Chapter Seven: Mission for a Cure
Meanwhile, back at Red Fountain, Timmy had spent every second of his time trying desperately to research the magic virus that Tecna had been infected with. If the doctors in Magix weren't able to find anything, then he sure wasn't going to give up. Unfortunately there was nothing on the Realm Wide Web that provided any useful information for him.
"Damn it, the one thing I rely on the most can't even help me, there has to be a way, I'm not going to lose Tecna, I'm not!" He yelled furiously, banging his fists on the desk. He wouldn't never accept this as destiny, he was going to fight with his life if he had to. Suddenly his cellphone rang, looking at the call display, he saw that it was Helia.
"Hey Helia, what's going on?" He asked, trying to hide his frustration with his failed research.
"Timmy, Flora has been infected with he same magic virus that Tecna has. We're now at the Magix Hospital and the doctors are getting a strong potion to stop the pain. She's already experiencing the first symptoms of the infection." He told him worriedly.
"Is that her screaming in the background?" Timmy inquired in complete fear.
"Yes." He regretted to tell him, and Timmy just stared at his computer screen.
"Any news about Tecna?" He heaved a great sigh, being informed that the virus was now spreading to the other Winx, and no matter how much he tried, he couldn't find a cure on his own.
"No, they still have her asleep and they're monitoring both her and Flora now." Helia told him.
"I have an idea, I'll call you back when I have it confirmed." Timmy replied after a moment of silence on his end. They two friends said their goodbyes and ended the call, and Timmy didn't even hesitate to run directly to the office of Red Fountain's headmaster. The ginger haired Specialist knocked slowly on the door, swallowing the lump in his throat. Headmaster Saladin opened the door to see Timmy looking absolutely exhausted, mentally, physically and especially emotionally.
"Headmaster Saladin, you know that the Trix have infected Tecna with a magic virus." He began.
"Yes, Sky and Brandon informed me when you returned, how are you taking it?" The headmaster asked.
"Helia just called me from the Magix Hospital, he told me that Flora was just infected with the same thing." Timmy continued, "Ophelia has tried researching everything she could for a cure, even the doctors have more resources at their disposal and they can't even find anything. I've even tried for hours on my own. There must be something we can do, I'm not going to let Tecna die and Helia is not going to lose Flora either!"
"There is a way.., though it is going to take a lot of courage and strength, I will tell you what you can do, if you're absolutely ready for it." The Red Fountain headmaster hesitated.
"If it means Tecna.., and Flora, will be saved from this magic virus, then I'd shoot myself with my own laser gun if I needed to." He genius Specialist admitted in a low voice, "I can't speak for Helia though, but I can say that he'd feel the same way."
"In that case, get him to come see me, then join me back here." Saladin continued, "I don't want to tell you anything more until you are both present." Timmy then left the headmaster's office, but didn't bother going back to his dorm. Standing in the hallway, he resumed his phone call with Helia.
"So, what is your plan?" The pacifist Specialist asked him.
"I inquired some information from your uncle, he said there was a way to cure the girls..., but it would take a lot of courage and strength." Timmy repeated Saladin's words.
"The doctors have just given Flora the pain relieving potion, it'll take a little while for it to start working. I'll let her know what I need to do." Helia answered him seriously, he didn't want to leave his loved one, especially if she was scared and needed him more than ever at the moment. However he knew that no matter what, he would do anything to return to her, and he would go to the ends of the universe in order to spare Flora any pain or harm. He told Timmy that he would join him as soon as he possibly could, and they ended the call once again
Once Helia put his phone down, he turned towards Flora, who was laying on the bed with the blankets wrapped around her. He heaved a sigh as he stared passionately into her eyes, and moving in closer, he began to squeeze her hand in reassurance.
"Who was that?" She asked him quietly, the potion was just settling within her, and the pain was just beginning to subside, she breathed in deep sighs of relief while staring back at her loving boyfriend.
"It was Timmy, he asked my uncle about something we can do to cure you girls." Helia explained, "Though I might have to leave you, but I never want to, I know you're petrified and I can't leave you by yourself."
"I'm not as bad off as Tecna is, the doctors here have all the medication in order to slow down the symptoms of the magic virus. I'm in good hands, just trust me." Flora reassured him softly, "And if you don't go, we might not get the cure."
"Are you absolutely positive that you'll be all right by yourself?" He hesitated, "if anything happens to you because of this magic virus, if I lost you before I could get a cure, the rest of my life would be without meaning."
"The doctors said I could be able to sleep peacefully while the potion takes away my pain, they'll monitor my symptoms so that if my body temperature does drop like Tecna's did, at least they can do something about it quickly before it gets any worse." Flora continued to reassure him desperately, "Go, Helia, I'll be waiting here if for you, I'll dream about you until you return to me."
"You're everything to me, Flora, I may still be a pacifist, but that won't stop me from doing everything I can to save your life." And with those passionate words, Helia leaned in close to his delicate rose, and placed a longing kiss on her lips. Once he tucked her into the bed, he hesitated to leave the room, but he knew he had to.
Half an hour or so later, Helia stood outside his uncle's office door with Timmy by his side. The crushed and distraught look on his face told his good friend everything he needed to know. The two young men entered the room of the elderly headmaster, and he was anticipating Timmy's
return with his nephew. They looked at the old man very gravely, he was still very hesitant to tell them of the one possible way to cure the loves of their lives.
"We're ready to hear what you have to say, Uncle Saladin, tell us what we need to do to save Tecna and Flora's lives." Helia began.
"I've already felt what it'd be like to lose Tecna, I don't want to feel that much pain again." Timmy added in a quiet voice.
"There is a powerful wizard in the Realm of Hope, it is a long and difficult journey. He will grant you only one wish, if you prove yourself worthy of deserving it." Saladin informed the two boys. This was such a relief for them, Timmy couldn't believe what he was hearing, he could finally be able to see his Cupcake without any pain and the sparkle in her eyes would be as lively and curious as ever. Helia was also in great happiness to hear this. He wasn't going to have Flora going through the same thing Tecna did, with all the excruciating symptoms associated with it. Timmy and Helia looked at each other before turning back toward the headmaster of Red Fountain, and with simultaneous nods of agreement, the Specialist duo accepted the challenge, even at the cost of their lives.