So, I recently went through my old mail box (and by extension the fanfiction account I use to subscribe to stories) and realized… I'm following What We Do (a very, very good fanfiction I recommend to any Sparxshipper fan) since 2015. Since chapter 3, to be exact.
It's crazy how much time has passed, but this is still a part of my life. One of the numerous stories that helped me have a better English.
But that also means that since 2015, I'm searching for some Sparxshipping fanfiction, when there is almost none XD Four years of torture lmao
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this little chapter ^^
Aleynaa : Bloom and Layla needed to get along at some point if I wanted the plot to progress, and I'm happy to know it seems natural ^^ Thank you, I loved reading your review.
VampireNinja1706 : I was really angry lmao but I guess nothing can be done. But it tells you how much Musa and Tecna are unloved by the creators like… I guess the two pixies were the most popular in the Pixie serie so… I don't know, it's just frustrating.
Heato-Kun : Valtor a l'haleine fraiche XD J'en peux plus haha ! Et j'ai bien un plan pour les saisons après la 4… Mais le truc c'est que… ce ne seront peut-être plus les Winx qui combattront… ou pas totalement… ah-hum. Par contre j'aimerais faire quelque chose de Selina, et l'introduire plus tôt parce qu'honnêtement à quel moment elle et Bloom ne se sont pas vues dans la saison 4 ?
MeltingLove : I think there may be major changes. For some of the changes I'm certain, but there are still some things I'm debating. I want the story to have realism, but I also wonder if it doesn't make some things too obvious so… I take liberties when it feels right, and I try to follow the original plotline, but for example they really won't earn their Enchantix for the same reason as before, you know ? But in the end, it will mostly be like the canon. And I'm happy this story has you excited !
Winx4Ever : don't worry, I know you're there since the beginning ! I would notice it if I didn't see your name in the comments at some point. And yeah, but it would've needed a more adult audience I guess… Some hope the liver version of the Winx Club will let Sparxshipping have a chance but I don't really believe it haha
V : Yes she was weird. But I also wonder why she was the one telling the girls about transformations like Charmix, Enchantix and such. You would think it's just something part of some history of fairies or something ? And as for history, as in villains like Lord Darkar or Valtor… why does no one seem to remember them ? Why isn't there some general history class in Alfea ? I mean, we learn about wars and nazis and economics… It just seems weird... Thank you for your review, it gave me a chance to rant XD
The day turned out to be exhausting mentally.
It started with Palladium's class, who made a point to ask every question at either Stella or Bloom. The first was at a complete loss, and ended the class with her hair in front of her face to hide from the shame, while the latter was just too tired to even react at anything thrown her way.
After those two hours of humiliation where Musa and Tecna tried to save their friends, they slowly made their way to Avalon's class.
Flora eventually reached out to Layla for help, as she realized she was too weak to make it to the next corridor on her own.
Stella almost skipped, and Musa barely convinced her to stay, before they prepared for the next lesson, and to receive the same treatment from the professor they now knew they had to suspect about something.
But, surprisingly enough, he didn't seem interested in any of the six girls.
He never once looked in Bloom's direction, who still made an effort to participate despite everything that already happened. Stella received this treatment gladly, and focused on drawing something.
Flora fought for about thirty minutes, but eventually gave up and ended up falling asleep on her desk, while Layla tried to keep her cool. As for Musa and Tecna, they still wrote down the lessons, and did their best to forget about the strange silent treatment they were suddenly receiving.
The lesson had to end, and they all scurried off as quick as they could and towards the cafeteria.
'You okay Flora ?' Asked Musa as she saw her friend slowly falling asleep.
'I need to go to the infirmary,' she whispered.
Layla nodded at them and led her away.
They noticed the weird looks they were getting from the other students. They were the Winx, after all, and if they never took advantage of their popularity after defeating the witches, the other students respected them a lot.
But now, they only saw four of them as one seemed too weak to even finish a day of classes, and the others didn't look much better. The fashion fairy had her head low, holding hands with her best friend whose gaze stayed blank, following the technology fairy with crossed arms and an angry brunette.
No one came close to where they sat in the cafeteria, and they ate in complete silence until their two friends came back.
'What are you doing here ?' Asked Tecna.
'They wouldn't let her rest. Apparently Ms. Faragonda thinks she's faking or something,' said Layla as she helped her friend sit down.
'Maybe she should skip then ?' Proposed Musa, eyeing her friend with sad eyes.
'No,' said the flower fairy as she shook her head. 'I'm going to finish this day… I can do it.'
They didn't say anything, but they silently agreed that the five of them would've to keep their eyes on her, in case anything happened.
Then, their group was split in two as they went into their last classes of the day. Flora held her head as high as she could, while Stella ignored what came her way. Musa tried to stay calm, while Bloom felt her mind go blank every time she thought about Professor Avalon, and Layla mostly played with her school stuff until the end.
Tecna, though, kept a close eye on every teacher that seemed to suddenly be against their group. She hoped to find something, a clue, to understand what exactly was going on.
As they filled the dorm room, it was clear they needed to discuss the situation, but with one look at each other they understood some of them were simply too tired to think about anything. Flora had already made her way to her bed, and Stella sighed as she, too, went to sleep, sending an apologetic text to her boyfriend.
Bloom took a hot shower to process everything that happened, before closing the curtains in her bedroom, listening to the other girls' conversation until she fell asleep.
Tecna had invited Lockette and Digit to join them, as the other Pixies went to sleep too.
'We need to figure out what's going on,' nodded Layla.
'Yeah but we have nothing,' said Musa as she crossed her arms. 'We know Flora saw… something when she touched the professor's necklace, and there's something weird going on with Faragonda.'
'And every other professor. Palladium was… aggressive,' said the pink haired girl.
'Yeah I never saw him take it out onto Stella that much,' nodded Layla.
'So, who could it be ?' Wondered Musa as she looked to the ceiling. 'I don't think Valtor's the one who does all that but…'
'Lord Darkar seems the most likely candidate,' nodded Layla. 'Valtor likes to be obvious. And for some reason, our Professor was in Lord Darkar's Fortress when we rescued the Pixies. He never even gave us a clear explanation for that.'
'And that would be why they call him "Lord",' muttered Digit. 'But why would Faragonda work for him ?'
'Why would our Professor work for Lord Darkar ?' Added Musa.
They sighed at the same time.
'And why would Lord Darkar be interested in working with Ms. Faragonda ?' Asked Lockette. 'What can she offer him ?'
'Or what can he offer her ?' Countered Chatta as she got out from her room. 'I couldn't sleep, and I overheard you talking.'
They nodded.
'Maybe he promised her she or every student of Alfea would be safe from him when his evil plan would be done ?' Proposed Amore as she, too, exited her room.
'What plan ?' Asked Tecna.
It lasted a second, but the three girls saw the look on the Pixies' faces.
Amore bit her lip.
'Ms. Faragonda told us not to tell you,' she admitted. 'But… I think you have to know.'
'Yeah she's weird, and I don't feel like trusting her anymore,' nodded Chatta.
'What are you talking about ?' Angrily whispered Musa, trying to keep her calm.
Digit looked at Lockette, who gripped the edges of her dress.
'Well… There is something called… Codex,' she admitted.
When the Fairies didn't react, she continued.
'It's supposed to open a portal to the Realix Dimension… Lord Darkar wants to get inside it to steal the power sealed there.'
'Why didn't you tell us sooner ?' Asked Layla with widened eyes. 'And where is this Codex thing ?'
'It's in the Pixie Village, right ?' Blinked Musa. 'That's why you were captured and can't go back ?'
The four Pixies nodded.
'But the thing is, there are four parts of this Codex. The dark phoenix doesn't know that yet,' said Chatta with angry eyes. 'But as soon as he gets one, he'll understand he needs more.'
'Or maybe he already knows but doesn't know where the rest is ?' Supposed Amore.
'Oh he knows,' said Tune as she got out, eyeing the group disapprovingly. 'Don't you understand why Ms. Faragonda is on his side ?'
The group shook its head as one as they kept staring at the Pixie who could only sigh.
'It's because one part of the Codex is probably here, in Alfea.'
It took a few seconds for the information to register, and a bad feeling to appear in their stomach.
'So, you mean to say that one, very powerful artefact is in this very school, as we talk ?' Asked Musa, looking at her bonded Pixie with worry.
Tune simply nodded.
'But where ?' Asked Layla. 'I mean, where could you possibly hide something that important ? Why inside a school ?'
'Maybe there's a secret room ?' Shrugged Digit.
'I may have an idea,' suddenly said Lockette.
Everyone turned to look at her, but a scream interrupted them.
'It came from Bloom and Flora's bedroom,' said Tecna as she stood up.
They barged inside the room, to find the red head in dark clothes again and sweat dripping down her face as she screamed, and an unbothered Flora.
'What do we do ?!' Panicked Lockette.
'We wake her up,' decided Layla as she got close.
She took the Fairy by her shoulders, and started shaking her restlessly.
'I don't think that'll work,' said Tecna as she narrowed her eyes.
'And what's your idea ?' Asked the Andros Fairy as she kept going.
'You may want to step back', said the technology Fairy.
Layla did as instructed, as the pink haired snapped her fingers, and a shadow appeared above Bloom's face, before water came crashing down on her face. This made the Fire Fairy open her eyes, and take a deep breath as she finally awakened.
Layla helped her sat up.
'What happened ? Did… I…'
Looking at her hands, she realized she wasn't in her pyjamas. Or in clothes she even remembered buying.
'That's what happened last night,' explained Tecna. 'You transformed into… this.'
She gestured with her hands at her body, her face full of confusion.
After a few seconds, Bloom decided to touch the fabric, but didn't notice anything different from what she was used to. She tested her wings, and again, didn't notice anything different as she tried to fly around in the room. She eventually had to stop, and simply called off the transformation.
'Great,' muttered Musa, acknowledging they would need to solve that problem too.
'Try transforming again,' said Layla, cocking her head to the side.
Bloom sighed, but did as ordered and found herself in her normal, blue attire, with her regular wings. Once again, everything felt normal, and she could only stare at her friends.
'I don't understand… is that normal ?'
The three girls before her shook their heads.
'I've never heard of a fairy having two basic transformations,' admitted Layla while looking at her two other friends.
'Yeah me neither,' nodded Musa.
'It seemed as sparkly as what we regularly see,' said Tecna. 'But it felt more…'
'Witchy ?' Suggested Musa.
The pink haired girl nodded.
'But Witches don't have wings ?' Asked Layla.
'The Trix sure didn't seem to need need them,' acknowledged Musa.
'But Ms. Faragonda doesn't use them either,' pointed out Bloom.
When all eyes turned to her, she pursued.
'Remember when there was this monster, attacking our dreams and draining us of our energy ? She flew out of the window without being transformed.'
'But she's a very powerful Fairy,' said Layla as she crossed her arms. 'With a lot of experience.'
'Or maybe she learned from some Witch ?' Supposed Musa. 'After all, I bet it's not that difficult if first years can do it.'
'We'll have to ask Mirta,' nodded Tecna. 'But the problem remains. Why would you transform, in your sleep ?'
'Maybe the magic the professor put inside of her ?' Suggested a little voice.
'Flora ?' Asked Layla as they all turned to look at the bed where the flower Fairy was resting.
'Yeah I'm awake,' she said in her pillow. 'But it'd make sense right ?'
A silence followed her question, before the girls eventually nodded.
'Yes, that would make perfect sense,' said Musa. 'And if it's dark magic, maybe it's corrupting your transformation or something like that.'
'We'll have to ask Mirta,' added Layla. 'If a Witch can transform, or if she had problems…'
'Or Ms. Griffin ?' Suggested Tecna. 'After all, she must know a lot more than a barely graduated first year Witch.'
'And then there's Valtor,' reminded Musa. 'As much as I don't want to go to him, he seems to have answers.'
Layla hummed, looking away from her friends with clear distraught on her face, and Bloom's heart ached to reassure the Princess that everything would be fine. But words wouldn't be enough, and they all knew it.
Musa only gave Layla's shoulder a little squeeze.
'We'll go to Mirta first,' decided Tecna, a plan ready in her head. 'Then, we'll go to Ms. Griffin if she's free. But if we don't have anything, we'll be forced to find Valtor and ask him for more information.'
'Especially if you transform every night,' added Musa. 'You're already extremely tired, and we cannot let you suffer like this. You need to rest.'
Their eyes went back to Flora, who had fallen back asleep at some point, and Bloom nodded.
'We should go to bed too,' said Layla. 'Judging by how today went down, tomorrow isn't going to be any fun.'
They all walked away, before Bloom suddenly called for them.
Panic flew through their veins, and they immediately turned back to see the red head tightening her fists, and looking to the ground.
'I just wanted to thank you girls for… being there for me. It means a lot.'
The three girls nodded, a little smile on their lips.
'We know you'd do the same without hesitating,' nodded Musa.
Bloom thanked them again, before they all went their separate ways and tried to rest before the next day of class.
I know. There's almost nothing happening in this chapter. But I honestly have been so busy this week that I didn't have time to write much except yesterday and today, and I really wanted to post something.
So here it is. They're starting to understand what's going on, but it's still a big blurr. I still think this chapter is important, but I would've liked to add some more.
Well, anyway, that'll be for next week.
As always, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and comment as much as you want to tell me what you thought of it !