Hellooo, people. As promised, here I am back with another chapter. This one's pretty uninteresting, but there are a few important things. Well, if you were curious about the connection between Selina and Catherine, it is the perfect chapter for you.
Also, I have been watching too many action movies, like Mulan (rewatched for the millionth time) and Charlie's Angels. So I am sorta obsessed with powerful women who know how to fight and therefore we'll be having some cool scenes in this fic. Remember, Flora knows a lot about fighting since Will taught her. So be prepared for some awesomeness.
Shoutouts:
winxkate: Good guessing! The next few chapters won't be happy FloraXHelia ones. But they will be happy by the end of the story, I promise. Nonsense, there are no bad theories, maybe some crazy ones. You've read this story, so you would know all about craziness.
LostMirage: I'm glad you thought so, it wasn't one of my favorites. Yeah, things aren't going in the right direction here. I can promise you that she will be happy by the end of this story, but for now the tragedy continues.
zezily: I'm really getting that fame, ain't I? I can't promise you that there aren't more deaths to come, cause that would be a lie. What I can tell you is that only one of these deaths will cause heartbreak. Okay, maybe two. What can I do when these ideas just keep popping in my head?
AlexisPeaney: Whoa, calm down. It's okay, I understand. That's so great! I hope you have a good time here with your BFF. That's so great, I'd love to have close friends in Europe. Hey, take your time with reading the story. Next week we'll have chapters 18 and 19, so you won't be missing much. Okay, you will cause chap 19 is where everything happens. But anyways, enjoy your visit!
Rockmantic: Congratulations on figuring out that Catherine brought her back to marry James. I can tell you that they will learn the truth next chapter. I'm glad you were able to understand, the story's so complex and there are so many characters and plot twists that it's hard for someone to completely understand it. If you have any doubts, feel free to ask me.
Windrea: I'm not sure I understand what you said. You're not enjoying the story anymore?
I guess that's it. Happy reading.
August 10th of 1543...
Catherine Blanchet walked the corridors of the palace with unusual happiness and satisfaction. Everything was going according to her plan and the best part of it was that her relationship with her daughter would stay intact. She was close to singing her favorite melody, so happy she was. She greeted servants and guests as she walked towards the room where Flora would be getting ready for her big day.
"Miss. Catherine." Mary Stuart greeted her as they met near the room. Catherine simply nodded at the young girl as they walked in silence.
"Is she ready yet?" Catherine asked her after a few minutes and Mary nodded.
"Yes. We gave her a few minutes to be alone, but the wedding is about to start, so I came to get her." the young queen responded and Catherine walked faster. Soon they were in front of the door and Mary knocked on the door. There was no answer. Both women shared confused looks, but assumed that the young girl might not have heard them, so they knocked again. No answer. The feeling that something was terribly wrong filled Catherine.
"Why isn't she answering?" Mary muttered, fear clear on her face. She knocked again and there was no answer. Getting sick of this useless game, Catherine opened the door herself and both gasped as they came across an empty room, no signs of Flora anywhere.
"No!" Catherine screamed desperately before she started walking around the room and searching everywhere for her daughter. Mary stood where she was, paralyzed by shock. However, she easily noticed that something was missing from the room.
"The book, it's gone." Catherine stopped at those words as she stared at Mary curiously.
"What book?" She questioned, though she already had an idea of which one it was.
"Tales of the Winx. It has become our favorite book since I got here, we left it on that table." The older woman was barely listening to her as she began understanding what had happened. She wondered if it was truly possible, but she could think of no other way to explain this. However, if she was wrong, then Flora could be in danger, she could be dying. So, with her mind made up, Catherine gave Mary a firm look.
"Okay then. Listen to me very carefully. I want you to warn the king that our daughter is missing. Tell him to send his guards after her, that she could be in danger. Do you understand?" Mary nodded eagerly.
"Yes. I'll tell him right now." Catherine gave the panicked girl a reassuring smile.
"Also, tell him that I'll be looking for her at the library." Mary nodded once again before she left the room. Once she was alone, Catherine sighed. Why did it always need to be something getting in the way of her plans?
"Argh, I knew that book was trouble from the first minute I saw it." She muttered to herself as she recalled the first moment that she had seen "Tales of the Winx". It had been weeks ago and she had come to her chateau late at night and was surprised to find Flora still awake, a small candle lit up by her side. When she saw the book in her daughter's arms, though, the shock went away. But there was something about that book, something powerful that Catherine could feel and she didn't like it.
She had asked Flora to introduced her to the book and the young girl had told her about the magical worlds that existed within it, about fairies and witches and more. Catherine wasn't too happy to hear it, even less happy when she realized that the book had the same energy she had: magic. It was a magical book. Her first instinct had been to stop Flora from reading it, to take it away from her innocent daughter.
But when she had seen the glow in those green eyes and the smile that came to the young girl's face as she talked about her favorite book, Catherine knew that she could never do it. She wouldn't take that happiness away and besides, even if the book was magical, it couldn't act because she had taken magic away from all of Paris. So the book had been left with Flora and Catherine had settled for just keeping an eye on it. Her worries were gone, but now they came back.
"Well, I guess I was wrong about just how powerful that book was, but that's okay. We learn from our mistakes." Catherine kept muttering to herself once she reached the library. It had been about 15 minutes since she had told Mary to tell the king about Flora's disappearance and she was surprised not to hear the ring of bells yet. After all, if the bride's missing, there could be no wedding.
"Okay, let's sit down and focus on what I know about magica books." She attempted to calm herself down and she sat down on one of the many comfortable chairs in the empty library. She recalled conversations she had with her mother about magic, when she learned that white roses were the most powerful of all and something else that would be useful.
"That's it. The book was a portal to that alternative universe of fairies and magic." Catherine smiled to herself for having figured it out before her face fell. "But it's gone now, so how do I get there?" The answer to that question was a bit tricky. She remembered that in order to reach the same universe, you would need the same book. Catherine focused as she tried to dig deeper. That's when she remembered: if you didn't have the book, the only other way you would be able to get to the same reality was to use another one that contained it. It wouldn't be an easy task, but Catherine would do anything to bring her daughter back. She wouldn't give up when she had come this far.
So she stood up and started searching the books, using her own magic to select those that were magical. 40 minutes later, she still hadn't found anything useful, any book that mentioned the Winx or any other characters. She was close to giving up when she found a book with a hard light brown cover and a purple circle in the middle.
It was called The Legendarium, from what she could see. Catherine was exhausted from all the searching and reading, so she read it quickly. It was a good thing that she always payed attention to the smallest details, or else she might have missed the small word that solved all of her problems. Trix. The book mentioned them and Catherine remembered that they were the main villains in "Tales of the Winx".
"I'm guessing this is it, then. Let's give it a try." She told herself before using her own magic to connect to the book and soon she was engulfed in a green light and she disappeared. Only a few seconds later the door to the library opened as King Henry entered it, looking for his lover. The poor man was desperate when he didn't find her, but guessed that she had gone somewhere else to find their daughter. So he left the library and went back to his search.
Back to the present, Alfea...
Miss Faragonda sat in a chair on her office by Miss. Griffin's side as the latter had just been transformed back into her human form. The two friends were catching up on everything that had happened, with the Trix and Selina when there was a knock on the door. The Alfea headmistress was curious as she wondered who would have come this time.
"Come on in." She told the visitor gently and professor Palladium entered the room looking pleased. "Oh, professor Palladium. I'm glad to see you're back. Tell me, how did it go with the Winx?" She eagerly questioned him and the professor smiled.
"I suppose everything went well, I gave Helia the antidote for Flora and I saw the other specialists heading towards the Greenhouse." He told her and both women sighed in relief.
"Well, that's good to hear." Faragonda replied with a bright smile. Miss. Griffin had a cautious look on her face as she thought about something.
"You know, this is weird. Do you really think that the Trix would have such a weak plan as killing one of the fairies? Wouldn't they have something else in mind as they sent Selina here to trick them?" She asked and Miss Faragonda's expression turned to seriousness.
"You are right, Griffin. This seems way too easy." She muttered and Professor Palladium spoke up.
"Maybe you should check out the Greenhouse, headmistress, and see how they're doing. I'll stay here with Miss. Griffin." The young professor suggested and Faragonda cast him a smile.
"Thank you, professor. I'm sure that everything's alright with them, but I'll check it out just in case." After that, she said goodbye to Miss. Griffin and walked out of the room. Soon she found Miss. Griselda, who she asked to accompany her on her visit to the brave fairies and specialists. They reached the Greenhouse a few minutes later and the two women started getting worried as they heard no sounds of battle, as expected. Instead, the closer they got to the Greenhouse, the more silent it would be.
Miss. Faragonda rushed when they were very close to it as she got the feeling that something wasn't right. None of them noticed the figure that quickly hid once she heard their approaching footsteps. Selina was glad for that because now that everyone knew that she had been working for the Trix, she knew that she couldn't get caught.
"My goodness." A terrified Griselda screamed once she noticed that the Greenhouse was in fact empty. The only signs of the Winx and specialists having been there were many weapons tossed around the floor. Miss Faragonda stared at the scene with equal horror.
"This can't be. They were her just a few minutes ago." She muttered as the feeling grew. She approached the potion that had almost been used on Flora and she easily recognized that it was poison.
"Do you think that it was used on Flora?" Miss Griselda asked and Faragonda shook her head.
"I don't think so. It looks like the whole tube was spilled, so they got here in time to save her. But where are they?" Ah, the biggest question of the day. If only they knew.
"What should we do?" Griselda asked and Faragonda had a determined look on her face as she stared at the spilled liquid.
"We have to find them and quick. Could you call the rest of the professors? I'm thinking that this will require an extremely powerful spell." The headmistress commanded and the other woman nodded her head before leaving the room to collect the other teachers. "Oh, Winx, what happened to you?" Miss. Faragonda asked herself as she stared at the scene. Once again she missed the figure that hid behind a huge tree. With a last sad look at the Greenhouse, Faragonda left as she walked to her office.
Once she got there, she wasn't surprised to find all of the teachers were already there since Griselda usually worked fast. "Miss. Faragonda, it's nice to see you." An excited professor Wizgiz told her with a smile. Professor Avalon, however, had a serious expression.
"It was a rather surprising call. Is everything alright?" The blue haired teacher asked them. Miss. Faragonda greeted the teachers with a smile.
"I'm glad that you were able to make it in such short notice. However, I'm afraid that the circumstances we're facing aren't at all good." She told them as her face shifted to determination and seriousness.
"Ah, let me guess, this is about the Winx and Specialists." Headmaster Saladin joked as he entered the room. She gave him a surprise look for she had not told Griselda to call him.
"I assumed we'd need Headmaster's Saladin help in this matter, so I called him." Said woman explained herself and Miss. Faragonda gave a nod before she turned to her comrade.
"Saladin, it's always good to see you." She greeted him warmly and she returned the smile.
"Same here, Faragonda. Now, tell me, what trouble has my grandson and his friends gotten themselves into?" He asked rather playfully and Miss. Faragonda sighed.
"They have disappeared." The statement was received with gasps from the teachers. "And since we have been played by a young girl by the name of Selina, who has been working with the Trix, I have a feeling that they could be in trouble." She continued and this time many of them nodded, understanding what she meant.
"So you wish to do a spell to locate them." Saladin said and she nodded. "Well, let's get to it then. They joined hands and formed a circle as they chanted the spell that should show them the exact location of the Winx and their partners. The spell lasted for a few minutes, though there was nothing. No sign of them. The group finished it and pulled apart.
"This is so strange." The headmaster of Red Fountain commented, his face mixing curiosity and worry.
"Indeed. How could we not locate them?" Palladium added and Miss. Faragonda sighed once again.
"This means that they're not in the magical dimension anymore, or on Earth. So where could they possibly be?" The headmistress muttered and the others shared looks as they thought about it.
"Well, what are we to do now?" Miss. Griselda asked them and Professor Saladin sighed before he answered.
"It's time we call their parents and tell them. In the meantime, we should keep searching. They have to be somewhere, they couldn't have just disappeared." He told them, frustration, worry and determination clear in his expression and tone.
"I'll make the calls then." Miss. Griselda said before excusing herself and Miss. Faragonda turned to the other teachers.
"Could you go back to your classes to tell your students that classes are over for the day before meeting me at the library? I'm gonna need your help to find them." The teachers nodded in response before they excused themselves as well. The always excited Wizgiz was first to leave, then Avalon and lastly Palladium. Once there were only the two headmasters left in the room, they shared a desperate look.
"I sure hope they're okay." Faragonda muttered and Saladin gave her a comforting and reassuring smile.
"They will be fine, they've been through much and we've taught them well. They can handle whatever's being thrown at them." With those words, they shared a friendly hug before leaving for the library.
Back at the Greenhouse...
Selina sighed in relief once the two women finally left the room. She could almost hear the Trix arguing as the trio attempted to understand what had happened and she knew that they would be expecting her to meet them soon. So she quickly used her powers to teleport back to Cloud Tower. As she entered the main room, she was met by angry and suspicious stares from the witches.
"What the hell was that?" Darcy asked before she could say anything.
"Who was that woman?" Stormy quickly added. Only Icy said nothing as she stared coldly at the young girl.
"Sisters, please, let's see if she has the good sense of giving us a very good explanation for this nonsense before we begin questioning her." The ice witch told the two others and they immediately fell quiet as they awaited for Selina to speak.
"Her name's Catherine. I don't know who she is or where she's from, but she has been helping us from the beginning." The trio's suspicious expression was kept as they awaited for more information. "She asked me not to tell you about her, I don't know why. I wanted to, but since she was the one who gave me the power to control the Legendarium, if I did something she didn't want me to, she'd take them away. And then the Winx would be able to defeat us." A smirk came to Icy's face as she listened to it.
"So this woman has been helping us? And she hates the Winx?" She asked Selina, who nodded.
"Wait a minute, didn't Flora call her 'mother' at some point?" Darcy recalled a piece of information that hadn't added up as she heard it.
"I had no idea about that either. All I know is that Catherine's powerful and she wanted to get rid of the Winx. And she did." Selina answered and this caught the interest of the ice witch.
"How can we be sure that she did get rid of them? After all, we only know that they have disappeared and if she's Flora's mother she might not be interested in harming them. She could have been fooling you all this time, Selina." Her expression was dangerous and angry as she stared back at the young witch. Selina gulped, but quickly a good reply came to mind.
"Well, she told me that she was going to send them to a world without magic, so even if she didn't kill them, they wouldn't be able to come back here." Icy looked like she was about to argue again, but Darcy interrupted her before she could speak.
"Maybe we should check it out before jumping to conclusions. Let's do a location spell and see where they are." The witch of darkness suggested and Stormy and Icy smiled.
"That sound like a good idea. Let's do this now. And you, Selina, don't even move. There are more things we need to know." She told Selina threateningly before she surprised her by using her powers to create a sort of cage. With no exit in sight and her life in their hands, Selina thought about Catherine and if it had been truly a good idea to trust her.
The day of Daphne's welcome party...
Selina was in Eldora's cottage as usual while the Fairy godmother had gone out for a walk in the city. The young girl was reading a book as she liked to do sometimes. As per Eldora's request, the Legendarium remained in the desk near the couch, untouchable. After they had discovered that the book was filled with dark magic and it could even bring some legends to life, Eldora had made it clear that they were not to use it ever. Selina understood how dangerous it was, so she ignored her curiosities and focused on reading another book.
It was quiet as she was alone in the small cottage, but she didn't care. She had been used to being alone ever since her parent's death years ago. They had mysteriously passed away in a car accident that Selina sometimes wondered if it was even an accident at all. But as her old friend, Bloom Peters, would say, Selina spent too much time watching crime movies and she was being paranoid. So she had let that theory go and she wondered where Bloom was then, it had been years since she had disappeared and Selina missed her.
It was luck how Eldora had found her only a few weeks after her parent's death. With no living relatives, Selina had been lost as to where she would live and it was almost decided that she would follow to a Foster's home as she was only 16. (suppose that this happened during Season 3, so Selina would be about 4 years younger than Bloom.) Eldora had come to Gardenia and they had become friends and Selina even saw her as a sort of grandmother. She had wished not to have to go to a Foster's home and her wish was granted when Eldora claimed to be her grandmother and managed to convince the authorities to let Selina live with her.
Later Selina found out that Eldora had used magic to convince them and the young girl was glad to discover that she wasn't the only one with powers. The older fairy had taught her everything there was to know about magic and Selina learned easily and quickly. Her powers grew over time and she was even able to achieve her Enchantix by saving Eldora from what would have been a car accident. The fairy godmother had a tendency to be rather distracted and it was a miracle that she was able to avoid accidents like these.
So here they were, 3 years later, as close as ever. Selina turned the page of the book when there was a sudden green glow in the room. Fearing what it might be, the young girl transformed into her Enchantix form. She watched as the Legendarium suddenly opened up and a woman appeared. It was clear from the first moment that she had magical powers as well.
"Now that's done." The woman whispered to herself as she looked around the cottage. Upon spotting the scared looking fairy, she gave her a warm smile. "Hello, dear. There's no need to be afraid, I have no intention of harming you." Selina gave her a suspicious look as she didn't move or let go of her transformation.
"Who are you?" She asked and the woman sighed.
"Miss. Catherine is what you should call me. Now, could you tell me exactly where I am?" Selina was shocked, but she answered her.
"We're in Gardenia." The woman had had a thoughtful look on her face and Selina guessed she was trying to see if the name rang any bells. Soon her expression turned to a smile.
"Gardenia, of course. This is Earth, isn't it?" Now Selina was even more confused.
"Hmm, yes? Where else could it be?" She questioned and the woman resigned from answering. She walked around the cottage, her long blonde hair flowing in the soft breeze.
"You have yourself a beautiful place, dear. Tell me, are your parents home?" The woman asked and Selina sighed before lowering her head and avoiding eye contact.
"No, they died years ago. I live with my grandma." She told the woman, who gave her a pitiful look.
"Well, I'm sorry to hear about that. I wish I could stay and chat, but I've got work to do." She said before walking towards the door. Selina never understood why, but the thought of the woman leaving made her feel sad and empty.
"Wait! Would you like a cup of coffee?" She asked the woman politely and a smile was sent her ways.
"That would be nice, though I would prefer tea." Catherine walked towards the nearest chair and sat down as Selina went to the kitchen. The young girl wasn't sure why it had caught Catherine's interest, but once she got back to the living room, the blonde woman was holding the Legendarium. "This seems like such an interesting book. It's magical, isn't it?
"Yes, but you shouldn't read it. If you do so, some of teh legends may come to life and cause trouble." The young girl told her and Catherine had a curious smile on her face.
"Is that so? Definitely interesting." For the next few minutes, they drank the tea and coffee in silence. It was broken by the sound of the door closing as Eldora came back from her trip.
"Selina, where are you?" The chirpy older woman yelled as she entered the house while many bags flew behind her. Upon spotting said girl and the mysterious woman drinking coffee, she eyed them suspiciously for a second before her face broke into a grin. "Oh, isn't that nice, we have visitors." She said excitedly and Catherine raised her eyebrows in confusion, not expecting such nice treatment.
"It's, hmm, nice to meet you. My name's Catherine and I accidentally brought myself here. I'm not so good at using magic, so I missed the place " She stood up and explained herself to Eldora. The older woman just smiled at her.
"That's fine, we're just surprised. So you have magic too?" At the last comment, Selina noticed the raised eyebrows that signaled Eldora was confused. The young girl recalled how Eldora had told her that there weren't many fairies on Gardenia, they were rare there and she only knew one more.
"Yes, I do. I came from France and I was trying to find...someone." Both women noticed the pause before the last word, but they chose to ignore it.
"And did you find them?" Eldora asked curiously and Catherine shook her head.
"Not yet. As I said, magic isn't my strong suit and I ended up here by mistake. I guess they must have been here." She said and Eldora, always ready to help someone in need, smiled brightly at her.
"Well, I'm sure that I can help you find that someone. Will you hold on for a second as I pick up something?" Catherine nodded, surprised once again by such kindness and desire to help her. She was left alone with Selina for a few more minutes until Eldora came back with a huge crystal ball. The blonde woman stared at it suspiciously and Eldora quickly explained.
"This can show you where anyone is with a simple spell. I'll be needing something that belongs to them, though. Do you have anything?" Now this Catherine could do. She had brought nothing belonging to the one she was searching for, but she knew a spell to make it appear. Within seconds, a book appeared, titled "Romeo and Juliet".
Catherine handed it to Eldora and the fairy godmother put it on top of the ball before she concentrated and a bright light involved both objects. Soon the light faded and the ball showed six girls who were laughing together at a party. Catherine stared at them as her eyes met the one she was searching for and confusion came to her face.
"Have you found what you were looking for, Miss. Catherine?" Eldora asked after a few minutes and Catherine nodded.
"Yes, I have. I'm guessing that they're far away from here, so I'll resume my search later. Thank you for such a warm welcome and your help. I must be on my way." Again that feeling came to Selina, so she stopped Catherine before she could reach the door.
"Why don't you stay here for tonight? It's already dark outside and we wouldn't mind." Catherine turned back with a smile.
"I would like that very much. Thank you."
One night turned into two and soon it was as if Catherine was living there with them. The two friends came to like her easily and she was also very useful. The blonde woman suggested that she cleaned the cottage as a way of thanking them for letting her stay there. Selina spent most of her time there with her so they grew close and about 6 days later, Catherine told her about her plan that involved an alliance with 3 witches and unlimited power.
At first the young girl wasn't so excited about the idea, but as a few more days passed and Catherine told her about many things Eldora had never mentioned to her, like other worlds built with magic and a school for fairies like herself, Selina was convinced. One night, she had a fight with Eldora about it and the older woman argued that she had been trying to protect her. Selina would have none of it, so she stole the Legendarium and fled with Catherine. They went to Cloud Tower after Catherine had granted the young girl the power to bring all of the legends in the book to life so that she could impress the three witches. The plan was clear: make an alliance with the Trix, destroy the Winx and become one of the rulers of the entire Magic Dimension while working for evil.
Of course, every plan has many sides and there was one Selina wasn't aware of. First, she had no idea that Bloom would be involved in the plan and second, she had no idea of Catherine's reasons behind it. She didn't know that the blonde woman wasn't actually planning on getting rid of all the Winx, that there was one she wanted to be left alive. Selina wasn't aware that what Catherine truly wanted was to bring Flora back to their world or who Flora even was. That was a secret that Selina wouldn't discover until that day with the Trix.
Back to present, Alfea...
Queen Luna and King Radius were the first ones to get to Alfea after the news of the Winx's disappearance was shared. The couple who had recently gotten back together ran along the corridors of the school and towards the Headmistress's office with shock weighing on them. After all, they had heard many bad things related to Stella, but something about the desperation in Miss. Griselda's voice made them extra worried this time.
"Miss. Faragonda." King Radius greeted the headmistress as they arrived in her office. She cast them a gentle and sad smile.
"King Radius and Queen Luna. You didn't have to come all the way here." She commented and Luna shook her head.
"No, we truly did. Have you had any luck in finding Stella and the others?" She asked and Miss. Faragonda sighed before shaking her head.
"No, we haven't. But we will find them." The headmistress promised. Before they could share their thanks, the door to the office opened and in came Alyssa and Rollos, Flora's parents and Ho-boe, Musa's father. Their faces showed identical shock and surprise. They greeted the headmistress politely and she gave them the same warm smile as she promised them that their daughters would be found.
"Miss. Faragonda." Another voice came, belonging to Queen Marion, Bloom's mother. She was accompanied by King Oritel and Sky's parents, Samara and Erendor.
"I'm glad you came here, though you didn't have to. I just wanted to let you know about the girl's situations, even though we haven't had any leads." Miss. Faragonda replied and the queen of Domino sighed.
"This is so terrible. Our poor girls, haven't they been through enough?" King Oritel comfortingly put a hand on her shoulder.
"They're strong, Marion, and I have full confidence that they will be able to face whatever's happening to them." He told her determinately and Queen Niobe, who had just arrived at the scene with her ill husband, showed her disagreement.
"They sure are strong, but from what Miss. Griselda has told us, they're not in the Magic Dimension anymore. How will they be able to handle being somewhere else?" She questioned the remaining parents in the room. Looks of unsureness and fear were shared between them as Niobe settled herself on a red chair as she put King Therendor's wheelchair by her side. He looked worse than the last time any of the other parents had seen him, his face was more pale and he looked completely drained.
"How is the treatment for King Therendor going?" Marion curiously asked the queen of Andros, who sighed deeply.
"Not so great. We haven't had many changes in the past few days and no one has figured out what the problem is yet." She gave her husband a sad look as the thought of losing him came to mind. It was rather upsetting, specially considering that their only daughter was now missing.
"I'm sorry to hear that. If you need medical help, we'd be glad to offer our best doctors." King Oritel told them a smile was shared between them. Queen Niobe's reply was interrupted by the entrance of the missing parents. Magnethia and Electronio, Tecna's parents, were followed by another couple that the other parents didn't recognize.
"Good evening, everyone. We have come here as quick as we could after we heard about the girl's predicament." Magnethia greeted the silent room unaware of the reason behind the quietness. Her husband was quick to add more as the room remained silent.
"Actually, dear, we could have been quicker if we hadn't met Timmy's parents along the way, which added in 10 more minutes. Therefore, not our fastest." Everyone stared wide eyed at the couple before Queen Marion laughed.
"Well, we haven't met before, but I am sure now that you are Tecna's parents." She told them with a smile that was returned by Tecna's mother.
"Indeed we are. Tecna's never introduced before because that's not tradition in Zenith. But we're happy to meet you, Queen Marion and King Oritel." The couple didn't ask her how she knew who they were, being royals, they could guess. The next few minutes Tecna and Timmy's parents introduced themselves to everyone, except for Ho-boe, Alyssa and Rollos, who already knew them.
"Claire is a beautiful name." Queen Niobe commented as she talked to Timmy's mother.
"Thank you." She responded simply and her husband snaked an arm around her shoulder in a rare show of affection that was unusual between zenithians.
"It means bright, therefore it's very fitting. My wife has been the brains behind every invention I ever made." Hugo told everyone with a smile as Claire hit him in the arm playfully.
"Honey, you're exaggerating." She told him, but Electronio interrupted her.
"No, really, from what I've seen you truly are intelligent." She smiled at him, but before the conversation could go any further, Miss. Faragonda called for their attention.
"As much as I appreciate seeing you bonding, we have important matters to discuss here." Once everyone had turned to look at her, she continued. The Winx Club and the Specialists are missing. We weren't able to find them anywhere in the Magic Dimension and so I am extremely worried. We need to find them and fast." She told them firmly and determinately.
"Then I suggest that we help on this search. We'll send out guards to look for them." King Oritel said once the headmistress was finished. The kings and queens sent their agreements with nods.
"What about us, who aren't royals? How can we help?" A worried looking Alyssa asked the king of Domino.
"We'll search for them ourselves." Electronio answered her. "My wife and I have many objects with advance technology that could help us find them. We can lend them to you, Miss. Alyssa and Mr. Rollos and you can use them to see if they can be found in Limphea. That way we can cover more space in shorter time." A smile came to Rollos' face.
"That's surely a great idea, searching on our own planets. I appreciate your help." He told the technology master, but soon Queen Marion spoke up and showed them the inconsistency of that plan.
"Are you forgetting that the Winx are no longer in the Magic Dimension? Searching on our planets would grant us no result." She warned them and Claire soon showed her disagreement.
"I disagree. We know that they didn't leave by their own fault, so there's someone who doesn't want them to be found. Someone evil. And so, perhaps they could be tricking us into believing that they're not longer in the Magic Dimension." Surprised looks followed her statement, but many people agreed with her.
"Okay, then. So we'll send a search party in all of the planets and also on Earth. Are we all in favor of that plan?" King Oritel said and many of the parents nodded in agreement or vocalised it. Only one couple didn't say anything, so worried looks were sent Queen Niobe's way. She wasn't even paying attention to them, though, she was too busy trying to wake up her husband, who had suddenly dropped.
"Please, help!" The heartbroken queen pleaded and within seconds Queen Marion had gone to her side and Queen Faragonda had conjured a bed. King Oritel and King Radius helped each other in putting the unconscious king of Andros in the bed as Queen Niobe was comforted by Marion. She couldn't stop herself from crying at the sight of her husband so still.
"Will you gentlemen take him to the nurse's office?" Miss Faragonda asked the two kings who had helped Therendor and they nodded before pushing the bed all the way there. Queen Niobe stayed with Marion for a few more minutes as she calmed herself down before she followed to the nurse's office as well. After she was gone, all the parents started leaving as well, ready to perform their part in the plan. Alyssa, Rollos and Ho-boe followed Tecna and Timmy's parents to Zenith as they had agreed to get the machines they would use to find the Winx. It was a day full of terrible news, but as the parents found themselves going home with a great plan in mind, they were certain that they would find their daughters. Unfortunately, they had no idea just how much the Winx's disappearance would affect them.
Back in Cloud Tower...
The Trix came back after a few minutes to find Selina exactly where she had been left. The young girl didn't know whether the smirks on their faces was a good or a bad sign. "Well, seems like you were right, Selina." Icy told her as she undid the ice that had trapped her.
"The Winx are gone and they won't be coming back anytime soon." Darcy added with a delighted smile.
"So what does this mean?" Selina asked them cautiously.
"It means that you are forgiven and you can stay with us." Stormy said, though her tone made it clear this wasn't her decision.
"And it also means that this is time to move up our plan. We'll be able to conquer the entire Magic Dimension in no time." Icy said and the three witches laughed in delight. Everything was going just perfect.
So what did you think about Selina X Eldora and SelinaXCatherine? I had to change most of the story between the first two since the one we were given didn't make much sense. It was so hard cause Selina was said to be Bloom's best friend and yeat when Bloom's around 21, she's shown to be a freshmen, therefore around 16. I hope my story made sense.
What about the scenes with the teachers and the parents? Did you like the names I chose for Timmy's parents? And will they be able to find the Winx?
Ah, one thing I should make clear here: As I said on chapter 16, magical books can work as portals between different worlds. In this case, the Legendarium was another portal and it had two copies in two different worlds. "Tales of the Winx" does too, though it won't be too important to the story. I hope you were able to understand that.