Marieposa was really worried about her little sister Elina.
Yesterdays visit had been way to short to talk to Elina, but then again she should have been used to this by now, thigs werent as simple as when they had been hildren…
Since their childhood was over many events had taken place: Marieposa had healed the Queen of Flutterfeld and had visited the fairy princess of of Shimmervale. She had become way to busy with her new job in the royal castle to visit or even wirte a letter to Elina.
This was sad because they had been very close since their eary childhood and talked about everythig when they were little, even as Elina moved into her own flower , they allways wrote letters to each other.

However things started to change between them a few weeks before the first time Elina fought against Laverna… The last letter Elinas friend Dandelion gave her back then was about Elina befriending Bibble who had been an orphan back then. The kind person Elina was, she let the little cute guy move in with her, Marieposa smiled at that memory.
Back then everything was still good between them, even though Elina had no wings. After Elina had defeted Laverna for the first time things continued to change between them even more. It was last year as she finally managed to fly ower to the Magic Medow only to find out that Elina didn't just defeated one of the most dangeres fairys in the fairyworld for 3 times, but finally managed to grow wings… That day they had promised each other allways to stay in touch, but then again things changed so much in their lives.

Not because Elina had wings now , althogh it had been a surprise to her, the reason that changed her relationship with her sister went deeper then that. Neither was it that she and Carlos grew closer, althogh this dirstracted her somethimes from staying in touch with Elina.
Back than Marieposa didn't realised how important it would have been to stay in touch with her, but now since Elinas recent visit yesterday and the news about the illness enchantress Carlos told her it all made sense now… Marieposa finally understood that all things that were happenng now were no counincidence.

Marieposa remembered that Elina had told her after the third time she defited ther nemisis Laverna that something had been off with her powers although Azura had assured her that this was only temorary, Elina still seemed worried and she had been startled because Marieposa didn't reacted surprised at all, but Mariposa had assured her back then that she had read in a book about transformation how a fairy could streghnten another fairys powers by charing her energie. It had been true that she had read that but she didn't tell her sister that it this chared power could only last for 3 or four days not several weeks… Mariposa had a bad feeling about this, but back then she wanted to research about this topic before worring her sister.

Together with her best friend Willa and Rila(who had surprisingly grew close to Mariposa after a funny cake accident)and her boyfriend they secretly resarched at night in the royal libary for the past month now whitout finding anything until Carlos had found an old book hidden behind one of the large bookshelfs…
This book seemed to hold the answer they had been searching for but unfortunaly it was written in an old ancient language no one of them could read but after a short reasurch Carlos found an old book that could help them to translate it…
The only problem was the book they needed to translate it apparently were hold in Catalina's castle, wich meant that Mariposa needed to travel to Shimmervale again… How could she travel there without raising any suspicions?

A loud noice stoped her thoughts.

Marieposa looked at the clock next to her and realised that she was late. After the events of the last night she didn't sleep much and forgot about the time. Fast she flew to the castle, the Queen of flutterfield must be waiting for her.
„Hey Marieposa…", Rila greeted her.
„I'm sorry I have no time… We talk later…", Marieposa asnweed fast as she flew.
Just as she was about to enter the castle as Lord Gastrous flew over to her.
„Marieposa… the Queen wants to talk to you come…"
„Sorry that I have been late but…"
„No… she wants to tell you has something to do with your sister…", he couldn't finish his sentance as Marieposa flew as fast as she could into the throne room to the Queen.
„You wanted to see me…", she breathed exausted.
„Marieposa, I'm sorry … I have bad news for you…", the Queen motioned her to sit down.
„Did something happen to Elina?", asked Marieposa angstious.
„ No not yet… Please leaf the room, the Queen ordered the few fairys in the room the leave, Lord Gastrous please be so kind and close the door behind you."
The Lord noded and did as he was told.
After all had left the Queen began to tell her the news she had recived from the royal Castle of Faitytopia.
„A letter arrived this moring from fairytopia , the enchantress has been ill for severel days now and the gurdians feard the worst… In attempt to save her all gurdians and their apprentices descided to try to use a risky spell to save her, but I fear that your sister will not survie the spell. Tourmaline worte me that both the Enchantress and Elina are still unconcisonous… I fear the wortst for both of them…", the Queen paused for a monent, before she continued.
„Carlos had told me about Elina's recent visit…, now Marieposa glared at her husbund while the Queen continued, and he told me about your recent research and the ancient book you found!"
Now Marieposa shot a disapointed look at Carlos, who shyly looked away.

The Queen obseved this and continued: „Please, don't be angry at my son. It was good that he had told me this… I might be able to help you and mayby we can solve all our problems…"

At the same time in the Crystall castle…

All were stunned about what they saw, originally Lumina and the other fairys expectet the worst , but what they saw surprised them… There was a bright light.

5 min erlier
Elina was in a restlees dream as she felt a cool substance falling onto her, somehow this substance helped her to awake… She felt 3 precences 2 abouve her and the other beside her, but as she finally opend her eyes only the precence beside her was still there, the others must have left…
Wait… Did she lie on a bed ? This must mean the person behind her mus be… Elina truned around to see that the fairy next to her was the Enchantress…
Elina slowly sat up and gently took the hand of the enchantress to feel her pulse…
„Enchantress are you alright?"

Elina slowly put down the hand of the enchantress and descided to stand up… she had an eary feeling that it wouldn't be good if someone would see her laying next to the enchantress…

How did this even happen that she had laied beside her, Elina fainted on the ground didn't she…? It didn't matter now … It seemed like the enchantess wouldn't wake up on her own… what should Elina do … Maby she hadn't shared enough energie… she desperatly tried to share her essene but it was no use… it seemed like she had no power left. Uncondictnally she graped her neclace,the one the Enchantress had given her after the first time she defted Laverna.
Maby the neclace would save her… Elena had made her descision even if this would mean that she would loose her wings forever… Fast she removed the naclace and put it around the neck of the fairyqueen, as soon as the crystal touched the skin of the Enchantress a bright light sourrouned both of them and the enchantress opend her eyes…

The light vanished as suddenly as it came only to reveal the Enchantress sitting up in her bed , beside Elina who stood next to the bed.
„Elina…" , Lumina exclaimed happy.
Elina turned around to see Lumina flying torwards her as she fainted, luckely Lumina arrived in time to catch her…
„Are you allright Elina?", asked Linden as he flew over to her.
Elina smiled at Linden, because she didn't want to admit that she felt terrible and that the only reason that she wasn't allready fallen on the ground was that Lumina still hold her.

Tourmaline who had waited a few seconds so that the teens hopefully didn't notice that she had followed them flew to the enchantress to chack on her… It seemed like she was fine, this calmed Tourmaline down, however the worried look the Enchantress gave her eneded this short moment of happynis.
Now Azura and Ruby felw into the room to look after their Queen and where surprised that both Elina and the Enchantress where awake. Azura felw immidiatly torwards Elina who had managed in the meantme to stand on her own again.

„It's the best if you all leave now… Let them rest!", orded Azura all fairys in the room.
The teens tried to protest, because they wanted to stay by Elinas side but Tourmaline insisted to bring them into the kitchen so that they could calm down and drink fairy tea.
Elina wanted to go with her friends but she felt really weak and fell forward as she tried to make a step.
Azura lukely was fliying right in front of Elina so that she was able to catch her and helped her sitting down on the bed right next to the stitting Enchantress, who leaned herself aginst her pillow, because she too was still weak.
„Ruby, can you bring 2 cups fairytea for the Enchantress and Elina?", Arzura asked.
Ruby who had been standing at the door observing the whole scene noded and flew away to bring them tea.
Arzura sat herself next to Elina who was breathing aloud.
„Elina… How do you feel…?", the enchantress finally spoke.

„I'm fine… Just…tirred…", stumbled Elina leaning back onto one of the huge pillows behind her.
The two older fairys shared a look, before Azura gently took Elinas hand to calm the nervous teen down.
„ Child… tell us the truth, you don't need to pretend to be strong… It's ok,….", Azura tried the best to calm Elina.
„I… I don't know… I feel so exausted, almost like live was draind from me… And I lost my wings… my powers… everything…", Elina began to crie. Elina wasn't the kind of fairy who whined in front of people, beause she foud it really selfish to do, but now she wasn't caplabe of holding her trears back…
She closed her eyes and silently sobbed about the fact that the short live she had as real fairy was now over forever.
After a short moment she felt someone embracing her and felt that the person placed a kiss on her forhead.
She tought that must be Asura who hugged her but as she opend her eyes , she realised it had been the Enchantress.
„Thank you for everything you have done for Elina… Don't worry no one will ever bully you ever again… I make sure that this will never happen again…", the Enchantress soothed her…

Meanwhile in the Crystal castle…

Sunburst and Faban where flying though the castle in desperate search for the black orb, but they weren't able to find it .
Sunbrurst blamed Faben because he couldn't remember where he had seen it. After a short while they had been searching Faben cried out: „There …." He pointet with his finger at an old gate.
There it was hidden within the decoration of the Gate. It wasn't an ordinary gate it had 3 black holes one at the top, one at the bottom right and one at bottom left. The right hole and the one at top where empty but inside the left one was the orb. All holes where completly identical, so that it was almost impossible to see that something was inside it, unless…
„Faben did you seariously look at the ground to see your reflection?", Sunburst asked sarcastically.

„Well yes I how am I supoused to live withot seeing my beautiful face, so I'm looking to the crystals on the ground from time to time…I tried to see my reflection in the orb…but this thing dosn't reflect well…"
Sunburst just looked at him and shook her had.
„keep quiet … unless you want the gurdians to hear us…", Sunbuirst shushed him.
The Gurdian who had followed them had to act fast now before the teens could grap the orb.
Furtunatly someting happend that bought enough time to switch the real orb with a fake one.

Dizzle was flying with an enorm speed torwards Faben and Sunburst to tell them the news that Elina and the Enchantress both were awake now.

„Really… They woke up?! We need to chack on them!", Faben graped both Sunbuirst and Dizzel to look after Elina.
„Faben wait … first we need to take the…", but it was no use no matter how hard Sunbirst tried to free herself from his grip Faben wouldn't let her go.

The gurdian however waited until the teens flew around the corner and switched the orbs.
Max who had been hiding behind one of the large pillars had watched the whole scene and knew that he had to get the real orb fast, bevor the Enchantess could destroy it. He desperatly thought of a plan as he remembered on of this old enemys… He smiled evil stealing the orb would be way to easy…

In the meantime in Flutterfeald…

Queen Marabella had brought Carlos and Mariposa into the secret libary of the palace…
„Here you will need that …", the Queen took one large book , put it on desk , opend it and gave Mariposa a bracelet which had been hidden inside…
After noticing the questioning look of both Marieposa and Carlos, she explained to them:
„This is a key and your alliby to fly to Shimmervale… this bracelet is an symbole of the old times and of Fairytopias dark past… when you show the king of the Crystal kingdom this they will permit you to get the book you need without questioning ."
Marieposa carefully took the ancient bracelet.

„Dark past of Fairytopia? What does this mean…", Carlos was confused… he knew the history of Fairytopia and Flutterfield very well and never heard or read that something truly bad ever had happend there until Laverna came into action of course.
„You two will soon understand everything! When you arrive there read the Foliant : History of Fairy wings. I can't tell you more now. Please don't talk to anybody what I have told you. You must leave soon becouse this bracelet is magically bound to this castle and will loose it's power whitin 5 days after beeing removed from this book! You will need the power of the bracelet to use it as a key.", the Queen had a serious look on her face.
They noded.

All three of them flew together out of the sectet libary back into the throne room just to see that the fairysolders dragged in a fungo.
„Your majesty we found the intruder of last night…", one of the soliders said .
„Leave me allone I'm not in intruder just a very hungry fungo… I haven't eaten all day, please let me goo.", the fungo jelled angry.
„This creature deatoyed our fairy fair yesterday.", the other solider continued.
„What no I didn't destroy the fair… that wasn't me!"
„Silence creature.", the first solder spoke.
„Stop calling me creature I have a name.. I'm Max.", yelled the fungo angry back.

Wait a secound wasn't the fungo Max in the Crystal castle of Fairytopia a few minutes earlyer? How did he manage to be so fast in Flutterfield ? Either firebirds can fly really fast or Max has the ability of beeing in two places at the same time, well that's a mystery we have to solve later on.

„Tell us fungo why are you in Flutterfiled?", the Queen demanded.
„Well I was about to fly home on my firebird as a stupid cloud appeared abouve me and it stateted to rain. After 3 thounderblolds hid me the friebird trew me out right about Flutterfield.", Max told them.

Suddenly Lord Gastrous stormed into the room: „ Your majesty I have terrible news , we found the creature that attackt the fair last night… And there are more of them."
„We have one of them here.", the second soilder pointed at Max.
„How dare you calling me creature!"
„No that's not one of them."; Gatrous shook his head.
„What are these creatures, when you say that this werent fungi?",asked Marieposa worried.
„They changed so much… We couldn't identifly them at first…"; the Lord mumbeld angstious.
„Please Lord Gastrous tell us … What are the creatures that attacked our fairys?", Carlos flew torwards him.
„The Skeezites are back!", exclaimed Gastrous.
But how was this possible? After Henna had tried to take over Flutterfield they had made preperations to make sure these beasts could never return here.

This news shocked everyone.

„Changed Skeezites? Are their eyes red and have hey grown green furrl?", Max broke the silence.
„How do you know that?", Gastrous was surprised.
„Many years ago Laverna had an apprentice…, Max began…
„Yes..yes.. we know the story about Daliah who later turned against Laverna and helped Elina to defeated her!", Lord Gastous waved with his hand.
„No, I'don't talk about Daliah… Daliah had been a former friend of Laverna and a college of her, she hadn't been exatly her apprentice…", Max tried to correct him, but Gastrous interrupted him immidatly.
„Daliah was her apprentice!", he demanded.

And so they got into an argument and drew the entire attention from everyone in the room torwards them, however Marabella used this distrection to secretly talk to her son and Marieposa.

„You two must leave now…It will soon be dark. Be carefull.", she gently embraced both of them and watched leveing through one of the open large windows.
Yes, Marabella was worried to send them out although the Skeezites where back, but she knew that if they woundn't leave now it would soon be impossible for them to travel to Shimmervale.

The only thing she could do now was praying to God that they may savely arrive at Catalina's castle.
The argument between Garstous and Max soon came to an end.
„Well... as I was about to say Laverna's apprentice was a fairy named…"
„Daliah. Why should we even belive a creature that works for Laverna.", Gastrous interrupted him again.
„Lord Gastrous please let him speak out.", the Queen silenced him.
„As you wish.", he bowed.
„Now… Laverna's former apprentice was a terrible person who backstepped her after she stole one of her experimental formular's, many years ago. The name of this terrible fairy is Henna.", reveled Max.
Everyone in the room gasped in shock. Henna? How was this possible? All fairys in Flutterfield thought that the Skeezites had eaten her... or did the Skeezites spared her live?

„But this is impossible… Henna can't possibly be behind this! She is death!", one of the fairys in the room exclaimed.
„Are you sure about this?", Max eyed the fairy who had spoken now.
„However it dosn't matter now… The question we really should ask ourselfs is how can we defeat them?", Max continued.
Everyone looked with suspance at their Queen and expected to her from her what they should do, but she had no idea how to revearse one of Laverna's formulars.
After a short moment of silence Max continued:
„I may can help you to produce an antidote… but in return you …"

„We don't work with traitors.", a severnt fairy interupted Max.
„Who says that Laverna isn't behind this all along?", another fairy said.
„I assure you that Laverna would never use to turn living beeings into monsters. And how can she possible be behind this when she is magically looked away by a powerfull spell of the Enchantress?" Max made a fair point.
A fairywitch who had been magically banished and stripped out of all her powers coundn't be behind this, the fairys had to give a point to Max, after their Queen looked with her powers if Laverna was still looked.
`Stupied fairys they really fell for Laverna`s recourding`, thought Max needing all his strenght not to burst into laughter.

„Wait didn't the Enchantress look all fungi away with Laverna?", another solider asked.
Sadly Max looked down, thinking what to say while predtending to cry.
He could tell them the truth, yes the Enchentress made sure to look all of us with Laverna up but only because we accidentely all have been at the same place as Laverna as she magically banned her sister.
It' s not like this stupied fairyqueen ever would learn from her mistakes.
But Max descided to tell them insteat a halftruth: „ As the Enchantress banished Laverna and the other fungi I was the only one who wasn't banished. Why I don't know, maby she didn't saw me or she simple didn't care… It's not like fairys see us as beeings with familys and feelings like everyone else…", Max started to cry, this time for real. It was true that fairys discriminated fungi since ever really, the only fairy who had seen more in them then beeing stinky little mistfits had been Laverna although she used their gratiutde to make them her personal servants.

It worked the fariys around him looked ashamed at the graund.
Queen Marabella flew forward to him and laid a hand on his shoulder to calm him.
„If you really can make an antidote then I ask you to help us defeat the Skeezites.", the Queen finally spoke.

Was it the right choice to join forces with a fungo? She didn't knew but she had no choice…