"Is she gonna be okay?" asked Rayne. "It's been almost three days, and she's still asleep." She was looking at Anna, concerned.
"I think she's gets it from our dad," said Nick.
"Nick, stop," said Ami. "Your father does sleep for long periods of time sometimes, but I don't think that has anything to do with what's going on with your sister."
"It was just a thought," said Nick.
About an hour later, Anna slowly woke up. She sat up and looked around. She sighed. "Good, it was just a dream," she mumbled. When she realized she looked different, she moaned. "No, it was real."
"What are you talking about?" asked Amber.
"Oh, n-nothing," Anna lied.
"How would you know?" said Anna.
"I'll make her tell the truth," said Cloe. She cast a truth-telling spell on Anna. "Now, what happened about 3 days ago that made you so tired?"
"N-nothing. R-r-really," said Anna, still lying. The spell didn't work on her.
"She's still lying," said Cloe. "How is that possible?"
"Maybe she's not lying," said Ryo.
"No, she is," said Koji. "It's pretty obvious."
"How would you know?" said Ryo.
"Because she always starts stuttering when she lies," Ami replied.
"Then why isn't Cloe's spell working?" asked Amber.
"The Black Dragonfire doesn't work on me," Anna said quietly.
"What?" said Cloe and Drew.
"Nothing," said Anna quickly, getting up. "Um, I-I gotta...go." She turned and ran off.
"That was weird," Ryo mumbled.
"Should one of us go after her?" Rayne asked.
"I will," said Cloe. She turned into her winx form and flew after Anna.
Anna knew Cloe was following her. She stopped and turned to face Cloe. "What?" she said coldly.
"I've got some questions, and you have to answer them," said Cloe.
"I don't have to do anything," was Anna's harsh reply.
Cloe grabbed Anna's wrist. "Come on," she said. "you're coming back to the others with me."
"No, I'm not," said Anna, turning into her winx form. Her hand started glowing a dark red color. It burned like fire, but was cold like ice. Cloe had to let go of Anna's wrist. Anna turned and flew off.
Cloe flew after her. "Then at least tell me why my spell didn't work on you," she said.
Anna turned to answer, but before she could say anything, Darkar appeared behind her and said, "Because the Black Dragonfire, and any other magic its owner uses doesn't work on anyone who poses the Red Novaflame."
"Isn't that like the power my mom has?" Anna asked.
"True," said Darkar, "But Ami's is lighter and harder to control. Yours, on the other hand, is stronger and more adjusted to your personal life. And being similar to the black Dragonfire, in this case, darkness won't work against darkness."
"What's he doing here?" Cloe exclaimed.
"It's time for another history lesson," said Darkar. He brought Cloe and Anna with him to the Under Realm. "You see," he said, "The Black Dragonfire came right from my heart and only her 'boyfriend', Ryan, could activate it. Cloe's pixie is the pixie of darkness, Saltrisa. Do you understand that much?"
Cloe nodded. "Yes, sir," said Anna, turning back into her normal form.
"Good," said Darkar. "Now, the Red Novaflame is something Anna here was born with. But it was in a different form. When she got really angry, she would turn into a very different person, as you've seen, Cloe. But now that she can control it better, Anna's winx form has changed."
"What did you mean before about 'darkness won't work against darkness'?" Cloe asked.
"Ah, right," said Darkar. "You see, because Black Dragonfire and the Red Novaflame are so similar, when one tries to cast a spell on the other, it won't work. A minor setback, but everything has a consequence."
"That makes sense, I guess," said Cloe. "But there's one more thing I don't get: Anna's dad has the spirits of light, and her mom...well like you said, the Novaflame is more light-based. So why are Anna's powers so dark?"
"Well," Darkar started, before Anna cut in.
"It's because I'm cursed with my mom's nightmares, right?" Anna said.
Darkar nodded.
"What?" said Cloe.
Anna sighed. "I remember my mom once told me she used to have these really dark and frightening nightmares," she said. "Sometimes she still does. And there...there was always this strange dark power that would prevent her from waking up."
"That power you mentioned," said Darkar, "That is the source of your new powers."