"Stella! Quit nodding off!" Musa barked, her, Stella, and tecna were patrolling whilst Layla, Flora, and the specialist took the other half of town, Bloom was back at Love and Pet with Roxy, trying to help her with her powers.
"I can't help it, I'm just so stressed! I feel like we're getting ahead of the wizards but working twice as hard!" The sun fairy complained.
"Help me! Please anybody!" The voice was sharp and clear.
Tecna took out her scanner, trying to locate whoever was in distress, "Down there, she looks like she's in trouble!" Tecna pointed to a construction site. The three raced down to where the fairy was.
"I thought Roxy was the last earth fairy?" Stella mumbled, seeing a battered fairy in front of her.
Looking up, Duman began to play his role, "Fairies…Oh thank the gods fairies!" She kept up and squeezed tight to musa, "You have to run! These men, the-the wizards! They were trying to-" breaking out the water works always did work when manipulating fairies.
"You wouldn't happen to be talking about the wizards of the black circle would you?" Tecna asked calmly, trying not to rouse the emotional fairy.
"Is that what they call themselves?"
"I just call them ugly," Stella giggled at her comment, before she could be too confident, a seismic wave knocked them to the ground.
"Did you think you could get away?" Ogron sneered, emerging with the other two wizards, "Ah I see your pathetic cries reached someone's ears,"
"I've alerted the others, they're on their way," Tecna said before blasting towards the wizards.
"Stella you take her somewhere safe!" Musa demanded. Stella and the mystery fairy tried to run, but Anagan cut them off.
"Leaving us so soon? I thought we were all having a good time?" He teased
"Maybe the cutie with the Mohawk is just shy," Gantlos chimed while hitting musa with a sonic wave.
"Ew grody!" Stella used her oceans of light attack, which was followed by floras autumn wind.
"Sorry we're late,"
"Don't be the fun just started," said Stella cockily
Ogron let out a growl, "She's not worth it, let's get out of here and stick to finding the white circle,"
"We can take them!" Anagan insisted, but Ogron simply shouted not now. As soon as they came, they were gone. The new fairy clung to Stella, as if letting go would be the last thing she did. After assessing the situation, bloom spoke.
"Are you alright? You look hurt, we should get you to our shop,"
"Is it- is it safe there? They can't get us there, can they?" She asked meekly, Duman almost threw up in his mouth, he felt so mousey!
"You can trust me, the shop is super secure," Roxy smiled invitingly, "those guys haven't been able to touch me there, and trust me, they've been on my tail a while. The winx and specialists can totally protect you,"
"Well… okay…" she said unsure.
"Here, I'll carry you," sky offered, but Duman couldn't help but turn up his nose. The others noticed the grimace of disgust, and Duman spoke quickly
"I know you're trying to be helpful, but after what those-those animals did to me," Duman teared up once more to really sell it, "I don't- I don't want any man to touch me," The others looked horrified, oh this poor girl he heard one of them whispering, so far so good.
"Well…are you okay to fly? I don't want you to exhaust," Bloom was worried, perfect.
"I think so…"
"Here you can hold my hand, just to keep ya steady" Stella offered, Duman grabbed her hand and off they went.
At the shop, Layla and Flora worked to bandage her wounds.
"I don't think we caught your name, hun," Flora gently said.
"It's Dahlia…" the girl muttered, now de transformed.
"Its very nice to meet you Dahlia, boy those wizards really hurt you," Layla said wrapping a gash on her leg, "why, if you don't mind me asking, were they after you?"
"Yes, their main focus was getting the white circle and or Roxy, whichever came first to them, so it seems illogical to go after anything else, unless you're also an y fairy" Tecna's matter of fact voice made Duman's ears ring with boredom, still a plan was a plan and he was sticking to it.
"I am not an Earth fairy, no, I came to Earth because I was under the impression that there was no magic here, so I thought I would be safe, but it was a trap-" cue the watery eyes.
Flora reached to cup her cheek, "it's alright, Dahlia, why don't you rest? You can tell us all about it when you feel better," The gentleness of her voice could have soothed a rock.
"But I have nowhere to go…" Dahlia answered solemnly, Bloom piped up,
"Why don't you stay with us?"
"Totally!" Musa chimed, "it's way safer that way,"
"You girls are so kind, I would love to," So the winx took their new "friend" to their home to rest, Duman entered the room they offered him, being sure to lock the door, he shifted to his original form, he was going to need all the rest he could get, especially since he was sure tomorrow would have a lot of questions to answer.