Chapter 2: Welcome to Magix!
Outside of the huge college campus, Bloom and the others looked on in amazement.
"Wow! I've never seen anything like it." Mike said.
"Bloom, that must be Alfea College." Vanessa pointed to the building before them.
"It's so beautiful!" Roxy squealed.
"Puni," the little red Digimon uttered from her shoulder.
"Well, let's go. I want to get a close look at..." Mike hit what appeared to be an invisible barrier, "Hey, why can't I get through?"
"Nothing's stopping me," Roxy said, stepping through with no issue.
"Me neither," Bloom followed her with Kiko and Artu, "Stella, did you do that?"
"Bo, bo," cooed the black fuzzball Digimon she held.
"No, Bloom, it's a magical protective barrier. It keeps non-magical creatures out of Alfea, except for Kiko and Artu of course." Stella said.
"Mom, dad, I'm sorry." Bloom lowered her head sadly.
"I guess it's time to say goodbye." Vanessa smiled half-heartedly.
Bloom hugged her parents.
"Don't worry, Artu and I will look after her." Roxy promised as Kiko placed his paws on his hips, "And Kiko will too."
"Thanks, Roxy." Mike nodded in approval.
"I'll be back home for a visit as soon as I can," Bloom said.
"OK, you guys ready?" Stella asked.
"Don't move." Yuki's neck ring glowed, "Holy Ring!" She used the magic from her ring to send Mike and Vanessa home.
"Here we are, Alfea College!" Stella exclaimed as the trio stepped onto the campus.
"This place is unbelievable!" Bloom sighed blissfully.
Roxy looked over at a girl nervously introducing herself to a teacher with chestnut brown hair wearing teal-colored glasses.
"Stella, we didn't even register. How are we going to stay here?" She asked.
"Don't worry, I made sure to get in touch with the front desk earlier this morning to get you two registered last minute," Stella assured her.
"Well, if it isn't Stella, Princess of Solaria." The teacher said in a grumpy demeanor, "Are these the last minute students?"
"Yes, Ms. Griselda, these are fairies from Earth: Roxy and Bloom." Stella introduced the new students to her.
"Fairies of Earth, huh?" Griselda checked their names off the list she held, "Welcome to Alfea."
"Sweet!" Stella cheered, "Let's go, girls!"
The first year fairy students and all of their baby Digimon entered the building but were all halted by an older woman with gray hair and black glasses.
"Welcome all fairies and digital monsters alike to Alfea! I am Headmistress Faragonda and this will be your new home for the next few years as you study to master your powers and become fairies. Each of you has been given a magical companion from a faraway world to help your powers grow. After you get situated in your apartments, be sure to look up our resident fairy from the planet Zenith who will give you all Digivices for your little partners to evolve further than before." Faragonda explained, "Finally, stay away from the witches of Cloud Tower." The girls all nodded indicating that they understood, "Good luck, everybody. I'll see you all tomorrow. Oh, and do be punctual. Classes start at nine o'clock sharp."
The fairies all dispersed as they head for their rooms.
"Hey, Stella, what's Cloud Tower?" Bloom asked as they walked the halls.
"Magix has three schools. Alfea is one, Red Fountain is the college for Specialists, remember those boys? Their headmaster is Saladin. The third school is the Cloud Tower for witches run by scary old Ms. Griffin." Stella detailed.
"Hey, it looks like we all share the same apartment," Roxy said, noticing their names on the door.
"I think this is my room." Stella entered the room in the center.
"I guess we're sharing a room," Bloom told Roxy as they entered their room which was nicely furnished with two queen-sized beds, a large desk with a chair and a small sofa sitting across a television set.
"It looks really nice," Roxy commented. Artu jumped into the bed with green sheets, "Artu likes it too."
There was a knock at their open door.
"Hi," a girl with long, caramel brown hair entered the room with a plant-like Digimon on her head.
"Hi, I'm Bloom and this is Roxy." The Earth fairy introduced herself and Roxy.
"I'm Flora and this is Yuri, my Tanemon."
"Hey, Flora," a girl with long, dark brown hair with black bangs stood by the doorway, "I'm Cassiopeia, but you all can call me Cassie and this is Reye the Viximon."
"Hello," a little yellow fox waved.
"Oh, and this is Astral." Cassie pointed to a faded white colored fox creature.
"Aw, she's so cute!" Roxy gently petted Astral who purred softly, "I'm Roxy and this is Bloom." She pointed to her roommate and then her dog and Kiko, "And that's Artu and Kiko."
Artu and Kiko sniffed Astral who blushed shyly. The four girls exited the room.
"Hi, I'm Tecna." A girl with short pink hair said, "Are any of you my roommate?"
"Nope, that'll be me." A girl with purplish black hair in two small buns said, "I'm Musa."
"I'm Mimi, the Budmon," chided a small plant with thorns.
"And I'm Zenon the Motimon," Tecna's pink mushy Digimon introduced herself.
After all of the girls were familiar with one another, Stella and Yuki as the green cat rejoined the group.
"Hey, is anybody hungry?" Stella asked, "We could go to Magix City for dinner."
"Cool, we could get to know each other." Flora suggested.
"Anyone for Pizza?" Bloom asked.
"Pizza? What's that?" Musa wondered.
"Oh, nothing, just a food that's super delicious," Roxy replied in excitement.
"Sounds good to me. Let's go!" Cassie voted.
The girls took the bus to Magix City and spent the remainder of the day chatting and getting to know each other. Outside of a pizza parlor, the fairies each enjoyed a slice. Tecna pulled out six different colored devices and handed them to each of the girls.
"These are special computers I created that will store and increase the powers of our Digimon. It also doubles as a Digital Monster encyclopedia and a cellphone." She explained as she used her blue one to scan Zenon.
Stella, Flora, Musa, and Cassie did the same with their Digimon, each showing a silhouette of a higher form beside their current monster, except Stella's which showed a Salamon next to the Nyaromon.
"Bloom, Roxy, what are you going to name your little guys?" Cassie asked.
Bloom and Roxy used their Digivices to scan their baby Digimon revealing the species name Botamon and Punimon respectfully.
"He has little horns that look like they will merge into a horn upon evolution, so I'll call him Spike," Roxy said, picking up the red, gelatinous monster.
"Well, he might not stay this way, but how about the name Cole?" Bloom suggested, poking Botamon's fuzzy cheek.
"They both sound good to me." Cassie deduced.
"Tecna, you said these things can be used to call people, right?" Bloom asked as Tecna nodded, "Great, I'm gonna go call my mom so she and my dad don't worry."
"Me too," Roxy took out her pink device and pressed a button on the touch screen to bring up the dial screen.
Bloom took hers and stepped a few feet away from the girls to talk in private. She dialed her home number and Vanessa answered.
"Hello, Bloom!" She replied happily on the other end.
"Hi, mom! Everything is great. Alfea is wonderful and I'm sharing an apartment with Roxy and a few other girls." Bloom explained her day, "No, classes start tomorrow, but I'll keep you posted, alright?" As Vanessa spoke on the other end, Bloom noticed Knut pass her, going behind a nearby alley, "I understand, but mom, I've gotta go now. Big hug and kiss daddy for me, please. Alright, bye!"
She ended the call and slowly followed Knut, holding Cole in her arms.
"It's that ogre that attacked us in Gardenia." Bloom whispered, noticing him sneak up near her friends, "What if he hurts my friends?" She looked down at Cole and then back up, "Where'd he go?"
Knut moved further down the alleyway and came across the three witches he conversed with before.
"Did you find her?" The witch with white hair in a ponytail asked.
"The girl with the Salamon is over there." Knut pointed in the direction of the fairies.
"Those must be witches," Bloom said softly, hiding behind some trash bins.
The witch with long, brown hair felt Bloom's presence.
"Sisters, we're being watched." She created a dark illusion of herself, "Now all I have to do is disappear and she'll stay here." The dark magic witch disappeared while the clone stayed.
Knut blocked Bloom's view of the witches, "I can't see what's going on."
The brunette witch appeared behind her and struck her with a dark energy wave, tossing her in front of the other witches and Knut.
"So, did you get our little joke?" The white-haired witch chuckled as the illusion of her sister vanished.
The three witches surrounded her.
"I'm a fairy, so get back!" Bloom aimed her palm at them, sending a weak magical projectile in their direction not fazing them.
Cole stood before his partner and let out some bubbles that popped on their faces.
"How pathetic, you call that magic? Icy says this is magic!" The white-headed witch raised her hand, making it snow around Bloom. Ice began to engulf her.
"And Darcy says this is magic!" The brunette sent another wave of dark energy toward Bloom, breaking the ice and sending her across the alley.
"And Stormy says this is magic!" The witch with purple hair in a storm cloud style created a twister that sent Bloom up to the top of a building. The fairy gripped the edge of the roof.
Cole bounced up and down in a tantrum before shining brightly.
"What's happening?" Bloom asked, still dangling from the roof.
"Koromon!" Cole cried, transforming into a light pink head with teeth and two long antennae.
Meanwhile, the other fairies were still waiting for Bloom.
"Hey, I wonder where Bloom is?" Tecna questioned.
"We should look for her," Roxy said, biting her lip as she leaned against a fountain.
Icy created a small blizzard, sending Bloom and Cole into a pile of boxes.
"Time to chillax!" The ice witch used her magic to encase Bloom and Cole in a block of ice, "So, you're a fairy. Well, we're the Trix." She scratched her sharp nails across the ice.
"Hey, leave her alone!" Stella yelled, getting the Trix and Knut's attention.
"Whatever," Icy rolled her eyes, "Knut, get them!"
Knut roared and ran towards the fairies and their partner Digimon.
"Pummel Whack!" Knut slammed his giant bone weapon at them before they jumped out of the way.
The girls, minus Roxy, held up their Digivices.
"Magic Charmix!" They cried in unison.
"Soul Charge!" The Digimon followed.
"Stella, Fairy of the Shining Sun!"
"Salamon!"
"Flora, Fairy of Flowers!" Flora's fairy outfit consisted of fuschia and orchid colors and lime green, leaf-shaped wings.
"Palmon!" Yuri changed into a humanoid plant with a flower on her head.
"Musa, Fairy of Music!" Musa's new outfit was red and pink with matching knee-high boots.
"Lalamon!" Mimi became a flower bud with a spinning leaf on her head.
"Tecna, Fairy of Technology!" Tecna wore a lavender one-piece covered in sparkles with a matching helmet.
"Tentomon!" Zenon was now a mechanical ladybug.
"Cassiopeia, Fairy of Myths!" Cassie now wore dark purple with black knee-high boots and red elbow gloves and light purple wings. Around her was a sash with the twelve symbols of the zodiac.
"Renamon!" Reye's evolved form gained longer arms, legs, and a bigger tail giving her more of a humanoid and feminine look.
"Wow! Look at that, Spike." Roxy looked at her friends' new style as the Punimon squeaked in her arms.
"We need that Salamon," Stormy growled.
"Midas Touch!" Cassie's hands glowed, changing Knut's bone into solid gold. The weight causing him to drop his weapon.
"Static Sphere!" Tecna wrapped Knut in a digital sphere.
"Sonic Blast!" Musa summoned energy speakers whose sound waves weakened Knut.
"Golden Pollen!" Flora blew particles into the ground creating a vine that tied around his ankle and then his whole body before the flower fairy sent him flying.
"You asked for it!" Icy flung her cape open, sending many icicles in the fairies' direction.
"Get behind me." Tecna said, "Fire Wall!" She created a green shield that protected them from Icy's attack.
"I'll handle them." Stormy struck the shield with dark lightning, breaking it.
"Poison Ivy!" Yuri elongated her claws into vines, wrapping them around Stormy.
"Super Shocker!" Zenon's wings sparked some lightning of her own at the weather witch, knocking her down.
"Nut Shot!" Mimi spat a barrage of seeds from her mouth, stunning the witches.
"Diamond Storm!" Reye released sharp, white leaves from her fur, freeing Bloom and Cole from their ice prison into Roxy's grasp.
Darcy sent a dark wave at Mimi, sending her to Musa's side.
"Quick, before they counterattack!" Stella called out.
"Holy Ring Power!" Yuki howled, emanating a powerful light that teleported the fairies far away.
"We'll get you fairies!" Icy hissed, "And your little Salamon too."
The six fairies returned to Alfea as Stella used her solar heat to warm Bloom and Cole.
"You should be OK now," Stella said as she and all of the transformed fairies and Digimon returned to normal.
"Thanks, Stella." Bloom smiled, "You OK, Cole?"
"Still feel like a popsicle, but I'll manage." The Koromon remarked.
"I wonder what you'll look like when you evolve, Spike." Roxy cuddled her jelly Digimon against her cheek.
"We better get to our rooms. We just made curfew." Cassie said.
Before they entered the school, Bloom noticed a group of butterflies flying overhead with uniquely shaped wings.
In Bloom's room, the girls were discussing a potential group name.
"What about the Winx?" Bloom suggested.
"What does that mean?" Tecna asked.
"Well, the witches are called the Trix so I thought we should have a name." Bloom shrugged, "Plus we have wings when we transform so I thought we'd name ourselves after that but with a twist."
Roxy looked out the window seeing more butterflies fly to their home for the night.
"See their wings are shaped like Xs so I figured we use that for our name." Bloom pointed out.
"Sounds awesome!" Musa admonished.
"Then it's settled," concluded Bloom.
"Yeah!" The group of fourteen cheered in elation.
To be continued...
Disclaimer: Winx Club is owned by Iginio Straffi, Rai Fiction, and Rainbow S.r.l and Digimon is owned by Akiyoshi Hongo, Bandai, Toei Animation. Cassiopeia and Astral the kitsune are owned by my friend CyberChick135/DemiGirl21.