Last chapter be found out that Sky really didn't cheat on Bloom, that the memories of said incident were false. What really happened was that somebody ambushed Bloom and Sky while they were on a date. Somebody drugged them and implanted false memories, and to add insult to injury, Diaspro is apparently behind it. Just when Stella asked Steve, Michael and Shawn to 'kidnap' Diaspro, somebody kidnapped Bloom and Sky. On with the show!
Chapter 6: The Madness Deepens
"How did this happen!?" demanded Stella, "How could it happen!?! Right under my nose even!!"
"I'm detecting the residue of a very powerful teleportation spell," said Tecna as she scanned the room with her PDA, "Whoever sent that darkness spell, also transported Bloom and Sky out of the room."
"Can you tell where they were teleported to?" asked Brandon.
"I can't locate the destination," said Timmy.
"Me neither," said Elise, "Whoever cast that spell did a terrific job covering their tracks."
"Who could have done this?" asked Flora.
"Haven't you been paying attention to what we just talked about?" asked Julie, "It's that Diaspro bitch! She's behind all of this sh$t!"
"There's no proof that this Diaspro is responsible," said Virgil.
"You heard what Sky said after Laura read his mind," said Shawn, "He heard Diaspro gloating over him after he and Bloom were drugged in the park. Of course she's behind this."
"I should have killed that bitch when I had the chance," said Steve, "We saw her on Eraklyon. She was right there. I'll bet she was laughing at us when we took off."
"I intend to rectify the situation," said Michael, "We're going back to Eraklyon to get that bleached-haired whore!"
"Yeah!!" said Steve, "We'll get her good!!"
"Killing Diaspro won't do any good if we can't find out where Bloom and Sky were taken," said Max, "If she really is responsible for this mess, then she's the only one who can tell us where Bloom and Sky are. So, you three are not, repeat, not, to kill Diaspro. Bring her back alive and unharmed."
"No problem," said Michael.
"We'll go with you," said Stella, with Brandon nodding in agreement, "I want to look Diaspro in the eye when you capture her."
"We're coming with you also," said Kodatchi. She, Shampoo, Tatewaki and Layla also nodded in agreement
"Again, no problem," said Michael.
Meanwhile…
At first Bloom and Sky were disoriented from both the darkness spell and the sudden teleportation. It didn't take them long to regain their sight and their sense of which way was up. Yet their disorientation was soon replaced by confusion, mixed with more than a hint of blind panic as they realized they were no longer at Alfea, or even on Magicx.
"What just happened?" asked Sky. They were in an empty chamber, roughly 20 feet square on all sides with no windows, no doors and painted black with white stripes.
"I think somebody teleported us out of the school," said Bloom, "And onto another planet. But where are we?"
"Where indeed?" boomed a familiar, female voice, followed by a short, insane laugh. The laughter seemed to be coming from all around them
"Diaspro!!" exclaimed Sky when he recognized the voice, "It's bad enough you drug us and implant false memories, just to get Bloom and I to break up! Now you kidnap us!? Are you crazy or something!?!"
"I guess I am a little mad," giggled the disembodied voice of Diaspro, "Maybe I always was mad. But that's not important now. What is is that you, dear Sky, suffer for what you did to me."
"And just what do you think Sky did to you?" asked Bloom.
"You know damn well what he did to me," said Diaspro coldly, "And he knows it as well. He rejected me, and by now both of you must realize that I don't take rejection well. Oh, and Bloom, don't bother using your powers to escape or contact your friends, they won't work here. I've made arrangements so that my little playground negates your Winx."
"Diaspro," said Sky as Bloom attempted to transform, but found that her captor told the truth, "I'm sorry that things didn't work out between us. I always considered you my friend, despite your selfish nature. But I love Bloom; I love her with all my heart, and nothing you do is going to change that."
"Love!?" exclaimed Diaspro, "Love!?! F#ck love!! And f#ck friendship as well! The only reason I ever wanted to be with you was that your parents and mine made an arranged marriage between us, which meant that I would someday be Queen of Eraklyon.
"Then out of the blue comes this pathetic Earth fairy, and guess what? She has the nerve to ease in on what was to be my property. And to make matters worse, Sky, your parents accepted her, her! A common pixy!!"
"I don't know what rock you've been living under," said Bloom, "But I happen to be the last Princess of Sparkx. My birth parents were Oritel and Miriam Mandragoran. They sacrificed themselves to save me from the last Trix coven. I didn't ask to be of royal blood, or to be raised on Earth, but that's how it worked out. And I'll thank you to not treat Sky like he's a baseball card or something you can collect. He's a human being, and I love him."
"I told you I don't give a f#ck about love," said Diaspro, "And guess what? I don't care about having Sky any more. He had his chance with me and blew it. You, Bloom, are welcome to him. That is, if you survive what's coming." She then laughed insanely again. "That's right, Bloom. Before this day is over, you are going to die, and your beloved Sky won't be able to stop it!
"You psychopath!!" exclaimed Bloom, "When my friends find you, you'll be lucky to survive the experience! Especially if Stella gets to you first."
"I expected as much from your friends, Bloom," said Diaspro, "I'll bet that they are on their way back to Eraklyon this minute, just to confront me with my 'crimes.' But it won't really be me they'll find. They'll encounter someone very close to me, and she'll be sure to keep them occupied while the three of us have some fun."
"What do you mean?" asked Sky.
"I'm getting to that," said Diaspro, "This whole experience is all for your benefit, Sky, all for your suffering."
Just then there was a blinding flash, and Bloom was gone.
"Bloom!!!!" shouted Sky.
"She's not here," said Diaspro in a mocking tone, "Rather, she's the goal of this little game I've come up for you. All you have to do is find Bloom, within twelve hours, and the both of you are free to go. But if you fail to reach her location within this complex before the time expires, then she will expire."
"When I find you, Diaspro!!" shouted Sky, "I'll kill you!!! Do you hear me!?!! I WILL KILL YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS!!!!!!"
"Perhaps," said Diaspro calmly, "But I suggest you focus your energy onto finding Bloom." Behind Sky a doorway appeared, opening into a long, dimly lit corridor, "You have twelve hours, starting now, so get moving!"
Seething with rage, Sky hurried into the corridor towards god knows what.
Bloom, meanwhile, had found herself in another chamber with no apparent exits. She had heard the entire exchange between Sky and Diaspro. "I always knew there was something wrong with you, Diaspro, but I never suspected that you do something like this."
"That just proves that I'm better than you," said Diaspro, "Anyway, you're not going anywhere, so just sit back and watch your beloved suffer, all because of you. And at the same time, you're going to watch your pathetic friends dance to my tune."
Behind Bloom appeared an image of Stella, Brandon, Layla, Tatewaki, Shampoo and Kodatchi, as well as Steve, Michael, Shawn and Stella's cousin aboard The Night Rider, heading for Eraklyon. Another image showed Diaspro sitting idly in one of the many gardens surrounding the royal palace of Eraklyon.
"Your friends thing they are going to capture me," taunted Diaspro, "They couldn't be further from the truth."
"If you're here," said Bloom, "Wherever here is, then who is that?"
"I told you already," said Diaspro, "She is someone very close to me. But as far as your pathetic friends are concerned, she is me. By the time that ditz Stella and the others figure out they've been hoodwinked, you, my dear Bloom, will be dead, and your precious Sky will be drowning in his own misery and suffering."
"You're wrong!!" shouted Bloom, "My friends will figure out your little scheme in time. And Sky will find me; just you wait!!"
"We'll just see about that," said Diaspro, "By now your beloved is about to reach the next stage of his suffering. Watch…"
Bloom watched in horror as Sky was forced into one perilous situation after another. First he had to cross a room full of swinging axes, then a hallway full of flamethrowers. He then had to dodge heat-seeking dart launchers and motion activated buzz saws.
Yet Sky conquered all these challenges with flying colors; his training at Red Fountain was paying off.
"You underestimate Sky, Diaspro," said Bloom, "He'll find me with plenty of time to spare."
"I guess I did set the difficulty level a bit too low," said Diaspro in a tone like she was discussing the weather, "But that was just the first stage of my little game. Now comes Stage 2!!"
Sky then found that the corridor he was in had split into three paths. He had to choose: left, right or straight ahead.
"The left path will eventually lead to you, Bloom," said Diaspro, "But should Sky choose either of the other paths, he'll find himself hopelessly lost. Time will run out, and you will die!"
"He'll chose the right path," said Bloom, "And by right, I mean correct."
Sky then began to head towards the corridor on the right.
"No!!" shouted Bloom, "I mean the one on the left! Left!!"
Sky then paused, as if he heard Bloom's shouting. He then rethought his choice and walked into the left corridor.
"Lucky guess!!" snapped Diaspro.
"No," said Bloom, "He sensed that I was calling out to him. That's what love is all about, Diaspro; even though Sy and I have been separated by a great distance, we're still together in spirit."
"How many times do I have to say it!?!!" raged Diaspro, "F#ck love!! And I think it's time I changed the channel." The image of Sky disappeared and was replaced by the false Diaspro. "Watch, your friends are about to encounter my decoy."
The Night Rider had made excellent time heading back to Eraklyon. Shortly after landing Stella and her 'strike team' had located Diaspro in one of the palace gardens. "Ah, Stella," said the faux Diaspro, (To Stella and the others, their target is the real one) "How nice to see you again."
"Cut the crap, Diaspro!" snapped Stella, "Where did you take Bloom and Sky!?!!"
"I don't know what you're talking about," said Diaspro in an innocent tone, "Has something happened to them?"
"Bleach-haired girl lie!!" snapped Shampoo, "She know!!"
"First you try to get Sky and Bloom to break up," said Kodatchi, her rage barely under control, "Then you kidnap them. Diaspro, you're a piece of sh$t!"
"How dare you say such things to one of Eraklyon's royal elite!!" spat Diaspro.
"Lady," said Steve, "You could be 'Bat Girl©' for all I care. You're still coming with us."
"I think not," said Diaspro.
"Wanna bet?" asked Stella, before knocking out Diaspro with a concentrated blast of light.
"So the fools have taken the bait," said the real Diaspro, while Bloom watched Stella and her group carried the unconscious doppelganger back to The Night Rider, "As I predicted they would."
"You shouldn't underestimate my friends," said Bloom, "They'll figure out your game soon enough."
"Perhaps," said Diaspro, "But not soon enough to save you." She then laughed her insane giggle.
The end of chapter 6. Next chapter our heroes back at Alfea attempt to wrench out of the false Diaspro what happened to Bloom and Sky. Reviews will be rewarded with cake and pie. See you next time!