This One-shot is based off of the ending of my story Futuristic so uhhh might wanna read that before you read this. Enjoy!
*WARNING* Dramatic Overload!!!
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Future Flora’s POV
Just as the others went back to their time I got knocked over by one of the beetles and it bit me 3 times on my right arm before I pushed it off then shot it with an arrow. I drop the bow and I look at my mutilated arm.
“No no no no no, this can’t be happening, not now!” I yell. I don’t even care if one of the guards catch me at this point I’m dying either way. I need to meet at our rendezvous and at tell them what happened. I pulled down my sleeve and picked my bow back up and I started to make my way there.
How was I going to tell them? How would they react? were the thoughts that ran through my head as I walked to an abandoned warehouse 3 locks from where I was. I walked in making sure no one was following me first. I saw them all sitting in there, even Riven. At least he escaped alright. They all seemed fine from what I saw, I guess I was the only one that got injured.
“There you are!” Stella exclaimed while jumping up looking at me. I force myself to smile at them and put my hand on the wound on my arm still thinking about it.
“We were worried sick about you!” Brandon yelled while walking next to Stella.
I saw Riven glance at my arm then widen his eyes.
“Holy shit.” He said while getting up.
“What is it?” Bloom asked while looking at him curiously.
“Don’t tell me that is what I think it is..” he asked while stepping up.
Tears swell up in my eyes. I slowly nod my head at him.
“What are you talking about?” Musa asked while looking at me.
I rolled up my sleeve and show them my arm and they all gasp.
“Flora…” Bloom said before pulling me in for a hug. I hugged her back before unleashing all my tears from my eyes in the process. They all came over and group hugged me.
“I can’t believe this.” Sky said.
“So what are you going to do?” Timmy asked.
“I was thinking to let Helia take care of it in here. While Emerald is at school tomorrow so she doesn’t have to see it.” I say looking down at the ground.
“He is not going to take this easy.” Stella said.
I sniff at the thought of it just before having a mini coughing fit.
Brandon pats me on my back.
“Can *CoughCough* Can one of you call him for me?” I manage ask through my coughs.
“Of course.” Aisha said while pulling out her phone and started dialing.
“Thank you.” I say.
I started coughing again really really badly. I was hacking up a lung here. Brandon started hitting my back again but it didn’t seem to help this time. I knew what was happening. I covered my mouth before running back into a corner and throwing up. Then I started coughing again. The infection was definitely tearing my organs apart already. I feel my head start pounding and I grab it groaning. My vision starts to blur and then next thing I know I fall back on the cold ground and I slip into unconsciousness.
No POV
The winx and specialists ran over to Flora well she passed out.
“This stuff really is taking it’s toll on her fast!” Timmy said while Brandon picked her up and carried her over to a couch. They laid her down on her back. Aisha got a wet wash cloth and wiped it around her face.
“This is unbelievable.” She said.
Flora’s skin had become noticeably paler, not too bad and it was dull. She was still breathing normally but she was still very sick. While she was still unconscious she had occasional spasms but they would just be quick jerks. She was so hot she was sweating and just looked awful. Helia got there and saw her on the couch and ran over to her.
“What happened?!” He asked while crouching down in front of her.
“She got bit.” Timmy responded. His eyes widened and he froze for a few seconds. As if they had struck a nerve.
“N...No way.” He said. But he saw the blood soaked gauze on her right arm and realized that it was true. He started letting tears out. He grabbed her hand, and kissed it. Then put his other hand on top of it and held it tightly and put his head on the hands. Flora suddenly gasped before starting to cough again. He looked at her with joy.
“Flora!” They exclaimed. She coughed once more before looking at Helia beside her.
“Helia…” She murmured. They all looked at her glad that she had finally woken up. Her eyes had already started changing colors. The iris of one of her eyes was an extremely dark green, close to black.
“How’re you feeling?” Helia asked while looking at her.
“I feel like garbage. Literally.” She answered. Her voice was very low and croaky and she just sounded weak. The infection was spreading faster than usual through her body. Probably because she got bitten multiple times in the same spot.
“Flora, you may have to consider doing it, today.” Tecna said the winx and specialists whipped their heads around at her with faces that screamed “Shhhh!”
“Don’t slam her for saying that guys…” Flora managed to say. They all turned their attention back to her.
“I was thinking the same thing.” She finished.
“Doing...what today?” Helia asked curiously.
Flora nodded to a gun that was on the end table next to the couch. He looked at it and at first he didn’t get it but then he thought about and his eyes widened.
“No, no, no Flora you can’t do this.” He said with tears swelling in his eyes.
“I’m not going to do it. You are.” She corrected. He stared at her. Wondering if she was actually serious about this. But would she really joke at a time like this?
“No, I...I could never do that to you.” He said.
“Don’t do it to me, do it for me.” She pleaded.
“But…” He said.
“Please Helia. I don’t want to be one of those things, and you know you don’t want to see me as one either. I know it’s going to be hard for you, but you have to do it. You have to.” She said while projecting her voice a little. He looked her in the eyes. She saw her eyes had went from super dark green to black. He was taken back on this and was scared to even think about the whole ordeal but he understood why she would want him to do this. She was miserable, and was in pain. She didn’t want to turn into a human version of one of those pests. Not in front of the winx, the specialists, Emerald or him. And she couldn’t do it herself so he was the only one who could really do this. He nodded at her.
“I’ll do it. I’ll do it for you.”
“Thank you.” She said before she started coughing again. Aisha came over with a glass of water.
Helia continued to hold her hand tightly and stayed by her side.
“Go check in there!” They heard someone yell from outside.
“Who’s that?” Sky asked. Bloom ran over and peeked out the window.
“No!” She whispered.
“Helia carry Flora upstairs and do what you need to do up there. Winx we need to do a convergence to hold these guards back. And specialists you just be ready if they break through!” She yelled.
“Got it!” They all yelled minus Flora. The winx gathered near the front and did a convergence shield to keep the guards from getting in. But the queen gave them all powerful weapons so they might get it in at some point. The specialists lined up behind them with their weapons drawn. And Helia picked up the gun on the end table and put it in his pocket. Then he gently picked up Flora bridal style and started to run up the stairs to what was the office of the warehouse. In the office was an empty desk and he laid her down gently on that. Then he turned around and closed the door and locked it, then looked back at Flora. She looked awful. Her skin was grey with a small tanish tint and her eyes were black and she was breathing very little.
“Helia…” She murmured. When she opened her mouth Helia saw that her teeth were sharpening.
“You have to do this quickly. You don’t have much time…” She said while looking at him.
“I know.” He said while walking over to her. He scooped up her hand in his then leaned over her and kissed her one last time on the lips. He was especially devastated by this because tomorrow would be their anniversary. They were both crying and Helia departed from the kiss and pulled out the gun. He started crying even more and looked at her.
“I love you.” She said.
“I love you too.” He said in almost a whisper.
She sighed before she let her head slowly fall back and closed her eyes. He held the gun up and aimed it. He looked away.
She took one last breath.
Then he shot the gun.
*WARNING* Dramatic Overload!!!
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Future Flora’s POV
Just as the others went back to their time I got knocked over by one of the beetles and it bit me 3 times on my right arm before I pushed it off then shot it with an arrow. I drop the bow and I look at my mutilated arm.
“No no no no no, this can’t be happening, not now!” I yell. I don’t even care if one of the guards catch me at this point I’m dying either way. I need to meet at our rendezvous and at tell them what happened. I pulled down my sleeve and picked my bow back up and I started to make my way there.
How was I going to tell them? How would they react? were the thoughts that ran through my head as I walked to an abandoned warehouse 3 locks from where I was. I walked in making sure no one was following me first. I saw them all sitting in there, even Riven. At least he escaped alright. They all seemed fine from what I saw, I guess I was the only one that got injured.
“There you are!” Stella exclaimed while jumping up looking at me. I force myself to smile at them and put my hand on the wound on my arm still thinking about it.
“We were worried sick about you!” Brandon yelled while walking next to Stella.
I saw Riven glance at my arm then widen his eyes.
“Holy shit.” He said while getting up.
“What is it?” Bloom asked while looking at him curiously.
“Don’t tell me that is what I think it is..” he asked while stepping up.
Tears swell up in my eyes. I slowly nod my head at him.
“What are you talking about?” Musa asked while looking at me.
I rolled up my sleeve and show them my arm and they all gasp.
“Flora…” Bloom said before pulling me in for a hug. I hugged her back before unleashing all my tears from my eyes in the process. They all came over and group hugged me.
“I can’t believe this.” Sky said.
“So what are you going to do?” Timmy asked.
“I was thinking to let Helia take care of it in here. While Emerald is at school tomorrow so she doesn’t have to see it.” I say looking down at the ground.
“He is not going to take this easy.” Stella said.
I sniff at the thought of it just before having a mini coughing fit.
Brandon pats me on my back.
“Can *CoughCough* Can one of you call him for me?” I manage ask through my coughs.
“Of course.” Aisha said while pulling out her phone and started dialing.
“Thank you.” I say.
I started coughing again really really badly. I was hacking up a lung here. Brandon started hitting my back again but it didn’t seem to help this time. I knew what was happening. I covered my mouth before running back into a corner and throwing up. Then I started coughing again. The infection was definitely tearing my organs apart already. I feel my head start pounding and I grab it groaning. My vision starts to blur and then next thing I know I fall back on the cold ground and I slip into unconsciousness.
No POV
The winx and specialists ran over to Flora well she passed out.
“This stuff really is taking it’s toll on her fast!” Timmy said while Brandon picked her up and carried her over to a couch. They laid her down on her back. Aisha got a wet wash cloth and wiped it around her face.
“This is unbelievable.” She said.
Flora’s skin had become noticeably paler, not too bad and it was dull. She was still breathing normally but she was still very sick. While she was still unconscious she had occasional spasms but they would just be quick jerks. She was so hot she was sweating and just looked awful. Helia got there and saw her on the couch and ran over to her.
“What happened?!” He asked while crouching down in front of her.
“She got bit.” Timmy responded. His eyes widened and he froze for a few seconds. As if they had struck a nerve.
“N...No way.” He said. But he saw the blood soaked gauze on her right arm and realized that it was true. He started letting tears out. He grabbed her hand, and kissed it. Then put his other hand on top of it and held it tightly and put his head on the hands. Flora suddenly gasped before starting to cough again. He looked at her with joy.
“Flora!” They exclaimed. She coughed once more before looking at Helia beside her.
“Helia…” She murmured. They all looked at her glad that she had finally woken up. Her eyes had already started changing colors. The iris of one of her eyes was an extremely dark green, close to black.
“How’re you feeling?” Helia asked while looking at her.
“I feel like garbage. Literally.” She answered. Her voice was very low and croaky and she just sounded weak. The infection was spreading faster than usual through her body. Probably because she got bitten multiple times in the same spot.
“Flora, you may have to consider doing it, today.” Tecna said the winx and specialists whipped their heads around at her with faces that screamed “Shhhh!”
“Don’t slam her for saying that guys…” Flora managed to say. They all turned their attention back to her.
“I was thinking the same thing.” She finished.
“Doing...what today?” Helia asked curiously.
Flora nodded to a gun that was on the end table next to the couch. He looked at it and at first he didn’t get it but then he thought about and his eyes widened.
“No, no, no Flora you can’t do this.” He said with tears swelling in his eyes.
“I’m not going to do it. You are.” She corrected. He stared at her. Wondering if she was actually serious about this. But would she really joke at a time like this?
“No, I...I could never do that to you.” He said.
“Don’t do it to me, do it for me.” She pleaded.
“But…” He said.
“Please Helia. I don’t want to be one of those things, and you know you don’t want to see me as one either. I know it’s going to be hard for you, but you have to do it. You have to.” She said while projecting her voice a little. He looked her in the eyes. She saw her eyes had went from super dark green to black. He was taken back on this and was scared to even think about the whole ordeal but he understood why she would want him to do this. She was miserable, and was in pain. She didn’t want to turn into a human version of one of those pests. Not in front of the winx, the specialists, Emerald or him. And she couldn’t do it herself so he was the only one who could really do this. He nodded at her.
“I’ll do it. I’ll do it for you.”
“Thank you.” She said before she started coughing again. Aisha came over with a glass of water.
Helia continued to hold her hand tightly and stayed by her side.
“Go check in there!” They heard someone yell from outside.
“Who’s that?” Sky asked. Bloom ran over and peeked out the window.
“No!” She whispered.
“Helia carry Flora upstairs and do what you need to do up there. Winx we need to do a convergence to hold these guards back. And specialists you just be ready if they break through!” She yelled.
“Got it!” They all yelled minus Flora. The winx gathered near the front and did a convergence shield to keep the guards from getting in. But the queen gave them all powerful weapons so they might get it in at some point. The specialists lined up behind them with their weapons drawn. And Helia picked up the gun on the end table and put it in his pocket. Then he gently picked up Flora bridal style and started to run up the stairs to what was the office of the warehouse. In the office was an empty desk and he laid her down gently on that. Then he turned around and closed the door and locked it, then looked back at Flora. She looked awful. Her skin was grey with a small tanish tint and her eyes were black and she was breathing very little.
“Helia…” She murmured. When she opened her mouth Helia saw that her teeth were sharpening.
“You have to do this quickly. You don’t have much time…” She said while looking at him.
“I know.” He said while walking over to her. He scooped up her hand in his then leaned over her and kissed her one last time on the lips. He was especially devastated by this because tomorrow would be their anniversary. They were both crying and Helia departed from the kiss and pulled out the gun. He started crying even more and looked at her.
“I love you.” She said.
“I love you too.” He said in almost a whisper.
She sighed before she let her head slowly fall back and closed her eyes. He held the gun up and aimed it. He looked away.
She took one last breath.
Then he shot the gun.
