The Collector ~ a winx club fanfic

Chapter 6

It's been 16 days since the Winx and the Specialists entered the Catacombs of Kanuse. There was still no sign of Bishop and Myrta and they had gone through the last of their supplies 2 days ago. They were in a very dire situation with no way out. Here now, on the 16th day, the group could go no further, so they laid to rest with little to none hope left in them.

Flora curled into a ball on the hard floor with her head in Helia's lap, shaking with exhaustion. Everyone, too tired to talk sat in stony silence for quite a while until Riven spoke softly so as not to wake Musa, who was already fast asleep and snuggled tightly into his side. "We need a plan. We cant just keep walking. We could be walking in circles for all we know."

"What do you suggest we do Riven? We have no way of tracking Myrta and Bishop, we have no map, we have no food, and no way of getting in touch with Ms. Faragonda or Professor Saladine. There is nothing we can do!" whispered Timmy in a feverish tone.

They let that statement fill the air until Bloom whispered into the earth "We give up." All open eyes turned toward Bloom as she struggled into a sitting position. "We cant keep searching guys, there is no way Myrta and Bishop and their group lasted down here for almost two months. Were lost and hungry and if we keep going were going to die in these tunnels. Our only hope is to try and retrace our steps and make it back to Kanuse before we all starve to death."

"But our Mission!" Sky gasped

Bloom put a hand on Sky's chest and looked into his eyes, begging him to understand "Sky. I'm sorry but... we cant complete this mission." Sky just looked away and ran his hands through his hair and mumbled "This sucks."

"Umm guys, I hate to be the barer of even worse news but how are we going to retrace our steps if we don't even know how we got here? All the tunnels and openings looks the same." Roy chimed in.

"While that may be true, statistically speaking we have a better chance of finding our way when we have a specific destination in mind." Tecna yawned and laid down next to Timmy and Layla. "Kanuse may be strange but it is better than wandering these tunnels aimlessly."

"Then its settled. In a few hours when we are all rested we will turn around and try for Kanuse." Helia said "Now Musa, Layla, Stella, and Brandon have the right idea. Were exhausted; and we need to get some sleep guys." and with that all conversation was at an end and slowly they each fell into a deep sleep.

Flora had been listening in silence. They were going to forget about Myrta and Bishop. There was nothing they could do. To continue looking would have devastating consequences. They had to try and stay alive, that was their main concern. She would miss Myrta especially but she had Helia and the baby to think about. Tears escaped her eyes and she watched them fall onto Helia's leg. she closed her eyes and fell asleep with Helia gently stroking her hair.

Musa woke up to find herself and Riven curled onto the stone floor with the rest of their group. Rubbing some of the sleep from her eyes she peeked up at Riven who was starting to wake. Stretching out a little she could see that everyone was still asleep. Riven made a loud yawn and stretched out his arms.

"Riven shh! Everyone's still asleep." Musa whispered and lightly slapped his arm.

"Hmph! I would be too if someone hadn't woke me up!" Riven grumbled as he curled back onto the hard floor. "I was having a very nice dream."

"Im not even gonna ask." Musa sighed and then tried to stand and stretch but the minute she sat up a wave of vertigo hit and she fell back down.

"Musa? Hey! are you okay?" Riven asked suddenly sitting up with his face full of concern. "Whats wrong?"

Musa's world had stopped spinning but she still felt light headed. "I fine. I just... got up too fast... I think."

Riven leaned over Musa and placed his hand on the curve of her cheek; his palm nearly covering the whole side of her face. "No. Your exhausted. We all are. Its a good thing were abandoning the mission. We aren't going to last much longer down here."