~Quad, Alfea~

The Red Fountain ship flies towards Alfea and lands on the quad.

"Look! They're back!" Flora said as she, Musa, and Tecna run over to meet the ship.

"Yeah! Bloom! Bella! What up, girls?!" Musa shouted.

"We did it!" Bloom cheered.

"Hey guys!" Stella shouted.

"The mission was a success!" Bella shouted, smiling.

"You guys rock!" Musa praised them.

"We were so worried!" Tecna exclaimed as Bella, Stella, Bloom, Aisha, and Layla laugh and run over to them.

"Hey!" Bloom said as she and Flora hugged. Stella and Musa hug.

"Stella!" Musa yelled, smiling.

"Bella!" Tecna shouted, smiling as she and Bella hugged each other, and Aisha and Layla reunited with Piff and Kaylee.

"Oh, hey, these are the pixies, you guys." Bloom introduced the pixies as they flew over to them.

"How fascinating. Is that actual pixidium? Oh, my, how adorable!" Tecna swooned as she and Digit bond.

"Tecna, this is Digit." Aisha introduced Digit as she flew over to Tecna then Musa and Tune bond.

"My name is Tune; I am the pixies of manners. I love your hairstyle, it's so, umm, unique." Tune said smiling.

"Thanks, it's like my signature." Musa said smiling then Chatta and Flora bond.

"So, your name is Flora. Do you have a boyfriend? I bet you do. What's his name? Is he a big time cutie?" Chatta asked her, smiling.

"I'm sort of flying solo." Flora said.

"Don't worry, we're gonna get you one before the semester's up. Wanna hear about our adventure? I was so brave! I fought this gigantic snake!" Chatta said as she flew around Flora. Flora giggled as she held her hand out for Chatta to land on.

"Let's go inside, you guys, and I'll give you a tour of the school, okay?" Bloom offered.

"We wanna see your room." Lockette said.

"Okay, but I have to warn you, it's probably a mess. At least it was when I left, what with Flora's vines and my laundry." Bloom laughed as she walks away without noticing Kiko and he is disappointed.

"Look, Kiko, if you want a girl's attention, you gotta play it real cool." Sky said but Kiko pushed him away. "Alright, take it easy. Just trying to give you a little man to man advice. But fine, do things your way."

"Come on, little guy." Bella said, picking Kiko up in my arms. "I want you to meet Alexa, my bonded pixie."

"Hello." Alexa greeted him as Kiko smiled at her.

"I guess I'll see you later, Bella." Levi said as Bella turned around to face him. "Hope we get to hang out and spend more time together again...without going to any dangerous missions and stuff." He chuckled sheepishly as Bella laughed at him. "See you later, my Fire and Water princess." Bella stood on my toes and kissed him on the lips as the moon shined down on them.

"Goodnight, honey." Bella said smiling and Levi smirked at her.

"So, you gave me a nickname, huh?" I rolled my eyes playfully and smacked his arm as he chuckled and left.

~Winx's Dorm, Alfea~

When Bella went inside, she sees Tune, Layla, and Musa dancing together. Tecna and Digit playing video games. Livvy flying around on her scroll, Flora is reading, and Bloom sits with Lockette. Kiko is still being ignored and was sad but Bella brings him with her to her room.

~Faragonda's Office~

"First, I would like to congratulate you on the success of your last mission, and express my great relief at your safe return. After a close examination of the evidence brought forth by Layla and our tiny friends, we must conclude that our enemy is much stronger than we initially thought. Watch closely." Faragonda said as a screen appeared.

"Sixteen years ago the entire dimension of Magix was on the brink of destruction. A dark and evil power had emerged from the void and this was the result." Faragonda explained as the destruction of Domino is shown. "But it was the three old witches who destroyed Domino, my planet. Isn't that what you told us?" Bloom asked.

"Yes, but in truth, they were just carrying out the orders of the Shadow creature, who had managed to recruit the help of those three old witches. Today, it has the support of the Trix. I'm afraid history is threatening to repeat itself." Faragonda said. "Not on our watch it won't." Bella said.

"Are you saying that the thing that did all this, is the same one that kidnapped the pixies?" Aisha asked.

"Considering your description of the monsters, the spells that were cast, and the transformations into a shadow phoenix, yes." Faragonda said. "But why is he back? What could he be trying to achieve?" Tecna asked.

"The three witches were stopped by Griffin, Saladin, and myself. The Lord of the Templars dealt with Lord Darkar. He cast him back into the darkness, and sent him into a deep slumber." Faragonda explained. "That means Darkar wants revenge." Flora realized.

"Correct. He also wants all the power in the universe, so as to be absolutely invincible." Faragonda said. "Then why did he kidnap the pixies?" Musa asked. "He was trying to find their village, but why? What do they have that's so valuable?" Layla asked.

"Yeah." Stella said.

"What's important now, is that we protect the pixies and keep them from ever falling into Lord Darkar's hands again." Faragonda avoided the question as Tecna whispered to Stella and Bella.

"Did you notice how she sidestepped the question about the pixie village?" Tecna whispered as Bella and Stella nod.

"Therefore, the pixies will be staying with us here at Alfea." Faragonda said as they all cheer.

"Miss Faragonda? Don't you think they should go back to their village and protect whatever's there?" Layla asked her.

"No, absolutely not, Layla." Faragonda disagreed with her.

"Why not, Miss F?" Stella asked her.

"From what Princesses Alexa and Kaylee and Lockette told me, it sounds like Lord Darkar let the pixies escape so he could follow them and learn the location of their village. And as for you two, Aisha and Layla, you're one of the only people who knows where the village is. This puts you two in danger, which is why I would like to ask you two to stay here with us at Alfea until this matter is resolved." Faragonda informed.

"Thank you, Miss Faragonda, We'd really love to stay with you guys." Aisha said smiling as they all cheer.

"Now, I don't want you girls investigating this matter any further. Is that understood? Believe me, it's for your own safety." Faragonda said as they all left her office.

~Hallway, Alfea~

A storm is raging outside. The pixies are flying down a hallway, talking.

"Musa was telling me that Miss Faragonda was bugging this morning. Anyone know what this means?" Tune asked them.

"Maybe it means she ate keekbugs for breakfast?" Chatta guessed.

"It's a modern slang word for acting strange." Digit said.

"Speaking of strange, what's with this storm? It's so powerful and full of darkness. It's frightening me." Lockette said scared when outside, a robbed man walks through the Alfea grounds. A large black object has appeared in the lake. In another hallway, me and the girls are walking.

"You know, I gotta tell you, personally, I didn't find that Lord Darkar dude to be all that scary." Stella said eating a sandwich.

"What are you talking about? Aisha and Layla's the only one of us who's actually seen him." Tecna said.

"She got you there, Stella." Bella said.

"Oh yeah." Stella said.

"It's weird. Faragonda was giving off negative vibes today." Flora said as she was with Bella and Bloom at the front of the group.

"What I don't understand is why she won't tell us what Darkar wants with the pixie village. I mean, what is she trying to hide from us?" Tecna questioned.

"Hey, you roll with the pixies, Aisha and Layla. Do you two know?" Musa asked her.

"I have no idea." Layla said.

"Me neither." Aisha added.

"Well, I've got a really bad feeling about all of this." Flora said worrying.

"Yeah, you're not the only one." Musa said.

"I agree." Bella said when Livvy flies towards us.

"Listen up, everyone! I've got an urgent message from Faragonda!" Livvy announced.

"What's going on, Livvy? What's the message? Tell us." Bloom urged her.

"I seem to have forgotten it." Livvy said sheepishly.

"You what?" Tecna gaped at her.

"Oh, Livvy..." Alexa giggled amused as Kaylee shook her head smiling.

"It's a good thing I wrote it down." Livvy said smiling as she jumps off her scroll and reads the message written on it. "My dear girls, please put on your robes, and meet me by the south shore of the lake. Something has happened, tell no one. Faragonda." They all gasped at the message.

~Outside, Alfea~

They battle their way through the fierce storm. Faragonda is standing alone in a clearing.

"There she is." Tecna said as we look up at the black object in the lake.

"They appeared shortly after the storm began." Faragonda said.

"They?" Flora questioned her.

"Another has risen in Black Mud Swamp, and in Herolan Wood as well. Palladium and Wizgiz have gone to investigate those with other students." Faragonda said as Tecna's bug gadget scans the object.

"So, uh, what are they?" Stella asked her.

"We're not sure." Faragonda said as the bug returns to Tecna.

"According to the scan, it's not even made of matter. How can that be?" Tecna questioned.

"It must be composed of magical energy. Professor Wizgiz believes them to be beacons of some sort. Possessor Arian is concerned they may be designed to activate and form a sort of static blanket, robbing us all of our winx. Either way, we cannot take any chances. You must destroy this thing." Faragonda said.

~Quad, Alfea~

The pixies stand undercover looking out at the storm.

"Why'd they go out in this awful storm?" Lockette asked them.

"I asked Stella on her way out, but she wouldn't tell me." Amore said.

"I hate being left out of the loop." Chatta complained.

"Just wait patiently, our dears. They'll be alright." Alexa said as Kaylee nodded in agreement.

~Lake Roccaluce~

"This thing's huge!" Musa exclaimed as they stared at the tall tower.

"We have a saying back on Earth: "the bigger they are, the harder they fall"." Bloom said smiling.

"Let's go! Come on, girls!" Stella yelled.

"Alright!" Flora and Musa cheered as they and Stella transform.

"Alright, you big, dumb hunk of whatever. Let's see how you hold up against the power of Solaria!" Stella yelled as she flies into the air, spinning her scepter. "Take this! Come on!" She hits the obelisk with an orange power blast and smoke covers it. "She shoots, she scores! Done and done."

"It's still there!" Bloom pointed out when the smoke cleared, and the tall tower remained standing.

"Huh?" Stella exclaimed as she flies back down to the ground exhausted. "I used all I had. I don't get it."

"Let's go, Flo!" Musa yelled as she and Flora fly into the air.

"A green vibration attack oughta shake it up!" Flora said as she hits the obelisk with a spell.

"My turn! Sonic Stormwave!" Musa casts as her spell causes the water of the lake to rise up and cover the obelisk, but it remains standing. She and Flora fly to the ground, exhausted. "That thing is way tougher than it looks."
"Bloom! Aisha! Layla! Tecna! Our turn! Let's go! Magic Winx!" Bella shouted as she, Tecna, Layla, Aisha and Bloom transform. 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. "Go, Charmix!" She spin around twice as a fire pendant appeared on my chest and a yin-yang bang appeared on her left hip. Layla, Aisha and Tecna attack the obelisk, but they leave no mark.

"Eugh, we're not even denting this thing!" Layla growled angrily.

"Bloom you attack first then me!" Bella shouted as Bloom nodded and she hits the obelisk with a power blast. "Fire and Water Assault!" Bella shoot a blast of fire and water at it. The two attacks hits the obelisk with such a great force that we are thrown to the ground. Layla and Tecna are also laying on the ground when the smoke cleared and there is a little crack on it. "Are you kidding me!? Just a little crack!?"

"I'm all out of winx." Tecna said exhausted.

"Me too." Layla sighed exhausted.

"Well, I'm not." Bloom declared.

"Not me either! This thing is ours!" Bella snarled angrily when a hooded man is standing in the trees nearby, watching them. In his hands there are samples of each of their powers. The man grins and leaves.

~The Winx's Dorm, Alfea~

Flora is singing in the shower.

"I believe in the power of green, a world of magic, that's my dream." Flora sang as Musa, Tecna, and Stella are sitting on the couches in the common room.

"I can't believe Bloom and Bella are still out zapping that thing." Tecna said in disbelief.

"If I had any winx left, I'd be out there too." Stella said.

~Red Fountain~

Levi and Sky are in his dorm, Sky is trying to ring Bloom, but only getting her voicemail.

"Hey, it's Bloom and Kiko, here's the beep." Bloom's voicemail spoke.

"Something's not right. Bloom hasn't answered her phone all night, and we had a phone date scheduled three hours ago." Sky said.

"Don't worry, dude, she's probably just out with some other guy." Brandon teased him.

"Brandon, not cool." Levi said but he just chuckled.

"This isn't jealousy here; I don't get jealous! I'm just worried something bad could have happened." Sky yelled.

~Lake Roccaluce~

Bella and Bloom is still attacking the obelisk, but she starts to get tired.

"Woah, I don't feel too good." Bloom said weakly.

"Let me try something. Fire Burst" Bella shouted as I summoned and shot a fire ball at the obelisk but it still standing. "Oh, come on! Just fall, will ya!? Water Blast" Bella casts blue circles above and shoot blue blasts on the obelisk. Still nothing! "Oh, I'm starting to feel weak." Bella and Bloom hold their heads and fall out of the sky, landing on the bank. They de-transform.

~The Winx's Dorm, Alfea~

"Where you going, Flora? It's your turn, would you rather have to wear polka dots the rest of your life, or plaid?" Stella asked her.

"I'd rather go out and look for Bloom." Flora said.

"Hello, answer the question. Don't be afraid to commit to a choice. No one here will judge you. I mean, not too much anyway." Stella commented.

"I'm with Flora. We need to go find Bloom and Bella and get them to come back inside." Tecna said.

"They won't listen. You know how they gets when they're determined." Musa said when lightning cracks overhead, and the lights go out.

"Oh, that's great, a blackout." Stella said.

"I thought Alfea's lights were powered by magic." Flora said as Tecna goes to the window.

"That trionic lightning is unnatural for this realm." Tecna informed.

"So, what's it doing here?" Stella asked her when the windows suddenly burst open and they all gasp. Wind rushes through the room sending papers flying.

"What's going on?!" Flora exclaimed.

"I don't know." Tecna said as she and Flora force the windows closed. "I think it's over." There's a knocking at the door.

"No one ordered a pizza, did they?" Musa questioned as she opens the door, and they gasp. The hooded man is carrying an unconscious Bloom and Bella.

"Bloom! Bella!" Stella and Musa shouted.

~Faragonda's Office, Alfea~

"The powerful storm last night was the work of a master wizard, someone some of you may have met before." Faragonda said as the hooded man is standing in the office, and pulls off his hood to reveal that he is the paladin that saved Bella, Stella, Bloom, Aisha, and Layla in Shadowhaunt.

"It's that awesome paladin that saved us from the Trix." Bella, Bloom, Stella, Aisha, and Layla confirmed.

~Lake Roccaluce~

Avalon and Faragonda are standing with a group of students looking at the obelisk in the water.

"Allow me to introduce our newest faculty member, who comes to us from the esteemed Malequoi Paladin Academy, Professor Avalon." Faragonda introduced him as Avalon bows and the student murmur to each other.

"Why do my toes feel kind of tingly?" Flora questioned smiling.

"Flora wants to know why her toes feel kind of tingly." Stella said to Tecna smiling in amusement.

"For the same reason yours and mine do." Tecna said smiling.

"He will now destroy the Obelisk." Faragonda said as we gasp and mutter to each other.

"Lapis stugia delframe catilion." Avalon casts as he glows yellow and uses a spell on the obelisk. It fractures and crumbles into large chunks.

"How did you do that?" Bloom questioned him.

"You young students have yet to discover what I call your genial power." Avalon said as Bella's eyes widened at that.

"Huh?" Stella questioned.

"But once you do your winx will grow and you will be able to control magical energy, like the kind that composed those towers." Avalon explained.

"So, where did the dark towers come from?" Flora asked him.

"Yeah?" Stella agreed.

"Professor Avalon created them so he could observe your power in action and evaluate each of your skills." Faragonda said.

"Umm, I have a question, Miss Faragonda. What's the name of the class Professor Avalon is teaching, and how many students will be a smitten- uh I mean admitted?" Tecna asked her as Bella giggled at her mistake.

"Only twenty students will be allowed in." Faragonda said as we are shocked. "It's a master workshop, and as such will require great commitment. I've made some recommendations, but Professor Avalon will make the final decisions. So, if you're interested in the class, or have any questions, speak up."

"I'm interested!" Bloom said smiling.

"Me too!" Flora said smiling as they all gathers around Avalon all talking over each other.

"First, let me say this class will be quite difficult." Avalon said.

"I've never gotten anything lower than an A-minus in my life." Tecna squealed smiling.

"Is that so?" Avalon chuckled.

"So, this genial power, what is it?" Amaryl asked him.

"It's the power that connects you to your family, and to your origins, so that you can best understand your magic and make the most of it." Avalon explained.

"Yo, I don't get it. It's like learning to talk to your ancestors?" Musa questioned.

"It's about finding them in yourself." Flora answered.

"What if you don't know a lot about your origins? Can you still learn this thing?" Bloom asked him.

"It might take some extra work, but the answer is yes." Avalon said.

"Sign me up!" Bloom said smiling.

~Magic Archive, Alfea~

Faragonda is meeting with four elder pixies.

"I'm glad you made it here safely. I believe Lord Darkar is someone who wishes to enter the realm of Realix, and his hunt for the Codex, which would allow him to enter the portal, is what lead him to your village. But as you know, there is another way to enter Realix, Darkar must never learn of this way. These must remain secret." Faragonda explained as she places four items on the table.

~Road~

Brandon and Sky are riding their leva-bikes towards Alfea.

"Sky, what are we doing?" Brandon asked him.

"I just want to check on Bloom." Sky said.

"So, swing by tomorrow afternoon?" Brandon asked him.

"Well, I don't want her to know I'm checking up on her." Sky said.

"So, we're spying?" Brandon questioned him.

"No! I just don't want to look obsessive." Sky retorted.

"Right, right." Brandon said as they pull up in the woods near Alfea, the headlights of their bikes disturbing two magabeaves. "Hey, check it out, dude, I think we interrupted a tender moment."

"One of these trees ought to do." Sky said.

"For what?" Brandon questioned him when Sky climbs a tree. "You gotta be kidding me." He sighed as he climbs up beside them. They can hear music coming from the school.

"You hear that, dude? It sounds like they're having a party!" Sky said.

~Ballroom, Alfea~

Alfea is throwing a welcoming party for Avalon.

"Sorry to talk school during your welcoming party, Professor, but we were wondering how you were going to be making your class selections." Flora said.

"Not only was I observing you while you fought the obelisks, I used them to absorb your magic, so I could analyze it and study you all in detail." Avalon explained as he shows them a stack of reports.

"You absorbed our magic?!" Layla and Tecna exclaimed.

"What's my report say about me?" Bloom asked him.

"Whoa! Hold up! Last time I checked this was a party, not a classroom, people! Less chitchat, more cha cha!" Stella said smiling.

"I'm going to take a walk outside." Bella said as she left the party.

~Avalon's Office, Alfea~

"Professor, I- I really wanna learn more about my origins." Bloom said.

"All in good time, Bloom." Avalon said.

"Come on, can't you at least show me what you wrote about me?" Bloom asked him.

"But it wouldn't be fair to the other girls." Avalon said.

"Come on, just a little peak." Bloom begged him.

~Outside, Alfea~

Bella was walking outside enjoying the fresh air as she stands by the tree and lean against it when she heard voices above her. From their branch Sky and Brandon can see the silhouette of Bloom reaching for Avalon's reports.

"I think that's Bloom!" Sky said.

"Ah, what were you saying about not being the jealous type?" Brandon asked him.

"Sky and Brandon, what are you two doing?" Bella questioned them.

"Sky is being jealous because Bloom wasn't answering his calls." Brandon smirked.

"Wait a minute, what's going on here!? Who is that guy?" Sky questioned.

"You're spying on her!? Really!? That is just creepy and wrong! Also, you might have to watch out for the magi beavers." Bella smirked as part of the branch breaks off and hits the magi beavers on the head.

"Careful! You don't want to get the magi beavers mad." Brandon warned him.

"Give me a sec." Sky said.

"Huh?" Brandon said when the tree is shaking, and he looks down to see the two magi beavers chewing at the base of the tree, quickly weakening it. "Uh oh!" The tree falls over, taking Brandon and Sky with it. The magabeaves are pleased with themselves as Bella laughed and walked away. "Dude, can we please go now?"