Dear Diary 2:

The Legendary Eight

Summary: The Winx's life turns around when they are set to go on the biggest adventure ever, with their newest member Elizabeth. The boys are set to come to and the Winx don't know how they'll cope. With awkward moments, sweet memories and a new enemy rising, this is one adventure you don't want to miss!

Rating: T – some action themes may frighten young readers, mild romance and fictional characters and beliefs.

Disclaimer: I do not own Winx Club! The only thing I own is the plotline, Elizabeth, Tess, Marnie, Nola, The Legendary Eight, Mark, The Dark Lord, Zargo, Lianne, Eric, the nymphs and various other ORIGINAL characters. Nothing else belongs to me.

Thanks to: One foot out the door my beta reader! And also to all my reviewers…my inbox was literally flooded!

Special Requests: None, really!

Recap:

Stella slaps Brandon and runs away without a word. Brandon later finds her and comforts her. Musa had an awkward encounter with Riven. Layla received a hologram from her mother and father. Bloom avoids Sky even more than usual. Flora makes a promise to Helia that she is determined to keep. Tecna and Timmy have gone crazy digitalizing their jet. Elizabeth and Mark decide to play a game of Truth or Dare…minus the Dare. A mysterious man has freed the Trix and given them a power upgrade.

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CHAPTER THREE

Getting Settled

Bloom and Sky's large ship landed on the outskirts of Domino. The land was completely desolated, even more frozen than usual. Bloom sighed, pulling a strand of red hair out of her blue eyes. She knew that she would have the hardest task out of all the seven girls. Who could possibly find anything in this isolated world?

Sky opened his mouth to suggest it, but before he could even let out a breath, Bloom had stalked off. He knew it was her way of indicating that she was clearly not interested in anything that he was going to say. The prince rolled his eyes, as much as she hated him, they had to at least talk to each other! I mean, five months of the silent treatment?

He couldn't bare that.

"Bloom," He yelled, running to catch up with the redhead, "Come on! Can we please just forget about what happened with Lianne? Just for the trip…you don't even have to be my friend if you don't want to! Just please…talk to me!"

Bloom sighed; she knew that she wouldn't be able to resist talking to him. Finally, she replied, a little sharply, "Fine, but we are only acquaintance, right?"

Sky nodded, but inside, Bloom's words hurt more than a thousand knives piercing into his heart. Though, he knew that this was better than nothing. So he quickly shook his head to clear his thoughts and turned towards Bloom, whose expression was now much softer than it had been twenty minutes ago. Sky grinned, brushing his blonde hair back.

"How about we try Earth?" Sky asked, "That's the place you call 'home' right?"

Bloom's eyes widened at the suggestion. She leapt up into Sky's arms, "Oh my god Sky, you are a genius! Why didn't I think of that?! I'm so glad we're partners!"

Once the fairy realised what she was doing, she quickly jumped out of her ex's arms and scratched her hand awkwardly. She really had to get a better grip on her emotions, because those feelings that she had for Sky kept jumping back to her. She had to constantly remind herself that she was mad at him, but picturing Lianne's smirking face was enough to set her on a war-path.

Sky's mind was somewhere else. He didn't know what had just happened; everything was so quick that he couldn't grasp it. The only thing he got was Bloom's last sentence, and it just didn't seem to go away. Her exact words swirled around his head and even Bloom could feel the tension between them reaching boiling level.

Partners, the word lingered in the air. Just partners.

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Linphea was just what everyone described it as, plants towered over the land and flowers blossomed on the fresh grass. Butterflies of every colour floated around, nestling themselves on particularly beautiful flowers. Birds twittered harmoniously as the sun slowly floated downwards, cascading the realm in beautiful shades of pink, yellow and orange. Citizens all over Linphea came out to watch the spectacular event. Slowly, the soothing night took over and bright stars sparkled in the night sky.

Never before had the stars twinkled so bright, and the Linphean people gazed in wonder. It was as if a miracle had befallen the precious stones of light. Even the two people who descended the dark ship that night, stopped to awe at the sky. One person in particular, a feminine girl, with light brown hair and pink apparel, smiled at the shining crescent moon. Linphea was one of the most beautiful realms in the universe, but it had never been this…striking.

The other person, a manly figure gazed at the realm he'd been to only a few times. He stared up into the sky for a few minutes, just taking in the magnificence of it all. The moon glowed on his face, bringing him back to reality. Helia looked to the side and nudged his girlfriend, breaking the pretty girl out of her trance.

She smiled at him and they walked towards the opposite side of the jungle, both of their hands clasped together. They were perfect for each other, and they knew it. They were like Romeo and Juliet, except for the part when they died. Flora, the brunette, just hated when people died…even if it was for love! The fairy of nature was too soft for her good.

After a few minutes, they'd reached a small, cosy, cottage. Flora let go of her boyfriend's hand and knocked on the door. It was immediately opened and a brown haired woman opened the door. She was obviously glad to see them, if the radiant smile on her face implied anything. Flora laughed, happily and ran to hug the woman…her mom.

This was only the start of their adventure.

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Layla was the Princess of Andros, better known as 'Tides' for short. She grew up in a castle near the seaside and until a few years ago, her best friends were a sea full of mermaids who adored their princess. Layla was raised to be a very well-mannered girl and was taught to live by discipline and rules. She had to behave like a royal…and only a royal.

It took a while for Layla's parents to come to their senses. They knew that their daughter despised royal lessons, but when she proudly defeated Baltor and earned her Enchantix, they realised how much she was growing. They knew that one day Layla would resist those barriers they'd put up and she'd rebel against them. That was clearly shown when she, at first, had refused to marry Nabu.

When the King and Queen of Andros had conversed with Nabu's parents, they'd both come to realise their mistakes. They had pressured their children too much. So, when the girl's last year at Alfea came to an end, Layla's parents cornered her and begged for her forgiveness. Layla was quite shocked because begging was not in her parent's league.

They were still getting used to the 'new' Layla that they'd ignored for over seventeen years. Both of them had to resist the temptation of scolding her and telling her to wear that fancy new ball gown instead of jeans. The King and Queen, were very old-fashioned and they themselves were grown up to be orderly.

So, when they received a message from Ms Faragonda, they were quite shocked. They didn't know the new Layla so well, but they did know that she could be very brave and adventurous. She craved for exciting things and nothing energized her more than exploring. They were scared to death, worrying what might happen if the heir to Andros's throne got lost in the depths of the jungle.

Luckily for them, both Layla and Nabu arrived at the gates of Andros looking as refreshed as ever. Layla was positively glowing and her boyfriend was…well glowing too. They had come forth to the King and Queen, hand-in-hand, looking delighted. The royal council of Tides was as relieved as Layla's parents who had been spreading the news that the heir might be lost.

"Hi mom…" Layla grinned, "Why do you look so…relieved?"

Her parents could only throw each other a look.

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Neither Timmy nor Tecna had done much over their long flight. They had both been settled into their own work, designing ships or working on improving and strengthening spells, to be exact. Both of them were absolutely tired, so when they landed in Zenith, they'd run over to Tecna's house instantly. There they'd barely greeted her parents, before slumping into bed to catch some sleep.

They hadn't done anything particularly interesting that day, but little did they know that a lot of over-the-top things would happen over the course of the month, that it would definitely make up for the lack of excitement that day. So for now, the best the techno-styled couple could do was go to sleep and rest their brains for the upcoming adventure.

They would definitely need it.

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Soon the awkward moment in the jet was forgotten and both Riven and Musa were only intent on doing one thing…finding shelter. As soon as they'd stepped out of the ship, they had been drenched in rain and occasional hail hit them. Musa fought the urge to create a spell to shield them from the rain, like so many others had done.

"Don't," Riven said, gruffly, as if he knew what was going through her mind, "remember what Ms Faragonda told you…you have to conserve your energy, Muse."

The nickname brought shivers down her spine. The only other time he'd called her that was when he'd first asked her to date him. The brief memory of Shadowhaunt flashed through her head, but she quickly looked away before Riven could see she was blushing. Unfortunately, right that moment he'd turned towards her.

"Muse," he chuckled, "your face has gone as red as your Winx outfit!"

Musa looked towards the wet ground, kicked a stone and muttered, "Thanks."

"Sorry," Riven apologised.

Another clunk of hail hit one of Musa's black pigtails and the music fairy winced. Riven laughed, gruffly and flicked the white ice off her head. She smiled softly at him and kissed his cheek, causing him to blush even redder than Musa had. The fairy laughed, softly and brushed back a strand of her long hair.

"You know," she smiled up at the dark sky, "we really should find shelter."

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When both Elizabeth and Mark landed in the grounds of Willa, Elizabeth felt the rush of cool wind on her face. It had been so long since she'd come to her home realm. Ever since her dad was offered a place in the Solarian Royal Council, she had been moved to Solaria and lived in the Royal quarters, as Stella's squire-girl.

She had so many childhood memories here; it was so good to be back. Elizabeth smiled and walked towards the cottage in which they had once lived. Her mum and dad had been divorced a few years ago, for reasons they wouldn't tell her. Her dad got custody over her and they both moved to Solaria, where her dad had scored a 'high' job. Ever since then, neither Elizabeth nor her dad had seen her mum, Jessica.

Mark put a reassuring hand on Elizabeth's tanned skin, the effect of living right next to a Solarian beach. Elizabeth smiled at the boy; they had a strong bond even if they had only met each other a few hours ago. Their Truth or Dare game had showed them how much they had in common, and Elizabeth knew it was much more than what she had in common with Brandon.

"Do you think…?" Elizabeth began, nervously. She spun around to Mark's sparkling eyes and was about to object to it.

"Just do it Liz," Mark said, encouragingly.

So with a shaky hand, Elizabeth rapped on the door.

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Stella and Brandon both were very behind. They had left Enchants around the time that everyone else had landed in their realms. They had stayed in their position for several minutes, but then decided to soak up their time in Magix. They spent the day out, chatting and laughing. They'd gone out for lunch (Stella told herself it wasn't a date and that Brandon wasn't cheating on Elizabeth) and had a good time and at precisely nine o' clock, they'd left from Enchants.

So when Stella arrived at the palace, instead of throwing open the doors and making a big entrance like she usually did, she just slunk past the guards and threw herself on her queen-sized bed. She hadn't even ask the maids to brink her a midnight snack – cookies and milk, a classic – like she usually did. Instead she'd just asked a guard to direct Brandon to his room and dozed off.

God, she was so tired!

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A man watched through a crystal pool, as the Winx went to bed. He smiled one of his trademark evil grins and watched as the Trix looked up in awe. She and her other sisters had their witch apparel changed completely, as with their powers.

Icy was very impatient and she stalked up to the evil sorcerer her knee-high boots clicking against the cold, marble floor. She flicked back her ponytail, which was now clasped back with a diamond. The various diamonds she wore shone as she spoke, "I don't get it, why can't we just strike now?"

Her blue skirt swished as Stormy stepped forward, her outfit quite similar to the once she wore before, only the theme was now maroon. Her maroon boots had a big lightning bolt down one side – her own personal touch. "Yeah, I agree with Icy. I mean…look at us!"

The last of the three witches stepped up, her purple dress clinging to her perfectly curved body. She fiddled with her black belt and spun on one of her strapped shoes. Her curly hair bounced as she added to her sister's argument, "We've got so much power the Winx won't even be able to put up a good fight let alone win!"

They each nodded and stood up to prove their point. Icy caressed her diamond studded cheek, symbolizing her ice power. Stormy admired her lightning-shaped ring an icon of her immense lightning power. Darcy's glasses were replaced with a small tattoo in the shape of three circles, another image of her ability to control people's minds. Each of them looked at their new leader, rather proud of their argument.

The man spun on his heel and turned to face the three witches, "Yes they will, because you have not gained any practice with your new powers. And judging by your last battles, I'd say you don't have a good reputation of not getting humiliated. Besides, I'm your leader and I say you are too in-experienced. Now…leave me!"

The three witches, rather embarrassed, walked away. They didn't know how much power their new master had, but what they did know was that they didn't want to find out…yet. The man smirked as he saw them leave and looked at the pool. Its surface had now changed and it was split into seven different sections, each with a Winx girl in it, sleeping happily.

The man snorted in disgust, "Watch out Winx…you've got yourself in big trouble now."

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A/N:

Sorry, I know it was a short chapter and not much Stella/Brandon stuff, but I hope it was okay. I would love it if you reviewed! Thanks!

Cheers,

Skylar xx