(S1) Chapter 6: Secret Guardian
~The Trix's Room~
The Trix try to unlock the power of the ring, but are unsuccessful. The ring plunks down near Icy. All three regain consciousness.
"That was pathetic!" Darcy yelled.
"Yeah, that was the 14th power spell we've tried." Stormy said.
"I'm wiped." Darcy groaned when Knut emerges from the wardrobe.
"What's going on?" Knut asked.
"Turn right around and go right back to sleep. Close your eyes and pretend you're devouring a herd of sheep." Stormy said as she waves her finger and Knut becomes drowsy. He yawns.
"Good night. I'm going to bed." Knut grumbled as he went back to sleep.
"What are we missing?! WHY CAN'T WE USE THE RING'S FULL POWER?!?! Darcy! Did you do a realm wide search for all the jewelry spells that exist?!" Icy yelled.
"Yes. I got everything that was listed on the Witch Wide Web." Darcy confirmed her.
"Unlocking the power of the Great Dragons is gonna take more than a spell or incantation. It's gonna take something inspired." Stormy said.
"LIKE WHAT?!?! Why don't you make yourself useful for once and FIGURE IT OUT BEFORE I TURN YOU INTO A PUPPY!!!" Icy shouted and growled. She picks up the ring and throws it. "And you! I DARE you to keep defying me you SECOND RATE RING!!!"
~Alfea Library~
Bloom checks up on the Ring of Solaria.
"Here it is again." Bloom said.
"Well, share the 4-1-1 girl." Musa ushered her.
"Yeah, Bloom." Bella said.
"Kay, this is what I know so far: The ring is so powerful because it was created directly from Starlight, the purest source of magic in the universe. But what's really interesting is that some say the ring is extra special, because it's made of the same light that created this legendary creature called "The Great Dragon". Do you know about this, Stella?" Bloom asked her.
~Bloom and Flora's Dorm Room~
"Well, yeah. I know all about the Starlight stuff, but the other stuff makes me think I should have it reappraised." Stella said.
"THINK! This could be why the witches wanted your ring. It may have hidden power." Bloom theorized.
"Which could probably mean trouble for us all." Bella concluded.
"Yeah." Stella said.
"In that case we'd better go get it back." Flora said.
"We have to get it back anyway. I'm like, so useless without it." Stella said.
"Calm down, Stella. And don't worry." Bella said wrapping her arm around her.
"True that. In Magical Defense class she got beat by a Keekbug." Musa said.
"Musa!" Bella scolded her.
"Sorry!" Musa apologized.
"When I looked up the Great Dragon, all I found was a restricted book and it would only show me one four-line paragraph. It said that although there's no proof of this, and that it's only a myth, the Great Dragon is supposed to have created the entire Magical Dimension. But there were two beings stronger than the Great Dragon." Bloom explained.
~Alfea Hallway~
"I gotta find out more about the Great Dragon and these two beings. Maybe there's a way to convince that restricted book to let me read more than a paragraph." Bloom muttered.
"You were in the Restricted Vault?" Faragonda asked her.
"Uhhh, no. I mean, yes." Bloom answered.
"In my office." Faragonda said as she and Bloom starting walking to Faragonda's office.
~Faragonda's Office~
Faragonda and Bloom sit down.
"We're sorry Miss Faragonda." Bloom apologized to her.
"Let me tell you about the Great Dragon, Bloom. The book showed me two chapters once. It described the beginning of the Magical Universe. First there was a great solar explosion, and from that fiery starlight an enchanted dragon was born. The dragon then used its fire to create all the different fairy worlds, and spread life and magic across the universe. At the end of their journey, the dragon landed on a world that would become known as Domino, the center of the magical universe. It made it its home, and eventually became one with the very planet itself." Faragonda explained. "But the Great Dragon wasn't alone. During its travel, it met a special hybrid. This hybrid was part Phoenix and part Dragon. The three beings were friends and together they brought life, harmony and balance to the entire Magic Dimension.
"That's a great story. Where is Domino?? Is it real?!" Bella asked.
"It was, but sadly Domino doesn't exist anymore. It's said that a coven of evil witches went there, seeking the Great Dragon's power. When they failed to get it, they destroyed the entire planet." Faragonda said sadly.
"Oh no!" Bloom gasped.
"I must ask, how did two you get into the Restricted Vault?" Faragonda asked her.
"WE don't know. Bella and I were just in the library and the vault opened and it let us in." Bloom answered.
"Then, you two were meant to go in." Faragonda said and the bell rings.
"Oh, we have to go to class, but thank you so much." Bloom said as she leaves Faragonda's office and Faragonda ponders.
~Bloom and Flora's Room~
"How are we going to get my ring back? I can't do anything without it." Stella whined.
"And, we have that major quiz in spells tomorrow." Tecna said
"That quiz counts for like half our grade. We have to get your ring back or you'll never pass Stella." Flora said.
"I got it! We can cast a hypnosis spell on the witches while their sleeping, and then we can make them give us the ring." Bloom devised.
"Ye-es! Classic payback! But wait a sec, detail. How are we even gonna get in to Cloud Tower?" Stella asked.
"Oh. I know where to download a map of the inter-school tunnels." Tecna said.
"Sweet! We'll go right after lights out, and be back while everyone is still asleep so no one will know we left. Hey, you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. That's the power of the Winx Club." Bloom said.
"You got that right!" Bella shouted.
~Underground Tunnel~
The girls are walking down the tunnel, while Flora holds the flashlight.
"Tecna, where's your map?" Flora asked her.
"After I downloaded it, I memorized it." Tecna said.
"I'm still amazed she memorized the cafeteria menu for the rest of the school year." Bloom said.
"Never underestimate Tecna." I said as Tecna smiled at me.
~Trix's Room~
Knut is sweeping the Trix' dorm.
"I've been asking and asking them for a vacuum cleaner, but no one cares about my needs." Knut muttered.
"Did you say something?" Icy asked as Knut stops sweeping, stutters and turns around.
"Oh, uh yes. U-uhh. I was counting all the calories I was burning with the sweeping." Knut stuttered.
"Shut it, finish here and meet us in the forest. We need to consult the dark force about the ring." Icy commanded as she and Stormy walk to a secret door. Icy touches it with her hands, it opens, and they step through.
"I'd be done now if I had a vacuum." Knut muttered.
"What did you just say?" Darcy asked him.
"I said I'd be right there." Knut retaliated.
"That's what I thought. You missed a spot over there." Darcy said as she walks past Knut and joins Stormy and Icy. Knut starts sweeping again, he sweeps Pepe against a wall and Stella's ring into a pile of dirt.
"They could at least give me a mop, then I could really get in this dust. Ugh! I know I have a way with a broom, but there's so much an ogre can do. I'll have a talk with those witches. Oh yeah." Knut grumbled.
"Knut!" Darcy yelled as Knut stops sweeping, throws the broom and starts running to Darcy.
"Be right there!" Knut yelled back.
~Cloud Tower Hallway~
A secret door opens in the entry hall of Cloud Tower.
"We're here. This was easy." Flora said.
"Almost too easy." Tecna said in suspicion.
"So, this is it?" Musa asked.
"Yep." Bella confirmed.
"It's not as scary as I thought it would be." Flora said as she looked around.
"Don't be fooled by it, Flora." Bella warned her.
"I have a feeling it's creepier than it looks." Bloom said.
"Their room is on the second floor." Tecna said.
"All right!" Bella said.
"Let's go and get 'em." Bloom said as she and the rest of us run up the stairs.
~The Witches' Dorm Room~
"P.U!!" Bella exclaimed covering her nose.
"They're gone but they sure left a stench behind!" Bloom also exclaimed as Musa pinches her nose.
"This place reeks like an ogre after a ten mile run!" Musa groaned.
"Look, they're into voodoo! I wonder who this is... Poor girl..." Tecna sympathized as Musa grabs something that looks like a baton.
"Think this is for cheer leading? A baton!" Musa said but the "baton" suddenly grows spikes, startling Musa.
"I wouldn't play with that doll!" Flora advised.
"You're right!" Tecna said as she throws the doll. "Voodoo is soo junior high! O-okay, spell work yet?"
"Not yet, lost and found spells take a while." Stella said as she opens a small jar and is disgusted by its smell.
"Bloom, over here!" Bella called out to her as she pointed towards the dirt and they walked over to a pile of dirt.
"Hey, look! It's working!" Bloom exclaimed.
"Those filthy witches! Why would they keep my beautiful ring here?! Preposterous!" Stella yelled in anger.
"They lack some respect for people's things." Bella said shaking her head.
"Yeah." Bloom said in agreement.
"Come to mommy!" Stella exclaimed as she takes the ring and puts it on her finger. "Oh, my six point one karats of pure magic! Mission accomplished girls!"
"So, let's get out of here!" Tecna said.
"I agree with you there, Tecna. I don't know how long I can take the stench of this room!" Bella exclaimed as Bloom opens the door.
"Follow me you guys." Bloom said.
~Cloud Tower Hallway~
Bloom's hand is on a door.
"I just want to stop here for a sec. It's their book chamber, it has the only other book that exists about the Great Dragon and the Great Phoenix/Dragon Hybrid." Bloom said.
"I don't know about this, Bloom." Bella whispered, uneasy.
"That's grand but the gateway to the other school tunnel will close in five minutes." Tecna informed her.
"That leaves three minutes to find the book!" Bloom said.
"Oh, boy." Bella said as Bloom enters the book chamber.
~Book Chamber~
"If the witches know about the power in the ring so should we!" Bloom said.
"Well, I'll admit that you got a point there, Bloom." Bella said.
"Do you know what the book looks like?" Flora asked as Bloom grabs a book from one of the shelves.
"It's right here! It looks just like the one in the restricted vault!" Bloom said.
"Hey, you're right." Bella said as Bloom puts the book down and opens it. The book shines a bright light.
"Ahh!" Bella, Bloom, Flora and Musa exclaimed.
~Griffin's Office~
Griffin's crystal ball alerts her.
"What? There's someone in the book chamber at this hour?" Griffin questioned as she touches the crystal ball. "Who could possibly be out of bed?" The crystal ball shows her the Winx. "Well, well, well we have guests! Why don't I treat them to the good old Cloud Tower welcome!" Griffin said as she smirk wickedly.
~Book Chamber~
"Well, since we can't read that book can we go?" Tecna asked.
"Chill-lax, we have a couple of minutes and they have a book about every fairy of the universe!" Musa said.
"Know what them means? There could actually be books about every one of us somewhere in here." Bloom said.
"Oooooh, now you are giving me the willies, Bloom!" Bella exclaimed and shuddered.
"We're leaving in a minute and a half. So please, don't get distracted!" Tecna exclaimed.
"Me and Bella have no clue where our powers come from, we don't even know why we're a magical being. Our whole story could be in one of these books!" Bloom said desperately.
"Then look for it, you've just over a minute." Tecna said as Bloom walks amongst the shelves.
"How are these books organized, alphabetically or by powers?? Hmm..." Bloom said when she sees a book with her name on it. "Quick, I found it!" The girls hurried over to Bloom.
"It's really big!" Flora said as Bloom is about to open the book, Tecna stops her by placing a hand over it.
"Wait." Tecna said.
"Huh?" Bloom asked.
"This is too much of a coincidence. Why would it be sitting here waiting for you?" Tecna asked.
"Hmm. Now that you mention it..." Bella wondered.
"The witches could've been looking her up. They probably read all about us, right?" Stella guessed.
"Even if that's true, this seems very odd to me. There is a significant risk factor involved. Should I calculate the exact number for you?" Tecna asked as she removes her hand from the book.
"No. This book could have the answers to everything I've been wondering about since I got to Alfea. I have to look inside!" Bloom exclaimed as she reaches for the book. "It may be my only chance to find out!"
"Bloom, wait, no!!" Bella shouted but it was too late as the book then wraps vines around her arm.
"Huh?!" Bloom exclaimed as she removes her hand from them. "Ah!" The book starts to talk.
"I'll destroy you! Ha-ha!" Griffin laughed.
~Griffin's Office~
"You asked for it girls! You dare to break into Cloud Tower but now I dare you to try and break out! Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha!" Griffin laughed again.
~Book Chamber~
Bella and Musa grab Bloom.
"We're ballin' outta here now! This place is whack!" Musa shouted as we pull Bloom away. "Come on!"
~Griffin's Office~
"Ha-ha-ha! So sorry girls, no exit for you!" Griffin sniggered.
~Book Chamber~
The door disappears as Tecna runs to it.
"What?! The wall is hot, someone must've used a dark spell to make the door disappear." Tecna said.
"Then maybe we can make a one, what do you guys think?" Bloom asked us as Tecna steps back.
"Oh yeah. I'm in on it!" Bella said.
"I think you're right! Let's bust it!" Musa said as Tecna gathers energy to her fingertips.
"A shot of digital power should do the trick!" Tecna said as she shots a beam at the door. The door starts smoke.
"Well, it works a little." Bella said.
"It looks worse. Now what?" Musa asked.
"Power convergence?" Tecna suggested.
"Good idea! Now, let's do it girls!" Bloom exclaimed as she and the girls transformed.. Bella twirled towards the background as the phoenix made of fire and the dragon made of water followed after her and glowed bright. Glacilis appeared flying through the air as she breathed fire on Bella's arms and chest, forming her top and sleeves. Then water appeared from the ground as Bella landed on it and it formed her shoes with a blue flower on both of them and a blue skirt. Then, water and fire came together forming her flower headband and the same flower appeared on her chest. Finally spins around as the fire and water swirled around her with Glacilis flying around and the fire came onto her back, forming her wings as she sprouted and flustered them to life, ending her transformation.
"All together now!" Bloom exclaimed and they blasted the door together.
"We did it!" Bella cheered.
~Cloud Tower Hallway~
The girls run down the hallway.
"Is this the right way?" Bloom asked.
"I think it's just an illusion tunnel!" Tecna said.
"Oh, come on!" Bella whined as they stopped and caught their breaths.
"I'm afraid we're lost." Tecna said.
"What was that!?" Bella shouted in shock.
"But you memorized the map, didn't you?" Flora asked her, huffing to catch her breath.
"Yes, but this isn't on the map. It's as if it changed." Tecna said.
"What?! Like, someone is messing with the space?" Stella questioned her.
"That's right, altering both perception and reality." Tecna answered.
"You've gotta be kidding me!" Bella yelled when weird sounds started to echo in the hallway.
"What is that? Does anyone hear that?" Bloom asked them.
"Hm?" Tecna questioned then the sounds got louder.
"Yeah." Flora said.
"I don't like the sound of that..." Bella muttered as she turned to the corner.
"Huh??" The rest of the winx said as red cataposes appear around the corner.
"Red catapose! We had some in my realm!" Musa said.
"Are they bad?!" Bella asked.
"They got into my friend's castle and I never saw her again!" Musa said as the red cataposes surround them. "One bite and we're done for!"
"They're everywhere!" Bloom yelled.
"We need to do something!" Bella shouted.
"I'd step on them but not in these boots." Stella said as we bent down. "What we need is a fire shield! Now!" They make a shield and the red cataposes touch the shield and burn. "Snaaaaps! I SO knew this was gonna work! They're getting fried."
"Or not!" Bloom shouted.
"These bugs are fireproof?!" Stella shouted in shock.
"It's like the fire made them stronger! Ah! They're getting through the shield!" Bella yelled.
"Hey, I know what we can do." Flora said and giggled. "Come on. Follow me!" She flies up and they follow suit. "Up here everyone!"
"This better be good!" Stella said.
"In my realm, when we have to get rid of bugs we use their natural enemies." Flora explained as she blows magic dust onto the bugs. A creature manifests and starts to eat the bugs. "Erapnus sparthus Sirisus!" Flora casted.
"That's one of the grossest and coolest things I've ever seen, and it works!" Stella exclaimed.
"It's totally wicked!" Bella shouted in excitement.
"Thanks. It's bio-control!" Flora said as the creature stomps on the bugs. "Using natural means to fight pests is way effective!" The creatures eat the bugs as they watch it eat them. "It's not toxic like bug spray, it's safer than fire and it's all environmentally sound!" The creature disappears.
"Is that the sound cataposes make when they disappear?" Bloom asked.
"Look, are they turning into something else?" Tecna asked.
"Yeah, they're turning into mud! Note to self: book a facial mud treatment." Stella said as the "muddy" cataposes join together, but Stella laughs unbeknownst to what is happening.
"Uh, Stella..." Bella said.
"Yo, that's not mud, it's slime! And, they're about to give you a facial! Stella!" Musa yelled.
"Stella, turn around!" Bella shouted as Stella stopped laughing and saw the creature. She screams in disgust.
"Run!" Musa yelled as they ran as the creature chased them.
"That thing is so gross!" Bloom exclaimed.
"Yeah, no kidding, Bloom!" Bella yelled as Tecna jumps and flies.
"Air travel!" Tecna said as Bella, Bloom and the rest of them follows suit.
"I heard if one of those things slimes you, you can't get the smell off for a week. Even if you use magical shampoo." Musa informed them.
"Oh, please don't say any more gross things! I'm already grossed out as it is!" Bella groaned as they continued to fly with the monster hot on their tail.
"Don't you even! Duh-AHHHH!!" Stella screamed as they were driven into a halt, they reached a dead end. "I can't get slimed! This outfit is couture!"
"I'm sure no one else wants to get slimed as much as you, Stella!" Bella exclaimed.
"I suggest you cease whining and follow my lead!" Tecna said as they group together and face the opponent. "Wait 'till it gets close and then strike!" The monster nears them.
"NOW!!" Bloom shouted as they all blasted the monster. The monster howls. "It's gonna blow! Put the shield up!" It explodes as they are protected behind Tecna's shield. The shield is dispersed, and they look at the results.
"Double gross..." Flora said in disgust.
"That was too close for comfort!" Bella exclaimed in relief.
"The door is locked!" Stella said.
"Hurgh, argh!" Tecna grunted as she rams the door open.
"Thanks!" Stella said.
~Inside the Room~
Tecna looks into the room.
"Huh? According to my map this is supposed to be the grand ballroom." Tecna said as they entered the room and Musa closed the door.
"If this is supposed to be the grand ballroom, I'm leaving them my interior designer's number. Wallpaper might... do the trick and it'll really open up the space, you know?" Stella said.
"Clearly, the map is useless! If I can only get online." Tecna said.
"Let's retrace our steps. Wait, what is that noise?" Musa asked.
"Huh? Uh oh." Bella said as she and Musa heard something and looked towards the direction it was coming from. They see another bug and freak out. "AAAAAHHH!!" She screamed.
"A puncture beetle!" Musa panicked as Stella stood in front of them.
"Fret not, I got it under control! Sunburst!!" Stella yelled.
"No, no, no, no, no, Stella, wait!!" Bella shouted as Stella illuminated the whole room in light. Which also sets the whole room on fire.
"Stella, I could've created a beetle eater. Look at all the fire!" Flora scolded her.
"I always say "when it comes to bugs, you never have enough fire!" A-ha-ha! Good one Stella!" Stella laughed but the flames became larger and stronger. "Uh-wahh! Then again, maybe not!"
"Way to go..." Musa said sarcastically and frowned at her as Flora coughed.
"Did anyone learn any fire spells?" Flora asked us, coughing.
"This fire's too big! A spell won't work!" Tecna yelled.
"What are we gonna do?!" Stella asked. Suddenly, a voice speaks to Bloom and Bella.
"Listen to me, Bloom and Bella. I can save you two!" Daphne cried out desperately.
"What?" Bloom asked.
"How?" Bella asked.
"You two have to trust me. You two have to follow my voice. You two know my voice. Think back in time, Bloom and Bella. Way back. Remember? I used to watch over you two." Daphne said.
"Huh?" Bloom muttered in confusion.
'Alright sis.' Bella thought.
"You two have to trust me! This way Bloom and Bella, follow me!" Daphne cried out as Bloom and Bella unconsciously followed the voice.
"Bloom, Bella, where are you going?! What's going on?! Bloom!! Bella!!" Stella shouted to them as Bella and Bloom walks towards the fire. "They're walking right into the fire!!" She yelled.
"Follow my voice." Daphne said.
"Bloom! Bella! What are you two doing?!" Stella shouted.
"We have to stop them!!" Tecna yelled when Bella and Bloom stood in front of the fire.
"Trust me Bloom and Bella." Daphne said as the fire parts ways, revealing a portal. "Keep going. Use the portal!" Bloom and Bella touches the portal, it opens, revealing an exit.
"Oh wow!" Stella exclaimed as she walked towards Bloom and Bella. "It's a way out! All snaps to you two girls!" Stella smacks Bloom and Bella, bringing them out of their daze.
"Huh?" Bloom asked.
"Bloom! Bella!" Stella called out to them.
"Uh, what?? What just happened?" Bella asked them.
"Enough talking, it's time to bounce! It's getting hot in here!!" Musa yelled.
"You go first!" Stella exclaimed as Bloom jumps in the portal first then Bella. Followed by everyone else. They slide down the portal. Bloom lands on the ground first then Bella lands on top of Bloom.
"Sorry, Bloom." Bella apologized.
"Heads up!" Tecna shouted in warning as Bloom and Bella looks up to see Tecna right on top of them and the other girls landed on them.
"Ooh noo!!" Flora yelled. She is the last to land on them.
~Hidden Tunnel~
They walk through the cave-like tunnel.
"So, Bloom, Bella, what happened to you two back there?" Tecna asked them.
"Well. We didn't know where we were going, we heard this voice and it told us to follow it. This might sound totally bananas, but we knew we could trust the voice!" Bloom explained.
"She's right." Bella agreed.
"Bananas got us out! So, it looks like you two were right to listen to it." Stella said.
"That's called intuitive thinking." Tecna said.
"What matters is that I got my ring back! And you know what it means: we majorly rule!" Stella cheered.
~Alfea Hallway~
They walk down their school's hallway, exhausted.
"Today is really exhausting and tiring." Bella said before she yawned.
"I wish we could use magic to fly to our beds." Flora wished.
"I'm so tired, that if we could use magic in here, I'd make the bed fly to me and tuck me in." Bloom said.
"I'm so tired, I would just crash right here!" Musa said as Bloom chuckles. They gasp as Griselda clears her throat.
"You're not as tired as you're gonna be tomorrow. I'll see you in Miss Faragonda's office." Griselda said.
~Faragonda's Office~
"We warned you, Cloud Tower is off limits for anyone! Yet you went there in the middle of the night and you broke in! Unbelievable!" Faragonda scolded them.
"Unthinkable!" Griselda said.
"Unacceptable!" Faragonda said.
"You must be punished!" Griselda said as the girls sigh.
"We cannot tolerate this kind of behavior at Alfea! But, I hope you have a reasonable explanation." Faragonda said.
"The witches stole- "Bloom started to explain, but was interrupted.
"If I may, I believe that in such an extreme violation any reason they could give us would be completely irrelevant." Griselda said.
"I agree." Faragonda said.
"In fact, I'd suggest punishment 4D. I know we've only used it once before, but we need to set an example for our other students, whatever the consequences may be." Griselda told Faragonda.
"But the witches were the ones who started it!" Stella protested.
"That's enough! Punishment 4D will do." Faragonda said as she spreads her arms and rainbow energy fills the room. It surrounds the girls. "Powerus Revokurus, Magicus Suspendus." The girl's powers are revoked.
~Stella's Dorm Room~
"Well, at least we don't have to go to class for a whole week!" Stella said, trying to lighten up the mood.
"We can't do any homework without our powers... We'll be so behind!" Flora said sadly.
"And what about our network privileges? What am I supposed to do without the realm wide web?!" Tecna cried out.
"I almost finished this off-the-hook spell to hit the perfect high note! Which was gonna be so rad for my new demo!" Musa exclaimed.
"You guys, this is bigger than any of that stuff. When the witches realize we took the ring, they'll come here to get us, and we won't have our powers." Bloom said, worried as Bella and her looked out of the window.
"She's right." Bella nodded.
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