Bloom's Pov
The ship arrived at Alfea in the afternoon. Lillian ran off to the lake.
"Bloom you're here so how was Halloween party on Earth."
"We had to leave early someone trying to bomb the castle," said Stella.
"Come on in girls," Griselda said. "The boys should be able to keep you pretty entertained. What's up with Lillian."
"Ms. G I think she needs some alone time." I sighed.
"Oh very well I'm sure she knows that she will be back by sunset." Griselda said. "There's food in the hall."
"What is the issue with Red Fountain?" I asked quickly.
"The Pied Piper he's in magic he's a musician of tricks." Sky replies. "Being unmagical we cannot rescue the others or unfreeze time."
"Unfreeze time, we should finish my sister Windy she would be a great help."
"Yes, indeed. Windy would be a great help. I will ask students to keep an eye out for her, Alice."
Stella backs up nervously. She knew that name and she was surprised to hear Alice was her sister.
Lillian's Pov
I rubbed my shoulders. It was chilly tonight I mean this morning. I arrived at Lake Roccaluce.
"I know I already spent too much thinking about what everybody is saying about me. But they don't know it's only words and words can not say everything there is to know and to show. Words yes they're powerful why else would they be part of Magical spells but I believe what makes a hero comes from patient mind and resilient heart. Sorry I just can't risk you guys getting hurt for my best friend's sake. I got to do this on my own. I have to do this on my own. I still feel the mark and the sting when she treated me like a pet. She's not gonna stop till I stand eye to eye with her firm and strong nothing's stopping me from being me not her not no one not even some stupid rules. I'm gonna go on in, and I'll dare to risk it all. Yes, I know I can find the way to be brave enough, brave enough to risk it all.
I can risk it all if I believe in who I am if I have trust and confidence in myself." I sang allowed. I narrowed my eyes. The bushes rustled behind me.
"Sorry, Griselda, sorry Faragonda, so sorry Winx and Mystics this is my one on one fight."
I walked through the woods towards Magix city. Across from the pizza place there it was the cafe in Magix city Sky took Bloom too.
"Mirta, you said you saw singing by the lake and she came here and went in there by herself."
"Yes, Flora, you need to go after her," Mirta said. "I already have an idea of what you girls are up to I used to be a witch remember nothing hides from me girls."
"Table 26, there we go there it is."
"Lillian you're not going under that camera," Tecna said grabbing me by the wrist.
"Let go, Tecna." I stammered.
"You were supposed to wait for us," replies Tecna. "Flora get the phone."
Flora nods. She walked over and crawled under the table and picked it up.
"Tecna I just didn't want to, look out" I pulled her behind the counter.
"Flora of Lynphea of the Winx what are you doing here?"
"Flickering lights," I mumbled.
"Hang on a second you're Lillian's friend aren't you little Nature girl."
"Run for it, Flora go," Tecna shouts, "Ultra shocker."
"Well well, guess what the cat dragged the most useless fairy in the entire Winx club, aren't you Tecna why are you even on this stupid team, Zara."
"We don't have Time for small Talk Zara," I spoke kicking her from behind,
"Lillian the camera!" Tecna exclaims.
"I don't care; I'm sick of Beta Academy being such a painful place to learn,"
"Get off me wench," Zara snarled. She shoved me right into the wall. Tables and chairs toppled over and Tecna landed beside me.
Tecna spark your magic join your hand with my own please."
Tecna did link hands with me and all the sudden in the light stood two duplicates of us.
"I know they were here, Ah there they are," replies Zara.
"Zara, Zora these are clones that little twerp fooled your eyes search the city and the forest now go you and you four track down that nature fairy. She can't be allowed to tell the news to anyone else." Zrison exclaims.
"Oh Geepers I forgot Zrison is the Wizard of Keen Sight." I murmured.
"What is wrong with these people it's almost if no one recovered from post traumatic stress disorder of losing family?"
"You could say that again uh oh dead end up ahead and we're cornered."
"More than cornered, Lillian!" Tecna shouts look out.
"Don't bother even fighting children. It's time you meet your escorts, Cameo, and Nora we found'em. Well we found Cassandra's step-daughter at least and have one of the Winx two,"
"Nyra? I remember that name,"
"Nyra?" I asked. "Why does that sound familiar."
"Be quiet lazy shrew," Nyra snapped. "Not another word out of the two of you in fact take'em to the Muddy room in the back of the ship!"
The man was strong and he pushed both. Flora was hiding behind the bushes.
"Oh no, my friends," Flora whispers.
"There she is I see the nature kid get her!" Flora ducks into the cave and from outside she heard a loud hissing sound.
"Guess I was mistaken, hang on no wait where is the blue light coming from check out that cave. Now you two if you want a promotion."
"Camo, and Ulric excellently done," Nyra spoke.
"I knew it was a great idea to work together." Ulric said. "Your schemings are deliciously barbaric."
"Thank you so much Red Knight everyone especially Atlanta will regret what we did." We were thrown together onto
the floor and one sniff and stuck moment later I knew this wasn't mud.
"Tecna don't freak out but we were thrown into quickstand." Loud snorting could be heard.
"Terrifying Boars of Unusual Size."
The boars sat at the edge and glared at the two fairies and would not move both fairies were wary of its sharp tusks and boy could Tecna tell they had not been doing well at all.
"If only Flora were here," Tecna mutters, "she could help calm them down."
"Couldn't find the nature kid, she disappeared with an armored soldier."
"The APPRENTICE!" Lillian & Tecna could hear through the walls.
And flashback Flora she had ended up in the cave of memories.
"Focus Flora your friends need help but I promised not to tell the other Winx or Mystics. However Mirta doesn't know that and she has probably already seen it. She's probably telling them now."
Flora paused she recognized the figure in front of her cladded with armor.
"Ouch!" Flora said. "Let go; thorny vines."
At the screaming of piercing vines corwin turns around.
"Duck Sapling." The armored solider responds she did. Arrows went zipping past her head through Beta Academy security guards into some cranky cactus and spike needle bushes.
"That was a warning come after the fairy of Nature again and you will find out Nature doesn't do useless." Corwin said stiffly.
"Look out behind you," Flora said and she punched the man in black in the face.
There was another man in yellow Corwin fired off his lasso.
"Where is that ship going?" He growled tightening the rope and pushing the man again the angry oak as it raised its roots out of the ground and gave its own mark at Daphne's commands she rose from the water as her spirit.
"You don't tell us where she is being taken I'll let that old tree hold you for a week, Camo I know you were forced to do it tell the Apprentice tell me where Flora's friends are being taken."
"Beta Academy, Solaria the southern city." Camo gasped. "It is not just Cassandra's doing this is something bigger than that something has been wrong with the Headmaster all year he's not been himself lately I've been watching him. It was his order."
"Drop him," Daphne snapped.
"Thank you Princess,"
Mirta's Pov
I caught my breath at the steps. I ran to Faragonda's office."
"Headmistress Faragonda!" I gasped.
"Mirta slow down, and catch your breath dear me!" Griselda shouts. "What is it this time?"
"Beta Academy, Lillian, she and Tecna are captured."
"Griselda make an assembly order now!" Faragonda said. "Call the Winx and Mystics including Rain to my office at once."
"All students report to lecture halls for student and staff assembly this coming hour. This is mandatory all students all staff of Alfea must be here at the proper time or there will be consequences. Please make your way Lecture A01.
"What's with the sudden assembly?" asked Bloom yawning, "I barely slept last night."
"Hang on a second where's Flora?" asked Stella. The Specialists were there too. The poster was up and Stella face
palms herself.
"Not this stupid school really?" She asked.
"As Stella said where's Tecna?" asked Bloom. "I don't see her anywhere plus I don't see Lillian anywhere."
The Mystics had filed in and there was no sign of Lillian anywhere in the crowd.
"Princess Rain would you like to explain the recent rules of the city of Magix to your friends and fellow fairies of this year."
"Of course Headmistress, it's my duty as a Princess of Magix. I hereby send word from my parents that everyone is to stay away from Beta Academy buildings in the city and we have begun a cenus we asked people who are not a threat to people in the city from the school to stay on one side of the city and be home by 7: 00 at least. Fairies of Alfea you don't need to fight to stand up to the bullies of Beta Academy. You need to show them your won't back down and that you're confident in yourself and you have found your roar. If I may Mirta's a perfect fairy example for it's a gift to have a true friend who is polite, strong and believes in herself. She recovered quickly from her own bullying incident in Cloudtower Castle fast enough. Here's the general rule we need to apply: No one can make you feel inferior without your consent! Use it remember it when you're stuck in between a hard place and a rock. Stand strong and stand tall. They will hear Alfea's Uproar! And fairies most certainly do not talk anything about Faragonda or Lillian while out in public. And especially Stella my fellow Princess from Solaria and the Winx."
Stella jumps in her seat.
"Stella I'm afraid I have to ask you to stop writing and calling so many places," Rain's says. "And just a warning to the Specialists team try not to take your girls into Magix dating areas and speaking of that Sky you will be staying here with Bloom and help cleaning up the potion labratory from the mess the Pixies made."
Bloom groans.
"Why do I have to get detention with him?" asked Bloom. She faces palms herself.
"Because Bloom I expected you by now to know that if you know a place is dangerous and there were all these warning signs in front of you that you would walk straight back herr to safety. Beta Academy is not a match for you fairies they play games till someone is exhausted straight on and then they continue to hurt you physically and emotionally. I don't know what has gotten into the Headmaster but he didn't do this much damage a century ago."
"What?" gasped Stella.
"Winx in my office with the Mystics and Specialists it's time I show you all something special. Bloom and Sky follow Griselda and Palladium is waiting for you, guys. The rest of you please stay out of the Square the witches of Cloudtower have agreeded to share their hangouts for the very next fortnight and of course for some of you be aware they will be downstairs and underground. There were cheers and some booings in the crowded lecture hall."
"I hate underground," Stella sighs.
"Which is why I'm sending you with the Mystics and the remaining Winx."
"Us?" Aisha asked. "What mission?"
"Have a seat girls, boys there's space for you too. Ace could you close the door?"
Ace quickly did.
"Frieda Lillian is your best friend isn't she?"
Frieda jumps, "Yes, she is but how do you know? We only told Flora."
Faragonda reveals the Magic Eye.
"Watch closely girls," She turned it on.
Stella gasps.
"My pleasure Nonna Faragonda," Sharia responds.
"We're so glad to have you visit again, Grandmother,"
"That's Jason Count Jason,"
Stella replies.
"Sharia when is the child due?"
"Any day now the doctor said early September, Faragonda. I really do hope she lives to meet you."
"Faragonda,"
"Cassandra, you have a tough duty to fill,"
"Don't I know it," Cassandra rolls her eyes.
"Cassandra!" Jason hissed. "Don't talk to your in-laws like that."
"Chimera we'll wait outside." Cassandra demands. In a bed swing in a small room lay Lillian as a tiny child."
Faragonda scooped her up and she giggled softly.
"Oh, you are your Mother's daughter may the universe pass what grace and strength and patience it bestowed upon me now go into you daughter of my kin. I bless you with the gift of insight and endless happy thoughts for true happiness depends on the quality of your thoughts, Lillian my grandchild of many. Soon Solaria's light will annoint you will all the strength it has to give you. And I will see you three years when two lost princesses return to Magix and the Magic Dimension. And I will keep you safe."
"Enough with the gasping," Aisha said. "Gasping is so overrated."
"She's your granddaughter Lillian?" asked Brandon his face was frailer than ever seen before.
"Yes, and I will tell her when it is time, Winx & Specialists. Bloom and Ace already knew this."
"I cannot believe I made friends with someone's granddaughter." Frieda says. "But what about our missions?"
"Mirta, you will be staying with Stella Aisha, Nabu, Ace and Brandon I want you to all start looking for Headmaster Saladdin and Helia.
"Alice, Frieda, Musa and Prisma will go to Aquaria with Riven and Timmy to collect details on the whereabouts of their tidal wave fairy Windy. Eric is going with you as well."
"Rain I want you to join with Mirta and her group."
"On thing how are we supposed to stay warm on an ice planet."
"You'll be fine, besides we have wardrobe on the ship airports and at night we follow the polar bears and curl up with them in ice caverns underground. It's the best thing after.
"Man you two for Winx are lucky. While I get stuck with Stella here."
"Hey, it's not like you have to deal with Riven's subzero cold harshness status."
"Please this time I'll be too busy thinking about warm foods to remark about the cold girls."