Chapter 25
Trust your friends and be patient
Layla could feel she was resting on a really comfortable bed with a really fluffy pillow underneath her head. But that couldn't be possible because the last thing she remembered was being pushed off a cliff, being washed away by an underground river and walking desperately through a forest trying to find help. After that everything was dark. She had no idea of what was happening to her little friends and that teacher. Tears started rising to her eyes. In the end she couldn't save the pixies from that evil man. They were probably so scared right now all alone in that terrifying place. Well they had that teacher with them but without his powers he wouldn't be able to protect them. She was a failure.
It took her some time to put aside her depressed thoughts and tune in on what was happening around her. Well she was too exhausted to sit up and open her eyes so she contented herself in listening to the conversation that was happening around her. She could only hear two female voices talking.
" He hasn't come back yet I' m starting to worry..." A really nice and soft voice said. She could feel the person sitting right next to her.
" Calm down, I'm sure he' s okay. He probably just wants to arrive fashionably late. You'll see." The second voice was located a bit further away. Her words made the first chuckle.
" So how is she? " The second voice changed the subject to the seemingly sleeping girl. Layla chose that as her queue to slowly open her eyes. It took her a few minutes to get used to the light in the room. She rubbed her temples trying to get her headache to go away.
" She's waking up !" The girl sitting next to her informed the other one who was standing next to the window. Layla took a few minutes to take in the girls' appearances. She thought she would come face to face with a pair of witches working for that horrible man. But that didn't seem to be the case. In front of her stood two very pretty girls who looked to be the same age as her.
"Try to take it easy." The green eyed girl advised her after helping her to sit up and repositioning her pillows to support her back.
" Where am l? Who are you? "she inquired. Her voice was hoarse from not having been used for quite a while. The one who answered her was the girl with dark pigtails.
" You're in Alfea's infirmary, a school for fairies. Four days ago we found you unconscious not far from here at the edge of the Dark Forest." Suddenly Layla stood up in panic because she remembered that she hadn't been the only one to fall off the cliff.
" Piff, is she alright ? Have you see her? I don't know where she is... ''
" If you're talking about your pixie, she's right here." Green eyed tried to calm her down by showing her little friend sleeping safe and soundly on a pillow. Layla sighed in relief.
And then realization hit her like a bulldozer. She was in Alfea where that guy taught. Maybe some people here will agree to go with her to rescue the others.
"We forgot to introduce ourselves. My name's Musa and this is my friend Flora. We're both second year students here. "
Layla suddenly walked up to the green eyed girl that Musa had just introduced and grabbed both of her hands in hers.
"Wait, you're Flora?! Great, you can help me!"
"What do you mean?" Flora aske confused by the girl's words.
Layla after introducing herself, she told them everything that she knew. At the end of her speech she was in tears in Musa arms. And Flora was a complete nerve wreck.
And that's how Faragonda and the other winxes found them when they came back with sandwiches in hand. It was only the beginning of the year and the girls were already facing a hell of a lot of troubles.
An hour later, Faragonda and the girls were in an unused classroom discussing what they would do next.
" My dear girls, the reason why I 've asked you here is to organize a rescue mission. We must free Professor Darkell and pixies at any cost."
"Why not send the professors?" Stella asked nonchalantly while playing with a strand of her hair.
" Actually when there is a need to identify an unknown dark power, I 'd send Professor Darkell but... "
" But he's not exactly available right now." Musa added.
"Furthermore as professors in case of an emergency we need to be available to help everyone. You have all shown great skill in your battle against the Trix. That's why I chose you for this mission. Layla will be your guide. Now follow me."
They exited the room and their principal led them to the main hall.
" Not all of you will go on this mission. Only Stella and Bloom will be going. "
"Why?! " Both Flora and Musa were shocked and furious not to go.
" Bloom has the strongest powers there is the Dragon Flame. And Stella's light magic will come to be useful against dark creatures."
" What about my sound waves? Aren't they worth anything? " Musa asked, frustrated by Faragonda's decision.
" And you can't just leave Flora behind, she's the most worried and the most eager to rescue Professor Darkell out of all of us!" Stella added without thinking.
Flora didn't even scold her friend for her choice of words in front of Faragonda because she knew it was true. She just looked down at her feet trying to hide her worried expression. Faragonda's gaze softened. The director had noticed the strong bond between the girl and the young man that had developed throughout Flora's first year at Alfea.
"My Dear, your powers need soil and light to work. Those are things you can' t find where they are going. You have to trust your friends and be patient." Flora looked up to the woman she admired so much and nodded in understanding. It took a bit more time to convince Musa. But they were finally all outside ready to say goodbye to the rescue team. Musa and Flora stayed together trying to give as much support to the other as they could. This was going to be a very long wait.
Hundred of meters underneath the surface, Darkar, the Trix, Darkey who was chained up to the wall and the pixies who were paralyzed in one of Dakar's spell were all watching the scene through a magic mirror. Darkell's eyes were fixated on Flora. He was relieved that she wouldn't come to visit this terrible place but that didn't mean he liked seeing her worry like that. To make things worse the annoying Triplets of Stupidity were back. But at least he got to hear the man's plan.
" These Gloomyx will help us get the Dragon Flame back!" Icy said overjoyed.
"Fools!" Darkar instantly said. "There are powers much greater than the Dragon fire!"
Well duh. I could write a list for idiots like you.
The Phenix-like man started talking about a codex and how it was divided into four different pieces each hidden into one of the three schools of Magix and the pixie Village.
" That's why you need them?" Darcy asked while pointing at the Pixies and the chained Alfea teacher.
" That's right, and that's just the beginning of my strategy to collect all the pieces of the Codex. And by the looks of it everything is going according to my plan." He said while watching the winx and the specialists climb on their airship.
