Ancient Enemy

Chapter One – After The Final Battle

Bloom stared out of the window, remembering everything that had happened last year. It was hard to believe that only one year ago she had found out she was a fairy, and immediately attended school at Alfea, the most prestigious school for fairies in the entire magical dimension.

She had made good friends at Alfea: Stella, the fairy of the Sun and the Moon and Princess of Solaria; Flora, who cared for nature deeply; Techna, who's technological knowledge still dazzled Bloom at times; and Musa, a fairy who not only loved but also ate and breathed music. Together, the five of them were the WinX. They had had a lot of fun together, and Bloom couldn't wait until her friends arrived at Alfea.

But last year hadn't been just about having fun with her friends. No, because she had made enemies as well: The Trix, a threesome of mean witches intent on obtaining the Dragon Flame.

Ever since Bloom had found out she was a fairy, her path had crossed the Trix's all too much to Bloom's liking. Icy, Darcy and Stormy had first tried to steal Stella's ring, to tap into the Dragon Flame through it. But the ring hadn't housed the Dragon Flame's power.

No, that had been another discovery that had shocked Bloom and changed her life forever. She had found out she had been adopted, and that her real parents had been the King and Queen of Domino. Domino, where the legendary dragon had rested and the most beautiful place in the entire magic dimension.

That is, until the dark faces destroyed Domino. The dark faces, the very first beings of Evil, had also been three witches intent on taking the power of the Dragon Flame for themselves. And not very coincidentally, the dark faces were also the Trix's ancestors.

Bloom had found out she was Princess of Domino, which now lay in Ruins, and keeper of the Dragon Flame. Unfortunately, it had been Icy who had told her all of this after she and her sisters had taken Bloom's powers from her. And a soon as they had the power they coveted, the Trix had set out to show all of Magix they had it.

After imprisoning professor Griffin, headmistress at the witches' school Cloud Tower, they had destroyed the Red Fountain School for specialists and had aimed their sights at Alfea. But thanks to Bloom and the WinX Alfea needed not face the army of the Trix alone.

They had risked their lives to free professor Griffin and her students, and had brought them to Alfea, where the specialists had already taken refuge. Together, the students of these three mighty schools had been the last barrier for the Trix's army.

Bloom sighed and walked away from the window. She sat down on the bed and distractedly patted her rabbit Kiko, while she remembered how she had heard the voice of her sister Daphne calling her once again. She had then known the answer could be found in Lake Roccalucci, and so she had gone there.

Lacking magic powers, no soul in Magix believed Bloom would be the one to save the day when the Trix commenced their final attack. No-one, save Alfea's headmistress Faragonda. The Trix had led their army personally, and had believed they would crush the resistance easily.

But in Lake Roccalucci, Daphne had come to Bloom one final time. Hearing her sister's words, Bloom had looked deep into herself and had realized she still had her powers. And looking deeper, she had realized no-one could control the Dragon Flame better than she could. It had been entrusted to her, it was her birth right.

And so she had sped towards Alfea, and right during the final battle she had challenged the Trix. Icy, eldest and most powerful of the three witches, had taken the challenge while the rest of the WinX had fought with Darcy and Stormy.

The first victory for Alfea in this final battle had come quite unexpected. Only four of the WinX facing two of the Trix, who also had the power of the Dragon Flame at their command, had seemed like an easy victory for the Trix. But the power of the friendship between the WinX had proven even too strong for Darcy and Stormy to overcome.

A great deal of the Trix's army had disappeared when Darcy and Stormy had been overcome, but with Icy still fighting Bloom things had not been safe yet. But as Alfea had looked up at the sky, the rest of the army had vanished and Bloom had returned to them, carrying an unconscious Icy.

Bloom sighed and looked up from the floor she had been staring at, and almost jumped when she saw the rest of the WinX standing before her and staring at her. She also saw Prince Sky, Brandon, Riven and Timmy, a group of specialists the WinX had great interest in and vice versa.

"How long have you guys been standing there?" She got up from the bed and hugged her friends. "Not so long. What were you thinking about?" Bloom hesitated before answering Flora's question. "I was thinking about what happened…with the Trix."

A deafening silence suddenly descended on the WinX and the specialists as they all thought back. Princess Stella, never one for anything but fun and joy, was the first one to break it. "Yeah, I was just thinking about how boring this year's going to be compared to last year," she smiled, and everyone started laughing.

Bloom wandered around on campus, to see how all the damage done by the Trix's army had been repaired. Suddenly, a familiar dog raced towards her. Lady, Price Sky's dog, came to Bloom and Bloom petted her.

After a few seconds, Prince Sky ran to Bloom and his dog. "Lady, don't run away like that again," he scolded before petting the dog as well. "She didn't run away, did you? She just smelled me, and wanted to see me. Right, Lady? She's just as happy to see me as I am to see her," Bloom said, laughing.

She hadn't had a chance to speak to Sky alone yet, since all of their other friends had been there in the WinX's apartment. "So…how did your parents react to your break-up with Diaspro?"

Sky looked away, and Bloom feared the worst. "They didn't like it at all, especially when I told them you were the girl that had fought with Diaspro at the Red Fountain demonstration."

Bloom remembered how she had thought Diaspro was one of the Trix, and had decided to attack her head on. When she had discovered the Truth, she had run back to Earth.

"But then I told them you were also Princess of Domino, keeper of the Dragon Flame and the fairy who defeated Icy single-handedly," Sky said, smiling. "They wanted to meet you immediately. That's why they're coming to the Welcoming Ceremony tomorrow."

Suddenly, the thought of fighting a thousand evil witches trying to steal her powers sounded extremely pleasant. The idea of meeting her boyfriend's parents at Alfea sounded little less than terrifying.

"They're coming all this way to meet me?" Brandon laughed loudly at the shaky, frightened voice Bloom had spoken with. "No, they're coming all this way to see me star in tomorrow's demonstration. But they're not leaving until they've met you. Don't worry, they're not so bad. They won't give you a hard time."

Suddenly, Bloom remembered that she too would be starring a demonstration tomorrow. She and the WinX would simulate a fight too, where she would take on her friends to demonstrate some of what they are thought on Alfea.

The Welcoming Ceremony was Faragonda's way to officially welcome Red Fountain's students and teacher at Alfea, since she and Saladin had decided not to restore the old Red Fountain-castle.

Instead, they had built the buildings required for Red Fountain to function properly on the Alfea-grounds. Stables for the dragons, dorms for the students, a hangar for the vehicles, a building to store all the weapons and an arena to practice. So now Bloom, Stella, Techna and Musa could see their boyfriends a lot more.

Bloom shivered. She had been nervous about tomorrow's demonstration before, but now that she knew who'd be sitting in the audience she wanted to crawl under a rock until it was over.

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