Author's note: Well, as you may have noticed, I deleted the old version of this story, Mutants in Magix. Why? Well, it didn't fit in with traditional Winx cannon, and had a few contradictions in important information. Trust me, it was easier just to scrap the whole thing and start anew. Plus, this way, you all get a wonderful little prologue to enjoy!
Summary: Magic, thought to be dead on Earth, is found to be coursing through the veins of specially-gifted people known as 'mutants'. These unsuspecting mutant teens soon find themselves whisked away to the realm of Magix, where they learn brand new ways of controlling their abilities.
Disclaimer: I do not own Winx Club or X-Men Evolution, which belong to Rainbow/Nickelodian an Marvel respectively. I will claim ownage to my OC Sapphire Cole, though she's only briefly mentioned in this chapter. Blythe is Chibi Horsewoman's creation and is used with her permission.
A Brave New World
Prologue: A Shot in the Dark
Earth: A realm that once possessed great magical power and affluence, but mysteriously lost its magic all together nearly two decades ago. No magical creatures existed on this planet anymore. At least, that's what everyone thought.
One year and four months ago, a girl named Bloom Peters arrived from that supposedly non-magical realm and started her training as a fairy at Alfea College. Although later revealed to be the missing Princess of Domino, the red headed Dragon Fire Fairy attracted the interest of the headmasters of all three Magix schools.
Four months ago, at the start of the fall semester, two more girls from Earth moved into the area, settling at Cloud Tower this time. Both girls were, in reality, the children of women exiled for their illicit affairs with prominent kings of the era. Nonetheless, Sapphire Cole and Blythe DiLune made the headmasters organize and dispatch a team to study Earth's magical tolerance.
What they found shocked the magical universe.
Though the known active fairies of the time were suddenly sealed away, descendants of several old terrestrial bloodlines hadn't lost their inner magic at all. Rather, the gene involved in allowing them to be active magic users mutated into what Earthlings now know as an 'X-gene'. This mutation granted both males and females powerful abilities stemming from their magical heritage, and by no means was it a "fairies only" phenomenon. Other magical beings started lives with seemingly human X-gene carriers, resulting in a wider range of abilities than can be found on most "Modern" realms. Some of these abilities can be used as a pathway to awaken the dormant magic within a person, be it Winx, Trix (1) or other.
Thus, before the start of the Spring semester, it was decided that all three schools (Alfea, Red Fountain, and Cloud Tower) seek out new recruits from the realm of Earth. Naturally, they started where the concentration of these mutants was greatest: Bayville, New York.
1) In my writing, I utilize a system of naming witch power levels first presented on the 4Kids forum many years ago. Trix is the most basic form, with Runix equal to what was originally called Charmix and Sorcerix being the earned equivalent of Enchantix.