A/N: This is it, we're finally here, the final chapter. When I first started writing this, it was 8 chapters long and didn't really have an ending, but thanks to some encouragement from a few readers, we now have this finished product. This chapter was originally supposed to just be an epilogue, but then it ended up full chapter length... I tentatively plan to write more stories in the future, it may be more Winx, it may be other fandoms, but I hope you'll enjoy those if you enjoyed this. Finally, thank you all for your support, especially those of you who reviewed/DM'd me about this.
Family Reunion
Mirage was a moon orbiting a colorful but empty planet called Phantasmagoria. Mirage also happened to be the location of Oasis Prison, or rather, Mirage was Oasis Prison. The moon had been converted for this purpose long ago, to hold the criminals deemed impossible to rehabilitate, but not deserving of the bleak eternity of the Omega Dimension. And it was in this prison that Aqua of Andros and Abysson of Voidonia, better known to Icy and her sisters as mom and dad, were currently incarcerated.
When they had been caught five years ago, each had possessed quite a list of crimes for which they had been imprisoned. Aqua's were nearly all associated with her homeworld; sedition against the crown of Andros and special charges for working to fulfill a prophecy generally regarded as pure evil. Abysson (Byss to his friends), had a much longer rap sheet, but its contents were considerably more "normal" by criminal standards; Many counts of burglary and theft, a few assaults, a rash of drunk and disorderly/public indecencies in his younger days, a few trespasses, and (if they could ever prove them) at least three murders, with his crimes spread over most inhabited worlds in the Magic Dimension.
The prison was reasonably well defended, but no amount of readiness or vigilance could prepare a location for a sudden assault by an angry ice goddess and her almost-as-powerful sisters. Darcy's portal opened in the middle of the prisoner processing area, and a sudden drop in temperature was the guard's only warning before bolts of lightning and razor-sharp icicles began flying around the room.
Icy stepped through the portal and into the room with a blast of cold power, her sisters at her side. She reached out a hand and a wave of quickly solidifying ice caught one of the guards around his throat, lifting him a foot off the ground.
"Aqua of Andros and Abysson of Voidonia. Release them, now!" Icy's eyes glowed the purest, brightest white as she advanced on the trapped guard. Some of his comrades raised their weapons, others were too surprised by the sudden intrusion to think straight. Their lack of acquiescence noted, Icy turned to address Stormy in a conversational tone belying the tension of the situation, "Feel free to test your new voltage on anyone in uniform Stormy."
Stormy turned her slasher smile on the guard nearest to her, "With pleasure!"
The guards with weapons readied opened fire on the witches as Stormy released her first bolt, multiple currents jumping from her hand to the hapless guard. Darcy's shadows blocked blasts of energy as the guard Stormy had selected was rapidly reduced to a charred heap on the ground.
"Perhaps you did not hear my sister, release our parents or you will all die screaming..." Darcy's tone was calm and even, carrying an undertone of the seriousness of her threat. A few of the guards lowered their weapons, one started babbling about the time it would take to get the prisoners released and brought to this part of the facility. Darcy nodded, but turned to another guard, her eyes flashing purple as he slumped to the floor, screaming as a waking nightmare assaulted his mind. "I don't care how long it takes but know that for every five minutes that pass, things will get worse for you and your friends..."
Given the size of the facility, it was little surprise that it took almost 15 minutes to pass the Trix's "request" along to the right people, get a message to the right prison block, and have the two brought to the processing center. Those 15 minutes proving to be something of a fatal delay for the dwindling number of guards forced to wait with the trio of powerful witches.
The inner door slid open just as Darcy finished pinning a guard's limp form to a nearby wall with a spike of shadow, dropping him with a happy gasp as her eyes turned to the figures being escorted into the room.
"Mama!" Stormy flew across the room, intent on wrapping her arms around her mother in a tight embrace.
"Leaving now, hugging later!" Darcy snapped at her sister. She gestured toward the portal still open in the center of the room and smiled at her parents. "Hey mom, hey dad, explanations will come later, we should be going now."
As happy as he was to see his girls again, Byss understood the need for a quick exit and, nodding to his wife, scooped her up in his arms and sprinted through his daughter's portal, followed closely by the Trix themselves.
Setting Aqua down in the large chamber that awaited them on the other side of the portal, Byss was finally able to get a good look at the daughters he had not seen in over half a decade. His smile growing wider at the obvious magical strength radiating off each witch. A wave of his hand replaced his dreadful prison attire with his usual suit and long black coat as he nodded approvingly.
"Well done girls! Look at you, all grown up and breaking us out of prison!"
Aqua was about to voice her agreement, having restored her usual outfit as well, a victorian-esque dress primarily in shades of brown and dark blue, when Stormy decided to again attempt the hug she had been deprived of moments before.
"Mama! We did it Mama!" Aqua chuckled as she braced herself against the impact of her daughter's affections.
"I can see that dear, and we're both very thankful you did."
Stormy shook her head violently, "No Mom, I mean 'it', we did 'it'!"
Aqua raised an eyebrow for a moment, then her eyes went wide as she turned to her other girls.
"She doesn't mean...?"
Darcy nodded and Icy smirked triumphantly, punctuating her look with a series of increasingly complex frozen shapes orbiting around her.
"That's right Mom, we kept our promise, the prophecy has been fulfilled."
Aqua's eyes filled with joyful tears and Byss wrapped all three of his daughters in a tight hug.
"Hah! I told you they could do it Aqua! I told you you were right all along." He released them and turned to address Icy directly. "So princess, what's godhood like?"
"It's amazing daddy! But honestly, it was the victories that led up to it that were the best part." Icy gestured over her shoulder to six girls standing silently, watching the Trix expectantly.
Byss looked them over, noting their postures, behavior, and appearances.
"Let's see... bright colors, hopeless look in their eyes, and matching accessories-" He looked at Darcy questioningly who nodded toward the bracelets all six wore, "Fairies, if i'm not mistaken... looking sufficiently defeated."
Icy nodded and Stormy cackled, causing the six fairies to shrink back a bit.
"The former greatest obstacles between us and our destinies. Mom, Dad, this is the Winx Club." Icy waved a hand as if showing off trophies which, in a way, she was.
"Winx Club? How adorably droll…" Aqua rolled her eyes at the fairies, then turned back to Icy expectantly, "Well? Aren't you going to introduce your 'friends' Icy?"
Icy smirked and beckoned two of the fairies over, who complied, Aqua noted with pride, immediately and without question.
"This is Bloom, princess of lost Domino-" Both Aqua and Byss were visibly shocked at this, but nodded for her to continue, "-and until yesterday, bearer of the Dragon Flame."
Aqua couldn't help but laugh as she got a closer look at the redhead.
"This pathetic creature was the guardian of the Flame?" she noted Bloom's attire and smirked, taking hold of the fairy's chin with her hand and forcing her to look her in the eye. "And now she's your servant? Very good Icy, she seems very well trained. You realize how fortunate you are to be alive, little fairy?"
The redhead tried to nod, but Aqua's grip kept her from any response besides a soft "y-yes ma'am..."
Aqua released her with a laugh and turned to the other fairy before her, glancing at Icy to continue her introductions.
"This is Flora of Linphea, we've decided Linphea will be the next world we take over. Be careful with her mom, she breaks easily." Icy smiled wickedly and looked Flora in the eyes. "Remember the wonderful conversation we had about my plans for your home Flora?"
The fairy burst into tears and slumped to her knees, shaking like a leaf in the wind.
"You've done quite a number on this one dear, I'll be sure to be careful so as not to break your toy until you're finished with her, well done."
While Icy beamed at her mother's praise, Darcy began to introduce the fairies beside her to her father.
"This one is Stella. Airhead, weakling, and-" She smiled at her father as she guessed his reaction, "she's the crown princess of Solaria."
Abysson couldn't help but give his favorite daughter another crushing hug.
"The princess of Solaria! The heir to that accursed realm of light, broken by my very own daughter!" He stopped for a moment, noticing something off about the princess. "And... Is she blind? Did you doom the princess of the sun to total darkness!? Darcy you wicked, wicked girl, I'm honestly not sure how I could be prouder of you."
Darcy smirked mischievously at her dad, "Oh, I think you might find you have a bit more pride in there for me..." She nodded to the other fairy before continuing. "This stupid pixie is Musa of Melody, fairy of music, and bane of my existence."
Byss chuckled at the quiet fury in his daughter's voice.
"She must have done something particularly unforgivable to earn your person ire my dear."
Darcy nodded, looking at her father with a pout.
"She stole my boyfriend dad! I found the perfect guy, I was even managing to convince him to see things more our way; he's a Red Fountain specialist." She laughed as her father's eyes narrowed. "Oh don't worry dad, he's plenty dark inside, and I was helping him embrace that part of himself until this dumb bitch got in the way."
"Language, Darcy!" snapped her mother from across the room, making the shadow witch flinch and making Byss laugh.
"My little girl, all grown up and corrupting heroes... Well whatever you've done to her, it sounds like she certainly deserved it."
Darcy nodded, smiling cruelly again.
"Given that she's from Melody, I've cut off her ability to experience sound in any way, apart from telepathic communication with me. And don't worry, I got my boyfriend back too, you can meet him later."
Byss nodded his approval.
"Helping Icy accomplish her destiny, getting inside Oasis Prison, dishing out poetic punishments for your enemies... I don't think any father could be prouder of his daughter than I am of you right now sweetheart..."
Darcy had only a few moments to enjoy her bonding moment with her father when an impatient Stormy cleared her throat loudly.
"It's my turn now!" She pulled her two fairies over to her parents as her mother nodded placatingly and Byss did his best to calm her down.
"Go ahead little storm cloud, what have you been up to?"
Stormy smiled widely and draped her arms around Tecna from behind in a show of mock affection.
"This is Tecna, she's from Zenith, and she used to think she was a great big know-it-all, but she knows better now, doesn't she?" A small zap startled a terrified Tecna into answering.
"Y-yes Lady Stormy, you helped me realize I don't know anything and that without you i'd be completely helpless."
Aqua patted her daughter on the shoulder.
"Well, you know how I feel about you bringing home strays, but this one does seem particularly helpless, I suppose it would be cruel of me to not let you keep her..."
Both mother and daughter shared a laugh, then Stormy pushed Tecna aside roughly and forced Aisha to stand in front of Aqua.
"If you look closely, i'm sure you'll recognize this one mama!"
Aqua scrutinized the fairy before her, raising an eyebrow at the playful smile on her daughter's face.
"Very well Stormy dear, i'll play alo-" Aqua's words died in her throat as her mind put the pieces of the puzzle before her together, the realization causing her to burst into a cackle that made it clear where Stormy had inherited hers from.
"Byss! Do you know who this is!?" The hysterical witch gripped her husband's arm with enough force to scare him slightly.
"She's not familiar to me, my love, but I gather she's someone important." He touched his wife's arm as she forced herself to stop laughing.
"This is Aisha, princess of Andros! Daughter of a certain royal family I spent most of my life undermining!" Her cackling resumed and now Byss understood, reaching out and patting Stormy on the cheek.
"I hope you know just how much you've done for your mother with this, storm cloud."
Stormy smiled and bobbed up and down excitedly.
"Mmmhmm, I got her just for you mama! And that's not even the best part! Miss princess here has a history of issues with nightmares, so I thought I would help her out."
Husband and Wife looked at their daughter questioningly, with occasional glances at the clearly terrified fairy beside her.
"We spent lots of time together, and I made sure her waking world is nothing but nightmares now too!" Stormy cackled as Aisha began to shudder violently beside her, sobbing uncontrollably.
"I understand how proud you are of Darcy, Byss, but I think Stormy might have delivered the greatest gift of all." Aqua hugged her youngest daughter warmly, "Thank you very much Stormy, i'll be sure to make the rest of her days absolutely horrible."
Icy smiled with wicked joy as they all began to move toward the exit. It was time to give their parents a tour of the newly-repurposed schools, and show off more of their success. The newly ascended Witch-goddess basked in the perfection of this moment; the sisters had conquered their enemies, they had embraced their destiny, and they had reunited with their parents. Today, more than any other day, the three sisters stood on top of the world. The Trix, triumphant.