Thanks for all the reviews, people! Keep them coming!
You read the summary right, I'm making this a trilogy! Now that I've got a good idea on what the ending will be like, I it would be silly of me NOT to round it off with a third book. We're not even near close to that yet, there's still a lot more chapters to go.
Okay, this chapter will probably be a little boring for Winx fans, because it's basically a recap of Season 4. In this chapter, you get to find out why the Winx are on Earth.
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN OR HAVE ANY RIGHTS TO WORDGIRL OR WINX CLUB! If I did, WordGirl would be an anime, and I'd never let Nickelodeon go anywhere near Winx Club.
"Hi, sweetie!" greeted Mrs. Botsford, Becky's adopted mother, as she arrived home.
"Hey Mom. How was it at the District Attorney's office?"
"Oh, not too bad. I think I've finally been able to put Dr. Two-Brains behind bars for good!"
Expressing her congratulations, Becky went upstairs to her room, hoping for some peace and quiet where she could mull over the day's events in tranquility.
Unfortunately, that didn't seem to be in the cards. Once she opened the door to her bedroom, a bucket of ice-cold water plummeted on her head.
"TJ BOTSFORD I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, almost using her sonic scream. Her little brother, TJ, came out from his room and started laughing hysterically at the sight of his shivering, sopping wet, furious adopted sister.
Wondering what all the commotion was about, Bob came out of Becky's room to witness the scene.
"You can get him later, Becky," Bob said urgently. "Right now, there's something really important you need to see."
"Later," Becky snarled, ready to give TJ the worst punishment of his life.
"Now," Bob ordered.
Completely oblivious, Becky began to chase a now slightly scared TJ down the hallway.
"Alexandria."
Becky stopped dead in her tracks. Bob had never once called her by her Lexiconian name. Whatever it was, it must be serious. Reluctantly, she went in her room, vowing to get TJ later.
"Okay, Bob," Becky said as she closed the door behind her. "What is it?"
The monkey scrambled over her Pretty Princess bedspread and retrieved an envelope from her nightstand.
"What is that?" She opened the envelope and took out the letter.
Dear WordGirl,
We were wondering if you could meet us at our house, 216 Quincy Street, as soon as possible. There is something very important we would like to discuss with you. Planet Earth is in danger, and we need your help to save it.
Yours truly,
Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla
"How do they know who I am?" asked Becky in alarm.
"I don't know, this letter just appeared in a burst of sparkles about ten minutes ago. We'd better go see what they want."
"Okay, if you say so. Word up!" In a flash of light, Becky and Bob changed into their superhero outfits. With Huggy clinging to her back, WordGirl flew out the window toward the address in the letter.
The fairies' house was remarkable. It was two stories tall, with gleaming white marble walls, numerous golden-framed windows to let a vast quantity of sunlight in, and an exquisite open-air pavilion in the back. Vines wrapped around Greek columns and the front lawn was bursting with flowers of every size and color, probably the work of the fairy of nature.
WordGirl knocked three times on the golden dragon knocker.
"Hello WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face!" greeted a red haired teenage girl cheerfully, holding open the door for them. She was wearing a strapless yellow ruffled tank top, a white miniskirt with a green bow, and a floppy sunhat.
"Hi, I'm looking for the Winx Club. Are they here?"
Then the girl started laughing uncontrollably, leaning on the doorframe for support, leaving WordGirl and Huggy perplexed.
"I'm sorry, WordGirl," said the girl once she had gotten her laughter under control. "I am Bloom, the leader of the Winx Club, remember?"
WordGirl was confused. How could this girl be Bloom? Bloom was a fairy, she had wings, and this girl clearly did not.
Bloom seemed to guess what she was thinking. She smiled mischievously. "Winx Enchantix!" At once, she began to transform. A dragon of fire flew around her, her body was covered in sparkles and she was encased in a sky blue flower. Then, the petals opened up to reveal Bloom in the same frilly blue mini dress from the battle with the Butcher. Delicate wings sprouted from her back, and the transformation was complete.
WordGirl's mind was reeling, and she was sure she looked like a complete idiot.
"As a fairy, I don't have to remain in my fairy form permanently," she explained kindly. "I, as well as the others, am gifted with the ability to change back into a normal girl. Thank goodness for that too, otherwise my wings would always crash into things. It's okay that you didn't know," she hastily added, seeing her expression. "I didn't know about that either when I first came to Alfea, so it's a private joke between the other girls and I. Here, let's go see them, okay?"
The superheroes of Fair City were ushered the parlor where the other fairies were. The parlor was light and airy with plenty of room. Even though evening was near, sunlight was pouring through the windows, most likely because of that exuberant fairy, Stella.
In the parlor, Flora was reading a book with a pair of golden fairy wings on the cover, while Tecna was researching on her laptop, both apparently hard at work. Musa was playing a happy number on the flute while Stella and Layla danced.
"Hey, girls, look who I found!" said Bloom cheerfully, gesturing at WordGirl and Huggy.
"Wow, we knew you were fast, but ten minutes is impressive!" said Stella, waltzing over to her with an unearthly grace. Then, Flora went to the kitchen, retrieved a platter of cookies, and set them down carefully on the table.
"Would either of you like something to drink?" asked Flora politely, as a good hostess should.
"Both of us are fine, but thanks anyway." WordGirl bit into one of the cookies tentatively, in case it was poisoned. She still didn't entirely trust the Winx, besides Huggy's reassurance. It didn't seem to affect her, so she took another bite. "These cookies are delicious!"
As soon as WordGirl said that, Huggy started cramming cookies into his mouth. The Lexiconian scolded him for that, telling him to be a proper guest.
"Don't worry about, I'm glad he likes them," replied Flora. "I made them myself!"
"Let's sit down, we've got lots to talk about," said Musa, setting down her golden flute on the piano.
"First, I'm sure you must have lots of questions for us, WordGirl," said Bloom. She sat down on the plush blue futon and motioned for WordGirl to sit next to her.
"How did you know where to send that letter?"
"Trust me, it was difficult finding you," began Bloom. "We were going to tell you at that battle, but there where too many people. I'm sure if that cutie reporter overheard, he'd be hot on our tail." WordGirl didn't like Bloom talking about Scoops that way, but she decided to keep her mouth shut. "We weren't going to wait for the next time you showed up to stop a crime, so we knew we had to find who you were when you weren't WordGirl."
"So we figured if there was anyone who would know your secret, it would be your enemies," said Tecna as she continued the story. "After all, they spend lots of time around you. So we went to the city jail. There was this one villain, with a dreadful brain on the outside of his head–"
"Doctor Two-Brains," said WordGirl and Huggy in unison.
"Yes," replied Bloom. "Well, Tecna did a brain wave scan and I used my healing fairy dust to neutralize the effects of that amnesia ray he created so we could discover your identity. Don't worry, Becky: my fairy dust is weaker than the other girls, so its effects only last a few minutes. He doesn't remember anything, and of course, we will keep your secret confidential."
"Thank you." WordGirl thought for a moment. "Why are you here on Earth?"
"This is what we wanted to talk to you about," stated Musa. "You see, we are here on a mission to protect this planet from four evil wizards known as the Wizards of the Black Circle."
"Who are they?"
Bloom opened the book that Flora was reading, the ancient Book of Fairies. "These wizards date back many centuries, during the Era of the Fairies," she said, pointing to a picture of four menacing men clothed in black military attire. Even though it was just a picture, they seemed to radiate a strong negative energy that made WordGirl feel cold inside. "The Era of the Fairies was a pleasant, peaceful time in Earth's history where fairies controlled the planet's energy. But that all changed once Ogron, Gantlos, Duman, and Anagan, the Wizards of the Black Circle, arrived. They wanted all the terrestrial fairies' magic, so they started a realm wide fairy hunt."
"They stole the magic from their wings," said Flora. "And trapped them far away. Now, only one fairy remains, the last fairy on Earth. If Ogron and his followers capture her energy, they will have unlimited magical power and will take over Earth."
"So what do I have to do with this?" inquired WordGirl. "I mean, if these guys are that powerful, I doesn't seem like there's much I can do."
"Quite the contrary," replied Layla matter-of-factly. "You'd be the best out of all of us against the wizards. The wizards cast a powerful spell over themselves, making them immune to any fairies' magic. We engaged them in battle at the Alfea School for Fairies: we used our strongest attack magic, but they defeated us easily. However, since you have no magic, your attacks will weaken them, and everyone in the club has full confidence that you'll succeed." When WordGirl remained silent, she added, "We need you."
WordGirl never thought she would say this, but she was terrified of these wizards. If these guys could defeat the Winx Club, who were clearly more powerful than she, she didn't stand a chance! She was just about to back out when she saw the looks on their faces. These girls were clearly desperate and were fully relying on her. It must take a lot of humility for the most acclaimed Guardian Fairies of the Magic Universe to beg for assistance from an 11-year-old girl. WordGirl also remembered her duty to the city. She had to protect it at all personal cost.
"Okay, I'll do it," she consented, and the Winx let out sighs of relief.
"Thank you, WordGirl," said Bloom. "I don't know how we can repay you for this."
"It's no problem, it's my job to protect this city, where I'm assuming these wizards are, correct?"
"That's right," affirmed Tecna. "I've been tracking them for days with my computer. So far, we know they're in this city, but they cast powerful dark spells to hide their exact location. And where the wizards are, the fairy will be as well. We have to find her and protect her from the fairy hunters. We don't know who she is, but once we're near her, we'll be able to sense her magic energy. In the meantime, we'll keep you informed."
"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Musa, staring at the clock. "We're going to be late for our concert!"
"You're having a concert?" asked WordGirl dubiously.
"Well of course!" remarked Bloom as if this was the most obvious thing in the world. "If we're going to have any luck in finding the last fairy of Earth, we have to attract as much attention and people to us as possible."
With your looks, I don't think that's going to be a problem. You'll probably attract the wrong gender, though, the superhero thought.
"I'm sorry that we have to leave like this," said Flora sincerely.
"It's okay, I need to get home before dark anyway," WordGirl replied, which she instantly regretted. What was she saying? She didn't want to sound like a five-year-old that was scared of the dark, especially in front of these girls.
"Okay, see you soon!" said Bloom, looking slightly bemused by WordGirl's reply. Giving one final wave, the Lexiconian super-speeded out the door with Huggy.
"Enchanted Morphix!" Layla created hovering pink disks, which carried their instrument cases as the girls left the house.
"Sound Distortion," muttered Musa, causing the air around them to faintly shimmer like a midsummer haze. "She can't hear us, Bloom."
"Nice, Musa." Bloom let out a depressed sigh. "We've only got two more days to find that fairy! Her power will allow us to finally achieve Believix. Then, we'll be able to put an end to that princess before she turns 16."
"Just remember," warned Musa. "The princess has great power; we must be cautious."
"Oh, don't be such a downer," complained Stella. "You know Bloom's mother ordered Diemos to watch her like a hawk until the time is right for us to make our move. It'll be easy."
"About Believix, Bloom," interrupted Flora, trying to sound bold. "Are you sure you're willing to bear the curse? You know the Book of Fairies never lies. 'Whoever bears the power of Believix will pay for it dearly with the one thing closest to her heart.'"
"I've made up my mind, Flora," replied the fairy of the Dragon Flame, with no hint of fear in her voice. "I'm willing to go to any lengths to save my kingdom, and if that means losing Sky, it's a price I'm willing to pay." At that, tears began to stream from her sparkling blue eyes.
"Aw, Bloom, it's okay," said Stella, pulling her best friend into a hug. "We all appreciate that you're going to make this sacrifice for us, and I want you to know that we'll support you."
"We know you can do it!" added Layla supportively. "You're the Fairy of the Dragon Flame! There's absolutely nothing that can stop you."
"If you are truly willing, Bloom," complied Tecna gravely. "But remember the rules."
Bloom nodded. "There's no turning back."
So, the question of why the fairies are on Earth has been answered, but many more remain. Who is Diemos? What is the curse of Believix? Who is the princess? (You read that right, Bloom said 16.)
So what do you think of the Winx Club now? Good? Evil? Too early to tell?
In case anyone's curious, I got the idea of a Believix curse from line 186 from the Sirenix book: "But be warned, there is a curse upon Sirenix." It's a recently leaked Season 5 clip, separate from the one with Sirenix and Harmonix transformations. If you haven't seen it yet, go on BelieveInWinx's blogspot. It's only six seconds long, though, but reveals some important stuff, like the fact that the girls are at Alfea. Maybe Roxy can join the club after all!
Remember what I said in Chapter 1 about Bloom having complete Enchantix? Ignore that, it's incomplete and that's why her fairy dust is weaker than the others.
Don't worry folks, Chapter 4 has much more action than this one.
As always, please rate, review, give tips for improvement, and predict what happens next! Ciao for now!