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𝟬𝟭𝟱 𝖻𝗂𝗀 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗌𝖾

┊𖤐₊˚. ࿐ྂ。Somewhere much deeper in the swamp the specialists were maneuvering their way through the swamp not nearly as easy as the girls. Riven was hanging upside down as he tried to free from the Vine that had a grip on him. His friends were in no better position than he was. Timmy was completely covered with green vines from his neck to his feet. Brandon was tethered to a tree by the thick green vines and Sky was struggling to keep the vines away from his face.

“Get off me you stupid vine! Go drink some water!” Riven quipped, grimacing a bit.

Timmy who was stretching his neck in an attempt to evade the reaching vines said, “Something tells me these plants don't just survive on water alone.”

Sky spat out the water and plant that had gotten into his mouth. “And why's that?”

“Because I think they're trying to eat us!” Timmy yelled out. They all  exchanged worried glances. Brandon looked around at the vines that surrounded them. How exactly were they supposed to get out of this?

“So, what do we do? Any ideas?” Brandon asked and thrashed about wildly, trying to unsettle the constricting creeper.

“I, I think we should just try to stay calm and—” Timmy said his voice wobbling slightly as he tried to stay composed.  Composure that went flying out the window as soon as he saw another vine start to creep up towards his throat. His sentence broke off into a yell for help that soon all the boys were contributing to.

Just out of earshot, the girls were wading  through ankle deep mud and slime, chatting idly as they went.  They were keeping a careful eye out for any signs of the troll but so far they weren’t having much luck. 
Flora, looking mildly fearful, shushed them quietly. They turned to her expectantly.
“I recognise these plants,” she explained in a whisper.  “Quietus Carnivorous, they hate noise.”

Bloom, Musa and Tecna all nodded, trusting her expertise and ensured that they kept their footsteps light.  Stella however pursed her lips in doubt and glanced at the slow moving vines creeping around them.
“Really? No. Let's see,” Stella said before she raised two finger to her mouth and let out a shrill whistle. She scanned her surroundings before looking back at Flora. “See? Nothing happened.”

A yelp left Stella’s mouth sound and she was being tugged up by the ankles by a vine. Screams began pouring from her mouth in earnest, one after the next.  Bloom grimaced and clapped her hands to ears while Musa just giggled and Tecna rolled her eyes in amusement. “Stop screaming Stella!” Bloom whispered.

Flora was struggling to hide her smile. The nature fairy dropped to her knees and started stroking the vine’s bumpy surface.
“It’s alright,” she cooed to them, letting a small amount of magic trickle from her fingers to calm the distressed plants. “We’ll be quiet from now on,” she said sweetly and finally the vines relented and dropped Stella unceremoniously on her head.

Stella sat up, rubbing her head, not seeming to notice the mud that was plastered through her blonde locks.
“I tried to warn you,” Flora giggled quietly, prompting the other three to burst into uncontrollable, albeit silent, laughter. Bloom shook her head laughing while Stella pouted glaring at them.

Meanwhile, Timmy’s final yell for help slowly faded away as hopelessness took over. His head hung dejectedly as help failed to come. He had given up hope that anyone would find them in the swamp. Timmy was hoping the Winx would find them since they were the only ones who knew they were here.

Vines were still sneaking closer and closer and tightening to an alarming point.
“Man, it’s going to be so embarrassing if someone finds us like this,” Sky said in a glum voice as he jerked his head sharply to escape a vine that moved closer to his face. As if summoned by his very words, the five girls trampled into the small clearing where they were being held.