AN: Let's see how this goes. This story will be in third person point of view. I do not own World of Winx or any of its characters.
Chapter 1
Bloom watches in shock as Jim falls into the world of nightmares, being sucked into the darkness. There is nothing she can do. She knows she can't go to his aid. After all, he is a traitor, a manipulator, someone full of vengeance and hate. He can't be saved.
At least, that's what she had to believe. That's what she had to tell herself to keep herself from going after him.
The portal closes and everyone is in awe and unaffected by the fact that Jim is no longer with them. Instead everyone cheers when they see Matt and Smee.
Bloom would like nothing more than to ask the Spirit of the World of Dreams if there was a way into the world of nightmares, but she knew better than that. How could she let on that she was worried for Jim? No one would understand, not after they all saw his true colors. But Bloom would not let herself believe that those were truly Jim's colors.
All Bloom could do was rejoice with everybody and hope that all thoughts of Jim would be forgotten. It wouldn't be easy, but there wasn't much else she could do. It hurt everyone when they realized Jim had fooled them all; but it hurt Bloom the most. She had started growing fond of him ever since they went to Switzerland to find the Watchmaker. She would never admit this to anyone, however. How could she?
Once the Winx returned to Earth, to their concert, they were met with Vermonya, ready to expose them all. She reveals her true identity to Bloom before disappearing, only leaving a warning, "Watch your backs. I will always be there, waiting for you to mess up so I can show the world what you truly are!"
The girls try their best to finish off the concert but they are all left uneasy. After the concert, Bloom gathers the girls and tells them what Vermonya had told her. Aisha is the first to speak, "Well, we better be on our guard at all times! We cannot let this witch have her way with us! Every night we'll take turns scouting the area, she'll have to come out at some point."
Flora asks nervously, "Do you mean alone? Or in pairs, groups?" All the girls look to Bloom then, waiting for an answer. She hasn't put much thought into Aisha's plan because she's been too busy thinking about who to ask about the world of nightmares. She tries to stall for time, "Well, we all obviously can't be up every night. It's too dangerous to just have one of us scouting the area, so the safest option would be pairs or groups of three."
Aisha speaks again, "I think pairs is a good idea." Tecna suggests then, "I think the pairings should be as followed. Aisha and Musa, Bloom and Flora, and Stella and I." All the girls nod in unison. "Now that, that's figured out, who gets the first night?"
"She did reveal her true self to me, maybe I should take the first night alone, I might be able to pick up something familiar from her. We do have to move on to the next city for the tour and I can catch up easily." Bloom suggests as she stands.
Stella exclaims, "We all just agreed that it would be too dangerous to go looking for Vermonya on your own! Were you not listening to us or something?!" Bloom tries to justify her reasoning, "I won't go looking for her exactly, I'll stay close to the van. I'll just be scanning for her outside the van; it won't be dangerous like that."
Tecna muses, "She has a point you know. Plus she might be able to sense her more easily if she's out there moving around." Stella crosses her arms and sits down without saying a word. The rest of the girls simply nod their heads in agreement. Before Bloom heads out, Stella mutters to her, "Please be careful, contact us immediately if something comes up." Bloom nods her head at Stella and gets ready.
Bloom steps out and jumps onto the rooftop of the nearest building and waits for the Winx mobile to drive away before she starts a call. "Hello, Bloom?" Roxy answers with a yawn. Bloom giggles slightly as she jumps to the next rooftop. "What's up? It's pretty late at night." Roxy waits patiently for an answer as Bloom thinks carefully about how to bring up the subject.
"I was wondering, if you know someone, or if you know yourself, how to get into the world of…nightmares." Bloom stops two buildings away from the Winx mobile which is stuck at a red light at the moment. Roxy exclaims through the watch, "What? Are you crazy? Why would you want to go there? Are one of the girls stuck there? Do you need me to contact them?"
"No, Roxy! Please, keep this between us!" Bloom pleads before continuing, "The other girls can't know. Please, promise me." Roxy says her name softly, "Bloom."
"I'll tell you everything, but you can't tell the other girls, please." Roxy sighs, "Alright, tell me everything and then I'll let you know what I know." Bloom begins by reminding her of Jim, and then continues on to tell Roxy about how it appeared that he was on their side for good. But then when the Queen gave up her powers, Jim turned on them because they didn't see eye to eye in what they should do with the Queen. She finishes by telling her, "And when I saw him falling into the portal that leads to the world of nightmares, I was torn. I knew that I couldn't go after him and save him from going into the world of nightmares; but that's all I wanted to do. So now, I need to know if I can get there. I need to know if he is okay. I need to know if I can save him."
"Bloom, are you saying you have…feelings for him?" Roxy asks quietly. Bloom admits, as she continues jumping rooftops, "I didn't want to but I just started developing them since we went to Switzerland to fix his watch."
"Oh Bloom. I'm assuming the only reason you're able to tell me is because I met him at the same time you did? And you're hoping I think he's worth saving as well?" Bloom nods and says, "Yes."
"Alright then. I don't particularly like keeping things from the other girls, but I want to believe in what you believe in. It's a simple spell, honestly. I mean, all those demon like creatures want it to be easy for anybody to step into the world of nightmares." Roxy pauses for a brief moment before continuing, "Just let your aura shine as you think about a dream turning into a nightmare. It can be the same dream every time. To get back, you have to have someone from the world of nightmares lead you back to where you fell and then think of a nightmare turning into a dream. It counts too if you're chased there." Roxy says the last part, to keep Bloom from asking, what if no one will lead me back.
Bloom can't keep herself from asking, "Can I bring someone back with me?" Roxy hesitates, "Yes, but, only if they're ready to be released from the world of nightmares. You can try as many times as you like, but it's only if they're ready. As far as I know, everyone who ends up there, one way or another, has not been able to be released."
"Thank you, Roxy." Bloom ends the call and begins to scan the area like she was supposed to be doing from the beginning.
AN: I'm changing things a bit from how the second season ended because I have no idea what Vermonya is actually going to do as a villain. And yes, this is a BloomxJim fic, please don't hate.