So... I was playing 'Duck Duck Goose' on Sunday with three friends (Who are siblings with each other) and three of my brothers, and it came to my turn (Cause I lost my seat) to go round saying 'Duck duck duck *x amount of ducks* Goose' and I choose my oldest brother. Now, I ran round and get this; He rugby tackled me. Baring in mind he's an adult and about double my weight and I'm just a teenager
So now my back feels like a sledgehammer has been whacked into it. Yeah... Thanks bro :/
Anyhow, enough of my stories of being rugby tackled in Duck Duck Goose of all games to be rugby tackled in; I'm back! Yeah. The views doubled this time round (O.O). Hehe. The figures still shock me :P But I got another review! :D!
Dragonlover: Hmm, that's a good idea actually. I think your catching onto the reality of the HS, and I'll try and add that in where I can. Infact, I'll try and get it in this chapter! I just hope that it meets your expectations
So anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! DISCLAIMER TIMEEE! The Winx Club, and everything inside of that Cartoon Show, belongs to Iginio Straffi (Sorry if I spelt his name wrong); While everything else, unless I tell you otherwise, belongs to Me!
On with the Story!
Recap; The Winx come up with a plan to follow the HS and find out where it's hiding, but the HS tricks them by having them follow a 'hologram' instead. Flora and Musa, however, see the real HS and follow it, finding the HS playing a stolen flute with the Queen's Signature on it. Confusingly, the HS talks to Jason, the older brother of the girl Lucy who it 'kidnapped' and tells him that it had been 'helping' her. However, before they could follow it back to where Lucy was, the HS finds them, and the Winx find the real HS and traps it. But, by sneakily getting two of the Winx to hit Flora and Musa by dodging their attacks, it manages to escape, and the Winx head back to the Castle
9th of December, the next day: 2:30 AM
Flora rolled onto her back, and stared at the ceiling. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't get to sleep. Her mind was buzzing with too many questions, all of which she wanted answers
Why was the HS so nice to that boy, Jason? What was that about 'Helping' his sister and him? Was the HS in reality the good guy? If so, why was the King so against it? How did the HS know that she and Musa were there? Did the HS know all along? If so, was it just pretending to be good? And many more questions like this
She turned back onto her side and looked at the clock. 2:35 AM. She had been lying in her bed for about an hour now, while everyone else was sound asleep. The Fairy of Nature sighed, before sitting up and swinging her legs off the side of the bed. Usually, being around Nature and having a walk would help clear her thoughts, and so that's exactly what she decided to do
After getting dressed, Flora quietly left the room she and Bloom were sharing, and began to walk down the corridor to get to the exit
"What are you doing up, Flora? Are you okay?" asked a voice. Flora spun around, but saw that it was just her best friend, Aisha. She shook her head a little "I'm fine, Aisha. I just couldn't sleep, so I was going to have a walk around the park" answered the Nature Fairy "What about you?"
"I couldn't sleep either, and I heard your footsteps. Mind if I come with you on your walk?" asked Aisha, and Flora nodded "Of course not, you can come if you want"
Soon, the two were outside and had found their way to the park. They walked mostly in silence, however. Flora was wondering whether or not to tell Aisha about what her and Musa saw; After all, Aisha was her best friend, and she could trust her with almost anything. Just as she opened her mouth, however, the two heard a voice
"Dare to say a word or make a noise, and the boy gets it!" said a manly voice
"Please! I'll do whatever you want, just don't harm Joey! He's only 6!" cried a voice, that sounded like a woman
"Shut up!" said another manly voice. "Trouble" said Aisha, and the two fairies transformed, and began flying towards the voices. Soon, they saw two men, and a woman on the path, one man holding a little boy with his arm twisted behind his back, and the other man approaching the woman
"Give us your money, and I promise, the little brat won't suffer. Much!" said the first man again, and the woman had tears starting to form
Aisha got an attack ready and Flora was about to bind the men with vines-
"And just what do you think your doing?" said another- Very familiar- voice, calmly with an annoyed and angry edge to it. Aisha looked at Flora, before whispering "Was that...?" "I don't know..." whispered back Flora
The men turned around, to see the Hooded Sparrow stood there on a branch of a tree, with it's arms crossed. It then jumped down, and began to slowly approach the men
"I'll ask again; What do you think your doing?" it asked, more annoyed than before. The man who was approaching the woman growled "Bro, Keep a hold on that boy and an eye on the girl!", and ran towards the HS, who stood there with it's arms crossed, calmly. Flora was about to run and help, but Aisha stopped her "Wait. If it gets hit badly, then we'll help. Don't forget, the HS is the enemy". Despite wanting to protest, Flora nodded
The first man swung his fist at the HS, who swiftly ducked before kicking the man, who stumbled backwards. The HS got into a fighting position
"Try that again; I dare you" it taunted, in an unamused voice. The man lunged at the HS, trying yet again to strike it with his fist , but the HS sidestepped easily and then uppercutted the man so hard that he hit the tree behind him
Aisha and Flora were surprised, to say the least
The HS then turned around and faced the other man, who had fear written all over his face. He gulped as it started to approach him, and he swiftly let go of the boy, Joey, ran and and hugged his mother
The HS stopped about 2 metres in front of the second man, and then in a flash, it was holding the man by his collar. Flora could just about see a strange golden glow coming from under the HS' hood
"Dare to harm or threaten anyone ever again" it growled, as what looked to be it's eyes glowed an even brighter and darker golden colour, "And I will make sure you and your friend suffer worse than just a kick and an uppercut. And try to robe someone again, and I assure you, you will wish you never even came to this planet. Now get out of here, before I change my mind and decide to hand you over to the guards!" The man didn't need telling twice; He quickly ran away, forgetting the other man. The HS was about to approach the woman, but quickly ducked as the first man tried yet again to thump it, but it grabbed his hand and flipped him back into the tree
It's eyes glowed even brighter and darker "Do I need to repeat myself!?" it growled, getting seriously annoyed by the man, but he took the hint and ran off to where the other man did
The golden glow from the HS' eyes stopped, and it's angry frown turned into a concerned one, as it turned around and look at the woman, kneeling down and hugging her son. It walked up to the two, and kneeled down next to the boy. The woman looked scared
"Please- Don't hurt him, do whatever you want to me but just don't hurt my son" she begged. The HS put a hand on the woman's shoulder "Hey, don't worry; I'm not gonna hurt your son" it smiled a little, before looking at the boy's arm. He had fallen asleep a bit ago. The HS frowned a little
"I'm not sure, but I think it could be broken.* I have a friend who knows his stuff, and will be able to help. But I need to take him back with me; Do you trust me enough for that?" the HS asked. The woman looked unsure, and so the HS put it's hand back onto her shoulder
"Please, it's the quickest way. I promise I'll bring him back, as soon as possible, tonight. You can come with me, provided you tell no one that you ever met me, I helped, or where it is I brought you" it continued
"As... As long as I can come too... I suppose so... Forgive me if I'm wrong, but aren't you the Hooded Sparrow? I-I thought you were supposed to be horrible and cruel...?" questioned the woman
The HS smiled a little "Well, looks can be deceiving. People just take one look at me and my mysterious manner and the fact I'm always chased by guards, and assume I'm like that. Like the other night, when I was carrying that girl- Lucy was her name I think- People all instantly assumed I was kidnapping her. In reality, I was trying to get her back so I could help her. She was starving, freezing, and had a cold coming on. I've been keeping her well, and gave her some new clean and warm clothes. Her brother was worried though, so I've brought him to her and he's been by her side ever since. What people say about me isn't exactly true..." it explained
"I'm sorry, I didn't know. Why don't you tell anyone this?" asked the woman, as she picked up her son and stood up. The HS stayed kneeling, seemingly frozen in place
The HS stood up and laughed bitterly "As if anyone would believe me! Take it this way, if you've got the King and his entire army saying otherwise, with undeniable proof, then everyone's bound to believe them" It had a sad smile
"But anyway, we best be going. I'm sure my friend would wanna get to bed soon, and I'm sure you want to know how your son's arm is" the woman nodded. The HS pressed on something in it's ear, and then began mumbling
"A boy got hurt during an attempted robbery. Yeah, I can meet you there. Uh-huh. Understood. Thanks. Okay, see you there then. Bye" The HS looked at the woman again "Here, I'll carry him, it'll be quicker that way" she nodded and carefully put her son in it's arms. "Follow me! And just a warning, I like to run" it ran off, but slow enough that the woman could follow, which she did, running
Aisha and Flora were so frozen, they didn't even move to follow it. They were so shocked at what they just saw
"Did-Did what I think just happen, just happen?" Asked Aisha, in disbelief "I-I think- I think it did" Flora answered "So the HS is actually-"
"We can't be too sure. What if it knew we were here and just did all that to make us think like that?" was the response from the Fairy of Waves. Of course. Aisha liked to be certain of things, and wasn't trusting of villains at all after what happened with the Wizards of the Black Circle. Since then, she didn't trust any villain if they claimed to be good or be sorry**
"I guess your right..." Flora sighed, despite wanting to believe otherwise "Should we tell the others?" she asked
"Well" began Aisha, "If you would've told me that this happened, I don't think I would've believed it. I'm having a hard time believing it myself right about now! I bet they'd tell us we were dreaming"
"That's what I was thinking..." sighed Flora yet again
9th Of December, Morning
After what they had seen, the two best friends, Aisha and Flora, had gone back to bed, ending up sleeping at about half past three that night. But now, it was morning, and the girls had all woken up and gotten ready to go out. They got on their clothes, and put some warm ones on top
"Right, so what's the plan for today everybody?" asked Bloom "I say we go relax a little in the town, after last night!" Stella suggested
"And then this evening we could try to do some research in the Royal Palace Library" finished Tecna. All the others seemed to agree with this, and so they headed out. Stella was about to drag them all into a shop she'd spotted, until they all heard a voice
"Hey girls! Fancy seeing you here!" the voice said, referring to them
"Oh, hey Theo!" Bloom greeted, before giggling a little at seeing James piggy-back riding Theo, who was holding his phone in one hand
"Hi Miss Bloom!" James enthusiastically greeted, waving manically "Hi Winx!" "Why, hello there James" giggled Flora
"Why the phone?" asked Aisha, curiously. Theo put James down, due to his inability to hold him one handed any longer, and answered
"Oh, just talking to Rosé" he showed them his phone, which indeed showed a hologram of Rosé (Which showed only the top half of her body), who just smiled and waved "Hey" she said. She seemed a lot more happy and relaxed then she did the day before
"Why just on the phone? Wouldn't she want to come out of the house with you? Both times we've seen you, she's been at home!" Stella complained
Rosé seemed a little nervous at this question "Oh, I do come out of the house; I just don't go into the streets much. I get a little nervous around people and large crowds. Plus, Lilly wants to go to the forest with me, so she can practice her drawing"
"How come? They're just people, it's not like they're gonna thump you or anything" Stella persisted. Theo was beginning to get a little annoyed by Stella's constant questioning of his cousin, especially with the questions she's been asking- Rudely, as well "Stella, maybe you shouldn't..." Musa warned
Rosé glared a little bit, before answering "Is there a problem with being nervous and shy around people I've never met? Or is it now outlawed to be shy and not be begging for attention!?" A shout was then heard on the phone, and Rosé turned around
"Coming!" she shouted back, before turning to face them "I'll see you later Theo, James, Uncle Trystan wants his phone back for something" and then the phone was turned off
Theo glared at Stella, and James stuck his tongue out
"Meany! You upset Rosé, even when she did nothing against you!" shouted the young boy. But Stella just shrugged a bit saying "What? All I did was ask a few questions! She just got angry without reason"
"Well maybe you should stop asking so many personal questions. She has a perfectly good reason to be really nervous and shy around people! It's because of something in her childhood, but it's personal, and she doesn't like to think about it. It brings back unwanted memories" Theo shot back at her "Be glad she actually talks to you. Everyone else outside of her family and you six have a hard time getting her to say two words to her" He said, this time more softly
"I'm sorry, I didn't know. I thought she just wanted to be anti-social" Stella admitted "But can something really be so bad that it makes you shy and nervous around people?"
"Well, if your extremely young when it happens, then depending on how bad it is, yes" Tecna answered*'
"Look just... Be careful what you say around her, or question about, alright?" said the Ginger haired boy. "Alright..." Stella grumbled
"Anyway, we best be moving. James still needs to get a present" he told the six, and James beamed "Oh yeah! I forgot!" he shouted, before jumping back onto Theo's back
"A present?" Bloom said confused "Oh, it's Rosé's birthday in a few days time, and Jamey over here forgot to get her a present" he explained
"Your going shopping? We'll come to!" shouted Stella, before anyone else could object "But Stella, we came here to relax" Aisha argued
"Nothings more relaxing then Shopping!" Stella argued back "And you can help carry our bags Theo!"
Theo looked a bit surprised "Uhh... Well actually... I kind of... Need to... Snap, what have I gotten us into James?" he groaned, and James shrugged
It was now getting late, and the girls headed back to the Castle, with Theo following (Carrying lots of bags) and James also following (Carrying two bags). He and the girls (Apart from Stella) set the bags down when they got inside, and James set down the two bags he was carrying
Theo groaned a little "I'm gonna be in trouble for keeping you out so late..." he said to James "Mum and Dad are gonna be worried sick!"
"Thanks for helping, Theo. Sorry you had to carry most the bags though" Musa thanked "Yeah uhh... Just remind me never to mention shopping ever again..." he told her
"Come on, we better get going to the Library. Thanks again Theo!" Bloom thanked, as the girls picked up the bags, took them to their rooms and left to find the Palace Library
At the Library
The Winx began their search, looking through many books to try and see if there was anything that could help them
"Found anything yet?" asked Musa "Not yet, but we'll keep you posted!" Aisha answered
"Nothing here either Musa!" Tecna told her best friend. After a little while longer, they all met together again
"Still nothing" Flora said "This is so boring though! How much longer?" Stella complained
"Until we either find what we're looking for or search the whole Library" answered Bloom. This made Stella complain even more "But this Library is huge! It'll take forever to search the whole thing!"
"Look, let's just keep searching" Tecna told her, and they began to walk towards another Bookshelf
But sat there, against that particular bookshelf, was something they never expected to see, calmly reading a book. The figure looked up from it's book, and looked at them all
"Yes?"
Uhh. Yeah. The first huge bit comes from an idea Dragonlover said in their review. THANKS DRAGONLOVER! You helped me get around 1,500 words :D!
Anyhow, on to the *'s!
*- I'm no professional so I've no clue what damage having your arm twisted painfully behind your back for ages by someone who is really strong and twice your size would do, which is why I've made the HS not sure either. It probably wouldn't cause it to be broken though
**- Well that's what I think Aisha would think anyway. Cause if trusting a villain who was lying caused me to lose a loved one, I would surely not trust any others, in case it happened again. So I used that as an excuse
*'- At least I think so anyway. I'm probably wrong but I'm sticking with it in this Correct me if I'm wrong though
Those of you who can guess who the figure is get a point! Though I'm sure I'm bad at hiding things and it's really obvious, guess away! You'll most likely get it right anyhow :P
So anyway, not much else to say here. I'll try and get the next chapter up soon, but no promising. But I should really go and do my homework before it gets too late
So remember to review- Whether it be Insult, Criticism or Suggestion- to tell me what you think! And I'll see you all in the next chapter!
BYEEE!