Chapter 04
Bloom, Stella, and Flora sits across a table in the library.
"I know this is short notice," Bloom starts.
"It's like this," Stella leans in. "Valtor is still out there, and we have Winx missions to tend to."
Flora places a hand on the Sun Princess to calm her down. "We hate to ask, and we know about how they treated you in the past. But we need someone to watch the girls while we're away."
Across from them is a large yellow ogre. "So, you want me to babysit the little mistresses?" he receives nods from the trio of teens. "Well, okay then."
Bloom and Flora hug the ogre. With the Fire Fairy saying, "Thanks, Knut!"
Knut blushes a little. "Don't mention it."
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The Winx are now packing for the next mission with the Trix standing to the side, watching them.
"Why do you have to go?" Icy whines.
Bloom sighs. "We already told you. There's a very bad man that needs to be stopped."
The Ice Witchling crosses her arms and turns away. "I don't care! I want you to stay!" she tries her best to keep from tearing up. Bloom just hugs her.
"It will be alright, Icy. We will come back, I promise. Until then, you'll still have Snowy and Kiko, and we made sure that someone will watch over you while we're gone."
On the other side of the room, Stormy is crying, "Why must you go, Flora!?"
The nature fairy does her best to comfort the witchling. "Oh, Storm Cloud. My friends need me as much as I need them."
"But, but what if I need you more?"
"I think I need you just as much. But if we don't stop this bad man, then he could hurt you and others. That's why I must go, despite how much you need me to stay. But I promise that I'll come back for you."
At this, Stormy wraps her arms around the nature fairy's neck and whispers into her ear. "I'll miss you, Mommy."
Flora smiles as she whispers back. "I'll miss you too, Storm Cloud."
In Stella and Aisha's room the sun fairy is stuffing as much as she can in her suitcases. She still has not finished packing yet. "Now, I know that Andros isn't as sunny as it should be. But if we succeed, then we can enjoy the sun and maybe a good swim after words. So, I should just pack my swimsuit and sunscreen just in case," she tosses in the said items with her other stuff. "Oh! And perhaps we can return here and bring you three along, Darcy," when the sun fairy did not get an answer from the witchling in her charge, she turns to see the child cuddling the storybook. "Darcy?"
The witchling turns to Stella with teary eyes. "I heard stories about this bad man. And that there are three ladies just as mean," Darcy wipes away her tears and missed Stella biting her bottom lip to avoid saying anything. "I don't want you to get hurt."
The Princess of the Sun embraces the young witchling. "Don't worry, Darcy. When I'm with my friends, we can overcome anything. Besides, those ladies you mentioned. I have a feeling that they won't be causing us trouble anymore."
Darcy sniffles. "J-just promise me you'll come back."
"As the Princess of Solaria, I cannot make any promises that I can't keep," Stella tightens the hug. "I promise that I'll come back. Nothing can keep me away from you."
"N-not even a sale at the mall?" the witchling smiles as the fairy gasps as she breaks away from the hug.
"You want me to pick between you and the mall!?" she faux an exasperation, causing the girl to giggle. "Maybe there's still a little evil in you after all," the princess comments as a joke, but Darcy tilts her head at that. "Never mind," Stella stands up and grabs the girl's hand. "Your babysitter should be here soon."
Stella leads Darcy to the main living area of the apartment where the rest of the Winx are ready with their bags and Stormy and Icy waiting with them.
Soon, a knock comes at the door and Bloom goes to answer it. "Must be the babysitter?" As soon as the door is opened, the mini Trix scream at the sight of the ogre and hides behind the other Winx girls.
"Did I do something wrong?" Knut walks through the door.
Stella shakes her head. "No, you didn't, Knut."
Flora goes over to the girls to calm them down. "Don't worry, girls. Knut may seem big and scary, but I can assure you that he has a big heart," she then smiles at the ogre who smiles at the little girls.
Stormy gulps and walks over to the ogre and shyly waves at him and he waves back.
"Hello, little mistress," he tells her. "I'm Knut."
"I-I'm, I'm Stormy," she hides her face behind her hands before turning to the other two girls. "And th-those are my friends. Icy and Darcy."
Knut looks over at them and waves. The two walk over to greet the ogre.
The Winx smiles at the girls warming up to Knut.
Bloom walks up to them. "Now, Knut. Icy has night terrors. Snowy helps, but Kiko is much better at keeping her calm."
"Got it!"
Then Stella starts in. "Darcy likes having a story before bed. She has a book full of them. Just let her pick one and she'll fall right asleep. Also, she is afraid of the dark. Usually, I summon a tiny light orb, but since I'll be gone bought this nightlight," she hands him a tiny plug in with a smiling sun attached to it.
"Okay!"
Now it's Flora's turn. "Stormy has to wear training pants to bed. Make sure she has them. Otherwise, the bed sheets will have to be washed the next morning."
"Uh, is there anything else?" he looks among the Winx puzzled about all the information they're giving him all at once.
The Winx has said their last goodbyes before leaving the Trix alone with Knut. As soon as the teens left, the little girls started crying.
"Oh?" Knut is unsure of what to do. "Do the little mistresses want to play a game? Or how about teatime?"
The crying turned into silent sniffles. Icy asks. "What's teatime?"
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A few days later.
Winx have just returned from Andros. Minus one fairy.
As soon as they opened the doors to their apartment, they are introduced to the sight of the little Trix wearing play dresses and tiaras along with Knut, wearing his own dress and tiara. They are sitting around a table with a tea set and cupcakes on it.
Icy removes the tiara and smiles sheepishly, as she is embarrassed at being caught playing some kiddy game.
Darcy shouts, "You're back!" she ends up tackling Stella causing them to topple over.
Stormy runs up to Flora and luckily, the Nature Fairy was fast enough to catch her midair. "Did you have fun while we're away?"
"Uh-huh! Mr. Knut taught us about teatime."
"I can see that," Flora giggles and glances over at the ogre.
"I had to figure a way to keep them calm. It seemed to help the Little Mistresses."
Bloom walks up to hug the ogre. "Thank you, Knut."
"It was no problem," he starts blushing again.
Icy then goes over to Bloom and shyly pulls at her pants sleeve.
The Fire Fairy laughs. "Do you want a hug to, Icy?" she did not receive an answer. Only the witchling's face reddening told Bloom for sure. "Come here," she pulls Icy into her embrace.
With this reunion going on, the Winx nearly forgot about the tragedy. That is until Darcy looks among them.
"Where's Ms. Tecna?"
At the question, the teens start getting teary eyed.
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A week later.
Bloom walks into her and Flora's room, which is also Icy's, and Darcy's as well given the tiny beds on the other side of the room. Icy is sitting on her bed playing with Kiko.
The witchling glances up from the rabbit to the Fire Fairy. Seeing the gloomy look on her face, Icy got worried. "Bloom? Is everything alright?"
"Icy, we need to have a talk," Bloom sits next to her.
"You're leaving again, aren't you?" Icy only receives a sad nod. "No! You just got back from that witch school, and you almost didn't."
"But I did, Icy."
"But you almost didn't!" she starts crying. "What if one of these days you don't come back? Just like Tecna!"
"That's why I have to go," Bloom hugs the witchling. "I need to get stronger so that we won't lose anyone else. And I'll have a better chance of protecting you if Valtor ever comes for you and the other girls," she wipes away the child's tears.
"Why would this Valtor guy want us?"
"You are a special girl, Icy and you have a lot of potential when it comes to magic," she pokes her in the nose causing the girl to laugh. "Why wouldn't anyone want someone as powerful as you?"
Icy embraces her. "I'm gonna miss you."
"I'll miss you too, Icy," Bloom smiles as she accepts her. "I'm gonna have to leave now," she kisses Icy on the forehead. "Goodbye. I'll be back as soon as possible. Okay?"
"Okay."
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A few weeks later.
Not long after Bloom went on her special mission, the rest of the Winx gone off on a mission and Darcy and Stormy are feeling as gloomy as Icy since Bloom left. Not even Knut's tea parties helped lift their mood.
The poor ogre did his best while the Winx were away. Seeing his little mistresses upset worried Knut. Before, it had meant that they would punish him. But now, he just does not like seeing these girls crying. He has done everything in his power to keep them happy.
It was not until one night after the three finally fell asleep that it changed. The mini Trix where sharing Bloom's bed as for each night, they took turns sleeping in that bed, Flora's, and Stella's.
Icy is stirred awake by the feeling of something running through her hair. She cracks open an eye. At first she just got a blurry image of orange and blue. As soon as her vision clears, her eyes widen and jumps out of the bed and nearly knocks both her and the image over. "Bloom!" thus, waking the other two.
"Hello, Icy. I'm so glad to see you again," Bloom giggles.
At the sight of Flora and Stella, they are also tackled by Stormy and Darcy respectfully. With their guardians more prepared than what the Fire Fairy was.
"I'm so happy to have you in my arms again, Storm Cloud," the nature fairy hugs the storm witchling as tight as she could.
Stormy whispers. "I missed you, mommy."
"I know."
"Did you miss me, Darcy?" the sun fairy receives a small nod from the Illusion Witchling. Darcy then gets a glance of a familiar pink haired fairy behind them, standing with the rest of the Winx.
"You found, Ms. Tecna!" she states catching the attention of the other Trix.
Stella laughs a bit, "It's more like she found us. Good thing to, otherwise we may not be here right now." At that statement, Darcy's hug tightens.
Flora stifles a yawn. "I know that you girls just woke up. But we're tired. So, how about we all head back to bed?"
"Flora," Stormy tugs on the nature fairy's sleeve. "Can I sleep with you tonight?"
"Of course," Flora smiles at her as she picks up the witchling and goes over to her bed.
Stella leans down to Darcy and asks. "Did Knut already read you a bedtime story?" and receives a nod. "How about another one then?" she leads the child to her and Aisha's room.
Bloom looks down at Icy who is still in her arms. "I know that you're a big girl, Icy, but would you like to sleep with me tonight?"
"Big girl or not, I don't want you to leave me again," Icy looks up at her, pleadingly.
Bloom kisses her on the cheek. "I can't promise no more Winx missions. But you will never be alone. That I can promise," the two hop right into Bloom's bed.
Musa and Tecna leave Bloom's and Flora's room.
The Music Fairy sighs. "I just love reunions."
The Technology Fairy nods, "I must admit the stimulation it sends through my brain is quite exhilarating," she turns to her roommate. "So, what do we do about him," and gestures to the couch that has Knut sleeping on it.
Musa just waves it off. "Leave him for the night. Knut probably tired himself out watching the Trix."
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Bonus
Stella has done it. she freed her father from, Valtor's curse, prevented that Cassandra from marrying him, and made sure Chimera never becomes the crown princess of her Solaria.
The princess of Solaria, her friends, and her father watch the doves fly above them.
"By the way," King Radius turns to her daughter. "One of the things that Chimera brought up while trying to prove that you're not worthy of being a princess was your shopping sprees. Now, I normally have no care about what you buy or how you spend money, but I must admit that I'm curious of the more recent transactions. Toy's, children's clothes, and a small bed? What are those about?"
Stella smiles as she moves a strand of hair out of her face. "Well, Daddy. Remember the Trix?"
"Ah, yes. Those awful witches that nearly destroyed Magix. What of them?"
"Well, not too long ago, they were turned into kids," she brings out her phone to bring up images of the little Trix. "They lost their memories as well and we were charged with taking care of them," she swipes through the images showing more of either just Darcy trying on outfits or both Stella and the witchling. "I wasn't too thrilled of it at first. But after a while, she grew on me. Darcy is the sweetest, kindest thing. She's adorable in just about anything she wears. Loves bedtime stories. I really wish you could meet her, Daddy."
Seeing his daughters face, King Radius could not help but remember the times that he and his wife doted Stella to others when she was still little. She is too young to act like this. The King, however, does not wish to ruin his daughter's happiness. "I can't wait to meet her either, Stella," Stella immediately hugs him.
"I just know that you're going to love her."
End