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AN: I know I was late with this but I also have other work I need to do, so I'll only be uploading chapters whenever I have time (after I've finished my work that is). In any case, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
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-Displaced-
oO~Back to Where they Belong~Oo
-Winx Dimension; Infinite Ocean-
In an area of the Infinite Ocean, there was a large area that was surrounded by a massive coral reef colony, where many fishes and different magical organisms were going about their day as usual.
Or they had been, until a bright flash of light came as quickly as went above the area.
When the light died down, there were the Winx in their Sirenix forms and the Specialists.
"Okay," Stella said slowly. "Where the heck are we now?"
"I think we might be in the Infinite Ocean," Layla said looking at their surroundings.
"Then does that mean we're home?" Musa asked.
"Maybe," Bloom answered. "But we can't take any chances."
"What the heck happened to me?!" the girls heard Brand shout.
"You?" They heard Riven say. "What about me? What about all of us? We're fish!"
That got the Winx's attention and they turned in the direction of where the boys' voices were coming from and their jaws dropped.
There in the place of the six Specialists were six fish, each a different colour and type.
(AN: I probably won't be able to describe the boys very well like this, so I'll try my best to get a small drawing done to show how each of them look and post them on my DeviantArt page, whose link is available on my profile.)
Sky had been turned into a pale-gold fish with cerulean eyes. His fins were a shade darker than the pale-gold of his scales while there were two strands of his dorsal fin hanging around his face.
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Brandon had light-brown scales and emerald eyes. His fins were a shade darker than his scales, bit his dorsal fin was sort of flipped and hung over the right side of his body.
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Riven had magenta scales making his narrowed navy eyes standing out. His fins were a shade lighter than his scales while his dorsal fin was pointed back stiffly.
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Timmy was an orange-scaled fish with, funnily enough, his glasses over his brown eyes perched on where his nose should have been. His fins were a shade darker than his scales while his dorsal fin hung over his right side much like Brandon.
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Helia was a navy-hued fish with eyes of the same shade. His fins were two shades lighter than his scales while his dorsal fin was slung over the left side of his body with it hanging down to just below his body in a curl.
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Roy was a yellowish-white fish with fins a shade or two darker and the mark of the Triton Force was etched onto the left side of his body. His dorsal fin was spiked but speared up stiffly like Riven's.
The girls blinked in silence.
Stella snorted softly before the six fairies burst out into laughter.
A slight flush appeared on the fishes' faces in embarrassment, making the girls laugh even harder than before.
"H-How did th-this h-happen?" Musa gasped out.
"What did you do?!" Stella squealed as she went over to the fish she assumed to be her boyfriend.
"We didn't do anything!" Riven snapped, flushed. "One minute we're human and we feel like we're floating or something and the next, we end up looking like this!"
Unable to hold it back, the girls burst into laughter once more, though this time the boys' waited until they calmed down to get some answers.
"You done?" Brandon asked.
"Yeah we're done," Bloom said, wiping away a tear.
"So do you know what happened to us?" Timmy directed his question at Tecna.
The fairy of technology looked at the fishes and stifled a giggle, but thought over their problem nevertheless.
"I suppose it could have something to do with the nature of the Infinite Ocean," Tecna hummed, "seeing as only certain beings are allowed here."
"But that still doesn't explain why we're fish," Sky pointed out.
"Actually it kinda does," Musa joined in. "Think about it, the only reason we're able to enter this realm is because of our Sirenix. The Trix can come here because of their copied versions of our powers while Tritannus can enter this place because he's a merman."
"I think it was because we were transported directly to the Infinite Ocean that you became what you are," Tecna explained. "You don't have the power to sustain yourselves, neither to enter the Infinite Ocean, so the magic that brought us here, must have tried to compensate for that, thus turning you into—giggle—fish."
"So is there a way to turn us back?" Helia asked.
"We could try a Convergence," the fairy of technology said slowly, "but it might not have the desired results…"
"Just try something," Roy pleaded. "I think I speak for all of us when I say that we don't want to be stuck as fish!"
The girls looked at each other amusedly before turning back to the boys—er fish and nodding in assent.
The Winx linked their hands around the fish and closed their eyes. Each girl glowed their respective colour before they all mingled and soon the group was glowing multiple colours. "Sirenix Convergence!" They said in unison.
A bolt of light hit the boys, but nothing happened. And so the girls continued to feed more power into the spell.
It wasn't until a few moments later that they had managed to extract a reaction. The boys began to glow a multicoloured hue lighting up their forms, nearly blinding the girls as their bodies morphed.
When the light died away, there were the six Specialists, not as fish, but as mermen.
The group blinked.
"Well, this is unexpected," Helia stated.
"Unexpected?" Layla said in disbelief. "That's the understatement of the century!"
"I don't get it," Flora spoke, "What happened? Shouldn't they have been returned to their human form? Why did they turn into Mermen?"
Tecna thought for a moment as she looked over the six Specialists. "I think it might have to do with the properties of the Infinite Ocean," she explained. "Remember, the Infinite Ocean is just that, an ocean, but with many magical properties and secrets. And if you recall, the only reason we're able to enter this realm is because of our Sirenix. The Trix can come here because of their copied versions of our powers while Tritannus can enter this place because he's a Merman.
"Because we're still in the Infinite Ocean, its magical properties are still in effect. You were turned into fish to compensate for the lack of magical ability to sustain yourselves here, but when we tried to turn you back into humans, it didn't work because the realm's magic interfered again, turning you into Mermen to, once again, help sustain yourselves here."
"So what does that mean for us?" Sky asked. "How are we supposed to become human again?"
"I think we need to be outside of the Infinite Ocean to turn you back into humans," Tecna answered after a moment. "It seems that while here, you will be Mermen, or maybe even fish, depending on how the magic of this realm decides to act."
"So then shouldn't w—" Brandon began.
"MUSA!"
"FLORA!"
"BLOOM!"
"STELLA!"
"TECNA!"
"LAYLA!"
The girls looked towards the source of the squeals and shouts when they were tackled by six energetic selkies.
"We're so glad you're back!" Illirs said.
"We were really worried!" Lemmy added.
"Okay, okay, hold on guys," Musa said, placating the frantic selkies. "Now, calm down. We're fine and now you know it, but what's been happening over here?"
"Tritannus hasn't been seen since you all disappeared," Desiryee replied. "So we don't know what he's been up to."
"Do you know how we got back?" Tecna asked suddenly.
"Daphne helped us, but we used our magic to bring you home," Serena reported.
"So that's what happened…" Flora trailed off.
"You guys really need to go back to Alfea," Lithia told the group of twelve. "Even though Tritannus hasn't made a move since you all disappeared, it's better to be prepared than not."
"That and you might want to let Ms. Faragonda and your families that you're all right," Sonna added.
The group agreed and went on their way to Alfea.
-Alfea; Headmistress' Office-
"Are you sure there is nothing more on the spell?" Faragonda asked Concorda.
The Pixie Elder of Alfea shook her head sadly. "I'm afraid that whatever we found about the spell so far was it. If there was anything else, then that information must have been destroyed. Neither Discorda nor I have found anything more on the subject."
Faragonda sighed sadly. "Then there is no way to bring the girls and boys back?"
Concorda shook her head once more. "No, at this point we can only hope for a miracle."
"Then stop hoping!" a familiar voice shouted. "'Cause we're back!"
The headmistress and the pixie elder looked up in shock as recognition shone in their eyes.
There stood the Winx and the Specialists standing in the doorway of Faragonda's office with grins and smiles of all sizes on their faces.
Faragonda slowly stood form her desk, hoping with all her heart that what she was seeing was true and not an apparition or a trick. "Is it really you?" she whispered.
The girls nodded tearfully as they all tackled the elder woman into a tight, warm, and real embrace. It was then that the headmistress knew that the girls with her were her girls and returned the hug full force.
"But how?" Faragonda asked when they all extracted themselves from one another. "What happened?"
"You'll need to sit down," Bloom smiled gently as she led the headmistress to her seat behind her desk.
"And because our story's gonna take a while," Musa said snapping her fingers. "We should all take a seat." Twelve chairs materialized in the office in which each of the group took a seat.
Once everyone was situated correctly, the girls began to tell their story with the boys interjecting to add a few details of their own story here and there.
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"My you girls certainly have been busy," Faragonda sat back in her seat.
"Can we ask you something, Ms. F?" Flora asked.
"You just did," Faragonda teased before nodding. "Go ahead."
"How long has it been since we 'disappeared'?" the fairy of nature inquired curiously.
"It has been nearly seven months since you've been gone," the headmistress blinked. "Why?"
"Because only about two months at the most what we were in that other dimension," Tecna answered.
"What?" Faragonda sat up straight.
Tecna nodded. "It seems that the flow of time between dimensions is warped because from what we've heard, time passes quicker here than it did where we were sent."
Faragonda thought about the matter for a moment before nodding in agreement. "You're right; it's the only explanation as to why you girls don't look as changed as I thought you would have been."
It was then that the headmistress remembered something important. "Have you informed your families of your return?"
The girls and boys blinked for a moment before their eyes widened in panic and realization.
"Oh no!" Stella squealed. "Daddy and Mom must be worried out of their minds!" she zipped out of the room, presumably to see her parents.
"My Dad's probably in his depression funk," Musa said worriedly, stepping out of the room next.
Sky charged out of the room after her. "My dad's probably blown his top by now!"
One by one each of the group of twelve rushed out of the room to go and see their families, shouting over each other in panic over the reactions their loved ones might have.
Faragonda just chuckled and shook her head fondly. "Oh girls, where would your heads be if not attached to you?"
-Other Dimension; Alfea; Headmistress' Office-
Faragonda was sitting in her office, speaking with Saladin through the holo-globe, when a flash of light appeared in her office, but went as quickly as it'd come.
The headmistress blinked in confusion before she heard several familiar voices.
"Oww," a voice groaned.
"Stella, you're cutting off all circulation in my legs!"
"Well I'm sorry, but Tecna's lying on my hair!"
Faragonda looked over her desk and saw the six [formerly] missing students. "Girls! What on earth are you doing?" She couldn't tell anyone how, but she somehow knew that these six girls were the six that had stepped out of her office just a few short weeks before.
The six fairies untangled themselves from one another and stood before the headmistress.
"Um," Bloom said awkwardly. "We can explain."
And they did. From how they were in the middle of their test inside the Magical Reality Chamber when suddenly they were pulled into another dimension where time didn't flow up to the point where they met their counterparts and ended up back in their world.
"Well, first of all," Faragonda said gently, "May I be the first to welcome you back home and tell you that I'm glad that you six have come back safe and sound."
"But what do we do now?" Musa asked. "The 'us' from that other world told us that the Alfea and Red Fountain students all saw their Sirenix and Enchantix forms!"
"That might not be very hard to pull off, actually," Flora reminded the fairy of music.
Layla's eyes widened. "The Magic Transfer…"
Tecna nodded. "Because of it, we should be able to access the same forms and magic as out counterparts did."
Hearing this Faragonda sat up straighter in her seat. "Is this true?" she asked.
The girls nodded. "Let's go: Sirenix!"
In a matter of seconds, six Sirenix fairies took the place of the six students before the headmistress.
"Incredible…" Faragonda said quietly in awe. "But how is this possible?"
Tecna answered this as she explained what had happened when the girls of both dimensions touched and how they had somehow been able to copy the magic and forms of their counterparts.
"Well, this saves us quite a bit of magic," Faragonda commented. "The staff and I believed that once you girls returned, we would have needed to perform a powerful, long-range mind-altering spell to avoid any questions that we wouldn't be able to answer."
"But what if someone asks us why we acted weak?" Bloom asked.
"I guess we could say that we didn't want the attention," Stella shrugged.
The girls looked at the sun fairy oddly before glancing at each other.
"What?" the blonde fairy asked.
"Did that Magic Transfer affect her mind?" Musa whispered to Tecna.
"I'm not entirely sure," Tecna muttered back.
Stella seemed to have realized the reason for the stares and glared at her friends. "I'll have you know that I know just as much as the rest of you, thank you very much! Especially when it comes to fashion!"
The girls sighed in relief. "Now that's the Stella we know," Layla smiled.
-Sparx; Royal Palace; Council Room-
The rulers of each of the magical realms stood in the large room, arguing over one another about what to do about Tritannus and what had happened to the Winx and Specialists.
"I say we track down Tritannus and destroy him!" the king of Delona shouted. "It's the only way to prevent the collapse of the Magical Universe!"
"And how do you propose we do that?" The King of Sparx asked. "We don't even know how to find him!"
"Then what should we do?" The King of Andros spoke. "Tritannus hasn't been spotted, and the girls, who are the only way to find Tritannus, are missing."
"We ally ourselves with each other," King Radius answered. "With a united front, Tritannus cannot hope to harm any of the realms. Even though we don't know where he is or what he may be doing, the only chance we have to save ourselves and our realms is to keep our guard up. And if the only way to do it is with help, then so be it."
A woman scowled and opened her mouth, most likely to refute what the King of Solaria had suggested, when a large flash of light appeared in the room, causing all in attendance to shield their eyes, lest they wished to be blinded.
When the light died away, the entire room gasped when they saw the Winx in their Sirenix form as well as the five missing Red Fountain boys with Prince Sky of Eraklyon.
"King Radius is right," Sky said, looking around at the shocked faces. "The only chance we have to stop Tritannus right now is to stand together. It's just as the Earth saying goes: United we stand, divided we fall."
The Royals of the realms only continued to look at the group of twelve in shock, with dropped jaws and wide eyes, not willing to believe that they weren't just an apparition.
Musa rolled her eyes before she brought her hands up in the air and clapped thrice, sending out magic with each sound to amplify it, snapping the royals out of their stupor.
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"Where have you been?" Queen Miriam asked, stepping up to gather her daughter into an embrace.
"Never worry us like that ever again, Young Lady," Oritel muttered as he hugged his family, "Or I'll have you confined to the castle until I know you'll never leave again."
"Father," Bloom giggled tearfully.
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"Do you know how worried your mother and I were?" Radius said as he grabbed his daughter into his arms, which was quickly followed by a hug from Queen Luna.
"Thank the moon and stars," Luna murmured as she breathed in the sunny fragrance of her daughter's hair.
"Mom," Stella smiled. "Dad."
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"Thank the heavens you're back," Queen Niobe of Andros whispered as she and her husband gripped their daughter tightly to them.
Teredor gave a stiff nod to Roy who bowed his head in response, understanding the meaning behind the gesture.
"Did you really doubt me?" Layla asked teasingly.
Her parents said nothing as they clutched their daughter closer to them.
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"Helia!" Krystal squealed. "You're all right!" She ran up to the navy-haired Specialist, with the intent of catching him into an embrace.
Helia, having seen this reaction and Flora's uncomfortable expression, stepped back as the Princess of Linphea stepped forward and grabbed his girlfriend to him, her back to his chest with his arms around her waist.
"Helia?" The lavender-haired princess asked softly, seeing the two in such a position.
"Krystal," Helia nodded in greeting, but not stepping away from Flora. If anything, he gripped Flora closer to him.
The nature fairy stifled a gasp as she looked up at her boyfriend and then at the princess of her realm. Flora watched as the lavender-haired fairy gained an angry and hurt gleam in her eyes. 'I don't think this is going to turn out very well…'
"Helia, what's going on?" Krystal demanded. "Why are you grabbing onto Flora like that? Like you're together or something?"
"That's because we are," Helia told the Princess of Linphea gently. "Flora and I have been together for a little over two years now."
Krystal shook her head in denial. "No, you're wrong," she said in disbelief, "you said you were friends, remember?"
Helia shook his head this time. "I know what I said, Krystal," he told her, "and back then I don't even think I was thinking before I spoke. I love Flora and she will be the only one I love so long as she'll have me."
"But what about—I thought—" Krystal stumbled over her words as tears welled up in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Krystal," Helia apologized, "but you knew I didn't feel the same about you as you did me. I tried telling you over and over, but you just wouldn't listen. I really am sorry, but I love Flora."
Tears cascaded down the face of the Linphean Princess as she ran out of the Council Room.
Helia and Flora turned as one towards the Queen of Linphea. "I really am sorry, Queen Delia."
Queen Delia of Linphea only smiled sadly at them before turning her face in the direction Krystal had run off to. "I warned her not to get her hopes up," the Queen of Linphea shook her head. "But that girl is just so stubborn. I knew from the moment I laid eyes on you, Helia, that you weren't meant for my daughter, but for another." She smiled gently at Flora. "And I see that you've found her."
"Queen Delia…" Flora said.
"Don't feel bad, my dear," Delia said. "Krystal has always gotten what she has always wanted and isn't used to being rejected. I suppose that is a mistake on my part; ever since my husband passed on, I've done all I could to keep my daughter happy. She is a wonderful princess, but she is still a growing girl that has much to learn." She looked at the couple as a whole. "You both have my blessings and best wishes."
"Thank you, Your Highness," Flora curtsied and Helia bowed.
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"Well?" King Erendor demanded. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Only that I'm not sorry for what I did, Father," Sky answered.
"You d—" Erendor was cut off by his son.
"Yes, I dare," Sky retorted. "I dare because the girl I loved was taken away into some unknown place. I dare because you don't listen to reason. And I dare because you placed Diaspro as the King's Liaison, giving her power over me. You never noticed that she's been abusing the power her position grants her to control me and by relation, you."
"Sky!" Diaspro said in shock. "That's not true! And don't speak to your father like that!"
"'It's not true?'" Sky repeated laughingly. "You were the one who continued to use your position to interfere with my relationship with Bloom. You tried to take advantage of my memory loss by making it seem like you were the most important person in my memories! You were the one who interfered when Bloom suggested that we create an alliance, you stepped in and stopped it from happening! You keep using you position to do whatever you want whenever you want, especially when it involves either Bloom or I!"
"And why shouldn't I speak to my father like this?" Sky asked. "If I can't reason with him, maybe opening his eyes to the truth will help him see the truth! And the truth is that we must stand together to defeat Tritannus!"
Erendor was silent, while Diaspro fumed.
"This is all your fault!" The Princess of Isis lashed out at Bloom. "You took him away from me! And now you're poisoning his mind with all this nonsense about alliances!"
"Diaspro!" Erendor barked as Queen Samara gasped at the blonde's words. "Be silent!"
"Why should I?" Diaspro retorted, forgetting her place. "She's poisoning everyone's minds here with that goody-goody act and I'm the only one that can see it!"
"That's because you hate Bloom because I love her," Sky said. "Because you hate Bloom, you can't see the wonderful person she is and that she isn't the kind of person you're making her out to be. Though I would admit that what you thought about Bloom is what anyone that's met and known you would think of you."
Diaspro only huffed and turned away.
It was this that
"Diaspro!" Erendor said loudly. "I gave you a duty to fulfill, only to find that you haven't been doing it for the best interests of Eraklyon, but for your own greed." He plucked the badge from her armor that proclaimed her as the King's Liaison. "I hereby revoke that which I bestowed upon you."
The fairy of gems gasped, appalled. "You'll pay for this! You all will!" She started to walk in the direction she assumed was the exit.
"Uh you might want to—" Musa called out.
The fairy of music was cut off as the former fiancée of Sky tumbled into the pool of water with a shriek.
"Can't say I didn't try to warn her," Musa shrugged as she and her friends snickered under their breaths.
"Well, Father?" Sky asked. "What will you do?"
Erendor looked to his wife who gave him a gentle smile and a nod before turning back to his son. "First, I m—"
"Look!" One of the many royals shouted, pointing into the water pool where Nereus and Tressa were in.
A small cluster of bubbles began to appear in the water and small ripples spread out from it, growing larger and larger until they were roughly the size of a basketball.
Everyone got their weapons out and held them at the ready while the Winx were in the air with their power swirling in their palms to attack if necessary.
The entire Council Room was surprised when the Selkie Gatekeeper of Earth popped out from the centre of the ripples.
"Phylla?" Flora asked. "What are you doing here?"
"We found Tritannus," the Selkie answered. "He's on Earth."
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