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𝟬𝟯𝟱 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝖺𝗀𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌

┊𖤐₊˚. ࿐ྂ。The following afternoon, the girls were met with a disheveled Professor Palladium when their class gathered in the large amphitheatre just below the Magical Reality Chamber for a double lesson. The girls had gotten wind of rumours flying around about the Chamber being permanently damaged which meant their class wouldn't be able to take their exam. Some were relieved about it which meant they wouldn't ever have to do the exam while others were anxious since that meant they wouldn't be graded on their exam.

“I have an announcement that I’m sure you’ve all been waiting anxiously for,” Palladium began. “The Magical Reality Chamber is up and working again, which means we can finally continue your exams,” Professor Palladium said and Flora cheered from beside Bloom. Finally they'd be able to finish their exam. They had been waiting for weeks now.

“We’ll get through as many as possible in this lesson, but we’ll have to meet again tomorrow to get through the rest.”

At the loud chorus of groaning this announcement prompted, Palladium held up his hands in surrender. “I know you don’t want to spend your Saturday doing exams but you’ll all be going home for winter break on Sunday afternoon and it is imperative that you have all completed your exam before then. Besides,” he said firmly over the continued grumbling, “The quicker I can start, the more free time you’ll have tomorrow.”

The noise broke off as the fairies sat up. “Thank you. Now you’ve all had ample time to prepare so I want no excuses today if your name is called. In order to save time I’ve had the computer pre-select the order, and first up is Stella,” Palladium continued, eyes narrowing as they swept the class on the bleachers.

“It seems she’s absent today. Did anyone see her this morning?”

Bloom already had her hand raised before Palladium could ask the four girls of their friend. “I saw her, Professor. And she really wasn’t feeling well.” 
Bloom was exaggerating a bit. Stella had only told them she wasn't feeling well last night as she went to bed early. Tecna had suggested the girl go to the healer today but Bloom was unsure if the girl actually went.

Palladium nodded, looking skeptical. “No penalty will incur as long as she is here to complete her test first thing tomorrow or she brings a healer’s note explaining her absence. Let’s see, next then, would be, Flora. Flora, if you would and anyone who wants to watch.” Palladium gestured to the door to the narrow staircase that would lead them up to the control room.

Flora, looking slightly nervous, stood, along with Bloom, Musa, Tecna, and most of the class. Having only seen Bloom’s test which hadn’t exactly gone the way everyone had expected it to go, they were eager to see what they could expect when witches weren’t crashing the test. Bloom had been quite relaxed these past few weeks but at that very moment her stomach was churning and she felt uneasy. She hadn't been in the Chamber since that time.

She had almost died that day. Musa had seemed to notice the girl's uneasy expression, and she intertwined her hand with Bloom's. The redhead looked at her friend, sending her a grateful smile.

While Flora took her place in the chamber, Palladium got everything ready with the computers, and everybody else found perfect places from which they could watch the test.  Palladium gave Flora some information about the planet on which she would be surviving before finally powering up the program.

For half an hour they watched their friend; Flora succeeded in planting her cheerful gladiolus, and then making clones of it with her potion which she planted in a ring around her camp which turned out to be an effective barrier when some ghouls showed up looking for trouble. She got a fire going, had a great veggie patch, and had even started constructing a makeshift shelter by the time her test was over.