The Witch of Dyamond
[We begin our story set in the past as a young Bloom and Selina are shown running through a forest, following a butterfly as it flutters over a patch of flowers]
[Bloom and Selina stop before the flowers as the meadow is covered in a beautiful array of lilacs, the gentle music is accompanied by the sound of birds chirping, the occasional critter chittering in the background, and the beauty of the natural world]
[Bloom reaches down to the lilacs and picks up one to give to Selina. The brunette gives a modest expression as she takes the flower before she decides to reach down and pick one up for Bloom. The girls look between each other and their flowers…they pause before giving a smile as they put their respective lilacs behind each other's ears]
[We cut to the two going towards a tree stump in the middle of the meadow before they sit down and put down the backpacks they were originally carrying to open up whatever they brought to eat; two sandwiches, a bag of chips, two cookies, several oranges, a basket of raspberries, two cheese sticks, and two juice boxes. Bloom has brought along an additional cloth for the two to lay the food down for a picnic. The two look up to the sky]
Young Bloom: I wish there was a world where magic existed, then I could become a fairy, just like I always wanted.
Young Selina: If only, then I could practice witch magic and ride on broomsticks.
Young Bloom: I think you would make for an awesome witch!
Young Selina: Thanks, I think you'd be a really pretty fairy…um, Bloom?
Young Bloom: Yes, Selina?
Young Selina: Even if magic isn't real…we will stay together, won't we?
Young Bloom: Of course, Selina, why wouldn't we?
Young Selina: Well…you know, the kids at school and all that…
[Bloom places a hand on Selina's]
Young Bloom: Don't worry…we're friends forever and friends till the end…
Young Selina: …Yeah…we will.
[As Selina says this, a flash breaks through the screen as we're shown Eldora looking down from the perspective of a young child, before it cuts to the Wizards of the Black Circle invading the area, Selina backed into a corner, Bloom shooting off a ball of fire, much to her surprise, Selina screaming before the shot quickly pans into Selina in the present suddenly rising up from the bed with a gasp]
Selina: Ah…oh…
[Selina looks to her left; Icy is still all asleep in her respective beds. The subtle sounds of Stormy and Darcy asleep in the other room can be heard through the crack in the door. Ever since her arrival, the trio have gotten out an extra mattress for their newest member. It doesn't appear that any of them heard the olive-green girl as no one can be heard stirring]
[Selina sighs and lowers her head]
Selina: I need some air…
[Slowly, she steps off the mattress and tip-toes past Icy and out of the room to a sneaky tune of strings, heading towards the apartment's balcony. As quietly as she can, Selina cracks open the door, a small creak being heard as she winces, but still manages to make it out. She leans on the railing and looks down towards the city, now that it's late at night, there isn't as much activity going on, if anything. The most prominent sound is the small breeze accompanied by either a cricket chirping or an owl hooting]
Selina: Well…would you look at that…even when I'm trying to make old friends feel like crap, I still feel it myself…those damn dreams again…
[Selina droops down on the railing as she tries to clear her head from the recent dream she just had]
Selina: Who is that woman…why does she keep coming into my head…and why do I feel…relief…in those memories…?
[Selina sighs as she thinks back to the dream…as much as she doesn't want to admit it…the childhood memories of her and Bloom remind her of happier times…transition to a scene of the two on top of a hill watching the sunset while fireflies can be seen swirling around them, a gentle piano melody accompanies the scene as we pan up to the sky as a constellation of a fairy and a witch stand out amongst the stars]
[We suddenly flash back as Selina is shown with a small smile on her face]
Icy: [off-screen] Brooding much?
Selina: GEH! What the hell?!
[Selina whips around to see Icy leaning against the door, appearing slightly bemused by the Witch of Snakes' reaction]
Selina: Um, I was just…catching a bit of air…yeah…
Icy: Uh-huh, so you weren't taking a trip down memory lane just now?
Selina: Oh…you heard that…
Icy: To be honest, I was more interested in eavesdropping. I don't care about your little friendship with Miss Firefly.
Selina: Let me guess, "witches don't do friendship" or whatever?
Icy: A witch's priority is to look after herself, BUT, we're not averse to working in groups for a similar goal.
Selina: So…companionship at the very least?
Icy: I guess you could say something like that.
Selina: But like…you do care for the other two, right?
[Icy pauses for a moment to reflect on the question]
Icy: …I put up with them if that's what you mean.
Selina: I mean, like, actually care about them and what happens to them.
Icy: Since when did you become all sentimental?
Selina: I don't think it's that insane of a question to ask.
Icy: If you must know…Stormy and Darcy are my sisters in coven.
Selina: Meaning?
Icy: They're not related to me by blood, but given that we've been part of a coven for so long, we've viewed each other as sisters, seeing as we're each other's only family. That, and our shared passion of havoc and destruction.
Selina: [murmuring] Should I be surprised…?
Icy: Excuse me?
Selina: AHEM, I mean, given what I've seen and heard of you three, it makes sense, but…do you have other goals? Like, in regards to personal matters?
Icy: Be specific.
Selina: You know I've got my past with Bloom, what about the rest of you?
[Icy looks from her left then to her right before turning back to Selina]
Icy: I'm going to make one thing clear, since we don't get many proteges, what I'm about to say is strictly between the four of us.
Selina: Um, sure, go ahead…
Icy: Beyond a quest for power, there was another reason I pledged myself to the Ancestral Witches…however…never mind.
Selina: What?
Icy: It's not important.
Selina: But-
[Icy gives Selina a firm glare, to which she immediately quiets down]
Icy: Besides, you wouldn't understand…
Selina: Understand what? Why are you being vague all of a sudden?
Icy: I've known Stormy and Darcy for years, hence why I hold my trust in them. I've barely known you for about a month.
Selina: And yet, our grief is linked from the same person…
Icy: It's not just Bloom!
[Icy realizes how defensive she sounded and tries to backtrack]
Icy: I mean, it's not all about her…
Selina: So what else is there? Please, I wanna know.
Stormy: [off-screen] Are you gonna spill the tea or what?
Icy: What?
[Icy turns around to see Stormy and Darcy now standing in the doorway, looking unamused]
Stormy: You two were talking so loud that ya' woke us up.
Darcy: Apparently, some people have forgotten how to whisper. Also, Icy, are you really gonna keep her in suspense?
Icy: Listen, I was barely comfortable revealing this to you both, am I just supposed to go around revealing my personal life on tips?
Stormy: What's said between the Trix stays with the Trix, isn't that right, newbie?
Selina: AHEM…yeah of course…I don't mean for this to be all sentimental, just…wouldn't hurt to know each other better…
[Icy looks back at the other two members of her coven, then looks back at Selina before giving a sigh]
Icy: Alright…but lemme make this clear; you are only going to hear this once, never again, sealed away. Not. A. Word.
[Selina nods in response to this. Icy takes a moment to compose herself before addressing everyone]
Icy: There is another reason I pledged myself to the Ancestral Witches…it was also because of my sister…
Selina: Sister?
Icy: You see, my homeworld was the realm of Dyamond, a distant moon in the Magical Universe, a world of ice and snow for miles on end…
[Ripple into a flashback of the aforementioned realm as we're shown the planet in full, it is dark blue with white peaks visible, as well as being encased by several rings]
"However, it wasn't a world shrouded in darkness, we lived in peace, separated from the rest of the major worlds of Magix. I was the heiress to the kingdom, along with my younger sister; Sapphire."
[We are shown a young Icy standing next to a girl shorter than her, silky blonde to contrast the taller girl's pure ice white]
"Not to sound sappy or anything, but…we did look out for each other. We would often explore the mountains and caves, finding all kinds of beautiful relics and monuments, many of which were dedicated to the Witches of Dyamond."
[We are shown an inscription of five witches hovering over the kingdom of Dyamond; Zelda, Esme, Morrigan, Lydia, and Juniper. We are also shown a younger Icy and Sapphire looking up at the monument]
[Sidenote: In spite of this being a Season Eight element, this is all meant to be pictured within the original artstyle]
"However…that was until the Ancestral Witches invaded Dyamond, decimating anyone who stood in their way or refused to serve under their guidance…"
[The three witch spirits; Belladonna, Liliss, and Tharma, are shown hovering over the kingdom and blasting beams of magic down at the civilians]
"My family were among those unfortunate to come across the Witches' path, it was then that they turned to me…"
[The Ancestral Witches are shown hovering over the royal family as Sapphire quivers in Icy's arms. The witches all share a malicious grin as they focus in particular on the elder sister]
"They told me that I was the key in restoring witchkind to its true potential, that I would be the beacon in a realm surrounded in darkness. Initially, I refused, but then they threatened me and my family's lives…so I relented, but, as a result, while my family was spared, the witches took away their human forms…"
[Icy is shown approaching the Ancestral Witches, looking back at Sapphire who tries to reach out to her before the trio of witches cast a spell on the family. Icy watches with shock as her family is turned from humans into arctic foxes]
"I tried to ask for a way to undo the spell, but they told me I had no need for them. My destiny was to become the most powerful witch in the Magical Universe, while my birth family was to become nothing more than a distant memory…"
[Icy is escorted away from her kingdom by the witches, but not before taking a final pained look at the place she once called home…]
"Around that same time, I met my coven. They had been approached with similar propositions…"
[In a room shrouded in darkness with a single light hanging over Icy, two other girls appear from the shadows; a younger Stormy and Darcy. Their attention is turned to the Ancestral Witches as Belladonna hovers over Icy, Liliss hangs over Stormy, and Tharma hangs over Darcy]
"Over the years, we were trained to be feared by fairies and witches alike, and to continue their influence wherever we went. When we were studying in Cloudtower, we made sure that the Ancestral Witches were still recognized, their proteges carrying on their legacy…"
[The Trix's induction into Cloudtower is shown along with them holding a captive audience over some of the other witch students before showing the trio side by side, we then transition back to Icy in the present day, an uncharacteristically solemn look on her face]
Even so, I still can't get that day out of my head…I may be ruthless, but even I can't forget the look on Sapphire's face during our last moments together…
[Cut to Stormy, then to Darcy, then finally to Selina]
Selina: …I'm sorry to hear about that, Icy.
Icy: Don't be…it's better that way…
Selina: …Did the same happen for you two?
Stormy: Our homeworlds invaded, ripped apart from our birth families, meant to carry on the creations of evil? Been there, done that, never again.
Darcy: Even if the chaos has its perks, trust me, you wouldn't want to be in the same position as us. Small mercies…
Icy: Anyways, it's late, we should all get back to bed.
[On that note, Stormy and Darcy retire back into the apartment. Icy follows along, but then stops to address Selina]
Icy: Coming?
Selina: Um…yeah…I'm coming.
[Selina follows Icy as they head to the bedrooms]
Selina: I…didn't mean to bring up bad memories…
Icy: [sighs] It's fine…let's just get back to sleep…
Selina: Yeah…
[Stormy and Darcy head back to their room while Icy and Selina head back to theirs. The two witches go to their respective beds and lay down on the mattresses. Selina takes a final look at Icy as she turns around]
Selina: …Goodnight.
[Not another word is said in response…the silence is deafening…]
Character Guide:
Selina, Icy, Stormy, Darcy, Bloom, Sapphire, Eldora, Ogron, Duman, Gantlos, Anagan, Belladonna, Liliss, Tharma - Winx Club