Verboten
Chapter 18
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Disclaimer: I do not own.
Fore Note: I realize that I update this story fairly fast but you have to realize that it takes a lot of time to write this. I primarily write this because I enjoy it. Be patient or I will bitch and make the wrath of God look tame.
"Sky, where's the seal?"
"You know that I have the fake, right?"
"Yes, but it's just as valuable."
"It'll come back to me when I actually need it." Sky shrugged.
"Sky…" Erendor warned.
Sky's phone rang and he answered it. He put on a troubled face. "I need to go."
"Then go."
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Coming back to Earth was not what Bloom had expected. She had expected to find Roxy easily and defend her from the wizards with the might of Dragonfire. Nothing could defeat the Dragonfire. She, as a person, could be defeated but the Dragonfire by itself was a force to be reckoned with. She had her friends and her boyfriend to watch her back if in case Dark Bloom came back. Admittedly, life was not exactly easy with her real parents back who were trying to catch up on sixteen years worth of politics and her bo—fiancé having become king on short notice but she had considered that her life had turned out for the best.
Wow, she was still having a hard time thinking of Sky as her future husband. Bloom waved the thoughts away. She loved him. Even though he had been rather moody and cold as of late, she still loved him.
She had expected Roxy to resist the truth when Bloom and the Winx had first approached her and she had. Roxy had called them vain and self-serving. She had expected to encounter trouble with the girl and even her father. Roxy threatened to call the police on them for stalking her and getting in her way. She had expected to encounter resistance from the seat of the pink-haired girl's soul but none of it could have prepared her for the power Roxy had just displayed.
She had never expected something so unpredictable as Roxy getting possessed. Bloom did not even sense that the ring had a life of its own until Roxy brought it out.
Bloom breathed heavily as she tried to catch her breath. She laid on the dirty warehouse floor sprawled. Her heart was going at a million beats per minute and was beginning to slow only very slowly. Her eyelids were heavy as if she wanted to sleep.
All the other girls sitting, just as exhausted as her for various reasons. Layla was kneeling over the unconscious Stella. Normally, Bloom would have cared very much but she was just too tired to get up.
She closed her eyes momentarily and enjoyed the darkness. She did not want to recall the strange thoughts that had passed through her as she absorbed the energy from Roxy.
"No-no-no-no-no! Don't die on me now! ROXY! Oh god, oh god, oh god! Artos, where are you when I need you!" Asta screamed and Bloom's eyes shot wide open. She sat straight up and ran to Asta who was over Roxy's chest pushing down on Roxy's heart with a fist. A small needle dart laid several feet away.
"No, she can't die!" Bloom screamed. She realised belatedly that Asta was giving her CPR.
If Roxy dies now, the entire mission would be for nothing and she would have failed. She can't die now!
"Force of life!" Bloom casted and poured her own energy into Roxy.
"That won't work! Her pulse is gone! It's cardiac arrest! She needs a defib now! God, Artos, I need you," Asta wailed helplessly and started to breathe hard. "Calm down. First aid. I can do this…"
"I can do first aid, too. Let me help." Tecna fell to her knees across from Asta. "Asta, put Roxy down…"
The witch nodded and began reciting practised instructions. Tecna confirmed every step of it so Asta would not make a mistake. "I need to do a defib." Asta put Roxy on her back and started undoing her shirt. Then she unsnapped her bra.
"We don't have a defibrillator," Bloom supplied. "The nearest hospital is half an hour away and…"
"No, you idiot! Are you a fairy or not?! Has it occurred to you that we can jolts of energy to her heart with our hands?!"
Bloom cringed and stepped back.
Asta hands glowed slightly as she one placed under her left breast and the other over her right breast near her collar bone. "Ready?" she said to Tecna.
The purple fairy nodded gravely and kept her eyes intent on Roxy.
Asta's hands glowed a blinding white for less than a second and Roxy coughed slightly. Tecna scanned Roxy's vitals using her PDA. It was several long moments before she spoke. "She's stable."
-
Sky's knuckles turned white as he listened to the Winx girls recounted their adventure in the country. This time, it included the White Circle. As soon as they were done, Sky roared.
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU NOT TELL ME ABOUT THIS?!" the blond king yelled and pointed at a silver white ring that was floating in a crystalline sphere on a coffee table.
The girls sat on a couch in the warehouse, tired but more importantly, extremely terrified.
"WHAT IN YOUR RIGHT MIND MADE YOU DECIDE THAT YOU COULD GIVE ROXY THIS?!"
There was a tense moment. No one wanted to speak. It was all of their faults.
"Oh, will you stop your whining?" Stella answered. "What really matters is that Roxy's alive."
"Excuse me? Stop my whining?! Is that all that what matters, princess? The end result?" Sky said acidly. "What the hell would you have done if Asta hadn't come in when she did? Where would Roxy fucking be if Asta hadn't come in and given her a defib?! Com'on, Stella! Tell me!" he dared.
Stella gave an insolent stare and stared off to the corner irritated.
"Answer the fucking question, Stella!"
"Don't dare you swear at me!"
"I don't give a shit if I'm swearing at you. I swear that I could fucking kill you right now! Where would Roxy be if Asta hadn't given her a defib?"
Stella refused to answer. "I don't need to deal with this!" The blond princess got up and begun to make her way out.
"Young lady, I suggest you take a seat right now," Erendor threatened menacingly. He and his retinue of guards blocked the exit as they strode in.
Stella stood her ground defiantly. "Make way. You can't tell me what to do. My father is the King of Solaria. You can't even lay a hand on me! You'd be swarmed with lawsuits if you did."
"Watch me." With unexpected strength for a man of his size, Erendor raised a flat hand and unleashed it across the Solarian princess's face. She went flying several meters away. "Stop being an arrogant bitch. You think your father is always going to be there for you? What will you do when he finally dies?" As an afterthought, he added, "I can see why Luna gave up on you. Care to prove me and the rest of the galaxy wrong for once?"
Stella sat up and muttered darkly from her spot.
"Watch your tongue," Erendor warned. The fat man stood beside his son, both of them wearing serious, almost murderous, expressions.
A guard roughly pulled Stella to her feet by the elbow and deposited her on the couch with the rest of the girls.
"Who exactly gave the White Circle to Roxy?" Sky asked as calmly as possible while brushing a hand through his hair.
Bloom's heart was stuck in her throat as she realised the implications of admitting to the crime. The blame would be put on her and right now, her relationship did not look too good. She looked at the other girls as well as Sky, hoping for some kind of secret message. She then looked at Erendor and her heart broke in a million pieces of glass. She had to tell the truth. At least for Roxy's sake.
Bloom raised a nervous hand as tears glistened down her cheeks. "I-I did." She faltered under Erendor's scrutinizing stare and began to weep desperately.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't tie you to a chair weighted down with stones and pitch you into the ocean," Erendor said. "I expected better of you, Bloom."
"I-I'm s-s-so sor-ry…I-I…" she tried to explain. She used the back of her hands to wipe away her tears. "I-I…didn't mean t-to…"
Oh, what was the point? Her relationship was down the drain anyways. Bloom got up and walked out of the warehouse. She ran.
Latter Note: Roxy died for like a couple of minutes.
Sky's a major bitch but it can't be helped. Someone almost died. Roxy almost died. He's not going to take it lightly even if it was the Winx Club. Roxy's survival is much more important than Bloom's or any of the Winx. Can you imagine if Roxy had died? "Oh, hey, Ms. F, she died."
Everything is made worst by the fact that Erendor is still there.
Now, will Roxy be the same? Or will she wake up with a case of amnesia? And what about her father?
They're in deep shit.