HI GUYSSS! It's me again, and I have COMPLETELY forgotten how I start these things xD
Yep. Cause I'm stupid like that
Also, some of you may of noticed, I have changed the picture. You see, I drew this picture of Rosé a few weeks ago, after actually fixing her hair and decided seen as it's much better than the last I'd change it. But the reason it's only her top half is because that's what I drew. I was just practicing drawing facing forward of my characters without legs cause I already knew what they looked like and it would mean I could draw more cause space. Yeah. And I also drew her signature today and just put it on the picture. And before anyone asks, NO Rosé is NOT my name, and her signature is NOT mine (Her writing was also different to mine cause I wanted to make her have her own handwriting... Truth be told I have been planning what her signature would look like for about a month now in my head XD)
Anyhow, onto the reviews! Six, all from Dragonlover!
Dragonlover's 1st Review: Ahh, kay. That makes sense. Can't wait to read it though ^^ Oh yeah sorry about that, I hadn't a clue which gender you were, and didn't wanna offend you by accidentally calling you the wrong one. Thanks for telling me though
Dragonlover's 2nd Review: I REALLY wanna say just "Yes" or "No" to that, buuut it's much more fun to let you keep guessing (Sorry :P)
Dragonlover's 3rd Review: Ahhh kay. THANKS! Now I just need to finish this chapter...
Dragonlover's 4th Review: I can't resist it *ADDS*. Thanks for the suggestion/idea/I-don't-really-know-what-to-call-them-xD
Dragonlover's 5th Review: Thanks for said help ^^
Dragonlover's 6th Review: Again, I REALLY wanna say just straight "Yes" or "No" to this, but because spoilers I cannot. ARGH SPOILERS I HATE YOU . (Which is another reason why I don't give them out, because I hate receiving them myself)
And before I continue, I have done a small edit. I MEANT to add this in the first place but forgot with all the stress of wanting to update ASAP. Its that the HS points out that no firemen actually came to put out the fire, and only guards arrived after the HS had been noted to be there. It points out that the fire was probably on purpose. That's what I meant to add. Sorry about all that
Once again though, a big "THANK YOU!" to all you readers, reviewers, followers and favoriters! You guys boost my motivation to write ^^
Now that that's done, and my slightly distracting Season 6 music is on, DISCLAIMER TIMEE! 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 all otherwise, belongs to Me!
On with the Story!
Seriously though, listening to music makes it oh so much harder to write, but I do it anyway xD
Recap; The Pixies arrive at the castle, surprising the Winx, who go to visit Theo in Hospital. However, before setting off, Flora and Chatta come across a note written by the Queen, with an odd Riddle or Poem which is the key to solving the Mystery of How the Queen died and who killed her. At the hospital they find that thankfully Theo's injuries weren't too serious. After a request by Stella, Theo and Rosé give the Winx and Pixies a small tour of the city they were in, with Rosé surprisingly- Being a huge History lover- is the one who explains many things and their history. She tells the Winx and Pixies of Princess Violet and Prince Ajax, twin siblings who were born 500 years ago in the Spring, and how they fought their once best friends, Jacob and Guinevere. Eventually the two cousins leave the twelve, and in the evening a fire starts, with some children trapped inside. The Winx rescue the children, but Flora gets trapped herself in the meantime. However, the HS surprisingly saves her before any of the Winx could, burning its foot in the process. After being chased by Aisha for ages, it gives Flora to her, and tells her that it doesn't care about any distrust of it and that Aisha should notice how no Firemen came to put out the fire, before running off. Aisha then comes to a final conclusion after battling it out in her head, that the HS is in fact good
Flashback; Many years ago
An almost ten-year-old Rosemary gulped as her father entered, and stood with her back as straight as possible, hands behind her back and her head facing him, as she had been taught
"How are your studies going?" her father asked, without even looking at her
"Very well, Papa" she answered, looking up at him
"Good. I have someone coming tonight- An old friend of mine, to have a talk with me. What is it your to do then?" her father had now turned around and was looking straight at her. Rosemary almost trembled under his gaze, and gulped
"S-Stay inside my room until they are gone" she answered, trying to keep her voice steady. Her father raised an eyebrow
"And?" he asked
"And...?" she wondered, not entirely sure. At this, her father's inquiring look turned into a hateful glare and he took out his hand from behind his back and thrust it towards her, pointing. Rosemary flinched and almost jumped, half expecting a slap. It probably wasn't bad enough to him for something like that though
"Do not make ANY noise, least she hear and come in. She is a fairy, a very powerful one at that, and if she hears something she might think it a thief and come to your room! So keep quiet and lock your door, do you understand!?" he shouted, and she flinched again
"Y-Yes Papa!" she answered, scared. He stood up straight again, his face turning more calm and his hand returning to behind his back. He turned around and began to walk away
"Good" he said, before stopping
"You are to study until six. My friend will arrive at half past six, so go to your room at quarter past. You may get any book you wish from the Library to read, or you could practice your drawing if you so wish. Remember, in your room at quarter past six. Understand?" he turned his head around towards her
"Yes Papa. I-In my room at quarter past and d-do not leave until you come to tell me t-that she's gone" Rosemary replied.
"Good" he answered, turning back around and walking out, making her sigh a sigh of relief
Later, Rosemary was running through the halls, trying to get to her room as fast as possible, with a big book in her hands
How could she be so stupid!? It was thirty-five past six, and she was meant to go to her room at quarter past! She gulped, silently hoping her father was on the other side of the building or already talking with his friend
*Crash!*
Rosemary fell to the floor, her book dislodging itself from her grasp as she banged into something at her high speed. She gasped, and protected her face with her arms
"I-I'm so sorry Papa I d-didn't mean to- I-I lost t-track of time! I-I'm sorry!" she cried out, apologizing. But instead of a hard slap or her father's voice, she heard a calm, gentle, caring and concerned voice
"Are you alright?"
10th of December, That Night
"Hello Tecna. How is your Mission going?" asked Faragonda, from the computer
"Not well, unfortunately. We still haven't managed to capture it, but it's really weird. One night it gets us to accidentally hit one another, the next night it's helping stop kidnappers!" answered Tecna
"Kidnappers? What happened?" Faragonda asked, now concerned
"Some new friends of ours, Theo, Lilly and James. Their all siblings with each other" the fairy of technology told her
"Did you hear why?" asked Faragonda once again. Tecna nodded
"One of them said something about their Uncle, Rosé's Father, being rich and they were about to say something else but got cut off" she answered
"Hmm... Strange... Anyway, I better go now, I have to take care of a pupil. I'll call again in a few days. Goodbye" Faragonda told her, before going
11th of December, Present Day
After Faragonda's call, Aisha had explained the the Winx what she now believed, and Musa joined in. Bloom and Tecna were on par and believed the same as them after they explained it all, while Stella was still not entirely convinced. But although she didn't really believe it, she decided to just roll with it for now
Afterwards, the five, and the pixies, went to visit Flora who was in the Hospital. The nurse, Aurora*, had chocolate brown hair held in a ponytail with a leaf green ribbon and leaf green eyes who was wearing a green shirt under her nurse clothes and a light green with a yellow rim at the bottom skirt. She was checking Flora for any injuries other than her aching and lightly burnt back
"So, how did you get these burns?" Aurora questioned "We were rescuing some children from the fire and the roof collapsed on her" answered Aisha
"Just her?" the nurse asked, and Bloom nodded "We heard a voice telling us "Watch Out" and me and Aisha managed to get out the way in time, but Flora wasn't so lucky" she explained
"Ahh, right. And so you got her out?" Aurora asked once again. Bloom kept quiet, but Aisha spoke up
"The HS beat us to it" she answered quietly. Aurora opened her mouth to say something, but was cut off by two children shouting "Mummy!" and running towards her were two of the children from last night, Ollie and Annabell. The two gave Flora a bunch of flowers and a drawing saying "Thank You!" with a field of flowers and a rainbow**, making her smile and thank them The older woman chuckled, holding her children close
"Actually, funny you mention that. I may have promised not to tell, but I'm sure you'll keep this secret. The HS in actual fact saved my oldest child, Ollie, when he was taken hostage in a robbery" explained the nurse
"Really? Wow" commented Tecna
"Ever since, we've all secretly seen the HS as a Hero, even if the King says differently" she finished "But anyway, your back doesn't have that bad burns and will only ache for a while. Rub some of this ointment on it for the burns though" she added
With the Doctor's consent, the twelve went out, just to relax, and began walking around. They relaxed for a bit, before it began to get late and dark
"So, what should we do now?" asked Musa, to the others
"I think we should go to the King and question him about You-Know-What" answered Aisha, not mentioning the HS' name due to Theo's warning from before
"I agree, we need to find some answers about why he is after it" Bloom agreed. Flora nodded, but also said "You guys go do that, I need to go and do something myself"
"Sure, meet you later in our room in the castle?" Aisha offered, and Flora nodded. Arriving at the castle, Flora and Chatta went a different way than the rest
Looking at her bonded pixie, Flora said "Let's go and get that note. We need to figure out what it means"
"Agreed!" Chatta agreed, nodding. "Maybe we could find some help in the Library?" she added, shrugging. Remembering something, she answered
"Yes, I think there might be something there, which might be something we overlooked"
Now in the Library, Flora and Chatta were looking through a specific bookcase, for a specific book
"Umm... So what exactly are we looking for again? And why?" Chatta asked, confused
"Because, even though this may not help with what we're looking for, the HS was reading a book in here. And I want to see what exactly it was reading about" answered her bonded fairy, not looking away from the bookcase. She took out two books, both with gray covers but one with also a golden outline. Looking at the two, she saw that only the one with the golden outlines had a bookmark in, ad so put the other back in and opened the one to it's place
"Now let's see... Hmm. It's about Queen Rosalina... Her maiden name is crossed out though...?" Flora was confused, but decided to look at the other page and see if it was that one the HS was looking at. But instead, she was greeted by a blank page, and a clear tear
"Wow, it's been ripped off! Whoever did this didn't bother to get rid of the evidence of a clear rip though" Chatta commented, and Flora nodded "But who would rip it off... And more importantly, why?"
"Maybe it was someone the HS didn't like?" the pixie suggested, but Flora shook her head "Or maybe, it's someone else trying to hide something from us" she instead concluded. Closing the book and putting it back, she stood up straight and looked towards her bonded pixie, before walking towards her bedroom
Now in a seemingly abandoned corridor, Flora was staring at the riddle in the note, re-reading it in her head, trying to figure it out.
"Right or wrong, we make hasty decisions
Only us, we thought, control our lives
Some of us though, have with us troubles
Even when we seem to thrive
Many problems though, no matter who
Are with all our lives, and know that we do
Right as the moment we realize that truth
You now must find it, and where to look
Gone may all hope be, until it clicks
Right where the clock ceases to tick
After realization, you may sprint
Can you, however, understand the hint?
Ever wondering, you may be, hidden and locked away you'll find me
'But why?' may your mind wonder
Since I know that you will ponder
Ring through your head though will where to look
Only you can find the book
Only where I'm hidden and locked away
May you find what I have to say"*'*
Chatta looked at it, and suddenly thought out loud
"Hey, maybe it's not a riddle, but a rhyme with a hidden puzzle!"
Flora gasped, and realized this. Looking once again over it a few more times, she noticed a formation of words, and circled certain letters writing them down at the bottom of the page
"That's it! Now I get it, the riddle helps with the directions to this room. "Right where the clock ceases to tick", "Ever wondering, you may be, hidden and locked away you'll find me" and "Only where I'm hidden and locked away May you find what I have to say"!" she exclaimed, but her bonded pixie was still a little confused
"It's hidden in a locked up room, which has been "Locked away" in a sense that it's been made so as no one is to enter. Where the clock "Ceases to tick" as if it's been abandoned for years. And the room itself has been named, so with all this, we can find it" she explained, and Chatta nodded excitedly
"Oooh! Now I see!" she agreed, and the two set off
It was now Night, the HS was sat atop a building's roof, it's legs dangling over the edge and something grasped tightly in it's right hand. As the sound of footsteps entered it's ears, it frowned
"Go away" it spoke, not even bothering to fake a voice which sounded like both a girl and a boy, and just using it's normal one. Hearing the footsteps stop but not walk away, it spoke again, trying it's best not to shout
"I said, go away". Once again, there was no sound of this person moving. Now annoyed, the HS shouted while turning around
"I said GO AWAY!" seeing who it was, it's eyes softened and it's annoyed glare turned into an apologetic frown. Stood there, arms crossed, was another clocked figure
"Well that was a nice way to be greeted" it joked, walking over and sitting right next to the HS on it's left, who sighed
"CR, I-I'm sorry I'm just..." it began, but was cut off by this other figure, CR "Frustrated, annoyed and above all scared" it answered for the HS, who nodded
"Yeah... It's just... Tomorrow is the day" it told the CR, who had an understanding look on it's face "And... A-And whenever it's the day before the day then He always almost gets me, a-and I-I... I'm so... s-scared... I d-don't wanna face Him" the HS looked more frightened than anything
"I tell you this every year, HS. If you're scared that He is going to get you tonight, then stay at home, or in the forest. You'll at least be saver in the forest than in the city" CR offered, putting a hand on the HS' left shoulder
"But-" but again, CR cut the HS off "I know, I know. You want to help people. You're like your Mother "Even if it's just one night, that one night could have many things happening that I could've stopped". That's what she would say in your position, and it's what you say" it told it
The HS looked down to it's right hand, in it, was a wrinkled piece of paper which looked to have been attempted to have been de-scrunched, clutched tightly in it's hand
"I wish..." it whispered to itself, and at this, the CR wrapped it's arm around it and hugged it close, and the HS hugged it back, feeling safer in it's comforting arms
"They'll come back... He will tell them..." it told the CR, who nodded
"I know. But even if you wanna fight alone, if it gets too much, I'll come in and help. They won't get you. I won't let Him go anywhere near you, and I'll try my best to prevent them from bringing you to Him. Don't worry..." it told the HS, hoping to encourage it and make it feel safer. And it worked. The HS smiled, and whispered
"Thanks..."
With the Winx
The Winx had now found the King, King Griffin Grace. He was stood on a Balcony over-viewing the Palace Gardens and the night sky. It was now quite late, in fact. Though his back was facing the Winx, he heard them coming, and spoke
"I've been expecting you"
This partly surprised them, but Aisha and Musa stood closer, and Aisha spoke
"King Griffin, we want to know why you are so against the Hooded Sparrow. From what we've seen, it's not an enemy but a hero! It's saved people's lives!" she shouted
"True. But it is doing that to trick you. It is not your fault, you have only been here for about a week. You were not here, seventeen years ago tomorrow. You have not been through what I have, nor seen what I have seen" Griffin answered, not even moving
"What do you mean?" asked Bloom and Musa simultaniously, confused
Slowly, King Griffin turned around and faced them, a pained expression on his face
"Because tomorrow, is the Seventeenth Anniversary... Of the day it Murdered the Queen" he told them, making all of them gasp
"I knew it wasn't to be trusted!" Stella commented. But Tecna didn't look convinced "But what if it wasn't it's fault? What if it was an accident? How do you know it was even the HS!?" she questioned
"If it was an accident, then why did it attempt to take MY Life as well, many years after!? I witnessed it murder my Wife in Cold Blood! It took no mercy! It meant what it did, and even tried to take my life too! And THAT is why I want it captured. Because I do not want anyone else to die because of that... That THING!" Griffin shouted, sad at the mention and memory of his wife*'*
BEAT TO THE MUSIC IS AN AWESOME SONG *Listens to it constantly lol* HURRAY FOR THE SEASON 6 SOUNDTRACK BEING RELEASED
Umm. Sorry about that, I just love the song xD. So yep. Once again, another Flashback. Ooh, mysterious! WHO IS ROSEMARY? YOU WILL NEVER KNOW MWHAHAAHA! Just kidding! Of course you'll find out. ...Eventually ;)
Haha, joking again, you'll find out probably in a few chapters time
So yeah, I've got everythinggg planned outttt... ...Ish. I do but I don't xD. I know what I wanna do, but I also have to think up little bits that happen in said bits that I already know. It's hard to explain, so don't judge me. But yeah, I basically have almost everything planned out and just need to plan out what some people say in said bits and I'm arguing in my head about a few bits. BUT I'M STILL ARGUING WITH MYSELF OVER SOMETHING THAT LAST CHAPTER MADE FINAL .-. Oh well. JUST PLEASE NO JUDGE ME FOR WHAT I HAD TO DECIDE! I'll say more later. But I think I've come up with an idea of how to change it but keep that other bit final! Don't ask, cause A; Spoilers and B; It's too complicated for me to comprehend enough to explain .-.
Anyhow, onto the *'s!
*- The whole small bit about the Nurse and her discription and the bit with her kids is a suggestion/idea/I-still-don't-know-what-exactly-to-call-it by Dragonlover which I felt I had to add as it was just really nice. So thanks Dragonlover once again! ^^
**- They're little kids! I hadn't a clue what to put, so blah. I had to think "WHAT WOULD A LITTLE CHILD DRAW!?" and then I remembered a card I once drew for my Dad of terrible drawing of me and my Dad and a rainbow and flowers on the ground. I seriously couldn't (And still can't) draw back then, cause I drew boxes for limbs and the body and circles for faces and scribbles for hair xD
*'*- For all those who want to read the 'riddle' part of the note and figure it out for themselves without having to keep going back and forth between chapters, I copy 'n' pasted it for you! ENJOY. And no, even though Flora now knows the answer, you don't get to know even the answer to how to solve this until next chapter. Sorry xD
*''*- You know, this small bit was actually quite difficult, cause I'd built up the HS so much and made it seem like such a good person! But it's also a murderer in cold blood and an assassin! ...Right?
I'm not gonna point towards anything... But yeah, CR. Wonder what that stands for! (Well I know, but still :P)
Now I know, I know, this chapter is rather short. But it's because although I know what I wanna write, I felt I wanted to let you keep on guessing at some things and the riddle's puzzle for just One More Chapter. You'll probably find out about certain things next chapter. But not all ;). I apologize though that it was such a wait for such a short chapter. My thing bugged once again before I could save and I lost about half the chapter, and so I left it for a day or two cause I was so miffed and scared it would bug again. But now it's done, I'm gonna get started with the next chapter ASAP! Especially cause it's the WEEKEND! YAY!
Anyhow, once again, remember to review, be it an insult, criticism, suggestions or just an opinion, to tell me what you think! And also remember in your review, have a go at guessing about some of the "Mysteries" and perhaps the Riddle-Puzzle-Thing. (Only if you want to, but I would really like to see if you can get some of them ^^.) And I'll see you all in the next chapter!
BYEEE!