Chapter 21: Chaos Games
"Just what was that all about? Those creatures appeared out of no where and everything was turning into… well something else!" Stormy told the Trix about what happened. "There were ghosts, monsters and even saw the portraits came to live."
"Well it couldn't have been us, so that means not even the Grimm could've attacked when we be here." Darcy stated after the panic had slowly died down. "But what could've caused it?"
"Well whoever was doing this clearly has strong magic. Couldn't be Tezzeret." Icy knew this wasn't his style and preferred to stay in the shadows until the time to strike. "This must be someone else is doing. Can't let something like this ruin our moment to find out if that Winx brat has the Dragon Flame."
Not aware of a pair of eyes watching Icy from behind, catching the attention of both her sisters.
"Uh, Icy…" Darcy called out when spooked after seeing something floating behind her.
"Not now, Darcy. We gotta prove ourselves that we're not some fools to them and get back in their favour."
"Icy…" Stormy pointed her finger towards the floating eyes until it became a head of a cat.
Icy glared at the two for interrupting her moment. "What? Can't you two see I'm trying to work out a plan so we can get our hands on the most powerful and ancient magical source in all of the Magic Dimension?! This will be our chance to become the most powerful witches!"
"You know, the problem with you evil villains is that you're always obsessing with gaining power to rule these days." Chaos appeared before them, hovering around the three startled witches. Turns his head around to look away. "I somehow feel a slight change of routine be good for villains. Don't you?"
Water came pouring over them, soaking them wet and annoyed. "Somehow feel like you three are in a tight mess." Spoke in amusement of his work.
Icy didn't know who this creature was but he was just as annoying as that bird the other day. "How dare you come here and-"
"Careful, little witch!" The head spun around, narrowing his eyes at her and a brief storm appeared. The witches felt this being was very strong and powerful to make them quiver. "That way to treat a guest these days?" Chuckled and revealed his entire form to them after revealing that he was the cause of the mess. Flapping his wings and landed on Icy's bed.
"Who are you?" Darcy asked him, tempting to summon a Grimm to test her theory on him, but rather not in case the headmistress picked up their presence in the school.
"Now that's more like it. I am Chaos, the god and master of surprise, the unpredictable!" Spoke with a sense of pride in his voice and then turned to other matters. "Now, did I hear that you know of the one of the Great Dragons is around? It be interesting to see some fun back in this dimension, especially with keyblade wielders to spice things up."
Not even sure if they heard of him but truly not want to test his limits if he is this powerful for a god. "Why do you want to know so much?" Stormy asked him with her arms crossed.
"Hmm? Oh, I just like to see some inspiration on these newbies and what new tricks they have." Chaos replied. "Maybe I could go and visit them."
"And I suppose you want to have start this whole mess you made and…" Then something hit Icy and an idea came in her mind. "Well, perhaps that you… oh no, it be too much to ask for such a great god like you."
Chaos tilted his head to her in wonder of what she was thinking. "What? Why is that?"
Icy grins at him. "Why, you said you are the master of surprise and the unpredictable! I just feel that the keyblades these days don't seem to live up to the ones from the stories we've been told."
Darcy started to understand what she was doing and caught on with her scheme. "Indeed, despite the Grimm and villains around, they just seem to barely find anything worth challenging. Even the one we believe to possess such power hasn't awakened her true purpose as everything seems so modern and peaceful now."
"All mundane, same old, same old." Stormy added, causing the winged cat gasped after hearing this from them.
"Goodness! I should've come sooner then expected." Chaos flew to them in worry, missing their growing smiles on their faces. "I mean no inspiration and mundane? It's quite obvious that the Dragon Flame and these keybladers need me more then ever!"
Made his decision and leaving a cloud of smoke behind to carry out his duty to inflict chaos in Magix.
"Now we just sit back and watch. This will prove my theory that Bloom is the vessel of the prize!" Icy let out a chuckle of how her plan could go so well.
Alfea
"Stella, I'm not sure about this. I mean, convincing me to ask Taren out with just the two of us?" Bloom was feeling so nervous after Stella somehow managed to convince her to phone Taren and hang out. Wasn't sure if she was gonna freak out or hesitate but she did and now emotions flooding in her mind of what could happen.
Stella giggles over her best friend's worry. "Well you did it, and remember it's to keep him busy while we prepare everything set up here. We gotta make it a surprise for him."
"But what if he thinks it be a date?" Bloom asked her with her cheeks flushing.
"Whose got a date?" Musa walks in carrying stuff to hear them talk about something. "Oh wait, don't tell me. It's you know who, right?" Musa couldn't help but grin to say it.
"Come on, it's nothing like that, Musa. Does everyone think it is?"
"Yep." Stella replied without a second thought. "But what's with the doubt? Surely you must've been wanting this since you confessed."
Bloom blushes with bright red on her cheeks. "What? I-I never said-"
"Uh ah, it was written on your face." Wagging her finger. "And I know it when I see it."
She sighs and slumps on her bed. "Alright, you might be right. But, what if he doesn't like me more then a friend?"
"Nonsense! I can tell the way you two look at each other, he just probably needing some push anyway, so it's high time you two try sorting out. Besides you're beautiful, smart, funny, and care deeply for others. He'd be lucky to have someone like you." Stella encourages her, sat next to her.
"You think?" Bloom looks at her in wonder.
"No doubt. Now come on, we need to get you going to meet him. Just don't mention anything about this." She grabs Bloom's hand and takes her out of the dorm, ignoring her protest until she finally gives in and makes her leave. It was Stella's idea to get them together with some help, she would have thought to help Musa but would be best to leave her be after Riven's betrayal, Tecna be next or Mal. But then came Flora to work out how to help her out after their talk the other day. "I just hope she can keep him busy while we get some stuff ready, it'll be something he'll never forget."
However she was unaware how right she is when a certain cat came by watching her. "Oh, you have no idea." He told himself and chuckles before fading away to begin his work.
Flora was thrown to the ground and turned to see the large Beowolf baring it's teeth and claws, let out a roar to frighten her ever more.
"No! Please!" She cried out, terrified to run away.
The Beowolf's cold yellow eyes looked down upon the frightened fairy then roared and prepared to attack her with its strong claws when a bright flash of light stroke the Grimm. The beast was sent flying a few feet after being struck by Taren standing before her with his keyblade in his hand.
"Stay away from her, monster!" Taren said.
The Grimm snarled and immediately sprinted towards him, but he was so fast and slashed it in half with his blade.
With the beast slain, Flora was happily in his arms and in a beautiful white dress as he carried her in his arms. "My hero." She smiled at the red haired hero who saved her life and claimed her heart.
"Flora." Taren carried her towards the pop as they were in a cathedral church. The pope with his back turned ready to wed them until he turned.
Revealing to be Musa. "Yoh, anyone around here?"
Flora snapped out of her fantasies and found Musa beside her in the garden area. "Uh? Wha?"
"I said we have to go." Musa stood up and waited for her to follow her through the school, passing some students and teachers. "Something on your mind, Flora?
"It's nothing really." Flora said only half truthfully and holding her books close to her.
"You know, you seemed almost like you were dreaming about something. Or maybe someone?" Musa had a clear idea about it.
Flora sighs. "Alright, maybe it is but…" Was frustrating thinking about it and didn't want to feel jealous towards Bloom being closer to Taren.
"Hey, it's natural to be jealous or others having the same crush on the same guy. But also would be awkward when we have other things to worry about." Musa said from when she found out Flora has a crush on Taren.
"I know, it just feels hard that's all." Knowing full well as she explained to Stella about Lymphea's customs of being polyamorous due to few numbers of males on their world, became a common practice to feel more connected with nature, not all uncommon for a couple to choose like her parents who were happy as they are for the love they share. Most kingdoms in the Magic Dimension seem to practice it only for political terms and alliances between royals, even have concubines for that matter. But Flora always believe in love and form strong bond between each other, but wasn't sure how the others would feel about this.
"Besides, you and Bloom get along so well and hate to see the both of you loose a bond over a boy. Trust me, just try and work things out before it gets out of hand." It was what she could think of, but never had thought of how to give advice to others.
"Yeah, maybe your right. I mean it can't be helped if he is brave and cute." She blushes upon thinking of it. "But, maybe not talk about it right now, how are you holding up after…"
"No worries, I'm over it as Riven clearly made his choice." Musa wasn't mad but still couldn't believe it. "Anyways, best check on Tecna, she's probably researching on the medallions we've been given. Something I like to try and how it works." Held out her own and looked at it, it was shaped like a shuriken with a light green gem in the centre. She could clearly sense something inside them and almost like she could hear a voice.
Flora nodded and knew the magenta haired tech wiz been so interested in them as much of the Keyblades to understand them. "I better go to the shops to pick up some things. Keep me in touch in case anything happens."
"Hey, there's flowers and snacks at the bakeries, you could go get some for me. I've been a little tied up with homework." Gave her some money willingly.
"Thanks, I'll be quick as I can." Flora accepted it and leaves to catch the bus and hopes Taren likes her gift.
Musa carries her stuff back to the dorm rooms and to see Tecna doing her own thing, and Stella gathering stuff but no sign of Bloom. "Hey, where's Bloom?"
"Well, had to get her to keep Taren busy so convinced her to hang out with him." Stella brought up a cheerful smile.
"Wait, so both of them are heading to Magix City? Together?" Musa asked to be certain.
"Yep! I know, actually part of the plan to get them closer." Clasped her together and mentally squealed. "But where's Flora?"
Musa nervously chuckled. "Uh, she left a while ago to get some stuff for extras and heading to Magix City."
Stella went silent for a second until her brain processed what she heard and was shocked. "What?! But Bloom and Taren are there! What if she runs into them?" It wasn't hard to know about her mutual crush on the redhead and had thought of getting the three to work out something without problems. Now she has to warn her before something could happen. "Quick, get my phone! I need to give her the heads up an-"
A sound of something broke and Tecna struggling with growing vines snaring her up. Musa and Stella were startled and rushed over to help her. "What's going on?" Stella asked.
Musa noticed the flower opening up the red pebbles and showing a pair of sharp teeth. "That can't be Flora's this one has teeth!" Pulls the vines as much as she can to help Tecna until she felt something grab her ankle and find more vines sprouting everywhere and a large green mosquito about 3-feet long and a thick proboscis hovering above them. Kiko popped around and screamed until he came to their help by trying to bite off the vines, only to make the deadly plant more annoyed.
"They must have been created by magic! I can't be able to transform in this situation!" Tecna could tell the others were in a situation as she is, her arms pinned to the sides by the vines and tries to keep the hungry flower away with her feet.
"Talk about a bad timing for Flora to go shopping!" Stella groaned and blasted the coming jaws with her light magic, along with the giant mosquitos.
"Here's something to listen to! Sonic Blast!" Musa used her magic to a sound wave to keep them away and distorted, able to pull herself free from the vines, however they were still surrounded by a swarm of bugs and plants, she needed to find a way to save them. But then remembered the medallion the sorcerer gave them, pulled it out in her hand and remembered something. "Please, I need some help! I don't know if you can hear me."
The medallion glowed upon answering her call and glowed, she gasped and turned to her friends. "Hang on girls!" Held out the medallion towards the monsters. "Be swift, Shinobi!" Calling out the Titan for help, out of the black smoke a grey skinned humanoid with long white hair dressed as a ninja with a mask concealing his face, leaving only a pair of small horns on his forehead, elongated ears and crimson red eyes. Armed only with a pair of katana swords.
Musa couldn't believe it happened and standing before her was her own Titan, the being turned towards her. "Uh, right, help me free the girls! Fast!" Taking them on in her fairy form to help, she used sonic waves at the bugs while Shinobi swiftly sliced the vines and then aimed for the flowers before they could react.
She wasn't the only one who saw as the being known as Chaos was watching from the windows and unable to grin with excitement. "A Titan? How interesting."
The plants roared and vanished into a dark green light, along with the giant mosquitos. Freeing Stella and Tecna from their binds to see Musa with her summoned Titan.
"Amazing." Tecna came forward to get a closer look at the being but cautious with his swords.
"I can't believe, you became the first to summon a Titan!" Stella was happy for her and also for saving their lives. "And thanks for helping out." Thanking the Titan.
Shinobi didn't respond but bowed to them and turned to Musa. "I think he says 'your welcome and honoured to fight by your side'."
"You can understand him?" Tecna thought and perhaps some link between them.
"Yeah, weird but thanks." Musa appreciated his help and sent him back to her medallion. "Ok, what the heck was going on? Where did they come from?"
Tecna stroked her chin and held her elbow up to think. "Those plants and insects didn't register on any known data, possible a summoning after they vanished."
"Plus, too creepy for Flora's taste in plants." Stella brushed off some debris off her. "Can't be Mal… but maybe we can call her." As if the universe just answered her call, a purple light brightened the room next to them, taking on their forms to be ready if it was the Trix, only to hear Mirta's voice.
"Hey, is anyone here?"
"Mirta? That you?" Stella recognised her voice.
"Uh, well, you could say that." Stepping out the room to them, startling the trio upon her appearance. Mirta sighed when seeing their faces. "Yeah, it's me."
"Uh, new look?" Musa asked.
Mirta feels her tail swaying and tries to hold it in her hands. "Something from that cat that caused some trouble in Cloud Tower, me and Mal had to come here thinking he might be here."
"The only thing that happened was these monster plants and bugs." Stella told her but noticed only just Mirta. "Wait, where's Mal."
Mirta turned to the side and sighed. "Hang on. Mal come on." She reached out to try bringing Mal out to see them but was giving a struggle.
"No, I look like a freak!" They could hear Mal's voice but uncertain what she was talking about.
"Not unless we get Genie or someone to fix this!" Mirta told her with her arms crossed over her chest.
"Mal, it can't be bad. I mean, Mirta looks cute as a cat." Said Stella.
Mirta pulled Mal and they were startled by her appearance, along with their widen eyes and gapping mouths. Crossing her arms and looked unpleased about it. "Yes, it's me. But I'll be back to myself when I get my hands on that cat!"
"What happened to you two?" Tecna asked and couldn't help noticing Mal's appearance.
"This cat with wings appeared out of nowhere, suddenly asked about us and our keybaldes. And then all of a sudden, everything in the school was attacked by creatures." Mal explains to them. "And also for his amusement, thought to make us look like… this." Showing her appearance to them as a demonstration.
"Hmm, that just happened to us recently, I find this more then just a coincidence." Tecna said right before they heard screams of students outside. The girls stepped out of their dorm to find strange and bizarre things happening around here with pots running about in the school, beasts running rampant outside, robots and rock beasts. "Ok, something really strange is happening here."
"You think?" Musa asked her and ducked when flying vases with wings.
"Ok, I think I might have someone to help." Mal decided to take some drastic measures to call for help. "Genie, get your lamp here now!" Exclaiming through her phone and watch the Genie appear.
"Hey, guys need help with the par-whoa!" Genie stopped his sentence to see Mal and Mirta in their different forms. "Going for a costume party?"
"No, and need some help here." Mal told him.
"Really? What's the problem?" He sees some robots and rock monsters. "Oh, that serious. Nothing that this Genie could handle." But before he could do something, all the creatures disappeared and all the carnage was restored.
"Wow, that was great!." Stella thanked him but noticed he seemed baffled.
"I liked to take the credit but I didn't do anything." He wasn't sure what was going on or had the chance to use his powers but decided to try finding out what's going on.
"This is exactly what happened back in our school! All started by that strange cat." Mirta said.
This caught Genie's attention when she mentioned this. "A cat?"
Mal nodded. "Yeah, he had this annoying smile and those wings to fly and started all this."
Genie started to quiver and brought his hand to his teeth. "Wings? Uh, he wouldn't…*gulps* have blue fur?" Asked with a higher voice and sounded scared, much to the surprise of the girls.
Mal and Mirta looked at each other and then back to Genie. "Yeah, that's it! You know him?"
"That's something I like to know as well." They see Faragonda approaching the students and Genie as she was interested to find out what's going on and surprised by the witches' appearances. "Oh my. This must be serious indeed after what Griffin has told me. If you know something about this, it would be much helpful to know what we're dealing with."
"Wouldn't you like to know, my dear?" Everyone turned to see Chaos floating in mid air. "That was a very fun performance, young fairy. Summoning a Titan to fight off the Carnivious Dahlia and the Sniper Mosquito? Very creative I didn't think they be in the Magic Dimension."
"Wait. So that cat did all this?" Tecna wasn't sure if it were possible but noticed the reaction on Genie shaking and sweating so much.
"And a familiar face! So many surprises in stall!" Chaos flew around him and became more high-spirited with fun to have. "Oh, I know we'll have such fun and potential!"
"Hehe, long…. Time no see. Eh, hehe, W-Would you scuse for a sec?" Genie nervously smiled and zipped past him to join the others. "Ok, no one need to panic, but we're in a lot of trouble! That's Chaos." Points his finger at the flying cat, hovering about with his wings flapping in mid-air, smiling at the group. "He's the god of mischief and the unexpected, and more powerful then any Genie, fairy or witch known to any dimension."
Mal looked towards the cat deity in shock of the realization of what he was, she did remember where she heard about him and told never, under any circumstances make him mad! "You mean… that's him?" Almost lost her voice when she realised who it was that she was getting back at.
Genie nodded his head. "That's right! What ever you do… don't make him mad." Whimpering upon the last part of the sentence.
"Well I got something to say to him for all this." Stella didn't seem afraid and marched right over to him, much to the Genie and Mal's shock when their jaws fell, his right down to the floor.
"She's done fore." Mal groans.
Stella points her finger towards the winged deity. "Alright, listen here. You can't just come here and start trouble, we have enough of that with witches and monsters here."
Chaos didn't seem all that bothered by her tone. "You should thank me. Nothing wrong with a little fun and creativity in Magix." Vsnishes and reappears behind her. "Admit it, you like the excitement!"
"Yeah but there are things like danger to watch out for." Musa whispered to Tecna who nodded which she was thinking of the Grimm for example and getting themselves hurt.
"Pardon me, Lord Chaos." Faragonda spoke. "But I would like to know the reason for your… arrival. I do not approve of the havoc on my students." Careful to choose her words if what Genie says is true about him and not provoke him.
"Well, since you asked nicely I came to this dimension from my own in search of new Keyblade Wielders and was told they were here. And happen to met one of them." Gesturing to Mal who still grunted and tried to control her wings.
"Yeah, thanks for this." Mal replied in sarcasm. "But would you perhaps change me back?"
"Where be the fun in that? What about development or excitement?" Chaos chuckled and danced about in the air. "Come on, you didn't do bad on your first try against the Dream Pirate. That was just round one. But for the second phase." Flicking his paw and suddenly Ben found himself in Alfea, all startled and confused.
"Wha? Who?" Looks around to find his friends before him. "Girls? Genie? What's going on?" Then finds the headmistress here too and then sees a winged blonde haired girl, but closer look of her nervous expression and recognised her as Mal. "Mal?"
"Hmm, two out of three ain't so bad." He turned around to see a flying winged cat before back at the group. "But nothing to worry, I just have the perfect plans for the others."
Ben seems to have some idea and thinking he was the cause of this. "Was this your doing?" Summoning his keyblade and pointed at him but Musa and Genie stepped in to stop him.
"Okay, here's the short version, this guy is the cause of all this and a very powerful god that's causing trouble." Musa filled him briefly to catch up.
"But kid, what ever you do. Don't, make him mad." Genie advised the prince.
"Oh, pish posh! You find me the most fun among others that want to destroy; Darkar. Nicol Bolas. They always take their jobs too serious, no time to enjoy the fun. Especially that clown who was a god one time, he cheat on cards." Strolls about on the floor before the Winx and the key wielders. "So why not have some interesting challenge to show your all for an interesting challenge I have in mind."
"And what if we don't want to?" Mal asked but knowing it was dangerous to challenge him.
"Nothing." Chaos replied with a smile in his face.
The others were confused and thought he be threatening them. "Really? Nothing?" Tecna asked him.
"No, do this or else, that sort of thing?" Mus thought he would try to convince them.
Chaos simply shook his head. "Nope. But I would think twice for what might happen if you don't."
Mal didn't like this and reached for Ben's arm and careful with her wings or horns. "Ben, I think we should take it. I don't think it be a good idea."
Ben had the same conclusion and not want to risk getting people hurt because they didn't accept. "I think your right." Sighs and turned to Chaos to give their answer. "Alright, we'll do it, so long as it doesn't get anyone hurt."
Hearing this made Chaos smile and fluttered his wings. "Wonderful! I knew you would say that!"
"Mal, Ben. Are you sure about this?" The headmistress wasn't sure about this and thinking of their well being.
They made it clear and nodded. "Oh, don't worry. I have something they will find interesting and for others to watch!" With a flash of light everyone found Ben and Mal vanished, began to wonder if he be after Taren as well since he mentioned 'another'.
"Genie, you know him then any if us. Where did he sent them?" Stella asked him.
"If only I know, Chaos is very unpredictable and cunning. Whatever happens, always expect the unexpected." Genie could only reply and hopes they be alright.
Mal found herself in a forest, but looked somewhat dead or eerily like the trees around Cloud Tower, almost dark with the moon high up, she must've been sent someplace far from Alfea and not like it at all. She has to do what she can to win whatever challenge Chaos has in stall for her. Suddenly heard a cackling sound, a devious laughter somewhere in the darkness but no telling where it was coming from. "Somehow I gotta need to get these wings working fast." Least her horns were not too large over wise she be having hard time with this form that cat-like god gave her.
Oblivious to a pair of crimson eyes peeking through the darkness, watching her and cackled. "So this be my opponent that fur ball told me about? This should be entertaining."
With Ben who round up in some rocky canyons, a little warm but tolerable, looking around to find a river but not sure where he was taken but suddenly found debris of vehicles, scrap metal and junk about that may have been some battleground some time ago. "Now I wonder what he's got for me." Keeps a firm grip on the Beast Within close for whatever comes at him, hoping his friends were alright and also Mal. Not sure what Taren's challenge be, hoping he be fine as well.
"Now to make my entry to the third keyboarder wielded and the Dragon Flame's keeper. And finally begin challenge." Knowing they won't start until all three of them were set and announce the rules before they begin. And he knew just where to find them following that fairy who was meeting them.
Well hope you liked it, I've been thinking of what Chaos would try to test their worth and make up some challenges for the heroes. Been giving interesting ideas from others and decided to use them for this chapter. Been rewriting bits of it and thought to make Taren's moment run the same time before he and others would get round up in Chaos' games. Wanna know who their challengers are? Find out next chapter! ;)
Hope you liked the ideas and made Musa the first fairy to summon a Titan to help her friends, have some ideas but open to ideas. Reviews/suggestions are welcome and pleased to see more followers and faves building up to show how much you appreciate this fanfic! So this be the last until after Christmas or new year. Let's see what the 2020s be like.
Happy holidays to all!