"Well, Flora? Anything?"

Bloom asked her roommate. Flora was the Nature Fairy of their group known as, the Winx. Flora shook her head and sighed as she placed the egg back on Bloom's bed.

"It's a mystery, I don't recognize the design of the eggshell at all!"

Another roommate, Tecna, raised a brow as she typed on her handheld device. She was the Fairy of Technology, and the groups main source of information. Yet even she was stumped.

"My datapad show nothing resembling this creature. The behavior it shows is also-"

The egg began to shake before it flew back into Bloom's arms.

"Strange. There are a number of creatures that recognize their mother before hatching, but none of them actually fly yet, or even move around within the egg to roll! How queer."

Musa, the Fairy of Music, approached Bloom and the egg. She poked it and marveled.

"Whoa! That little guy is simmering! Doesn't it hurt to hold him like that for so long?"

Bloom shrugged.

"Not really. It's kind of like holding a pile of clothes that came fresh out the drier!"

The last Fairy of the Winx, Stella of the Sun and Moon, looked the egg over.

"Well one things for certain, this is a very stand out design, extravagant! Just look at the flames! Is that a number I see?"

Bloom looked down at it and tilted her head. The number one was made from the flames.

"I wonder what will happen when he hatches! Or uh, she?"

Tecna rubbed her chin.

"That would depend on several factors. For all we know, it being that hot is dangerous, or maybe it has to be even hotter? Who knows for sure..."

Bloom smiled.

"What if it's a dragon? And don't the Specialist handle dragons?"

Flora snapped her fingers.

"Yeah, you're right! Maybe they'd know what to do!"

Stella's eyes began to shimmer.

"Oh! If this means seeing Prince Sky again, count me in!"

Musa rolled her eyes.

"Well, it wouldn't hurt to try."

Tecna pulled her datapad back up.

"So it's settled that we'll be heading to Red Fountain? We should hurry then."

Musa and Flora stomachs growled slightly, both smiling sheepishly.

"M-Maybe we could stop somewhere to eat?"

"I did skip lunch today... Hehe."

Bloom shook her head with a giggle.

"We should stop to eat in Magix City, then go to Red Fountain!"

"Yeah!" "Good idea!" "Well, I guess." "Sooner the better!"

The Winx ventured into Magix capital city, which was often interchangeable with the name of the realm, it bothered very few. However, the Trix and their new minion had entered the city, seeking a proper test. Icy saw the Winx and gave a gleeful smile. She raised a hand and pointed at them.

"Okay, Devil. See those Fairies by the restaurant? The ones with that egg?"

A black tendril wrapped around the finger as an eyeball rose from the fingernail. The eye stared at the Winx before it split open with a mouth.

"yEs... I wItNeSS tHeIr ExIsTeNcE..."

"That egg... It's important to our plans! However they're in public, and we don't want to any evidence that'll tie itself to us, so this will be a covert job. Understand?"

"yEs..."

"Good. Make a scene that'll distract them, while we get the egg, don't go overboard with it!"

"UnDeRsTooD..."

"Now go! And hurry!"

The Devil poured himself onto the ground from Icy's finger and sped off into the restaurant. He found the waiter and snaked up the leg from under the pants. The man froze for a moment before his eyes changed. For a moment, they were as black as ink, yet changed back upon seeing Bloom. His voice was that of the waiter, charismatic and welcoming, a genial expression on as he spoke.

"Hello!~ And welcome to Gerald's Gallery! Are you here to enjoy yourself with our delectable cuisine?~"

"Well, yes! Me and my friends are just stopping for a quick snack."

"Then allow me to make it in a flash, so you have time to savour it, this way please."

The Devil led the Winx to a table outside. The Trix could handle it from there, but Icy wanted to see more.

"Let's just see what he'll do next. He better not screw this up."

Stormy glanced to the egg then to Icy.

"Wow, what a place to find the Great Dragon! Right with Stella and her magic ring."

Darcy poked her head out from the alley.

"Let's just hope he actually listens and doesn't repeat that scene in the woods..."

The Devil took their orders, and left for the kitchen with a bow. He entered the kitchen, which caught the attention of the head chef.

"What're you doing in here!? I told you that the orders are written down, hung up by the list rope, then you take more orders!"

"There are only four cooks and one waiter?" "Lenny I'll fire you at thi-"

The Devil snatched the man by his throat and kneed him in the groin.

"Three cooKs, and one waiter."

The other cooks were shocked. One was in the midst of dicing vegetables.

"Lenny, what's gotte-"

Devil ran up to one and struck them with a fist to the nose. He took the knife from their hand.

"I'll be needing thiS."

He took their head and slammed it against the counter.

"Two cooks and one waiter."

He kicked a chair up to the fleeing chefs. It hit them and dazed them for a moment. That was all he needed. With a leap across the room, he grabbed one of them by their hair and brought it down against a hot stove. He used his own hand to cover their mouth, not even feeling the pain of the heat, as he repeatedly slammed the head.

"One cook and one waiter."

The last one opened their mouth to scream, but the knife was against a their throat. The Devil spoke as the eyes revealed him.

"yOu WoUlDn'T hAppEn To KnOw HoW tO cOOk A bLt WoUlD yOu...?"

"... It's just... Bread... L-Lettuce... A-And t-to-tomatoes...! It's a sandwich!"

"ThAnK."

He came out of the kitchen with two platters on each arm and a fifth one balanced on his head. With suave style, he slid the ones on his arms on the table before each Fairy. The one on his head was hand directly in front of Musa.

"I present to you, mademoiselle, your BLT."

He raised the platter off the plate with his gentle smile. A simple sandwich sat there. Musa beamed and snatched it up.

"Oh man, I needed this! Thanks!"

She took a big bite as the waiter bowed.

"It is my pleasure. However, I must apologize that I forgot the others orders..."

Stella shrieked loudly. A severed hand laid on her plate. Flora fell back with a screech as her plate had two eyes and a pair of lips. Tecna jumped and slapped her plate off the table. A jaw without half the teeth there.

"So I decided to surprise you instead."

Bloom screamed, but her plate was that of simple spaghetti.

"Oh! It's just a normal dish... But I didn't order spaghetti!"

She felt a hand on her head. The Devil's true nature appeared once more.

"tHaT's A tAkE oUt OrDeR..."

He took the plate off the ground and slammed her head into the table. She yelped and held her face in pain. Before the others could react, he flipped the table over them, and kicked the egg out of Bloom's lap. Musa blinked at the action before her and looked to the waiter. The face he had on was terrifying. Stretched and forced by an unseen pull, a smile one sees before their doom. Musa simply took another bite as she began to sweat profusely. The egg flew into the alley, right into Icy's hands. He tossed the plate at Stormy, who caught it and began to eat with the fork made of sparks.

"Oh wow, this is actually really good! Darcy, try some!"

Darcy's eye twitched for moment.

"What part of, covert did he not get!?"

Icy leaned back, then began to walk away.

"I believe this couldn't have gone any better... Just watch, Darcy."

Darcy raised a brow, but saw the blackness fall away from the eyes as the shadow sped across the ground, unnoticed. Everyone's attention was on the waiter. He shook his head and looked around before being attacked by the Fairies. Darcy then saw the Devil form by Icy's side. The left hand, missing.

"WaS i Of UsE...?"

"You were amazing. We didn't even have to raise a finger! Completely on point, Devil. Hm? Where's your hand...?"

The waiter howled in pain and grabbed his chest before he fell limp. The Devil's left hand returned with a wet dagger. The mouth opened and revealed the waiter within the sludge.

"lEaVE nO wItNeSSeS..."

Icy grinned at the sight.

"Now you're catching on. C'mon, we can't be-"

A voice called out to them.

"Stop right there!"

"Caught... Ugh."

Icy turned around with a tired scowl. Bloom and the Winx stood before them.

"Hand the egg over! I'm asking nicely!"

"And why, little Fairy, would I do that?"

"Because he'll fly and take you with him."

"Huh?" Wh-What the!"

The egg wiggled before it flew to Bloom, taking Icy with it. Icy let go from the shock of the pull, but as the egg, the Devil's dagger pressed itself against her throat. The creature was suddenly behind her.

"i HiD iN tHe ShAdOw Of ThE eGG... nOw ThEn..."

He stopped as a small crack was heard. Bloom prepared a spell in her hands, but saw the egg absorb the magic right from her, and began to hatch. A small hole opened up, with a torrent of flames that followed after, easily melting the right eye of the Devil. With shriek, he released Bloom and fell back into the ground, more of the eggshell began to break away. Stella raised her ring.

"Solaria!"

It transformed into a scepter. With a wave of the magical item, and bright flash of light, the Winx and the egg vanished. At a different location in Magix, the Winx appeared by a fountain, yet the light was swallowed away by the egg. Stella panted.

"That was... Something!"

Flora took a closer look at the half broken egg.

"I-It hatched! And saved Bloom!"

Musa hid behind Tecna.

"What's in there? And is it actually on our side?"

"Well, don't keep us in suspense, Bloom."

Bloom looked inside, then leaned back in surprise as the creature shot up, a yawn with fire spewing from the beak. About the size of a small child, and the shape of one too, a crimson bird headed being looked at Bloom curiously. Feathers covered up the lower body as the rest of the egg simply evaporated. He then looked at the rest of the Winx.

"... Bgyao!"

He cried out. The beak curved into a smile as it leapt onto Bloom with a hug.

"Bgyao!~"

"I... Well...! This isn't what I was expecting, but at least he likes us!"

Stella leaned down and poked the beak.

"H-He's kinda cute actually!"

"Bgyao...? Bgyah!"

He bit down on her finger playfully. He shook the finger around in his mouth. Flora sat next to Stella and held out a hand. He let go of Stella and shook Flora's index finger.

"W- He's like a baby! O-Oh, right, he is... But, why would those Witches want him?"

Musa lowered herself to get a closer look.

"Not just any Witches, the Trix! And speaking of, don't they have a smelly ogre as a henchman? Not... Whatever that was!"

Tecna held her datapad out and scanned the creature.

"Results of scan... None? Hey, that's not right at all! He isn't appearing on my screen, like he's not even there!"

The creature looked at Tecna and tilted his head.

"Bgyah!~"

"... This thing is giving me mixed feelings. There's no way that's a dragon."

Bloom held out the baby with an awkward smile.

"If the Trix want him, then it'd be safer with us, or at least at Alfea Castle. Right?"

Tecna rolled her eyes.

"That's the logical way of seeing it, but I know you all just want to keep him because he's cute."

Stella waved her off.

"Well you're the one who said it, not us! Oh, but what about Ms. Grizelda?"

Flora smiled.

"Well, we already have Kikko, and my plants count as pets too!"

Musa then pointed at the baby.

"Speaking of, what happens if he sets our room on fire? I don't mean to be, that Fairy, but we do have to think about those things."

Tecna nodded.

"Exactly."

The baby let out a happy cry as fire shot out onto Bloom's hair. Rather a burning mess, a crown of flowers formed from the flames. Flora gasped.

"Wow!~ Th-Those are real living flowers! How'd he make those?"

Bloom placed a hand on the crown. It felt real, each petal and bud, even the stems and vines that held it together.

"I don't know! This is absolutely... Bizarre!"