Chapter 3

Raising her hand, a white light flashes from Silver's hand. Her silver hair is wrapped into a ballerina bun by a long, flowy ribbon. Detached white sleeves appear on her arms, along with a glittery white tube top and shorts. Her Winx transformation is completed with transparent light gray tights, white boots, and silver, almost colorless wings.

She flies toward the scorpion, holding her hands out, "Moonlit Blast!"

A white beam of energy fires out from her hands, hitting the scorpion and knocking it to the ground. The creature however gets right back up, before firing a green ooze from its tail. Silver dodges it, and fires another blast at the scorpion. There's no way her powers alone could defeat this creature, she's not strong enough…

Another shot of ooze from the scorpion hits Silver, knocking her onto the ground. The slime covers her, and she's unable to move. She struggles as the monster creeps toward her, pinsors raised.

"Showering Rains!" a familiar voice shouts.

Silver turns around to see her roommate, Ancrua in her Winx form as large bolts of water fly down from above her. They push the scorpion back toward the gate. Ancrua summons a gelatinous blob of water from her hand before using it to slice Silver free from the creature's ooze.

"C'mon, we need to beat this thing together!" Ancrua commands, gesturing for Silver to follow.

Ancrua wants to work together? But she always works alone, and she never hangs out with anybody.

They confront the scorpion, which pelts more slime at the two. Ancrua brings up a shield of water, which catches the ooze and causes it to melt away into the water. With a flick of her wrist, she sends the water back at the creature, the water turning into bolts of rain and knocking into the scorpion.

"Time for the final blow!" Silver cries.

Silver gets on one knee, placing her hands in front of her while Ancrua flies up, aiming her hands at the monster.

"Moonlit Blast!"

"Showering Rains!"

A ball of white energy fires out of Silver's hands while bolts of water rain down. The drops of rain mix with the ball of light, encircling it as their combined powers smash into the scorpion. It cries out before dissipating into dust, exploding into sparkles that flutter down.

"What...was that?" Silver asks Ancrua, still recovering from the shock of the fight.

"I don't know. It must be a creature of dark origin, I don't think scorpions get that big through natural means," she answers, putting her hands on her hips.

Just then, Headmistress Faragonda and several other teachers rush to see what the commotion is.

"Girls, what happened?!"

We turn around, and Ancrua is the first to speak, "A creature broke into the school grounds."

"That's impossible, there's a protective barrier around the school that protects from dark magic and creatures," the stern Assistant Headmistress Griselda states.

Silver scratches her head, "I don't know, if I'm correct, this isn't the first time a dark creature's snuck into Alfea."

"Don't you get snarky with us, Silver! This is a serious matter, the monster could've easily hurt a stu-"

"We'll look into it. For now, girls, return to your classes," Faragonda interrupts.

With a flash of light, Ancrua and Silver change back into their civilian form and head to class. Sitting at her desk, Silver has a hard time paying attention in class as she thinks of everything that's been going on lately. If there are evil creatures coming to Alfea, then the school needs a Winx Club sooner than she thought. Maybe Ancrua would be more open to the idea of joining the team now, but two people is still not enough to start up a club. Maybe she could still convince Jade, a single phone call might not have been enough to convince her. How about...she could visit her at Cloud Tower?! A surprise visit could be just what Jade needs right now, she's probably lonely all by herself at that drab school, no wonder she was so crabby. Silver decides to visit her next weekend, when there's no school. Maybe they can hit the town and go shopping together.

"Yes, this is perfect!" she shouts aloud.

The whole class falls silent as Silver realizes she just said that aloud...opps.

In her room at Cloud Tower, Jade sits at her desk, circling her hands around a green orb of magic. Through the orb, she watches as Michael, Silver's Specialist friend, returns to Red Fountain with his friends. Silver and Michael have been friends ever since they were kids and...Jade has a major crush on him. She knows it's wrong, but she can't help it. Even though Silver and Michael have never gone out with each other, they're totally meant for each other, she could tell just by how they look at each other. And besides, why would she have a chance with Michael? A self-respecting Specialist like him would never go for a Witch.

"Drooling over that silly boy again, are we?" Dec asks, jumping up onto the desk.

The green orb fades out of sight as Jade turns around, "N-no...no...just…"

"Oh hush, don't even try, I know you were looking."

She sighs, laying her head down on the desk, "I know what you're going to say: it's no use lingering over impossible dreams. But...I really like Michael, it's just…"
"You're not a Fairy like your airhead sister?" he second-guesses.

"Well...yeah. Read any ancient stories or legends. Fairies and Specialists are always the good guys, Witches are always the bad guys. Witches don't get happy endings," Jade points out.

Dec slinks from the desk to her lap, throwing his paws up so that they land on her shoulders, "I know it's part of your job description, but don't be such a downer. Who knows? Perhaps you'll meet a nice dark Wizard who will sweep you off of your feet."

She chuckles, "Haha, yeah right."

"Well, isn't that the point of all of this studying and practicing? After all, you need a strong, powerful dark Wizard to bestow your Gloomix, and allow you to move on to your next step in becoming a fully-formed Witch."

"I know Professor Dec," Jade rolls her eyes, "but I have a feeling that when I meet the Wizard who will give me my Gloomix, it'll be on my power and merit as a Witch, not because he likes me. Besides, I'm not sure how inclined dark Wizards are to romance."

Jumping off of her lap, the cat walks over to retrieve the piece of parchment paper on the wall. Holding it with his teeth, he carries it back to Jade, "Well here's your chance, Cloud Tower is hosting their annual Witches' Gala, and they'll be many dark Wizards attending looking to take on new Witches. I'm sure you could find at least one of them to suit you."

"That's right," Jade remembers, holding up the flyer.

"And also, your silly sister has studied magic for a year more than you, and she still hasn't even earned her Charmix. So don't feel rushed, it's not like you have a lot of competition."

She can't help but chuckle, "You're right, I don't have to worry, do I?"

"You are by far the more powerful sister," he reiterates.

She laughs some more, almost to the point of hysteria, "Mhm...ha ha ha, take that Silver! You may have the boy, and the crown, but I will triumph over you! I will have more power than you can even imagine!"

She suddenly stops her cackling, and she blinks several times, squinting slightly, "Wow...that was a bit dramatic."