Chapter Two
They were freefalling. Helia immediately threw his body underneath Flora's just before they hit the hard unforgiving ground. His eyelids fluttered shut. Hiding those midnight blue eyes from view.
Soon after a while Flora got up on her feet gingerly expecting extreme pain, but she was unscathed. Helia was another matter. His body was bruised, Flora was sure she had heard something snap on impact, and he was knocked out.
Flora fell to her knees once her eyes caught hold of Helia laying there so still…NO! Flora shook her head. He's not dead just…knocked out. Her slim hand reached out to caress his dirt streaked cheek, pale with pain.
She immediately withdrew and transformed into her Enchantix sprinkling pixie dust over his tensed body and he relaxed pain over. Flora was about ready to fly up and out of the large crevice when a weak voice pierced the quiet silence.
"Flora don't leave me here alone." croaked out Helia as he got up, ready to stop her.
"Helia! You should be resting." cried out Flora. Helia just nods, but stands nonetheless.
"But Helia I need to get the others to bring them here and I'm not strong enough to lift you." exclaims Flora.
When suddenly the light that came from the crevice was suddenly blacked out. The fairy and specialist look up to see the hole had suddenly closed. The fairy cries out and flies up trying to beat the rate the hole was closing but it was no use. She was almost squished trying to get out.
She flew back down to where Helia lay slowly regaining his energy. Flora had created a small light and they were waiting until he was strong enough to walk and explore. Soon Helia slowly stood up and slipped on his laser glove ready to defend.
They slowly examined the cavern that they were now stuck in. There was no indication of roots or anything which was rare. On Linphea whenever someone went underground there was always a huge web of roots supporting the walls and ceiling of any cave or cavern. Soon Flora spotted a mouth that opened to a tunnel.
Slowly they approached ready for any monster to leap out at them. The two of them slowly melted into the darkness, ready for anything.
Meanwhile back with the others…
Everyone was starting to get worried. Flora couldn't have gotten lost this was her home planet. The place she grew up. If the two hadn't gotten lost they must have been attacked.
All searched for the missing fairy and specialist for the hole had closed up and no one could see where they had disappeared. Helia and Flora were stuck on their own. No one could help them.
Back with Helia and Flora…
The tunnel led to a maze of tunnels and paths and in the middle of it was Flora and Helia. If Tecna was here with them she could just scan the area, but Tecna was aboveground where there was sunlight.
Flora collapsed to the floor, both her and her wings were exhausted.
"Oh Flora" murmured Helia. She was always pushing herself to please others.
"I'm alright" she panted out.
"No, your not. You're basically worn out. Stop pushing yourself" Helia protested.
"S-s-sorry I'm dragging us down." Flora stuttered out.
"Not at all" Helia gave a sudden smile while scooping her up bridal style.
"H-H-H-Helia." Flora yelped surprised by the sudden movement.
"Well Flora you were worried that you were dragging us down. Now you're not." Helia said with a smile.
Flora's body started squirming trying to get Helia to drop her but was unsuccessful. She stayed tense for a few minutes before slowly relaxing in his arms. Suddenly Helia smacked his head against a stalactite that he hadn't seen because he was to busy staring at Flora's face that lay cradled in his arms.
He fell back stunned, Flora landing on top of him. She hovered above him her emerald eyes filled with worry. This is what Helia's deep blue eyes catch as they flutter open.
Those blue eyes catch and hold onto the deep green eyes that stared at him.
"HELIA! Are you okay?" Flora frantically said checking his head for injuries.
Helia was unable to answer stunned by the close proximity that the beautiful fairy was in and at that moment she noticed how close the two of them were.
Her cheeks flamed red as she quickly scrambled away from Helia. He got up rubbing his head where he hit it.
Flora immediately became anxious and worried once more forgetting about the "accident".
"Oh my gosh it's all my fault. Because you were carrying me and you didn't see the stalactite and-" Flora was abruptly stopped as she found Helia's hand muffling her words.
"It wasn't your fault. I wasn't paying attention."His words attempt to calm her yet they don't work.
Flora was about to continue, but suddenly a black spore floated past them. Flora frowned at the spore that was dancing in the air before her.
"I can't seem to remember the name of this spore. Oh what is it?" Her expression turned to horror.
"Helia don't breathe in the spores-" Flora said weakly as she warned Helia of the dangerous spores that were now lacing the air. Her body now lay across the cave floor using her last breath to save the specialist that sat in beside her.
Yet Helia did not heed Flora's warning and accidentally breathed in one of the black spores that were now starting to split into swarms. He collapsed next to the inert figure that was Flora.
After a few minutes the spores soon drifted out the way the came. Though two ropes of some sort slithered out as if they were snakes and wrapped them around the two lifeless bodies. It slowly pulled the girl and boy deeper into the caves.