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The group of thirteen made their way back through the forest the way they came. Seeing as they were all walking and not flying or running and break neck speeds it took a considerable amount of time more than it did to get away from the house.
The long walk helped Amber clear her head and give her time to process everything that had happened since she arrived home. She was given her crown from Lullia, she saw her old friends again, talked with her family again, fought the Trix AGAIN, and got her enchantix. And to think that this was supposed to be a normal weekend, well to a normal persons standards any way. This was actually pretty normal for the Winx at this point.
The end of the forest was in sight up ahead now and Amber stopped in her tracks. Anxious once again about facing her family after what had just occurred. She looked up when she felt a hand on her shoulder and saw Tecna had come up behind her and along with the others gave her an encouraging smile.
Amber took a deep breath and straightened her shoulders before they continued on the rest of the way until they got back to Amber's yard.
Before she could even comprehend what was happening she was tackled in a hug, again. This time by her sobbing mother. "Oh baby, I was so worried. You could have been hurt. Don't you dare run off, er, fly off like that again." having held Amber by the shoulders as she said this she pulled her back into a bone crushing hug.
The momentary shock wearing off Amber wrapped her arms around her blubbering mother in an attempt to calm her. "Mom it's okay I'm fine. My friends talked some sense into me and got me to come back and face whatever is coming next." At these words her mother stepped back from her with a look of confusion clouding her features.
Amber didn't understand what there was to be confused about but before she could voice this thought she found herself holding her cousin who was in tears. "Holly I'm so sorry. It's okay your fine now. I'll stay away and you won't get hurt anymore." Hearing this come from Amber's mouth Holly's tears doubled.
Amber was shocked. She wouldn't put her in danger anymore why was Holly still crying. "Amber," the voice of her aunt distracted her from her distraught cousin. "she doesn't want you to stay away, none of us do. You are family and we stick together." Amber looked around her yard to see everyone nodding in agreement but she still didn't understand.
"But you all could have been hurt because of me, Holly almost was. If it weren't for me then none of that would have happened." Amber heard her friends sighing behind her in disbelief that she could be so thick headed.
Now it was time for her mother to take a go at convincing her. "Amber we told them how we found you and that your not... from here. We told them about the witches and your two schools." she said looking to my friends who, in my surprise, I had forgotten were still standing behind me.
There was dead silence until the voice of one of Amber's other cousins broke it. "Seriously Amber that is so cool how could you keep this a secret for so long. You fight witches and learn magic and FLY with WINGS. That's awesome, your the coolest cousins ever!"
The rest of her family all started talking at once and Amber didn't know what to think of this. She was brought back to reality when she heard sniffling coming from Holly who was still in her arms and finally starting to calm down.
At this point she was able to focus a little more and heard snippets of what her relatives were saying. Amber was in shock, they weren't disgusted or mad. or anything. They didn't hate her.
"But Holly was almost seriously hurt because of me." Amber insisted
Holly's mother stepped up and took the girl from my arms. "No, Holly was almost hurt because she antagonized three witches who, with or without magic, could have easily hurt her. You sacrificed your own safety for hers Amber, it's because of you that she didn't get hurt."
Amber looked around to see the understanding, caring, and loving expressions of her family. She turned around to see the smirks on her friends faces. She decided to interrupt them before they could say it themselves. "Yeah yeah yeah. you guys were right and I was over reacting."
"Thank you for admitting you were wrong." everyone, Amber included, laughed at Stella's words.
The laughter died down instantly, however, as a portal opened in the middle of the yard. Immediately on guard the Winx and Specialist ran in from of the NMB's prepared to attacked.
Their fighting stances eased as out of the Portal walked none other than headmistress Faragonda. "Thank goodness you all are okay. I was checking my crystal ball to make sure you all got here safely when I saw that you had just defeated the Trix and came here just as soon as I informed headmaster Saladin and Grizelda. I believe a congratulations are in order Amber." Ms. Faragonda said to them, momentarily ignoring the wide eyed humans behind them, the last part referring to Amber earning her enchantix powers.
"Thank you Ms. Faragonda, I'm just glad that nobody was hurt, well that is if you ignore my yard anyway." As Amber said this the others looked around at their surroundings for the first time taking in the destruction that they and the Trix had caused earlier.
"Not to worry my dear, it's nothing a little fairy dust can't fix. Why don't you do the honors." The thirteen friends smiled at this but none of them bigger than Amber. She transformed into her enchantix and used her fairy dust.
She flew all around the yard, sparkling dust falling from her wings and landing on the wreckage. before everyone's eyes what was once destroyed rubble returned to it's original state, maybe even better. As she finished Amber flew to the ground and transformed back to normal. She looked around and smiled even wider if it were possible.
The mood was broken by the Alfea headmistress's serious tone of voice. "Now, you are all aware of the rules about NMB's not knowing about us. Amber I'm going to have to alter all of their memories aside from your parents."
Amber looked to her family who had heard but didn't dare interfere with something they didn't understand. That is of course with the exception of Holly who strut up to the headmistress with her hands on her hips. "I don't wanna forget about Amber and you can't make me!" She shouted with an attitude beyond her years.
"I wonder where she got that attitude from." Stella said under her breath looking at the young girls cousin only to be elbowed in the side by Bloom who was smirking and trying to hold in her giggle and glared at by Amber.
Before Amber and Stella could start arguing Musa stepped up to Ms. Faragonda and started talking. "You know Ms. F, she is pretty young. When she gets older she'll just think that this was all her imagination since nobody else will remember to tell her otherwise and besides she's still young enough too see pixies so what harm could it really do. It's not like it would be something they talk about all the time." Musa said the next part low so only Faragonda could hear her. "Besides, I think Amber feels guilty about lying to her family for so long. I think it would maker her feel a little better about the whole situation."
The old woman thought about this for several moments. "Well, if she promises to keep this a secret and not tell anyone then I don't really see the harm in it, just don't mention this to Grizelda. I don't think she would be very happy if she knew we were bending the rules."
"No problem MS. F" Amber assured her before turning to Holly. "Did you hear that Holly, you have to promise me that you won't ever tell anyone about what happened today, you can't tell them about where I'm from, or my school, or my magic, or anything. Do you understand?"
"Yes and I promise."
"Well okay then. But first Amber I have something for you." With a wave of her hand Ms. F conjured some kind of old book which she handed to Amber. Amber opened it and gasped. Her friends now crowded in around her to see what it was she was just given. It was a photo album.
"Is this me and my parents and sister?" She questioned the wise fairy in front of her.
"It is, your parents knew that one day you would attend Alfea so when they sent you to Earth they sent this to my office along with this note and instructions to give both of them to you when you turned 18."
"Thank you Ms. Faragonda, you have no idea how much this means to me." Amber tucked the note into the scrapbook to look at later when she and her friends were alone. "Now then, step back and I will perform the memory charm." They did as they were told and the headmistress cast a spell on Amber's family.
In an instant, before anyone who had just had their memories altered could take notice that she had even been there in the first place the woman was gone. The 16 people who had not forgotten what happened looked to everyone else with baited breath. Amber clutched the book to her chest as if it were a lifeline.
Everyone started coming out from under the spell and went back to conversing with each other like they had been before the Trix attacked. Amber sighed in relief and turned to her friends and Holly and suggested they go up to her room because there was something Amber wanted to show them.
They made their way into the house and Amber led them up the stairs ti her room, telling them what rooms were what on the way. When they reached her room Amber closed the door and turned to her closet where she pulled out the ornate case that housed her tiara.
"I believe Stella wanted to see this." Stella looked confused at this statement until Amber removed the lid and she shrieked.
She gently took the tiara from the case and placed it on Amber's head. She then made her turn and pose with it on, sending them all into a fit of laughter.
"Amber it's gorgeous." Flora told her as their laughter started to calm. Amber looked at her reflection in the mirror again and saw Holly's reflection standing in awe behind her. Amber smiled and turned around so she was facing her.
"Do you want to try it on Holly?" Holly couldn't speak so she went with nodding her head erratically. Amber stood behind her and placed the tiara on her head.
"Whoa" was the only thing she could say.
The group froze when they heard footsteps coming from the stairs. Amber quickly took the crown from Holly's head, placed it back in the box, and hid it in her closet.
There was a knock at the door just as Amber shut the closet. "Come in!" She shouted.
The door opened to reveal Amber's grandmother. "Amber, your mother said we're going to bring out the cake soon."
"Thanks grandma, we'll be down soon." Amber's grandmother closed the door behind her as she left.
"Well that was close. Yo, Holly are you okay." Musa asked the small girl who was still staring at her reflection even though the tiara had been removed.
"You really are a princess Amber. You really are a fairy, you all are. I thought fairies were just make believe but they really are real. I believe in fairies and I always will!" Holly's declaration was met by the seven girl starting to glow.
The glow got brighter and the specialists and Holly had to look away. When the light died down and they turned back to the girl they were wearing new outfits with new wings. they had somehow achieved a new fairy form.
"Whoa, looking great Stel." Brandon was the first to say something and complimented his girlfriend. Stella went to look at her reflection in the mirror and started posing herself now.
"Wow we look great but what happened?" she asked to one in particular.
"I think I know, I read about it before it's called believix. A fairy gets it when they make someone believe in magic. Nobody has earned it in thousands of years because of the NMB rules and everyone in the magic dimension already believes." Nabu explained to the group.
"I guess we should thank you then Holly." Bloom told the little girl making her beam.
"Totally these outfits are gorgeous!" Stella shouted, she had an orange top with dark pink on the bottom and a orange and pink short poofy skirt. She had orange socks that went up past her knees and purple heeled shoes. Her wings were orange and dark pink with stars on them.
Layla had a teal and green short sleeved top teal pants that had frills on the top and bottom. she had teal and purple heeled boots and a teal headband. Her wings were teal and purple with little water drops hanging off of them.
Flora had a pink top that looked like flower petals with a green vine tying it around her neck. Her skirt was green and poofy with large pink flower petals over it. She had pink and white heeled boots that went up to her knees and her green and pink wings had flowers on them.
Bloom had a pink and blue short sleeved top with poofy sleeves and a poofy skirt that was blue and two shades of pink. She has blue heels with long pink socks that didn't quite reach her knees. Her pink and blue wings had hearts all over them.
Tecna had a light and purple body suit of shorts and sleeves that went halfway down her arms. She has purple fingerless gloves and her blue heeled shoes were matched with long purple socks. Her purple and green wings had diamonds all over them.
Musa had a pink tank top and purple and pink pants that went past her knees with a frill on the side of the top. she had light pink gloves and dark pibk heeled shoes with pink socks that overlapped. Her wings were pink purple and blue with blue strands hanging off of them.
Amber had a dark purple and yellow one sleeved top with a poofy pink skirt and purple leggings that went just past her knees, she had a dark pink arm band on he left arm and pink purple and yellow bracelets on her right hand. She had pink heeled ankle boots with purple socks that went up to her mid calf. Her wings were pink and purple with crescent moons on top and stars on the bottom.
"Come on Amber, time for cake!" Her father yelled up the stairs. The girls went back to their clothes and they all headed downstairs and back into the yard.