Chapter 14

At the door to her room at Cloud Tower, Jade tries to open the door, but finds that it won't budge. She tries first to open the door with her key, and then with her magic, but nothing seems to work.

"That door is not coming open. It's been cursed shut," a Witch standing nearby laughs.

Jade turns around, and tightens her fists, "Tracy. You wouldn't happen to know what dumb prankster did this?"

Tracy snickers, crossing her arms, "No prank, just a little Witchly fun. If you're a real Witch, you should be able to get that door open, easy."

"Are you really trying to prove your superiority as a Witch by locking me out of my dorm? Lame," Jade counters, putting her hands on her hips.

"C'mon Jade, unlock the door," Tracy challenges her.

Jade aims her hands at the door, and focuses onto it. Her hands glow with her magic, and the door starts to rattle. But soon, her magic dies down as she becomes tired.

Tracy laughs, "Ha! Not much of a powerful Witch now?"

Jade sighs, as she slumps her shoulders and walks away from the door. Tracy cackles in the distance as Jade turns the corner and flies out the nearest window. Swerving around Cloud Tower, Jade locates her dorm window and opens the window with her magic. She lands inside her dorm and closes the window with another wave of her hand.

"Well, I didn't expect an entrance like that," Dec comments, slinking out from under the bed.

"One of the Witches put a spell on my door. Now it's cursed shut," Jade explains, as she grabs a book off her shelf and starts flipping through it.

Dec walks up to the door, staring up at it, "I thought I sensed something was amiss."

Jade laughs, "How could that be, Dec? You can't sense magic, you don't have any powers."

"Perhaps not, but I can certainly sense trouble. Call it a kitten's intuition," Dec jokes, as Jade lets her book hover in front of her using her magic.

She stops flipping the pages, pointing her finger at the ancient texts, "Here we go, this unlocking spell is just what I need to undo Tracy's curse."

"Shouldn't you have that memorized by now, Jade?" Dec questions, as he watches Jade walk toward the door.

"I can't have every spell memorized, Dec," Jade reminds him as she closes her eyes and points her hand towards the door. Her hand lights up a bright green, "it takes years for most Witches to just memorize spells, let alone perfect them."

The door glows green with her hands, and the door snaps open. Jade sighs, closing her book of spells, but as the door swings open she notices a piece of paper that'd been stuck between the door and its hinges. As it floats to the ground, Jade realizes it's a enveloped letter with a red wax seal. Jade picks up the envelope and opens it.

"Hmm? What could that be?" Dec wonders aloud, as Jade unfolds the letter out of the envelope.

Jade gasps, "It's from Thamond, the Wizard from the Witches' Gala!"

She tosses the envelope aside as she reads the letter aloud, "Jade, despite the unexpected disturbance at the Witches' Gala, I see a lot of promise in you and feel that you're on the path to becoming a powerful Witch. I would like you to meet me at my potions shop in Magix City as soon as you can. Sincerely, Thamond the Terrible."

"Hmph, just a potions shop?" Dec scoffs, "A decent Wizard would at least have his own fortress."

"I'm not gonna blow a chance to work with a Wizard, especially after what happened at the Witches' Gala, I'm lucky Thamond even wants to talk to me," Jade points out, setting the letter down.

Dec jumps up onto Jade's desk to examine Thamond's letter, "I still say something's fishy."

"That's probably just because you're hungry," Jade chuckles, petting Dec on the head.

Silver jumps with excitement as a familiar red ship lands in the middle of Alfea's courtyard. The ramp flips open, and Bloom and a blonde-haired man walk out of the ship. Bloom turns to the man, and hugs him.

"Thanks for the ride, Sky," she tells him, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek.

Sky chuckles, "No problem, Bloom. I was thinking of visiting some of my old teachers from Red Fountain anyway. It seems like we were students forever ago."

Bloom and Sky turn towards Silver as she runs to them, "Wow, Bloom! Is this your uhm...boyfriend, or, or, fiance, or, or-"

Bloom and Sky give a friendly chuckle, before she explains, "Silver, Sky's my husband. We've been married for some time now."

"Yes, but you'll always be my girl, Bloom," Sky coos, before kissing her on the cheek.

Silver jumps up and down, "Awe, you two are so adorable!"

Sky puts his hand on Bloom's shoulder, "I'll see you soon."

"Goodbye, Sky!" Bloom waves, as he walks back into the ship.

The ship takes off, whipping both Bloom and Silver's hair. Once the ship's disappeared, Silver turns to Bloom.

"Oh my gosh Bloom, I'm so glad you're here!" Silver tells her, clasping her hands together in excitement.

Bloom giggles, "I'm glad to be here, Silver. How's the recruitment process coming along?"

Silver sighs, "Well, we thought we had a new member, but when we tried to meet her in the library, I...I sort of got us in trouble instead."

As Silver slumps her shoulders down, Bloom places a hand on her shoulder, "Don't be discouraged, Silver. I know it can be hard to find new friends, but I believe in you."

"Thanks, Bloom," Silver smiles.

"Hello, Bloom," Ancrua greets her, catching up to Silver.

Bloom waves, "Hello Ancrua. You seem a lot more chipper than when I last saw you."

"After Balena branded me a loser around Alfea, Silver was there for me when all of my other friends were gone," Ancrua explains.

Bloom smiles, "That's exactly what a true friend would do. Welcome to the Winx Club, Ancrua."

Ancrua giggles, as Bloom glances around, "Where's your sister, Silver?"

"She's back at Cloud Tower," Silver gestures in the direction of the college.

Bloom's expression becomes puzzled, "I thought she was considering becoming a Fairy."

Silver gives a nervous giggle, hiding her hands behind her back, "Well, I mean, she's still thinking about it, and we'd never really brought up the subject before you guys did, so I think Jade's still taking time to make a decision-"

Bloom chuckles, cutting her off, "Of course, Silver, this is a big decision. Jade can take all the time she needs to think about it."

"Wow, thanks Bloom," Silver bows her head, slightly embarrassed.

"So Bloom, what are you going to be doing while you're at Alfea?" Ancrua asks.

"Headmistress Faragonda offered me back my old teaching position here at Alfea. I'll be teaching Basic Charms and Spells," Bloom explains.

Silver smiles, and nods, "Wow, great! I'm taking that class right now!"

Bloom's expression changes to one of slight confusion, "That's a basic class Silver. Shouldn't you have taken that your first year?"

Silver turns her head away, "Well...uhm...you see...I had this really bad teacher and-"

"Hey guys!" Ancrua shouts, looking down at her phone, "Our mysterious messenger just sent us another text!"

Bloom and Silver glance over at Ancrua's phone, as Bloom reads the text aloud, "Sorry I couldn't meet you in the library, I hope Silver's feeling better. Can you meet me in the school cafeteria in twenty minutes?"

"Another 'meeting'? Silver, are you sure we can trust this girl?" Ancrua asks.

Silver shrugs, "We don't have anything else to go on. No one else seems to be interested in our Winx Club."

"You guys, don't you know there are so many other ways to get your club out?" Bloom chimes in, "When I was a student at Alfea, the school would always hold a Club Fair every year. Isn't that still a thing?"

"Sort of," Silver responds, "the Club Fair still exists, but it's practically deserted now. No one comes."

"Well, why don't we set up a booth at the Club Fair?" Bloom suggests.

Silver jumps up and cheers, "Ooh, great! We could make glittery posters and cute little handouts, oh, and maybe we could make some free handouts like wristbands and little pens!"

"Sounds great. While you guys work out the details for our Club Fair booth, I'll go investigate that anonymous message," Ancrua offers.

"Alright, but be careful Ancrua," Bloom warns.

Ancrua separates from Bloom and Silver as Silver continues jumping up and down, "Oh, and we could make a giant banner! I have a spell that makes anything sparkly!"

Bloom chuckles, "Alright Silver, I know you're excited-"

"I'm very excited!"