Dragon Heart
{By Hell's Angel
Disclaimer: I don't own Winx Club. This disclaimer stands for the rest of the story.
Author's Note: I always watched Winx Club when I was a kid, and I felt nostalgia for the series. I always adored it when I was little, so I decided to write a FanFiction. The series has an excellent plot, which is a perfect FanFiction opportunity. .
Note: This story is what I call a 'Bloom-centric'. The main character is Bloom, and this story focuses on her and her character development.
Genre: Adventure/Supernatural/Romance
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Part 1: A New Flame
(Takes place before 'Secret of the Lost Kingdom')
Bloom stood on the icy surface of planet Domino.
This was her home, she thought with nostalgia. Or what was left of it, she thought sadly.
She clenched her fists in anger, and fire curled up in her fists reassuring her. The fire was a comfort, and it was a familiarity in this unfamiliar place.
"Bloom…are you okay?"
The voice of Flora did little to comfort her, but Bloom nodded. "I'm fine…I was just thinking. Thanks, Flora."
Flora nodded, not convinced.
"So this is Domino," Stella said. "I wonder what is was like when it-" she looked uncertainly at Bloom. "I mean, before the Ancestral Witches- well, you know."
The rest of the Winx nodded in agreement.
"Can we go back?" Bloom asked. "I…I just can't stand to be here. I'm sorry guys, it was my idea in the first place…"
"It's okay Bloom," Aisha said reassuringly. "We understand."
Musa nodded in agreement.
The six of them headed back into the ship, and Bloom looked back one more time, at the icy planet of Domino.
-x-
Three years later
(Takes Place before Season 6 and After Season 5)
"Hello, Bloom."
"Daphne…?" Bloom said. She turned around and saw Daphne, standing next to her on the balcony in the Palace of Domino. The familiar presence of Daphne relaxed Bloom.
"It has been a while…my little sister," Daphne murmured affectionately. "Doyou need some help?"
"Yes…" Bloom said, uncertainty gracing her tone. "I want to protect my friends."
Daphne looked at Bloom intensely, before hardening her gaze. "Bloom…do not seek power. I understand your need to protect the ones you love…but you are powerful as you are. The dragon flame- If you use it to the heights of your power…"
"Daphne, I know…but it's not enough! There is evil, even after Tritannus was defeated, but I can sense it!"
Daphne turned, her gaze full of worry, as she grasped her sister's arm. "The dragon flame…" she murmured, almost to herself. "The infinite power of the flame can sense any evil-"
"That's why I need to be able to harness the power of the flame! Daphne, please, you have to help me!"
Daphne fell silent.
Bloom fell into silence too, afraid that she had angered her sister. "Daphne, I'm sorry- I shouldn't have-"
"Bloom, it's okay," Daphne smiled weakly. "I'm just afraid you'd get hurt. I wanted power once, too. But you know what it did to me. I'm just afraid that it'll happen to you."
Bloom hugged her sister- out of regret or comfort she couldn't tell. "Thanks Daphne…but I have to do this. I'm the keeper of the dragon flame- the fairy of the dragon flame. I have to do this!"
Daphne smiled sadly. I know it's your destiny Bloom. But I just want to keep you safe.
-x-
"Dragon Fire: DRAGON OF DOMINO!"
The full power of the Dragon Flame poured out of Bloom in the form of a crimson dragon. The fairies of Alfea gasped at the light. They were in a History of Magic class, and Bloom had been asked to help.
"This," Miss Faragonda said, "is the full power of the dragon flame. The dragon flame is the fuel that keeps the whole universe intact. Um, well that's enough, Bloom," she said, as the dragon flew around the classroom, in loops and twirls.
Bloom laughed, as did the rest of the class. The dragon shimmered, before diving back and vanishing into Bloom's body.
She flickered out of her Sirenix form, and back into her everyday wear. The class groaned, with the absence of the shimmering dress and wings. Bloom giggled.
"Thank you, Bloom. Feel free to go now." Miss Faragonda gestured to the door. Bloom made her way to go to the door, but paused midway.
"Miss Faragonda…if you don't mind, I'd like to stay. Learn about the dragon flame and that, if you don't mind."
Miss Faragonda smiled, and the class murmured their agreement, wishing for her to stay.
"Bloom," the headmistress said, "it seems like you didn't listen to your history of magic teacher when you were a student."
The class giggled, and Bloom forced a laugh out instead of showing her embarrassment. Bloom summoned a chair with her magic, and the chair appeared in a poof of orange sparks, in the corner of the room. Bloom sat down, and listened.
"The dragon flame has been passed down in the Domino royal family for centuries. It's power is inextinguishable, and cannot be destroyed. It's power usually manifests in fire, but in it's most powerful form- it becomes a dragon, as Bloom just demonstrated."
Bloom smiled slightly, and sat back, to watch.
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"Wait," Stella said, halting the Winx in their actions. Tecna was sprawled on the floor next to Aisha and Musa, who was writing furiously on her notepad. Flora froze mid-way in re-arranging her plants, while Bloom's nail polish brush paused mid-way of a perfect stroke. "What's that?!"
The bright afternoon sun had been blocked by a huge figure, it's silhouette growing bigger and bigger each second. Bloom gasped, as did many of the Winx Club, as they scrambled to the window.
Tecna and Musa ran upstairs to Stella's room, to see from the other window, while the rest looked out the nearest window.
"Oh my gosh," said Bloom. "What is that?!"
"I have no idea, but it's getting bigger each second…" said Stella, a squeak of fear in her voice.
Flora opened the window, and screams of the fairies of Alfea ran inside, seeking cover. "We have to help them," Aisha and Flora said in unison.
"Agreed," Bloom said.
"Guys, come up here!" Tecna's voice trailed down the stairs, alerting the fairies. Bloom, Stella, Aisha and Flora ran up the stairs, where Tecna and Musa were poking their heads of the window.
"Can you see it?" Musa asked, pushing her head further out the window. "It's got wings, what is it?"
"I don't know," Bloom said, sincerity in her tone. "But I know we have to stop it."
"Winx, transform!"
Bloom's voice rang out, as the rest of the fairies got into their positions, crossing their hands.
"Magic Winx! Sirenix!"
-x-
I feel the power of the ocean,
Connecting with the deepest part of me,
Sirenix underwater motion,
Suddenly I'm soaring through the sea,
It's the rush of wonder….
I can fly,
Take me deep down under…
-x-
The fairies appeared in their Sirenix transformations, and landed with a tinkle on Stella's bedroom floor. "Come on, Winx," Bloom said, her voice full of determination. "We can stop this!"
Bloom flew out of the open window, hearing the Winx fly out, following her lead. Students were still scrambling to get inside, and Bloom quickly thought of a plan. "Aisha, Tecna, Musa," she said, gesturing to the girls. "Get everyone to safety, and form a convergence shield. We'll hold this thing off," she said, sticking a thumb out to point at the figure behind her.
"Got it," Aisha replied, flying down with Tecna and Musa.
Flora flew closer to the figure, Stella close behind. With a final look at Alfea, she flew off to join them.
The sun battled with her eyesight, so she raised a hand to her eyes, seeing Flora mimic the gesture in front of her. Stella, however, looked perfectly fine, being the fairy of the sun.
Stella halted, Bloom and Flora quickly flying to join them. "Oh my," Flora said, a delicate hand raised to her mouth in shock. Bloom and Stella gasped.
In front of them was a dragon. Not just any dragon, a big huge, bright glowing red dragon.
"Oh no," Stella squeaked. "We're in so much trouble!" Her voice raised to a squeak at the end.
"Petal Prison!" Petals shot out of Flora's outstretched palms. The great dragon roared thrashed around, and fire shot out of its mouth. The glowing green cage cracked, before finally dissolving into nothingness.
"We can't hurt them," Flora said, trying to keep her voice balanced.
"Them? What do you mean, them?"
"There!" Flora pointed to the back, where a figure in a cloak stood upon the dragon's back.
"DUCK!" Bloom yelled, as a stream of fire came towards them. Stella and Flora obliged, flying down, the fire barely missing their heads.
The mysterious figure gave a wave of its arm, and the dragon stopped attacking. It pulled of its hood, revealing a head of long wavy brown hair and fair skin.
"Who are you?"
Flora and Stella fell silent at the mysterious figure's voice. Bloom opened her mouth to speak, but fell silent again.
"Who are you?" The voice was dangerously quiet, as the dragon girl turned her piercing green stare to Bloom.
"I'm Bloom, fairy of the Dragon Flame," Bloom began cautiously. "These are my friends, Stella, fairy of the Shining Sun, and Flora, fairy of Nature."
The dragon maiden gasped, and the dragon snorted, emitting puffs of smoke. The three fairies coughed, struggling to stay looking at the woman.
"Daphne…" the woman began, almost speaking to herself. "How do you know her?"
Bloom looked up sharply, and felt Stella and Flora's questioning gazes on her. "She's….She's my sister," Bloom said, after a pause.
"Of course," the figure said, removing her cloak, before promptly transforming into Sirenix. Her Sirenix form was shockingly similar to Bloom, except with touches of dark pink and red, with shades of deep blue.
"Who are you?" Stella retorted, growing impatient. The dragon maiden smiled before opening her mouth to speak.
"My name is Alexa, fairy of the Dragon Flame."
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"How?!" Bloom said, staring at Alexa with wide eyes. She and the Winx were seated at Faragonda's office, seated in the comfortable red armchairs. "How are there two fairies of the dragon flame?"
"I'm your cousin," Alexa said patiently, now wearing knee-high boots, and a black dress. "Daphne and I were the fairies of the dragon flame, but she passed her flame to you."
Aisha cut in, asking what many of the Winx wanted to know. "Then why did Daphne not tell Bloom?"
Alexa blinked, uncertainty gracing her features. "I don't know…" she said, "I don't know."
"We can summon her," Faragonda interjected. "Daphne teaches at Alfea."
Alexa's face lit up. "It would be great to have my cousin here," she said.
Bloom looked at Alexa with caution. Don't trust her, her mind echoed with caution. Not until you have proof of what she says is true.
A knock on the door sounded, and everyone tensed. Bloom stood up and opened the door, revealing Daphne. "Bloom!" Daphne said with a smile.
"Hey Daphne," Bloom said, smiling, as she stood beside to let Daphne in.
"Classes are wonderful," Daphne began. "It's such an-" She froze, as she saw Alexa. "Alexa?"
"Hello Daphne," Alexa said, running over to embrace her cousin. "Oh, it's been too long!"
"Indeed it has," Daphne replied. The Winx watched on silently, not wishing to disturb the reunion. "But how? How are you alive?"
Alexa grimaced, and the Winx perked up at the question. "I…The Sirenix curse….It tore me from my body," she began, "I was imprisoned in the Omega Dimension, without my powers, I couldn't move, and….and…." Alexa broke off, as tears fell down her face.
Daphne pulled her in for a hug, which Alexa gladly returned. "It was so cold. I was getting weaker, every single day, and I….I can't remember…" she said, sniffling.
Bloom, suprising herself, went up and joined the hug. "I'm here for you," she said softly, almost inaudibly. But Alexa heard, and wiped her tears and nodded.
"Thank you," she whispered.
And that was enough.
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"Are…are you sure?" Alex peeked her head around into Bloom and Flora's room. "I can always just have my own room in the students section."
"No sweat," said Tecna, grinning at her from her desk in her and Musa's room. "The more the merrier!"
Alexa smiled. "Thank you girls. I mean it. And Bloom," she said, turning to face the redhead. "I'm so sorry. I could've tried to find you when you were on Earth, you were all alone-"
"Hey, stop blaming yourself," Bloom said, wrapping her arm around the brunette. "You were stuck in Omega. You couldn't do anything there."
"Yeah," piped Musa, "You're safe now."
"Thank you."
-to be continued-
-Next Chapter:
Flame and Fire-
IMPORTANT Author's Note!
A/N: Alexa isn't a Mary-Sue.
She isn't just a fairy with the dragon flame that's going to become 'the new bloom'. She won't. Bloom will always be the main character in this story. Okay?
Alex is the daughter of King Oritel's brother, who I will call 'Phobos'. Phobos then married a woman named Elethia, and BOOM! We have Alexa. Backstory covered. Check.
Alexa and Daphne became Sirenix fairies together, so instead of Daphne becoming a Sirenix fairy with Politea, I'm changing that to Alexa.
Alexa has been through all the normal transformations, including another that I will reveal later on. Transformations. Check.
This is the introduction chapter so...haters gonna hate.
Please drop a review to tell me your opinion! Constructive criticism allowed.
See ya'll later!
Alexa and Hell's Angel
