I did not have time for this chapter, but here it is nonetheless lmao
Heato-kun : hm Valtor n'en avait, pour le coup, rien à faire de Bloom haha, il voulait juste savoir ce que Darkar manigançait ^^ Et je vais forcément devoir jouer sur leur flamme du dragon, en effet, ce n'est pas possible autrement XD j'attends juste de savoir comment ^^' Merci encore pour ce long commentaire, ça me fait super plaisir, je pense que tu ne peux même pas imaginer !
VampireNinja1706 : no worries, you're here, that's all that matters XD I'm really happy you seem to like my idea about Charmix, because I honestly didn't want to copy the show… it would've been so boring ! And Enchantix… well I think you'll like it ^^
SernaJ : I feel you ! When I was young I would've loved to discover and read fanfictions ! I hope you'll enjoy the rest of what I write ^^
Winx4Ever : should I just change you name to 'my favorite reader' or something ? XD
Saramus92 : haHA ! It will not go the way you planned it (fortunately for you because otherwise it wouldn't be interesting anymore lmao) ! And well I still need to introduce more information about hags and all, but yes, it will remain in Bloom (when we reach the Beta Academy part, it will all start to make a lot more sense).
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Panic settled as soon as they realized Tecna and Stella were missing.
Musa tried to use her best friend's instruments, but nothing seemed to work. She couldn't contact her at all, as if she vanished.
They all found themselves in the cafeteria, under the dark gaze of Griselda. She hadn't uttered a word, but they could feel the anger coming from her. They decided to ignore it, and to work on a way to find their friends.
Bloom and Layla suggested to go into the tunnels, but it was too dangerous. If their friends had disappeared, who knew would happen to them.
Musa stayed by Tecna's computer, trying to do what her friend had taught her, in vain.
Flora simply sat, watching the scene unfold in front of her. She had no idea what she could do to help, and felt intimidated by her Professor's judging eyes. She couldn't think straight.
Her gaze met Musa's, and they stared at each other for a time. The brunette gave her a little, encouraging smile, and Flora could only nod.
Her words had been touching, and she thought about what she said.
Caught in a spiral of despair, she forgot she even helped fight the Trix, or did succeed in bringing back Mirta when all her professors had been unsuccessful. She did that, and never needed anyone behind her to push her.
For some reason, she started this year with dark thoughts clouding her mind, and thinking she couldn't do as much as her friends. Maybe because she saw how Bloom was now comfortable with her magic, even though she only practiced it for a year. Or because Layla was always so impressive when fighting.
Maybe because Stella was always using hers, and never seemed tired, or because Musa could do multiple things at the same time. It was also possible that Tecna's powers in technology made her realize she couldn't create a new world just by thinking about it.
But she was powerful, in her own way. She could fight. She had nature by her side. She could defend herself just fine, and would one day become a Fairy dedicated to protecting the world. That was her new plan.
She wouldn't succeed if she stayed silent all the time, though.
Standing up, she focused under the surprised eyes of her friends.
'I can find them.'
'Tecna !'
Sighing, Stella started to feel a chill crawl up her spine. Something had settled in her stomach, and she felt horrible.
How long had she kept on going, while never worrying about her friend ?
She knew she was flawed when it came to people. She'd been so lonely or surrounded by people focused on pleasing, that she never learnt when her emotions got the best of her. The maids were used to it, and simply waited for her to stop. Her father smiled, before shaking his head and saying something to calm her down.
The only person that ever told her how bad she really acted, was her mother. But she could never see her, as she was always too busy with her business. And Stella herself was too occupied by school or princess duties.
When she came to Alfea for the first time, she started complaining about the rooms. She only discovered two months later that her room was much better than the other girls'. After that, she kept realizing how much of a brat she'd really been, and why she couldn't seem to make any real friend.
Months went on, and for the first time in her life, she stopped doing her homework. After all, she knew that her father sent her to Magix to get rid of her, and she could deal with that. But she couldn't handle being ignored.
Every time she called him, he had no time for her. The only times he would notice her, would be when she was getting into troubles. The decision was easy to make.
Eventually, she grew tired of all the gossip behind her back, and wished for nothing more but to get back to Solaria. That's why she made the science lab explode.
'Tecna !'
She couldn't believe that it was happening all over again. She let her emotions get the best of her, and disregarded her friend's wellbeing. Her teachers had been right.
She was not deemed to be a Princess, it seemed.
'Here !'
Her heart missed a beat, but her legs immediately started running towards the voice.
She found Tecna, a hand on the wall while the other blocked the light coming from the sceptre. She looked exactly like she left her, and that made Stella sigh in relief. At least she hadn't been hurt by whatever roamed down there.
The pink haired girl eventually found herself able to look at her friend despite the intense light, and Stella could only see emptiness in her eyes. They were devoid of all emotions, and even if Tecna prided herself on her rationality, it scared the blonde.
'Let's go.'
Her voice was flat, and she turned around, leading the way back to their friend.
Stella followed suit, trying to find something to say.
'Why did you stop walking ?'
Her friend didn't answer, and it made the blonde wince.
She was bad at talking to people, especially when the situation called for precaution and tact.
'You could've gotten hurt you know.'
Tecna tensed, but otherwise didn't say anything else and kept on walking.
'I mean, we don't know what's ins-'
'Stop talking.'
Stella stopped in her tracks, almost losing the grip she had on her sceptre.
Never had she heard Tecna speak in such a manner. Even when she would be giving some kind of advice, Stella could understand why it sounded so harsh. But at this very moment, her brain could not seem to get past her words.
'I'm sorry I did-'
'I said stop talking, not stop walking.'
Once again, Stella's feet moved on their own, and speechlessly she followed her friend.
They didn't have to wait very long before plants started growing around them, and panic settled.
'What is that ?' Shrieked the Princess.
'Let's hurry up.'
They transformed quickly, and immediately started flying towards the exit.
Although they noticed the vegetation didn't seem to be particularly aggressive, they didn't take any chances and rushed through the tunnel, until they could get out by the hole in the ceiling, and found themselves out in the court.
'You were right Flora !'
The two girls slowly landed on the ground, under the eyes of four very worried friends, and one angry teacher.
Flora stood up, wearing nothing but a shirt and pant, sweating from everywhere. A flash of light appeared on her chest, and a big, tired smile graced her lips. Layla congratulated her immediately, followed by Musa and Bloom.
Griselda, however, was not fazed by that event.
'What were you two girls thinking ?'
They both blinked.
'Do you realize how dangerous it is for you to be out so late, in such a place ?'
Tecna looked at the blonde from the corner of her eyes, before shaking her head.
'Sorry, Mrs. Griselda, we didn't see the time fly by.'
Stella blinked, looking at her friend lowering her head, before setting her eyes back on their teacher. The latter muttered something, probably cursing them for being so much trouble, before walking back towards the bedrooms.
The four other girls tensed or bit their lip. They watched Tecna as she detransformed and started walking away too, before following their friend, unsure of what to do.
'It was my fault.'
Everyone turned around, looking at her as if she'd grown another head.
'I let my emotions get the best of me, and I didn't notice that Tecna wasn't following me anymore.'
She tried to look at her friends in the eyes, but found that it was too much for her. Her legs were shaking, and she felt like crying for some reason. Closing her fists and clenching her eyes shut, she kept on going.
'I didn't mean for this to happen. I'm sorry.'
She felt the magic in her veins get suddenly stronger, and the uncertainty she felt disappeared.
She got her Charmix.
But what she really noticed, was Tecna's hand on her shoulder, and the little smile on her lips. It was tight, but present.
'I forgive you', she nodded. 'I just need some time.'
With that, she walked away.
It didn't take long for Stella to run after her, and imprison her in a tight hug.
'Thank you.'
The pink haired girl tapped on her back, trying to reciprocate the gesture, before the blonde took a step back.
'Of course.'
They ate and laughed, rejoicing in the fact that two of them had got their Charmix on the same day. This mission seemed to be going well, and even Griselda felicitated the girls.
Flora decided to train with her teacher, deciding on learning how to defend herself properly. Getting her Charmix was like a revelation, and she now knew she didn't want to ever feel helpless again. Her powers would be hard to control, and to use in battle, but not impossible.
Stella had a revelation too, and started planning something with Tecna. She would be working on her relation towards other, she promised herself, in order to become a real princess. It was useless to pity herself and let the negative thoughts run around in her head. Instead, she would stand up to them and work her way to the top.
Bloom and Layla shared their feelings about getting this new power. After all, they felt the same need to change drastically. Griselda explained a little bit more, saying that it helped getting rid of a flaw, because it made you realize how better off you were without it.
Musa sat besides Tecna, noticing her friend had grown a lot more silent than she ever was.
'I don't want to talk about it.'
The brunette laughed.
'Maybe you should.'
The pink haired girl stared at her little sandwich.
'I don't know what happened, honestly.'
Her friend stayed silent.
'We were just talking and I just… got hurt, by what she said. I guess.'
Musa blinked.
'Did she say anything in particular ?'
The technology Fairy shook her head.
'Not really. She was just angry.'
'Angry enough to make you stop walking.'
Tecna shrugged.
'I don't know what happened.'
The rest of the dinner was spent in silence for the both of them.
The next day, the girls thanked their luck.
Flora had been training outside with Griselda for the entire morning. She did not transform, but instead learned to react quickly, and effectively. Their teacher was still too weak to do enough magic for a lesson, but this gave her something to do.
Eventually, Musa got out of her room too. Her project was over, and she now only needed to master the song. The other girls didn't really understand, and the Fairy tried to keep her work secret, so they didn't bother to ask any questions.
Layla and Tecna had decided to go inside the tunnels and explore them, leaving Stella and Bloom to patrol. The blonde accepted quickly, tired of spending her days in the dark, while Bloom simply shrugged.
When the sun was high in the sky, three shadows appeared, and reminded the girls that it had been going far too well for the past few days.
None of the four girls outside noticed anything. The temperature dropped and the clouds turned black, but they weren't surprised. This was Domino, after all, and they'd been expecting the bad weather.
When Flora suddenly found her feet stuck to the ground by ice, she immediately knew something was wrong. One look towards Musa, and they both transformed. The music Fairy then used her ultrasounds to free her friend.
'I'll occupy them. Just get Griselda inside.'
Flora nodded, and immediately took off with her teacher in her arms.
Icy laughed, while Darcy appeared right in front of Musa and used one of her spells to make her blind. The Fairy simply smiled, before closing her eyes and focusing on the sounds around her. The Witch had only one second to wonder why Musa was suddenly smiling, before music started surrounding her.
The blinding spell wore off as soon as Darcy was feeling too bad. Musa barely dodged an attack from Icy, before Stormy decided to take the matter into her own hands and physically punched the Fairy.
Musa lost control of her spell, and the Witch flew away to regain her senses.
Another wave of ice was sent her way, before it melted away and fell to the ground. The Fairy smiled as she spot her two friends behind the ice Witch, and watched them join the battle.
Stormy groaned, before grabbing Musa's arm and electrifying her whole body. The Fairy screamed, and her magic exploded around her. The Witch was pushed away, but laughed when she saw the Fairy's face : she was panting, sweating, and her whole body kept twitching. Even her wings seemed to have a hard time working.
But she couldn't do much as vine suddenly shot from the ground, and grabbed her ankle, pulling her to the ground. More vegetation appeared, and the Witch found herself unable to move.
'You okay ?'
'Yeah.'
They both smiled when they saw Darcy appearing right in front of them, completely lost in her fight with Stella, and at the same time fired at her. The Witch was completely caught by surprise, and the shock from the spell made her land on the ground, hard.
Their eyes then went to Icy, who's angry face told them nothing but bad news.
The last Trix standing suddenly looked at Musa, who still looked very weak from her fight against Stormy, and smiled wickedly. Before any of them could react, she'd made her way towards the Fairy, and grabbed her by her arms.
Then she teleported her sisters and the Fairy away.
I hope there aren't too many mistakes. I just finished writing this chapter, and I'm really tired. If you spot any, feel free to tell me ^^
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