'Why?' asked Bloom, coming up beside her.

'It's those witches.' Mirta said bitterly, ashamed that she had ever counted herself as one of them. 'They tortured her. If I were in her place, I'd probably be afraid of people too.'

'What information could she have that they would want?' asked Tecna, looking down at the girl, who was now staring at each person while they were talking, unsure still of what to make of them. Musa shrugged, and leaned back a bit, not wanting to crowd the newcomer.

'Oh, you poor thing!' Stella crooned, startling the girl on the floor even more. 'Can you speak?' after a few seconds, the girl nodded hesitantly, still glancing around as if someone would lash out at her and spit insults at her.

'I don't think she has the energy…' Bloom said after a few minutes. Stella nodded, still looking at her in pity.

'Hey!' Flora called from her room. The others started. They hadn't even seen her leave. 'There's an extra bed in here!' Flora walked back into Bloom and Stella's room after a moment or two, and when they turned their attention back to the girl she had passed out once again (sorry about that being to frequent, but I don't know how else she could've gotten to Flora and Mirta's room from that situation.).

The girl awoke, surprised to find herself in a bed. She looked wildly around for any sign of the Winx Club, and sighed when she realized that they were gone. Her relief was short lived, however, as Flora chose that very moment to walk into the room.

'Oh good, you're awake!' She said cheerfully, sitting down on the bed. The girl quickly scrambled to get away, and was against the wall looking at Flora with sheer terror in her eyes.

'Why are you afraid of us?' Flora asked gently, staying where she was. The girl didn't move, or show any sign that she had even heard Flora. Flora sighed; she hadn't been expecting any answer.

'Do you have any family or friends?' The girl nodded, the terrified look on her face being momentarily replaced with one of longing, and guilt. She suddenly snapped back to reality, and tried to back away as far as she could get from Flora.

'Do you have a name?' The girl nodded again, hesitantly. Flora waited for a moment, and when it as clear that the terrified figure in the corner was not going to speak, she turned to leave.

'I have to go to class, I'll be back later, ok?' The girl sat down, eyes clouded over in thought. She suddenly snapped up as the pain from her wounds hit her. Her face contorted in pain she got up and staggered back towards her bed and lay down clutching the wounds on her stomach. Her last coherent thought before she blacked out was fear that the girls would return.

'What exactly is the plan, Icy?' hissed Darcy from her hiding spot in the bushes.

'We're going to plant a mental suggestion in Bloom's mind to get her to go over to the cave where we were hiding out. When she gets back, we'll have already stolen the girl back.'

Darcy nodded. 'What about the Solarian twits?'

'Astra' s seeing Feregonda, she'll also be unaware until we're gone. We'll be able to take Stella on her own.'

'But how are we actually going to get in?'

'You could say we have an agent on the inside…'

Bloom's head snapped up, her frame going rigid as words echoed in her mind.

Go to the cave… Her mind spiralled up into the shadow that engulfed her.

'Bloom, are you ok?' Stella was asking, concerned. Bloom groaned, sitting up and placing her hand on her head.

'My head, it hurts…'

'You just passed out.'

'I heard a voice…'

A confused look flitted over Stella's face before she righted herself. 'A voice? Was it Daphne again?'

'No, it was somehow darker… I felt compelled to obey it…'

'Are you going to go?'

'I think I should. It could be a warning. The Trix are back after all.'

'Alright, then it's settled! Let's go!' Stella had jumped to her feet, and held out a hand to help Bloom up.

'Thanks Stella.' She said, taking the hand and hauling herself to her feet. Looking around, she saw they were still in the classroom, but no one else was there.

'How long was I knocked out for?' she asked incredulously.

'A couple of hours.' Stella admitted. 'Class is over for today, so we're free to go where ever we want.' Seeing Bloom raise her eyebrows, she hastily added. 'Ok, we're not really aloud to go back to the forest, but hey, if it's a warning…' Stella shrugged, leaving the sentence unfinished.

'Why did you have to use that strong of a spell to knock her out?' Darcy grumbled to Stormy. 'Astra's back now, and we'll have to find another way to get rid of either her or Stella.'

'Stella's going with Bloom.' Icy said, returning. 'Are you ladies ready?' The other two nodded, and they swiftly teleported to Alfea.