Welcome to the Winx Club Infinite Loops Compilation! This is a compilation of the snippets for the Winx Club branch of the Infinite Loops written on the Spacebattles forum.
For those not familiar with the Infinite Loops, a quick tutorial:
The Multiverse is a computer system which is also a tree called Yggdrasil. A long time ago, something happened to the tree that put it in danger of destruction. To conduct repairs, it and all the universes contained within were placed into a safe mode. This safe mode is the Infinite Loops.
Looping Mechanics:
1. One person in a Loop, often the main character, is an Anchor. They are the person who first starts time looping.
2. There is always at least one Anchor present in a given Time Loop snippet, though it may not be the local one.
3. The standard pattern for a loop is that the Anchor (and whoever else is Looping there) come to awareness in a loop at a particular point in the story. From there, events will play out as influenced by the Loopers present, acting with the benefit of their foreknowledge, until either a predetermined end point is reached or all the Loopers have copped it.
4. To be Awake is to be aware of the time loops (that is, to have gone back in time this time.)
5. The Anchor is the only character guaranteed to be Awake. Even after others have started looping, it is mostly random as to whether they will be Awake this particular loop.
6. Crossovers, fusions, and alternate pasts can also take place. It is perfectly possible, for example, to have the characters Awaken into a loop which conforms to a fanfic universe rather than reality.
7. Loops do not have to be in chronological order, but it is strongly preferred that they not require a mutually contradictory order (where A must be before B and B must be before A.)
8. Just about every Looper is very, very stir crazy.
The loop currently only goes through to the end of the Secret of the Lost Kingdom. This is liable to change.
Any loops not written by me will have their author's screen name in parenthesis next to the loop number. Let's get going.
Loop 1.1
Flora Awoke as she was unpacking her things in the familiar dorm room. She blinked rapidly in confusion. What just happened? Had she been daydreaming? Or maybe this was the dream? She had two conflicting sets of memories at war in her head. On the one hand, she had just arrived at Alfea and was unpacking her things. She was sixteen, and had only recently achieved her first fairy transformation. Looking around her, this seemed like it was true. But the other memories were so strong. She was nineteen, an Alfea graduate, a member of the Winx Club, an Enchantix fairy, and a member of the new Company of Light that had just freed Domino from the Ancestral's curse.
She shook her head. She would have to talk to Miss Faragonda about this. She was clearly unwell. Still, she'd been feeling fine last she knew. At least, she was pretty sure she'd been feeling fine. She shook her head again. The memories refused to resolve themselves. She had to figure out which were the real ones.
She delved inwards, feeling for her magic. If those three years really had happened, she should be feeling... Yes, she was. She really was an Enchantix fairy. But then, why was she-
The door opened, cutting off her thoughts. Bloom stepped through, looking sixteen again and not helping Flora's confusion in the slightest. A sense of deja vu swept over Flora.
"Wait, sorry, I left some of my things scattered around," Flora said, just before Bloom could step on her talking plant. She came over to greet her old friend. New friend. Something. "Hi there."
"Hi, um, I'm Bloom," Bloom said.
"Ah-hem," Stella coughed, coming in behind the red head.
"I mean, Bloom's a name I like a lot, but it's not my name," Bloom said, backtracking.
"Yes it is," Flora said gently. "Don't worry sweetie, your secret's safe with me. I'm Flora."
"You really mean that?" Bloom asked.
"Of course, Varanda of Callisto," Flora said. "I won't tell anyone." Of course, if her memories were right, she wouldn't have to. Stella couldn't keep a secret to save her life, and the entire story would be out by the end of the day.
"Callisto?" Techna's voice came from outside the dorm. "Fourth world of Magic Realm's upper ring? Wow! That's quite a ways away. Hi, my name's Techna."
Flora watched as her friends reintroduced themselves to each other. It was like they'd never met before. Or maybe they hadn't? She considered the possibilities. The first possibility was that she'd somehow seen the future, but she was no seer or oracle. That seemed unlikely. The second possibility was that this was all some sort of dream or illusion. She gently let out a little of her magic, not enough to be noticed, but enough to tell her that she wasn't in some sort of illusion. That left dreaming, but that was starting to seem very unlikely. The last possibility was that she had somehow traveled through time. That seemed like the most improbable of all, but upon further consideration, it was the only thing that fit.
Flora's thoughts were interrupted by the scream of her talking plant as it dangled Bloom's rabbit by one foot. "Plant, put Kiko down," Flora said.
"No Flora, don't scold your plant," Bloom said. "Kiko probably tried to eat it."
Flora went and picked up an empty flower pot and a packet of magical carrot seeds, once again feeling an extreme sense of deja vu. "Here, you hungry, little bunny?" she asked, using her magic and the seeds to create a group of carrots for the rabbit.
Stella once again suggested they eat out, and Flora decided to play along. Until she could talk to Faragonda, she'd do her best not to disturb the timeline.
The fight with the Trix started again, just as Flora remembered. For a moment she panicked. If she went full Enchantix she'd completely ruin the timeline before she could figure out what was going on! Still... there was something in her magic... It had been a long time since she'd used this transformation, but she could still remember how it went. She was still more powerful than she really should have been, but at least this way she wasn't obvious about it.
The battle was short, humiliating, and painful. The fact that Flora most likely could have defeated all three of the Trix by herself only made it worse, but she had to preserve the timeline until she knew more.
Stella once again accidentally outed Bloom to the rest of the girls. Flora did her best to pretend to be surprised, but she'd never been much of an actress. Still, none of the others questioned her. They were too busy dealing with Bloom and Stella.
"Heh-hem!" Griselda coughed, advancing on the suddenly cornered young fairies. "Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Young ladies, we were worried sick!" Faragonda said. "Go to bed immediately, we'll discuss the rules again tomorrow."
"Not so fast, Princess Varanda," Griselda said stopping Bloom. "Isn't there something you forgot to tell us?"
Flora watched as Bloom revealed her true name and home world to Faragonda and Griselda. Just like in her memories.
"Now, go to bed," Faragonda said. "And don't make any more noise."
As the rest of the still nameless Winx trooped inside, Flora hung back.
"Miss Faragonda?" she asked.
"Yes Flora?" Faragonda said. "Shouldn't you be going to bed?"
"There's something I need to talk to you about."
"Surely it can wait until morning," Griselda said.
"I'm sorry, but it can't," Flora said. "Just... watch." She transformed into her basic fairy form. "Charmix!" she exclaimed. The familiar filigree broach and handbag appeared.
"I see," Miss Faragonda said. "Well done, Flora, not many fairies your age have their Charmix."
"It's more than that, Miss Faragonda," Flora said as she went back to her normal form. "Enchantix!" The even more familiar wings, gloves, and sandals of her Enchantix form appeared. She drifted back to the ground, landing in front of her gobsmacked teachers.
"Flora, when did you get your Enchantix?" Faragonda asked.
"Almost three years in the future," Flora said. "Miss Faragonda, I think I may have traveled back in time."
"Perhaps we should take this to my office," Faragonda said.
"So you do not know how you came back in time?" Faragonda asked.
Flora shook her head. "So far I've tried to avoid changing things as much as possible so I don't destroy the future."
"Flora, if you were sent back in time, there's a reason for it," Faragonda said. "You were sent back because you were meant to be sent back. You shouldn't try to force events to go the same as they did in your future. No matter what happened before, this is your life. You decide what to do."
"But what if I make a mistake and ruin everyone's futures?" Flora asked.
"Flora, there is more than one path to a happy future," Faragonda said. "You have been given the power to decide which path to take, but no matter what you do, I am certain you will choose well."
"Thank you, Miss Faragonda," Flora said. "Um, if you don't mind, can I stay a normal student? I've already taken all the classes, but I'd like to stay with my friends."
"Of course," Faragonda said. "Now run along to bed, and don't worry. The future will attend to itself."
"Hey Flora, did you get lost?" Musa asked as Flora opened the door to the dorm.
"Sorry, Miss Faragonda wanted to talk to me. It wasn't important," Flora said.
"Well that's good," Techna said. "Bloom has come up with a name for the five of us."
"Winx!" Bloom said. "What do you think?"
"I like it," Flora said.
"That settles it then," Bloom said. "We're the Winx!"
Flora smiled. She was home.
Loop 1.2
"I don't care if you don't like guns," the woman known as Commander Shepard said. "Flora, if you're going to be a part of my team, you're going to learn how to use a gun."
"But-" Flora began.
"No!" Shepard said. "You may not just use your powers! I've seen you try, and it didn't end well. And those husks weren't even all that dangerous! I am not interested in spending my entire loop rescuing you, so you are going to learn to use a gun, and you are going to like it!"
"...can we go back to the talk about the tree and the multiverse?" Flora asked. "I liked that conversation better."
Shepard covered her eyes with her hand. "So did I kid. It was a lot less frustrating. Now pick a gun and learn to use it."
"So, loop's almost over," Shepard said. "Have you finally kicked that silly phobia of yours?"
"I still don't like guns," Flora said, looking at the M-96 Mattock assault rifle she was holding. "But..."
"Say it," Shepard said. "Say it."
"...but I really like this one," Flora said with a sigh.
"Good," Shepard said. "The next time I see you, you'd better have it with you."
"Yes, Ma'am," Flora said.
Loop 1.3
"What a pity you had to meet us," Icy said, scraping her talons across the ice encasing Bloom. "Sweet little fairy-"
"Leave her alone," Flora said. "Try me instead."
"You mean us, right Flora?" Stella asked.
"Pathetic," Icy said. "Nut! Attack!" The ogre charged.
There was a flash and three fairies stood facing the witches.
"Where's Flora?" Techna asked.
"Enchantix!" Flora ahouted. Both sides could only stare in shock at the Guardian Fairy who had suddenly appeared in their midst.
"Flora?" Musa asked.
"Return To Nature!" Flora announced, blasting Nut with green energy from her hands. He went airborne and vanished into the distance.
"It doesn't matter if you're an Enchantix fairy," Icy said. "We're still the Trix! Ice Spiral!" Icicles flew towards Flora.
"Nature Dust!" Flora said. The icicles vanished into a spray of flowers. "Liana Chain!" Vines sprouted from the ground and bound the Trix, leaving them helpless and immobile. "Now think about what you've done," Flora said, walking over to where Bloom was encased in ice.
"We'll get you back for this!" Stormy said, struggling to escape from Flora's magic.
Flora ignored the witches, instead focusing on her frozen friend. "Fairy Dust!" she shouted, pulling the small bottle of her necklace and anointing Bloom with it. The dark spell holding her in the ice broke down under the power of the dust, releasing a shivering Bloom. "Are you alright, Bloom?" Flora asked.
"I'm fine," Bloom said through chattering teeth.
"Stella, warm her up," Flora said. "Stella?"
The other three fairies were staring at her in shock. "Who are you?" Musa demanded.
"Flora," Flora said. "Guardian Fairy of Nature, and your friend. I'll explain everything when we get back to Alfea, but right now Bloom needs our help. Stella?"
"Right," Stella said.
"Bloom?" Techna asked. "But that's Princess Varanda."
"No it isn't," Flora said. "She's Bloom from Earth."
"How did you know that?" Stella asked, channeling her magic into Bloom.
"I know a lot of things," Flora said. "I'll talk to Miss Faragonda about this for you, Bloom. I'm sure she'll let you stay."
"Oh thanks Flora," Bloom said. "You're the best!"
"What are friends for?" Flora asked. She hoped one of her friends started looping soon. It was getting rather lonely looping alone.
Loop 1.4
Flora stood hidden in the shadows outside of Bloom's house on Earth. Once again, Bloom had discovered that Sky was engaged to Diaspro and promptly fled to Earth. Actually, that raised a good question. Why was Bloom even with Sky in the first place? He'd lied to her about his identity, lied to her about being engaged, led her on into a relationship while he was engaged, and would eventually prove himself completely faithless by dumping Diaspro for Bloom, as usual. He really wasn't worth it in Flora's opinion. Oh well, Bloom liked him, and she was pretty sure he'd proposed to her at the dance near the end of the loop. Of course, she wasn't confident he'd have treated his new fiancee any better than his previous one, but there was always a chance. And she was losing focus. She had a mission to complete.
Bloom arrived, as expected, and discovered the Trix inside, holding her parents hostage. And Flora still waited. She had to time this perfectly if she was going to get what she wanted from the evening.
The Trix's pet ogre attacked Bloom, knocking her out of the house and onto the street. Bloom transformed and thrashed the ogre without breaking a sweat. As expected. And still Flora waited.
The Trix emerged and engaged Bloom in a dogfight over the city. Flora took this as her cue to slip into the house, carefully evading notice from anyone, Bloom's parents included. She took position in the next room over, where she could easily cover the entry way. She pulled out her rifle and loaded it, quickly checking it one last time to make sure it was ready for action.
Several minutes passed as the Trix and Bloom no doubt battled across the sky. Why were they doing this in the open on Earth anyways? They should all know not to use magic in sight of the magic-less humans. Well, they certainly knew, Flora thought. The trouble was that the Trix probably didn't care. She took a deep breath. If she wanted this to end the way she had planned, she had to stay focused.
The Trix reappeared and dangled Bloom's parents over a vortex. And still Flora waited. Bloom returned and was swiftly defeated and encased in ice. The Trix advanced on her. This was the moment Flora was waiting for. Just a little longer...
The Trix revealed the secret of Bloom's heritage and the source of her powers. Then they summoned the Vacuums to steal her power.
Flora made her move. She shifted slightly, bringing her gun up into a firing position. Three bullets flew through the air, shattering the crystals the Trix had summoned.
"Hands where I can see them!" Flora said, pointing her gun at the Trix. Icy, Darcy, and Stormy stared at her, naked fury plain in their eyes. Flora cheered inwardly. After dealing with their smug superiority so many times, so very many times, it was cathartic to see them completely lose their composure like this. To be thwarted so completely just moments before their ultimate triumph. Flora smiled. She'd needed this.
Loop 1.5
"Heh-hem," the red haired woman replacing Griselda coughed. "Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Young ladies, we were worried sick!" Faragonda said. "Go to bed immediately, we'll discuss the rules again tomorrow."
Flora watched, waiting out the old song and dance as Bloom's identity was revealed for what might very well be the thousandth time. Next time she would try to get Bloom busted before they even made it out of the school. It would be interesting to see what changes, if any, that had on the timeline. This time however, she had an old friend to greet.
"Now, go to bed," Faragonda said. "And don't make any more noise."
"Wait," Commander Shepard said. "I need to speak to Miss Flora about something first. The rest of you hurry off to bed."
Shepard pulled Flora over to a quiet corner of the quad. "I told you we'd meet again."
"You did," Flora said.
"Well, soldier, do you still have your weapon?"
"Yes ma'am," Flora said.
"Has it been damaged?"
"No ma'am."
"Have you been properly maintaining it?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Show me."
"Yes ma'am," Flora said, pulling her rifle from her pocket and handing it to Shepard.
"Looks good," Shepard said after performing a quick field strip. "Do you still know how to use it?"
"Yes ma'am," Flora said. "I've stayed in practice."
"Good," Shepard said with a smile. "You've done very well Flora."
"Thank you," Flora said.
"In fact, you've done so well I have a present for you."
"A present?"
"Yes Flora," Shepard said with a grin. "Since you took so well to this gun, I thought I'd give you another." She pulled out a pistol. "This is an M-5 Phalanx. Take good care of it."
"Yes ma'am," Flora said, turning a little green as she quickly placed her new gun in her Pocket.
"Now, this is what your world's like, huh?" Shepard asked.
"Just Alfea, and Magix," Flora said. "I'm actually from Linphea."
"Oh that's right, I forgot," Shepard said. "So, everyone has magic here."
"Yes. You're one of the teachers."
"I realize that," Shepard said. "Well, how about you come visit me tomorrow. I'd like to see what this magic can really do."
"Yes, ma'am!" Flora said with enthusiasm.
Loop 1.6
Flora officially hated this loop. So far she'd been shot, turned into a vampire, stabbed repeatedly by a crazed Catholic priest, suffered numerous indignities at the hands of the demented vampire who was her new boss, been called Police Girl so many times that she'd just given up on teaching anyone her real name, and now their headquarters was under attack by a pair of even more demented vampires leading an army of ghouls. And of course, Flora thought, looking at the thing she was holding, the universe had given her yet another gun. She didn't like guns. She never wanted to like guns. Still, she had to admit, the Harkonnen was a very nice gun. In any case, she and the butler Walter had gone out to confront one of the vampires attacking the mansion.
She really didn't like this loop.
"Police girl, if you may?" Walter said.
Flora sighed and stared down the sights of her nice new gun. She was tempted to quote what her boss had said when he requisitioned, or rather extorted, this gun for her, but she refrained. She took aim and pulled the trigger, mowing down half a dozen armored vampire zombies.
Using the police training she'd gotten from her loop memories, Flora tackled the vampire to the ground and pinned him. Walter attempted to interrogate him, but he was nothing if not defiant. And profane, which Flora did not enjoy, but mostly just defiant.
A noise startled her and the man escaped from her hold. He sprang about like the demented lunatic he was, acting as if he was merely putting on a show. "And now for the upcoming company picnic." Ghouls wearing the uniform of Hellsing's security forces appeared in the doorway. "Unfortunately all your douchebag coworkers are bringing is their own rotten flesh. Still better than potato salad if you ask me. Now, if'n you don't mind, imma go eat that Hellsing b**ch!" He jumped over them and hurried towards the conference room.
Flora let him go. She had other problems to worry about. The army of ghouls was bearing down on her and Walter. She considered her options for a moment. The people from this world would certainly kill these ghouls, but Flora couldn't bring herself to do it. These were people she'd worked with, and even if they were ghouls, they were still them. She couldn't do it.
"Police girl, take them out," Walter said.
No. She was done with this loop. Done with its blood, its misery, and its death. It was time to start playing by her own rules. "Enchatix!" Flora shouted.
"Ah, and just like that, everything turned out alright in the end," Alucard said.
"Yes, everything turned out just fine," Sir Integra said. "Except that ninety percent of our staff were killed, turned into ghouls, then resurrected by the Police Girl when she grew wings and threw glitter and them, and now she has her own personal cult."
There was a moment of silence as Alucard processed this. "...What."
Flora held one of the men she'd saved as he tearfully thanked her. She smiled gently as he slowly stopped sobbing from relief. She'd done some real good here. Maybe this loop wouldn't be so bad after all.
Loop 1.7
While the other girls were eating, Flora slipped away into the city of Magix. She called upon her new vampiric side and her body began to change slightly. Her teeth lengthened into fangs, her hair grew a little wilder, and her eyes turned red. She let her senses expand, bringing her information of the city around her. Information of her prey. She calmly suppressed the urge to hunt. She didn't need blood. She was after something a bit more important.
Her ears brought her the familiar voices she was listening for. She faded into darkness and drifted through the shadows to where the three witches were waiting for their ogre.
"Where is he?" Icy demanded.
"Boo," Flora said, coming up behind them and reverting to her human form.
The Trix whirled in shock. "Who are you?" Darcy demanded.
"How did she sneak up on us like that?" Stormy asked, alarmed.
"Rather easily, actually," Flora said.
"Alright, you've made your point," Icy said. "What do you want?"
"You three are searching for the Dragon Fire," Flora said. It was not a question.
"Yes..." Icy said cautiously.
"You will abandon your search immediately."
"Why would we do that?" Stormy demanded.
"Because if you don't, I will start feeling... unreasonable," Flora said.
"You think your little threats scare us?" Darcy asked. "You're just a freshman fairy from Alfea, aren't you?"
"True," Flora said. "But that's not all I am." She shifted fully into her vampire form, her power forming a cloud of black menace around her. The three witches each took a step back, their faces turning pale. "Now, you were just about to abandon that search of yours, weren't you?"
"Y-y-y-yes mistress," Icy said. "Anything you say!"
"Very good," Flora said with a cheerfully fanged smile. "You should probably be headed back to Cloud Tower about now."
"Yes mistress!" the witches chorused, vanishing in a flash of light.
Flora transitioned back to her human form. It was amazing how much conflict she'd just prevented by simply showing a little fang. She started off to rejoin her friends, whistling a happy tune to herself.
Loop 1.8
On some level, Flora probably should have found loops like this disturbing. Being the wrong gender for a few years should be, if nothing else, then at least very confusing, but for some reason it never bothered Flora. She was a specialist named Flynn this loop. And that was that. No fuss, no confusion, no complaints, it simply was. What she found rather more confusing was the Timmy also appeared to have changed gender to replace her on the Winx. That was rather strange. Still, she could live with it. Of course, that meant she'd ended up with yet another gun, but at least this one used rather sanitary magical bullets, rather than the metal and gunpowder most of her guns used. Next time she was in a fight, she was tempted to bring out the Harkonnen, just to see what the reactions would be.
"Hey Flynn, are you going to just stand there all night?" Brandon, masquerading as Sky, asked, interrupting her thoughts.
"Huh?" Flora asked, looking up.
"Come on," Brandon said. "This is the dance! Go dance with someone!"
"I don't really..." Flora trailed off.
"Come on," Brandon said, taking her by the arm. "In you go!" He pulled her towards the crowd. She stumbled, then collided with another person and they both went down.
"I'm sorry," Flora said. "My friend decided I need to find someone to dance with, and he-"
"Pushed you?" Techna asked. "It's alright, my friends just did the same thing."
"Are you alright?" Flora asked, getting to her feet and extending a hand to help Techna do the same.
"I'm fine," Techna said, taking the offered hand.
"I suspect our friends won't give up until we find someone to dance with," Flora said with a sigh.
"Well then, there's only one logical solution," Techna said.
"What's that?" Flora asked.
"We can dance with each other," Techna said.
Flora blushed a bit. "Are you sure?"
"Of course," Techna said as they began to dance. "It's only logical."
"Right," Flora said. She looked at Techna as they danced. This felt weird, but not in a bad way. In fact she kind of liked it. Maybe this wasn't a bad thing at all.
"Fand," Frigg said, staring over the fairy admin's shoulder. "Why do you feel the need to ship everyone in your loop?"
"Because it's fun!" Fand said. "You should try it some time! Don't you have that cute couple of loopers in your loop? See if you can set them up together."
"I do not involve myself in the personal lives of my loopers," Frigg said.
"Awww, you're no fun," Fand said.
"We clearly have different definitions of the word 'fun'," Frigg said.
Loop 1.9
"Callisto?" Techna said once again. "Fourth world of Magic Realm's upper ring? Wow! That's quite a ways away. Hi, my name's Techna." Then she deviated from the script. "Wait, what did you say your name was?"
"B- Varanda?" Bloom said.
"No, not you," Techna said.
"Stella?" Stella asked.
"Not you either."
"Hi, I'm Flora," Flora said.
Techna looked rather alarmed. "Flora, can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure," Flora said, walking past Bloom and Stella, who shared a shrug.
"Thank you," Techna said, leading them off towards a private alcove.
This could be it! Flora thought. It seemed like Techna was looping! She'd been waiting so long for someone else to join her! "What did you want to talk to me about?" Flora asked.
"Who are you and where's Tina?" Techna asked. "And what do you know about this time travel?"
Flora's breath caught for a moment as joy overwhelmed her. "Oh Techna, this is wonderful, you're finally looping! I've been waiting for this for ages!"
"Where is Tina?" Techna asked again.
"Tina?" Flora asked, confused for a moment. Then it hit her and she went pale. "Oh Techna, I am so sorry, I didn't realize- I should have- I'm so sorry."
"What are you sorry about?" Techna asked. "And where is Tina?"
"Um..." Flora said. "Tina's at Red Fountain. She's a boy named Timmy. Do you... remember a Specialist named Flynn?"
"Of course I remember Flynn, he-" Techna cut off as her brain worked through the logic chain. "You're Flynn."
"Yes."
"The specialist I spent three years dating."
"Yes."
"Explain."
"Well it all starts with this computer that is also a tree called Yggdrasil..."
"So you're the Anchor," Techna said. "And you're usually a girl."
"Yes," Flora said.
"How long have you been... looping?"
"Hundreds of loops, each about three years long," Flora said. "I'm still a young looper though. Commander Shepard told me there are loopers who've been looping for untold millions, maybe billions, or even trillions, of loops."
"And you've been to other universes?" Techna asked.
"Yes. My first was the one with Commander Shepard. My most recent resulted in me becoming a vampire."
"You're a vampire?" Techna asked.
"Only when I want to be," Flora said. "It's rather helpful though."
"I see," Techna said. "I... I guess I have one more question."
"Yes Techna?" Flora asked.
"When you were Flynn, and we were dating..." Techna's voice caught, but she pushed through. "Did you really love me, or was that all just an act?"
"Of course I loved you," Flora said gently. "I still do."
"Then... can I try something?" Techna asked.
"Sure," Flora said.
Techna grabbed Flora and pulled her in for a kiss. After a moment, she broke off, shaking her head. "It's just not the same."
"I suppose not," Flora said.
"I'm sorry Flynn, I mean, Flora," Techna said. "I just don't think I can do this."
"It's alright," Flora said. "We can still be friends."
"I think I'd like that," Techna said. "So what now?"
"Welcome to the Multiverse, Techna," Flora said. "It's nice to see you again."
Loop 1.10
"Where are we?" Techna asked.
"Shepard told me about this," Flora said. "I think this is the Hub."
"The Hub?"
"Yggdrasil's ultimate backup file," Flora said. "All the other loops can be found as fiction in this world."
"That includes us?" Techna asked.
"Of course."
"Winx Club," Flora said. "Apparently it's named after us."
"I'm assuming this is baseline?" Techna asked.
"It should be," Flora said.
"Good," Techna said. "It'll be nice to find out what happened the first time."
"I did say I was sorry," Flora said.
"Flora?" Techna asked. "The loop ends here. Why are there three more seasons?"
"It looks like there's another one coming out soon, too," Flora said. "Shepard told me about things like this. Sometimes loops expand."
"So these new seasons are our future?" Techna asked.
"I think so," Flora said.
"So that's what our future's like," Techna said, looking up from the notes she'd taken. "Interesting. Although I do wonder how that second movie fits into the timeline."
"Maybe it's a variant?" Flora suggested, looking up from her magazine.
"Flora? Are you... reading a gun magazine?" Techna asked, shocked.
"What? No!" Flora said, blushing as she put her magazine out of sight. "Of course not!"
"Flora."
"...Okay, yes. But just for research!"
"Research?" Techna asked, one eyebrow raised in disbelief.
"I keep ending up in loops where I'm given a gun," Flora said. "I thought I should know a bit more about them."
"And that's your only reason for reading it," Techna said with a voice that could have sucked the moisture out of a swimming pool.
"Yes!" Flora said a bit too quickly. "That's my only reason!"
"Whatever you say, Flora," Techna said. "Whatever you say."
Author's Notes:
1.2: Flora's first fused loop. Mass Effect, for those who didn't recognize it. Also the beginning of a very guilty pleasure.
1.3: Loopers tend to get more powerful as they age. Flora's still an Enchantix fairy at this point, but she's far stronger than a normal Enchantix fairy would be.
1.4: Could you put up with the Trix for centuries?
1.5: Yes, this is a running joke. No, it's not going away any time soon.
1.6: Yggdrasil inflicts a Hellsing Abridged loop on Flora.
1.7: Flora inflicts her Hellsing Abridged loop on the Trix.
1.8: Fand, the Queen of Fairies is the Admin (programmer) for the Winx Loops. She's an unrepentant shipper, which means she's rather benign by admin standards. Frigg runs the Nanoha Loops next door.
1.9: The Infinite Loops! Creating awkward situations since time immemorial! Also, Techna's awake.
1.10: The Hub is basically a copy of the real world. It's not actually reality of course, but it's functionally identical.
That's about it! More loops to come!