Last time Bloom and her friends, along with Elise and Carmen from Cloud Tower, entered the dream which Layla was trapped in. They found Layla dancing with her captor, the incubus. Elise realized that this was the same incubus that murdered her sister five years ago. Bloom and the others then convinced Layla that she'd been trapped in a dream and that she was the victim of a demon. On with the show!
Chapter 6: Ballroom Brawl part 1
"NO!" exclaimed Layla. "Yes!" exclaimed the demon, "I am an incubus, and you've been my latest victim. It was all too easy, you were just overflowing with loneliness, it was too good to resist. And all the time we've been dancing, I've been taking your life energy," it glared at Bloom and the others, "And if your meddling friends hadn't intruded on our waltz, I would have taken enough of your life energy so that you would never have waken up again! But all is not lost, as soon as I've dealt with your pathetic friends, we can finish our dance, and your life will belong to me!"
"That's not going to happen!" exclaimed Elise. "I wanted to say that," said Bloom, "Me too," said Sky." "Oh?" said the demon, "And who are you to think that you can stop me?" "That's a good question," said Elise as her form was engulfed in a bright flash. When the light cleared, Bloom saw that Elise was dressed in a red and black leather jacket, with matching leather boots and blue jeans.
"How did you do that?" asked Flora. "It's all part of the dream world," said Elise, "Just think it and your appearance can change. Now demon, you may not know me, but I know you, so allow me to introduce myself: My name is Elise Caplin. You killed my sister Elsa, so prepare to die!"
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Back in the real world Bloom and her friends had been moved to the chairs set up for them. "I still think you should have told them to sit down before taking the potion," said Professor Wizgiz, "That was rather mean of you." "I wan in a mean mood," said Professor Griselda, "So sue me."
"You can sue each other later," said Professor Faragonda, "I believe they've convinced Layla of her situation." "So they'll wake up now?" asked Morgan, she being awake as to serve as a 'lifeline' to the real world. "Not just yet," said Faragonda, "Now they must fight and destroy the demon." "And I chose to miss it," said Morgan to herself, "Just my luck."
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"You!" exclaimed the demon with much humor, "You, kill me? I think not!" "We'll just see about that!" said Elise as she prepared to attack, but was stopped by Carmen. "I thought we agreed that you wouldn't go head first into this," said Carmen, "That we'd do it together." "This is a matter of family honor," said Elise, "I have to be the one who kills the demon."
"And you will be the one who kills it," said Carmen as her appearance changed from ballroom dress to blue and green leather attire, "But let me get the first blow in, okay?" "Okay," said Elise, "But you promise me that I get to kill the demon." "I promise," said Carmen as she faced Bloom and the others, "You'd better change into something more battle appropriate."
"How do we do that?" asked Flora. "It's a dream world," said Tecna as she transformed into her fairy outfit, "Use your mind." Bloom, Flora, Musa and Stella then concentrated as they also transformed. Meanwhile Sky and the other boys found themselves in their usual Red Fountain attire.
"Awesome," said Brandon, We should do stuff like this more often." "It is cool and all that," said Riven. "I'll go first," said Carmen, "Bloom, you and the others keep Layla safe, leave this creep to me and Elise." "Remember," said Bloom, "If we die here, we die in the real world." "Don't worry," said Elise, "We have no intention of dieing here."
"We never did show you pixies just what we can do," said Carmen, "When we did that whole 'dual wormhole' thing and wound up on the other side of the universe. Now you can see what true Cloud Tower students can do."
Writers note: the spells Carmen and Elise use are from the hit anime/manga 'Zatch Bell.' Please don't sue me I'm only trying to tell a good story. We now return you to your regularly scheduled fan-fiction.
"Well what can you do that's so amazing?" asked Musa. "Let me explain," said Elise, "Each witch has the ability to use certain aspects of magic. Example; Icy could use ice spells, Stormy could control the weather and Darcy was what we call a 'psycho-flexor.'"
"The three of us," said Carmen, "Me, Elise and Morgan, our aspect of magic is that we have knowledge of the Old Tongue." "You mean the language of the ancients?" asked Timmy and Tecna at the same time. "Exactly," said Elise, "Carmen, show them." "Gladly," said Carmen as she raised her hand at the demon, "Suck on this demon! Reis!" a dark blue energy orb shot from Carmen's hand and blasted the demon square in the chest.
"Damn!" exclaimed Riven and Musa in amazement. "That had to be one of the coolest spells I've ever seen!" said Flora. "If you like what Carmen can do," said Elise, "Wait until you see my spells." "I'm afraid you won't have the chance to use your magic on me," said the demon, which didn't even have a scratch on it, "Now stand aside, the girl is mine!"
"Not gonna happen!" exclaimed Bloom as she launched a barrage of fireballs at the demon. It dodged each fireball. "Stupid fairy," chuckled the demon, "I have existed for over 10,000 years, thriving on the loneliness of women. You and your pathetic friends are completely out of your league." "If you want Layla so much," said Sky as he raised his energy sword, "Come and get her!" "Gladly!" exclaimed the demon as it summoned an energy sword of its own. The incubus charged at Sky so fast it looked like a blur.
The demon attacked, slashing with its energy sword. Sky was barely able to defend himself. Suddenly, the demon got through Sky's defenses, delivering two deep cuts; one to his right arm, the other to his left leg. Sky fell to the floor bleeding.
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Back in the real world, two cuts appeared on Sky's body. "Good Gods!" exclaimed Professor Palanium, "What are they doing in there?" "I don't know," said Faragonda, "Let us hope that this is the limit of the demon's viciousness."
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"Sky!" exclaimed Bloom as she rushed to his bleeding from. "I'm fine Bloom," said Sky, "Just a few scratches." "Just a few scratches?" said Riven, "I think not." "We should attach it together," said Brandon as he, Riven and Helia readied their swords. "It matters not how many attack me," said the demon, "I can't be defeated!" The three boys attacked, and were repulsed, Helia with a broken arm, Brandon with a broken leg and Riven with blood spurting from his mouth.
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Morgan winced in disgust as she heard the bones break from Brandon and Helia. The sight of Riven spitting blood made her face go three shades gray. "I have to know what's going on in there," said Griselda, she summoned a large crystal ball, "This will allow us to see the battle.
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"That does it!" exclaimed Stella as she raised her staff, "No demon breaks the bones of my snookums! SUN POWER!" There was a bright flash of light aimed at the incubus's face. "My eyes!" roared the demon, "I can't see!" "You've experienced the flash," said Musa, "Now hear the bang!" Two large speakers materialized on either side of the demon and blasted it with loud music. "My ears!" cried the demon.
"Blind and deaf," said Flora, "Now, so you can't move," she summoned several green vines which ensnared the incubus, immobilizing it. "And here's the kill!" exclaimed Elise as she raised her hand and pointed it at the demon, "Zaker!" a bolt of yellow lightning shot from her hand and blasted the demon in the head.
"It is done," said Elise as she turned her back on the smoking form of the incubus, "Rest in peace, Elsa." "I think you've claimed victory a little prematurely Elise," said Tecna, "The demon is still alive!"
"I'm more than alive," said the incubus, "Before I was just annoyed at your interruption. Now I'm really pissed off!" The demon raised it's had at Elise, "TOUCH OF DARKNESS!" it roared as a hand shaped form of dark energy shot at Elise. "Rashield!" exclaimed Elise, and a white wall with a yellow lighting bolt etched on it's face rose from the floor. It caught the dark energy, and after a few seconds, reflected it back at the demon.
"You think you can destroy me with my own attack?" yelled the demon as it caught and reabsorbed the dark energy, "You're wrong!" "Why can't we kill this thing?" asked Brandon, "Nothing we try has worked." "Then we'll just have to try harder," said Carmen as she pointed both her hands at the demon, "Take this! Giganoreis!" This time a 4 foot wide dark blue energy sphere shot from her hands, it slammed into the demon.
"Dodge this!" exclaimed Bloom as she unleashed the full power of the Dragonfire onto the demon, reducing it to a charred, burned out form. Bloom collapsed from the amount of Winx she used. "Remind me not to do that again any time soon," she said. "You said it," said Carmen, "Those Old Tongue spells really take it out of you."
"Um guys," said Musa, "I hate to ruin the moment, but…" "But I'm still alive," said the demon in a raspy voice, for it's lungs were burned by Bloom's attack. "You really have a death wish, don't you?" "You're the one with a death wish!" yelled Elise, "Look at you, you're in no condition to fight! I can finish you off with a simple static bolt." "Is that so," said the demon, "Then it is time I showed you meddling children what I really am!"
To the horror of Bloom and the others, the incubus began a transformation that would haunt them for the rest of their lives. The demon had increased its height form 6'2", to 8'10". It grew a second pair of arms. Six razor sharp claws had extended form each hand, while three claws grew from its feet. It's jaw extended into an insect like mandible with razor sharp fangs. Large, bat like wings had sprouted from it's back. To complete the transformation, a 15 foot tail grew from it's back. "Now you know what it is you truly fight!" hissed the demon.
"Oh sh$t on a shingle!" exclaimed Elise. "You can say that again!" said Stella.
To be continued. Next chapter, the battle against the incubus rages on. Who will win? And what about Morgan? Will she enter the fray? See you next time!