After being with Bloom until she stopped crying again, Alex accompanied her to her parents. Alex bowed to Oriten and Marion to greet them "Your majesties. I am afraid we have… some urgent news to tell you."
"And what might that be, Drakan?" Oritel seemed confident and… kind of hostile. It seems news of attacks led by elemental wizards have reached him.
Alex glanced at Bloom, who stepped up "Dad, we have a big problem. Do you… remember Valtor?"
"Valtor?" he put a hand on his chin, thinking and trying to remember "Doesn't really ring a bell. Should I know him?"
"Wizard you fought 18 years ago, thin, pale hair, purple coat, kinda handsome." Bloom described.
"Oh, honey, I think that's the guy that got past us those years ago." Marion perked up.
"Ah, yes, now I remember." Oritel nodded "He was quite powerful and cunning, but we managed to overpower him with Thea's help. What about him?"
"Well… you know those attacks on Opositus?" Bloom was putting up a fake smile for her father, letting him piece it together.
"Are you serious right now?" Oritel asked, his face getting very serious.
"Very much so." Bloom added, keeping up the smile.
"But… that's impossible. Nobody can escape the Omega Dimension." Marion joined in.
"Oh I assure you he can do it. If I'm correct, a portal vortex should be spewing inmates on Andros right about now." Bloom kept on her smile.
Oritel immediately nodded at one of the servants around. He then looked at the duo in front of him "If you're serious about it, why wouldn't Andros alert us?"
"That's a good point." Alex added, thinking "Maybe they don't know about it?"
"Well, last time Valtor corrupted mermaids around the portal." Bloom thought as well. It was unlikely Andros did not notice the inmates invading their kingdom, plus the vortex that the portal created.
"Of course." Alex yelled out "Didn't you and Winx Club help the mermaids at the beginning?"
"Oh yeah, you're right. So without us…"
"Mermaids fell to his influence." Marion caught on quite well.
"Sir!" the servant ran back into the room "We cannot contact Andros kingdom!"
"What!?" Ortiel walked to the servant "What did you say?"
"We… we cannot get in contact with anyone on Andros. It seems there is a big interference preventing our communication."
"He knows." Alex said under his breath.
"But how? I thought only we knew about other timeline events?" Bloom asked, trying to hide her distress.
"The Elemental Wizards he took control of must've told him everything." Alex gritted his teeth, his fists clenching hard "Your majesty." Alex stepped up to Oritel.
"Alert every kingdom you can. Tell them to lock and hide every single magical artifact they have. We must not let Valtor get any more powerful than he already is. Bloom and I will go ahead to Andros. With little luck we'll be of some help. If you do not hear from us… it is safe to assume Andros is in trouble."
Oritel nodded, although hesitantly. Marion then joined in on the conversation "I will gather the Company of Light, tell them what's happening."
"Then I will start gathering troops and alert other kingdoms." Oritel and Marion left to do as they said.
"Let's go." Alex and Bloom also got moving, walking to the castle's entrance. Since magical portals to Andros did not work, they'd have to use one of the shuttles.
"Right." Bloom said, resolute "Even if we assume we'll be able to protect Andros, what about the vortex?"
"I… I'm not sure." Alex admitted as they walked "We'll cross that bridge once we get to it."
"Maybe I can help with that." The duo stopped and turned to see a certain pink haired fairy.
"T…Tecna?" Bloom asked, uncertain of how to react. She wanted to hug her friend, but… she knew that Tecna did not remember her. At least… that's what she thought.
"Yup, long time no see, Bloom." Tecna smiled and stepped closer to the duo "Same to you, Alex. Been some time."
Alex smirked, seeing Tecna had her memories "Hi Tecna. Good to have you back."
"Wait… Tecna. You… you remember?" Bloom stared in disbelief.
"Yup. After you…" before Tecna could say anything else, Bloom jumped at her, wrapping her arms around her "Whoa."
"Tecna!" Tears began running from Bloom's eyes.
"There, there." Tecna patted Bloom's back.
"So… how did you get your memories back?" Alex asked.
"Well… after Bloom 'visited' me on Alfea, I couldn't get the thought out of my head. I got an idea to check for temporal distortions and… sure enough, I found a big one that happened recently. So after some tinkering, I made a machine that gave me memories from the original timeline."
Alex laughed loudly "Ha, ha, ha! Leave it to you to figure it all out and find a solution. Great job, Tecna."
"Thanks." Tecna replied.
Bloom finally stopped crying and wiped her tears "Tecna… you're amazing."
"Anyway girls, I would love to stay here and chat, but we sort of gotta move now." Alex painted towards the main door "We can chat along the way."
"Right." both girls nodded and three of them got moving.
Now as a trio, they borrowed one of the shuttles and got moving towards Andros. Alex set up and autopilot and moved to the back to talk with the girls "So Tecna… it's great to have you back."
"It's great to be back." Tecna smiled at her friends "Though I must say… it's quite confusing to have two sets of memories. I remember my time as part of Winx Club but also… my time on Alfea."
"Well, I'd imagine it must be hard to process." Bloom sighed and chuckled a bit "I have to deal with only one set of memories and everything is upside down for me."
"So I've heard." Tecna leans in, resting against her knees "I'm… sorry about… you know."
"It's alright. I'll… get over it eventually." Bloom sighed in defeat.
"Say, Tecna… could that machine you built be used for others as well?" Alex asked, trying to change the subject.
Tecna shook her head "It burned down after I used it and it was built for my specific magical energy and psionic waves. Though I suppose I could build more if I have time and the budget."
"A one off then." Alex sighed in disappointment "Well… at least something."
"What caused this anyway?" Tecna asked curiously.
"We'd like to know that too. I said a wish while talking with Sky and then… next morning I woke up with the universe turned over."
"A wish? What wish?"
"I said I wished for Domino to never be defeated all those years back." Bloom clapped her hands together "And here we are."
"We actually have some theories behind it." Alex crossed his arms and leaned back in his seat "The power to change time itself is not something just anyone has. Plus it had to have been a creature that heard Bloom's wish and took it literally. And lastly… it must be a creature that is unable to affect Elemental Wizards." he counted on his fingers with each condition named.
"Hmm…" Tecna pondered "I don't know any creature or object that would work that specifically. I mean I know about some artifacts that are said to have time traveling powers, but… none seems to fit the description."
"Avalon Imps." Alex replies "In the ancient times, back when there were still seven Drakens, these imps lived side by side with Elemental Wizards. They were very… special little creatures. They all were born with a special amulet. This amulet, if used correctly, could fulfill wishes. Sometimes even really big ones. Hence why humans almost hunted them to extinction, seeking their powers."
"You think it was one of these imps?!" Bloom asked, perking up.
"Well… it is the most probable theory, but… there's a catch. They went extinct some one thousand years ago, after the siege of Avalon."
"Sorry, but… what is Avalon?" Tecna asked.
"Avalon used to be a big castle in britain." Bloom explained "It used to be sort of like a headquarters of Elemental Wizards."
Alex then continued "Around 10th century it came under siege and was lost. Remnants of Elemental Wizards scattered across the world and we have only four Drakans ever since." Alex sighed as he recounted the history.
"What?!" Sudden voice caught everyone's attention. It was a girl, young one at that.
Bloom stood up and walked to the back of the shuttle, to a locker. She opened it and what she saw caused her near heart attack "N… Nerina?!"
"Uhh… hey sis." Nerina smiled nervously.
"What are you doing here?!" Bloom seemed more worried than upset.
"Well, I… sort of.. saw you and… followed you guys."
Alex chuckled as he saw the young water fairy "You two sure are sisters."
They all laughed a bit and Bloom let Nerina join them "Come on, come sit down with us, you little rascal."
"Sorry sis, I just wanted to hear more about Elemental Wizards. And this was my chance to see one in action. And a Drakan at that." Nerina sat down next to Tecna.
"Hi, I'm Tecna." Tecna extended a hand to their new companion.
"Nerina." the young water fairy shook her hand for greetings. Without missing a beat, she then turned to Alex "What you said earlier… there were more Drakans?"
Alex smiled and sighed, knowing he had some explaining to do "Yes, there were seven Drakans at the beginning. For seven elements of the universe. Fire." he lit up a tiny flame in his palm "Water, Earth, Wind, Darkness, Light and Time. Each with a respective family of Elemental Wizards."
"Wow. I had no idea." Nerina seemed way too excited, but at very least, it made Bloom forget about what was happening with her life.
"Until about a thousand years ago, when in a big battle, we lost three of these families and the rest of us scattered across the Earth." Alex tried to explain.
"Don't forget the main subject." Bloom smirked.
"Ah yes, the Imps." Alex cleared his throat "Well, these imps forged a pact with ancient Elemental Wizards. They could stay in Avalon and be safe from other humans, but in return had to make a magical oath that their spells and talismans would never affect Elemental Wizards."
"Oh and that is why their spell would not affect you now, right?" Tecna caught on fast "But you said they were extinct?"
Alex nodded "During the Siege of Avalon over a thousand years ago, it is believed they were all slain."
"Could maybe some have survived?" Nerina asked, trying to be productive in this conversation. She had an opportunity to work with not just her big sister, but also a Drakan. She would do what she could to be helpful for them.
"Come to think of it, Avalon was quite huge. Maybe a few slipped away during the chaos." Bloom suggested.
"That's what I think too." Alex nodded "Maybe few got away and were in the hiding. God knows how one ended up in Gardenia, but we're talking a whole millennium."
"Is there a way to undo their magic?" Tecna asked. Her question made Nerina a bit nervous where this was going. After all… should the timeline be restored… she would not exist.
Bloom looked at Nerina… and could not help but smile "No. And even if it could… I wouldn't want that. Because…" Bloom sat next to Nerina and wrapped her arm around her "otherwise I wouldn't have my siblings."