"You sounded pretty happy to join me on the phone." Sky said as he steered the Red Fountain aircraft towards Eraklion. "Normally you hate these kind of days."
"Nonesense." Celena said next to him. "It's fathers birthday of course I am happy to join you."
She smiled as she checked her reflection in a small mirror. The braid, tiara and makeup was spot on.
"Didn't Bloom want to come?" She asked casually.
"No she had something to do with that new professor, Avagar or something." Sky said trying to hide the jealousy in his voice.
"Avalon." Celena corrected him. "They spend quite some time together." She added.
Sky's jaw tightened. He parked the aircraft in front of the palace and they stepped onto the courtyard.
"There we are." Sky said. "Home sweet home."
"Home indeed…" Celena said as she walked towards the front doors.
The guards led them towards the throneroom.
"Prince Sky and Princess Samara!" One of them called out.
The two of them entered and Celena let her eyes roam around the immense room. It brought back memories that unfolded in front of her minds eye.
An old man stood in front of his throne, grey hair and beard, blue eyes and a crown on top of his head. Next to him stood a woman of the same age with a braid that almost hit the floor. Around Celena stood an army of guards with raised weapons.
"You foul creatures!" King Nemor shouted. "Be gone!"
"Save your breath old man!" A tall muscular elf standing next to the fairy laughed. "We are far too powerfull to be defeated."
Celena, in her Enchantix form, laughed as well. "Poor King and his Queen unable to save their kingdom."
The king grabbed his sword. "Attack!" He screamed.
The army ran towards the pair. Celena raised her arms and a shockwave of light threw them all aside. Salvador conjured a quick spell and the King and Queen of Eraklion were bound in chains.
"You shouldn't have provoked us Nemor." Celena said as she and Salvador walked towards the thrones.
"Now we are in charge." Salvador said as he pulled Celena in for a quick heated kiss.
"Magic…is…disgusting…" Nemor brought out as the chains tightened.
"You are disgusting." Celena said.
"Time to claim our rightfull place."
The fairy and elf sat on the thrones. Suddenly they were the ones constricted.
"What is this?!" Celena cried out as she watched how the King and Queen were released.
Salvador screamed in anger. King Nemor took a book from under his cloak.
"You used magic to capture us?" Celena screamed.
"It was the only way." King Nemor said. "The ends justify the means…"
"You will be send somewhere where you can't hurt us." The Queen said looking at Salvador.
"You bitch!" Celena spat. "You foul evil bitch!"
"Celena stop it." Salvador hissed. "Keep some dignity."
The king started to speak in an old language. Celena felt her body fading.
"What, what are you doing?" She asked scared.
"Undoing what he has brought forth." The Queen said. "You should never have existed." "You are a monster."
"No, no Salvador do something!"
The fairy looked at the elf with tears in her eyes. The elf however sat back calmly with his eyes closed, muttering something himself. Celena caught the words and smiled. After a few seconds Salvador opened his eyes again and smiled as well.
"What are you laughing about?" King Nemor asked. "The spell has been said and already at work, your whore will be no more and you will be banished to another realm."
"A curse upon your family." Salvador said. Centuries from now a girl will be born into your bloodline and she will carry a magic within her that will be the key to your undoing."
"NO!" The Queen yelled. "Stop him!"
"Too little too late your majesty." Salvador said with a wicked look in his eyes.
Celena looked at her creator as she felt the last of her powers fade. "Until we meet again my love."
Salvador could not reply as a portal opened and sucked him away, the last thing that Celena saw before she faded completely.
"Welcome back my son…and daughter." King Erendor said.
"It feels good to be back." Celena said.
…
"Stupid elf!" Darkar screamed. "Does he really think he is stronger than me?"
He stood in the room with the purple energy and the stone tablet which now held three pieces of the Codex.
"Of course not master." Icy said. "You will prevail as always."
"We have to dig deeper." Darkar said as he looked at the unconcious body floating in front of him.
He raised his arms and Palladium began to convulse.
"You can't hold on forever." Darkar said as he filled the elfs heart with darkness.
Suddenly the purple mass began to pulsate drastically, the form of a human vaguely visible.
"She's acting up." Stormy said.
"Don't be afraid, she can't escape." Darkar said.
He gestured with one of his arms and red lightning hit the purple energy.
"Ah there it is." He said.
His mind found a golden orb in Palladiums soul. The elf screamed in pain as darkness began to attack the golden light.
"Tell our spy to move forward immediately." Darkar said. "We end this tonight."
Stormy nodded and left the room. More screams came.
"Just let go already." Darkar growled. Suddenly the screams stopped and the body of the elf fell to the ground.
"Finally!" Darkar yelled. "Another piece of the puzzle completed."
He walked towards the stone tablet.
"Gather the four pieces of the Codex." He read outloud. "A heart filled with gold turned to darkness." He read. "The connection of True Love broken." "The fairy with the power of the Dragon Flame obeying to darkness, only than you can possess true power and can rule the world."
"My lord." Stormy said as she walked back into the room. "Darcy is moving to get the Codex, our spy has Bloom under his control."
"Finally, inform Celena discretely."
…
Celena took a bite from her veal while watching the king closely. Said man was talking to his son about hunting season. Suddenly she noticed a faint hologram underneath the table.
It is done
The voice of Stormy was a whisper but that was all Celena needed. She carefully cleaned the corners of her mouth with her napkin and stood up.
"Princess Samara is something the matter?" the Queen asked surprised.
"Not at all." Celena said. "I just wanted to thank you for letting me inside the palace again."
She smiled. "After all, I am destined to be your undoing."
The color in the faces of the king and queen disappeared immediately.
"What are you talking about child?" the queen asked cautiously.
"Come now, don't pretend to be unknowing."
Celena stepped onto the long table and looked down at king Erendor. "You knew this day would come."
"Samara what are you doing?" Sky asked as he moved towards her. "Step down now."
Celena raised her hand and Sky grabbed towards his throat struggling for breath.
"Samara stop it!" the queen yelled.
"I don't take orders from you." Celena said.
"Guards!" Erendor screamed.
Celena laughed. "Would you kill your own daughter Erendor?"
Sky fell to the ground still holding his throat.
"Would you…even if it meant taking your son down as well?"
The king ran towards his son and tried to pry his hands from his throat.
"Stop it stop it now!" The queen yelled.
The doors opened and an army of soldiers came in. Celena threw her hands in front of her and a wave of silver light threw them to the walls.
"Samara…please you are our daughter…" Erendor pleaded as Sky's eyes closed.
Celena snapped her fingers and Sky took a sharp breath.
"Oh please you never valued her, I can feel it in her heart, the pain you caused her." Celena pouted. "From the very second your wife bore you a daughter you were afraid of her.""The first female in your bloodline since our demise.""But I am not here to get sentimental, I am here for revenge."
Slowly Samara's body changed and Celena was standing on the table in full Enchantix glory.
"No…" Erendor whispered, recognising her from pictures his father had once showed him. "Impossible."
Celena laughed. "If you would have treated your daughter better it would not have been so easy to corrupt her heart."
"Please don't kill us." The queen said.
"I won't…not now anyways I am far too busy." "But you…"
Her eyes fell on Sky. "You are coming with me."
She flew off the table and grabbed Sky by the arm.
"No not my boy!" Erendor screamed as he lunged towards the fairy.
Celena filled the room with bright light and by the time anyone could see again, she and Sky were gone.