Stopping Set

Bloom flies forward and tackles the three Asgardians in a massive hug, which Thor and Loki immediately return and Hela worms her hand into after a moment. Hela says "Heimdall saw this Set person rise from the desert, and since it's a threat to one of the Nine Realms…"

Bloom delightedly finishes "The King of Asgard and some of his closest and best fighters came with, right? It's so good to see you again."

Loki nods, then says "Bets are Icy was dying in this heat."

Bloom immediately points a finger at him and hits him with a spell, saying "There, this transfers your heat to me."

"Perfect. Oh, and Hela got herself a pet Asgardian Wolf. Named it Fenris."

Bloom sputters out a laugh, despite the circumstances - she raised a dragon, so why not a wolf? "You'll have to let me pet…him? Her?"

Hela says "Her. And, of course."

Back in Cloudtower, four witches are staring at Griffin's crystal orb in shock - and Selina finally says "You didn't say she had family other than from Domino."

Stormy says "They aren't in Magix!"

"You didn't say they were Asgardian gods either!"

Darcy says "We fought them before, didn't actually get a name for either of them though - and the black-haired woman wasn't at Greenwich back then…"

Winx, this is Loki and Hela. Hela's the honorary Goddess of Death. Hela, this is Stella, Aisha, Techna, Flora, Musa, and our sister, Daphne. You two might get along, seeing as Daphne knows everything there is about the History of Magic.

Darcy nervously says "They can't really be gods, can they?"

Selina says "You haven't been on Earth for very long, have you? New York was invaded a few years ago, Thor is part of a group called the Avengers - and yes, he really is the God of Thunder - the guy named Loki was apparently responsible for invading New York, and now it comes out that Bloom is their adopted sister?! That might have been a useful bit of information to know before I summoned a god to try and kill her!"

Icy asks "Why? If they're gods, then they're on the same level as Set."

"A god can kill another god! And she's called the Goddess of Death! Why do you think that is?!" Darcy facepalms, Selina says "Well, looks like I can't really use any Norse myths against her - she'll have heard of them all, likely learned to fight them all, or they'll all know her. Anything else I should know about our extremely dangerous enemy who's getting more dangerous every time I throw something at her? Any other hidden weapons I should know about? A gun perhaps?"

Stormy opens her mouth to make a sarcastic comment, then thinks better of it considering who they're talking about and closes her mouth. Darcy says "We don't know. Honestly, Bloom's got a freaking knife and sword, so…"

Icy says "So there's no telling. It's Bloom."

Back in Alexandria, the massive sandstorm has gotten even stronger during all the introductions. Thor says "Bloom, take your friends and get out of here. Go-"

"Not in a million years, brother! I may not be a Goddess, but I'm plenty strong enough to fight this guy!"

Loki says "He's a God, Bloom!"

"While I appreciate the concern, really I do, I've fought gods before, Hela here can back me up! Loki, who's the one that found and rescued you?"

Loki facepalms and says "You are not actually-"

"Me. That's what I thought. And who fought our way through that massive maze called Sakaar and found Thor in a Tournament with the Hulk?"

Thor sighs and says "You, Bloom."

"And who's the one that fought Hela and survived?"

Hella adds "And is now my sparring partner. You. What is going on here?"

Loki says "Thor did this exact same thing when he was trying to convince us, Sif, and the Warriors Three to go to Jotunheim."

"Except this isn't any of our doings and we have to stop Set. Let's go!"

She flies off before Loki or Thor can stop her, and Hela says "She's not wrong about any of that. And she's not a child, you two."

Loki grimaces and says "We watched her grow up, Hela. It's different than meeting her when she's already grown and fighting."

"Hm, I can imagine. But, a later date boys. Our youngest sister is currently fighting an Egyptian god and holding her own." She summons a sword, and runs into the sandstorm as well, Thor starts summoning lightning to his hands, and Loki takes out his knives.

He mutters "Next time we see those three-"

"Kill them. I agree, Brother. This is ridiculous."

"And we can justify it by saying Midgard was in danger, given this mess."

Over an hour later, Set is finally defeated - after a lot of blasting, getting covered in sand, and feeling like his Chaos magic was eating away at them.

Bloom, Daphne, and the rest of the Winx are thoroughly drained - fighting a god is not easy, no matter what impression Bloom gives - and everyone is feeling the need to jump into the nearest source of water and get rid of what must be twenty pounds of sand and dirt. Stella grumbles "Now I get why you sometimes just jump into a body of water fully-clothed, Bloom. Why did Eldora have to leave her diary in the desert?!"

Bloom snaps her fingers, and all the dirt and dust disappears off everyone. Thor says "Our thanks, Bloom. This was quite the battle. Is this, uh, normal for what they've been sending out?"

Daphne says "No, I don't know where Selina got enough power to summon something as powerful as a god from the Legendarium. Unless the Trix have taken to sharing their power with their partners, doubtful as that is."

Techna says "The chances of the Trix sharing even a scrap of their power with someone, even someone as useful as Selina, is less than one percent. Either that book of hers supplies her with power, she draws off of it, or she's far stronger than we imagined."

Bloom shrugs, and says "Well, we've got a few things they don't. Eldora's diary and the Dragon Flame, for starters." She can practically hear the Trix and Selina start freaking out and debating about what else she might have up her sleeve other than the weapons and tricks she has come up with over her life that they know about. It's so fun to mess with evil peoples' heads. "Speaking of which, let's get a look at this book." She opens it and starts reading, then sees the word 'China' and stops. "Winx, anybody up to visit a really big wall?"

AN: Sorry about the really long wait everyone, school stuff picked up fast. At any rate, I've had plenty of time to figure out new things to pull out of the Legendarium! Such as the Egyptian God of Chaos and Evil! The sphinx seemed a little weak compared to all of Bloom's other adventures and such - i.e. Asgard, Jotunheim, the Dark Elves, etc. - so I figured I'd up the stakes a little, and maybe introduce Hela and Loki to the rest of the Winx. Enjoy! More chapters coming...eventually. Kind of busy with school right now, but not giving up at all!