Series 3 Episode 14: The Forest
A Couple Hours Later…
Red Fountain specialists and staff were arriving at Alfea having been unable to defeat the Trix or their army, Flora began to make her way towards the forest, she had to know, if Bloom had survived even when she was in human form and had been weak.
"Flora where are you going?" a voice asked from behind, Flora turned to see Stella.
"I think Bloom's still alive…I have to know for sure" Flora replied.
"Bloom can't be alive…we all saw her destroyed by Faragonda…if she'd been a vampire at the time…then maybe…but no she was human and powerless thanks to the Trix there's no way she could have survived yet alone got away" Stella replied, her eyes starting to moisten..
"But the prophecy everything has come to pass except my death so that means Bloom's still alive…and if that's not enough I saw something yesterday when Bloom was destroyed…a shadow in the dust…it was there just for a second…please I have to know" Flora begged, giving Stella a tear filled puppy dog expression, Stella then let out a sigh of defeat.
"Fine…but I'm going with you, she was my friend too and you still need protecting…if you die then the prophecy will come to pass and then it will be the end of everything" Stella replied, Flora just nodded in reply before the both of them headed out into the forest and not a moment too soon as the last of the specialists had arrived and the magical barrier was descending to keep the Trix out and the students in, not that it would make much difference when the Trix attacked but it would buy them a little time and make the students feel safer and give them a chance to get to the soul gem.
Stella looked back at the barrier starting to worry about their safety the barrier prevented anyone or anything from teleporting in, the Trix could easily blast through it but they couldn't, meaning there was no way back in until the Trix attacked Alfea, it also meant they were on there own, if they ended up been confronted by one of the decay foot soldiers they wouldn't be able to run and get help, they already knew Magix, Red Fountain and Cloud Tower had fallen and with Alfea sealed off and from what Stella overheard about the Decay Soldiers been able to regenerate themselves…well never was the saying you can run but you can't hide be more appropriate.
Flora, however, only glanced at the barrier before turning back and continuing to make her way into the forest with Stella. "I hope you're right Flora for both our sakes" Stella stated.
Flora led the way using magic to move plants and vegetation out of their way, on her toes, doubting the Trix would let anyone just walk out of Alfea and escape their attack.
About An Hour Of Walking Later…
"Hold on why don't we try the voice of nature like in professor Palladium's class?" Stella asked as she stopped and began leaning against a tree to her left, Flora also stopped and turned to face Stella.
"The forest is in turmoil all of nature is…the army of decay defies nature, nature is screaming…it would be impossible to locate Bloom by listening to nature…besides the She-Devil's nature and powers…she defies nature also…" Flora responded when something occurred to her.
"What is it Flora?" Stella asked seeing Flora's expression.
"The army of decay is just like one of Bloom's powers…she can resurrect vampires…the army is just decay from the past given life by the dragon fire…but the She-Devil is living darkness, with the power to resurrect the dead of her kind…she is something nature shudders at, when Bloom first arrived my plants pulled themselves away from her" Flora stated.
"So what?" Stella asked not seeing how this could help them find Bloom if nature was out of whack due to the army of decay.
"So if your ultimate predator, most powerful enemy stepped into your territory you'd want to keep an eye on it and know where it is at all times" Flora stated.
"So…nature knows where Bloom is?" Stella asked.
"Yes" Flora replied, a smile appearing on her face.
"But you said…" Stella never finished what she said as Flora interrupted her.
"Except nature is more afraid of Bloom…it knows what's coming, never ending darkness so no matter what it knows where she is" Flora explained.
A tree then fell behind them, the two of them then turned to see one of the soldiers of the army of decay, a golem like one, five more then appeared surrounding them all sides and closing in fast. The two of them then transformed, Stella then blasted one with a solar blast only, making a large hole in it only to have it regenerate itself instantly, it then punched Stella, causing her to fall to the ground on her knees
Flora then used her powers to grow several vines that went strait through the golem only to have the vines turn purple and become apart of the golem, Flora heard it, the vines screaming in pain as they slowly died and became part of that monster, her posture faltered, the golem then struck her, sending her flying into Stella, on her knees also, the two cringed in fear, no matter what they did all they could do was buy them time and postpone the inevitable, the two then combined their powers to create a barrier around them.
It didn't take long for the golems to punch through it, shattering it, causing the two faeries to turn back into their human forms and lye on the ground exhausted, the two looked up terrified, the two of them then thought the same thing 'Another part of the prophecy comes to pass' the golems then prepared to strike the girls again only to be stopped as orange barrier formed around them, Stella was then transported back to Alfea into her dorm room, onto her bed where she collapsed exhausted. Flora just looked at the new barrier, hearing the voice of nature scream in fear, she could feel it's desire to run and hide.
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