As soon as Severus leaves, Musa says "Your planning something."

Bloom shrugs, saying "I am. And it happens to involve you, Musa, so I'm glad you brought it up."

Musa blinks, asking "Uh…what now? Come again?"

"Not much," Bloom waves her hand as if she's literally waving aside Musa's concerns, "I just need you to listen in on my old Potion Professor's conversation after he's done going through Darcy's head."

Princesses Krystal and Galataea share looks, and Krystal asks "Is that what you meant by..Leg-something?"

Bloom raises an eyebrow at her, asking "Legilimize? It's one of the two Wiccan Mind Arts. Legilimency is concerned with…well, reading is a rather crude description of it, as the mind isn't a book to be opened and flipped through at someone's pleasure, but its one people get. Occlumency is the opposite, focusing on keeping others out of your head. You probably know something similar, or have items spelled to do as much."

Sky swallows, suddenly feeling nervous, and asks "And, uh, do you know…"

Bloom shrugs, saying "Either? Both, actually. I learned before I turned fourteen, trying to keep myself entertained before school started again. As it is, I'm more likely to destroy Darcy Trix's mind than much else at the moment, so him being here works out well enough."

And then Bloom glances at Musa, and the black-haired girl groans and says "Fine, but you owe me one, Bloom."

Bloom smirks, and says "Done. Magiphysics notes for the rest of the semester?" She can just Protean Charm a notebook for Musa

Musa nods, and goes to crack the door open and concentrate. After about five minutes, she says "Gloomy Wood Forest, he said something about Gloomy Wood Forest."

Bloom gets an expression very much like she's baring her teeth, and says "Wonderful, looks like I've got a forest to burn down. Flora, Princess Krystal, before either of you two get horrified, I'll help you grow it back after everything's said and done." And then Bloom's phone rings, with Mirta's name coming up on the screen, and she picks up at once. "Mirta?" Why would Mirta be calling her?

Bloom! Thank the Dragon you picked up! Listen, I've been sensing some weird magic trails so I used a spell to find the source. There's a cave deep in Gloomy Wood Forest, that's where the Trix are! Two of them, anyway, I don't know where Darcy is. They're planning on leaving something in there for you, some kind of distraction while they make their escape, find Darcy, and go from there.

Bloom feels a snarl rising in her throat, especially since she knows what that 'distraction' will be and its not good whatsoever, and forces her voice to be its usual tone as she says "We've got Darcy, we just got Gloomy Wood Forest out of her ourselves. Mirta, I've got a question. Is there some way to use one member of a Coven to track down the other two?" She hadn't thought of it until Mirta called, but if there is then she won't have to burn an entire forest down to the ground. Because Gloomy Wood Forest is huge, surrounding all three schools and Magix City.

Yes! That's another reason I called! When Witches form a Coven, they bind their magics together. It helps with doing Convergence spells, among other things. It also discourages any of them from betraying the others or vice versa. If you fi- well, you said you have Darcy already. You can use that bond to lead you to her sisters.

Bloom's lips twist into a vicious smirk, and she says "It's a good thing she's still alive, then. Thank you, Mirta. Talk more when this is all over?"

So, in a few days or so? I can't imagine your going to leave them to run.


King Radius eyes the two newcomers - Wiccans, a group thought long-extinct on Earth - and asks "You've known Princess Bloom how long now?"

Severus drawls "Since she was eleven. And I can promise you she's not going to take this lying down. She's protective to the point of obsession when it comes to the people she cares for, and given the lengths it appears she went to free her sister from the curse she was under…" She cares about her missing sister quite a bit, its undeniable.

And then Grizelda comes bursting into the room, looking frantic as she heads towards Faragonda at once and says something quietly. "What?!"

Grizelda nods her head, and King Erendor asks "What is it? What's happened? Has something happened to our children?"

Grizelda swallows, and says "Darcy Trix is missing." The silence is so thick you could cut through it with a Severing charm.

After a minute, Lucius groans and says "Well, they're not long for this world then."

King Cryos asks "What do you mean? Do explain your reasoning."

Severus says "In Bloom Potter's final year at Hogwarts, her Snowy Owl Familiar was transformed into a Phoenix. A flaming bird who's tears can heal almost anything, and who can teleport. If Darcy Trix is missing, its not because she's escaped. Its because she was taken."

They all make a dignified scramble for the Infirmary, only to find all but one fire-haired Fairy leaning out of the window silently. Lucius clears his throat, and all the teenagers land on the floor in a jumble of limbs with several groans and complaints at the situation. King Radius asks "Care to explain what's going on?"

Erendor adds "Or why you all were hanging out the window like that?" There has got to be a very good reason for it, Most all of these teens were trained much better than that.

Musa lets out a slightly-hysterical laugh, something Severus and Lucius have come to associate with Bloom lately, and says "You wouldn't believe us! Its that insane!"

Stella nods, and says "She went out the window. Bloom, that is. Just opened the window up swung her legs out, and out she went!" Honestly, they should've expected it when she 'wandered' over to the window.

Krystal says "Then, these giant orange-scaled wings explode out of her back, keeping her from breaking her legs or something, and then Hedwig appears with Darcy Trix tied up in ropes down in the courtyard!"

Sky nods, and says "And then…she changed into a bright orange dragon, snatched up Darcy, and flew off towards Gloomy Wood Forest."

After a stunned moment, Severus deadpans "Welcome to the last five years at Hogwarts, everyone. She does this at least once a year." 'This' being impossible, mind-blowing stunts that leave everyone around her stunned speechless and questioning their own existence. And now, he's going to find this Palladium person Bloom mentioned and pick his brain about Potions - he might as well get something productive out of this trip, after all. He somehow gets the feeling she mention Palladium to him as a sort-of thank you - it would be the kind of thing she'd do, now that he thinks about it.


Darcy struggles and squirms in the ropes tied around her - not that getting free of them would do her any good, though. She's currently very trapped in a set of claws connected to a furious dragon.

A dragon that usually masquerades as a Fairy named Bloom. Darcy spares a moment to acknowledge the detail that she and her Coven are so dead - they might have the strength of the Dragon Flame…but they don't know how to tap into it. Bloom…Bloom probably does.

The next thing she knows, her brain's being ripped straight out of her head after her eyes due to the steep dive Bloom's just gone into - its like she's trying to kill her with the G-Forces alone. And then she's just been thrown into the ground with all the force of a meteor, her body making a gouge that's more than likely knee-deep in the earth.

Darcy groans, her entire body feeling like one massive bruise at this point, only to let out a whine when Bloom picks her up by the throat and slam her into a tree. And a quick 'Incarcerous!' has her tied to the tree as well, completely at the fire-eyed girl's mercy. Her non-existent mercy, at that.

Bloom grips her by the back of her hair, and growls out "You'd better hope Daphne's in that cave, Darcy." The spell she used to track Icy and Stormy led her here - the middle of nowhere in this forest, about twenty miles from Cloud Tower and even further from Alfea, and its pointing her into a dark cave practically radiating Dark Magic. Joy!

Darcy's mind comes up with a dozen scenarios of what'll happen if she's not, each more horrifying and drawn-out than the last. Please let Daphne still be in there, PLEASE…


Icy and Stormy both jump a good three feet in the air at the sudden roaring sound that echoes through the cave system they're in - though, calling it a 'system' is a bit much. It just opens up from a tunnel into the large cavern they're currently summoning Creatures of the Dark in. It's the only thing they could think to do in order to keep Bloom busy, as the Whip was child's play to her last time.

Daphne weakly chuckles, and says "I suggest you give me back. My sister doesn't take attacks on those important to her lightly."

Icy tries to wave away the ozone Stormy created in her own fright, ignoring the ice and frost on the ground around her, and snaps "Even Bloom can't fight an entire army on her own." And that's what they're summoning, a small army to keep her at bay while they get away.

And then Stormy screams, drawing Icy's attention, and shoots lightning at the fire-covered girl that's suddenly in the cavern entrance. Icy openly gapes at the sight, Bloom shouldn't be awake yet! And what's with her hands?

And then she's dodging a multitude of spells, its like her wand just spit out a broken rainbow, and Icy doesn't have much time to worry about Bloom's hands all the way over there.

Stormy shoots a bolt of lightning at Bloom, only for it to scatter on a shield and then Bloom rips a chunk out of the wall and throws it at her. Stormy's body doesn't break the rock, it just knocks her down and then shatters on the wall.

And then Icy gets hit with one of Bloom's spells, and its like she's suddenly cooking.

It's the shortest, yet worst fight of Icy's entire life - its very clear Bloom was just toying with them back in Magix, and the only reason they walked out of Alfea at all was Faragonda walking in before Bloom could potentially break their bodies. Like she's doing right now. She just ripped Stormy apart, literally ripped her apart with what looks like dragon hands - she's suddenly sure that's not an illusion, horrifyingly enough, how did she manage that?! - and then she turns to the white-haired witch and stalks over. Grabbing Icy by the throat, Bloom grinds out "You made the biggest mistake of your life when you took my sister, Icy. You want to go after me, then go after me. Otherwise, don't even bother."

Icy would nod, in an effort to get Bloom to let them go…except Bloom won't just let them go. She just ripped Stormy's organs to shreds, there's no chance in all of Magix that Bloom's going to let her live. She already feels like she's being cooked thanks to that spell Bloom hit her with, she won't just let her go.

Taking a chance, Icy lunges forward and buries an icicle in Bloom's side - to her horror, it doesn't even make the murderously angry Fairy flinch. Bloom raises an eyebrow, asking "What was that supposed to do, make me reconsider killing you?" Just for that, Bloom takes the overpowered Warming Charm off Icy and decides to test out the new spell she's creating - she got the idea from Fiendfyre, but its not cursed. And completely under her control. Maybe she should make it so that it can get rid of anything like these disgusting bug-like creatures they were summoning.


Griselda, Radius, and Erendor are standing outside Alfea's gates, Griselda having escorted the two away privately - despite being the rulers of two realms, they clearly needed some time alone after Daphne's disappearance. Daphne suddenly getting snatched away by three Witches that remind everyone a bit too much of Belladonna, Lysliss, and Tharma for comfort, and then having Bloom go off in one of Marion's legendary tempers...was enough to make both rulers just about lose it. Marion was hard to get to...but when you managed it, run like the Shadow Phoenix was after you. Bloom appears to be much the same.

And then they all hear a rumbling sound, reminiscent of thunder…except there isn't a cloud in the sky. There is, however, a speck in the distance that's growing bigger. And the rumbling is getting louder as it gets bigger.

To all their shocks, that speck in the distance quickly turns into Bloom riding what looks a bit like a Wind Rider…except it looks like no bike they've ever seen before. Its got wheels, for one, and a side-carriage that's very clearly holding Daphne Fyre in it.

And Bloom herself…she looks like she jumped into a pit of tar, actually. Black gunk in her hair, streaked across her face - though, it in no way hides the dried red on her hands.

Griselda decides not to comment on any of it, not to ask what the black gunk in her hair is or where exactly she was. She gets the feeling she'll have a mental breakdown if she does.

Bloom gets off the bike and deadpans "I'm not sorry in the slightest, and I'd do it over a hundred times again if I had the choice. Those two were summoning an army of some bug-like creatures, and had I not gone when I did we'd have had a much bigger problem than three bloody Witches to deal with."

She then effortlessly picks her sister up out of the side-car, shrinks the bike down, mutters a thank-you to a 'Siri' and heads back to Alfea.

And she doesn't say another word until she gets back to the Infirmary, going through the hole in the wall that's still there, putting Daphne back on a bed, and climbs on the other side regardless of the horrified audience she's got - all the royals, teen and adult alike, and her apartment-mates. Even Severus and Lucius are there with Professor Palladium, having obviously been talking Potions with the Potions Master. "Anybody wants to yell at me or whatever, they can bloody well do it when I wake up."

And then she sprouts large dragon-wings, laying one over Daphne and covering herself with the other, making Nurse Ophelia outright shriek and half the other teens in the room either gasp, 'eep' or jump in the air.


AN: Hey, all! Hope you liked the chapters! Yes, Bloom got Daphne back, yes, Darcy is also dead...mainly because Bloom sent a severely overpowered Severing Charm in her general direction that took out a few trees along with her. Yes, Bloom has a distinctly Muggle twist to her fighting...namely, going up close if she's angry enough. With dragon-hands, claws and all. And, yes, nobody's going to be stupid enough to mess with her for the rest of the year. I was going to have her finished with the new spell for a big all-out war with the Trix, but then I thought...ehh, Darkar's got an army of those things to. Anyway, enjoy! More updates coming soon!