~~~~ Previously ~~~~

Daniel managed to escape his imprisonment thanks to his mother. Abigail and Colton arrived in Natora in search of the sugar lotus. During their stay there, Abigail was tricked by a dryad and almost had her life energy completely stolen. At the same time, Colton was attacked by Rave. Thanks to Colton's efforts, the darkness poisoning Rave's mind was broken. After admitting that she wanted people to see her secret garden, Abigail was able to earn her Charmix and defeat Ambrosia. Alex and Ulrik made it to Aurora, only to be attacked by the wyvern that guards the ice crystals. Rave arrived just in time and defeated the wyvern, saving Alex from being frozen solid. Daniel was tricked by Neva and Krista, resulting in his capture once more. ~~~~

Alfea

Pheres paced around Daniel's room, trying to figure out how to save him. 'I should have tried harder. If I had, Daniel wouldn't have gotten himself captured again. And it doesn't appear as if anyone has noticed that he's missing yet. I can't exactly inform anyone in this state either. Wait a minute. Daniel did mention that he was friends with a aura fairy. Maybe I can get through to her. I have to try.' Without hesitation, he took off in search of Catarina.

"It's been three hours and we still haven't figured out where to find the rune stones." Carmen said, sulking a little.

Catarina continued to look through the book she had, releasing a small sigh. "Even I'm not getting anywhere and this is what I do best. I'm afraid that none of these books have what we need. There is nothing that even hints at where to find any. I can't take much more of this."

"Are you sick or something?" Carmen asked, completely shocked. "I never thought that you would get tired of doing research."

"It's not like that." Catarina said. "The library just doesn't have what we need."

Rosella looked down a little and gripped her arm. "I was afraid of that."

"There has to be some clue as to how we find them." Felicity said. "Rachel is counting on us."

Abigail looked out a nearby window and thought for a second. "Rosella. Is it possible that you could use your magic to sense them? If you combine the magic in your horn with Catarina's aura sensing, you might be able to narrow down the search."

"It wouldn't work." Rafe said. "If we were looking for a specific person, it would work perfectly. The problem is that we're not looking for anyone. We're trying to find something that may no longer exist."

Carmen groaned and slumped across the table. "They have to exist somewhere. And where are the guys? The only one that's actually around is Zane."

"They went back to Red Fountain to get in some extra training." Catarina said. "We'll see them later alright."

Carmen continued to groan, starting to fall asleep. "Wake me up when they do get back." Within seconds, she had drifted off into a deep sleep.

"Carmen has no sense of class." Felicity said. "Whatever happened to Ulrik and Draegan?"

Catarina was about to answer when she felt an unknown presence in the room. 'Who's there?'

'You must be Catarina.'

'That's right.' Catarina thought. 'Who are you?'

'Forgive me. My name is Pheres. I'm Daniel's father.'

A look of shock came over Catarina's face. 'How is this possible?'

"Is something wrong Cat?" Rosella asked.

'It's a long story.' Pheres said. 'Listen to me. Daniel is in danger. I need your help.'

"Hold on Rosella." Catarina said. 'What's happened to him?'

'He's been captured by Rangda.' Pheres said. 'She intends to start a powerful ritual. You must hurry.'

'How could we possibly take on that witch?' Catarina asked. 'As of right now, we are down two people.'

"Something's wrong." Rosella said.

'You're trying to find Revian rune stones.' Pheres said. 'I know where you can find some. Just know that these stones are the only ones left in the entire dimension. And I'm sure that Rangda knows where to find them.'

"I'll explain everything." Catarina said. "Rangda has Daniel and we need to save him."

"How are we supposed to do that?" Abigail asked.

"We can't do anything until we save Rachel." Felicity said. "How do you know this?"

Catarina sighed and nodded. "I can easily pick up on any aura nearby. The rest of you can't sense it, but Daniel's father is here with us. He knows where to find the rune stones." 'Where are they? We have to get there before that witch destroys them.'

'Tempesta.' Pheres said. 'You'll need to go into the eye of the storm.'

"It's looks like we're going to Tempesta." Catarina said. "We have to go into the eye of the storm."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Carmen asked.

"I'm not sure." Catarina said. "We need someone that knows Tempesta."

Carmen sighed and sulked a little. "And here we are with nothing. Again."

"Zane." Felicity said. "He's from Tempesta. Maybe he knows."

Carmen perked up as a big grin came across her face. "Let's get the guys and get out of here. We're wasting time sitting around here."

Red Fountain

"Zane." Alex said. "We need you."

Zane kept his gaze on the floor and grasped his arm. "No you don't. I'll just mess things up for everyone."

"Zane." Gale said. "The rune stones are the last thing needed to help Rachel. You're the only one that knows Tempesta."

Zane fisted his hands a little and walked outside. 'The rune stones would be on Tempesta. Everything just seems to come back and bite me.'

"You're pathetic." Lyon said, walking up behind Zane.

"Should we do something?" Brandon asked.

"No." Helia said. "This might be exactly what Zane needs."

Zane glanced up at Lyon and glared a little. "Why don't you go bother someone else? I don't want to listen to your crap."

"It's not like you're going to make me do anything." Lyon said. "How much longer do you intend to whine? You certainly don't care about your little fairy. Otherwise you would do everything you could to save her."

Zane looked down and grasped his arm. "It's not like that. I do care about Rachel."

"Then do what is necessary to save her." Lyon said. "Or be alone." With that, he walked off out of sight.

'Thank you Lyon.' Zane thought, smiling a little.

"Hey Zane." Rexx said, running up to him.

Zane looked up at Rexx and smiled a little more. "We should get going now."

"Yeah." Rexx said. "The girls are already here. Apparently Carmen ran the entire way."

"What's the plan?" Gale asked.

"We head to the eye of the storm." Alex said.

Zane walked up to the others and shook his head. "It's not that simple. None of our ships will make it through the storm. We would have to make it through hurricane force winds, unnatural lightning, and volcanic geysers."

"Volcanic." Carmen said as her face lit up with happiness. "You can leave that to me. A little volcanic activity never hurt me."

Zane sighed and shook his head once more. "We still have the wind and lightning to worry about."

"I should be able to handle the wind." Abigail said.

Colton smiled and pulled Abigail close. "You'll do fine. And that leaves the lightning."

Carmen looked over at Rosella as a sly grin came over her face. "We could always use Rosella's horn as a lightning rod."

"That is definitely not what it's meant for." Rosella said. 'Carmen scares me from time to time.'

'The runes will be located at the base of the eye.' Pheres said.

Catarina nodded, before getting lost in her thoughts. 'How are we supposed to deal with the lightning storms? If we don't figure this out, we'll be destroyed and that witch would have won.'

'Not if you find the source of the storm.' Pheres said. 'Stop the source and you'll stop the storms. I won't be able to help you any further. Right now, I need to be my Daniel's side. Don't worry. You'll find a way to save your friend.'

"Zane." Catarina said. "Do you know what causes the storm?" 'We'll save everyone. Be careful.'

Zane shook his head and turned his attention to Catarina. "No one does. The storm has always been there."

"We'll figure it out." Felicity said.

Catarina nodded and released a small sigh. "It's not just about saving Rachel anymore. Daniel, the Winx, everyone is depending on us. We have to stop Rangda."

"No matter what happens, we stick together." Alex said. "Let's go."

Shadow Lair

Rangda laughed as she watched them through her orb. "They are going after the rune stones. Amicia will tear them to shreds. Time to prepare for the ritual." She smirked as she glanced over at the unconscious Daniel.

'Daniel.' Asher thought. 'What have I done?'

Krista smirked, watching Asher from the shadows. 'Too easy.' Without hesitation, she threw her boomerangs and knocked him unconscious.

"Asher has been locked away." Neva said.

Rangda smirked and nodded. "Good. It's time to make sure Mythia doesn't interfere again. Let's convince her to come out and play."

Krista walked up next to Neva and smiled a little. "Our little clone will take care of her."

Deep within the dungeons, the clone laid on the cold stone floor. "Mother. Please. Help me."

"Asher." Mythia said, kneeling down beside him. "What have they done to you?"

The clone looked up at Mythia and winced a little. "It hurts so much."

Rangda watched from the shadows and smirked, holding out one of her special gems. 'You're mine Mythia.'

"What's going on?" Mythia asked as she was being absorbed into the crystal.

The clone smirked and started to chuckle. "Foolish fairy." He then disappeared without a trace.

"You can't escape me Mythia." Rangda said, chuckling a little. "And you couldn't even see past our little ruse. Thanks to you, I have both of your precious sons."

Mythia cried out in pain and glared at Rangda. "Mark my words. You will be defeated witch."

"Mythia?!" Pheres called out, running over to her.

Rangda smirked, turning her attention on Pheres. "The whole family is here. How wonderful. Now my collection is complete." She laughed as the crystal started to absorb Pheres as well.

"The Scoutix will stop you." Pheres said, wincing a little.

Rangda smiled as her crystal continued to absorb them. "Those little fairies and heroes will be destroyed before they can reach the rune stones. My demons will run amok all over the magic dimension." She smirked as both Mythia and Pheres were completely absorbed.

'What happened?' Daniel thought. 'That's right. I remember. Captured again. I hope everyone else is having better luck.'

"The ritual won't even be finished until sunset." Arric said.

Rangda looked to Arric and nodded. "Tell me something I don't know Arric. Sunset will be here in exactly one hour. If those fairies do manage to survive, it will be too late."

Tempesta

"Where exactly is this storm?" Gale asked.

"It's located right above the desert." Zane said.

Carmen watched out the window, taking in every detail. "Everything looks so peaceful."

"Tempesta isn't made of storms." Zane said. "Most of it is quite beautiful and sunny."

"Why is it called Tempesta?" Alex asked.

"The storm." Zane said, pointing towards the desert. "Centuries ago, the storm was being worshiped. The ancients believed that it was caused by the gods. Nowadays, the cause behind the storm has long been forgotten. In other words, no one has figured it out."

Catarina looked to storm and released a small sigh. "This is it. There's no turning back now. We can do this."

"Let's combine our magic." Rosella said. "A convergence might be strong enough to break through the storm. The least we can do is try."

Catarina nodded and walked over to the door. "We'll do a convergence and figure things out from there. We've got to stick together."

"We'll create an opening for the ship to get through." Felicity said. "You guys head straight for the eye. We'll meet you there."

Lyon sighed a little and pulled Felicity close. "Be careful. Fifteen minutes. You meet us in fifteen minutes or don't even bother coming at all."

"You be careful." Felicity said, smiling a little.

'Why does Lyon have to be so harsh?' Colton asked himself.

"Show that storm what you're made of." Rexx said.

Carmen smiled and jumped up a little. "We'll take care of it in no time."

"We don't have time to waste." Rosella said.

The girls nodded and transformed. "Magic Scoutix!" Without hesitation, they all flew out into the storm.

"Good luck." Alex said, watching them take off.

The girls flew up to the edge of the storm and nodded. "Convergence!" Their spells had struck the storm, only to fade into nothing.

"It didn't work." Abigail said.

Catarina released a small sigh and shook her head. "We're not a full team. It's one thing to stop a small disaster, but this is on a whole other level. Without Rachel and Daniel, we're just not strong enough."

"Lava Shield!" Carmen quickly put up her shield as a geyser of lava shot up towards the girls. "Keep going girls. Let me take care of these geysers. This is my specialty after all."

Rosella nodded and flew off with the others. 'You can do this Carmen.' "Up next is the wind."

"Are you sure you can handle this Abigail?" Catarina asked.

"I have to try." Abigail said.

Felicity smiled and looked ahead. "You won't be alone Abigail. I'll lend you a hand."

"That leaves us Cat." Rosella said.

Catarina nodded and they flew off further into the storm. "And now the most dangerous part of the storm."

"The lightning storms." Rosella said. "We need to stay alert." Just as she spoke, Catarina was struck with a bolt of lightning. "Catarina?!"

Catarina nodded before she was struck by lightning, knocking her unconscious. 'Come on Catarina. Wake up.'

"I'm going out there." Gale said. Before anyone could say anything, he took off on his wind rider and caught Catarina. "I got you."

Alex sighed and shook his head a little. "I've never seen Gale act so careless."

"Any one of us would have done the same." Zane said.

Alex kept his gaze on the storm, trying to figure out a way to get through it. "Without a hole, I won't be able to get the Owl through."

"Let me fly." Lyon said.

"What makes you so sure you can?" Alex asked.

"I've flown in storms before." Lyon said. "Trust me."

Alex sighed and let Lyon take over flying. "Just be careful."

"Gale." Rosella said. "Get Catarina out of here. She won't be able to do anything until she wakes up."

Gale nodded and went back to the ship with Catarina. 'Please wake up soon Catarina.'

Lyon managed to get the ship through the storm, heading straight into the eye. "We're here."

"Set the ship down at the base." Alex said.

'Hold on a little bit longer Rachel.' Zane thought as the ship landed.

Carmen laughed as another lava geyser shot up in front of her. "This is fun. I feel stronger than ever." Without hesitation, she used her magic to make the geysers dormant. Once she was finished, she flew off to join Rosella. "You look like you could use a hand."

Rosella nodded, quickly dodging a lightning bolt. "We have to figure out a way to stop this."

"It's time for a convergence." Carmen said as her charmix items appeared.

Rosella smiled as her charmix items appeared. "Light Arrow Shower!"

Carmen smirked a little and readied her spell. "Magma Orb!"

"Convergence!" The attack struck the lightning storm, causing it to fade away.

"Oh yeah!" Carmen called out. "Take that lightning!"

Rosella laughed as they flew towards the eye. "We can't let our guard down yet. That was far too easy."

"It looks like it's just us now Abigail." Felicity said.

Abigail nodded as she was blown back a little by the wind. "Let's make this quick."

"Right." Felicity said. "Convergence."

Abigail smiled as her charmix items appeared along with Felicity's. "Floral Wreath!"

"Light Ray!" Felicity called out.

"Convergence!" Within seconds, the wind calmed down.

"I don't like this." Abigail said. "This is too easy."

Felicity nodded and looked to the eye. "Yes. Let's join the others." Without hesitation, the two of them flew down towards the eye.

Lyon landed the ship and they all exited, aside from Gale and Catarina. "I don't see anything. It's a wasteland."

"The rune stones are supposed to be at the base of the eye." Alex said.

Rexx looked around and sighed. "Maybe they were blown away by the storm."

"No." Zane said. "The stones are here. They have to be."

Lyon fisted his hands a little and walked over to Zane. "What if their not? What if we we're too late?"

"I won't believe that." Zane said. "I will save Rachel. Even if it's the last thing I do. They have to be here somewhere."

Before anyone could say another word, a wall of lightning and lava formed around the specialists. "Looking for these." A demonic cat girl skipped around Zane, holding up a bag full of the rune stones.

"You're the source of this storm." Zane said, keeping his eye on the cat girl. "Hand the runes over."

The cat girl giggled as her tail flicked Zane in the face. "If you want them that badly, you'll have to take them from me."

"That won't be too difficult." Lyon said, summoning his nunchuks.

The girl glanced over at Lyon as his arms and legs were covered with rock. "You're not going to interfere. And don't count on your little fairies saving you. They'll be dead before they could even get to you."

"You're the source of this storm." Lyon said, struggling to get free.

"Frost Arrow!"

The girl smirked and dodged the attack. "If it isn't a walking snowman. Is that all you got frosty boy? And the name is Amicia. Mrroew."

"Light Javelin Burst!"

Amicia chuckled and jumped out of the way, landing on all fours. "You're such a pain." She smirked as lightning struck Colton.

Colton cried out in pain and fell to the ground. 'What is up with this girl?'

"You still have us to worry about demon." Rexx said. "Inferno Chakram!"

Amicia winced and hissed at Rexx. "You'll pay for that. Earthquake!"

Rexx struggled to stand up as he found himself lying at the bottom of a hole. "I'm alright. Just a broken ankle."

"Frost Arrow Storm!"

Amicia purred and dodged the arrows. "Pathetic. I'll show you a real storm. Cyclone!"

Alex struggled to keep his footing before flying back against the ground. "She's too powerful."

"Stay right now little boy." Amicia said as vines wrapped around Alex. She then turned to Zane and smiled. "And now to deal with you. Traitor."

Zane glared and summoned his whip. "I'm no traitor. You're just a fool."

"I'm loyal to my mistress." Amicia said, clawing Zane's face. "And I'm dragging you back to her. You'll be broken so much, you won't dare leave her side again."

Zane winced and held his face. "I'm not going back Amicia. I will get those runes."

Amicia laughed and shook the bag of runes. "You'll have to defeat me first. Once I'm finished with you, these runes are history. Lightning Storm!"

Zane cried out in pain and fell to his knees. 'If this keeps up. I won't last long.'

"Why can't we get through?" Felicity asked.

"It's this barrier." Rosella said. "Someone is trying to keep us out."

Abigail looked down a little and grasped her arm. "There has to be a way for us to get through."

"We need to figure it out fast." Carmen said. "They guys aren't doing too good. We have to get in there and help them."

Amicia laughed and walked up to Zane, kneeling in front of him. "Stop resisting. You can't save that worthless girl." She then lifted his head up and kissed him. "We'd be purrfect together."

"That's never going to happen." Zane said. "Rachel is the one I love and I'll do whatever it takes to save her."

Amicia growled and clawed his face once more. "I'm going to enjoy breaking you. You will be mine."

"I can handle anything you throw at me." Zane said, glaring even more. 'That's a lie. I can't give in yet. Rachel. I need you right now. If only you were here.'

Amicia smiled and prepared another lightning strike. "I highly doubt that. Lighting Strike!"

As the lightning was about to hit Zane, a crystal shield appeared around him. 'Rachel.'

"What's going on?!" Amicia called out.

"It's time for a convergence girls." Rosella said, as the girls nodded and readied their spells.

"Light Arrow Shower!"

"Magma Orb!"

"Floral Wreath!"

"Light Ray!"

"Convergence!" The combined spells struck the barrier, doing it's best to break through.

"Don't give up." Carmen said.

Catarina slowly opened her eyes and looked around. "Gale. What happened?"

"You got hurt." Gale said smiling. "I'm glad you're alright."

Catarina nodded and stood up. "I have to go help the others."

"Alright." Gale said. "Just take it easy."

Without hesitation, Catarina took off out of the ship and flew up to the barrier. "Chakra Blast!" Within seconds, the barrier shattered and allowed the others to fly inside.

"Catarina." Rosella said. "It's nice to see you're alright."

"What's going on down there?" Felicity asked, looking down towards Zane and Amicia.

"That shield." Carmen said. "It's Rachel. Her magic is protecting Zane."

"How is that possible?" Abigail asked.

"I'm not sure." Catarina said.

Amicia growled, clawing at the shield. "Break already you stupid shield."

"Those claws are not going to cut through crystal." Zane said, smirking a little. "The love between Rachel and I is stronger than you'll ever be."

"Light Arrow Shower!" The arrows quickly freed the guys as the girls landed.

"What should we do?" Carmen asked.

"Nothing." Rexx said.

Lyon smirked and walked over to Rexx and the girls. "Zane can handle the cat."

"Let's just sit back and watch." Alex said.

Gale joined the others, keeping his gaze on Zane. "The cat has the rune stones."

"Relax." Catarina said. "Zane isn't facing this feline alone."

"Will someone please just tell me how Rachel is helping him?" Carmen asked.

"He got through to her." Catarina said. "I'm not sure how, but he did. She must have sensed that he needed help. Or rather, her magic sensed it. They truly have a strong connection."

Amicia continued her attempts at breaking through the shield. "I can still destroy the runes. You'll never see her again."

"You're wrong." Zane said. "Even without the runes, I'll find a way to save her. I don't care what it takes."

Amicia laughed and jumped up into the air. "You're all too late." Without hesitation, she burned the bag and the runes with it. "You'll never stop the ritual. At sunset, my mistress will become unstoppable."

"Let's take this feline down." Carmen said. "Lava Beam!"

"Unicorn Rush!"

"Aura Blast!"

"Orb of Light!"

"Rose Pheromone!"

Amicia cried out in pain before fading into a red mist.

"What are we supposed to do?" Rosella asked. "She destroyed the runes."

"We can still save Rachel." Zane said. "I just need time."

Catarina winced a little and nodded. "We don't have much time. You heard what that cat said. We have until sunset to save Rachel."

"You're hurting." Gale said. "What did you sense?"

Catarina sighed and smiled a little. "Rachel. I could feel her. It's like she's trying to tell me something, but I'm not sure what."

"I can get through to her." Zane said.

"How can you be sure?" Alex asked.

"You all saw what happened." Zane said. "Rachel saved me. That was definitely her magic."

Catarina nodded and looked down a little. "We have until sunset to free Rachel and stop Rangda. Zane. Are you absolutely sure you can get through to her in time?"

Zane nodded. "Definitely. I believe that she's keeping herself locked away. I'm the only one that can help her."

"It's just like when Lyon had to get through to Felicity." Colton said.

Catarina nodded. "Let's get back to Alfea."

Shadow Lair

"Zane actually believes that he can get through to his precious fairy." Rangda said. "Without the runes, it's impossible. I've won."

Daniel winced a little and slowly opened his eyes, struggling to break free. 'I have to find a way to break free.'

"You won't be getting free this time Danny boy." Rangda said. "This time, you don't have mommy and daddy here to save." She chuckled as she held up the crystal with Mythia and Pheres sealed inside. "And don't count on that brother of yours either. He's locked away."

Daniel glared, keeping his gaze on Rangda. "You won't win."

Rangda smirked and rubbed his face. "I already have. No one can stop me now. You're little friends aren't strong enough to do anything. The Winx are locked away and can do nothing."

"They'll find a way." Daniel said. "You underestimate them."

Rangda snickered and smacked him across the face. "They underestimate my abilities. You'd be dead if I didn't need you alive. Don't worry. By the time this ritual is complete, you will be." She laughed as the collected essence swirled around him. "By sunset, it will be too late. And that's only a few hours away."

Daniel cried out in pain, struggling to get free once more. 'There has to be a way to get out of this. I'm all alone. Brother.'

"Krista. Neva." Rangda said.

Krista and Neva appeared, smirking at Daniel's pain.

"Start wreaking havoc." Rangda said. "I'm sure that even you two can handle that. Start with Alfea. Ulrik, Draegan, and Rave are there. It should be quite enjoyable for you."

Without hesitation, Krista and Neva disappeared.