Chapter Seven: Wings Of Darkness: Part One
In the Winx Club's dorm, a dark hole suddenly appeared and through it came the Winx girls.
"Techna, Wendy, try to stabilize Musa while I go and get the nurse!" Bloom ordered.
"Shouldn't you change back to normal first?" Asked Stella. Bloom looked at her uniform and new wings and closed her eyes. I few seconds later she looked perfectly normal again. She then tore out of the room.
Bloom threw open the door to the Alfea nurses office.
"What's wrong?" The nurse asked, surprised by Blooms' sudden entrance.
"My fiend was attacked by witches. I think she's going to die!" Bloom stated. The nurse immediately jumped up and grabbed an emergency medical kit.
"Let's go, we have no time to loose."
By the time Bloom and the nurse arrived back at Blooms' dorm, the other girls had put Flora in the bathtub so her blood wouldn't get everywhere.
"My god!" The Nurse shouted. "This is the worst injury I've ever seen. We've got to get her to the hospital right away!"
An hour later, Flora was in the emergency room of the Magix General Hospital. Doctors were working frantically to save her life. Ms. Faragonda and Ms. Grizelda had arrived a few minutes ago.
"Now tell me, how did this happen Bloom!" Ms. Faragonda demanded. She had received work of Floras' injury as soon as the medical shuttle had arrived.
"We were shopping in the Magix mall when the witches attacked us. We didn't do anything. They just came at us. We tried to get away but they used some super huge attack and hit Flora."
"Why didn't you take her to the hospital right away?" Ms. Grizelda asked.
"After they hit Flora I told Rebecca to get us out of there. I guess the first place she thought of was Alfea. She didn't have time to think of going anywhere else."
"Humph. Well at least you got her here as fast as you could. I don't often say this so listen closely. I'm proud of the initiative you showed." Bloom was shocked. She'd never heard of anyone receiving praise from Ms. G.
"Th-Thank you Ms. Grizelda," she replied. Suddenly, the doors to the Emergency Room opened and a doctor emerged.
"How is she? Is she going to be all right?" Bloom asked.
"Calm down miss. Your friend's going to be fine. I'd just like to say that it's a miracle she's in as good a condition as she is. The energy that injured her somehow missed her organs and her spine. She's suffered severe blood loss and tissue damage, but with magical therapy she should be ready to go home in a few days. She'll have to take it easy for a while though. Her body's been through quite a lot."
"Thank you Doctor," they said together.
"Can I see her?" Bloom asked.
"I suppose, but please keep it brief. She needs her rest." Bloom gave a nod and entered the room where two nurses had wheeled Flora a minute ago. The room was small, but it had a window and Bloom noticed there were already some flowers in a vase by Floras' bed.
"Hey Flora. How are you feeling?"
"Oh, hi Bloom. I'm doing all right I suppose. My stomach hurts, and I'm really tired. Thank you for taking care of me," Flora said in a weak voice.
"Of course Flora, we're best friends. I'm so sorry I let the witches hurt you like this," Bloom said hanging her head. Flora reached out with an arm that had an IV in it and ran her hand along Blooms' face.
"It's al right Bloom. I don't blame you at all. You did everything you could. I just wasn't fast enough."
"The doctor says that you'll be able to come back to Alfea in just a few days. Don't worry, Ariel's taking care of your plants," Bloom said, anticipating Floras' next question.
"Thank you Bloom. You were totally awesome in that fight you know." Bloom gave Flora a warning glance. She didn't want to talk about the Seal where others could over hear it. Flora gave nod of understanding. Just then, a nurse poked her head inside.
"I'm sorry but visiting hours are over. The patient needs her rest."
"All right, I'll come back tomorrow Flora," Bloom said.
"I'll see you then," Flora replied.
After seeing Flora, Bloom took the bus back to Alfea. As soon as she stepped off the bus she was surrounded. All the girls in Alfea it seemed wanted to join the Winx Club. After escaping her new fans, Bloom secretly made her way back to her room. The other girls were waiting for her there.
"So, how is Flora doing?" Laura asked. Her eyes seemed different. The power of the Oricalcos seemed to be affecting her more strongly than the others.
"She's doing fine. The doctor says she'll be able to leave the hospital in just a few days."
"That's great news Bloom," Musa said. "We've got to make those witches pay!"
"You're absolutely right Musa. No one hurts a member of the Winx Club like that and gets away with it." The light in the room seemed to darken as Bloom spoke.
"By the way Bloom, you were so awesome in that fight!" Electra praised. "I never knew anyone could be that powerful."
"How did it feel?" Flare asked. She was jealous that Bloom had achieved this new level of power first.
"I can't describe it really. It was like I was in control of everything. I felt like I could do anything!"
"When you grew your new wings did it hurt?" Ariel asked.
"No not really. When they came in I let my anger take over. I let the rage I felt flow through me."
"Man that sounds intense. So if your rage was in control how come you didn't attack us?" Serina asked.
"I was somehow still able to recognize you as my friends."
"So, do you think we can get to that new level of power Bloom? I mean how did you do it?" Stella asked.
"When I saw Flora get hit and lay on the ground and the Witches laughing, I just lost it. Somehow, I sunk into the deepest part of my soul. When I was there, I found a darker part of myself. I guess it was my dark side. We merged together and the next thing I knew I'd grown my new wings."
"Not to mention you had a new tude too," Musa added. "So, did it feel good having your dark side free?"
"Yes, it did. I can control it, but I still have power even when I'm not in my Winx form."
"Can you show us?" Techna asked.
"Sure," Bloom replied. She walked over to Technas' door and grabbed the hard plastic beam that ran acrossone side. With a flick of her wrist she tore it free from the wall.
"Wow! Bloom you're amazing!" Musa exclaimed.
"Thanks, but watch this," Bloom said as she flexed her hand and the beam shattered.
The girls were speechless. They'd just seen Bloom break a piece of reinforced plastic with her bare hand.
"So, what do you think?" Bloom asked.
"How did you do that?" Flare asked.
"I just used a little bit if my dark power."
"Can you give us that kind of power," the other girls all asked at once. They could hardly keep still.
"I don't know. To access the power I have you'd need to descend into the deepest and darkest part of your souls."
"I think I can help with that," Laura said quietly.
"How?" Asked Bloom.
"In my realm, we have a special technique we call Soul Fusion. One of our priests joins two or more fairies minds together. They can thenexplore their souls. If I can join us together, I could help you girls access the dark parts of your souls. It can be dangerous, but I think it would be the best way to do this."
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Flare said.
"Me too, this Soul Fusion sounds like a fascinating experience," Techna added.
"Can you do this Laura?" Bloom asked.
"I studied the technique for several years. I'm confident I could do it."
"I think I speak for everyone when I say let's go for it," Flare stated. Everyone else nodded.
"Ok, let's do it Laura," Bloom said.
"Very well. Everyone, sit down in a circle and join hands," Laura ordered. The girls obeyed.
"Now open your minds to me," Laura said while taking the hands of Bloom and Electra. "Feel your minds descent into the depths of your soul."
As Laura spoke, the girls felt their minds begin to let go of the outside world. The world around them dropped away, and they each found themselves in a world of their memories.
Each girls experience was different. For Techna, she found herself back in her early childhood. There were several kids who were jealous of her. One day they cornered her on her way to a science fair.
"Please let me pass," she begged. "I'm going to miss the deadline for the Science Fair."
"Why do you even need to enter? You already have more awards that all of us combined."
"I suppose I'm just smarter than you. Besides, this Fair is the most important. This device took me months to create," she said, indicating the globe shaped device in her hands.
"So what? Don's gonna win this time, because you're got even gonna enter!" The big boy said as he snatched the device out of Technas' hands and threw it against a brick wall. The sphere shattered.
"NOOOO!" Techna screamed. Then, the rest of the memories came flooding back. How disappointed her parents had been with her. How angry the people who had been her partners had been. She had lost most of her friends that day. At that moment, darkness surrounded her. Within the cloud she saw a duplicate of herself. She appeared to be asleep. "Hello?" Techna asked. The girl opened her eyes, and they were glowing red.
"Ah, so you've finally come," she said with venom in her voice. "So, are you ready to admit to the darkness in your heart my lighter half?"
"Yes, I want to be the most powerful person I can be," Techna replied.
"Than release me, and we will become one." The Dark Techna indicated chains that bound her to a piece of steel. Techna saw a key appear in her hands. She stuck it in a lock at the center of the chains and they fell to the ground.
"Thank you," she said before she transformed into a black crystal and flew into Techna. It hurt as she pierced Technas' heart. Then she felt the anger and darkness of her other side enter her. She finally understood why the Witches enjoyed hurting others. The pleasure was immense. As she merged completely with her dark side, she felt herself coming back to the real world.
"Nice of you to finally join us Techna?" Bloom said when Techna opened her eyes. Techna felt slightly heavier. Then she saw the black wings extending from her back. The other girls all had them as well. Their eyes also glowed red, and their expressions were dark. "How do you feel?" Stella asked.
"Excellent," Techna replied darkly. "I finally feel free."
"Good. Now that we're all at full power, I think it's time to expand our group." Techna had the book of the Oricalcos in her hands and was skimming through it at an amazing speed.
"Listen to this girls," she called. "When a servant of the Oricalcos reaches their full potential, they gain the ability to bestow the power of the Oricalcos on anyone they choose simply by touching them," she read.
"Cool, so, who's ready to take over this school?" Flare asked. Everyone of the girls raised their hands.
Will the Winx girls take over Alfea? What is next for the Winx Club? Find out in the next exciting chapter of Dark Winx. P.S: if you want the story on one ofthe other girls experiences, e-mail me and I'll send them to you.