"Icy! You get Bloom, remember the plan?" Darcy yelled, coming up from attacking another fairy. Icy felt dread fill her body, she didn't want to hurt Bloom so much that it would kill her, but she had to because if Bloom was gone the whole of Alfea would be much more vulnerable. The ice witch stared down at Bloom, using all her power to help fight, she wouldn't know Icy would come up behind her. But it had to be done.
"Yes, I remember," Icy glared at Stormy, fighting back tears. She flew down quietly behind Bloom, not daring to think about what she was about to do.
"An ice dart straight to the heart will do!" Lord Darkar laughed with joy. Valtor soon joined in, imagining the fairies suffer.
"An ice dart straight to the heart," Icy muttered to herself, remembering Lord Darkar's words.
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"Bianca!" Flora cried desperately, running over to Bianca who was struggling to hold up a barrier.
"What?" she snapped. "Sorry," Bianca amended, realising it wasn't right of her to snap. Flora fell down with exhaustion, too tired to stand up again. Bianca screamed, forgetting her position as a barrier holder and kneeled down to make sure Flora was alright.
"Help, someone help!" Bianca yelled out, but nobody came. Probably because they were too busy fighting. Bianca held Flora's hand, focused on life and brought Flora back to consciousness.
"What…what happened?" the flower fairy asked, rubbing her head. Bianca didn't explain, she just helped Flora up and together they helped the other fairies.
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"Faragonda, we need you!" Griselda called, running into Faragonda's office.
"I am busy Griselda," Faragonda muttered, keeping her eyes on the potion she was making.
"But Headmistress!" Griselda protested. Did Faragonda not know of the terrible things going on outside? Fairies were dying for crying out loud! So why was one of the most powerful people in the world, and a former member of the Company of Light, stay cooped up in her office and refuse to help?
"Now, if you will, I am busy so I cannot afford to be distracted," Faragonda looked up at Griselda, and then dismissed her.
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"I'm so exhausted!" Bloom yelled over the noise.
"Tell me about it," Musa muttered. "Perfect Harmony!"
"Earth's Grasp!" Sandra yelled, flying over to Bloom and Musa. The three girls had been fighting for hours; nobody had had a break since the witches came. Bloom flew up above the others, and using all her energy, gave her best shot.
"Dragon Flame!" Bloom felt a sharp pain, her eyes blurred. She managed to make out the shape of Icy, a couple of feet away. Bloom fell to the ground. Nobody had noticed. Icy stared down at the powerful fairy, then flew up into the air and back to Cloud Tower. She didn't want to see Bloom die.
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"NO!" Sandra cried, looking over at the limp body of Bloom. Bianca pulled her gaze away from one of Darcy's illusions to see Sandra kneeling at Bloom's side; her eyes started watering, so she went over.
"What happened?" Bianca asked, reaching her friends.
"Icy hit her," Musa sniffed, staring at Bianca as she came over, not looking at Bloom's lifeless body on the ground.
"Wait!" Sandra cried. "You're the fairy of life and death!" Bianca shifted uncomfortably on the spot.
"Well," Bianca began hesitantly.
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"That's stupid!" Musa protested.
"I'll do it," Sandra muttered, keeping her eyes on the ground.
"Are you sure? You don't have to," Bianca insisted, but Sandra just shook her head. She lay down next to Bloom and nodded at Bianca and Musa in farewell. Bianca smiled sadly at her, and then used her powers to move the death from Bloom to Sandra. Bloom awoke with a start, spluttering and coughing. Sandra's pink eyes lost their spark as she smiled weakly.
"I'm glad, I saved you," she managed to say as Bloom turned round in horror.
"No!" Bloom screamed. "You can't die!"
"Maybe, we'll meet again," Sandra whispered. "Dad?" she asked, looking up at the stars, her eyes went dull. Sandra lay still.