Title: Magic on Earth

Summary: When all that's dear to Flora is taken, she will fight to get it back. When she has to make this quest on Earth and runs into deceit, turmoil, and lies... how far will she go to save her friends? Flora x Helia, Stella x Brandon, Bloom x Sky, Musa x Riven, Layla x Nabu, Tecna x Timmy.

Authors Note: OKAY. Official interestingness starts here. Flora goes to Earth and BAM.

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Flora had no idea where she was on Earth - just that she was alone. She stood on the street corner for... she lost count of the time. She was dressed in a plain pair of khaki shorts, comfortable hiking boots, her normal hoop earrings, and an almost full-length red top. She felt something moving in her bag so she shook it off, opening the top. "What the... Kiko! What are you doing here?"

The little gray rabbit glanced up at her pleadingly. "Oh, all right... you can stay...." Flora sighed, petting Kiko's head. "I don't know where we're supposed to start, though...."

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Sitting at a cafe, Flora jabbed the end of her spoon at a place on the map she'd been given. "Gardenia is no where near here; but that would be too simple." She took another spoonful of her icecream and offered it to Kiko. The little bunny gladly took it. "Oh, this is going no where... how do you start looking for someone who was kidnapped?"

"Kidnapped, you say? You should take that to the authorities."

Flora glanced up to see who had spoken. A man who looked around his mid-twenties was sitting at the table next to her and had overheard.

"Excuse me?"

"I'm sorry miss, didn't mean to eavesdrop. You looked like you were fairly distressed though and I was just curious. The name is James." He reached out to shake her hand and Flora obliged.

"I'm Flora."

"So, you're searching for someone who's been kidnaped?"

"Well... twenty people who were kidnapped to be precise...."

"Goodness, twenty!? That's really a case for the police."

Flora shook her head. "No, I'm not from around here. The authorities shouldn't be involved."

James lowered his head by hers. "Look, I can sense the magic radiating off of you. Are you from Alfea, or something, by any chance?"

Flora stared at him in shock. "Yes, I am...."

"Oh, yeah, the authorities shouldn't get involved then." James looked thoughtful. "Tell you what. I'm not much of a wizard although I'm a magical being, but, I'll help you out. What do you say?"

Flora looked doubtful. "Well...."

"I'm not an evil wizard or anything like that. I've always been fond of the faeries efforts." He smiled down at her. "My friend Finn would like to help too. He's another kind wizard."

Flora smiled. "Well, alright. Why not?"

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"Oi, Finn, I brought some company." There was a clack in the slightly ratty apartment, before a curse could be heard. A redheaded boy poked his head around the corner; he couldn't have been any older than James.

"Oh... how d'you do, miss? I'm Finn."

"Flora." Flora smiled at the boy, folding her hands in front of her.

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"Do you have any clue who this guy is?" Finn questioned.

Flora, James and Finn were all leaning forward over a table, with papers and maps strewn across it.

"No, not really. I just followed what the notes told me." Flora admitted, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"Well, that's not very helpful. ...Do you have any clue where your friends could be?"

"No...." Flora admitted again, feeling smaller by the second.

"Stop it Finn, you're not being very supportive. We offered to help and that's what we're going to do." James scolded.

"Correction; YOU offered to help, and now I'm paying for it. My brain hurts." Finn complained, scratching his head.

James rolled his eyes, glancing at Flora. "Sorry about him, he's really a pain."

"Don't worry about it... I'm the one who kind of just rushed to rescue without taking the proper time to think about this." Flora answered, squirming in her seat. Kiko was dozing in her lap.

"Is the rabbit really necessary?" Finn asked, staring at it with distaste.

"What's wrong with Kiko?" Flora asked, stroking the rabbit lightly with one hand.

"He's an ugly little rodent, for one thing. For another, my allergies are killing me." Finn hid a sneeze in his elbow for evidence.

Flora frowned. "He isn't ugly...." She mumbled, keeping the rest of her answer to herself. She wished Helia were here - she felt she needed respect and a familiar hug. 'Well, the sooner you get to it, the sooner you get that hug!' the cheerful part of her mind reminded her.

"Anyways, how are we going to do this?" Finn stated, rubbing the sides of his nose.

"I... have no clue." James answered, sighing.

"Oh, gooey gumdrops...." Flora muttered, folding her arms across her chest.

"...Oh, 'Miss Little Faerie Princess' over there did NOT just say 'gooey gumdrops', did she!? Where are you even from? Candyland?" Finn snapped.

Flora blinked, looking a little hurt. She really wished her friends were back at Alfea, along with herself so she wouldn't have to be around such a... a... meanie-head! "I did just say 'gooey gumdrops', thank you very much! And I'm from Linphea! As a matter of fact, I'm not aware of Candylands existance in the galaxy." She hmphed, feeling proud of her answer.

"...I'm going to bed, after than Candyland comment. Good night." Finn departed down the hall.

James sighed. "Realllllllllly sorry about him. He's not usually such a jerk."

Flora frowned, and sighed. "It's alright... he reminds me a little of my friend, Riven. One of the boys kidnapped. Riven is a jerk, too... although he usually isn't that mean directly to me...."

"It's okay, Flora. We're going to find your friends." James laid a hand on her arm and Flora found herself flinching.

That couldn't be... dark energy she was feeling at his touch, could it?

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Authors Note: Dundundun! Is it dark energy? Or is Flora just paranoid? Stay tuned. Chapter 4 is already in the works!