Lion's Pride

S.2 Chapter 3: The Rescue Mission

In the infirmary, Aisha awoke surprised by the quietness in the room. Getting up from the bed, she opens the blinds rearing back from the brightness of the sun before getting used to the light. Looking out the window, she lets out a gasp of horror seeing her bonded pixie flying extremely high.

"Piff!" Aisha yells trying to gain the pixie's attention to no avail.

Noticing this, she starts running out of the room rushing to reach the baby in time. Running down a set of stairs, she stands in an unfamiliar hallway searching for a way out. She continues straight before Knut appears from the corner freezing the girl in freight. The ogre's confused seeing the trembling and whimpering girl before he just went on his way to continue cleaning making the girl let out a sigh of relief.

"You shouldn't leave the ward yet, you're still very weak." A voice startled her only to reveal the nurse who advised her and the headmistress beside her.

"Well now, so you're the pixie's friend." Faragonda stated softly towards the girl.

"Um... Do we know each other?" Aisha asked confused.

"My name is Faragonda. I'm the director here at Alfea." The headmistress introduced herself. "I visited your father many years ago, but you were too young to remember. You really do look like him though." She explained with a smile.

"Lucky me." Aisha groaned at the comparison.

"In any case, the pixies have always said good things about you." The headmistress tried making conversation, but by the time she spoke the word 'pixie' it alerted Aisha of her predicament.

"Piff! Have you seen her? She was flying in the garden, and I think she fell asleep in mid-air." The curly-haired girl asked frantically getting sounds of confusion from the other two. "Which way is it to outside?" 

"Uh, that way." Faragonda answered pointing in the direction down the hall.

"Thanks." Aisha thanked her before running in the direction.

"My, what a willful young lady." The headmistress worried.

"She forgot her clothes." The nurse stated as they both looked at the new set of clothes prepared for the girl.

Running down the hall, Aisha took a turn before trying a door nearby. It didn't budge an inch causing the girl to keep on running. With Aisha focused more on finding a way out she didn't see the upcoming student that was more focused on her test score than the hallway.

"Sorry!" Aisha apologized as the two collided sending the other girl stumbling to the ground.

Finally managing to arrive at some double doors, she bursts through them leading her to the courtyard. Running past the center, she notices Piff flying very high up as the pixie glowed brightly before stopping abruptly and started falling.

"No!" Aisha yelled distressed seeing her bonded pixie fall from such height. "Piff!" The girl yelled rushing to make it in time hoping that she woke up the pixie.

It worked, as the pixie woke up and started flying once again. Piff flew through an open window making Aisha search for a way inside now. Using some adjacent doors that were luckily opened. She ran through the hallways, following after the pixie before seeing the baby fly out of an open window again.

I was in professor Wizgiz's class petting Alastair's mane listening to the teacher's lesson before my ears perked up hearing a small twinkling sound coming closer. Alastair heard it as well as his ears swiveled towards the opened window where Piff came through. The professor stopped his lesson as we were all surprised seeing the pixie fly high almost reaching the ceiling. Suddenly, the pixie started falling causing Alastair and I to immediately stand up. About to move forwards to catch the pixie, I see Aisha burst through the doors before she throws herself onto the ground catching the pixie in time making me let out a sigh of relief. Immediately, Bloom started to cheer and clap at the save. Though the professor didn't find it amusing.