When the text is like this all the time it is something that happened in the past.
Part 17
"So how are we going to defeat Riven and that thing", Tecna asked.
"We need more power", Hermes said. "We need Ogron the High Magician of Fire and Power."
"Excuse me?" But Hermes ignored her and looked at Luca and Gerard.
"Help me", he said and aimed his staff at Ogron's unconscious body. Gerard slapped his hands together and when he pulled them apart a golden staff with a mermaid-shaped top appeared. He spun it around a few times before aiming at Ogron.
"Aw that's so not fair", Luca said and grabbed a stone on the ground. It turned into a staff. "You both have nice looking staffs."
"Well you can make anything your staff", Hermes pointed out. "How is that fair?" After he asked the question the three of them fired their energy at Ogron and he screamed and all dark energy in him was vanquished. The former leader of the Wizards of the Black Circle looked up at the sky and carefully sat up.
"Winx", Gerard yelled. "Keep Riven back while we help Ogron get his bearings."
"You heard him girls", Bloom said looking up from the now healed Flora. "Let's do this!" The Winx started to fight Riven and Helia and Nabu tried to wake Flora from her unconscious state.
"Fire arrow", Bloom yelled and tried to hit Riven, she did, square in the face and he looked at her. His face had a dark burn but it healed in front of her eyes.
"It's the dark energy", Tecna said. "It heals itself we must keep Riven away from that vortex or we'll never be able to fight him."
"We must do it together", Bloom said. "I know we can do it."
"Yeah", Musa said. "But how, he heals from everything we throw at him."
"And he won't keep still", Layla added as she fired morphix spheres at Riven. He easily averted them.
"Think girls", Stella said. "Remember that lesson Palladium and Faragonda had with us once… the one about dark energies."
"Stella you are a genius", Musa exclaimed. "Faragonda told us that dark energies can only be contained by huge amounts of positive energies but also neutral energies."
"Like the life force of a tree", Tecna exclaimed.
"Flora", the girls all exclaimed and looked at the nature fairy that was still out cold.
"Of course, that's why he attacked her like that", Roxy said. "The dark master knew she's a nature fairy and could make a tree…"
"A tree you said", a familiar voice said and they turned. "Well that is my specialty."
"Diana", the Winx exclaimed as they saw her, Nebula, Morgana and Aurora join them in the battle.
"How big tree are we talking about here", Diana asked.
"One big enough to get a hold of Riven", Bloom explained.
"Hm", Diana asked and watched Riven fight with the specialists. "If you can keep him still in one place I might be able to catch him."
"Are you sure", a voice said and they saw Luca fly beside them.
"Who are you", Aurora asked.
"Not important right now", Luca said swinging his staff.
"Luca why aren't you helping the others", Roxy asked somewhat suspicious.
"Healing isn't my forte… Diana I'll help you create the biggest tree ever seen in the magical dimension."
"And how do I know you can do it?" Diana asked.
"I am the high magician from Vicks."
Diana's eyes widened and she nodded.
"Get Riven distracted", she yelled.
Riven was watching all this going on with no interest what so ever. He saw the Winx getting more fairies and wizards to help them. But he knew they were still chanceless. He was the most powerful creature in the world. He avoided all of their attacks again and saw the Major Fairy of Nature and the High Magician of Vicks chant some spell. He tried to attack them but was always blocked.
"This won't do, there will be no way for us to his him with this spell", Luca grumbled and then smirked and looked at Diana.
"What", she asked.
"We don't have to hit him ourselves while he's distracted."
"What do you mean?"
Luca whispered in her ear and then they waved Aurora over.
"Yes", she said.
"Can you but Riven inside an ice-cube", Diana asked and her 'sister' nodded and turned towards Riven.
"Wait", Luca said. "We need something to drag him into the ground with."
"Did someone call for ropes", Helia called up to them and raised his fist. Luca smiled at him and made thumbs up.
"Now Aurora", Morgana called as Riven was all alone in one spot. Aurora used her major powers and he was stuck inside ice.
"You think this will hold me", he mocked.
"Now Helia", Luca yelled and the specialist threw ropes around the ice-cube and pulled it down into a hole. When it disappeared from view Diana and Luca started chanting again and soon the ground started to shake and then it exploded and up from it came a big root. Luca and Diana were sweating badly and it was clear to everyone that they couldn't do this so much longer.
"We need help", Diana mumbled as a few roots came up from the ground.
"Did someone call for a nature fairy", said a sweet voice and they saw Flora hover by them.
"Flora!" the girls exclaimed happily and she used her powers together with Luca and Diana and a huge tree started to grow out of the ground. The specialist had to jump from ground to ground to avoid falling down in the depth of the earth. The tree unfolded it's big crown and leaves in all shades of green could be seen and some flowers even popped up among them. When the tree was finished the three nature magicians sank to the ground slowly.
"Well", Luca said lying on his back. "That was refreshing… haven't made a blast like that for years."
"Did it work", Flora asked, sitting on her knees, Helia beside her hugging her.
"Look", Stella said and pointed at the tree trunk. They could make out hands, a knee, a foot, a shoulder, half a chest and a very angry head trying to get lose from the bark.
"Let me out of here", Riven barked angrily trying to get loose.
"No way", Sky said looking at him. "Not when we got you just where we want you."
"When I get out of this beast human you will be punished!"
The word human was said with such distaste and loathing that Sky didn't know what to say but Morgana could.
"Do you not know us anymore Riven", she asked.
"All I know fairy is that when I'm out of my bonds you will die a cold, brutal death."
Musa covered her mouth in shock and sorrow, this was truly not her boyfriend speaking and the look in the eyes of Hermes and Luca told her they knew exactly what was going on… wait what? Hermes? True the guardian of Riven's home-planet was standing beside Luca. Musa looked to the side and saw Gerard stand there helping Ogron to his feet. Ogron was holding a hand to his forehead and seemed kinda wobbly.
"Ogron!" Musa exclaimed and everyone except the wizards, not counting Nabu here, looked at the leader of the black circle. Ogron looked at her.
"What", he asked and Nebula flew forward set on revenge but she froze in the air, veins were around her stomach. Flora glared at her.
"Let him speak", she said and the others looked at her.
"What are you talking about Flora", Bloom asked.
"Hermes, Gerard and Luca were about to free him Bloom don't you remember? Ogron is free now."
"True", Ogron said and looked at the nature fairy. "For the first time in eras I am in command of my body again."
"What do you mean?" Brandon demanded to know while Hermes and Luca kept an eye on Riven and the dark energy swirling all around them.
"Thousands of years ago", Ogron went on and his eyes turned sad. "Me and my comrades Anagan, Duman and Gantlos were the high magicians on Earth and were counted among the most powerful beings in the magical dimensions."
"Dimensions", Nabu asked.
"Later", Gerard said.
"We even went to Sparx and Vicks to help them defeat evil."
"We have heard about that", Helia said and looked at Luca and Hermes. "So Anagan lied about it being a way to get on the Earth-fairies' good side?"
"Yes 'Anagan' lied", Ogron said and closed his eyes.
"But Ogron", Bloom asked carefully. "If you were so good once why did you start hunting fairies?"
Ogron sighed.
"You have all been told of how we magicians banded together am I right?" he asked, not opening his eyes.
"Yes", the others said.
"Did I or any of the others tell you how we changed our minds?"
No one said anything.
"I guessed as much… you see not long after Duman and Anagan had reached their full potential we met someone… a magician… he was scarred in the most horrible ways and wanted to punish all life because of the act of a single witch. We managed to change his mind… how exactly is a too long story to tell. Long story short we got him to abort his plan but he wanted to pay for his crimes… he teleported us away and the ended it by destroying himself and the asteroid he lived on. We saw it and that night we discussed this man and realized that we would end up just like him in his madness."
"Guys!" Hermes yelled spinning a branch in front of him aborting black gusts of wind, Luca was doing the same… well it looked more like he was playing tennis or baseball with his own staff when he hit all those smoke-snakes that tried to grab him.
"Hold on just for a minute longer", Gerard yelled to them. "Ogron there is one very important question you must answer… what happened?"
Ogron sighed and tears started to leak from his eyes.
"It was all my fault…" he said. "Here let me show you."
They were all engulfed in light and found themselves floating around in space, first some of them panicked until they realized it wasn't real… just a memory.
"Where are we", Bloom asked.
"In the past", Ogron answer and now he had his eyes opened. He raised a weak arm and pointed. "Look over there…" Everyone did and they saw a huge storm cloud, it looked that way anyway.
"W-w-w-what is that", Stella asked staying close to Brandon.
"Us… fighting what we are facing now…"
"What", Bloom asked and focused her eyes and then four shining shapes appeared nearby them. Two of them flying at the storm-cloud attacking it, two others stood nearby talking.
"Ogron we must retreat", Anagan yelled and grabbed his leader's shoulder. Ogron was channeling all his powers for one last blast. "Stop that and teleport us away." He was dressed in a white armor and over it a coat that had an eagle on its back.
"We don't have time for a retreat Anagan", Ogron said through clenched teeth. "If we pull back now Earth will be destroyed." Ogron too had a white armor but the chest-plate and all the parts on his arms were looking as if they burned. They looked like a Phoenix. He had a golden band around his forehead with a single red stone at the front.
"I don't care about what might happen Ogron", Anagan said. "There are fairies, magicians and witches on Earth. They can help us!"
"They sent us out here."
"Ogron we are fighting a losing battle we-"
"ARGH!"
"GANTLOS!" Duman screamed and stopped flying. The older and more muscular wizard was being sucked towards the storm-cloud. Duman transformed one of his arms into a chain and slung it around Gantlos' body. He then grabbed hold of it with his other hand and braced his feet… against the vacuum. How he did it no one knew, not even Duman himself. Gantlos was holding on the chain for dear life. Gantlos' long blonde hair shone like the sun, his grey eyes were strong and his helmet was crowned by a bull. Duman still had pinkish half long hair and yellow eyes that looked as if they laughed although now they were filled with concern. The white coat over his armor shifted in every shade of blue that existed when it moved.
"Gantlos!" Anagan exclaimed and looked at Ogron.
"Go", Ogron said. "Help pull him clear… I'll take over now."
"Ogron it will kill you!"
"If I don't do it, it will kill both of them!"
Anagan and Ogron saw how Duman's feet were slipping, in a matter of seconds he and Gantlos would be sucked into the cloud.
"Survive", Anagan ordered before he ran for the other two just as Duman's feet left the 'ground' Anagan flung one arm around Duman's waist and pulled him down again, then he grabbed hold of the chain and both of them started to pull. Ogron started to walk towards the storm-cloud and soon walked by his friends.
"You wanted power", Ogron said to it. "Then come and get it."
"Ogron no turn back", Anagan yelled.
"Ge' outta there", Duman yelled.
"No Ogron!" Gantlos said as he watched his oldest friend walk by him. "Don't do it!"
"I must", Ogron said and walked into the storm-cloud they all saw it rumble and then was cut through by light rays. The wind sucking Gantlos in stopped and his friends pulled him too them so fast they all fell. When they looked up the storm-cloud was scattering and Ogron stood in the middle, purple energy all around him.
"Ogron", Gantlos asked carefully and he turned to them with a wicked grin on his face.
"Oh how rude of me", he said and his eyes shone red. "I took all that power and didn't give you any? You must forgive me."
"Ogron what did you do", Anagan asked but then grabbed hold of his neck as Ogron aimed his hand at him.
"Me?" he said. "Why my dear friend I can't think of anything I've done."
"Ogron let him go!" Gantlos yelled but then he couldn't breathe either. Duman didn't have time to react before he found himself in the same situation as his friends.
"You see my friends your powers are useless", Ogron mocked. "You can't even protect yourself from a beginner's spell? Why I am shocked but we will soon have that fixed." He sent three blast of powerful dark energy at the three other wizards… creating the Wizards of the Black Circle.
Ogron sighed and the scene faded away slowly, but his maniacally laugh still echoed around them.
"I didn't know the dark energy would use my blast as a homing beacon and get inside me to use me for its purpose… There was nothing I could do, I tried and tried but nothing happened I could not break free and neither could my friends… We were stuck…"
"What happened to them", Gerard asked. "Why did you turn us into them?"
"Because one after one I lost them… Anagan was the first not even he was fast enough that time, then we lost Duman and then I lost Gantlos… I felt so alone and missed them and I knew I needed someone to help me through this."
"So you got yourself some puppets…"
"Yes… I knew all three of you had great powers within you and showed great potential to be the most powerful good wizards in the world… I couldn't have that."
Guys this is not the best time to take a stroll down memory lane.
It was a voice that boomed around them and it was Luca's.
We have serious trouble.
The 'strollers' returned to the now and saw Hermes and Luca stand back to back trying to get the evil things away from them. Riven was unconscious and the dark energies withdrawing from him.
"What's going on", Nabu asked.
"The dark energy has realized it can't get a hold of Riven any longer and the dark magic in the poor boy is of no use there… the 'master' is withdrawing it… looking for a new puppet around here so I suggest we get a blasted magic barrier going!"
"Geez Hermes you sure are bossy", Stella said but they made a barrier and the smoke-snakes had to withdraw and Luca and Hermes sunk to the ground, still back to back.
"Well that was a relief", Luca said.
"What now", Tecna asked.
"We kill that thing", Hermes said lazily pointing at the black vortex.
"How?"
"I have no idea."
TBC