour ago", she responds.
"What?" Why? I mean, why would she go to Earth, and at such short notice?
"She received a phone call from ms. Regina a while ago and she had to go to Earth as soon as possible to make sure that her adoptive parents were okay". I sigh. Regina again, why does she insist on making Bloom's life so difficult? I don't know what to do. Do I leave Red Fountain and go to Earth? Call someone to go after Bloom? Stay here and wait for any news? I know. I hang up with the maid and dial another number.
"Hello, Stella?"
(With Musa)
I almost tear through the hospital emergency doors. I knew this would happen someday, that Riven would get hurt in one of his leva bike races and…I can't lose him…not now…not without telling him that I'm…
"Queen Musa?" the doctor says.
"Yes!" I say loudly.
"You may enter to see your husband now", he says.
"How is he?" I ask.
"He's doing a little better. He has a couple of broken ribs, a fractured wrist, and a few scars on his right leg that should heal soon with medications", he says. I thank him and proceed to see Riven. I see him there, lying on the hospital bed, and it kills me. I take a chair and sit by him. He has a small scar near his cheek, barely noticeable. I caress his cheek softly, as a tear rolls down my cheek.
"Riven, please wake up…" I sob.
"I've already lost my mother, I can't lose you too", I cry. I take his had, hold it up to my cheek, and close my eyes as another tear falls from my eyes to his hand.
"You're not going to lose me Musa", I hear someone say. I open my eyes to see Riven smile my favorite silly grin.
"Riven" I say, smiling through my tears. I kiss him softly on the lips, and hug him ever so carefully. He wipes my tears away with his thumb.
"How do you feel?" I ask him.
"I feel drained, but I'll get better in no time", he says grinning. I smile.
"You look beautiful", he says. As he says this, a couple of more tears escape my eyes, rolling down my cheeks quickly.
"Riven its just that…I …I thought I would lose you, and, I'm just scared", I start crying again, harder this time.
"Musa, don't say that. I'm fine, look. Sweetie, nothing is going to happen to me", he says taking my shaking hands in his firm ones. I have to admit that hurt as he is, he still looks very strong and muscular as always. I take a deep breath.
"You're going to be okay?" I ask, shaking and still sobbing.
"Yes, yes of course", he says, making an effort to sit up. He pulls me a little closer to put his arm around my shoulder, satisfied to see that it was working.
"I'm going to be fine, you know I'm strong muse, I'll heal before you know it", he says kissing my forehead and holding me close.
Hi everyone, I know that it has been a very, very long time since I last updated this story. I really hope you all enjoyed this chapter. The story is pretty much coming to an end, yes I know, sad isn't it? Well I made this chapter a bit long. How is Riven going to make it out of this? And what will happen to Bloom, will she win? And where are her parents? Guess you'll have to wait and find out in the next chapter. As I've said before, any suggestions and/or ideas are welcome. Please review, I know that I left out some couples in this chapter but they will be in the next. Take care, and God bless you all.
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