Author's note: Just a brief explanation of my absence from this fanfic.
I watched the Winx Club series finale a long time ago and here is what I thought of it: It sucked.
I was expecting a great battle between the Winx Club and Baltor but it showed him as a weak and scrawny little boy with absolutely no power at all. It also gave the feeling that it wasn't the end of it and anticipated the Winx Club movie. The scenes with the Ancient Witches were the worse, and Bloom going into Baltor was lame, it was obvious that Baltor would lose. I was furious! It made me dislike the Winx Club so bad and the fic sort of floated away from my mind. It's sad, I was in such a rush to get you the finale of Bloom's part of the saga. I'm still a little mad, but let bygones be bygones. Anyway I'm going to finish tonight, so you don't have to wait much longer.
Sorry for the delay,
Pheofox22
(reminder I wrote this out on paper before the WC Finale) I'm well over a hundred pages, and still going strong! I can't stop having new ideas for this fic! Oh well it must be good for you...if you want it.
Heartbreak or Humanity "Bloom and the fate of the world is decided. Sorry Bloom Fans"
Flora twisted and turned in her sleep trying to get comfortable in the snow. Stella's solar Barrier had given them warmth yet did not help the bitter coldness of Everest's snowy summit that stung Flora's skin. Flora opened her eyes to see a glow of orange energy coming from the shield. The sky was dark as Stella's solar eclipse spell was holding, Flora saw Stella sitting perfectly still in the snow focussing her energy on the spell which kept the warm that stops the warming.
Layla grunted as she stood up in the snow and went next to Stella. She knelt down next to her friend and put a hand on her shoulder whispering softly. "You have to let go. The solar eclipse isn't doing anything to help you have to conserve your energy."
"I don't know Layla , I might not have any power left after this doozie of a spell," Stella muttered. Layla held out her hands and caught Stella in her arms as she collapsed.
Suddenly the moon and sun began to move slowly away from each other and in a couple of moments the sun was shining brightly again for all of them to see. Flora couldn't help but smile at the sun , joy filled up inside of her as the coldness seemed to numb her. Vera slowly opened her eyes and yawned as the sky grew clear. She bunched up her coat and realized where she was.
"Shouldn't we be looking for somewhere else to go? Everest temperatures differ greatly from those in Fiji!" Vera exclaimed adding a slight brr afterwards.
"Where else can we go?" Flora asked. "Stella and I ran out of power, I don't think the Solaria ring can make a portal. Stella's too weak!"
"Well the Second Solaria ring has one last bit of magic to spare," Layla said holding up the pink Solaria ring on her finger. "But all of us have to go through the portal quickly.."
"I guess Vilavilarevois out of the question," Kevin muttered "It's probably covered in lava by now."
"Parents...Bloom's..Bloom's parents," Stella mumbled groggily, her eyes darting all over the place. "They might want..to know the...4-1-1."
"Bloom's parents house! Stella you're a genius!" Flora exclaimed, Stella's eyes drooped drowsily as a weak smile spread over her face.
"Hee hee, I'm sharp," Stella murmured and a moment later her head flopped down and she was asleep.
"If we're going to Gardenia we better hurry or we'll be in for a wet landing!"Layla informed urgently as she tapped on her earpiece. "One of my clones says that there's a massive tidal wave that's heading towards' Bloom's house!"
"Are you sure the portal's going to take us to Garden- A or whatever the place is?" Richard asked Flora inquisitively as a flash of pink light opened a small portal in front of them.
"I'm more worried about if it's going to take us directly in front of the tidal wave!" Kevin shouted as he pushed his twin brother into the portal.
"Dan, take care of Stella for me," Flora said as she disappeared through the portal. Dan picked up Stella's body up from the snow as Vera wrapped her in the faux fur coat.
"I'll help you take care of her," Vera smiled as she put her hand down and felt Stella's baby bump. Dan nodded and they both went towards the portal.
"Uh no offense, but Stella's heavier than she looks," Dan said, grunting and struggling to carry her. To his surprise a loud blood curdling wail was heard as they left Everest.
Gardenia
"Come on everybody, stay calm!" one of the Layla clones tried to coax the people who were in front of Mike and Vanessa's house. She looked up to see the sparkling portal appear above her as Layla and the others dropped from the sky.
"Did you summon them all?" Original Layla asked the clone.
"Yes, but we only have enough power to create a dome around the house. We won't be able to save the whole city from the wave," the clone replied.
"Flora and Stella are out of Winx, we have to let them regenerate in the house. If you want we can hold a few people in the house," original Layla informed as they went towards the house.
"Everyone! Only a few of you can take shelter inside!" the Layla clone shouted, yet at the moment no one was listening. Everyone's heads turned towards the massive wall of water that was headed straight towards them.
"Layla, I'll help protect them," Flora exclaimed, Layla's head turned from the wave and looked back to her friend.
"You're out of power, you can't take this wave!" Layla argued, Flora frowned. "Go, You have to rest inside."
"Okay." Flora murmured sadly. She turned on her heel and headed straight towards the house with the essence of Earth dangling on a chain on her wrist. It began pulsing with green light.
The sky burst into purple pinkish lights that seemed like a fireworks show as Layla's clones came through the portals and landed in a circular pattern around the original Layla and Flora in front of the house.
"Let's get to work!" they all shouted in unison as the wave came crashing down the street. The Laylas held out their hands I wonder if I can do convergence by myself? Layla thought craftily. The clones and Layla began to form a pink dome around the house and protect the crowd of people in front of it.
"What on Earth is going on?" Vanessa asked as she opened the door and looked around confusedly. "What's happening out here? Come and look, dear."
"What is it Vanessa?" Mike grumbled as he looked outside. His eyes grew wide as he looked at the water. "WHY IS A TIDAL WAVE COMING STRAIGHT AT US?"
"Sorry sir! Gotta get by!" Dan shouted as he passed Mike and headed inside with Vera holding Stella's body.
"Yeah, thanks for the hospitality sir!" Vera replied as they entered the living room. Mike became furious.
"Hey! Who are you? What are you doing in my house? What the..." Mike turned around to see the crowds of people stampeding towards him. Mike gasped as he fell to the floor and was treaded on like a doormat by his scared neighbors.
The barrier was fully developed as the wave thrashed upon it with full force. Flora watched as Layla and her clones give 100 of their powers to protecting the civilians and keep the water out. Flora could see beads of sweat streaking down her chocolate brown face. She felt the urgent need of helping her friend yet she felt her winx was very low. The green light from the Essence seemed to pulse harder in Flora's hand as if flames were scalding it. She tried to cool the burning essence; she lifted her head to see Layla's face drenched in sweat.
"I cannot hold it much longer!" Layla strained, Flora down at the essence and finally knew what to do.
"Do you think you can handle that much water?" she asked the essence as if it was a close friend, it seemed to glow as an answer.
"What do you think you're doing Flora?" Layla exclaimed in concern.
"Trying to help. I may be out of power but this might do the trick!" Flora replied as she raised the essence into the air. "Mother Nature, send it back into the oceans!"
The essence flew up into the air and penetrated the barrier. The water cascaded down towards the ground and flowed into a stream which went inside the essence. Flora could see the water returning to the Earth's oceans and rivers to places which they needed it most. The group of people inside Bloom's parents house huddled at the window to see what was going on. Layla and Flora heard great cheers as the people flooded the streets, awestruck that they had diverted a natural disaster.
Mike and Vanessa finally got out to see the excitement. Although they were clueless about what had just happened Vanessa welcomed both fairies and they went inside as the crowds filtered back to their own homes. Flora once again flopped back down in the love seat as Mike eyed the volcanologists all kneeling on the floor beside Stella who was passed out on the couch.
"It's so good to have you back, Layla," Vanessa exclaimed as Layla snapped her fingers and the clones disappeared. "By the way, how did you learn to do that?"
"Oh, the cloning spell? Nabu taught me that trick on our 8th honey moon," Layla answered simply. "The last 7 honeymoons were cut short when our lawyers got court orders for the divorces."
"That shows us you're lucky in love," Stella put in as she rolled from her side to her back. The blanket which the volcanologists covered her with fell off and exposed her midriff.
"Whoa, I thought Stella was pregnant since she scarfed down those biscuits and ran towards the bathroom several times, but I didn't think she'd be this big!" Vanessa remarked, "Either that or she was bulemic but you can never tell."
"Hey I heard that!" Stella shouted as she zapped her stomach to the normal 4 months form and sighed. "Ooh! This runt is getting on my nerves! I thought we made an agreement that you stop pissing me off until after you're out of me!"
"That's not a really good attitude to have towards having a baby!" Vanessa said calmly. "Negotiating with it won't work, Stella. It can't hear you!"
"Oh yes it can! You haven't been through magical pregnancy before! You feel like crying your back hurts like hell and you keep throwing up!"Stella whined. "All I wanted was to be is a model who was almost skinny as a stick, design clothes and now I'm a blimp!"
"Stella, that's what mortals have to deal with in pregnancy too!" Vera replied kindly.
"By the way, who are you, miss?" Vanessa asked Vera.
"The name's Vera Jones, Stella's friend from Fiji," Vera replied as they shook hands.
"And who are you clowns supposed to be?" Mike interrupted with a cold stare.
Dan, Richard and Kevin turned towards Mike who was standing in the corner and made them all jump.
"We're also the girls friends from Fiji," Dan said simply. "We're volcanologists."
"Ah, Vulcan!" Mike said as he wavered a hand.
"Not Vulcan, even I knew that!" Stella said smugly.
"Stella!" Layla shouted.
"Detail..." Stella smiled as she pulled on a lock of her hair.
"Did you girls have a safe trip?" Vanessa asked anxiously. "Did you find Bloom? Is she okay?"
The girls looked at each other, wondering who would spill the beans about Bloom.
"Mrs Bloom's mom, Bloom is trying to kill herself by going into the center of the Earth," Flora confessed. "Her power the Dragon Fire is speeding up global warming."
"And turning the planet into a flaming marshmallow," Stella added.
"It's not possible! My poor baby girl," Vanessa cried, tears streaking down her cheeks as Mike went to caress her.
"Guys, remember the essence of Pyros she obtained while getting her Enchantix?" Flora remarked.
"Yeah, wasn't it her fairy dust bottle?" Stella replied.
"When she first shown it to me, she said something about finding the essence of Earth so she'd be reminded of her Earth parents and never forget them," Flora recounted, dangling the green jeweled essence. "Since I have it, I think I should give it to her so she doesn't forget them."
"How are you going to do that?" Layla asked.
"I've been connecting with Bloom through astral projection, but it only happens randomly when I least expect it," Flora informed.
"Can I see what the essence looks like?" Vanessa asked, Flora gently put the essence into Vanessa's hands. The essence began to pulse with green light as Vanessa smiled warmly. "Aw, look honey it's that prince Sky fellow!"
"Prince Sky?" Stella said in amazement.
"Has he ever come to Earth?" Flora asked.
"He came to our house once, but it doesn't look like our house in the essence," Vanessa recalled as she shook her head while looking into the essence.
Flora took hold of the essence once again and saw Bloom and Prince Sky on the balcony in the former Frozen Palace on Sparx. The scene changed to Bloom's dorm room at Alfea where the Winx were having a slumber party. How could the essence show that?
"Are you sure this is the Essence of Earth?" Stella grumbled as Flora found her and Layla hunching over the love seat to look at the essence.
"Well I was sure I saw other people and animals as well," Flora muttered in defense. She looked curiously at the object as saw that it had a piece of parchment dangling from a tiny string. "Maybe this note would tell us who's property it is?"
"Good idea lame brain!" Stella remarked furiously.
"Stella!" Layla snapped showing her fist.
"I wanna be appreciated!" Stella started to cry.
"Next time she does that can I hurt you!" Layla grumbled to Vera.
Flora raised the parchment to the light. The light filtered through the parchment and bold black letters faded and disappeared.
"The name's gone," Flora murmured.
"I guess it won't tell us," Vanessa remarked. "Oh, I hope Bloom is okay."
"I have to meditate on this," Flora exclaimed crossing her legs into the lotus position. "In the meantime we have to regain strength. Dan you and the others might want to come up with a solution and rest."
A FEW HOURS LATER...
Flora sat very still on the couch, listening to the different voices drifting around the house. She could hear Dan explaining a few things to Mike in the kitchen with Richard and Kevin. She could hear the swift sharp breaths as Layla practiced a few hand to hand combat techniques that Nabu taught her in the foyer. She heard Stella whispering her deep confessions to Vera in Vanessa's bedroom with the door open. In doing so she waited for anything, either vision or another connection to Bloom. She placed the essence on a string around her neck, hoping it would enhance her search for the heartbroken fairy.
Then it happened; She saw flames flickering. The inner core was getting thinner and Bloom was edging closer and closer to the center of the Earth. She was getting ready to use all her force to destroy herself and everyone else. Images of fire and lava erupting everywhere. People screaming, and terrified souls ran in a frenzy as the world was becoming a ball of fire. Her vision then took her to space where the once blue planet was a flaming orange dot in the distance. Flora opened her eyes to see that she wasn't on the comfortable sofa in Bloom's parents living room anymore. The essence pulsed with energy. Flora didn't feel warm or as if she was surrounded by magma, and it seemed as if she could breathe as she swam in the fiery substance where a dark figure was chipping away at the inner core.
"Bloom! I've come to strike up a deal with you!" Flora called, the dark figure turned
towards her. Bloom was completely black now, her wings gave off volcanic ash as they fluttered. The only colour was in her eyes, which glowed a menacingly bright red.
"I told you to leave me alone..." Bloom growled. "To die!"
"I know, but first I want you to see this," Flora murmured taking the essence off her neck. "Look inside and see who will suffer if you keep doing this."
"Flora..." Bloom breathed as her red pupils saw what was inside the essence. She saw all the people suffering and the homes that were destroyed. She began to choke up as tears formed in her eyes. "I want to go home!"
"We all want you there, but won't be a home if you try and kill yourself," Flora explained softly. "Your dragon powers are overheating the Earth and soon no one will survive."
"I'm really doing that?" Bloom exclaimed in shock. "Oh no! I'm ruining the world!"
"If you really want to use the Dragon Fire to destroy all the life on Earth as well as yours, take it," Flora said handing the essence to Bloom's shaky hands. "Destroy the essence and you will destroy the Earth and everyone within it. Including you. But you have to know that with destroying the Earth you're destroying the only parents you ever known. They are worried about you sweety."
"Mom...and Dad?" Bloom said slowly as she saw the smiling faces of her Earth parents on the green jewel's surface. She grabbed the essence and held it close to her heart. "How can I hurt you?"
Suddenly the essence started to pulse and the sound of two heartbeats pounding in unison filled the air. The molten lava that stuck to Bloom's skin broke off in fragments where the essence was pulsing. Bloom closed her eyes as a white light surrounded her. It was like nothing Flora had ever seen as a dragon made of white hot light shot towards the surface of the Earth. The light faded as Flora could see Bloom's pale naked body float in the magma. Her red hair flowing lifelessly as the essence fell off of Bloom's breast. Flora caught the essence and looked at the parchment that was with the essence. There the true owner who was meant to possess it was written: Give to Bloom.
The Essence of Earth was meant for Bloom, yet something was still puzzling to Flora. If it was Bloom's essence, how did I create the elfin magic?
"But, Daphne..." Bloom spluttered. "What happened?"
"That Daphne wasn't the nymph from Sparx. I think it was a demon that tried to get you to kill yourself," Flora replied.
"Well, whatever it was it almost succeeded." Bloom began to cough again. "Oh no, my body's giving out! There's too much pressure!"
"Bloom, no! Please don't die!" Flora screamed as she shook her friend trying to keep her awake. "You have so much to live for!"
"Heh, heh, what do I have to live for now?" Bloom replied modestly. "My life has become a roller coaster of emotions since Sky was missing in action. I've jumped into a volcano
and tried to destroy my own home planet. I guess it's time for me to leave this life..."
Flora went to touch Bloom who seemed to be struggling. Bloom let out a great shriek of pain as her body began to dissolve.
"Bloom, no!" Flora screamed.
"Keep the essence of Earth, to remind you of your little Earth girl," Bloom said with tears rolling down her cheeks as she kept becoming transparent. "Tell my parents, I'll be okay. Don't worry about me Flora, I'll soon be with my prince. Goodbye."
Then without another word Bloom disappeared from existence.
"No! Activate Fairy dust!" Flora shouted, as her wings gave off the green powder which formed into an arc and was sent to where Bloom disappeared. Yet, the fairy dust just floated away and nothing happened. Suddenly, the essence illuminated green light as the inner core began to repair itself from the damage that Bloom made. "You can't do this...Bloom." and Flora vanished from the Earth's core and appeared back on the surface.
"What happened Flora?" Stella's voice clamored as Flora's eyes snapped open. Her body was sprawled out on the couch and odd ends were sticking up.
"What happened to Bloom?" Layla asked as the rest of them crowded around her.
"Oh Layla she's gone," Flora hesitated as she fell on her knees and grasped at her friend's thighs. Soon Layla bent down to console her as both of them had tears streaking down their faces. Stella began to cry uncontrollably as the volcanologists bowed their heads in silence.
"We just diverted the end of the world, but at a price," Dan remarked gravely. "The fairies have sacrificed a friend who mourned and should be mourned. I don't know if we should consider this as a celebration or a loss..."
"That's the way the Wheel of Life turns, children grow into adults, and adulthood turns into death," Vera answered as the two faced the bright sunlight when they got outside. "It's a serious moment, yet with death comes birth and the wheel keeps on turning. It's the cycle of Life."
"You've been watching the Lion King in the truck again haven't you?" Dan accused mockingly as they walked down the street.
"I have a philosophical side too you know," Vera replied defensively.
"Right, and I was once the King of Egypt!" Dan exclaimed sarcastically. Suddenly he looked up to the rooftop to see a mysterious looking boy with spiky black hair with blond lightning shaped bangs and great amethyst eyes. The boy winked at him coyly and gave a creepy looking smile. Vera noticed him too and looked at Dan with a smile of victory. "Never mind." (1)
Bloom's call waiting on Sparx
Oritel and Miriam wondered what was going on at Sparx. It was almost 24 years since it was destroyed and the first time they stepped inside the castle for that oh so very long time. They stumbled on Bloom's palace bedroom that was completely decorated with turquoise blue. Miriam looked towards Bloom's answering machine which played Bloom's silly voice message which clearly was done when she was drunk. The two parents listened to their child's voice for the first time in many years and was shocked when the tape switched to the caller on the line.
"Bloom, hi! It's me, Prince Sky! I'm okay!" he exclaimed happily. "Well, I got my hand blasted off along with five of my toes. A witch turned my skin green and now my taste buds are all sour. My left leg is decapitated and I'm starting to grow scales on the back of my neck and on my spine...my breath smells like garlic and I'm growing warts on my nose! But DUDE! I'm totally back the War in Magix! We can go condo now! Isn't that AWESOME!"
Miriam's eyes narrowed as she picked up and shouted. "Over my dead body!"
(1) inside joke: "Dan Green" is the voice actor for Sky in the 4kids version of Winx Club and also the voice of Yugi/ Atem in Yu-Gi-Oh.
Did I mention it is so fun messing with Bloom? I always wanted to kill her off, but too nice to do it before. Don't worry, I might kill off Sky too, but I think I liked how it ended up with him. Don't you? Anyway, sorry of not getting this out sooner. My sincere apologies. Will this be the end of the WSOT fanfic? 3 Words: Not a chance.