An: Tests and essays… projects… you know how it is anyway Jade's going to semi-embrace the dark side in this chapter she won't win but she will prove a point to the Winx Club… Jades a loose cannon that needs to be controlled unfortunately Bloom steps up to the plate… causing a brawl between the red fountain boys and Jade, Makoto and Remy… also the introduction of the BOB'S… sorta…in this chapter… also we sorta… not really find out about that Jade's massacred 31 people before the whole Darcy thing also causing a dangerous rift in between the girls, who won't know the full story behind this until really late in the story… really, really late in the story which obviously means that your not going to find out what happens for awhile… the reason being there's a few kinks in Jade's timeline… something's not adding up plus only knowing one side of things usually leads to conflict which is what I want… anyway all I really want is for people to review constructive critiscm is what I need otherwise how can I become a better writer… really it only takes like a minute so REVIEW! Oh and before I forget this chapter might seem a bit different than the others, but its because I'm going to bed at like two in the morning exhaustion can do that to a person…
Time was up… they had found no cure… Jones wasn't answering there summons… the search in the black market had been a bust… as well as the search in the swamp realms and the underworld… and Jade had already started to reawaken from her month long suspended animation...
"Can't you put her in suspended animation as soon as she wakes up?" Stella questioned.
"No I can't it would take a very powerful being to put Jade back in suspended animation… the reason is Jade would fight it all the way being in suspended animation would have been terrible for her… you see your past and Jades past is very… checkerd… reliving it would have been a nightmare for her." Nishiki said.
Makoto looked at Jade whose fingers began to twitch spastically now as her cells awakened.
"She can't die like this I mean she battled Darcy and survived." Aly growled at her idol.
"Not exactly," Bloom said.
"Yeah technically she did die," Stella added.
"But only for a few minutes then came back to life then she was unconscious due to exhaustion." Remy finished.
"Yeah but even still it's still a crappy way to die compared to all the good she did in her life." Aly sighed.
"I'm not that great, I've done a lot of bad things in my life," Jades voice croaked as she got up stiffly wincing in pain as the venom ran through her veins.
"Jade you shouldn't be getting up," Remy said a protective arm on her shoulder.
"Bullshit I've had worse… the initial pain was way worse, so here's a question, does anyone have the snake venom." Everyone shook there head, Jade shuddered in pain, "Remy did you check my secret stash…" Remy's eyes widened, "I'll take that as a no…" Jade sighed, it's to late for that now you wouldn't find it in time…" Jade was cut of as her body began to glow a bright yellow. Jade shuddered violently.
"What's going on?" Bloom asked anyone who could possibly answer her questions, the question went unanswered as a blinding light came out of nowhere blinding everyone in the room except for Jade who growled.
"Hello my thief," a rich cultured voice said as the light cleared the goddess of chaos.
Jade growled dangerously at the Goddess… which wasn't that smart when you come to think about it… anyway the Winx club and Aly were left to stare at the two. "What do you want Eris?"
"Nothing really I just sort came to say hello I haven't seen you in four years and I need you to do something for me, after all I just saved your life."
"Unfortunately it's only been four years since we last met, which I distinctly remember saying quite loudly that I wasn't going to do anything with you ever again." Jade snarled viciously.
"Temper, temper Jade and how rude you haven't even introduced me to all your friends, I thought I taught you better than that."
"Go to hell Eris," Jade snarled.
"Still as feisty as ever I see…so you won't help me then?" Eris said with a small smile.
Jade forced a fake grin on her face her voice unnaturally cheerful, "I'd rather carve out my spleen with a blunted teaspoon and feed it to wild, rabid werewolves", she said, "thanks for the offer, though."
Eris sighed and put on a cheery smile, "Staying away from the gods I see smart choice of course with your luck with them I don't blame you…" Eris grinned evilly.
Jades angered flared, "Shut up you bitch and don't you dare go there," there was a silence that filled the air… "Wait a minute it was you wasn't it you were the god that helped Darcy with her stupid god-like power ups…"
"Finally the genius figures it out, yes it was me but yet you still managed to beat her," Eris voice filled with amusement, "Of course I wouldn't have helped your enemy if you had kept to our contract."
"You mean the one you broke when you had me ki-" Jade cut herself of and glanced at the other people in the room making a huge tactical error.
"They don't know do they, Jade friendship is built on trust if they don't really know you how can they trust you,"
"Don't go their Eris,"
"I mean I'd share it with my friends that when I was 14 I massacred 31 people." Eris shrugged, "Oops I guess that would classify as going there," Eris laughed and disappeared, before Jade's lunge could connect with her body.
Remy grabbed Jade before she could fall, "What the hell is going on Jade?" Remy demanded, "Who was that psychopath?"
Jade pushed him of her seething in anger which quickly turned into cold fear an emotion she hadn't felt since the fight with Darcy… "That was Eris the goddess of chaos…" she muttered to the group.
Bloom realized they weren't going to get the answers they deserved unless they prompted the 17 year old. "And you knew her how?"
"Business," Jade said not going into detail.
"What type of business?" Stella asked.
"That's not something I like to talk about… but it had a lot to do with thieving…" Jade glanced at the wall.
"Yeah but she was lying about the whole massacre of 31 people right Jade…" Aly said confidently.
Jade looked at the wall, "Goddesses can't lie… they can tell halve truths though…" Jade frowned.
"You massacred 31 people," Bloom said in disbelief.
"I was under a contract at that time and you don't break contracts especially ones with an omnipotent.
"Were any of them children?" Jade shook her head.
"Yeah but they were all vicious criminals right?" Aly said despair evident in her voice.
"To Eris they were but no they were innocent… what you don't seem to get kid was that when I worked for Eris and she sent me on a killing mission I became the prosecutor of the persons trial. I was his jury and Judge, but most importantly I was his executioner and I liked it at first, I liked the sense of power in fact I constantly crave it."
"Jade was this after the second Ascot beating…" Remy said touching her shoulder Jade shirked away.
"What beating?" Aly questioned, but her question went unanswered as the wall was ripped away.
"Hello you stupid fuck," Darcy's voice rang out, standing there were her sisters standing beside her.
Jades immediately collected her wits… "Why doesn't anyone these days have the decency to stay dead these days," she sighed dramatically.
"Meet your executioner…" Darcy said with a smile in Jades direction, as a man appeared in front of the Trix sisters.
"Your kidding me, that's going to be Jade's executioner, have you people lost your touch," Bloom laughed.
The Winx club laughed at the man whose face was emotionless, and took no notice of the laugher around him. However Jades face went slightly pale, Remy and Makoto noticed it and stopped laughing.
"Jade what the hell is wrong can't you beat this guy," Makoto said.
"Yeah he's even scrawnier than Timmy, which is saying something," Remy said slapping Timmy's arm teasingly.
Jades voice cut through the Winx Club's laughter with a question directed towards Tecna. "I'm surprised you didn't recognize him Tecna for what he is."
Tecna stared at the man before gasping, "Jade is that a…" Jade nodded her face as emotionless as the fighter who stood in front of her.
"What is it Tecna?" Timmy asked.
"That man is a mathematical conduit," Tecna blurted out fear in her voice.
"What's a mathematical conduit?" Aly and Bloom asked together.
"The toughest fighters in the universe only one person's ever killed one," Jade answered for them, "Compared to them I'm an amateur and my mirror eye won't work on them neither will magic," Jade face was as emotionless as the conduits as were her eyes.
"Yes and after he kills you and separates your head from your body so you'll stay dead this time he'll execute your little friends…"
"And give us the powers that should rightfully be ours," Stormy and Darcy finished for them.
"Yeah but what's to stop us from helping her fight that thing," Bloom challenged.
Jade's eyes flicked towards Bloom, "I am Bloom, none of you have the skill to fight that thing, you will be killed if you do."
"So you are saying that you're the best person to fight this thing…" Remy said a deep frown on his face, "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
"I've tried Remy oh god have I ever tried, but I keep coming back against my better judgement," Jade said, "After all my life has been a living hell, I went through hell and back to save you, then there was the whole Ascot thing… I've been one through another and I've always fucking survived," Jade said bitterly… "If I die today which I have no intention of doing, at least I'll hopefully be at peace, but then I'd wish for this again because I can't make my fucking mind up… It's who I am and I don't plan on living this plane of existence any time soon… there are still things I must do being killed by a conduit is not high on my list."
"To bad pixie," Darcy sneered as the conduit rushed Jade slamming her through several walls.
"And don't think we've forgotten about you pixies," Stormy growled glaring at Aly, as hundreds of low-level demons appeared as well as a few high-level demons appeared.
"Bloom I hope you know this is a diversionary tactic we need to get Jade," Remy said as a sword of light appeared in his hand.
"Yeah we need to help Jade," Aly said moving her arms as the invisible beam hit a row of demons killing them on impact.
"Yeah but how are we going to help her?" Flora said pushing a wave of Demons back.
"Let's think about that later when we all have a chance to breath," Bloom said, dodging an attack as Sky put a sword through a demon.
"Yeah but she might be dead by then," Remy argued.
"Remy's right you know," Tecna agreed.
"No she can hold in a little longer, after all she beat Darcy." Bloom pointed out.
"The mathematical conduit is stronger than Darcy could ever had hoped to be, and it nearly killed Jade trying to beat her," Tecna pointed out.
"Yeah but Darcy's fight was more magic than fists," Aly pointed out, "And Jade is an amazing fighter," Aly said killing more demons.
"I don't know," Remy said.
"What do you mean you don't know?" Flora said.
"I just don't Jade rarely used her fists and then when she did her punches were awkward fake almost… like she didn't want us to know how strong she was, or how fast she was, but when we were sparring with each other Jade would always win not quickly but she drew out her endurance finding weakness in our attacks our defence and subtly making us work on it, of course she would always hold back on us, so she wouldn't hurt us. Even when she wasn't fighting us you could see she was holding back, but she didn't make it obvious," Remy said killing 4 demons.
"Then we have to finish this now," Makoto spoke up as he pulled a glaive of the wall twirling it expertly around his fingers, before gutting a demon with it.
"Well if you haven't noticed we're surrounded by demons," Riven said panting hard.
"Then we kill them all in one final blow," Makoto said with a grin.
"And how do we do that brainiac," Riven said.
"Like this," Makoto said simply as hundreds of demons fell with what looked like one blow of the glaive.
The room went eerily silent, "Makoto…"
"Hmmm"
"How did you do that?" Bloom asked.
"I moved the glaive to fast for the human eye to detect," Makoto said as he began to head to where Jade was.
'Damn it I need to see a weakness, so I can exploit it.' Jade thought bitterly as the conduit smashed her into a tree. The sad thing was Jade hadn't even managed a hit, and it was frustrating her, she had never been so soundly beaten before. 'Think Jade there must be an attack that I can use to find a weakness my stupid mirror eyes isn't working… eyes…. that's it.' Waiting for the conduit to attack her, which it did in a few seconds, "Byakugan THE ALL- SEEING EVIL EYE." Jade roared as her eyes widened and her pupils constricted." The conduits hand smashed into Jades facing sending her flying. Jade smiled as she did a back flip landing in a crouched position the smirk evident on her face, she had seen it, it was so tiny Jade wasn't surprised that she had missed it. Of course this fight was going to change very soon, she didn't kid herself she was badly injured from the fight and her cells had finally woken up from the month long suspended animation. Pushing herself to her feet, Jade smirked at the conduit, "Finally let's get this party started," Jade said as the conduit rushed her again. Pulling of a move that seemed to be stolen right out of the pages of the matrix Jade dodged the lunge watching as the conduit sailed atop of her, Jades hand shot up as fire appeared in her hands as the conduit was blasted into the air, there was no hesitation as Jade went after the flying body disappearing and reappearing behind the flying conduit her foot catching the conduit just millimetres away from the spine. 'Damn I missed. Gotta concentrate if I lose my focus now then its all over.' Jade did a freefall trying to end the fight, 'I can win this, I'll go down in the history books as the only faerie who has defeated a mathematical conduit,' Jade drew her hands back and began to do fire blast.
"Jade," Bloom yelled out to Jade, whose focus was broken, as she glanced at the Winx club.
The conduit capitalized on this error and Jades face was once again on the receiving end of the conduits boot, causing Jade to lose unconsciousness as she hit the ground causing a huge crater to appear.
"You idiot," Remy hissed, "You weren't supposed to say anything."
"Hey watch who your calling an idiot," Sky defended Bloom.
"Make me you prat, I'm sick of you always coming to save Bloom," Remy growled as a light bo staff appeared in his hand.
"At least my girlfriends not a homicidal maniac," Sky shot back.
"She isn't my girlfriend you ass," Remy said cocking his staff in a ready position.
"No one talks about Jade that way," Makoto said at the same time twirling the glaive dangerously.
"Well it's true she needs to have somebody in her life who will give her a positive influence," Bloom said.
"Yeah, Jades a loose cannon, I mean when she fought Darcy, remember what she said to Darcy," Flora said with a shudder as she recalled the event.
"I! AM! MADE! OF! RAGE!" Jade screamed, each word punctuated by a blow that shook the heavens, and as Jade finished her avowal she turned her final punch into a spin, twirling several times before she swung her leg out low and curved it up into a thunderous pistoning impact between Darcy's eyes.
"All that power in the hands of someone who said she enjoyed killing people…" Tecna said not finishing the sentence.
"Yeah plus she was a thief, before." Timmy added before realizing his grave error.
"Remy's proud to be a thief," Remy growled dangerously, "And it just goes to show you how you really don't know Jade, even the idiot here knows that Jade is a force of good," Remy said motioning to Makoto who didn't even notice the insult, as he glared at Timmy the Glaive was now aimed at Timmy.
"Will you stop it," Aly growled at the group.
"And you little miss- Jades- my hero Jade probably couldn't give any thought about you, you're a fifteen year old who wants so bad to be-" Pete slammed his fist into Remy's mouth cutting him of.
"The only reason you put up with Jade is because Jade makes a worse enemy than a friend," Makoto accused them ignoring the fact that Remy was now pounding his fists into Pete's face. "Your all afraid of her, when you figured just how much power she has,"
"Yeah and you're a man blinded by a silly crush, Jade doesn't love you, I mean she strung 4 boys along including Remy himself and nearly got them killed she's like a fucking syren leading boys to there doom." Flora spat out.
"Uh guys I think you should see this," Musa said pointing to Jade who had gotten up and stood facing the conduit, her eyes were closed but sparks of fire were whirling around her hands.
Jades eyes snapped open a glowing orangish colour as an unnatural wind blew around her, the conduit raised an eyebrow before attacking again. It looked like Jade had stood still but that was a lie, as the conduit yelled out in pain, blood splattering across the ground.
"What just happened?" Aly asked no one in particular as she watched the blood on Jades hands.
Jade turned to the conduit who smiled through the pain. The look on Jades face was scary there was no emotion as she licked the blood on her hand.
The conduit got up and ran at Jade who tried to block the attack but missed the opening by a tenth of a second as the conduits knee nailed Jade in the stomach doubling her over, another kick to the face sent her flying. A barrage of punches hit Jade before she fell to the ground, bleeding profusely from many gashes on her head and body.
The conduit looked at the huge hole in his chest that Jade had caused, she hadn't gone that deep but she had broken a few bones the first time ever that this had happened and he was intrigued, the sound of Jade attempting to get caught his ears and he cocked his head in her direction.
Jade stood at her full height, her eyes back to normal, her relapse gone, as was most of her energy, "I… I admit defeat; go ahead you get your free shot, but if you don't kill me I swear I'll come back and perform поцелуй смерти," she said with a snarl.
The conduit was amused, as he ran towards with the final blow with a whisper to Jade so that only she could hear it, "Surpass me, Jade Scarlet Ember Halva."
Jade blinked as darkness found her.
Jade opened her eyes hours later seeing Makoto's steel blue eyes staring into her own, a goofy grin on his face as he saw her eyes but Jade noted the seriousness in his eyes.
"He didn't kill me," Jade said getting up and looking at Makoto, "You saw me didn't you, when I had a relapse…" Jade said, Makoto nodded, "I tried to fight it but it sorta swept over me, I don't want to be evil Makoto."
"I don't think your evil, however the whole licking blood thing was gross," Makoto said.
"I licked his blood," Jade said disbelievingly, Makoto nodded, and Jade looked away, "I don't have control over my body…"
"You don't need to explain yourself to me," Makoto said putting a comforting arm around Jade.
"So your not horribly disgusted with me," Jade said her eyes widening.
"Not really, it sorta creeped me out at first but I'm okay now, how about you are you okay?"
"Apart from feeling horribly disgusted at myself, I'm doing okay I guess however I hurt like hell,"
"Yeah I guess the conduit thing disappeared before I could take him out for hurting you, but I made you this," Makoto said handing her a container that had Bruise balm on it in big capital letters. Jade smiled slightly at him accepting it graciously. "Now that your awake properly Remy told me to warn you that you are going to have some very angry people…" The doors burst wide open revealing the Winx Club with sickening sympathetic looks on their face, which masked the fear in their eyes.
"Jade your awake," Bloom said sitting down beside her cousin, "We need to talk," Jade raised an eyebrow, "We've been talking, and we've decided that you need to cut all ties with the Renegades. I mean you're a princess, and we've decided it's about high time you started acting like it." Jade stared at her incredulously.
"Plus we've decided that it's high time you left the fighting to the heroes," Brandon said patting Jades arm.
Makoto and Remy snorted, and Jade swore she heard Aly muttering something about how Jade could kick all there asses with out breaking a sweat.
"You need to be surrounded by good influences, not common thieves," Stella said with a glare at Makoto, "And that also means you have to get a whole new wardrobe, I mean your still wearing your street rags, we've already burnt most of your clothes."
"Yeah and we've set you up on a nice date for next week with a wonderful guy he's a prince from the water realms," Flora said.
"We only do this so you won't go completely evil on us," Bloom said looking at Jade triumphantly.
Jade blinked and then batted her eyelashes innocently her voice sickly sweet, "So you want me to start acting like a princess by getting rid of my past, and letting the big strong handsome young men come to my assistance."
"Yeah that pretty much sums it up Jade," Bloom said with a smile, their plan had worked; Musa and Tecna had worried for nothing.
"Wow I'm flattered… really and to thank you…" Jade slammed her palm into Blooms nose breaking it on impact, "I'll break your nose," Jade got up and dusted herself of.
Sky ran to helpBloom only to be tripped by Remy as Sky went flying, hitting his eye against Jades elbow.
"Hey," Brandon said causing Jade to turn around and see Sky clutching his eye, Brandon whipped out his sword and pointed it at Jade,
"C'mon Brandon I'm unarmed you wouldn't hit an unarmed lady would you," Brandon didn't move the sword, Jade smiled at the sword, "Remy if you would be so kind…" A light sword appeared in her hand as Jade brought it up to Brandon's sword, "Brandon I'm giving you a chance to walk out of here with your dignity and most of your bones intact…" By this time Remy had attacked Riven and the two were rolling on the ground.
Brandon stubbornly held his sword at ready, "If I win you have to stop fighting," Brandon said with a grin he had been the best with a sword at Red fountain.
"Then I guess I just won't lose," Jade's grin grew bigger, as the duel began, Jade blocking all of Brandon's shots easily waiting for an opening, which didn't take long as Jade blocked a shot and wheeled around Brandon's sword as her elbow nailed him in the nose also breaking his nose on impact. The force sent Brandon flying.
"Snookums," Stella said hurrying to his aid.
"Jade please stop this," Aly asked the older Faerie who ignored her, as she went Winx and stood in front of the Winx Club daring them to attack her.
"This was all Stella's, Flora's and Bloom's idea however I would appreciate it if you got Remy of my boyfriend," Musa sighed.
"Gryphons claw," Jade turned to Aly, as the magic hit her face a cut appeared across Jade's left eye. Pain seared through Jade as the phoenix tattoo on her chest began to glow and throb her Winx form broken.
The room went deathly quiet, as Jade clutched the left side of her face, "Jade are you okay," Makoto said rushing to her…
"What did you do my healing isn't working", her voice angry, yet she was slightly impressed, Aly looked scared as Jade's fire swept around the younger faerie, and Jade finally paid the slightest attention to Aly. Jade's eyes widened slightly but her face remained stoic, "Bloom it looks like you have another member of your precious Winx Club and it looks like I found the 3rd power." Jade said her voice filled with boredom, "Now I'm sure that Feragonda will happily take Aly at Alfea I mean she took you didn't she," Jade said tauntingly as her fire receded letting Aly go, Jade turned and headed out of the room dragging Remy with her.
"We told you it was a bad idea, Jade was trying to control her dark side but nooo, we had to go and change her I personally think you got of easy Bloom, at least she didn't say a spell," Musa said as she peered at Sky's black eye.
"What about me I did nothing," Riven complained he like Sky was sporting a black eye and split lip.
"Musa's right and if Darcy's back we're going to need Jade's help," Tecna said as she looked at Bloom's broken nose, "And you know Jade could have healed you," Bloom winced as Tecna gently touched it.
"Of course you provoked her," Aly said dejectedly.
"All it did was prove she was a loose cannon, Aly she's not a very good role model," Stella said dabbing Brandon's nose.
"Oh come of it you guy's came off to strong and now your paying for it," Musa snapped.
"She's right, guys" Bloom finally said wincing, "Maybe I should go find and talk to her apologise, then she can heal my nose,"
"Feragonda could do that," Stella said impatiently, "Besides she physically attacked us… how can we make sure she can be trusted again,"
"We sorta deserved it," Flora said slightly ashamed.
"Maybe we should wait till this cools down a bit," Bloom said, "And Feragonda should have room in Alfea, welcome to the Winx Club."
"Why did you attack Riven, Remy?" Jade asked healing Makoto.
Remy shrugged and said nothing; Jade touched him and began to heal him as well, "Why didn't you tell me?" Remy said looking at her.
Jade shrugged "Maybe I was ashamed… I don't know Remy the story is long and painful for me I'm sorry," Remy didn't look at her,
"You hate it here so why stay?" he said.
"It's my duty," Jade answered him, "Besides Jem and Yusuke gave their lives for me to rule here it's the least I could do.
"Even if it's your duty you should have a vacation," Makoto said with a grin.
"Can't I have to train," Jade said, "The conduit challenged me, I will not back down,"
"Your to busy when you have your princess duties so why not come with me, my place is in Shira you won't really be away," Makoto said.
"You want her to come live with you," Remy said incredulously turning to him, "Just the two of you,"
"No I have roommates, Calbolt, Ivy, Dani. The triplets, Achmed, Gen… and Koby, we can help you train…" Makoto said.
"You work for the Renegades and yet you have roommates," Jade said with a raised eyebrow.
"My paycheck's really small, besides they're my friends," Makoto said defensively.
"How small?" Jade frowned.
"1 grand every 2 months," he said.
"That's not right, with a total 170 men each of you should be getting 20 grand a month," Jade frowned, "Pete," she muttered under her breath.
"So anyway about the vacation," Makoto said hopefully looking at her with huge puppy dog eyes, so Jade couldn't resist.
"Fine but only a day or two I don't want to impose or anything," Jade said finally.
"Yes once I take you to meet the BOBS you won't want to leave," Makoto said happily hugging her.
"BOBS?"
"Yeah it really means we are a peculiar group of people, really diverse, I mean some of the BOBS are vampires, witches, elves, werewolves, some have no powers yet we live together as one… dysfunctional family… even though dysfunctional family is very light, I think you'll fit right in," Makoto grinned at her.
"I… Thank you Makoto," Jade said humbly, as the two, left Remy alone in the room.
An: REVIEW! Anyway next chapter will focus on Aly's life past and present, while Jade is now surrounded by people who understand better as the real introduction to the BOBS begins who will be the Winx clubs rivals not enemies rivals… massive chaos causing rivals…
