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So I've only done four days of school, and I barely managed this chapter. If you ever want info on how it's going, just subscribe or check the story. I really only use this account for that lmao
I started writing this chapter on Saturday, this is all I could manage so I hope it's enough lmao XD
Heato-Kun : en effet Astrid a bien les cheveux bleus mais… Oh c'est un petit détail que tu comprendras si je continue d'écrire cette histoire ^^ En effet Anagan fait bien un gentil petit commentaire à Flora avant de l'attaquer XD Et merci pour ta théorie. Ça a l'air plutôt plausible (même si je pense que la vraie raison c'était qu'elles n'étaient pas assez 'girly' pour les producteurs).
Winx4Ever : thank you ^^
V : I don't think it's weird, she probably was only invented for this season… but I would like to see her again. I'm really sick of seeing new interesting characters and they just… poof out of the story lmao
Saramus92 : how did you guess ? Haha and yeah I saw that ! I'm actually excited, even if I don't understand why they had to remove two characters. I'm just waiting to see what they did but… I'm kinda scared.
The Fortress of Lord Darkar was a joke in comparison to today's security systems. Getting inside unnoticed could be achieved by anyone if they bothered to learn a little bit about dark arts. The monsters were blind to everything around them, even a simple illusion would fool them.
With a scoff, the man watched the creature walk past him, unaware of the presence of the unwanted visitor.
The real problem about this castle was finding your way around once inside of it. It was a real maze, and the Shadow Phoenix didn't exactly prepare it for its monstrous subjects. Fortunately, Valtor knew this Dark Lord, and was familiar with the place. He also knew what he was looking for.
Valtor started walking down some stairs, leading to the strange magic he felt as soon as he entered the place. He doubted Lord Darkar had any allies who used Fairy magic. His curiosity got the better of him.
He simply thought he would patrol, see what his Creator was up to.
He found himself in a dark tunnel, facing multiple wooden doors. He didn't dwell, knowing exactly what he would find if he ever opened one of them, and instead made his way towards one of the biggest doors.
The magic he felt was right in front of him, and it did take him a second before he decided to go through the door, instead of opening it. The darkness of this place offered him one thing : power. He could feel it coursing through his veins, and he loved it.
He almost lost control when he appeared in the room, and thanked the amount of bad energy around him for helping him keep up the illusion.
In front of him, four figures he recognized immediately were chained to the wall, drained of all energy.
Valtor had to stare at Faragonda's face, confused as to how the old woman could've been defeated, before shrugging and going to each of them, making sure they would survive another day on their own.
Leaving them in this room was the best thing to do for everyone right now, he told himself.
Thanks to Stella's talents in fashion, the East Wing of the castle was soon rehabilitated, and the six girls were able to have rooms they could sleep in, hidden under all the ice and snow. Bloom used her magic to put fire everywhere, to keep the temperature up, while Layla and Flora tried their best to block every entrance to the castle.
Tecna was with Stella, each of them assessing everything that had to be done so they could live there for a little while. Musa simply stayed in her room, working on her music for Red Fountain, and staying by Griselda's side. Someone had to make sure their Professor wouldn't be alone, as she was still too weak to even transform.
The day went by quickly, and they met into a big kitchen, eating what they brought with them. It was done in silence, the gravity of the situation being too much for them all. The presence of their Professor certainly didn't help.
They quickly grew tired and went back to their room. Bloom, Flora and Tecna were staying in the smallest, while the rest was sleeping on the other side of the corridor.
Bloom and Stella would be the ones illuminating the rooms if any problem arose. Layla and Flora were supposed to block anything from entering their room or following them. Musa and Tecna would be the brute force.
The night was surprisingly peaceful. Tecna had put up a security system with what she had around her, so they were almost certain they wouldn't need to worry about someone trying to take them by surprise in the night.
The next day, the girls tried to work on earning their Charmix, which was much more easier said than done. Each of them tried to find what flaws they could work on, but never seemed to find something they really believed would be enough to earn such a transformation.
That's why Stella suddenly found herself walking into new parts of the castle with Tecna, fuming and her lips pouted. She had to be there because the technology Fairy needed light to work, and Bloom was outside with Layla, trying to block the external entrances to the castle.
'You know, if you're not going to help me, at least you could try to be civil.'
'Did I ask for your opinion ?'
The pink haired girl huffed, and watched as the blonde angrily strode off in another direction. Every part of her wished to forget her friend for the moment and focus on her task, but she knew it was dangerous.
So she followed Stella.
Initially, she decided to stay silent. Knowing the blonde, she wouldn't want to talk for a moment. That was why she surprised herself when she eventually asked how her friend was feeling.
'I'm angry. Something you probably can't understand.'
The Solarian kept on moving, but Tecna had to stop in her tracks. She felt everything around her blur, and could only focus on the weird sensation inside her : as if a knife had gone straight through her heart. She felt something form at the corner of her eyes, and she started having trouble breathing.
One shake of her head wasn't enough to get rid of the weird feeling, and she eventually reached out for the wall, unable to stand up on her own. Soon, the light from Stella's sceptre disappeared, and she was stuck in the darkness, on her own.
'Don't worry, I simply wanted a little bit of fresh air. I've been stuck inside for three days now.'
Flora nodded, and watched her Professor walk around in the snow. She was much better than before, and the student smiled. She spotted Layla, doing something to one of broken window, followed by Bloom, before disappearing.
They both had a lot to do. They decided to make the castle safer, as they both already obtained their Charmix.
Flora didn't really know how she could get her own. Obviously, she thought about her timidity, but she didn't know if she would be able to do anything on Domino. Although her Professor might be a good way to start.
'Flora ! Behind you !' Screamed her Professor, her hand raised and her palm facing her.
The Fairy immediately pushed herself to the side, waiting for Griselda to attack. She watched the blue little creature sniff, before preparing to attack.
That's when she realized that only one of them could do magic right now. Quickly, she transformed into her pink outfit, and tried to catch the older woman.
'What are you doing ?'
'I'm bringing you back ins-'
'No you're not, you need to defend this place. I can take care of myself !'
Flora stopped moving as she started to lift up her Professor, when suddenly one of the creatures came at her and grabbed her ankle. Panic settled in her chest, while Griselda tried to hit the thing with her bare hands.
'You need to do something Flora !' She screamed. 'Didn't you learn anything in my classes ?!'
A moment later, a ball of fire appeared out of nowhere, and sent the monster flying away. Bloom appeared a second later, in her blue outfit, and winked at her, unaware of the internal turmoil that was going in her mind.
'Let's get back inside,' sighed the Professor.
Flora felt a familiar wave of shame wash over her.
The only one to stay in her bedroom had been Musa. Looking through everything she already wrote, she gladly let a happy smile grace her lips. Which quickly turned into a yawn, as she stood up and walked around the room.
She needed the stretch, but the thought of earning her Charmix appeared in her head immediately, and she had to frown.
She had no idea how she could earn it. Of course, she was aware she wasn't perfect, but she had no idea how she could fight her flaws. She tried to work a little bit more, but was almost certain nothing needed to be done. She was almost perfect when it came to school.
Her thoughts were interrupted when the Head of Discipline opened the door, and walked to her bed. She nodded in her student's direction, who reciprocated it, before lying back on her bed.
It was weird to see her so weak. But even in her current state, she still held her head high. Musa was proud of having her as one of her teachers. She hoped to be just like her one day.
Her eyes settled on the other form by the door.
Flora was hugging herself, looking at everything but the two other persons in the room, and quickly walked away when she saw her professor wouldn't be alone. Musa blinked, surprised by the behaviour of her friend, before eventually deciding on following her.
She quickly got into the other bedroom, and watched her friend as she slowly got onto her bed, her eyes still lost, looking at something invisible.
'Flora ?'
The girl tensed but met her gaze.
'What's wrong ?'
The flower Fairy smiled, and shook her head.
'Everything's alright, don't worry about me.'
Her voice was calm, and Musa bit her lip. It took a few seconds, before she started walking again. Towards her friend.
She may not be the best at feelings, but knew when her friend was lying. Simply because she was very bad at it.
'What's wrong ?'
Flora looked down.
'Nothing, I'm okay.'
'You're not okay.'
She took her friend by her hands, and led her to sit on the edge of the bed, before sitting down next to her. The brown haired girl kept her eyes strained onto the ground. Musa tried to wait, but her patience wasn't her strongest quality.
'Talk to me, please.'
The flower Fairy drew in a shaky breath.
'I'm just-I… I realize that I'm not useful, and I don't know how I can do anything about it… I'm just… I…'
'Flora ! Why would you ever think that ?'
Without thinking, Musa's grip on her friend's hands grew tighter. Her eyes had also widened, unable to digest the fact that somehow, she didn't realize her friends had such negative thoughts running through her head.
'I'm just not as good as you all ! I'm not super intelligent like you and Tecna, or powerful like Bloom, daring like Layla or impressive like Stella ! I'm just… I'm useless.'
Musa's heart stopped for a second, and it was like her whole world fell apart. She felt bad, and somehow responsible for her friend's state of mind.
'Listen, you are useful. Who brought Mirta back to us ?'
'It took me months !'
'But you did it ! When no one else could !'
'That's not enough ! I just got lucky ! If we ever have to fight, I won't be able to hold myself as-'
'Now stop,' growled Musa. 'You were there to take down the Trix with us, and you were very useful. If you think you're not strong enough, then train. We all did, especially Bloom. Look where her efforts took her.'
That shut the flower Fairy up, and the brunette could see her friend was now thinking.
She sighed and got up, slowly letting go of Flora's hands.
'I have to get back to Mrs. Griselda. I'm sure she could teach you a thing or two, if you ever wish to practice.'
With that, she left, with the feeling she did something right.
She came to a halt when she realized she could only hear her own footsteps. She let her sceptre fall to the ground, the thud echoing through the tunnel, and looked behind her to realize Tecna was nowhere to be seen.
At first, she tried to call out her name. Nothing but silence answered her.
She immediately frowned and amplified the light around her, somehow expecting to be attacked. After all, there was no way Tecna would leave her without any kind of warning. Or maybe she'd been too angry to listen.
Biting her lower lip as guilt settled in her gut, she started walking backwards, still calling out her friend's name from time. She didn't want to transform and use her energy just yet, but felt as if something terrible had happened.
They were supposed to be a duo in the tunnels because Tecna could hardly have enough light to see where she was going. She was relying on her. This situation made no sense.
She tried to block the thought that, maybe, it was because of what she said. After all, she didn't mean it, and Tecna would know. She always said stupid and hurtful things when she was angry. Her friends were used to it by now.
Gripping her sceptre a little tighter, she focused on keeping her head high and walking forward. She wouldn't let her emotions get the best of her. Not now. She would show everyone she was capable of being a good Princess, and the rightful heir to the throne of Solaria.
Bloom finally landed on the ground, releasing her transformation as soon as she could before watching Layla do the same.
The sun was setting, but they were off to a good start. A lot of creatures had smelled their presence, and the main entrances were covered by something their convergence created : it was like a sticky and burning glue.
All the animals in the area didn't dare to approach it, but if they ever tried to, they would immediately be burnt, or stuck in it. The red head didn't like the idea of hurting anything, but did it anyway. She knew that what lived on Domino wouldn't hesitate to transform her into their next meal, after all.
'Let's go back inside, I'm famished,' sighed Layla, stretching.
Bloom nodded.
'Yeah, I bet they're waiting for us to eat anyway.'
Wow, it really is a short chapter, but I'm happy I could write it.
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Until next week (hopefully) ^^