Stopping Acheron

Selina's falling through the air, having accidentally fallen through the open window behind Griffin's desk - note to self, always close windows in a flying school even when all the students can fly. Acheron cornered her as she was contacting Bloom, and was likely going to kill her to take the Legendarium from her. Unfortunately, she didn't exactly want to give it up - its hers now, in her view, and she won't let him have it after he promised her power and then turned around and betrayed her.

Bloom was right, damn it! She told me how evil people are - they act all nice and interested in you and what you have to offer until they don't need you anymore. She said it about the Trix, but she likely meant it about Acheron as well. Right, Acheron. And I'm falling. And can't fly.

Suddenly, her fall is halted by a glowing orange bubble, and she twists around to see Bloom glaring at her with her sword in hand. "You couldn't have waited a few hours, could you? No, you just had to free Acheron in the middle of the ceremony. Couldn't have waited until the party afterwards like with Daph's coronation."

"I'm sorry! The Trix cornered me and asked what I was doing in the duel, so I couldn't really just not do it!"

Stella says "The one time I manage to get Bloom in a dress and have it maybe have a chance of surviving, and you have to go and yank out a guy like Acheron as a wedding gift? Seriously?"

"I can explain everything, I swear!" She's decided she's through with evil people. And she's not pulling the Trix out of the Legendarium either.

Bloom sets her down on a nearby rock, and says "You'd better explain. Later though, we've got a school to save." They fly up, catch the school before it crashes into the ground, and set it back where it originally was before the Trix threw it into the air.

Acheron flies out, saying "Well done, Winx, what a show. But I'm afraid you'll have to try much harder than that! Rise, Great Lizard Spirit! Rise and dominate any power that dares to oppose you!"

From underneath Cloudtower, three giant heads appear and start shooting lightning beams at the Winx, and Aisha says "Oh, great. What next?"

Bloom tries to attack Acheron, but discovers exactly how Selina freed him - she took some of the Dragon Fire stored in her knife, and used it to free the wizard from his book! He absorbs her attack, then hits her with one of his own.

She ends up lying in a sore heap on the ground near Selina, who says "No! This…this is all my fault! Everything…"

Bloom groans, and says "You think? I've got an idea though."

"What is it? Tell me what to do, Bloom."

"Where did the Trix keep all the magic they stole?"

"In this dragon skull in the center of the school, why?"

"When Acheron follows me into the Legendarium, I'll kill him. That should restore everybody's magic. You go in there, release all the magics and return them to the schools they were stolen from."

Selina nods, then asks "How are you going to get him to follow you?"

Bloom smirks, and says "I have my ways."

Acheron lands, and asks "You just don't give up, do you, Bloom?"

Bloom laughs, takes out her sword, and says "Nope, don't know how. And, even if I did, I'm too stubborn to." She summons her Mythix Wand, flies up, and says "But, seeing as your too big a coward to face me here, let's take this battle to the Legendarium World. After all, you were so afraid of being shown up, you tried to take away the magics of the entire Dimension." She waves her wand, and disappears just before Acheron can hit her with a blast of magic.

Selina privately thinks Bloom signed her death warrant - she has her ways, alright. Get somebody so angry at her that they won't think twice before following her, a highly effective way of getting them where she wants them. Unfortunately, Acheron happens to be incredibly dangerous.

Acheron gets into the Legendarium World, finds its Rumpelstiltskin's part of the world…and Bloom's nowhere to be seen. "Show yourself, Bloom!"

He's suddenly hit hard from behind, knocking him into the ground - and around Rumpelstiltskin's traps. He gets knocked around by them for a minute, then flies up out of the way and looks around angrily. "Rumpelstiltskin's traps? Is that the best you've got, Bloom? Selina and the Trix were weaker than I thought then, complaining constantly about you."

She appears out of thin air, saying "No, not even close, Acheron."

A second Bloom appears directly opposite him, saying "I'm just getting started."

"Better get ready, I know a few things you don't."

"Like illusions, learned from the best. And the best isn't Darcy by any means."

He ends up surrounded by a circle of Blooms, who all dodge his attacks easily - he's got no idea who the real one is. Right up until he hears a sound of a sword being drawn - a polished sword, sharpened to perfection, and making barely any noise when it leaves the sheath. He makes a sword of his own out of magic, but finds he's outmatched by Bloom's skill.

Eventually, he gets knocked to the ground…and he doesn't even have time to register Bloom's lightning-fast movement or the flash of white-orange as her sword slices through his neck like butter.

There's a giant eruption of magic from the dead wizard's body, which Bloom completely ignores in favor of calling out "Rumpelstiltskin! I have something to trade you!"

He comes out, still rhyming away, and is incredibly impressed by the Tesseract. Calling it 'top-prize' and all that.

He gives her the Key, and she says "Whatever you do, don't take it out of the case. The last guy that held it for any length of time in his hand got sent to space." He gives her a bow and leaves, and she tucks the Key in her bag.

Icy's voice suddenly squeaks "You killed him!"

When she turns around with a smirk on her face, she sarcastically says "Yeah, I killed him. Why's that such a surprise?" None of them really have a good answer for that, and Bloom takes advantage of their momentary shock to say "Well, as great as its been to catch up, I've actually got somewhere to be. And it doesn't involve you three in any way. I'd say 'see you later' but I won't."

Before they can respond, wanting to know what she means by that, she's already gone.

When she gets back out of the Legendarium, she finds the giant lizard is gone, the rest of the Winx aren't staring completely hostilely at Selina, and everything seems back to normal.

Selina hands over the book upon seeing Bloom's outstretched hand, but the Key won't turn when Bloom tries to lock the Book. Selina says "Maybe…it's not the Key, but the hand that turns it. What if I gave it a shot?"

Bloom stares at Selina with a level gaze, then says "Sure, give it a try."

She hands the Book and Key over, and Selina doesn't hesitate to put the Key in the lock.

Icy's voice suddenly rings out, saying "Selina, think about what you're doing for a minute!"

Selina smirks, opens the book up to the page that formerly had Acheron in it, and says "Oh, didn't you know? I was using the piece of Acheron's power that he gave me years ago to summon things from the Legendarium…and he was controlling me, through that piece of power. And now that I'm free…we're through." She snaps the book shut and turns the key in the lock.

The Key disappears, and Stella says "We finally did it! You think this means the Trix are gone for good?"

Bloom shrugs, then gets hit with a vision like a knife to her head. She comes back to reality to realize her throat hurts and everyone's asking what's wrong. "I have to go home!" She disappears in a burst of orange embers before anyone can ask what's wrong or why she has to go back suddenly.

*Asgard*

Loki and Thor are facing Thanos and about five of his 'children' - Hela's currently being restrained by another three, three of Thanos' strongest, built-like-the-Hulk 'children' and they're barely holding her down.

Sif and the Warriors Three got the people to relative safety at Loki's hasty command, so luckily there were minimal casualties.

Loki says "You won't win, you can't."

Thanos smirks, and says "I have my children."

"We have our sister."

"Who, her?" He nods his head at Hela, who's glaring up at him defiantly.

They hear a piercing whistle, and everyone turns around to see Bloom standing there with her big wings that look like they're made of fire and her sword coated with red in a section of the blade. "Actually, he'd be referring to me. Their youngest sister."

AN: Yes, Infinity War is starting! For everyone worried about whether I'll kill Loki - RELAX! I've grown WAY too attached to his character in this story to kill him, and Bloom would never get over it. Ever. Decided I'd skip the fight scene, only because I could write a never-ending scene and I've got classes to go to and such. More chapters coming soon - and no, Thanos can't do the Snap in this story. He cant get two of the Infinity Stones, the Reality Stone and the Space Stone. He's got the Power Stone, and I'm currently debating whether or not to let him get the Soul Stone. Chances are...probably not. Bloom does end up getting hurt in this fight, though - he beat the Hulk, after all. That warrants some injury on Bloom's part - though, not without giving him a little pain as well.