Alright, I've been getting a lot of guest reviews about the last chapter, so this is to clear up some questions.

1. No, Bloom doesn't know Daphne's her sister - She has all the memories she did when she was originally five. If she had all her memories, she'd have simply known Daphne, Sky, and Roxy, and wouldn't have had to been introduced to them again.

2. It still isn't the Dragon Flame that makes Bloom part dragon - it's mixing her magical essence, what I took to be her magical DNA, with that of Pyros. So no, Daphne using the power of the Dragon Flame wouldn't calm Bloom down or make her obey Daphne to any extent - it may, however immediately grab Bloom's interest and result in Bloom accidentally unleashing the Dragon Flame on them all. And...why would she think Loki's dangerous since at five years old she was already extremely close with him?

3. Loki's a FROST GIANT. Why would he be able to survive fire? Bloom freaks out because the complete stranger that walked inn on them is trying to take her favorite brother from her, do you think she'll just catch fire or something? She's basically an all-powerful five-year-old! And then there's a simple fact that Loki was talking to Strange at the time he said that - he might've been exaggerating just a little to keep him from getting any ideas, but it probably wasn't actually an exaggeration.

4. Daphne gave Bloom the Dragon Flame when she was a baby, which is why, in the cartoon, she couldn't use her magic either. She's still very powerful, but the Dragon Flame is in Bloom. And Daphne's called the 'Nymph of Domino' - and can use spells from fire, air, water, and earth. She's technically not a fire fairy, and so can't just absorb massive amounts of heat and fire like Bloom can. She can manipulate them, but can possibly be harmed by them.


Getting Bloom Back

When they get through the portal, they find Strange wasn't in the place Bloom traced his magic to last year - that was what seemed to be a mansion, this is a courtyard full of people in robes. And Bloom, even with her head of distinctive fiery hair, is nowhere to be seen. She went this way though, there's several scorch marks where she likely tried a spell or two trying to mimic the others. They all point her in the same direction - the biggest building in sight, which happens to be the library.

Daphne groans, and asks "How big is that?"

"Here's hoping she doesn't wander into the restricted section…"

When they get in there, a man immediately walks over and asks "Strange, care to explain why a five-year-old girl came up to me and asked where the spellbooks are?"

Daphne immediately says "Tell me you told her there were around here somewhere! She's our sister!"

Strange says "It's a long story, Wong. Remember when I said I sensed Loki back on Earth and went to find him?"

"Yeah…"

"Turns out his youngest sister was turned even younger somehow. And I accidentally unleashed that younger sister upon us all."

"Why didn't they take her back to their realm then?!"

Loki quietly snaps "Because Mother and Allfather are dead, that's why. And if she learns that, she'll lose any kind of control she has over her magic in her grief."

"She's a five-year-old! What could she do?"

"She's a five-year-old with more power in her little finger than everyone here put together, and an insatiable curiosity for everything magical. And almost no control over her powers at this point. She learns our parents are gone, there won't be a Realm Eternal anymore. There won't be any Nine Realms, for that matter."

Wong gulps, and says "Right. Let's go find her."

They search the whole library, and Daphne finds a door slightly ajar leading to a set of stairs heading downwards. "GUYS! We've got a big problem!"

Maybe a minute later, they're all standing in front of the door - Strange and Wong looking like this is the worst place Bloom could've gone.

Loki asks "What's down there?"

Wong says "The Restricted section."

Daphne flings the doors open with magic, and they run down - and find lots of empty chains and a pile of books on the floor with Bloom sitting next to it holding an one open to a diagram. "How's it even work?" As they watch in both shock and horror, the diagram draws itself out around her in fire.

Loki runs forward and snatches her up, maybe five seconds before the ritual-circle can complete itself. To everyone's complete relief, the fires die down into nothing and leave only burn marks where they were. Unfortunately, they leave burn marks in the exact shape of the circle - Daphne snaps her fingers and they disappear, because Loki knows that the ones in the Bifrost are still there today.

Strange asks "What were you thinking?!"

"I was gonna try the spell! I can't read it, that means it's really old, right? But there's a picture! I was trying to figure out how it works."

Strange takes one look at the spell and nearly drops the book in shock - she was about to cast a spell that summoned another entity like Dormamu to this realm. And she can't even read it. "Yeah, you don't want to try this spell."

Bloom innocently says "Yes I do! What's it do? I wanna try!"

"It summons a soulless demon entity from another dimension that will immediately try to destroy the planet. How did you even nearly cast that spell?"

"I don't know. Was I casting it? I can't read it though!"

"For one, they put the warnings after the spells. And this is extremely advanced. And dangerous."

Bloom actually goes still at that, and says "So's fighting, but nobody tries to stop a person from training."

Nobody can really respond to that, not effectively anyway, so they don't even try.

Loki sets her down, and she heads over to another bookcase and pulls out a book as tall as she is and half as thick. "What language is it in?"

Wong carefully says "Sandscript."

"Was it written in sand?"

"No, it's a language that long died out."

"Why?"

Strange mutters "And here come the why's. How long until they get here?"

Daphne shrugs, and says "Don't know. Loki, tell me you know how to calm her down!"

"As I said, she's endlessly curious about magic and literally everything to do with it. Wong, I suggest you either find a job to do or prepare yourself for a million questions."

Bloom asks "Was Sandscript written by Sand People?" His expression says 'I told you so' - oh, it's going to be a long wait.


Two hours later, Daphne's phone rings with Flora's Ringtone - thank the Great Dragon, Bloom's had a seemingly endless barrage of questions about everything to do with the kind of magic they use here.

"What's that?"

"It's a phone, Bloom. It lets me talk to people who aren't here."

"How?"

"I'll explain after. Promise." She goes around the corner, answers the call, and immediately says "Flora, please tell me you've got a way to restore Bloom to her correct age. With all her memories."

Yeah, we got her years back from Rumpelstiltskin…

"Ok, what did you have to do to get them?"

We had to trade something for them. And Stella mentioned that we need the Legendarium Key to stop the Trix.

"So he'd only take that, then?"

Yeah, pretty much.

"Alright. We'll deal with that later, just get over here. We need to get Bloom back to normal before something else catches fire!" Daphne looks over to see Bloom chasing Strange's cape once again. "Bloom, don't chase that!"

"But it's magic! It flies! I wanna fly to!"

Was that Bloom?!

"Yes. Insanely curious about everything magical. It would've been fine except one Dr. Steven Strange had to come and leave a portal open to his place. A place full of spellbooks and people training."

Oh. My. Dragon. Where are you?!

"I'll use some magic for you to lock on to. Be prepared to answer a million questions."

Little different than how you met her, huh?

"Yeah. It's different. Not bad, just…not how I first met my sister. Loki says she wasn't quite this hyper the first time around, but she was pretty close sometimes. I'd highly suggest teleporting outside, changing back, and telling her whatever it is Rumpelstiltskin gave you is magical. And to touch it and see what happens."

Ten minutes later, Daphne lets out a sigh of relief when she feels the rest of the Winx teleport to the sanctum. Bloom is sitting on Loki's legs and drawing on the floor with fire, while he patiently holds up a green fireball in his hand for her to use - and it doesn't escape anybody's notice that the fire turns from green to orange when she touches it. She looks up when Daphne senses the Winx teleport in, and asks "What's going on? I just felt something!"

Loki holds the fireball up and says "I'm sure you'll find out soon. But stay here."

"Oooh, pleeeeaaaase? Please, please, please, please can we go look, Brother?" She gives him an adorable pleading look, staring up at him with the big puppy-eyes expression. Daphne can tell her younger sister is going to win this battle, mainly because Loki seems to be incapable of refusing her anything.

Sure enough, she hears a relenting sigh and "Alright, Sister. But stay by me."

"Yay! Let's go, brother!" Bloom jumps off Loki's legs and actually pulls him up, quite the incredible feat if you didn't know she was part dragon, and pulls him in the right direction.

She catches up to them just in time to see Bloom jumping to catch the door handle…and wisps of her orange magic fly out from her hands and open it. Well, that explains how she keeps getting in and out of rooms.

The sound of her gasp of shock echoes all the way down the hall, right along with her barrage of questions - she should have said to immediately transform back to human form. Oops.

When she catches up - really, how can someone with such small legs get around so fast? - she's just in time to hear "Can you really fly? Why's there sparkly stuff floating from these? Can they feel things like being touched? Can I try them? Are they magic?"

All five girls are staring in shock, likely trying to figure out which question to answer first. Flora whispers "She's soooo adorable. I wish we could keep her like this!"

Daphne whispers "She drew on the floor in fire, and is unendingly curious about magic. We can't keep her like this without all of Alfea burning to the ground. She'll want to go home eventually, and we can't actually let her do that."

Stella mutters "Good point. Hey, Bloom! We've got something to show you! Close your eyes!"

Instead of closing them, she stares up at the blonde girl with a highly confused look, asking "Why? Won't it be the same if my eyes are open?"

Musa laughs and says "It's a surprise! Now, close your eyes already!"

She gives them a pouting look, until Daphne puts her hands up so they've covering Bloom's face. "Hey!"

Stella quickly conjures up the hourglass Rumpelstiltskin used on her, and sets it on the ground. Daphne takes her hands away, and Bloom goes still at the sight of the hourglass that's as tall as her. "What is it? What's it do?"

Daphne, Loki, and Strange halfway expected her to touch it as she was asking - Loki figures she learned not to do that particular action from the Casket of Ancient Winters so long ago. After a moment, she puts a hand to the hourglass - there's a bright flash of light, and then Bloom's back to the age she's supposed to be and holding the hourglass in the hand that she touched it with. "Uh, girls…what's going on?" She looks around in total confusion, one eyebrow rising higher and higher as she takes in her current surroundings and company. Loki's here, they're nowhere she knows, and with Dr. Steven Strange once again. "Somebody want to catch me up on what the heck has happened since we met that tiny little magic-resistant pointy-hat-wearing man who jumped on top of me?"

Daphne tackles her in a hug, saying "You got turned younger. A lot younger. You really don't remember the last few hours?"

"No…why? What happened?"

Loki says "Let's just say you were as curious the second time you were five as the first time. The difference was the amount of stuff to pique your curiosity."

The expression on Bloom's face is priceless, mixed shock and mortification. "How many things burned down? Because I'm fairly certain I'd have still had my magic active…and Pyros can't actually be reversed."

Strange laughs breathlessly, and says "You don't know the half of it. You ever tried chasing down a five-year-old kid who stumbles and trips a lot and still manages to get around amazingly fast all the same? And gets into the places you don't want her in because she's likely to activate a spell that could destroy the place?"

Bloom smirks and says "I've been on one end of that scenario. Very recently, apparently."

Loki snickers, then says "I'm heading back to Asgard, Bloom. Whatever you do, please don't get turned five again. Make it seven, at the earliest, please."

Bloom chuckles, and says "I'll do my best, Brother." She takes him by surprise by hugging him, which he returns after a moment.

Once she pulls away though, a thought occurs to her. "Girls, how'd you get the hourglass from a guy who's immune to magic?"

Musa says "We traded for it."

"Traded what for it?"

Stella lets out a nervous chuckle, and says "Yeah, 'bout that…he kinda wouldn't take just anything for it…"

Musa finishes "Stella mentioned the little detail about needing the Legendarium Key to stop the Trix. And so he wouldn't take anything else."

"WHAT?!"


AN: Okay, next chapter is up! Yes, I actually do have a reason for giving Rumpelstiltskin the Key, don't worry! As for IW, relax, everyone! I will get there, give me just a little more to go! To the guest or guests that have given my last chapter their reviews, thank you! If you'd make an account, I could respond to them better - and it's free, btw. Forgot to mention this before, but, like Stella in Season 5, Bloom was still wearing the clothes she was in before. They just shrunk down to fit her. Anyway, enjoy! More chapters will be posted - just give me some time with school and such! Promise!