Next day. morning. At Griselda's office.
Griselda "Your intrusion into Cloud Tower Castle was extremely rude, young ladies. You exposed yourselves to great danger, that's the reason why your powers have been revoked. It is sufficient punishment. For me, however, "sufficient" is not enough. Now, just so you remember this lesson, you will spend the entire day at school and you will clean the castle from top to bottom."
Flora's jaw dropped "Um, the whole castle??"
Griselda shook her head "No. Just the stairs, corridors, classrooms and bathrooms."
Stella "Oh well then then that's okay. I thought it would be worse, honestly..."
Bloom giggled.
Griselda clapped her hands, conjuring up the cleaning supplies for us "And since you do not have access to your magic power for the moment..."
She grabbed a broom and handed it to Stella "these...Are your work tools."
Tecna eyed it " What a strange object. Let's see what my computer says about it."
She took her computer out and started typing on it.
Griselda " Oh, and one more thing. No techno-gadget allowed."
Tecna's face fell "Now that worries me."
Musa nodded "Yeah, it shows. The sad news is obviously upset you!"
Flora " Well, by Tecna's standards, she's actually shown too much emotion!"
Tecna nodded, disgusted with herself "I know. Ever since I met you guys I easily lose control."
We laughed.
Tecna looked at us confused " It wasn't a joke but a simple observation"
Griselda scowled "Young ladies!"
Stella nudged us " Sh! Quiet!"
We all stopped laughing and looked at here.
Griselda "Tomorrow, I'll conduct an inspections. Everything better be clean. Now go!"
In the Auditorium.
Stella was sitting table looking at her hand mirror while Bloom, Musa an i were busy cleaning the bleachers.
Bloom groaned annoyed "I can't wait to be finished!"
Musa snapped at her "We would be done a lot sooner if you-know-who had helped us!"
Then she shot Stella a look.
Bloom looked at Stella "We agreed that you were gonna clean the floors."
Stella shook her head " No, you two agreed."
Musa looked at me "Echo"
I asked confused "what? i didn't even say anything because i knew damn well that Stella wasn't gonna move a finger"
Stella smiled over to me "and that is why i love you, Echo"
I nodded "i know"
Stella asked Musa, shocked "Hey! Do you want me to break a nail?"
Musa said frustrated "You don't have to use your hands, use a scrub brush!!"
Stella complained "I'm going to get blisters!!"
Musa yelled " WEAR GLOVES!!"
Stella yelled, complaining "Ughh, rubber is bad for my skin!"
Bloom looked at them annoyed "Alright, you two leave me no other choice."
She put soap into a bucket of water before picking up the bucket smiling.
Musa " It's not fair! You shouldn't do Stella's work!"
Stella "Well, if it means so much to you, I won't stop you--"
Bloom threw the water at Stella.
My jaw dropped.
Stella shrieked as she got soaked " Hey!!"
I smirked " What were you saying, Stella??"
Musa started laughing "Good one Bloom!! "
Bloom giggled "Oh, well I got some for you, too!"
then she splashed Musa.
---
I was laying on the table, exhausted after our water war.
Tecna and Flora walked to us,
Flora asked shocked "What happened here? A tornado?!"
Stella "A tough battle's just ended and I won by a landslide!"
I kicked her with my leg, laughing "Liar!!"
Musa raised her hand "I won!"
Flora crossed her arms over her chest "What a wreck!"
Tecna " We'll never finish this part!"
Griselda showed up " I dare say..."
We turned to her.
Griselda " Not! I'm here to let you know that this evening at the Magix auditorium, there will be a concert which the whole of Alfea will attend."
Stella cheered "Great! I love concerts!"
Griselda" However, you six are going to have to miss it - you haven't finished cleaning yet!"
Musa sighed " Oh no!!"
Griselda" Now get back to work!"
Then she walked out.
----.
Bloom breathed out "Well, they've all gone."
Musa" I always feel sad when the school is empty."
Me "Really? i love it when's school's empty"
Stella smiled "Heey, whaddya say we ask the boys to join us?"
Flora nodded, shrugging "Yeah, why not? Then when we get caught we'll be grounded into infinity"
Bloom smiled " I think it's a great idea!"
Flora sighed.
Bloom " Sure, they could help us with the cleaning."
I grimaced "i don't think they would want that"
Tecna" But it's like cheating, isn't it?"
I shook my head "yeah....not really. "
Bloom "Griselda said "no magic, no techno-gadget", did not say "no flesh and blood.""
Stella smiled "Of course! And then when we're done cleaning, we can have a nice party!"
Musa "It's a wonderful idea!"
Night.
we were outside waiting for the boys.
They pulled up on their bikes.
Stella cheered " You guys sure didn't waste anytime! It's great to see you!"
She rushed over to Sky .
Sky smirked "Hey, you know us. When it comes to partying the Specialists takes matters very seriously."
In the Main Hall.
Musa demonstrated how to mop the floor "It's not hard! Just do it like this! Soap down, rinse and dry! And then, whoop!"
Sky scratched his head, confused "Uuhhhh..."
Riven asked confused and annoyed " Wasn't this suppose to be a party?"
Bloom "It will start as soon as we're finished cleaning! Here!"
She tossed a mop to the boys.
The Specialists caught them, except for Riven who just stood there.
Flora turned up the music "We'll work a little better with some music on!"
Musa twirled her mop " And all together now! Soap, rinse, dry!"
We all started to clean.
--
everyone was having fun except of Riven.
Night. in our dorm room.
i looked around " It went well huh?"
Stella walked over to me and put an arm around my shoulders "You betcha! And what's more, I discovered that Prince Sky is the perfect man about the house! So, what's the deal with you and Brandon?"
I shook my head "Oh, no deal. Nothing really..."
Stella pulled me closer to her " Liar!"
I giggled a little.
Stella "Whenever he's near you, you become a someone else. This is a perfect time to try and get closer."
I looked at her and smirked.
--
I sighed " It's too bad this party can't go on forever."
Sky "Maybe not forever but I was hoping it would go on at least until morning."
Flora " I guess. As long as we keep the place tidy!"
suddenly we heard a loud grumble.
Stella froze and handed Sky a sandwich " Um, is that your stomach grumbling? You want to eat something?"
Sky froze at it "No. But, I'm kinda thirsty."
Stella froze "Ohh!"
She poured Sky a drink "your Highness... Are you nervous?"
The room started to shake.
Sky looked around panicking "U-u-uh, I'm perfectly calm, it's the school that's shaking!"
Bloom asked shocked "An earthquake?!"
Flora " It's coming from inside!"
Stella shook her head and looked over to the windows "No, it's from outside!"
We walked out to the balcony and looked around.
Stella "Maybe one of our classmates left the TV on too loud. See? It stopped."
Something was thrown out the window on the other side of the school.
My jaw dropped.
Stella "Or-or maybe not..."
Riven whistled for their wind riders.
They hopped on and head towards the spot the object was thrown out.
We rushed over there.
Timmy "What kind of creature could do this kind of damage?"
Tecna looked at the scratch marks on the walls "A big, heavy creature."
Riven said sarcastically" Oh golly, I never would've guessed!"
Tecna "It's two and a half meters tall and weighs close to a ton. Its fur is bristly and has horns, multiple clawed limbs. It also has a musky odor. Now, is that better??"
I smirked " Way to go, Tec!"
The building shook again.
Stella squealed and grabbed my hand.
Brandon nodded "Okay, that was it!"
Sky "What are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Me " Wait for us, we're coming to!"
The guys took out their swords.
Riven looked at us "Stay where you are, little fairies. This isn't a job for you."
Musa glared at him and crossed her arms over her chest.
Riven glared back before walking off with the boys.
Musa called after him "Says who??"
We walked into a different direction, down the hall.
--
I shook my head and looked around "Nothing. Huh. Maybe it went away."
Flora " Maybe it was just a wild animal. You know?"
Musa"Or one of Prof. Wizgiz's crazy creations!"
Stella "I'd say it's a dirty laundry hamper creature!"
We walked to another hallway.
Musa "Let's try this way."
Suddenly she bumped into something "Huh?"
Then she stepped back.
Musa froze for a second "Hang on a sec! There never used to be a wall in this corridor!"
I gasped when the beast turned to us. A bull with four arms standing on its feet.
He roared and spit on Stella.
Stella shrieked disgusted "Ugh, eww! This is totally disgusting! Ugh, you are so gonna get it!!"
She took a step to him.
I reached for her "We don't have powers"
Stella jumped back "Nice monster..."
Then we ran down the hallway.
The thing was coming after us.
Suddenly the hallway started to shake and we girls lost our balance and fell to the ground.
The beast attacked Tecna with its horns but the rushed away and the horns got stuck in the wall.
Stella "Look at him. He's struggling and sweating, he really stinks! This should help a little."
She sprayed some perfume onto the beast.
The beast freed himself and looked even more aggressive.
Tecna yelled annoyed " Great, Stella! You made him even more angry!"
I grabbed Tecna and we all ran down the hallway again.
Musa jumped at the side wall and then over the beast.
The beast punched her midair and she fell down the hallway.
suddenly Riven walked out of the shadows carrying Musa.
I breathed our relieved.
Riven said pissed off "That's it, you beast! You asked for it!"
He let Musa down and the rest of the guys showed up.
Riven "Girls, you can sit back and relax! We'll put him through the wringer! Ha-ha! Now this is my kind of party!"
Then he attacked the beast but he was clearly losing.
Brandon " Let's take him on together!"
Riven "Just worry about your prince, pageboy!"
Sky "Idiot! Come one guys, attack!"
Brandon "Specialists, attack!"
Riven" This is my attack! Huh?"
The beast punched him, causing him to break through the glass and landing on the other side of the hallway.
The guys tried to beat the beast.
Me "We've got to do something!"
Flora "The monster's beating them to a pulp!"
Tecna "We don't have anything to fight with!"
Stella showed up with mops and buckets"Look what I found!"
Bloom "Hey, this gives me an idea!"
Thee guys were completely exhausted and on the ground.
Bloom hammered on the bucket to lead the beast to us "Hey, monster!"
Stella " We're here!"
it came towards us. The girls and i ran down the hallway.
Bloom "Are you all ready?"
Me "sure"
Bloom and i took out the soap and drenched the floor with it.
The beast slipped on it, and landed on the floor, unconscious.*
Flora "Ooh, scary, ugly!"
Riven said irritated "I almost had him."
Me "You were knocked out for the past 10 minutes, Riven"
He glared at me.
Bloom "What I'd like to know is where could a thing like that come from?"
Pepe appeared from underneath the beast and leaned against it.
My jaw dropped "That's Pepe! Icy's duck!"
Tecna "He couldn't have possibly come here by himself."
Pepe sobbed out " Mommy!"
Stella " I'd say this is a special gift from the Trix'r'Us Company."
Bloom" Let's go to Faragonda's office. I know that with her crystal ball she can keep watch over pretty much the whole school."
Flora shook her head " But that wouldn't be right! We can't go into Faragonda's office if she isn't in there!"
Tecna"That's true. It's strictly against the rules!"
Me "And the Trix breaking in here and sending that beast after us is not against the rules? Flora, it's self defense "
In Faragonda's office.
We walked inside.
Riven "Hm. There's someone in here."
Flora breathed out shocked " O-o-oh I knew it!"
Musa "What should we do??"
Bloom " Let's hide!"
We all hid somewhere.
The Trix walked inside.
Icy "This is odd. The vacuum clearly indicates that the power of the Dragon is hidden in this room but I don't see anything. I guess we'll just have to trash the place and search every nook and cranny until we find what we want-"
I jumped out of my hiding place "not gonna happen"
Icy gasped surprised.
Riven turned out the lights, smirking.
The Trix looked like deers caught in the headlights.
Icy "What are you doing here?"
I shook my head "no no no. What are you three doing here?!"
Suddenly Faragonda walked in " That's what I was going to ask you all."
Our jaws dropped.
Faragonda "Up until a moment ago I thought this was my office."
Bloom "You might not believe us but we can explain."
At the Courtyard.
The guys had the beast secured in a bubble.
I walked over to Brandon "Well, thanks for everything, Brandon"
Brandon smirked "It was an evening I won't soon forget."
I smiled.
Sky grabbed Stella's chin and pulled her to him " Come here."
Then he gave Stella a peck on the check.
Stella's cheeks turned the color of my hair.
Timmy "A memorable party!"
Tecna nodded "Uooh..."
Riven nodded "Yeah, and uh, next time you have a party - don't bother to invite me, alright?"
Flora and Musa gasped irritated.
I asked fake shocked "why? i thought you had the had the beast under control"
Riven glared at me while putting on his helmet.
Then the guys drove off.
Faragonda " Oh, and Griselda, remind me to send a letter to Director Saladin of thanks for the help his students gave us. "
Then she looked at the Trix "And as for you three young witches in training, I will immediately take the matter up with Director Griffin. Your behavior here this evening was totally unacceptable."
The Trix just looked irritated.
Faragonda " Tomorrow morning, she will receive from me a formal complaint. I have never seen such total lack of respect! I trust that you will be disciplined accordingly. Goodbye, girls."
She snapped her fingers and the Trix were teleported away.
Griselda turned to us "And now... it's your turn."
Faragonda's office. morning.
Faragonda "Now... I've looked at the situation as a whole. And so, I will not reprimand you."
We breathed out relieved.
Faragonda "This evening's events have shown that you can handle difficult situations intelligently, creatively and without magic. An so, I will give you back your powers. Your punishment has lasted long enough."
She snapped her fingers and our powers returned.
Stella and i smiled at each other.