The man with long,waist-length brown hair in an old-fashioned black cloak, whose name was Lysthenstyne, fired. Baltor pushed me aside and took the hit. He stumbled a bit but otherwise was left unaffected. "Oi, fairy, try and dodge this one!" The woman said. I turned around and beat my wings to fly into the air. I came face to face with her. Her shoulder-length black hair waved out around her as she fired a blue-black attack at me.

"Flame Shield!" I held out my arms and created a yellow circular shield. Her magic started to penetrate the shield; it was so strong. "Come on! Hold up!" I kept it up with one hand and fired with the other. "Incandescent Sphere!" I formed a ball of fire. I felt the energy run through my arm into the attack, helping it grow. When it started to spark, I released it. She held out her hand and crushed the attack between her fingers.

"Pathetic! You're pretty weak for a Charmix fairy!" She taunted. She attacked again with tiny bug-like creatures. I held my hands together until they started to glow a bright orange.

"Safety Net!" The orange ball turned a pale blue and took the form of a engulfed the bugs and it all disintegrated. "Think again, witch! Heat Wave!" A misty flame left my fingertips and her face looked panicked. She held up her arms to sheild herself but stumbled backwards. She recovered almost immediately and gave a low growl.

"Ugh, Lysthenstyne, can we just hurry already?!" She called to Baltor's opponent. He frowned at her.

"No. I will not take the fairy until the Dragon Fire wizard is defeated!" He fired again and Baltor countered it. I smiled.

"Whatever. Baltor, just give up, will you? I can't believe I was asked to fight such a pathetic fairy!"

"No way! You want the good of the Dragon Fire, you're gonna have to get past me!" With that he fired a ball at her and at Lysthenstyne. He pulled off his burgundy jacket and threw it aside.

Dragon Fire Convergence! That should affect them.

I looked towards Baltor and gave the slightest nod. I flew over to him and took his hand in mine. "Dragon Fire Convergence!" We yelled together. We raised our joint hands and extended them out. A purple ball of energy shot out towards Lysthenstyne and his aquaintance witch. But we weren't ready for what was to come.

The witch and the wizard followed our movements and chanted, "Oh, great power of the Ruby Redstone, come forth with your energy and transfer yourself into our souls!" Their hands lit up with a black mist and the mist formed an arrow. The arrow flew towards us.

"Magic Shield!" I extended my arms and created a yellow double-layered star shaped shield.

"Dragon Shield!" Baltor yelled. A glowing orange orb surrounded us and I let my Magic Shield drop as the two opposing convergences battled against each other, each of them pushing the other back. "Don't give up, Bloom! Believe in yourself. Believe in us!" Baltor's words gave me a boost of confidence and I managed to push their attack right back towards them. But right at the last minute, they gave theirs one last boost and it came flying towards us. I screamed and he squeezed my hand tight.

Don't give up! Trust yourself!

I shot him a smile and put my full concentration into the attack. My arms were going numb and I felt my energy draining fast. "Come on, come on! I won't let you down!" I frowned and dropped onto one knee. "I... can... do... this...!" I fell onto both knees and winced. "Nooo!"

"Drop the shield! She's weakening!" Lysthenstyne shouted. His arrow disappeared and I was able to let my guard down. I rested my arms on the ground and focused on taking deep and steady breaths. I was shaking all over. "We'll get her alone next time." The attackers disappeared.

"It's OK, they're gone. Just take deep breaths." I heard. I was being supported so I wouldn't fall. I lifted an arm off the floor and placed my hand on top of Baltor's.

"Thanks. Without you I would have been Ruby Redstone bait." I whispered hoarsely.

"Shh. Just breathe." He rubbed my back with an arm and I have to say, it helped a lot. After about ten minutes, my breathing stabilized but my energy was still depleted. "You'll get your energy back soon, darling."

He transported us back into Griffin's office where he sat me down on the chair. He left the room and came back with a glass of water. "Here." I tried to take it but my hands were shaking too much. He fed me a drop at a time. After I had drank half the glass, he set it on the table and crouched in front of me. "You're not going anywhere tonight. You can't. I'll let your friends know." He left the room once again and I was alone. My hands hadn't stopped shaking.

"I'm sorry, girls. I have to do this." I whispered. My eyes felt heavy and eventually I let them droop. Almost instantly, I was in dreamland.

A/N: So Bloom met her enemy. I know I haven't revealed Lysthenstyne's aquaintance's name, but that will come in the next chapter. All of the spells that Bloom uses are her real Winx spells. The Dragon Shield spell that Baltor uses is one of Bloom's Enchantix spells. I figured he'd be a bit more skilled than her; even though he's not a fairy. And if you're wondering why my other stories are on hiatus, it's because working on three stories proved to be too hard. I'll get on to them as soon as I finish this one.