Mythix Wands
Back at the shop, Eldora tells them that they'll need an item that was once part of the Legendarium World in order to lock the book - and one lead says that various enchanted items can be found on Tir Nan Og Isle. When Eldora searched the island though, she didn't find anything magical - unless you could the way the weather stayed magical the entire three weeks she spent searching everywhere.
Bloom says "Well, we've got friends on Tir Nan Og Isle! We freed the Earth Fairies, after all!"
Stella says "Yeah! Let's go!"
They teleport there, and find one very surprising thing - Nebula is in charge of the school the castle was converted into! She greets them warmly, sheepishly apologizes for everything that happened, and then gives them full permission to explore the school. In response to Nebula's apology, Bloom says "I get it, really. I didn't really much like you nearly killing me on Pyros, but hey, water under the bridge, right?"
"Your…you're not mad?"
Bloom chuckles and says "A, it was two years ago and I can't hold a grudge for that long when I can understand what direction you were coming from unless you threaten my family. B, I understand what direction you were coming from. Chances are I'd have gone completely mad if I'd have been in your place. Blaming the humans, not so much - but I'm gonna guess it made sense to you all at the time."
Nebula nods sheepishly, and says "T-thank you, Bloom. This is…unexpected, honestly. Sibylla, well, she told us what she could see happening outside the castle, and…how didn't you go mad?"
"I got out, that's how. Also, I don't actually remember what happened - the Trix gave me amnesia last year, and the one set of memories I'm far happier without never came back. We didn't really come to catch up though, great as its been, we're looking for…what did you say it was, Eldora?"
"Artifacts that were one part of the Legendarium World."
Nebula smiles, and says "I think I know exactly what you're looking for. Follow me."
They get to a room that looks like the Tir Nan Og equivalent of the Weapons Vault back in Asgard, and Nebula shows them a case that contains seven wands. Eldora asks "Are those what I think they are?"
"Yes. Long ago, the seven Ancestral Fairies crossed over from the Legendarium World into ours and brought with them these magic wands. They contain the Mythix power, though obtaining that power is more complicated than it sounds."
Stella suspiciously asks "Complicated how?"
"Legend says that the wands choose their owners, and that a Fairy must prove themselves in front of them to be chosen."
Aisha exclaims "We've fought and beaten every bad guy, creep, and monster in the Magical Dimension, we've got to have proven something by now!"
Musa nervously asks "You're their keeper, can't you just give them to us?"
"I'm sorry, but that's not how it works. The wands have a will all their own. The idea that I'm their 'keeper' is like Bloom being Pyros' 'keeper.'"
"Oh. Dang."
Bloom mutters "There's always a catch." And then the entire building starts shaking, perfect timing. "And cue the Trix. Let's go ladies."
When they get out there, sure enough Cloudtower is floating there and the Trix and a few other witches are attacking the school. Musa grumbles "This is getting old, honestly."
They transform, but something is very different from just a few hours ago - the Trix are far stronger than before. Almost a match for the Winx now, despite the fact that all six girls share the Dragon Flame.
Bloom suddenly realizes something, and turns to look at the two witches running into the school - not good. "Girls, keep these three busy! I'll stop them!" She flies down and runs into the school, pouring some speed into it like she used to do all the time on Pyros.
She rounds the corner just as one witch says "Aw, but we just wanna play!" and blasts at the fairies defending their school.
"So, you want to play, huh? Guess what? I like to play to." They turn around and she knocks them unconscious, and all the fairies let out sighs of relief.
"Thank you, thank you so much!"
"No problem. Wait…get behind me!" She puts up a shield just in time to block a blast of powerful dark magic, and drops it to reveal Selina standing there.
"Good reflexes, Bloom. Should've known I can't sneak up on you."
The Tir Nan Og fairies run down a side corridor, and Bloom gives Selina a confident smirk. "I must say, I'm rather impressed, all things considering. Pulling one over on the Trix, especially Darcy, nicely done. That girl is good at seeing what people want to hide from her, if only because she's so good at doing the same. So keeping your real allegiance from them successfully…impressive. Evil, but impressive."
Selina suspiciously asks "What do you know about it?"
"Acheron, Eldora, the power Acheron gave you years ago - which is likely controlling you. How you want to free him. How your likely looking at me for just that."
That last part throws Selina off more than anything else Bloom's said, and she incredulously asks "How did you-"
"Know? Simple: that's the most unoriginal idea I've ever heard when it comes to me. Darkar had nearly the exact same reasons for turning me evil. Needed me to get into the Relix dimension and summon the Relix power. And you just want to absorb enough of my power to free Acheron in hopes that he'll give you even more power. Despite the fact that he only gave you the tiny spark of his powers that he did so he could control you, and the fact that he'll likely abandon you when your of no more use to him. Same as with the Trix. Once we're dead, there's no reason for them to keep you around. Which is why you're not radiating power like them, they didn't share, did they? They want you to be controllable, Selina. Usable. They'll act all nice and interested in your book until I in particular am dead - once that's done, they'll either steal the Legendarium from you like you did so long ago or they'll just out and out kill you."
"No, you're lying!"
Selina blasts at Bloom, but she says "I don't lie. I know how to manipulate people, let them think they have me where they want me until it's too late, but I'm an honest person. What, you don't like the truth about evil people? Or about a guy who's power is controlling things with his magic? Magic he gave a piece of to you, has been using to influence you ever since?"
Selina loses her cool and blasts at Bloom, who simply teleports to the side and lets it hit a column. Selina's then hit in the stomach with a blast of Bloom's own magic, landing her on the floor in a smoking, sore pile of limbs and a book.
"Hm, looks like you're going to need the Dragon Flame's power if you're ever going to get him out of there. Too bad for you I'm not really willing to share it just so you can yank another evil person out of those pages. And too bad for you the Trix have been trying to kill me for so long, you'd have had a chance before they met Valtor." Oh, she just loves messing with her enemies' heads - far too fun not to do it. And their reactions are pretty amusing as well - like the blast Selina sends her way that's three feet off, for instance.
She gives Bloom one last glare and teleports away, and then Bloom heads around the corner only to find Icy waiting with an ice blast for her.
She gets knocked to the ground for a change - right, that's how the floor feels when you touch it that fast and hard - and then brushes the ice off her dress. "Cheap shot, Icy. Ambushing a girl when she's coming to face you again. Really, I thought you were over that by now."
Icy growls, yes, actually growls, at her and hits Bloom with another shot of ice - they fight their way down into the room with the wands in it, and Bloom suddenly realizes why Icy's so strong. "Hey, Icicle, a bit of advice for next time we play this little game."
"Oh really, what's that? Some final words before I simply kill you and be done with it?"
"No. Next time you make a necklace that makes you nearly as strong as me, don't wear it where I can see it. And don't put it on such a thin little chain either. Or make it so delicate." She snaps her fingers and the stone explodes - and it's a simple matter to use the connection between Icy's stone and the ones Darcy and Stormy must have to make the same thing happen.
"No, that's impossible!"
Darcy and Stormy are fighting the rest of the Winx and the Earth Fairies, Icy having gone in to surprise Bloom in a not-at-all-nice way, when suddenly the necklaces they made using the power they took from the schools both explode - not good.
Even worse, maybe a minute later, Bloom teleports out with and unconscious and heavily bruised Icy being dragged along by her ankle.
Bloom throws Icy into her sisters, and sends a few blasts of fiery power at them for emphasis - they get the hint, time to get the heck out of here!
Once the Trix and Cloudtower are gone, Nebula thanks them for saving the school - and then the wands suddenly float out of the case and over to the Winx's hands. Bloom's has a heart as the head, Flora's got a flower-like staff, Aisha's has a seashell at the top, Techna's is very geometric in design, and Musa's is decorated with swirling designs that look a bit like a treble clef. They get the Mythix power, and are transported to the Gate of the Legendarium World.
They learn they need to forge the Legendarium Key in order to lock the book, and they need to find the Fantasy Emerald and the Silver Spear in order to forge the Legendarium Key.
*Alfea*
About an hour later, after they figure out how to actually leave the Legendarium World, they head back to Alfea and Eldora meets Daphne. She then tells them how to use their Mythix wands, which are supposed to guide them to the Fantasy Emerald and the Silver Spear. A spell called Mythix Insight makes an image of a place on Earth called Calavera Island.
Afterwards, Musa asks "Hey Bloom, what did you do to Icy before you teleported out and gave her back to Darcy and Stormy? Because she was turning some very interesting colors back in Tir Nan Og."
Bloom shrugs and says "You know how it goes. Icy attacks Bloom, Bloom whips her ass and takes her back to her sisters."
*Cloudtower*
Icy wakes up with a scream of pain already on her lips, and finds herself lying on a couch in Griffin's office. Selina grimaces, and says "At least it doesn't look like Bloom stabbed you…she didn't stab you, did she?"
Icy moans "No…" and keeps very, very still.
Bloom didn't stab her, she just possibly cracked every bone in her body. Turns out when you corner Bloom, she just pushes off the two walls and right onto you. Figuratively, and quite possibly literally.
And trying to ice over her injuries doesn't help much either - and the tiniest bit of effort makes her body scream in protest. Darcy starts an illusion spell to make her think the pain isn't there - it helps, it helps a lot - but the healing spell doesn't heal even half of her injuries without her there to help power it.
The three of them are seriously drained after the fight on Earth, so they won't be leaving Cloudtower again for some time.
AN: I just love giving the Trix some pain - you'd think by now it would've stimulated some brain cell growth in at least one of them, honestly. Like the idea that it'd be better to forget their evil ambitions and simply live. The Wizards got that idea through their heads, after all. Anyway, more chapters coming soon! Survived two of my three finals - in one day, early in the morning and late at night - so I'm posting some celebratory chapters! PS. As for what I'm doing with Acheron's powers, he's strong enough to control anything with them - anything that is using his powers in some way. And since he gave Selina a piece of them, he can influence her - not total control, like when she summons stuff from the Legendarium, but good enough to turn her evil and make her loyal to him. As in the cartoon, she changed almost instantly when he gave her that piece of his magic, so here we are.