Disclaimer: I don't own Winx Club. If I did the Trix would be dead (not because I don't like them, but they've been stomped flat so many times it's stupid), Darkar would never have existed, and neither would Tritanus. But I don't, so the Trix live, Darkar exists, and Tritanus gets high on garbage. And now I've managed to make myself depressed. So let's get to something a little more fun. You remember how I said Bloom did combat training...

"Next group!"

Bloom was going through the freshman class like a buzzsaw through paper. And she hadn't even bothered to transform. Amelia looked at her friends.

"Let's get this over with. Someone take that book away from Perdi so we can get started." Amelia said.

"I'll get Perdi," Reyva said, "but you're coming with me Artis."

"Oh no." Artis was waving her hands in a helpless gesture. "You're on your own here Rey."

"...What?" Perdi looked up from her book.

"Oh good. Put that down." Artis commanded.

"...Why?"

"Because the lesson's about to start!"

"Well why didn't you say so?"

"Hey, where's Dhalia?" Reyva asked.

"Here!"

"What are you doing with that balloon?" Amelia was very confused. What was Dhalia, the most dour of the group, doing with a bright pink balloon?

"Trying to build up a charge. Maybe I can use it to boost my powers."

Artis laughed. "Bloom's not that bad, and even if she was, do you really think a balloon would make a difference?"

"I guess not." Dhalia hung her head sheepishly.

"Let's get started." Amelia said. "Reyva, grab Perdi please, she's about to go for the book again."

They walked into the ring where Bloom stood.

Bloom set out the rules. "Alright girls. You have five minutes before I start counterattacking. The lesson ends when none of you are able to maintain your fairy form. You will be graded on effort, but if anyone actually scores a hit on me they will get extra credit. You have one minute to prepare."

"She's too powerful. We can't win." Dhalia said.

"Maybe we can win, or at least score, if we use misdirection." Artis said.

"Go on..." Reyva's voice had a hungry edge to it. Reyva didn't like to lose.

"Time's up!" Bloom said. "You may begin attacking whenever you're ready, but in five minutes I'll start fighting back."

"Magic Winx!" Five voices cried out.

(Cue transformation music)

Now five fairies stood, or rather hovered, in front of Bloom.

Amelia's outfit would give Stella hives. A white top with a black skirt, a black shoe on her left foot and a white one on her right, and the same pattern was repeated with her gloves. "Amelia, Fairy of Earth and Sky!"

Artis was wearing a jumpsuit the exact color of her hair. If it wasn't for her face you'd think she'd turned into a cloud. "Artis, Fairy of the Mist!"

Perdi was wearing a one piece shirt and skirt combination. It was the color of paper, with black trim. However, Perdi had accessorized with a lab coat. Yes, a lab coat. "Perdilla, Fairy of Knowledge!"

Dhalia's dress was fairly simple, just a light purple top with a slightly darker purple skirt. Of course, her wings were shaped like electrical arcs, but hey, you can't have everything. "Dhalia, Fairy of Electricity!

Reyva's outfit looked like a very glamorous set of workout clothes. The tight fitting top and shorts were black with multi-colored sparkles scattered across them. "Reyva, Fairy of Space!"

"All right girls, remember the plan!" Artis yelled. She called on her powers and suddenly the area was covered in a thick mist.

"Right!" Reyva's magic began to enhance the pull of gravity on Bloom, but Bloom simply stood there, completely unperturbed.

"My turn." Dhalia said. She channeled electricity into the fog that surrounded Bloom. It wasn't enough to create lightning bolts, but it did make Bloom's hair stand on end, making her look like a very red sea urchin.

"Let's go!" Amelia used her two magic abilities to good effect, blasting Bloom from behind with a gust of wind while simultaneously causing the ground beneath Bloom's feet to shift. Bloom tripped.

"Now Perdi!" The four yelled.

"Lingual Shock!" Perdi erupted from the fog, throwing a blast of literary magic at the off-balance professor. The blast almost hit. But at the last second Bloom threw up a force field, deflecting the attack into the sky. The heat from her magic burned away the fog, leaving the air clear.

"Darn it, I thought we had her!" Artis exclaimed.

"Not a bad attempt." Bloom said. "Very clever use of your respective abilities, particularly the way Amelia combined her powers to knock me off balance. However, the lesson's not over. You have three minutes before I start fighting back."

"Okay girls," Reyva shouted "plan B!"

This time Amelia, Artis, and Dhalia focused their powers into the creation of a tornado of fog. Electricity crackled in the spinning pillar of mist, and they sent it towards Bloom. Her shield held off the tornado, but Perdi was firing energy blasts at Bloom from various angles. In all the chaos Reyva vanished.

Suddenly a hole in the air appeared inside Bloom's shield. Reyva burst through the portal. "Solar Wind Blast!" She shouted. A beam of solar radiation flew from her hand to a rather surprised Bloom. The shot connected, leaving Bloom's shirt smoldering slightly.

"Very good!" Bloom said. "But your five minutes are up."

Thirty seconds later and all five of the girls were flat on their backs, gasping for breath. Bloom stood over them.

"Very well done, all of you. You realized that pure force was not the answer, and used your different powers to keep me distracted long enough for you to actually hit me. You showed excellent teamwork, and you will all get the extra credit I promised. Now, I'm sure you must be tired. Go and rest."

"Yes Professor Bloom." The five battered girls trooped into the great hall.

"YES!" Reyva yelled. "We did it!"

"You set her shirt on fire. Then she mopped the floor with us." Dhalia reminded her.

"So? We still scored a hit on BLOOM!"

"I agree, this calls for a celebration." Artis said. "We have tomorrow off, let's go to Magix! We can eat out, do some shopping, see a movie, or maybe go dancing."

"Alright, sounds good." Amelia said. Then a thought occurred to her. "Perdi? No books."

"Oh, come on!" Perdi wailed. "Now I'll never catch up on my reading!"

The other four started laughing. With light hearts and sore bodies they went to their rooms and collapsed.

Bloom met up with Tecna after her class ended.

"That's the first time any freshman fairy has scored a hit on you in four years Bloom. You're getting sloppy." Tecna teased.

"Cut it out Tecna, they were very good. And I know you saw it, because I know you have micro cameras covering the area. You were right about them. They'll do well."

"Hey Bloom!" Aisha and Musa walked over. "Is it true what we heard? A freshman fairy actually got a hit in on you?" Aisha asked.

"Yeah, the girls Tecna put in our old dorm. They're very good, and they have a lot of potential."

"Just like we did, right?" Musa put in.

"Yes Musa. Just like we did."

A/N: No, your eyes do not deceive you. All five girls transformed into fairies. But one of them is a normal girl. How is this possible? You'll find out. And no, I will not tell you who it is, how they can use magic when they aren't a fairy, or really anything else along those lines just yet. If I even try to do so my Spoiler Alert siren will go off. And that thing is annoying. So no hints. You'll just have to wait and find out for yourself. Just like the girl in question. Oh, alright. I'll give you one hint. Her name has an "a" in it. See you all next time.