Hello, people. So here we have chapter 22, as promised. Things are really picking up here and in the next one we'll have one of my fav chapters, though it's the saddest one. I was surprised that no one paid much attention to the sudden appearance of magic in the "real world", but I guess you wanted to focus more on the happy moments between the couples.
There will be more of those as the story goes on, though not in the next few chapters. Now it's just pure tragedy. If you thought that Catherine's story was tragic, wait until you're finished with the next two chapters. It will be heart breaking.
Ah, one thing that you need to remember for this chapter, (kinda of a spoiler really) is that time goes by differently in the book and in the "real world". The difference is that when time passes in the book, it doesn't count in the 'real world', while the opposite isn't true, as you'll see in this chapter. I hope that's cleared up!
Hey, is anyone thinking that this story's too crazy? Cause there's a lot more craziness to come! Seriously, the plot twists just keep popping in my mind.
So, with the shoutouts:
Guest: I'm glad you liked the Stella X Brandon here! Those two are so cute on the show and I love them. I'm the queen of cheesiness, so... Don't worry, nothing bad will happen to those two.
dance76326: Wow! Your review this time almost made me cry. Thank you so much! ;) It's so great to hear such kind words regarding my writing skills and this story. I'm so glad that you're enjoying it and I hope you'll like the next few chapters as well. Or not. They're not exactly happy ones.
wixnkate: I'm not sure I understood your first two questions, but you'll find out what happens with Flora in the next chapter. Tecna's discovery will be brought up in the next two ones as well. Really? I think Stella and Brandon would make wonderful parents. Thanks! ;)
zezily: Flora and Helia are going through a rough phase now, but they still love each other and that's what matters most. Being a hopeless romantic myself, I do believe that love is what matters most.
Rockmantic: Sorry, but the mysteries aren't over yet. There are still a few more plot twists to come. Well, those two couples are going through a rough phase. You'll see about Tecna X Timmy in a few chapters when we have flashbacks to the rest of their conversation. Flora was taking a walk along the castle to clear her mind, though she has a final goal to see her parents and try to (finally) make them come to their senses. You'll see what happens with her in the next chapter.
Alemara: I don't recall seeing your name here before, so welcome! Oh, your german? How coool! I live in Brazil, so far away. I think that's the right way to say it. We'll cover Tecna and Timmy's conversation and her discovery in a few chapter. I'm glad you like the story and hope to see more of your reviews in the next few chapters! There's a lot more to come.
Okay, so here we go! Happy reading!
"What the hell?" Musa was the first to speak, or rather scream, after the light appeared. She had jumped and now she stood up with Riven standing protectively by her side while both stared at it with wide eyes.
"This is impossible!" Stella said, her face was pure white as she attempted to keep herself standing and she felt a bit faint. Brandon stared at her worriedly while he helped her stand up.
"It's magic, I can feel it." Bloom said from her spot sitting on a chair. Aisha looked over at her for a minute from her position in Nabu's lap as they sat in another chair.
"I know, so can I. But how is it possible?" Bloom's response was cut short when the light faded away to reveal someone they were starting to think that they would never see again. The group of 13 stared at her with wide eyes as she stumbled for a bit before regaining balance. Once she had, she looked over at the shocked people in the room and cast them a sad smile.
"Hey, guys." She said nervously and Musa and Stella screamed.
"No way!" Bloom reacted calmer than them, but her voice showed how nervous and scared she was.
"Guys, I think... I think that I might be hallucinating." She commented and the others looked at her worriedly.
"I don't think it's an hallucination, Bloom. Considering that we can all see her and that group hallucinations are rather uncommon, this is real." Tecna replied, looking sicker than they had ever seen. They worried over how terrible she looked, but decided to ask about it later.
"But how?" Aisha said incredulously and this time Tecna shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know. From what Flora told us, it seemed as if it's impossible to use magic here." She told them unsurely. At the mention of the nature fairy, everyone momentarily forgot about the guest.
"Where is she anyways?" Stella asked and Aisha was quick to add.
"It's not like her to be late. Something might have happened." The fairy of waves said worriedly, but Riven spoke before anyone else could get much worried.
"Ah, relax girls. She's fine." They stared at him suspiciously after hearing this.
"And how would you know?" Aisha argued and Riven laughed, making her even angrier. He stopped after a glare from Musa.
"Have you forgotten that I was assigned as her bodyguard?" He commented and recognition passed through their faces. "She told me that she wanted some time alone tonight, take a walk around the palace, so I let her go." The anger that had momentarily escaped Aisha came back full force.
"So you let her walk alone? Do you have any idea how stupid that idea was?" The fairy of waves screamed at him, having stood up by now. Nabu gave Riven an apologizing look, but did nothing to attempt to calm her down. He knew better than to talk to her when she was this angry.
"Hey, she was the one who suggested it. She's obviously tired of having someone following her everywhere. What was I supposed to do?" The maroon specialist fought back and, as usual, Bloom chose to intervene before the argument could go any further.
"Guys, please stop this. Neither of you is entirely right, but there's nothing we can do now. Let's just hope that there isn't an attack tonight." The fairy of flames said firmly and the two sighed in defeat.
"Okay. Sorry, Bloom. I'm just worried, she's my best friend and she could be in great danger." Aisha said sorrowfully and Bloom gave her an understanding look.
"We're all worried, Aisha. But we'll find Flora, as soon as we're done here." She reassured the fairy of waves, who still looked unsure, so Nabu handed silent (for once) baby Lana to Stella, who was closest to him, and stood up. He took Aisha's hand in his and gave it a light kiss.
"Everything's gonna be okay, Aisha. Right now you just have to stay calm so that we can be done with this faster." He told her gently yet firmly and she nodded her head before hugging him tightly. Having his arms around her protectively, against what her younger self would believe, made her calm down easier.
"Not that I don't like seeing you guys work together, but we're running out of time here." The guest spoke for the first time since they started talking about Flora and the group looked back at her.
"Okay. Then please explain everything to us, Roxy." Bloom told the fairy of animals, who stood before them. She wore her usual outfit, but there was definitely something different about her. Her eyes conveyed a deep sadness that they had never seen before and they could see that there were a few scars and bruises along her arms. They wondered who was behind those injuries and they feared the answer.
"Of course." Roxy replied with a smile before she sighed. "But you'd better sit down, because this will be a long story." She told them and they nodded before everyone sat down. They stared at her intensely while they waited for her to reveal what had happened in the Magic Dimension while they were gone.
Back in Scotland...
Greer stood by Mary's side while the young queen sat in her comfortable bed in complete silence. They said nothing as both girls were lost in their own thoughts."I'm so sorry!" Mary broke the silence, finding it unbearable. Greer cast her the saddest of smiles.
"It's not your fault, Mary." She replied simply and Mary sighed.
"I know, but I can't help but feel guilty." She told her usually bubbly friend who was now serious and quiet.
"Me too. I keep thinking that there must have been something that I could have done." There was a knock on the door to Mary's bedroom and Mary said a quiet "come in".
"Hey there." Leith entered the room carrying a bouquet of lilies, Greer's favorite flowers. She smiled at him and she stood up to give him a hug after he approached them.
"Thanks for the flowers, they're beautiful." She told him with a small smile and he nodded.
"Of course. Anything I can do to make you feel better." He told her lovingly and Mary smiled at the couple.
"I really miss that, having someone that is willing to do whatever it takes to make me happy. It's been a while." She confessed with a deep sigh and Greer cast her a reassuring smile.
"I'm sure that you'll find love again, Mary." The brunette shook her head.
"I don't know if I even want to. After losing Will, I don't want to go through that again." There was silence once again as they didn't know what to say to make her feel better.
"We'd better get going, the funeral is going to be in about an hour." Leith broke the silence after a couple minutes and Greer sighed.
"I am so not looking forward to this." She said quietly and sadly and Leith squeezed her hand while giving her a sad smile.
"I know, love. But we have to be there, it's your parents we're talking about. I know that you'd never forgive yourself if you missed your chance to say goodbye." He told her a bit firmly and Greer sighed once again before standing up from the bed.
"You're right. Though I didn't have the best relationship with my father, I must be there. So, let's go." She said with determination and Mary and Leith stood up as well and followed her outside the door. Their walk to the nearby church was a silent one, each lost in their thoughts.
Greer thought of her family and all the happy times she had had with them. She knew that she would miss her parents more than anything and there was a small part of her that felt angry at them for getting into this situation. It wasn't their fault that an attack was sent towards their house, they weren't expecting it. It was pure luck that Colleen and Ellen, her younger sister, hadn't been there. Coleen was 15 and she had recently married a noble of Scotland and so they were living in their own home. As for Ellen, she was about 8 and she had gone on a walk around the city when their house had been attacked. Her two sister, thankfully still alive. So that's what Greer chose to focus on.
Arriving at the church, they were met with the sight of a nervous looking Colin, who stood in the entrance. Upon seeing them, he ran their way. "There you are! I've been looking for you for ages." He said while trying to regain his breath. Fear settled in Greer and Mary as they wondered why he had been searching for them.
"Is everything okay with Lola?" Mary was quick to ask and a nervous smile came to his face.
"Yeah, except for the fact that she's having the baby." Greer rolled her eyes.
"We already know that. Why were you searching for us then?" She questioned him and he looked at her excitedly.
"I meant right now." Their eyes widened as the two friends shared a look while Leith gave Colin a smile.
"Oh, so she's in labour?" Mary questioned and Colin nodded.
"That's great! I'm so happy for you two." Greer told him with a bright smile."Mary, why don't you return to the castle with Colin?" She then turned to her best friend, who looked at her unsurely.
"Are you sure that you'll be okay?" The young queen asked and Leith answered while wrapping an arm around his wife.
"Don't worry, Mary. I'll be here for her. You should be with Lola right now." He reassured her and Mary smiled at him and nodded. After she and Colin wished the young couple good luck, they quickly ran to the carriage that awaited them.
Back with the Winx...
"Okay, so I'm not sure how to say this..." Roxy began telling her tale and she nervously laughed. An impatient Riven glared at her.
"Just tell us, as you just said, we don't have all the time in the world!" His rude comment caused him to be hit in the shoulder by Musa.
"Stop being a jerk!" She screamed angrily and he put up his hands in defeat.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Will you stop hitting me?" He apologized quickly and Musa sat back in his lap with a triumphant smile.
"I had almost forgotten about how you two are." Roxy commented with a smile and Tecna, looking pale and tired, spoke next.
"So, what happened in the Magic Dimension while we were gone?" The technology fairy asked and her friends didn't miss the way her voice was weak and how Timmy cast her a worried glance. They chose not to ask about it yet, there were more important things to be solved.
"Well, If I'm being honest, we can't really say that the Magic Dimension exists anymore." The fairy of animals replied with deep sadness and the group was confused.
"What do you mean, Roxy?" Bloom asked her fearfully and Roxy sighed.
"After you disappeared, the Trix resumed their quest to control all of the magic schools, but they didn't stop there. After conquering Red Fountain, we feared that they might go after Alfea, but it seems as if they wished to leave us for last. Their magic was way too powerful due to the Legendarium's aid and they were able to conquer everywhere without much trouble. So, after taking control of Red Fountain, they started attacking the planets."
She paused then and there were horrified gasps as the Winx thought of what could have happened to their planets, their homes. "Andros was first, I guess because of their vulnerability due to Aisha's father being sick." The mention of her father made the fairy of waves' heart hurt. She had thought a lot about him ever since they had become trapped in this new reality, wondering if he would be alright or if her disappearance would make his condition worsen."It was surreal how easily they managed to destroy Andros, I never thought they could be so strong. They used a few monsters, compliments of the Legendarium, and attacked the palace directly. King Therendor had just suffered a heart attack, as I was told, and Queen Niobe was so concentrated on bringing him back that she didn't even fight the monsters. They were both killed, I'm afraid to say, and Andros was taken." Silence followed that statement as the Winx tried to take it all in.
"NO!" A muffled gasp was heard and everyone turned their heads to the fairy of waves, who had her hand covering her mouth and a look of pure horror on her now pale face. Nabu's face mirrored hers and the little girl in his arms started crying loudly just then.
"It can't be!" Nabu added in his own disbelieving comment and Roxy stared at the couple with an understanding expressions.
"I am so sorry! I wasn't there that day, I was trying to find a way to defeat the Trix in the library, but if I was, I would have done everything I could to save your parents, Aisha." The fairy of waves shook her head vigorously while tears ran down her face.
"My parents, they can't be dead." The others remained silent, letting her take her time for the truth to sink in. It took a few minutes, with Nabu holding her tight and rocking her, Lana safely back in Stella's arms. The Andros couple finally stopped comforting each other after a few minutes and stared at Roxy with sadness and despair.
"They weren't the only ones, were they? You said that no one was able to fight off the Trix, so Andros wasn't the only place to be destroyed." Aisha pointed out sadly and Roxy nodded her head.
"No, it wasn't the only one. After Andros was successfully taken, they went after the other planets, one at a time. Solaria was second, though they had a hard time defeating King Radius and Luna. Then they went for Limphea and Eraklyon. Both planets were taken in the matter of days, not weeks as it took with Domino and Zenith. I remember being in Limphea, as I aided princess Krystal, though once we realized that there was no way we were going to win that fight, she told me to go back to Alfea.
She was killed not many minutes later and I was forced to watch her die, unable to do anything. My magic was running low back then and it was a miracle that I was able to survive. Thankfully, Nebula was there and she saved me, unfortunately getting herself killed in the process. She was able to send me back to Earth, where my parents had been hiding and I stayed with them. I was lucky that they survived this mess, since they didn't join the other rulers due to my mom's pregnancy." They listened on her tale with heavy hearts as the names of friends who died were said.
"Krystal." Helia said somberly, and they turned to look at him cautiously since he hadn't spoken ever since they had gotten to the library. "She was my friend. First I lost Flora, now her?" He asked no one in particular and he ignored the sorrowful looks sent his way.
"What happened to Flora?" Roxy asked, confused and scared.
"It's a long story." Bloom told her after a sigh. "What about my parents? Are they alive?" She asked, a last bit of hope shining in her voice.
"No, they were killed too. Domino was saved for last since your parents are more skilled and have participated in the Company of Light. It took weeks for the Trix to kill them, but they did. Now, about your earth parents, I'm not so sure. I think they might still be alive." Her words made the last bit of hope that any of them carried fade away and they were left with nothing but pure sadness.
"So everyone we know is dead." Stella said and Aisha was next, having calmed down after receiving the news of her parents's death.
"We can't tell Flora about any of this. It will break her, if she's not broken already." Bloom and Helia nodded in agreement.
"She's lost so many people already, she won't recover if she hears that her parents are dead and everyone else." Helia added, looking numb.
"So we agree not to tell her yet. Now what do we do?" Tecna said and she frowned as she attempted to suppress a groan. Musa and Riven, who were closest to them, noticed the sweat on her forehead and this alarmed them even more.
"Tecna, are you okay?" Timmy questioned worriedly and she gave him a nod.
"Yes, my throat is just hurting really bad because I have a cold." She cast him an intense look that the others didn't understand and Timmy sighed before going silent. Before anyone could ask them what was going on, Bloom spoke up.
"You told us about our parents, now what about Headmaster Saladin and Miss Faragonda?" The fairy of the dragon flame asked.
"Can we assume that they're gone too?" Daphne added and everyone stared at the fairy of animals in expectation, already dreading her answer.
"Well, about that." Roxy started and the room was silent once again. She nervously picked on the necklace she had been wearing as she prepared to tell them about the real reason why she had been searching for them.
In Flora's chateau...
Two figures wearing blue capes quietly broke into the now empty chateau. The first one used a a huge rock to break the window before helping the second one in. They made sure to be quick in entering the house so that the possibilities of being seen would be slim.
"Well, that was easy." One of them said as she removed her hood to reveal brown eyes and long brunette hair that was loose.
"I told you." The other replied as he took off his own cape to reveal black hair and eyes. She smiled at him and they shared a quick kiss.
"Now come on, Bash, we better hurry." She told him after they broke apart and he nodded, so both climbed the stairs. She kept her head down as she tried to hide the guilt she felt in doing what they were doing, but he noticed anyways. He always noticed when she tried to hide her emotions and that was one of the things she loved about him.
"Kenna." He said her name and she stopped. They were halfway through the stairs and she noticed that he was staring at her intensely, worry clear on his face.
"We shouldn't stop, we don't have much time." Her attempt of avoiding the conversation she knew was coming was unsuccessful.
"You don't have to pretend like you don't feel guilty about doing this, it's clear on your face." He told her firmly yet gently and she sighed.
"I just feel like I'm betraying her, doing this behind her back." Bash knew who she was talking about and he let out a sigh.
"I know it feels that way and I don't like the idea of doing this to Flora either, but it's necessary. You said so yourself, there's something off about Catherine." He replied and Kenna's determination came back.
"So we need to do this, for the king's sake. After all, he might be in danger." Bash nodded at her words and they resumed climbing the stairs. The guilt that previously filled Kenna was gone as she concentrated on what was most important. Soon they reached the bedroom that used to belong to Catherine and there were setbacks.
"It's locked." Bash said simply after he attempted to push the door open.
"So that means we're on the right track." Kenna said after she attempted to open the door herself, to no avail. "She definitely doesn't want anyone going in there." She commented and Bash nodded.
"She's hiding something." He added and there was silence as both tried to come up with a way to open the door. After a few minutes, Bash decided to try the easiest way: finding a key. They searched for a few minutes through the entire house, but there was nothing. No sign of any keys. "Perhaps we should try plan B." She raised her her eyebrows.
"And what is plan B?" She questioned and Bash smiled before picking up a chair in Nostradamus' old laboratory.
"Brute force." He answered simply and Kenna gave him an impressed look. It took throwing the chair at the door about 3 times, but it finally broke down. As they entered the room, both could feel a strange energy that, if the Winx were there, they would know that it was magic. But Kenna and Bash weren't aware that Catherine had magic or that she had put a magical barrier around the door, one that apparently wasn't too strong. So they entered the room and ignored the energy they felt.
"It looks empty." Kenna commented frustratingly while she looked around the room. There was an empty bed, a table and an opened closet.
"Maybe I was wrong, maybe there's nothing here." Bash commented, mentioning his idea of coming to Catherine's chateau. It had arisen a few days before during dinner. Himself and Kenna had been investigating Catherine Blanchet for a while now, but they had come up with nothing to incriminate her or explain her weird behavior sometimes. Until Bash suggested that maybe there would some answers in the woman's old chateau, where Musa, Riven, Helia and Leonardo had been living for the past 3 months.
The two of them had considered the idea and Kenna had found it brilliant. So they had waited until all residents were gone so that they could do some research and luck had been on their side that night since Musa, Riven and Helia were off at some meeting and Leonardo was in the palace after having been asked to paint a portrait of the king for his upcoming birthday.
"No, Bash. Look!" Kenna pointed at the small bedside table where they could clearly see there was something hidden. They walked towards it and the couple realized it was a small notebook, carefully tucked under the bedside table and easy missed by those who weren't investigating the place. Kenna carefully picked it up and a piece of paper that had been inside it fell to the ground. Bash picked it up and both stared at it's contents with curiosity. There was portrait of a family of 5 in a beautiful looking house. Flowers decorated each of their clothes and the mother held a small bouquet of those. Her two children, a young girl of about 12 and a young boy of about 4 smiled at the painter. Their father had his arms wrapped in a hug around his wife and he portrayed a smile as well. The last member of the family was an older looking women who smiled just as brightly.
"Are they her family?" Kenna muttered under her breath and Bash remained silent. "Why would she hide this picture here? And why wouldn't she tell Flora about them? I remember how Flora told me that she knew pretty much nothing about her grandparents and all she knew about her uncle is that his name was Alex." She was so lost in her own thoughts that she didn't notice that her boyfriend wasn't paying much attention and was looking at the picture intensely.
"This can't be possible." The young man muttered under his breath and Kenna was worried when she noticed that his face was devoid of color.
"What can't be possible? And are you okay?" She asked and Bash shook his head.
"I know these people, Kenna. I was there the day they died." He told her somberly and she stared at him in shock.
"What? How?" Before she could ask anymore questions, he spoke again.
"Well, there's no way I would remember it cause I was only one. But the thing is, my parents do and they've showed me pictures of them. They were friends with them, back when they used to live in Italy." This new piece of information shocked her even further.
"Italy? Your parents lived in Italy?" She questioned, confused and he nodded.
"Yes, a long time ago. They met in Florence, since that's where my dad used to live. They lived there for a few years until the Italian wars when they ran away with me. They became good friends with the Mediccis, Catherine's family, before that." Recognition crossed her face.
"Mediccis? Where do I know this name from?" She asked herself and Bash answered for her.
"They were the most powerful italian noble family. Their treasure was so great it challenged the one of many royal families. They were killed during the war, Kenna, my parents found their house just after the fire. Everyone believed that the entire family had died, but apparently, Catherine escaped." She remembered then what she had learned about the Italian wars and fear settled in her stomach.
"The Italian wars were caused by France, it was King Henry's father that sent his army to destroy the Mediccis." Bash completed the sentence, knowing exactly where she was going.
"So if Catherine escaped, she might be looking for revenge. We have to warn the king." Bash stated firmly and Kenna nodded. They bolted out of the room with the book and the picture safely hidden in the pocket of Bash's suit and they were making their way downstairs when they heard an unknown voice.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" The couple shared confused looks while they wondered who might be there. Considering the voice didn't belong to anyone they knew, therefore anyone who should be in the house, they decided to go down the stairs and check it out.
"Who are you?" The woman jumped once she heard Kenna scream, having thought that she was alone. She was dressed in simple clothes and the couple assumed that she was a maid. She looked nervous and tired as she kept looking outside the window as if she expected someone to come barging in.
"I am so glad to see that you're here." The woman said, confusing them. Before they could ask anything else, she continued. "But I need to be fast, there isn't much time and he'll kill me if he finds out that I'm here." They were even more confused, but the maid barely paid them any attention. "Now, Miss. Flora, will you please take a sit? I have something very important to tell you."
"Miss Flora?" Kenna questioned, her suspicions rising. She and Bash shared a look before they decided to sit down and hear this woman out. After all, it would do no harm for them to hear her explanations to why she had said Flora's name when she clearly wasn't familiar with the King's daughter, since Flora had never mentioned her before.
Back in the library...
"About a week ago, Alfea was attacked. As with every other school and planet, we fought with all of our strength, but it was no use. The Trix beat us and those who didn't die were forced to become their slaves. Even Miss. Faragonda, Headmaster Saladin and Headmistress Griffin were no match for them. Saladin died while protecting Miss Faragonda and Miss. Griffin was taken as their slave. Now, the Trix knew that if someone could find you and bring you back, it would be Miss. Faragonda, so they killed her too." Her statement was met with gasps and disbelieving expressions.
"So it's all over. The Trix won." Bloom said gloomily and Roxy shook her head.
"Not yet. There's still something that we can do." Before she could explain it to them, Musa interrupted her.
"Wait a minute, there's something that doesn't fit." The fairy of music said, confused and suspicious. "How did you find us?" She then asked and Roxy face palmed.
"Oh, right, I had almost forgotten about that part. Before she died, Miss Faragonda told me that it would be my mission to find you, so I started searching. The Trix didn't pay much attention to me, which was good, because I was able to break into Cloud Tower as I searched for clues. While there, I discovered that Selina, you remember her right? She was working with the Trix and she was the one who brought the legends within the Legendarium to life." There were nods and Bloom sighed sadly.
"I can't believe that she was involved in such terror, she used to be so sweet and nice. I guess I just don't know her anymore." Sky reassuringly squeezed her hand and this time Roxy actually smiled.
"That's the thing, she wasn't really working with them. As I found out, she had tried to get out of it after the Trix took over Red Fountain, but they used a spell to control her, so she was forced to do what they wanted her to. While I was in Cloud Tower, she told me about it and she asked me to help her regain her freedom. I don't know why, but I believed her. So I distracted the Trix, nearly getting myself killed in the process, and Selina was able to prepare a potion that broke their control over her. Miraculously, both of us managed to escape. While we hid in the forest, near Lake Roccaluce, Selina told me a bit about Catherine and how she had been the one to send you here. She said that you disappeared into the book, so I used my magic to try to enter it as well, thinking that you had become trapped in it. And well, that's it."
"This is so crazy!" Stella said and Musa let out a humorless laugh.
"After everything we've been through here, I guess that's the least crazy thing we've heard." She said and there were nods. Bloom remained silent, thoughtful, because there was still something missing.
"Roxy, how are we supposed to fix this situation?" She questioned and Roxy looked serious as she prepared to tell them about the craziest part of the whole story. However, once again, she was interrupted.
"Okay, I'm sorry to interrupt, but I just can't take it anymore." It was Helia and he had suddenly stood up, looking more anxious and worried than they had ever seen.
"Is something wrong, Helia?" Aisha's worried question was followed by Bloom's.
"Are you okay?" The blue haired specialist shook his head vigorously.
"This isn't about me." This confused them greatly, but he continued before they could question him. "It's Flora, something's wrong with her. She's in danger, I know it!" His desperation made his friends even more worried. This was unlike him, even with all the hardship that he had gone through ever since they had gotten there, he had never seen so desperate and lost.
"Okay, then. We'll find her now." Bloom commanded while giving him a reassuring look and he nodded.
"But how are we going to do that? We have no idea where she went." Stella said frustratedly and once again, Riven was quick to ease everyone's minds.
"I recall her saying that she was going to meet her parents, so maybe she's in their chambers." He commented and Musa gave him a smile.
"Good, so let's get going." Both of them stood up and looked at the others expectantly.
"I think the King's office is a more probable location, he has been spending a lot of time there lately, making plans for the war." Sky said and Bloom nodded in agreement.
"I agree with Sky, we should check it out first." Everyone nodded and so they left, Roxy following them. Stella, who stayed behind, quickly explained to teh fairy of animals what was going on. In front of them, Tecna and Timmy whispered quietly to each other.
"Tecna, are you sure that this is a good idea?" The orange haired specialist asked her unsurely.
"I know it's not, but we have to wait until things have calmed down." She replied weakly, grateful that he had his arms wrapped around her to keep her steady.
"We'll come clean then. We have to tell them about what we discovered, they can help us." She nodded in agreement to his words and they resumed being silent.
Once everyone reached the corridor that lead to the king's office, Helia stopped for a second before breaking into a run. The others followed him quickly and soon they found themselves just outside of the King's office. Before anyone could knock, there was a scream and they shared worried glances.
"What now?" Stella complained, fed up with all the tragedy.
So, what did you think of this one? Too tragic? You haven't seen anything, next chapter's the worst, I'm warning you.
What are your thoughts on Roxy's tale? How will the Winx be able to fix the situation regarding the Magic Dimension?
What will happen now that Kenna and Bash know who Catherine really is? And who is the woman they just met and what's her connection to Flora? And of course, what happened with said fairy? Who screamed?
Everything will be revealed next chapter. It should come by Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your reviews. I'll give you a little spoiler about it: we'll have more information regarding Will and a forgotten character will make an appearance. I'd advise everyone to reread chapters 11-16 before reading it. Are you ready for the biggest plot twists in this story?