Sorry for the wait. School has been hectic, and I just needed a break from writing. However, I did write a one-shot about Flora, Krystal, and Helia called The Crystal Rose. If you are open to non-canon couples then I recommend reading it.
Chapter 9: Counteracting Magic
Aisha's mouth seemed to drop open after Tecna told Aisha her plan to leave Magix tonight. It was unheard for Tecna to do something so illogically fast, and something like leaving the city that soon was hard for the morphix fairy to comprehend. The obvious reason for her confusion was that there was little time to prepare for an adventure of this magnitude. No one would be able to plan an escape so soon, but maybe, just maybe a group of them could plan the escape in time.
After Valtor was released from the hospital the two of them ended up going back to Tecna's apartment so Valtor could rest, and from there the technology fairy pinged Aisha to meet her there as well. She avoided messaging her what she was planning; just in case a snoopy Witch was reading her messages. From the moment she told Aisha her plan she seemed to go into some sort of melancholy shock.
"You can't be serious Tecna," Aisha bit her lip as she sat on the edge of Tecna's bed, "To leave so soon…it's crazy," she nervously brushed her curly brown hair out of her face.
Tecna looked at Aisha confidently, "It's so illogical and crazy to leave so soon it's bound to work," she explained, "The longer we wait…"
Aisha cut her off, "Yeah yeah…the more likely we'll get caught. But why not schedule the escape in a week…couple days from now? It's crazy Tec." She paused and looked over at Valtor who was half asleep on Tecna's bed recovering still from his minor operation, "Care to help me make my point Valtor?"
He grumbled half asleep, "I have my upmost confidence in Tecna for her to figure out the counteracting spell by tonight, and I have my upmost confidence that you'll figure out a plan to escape without anyone knowing Aisha."
Aisha darted her eyes, "Don't you realize it's difficult to cross the river at night? There are heavy winds that sweep across, so flying over is nearly impossible. Unless you're a really strong flier you'll never make it across," Aisha advised sternly and flared with anger at Valtor. Tecna remembered a past memory where she was hoverboarding with Musa as Pixies. She remembered the water being so choppy and the winds were really strong as they hovered to Gardenia.
Tecna piped in quietly, "She has a point Valtor. The winds are really bad at night," she replied, "We will never be able to get that many hoverboards either in a short period of time without causing suspicion…" Tecna pondered as she moved from her position next to Aisha to the large window on the other side of the room. She felt stupid for thinking escape could be attained so easily, but now it seemed they were stuck unless they found some sort of object to take them across the river into the wild.
Valtor sighed in irritation as he scratched his head, "So what you're saying is that we are screwed for escaping out of Magix, right?"
Tecna turned around harshly, "No! Just give me…give me time to think…" She gazed out the window at the city below. What a stupid city she lived in. So many people brainwashed into idiots, and so many of them not realizing they were controlled by evil Witches. Freedom just seemed so unattainable, but it was time for an escape. "Wait…" Tecna sighed as she spotted something, "I think I know how we're escaping…" She gazed at the far edge of the city. She signaled with her hand to have Aisha join her by the window.
Out in the distance she saw some typical fairies and guys flying around in some basket attached by a giant balloon. To Tecna the device seemed so primitive against the devices that they had at their disposal. However, something told her that this simple flying device might just be able to make it across. As far as she could tell the balloon was propelled by the wind…so maybe this was exactly what they needed. She only wondered why she never noticed the balloon contraptions before.
Tecna pointed towards it in the distance, "What is that Aisha?"
"Just a hot air balloon," Aisha raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Have you ever noticed them before?"
Tecna shook her head and questioned Aisha more, "No. Where…where do you get them?" Tecna was surprised she never noticed them. Maybe she was just too preoccupied with the technology of Magix that she never noticed primitive gadgets.
"Anyone looking for another type of thrill besides bungee jumping off buildings will know where to get them," Aisha pondered, "Typically guys like Brandon with no mage powers will use them to get the illusion of flying. But frankly I don't know where to get them."
"I can already tell where you're getting with this Tecna," Valtor called out from across the room, "Please don't tell me you want the Winx Club to hijack damn hot air balloons…"
Tecna ignored him, "Are you capable of doing it Aisha? Think you can get about three or four of them secured for tonight?" Even Tecna knew it was a farfetched idea, and even completely illogical. However, the simplicity of a hot air balloon might be the only way to get over the river. After that they could just fly to Gardenia. Maybe the reason Fairies never escaped Magix was because they looked beyond the simple things; thinking that the simple things were obsolete against Magix technology. For once maybe technology wasn't the answer.
Aisha scratched her head nervously, "It might be a pain buuuuuut…" she sighed, "I think it's possible. I'll have to recruit help from Brandon, Stella, and I'll have to find some other willing Fairies to help."
They heard Valtor slowly get out of bed, "Well if you are going to get help from more Fairies we might as well take them to Sparx. We all know Sparx will need the recruits." Tecna liked Valtor's idea. All she wanted to do was cause Icy's cold blood to boil as she realized Tecna managed to smuggle more Fairies out of her city to aid the Sparx rebellion. She liked the idea because it would prove to Icy that she would never win, and that she could outsmart anyone.
Tecna began thinking about the Pixies Nova, Andy, and Galatea. She knew how long they've wanted to escape so it would be the perfect opportunity for them. Plus they were excellent tricksters, "And I know a couple Pixies who will provide excellent help."
Aisha shook her head and grumbled with a smirk, "I can't believe I'm going to do this…" Both girls knew this was risky, and the balloons probably had sensors on them so as soon as they were far enough they would have to ditch the balloons somehow. Tecna figured this part of the plan would just fall into place. Suddenly they heard Valtor approach them, "But what about Musa? No one has seen nor heard from her since you guys fought."
"We'll have to leave her behind. If she's going to choose to shun herself away like this then it's her own fault that she's left behind in Magix," she spat out. She hated to talk so negatively about Musa, and she really didn't want to leave her behind. But frankly if Musa was just going to ignore everyone then it was her fault for being left behind.
Aisha sighed, "I guess you have a point. If she shows up then fine, but if not so be it." Aisha started ushering herself out of Tecna's apartment. Valtor and Tecna followed her out until they were standing in the hallway, "Tecna I can't promise I'll be able to do this by tonight, but I can certainly try."
"I know you can do it Aisha," Tecna smiled at her reassuringly, "And meanwhile I'll work about busting these bracelets," they both peered down at Tecna's bracelet wrapped with a scarf, "I can't wait to get these illogical things off. The scarves around them have been more of an annoyance than the bracelets themselves."
"I'm sure you will succeed like you always do Tec. If you succeed meet me by Lake Roccaluce," Aisha smiled brightly at Tecna before departing on her own mission. The magenta haired fairy didn't know how Aisha was going to pull this off, but she had the upmost faith in the morphix fairy. After all, Aisha was actually pretty devious, smart, and she was frankly the most athletic out of the group. While Aisha went on her mission, Tecna would be stuck on the mission to break the dark magic bounding her wrist.
Valtor and Tecna quietly slipped inside her dorm again. Valtor returned to Tecna's bed to rest on it again, while Tecna conjured up the book that was left for her in Sparx. She firmly held the book and ran her hand over the primitive book. This was the first book Tecna had ever held, and it was amazing how sturdy and put together the book was; even if it was made during the Dark Days. Tecna could only wonder how the runaways got their hands on this.
Tecna sighed as she flipped through the delicate pieces of paper. There was an incredible amount of spells, and Tecna didn't know where to start. Maybe this wasn't going to be as easy as she thought. Tecna read off a couple titles in the book, "Protective shields…Convergence…Gifts of Destiny…Miniaturization…" Everything she read off didn't sound like something that could help break Witch magic.
Valtor noticed Tecna looking at the book in frustration, "Not as easy as you thought, hm?"
Tecna used a slight bit of magic to cause the book to levitate on its own in front of Tecna, "I don't…I don't even know where to begin. These books are illogical; I can't ask it to answer my questions. I'd have to read the book through and through to get any answers."
"Well no one said this was going to be easy."
Tecna grumbled in irritation as she moved to the middle of the room. The technology fairy shrieked, "Let's go Enchantix!" In a sudden burst of blinding light she appeared in the room in fairy form, and her giant wings kept her levitated above the ground. "I told Aisha I would figure this out, so I have to," she approached the floating book again. "I'm sure if I look for a certain keyword in this book…"
Silence hit the room again as Tecna continued to flip through the encyclopedia of everything related to a Fairy and her abilities. She worried that if she tried to attack the bracelet with a weak spell that it would attack her back, and then if she broke the bracelet that the Witches would know immediately. Tecna knew that once the spell was broken that they would have to make a run for it. If not they might be up against a siege of Witches.
She suddenly found herself drawn to a certain page with the heading Fairy Dust. She looked at Valtor in a confused way, "Have you ever heard of fairy dust?" She looked at Valtor who merely shook his head no. Tecna returned to the book and focused on the text.
She read off a small blurb in her head, "Only available to strong fairies at the Enchantix level; fairy dust can be activated through strong will power and concentration. Once activated a fairy can open her fairy dust bottle located around her neck, and will draw out their predetermined symbol to activate its abilities. Fairy dust can be used as a healing power, or to negate or undo dark magic and spells from objects and some people." Tecna grinned once reading that it could negate dark magic; she knew she had just found her counteracting spell against Witch power.
Tecna floated over and handed Valtor the book, "I think I found it," she said confidently.
"I see," He studied the book with watchful eyes, "But do you have the concentration and will power to unlock the ability?"
Tecna sighed as she let her wings keep her body above the ground as she sat in criss cross position, "There's only one way to find out," she closed her eyes, blocked out all her thinking, and just concentrated on her Enchantix power. Meanwhile Valtor just sat in silence and watched Tecna in deep meditation. A green glow started to brighten around her.
Tecna on the other hand felt herself get sucked into some sort of empty void; a peaceful and tranquil void. She felt truly connected to her Enchantix powers. As connected as she felt she still didn't feel like she was unlocking her fairy dust. Sure she felt isolated and one with her technology powers, but she still felt she was missing something. She needed some sort of catalyst to get her powers to unlock.
She let her mind wander as she thought about Icy and the Witches. Every thought of Icy made Tecna's blood boil; there was not a single good thing she could say about her. This woman (and all the other Witches) was pure darkness and evil. She knew their existence needed to be extinguished so that Magix could live freely and hopefully without lesions.
Tecna thought about Icy's face as she realized Tecna escaped her grasps once again. Knowing this would really set the Witch off on a rampage made Tecna smile. After all the trouble the Witch caused she deserved it. The only thing she deserved more was a rebellion, or some sort of upheaval in Magix. She needed to get Icy out of her position of power. If she could get Icy out of power then she was sure the world would become a much more peaceful place.
She suddenly remembered how much Icy wanted the Pixie, Timmy. She worried that maybe, just maybe something happened to him. What if Icy managed to get him while she was in Magix? What if she had him captured? What if she finally managed to kill him? The last thought made her enraged; Icy would never be able to do that while Tecna was still as rebellious as her old self. She imagined Icy getting so powerful that she managed to capture every Sparx citizen and either killing them all off or changing them.
She angrily shouted out with her hands clenched, "No…Icy will never win! Let's go fairy dust!" In a sudden burst of lime light she suddenly found herself out of her peaceful void and inside her apartment. She looked at her gloved hand to notice she was holding a lavender vial. Her eyes widened as she realized her thoughts about Icy and Timmy made her enraged enough to activate her fairy dust. She didn't even know how it happened, but she was just pleased her furious thoughts worked.
Valtor looked up at her in shock, "Are you okay? You were just floating there in complete silence for a while… How did you activate it?"
"Through rage," Tecna replied briskly. Even she didn't exactly understand how it happened. She just became enraged, and then some surge of power came over her like a wave. Tecna wondered if rage and a strong concentration would be the key to activate the full potential of her Enchantix powers. So many questions whirled through her mind, but right now she had more important things to worry about. With a bottle of fairy dust firmly in her hand she felt herself subconsciously twirl around in some sort of spiral pattern. Once she finished she noticed the fairy dust bottle was open. She took a deep breath before pouring the dust on her dark magic bracelet, "Well let's hope this works."
Tecna and Valtor watched as the fairy dust fell on both their bracelets, and they began to make a strange sizzling sound. Within a moment a blinding bright light illuminated from their bracelets. When they both peered down again at their wrists they discovered the bracelets were gone without a trace. They both beamed bright smiles as they realized they were finally free. Freedom at last.
Tecna detransformed from her fairy form and she brought herself to sit close to Valtor. "I can't believe I did it," she breathed a sigh of relief. It was so hard for the technology fairy to comprehend that she finally broke the dark magic bond.
"You're turning into quite the fairy," he moved closer to her so their noses were touching, "That was an incredible amount of power locked away inside of you."
Tecna breathed a sigh of exhaustion as she rubbed dripping sweat from her forehead, "Yeah, but I don't think I'll be able to do that again for a while. My powers…they feel weak," she panted.
"Well I guarantee you will not need magic for this," he finally planted a strong kiss on her lips. She giggled and kissed him back until moments later he pulled away and helped her stand up on her feet. She couldn't believe how amazing and alive she felt even though she was feeling rather weak. It was just so reassuring knowing that freedom was within their grasps.
"Now, how about we go down to Lake Roccaluce and wait for Aisha?" Tecna suggested as she led them outside of her dorm and down the halls. She smiled sweetly at him, "We have an escape to look forward to after all."
I know in the show an Enchantix fairy can activate her fairy dust at will, but in mine I had to make it so only fairies able to outsmart the lesions would be able to use the power. So since normal Fairies are carefree and never truly angry I made it so will power and rage would be the catalyst for the fairy dust.
Next chapter: The escape, but will everyone make it?