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Disclaimer

I do not own either Kim Possible or The Winx Club which are the property of Walt Disney Productions and Iginio Straffi. My only desire is to write a high quality fan fiction that the lovers of these two wonderful and magical worlds may read and enjoy.

Because my stories based on the Winx Club come from the Witches' camp, which has been barely developed in the animated series, I have had to, perforce, to fill in from my own imagination many blanks concerning the Witches' life-styles and culture and also create a host of original characters to give my stories substance. As a result, my stories take place in an alternate version of the Winx Club universe, so, you must expect to fine deviations from what most of you may have come to expect. I am hoping, though, that you, my good readers, will find that this enriches the Winx Club universe and that you will read and enjoy my stories as much as I enjoy penning them for you.

If you are new to my stories, I suggest that you read them in the order: Ishandra : Icy's Tale, The Musa Wars and then the rest. Shego And The Trix is a cross-over story that takes place in both my alternate Winx Club universe and the Kim Possible universe but builds to a degree upon the first two stories.

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Chapter 56 : Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Tecna

Because talking and doing are two different things, Tecna and Wade spend several days working out the fine points of Kim's call home. Tecna has just concluded a discussion with Wade and is sitting lost in thought before a blank screen.

"Someone's in love," sings Musa.

"With Wade? Certainly not!" says Tecna somewhat crossly.

"Dawling," teases Stella, "you've got love lights in your eyes that outshine the sun of Solaria."

"What?" exclaims Tecna.

"You're smitten, Tecna, you poor girl," puts in Icy as the rest of the Winx, the Witches, Kim and the Pixies gather about her.

"What is this?" huffs Tecna. "Is this let's all pick on Tecna day? I don't recall seeing the memo."

"I think it's sweet," smiles Flora.

"Yes, love is definitely in the air," says Amore, floating over Tecna's head.

"Well, I think this calls for a cheer!" exclaims Chatta.

"Shut up, Chatta!" cries everyone together.

"I'm not a cradle robber," growls Tecna. "I must be ten years his senior, and besides, he's way too short for me."

"He'll have a growth spurt in time," grins Kim.

"Well, I still think that there is some magic going on between you, Tecna," says Musa. "You like him a lot, don't you?"

"Yes, but it's not like that. I am and always will be true to Timmy. It is like when you meet a great artist, master musician or some other person like that. Certainly you have all experienced that?" replies Tecna.

"Yeah," says Musa, "I have. Bloom loaned me some CDs from Terra and I would have really loved to have met this composer called Palestrina when he was alive. What he does with polyphony just blows me away."

"You see?" says Tecna. "It's like that between Wade and me. It's like meeting a great master in technology."

"Speaking of boyfriends," says Bloom, "maybe we can invite the guys over now that the veil of secrecy has been lifted. I haven't seen Sky in ages and am really missing him."

"Speaking of which," snarls Stella. "Where is my damn husband? Brandon should have been here weeks ago. If he misses the birth of our son, I'll kill him," and powers up her fist with Solaria light.

"Relax, Stella!" cautions Flora. "You'll hurt your baby if you get yourself too riled up."

"But, still," continues Stella, "you would think that my father would have been here to see me and I expected my mother to be here to celebrate her daughter's first child."

"Your father and Queen Luna are still apart?" asks Flora. "That's so sad."

"Yes," says Stella with sadness in her golden eyes.

"Icy," says Bloom, "I'm surprised that you don't have a man in your life. I would think that such a beautiful woman would have a line-up of men waiting for her. Isn't there at least one special someone you have an eye on?"

"Men?" snorts Icy. "I couldn't be less interested. Except for my father, every relationship I've had with a man ended in hardship, heartbreak and sorrow. I've had my fill of men trying to use and abuse me. Now, I much prefer the company of women," wrapping an arm about Shego's waist and a protective arm about Stormy's neck. "In the Witch world, men and women live in separate communities."

"What about children?" asks Stella. "Surely you'll want children sometime."

"Sometime, maybe," says Icy. "When I do, I'll spend some time at the men's community. There are always ten or twenty strong young men there to provide for me. I'll stay there until I'm certain I've caught and then it's back to the women's community or to Cloud Tower to give birth."

"But who then raises the children?" asks Stella.

"The community does," replies Icy. "Once a child is weaned from its mother it goes to either the women's or the men's community where the elders see to its upbringing.

"I think you'll be missing out big time not seeing your children grow up," says Musa.

"I shall see to the raising of several children when I become an elder," says Icy. "Meanwhile, I'm free to follow my own pursuits."

"It is not the same all over," says Stormy. "On New Witch Haven a girl has it drummed into her pointed ears almost from birth that her place will be by her husband's side and her duty will be to produce at least two offspring. For Darcy and me, the only reason we got to attend Cloud Tower is because there are no men on New Witch Haven who will have us as wives and to our parents we were an embarrassment and considered to be old maids. They dumped us here to be rid of us rather than having to face their failure."

"It sounds like two very divergent lifestyles," says Kim, "but not unheard of."

"It also explains a lot about why Darcy is so determined to have children," says Flora.

"I think I would find it very hard to live in a Witch society," says Bloom. "It seems unnatural."

"Different societies develop different systems according to need," says Icy. "Perhaps one of the reasons is because a Witch is fertile year around while a Faerie has only a few fertile weeks in late spring and early summer. We've also learned the hard way that a man cannot be true to just one woman. Sure, he'll swear to you that he is yours and you are his but turn your back for an instant and he's cheating on you with some other Witch. So we figure: Why fight nature when a system can be developed that follows nature's rules and works well for all? Men like their variety and so do we. Over time, we have developed a system that accommodates this while keeping the gene pool strong and preventing inbreeding. That is why family names and inheritance goes through the woman's line. You may not always know who the father is but there is no doubt about who is the mother. This system has worked well for us for countless generations and millennia so why change what isn't broken?"

"So in short, Witches are Amazons," says Shego. "I still don't think I could go through life not knowing what is or isn't mine – even when it comes to men."

"So, has Timmy proposed to you yet, Tecna?" asks Musa.

"No," says Tecna, shaking her head. "He has come close on occasion but then seems to get cold feet. I may have to propose to him. I've already got the rings."

Tecna does a legerdemain and a blue felt box materializes in her hand. As the others look on, she opens it to display a diamond engagement ring and two engraved wedding bands.

"Wow!" exclaims Stella, "they're gorgeous. How did you get them?"

"They're from the ship," says Tecna. "They were among the things that Darcy found and, because she could not establish ownership, she said I could have them. On the inside of each ring is an inscription in Kimiran that reads: 'Yours now and forever'."

"Aww," say all together. "That's so sweet!"

"Now, Kim," says Tecna, "while you are here I can tell you that Wade and I have worked out all the problems so you have three days to prepare for your call to your parents. It will be three in the morning our time but eight in the evening their time. You'll have an hour to talk with them. Will you be ready?"

"Yes," says Kim happily but still looking nervous.

"You need not worry about a thing," Flora tells her. "We'll all be here to give you support."

"Sisters forever!" cheers Chatta.

"Forever!" echo all the others with a lay-on of hands.