Amethyst Ice

Ch.17-Invasion?

PING! Sanderson appeared with Timmy by his side in the main building. Ignoring the fairy guards around, he barged smoothly into the room, still as vain and arrogant as ever.

"Jorgen...long time no see! How are you, cupcake?" He greeted. Jorgen got out of his seat and towered over them.

"What is the meaning of this?" He demanded.

"Tut tut tut...relax...I'm not going to rap this time." Sanderson laughed, waving his hand at him. He glanced at Timmy standing quietly next to him, and patted him on the head to indicate he was behaving just fine. Suddenly, the small globe on Jorgen's desk came on, showing a fairy on it.

"I've got some good news and bad news, sir." The fairy said.

"What's the good news?" Jorgen asked.

"The good news is the terrorist has stopped atacking. The bad news is now we don't know what he's going to do next." Jorgen paced the floor of Fairy Hall, worried for the first time in his life. The pixie prince lifted an eyebrow, surprised that the fairy had the capability to even be worried.

"...I suggest for you to stop that. It gets quite on my nerves." Sanderson said, crossing his arms and leaned against a pillar.

"You actually have the guts to tell me what to do?" Jorgen asked. The pixie shrugged, flying over to the empty chair nearby and plopped down in it as Timmy sat at his feet.

"What? Am I not capable when I'm the head pixie and about as equal in power?" His eyes passed over Jorgen as he paced on by, noting his physique under tan skin. Jorgen could feel some tension coming from Sanderson as the pixie kept staring at him.

"You know, if you need my help, I'll be glad to give it to you." He said, twirling the chair around like a little kid.

"...And what makes you think I need your help? I'm perfectly fine! I've got the situation under control!" Jorgen snapped.

"Do you? Or are you afraid of me criticizing you for being clueless?" He asked, floating up to Jorgen's view just as he paced back; a little too close for comfort. Even in his adult form, he was still tiny compared to the muscled fairy...but he didn't mind at all.

"Go away." He said, brushing the pixie to the side. Sanderson smiled as he followed the fairy closely, making sure to make him as uncomfortable as possible.

"It's all right to admit you're lost...everyone makes mistakes at some point."

"And what makes you think that I've made one?" Jorgen asked, glaring at Sanderson to keep distance.

"Oh, maybe sending out all best fairies to find one just guy...and leaving your home defenseless...I'd call that a mistake."

"That was your idea!" Jorgen growled. Sanderson snorted.

"Was it? Or are you just trying to blame me?" The muscles fairy paced around, struggling to find an answer before he stopped and glared at the pixie.

"...Get out."

"Excuse me?" Sanderson asked, knowing perfectly well that he hit the sensitive spot.

"Just get out. And don't let me catch you around here again, pixie." Jorgen growled, pointing at the door. Sanderson smiled pleasantly and wrapped his arm around Timmy's waist as he walked out.

"Alright...don't come crying to me when you find yourself under attack...ta ta for now, pumpkin!" He let the door slam behind them, causing a nearby vase to tip and shatter on the marble floor.

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"...Well, I'd better get home...Cosmo and Timmy are probably waiting for me..." Wanda said as she flew around.

'Being gone for a while, attacked by some guy that is practically invisible, and hit on by Anti-Cosmo made me realize something...life is way too short to spend time whining on what could've been...I should concentrate on the most important child in my life and deal with Cosmo no matter how much pain he causes me...' She managed to smile, even though it hurt.

"I still love Cosmo deep down...but I don't know if he still feels the same way. But what can I say? Men are fickle...and so am I." She shrugged as she flew past an alley.

"...Sweet Timmy, don't you see what's happening? Everything is going my way..." Wanda paused in her thoughts as she heard a silky voice purring from out of nowhere.

"What? Did I just hear someone say Timmy's name?" She stopped and quietly tiptoed around a corner of a building. She saw a man with his back turned, talking to a small boy.

"...What do you hope to gain from all this?" She heard the boy tremble. The man smiled as he pinched the boy's cheek playfully.

"Why nothing, of course...I just love to cause misery for everyone around me. But I thought you knew me well enough to know that." The boy shook his head.

"Then what does Cosmo, Wanda, Jorgen, or any fairy have to do with you, Master?" He retorted. The man smiled coldly and cupped the boy's face in his hand.

"World domination just happened to leap on my to-do list." Wanda gasped quietly, realizing that she was eaves-dropping on the terrorist they were all searching for...and he had been in Fairy World the whole time. Tears came to her eyes as she remembered at those fairies that had been killed by his hands...no one knew that he was under their noses the whole time. And now that he was nearby and even using a child to do his evil bidding, well that was the last straw. She clenched her hands into fists and stepped out from around the corner.

"I won't allow you!" She yelled. The man turned, smirking very evilly.

"Well well well...if it isn't Wanda." He said. Wanda dropped her wand as she recognized the smoldering purple eyes...the familiar spiky black hair...

"Sanderson! Y...You were the one...this whole time?" She said in shock.

"Not to mention I have someone you know..." Sanderson pulled back his jacket to reveal Timmy behind him. The boy stood there, his eyes glazed over as he stared lifelessly at Wanda.

"You lied..." He whispered.

"Timmy!" She almost broke down.

"Poor Timmy...no one understands him...not even his godparents." Sanderson chuckled, kissing Timmy on the lips before he faced her.

"Game over, sweetheart..." At that point, shadows passed among the sides and quickly latched onto her body.

"W...What is this!" She demanded as she struggled to free herself.

"Darkness...consume her." Sanderson whispered, moving his hand. Wanda screamed as she was painfully smacked up into the air, and the shadows opened up, swallowing her whole. She managed to break an arm free as she was brought back down.

"Timmy! NO!" She wailed, reaching out for her godchild. The last thing she saw was Timmy looking at her with a smile on his face as her hand was quickly consumed by the darkness and disappeared into the ground. Sanderson snapped his fingers, breaking his control over Timmy. The pink-hatted boy quickly fell to his knees, sobbing as he touched the place where Wanda disappeared.

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"W...Wanda...where the hell are you?" He whispered, his breathing slightly irregular. He couldn't concentrate as he searched for Wanda around Fairy World, not realizing that he flew past the alley where Wanda was at. It seemed that the pills wore out quicker than he thought, and there was no way he could get more unless he visited Sanderson. But then most likely he'd have to pay up in some way, for he had no money on him. He needed them...like he needed oxygen, or a block of cheese. Cosmo groaned and turned back. Screw Wanda...he needed more of that magic medicine...