The Fairy of the Dragon Flame opened the door of her dormitory. Tecna and Aisha were sitting at the table, musing something.

'What happened, girls?' Bloom asked.

'Well, Bloom', Tecna trailed off.

'What?' Bloom questioned curiously.

'Actually', Aisha interrupted 'Nothing, we are just thinking about the mission tomorrow.'

'Oh, well', Bloom replied. She had expected a different answer, but if nothing wrong was going on, she had better gone to bed.

The Fairy of Wave waited until Bloom had disappeared behind the door, and then turned to Tecna:

'After all, the stones remain in its place, there is no need to worry or spread panic to our friends. They're too tired after the long trip.'

'I know', Tecna whispered 'But why did the locker which contains the magic stones moved 3cm to the left, closer to the wall? Someone had to do it, and they're not one of us…'

'But we, the one who use our power to create it, are the only one who can open it, Tecna', Aisha pointed out 'Don't you remember that? Moreover, the stones aren't stolen from us. Why should we be worry?'

'But…' Tecna protested.

'Leave it aside, Tecna', the jet brown hair girl whispered 'There is nothing wrong and Stella, Bloom, Musa, Flora have no idea about this. We shouldn't have to worry nor spread concerns to our friends.'

The magenta hair girl wasn't convinced by that idea. Still, she couldn't say anything, so she reluctantly accepted that.

Standing up from the warm armchair, she made her way back to the room.

Birds twittered in the azure sky shattered felicity into people's hearts. Winds weren't living creatures, but they could sing enchanted melodies. The jingle of the bells, the gurgle of the running water blended together so as to produce a sweet tune.

Just like its name, Melody was the realm of sound.

The Royal Palace of Melody was the combination of elegance and softness. The field around it contained so much shade of tunes.

'What do you want?' a guard asked as he saw the Winx and Selina approaching.

Musa smiled gently to her friends and stepped forward.

'We would like to meet Princess Galatea', she whispered 'We don't have an arrangement before, still…'

'Oh, Madame', the guard murmured as he recognized who was standing in front of him 'Come in.'

Genteelly, he let them go inside the palace and said to a servant nearby:

'This is Madame Musa, the Princess's savior. She wants to see our Princess. Treat her and her friends kindly.'

The servant nodded to the guard, then curtsied to the Winx.

'Our Princess is busy doing her practice at the moment', she explained 'But she will have time to see you soon.'

Then, the maid leaded the Winx and Selina to the waiting chamber.

The girls sat down and patiently waited.

A sweet and familiar melody unexpectedly reached their ears.

'Hey, girls', Aisha whispered 'This melody is kind of familiar to us.'

'Really?' Stella wondered 'I don't remember hearing it in my entire life.'

'Shhh' Bloom hissed slightly 'Musa sang it, more than once.'

'Return to me
Return to me
On waves of ocean melody
No magic can make you reappear
But in the song of the whales
You are always here...
But in the song of the whales
You are always here
Always...'

Flora sang whisperingly to the music. When she was sad, Musa had once shown her this song. How could she forget that?

'It is the song Musa used to sing when we were on our underwater mission, the song which Musa's mother like best', Tecna pointed out.

Musa made no comment. Instead, she tilted her head, looking down on the ground, where her mother was lying under. Tears glistened in her dark blue eyes. That song, the song her mother used to love when she was alive…

She suddenly missed her mother so much. Memories flowed back to her like the flow of the excruciating river…

'Mom, why did you leave me so soon?'

Standing up from her position, Musa ran away thoughtlessly. She didn't know what to do rather than that. All she wanted was to run, as far as possible. Why? Why reminded her about her mother at the most fragile moment of her soul?

'Musa', Flora tended to stop her friend, but Tecna had managed to interfere.

'Let she go', the Fairy of Technology whispered 'She needs solace.'

Aisha stiffened. An integrity family was something which was uneasy to find. And when you lost it, no money could give you back the same thing.

Bloom stared at Musa until her friend disappeared. She knew more than everyone else the taste of losing a family. However, she was much more fortunate than Musa when she had her family with her at the moment. Still, once the time had come, she would forever lose Daphne…

Stella didn't look at Musa, she only murmured to herself:

'Musa, not only you the one who are feeling upset about family, I'm also painful…'

'Winx?' Princess Galatea gasped as she saw the Winx waiting for her 'Which wind brought you here?'

Everyone stood up and inclined.

'Well, we come here to see you, actually', Bloom admitted.

'Oh', the young princess glanced around 'Where is Musa?'

'She had just left a second ago', Tecna explained 'She wants some seclusion.'

The door suddenly opened.

'Your Majesty', a servant inclined 'A man wants to see you.'

'Uhhh', Galatea grunted 'It's him again. Tell him to leave.'

'Who is he?' Bloom interrupted.

'Never mind', said the princess 'Just a random man wants to see me.'

'Oh', Stella whispered 'Maybe he is in love with you.'

'Well', the Princess of Melody shook her head 'I know nothing about him apart from his name. He has bothered me since a week ago. He even threatened me he would kill me if I don't want to see him, but I don't care.'

A strange feeling flashed through Selina, standing up from her position, she asked:

'Your Majesty, I hope his name is not Joshua…'

'It has been seven days since I came here, and if you don't let me see her, I'll eliminate all of you', the man threatened the royal guards.

They didn't move.

He started to get angry.

Without much thinking, the wizard shot right into the guards.

'Stop it, I'm here', Princess Galatea commanded as she stepped outside.

'Your Majesty', a guard tried to stop her 'It's dangerous.'

The princess merely shook her head and walked toward the intruder:

'Tell me what you want.'

'I believe that you…' he said, but before he finished his statement, the girl had shot him.

'It would be stupid if you think she will tell you where the stone is', Stella stated.

'The Winx?' he muttered 'Why do you always stand in my way.'

'Because we like to', answered Aisha.

'And now, if there is nothing more to say', Flora whispered.

'Magic Winx', the Winx shouted 'Bloomix.'

'Good preparation', commented Princess Galatea 'I also want to give you a hand'.

She clapped her hands slightly and transformed either.

Joshua was frustrated of the Winx. He gave them a stealthy glare. If they wanted to fight, he would satisfy them. However, there was something they hadn't yet known…

He let out a deafening sound. Faster than the flash, lightning struck down eagerly, glowing and howling.

Selina stepped backward, staring at the wizard in horror.

'Oh no, this is what I have feared', she whispered to herself, so that no one could hear. Her civilian outfit still hugged her body. It wasn't look like she wanted to fight.

Paradoxically, no one seemed to notice that unusual fact since they were distracted by the upcoming battle.

Only one vigilant person noticed that. But they didn't say a word.

'Winx', Bloom said 'We need to stop him'.

'I'll attack him right away and stop the spell', Stella shouted, using the light energy inside her to form a blast.

'Light Spectrum'

'Rubbish', the wizard murmured before throwing a strong yellowish flux toward Stella and electrically shocked her.

'Stop it', Aisha threw a pinkish bolt to him in revenge. But it wasn't inevitable and he quickly dodged it.

'Bio-Rhythmic Flow'

'Too bad', he mocked as he threw Tecna onto the ground.

'Volcanic Attack'

Bloom shot a pink, orange, yellow and blue beam of energy at the enemy, but no use. The wizard simply turned her hand and the pyrus fairy fell down on the ground.

'He is too strong', Aisha complained 'The last time we faced him, he was much weaker.'

'Things changed', Joshua said as her threw another attack toward the girls.

'How dare you messing up this place?' Princess Galatea shouted as she bombed a shot to the wizard.

'Stop messing up with me', he shouted at her 'This is not your battle.'

And with some thoughts conquered his mind; the man summed on one of his greatest spell and aimed at her.

It happened so fast that the Princess of Melody had no idea of what was happening. The shot quickly struck her and left her lying on the nearby rock. The dizziness spread through her limps and body.

'Lilac Vortex'

Flora lifted her arms so as to sum on the power of nature. Green and pink mixed up created a colorful tornado so as to stop the strike. Bloom flew beside Flora, encouraging the other.

Aisha and Stella scanned the place, searching for the best option to counterattack. The sky was screaming in terror.

Galatea finally managed to stand up with the help of Tecna. She was completely dizzy. The Fairy of Technology offered her to retreat, but she simply refused:

'I'm able to continue', she mumbled 'There is nothing to worry about...'

'There is', the magenta hair one shook her head as she pointed at Joshua.

The Wizard of Lightning spread his arms upward, closer to the sky. White clouds turned black. Bolts of lightning struck down from the sky. He had used this spell for so many times that the Winx were familiar to this. Nevertheless, this time, the spell seemed way much stronger.

'What? It...It can't be', Aisha gasped after her attack was ineffective.

'My spell doesn't work either', Bloom whispered.

'Biorythmic Blast', Tecna screamed 'Mine doesn't work either.'

'I hate to say', ranted Stella 'But since when did he grow so strong?'

'What shall we do?' Selina asked, still in her civilian outfit.

'I think I know', Princess Galatea said 'You're not strong enough to beat him, but this realm has. The power of the whole kingdom is contained here, in its Royal Palace. I'll activate it right now and cast him away.'

'Thank you', Bloom whispered.

'No need to', the girl replied 'I do it for my kingdom. I can't let him do whatever he wants.'

Princess Galatea stood upright, levitating herself twenty feet from the ground. Her hands cupped as her eyes slipped close. Energy moved from her body to the area around. Soft tone of melody reverberated. Steam of power rose, but then faded.

'What happened?' Aisha inquired.

'I...I' the princess muttered 'I don't know why I can't...'

She then left herself falling uncontrollably onto the gravel ground.

'Why didn't you tell us that you were badly injured?' Selina asked as she noticed the shade of bloom on the attire of the young girl.

'What?' Tecna questioned.

'Don't worry, it's not really bad', said the girl 'I'm ok.'

'Do not lie to us', Flora said as she remembered the shot attacked Galatea earlier.

'And the proof is that you don't have enough energy to activate the power', said Stella.

'What should we do?' Aisha murmured as she stared at the princess.

'Musa...yes...Musa' murmured Princess Galatea 'She is not a part of the Royal Family of Melody, but she is powerful. She is strong enough to activate the energy hidden in the her. She is the only one who can save the day.'

'So we have to find her right now', Aisha said 'Or else wewon't be able to hold on' - 'Protection of Wave' she used her magic to create a pinkish blue sphere.

'But where is she?' Stella questioned.

'At her mother's tomb, I think', Aisha whispered 'She seems to miss her mother.'

'So we have to go and find her' - 'Volcanic Attack', a steam of magma flowed out from Bloom 'I'm not capable of leaving now.'

'Don't worry', Tecna said 'In that case, I'll go and find her.'

'I'll go with you', Selina proposed.

'Good', Bloom said 'Go on, girls.'

And with that word, Tecna and Selina left.

Musa stood there, under the peaceful sky. Tears cascading down as the memories about her mother went. The orange sky reflected her sorrows. The twitter described her grief.

She suddenly felt envy of her friends, the thing she knew which was forbidden. But they had their mother, they had something called family. They had the sensation of togetherness. Did she have that?

She was truly jealous. She just wished her mother had been here with her.

The Melody girl closed her eyes and began to daydream. In another world, she found herself younger again; she could barely see the face of her mother and lie on her mother's lap, listening to a beautiful lullaby.

And then, she saw her mother performed the deadly song, the song her mother sang before collapsed and died.

In despair, she cried.

However, destiny kept going on.

Viewing the death of her beloved mother was disastrous and painful.

All of a sudden, Musa found herself lost inside a blank world with nothing more than darkness. She ran around, striving and struggling to find the way out. There was nothing.

She wandered, she screamed for help.

Sound echoed.

Emptiness.

She feared as if she was just a child who lost her mother.

She cried in vain though she didn't know why.

"Musa, Musa"

Her mind awoke. Someone was calling her. The voice was familiar, but she couldn't recognize.

She searched for the origin.

But she found none.

'Musa, are you alright?'

That voice, it appeared again. Who was talking?

Musa tightened her eyes before realized she was standing in front of her mother's tomb with Tecna shaking her.

'What...what happened?' she muttered.

'I should have been the one who needs to ask that question, Musa', Tecna responded 'What had gotten into you? Why did you stand stock still as if you were dead? It scared me.'

'I'm sorry', Musa whispered.

'It's ok', the magenta hair girl said 'But I have to tell you this, there is no time to waste...'

Musa seemed not to listen to it. Her soul was still glued to the earlier dream.

'I saw my mom, Tecna', she whispered without even noticed Selina, who was standing behind her friend.

'What?' Tecna murmured.

Before her friend, as well as teammate said another thing, Musa poured out everything she was holding. All she wanted was to tell the other girl the sensation she felt. She was so desperate. She wished there had been someone who shared the same feeling with her.

The Fairy of Technology listened in awkwardness. It was not likely that she left her friends battling Joshua on their own so as to have this conversation, wasn't it?

Nevertheless, Musa was on her mood and it wouldn't be right if she interrupted her now. Plus, the tears on Musa's eyes swept that intention away.

She just listened.

Selina stared at the sky, Musa and the tomb. Musa's mother had died and brought the Fairy of Music's life to hardship. The girl had overcome it. Nevertheless, whenever she remembered her mother, she couldn't stop crying. It was obvious. Everybody knew it. They supposed to understand. Selina was to, but she didn't want to accept that. Her mother wasn't with her either. She didn't shed tears. Why Musa did? Worse, to the greenish hair girl, battle was more important than anything. She wanted to win in any price. In her eyes, there was no acceptable reason for distraction and skipping the fight.

Fortunately, she managed to hold it inside. She didn't say a word about that. She hoped Tecna could convince Musa. Or else she would drag the fairy by her collar and threw her into the war. She had had enough. Galatea's skills were disabled and the only one who could do something crying here. Was there anything worse?

Tecna, on the other hand, had no reaction at all. What she did was sitting down next to Musa and comforted her friend, using sappy words or whatever meaningless words Selina didn't want to hear. If she had found a better way to lie for the reason why she hadn't transformed, she would have never followed Tecna here.

'Volcanic Attack' Bloom flowed her steam of energy toward the enemy.

The wizard did not much. He only turned his hand in the air and Bloom's shot vanished.

'Agrrr' Bloom grunted 'Since when did he grow so strong?'

'Yeah', Flora consented 'Our magic seems not to work on him anymore.'

'How could this possibly happen?' Stella concerned.

'I don't think we can figure it out at the moment', Aisha whispered 'Better stay focus anyway.'

To the fairies, it was likely to be an endless fight. Princess Galatea stared at the sky, learning every single movement of the battle. The guards tempted to get her inside. However, she gestured them not to. She still wanted to be in the battle.

She darted her eyes from the Winx to Joshua, from the battlefield to her palace.

'Musa', she murmured lightly 'Aside from me, you're the only one who can activate the power of the kingdom. Where are you?'

Selina frowned in distress. It had been such a long time and she started to fear the Winx couldn't hold the wizard any longer.

Musa was still confiding without a sign of stop. The more she said, the more she felt sorrow.

Up to this point, Tecna began to concern. Musa loved her mother, but she had never shown herself to be like this before. Was there anything fallacious?

'Tecna, it's enough', Selina whispered as she stepped toward the two fairy. Turning to Musa, she gave a synthetic smile "I know you scare of losing your mother. But you're going to lose all of your friends either since they aren't able to survive without you."

'Selina" Tecna ranted "Don't speak like that.'

Musa suddenly widened her eyes as if she woke up. Moving her trembling lips, she managed to say each word:

'What...Is there anything wrong?'

'Correct', Selina responded in such a nonchalant tone 'Joshua attacked us and injured Princess Galatea of Melody. The Winx are fighting against him but there is no use since he is too strong. The Princess confirmed that the only possible way to defeat him now was to activate the power of the whole realm. However, her parents aren't here at the moment and she is badly injured. She inquired us to find you; the only one can help us now.'

The Fairy of Music stood upright, glancing at Selina:

'Are you telling the truth?'

'Why should I lie?'

Tecna nodded in agreement:

'Selina's right. She is telling what I wanted to say.'

'Why didn't you tell that before?' Musa asked, still couldn't believe in what she heard.

'Seeing the sadness inside your eyes made me stop saying', the girl explained.

'I'm sorry', Selina interfered 'We have to go now.'

Musa nodded then transformed, and together with Tecna, she head back to the royal palace. Selina quietly followed them. The tranquillity of hers hid her concern. She didn't know why, but since she met Musa here, she had had a bad sensation.

'I don't think I'm able to hold on much longer', Flora admitted as she shielded herself from the waves of lightning.

'I don't, either', Stella said 'He's too strong for us.'

'Come on girls', Bloom urged while dodging the shots 'And hope that Musa would arrive on time.'

'But why it takes so long for Tecna and Selina to find Musa?' Aisha muttered, trying to stop the bolts from hitting right into her and Princess Galatea.

'I wish nothing wrong happens to Musa', the Princess of Melody trembled.

'She won't', asserted Bloom 'I ensure you.'