Chapter Two: Distractions
Timmy flipped the second set of lenses on his glasses and leaned closer to the wires. One was frayed, but he needed to mend it for his anti-magic laboratory to function properly. He steadied his hand and fixed the problem with a small cauterizing gun. Then he ran diagnostic tests.
"Occupants two." The familiar accent announced. It was very befitting that the first and only anti-magic laboratory had the voice of the fairy of technology. She also helped construct it.
"Two? Computer, rescan." Timmy commanded.
"Understood. Rescanning..." The monotone computer replied.
"Computer, cancel request."
"Understood. Cancelling..." The computer announced.
Timmy looked to see his wife standing in the doorway of his lab. She smiled deviously at him before walking towards him. She wasted no time swiveling his chair around and sitting in his lap. She bent his head back and kissed him. For a moment, Timmy forgot where he was and kissed her back, but then he pulled away. It was hard to do; she was so hypnotic. "Darcy, I'm working."
Darcy ran her fingers through his orange and gray tinged hair. "I sent Xavier out to play. I'm almost off the end of the school year break and will return to work soon."
"Darcy..."
"I don't know why you thought switching the passwords would keep me out. I helped build this place." Darcy said, laughing a bit. "We do this about everyday. When will you learn?"
"Yes, everyday. That's why I'm so behind with research."
"You work too hard." Darcy chided.
Timmy gave her a small peck on the lips and held her close. "I know. So do you. You just didn't notice it as much because you were at Cloud Tower, teaching. How about you help me in the lab until the school break is over."
"Hmm, work in the lab or play with my man...?" Instead of responding in words she took the bun out of her hair and shook her hair free. She took her glasses off; the chain allowed them to rest on her chest. She slid Timmy's glasses off his eyes too. It wasn't long before Timmy's resolve broke and he kissed her fervently. Darcy smirked in victory and pulled him closer to her. He mumbled something about work, but Darcy chose to ignore him. Unfortunately, she couldn't ignore the knocks on her door. "I can't believe Xavier is back already. He must have left his key. You're not off the hook; let your son in, genius." She said getting up and putting her hair back into a conservative up-do. She handed him his glasses and put hers on too.
Timmy chuckled and put his hand on the identity scanner to let him out. Darcy sat in his chair and crossed her legs. The slit in her long skirt made Timmy's gaze linger before the door automatically shut. He couldn't help, but blush. He'd been with Darcy for fifteen years and she still had a hold on him. It amazed him that it had been fifteen years already. Everyday with her was an adventure. He never knew that what love was until he was with her. They kept each other on their toes, but also grounded. He wondered why their son was back so soon. Xavier was relatively popular child. He should've been hiking or using charms with the neighborhood boys at this moment. Timmy assumed the group got hungry.
Without checking who was at the door, Timmy opened it. Nabu stood there with a sad smile on his face. Timmy looked at him sideways, his face showed all the confusion he felt. "It really is me, Timmy."
"Nabu?" The wizard nodded. As soon as it was confirmed, Timmy's eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Darcy eventually got bored with the lab and went to see what was taking Timmy and Xavier so long. She yawned until she reached the front room. There stood an unknown wizard over her husband. Without asking any questions Darcy transformed and blasted the man out of her home. "You picked the wrong house!" She told him before hitting him again. Once she was satisfied, she ran to her husband and put his head on her lap. She recited a general counter-curse, thinking it would wake him up. It didn't. She glared at Nabu. She walked out of the hole she made and stood over him. Her eyes were completely black. He could feel the power radiating off her. "I'm only giving you one chance, kid. Tell me what you did to my husband before I'll rip your mind apart!"
"Calm yourself, witch. I wouldn't do anything to Timmy."
Timmy groaned and got his bearings. Darcy left Nabu in the wreckage of her house and checked on him. She sighed in relief once he opened his greenish hazel eyes. "Darcy."
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's weird. I could have sworn Nabu was here."
"Nabu?" She looked at the the long haired wizard outside her house. "Well if you know him why'd you faint?"
"He was in a coma since we were twenty. I didn't think I'd ever see him again, well not so unexpectedly."
"Your wife almost put me in another," Nabu joked.
Darcy rolled her eyes. She was actually going to do worse. Nobody messed with her family and walked away. Knowing that he was actually Timmy's friend, she let her guard down (slightly) and let him come inside the house. She was grateful that he repaired the damage without being asked or becoming upset. She just found it odd that he hadn't aged and had plenty of questions. She didn't ask.
Timmy, however, was in a state of questioning and excitement. He embraced Nabu and looked him over. He was amazed at his lack of age progression. He assumed it was the magic he was under. "When did you awaken?"
Nabu's smile faded. "Just in time for Princess Regina's birthday."
Timmy frowned. "I'm sorry, Nabu." He couldn't imagine what Nabu was going through. "I wish I knew what to say."
"Would you tell me? How did Aisha and Riven happen? How did," He looked at Timmy's arm around his suspicious witch wife. "this happen?"
"I'm a little fuzzy on Aisha and Riven. He left the Specialist and became something like a mercenary. There was a major war on Andros and they fought together, fell in love, and ruled together."
"And Andros is okay with a commoner marrying their princess? I don't mean that offensively, it's just I remember the politics on Andros being fairly conservative."
Timmy nodded. "By the time they were wed, Riven was seen as an Androsian hero. Teredor gave him a title. There was no problem with the marriage."
Darcy filled in what Timmy left off. "They've done a lot for the people of Andros and fairy/witch relations intergalactically. Riven wasn't royal so knew firsthand what the poor of Andros needed. Aisha is there to make sure the power doesn't go to his head. Most of all she's a fantastic ambassador."
"I don't doubt it." Nabu said sadly. It pained him to think of the current Aisha. It was even worse to hear that their realm was better off because she married Riven instead of him. He closed his eyes to force the tears back inside. He sighed and faked a smile for Timmy. "So, how did you two become an item?"
Timmy and Darcy looked at each other. Darcy shrugged. "I left the Trix a little after those annoying Winx got Sirenix. After that, I started creating spells, potions and expanding my own power."
"She became the most powerful witch in existence." Timmy filled in proudly. Darcy smiled arrogantly and put her head on his shoulder. "Around this time Tecna and I were creating anti-magic technology. We knew it worked with good magic so we wanted to test its effect on dark magic. I approached Darcy, but she said no. I kept asking, she keep refusing! So Tecna used it on her."
"If Timmy wasn't such a fast talker, I would have killed them." She said flatly. "They offered to pay me. I was in simply because I wanted to know the secrets of anti-magic. I don't take defeat well."
"I don't get it. How did it go from that to you willing to kill for him." Nabu asked genuinely interested.
"The three of us worked together. While Tecna and I started to disconnect and fade, I was connecting with Darcy. I just got to know her over the course of five years. I grew to love her, but she only saw me as friend until she read my mind." Timmy said blushing.
"I just wanted to know what they got me for my birthday, but found so much more." Darcy said, intertwining her fingers in his.
"I think finding out I liked her for something other than her physical appearance changed her mind about me."
"You know it did. It was obvious you liked me. For two years you called me to work on the lab early or stay with you late. You'd get flustered when I spoke or touched you. It was hilarious." Her eyes softened. "Once I realized Timmy wanted to treat me the way I always wanted to be treated; I gave him a shot."
"And later your hand and a son..." Nabu filled in.
Darcy looked at him wondering how he knew that without them telling him. She was about to interrogate him when her son walked inside the house. He was a little tall for his age and could easily be seen from the window Nabu was facing. He immediately went to the refrigerator. His mouth was full with a sandwich by the time he noticed the company his parents had. He swallowed. "Hi."
"Hi" Nabu replied.
"Are you one of my mom's students? Because I didn't know wizards could go to Cloud Tower." He bit into his sandwich and talked with his mouth full. "Oh! You must be an intern for dad."
"This is Nabu, Xavier. Do you remember him from the Specialists stories?" Timmy asked him.
The eleven year old's eyes turned grey then returned to their original light brown. "I do now. It's good to meet you. I'm a wizard too, except I channel magic through my-"
"Xavier!" Darcy stopped him before he could reveal what it was. "I told you to never trust anyone with that secret."
"Mama, he's the first powerful wizard, I've met." Xavier explained. He used his long dark blonde hair to hide his embarrassment. He was eleven. Having his mother scold him in public wasn't cool.
"I don't care. I don't trust him." Darcy said harshly.
Nabu shrugged. "Fair enough, I don't trust you either."
"Guys stop. This isn't the old days when we were enemies." Timmy mediated.
"Nope, it's a new day." Darcy said. Nabu would have to earn her trust. Until then, she'd keep an eye on him.
Timmy put his hand on the scanner and walked into his lab. He invited Nabu inside. Nabu looked around the chrome room with green and blue wires. It seemed cool, but Nabu didn't know what he was looking at. "Where are we?"
"My life's work. It negates all magic."
Nabu tried to levitate, but he couldn't. "So if you were under a spell, would it be voided in this room?"
"Yes." Timmy frowned. "I'm not under a spell. I truly love Darcy."
"I can see that. You two are all over each other. I just don't understand, my friend. What happened between you and Tecna?"
Timmy laughed nervously. "We just grew apart."
"You two just seemed to fit. Nobody got her the way you did."
"Tecna and I are still friends, honestly good friends, and colleagues, but that's all we are. The breakup between Tecna and I was amicable; we'd gotten very monotonous. Darcy keeps me on top of my game. She's brilliant; and she makes me feel young and attractive." Timmy adjusted his glasses. "Though I admit, Tecna didn't like seeing us together for the longest; but, luckily she got over it long before Xavier was born."
"Who is she with now?" Nabu asked.
"Professor Palladium, do you remember who he is?"
Nabu shook his head. "I don't."
"I should probably stop boring you with details of our lives. I can go on and on sometimes. Xavier seems to have picked that up from me."
"Don't worry about it. I'm truly interested in everything you want to say."
(A/N) I paired Professor Palladium with Tecna for a dumb reason. I just thought they'd be hot. I like the thought of prim and proper Tecna breaking the rules and going after her hot professor after playing it safe with Timmy didn't work.
Anyway, Xavier is an only child. He has light brown eyes and dark blonde hair. He's a very outgoing and smart child. He's also precocious with his magic.
Next Chapter: Nabu travels to Eraklyon!
