Flora carried Alyssa, running through the picturesque landscape of Linphea. She was hoping that the healing nature of her home world would do Alyssa some good. "Hang in there my princess of the ever-changing weather." Flora said looking down at Alyssa.
Alyssa had barely enough strength left raised her arm, and caressed her face, "You're so beautiful my snuggle-bunny." she said weakly looking into Flora's eyes.
Flora sensing the urgency of the task at hand began running as fast as she could to a clinic that might hold the cure. While sprinting to the clinic, Miele, Flora's little sister witnessed Flora running to the clinic and made the split second decision to follow her older sister to see what was the matter. Flora had made it to the clinic and frantically started talking. "Please help my...my….my….my girlfriend fell ill when exposed to some very dark and evil magic. She...she...she's very weak and...and...and I don't know how to get her well again." tears were streaming down her face as a Linphean doctor took Alyssa from the confines of Flora's arms and onto a stretcher.
"I need 50ccs of Harmony elixir and 70ccs of Dream Blossom essence" The head doctor barked as the treatment team wheeled Alyssa into a room. Flora was helpless to watch as Alyssa was taken into the emergency room. As Flora looked as her girlfriend was take just as her little sister walked up to her.
"Big sis? Whats wrong with Alyssa?" Miele asked, concern etched onto her face.
"Well, Miele." Flora began getting on her level. "When Alyssa, Bloom and I were on earth an evil sorcerer used some really dark magic and it made her very weak." Flora continued, conveying the seriousness of the situation. "They're gonna try and make her better. Okay?"
Miele looked up at Flora, tears filled her eyes. "She'll be okay right Flora?"
Flora looked at her sister pulling her into a hug, "I hope so."
Suddenly a nurse walked up to the sisters "Are you two with the effected party?"
Flora nodding explained, "Yes we are. I'm, one of her girlfriends and this is my little sister Miele and I'm Flora."
"You two are free to go in to see her but I must warn you she needs her rest, she's very weak from the exposure to the black magic. Could you tell us how this happened? It's for her chart." the nurse asked.
"Yeah, me, her and our other partner Bloom were fighting a dark sorcerer named Valtor and suddenly she fell ill." Flora said fighting back more tears,
"Thank you very much. She's in room B-10. We will be moving her to a bed on a higher floor soon." The nurse reassured Flora.
"Thank you," Flora said bowing ever so slightly. "Come on Miele, lets go see Alyssa." Flora began leading Miele to the room where Alyssa was supposed to be.
Back on earth, Bloom began catching up the four others, "So, we saw Valtor and he left us sparing us from the agony that he's going to inflict upon us. Apparently exposure to Valtor's dark magic made Alyssa very sick."
A look of terror was etched onto Tecna's face. "w...w...where is Alyssa now?"
"She's on Linphea with Flora, we're hoping the healing atmosphere there will help. How about on your end how did things so?" Bloom asked.
"Not as well as we'd like." Aisha said. "Roxy shoved Tecna and then ran off somewhere so we have no idea where she went."
"I think we should go to Linphea and stay by Alyssa's side and when she recovers take her back to Alfea." Musa suggested, breaking the tensions.
"Agreed, let go everyone." Bloom said, leading the group as she conjured a portal to Linphea.
Back in the clinic at Linphea Alyssa was being wheeled up to the 4th floor of the hospital, Alyssa was regaining her strength thankful for Flora and Miele being by her side. "Flora, please get in contact with the others and let them know my condition." Alyssa requested, her body weak as she reached for Flora's arm.
"I can definitely do that, they have a right to know." Flora said smiling at Alyssa, pulling out her phone and dialing Bloom.
"Come on...come on...come on…" Flora's anxiety was at an all time high before Bloom answered her phone finally.
"Hello?" Bloom's voice came from the other side already on Linphea.
"Oh, Bloom baby, its bad."
"How bad Flora? Is Alyssa okay?"
"Yes and no," Flora explained fighting back tears. "She's in stable condition, but her magic is very weak, it's almost like her power is being drained away, Please hurry."
Flora looked at Alyssa who was struggling to hold on her powers. "Don't worry baby we'll be here."
Bloom, Tecna, Stella, Aisha and Musa began running to the clinic where Alyssa was they knew that they couldn't let their friend suffer anymore. When they finally made it to the clinic and into Alyssa's room Bloom looked at Flora, and then to Alyssa. "How is she?"
"Stable." Flora told Bloom embracing her.
"Logically speaking I think Faragonda needs to know the gravity of this situation. If Alyssa is this weak from an encounter with Valtor then we need to find some way to mitigate that." Tecna said, ever resolute.
"Tecna's right, plus if Alyssa looses her power's who will be there to rival me in the fashion department?" Stella joked trying to bring a modicum of jubilance to the conversation.
"Right." Bloom agreed pulling out her phone. "Come on...come on...come on...come on…"
"Alfea, Faragonda's office. Faragonda speaking."
"Miss Faragonda, it's Bloom, We've ran into some complications."
"Complications? Do tell."
"Well when Alyssa, Flora and I were fighting Valtor, Alyssa fell ill. It's almost like Valtor did something to her powers."
"Well bring her back to Alfea and let her rest. How did the mission with Roxy go?"
Bloom handed her phone to Tecna.
"Miss Faragonda, its Tecna. The mission with Roxy was an utter failure. We tried to convince Roxy that she was the last earth fairy and she shoved me and ran off, we have no idea where she went."
"I see. Well please come back to Alfea and let Alyssa rest. I think I have an idea on how to stabilize her and keep her powers intact." Faragonda said, her voice ever kind.
Tecna hung up and handed the phone back to Bloom. "well you heard Faragonda, we need to get Alyssa to Alfea, whatever Faragonda wants to tell us I bet it's important."
The six other members of the Winx Club surrounded Alyssa, with Flora getting on eye level with Miele. "Sis, I need you to go back home, we are going back to Alfea now. Remember I love you sis."
Miele, sad but understanding left and walked back home.
The Winx club surrounded Alyssa again and teleported back to Alfea. Alyssa could barely stand and had to be held up by Bloom and Flora. As they walked to Faragonda's office the gravity of the situation was looming. Alyssa was looking weak as they walked into the office.
"This is certainly the work of dark magic." Faragonda gravely said before snapping her fingers extracting the malevolent energy from Alyssa.
Alyssa was feeling much better that the malevolent energy was extracted from her body.
"Miss Faragonda, what was the urgent news you had to share with us?" Musa asked speaking up
"Ah about that, these two transformations are ancient and no one has earned them in decades, the last one to earn it was Daphne, your sister Bloom."
"My..my sister?"
"Yes, your sister. But most of that is for another time. For now I want you to go the magical archive of Alfea and find The Sirenix Book."
"The Sirenix book? What does that hold Faragonda?" Alyssa asked getting her strength back.
"It holds the ancient transformation of Harmonix and the quest to get Sirenix. But be warned you seven must complete the sirenix quest within a lunar cycle or else you risk loosing your powers forever. You seven are dismissed." Faragonda said.
The seven girls nodded and walked out of the office. "Well I hope whatever it contains, we are able to harness it and become even stronger." Alyssa said regaining her strength and personality.
"Well it seems like someone is back to their old self." Stella joked, "So to the Archive?"
"Yea to the archive. I want to see what this sirenix book has." Alyssa said resolute.
"Alyssa, you aren't worried about loosing your powers?" Bloom asked.
"No I think I can handle whatever is thrown my way."
The seven girls made their way to the archive, laughing and joking along the way. As they got to the Archive they noticed that the date on the calendar was December 16th. Noticing that Tecna said
"Hey girls, um today is my birthday. I'd appreciate it if we don't celebrate it today. I'm not really feeling like having a party today." Tecna said looking at her friends. "After what we went through recently I just want to take it easy today. Can we just look at the book and then relax for the day?" Tecna begged her friends hoping that they would honor her request for a quiet day. The girls all agreed deciding to honor Tecna's request. Walking into the archive the girls were fascinated with all the ancient texts there. Eventually they stumbled upon a burgundy book with silver designs in the corners and a golden crescent moon in the middle. Feeling drawn to the book the girls walked over to the book, each of them taking a deep breath were ready to open the book. Placing their hands on the book, it opened up and presented them with a star shaped box, before speaking to them in a series of 7 riddles, one much longer than the others.
"In the realm where the weather dances free,
Where storm and sunshine blend in harmony.
Seek the zenith's heart, a gem so rare,
Empathy's essence, beyond compare.
To grasp its light, understand the breeze,
Feel the sorrow and the jubilant seas.
In the stillness of the storm's embrace,
Unlock the gem, let empathy grace.
Where lightning strikes and raindrops sigh,
The zenith's secret shall not be shy.
With open hearts, the path is clear,
The gem of empathy, forever near."
"Okay, that seems to be a big deal, I think we need to make haste and complete this quest. We have twenty-eight days to do this. I don't want to lose my powers." Flora said.
"Right, we need to not loose our powers, I'm the keeper of the dragon flame and the last princess of Domino."