Chapter XXV: Home sweet home

"Sparx" I say out loud. I have to be more specific when I say 'home'. I know that now. Great Bloom, just great, very intelligent. I am freaking freezing out here. I have to reach the castle. Luckily I'm still transformed so I can fly up and overlook everything. I can see plants there and trees and… oh the castle. I didn't really measure the radius that Flora planted but I think it has extended! It's really growing; Sparx lives.

This makes me so incredibly happy! I always thought that although this planet was supposed to be dead, I felt magic here. Like the time the girls took down Icy's monster: that was a whole lot of magic. I don't deny the girls are strong, but if the level of magic wouldn't have been so high here, they wouldn't have done it so easily. I don't even want to think about what could have happened then. Now that the planet is reviving, I can feel the magic increasing. It's a blissful feeling; it makes me happy. I enter the castle (no longer as a fairy) and go straight to my room. On the way to it, I lighten some torches by snapping my fingers.

As I reach the hall where my room is, I notice the door again at the end of the corridor. I don't know why, but every time I see that door I want to open it and it's the same thing now: I go towards the door and open it. As always I'm surprised when I open it. It looks different. It's still impressive and huge, but it looks less gold and red and more silver and blue. It's darker, but as royal and soothing as ever.

The orb is still standing there, looking shiny as always. If it wouldn't have shown the future, I wouldn't have earned my Charmix. I didn't realize that when I got my Charmix; but now it's a burning questions again: What is this thing and why does it predict my future? Maybe I can see something now! This is so exciting! I lay my hand on the warm orb and first there are images of a guy with a long bordeau coat and light brown long hair and my parents' heads are circling around him and then the destruction of Sparx… Who the hell is the man? Does he have something to do with Sparx? I never saw this guy before, yet I feel a slight daze of recognition and I know that this image is carved in my mind for ever.

But I can't do anything with this information; I need to see Darkar or the Trix or no I can't ask that! Suddenly I see Sky appearing, he's talking to Brandon, looking sad and depressed. I don't want to see this anymore. To my surprise the image fades away. Hey, I can control this! Okay er… show me Darkar. First there's nothing but a dark fog but then I see his face appearing; he's looking at something; no… he's looking at someone. Someone in a long dark blue cape. I think it's a man. With much difficulty the man manages to lift his head slowly. Now I see his face: it's professor Avalon! That's impossible! He's at Alfea! I have to check if he's there! But how? It's too silly to go all the way over there just to check his attendance!

Show me Avalon then! The orb continues to glow, but the pattern doesn't change.

"Show me Avalon at Alfea." I say out loud. Nothing! I start to panic. Okay think calmly; maybe he's with the girls and maybe I can't focus enough because my connection with him isn't that big. Okay then if he's with the girls perhaps I can see him then. But the girls haven't even arrived at Alfea since they're still on holidays. It's impossible that they returned already. I have to wait at least one day. Maybe I can try again tomorrow. It's 10 pm; it's like time goes faster here. Could it be that? No, that would be too weird. However, when I leave the room a few seconds later, it's 5 past 10.

I go to my room and put on some torches and a semi-fire, 'because it's really cold in here! Isn't there like central heating? Or magic heating like in Alfea? I should check if there's a basement and maybe there I'll find something. But now? Tomorrow. I jump on the bed and pull the blankets around me. Yeah, tomorrow's good.

"Bloom" a soft voice says "Bloom"

I'm in the room with the orb and it's gold and red again. The weapon of Sparx is shimmering in the air. I look around if I can see anyone, but in vain.

"Bloom… You have to restore Sparx"

"But I'm already doing that." I reply to the mysterious voice

"No Bloom; you will have to restore the symbol of Sparx and then everything will be alright."

"The symbol? But what's the symbol?" I ask, not-understanding.

"You are the heir of Sparx, the keeper of the Dragonfire. You know who the symbol of Sparx is, of the Dragonfire."

"Wait a minute; the symbol is a 'who'?"

"Yes Bloom, listen…"

"I am the symbol right? And you are Daphne. Great, just what I needed."

"I am proud of you, but I am not Daphne."

"I that a yes? But even it's a yes; that's impossible; I'm right here. I'm normal. Sure I have some parental issues, boyfriend issues and maybe some identity problems but I don't need any restoration!"

"Oh but you will." The voice says.

"What do you mean by that?"

"You know it." The voice sounds older than Daphne's but it's also calm and soothing.

"No I don't; really. Tell me please, Mariam!" I try but I feel there's nothing in the room.

Then I see something coming closer to me, he looks like professor Avalon with wings. He lands in front of me and I want to say hello but suddenly his teeth get pointier, scars grow over his face and he attacks me.

I wake up, bathing in sweat. I have to do something. I look at my alarm clock, take my cell and dial a familiar number.

"Hey Stella it's me!"

"Bloom, are you okay? I mean, when Tecna said…"

"Stella, are you back at Alfea?"

"Bloom, it's like 6 am."

"But are you?" I hear her sigh heavily.

"Sadly, we arrived three hours ago. I wanted to stay but Brandon wouldn't because you made Sky all depr…"

"Is Avalon there?"

"I guess he's sleeping" she replies "Like the rest of us." She adds sharply

"You need to go see him; now. I think something is wrong with him. Could you please go to his room?"

"What, are you crazy?!"

"Please, it's really important."

"Fine, I'll call you back." She says. I don't think she wants to do it voluntarily, but she will and frankly, that's all I care about now. I put down my phone, take it with me and take a little walk in the hallways. Without thinking of the door, it appears. I enter and walk straight to the orb.

"Show me Stella" I say nervously. She's running thru the halls and reaches his room. There he is! No worries!

"Now show me Avalon." I say, just to check. And again I see the guy in the blue robe. But that's impossible!

"Show me Avalon at Alfea!" Nothing happens

"Show me Avalon at Alfea!" I repeat hysterically. Okay there can't be two Avalons!

"Show me the real Avalon" Hah like that! I see the man in blue again.

"Oh God" I manage to say.

"Show me Stella." She's talking to Avalon! She's in grave danger. Oh my! How could this happen? Why didn't anyone see? I keep staring at the image.

That man is not Avalon.

A/N: Aaah drama! You'll have to wait until next week til you get a new chapter since our new computer should have arrived already but it didn't !!! Anyhow, thanx for the reviews and thanx to JackSparrowLove for putting the message in the reviews area :)

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