Boiling Isles: The Next Generation - Act I.

Chapter XIV. - Grom Ball

Paulina walked quietly by her mother's side. The ash blonde haired witch was only focused on the challenges ahead. However, it was difficult for her to decide which event worried her more. Defeating Grom or asking Zelmira out on a date. Paulina tried to ask Zelmira several times throughout the morning, but she just couldn't bring herself to actually propose the question.

In the meantime, Paulina arrived in front of Hexside, and after saying goodbye to her mother, she walked up the stairs and found the gym. Entering the building, Paulina looked for her friends, who were lounging around a table full of punch bowls. The ash blonde haired witch immediately headed towards them, but as soon as she saw Zelmira's prom dress, she suddenly stopped. Zelmira wore a white suit that highlighted the lines of her body. Her hair was spread over her shoulders in waves. Overall, Paulina really liked the way Zelmira looked.

"Hello." Paulina approached the others.

"Hi" the friends of the ash blonde haired witch greeted her.

"Wow!" Zelmira marveled when she saw Paulina. "You look wonderful, Triple P!"

The ash blonde haired girl felt herself blushing.

"Come on, It's nothing!" waved Paulina nervously. "I just grabbed something from my closet."

This, of course, was not true. Paulina spent hours choosing between her clothes, until she finally chose a light, burgundy dress and tied her hair in a bun. She hoped that Zelmira would like her a little. The ash blonde haired witch didn't even know how right she was.

"You also look fantastic!" Paulina said to Zelmira, and the three-eyed witch's face turned red in the blink of an eye.

"Thanks!"

Before anyone could say anything, William Clawthorne tapped the microphone on the stage in the gym room.

"Dear students! This year's Grom Ball has arrived, where the current Grom Queen, Paulina Pancake Park, will fight Grometheus, the fear bringer!"

With that, William pressed a button, and the floor of the gym opened in the middle, and two pieces of wall rose up in front of the opening. Various weapons were hung on the walls.

"Good luck!" Lucia, Axel and Kevin said at the same time, while all three smiled encouragingly at Paulina.

The ash blonde haired witch nodded.

"Don't spare them!" Zelmira hugged Paulina and gave the ash blonde witch a kiss on the cheek.

Paulina felt her heart beat faster as the three-eyed witch's lips touched her skin. As soon as Zelmira pulled away from her, Paulina shook her head, then went to the weapons and took a small sword from the wall. The witch took a deep breath and walked down to the pitfall hiding Grom.

It was dim down there. Paulina watched with every fiber of her being for when Grom would appear. Suddenly, she heard a small noise, and the ash blonde haired witch turned and found herself facing a couple of small carnivorous fairies. Paulina conjured fire at the tip of her sword and swung her weapon. Thanks to the flick, she managed to split the fairies in half, which turned into a sticky mass and fell to the floor of the pit.

As soon as the mass hit the ground, it took on another form, that of some goblins. The goblins approached Paulina with evil grins. The ash blonde haired witch was momentarily frozen by the creatures in front of her, but then slammed her sword into the floor of the pit, causing a giant wave of fire to form and melt the goblins. All the slime from the goblins merged and a giant taranea appeared. Paulina took a few steps back in fright as the taranea slowly started towards the ash blonde haired witch. Paulina closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then looked determinedly at the creature in front of her. The witch set her flaming sword into the ground and conjured her flute. As soon as she blew into her instrument, the fire left the sword and surrounded the taranea, trapping the monster. The taranea tried to escape, but the flames would not let it go. As Paulina continued to play her instrument, she moved closer and closer to the Taranea. As the distance between them decreased, the ring of fire around the beast became more and more narrow.