A Day in Magix
"Oh, you'll love this outfit, Angel," Stella said holding a black skirt and a red top to her. "Wait, you're more of a teal girl. It'll match your eyes."
Angel sighed and shook her head. "I don't think I'm awake enough for shopping," she said. "How about we grab an espresso and go for a walk for a while?"
"Oh, girl, I hear you," Layla said. "Who else is in?"
"I could go for an espresso," Musa said.
"I like it," Bloom said. "Come on, Stella, we'll shop later. Today, we want to learn all about Angel."
"That hits the spot," Musa said after taking a sip of her espresso. "Nothing like caffeine in the morning to wake a person up."
Angel slowly sipped her coffee, watching the six girls interact. So that's what you were like as a teenager, Musa. And, I never thought my mom would be so cool. Musa also forgot to mention that the Solarian shopping gene that Celeste has was inherited from her mom. Wow, Daisy just like her mom, while Violet's totally different. And, I can't even begin to list the similarities between Tecna and Mech, despite the gender difference.
"So, is the coffee on Avia as good as Stardust Coffee?" Stella asked Angel, shaking her from her thoughts.
"Oh, uh…"
"Stella, there is a Stardust on almost every planet," Tecna said. "Most likely she's had it before, considering she didn't need to look at the menu to order."
"Oh, yeah," Stella said throwing a hand behind her head and laughing.
"So, Angel, tell us about your home," Flora said. "I bet there are amazing forests for all the birds."
Angel nodded. She tried to remember her one visit to Avia as a kid. "Yeah, there are. There are pine forests, and jungles, and, well, everything you can imagine birds would like. I have a pet peacock."
"What's her name?" Stella asked.
"Well, first off, it's a he," Angel said. "And his name is Flare."
"Why would you get a male peacock?" Stella asked.
"Well," Tecna began, "the males are actually the ones with the beautiful tail feathers. They're meant to attract the female peacocks."
"Oh, really?"
"Yep," Angel nodded.
"Are there any penguins there?" Musa asked, forgetting her suspicion, but only for a second.
"Well, there are, but not near the castle," Angel said, knowing that she was just pulling shit out of thin air. "Why penguins?"
"Musa's had a thing for penguins since she saw the movie Happy Feet," Bloom said. "Which you probably never even heard of since it's from Earth."
Angel shook her head. She hadn't been allowed too much time for recreation as she was raised, and she rarely got to watch movies, unless they were educational.
"So, tell us about this guy that abducted your parents," Musa said.
"Musa," the other five members of the Winx Club frowned.
"I'm sure she doesn't want to talk about that," Flora said.
"Especially when there's shopping to be done," Stella said throwing her arms in the air. "Oh, I bet you would look fantastic in pink."
"Stella, I can't stand any more of your stores today," Layla complained. "Not after last weekend."
"Well, how about we all split up and meet back here in one hour?" Tecna said. "I do need to quickly run to the computer store."
"Come on, Stell," Bloom said turning her friend toward the clothing stores. "I'll shop with you."
"I'll go with you, Tecna," Flora said. "I've been meaning to get a storage disk for my computer because it's running out of memory. And the computer store is next to the flower shop."
"Where are you off to?" Musa asked Layla.
"I'm gonna check to see if the sporting goods store has anything new," Layla said. "What about you, Angel?"
"Well, I was going to head toward a music store," Angel said. "I mean, I had to leave in a hurry so I left all my music at home."
"Well, that's Musa's department," Layla said. "How about you two go to the music store and I'll meet you there in a few, okay?"
"Sounds like a plan," Angel said.
"I guess so," Musa said. Musa looked at Angel before turning in the direction of the music store. Angel was walking next to her after only a few moments.
"So, Musa, do you have a boyfriend?" Angel asked.
Musa looked at the blonde girl before nodding. "You could call him that, I guess."
"You could call him that?" Angel asked. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that, yes, I do," Musa snapped. "But he's just really stubborn and I don't know if he would claim to be my boyfriend if asked." Musa took a calming breath before she continued. "What about you? Do you have a boyfriend?"
Angel nodded. "Yeah, but my grandparents disapprove of him. My grandparents would rather I marry a Duke twice my age than a prince just two years older."
"Well, that doesn't make any sense," Musa said.
"They're personal friends with the Duke," Angel said. "If I married him, they would immediately give up the throne to him. Otherwise I think they're trying to live forever."
"That sucks," Musa said quickly. She still didn't trust Angel completely. "So, tell be about the boyfriend."
"Oh, well, his name is Brandon –"
"Stop right there," Musa said turning to face the blonde. "Did you say Brandon?"
"Yeah," Angel said. "Why?"
"Stella's boyfriend is named Brandon," Musa said.
Angel stopped breathing mid breath. Technically, her boyfriend was Brandon, Jr. She hadn't thought about the fact that he was named after his father. "There has to be more than one Brandon in the universe," Angel said slowly. She then quickly changed the subject. "I wonder if they have any Dustin Timberpond here."
Musa frowned as Angel began searching the aisles. There was something definitely off about the girl. And how in the world did she wonder about the Dustin Timberpond CD? It was so new Musa had barely even heard a single track from it.
"Hey, Musa," Layla said coming up to the musical fairy. "You look disturbed."
"I just don't know if we can trust Angel," Musa said. "She seems off to me."
"And I didn't?" Layla asked.
"Well, no, you didn't," Musa said.
25 years in the future:
"And so, if you do not surrender the kingdom of Solaria to Krannert peacefully, you will never see your grandchildren, like your daughter, ever again," Stormy recited the letter she was writing to King Radius of Solaria.
"I hope she knows who she's dealing with," Celeste growled as she struggled in her bindings. "You had better take these bindings off. They're wrinkling my dress, and it's vintage Spella McCartney and it used to be my mother's."
"Celeste, shut up," her brother said, having given up his struggles a while earlier.
Celeste frowned. "I refuse to be treated like this," she snapped. "I am a princess."
"A royal pain in the ass, if you ask me," Stormy said.
"You know, you could really go for some de-frizzing gel," Celeste said.
Stormy growled and made a fist. "You want to say that again, pixie?" Celeste shook her head. "I didn't think so." She grabbed the scroll and walked out of the room slamming the door closed behind her. A few moments later, the door slowly opened again and a brunette boy with aqua eyes and glasses stuck his head in.
"Mech!" Celeste cried.
"Not so loud," Mech said quietly entering the room and ushering two girls in with him. The girls, the youngest of the bunch, were twins Daisy and Violet, both had gentle brown eyes and dark brown hair.
"Hey, aren't you two supposed to be at Alfea?" Brandon asked as they each undid the magic bindings of the Solarian siblings.
"Aren't you supposed to be at Red Fountain?" Violet asked twisting her dark hair into a bun.
"Come on," Daisy said pushing open a secret door in the wall. "We have to find Angel and then save Musa."
"Icy said that Musa got Angel into a portal," Celeste said as Brandon closed the door behind them.
"Could you provide us with a little light, Celeste?" Mech asked.
"Certainly," Celeste said changing into her Winx and holding the scepter of Solaria up for light. "Do you know where Musa is, Mech?"
"Probably wherever Krannert is," Violet said. "He has a crush on her."
"I believe that the more correct term is that he is sprung on her," Brandon said.
"Brandon," Daisy snapped. "Please don't talk like that."
"We can't take on Krannert," Mech said. "So we have to get to Solaria before the king can surrender to Krannert."
"Grandpa would never do that," Celeste claimed.
"Well, if he thinks he's never going to see either of us again, he just might," Brandon said. "Where's the ship you took here?"
"Yeah, about that…" Mech laughed.
"What he means is that we got shot down and it won't work," Daisy said.
"So we were thinking about taking one of those," Violet said pointing out a small window at one of Krannert's force's ship.
"What fun," Celeste said with a smile.
"I'm piloting then," Brandon said as he led them all to the hangar.
"That one's freshly fueled," Mech said pointing at a nice ship.
"That'll work then," Brandon said. "Follow my lead."
As soon as none of Krannert's men were looking Brandon jumped up and quietly ran to the ship, slipping inside to make sure that no one was in it. The other four were right behind him.
"How do we get this out without any of them following?" Daisy asked.
Brandon smiled. "That's easy enough, Daisy," he said as he turned on the main controls. He immediately went to the guns and shot every other ship, taking off critical parts before setting to the air. "Now, this will be a bit bumpy until we're out of the atmosphere, so hold on."