DISCLAIMER:Sigh, no, I don't own Winx Club, well no t yet that is... I DO however, own Galin and our unnamed baddy!
"So, where exactly are we headed Tecna?"
"Cobalt, Canada, is the location that I received from Miss F." Tecna replied, "I t's a small town, we shouldn't have any issues blending in and finding the perso n that we're looking for."
"Isn't Canada cold? If I'm going to b jacket, I want to look fashionable"
"You can worry about looking good later Stel, for now, we need to get going. Bes ides, it's still summer, I don't think t hat it could possibly be that cold, even in Canada."
"Ok, I guess I can wait, shopping is alw ays fun when you have new stores to look around."
The girls flew off in the direction that would bring them to Cobalt in the short est time possible, and Bloom began to wo nder. "What if we find the fairy, but sh e doesn't believe us, or want to come an d become a fairy?"
Meanwhile…
"Breaking news! Seven unidentified flyin g objects were spotted fifteen minutes a go about twenty minutes south of the cit y limit. We have no idea what they are, or why they appeared, but we will keep y ou updated when more information is avai lable."
"What? Is that the Winx? Hmmm, fifteen m inutes should be enough time for me to g et the others and beat them downtown. I' ll have to be fast though." *Ten minutes later* "Perfect, we're here before they are, Austin, get over here, I'm going t o need your help with this."
"Bloom, we're getting a bit close to town to be flying, I think we should continue on foot."
"Tecna's right Bloom, we can't risk being seen already."
"That looks like a good spot to land, but I just thought of a bit of a problem. What's our story as to why we're in town ?"
"You know Bloom, I never even thought of that, that is quite the issue, but I'm sure we can improvise if we have to."
"I sure hope we don't have to Musa, because I have no ideas for stories to tell people." The girls landed in a grove of trees on the side of the road and return ed to their human forms. "Come on, I want to get started searching right away." Bloom called as she started running down the road, towards the town, and the smell of homemade French fries. "Last one there buys lunch!"
The Winx walked out of the restaurant, with their fries, and sat down at one of the outdoor tables that were set up in t he field next door. Bloom spotted a group of kids heading straight for their tab le. "Heads up girls, we have company" She whispered just before the first of the kids reached the table.
"What do you think you're doing at the table of the great and powerful Korthan?"
"They're clearly not from this realm, look at their outfits! There is no way they got stuff like that anywhere near here!"
"Oh give it a rest you two! You're going to scare the ladies away! I apologize for my friends behavior, but this table is where we normally sit for our post game burgers. These two can get a little too into their characters, and it can be a little annoying. Alex is right though, you don't look like you're from around here, is there any way we could be of assistance?" Mackenzie asked, "We're going to be waiting another ten minutes at least, so we can spare some time to help if you need anything at all." Stella saw another boy coming from behind the others, and waited to see how this might work out.
"Korthan, why are you standing there conversing with these fairies? I thought I told you to keep out of inter-realm issues." The new kid questioned the one who seemed to go by Korthan, and he seemed to enjoy the fearful look that was on his face too. "You seven, are in violation of interstellar law one six eight nine, subsection c, the inter-realm interaction clause. By being in a realm without regular contact to the magical world, and actively interacting with un-approved persons."
Bloom whispered to Stella, "What's this guy talking about Stel?"
"I have no idea." Stella stood up, and spoke to the new person. "We have no idea what you're talking about, or what this "Interstellar law" thing is either. I ask that you kindly leave us alone, to eat our food in peace, or I will have to do something about you attacking us like this."
"I see, well then, I suppose I have no reason to be staying do I?" The boy turned around. "Good day, all" He walked away , as if nothing had ever happened
"Don't worry about that girls, that's Galin, he's a friend of mine, and he has a tendency to take things into his own hand when something he doesn't like happens. I'm sure he's just mad because we let you have the usual meeting spot, that's all. He'll probably be back in a few minutes and ask very politely that you let us have the table, but it's ok, we'll use the table over there instead."
"Well…" Bloom began, "There is one thing that we would like to know, if it's not too much that is. We're looking for a place where we could stay while we're in town. You wouldn't happen to know of any places would you?"
"A place to stay, for as long as you're in town? I know just the place for you then! Just give me a minute to make a phone call or two." He turned away, and got his phone out. As he was turning back around, so too was Galin walking over, with a very sad looking face. "Galin, drop the act, they know who you are, and what you want, we're going to use the table over there." Mackenzie turned to face the Winx, "I need a name to give to my person for when you go to talk about the place I just hooked up for you."
"Oh, ok. I'm Bloom, this is Flora, that' s Stella, Tecna, Roxy, and they're Musa and Layla."
"Well, very nice to meet you ladies," Mackenzie replied, "If you can be at the corner of Silver street and Prospect avenue in twenty minutes, someone will be there to talk to you about getting a place to stay."
"That's great!" Bloom said, "Except we have no idea where that is."
"Just go down the street here, and take the third left. At the end of the street , you can turn right, and then the first intersection after that is where you need to be, just be fast, or you'll be late."
"Thanks!" Bloom called out as the girls went running down the street, towards their new home."
One Week Later
"So girls, how are you liking staying here?"
"Your basement's not that bad Mackenzie, although it could be a little warmer sometimes." Stella nodded in agreement. "It was really nice of you to offer your basement to us."
"My mom's been looking for someone to move in here for so long, that the second I told her I had seven young girls looking for a place to stay, she couldn't say no."
"Well, I'm glad we found a place that includes TV, I don't know how I'd survive without cartoons to watch in the morning " Roxy added.
"I'm glad you like it. I have to get going for now, but I'll be sure to drop by again before I head off to the black pass with my friends tonight." Mackenzie left the room.
"So girls, when are we going to begin our search for this fairy?"
"As soon as we call Miss F."
"Why do we need to call Alfea? We know what we have to do here, we should just get down to it."
"We need to call because I feel like we should tell Mackenzie at least part of the story as to why we're going to be in and out so often, and also explain how we seem to be able to solve any problem we come across. Yesterday, I had to tell Mackenzie that I was able to pick the lock on the bathroom door with one of my bobby pins, because I used an unlocking spell after he locked it when he was leaving after his shower."
"That's a good point you have Bloom," Faragonda pointed out, showing up on Tecna's computer "You shouldn't have to come up with crazy excuses like that to cover, you'll eventually run out of excuses, and I'm sure he'll figure out anyways. It's better to tell him than hide this from him and have him find out another way . You do, however, need to be very careful about how you tell him your secret, and be sure he will believe you and accept you when you do tell him."
"When you tell me what?" Mackenzie asked from the doorway.
Bloom turned around to face Mackenzie. "Oh! Hi Mackenzie." Bloom stopped for a moment "Look, I don't know if you will believe me, but I want you to know that everything I'm about to tell you is true. It's the honest to goodness truth. Ok?"
"Ok, what is it?"
"We…we're fairies."
"Fairies? Like, magical creature, has wings, every little girl's dream is to be one? Or some other kind of fairy that I' m not familiar with?"
"No, that's it, has wings, every little girl's dream, that about sums it up."
"That's awesome! I have a group of seven fairies living in my basement! This is such an honor!"
"Now Mackenzie, you have to promise you won't tell anyone about us, or we'll have to cast a forgetfulness spell so you won't be able to expose us."
"Oh, I totally understand, you have to keep it a secret, like Austin did, I'm ok with that, I can keep secrets really well. Just one question, Bloom, is that how you got into the bathroom yesterday? With magic?"
"Yes Mackenzie, I used an unlocking spell to open the door. I was almost worried you didn't believe my bobby pin story." Bloom chuckled, "I guess you know the truth now, don't you?"
"Actually, I never believed your pin story." Mackenzie replied, almost laughing so hard he couldn't talk. "Our locks were made to be lock pick proof, except by a special lock pick that only the company locksmiths would have, that way no-one could get into the house without a gun, or being an employee of the lock company."
"Really? Why didn't you tell me that yesterday?"
"I figured it was your right to have some secrets, and I knew that you hadn't stolen a house key or anything, because the only two that exist were both accounted for."
"Well then, I guess it was a good choice to make, telling you this. You would have figured us out much faster than we believed it seems. We're going to be in and out a lot while we finish our mission here, can you cover for us if we need you to?"
"Sure, I'll do what I can. I have to go now, or I'll be late getting to Galin's for our game. Good luck with your mission, and I'll see you tomorrow."
"Well girls, looks like it's time to get out there, and find the fairy that Faragonda says we need, I just hope that by the time we find her, it's not already too late." The Winx headed downtown, ready for anything.
I'm sorry about the long gap between updates, I lost the motivation to write for a while, but I've got my motivation back, and I plan on updating at least twice before I have to stop writing so I have time for exam studies.
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