Chapter Three: All Hope is Lost

The rest of the girls ran to Ms. Feragonda's office with the faxed note, and Bloom knocked quietly on the door. Ms. Faragonda opened it, surprised to see most of the Winx Club at her office.

"Girls, what's going on?" she asked worriedly, "Where's Tecna?"

"I think you should see this, Ms F." Stella handed the headmistress the note, and she read it to herself.

"Well why didn't Tecna come and show this to me herself?"

"She doesn't want to leave." Bloom guessed, "And we have a feeling there's more to this letter that meets the eye."

"Well, I think we should get Tecna's point of view on this, after all this is about her." Ms Faragonda suggested.

"I don't think that's such a good idea." Flora replied hesitantly, knowing if Timmy was caught that Saladin would have to be informed.


Ms. Faragonda slowly opened the door to the girls' suite to see Tecna still fast asleep in Timmy's arms, grasping her arms around him as if she would fade away into nothing if she let him go.

"Miss Tecna, wake up." Ms Faragonda tapped her shoulder, and both her and Timmy woke with a start.

"Ms Faragonda, I'm sorry. I'll leave." Timmy began to stand up, but Tecna's grasp tightened on his arm.

"No!" she pleaded, "Please Timmy, don't leave me yet."

"Timmy doesn't have to leave." Ms Faragonda told Tecna calmly, "Just tell us why you're so desperate for him to stay."

"Well Ms. Faragonda… only half the things on that note the girls gave you are true." Tecna tried to contain herself as she explained further, "My mother's new boyfriend wishes to take me and my mother back to his home realm of Default. All my connections to the girls and Timmy will be cut. I won't be able to communicate with any of you at all."

"You do realize that Default doesn't allow women any rights at all." Ms Faragonda added.

"Yes, I do, and I don't want to leave Alfea. I feel as if I can be free to show my feelings here, I can feel loved, and I enjoy the feeling." Tecna answered.

"I understand… and Timmy can stay the night, but you still need to go." Ms Faragonda regretted to inform the saddened technology fairy.

"Can't you refuse it?" Tecna asked her headmistress.

"I'm afraid not, this is out of my hands. Parental authority is greater than my own." Ms Faragonda replied.

"But Byte isn't even my father!" Tecna argued.

"I'm sorry Miss Tecna, but the note signed in your mother's handwriting, making it official, there's nothing I can do." with every word that Ms Faragonda said, tears began to well in Tecna's eyes.

"I guess this is it girls… and Timmy… goodbye." Tecna buried her face in her hands as everyone around her looked astonished by her sadness. Timmy, most of all, felt horrible that he couldn't stop this from happening, but he knew that he'd find a way to see her again, whatever it took.

"Tec…" he began, placing gentle hands on her shoulders, then she faced him and collapsed into his arms, "I'll find a way to see you again, I promise."

"It'll be impossible Timmy… Byte's not as gullible as you think." Tecna sobbed.

"Nothing's impossible Tecna, not when I love you more than anything." Timmy whispered soothingly in her ear.

"Timmy, I love you too…" Tecna continued to cry in his arms as he tried hard to console her by caressing her short magenta hair.

"Oh, this is so sad… if I had to leave Helia for any reason at all, I'd feel the same way." Flora began sobbing too, seeing Tecna bury herself in Timmy's arms, afraid to let go. Soon, all the girls were sobbing and hugging Tecna goodbye. Despite all the sadness, Timmy knew he'd get to Tecna and figure out Byte's plans.


The next morning, Tecna waited with the girls, Timmy and Ms Faragonda for the cruiser that would transport her and her mother to the Realm of Default. Tecna tried so hard not to cry again as she looked at Timmy numerous times. Though Timmy had told her that he would find a way to get in contact with her. Suddenly a black aircraft touched down on the grounds of Alfea, and Byte stepped out with Tecnisha following him.

"Come on Tecna, time to go!" Byte ordered harshly. Tecna took a deep sigh as she dragged her luggage forward.

"Byte… I won't come with you." Tecna fought defiantly.

"That's not up to you to decide Tecna Logica! Now come on, I don't want to hear from you the whole ride there. Is that clear?" Byte snapped, but Tecna refused to give in. Timmy stood there shook up, he was not going to let someone like Byte yell at his beloved the way he did. He was about to run up and help Tecna, but Stella stopped him.

"I know you hate seeing this, Timmy, but there's nothing you can do." she replied quietly.

"No Stella, I'm not going to stand by and let Tecna be treated this way, it hurts too much." Timmy marched toward Byte, and stood between him and Tecna.

"Tecna has every right to make her own decisions, and no one, not even you, can tell her otherwise!" Timmy shouted.

"That'll be enough from you, boy!" Byte snapped back, and pulled Tecna by the arm into the aircraft.

"Timmy!" Tecna called repeatedly, only to have Byte yell at her once more.

"Quiet, he can't hear you now!" he ordered, and Tecna fell silent. Outside, the aircraft had began taking off.

"Tecna, no! Tecna!" Timmy called, falling to his knees as the breeze faded from the aircraft's takeoff, "No… Tecna."


As Tecna watched Timmy fall to his knees from the window in the back of the aircraft. She began weeping again, knowing it would be impossible for them to meet again.

"Goodbye… Timmy." she sobbed.