Now, what use could Tritannus possibly have for the Breath of the Ocean? Read on, faithful readers! The answer will come eventually. Meanwhile, let's check in with our favorite fairies, the Winx! This takes place the evening after Flora saved Paradise Bay…
Chapter 1: Desperate Dreams
"I am so looking forward to tonight," Stella announced as the Winx Club flopped onto the couches and chairs of their dorm room at Alfea College.
"What are you talking about, Stella?" Musa asked. "All we're doing tonight is getting some rest."
"That's what I'm looking forward to!" Stella laughed. The rest of the Winx joined in.
Having spent the day on Earth putting an end to Tritannus' acid rain on Paradise Bay, the Winx were exhausted. They had been getting little sleep with their extra Sirenix training, meetings with the Council of Sovereigns, and battles against Tritannus. All six members of the Winx Club were looking forward to a long rest that night.
"Well, goodnight girls," Flora said as she got into bed.
"Night," the rest of the Winx mumbled.
Bloom lied down on her bed, her thoughts turning towards her sister Daphne. Where was her older sister now? Where was Tritannus holding her prisoner? And how much longer could Daphne survive as the captive of Icy and Tritannus?
Despite her restless mind, Bloom fell asleep pretty quickly. She was beat.
But Bloom's dreams were just as restless as her thoughts before she fell asleep. Bloom dreamt she was in the Infinite Ocean, but it wasn't the Ocean as she remembered it. There was a slick film of oil everywhere. The underwater plants had wilted, and there wasn't a sea creature in sight.
As Bloom swam, she realized that she was following a girl. Bloom has never seen this girl before, but she had the power of Sirenix. Bloom could sense it from within her.
The girl turned around, still swimming. Now that she swimming backwards, Bloom could get a better look at the girl. The girl had fair skin and pale blue eyes. Her long, dark purple hair was in a high ponytail held up in a tall, sea-foam green scrunchie decorated with pearls. The girl's dress was also sea-foam green, and designed like Bloom's Harmonix dress.
The girl looked almost like a Harmonix fairy, with only two exceptions. The girl had no wings, just a bare back. And her legs, visible from the front of her dress, were covered in emerald scales.
Despite having no Harmonix wings, the girl was a fast swimmer. "Hurry, Fairy of the Dragon Flame!" the girl cried. "Or the Emperor will catch you!"
"I'm not afraid of him, Enchanta," Bloom replied. "Not anymore. You are more powerful than your mother and father combined. With your help, we can set things right."
"I sure hope so," the girl sighed. Just as the words left her mouth, her eyes opened wide. "Look out!" the girl cried. "He's found us!"
Bloom turned to see Icy and Tritannus swimming towards her, surrounded by mutants. But not all of the mutants had tails, like all the ones she had seen so far…
… Some of them had legs.
As Bloom stared in shock at the legged mutants, Icy and Tritannus shot a combined ray of power at her. Tritannus' ray was his usual blast of toxic pollution, just a whole lot stronger. Icy's, on the other hand, looked like a combination of her ice powers, Darcy's dark rays, and Stormy's lightning blasts.
"Nooooooooo!" Bloom cried. She squeezed her eyes shut…
… And opened them to find herself back in her room at Alfea.
Breathing heavily, Bloom sat up in bed. What a dream, she thought.
But what if it wasn't a dream? What if it was a vision?
Bloom shook her head. It was just a dream! It wasn't like those messages Daphne sent her all the time.
As if on cue, Bloom suddenly heard someone call her name.
"Bloom? Bloom!" cried Daphne's disembodied voice.
"I hear you, Daphne," Bloom replied. Oh, how good it was to hear her sister's voice again!
But Daphne seemed more worried than Bloom had ever seen her.
"Bloom, you must hurry. Go the Pillar of Control," Daphne instructed. "Tritannus is planning to recreate the missing seal. You must stop him!"
"But Daphne, how can Tritannus recreate the missing seal?" Bloom argued. "The Winx and I destroyed it for good!"
"I cannot answer that, little sister," Daphne admitted. "All I know is that's what Icy and Tritannus are planning to do next." Daphne began to fade away. "And Bloom, keep an eye on your friend Flora. She is in grave danger now that she has the Breath of the Ocean."
"Wait, Daphne!" Bloom cried. "What is she in danger of?" But it was too late. Daphne was gone once again.
Bloom sighed. How could she help her sister, if her sister didn't hang around long enough to tell her the whole story? Bloom shook her head. She couldn't worry about that now. The Winx Club had work to do!
Walking over to Stella's bed, Bloom steeled herself, and began shaking the Fairy of the Shining Sun awake. Knowing that Stella hated having her beauty sleep interrupted, Bloom knew she was in for a bit of a fight.
"Idon'twannagetupmom," Stella mumbled in her sleep.
"I'm not your mother, Stella," Bloom continued to shake. "Come on, we have a mission!"
Stella wouldn't budge, so Bloom went to the one fairy who had power over sound- Musa, the Fairy of Music. Musa always listened to music when falling sleep, so all Bloom had to do was take off Musa's headphones to wake her up.
"What's the matter, Bloom?" Musa asked groggily.
"Daphne sent me another message," Bloom explained. "We have to go, but I can't wake Stella up."
"Well, you came to the right girl," Musa bragged. "My Deafening Chord is sure to wake Stella up."
"Let me just get the rest of the Winx up first," Bloom suggested.
"Great idea," Musa grinned. "They're a lot easier to wake up than the Princess of Solaria."
Laughing, Bloom left Musa's room to wake Aisha, Tecna, and Flora.
