Hello gang! Lion3 here. In my new story, the Winx meet a group of strange animals that bond with them and allow them to unlock a new power: Bondix. But this team is haunted by a horrible past with their newest enemy that can seriously bite them back. Can the girl protect their new animal friends? Find out now!
Ch 1: Animalistic Friendships
In the calm, beautiful realm of Magix, within the walls of Alfea's college for fairies, Bloom, the fairy of the dragon flame, made her way to head mistress Fairagonda's office. As she rounded the corner, she ran into her friend Roxie, the fairy of animals.
"Hey Roxie!"
"Hey Bloom! The other Winx are waiting for you,"
"Thanks. See ya around!"
"See ya Bloom!"
As the younger fairy walked away, Bloom arrived at the office. Her friends, the Winx Club as they were called, were all waiting for her outside.
"There you are Bloom!" Flora, fairy of nature, exclaimed.
"Where have you been?" The fairy of technology, Tecna, asked.
"We've been waiting forever!" Exaggerated the fairy of the shinning sun, Stella.
"Sorry, I was doing some homework and had to finish," the red head explained.
"It's okay Bloom," Aisha, the fairy of waves, assured.
"Yeah, lets just get in there!" Musa, the fairy of music, said as she opened the door.
Once the whole group was through the door, the headmistress addressed them.
"Hello ladies, there is something incredibly urgent that I need to discuss with you,"
"What is it Mrs. Fairagonda?" Bloom asked with concern.
"A new enemy has appeared in the Magix dimension. His name is Diethro, the creator of nightmares,"
"I've heard of him!" Tecna cried. "It's said that he can cause people to fall asleep and have eternal nightmares!"
"That does not sound enjoyable," Musa said in a sarcastic tone.
"We'll beat this creature good old-fashion Winx style!" Aisha yelled.
"Aisha, I'm afraid that none of you are powerful enough to defeat Diethro, even with Sirenix," the headmistress informed the fairy of waves.
"Wasn't it the anamist that defeated Diethro?" Tecna questioned.
"Indeed," Fairagonda confirmed.
"Anamist?" Musa asked.
"An ancient race of animals, fully in tune with nature. It is said that one is the equivalent of ten fairies. Even so, it took hundreds to bring down the Nightmare Creater,"
"Then what can we do?" Bloom asked.
"It's time you girls discover the finally and most ancient power of fairies,"
"Not another one!" Stella groaned.
"What is this new power, Mrs. Fairagonda?" Musa wondered.
"That will come in time. For now, I ask you to be on high alert, but do not inform the other students. Dismissed!" The elder said, frantically pushing the group out.
In the hallway, the girls stood in shock.
"What was that about?" Stella asked her friends.
"I don't know," Techna admitted.
"Come on," Bloom told her friends. "Maybe Daphne knows something,"
While the Winx ran to find the dragon fairy's sister, Fairagonda continued a conversation in secret.
"They're journey is about to being," a smooth, female tone said.
"Are you sure, old friend?"
"Bloom will be the first to discover the new power. Once she bonds with a young leader of my people,"
"How do you know it will be Bloom?"
"I have a feeling,"
*Daphne's room*
"Sorry girls, but I have no info on this," Daphne said putting her book down.
The professor of Magix's history tried to rack her brain on the subject of the war of nightmares, but nothing came to mind. Very little had been recorded about the war, considering fairies hadn't even existed back then and most records were written in the language of the anamists, which had yet to be deciphered.
"Not surprising. The only reason fairies are around is because the war created us from the extra magic that came from the last battle,"
"What do you mean, Tecna?" Bloom asked the tech fairy.
"During the finale battle between the forces of nightmares and the forces of dreams, great excesses of magic burst into the air. When Diethro was imprisioned by the six sages of the elements, the leaders of the forces of dreams under Cyla, the anamist creator of dreams, the magic was turned good and became one with the original beings of the Magix dimension. And thus, the first fairies were created. Really that's all we know about the war of nightmares."
"That's really cool!" Flora exclaimed.
"But that doesn't really help us," Ashia pointed out.
"Let me sleep on this girls and I'll tell you the plan in the morning," Daphne decided. The girls agreed and returned to their rooms to finish their homework.
Bloom, who had already completed her assignments, decided to take a quick flight.
The afternoon was beautiful, with a cloudless sky and sun shining brightly over the forest. Bloom felt free on the wind. Suddenly, a voice cried to her.
"Please... Help me,"
Bloom stopped dead in her tracks. The voice sounded weak and fragile. Someone was in desperate need of her help. Diving straight into the forest, she began looking for the source of the voice. She didn't need to look hard though.
At the base of a large tree, an unknown creature laid limp on the ground. Bloom quietly approached the unconscious animal with curiousirty. It looked like it had wolfish features and it could probably bearly reach her knees in height. The fur was a light aqua color with silver design, making it look like the creature had scales instead of fur. Bloom was filled for sympathy for the animal. On closer examination, Bloom found the wolf-like creature had twisted an ankle and had several cuts.
"Well I can't leave you out here, so..."
Gently picking up the animal, Bloom flew back to Alfea.
*Alfea*
"Well, the good news is she should be waking up any minute now,"
"That's good. Thanks Roxie,"
"So what is she, Bloom?"
"I don't know Stella,"
"I think I know,"
"What Tecna?"
"I think she's an anamist,"
The others stood in shock. After arriving back at the dorm, Bloom had brought the injured creature back to her room. Once the animal fairy went to work on the creature, the girls began discussing it's identity.
"I've been running some scans and found that the images of the creatures described as the anamist match this animal's description,"
"Well, this could be the answer to our question," Stella said with a smirk. Suddenly, the anamist began stretching. The girls were immediately at the foot of the bed and looked to see what the creature would do. Opening its eyes, the creature's sapphire eyes stared at them, titling its head, making it that much cuter.
"Isn't that adorable!" Flora yelled. The creature began to growl, obviously startled by its surroundings.
"Easy. We don't want to hurt you," Bloom said to calm the anamist. It proved effective as the sat down.
"I wonder where she came from," Musa pondered.
"I came from the Sacred Oasis,"
The girl's eyes widen. The anamist wolf had spoke.
"It's quite beautiful," she said.
"You... You can talk," Stella pushed out.
"Of course I can talk! I'm Elise!" She said happily. She suddenly began chasing her tail, much to the pleasure of the girls.
"That's so cute!" Stella squealed.
Bloom, who was giggling, slowly reached out to pet Elise's head. The wolf was, at first, hesitant, but after a quick sniff, placed her forehead to the fairy's palm. Bloom greatly enjoyed the the feeling of the anamist's soft fur against her hand. Suddenly, Bloom felt her mind drift. Both her's and Elise's eyes began to sapphire. As Bloom's mind drifted ever more, she found herself alone with the animal. The two locked eyes and felt their hearts become one. Finally, the fairy returned to her body. Elise was now wearing a dragon necklace.
"Ugh, Bloom, what just happened?" Aisha asked.
"Bloom has bonded with Elise, Aisha," a voice came from behind them. The girls found the headmistress standing in the doorway.
"What do you mean I've boned with her, Mrs. Fairagonda?"
"It means I now belong to you Bloom. Our minds are connected," the blue anamist explained.
"Anamist are very loyal. When they find someone they sence a kinship with, they bond with that person and remain to protect that person. Bloom, Elise obviously feels safe with you, so she has chosen you to bond with,"
At first confuse, Bloom's heart warmed up to the idea of keeping the cute anamist. The creature then found her way onto the fairy's lap, purring loudly once Bloom began petting and scratching her fur. Bloom smiled.
"So, you want to stay with me?" She nodded.
"Well then, you'll stay here with me,"
"Bloom, you've taken your first step to earning your new power,"
"what do you mean, Mrs. Fairagonda?"
"You'll see in good time,"
*A few days later*
In a dark cave far from Alfea, a twist monster sat in waiting, sensing a certain fairy's coming power.
"Bloom has bonded with the leader of the six sages. Don't allow her to find the power. Eliminate them both,"
A terrible cry broke out as monstrous demons rose into the sky. Their destination: Alfea
*Alfea woods*
Out in the woods, the girls, who were still getting used to having Elise around, were training hard and long.
"Okay Stella! This beam's coming at you! Remember, reflect don't protect," Elise called from the floor below. The anamist had shown off several abilities of hers, including her battle magic. Elise could breath fire, control it, and redirect its path. She had also proved to be an excellent coach.
Taking a deep breath, Elise let out an enormous amount of fire in the form of a dragon. The element flew straight for the fairy of the sun. Right before it could hit, Stella released a short burst of energy, following the anamist's earlier instructions. It work... but the beam headed straight for Flora, who was busy tuning her nature powers. Elise managed to stop it before it could strike her.
"Close one! Girls, I'm coming up!"
"But Elise, you can't..." Before Tecna could finish, the wolf stretched onto her hind legs, revealing a pair of crystal wings. With a woosh, she was by Bloom's side. She smirked at the girl's shocked expression.
"You were saying Tecna?"
"I withdraw my comment,"
The group broke out in laughter, until Elise began squinting, honing in on something.
"What's wrong Elise?" Bloom asked.
"Two vehicles are heading for Alfea. One is from Red Fountain and the other is from Eyraklion,"
"The guys!" The girls screamed together as they raced to meet their boyfriends, with a confused Elise tailing them.
After landing, six guys were waiting for them in the courtyard. There was the usual hello hug and kiss on the cheek. Bloom was the happiest to see her boyfriend Sky, who happened to be king of Eyraklion.
"Sky, it so good to see you again!" She told him after a long overdue kiss.
"You too, Bloom. I've missed you!" He said going in for another kiss. Before he could though, Elise landed next to Bloom.
"Girls, who are your friends here?" She asked tilting her head.
"Elise, these are the specialist, our boyfriends," Bloom explained. "Theses are Sky, Brandon, Timmy, Helia, and Riven,"
"Nice to meet you," Elise said in an uncertain voice. The boys finally managed to overcome their shock while Sky asked his girlfriend.
"Bloom, who's this?"
"Specialist, this is Elise, my anamist,"
"An anamist?!" Helia exclaimed yet at the same time questioned.
"I've heard story, but I didn't believe in them," Sky admitted while locking eyes with Elise, suddenly feeling uncomfortable with the wolfish creature's presence. Elise suddenly smiled.
"He's got a good heart, Bloom. And he's handsome to!"
"Oh, I like her,"
They all let out a laugh. Sky began scratching her head, causing the wolf, ironically, to purr. The laughter was shattered by an ear piercing screech. The group turned their heads and found hideous monsters in the sky. They were malnourished, their skin seemed to hang of their bodies, and a mouth of mismatched fangs completed the ugliness.
"What are those things?!" Timmy yelled as the guys drew their weapons. Elise, who was crouching and growling, snarled,
"Nightmares,"
The creatures began attacking the school with black orbs. Elise sprang into the air and began to burn everyone in her path. The girls soon joined the fight, but it became apparent that they weren't strong enough.
"We can't keep this up!" Tecna screamed.
"Our attacks aren't doing a thing!" Musa yelled as a nightmare attacked her.
Soon, the nightmares charged at Bloom, full speed. Elise, who could damaged the demons, came to Bloom side.
"Bloom, you have to unlock the power!"
"What power?!"
Just before the demons could finish them, Bloom felt a new energy surge through her. Elise's necklace suddenly began to glow as the two transformed. In a wave of light, Bloom's sirenix outfit changed. She was dressed with a top and bottom with light aqua blue patterns, much like Elise's fur. Her hair became braided with aqua scales and her wings matched Elise's. After the transformation was completed, Bloom looked to Elise, who had become bigger and had a dragon insignia running through her back.
"Elise, what's happened?"
"You've discovered Bondix Bloom! The most powerful of all fairy magic!"
Before further questioning, the nightmares attacked. Bloom and Elise, however, made quick work of them.
"Dragon's fury!" Bloom cried.
"Fire of Light!" Elise screamed.
Most of the nightmares were destroyed on the spot, causing the others to retreat. Bloom and Elise, cheered at their teamwork and landed were the others had. Sky immediately brought Bloom to him, as if she would disappear if he didn't.
"Bloom, don't scare me like that. I thought I was going to loose you!" Sky whispered to her.
"I'm fine Sky, Elise was watching my back up there," Sky looked at the wolf.
"Thank you,"
"Don't mention it Sky,"
"Not to ruin the moment guys, but what were those things?" Musa broke in.
"Hey Elise, you called them nightmares, right?" Riven asked.
"Indeed,"
"Can you tell us more about them?" Brandon questioned.
"Yes, but to do so, I must explain his story first. Long ago, when fairy didn't exist, we anamists ran the forces of nature. We protected the elements and gave life to your ancestors. We did this all under the rule of Cyla, the dream giver. Under her rule, light shined over all. There was, however, one anamist that was unhappy. His name was Neix, one of Cyla's strongest students. He hated to take orders from her and wanted to take the throne of light for himself. Consumed by his envy and hatred, he was transformed in Diethro. When he stormed the palace of light in the evening, the first nightmares were created for the sleep children. Those monsters we faced are the manifest of those fears. Unwilling to let the dark army destroy the world of light, Cyla created the six sages, their leader being my ancestor. In a final battle, the sages imprisoned Diethro within a abyss dimension, thus creating the night and creating the first fairies,"
We the story was over, the full weight of their mission became clear to the Winx.
"Whoa, so that's what we're up against?" Aisha breathed out.
"Winx, we've always managed to beat back our enemies, no matter how powerful they were, and we can do it again!" Bloom encouraged them.
"We also have the anamists on our side," Tecna pointed out.
"Diethro won't know what hit him!" Stella cheered.
"Now the rest of you must find your anamist and achieve Bondix," Elise announced.
"Lets do this Winx!" Bloom yelled.
"YEAH!"
In the next episode, Bloom and Elise continue to train with their new powers, much to the worry of Sky. Meanwhile, Alfea's forest begins to show signs of change as a voice calls out for Flora. Can this be the anamist Flor is destined to bond with? Or is Helia right to say it's a trap? Find out next time on Winx Club!
