Fifth chapter rewritten. I'm on a roll.
Sitting at a computer, Aisha watched as her pink-haired friend worked on the computer next to hers, the other fairy's slender but long digits just flying across the control panel as she hastened to find a trace of their red-headed friend. The dark-skinned princess grit her teeth as she stared at the blank screen in front of her, her hands tightening into fists as she cursed her lack of ability to help. The steady beeps and blinks of the screen from Tecna's computer barely disrupted her thoughts, but Aisha was starting to wish that the machine would just shut up before she pounded her fist into it.
The water fairy stood and crossed to watch her friend work as she chewed on her lower lip. Why wasn't there a response yet? The search was bringing them absolutely nowhere! Aisha bit back the urge to scream in frustration. Come on, she urged. Hurry up, stupid computer. Her fingers reached out to grip the back of Tecna's seat, her eyes narrowing in irritation. Her jaw tightened, as did her grip, and Tecna seemed to realize it, for she turned around to give Aisha a long, hard stare. The latter fairy muttered an apology to her and released her hold on the soft, purple plush.
Just as Aisha was about to scream in anger and frustration, the computer suddenly flashed a garishly bright red, and the fairy jumped back in surprise, thinking that the thing was malfunctioning. The red glow that periodically overtook the blue computer screen cast a red shadow over Aisha's face, reflecting in her blue eyes. The water fairy blinked a couple of times to remove the garish light that was invading her eyes and leant in to look over Tecna's shoulder. "What does it say, Tecna?"
The other fairy was typing on the control panel furiously, her fingers little more than a blur. Aisha could see her reflection in the screen, the pink-haired fairy gritting her teeth as she worked. "The computer's going haywire - I can't tell." Tecna hit a couple more keys on the control panel, and eventually, the red glow died out, slowly returning the computer screen to blue. "Hold on, Aisha." Tecna leaned closer to the screen. "I may have found something."
Aisha eagerly followed, her blue eyes darting all over the screen. Three beacon-like dots blinked back at her, and one of which was a bright, fiery red, while another was a cool, icy blue, and the last of which was simply a blinding white. The first and last dots were close together, overlapping, while the blue one was far off on the other side of the screen. Without thinking, Aisha simply echoed, "Bloom." Her fists tightened. "It has to be her, Tecna," she whispered. "It has to be..."
Tecna took a closer look, and just as Aisha's hopes were dashed, Tecna nodded. "The white signal. It's her." The other fairy sounded like she was going to cry, whether from relief or joy, Aisha had no idea. Perhaps it was both together, though she couldn't be sure. "It's Bloom. Get the others!" Tecna leapt from her seat, her eyes shining with what Aisha was sure were unshed tears. "We're heading to the Omega Dimension."
It was at this time that Magnethia passed by, and the woman entered to room. "Tecna?" the woman called to her.
Tecna frowned and turned to face her mother. "What, mother?"
Aisha wasn't sure if she should say anything, and just kept quiet. She sank back into her seat, training her eyes on the conversation between mother and daughter.
"Are you sure that that's a good idea? I mean, your friend's in the Omega Dimension, and there it's always a possibility that a villain has broken free, and -"
"No," Aisha interrupted. "I'm sorry, lady, but we need to get there. Bloom is counting on us. She sacrificed herself for my realm, and I'm sure as the Dragon not going to forget that. We have to save her." Out of the corner of her eye, Aisha saw Tecna nod in satisfaction.
The blue-haired woman was silent for a while. Then, she spoke again. "This girl is really important to the two of you, isn't she?"
Tecna gently spoke, "It could have been me in the Omega Dimension, mother. She just had the same thoughts that I had." Her voice was earnest, and if Aisha looked closely, she could see tears in Tecna's eyes.
"All right then."
The pink-haired fairy threw her arms around her mother, then ran out of the room, shouting for the others. Aisha simply stayed in her seat. Finally, she cleared her throat. "Uh... Missus..."
"Just call me Magnethia," the woman said.
"Well, Magnethia," Aisha started. She then paused, searching for the appropriate words for the situation. She settled on the easiest one she could think of. "Thank you," she said firmly. "The Winx Club owes you a favour." Without waiting for a response, she turned and ran out, calling for Tecna.
The ship landed gently in the Omega Dimension, the bottom of the metal gently scraping the ground as Timmy expertly landed the craft. Aisha gripped onto her seat tightly, her breathing erratic and shallow as she tried to focus. "Hold on, Bloom," she repeated to herself. "Hold on. We're coming for you." As the rest of the girls passed her, Aisha finally found the strength to stand up. She swallowed, her throat dry, and joined her friends.
The Specialists were wearing special uniforms, designed against the harsh and cold in the frozen dimension, while the rest of the girls collectively transformed, Stella into her dazzling solar-inspired outfit, Musa into her pink and yellow top and skirt, Flora into her lovely pink dress, and Tecna into her base outfit - the purple bodysuit that practically defined her. Aisha transformed too, but her green strapless top and her skirt looked like it was fading into the background, just like Tecna's bodysuit. Even though Aisha barely felt the cold that formed over her skin, Tecna, apparently did, because the fairy was shivering slightly.
Timmy pulled his girlfriend into his arms, and announced the plan. Aisha didn't listen, she just took the communicator given by Brandon and let herself be led away by Flora and Tecna. As she took into the air, she just took the lead, that was, until Tecna flew in front of her and gave her a sharp but quiet scolding. Blinking, the water fairy realized that she had been blindly flying everywhere to look for Bloom, forgetting that Tecna had her location. She muttered an apology and hung back for a few minutes as Tecna recalibrated her device.
Within seconds, the gadget beeped, and Tecna started to move, her metallic wings bringing her smoothly in the air. The other two followed, their eyes open to search for their friend. Aisha kept her eyes wide open, darting all over to look for the slightest hint of red. Suddenly, Tecna paused in her tracks, and without paying attention, Aisha crashed into her.
The other fairy gave her a glare, and Aisha backed off, muttering something about 'tech fairies' under her breath. Tecna returned to her device, though it was another one this time. "Okay, I've got a lock on her. Timmy, meet us four kilometres west and one point five kilometres south from the ship." She snapped the device shut, and then she turned back to the two. "We're waiting here for a while." Her tone was firm.
Aisha nodded, her eyes darting over the area to try and search for the red-headed fairy. Suddenly, a movement in the corner of her eye made her jump, and she barely made out the first words of her sentence when something large and white jumped them. "Girls, I think we have com- gah!" She shot up, her wings beating as she pulled Flora out of the way. Her eyes widened in horror at what she saw - a large frost snake, and in its jaw was a clump of noticeable red hair. "Bloom!"
Done with this one. One more chapter should suffice. Maybe I'll add an epilogue after Valtor is defeated.