An: Another chapter down and one more to go the Funeral... which will be a songfic chapter...before I start the next story The Tear which gets me excited just thinking about it. Anyway I really hope you enjoy this chapter and please review.
Jade groaned as she opened her eyes, "Oh good you're awake now I can yell at you for being stupid," Dani said from where she stood at the doorway.
Jade didn't answer her as she got out of the bed, "What happened?" she asked getting up.
"Let's see you nearly killed yourself by using to much healing magic…" Dani began.
"Who cares I would have lived what happened to Brandon, Sky and Makoto?" Jade asked.
"You saved Brandon… but he'll never be able to walk again," Ivy said.
"You know our whole talk about how you need to spend more time with Makoto…" Dani said looking at Jade.
"He has a new girlfriend who healed him completely, he's out with her doing something or rather," Ivy said putting it bluntly.
"Right now I don't care Sky tell me about Sky did I manage to save him?" Jade asked hurriedly.
Both Dani and Ivy looked away, "Jade he died on impact… all you did was pump his body full of magic," Ivy said gently.
"Shit, Bloom," Jade said leaving the room in a hurry. Before stopping "Where the hell am I going."
"You're in the Magix hospital, they're down the hall," Dani said, but Jade was gone.
Racing down the hospital Jade remembered why she hated hospitals the place reeked of sickness and death. It littered her senses as she ran into Musa.
"Good to see you alive, Jade," Musa said tears in her eyes.
"Where's Bloom?" Jade asked.
"Still unconscious but she'll live," Tecna said.
Jade walked over to where Sky was, looking at his features, "I'm sorry that I couldn't save you," she apologized. Her hand traced around his face her hand glowing slightly as she tried to heal him once again.
Flora touched her hand, "It isn't going to work you did your best," Flora said.
"But it still wasn't good enough," Jade sighed, letting her magic flow back into her hand.
"We're still trying to figure out how to tell Bloom according to Riven, Sky asked Bloom to marry him, and Stella said she agreed," Musa said.
"I'll do it's partly my fault anyway," Jade said as she headed to where Bloom was located.
"What do you mean it's partly your fault, you couldn't have helped, Jade you did your best," Musa said forcibly.
"Bloom tried to stop him she knew, I knew I should have spent every single resource I had to keep him safe, but I didn't want to get involved I didn't want to try and outwit the Angel of Death, because I didn't want to piss him of… this wasn't supposed to be Sky's destiny if it was do you honestly think that the angel of death would have appeared to Bloom, Stella and myself, he said himself that he doesn't like to get involved but I didn't pick up on it," Jades eyes were hard as she looked at them. "It was just another fucking test that I failed," Jade swore her hands clenched.
A nurse walked in to the room, "She's awake, however it is better if you feed her the news slowly," the nurse walked out.
"Jade are you sure you are up to this you heard what the nurse said slowly," Aly said.
"Fine I'll let her know slowly," Jade muttered to herself.
"Please don't tell me that he's dead, I asked the Nurses but they pretended as if I didn't exist," Bloom said filled with worry, "I love him Jade, last night he asked me to marry him."
"So I've heard," Jade said dryly, sitting at the edge of Bloom's hospital bed, "Do you know what I hate about hospitals?"
"No but I want to hear about Sky," Bloom said a growl evident in her voice.
Jade glanced away, "I'm sorry Bloom I tried to heal him but… he's dead… I'm so sorry I really tried to heal him in time I was there after the crash occurred."
"No he can't be dead…oh God please no…" Tears had begun to fall from Bloom's face, "and it's all my fault I should have just listened to you maybe then he'd be alive and…"
"No you had more courage then I did, you were willing to fight back something that I could never do… Bloom… it wasn't an accident."
Bloom stared at Jade, "What do you mean?"
"The way he approached us… it wasn't an accident… Sky wasn't supposed to die today… someone changed his destiny that's why my magic didn't work. It should have worked the magic that I let of should have cured all there wounds."
"So what are you going to do?" Bloom said.
"Find Death and ask him why, this time I'm not taking any bullshit from him, something big is going on we have to make sure that no one else will meet the same fate that…"
"I'm going with you ," Bloom said.
"What?"
"I'm going with you, you said the angel of death should never have contacted us if this had been a real accident, if this was a real accident, then maybe the pain wouldn't be so great."
Jade gave Bloom a long sideways glance, letting her hand glow as she touched Bloom letting her wounds heal, "Bloom… I can help take away the pain of both physical and emotional wounds," Jade said her eyes softened.
"No… You haven't said but I've seen you the pain of losing someone makes you stronger," Bloom said.
"If you truly have your mind set on following me then we'll leave in a few hours," Jade said getting up.
Bloom grabbed onto Jades arm, "Promise me that you won't leave me here, I deserve to know to."
"I promise," Jade said with a small smile, Jade said opening the door, and closing the door behind her.
"Are you stupid what are you going to do challenge an immortal god for some answers?" Dani hissed.
"So you were listening… figures I thought I felt a presence outside of the door," Jade said, "Immortal or not someone somewhere owes me some answers, and if I have to go through him to get to that someone then I will do it. I owe Bloom that much,"
"Even with a charmed life you will die will someone with some sense please try and talk the idiot out of it," Dani said looking around the room at both the Winx Club and BOBS all of which turned there heads away, "Fine if you are going on this suicide quest, don't take Bloom with you…"
"I promised and she deserves to know," Jade said simply.
"At least talk to Makoto first," Dani said hoping that he might talk some sense into her.
"I got dumped by him by a girl named Crystal, but if I get dumped by a guy because I tried to save someone life then so be it, now come on Dani please I need to get my books, I need to summon the three starseeds that can take me to him…"
"Fine but I don't condone it," Dani sighed step aside.
"Thank you," Jade said as she left the hospital.
It was hours later before Jade could find the right words, "Are you ready, I'd bring him to us but we don't need other people getting involved," Jade said a piece of scrap paper in her hands.
"Let's do it," Bloom said.
"Sensoi, Sansensoi and Smalgenof, bring us to the angel of death," Jade didn't blink as three starseeds appeared in front of her.
"He's been waiting for you," Smalgenof said as the three opened a portal.
Bloom and Jade glanced at each other before entering the portal.
Bloom stared in disbelief, as the five of them appeared in a different world. "Where are we?"
The starseeds didn't answer and Jade just shrugged as she prepared herself.
"He'll be with you shortly," Sansensoi said bowing to the three as they left.
"Get ready Bloom," Jade whispered.
"Hmm I'm not going to attack you, if I wanted you dead I could have done it with a snap of my fingers," the angel of Death also known as Raphael said as he appeared in his chair.
Bloom stared at Raphael who looked immensely bored, "Why did you take Sky? We were destined to be together forever," Bloom said as the tears threatened to fall.
"I'm not a why I'm a when isn't that obvious," Raphael said in a condescending tone.
"So who ordered Sky to die?" Jade asked.
"I can't tell you that, Jade however the choice for Sky to die was unanimous."
"Please all I want to know is why he died," Bloom begged Raphael.
Jade frowned as she looked at him, "Michelangelo, Uriel, Gabriel and yourself have the power to change peoples destinies to suit your needs, so why the hell would you change Sky's destiny?"
"Your not as stupid as you look and trust me you didn't look all that smart to start with, but you should know that we really divulge our secrets to anyone," Raphael said with a small smile.
"Well you better start divulging before we have another incident, like the one in the council a few months back," Jade said her hand lighting up.
"Physical attacks like that can't hurt me, I've been around since the dawn of time and no one has managed to ever beat me, in fact most people are scared even yourself." Raphael said.
"Jade all we came here for was a why there is no need to get violent," Bloom said firmly grasping Jade's shoulder.
Jade growled, "Fine if you won't speak maybe I can get the other three to talk," Jade said.
"Jade the decision was final there would only be one way to get Sky back," Raphael said a small smile on his face.
"We'd do anything," Bloom said quickly causing Jade to wince.
"You poor fool what makes you think that I'd willing give you the secret," Raphael said amused.
"What is it," Jade said impatiently.
"There is a cost for everything that you do Jade and Bloom, it is how the universe is kept in balance," a voice said from behind them.
"Michelangelo I thought you said I could handle this," Raphael said with a growl.
"Please all I want to know is how to get Sky back," Bloom said.
"Ah yes we will tell you what you can do for us but first Raphael," Michelangelo nodded.
Raphael disappeared, "What's going on here?" Jade said angrily, as she did a 360 looking for the angel of death.
"What do you think," someone whispered in her ear.
Bloom turned in time to see Raphael land a vicious punch in Jade's stomach right underneath the ribs. "Jade," Bloom started to run over to see if Jade was alright only to find her feet stuck to the ground. Bloom wheeled around and glared at Michelangelo. "What are you doing? All we wanted to know is what made you guys change Sky's destiny."
Michelangelo said nothing but watched the fight intently.
Jade got another kick to the face snapping her head back, "I expected something better from you how are you supposed to beat the Beast if you can't even hit me," Raphael again whispering into her ears.
Jade dropped to her knees as Raphael reappeared in front of her, a dangerous smile appeared on her face as she pushed herself up, "So you killed Sky so you could see just how much of a threat to the Beast we were… pathetic…" Jade said glowing blue.
Raphael backhanded Jade hard enough to send her flying back into a wall. Jade bounced of the wall falling face first into the ground.
"All you have to do is beat me and I'll tell you what you have to do to get Sky back," Raphael said loud enough for Bloom to hear.
Jade groaned as she attempted to get up something was wrong; she should be healing by now. "What did you do to my powers."
"Hmmm oh you mean your healing I took that away again if you can beat me then it will…" Raphael stopped the girl was healing herself but that was impossible.
Jade pushed herself to her feet, "Didn't you know that I can open 7 out of the eight celestial gates," she gave Raphael a weak smile.
"Doesn't matter Jade even you can't beat Death," Raphael said slightly impressed, "Well this has been fun but I have places to be… and with the heal gate open you won't be able to dodge this attack," Raphael smiled as a black ball of energy appeared in his hands. He launched the attack, which went flying at Jade at a high speed. Raphael shook his head and started to walk away.
Bloom screamed as Jade just dully looked at the oncoming blast, "Jade move." Jade just stood there staring at the blast, "GO WINX ANYTHING JUST MOVE!" Bloom screamed
Jade placed her hands forwards, Raphael was right the cost of opening any of the eight celestial gates was the temporary loss of the legs and her winx form. For her plan to work she needed to time it right. After all this was a form of magic. "Stage 3," she said simply as she slowly manifested, stage-by-stage until she was at stage three. Jade stopped the blast with her bare palms, which were screaming in pain, but it still held the blast.
"No Raphael she's fully manifested," Michelangelo cried out.
"What?" Raphael said turning around just as Jade pushed the ball with all her strength back at Raphael. The blast hit him straight on sending him flying.
Jade swore her legs still wouldn't work, "Bloom, you have to finish this, I can't move. Just think about how these idiots messed up your life. How they killed Sky, they stole him from you," Jade said praying that her plan worked.
Bloom was getting angrier as Jade continued to rub it in. Emotions can act as a power enhancer and that was what Jade was trying to do enhance Bloom's power levels and it was working, to the point where Bloom was now glowing with power.
Michelangelo turned to look at Bloom who had now broken his hold on her as she turned Winx. He swore ones that made even Jade wince.
Bloom ignored the curses as she aimed a dragon blast at him, it missed but the power radiating of the blast caused Jade to cringe as it made a crater at least 5 feet deep.
"Yeah go Bloom," Jade cheered as she attempted to move her legs once again. She didn't really need to use her legs to fight she just preferred using her legs to her arms. Besides standing still like this meant she was open for numerous attacks. Like the one that she was about to receive from Raphael who now looked pissed, and slightly amused as he flew in front of her just out of her arm reach.
"You know many people are afraid of me why aren't you?"
"Who says I'm not afraid… I'll just get over it but unfortunately for you being ugly is forever," Jade smirked at him causing him to growl in frustration.
"You will die," Raphael hissed at her.
"Eventually everyone has to die unless they are immortal or a god. I am neither, but I know that you won't kill me at least not today," Jade said taking the best fighting pose that she could with her legs frozen.
Raphael suddenly grinned at her and waved his left hand as a scythe appeared in his hand. "Afraid now,"
Jade blinked at the Scythe and then suddenly threw her body back letting herself fall backwards as a dragon blast whizzed by where she had just been standing the blast smashed into Raphael again sending him of flying. Jade looked up at Bloom who was now handing Michelangelo his ass.
Another Dragon blast smashed into Michelangelo's chest sending the head starseed spinning. Another hit sent the starseed flying into a wall. Bloom landed beside Jade who was now trying to at least move her toes, which was working slowly. "Are you okay?"
"Peachy however if you wouldn't mind just running some magic through me that would be extremely helpful," Jade said as Bloom placed her hand on Jade and let a tiny bit of magic run through Jade's system cleaning it. Jade hopped to her feet and walked in a circle. "So what do we do about them," Jade said jerking her thumb over to them.
"Well we beat them…"
"You kicked their asses… I just got my ass handed to me…" Jade said correcting her.
"Well I beat them therefore they have to tell us how to get Sky back," Bloom said.
Jade walked over to the two starseeds, and picked up the scythe that Raphael had dropped, and used the point to gently press on Michelangelo's chest, "Talk now, before I decide to try my hand at carving," she said dangerously.
"All you have to do is kill the beast, that's the key everything will return back to normal after you beat the beast, if you win then Sky will be returned to you and if you lose… well Raphael gets to keep Sky," Michelangelo said.
There was still a frown upon Bloom's face, but the sorrow had been replaced with a relief, "But why change Sky's destiny why not change Jades, Aly's or mine. Heck if you really wanted to you could change the beast's."
"No we couldn't, the beast's destiny is yet to be seen as is the three of yours," another new voice said, as Jade and Bloom looked up and stared at both Uriel and Gabriel.
"So basically what your saying is you aren't all powerful," Jade said.
"Well yes of course we aren't," Gabriel said. "Why do you ask?"
"Because next time you four decide to pull something as stupid as this I'm not holding back I will beat the crap out of you," Jade said her eyes glowing dangerously.
"So I get Sky back right after I beat the Beast," Bloom asked them making sure that was the case.
"Yes you do everything will be back to normal after the beast," Uriel said waving his hands as Jade's healing powers came back to her.
"If Sky isn't really dead then let her see him so she can at least say good bye, that's the least you idiots could do," Jade said now leaning on Raphael's scythe.
The four looked at each other and finally nodded, "She can have 10 minutes with him that is all," Gabriel said, waving his hand as a non-corporeal Sky appeared looking baffled.
Jade frowned and waved her hands making Sky corporeal, as Bloom ran to hug him.
"Bloom what's going on here?" Sky's voice held all the bafflement he felt.
Bloom explained the situation, as tears ran freely from her face. "I love you," she whispered as the two began to make out passionately.
Jade rolled her eyes, as she began to make a portal to get them back home. Raphael walked up to her. "What do you want?" she asked not turning around.
"You're still injured aren't you," Raphael asked his tone emotionless but Jade could sense that he was slightly worried.
"I'm fine," Jade said brushing him of.
"Don't lie every time you fully manifest the wounds on your back re open don't they?" Raphael asked her.
"So what if they do," Jade said as the portal opened.
Raphael gave Jade a long sideways glance before shaking his head, "Never mind," he said walking away.
Jade gave the angel a long hard look, before glancing at her watch, "Bloom it's almost time to go," she shouted.
"Don't worry Sky we'll beat this thing together," Bloom said.
Jade groaned inwardly this way to cheesy.
"Bloom your time's almost up," Uriel said.
"I know you can beat her," Sky said another kiss and once again Jade groaned.
"Bloom, we have to go now," Jade said. As Bloom finally parted form Sky. Bloom stood in front of the portal and watched as Sky slowly disappeared, tears in her eyes.
"Let's go Bloom," Jade said gently pushing her inside the portal.
Bloom went through the portal and Jade turned back to face the four archangels, "So the first time you agree on something is deciding to destroy some ones destinies."
The four glanced at each other, and Gabriel answered her, "Killing Sky was the only way to motivate you to get more powerful."
"We didn't want to however the situation called for it," Uriel pointed out.
"Fine just next time let our destinies take their course without interference," Jade said over her shoulder as she began to step into the portal, her eyes glowed as she turned around, "Because next time I swear that you I won't hold back," Jade stepped through the barrier.
"So you're still alive I see," Dani said to Jade who just stepped through the portal.
"Did you ever doubt me," Jade grinned at her.
"What took you so long I just finished telling them about what we found out," Bloom asked her.
"Just making sure we had an understanding," Jade grinned to her.
"So all we have to o is beat the beast? And Brandon will be able to walk again," Stella said happily.
"And Makoto will finally come back to you so there's no need to kill Crystal," Ivy pointed out.
"Who's now living with you," Musa added.
"I'm done with men for the time being, I really don't need love in my life," Jade said walking out of the room.
"This isn't good," Ivy commented.
"What why?" Bloom asked.
"Because if Jade gives up on men then obviously something is very, very wrong," Dani said as if it was obvious.
"Don't worry she'll get over it," Bloom said with a small smile.
"Let's hope so," Dani said agreeing with her.
"Bloom Sky's parents are here they want to see you about Sky's funeral," Tecna said as she and Timmy entered the room.
"Yeah sure," Bloom said leaving the room.