#it erases a lot of what riven was feeling and how he took it out on people

[floralovebot]

I think Riven was poor in the show... I think Riven hated Sky for being a prince too. They're fighting was because of that too. Are you saying that Riven did not hate Sky because he is a prince? Riven said a lot that he did not like Sky because he is rich and rich people are unfair. Please share your thoughts for me.

I'm pretty sure this is in response to this post? But let me know if not!

Anyway, Riven coming from a poor or even "middle class" background isn't canon, it's just a really good headcanon. I say it's a headcanon because when it comes up, it's always a vague implication that could also be about something else. Like his mother abandoning him could definitely have led to him growing up poor, but it's also not an exact confirmation. His mother leaving for money could mean they were poor, but it could also mean she just wanted More Money. Darcy saying he has "a darkness inside him" is likely about mental illness and trauma rather than him being poor and taking it out on the others (also anyone who uses this as an example just know i am beam blasting your house so hard). Riven calling out nepotism and classism could definitely be more personal but it could also be an example of his very high morality and moral judgment. (like riven is extremely intelligent and stands up for people in less fortunate situations a lot.)

Like,,, it's never directly stated that he's poor and the implications that people usually see could very easily be about something else. Kind of like the headcanon that Helia grew up at RF or comes from a military family; lots of good implications, but not canon. Or s1 implying that Flora could be a lesbian or wlw; lots of implications, but not canon. On the flip side, there are tons of things about Riven that are directly stated or directly implied (like his trust issues, issues with administration, his mental health issues, and even his mother leaving him). But Riven coming from a specifically poor background is something that's more often than not just an implication that could be implying something else. I'm not saying that implication isn't there at all, but it can definitely be read in other ways (for example, I've seen people headcanon that Riven comes from a noble family and hates classism because he's seen it up close). But regardless, Riven being poor is just an implication because it's not stated or shown in canon.

Also, I should note that my post wasn't about shitting on this headcanon. I like the idea that Riven comes from a poor background. It makes sense within canon, I do think it's implied (even some of the weaker implications are still fun to me), and I often use it in other headcanons and aus. But again, it's not Canon and his rivalry with Sky and the other specialists had a lot of components that aren't related to classism. My post was specifically about how the Sky vs Riven rivalry wasn't just about classism. Riven absolutely does not like royalty or the idea of different classes in general. However, his rivalry with Sky was never just about Sky being a prince.

Riven calls Sky out for having advantages over them, yes. Riven calls out the other characters for not knowing something, for being privileged, for nepotism, etc, yes. But his dislike of Sky specifically didn't stem from classism. Like I said in that post, classism was absolutely a factor but it wasn't the Biggest Factor.

Riven had a lot of internal issues in s1 and all of them played a factor in his rivalry with Sky. Sky being a prince was the icing on top. It really cemented everything that Riven thought of Sky before, but it was never the First Reason, the Big Reason, or the Only Reason. Riven didn't like the specialists because they were constantly undermining him, constantly insulting him (sometimes in a direct insulting way and sometimes in a "playful/joking" way), always assuming the worst of him, and never taking his side in literally anything. He also has extreme trust issues, felt like he would be better off alone, and used everything they said and did as a confirmation of why. Like s1 Riven had a really bad case of confirmation bias and was constantly looking for reasons to hate them (Sky being a prince was One of those reasons).

Like I said in that post, the Riven vs Sky rivalry had a lot of depth and both parties played into it. In canon, it was never just Poor Boy Hate Rich Boy. Sky being a prince and therefore having a lot of privilege was absolutely a factor in Riven's dislike of him, but it was never the only thing or the biggest reason. If Sky hadn't been the prince, Riven still would've hated him. Like,, that's important! Riven didn't hate Sky Just because he's a prince. He didn't trust Sky, hated that Sky looked down on him (regardless of their class standing), and hated that Sky "saw better in him". He hated that they were both extremely stubborn, irrational pricks who took it out on each other. He hated that Sky clearly didn't like, trust, or respect him.

And again, I really do think his relationships with the other royal and/or rich characters back this up. If Riven hated Sky simply for being a prince, that energy would've been directed toward Brandon first and it would also be directed toward Bloom, Stella, and Aisha. But it isn't. In fact, Riven often shows that he respects and likes Aisha! Even when he does call the other royal/rich characters out, it's never with animosity. It's usually in this, "yeah you're rich and dumb and privileged here I'll show you how it's done 🙄" kind of way. With Sky, it's more "i hate you i hate you i hate you i hate myself fuck off i hate you AND you're a prince god could you get any worse???". Yknow?

[theshe-devil]

💥 FATE WINX SAGA SEASON 2 SPOILERS 💥

OK, SO

I did watch the season 2 of "fate: the winx saga" last night.

And it was...a mess.

Be aware that I view Fate and the (original) winx as two different series. I don't expect (nor' do I want to) the same story, the same characters, and the same relantionship. Let's not forget that this is based on the winx original series. It's not a copy of it. What would be the point of that?????

So my opinions about this won't be the same as my opinions on the animated winx series. I don't see the two sets of characters as the exact same beings.

1.Rosalind doesn't fucking know how to handle a school full of fucking children (fae or not). She only cares about the results she gets out of them. And she will do anything to get those results. She's also a big hypocrite. SO Glad Bloom took care of it.

2. They didn't just built up Bloom and Sky's relantionship for 2 seasons, and then proceeded to take it apart in like..one minute.

3. WHAT THE HELL DID THEY PUT ON STELLA ???!!!!

4. I don't blame Riven for not having feelings for Dane. U can't control that. However, I do blame him for hurting Dane. He shouldn't have done anything with the boy if he knew he didn't swing that way too. He shouldn't had gotten involved with him. Period.

5. I ship Beatrix and Riven since season 1. I REALLY thought they could have gotten' a little better together. Or not. Evil couples cand still be amazing. And instead they just ruined them and walked over them in a way that..... Well, they implied many times that those two cared for each other. But when Beatrix was kidnapped , or worse, when she died. Riven shows no fucking emotion???! Nah, I don't believe it. Even if he didn't like her like that anymore( especially after she told Rosalind Riven knew smth. But to be honest, I don't think she was doingit just for her. And it was not even the worst thing she had done ) , u can't just erase the time u spend with someone. It will always mean something. He didn't even mourn her death a second. It was just so out of the blue. And don't tell me Beatrix can't love, it was pretty obvious that she loved Andreas, he was like a father to her, she said it herself.

7. And the writers did that just to "give" us Rivusa (Riven and Musa). I like this ship too.Not as much as Riventrix and Stellatrix but still. I was thinking that at least I will get them. I do like a good built up. But Idk, It was too long for me. And they didn't have that many scenes.

8. I liked a lot the friendship between Stella and Bea. A. Lot. And I would have liked the more as couple...But unfortunately, the chances of that were ruined .

10. And then Beatrix was killed..Just when she found out she had 2 sisters. And Stella was the only one who mourned her. And it s just sad how she never found her place and how she was tossed aside by everyone. (But I suppose that s what makes a good villain)

11. Sam relying on Musa's magic was wrong. He was like..addicted. I did hate the fact that he leaved tho. He was there just to be Musa s bf.

12. Terra coming out was very nice. I like how Stella embraced her first. And how the rest of the girls handled it.

13. That ending with Bloom and that woman..(Bloom's mom?) I have to wait another year and a half for that too huh

14. Beatrix will really become evil, I know it. She will be resurrected by that shadow, I know it.

15. The writing was really rushed.

16. Aisha deserved way better

[darkpoisonouslove]

Winx Club Season 8 Thoughts Part 1

Here I am! The latest season of Winx. Can’t believe I made it here (especially after I sped through seasons 6 and 7). I am kinda excited about this because I am finally getting to watch the second part (I have seen the first one) and I think that after season 7, it really can’t get that much worse. Also, I am now used to the idea of the art style even if I still despise it completely and passionately. So let’s do this!

8x01:

- Who thought this art style was a good idea? And why did they have to bring the band back? That was so unnecessary. But at least the song in the opening isn’t bad.

- So... Bloom is the main vocalist but they just leave Musa to write all the songs? Didn’t think that could get more unfair and yet it did. Also, love how they changed the art style but Stella is still acting as immature as she has since season 4.

- Kiko is actually being acknowledged in the second minute? Please, tell me that will last after the lumens.

- Oh, wow, the plot is already starting? I am actually pleasantly surprised. Took them only two minutes.

- Ugh, not Obscurum! Pleaaaaaase!

- Lumenia is the star that lights Solaria? Does that mean it is the first sun of Solaria? Okay... That’s actually kinda cool.

- Oh, great! The one with all the info has amnesia! But actually, that might be a good idea because not everything is convenient for damn once! Edit: And Timmy and Tecna are back to being inventors! *happy sob*

- How is a scare supposed to trigger memories? By inducing a flashback of traumatic events? That’s cool but fear can also cause memory blockages. So idk about that. Lmao @ Kiko with that hammer, though. You might have the right idea, Kiko. We’ll come back to you once Twinkly gets annoying.

- The dissonance between the maturity of the Specialists’ voices and their FUCKING FACES! It is unbearable!

- Oh, Kiko is hitting on Twinkly? XD Jk. He just wants to cheer her up and it’s actually really cute. Almost makes up for them totally ruining his design.

- Not a song number! I am forewarning everyone that I will be skipping all of those.

- Omg! A scene of the Specialists talking? About their own stuff?!??! And them messing around with each other (read: mocking each other (and especially Nex)). We haven’t had that since... season 4? It was sorely missed, THANK YOU!

- Riven is back!

- And Knut is back! But wtf is up with Griselda’s voice? Also, how did they change her design the least, yet still totally ruined it? I cannot comprehend that! Lmao at her gestures at Knut, though!

- The memories of Twinkly actually looked pretty scary and traumatic. I can’t believe I am saying this but this season is doing a decent job so far and even more than that.

- Dammit, why do I have to suffer Butterflix again?

- I was gonna say that that was quick but the thing actually reappeared. That’s... pretty nice. Could be used to such a great advantage! And it was actually Stella’s spell that worked and not Bloom’s? They gave up on their obsession with Bloom to make this make sense? Um, yes, please?

- Okay, stealing starlight sounds like a rocking plan as soon as they explain well why the hell that is the goal here.

- Yeah, Stella, you are so damn cautious! Girl, you’re almost as impulsive as Bloom. (But XD @ “Caution is our middle name... More of a nickname, really”)

8x02:

- Twinkly: Where am I? Me: At Alfea. Shut up!

- Why does this show have such an aversion to letting Kiko sleep in peace, dammit?!

- Flora has a plant that takes care of other plants? Omg, that is so cool! And we’re finally seeing her care for the plants in her room again! This season is already better than seasons 6 and 7 combined.

- Stella could just use magic to shrink down that enormous suitcase.

- Omg, they’re spending time with their boyfriends again instead of just screeching at them for no reason whatsoever? Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Why are Winx mad that the Specialists didn’t tell them about Riven? What would it have changed? They still would have been shocked. And why the hell is Musa yelling at Riven? They broke up! He doesn’t owe her a schedule of his every waking moment! I hate this reaction.

- Why... are the outfits gonna let them travel in space? I mean, can you imagine how cool they could have looked in spacesuits?

- Wow, that’s a lot of pink. But that IS the Winx aesthetic to differer from the aesthetic shown in you-know-what.

- Why is the queen ruler of all the stars and not just of Lumenia? Otherwise, the star lore is pretty cool. I have to say that the whole thing with the rivers reminds of the Underworld a lot which is an interesting parallel to dwell on.

- Stella is pretty amazing in this already indeed!

- Oh, the crystal monsters. I remember those. They were really annoying. And I am not a fan of the upcoming transformation upgrade.

- Did the Specialists follow them there? Not the most unshady thing they’ve done but at least they’re helping. Also, I would like to point Netflix’ attention to the way their weapons look! Take a close look!

- OH MY GOD! Someone had a smart idea here! They are actually handling themselves even though their powers aren’t all that effective! Riven is saving Musa and being awesome! This is good enough to make me cry, wtf?

- Ooh, damn! Love the way Valtor’s mark showed up and how actually bothered by it they acted! That was cool and really created a good atmosphere!

- They saved the river AND they actually talked about the sneaking around in a (mostly) mature manner? And they resolved the conflict? RIVEN IS COMMUNICATING?????? This season is a fucking treat so far! Except for Musa being a goddamn primadonna!

- Valtor’s new design is also pretty close to his original one and yet... just NOT. IT!

- Cosmix time. Okay, the visuals are actually quite pretty (I especially love the fact that they look transparent at first; I have a feeling there’s a nice symbolism to this but I’ll have to think about it a bit more). The song isn’t bad either but it’s a little repetitive,

- They probably could have done better with the name than “star yummies” but it isn’t quite so bad. I mean, we’ve seen worse and this is pretty minor considering that they’re doing pretty well with almost everything else (so far and I hope I am not jinxing this).

8x03:

- Okay, the name sounds dumb but it’s accurate.

- I have to say that I saw the twist with Obscurum coming even if I was only clicking through the episodes when I first watched this but now I want to see if it was foreshadowed. Him saying he wants to rule Lumenia still isn’t enough foreshadowing but it does raise the question of why Lumenia specifically so it’s headed in the right direction at least.

- Nice move, Stella! And, omg, did Flora just use something that’s not vines? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am getting really hyped up over here.

- They’re thinking! They’re actually instantly adapting to the problems that they are facing! Man, this is even better than season 1! HOW? Not that I care. Just don’t let it stop!

- So Valtor is actually using starlight to buff himself on a magical level? And in season 1 they said that starlight was the purest source of magic (4kids). Is this... continuity between the first and the latest season??????? I am literally tearing up over here because I never believed this moment would come but it has and it is beautiful!

- Not a fan of the Valtor and Obscurum dynamic because it is just... a big no again, just like his working relationship with the Trix (except I can’t decide if this is worse because Obscurum is afraid or if s3 was worse because Valtor was leading the Trix on about *gags* you know (don’t make me say it)). Love the castle in the stars, though! So cool (even if it is also so very impractical).

- Man, Twinkly really is just a stand-in for the pixies, isn’t she? Same bravery and complete and utter uselessness balance.

- Stella is fucking shining and I am loving it! But did Obscurum just say “erase them”? You mean... this has actual stakes? And Bloom’s projection of the Dragon Fire makes sense because Cosmix is light-based? Musa is using an attack that basically acts like an earthquake except without the damage aka... safe for usage? I am going to pass out from happiness. Like, you don’t even know.

- THEY ACTUALLY LOST?????? And they are not giving up but... coming up with a plan???? That is smart??????????????????? I am in love with this season for now.

- They powered the core! And that will now cause Valtor to make a shift in his strategy! This season is actually dynamic! Goddamit, yes!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

-  Obscurum to Valtor: “Something more intimate? You, me...” ... Why is he hitting on him? Bleh. But damn! The trap dimension has so much potential!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Oh, song time. Goodie. Why is Obscurum acting like he has the dancing plague? And, for fuck’s sake, why am I getting Christian Grey vibes from Valtor? Ugh! *shudders* Please, no! But he is actually taking Winx seriously and coming up with countermeasures? Um, yes, I will take that!

- Ugh, why are they having classes again?! I hate that part!

- Sky, you know where they were! But I actually kinda like the change to have Bloom be the one that doesn’t have time for dating instead of having her sulking over Sky being a prince and having royal duties the whole time.

- What do you mean that Griselda doesn’t know what is going on? This is not Griselda!

- Tecna, watch what you’re putting in your damn potion! I know Musa fucked up but you could have checked what she handed you!

- Aww, Tecna throwing a dance party to cheer Musa up was so cute! And look at Stella dragging all that luggage up the stairs on her own! She is precious (and devoted to fashion but this time in a not so annoying manner... so far.)

8x04:

- Dammit, why is Obscurum the first thing I see?

- Okay, it’s pretty cute how excited Bloom is. And all the rest of Winx helping Sky while at the same time judging him for not being better for Bloom and putting more effort in it. This is just the dynamic! I love it!

- Musical food? What the hell, Musa?! But lmao at the Sky and Flora moment there. And Musa and Layla’s reaction to his words. But he was right. Flora was the only one being useful.

- What picnic under the stars? There are no stars! It’s the middle of the day!

- Oh, why the drama now? Bloom also forgot their date in the previous episode because of her mission. Sky is doing the exact same rn! Hypocrisy much?

- “Your Great Malevolence” and “Your Vileness”? I don’t like Obscurum but his decorum is amusing at the very least.

- But if a star has to be attacked before it will alert them that they need to go there, they won’t be one step ahead of Valtor. They might be able to catch up with him but they are still one step behind him.

- A moving star. That was actually a cool idea although I am not sure how the hell that is supposed to work.

- Why have those lumens never heard of music? But damn, I am actually happy that they made the band plot relevant (for all of 3 seconds). At least make it have some purpose.

- At least Bloom actually also supported Sky while attacking him. She is literally the definition of mixed signals here but that’s better than her just being plain mad.

- Can they use the music to capture the star yummies in a trance? That would be nice and it would justify having the band in this season.

- Stella is having the time for a selfie while actually being super effective and handling that part of the mess on her own? Yes, please! Where was that in the previous seasons?!

- The thief is not “trying” to attack. He is attacking! But damn, Brandon made some good moves there! Are you telling me that we actually get to see the Specialists doing their own missions again plus a really cute parallel between Brandon and Stella? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it!

- They’re being pulled in a black hole? Holy shit! This season is actually getting intense! And it makes sense? I am shooketh! Can Stella save them with her light, though?

- Oh, nvm! They’re gonna do it together. Eh, that still works I guess.

- The Specialists were really working as a team here and I have missed seeing that so much! It’s great to have the show acknowledge them again. It could have only been better if they didn’t look like first graders.

8x05:

- Oh, now the whole starship is being pulled into the black hole? That is actually cool! They are maintaining the tension for more than three seconds and they are showing how things actually function? Well, there’s a big surprise.

- I am glad that they are actually solving this but why couldn’t Stella generate stardust herself? She is the fairy of the sun, the moon and the stars. It would have been really interesting to see her do that and this season’s theme is right up her alley.

- Valtor’s failure is kinda amusing. But I feel a little bad about Obscurum because he literally has to walk on eggshells around Valtor. No one should have to be put through anxiety like that.

- Ooh, zero gravity plus invisibility device? That is so cool!

- I wish Bloom and Sky would have talked about their little drama with the surprise, especially because there was no need for it since the delay actually helped make things even better and much more romantic. And I am also not all that sold on the Beauty and the Beast vibes I am getting from this.

- Why is Musa acting like that again? Riven is trying to be supportive and take interest in her music. I know that he ran away but obviously something happened.

- Good thing that Riven is being competent while the rest are busy partying. He did pretty well considering that he just intercepted a planned heist and he wasn’t prepared.

- Aren’t you supposed to drift in space instead of fall as if there’s gravity?

- I am a little done with the ship being threatened yet again because it can’t move without the stupid core but I really want to see how Winx are gonna save it now that the ruby is stolen.

- Maybe if they try something else other than generic blasts they may be able to defeat it.

- Valtor was the one that summoned the black hole? And he is getting low on magic juice? That kinda makes sense now that he doesn’t have Dragon Fire anymore.

- O-kay. That strategy was semi logical. Not the best they have done but it could have been worse.

- Selfish? He is trying to save a whole planet! It wasn’t like he was stealing it for the money! No, I get it that his actions weren’t okay but Musa is being a bitch to everyone. And what she just said to Riven. She is refusing to give him a second chance but is acting like she’s the one who is making all the compromises here!

8x06:

- Why wouldn’t he be allowed on Eridia? Oh, he really fucked up the core.

- Oh, shut the fuck up, Orion! It is your fault it didn’t work because you were the one who broke the core and now it can’t hold the light!

- Flora is really rooting (whoops) for abandoning the core. Nice one! How the fuck does she think to save the plants without fucking light?!?!?!?!

- Can I throw Orion in the black hole? HE is the one who fucked the whole thing up because he didn’t know what he was doing and now he is yelling at them that they don’t have a plan! Even though they agreed to help him instead of throwing him in jail!

- At least Valtor is adapting to the situation on the go and coming up with new strategies. But Orion is such a fool. He is desperate but why didn’t he consider the question of why the hell Valtor would care? Obviously he has beef with Winx which puts him at the not-so-trustworthy column.

- Man, Riven is right. Orion is a damn actor and very good at playing them. That isn’t his problem, of course, but the Winx’. I just wish Musa would think instead of pout the whole time.

- Shut up about the goddamn plants, Flora! You can’t save them in any longterm way without fixing the core of the planet first!

- DO NOT make “starsome” a thing. It sounds ridiculous. It doesn’t even make sense!

- Riven is actually discussing how he feels with the other Specialists? And they’re having fun (even if it is at his expense)? Why does Musa refuse to see how much he’s changed? I hate the way they are just trying to make more stupid drama!

- You do not look like big lumens to me but okay. Twinkly has a serious crush on her friend, doesn’t she?

- Yes, we all know that Tecna is a genius. And that is why she doesn’t become pray to stupid love drama when there is no reason for any!

- How the hell was Stella supposed to know if it will actually be safer? She said it looked safer! There is a difference! Also, they are only now wondering why Orion left them on their own!

- Now you guys are screwed! But wtf, why did Tecna just covere her eyes instead of... trying to do something like the rational person that she actually is! And you have to love how they only had Flora and Stella arguing so that they will have to come together to save the rest giving the illusion that they are actually undergoing some development. But hey! An episode without a musical number!

8x07:

- What is this now? Are they trying to make us sympathize with Orion by showing some remorse on his part? It is not working!

- They made Obscurum a cheerleader? He seems to be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, though he is not exactly a prisoner or hostage of Valtor’s. But still. There is some kind of similar vibes.

- Cool! They revealed that the star yummies are actually corrupted lumens. That was a pretty clever idea, not gonna lie. And it is totally on brand for Valtor which is also great.

- Well, I don’t see you, lumens, fixing the fucking core yourselves so you might wanna start appreciating the fact that they’re trying! They didn’t know the core was broken and wouldn’t hold the Cosmix light!

- And how do you plan on saving them, Orion? You have no idea what you’re up against and you just betrayed the only people that cared about helping you!

- Why is Twinkly not being corrupted like all the other lumens? They are different in some way that was never explained but it was already implied that the corruption works on ALL of the lumens! So what gives? Except obvious plot convenience, of course.

- So Flora actually tried something else and didn’t go for the vines at all? I am shocked... but appreciative!

- Why aren’t the plants answering? Are they too dead for words? But that spell was actually pretty cool! They made a little sun that also has nature powers added to it to shine on all of the plants at once! That was so clever and actually pretty creative! I love it!

- The nature defeating technology theme is a little misplaced I would say considering the way they fix the problem with the broken cores of the stars later on.

- Wait! Winx were transformed when the robot caught them. Why did they have to transform again and when did the transformations disappear?

- They didn’t actually fight the thing! So far their powers have been used very little for actual battle and a lot more in creative ways to restore the balance of the stars. That actually makes a lot of sense since that was what the Cosmix was for! I like it!

- Did they just make a magical sun out of Stella’s powers by boosting her energy? This was awesome!

- Why did they think Orion was the one that changed the lumens? They know that Valtor is the one working with Obscurum and commanding them! That was such a stupid guess and for what? To give Obscurum some kind of “witty” line for his entrance?

- Orion does have cool inventions but for being a genius creator he is being a fucking dumbass! Oh, now you want to be “united” with them. After you almost got them killed and your planet fucked over big time.

- Musa is gonna give Orion a third chance but she’s gonna keep being a bitch to Riven, huh?

- Wizgiz’ redesign is giving me nightmares. Why is he teaching them something that they have been doing literally since season 2 and just did not three minutes ago?!?!?!?! And why are Knut and Kiko painting the yard pink? Really? Just so that Winx can show what they have learned even though they’ve known it for about seven years now?!?!?!?!

- Submarine star? That sounds rocking. But wait, they are using Sirenix in the next ep? Why don’t I remember that? I have watched this... I think. Yes, I have. I remember the stupidity and Nex and Layla having a moment. So why don’t I remember Sirenix?

8x08:

- I thought Valtor was on the scene and then it turned out he was just in an illusion. *sigh* And why can’t he just go himself? He is not doing anything this season. Just sitting on his ass and bossing Obscurum around. It’s just... not Valtor at all. And what’s this obsession with fucking up Andros every goddamn time he shows up?

- Aww, Winx are being so adorable and supportive! Nex, too, though that is OOC. But I can’t understand why Layla didn’t just pick up the phone and tell Nex that she needs him to stop calling so that she can focus. What is so hard about that?

- I like this version of Stella’s fashion obsession. It feels a lot more natural and isn’t overtaking the whole group and the show.

- Well, they didn’t ruin Theredor and Niobe’s designs! That’s something. And Ligea looks pretty much the same as well. I don’t understand why they felt the need to fuck up Winx and the Specialists’ designs but okay.

- Why are they making Layla unable to remember three sentences? She can do much more than that and she has always been the most capable one of Winx and an exemplary princess.

- Oh, so they already mentioned that the queen’s brother disappeared exactly when Valtor showed up (How tf does she even know that? The flashback that was shown later plus the fact that no one seemed to know Valtor was back before Winx saw his mark in 8x02 contradict that.). That and Obscurum saying he wants to rule Lumenia plus Valtor’s obvious knack for corrupting and changing everyone that’s working for him, spill it all out.

- Pretty sure no one at that party cares about Twinkly but whatevs. As long as she isn’t on screen to be annoying.

- Nex transformation time!

- Sirenix is back (never has that ever happened before) and I hate the redesign even more than the original. Didn’t think it was possible. They have also fucked up the transformation sequence and made it more boring. Nice move!

- Why is Layla refusing to talk? Coming forth about her feelings is gonna make it better. I like that Nex is actually being sensitive here even if he never naturally changed to become like that and they are just writing him wildly OOC. But he was so much of an asshole that I prefer this tbh.

- How the fuck do Sirenix powers have no effect on “a creature of darkness”? They went on the Sirenix Quest to defeat Tritanus who was definitely a creature of darkness! The writers don’t even know what they’re saying anymore. At least they left Winx handling the shark even if their powers aren’t working on it. If they’d sent Nex after it and Winx after Obscurum, it would have been too convenient.

- I like the fact that they managed when their magic was useless against the enemy. At least the writers are being a little more creative in the battles by making them rely more on strategy rather than on their powers. I can accept generic blasts and beams if the idea is that that makes their magic so useless that they need to find a creative solution.

- Nex is rooting for teamwork? He really has changed. I just wish they would have shown that instead of just jumping the gun like that.

8x09:

- Why didn’t they try trapping the star yummies in a morphix net? Or something that Tecna made with her magic? Or figured out a way to close the portals that let the star yummies come and go?

- They’re gonna make THAT a problem? Breathing underwater without Sirenix? Not like Layla has been able to breathe underwater continuously throughout seasons 2-5 without the need for Sirenix. AND she also taught the others how to perform the spell. This is such a non-problem.

- They also changed the Sirenix spells, didn’t they?

- They have been in tougher predicaments. I hate how they keep making Layla despair without a reason because she has always had a damn fighting spirit.

- Oh, look! It’s the anemone stupidity. And how is Stella supposed to wake up when she is under the influence of the anemone sting? You could try a spell if you want to wake her up, Flora!

- You’d think the lumens of Andros would know their fucking princess!!!!!

- What was the big idea with rushing out of the cave if Layla didn’t have a plan? Also, she was the one that figured out the anemones attacked when they were provoked, yet she kept attacking. Stop fucking attacking them! It’s only making things worse! Jeez, it’s not so hard to figure out that you shouldn’t antagonize them.

- So the Andros lumens sing but the Peripla ones have never heard of the existence of music? Pretty damn solid. Also, they just sang the same melody the whole time even after Layla asked them for something extra beautiful.

- How the hell did she fill the morphix with air? Did she pull all the water out in the morphix shielding and only left the oxygen atoms inside to make up oxygen molecules? This somehow doesn’t seem normal but anyway.

- So what unspelled the shark? The light of Gorgol? The living star? The starfish star? They are really starting to fuck up this season.

- Love how they never said how many years old Andros is becoming!

- Why did they make the trap dimension look like a pinball machine? What was up with that? And why did Gravity Falls do it so much better?

8x10:

- So now Alfea is having an anniversary as well? And why the fuck is Twinkly only asking now about the meaning of anniversary when they already were at the anniversary party on Andros? And they really made “starsome” a recurring slang? I hate it.

- Why is Faragonda letting the students organize the anniversary? Also, not a fan of how these latest seasons are making Griselda and Faragonda look not so fond of each other. They definitely felt a lot more in sync in the first seasons.

- Lmao, love how Winx are roasting themselves. But I cannot believe that no one has said anything about Helia’s ugliest haircut... yet. They couldn’t have possibly fucked it up more after the season 4 disaster and they somehow did! Fucking spectacular! And why is Riven wearing a scarf? When the fuck have you seen Riven with a scarf? This is ridiculous!

- Love the way Flora and Helia just decided that they will be matchmakers now! But I do think that they should first try figuring out why Musa can’t forgive Riven before deciding she will trust him.

- Why didn’t Twinkly just sit on Riven’s shoulder instead of plopping herself down right on top of the controls? The zero gravity dancing was actually pretty cute but Musa could have tried just dancing with Riven. Or at least they could have said something about why she feels like she can’t even dance with him (because she feels him unfamiliar anymore or something).

- Hypsos looks so very familiar but I can’t place it. Reminds a little of Amentia’s kingdom tbh.

- I cannot believe that the Twinkly and Lumila storyline will actually have a bearing on the real plot. How did they manage? Though, I suppose I should be happy about that.

- Turning a constellation into an actual monster was a damn good idea! Although, the writers sort of implied that Valtor has the power level of a god which has not been supported by the narrative. He was such a stronger villain in season 3.

- So... what did they do? Did they send the Hydra through the portal that the star yummies use? I actually remember it being a bigger threat and harder to defeat. Is this really the end?

- Oh, look! They can reverse the star yummy corruption with the power of love! Cut to the wedding (of Twinkly and Lumila).

- I said wedding, not a fucking concert!

- Musa, I don’t even know you anymore! Since when doesn’t she want to be the center of attention! She was literally mad at him because he hadn’t called aka paid her attention! Besides, she’s a singer (which you couldn’t fucking guess from the fact that Bloom is the goddamn vocalist!). What do you mean that he exposed her? Those are just some outlined images projected! She is a lot more exposed when she sings on stage! This is so goddamn stupid! Season 2 Musa would never.

- And why are they making Flora and Helia fuck up their own sync over Musa and Riven? They should just not meddle and keep their own relationship in harmony!

8x11:

- I am so glad we’re getting rid of Obscurum soon. I have had it with him! “Go undercover as one of [Winx]”? What the actual fuck?!

- Why is the trap dimension a goddamn gaming universe? They are truly wasting its potential! And why not just shove Winx in there?!

- Flora and Helia have never had a disagreement before? Come again? And now she’s saying they never even had different opinions on anything? That is so totally healthy, you know. And the implication that that is how a relationship should be. Wow! Fucking spectacular move!

- Just don’t make Winx fight over the Flora and Helia situation! And that was a perfect example of why they don’t need to agree on everything.

- At first I agreed with the opinion I have seen floating around that the emogix are too specific but this is the Magic Dimension. They have teleportation. What is so hard to believe that they have code that can quickly animate specific actions with pre-coded visual parameters about every separate object in the animation?

- I want to see Griselda react to that fireworks explosion!

- That was the big talk? At least they said that disagreements are not inherently bad but still. This was just a damn non-closure to a damn non-problem.

- Well, Obscurum’s plan isn’t so bad but Winx have already not been welcomed by lumens. It isn’t so original.

- Why are Knut and Kiko coming along all of a sudden? Oh, that’s right! Because those lumens are ogres like Knut. How convenient!

- I don’t know what’s so hard to understand about the fact that the lumens obviously believe that Winx have come to steal their treasure and that is why they’re attacking them.

- Tecna needed an analysis to tell that the lumens think they’re enemies and want to steal their treasure? They said that! REPEATEDLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Was the core broken accidentally or on purpose? I missed that part but I don’t think that Valtor has caught on to the fact that breaking the cores will make it much harder for Winx to save the stars. Also, why did he never try to steal the Cosmix light that the Winx put in the dark cores? That would have been an interesting plan!

- Well, Convenient Knut is being awfully convenient! As was planned.

- So now the crystal is actually gonna serve as a core? Wow, what a cop-out.

- You’re telling me that Obscurum was actually the one that thought of the idea of breaking the cores on purpose? This season is really doing Valtor dirty. I just... I can’t watch. Why do they have to be like that?

- Also, he’s only now figuring out he needs to get rid of Bloom? He had that figured out at the beginning of season 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8x12:

- A wishing star that hasn’t been seen in almost a 1000 years? And he needs Cosmix to get near? How is enhancing his powers going to get him closer to the star if the problem is his darkness? What, is Cosmix gonna conceal his dark powers? Somehow, that doesn’t make sense. But damn, at least this thing is protected from dark powers so that malevolent wishes won’t be made.

- Bloom has her priorities in check and Sky comes third? After Vanessa and the mission? That is a nice change of pace, actually.

- Why doesn’t Bloom just use her goddamn magic?! It would have been so much easier! It’s hers! It’s not like she is forbidden to use it.

- Lmao, Obscurum is acting as if Valtor actually cares about him. And he thinks he’s evil? Wow, that’s cute.

- Is it me or does Vanessa look so much thinner than she used to? Not a fan of that.

- You’re telling me Bloom never made an album for her parents before? But I love the fact that they are sharing and Bloom tells them that she loves home more than anything. That was actually something that the show could have used about 4 seasons ago.

- Why do the Earth lumens look like Roman soldiers?

- Anyone else feel like the transformation of the star yummies into bigger entities is legit based on Pokemon evolution? It really operates the exact same way Pokemon evolution does.

- They’re mentioning the queen’s brother again? In what is not foreshadowing but a plainly obvious non-twist.

- Musa is really disgusted by the star yummies? They actually look pretty cute and fluffy to me. Kinda cuter than the lumens even. Not to mention that they can face monsters and whatnot but they can’t make themselves touch the star yummies? Some Guardian Fairies you are!

- Valtor feels like a nervous teenager about to introduce himself to his crush. What the hell were they thinking?

- I like the designs of the dark giants where the writings on them are concerned. They look like rune rings around their torsos and arms and I actually love the idea of that.

- The scene with Bloom and her parents was pretty good. I love the way she compartmentalized the situation and managed to be on all the fronts she needed to be on even if she had to ask for backup to do it. It was awesome!

- Valtor finally decided to show the fuck up! Halfway through the season! Love how Stella is sassing him! A little surprised that he knows her name, though.

- I don’t think that hugging that last form of star yummy evolution is gonna work. Might be a too big concentration of corrupted lumens in order for the hug thing to work.

- Goblin yummies? Oh, no. Stargoyles. Wow. Okay.

- I love the dilemma that Valtor presented! Bloom really can’t be in two places at the same time! I would be very interested (as I was the first time) if I didn’t know how this ended... aka in disappointment.

8x13:

- Backstory time! What the hell do you mean that Valtor’s life force was drifting through the universe? For years? After the Dragon Fire - that literally made up his whole being - was extinguished? And how the hell was he brought back with the power of the stars? Wtf?

- Bloom, it’s really not that hard to figure out that Obscurum is the queen’s brother! I guessed that the first time I watched this and I didn’t even know she had a brother because I had been clicking through the episodes!

- If Obscurum really thinks that being Valtor’s minion is better than being in the shadow of his sister, then she must have fucked up big time! And I mean, really big time!

- So the artificial cores are not supposed to be that small? That is just a prototype.

- I have a question - how fast do the Specialists’ ships travel for example? Because Twinkly says that she’s traveling at the speed of light but I doubt that the tech can go so fast. Aka my train of thought was what if there are planets in the Magic Dimension that are so far from one another that the people can never meet because the tech doesn’t travel fast enough? Since that seems to be the common method of transportation rather than teleportation which could totes solve that problem.

- I really wish someone other than Sky would be protecting Mike and Vanessa. And wasn’t Valtor saying that only he can stop the Stargoyles? “Cause the Specialists just got rid of all of them. At least the dark giants truly seem to be unstoppable.

- I was so hyped when Bloom said she’d give Cosmix to Valtor! It would have been so interesting to see how they would defeat him if he had Cosmix as well. But they just had Cosmix reject him? Because it has sentience apparently? That was such a fucking cop-out! Just commit to your best ideas goddammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Why is Twinkly getting the artificial core to the Specialists instead of the other Winx? They need it inside the sun! Not on the surface of the Earth.

- Wtf? Didn’t Bloom send Twinkly towards the Earth? She is inside the Sun! What was that maneuvering?!

- So the dark giants would have been defeated when the sun was fixed anyway? Meaning that Bloom could have chosen to go help Winx and that would have solved the dilemma aka there was no actual dilemma, except she didn’t know that? Man, what a bummer!

- Poor Vanessa. Had her birthday almost completely ruined!

- Wasn’t the queen supposed to be powerless? But that moment was so emotional there! And I love the fact that she acted as an example to the lumens to have them freeing the star yummies and helping them change back. Does that mean that the part with the stars is over for this season, though?

- Not a goddamn concert again! Come on! Dedicate the song to your mom, at the very least!!!!!

- Where is Valtor? This doesn’t look like the castle amongst the stars. What happened? Oh, and you’re telling me he has no more magical energy?

- What the hell do you mean that the Trix have power like the power of the Winx? Icy’s power is literally an opposite of Bloom’s!!!!! What the fuck is that supposed to mean? I have been so confused about this ever since I first watched it over a year ago! But at least the Trix were imprisoned separately this time. Someone in this goddamn universe finally had a smart idea!

Part 2 is here.

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TITLE: Anticipating Home

A/N: Takes place between seasons 2 and 3. Ichabod’s POV as to why he disappeared for so long which is absolute crap, let’s be honest. What a heavy load. I hope you enjoy!

He hadn’t expected to disappear for nine months, and when he’d found the prophetic tablet—a description of he and Abbie carved into stone together—and realized how long he’d stayed away, everything in him screamed for him to return to her with the utmost haste. Sadly, the airline system didn’t feel his compulsion, and it took three more days to get a flight back home.

Home… He contemplated the word, wondering how this era, the strange land that he’d once been so familiar with but which now confounded him at almost every moment , and a woman he’d met not three years ago could feel so comforting, even now, separated by nearly a year’s worth of time and an ocean.

He’d run, fast and far, back to his family of origin, seeking roots, something to ground him in the here and now. All he’d found there was Abbie. Proof positive that she grounded him, tethered him to that place and this time. And finally he’d stopped running.

He felt itchy with the desire to get back.

The reasons he’d left no longer applied, not with this new prophecy in hand and certainly not with the emotions raging in him that he’d tamped down for so long now they felt like a familiar weight upon his heart.

How he missed Abbie so! The thought of finally seeing her now that he’d come to terms with all that’d happened made his heart race—followed by a drop in his stomach. Would she even be happy to see him? He’d disappeared without a veritable word. And after everything she’d done for him…

But it was because of him, because of his wife and his son that her life had been upended. She’d intended to go places, to become a successful federal agent, when he’d come crawling out of his grave.

She hadn’t deserved the cessation of her life, her dreams, her career that his awakening had caused. More than that, she didn’t deserve the suffering she'd endured: the decline of her mother, the loss of Corbin, the travesty of what’d happened to Frank and his family, the stalling out of her career, the heartache of everything they'd suffered, the loss of innocence she’d had before realizing her childhood trauma in the woods was only the beginning of the things that would haunt and hunt her. She’d spent time in purgatory, for Heaven's sake. Because of him and those from his centuries' old life. No, she didn't deserve any of it. But that's not why he'd left. At least…it wasn't the only reason. Yes, he’d felt unmoored and confused after the deaths of Katrina and Henry—he’d be a purgatorial mutant to not be disoriented--and he’d needed time to come to terms with all that'd happened since he'd awoken. After all, one could hardly blame him for needing time to accept he'd slept through 250 years of history. Add to that the fact that he'd unwittingly married a powerful witch who'd borne him one of the most prolific figures of the apocalypse and...well, anyone could see how screwed up he’d become. But more than that, more than losing every tie he'd had to his old life, more than the loss of the family he would never have chosen had he had all the facts up front, he'd felt miserable—like a brigand, if he were being honest—for the fact that he didn’t mourn them more. Over the past several months, he'd realized he'd stuck with Katrina and all of her ills and shortcomings more from a wretched sense of Purtian duty than because he’d really wanted a life with her. He had once...back in their time. Back then he was enamored, nearly knocked off his feet, most particularly when she'd revealed her feelings for him. He'd never been in love before Katrina. And he had been in love. But finding himself in a new era, fighting a different kind of war, traipsing through the history of his first life....it had all felt so astounding and incomprehensible. And wonderful. He'd never expected Katrina to be a part of it—or the cause of it, Heaven knew—and he wasn't entirely surprised that she hadn't acclimated and adapted the way he had. But he had been surprised at how ill-fitting she felt to him. He'd stuck by her though, keeping his marriage vow, trying to build a relationship in a situation he never could’ve known was on the horizon when taking that vow, and suppressing how he really felt: unsure that they could survive in this century together. And altogether sure it was more of a burden to try than to cut ties with her. But that went against everything he stood for: loyalty, integrity, fidelity, morality. And so he'd stayed. Against his better judgment and in direct opposition to his heartfelt desires, he'd remained faithful (if not in heart, then in practice)until she put everything he cared most for on the line. And that was the real kicker, the final nail in the unironic coffin of their marriage: by choosing her path—Henry and his evils over all else—she’d forced him to end it—unequivocally—with her. For the world, yes. Because he was a Witness with a capital W, yes. But mostly because of Abbie. He’d had to. To save her. That single moment in time--thrusting the knife into all he'd known before-- sealed his fate, one riddled with abject guilt and shame. That’s what had driven him away. And coward that he was, he’d let Abbie believe it was the loss of Katrina and his apostate son that’d compelled him. He couldn't tell Abbie he felt he'd riven her life into a Before and an After the way that Katrina had divided his—he was her very own warlock, an unexpected black-magic curse she couldn't shake off. He couldn't explain that he'd desperately desired to believe that Henry could change but didn't believe it an actual possibility, regardless of what Katrina said, because of the depths of his deceit and corruption. He couldn't describe that he'd loved Katrina but hadn't been in love with her for some time now, since nearly the moment he'd gotten her back; it’s why he hadn’t re-consummated their marriage once the cabin had become her home. He didn't know if he could voice that he regretted the act of killing of Katrina more than the loss of her now that she'd thrown her lot in with the devil and against everything he’d always believed they’d stood for. And he knew he couldn't begin to explain the depth of guilt that flooded him mere days after their deaths over the fact that he didn’t feel more grief, instead feeling relieved that the horrors they planned to visit upon the world wouldn’t actually occur and infinitely grateful that Abbie still lived.

She’d been more than by his side throughout it all; she’d crawled up into his heart, taken up residence there, and settled in comfortably for the duration, and he’d never be able to expel her.

Not that he desired to do so. He couldn’t begin to define the ways he felt about his Lieutenant.   She’d stayed true to him throughout the shambles of his 21st century life, and done so with poise and patience. Oh, Abbie was patient—only looking back now did he realize what that must’ve cost her, to have her motives undermined, her decisions questioned, her position delegated to second place by the very person who'd put them in the predicament they fought against at every turn and with every drawn breath. Yes, she'd been patient. And not only with Katrina, his relationship with her, and his divided attentions. She'd been exceedingly patient with him. Explaining his New World with kindness and gentility and a healthy dose of good-natured ribbing, providing for him, protecting him, and confiding in him. Believing him. Believing in him. He wouldn't trade that for anything. But he had thrown it away. Shamefully, he'd let guilt over his real feelings hold sway, and he'd run. The number of times he’d thumbed out a text to her only to erase it, scrolled to her name, his thumb hovering over ‘Send,’ only to suddenly put the phone away from him as if it might strike him, the words he’d saved up to tell her, the dreams she’d starred in as his companion…these were as numerous as the miles he’d put between them.

But no longer. He’d landed in America, breathing a deep sigh of relief at the feeling of ease (though coupled with anxiousness at having to face her after all this time running) that rose up in him just knowing they existed on the same continent again.

He’d walked briskly through the airport only to have to wait in the long queue at customs. He’d fidgeted, drumming his hands together or against his thighs, impatiently waiting his turn. His blood zinged through his veins with apprehension about and in anticipation of seeing Abbie again. He had so many things to tell her, so much to apologize for. He could only hope she’d missed him even a fraction of the amount he’d missed seeing her every day, verbally sparring with her, confiding in her, hugging her.

She just had to hear him out.

But then the infernal police had seized him because of the stone, and after days of his ranting and their shuffling of him through the convoluted system, here he sat, across the table from the man who would talk to Abbie on his behalf. Not at all the best way to make his entrance, but he wasn’t free to decide the details of their reunion at the moment.

“It’s ringing,” the man informed him.

His heart jumped into his throat. Abbie would be here soon. He desired nothing else on this earth as much as the presence of the woman who’d answer on the other end of the line.

“She’ll answer,” he assured, though he spoke to himself more than his captor. “She’ll be here soon.”

[drops-of-moonlights]

WINX REDUX AU SUMMARIZED: INTERLUDE 4 (Season 4.5)

Or, in which I give the basics of what I’ve changed about the story for the AU. It was originally way more descriptive but if I kept it in that style I would have finished in 2039 and I ain’t got time for that. Here we cover the events that occur between Season 4 and Season 5! ... It’s TECHNICALLY World of Winx but it’s honestly an original story that takes elements from it. IT’S ALSO THE LONGEST THING I’VE MADE SO FAR, so hopefully you can read it well!

WINX REDUX AU INTERLUDE 4 - The Weavers of Nightmares

It’s been a week since everyone came back from Earth, and after starting to establish new ties with the planet (as best as they could, anyway) everyone is taking a break for a bit before going back to help Roxy and the rest with reintroducing magic and the politics and all that stuff.

After the first dinner with her family since coming back (and getting exasperated at all the political stuff she’s gonna have to work on in the next few months), Bloom and everyone goes to sleep, planning on calling Roxy in the morning.

On Andros, in the Hospital of Magically-Induced Conditions, Nabu is resting, with his condition being analyzed in full. The guys and Aisha are in the waiting room, hoping for results.

The doctors come out and elaborate on what they already know - Nabu is in a magic-induced coma after his feat back on Tir Nan Og, but his timely achieving of Enchantix should help him recover faster - he should wake up in around 5 weeks, and he will be taken care of in the meantime.

With their minds slightly calmer now everyone leaves for their realms for most of them - Aisha has to oversee some stuff regarding her cousin’s trial from 6 years ago, Helia has to prepare for the gallery that accepted some of his paintings, Nex and Timmy are gonna spend some time with Nex’s family to improve on his flexibility (and also to get more human interaction), Riven’s gonna visit his mom and start planning for something, and Sky and Brandon have royal duties to attend to.

On that night, a woman in a dark cloak and a mirror in hand stumbles in the woods covering the Eraklyon-Domino border. Two villages can be seen on the distance, familiar to her. Her mirror rumbled.

Everyone at Sparxis Palace is fast asleep. Everyone except Daphne.

A nightmare seems to be plaguing her, showcasing a fairy, a witch, a pixie, and two towns. The place is encased in dark vines and crystal, the pixie seems to be telling her something, and the fairy and witch are laughing.

Daphne wakes up with a notorious headache, a tingling fear developing, and really just thirsty as all fuck. She keeps the dream on the back of her mind for a while.

Two days later, a message from the Order of Mana comes to her requesting her assistance alongside Thoren (and the Winx, because the Order knows they’re gonna get in the middle regardless so might as well just save everyone the paperwork), and Daphne drops her phone.

They are requesting for help in the border towns of Nevere and Zeisterna, as communication with them has been suddenly cut off and there are weird magical readings on the area.

Daphne’s nightmare comes back to her memory and she realizes the place in it were those two towns, and her first mission as a Nymph comes back to her.

After meeting with Thoren (him acting somewhat flustered around Daphne, which she picks up on but doesn’t comment on it), and on their way, Bloom asks Daphne about her reaction, and she elaborates:

A year after being appointed Nymph, she and her friend Politea were tasked with resolving an issue on those same towns - a witch named Venomya and a fairy named Campana had hijacked their government and wanted to conquer other bordering towns - they were displeased with how Erendor and Marion governed and tried to become an independent state. They had used their powers as Onyrix magi to subtly manipulate the population, as well as good ol’ magic threatening (as neither town had many magic users, and those they had were young or inexperienced). Daphne herself admits the only reason they beat them was thanks to her Sirenix powers going well with her Water Source and Politea’s handy poison streams, which weakened them enough. (You can also learn more about them here and here!)

Thoren seems to react at the name Campana and goes silent, and Daphne is too busy sadly reminiscing on Politea to notice.

After Stella’s Teleportia and a short walk, everyone arrives at both towns - while technically separate, they are close enough to be considered two sides of the same community.

First checking up on Zeisterna, as it’s on Domino’s side, and then on Nevere, both towns are in the same state - there doesn’t seem to be anyone anywhere, even the characteristic wind of Eraklyon missing.

However, once they try to access their jointed city hall, the whole town goes dark despite being noon - a magical dome falling on the area. All the girls transform and Thoren summons his armor, and try to rush to the ends of the place but are completely trapped.

After trying every single attack and convergence spell on their arsenal, everyone ends up detransforming and start thinking of ways to escape or contact people outside. Daphne and Thoren try to contact the Order of Mana but fail, all communication cut off thanks to magical interference. Everyone decides to start scouting the town, but are promptly separated  - Bloom with Musa, Stella with Flora, Aisha with Tecna, and Daphne with Thoren.

Back on Andros, a doctor is checking up on Nabu when he notices his magic level reacting weirdly, and sees signs of struggle on his resting face.

Nabu is in a dark ballroom, wearing a stuffy suit and with a doll-looking Aisha on his side. He feels something on his wrists and ankles.

Several life-sized dolls in similar clothing pop up around him, and he suddenly starts to dance alongside the Aisha doll - the things around his joints was string, being moved like a puppet. New strings appeared around his neck and started to get tighter, getting more and more suffocated, and he could see his limbs starting to turn into the same as the other dolls.

He manages to look up and sees a dark shadow controlling the strings, which slowly morphs to look like him. His clothes seemed mismatched but reminiscent of a modified tuxedo, and his hair was in four braids with hooks at the end - the strings holding him coming from there.

The shadow calls himself Maestro, “his worst nightmare given form”. He starts to tighten all the strings, but after a bit Nabu manages to transform himself and turns free.

Outside the dream, Nabu is also transformed, and the doctor starts calling for help, the readings starting to get out of control and sensing something messing with his head.

Still in the nightmare, Nabu starts fighting with Maestro, trying to disrupt his form with his own powers - he’s made of shadows, after all. He proves resistant to his magic, and starts to taunt him about how he’s not really a person - he’s only in the world to marry Aisha, and that fell through, didn’t it.

Nabu does get affected by those words but keeps fighting back, not letting up even if he starts to fly lower and lower. Maestro keeps dodging and goes on, commenting on how he’s nothing but a fallen set piece in a royal game, his family having disowned him after the engagement got axed. Now he has nothing left on this world so why bother? Might as well remain in this nightmare.

Nabu tries to ignore his comments but it’s proving more and more difficult, and his legs are starting to turn doll-like again.

The memories of Helia and Aisha flash back on his mind, however, and starts to talk back - even if his family’s not there for him anymore, he still has friends.

More memories with Helia and Aisha resurface, then memories with everyone else, and how he could feel their worry after his crazy act on Earth. His resolve starts to surge again and the entire place starts to collapse. After a few more attacks, Nabu finally manages to unravel Maestro back into shadows, and starts to disrupt his form.

Before being completely undone, however, Maestro’s voice changes from Nabu’s to a different voice - warning him that his friends are in danger, and to ask “the place of the Nymphs” for help.

The shadow has been erased, and Nabu can feel a surge of magic on him. This lets him wake up at last, earning Onyrix as soon as he wakes up.

The doctors around him are dumbfounded, and so is Nabu being in such an unfamiliar place, but he manages to come back to his senses and asks for a phone.

The Winx plus the Paladins, now separated, start to explore the now labyrinthine town, covered in weird crystals and vines and seemingly warping around everywhere.

Bloom and Musa are suddenly attacked by the vines, and take refuge on a nearby building, finding more of the crystal formations on different places. They find themselves tired after using so much magic, and slowly fall asleep - first Bloom, then Musa.

Stella and Flora took a detour down an alleyway and were faced with a lot of crystals suddenly launching themselves at them, forcing them to dodge and scatter. They end up resting in a nearby park, and Stella starts to feel tired. Flora realizes they’ve prickled themselves on the vines as they avoided the crystals and have been poisoned, but can’t fight the effects fast enough and falls asleep herself.

Aisha and Tecna have spent the last few minutes destroying all the crystals and vines they’ve been finding, and find shelter in a nearby store. They end up laying near some crystals to rest behind the counter to remain hidden, and while Tecna can tell the crystals are emitting a weird magic, they can’t fight it and fall asleep as well.

Daphne and Thoren have managed to reach the central plaza that housed an ornate bridge connecting both towns, and it being seemingly devoid of anything they chose to rest there for a bit. Daphne feels extremely tired, and lightly cuts her finger on a vine when settling down. She does fix it with a small healing spell but the poison has set in, and thinking herself just tired, starts to fall asleep, not before telling Thoren to keep an eye out.

A fairy and a witch (Campana and Venomya) overlook the happenings from their place, thinking the nightmares will keep them down long enough for them to hold them hostage to ensure their conquest goes smoothly. Venomya feels weird looking at the mirror she was once trapped in, and elaborates to Campana how she got there - while the fairy was simply thrown to Dominian jail, Venomya was a local and as such her punishment was harsher. Now free, however, she’s looking forward to what will happen now, and summons shadow nightmares for all 7 fairies. They hope the nightmares do defeat the girls, as “harvesting” their powers could prove useful.

Bloom finds herself in a dark cave, seemingly surrounded by water, if her hair and clothes’s movement is any indication. There are rock formations everywhere, and it all feels eerily familiar to her.

The rock formations start to move around and slowly form into the shapes of her friends, all featuring crude anguished faces. Bloom tries to reach out to one but her hand suddenly freezes, her legs getting covered in rock.

As she tries to struggle out of her hold, she sees a lot of fire starting to light up the place, all the sudden harsh shadows starting to coalesce and form her shape similar to Bloom’s - her hair was longer and her outfit was too similar to her Glamourix, but in blue tones and a dark sheer cape.

The shadow introduced herself as Vertigo, “the living proof of your mistakes”, and started to control the water around the room, surrounding Bloom’s hand. She forms a water blade in front of Bloom’s forced palm, and with a “woosh!” she sends it flying to the Flora-like rock, slicing it in half.

Vertigo starts to taunt her about everything she did as Shadow Bloom, as she forces her hand to slice more and more of the rocks. She goes on on how easily she gave her trust and how that harmed her loved ones, and how it was her fault for falling so easily.

Bloom is on the verge of tears as everything goes down, and once the only rocks left are Stella, Diaspro and Daphne she simply screams. She manages to transform and free herself, and while constantly stopped by Vertigo’s water, she manages to drive her back.

She starts to counter everything Vertigo has said to her - she was manipulated, she was brainwashed, and they took advantage of her, and SHE’S the one at fault? She hurt her friends, her loved ones, and almost caused major destruction, but the only thing left is to move on.

She fires off a last big attack, all the water evaporating and Vertigo turned to steam as well.

Bloom wakes up from the nightmare and earns Onyrix, and with her new powers she can see deeper in the place around them - the crystals and vines house the residents, trapped in stasis in probably similar nightmares.

Musa finds herself in a weird shed on the floor, darkness all around her except for the door, which is open.

She goes outside but the darkness persists - the sky is pitch black, and the shed seems to be on a floating island. As she walks out, however, bright lights come all around her, suddenly on a stage inside the floating island. Her friends and family are all over the audience, multiple copies of them filling the place.

From her shadow a being rises, looking like her but with shorter hair and a dark green dress. She calls herself Banshee, “your failures personified” in a particularly powerful voice, and at her command a guitar appears on Musa’s arms.

She can feel magic forcing her hands to play horribly, and everyone in the audience starts to boo her, calling her many things and pointing out all her flaws - her short temper, her need to do everything herself, her inability to communicate, her failures in class, in magic, in life, in everything, as she keeps playing more and more badly before the music is just noise.

Her hands keep moving faster and faster and she feels the pain starting to form, finally breaking down and transforming, tossing the guitar to the ground and starting to fight Banshee.

She keeps repeating everything the audience said as they clap for her, and Musa’s resolve starts to diminish. Banshee makes one mistake, however: “only Aisha is gullible enough to appreciate you.”

This angers Musa and knocks her out of her funk, her resolve coming back so fast the stage starts to crumble. She screams back at that, of how Aisha has helped her for so much these last years, listening to her complains and her anger and offering her only a hearing ear and support, even when she was going through harsh times, her true strength shining through. Her girlfriend has done nothing but be a wonderful person, and she will not stand for that.

She starts attacking back with full force, bringing up the good side of each of her flaws, the audience starting to disappear and Banshee’s powerful voice becoming softer and weaker.

With a final attack, Musa defeats Banshee turning her back to shadows, and manages to wake up from the nightmare getting Onyrix.

Now awake she stumbles around and meets with Bloom, somehow having gotten separated after falling asleep. Their powers make them immune to the vines’s and crystal’s effects on them, and decide to move onward to meet with the rest.

Venomya and Campana see from their hideout that not only Bloom and Musa broke out of the spell, they also earnt the one form that would undo their whole plan. They briefly curse themselves due to not foreseeing the obvious, but keep going regardless - they’re this deep already, no turning back. Venomya looks at what Stella and Flora’s main fears are, and gleefully takes over the making of their nightmares, being an expert in the field of reliving memories.

Stella finds herself in a dark, very small place, and starts to bang all around her to break free. She does after 2 minutes of this, falling from inside a locker face first.

She looks around and realizes she’s in a classroom - a very familiar classroom. Uneasiness starts to creep up on her but approaches the door regardless and opens it, seeing if there’s a hallway. Instead, the door leads to her elementary school’s courtyard, and the harsh light of the sun blinds her for a second, accustomed to the darkness of the classroom.

From her shadow seems to rise a being, and suddenly the door behind her disappears, now being in the center of the courtyard.

Shadow copies of all her childhood bullies start to surround her, and her shadow becomes a clone of her, wearing a dark cloak with a minidress underneath. Calling herself Obscura, “your worst memories personified”, she snaps her fingers.

At her command, everyone around her starts to repeat every single insult they ever slung at her, from her appearance to her voice to her glasses to her things to her very being. Stella started to counteract as many insults as she could, but the insults started to come faster and faster, her starting to falter.

The shadows start to morph into her Alfea classmates, her teachers, her parents, her friends. They start to cut her with deeper words and Stella can’t keep up, she’s starting to be drowned in noise, old wounds opening up again.

Obscura mocks her, telling her this is what everyone truly thinks of her, and on the verge of losing it, Stella simply yells for her to shut up and leave her alone.

At this, everything around her disappears completely, except for Obscura. “If that’s what you want, enjoy being alone!” she mocks. Stella is shocked, and starts asking for everyone to come back. The shadow clone asks her if she’s that desperate to not be alone that she will take all insults, but Stella doesn’t listen to her, begging and screaming for everyone to come back, to not leave her alone. She finally breaks and starts crying, and Obscura smirks.

Campana and Venomya are content with this development, and start to prepare some sort of ritual now that they believe Stella can’t escape from the nightmare.

However, as they start to set up, they notice a sudden silence.

Stella slowly manages to calm herself down, and suddenly she feels something behind her.

She’s shocked to see herself (or at least, how she looked as a kid), and she starts to reassure her that she’s loved, that she has people that love her, and that she’s not alone.

Obscura tries to attack the young Stella but the magic doesn’t seem to work, and she keeps talking, telling her to remember her friend’s voices.

Stella closes her eyes and thinks back, her parent’s encouragement even after she was forced to retake the first year, her teachers congratulating her on her sudden progress, watching the soaps with Tecna, talking fashion with Musa, knitting with Flora, talking about royal life with Aisha, Sky and Diaspro, helping Bloom with her magic, Brandon’s loyalty and profound love, Riven consoling her when her parents divorced.

The tears of sadness turn into ones of joy, and she manages to rise to her feet. Obscura tries to attack her but Stella transforms, and slowly rises to the now visible sky, the younger Stella vanishing.

Claiming that she’s never alone, her friend’s feelings and memories always with her, and with herself on her side to remind her of those feelings, she has nothing to fear for. She fires a single wave of light and dispels Obscura completely, waking up from her nightmare and earning Onyrix.

With her new powers she starts to destroy all the crystals and vines that started to come close to her, and goes check up on Flora.

Flora wakes up on a mountain road, confused, before getting up and looking around. It seems to be night time, as everything is dark outside.

She starts to walk along the road and see if she can find out where she is, but she’s distracted by a shadow moving ahead. She feels it familiar somehow and runs after it.

The shadow starts to get more definition and Flora can see that it’s Miele (though oddly as a kid, instead of the teen she is currently), and starts to get desperate, wondering what she is doing in a place like this so late.

As she keeps running, she doesn’t notice her shadow slowly detach itself from her, and finally finds Miele near the edge of a cliff, not a single plant in sight.

Flora immediately transforms and rushes to Miele, fearing that she might fall, but her sister suddenly screams at her to leave her alone and turns into a rock formation. Her detached shadow fuses with the rock and forms into a clone of herself, wearing sand-colored clothes and rock décor.

Calling herself Sahara, “your reminder of your sins”, she starts to attack Flora head on. The Fairy handles herself well in battle, trying to fight her physically and getting as close as possible, but Sahara forces her back more and more twisting the terrain into sand and loose rock, forcing her back.

The fight goes on for a few more minutes until Flora finds an opening, too into the battle to notice Sahara’s smirks. She jumps and tries to slice her with her fan, but Sahara suddenly turns into baby Miele again and Flora freezes.

The shadow takes the chance and hits Flora hard still with Miele’s disguise, and finally starts taunting her.

She recalls an event of almost 12 years ago, in a cliff much like this. Of Flora exasperated with her little sister, from a time where she almost openly hated her, yelling at her to go back and leave her alone. Of her still unstable magic reacting and causing a slide. Of Miele’s screams of terror. Of Flora’s horrified expression at her sister’s (thankfully unharmed) unconscious form.

Flora tries to counteract with how that was an accident, of how her magic was still young, but Sahara (still as Miele) counters that with how she felt about Miele up until that point. The unwanted sister, the attention-hogger, the oh-so-adorable-child.

Sahara keeps forcing Flora back as she tries to process her memories and feelings, and of how that incident still haunts her, of the whys she took up physical fighting instead of properly tempering her magic, how suppressed her powers are beyond healing.

Sahara stops with the attacks and suddenly traps Flora in a whirlwind of sand and rock, starting to drag her into the earth as if a drill. She keeps mocking her on how her own sins won’t let her free herself, and Flora starts to panic.

She tries different techniques of support magic but nothing’s working, and Flora realizes she has to use her magic in full if she wants to be free.

Pushing past her fears, and knowing that she’s a different person from who she was as a kid, she forces dried roots to attack Sahara, disrupting her spell and letting the fairy free.

Flora then starts to attack in full, summoning trees, plants, vines, petals alongside her fans to cut, tear and hit Sahara as much as she can. Sahara tries to turn back to Miele to dissuade her, but Flora closes her eyes and keeps on. With a final piercing branch of thorns, and an explosion of sharp petals, She destroys Sahara, waking up from her dream and earning Onyrix.

She looks around her, the vines somehow having retreated, and meets up with Stella, who was coming to her from the other side of the park. Noting their new powers, they decide to use a convergence spell and manage to completely rid the park of Venomya and Campana’s magic, the shield above them even slightly affected.

They, on their part, are livid - not only more of their hostages earnt Onyrix, but their powers are perfectly geared to countering their own. Campana decides to start summoning shadow creatures to try and delay them further while awake, while Venomya focuses her power on making nightmares for the remaining magi.

On Magix, Nabu manages to contact the Order and asks where Daphne’s team has gone to, and if they’ve gotten any updates. After getting the location then Nabu formally requests reinforcements to the area as he can feel everyone there in a far bigger danger than anticipated, before teleporting himself to the place.

Aisha wakes up in her room back in Andros, looking around, not finding anything odd yet outside of it being dark at night. She leaves the room to look for the reason why she’s there, but instead of a hallway, she’s suddenly in the balcony overseeing the capital.

Below it’s the city’s population, expecting and waiting for her to talk. She realizes she’s in her royal clothes, but also wearing her father’s crown. She is the Queen now.

Everyone starts to make demands and pleas, starts to beg and scream, for her to be their Queen, to give them to greatness, to do better, to be better.

The population rises and rises, and the lights of cameras start to flash her. She covers her eyes, and from the harsh lights her shadow starts to morph into her clone.

Aisha tries to escape but the doors have disappeared, and more and more royal advisors appear from thin air, demanding for her to act like a Queen.

Aisha starts to be overwhelmed by the requests, and transforms to fly away and escape the madness. The palace and the people rise up with her, however, and suddenly gusts of wind start to force her down.

She looks up and sees her shadow clone, calling herself Soffocara, wearing a fancy, stuff dress. Introducing herself as “your dark future”, she starts to trap Aisha in a whirlwind, while everyone else keeps demanding for her to act as queen.

Aisha starts to choke as she tries to fight everything - Soffocara, the people -, screaming that she doesn’t want to be Queen. She doesn’t want this, this life of restrictions. Her people are only louder and the wind harsher.

The wind starts to diminish around her, as Soffocara redirects part of it to the population, taking them off the ground and starting to suffocate them as well. Aisha tries to stop her but she’s still trapped herself, and seeing her people suffer because of her inaction is making her more desperate. After a bit, however, she manages to calm down, and decides to pretend that she has fallen unconscious.

Soffocara drops the wind around her letting her fall to the ground, and Aisha takes the chance and attacks her. Soffocara’s surprised and Aisha elaborates - even if she’s terrified of being Queen, even if she doesn’t want to rule, there are people that will be affected by her. People that will suffer because of her inaction. And she can’t accept that.

With uncharacteristic precision she manages to free her people with her water, disrupting the air and redirecting the spirals back to Soffocara. The shadow tries to disrupt them further but Aisha simply re-accumulates the water, forcing her back until she manages to encase her in a harsh whirlpool of her own. Aisha immediately half-freezes the globe and pulls it apart, undoing Soffocara and waking up from the nightmare, earning Onyrix.

Aisha looks around, and after trying out her magic undoing the vines starting to creep closer, she starts to look for Tecna.

Tecna wakes up in a weird room, reminding herself of those old-fashioned VR machines Bloom showed her while on Earth. She tries to see if she can influence the area and suddenly starts to make a small grove with a river.

She starts to make some flowers and grass and bushes, lost in the sudden place, but no matter how hard she tries she can’t change the time of day, a perpetual nighttime around her. She tries to see if she can undo the changes she made, but somehow can’t anymore.

A sudden spark of light comes too close to her, a lightning bolt coming from the still clear sky. The harsh light contrast gives her a full shadow, and from that shadow forms her clone, covered in cybernetics and with long blue hair. Calling herself Virus, “Your base fears”, and starts to disrupt and glitch everything around her.

The trees and bushes suddenly lunge for Tecna, whose first instinct is to run away from them. She tries to transform but some roots make her trip, cutting her hand on a bush’s thorns in the fall. She tries again but can’t, suddenly not remembering how to transform.

She then tries to cast magic, but it comes out erratic and weak thanks to her panic and Virus easily avoids her attempts at attacks. Tecna panics more and more at this, starting to feel cornered and without ideas. She tries to think of her classes, or her practice, but can’t remember anything at all and it’s starting to send her into a panic attack.

Virus takes the chance and properly corners her, mocking her poor memory and how she can’t see the obvious way out. Tecna just simply screams, and tries to think harder and harder on what to do.

It’s at this time that she realizes she’s bleeding from her hand, and can feel a faint trace of magic on the cut. Trying to stop the bleeding she starts to calm herself down, and notices how one of the bushes starting to close in on her disappeared for a split second, remembering the glitch. She initially starts to think of all the ways she could try to escape with magic if she remembered how to use it, but slowly realizes that’s not the answer.

The trees and bushes keep coming closer and Virus believes she’s won, until Tecna suddenly launches herself at one of the bushes, taking advantage of the clipping frames and escaping. She then grabs a nearby branch and launches herself to Virus, trying to hit her physically.

Virus tries her best to dodge and protect herself but Tecna’s relentless, even if she feels herself tiring her arms due to not having a framework for close fighting. Virus lacks it as well, to her advantage, and starts to retake the magic she used on the room to prepare a desperation attack.

The callback of all magic makes everything in the room disappear, as well as undoing the “hack” she placed on Tecna, recovering her memories and being able to transform again.

Virus tries to attack her with the energy collected but Tecna launches herself to her again, tackling her, and holding her while casting a spell of her own. High voltage electricity suddenly flows through Virus all at once, dissolving immediately and letting Tecna earn Onyrix.

Now awake, Tecna meets up with Aisha soon, having just been a few meters apart, and now being able to properly fight the place they go out to look for everyone else.

After a few fights the Winx manage to get together again, and after sharing their experiences they start to look for Daphne and Thoren, using their powers to start undoing the curse on the place as they go.

They start to notice how the bigger crystals and vines don’t seem to try to do anything, and Flora tries to connect with the vines - and almost falls to the floor in surprise. The vine has someone inside it.

Everyone is equally shocked and Aisha and Stella look into the crystals, realizing there’s a faint outline of a person inside. Everyone starts to wonder what they can do and Tecna has an idea - if they can mix Flora’s, Aisha’s and Stella’s healing powers, their new Onyrix abilities, and their Essence Dust, they can undo the curse more effectively and free everyone with minor issues.

They try the weird convergence idea, and the larger crystals and vines slowly disappear, leaving the people behind. Everyone goes to check on them to see if they’re okay, and it seems they’re just sleeping, still affected by that part of the curse. The Winx carry on, hoping that removing all of the influence will wake them up.

Campana and Venomya are even more furious, knowing that 6 of the 7 girls have gotten Onyrix and are starting to undo their work. Venomya makes more shadow nightmares and starts to send them to the Winx, while Campana oversees Daphne’s own nightmare personally.

Daphne wakes up on the entrance to Sparxis City, already in ruins. The princess is at first confused and disoriented but realizes what this is - and promptly transforms, rushing into the capital worried. 

Around her she can see the familiar destruction of 21 years ago, people screaming and running as a wave of frost starts to cover the place. She can see people disappearing into the air, and speeds up her flight, not noticing those she left behind turn into shadows, following her.

She arrives at the palace, but it’s not the palace - thousands of mirrors are covering every inch, reflecting her form in distorted ways. Her current Sirenix form, her Enchantix, her old princess gown, her look when she was a student at Alfea, and many other look at her, a manic expression contrasting her own confusion.

Most of the mirrors shatter, and seemingly fuse with her shadow, forming her clone.

Wearing a purple mermaid-cut dress, mirror shards all over her, and calling herself Miroir, “your deepest regrets”, she starts attacking, using the leftover shards plus waves of energy. Daphne dodges most of the attacks almost effortlessly, but ends up too close to a mirror.

Her reflection grabs her by the shoulder, and starts to whisper in her ear of how because she trusted in Politea, Domino fell.

Daphne does manage to struggle free but she bumps into another mirror, her Enchantix form telling her of how she used Bloom for the sole purpose of getting free and try to reclaim her country, even if she was her sister. More of her reflections start to mock her and insult her, of all of her missteps in life, of how she has only been successful thanks to the Dragon Aura and nothing else, that without her extra magic she would be worthless.

Daphne keeps fighting her reflections and tries to ignore their thoughts, but as they dig deeper it starts to get harder to do. She’s so distracted that she doesn’t notice Miroir slowly collect the shards she’s been making as she breaks the mirrors, and fuses it into a sword.

She lunges at Daphne to try and stab her, but the Fairy manages to react fast enough and uses one of the mirrors to shield herself.

Getting her confidence back thanks to a rush of adrenaline, she starts to agree with the mirrors that yes, she fucked up, she caused a lot of pain thanks to her actions and has been incredibly selfish the past few years. But so what? She can be better, she can learn from this, and at the end of the day she can’t control what other people do. Politea betrayed her of her own accord, and while tears do fall from her eyes at this realization, she finally starts fighting back in full.

Miroir keeps trying to stab Daphne but she manages to dodge faster and faster, and after tiring the clone out she finally attacks, mixing her knowledge of Light magic with her Water source and undoing Miroir’s form entirely, waking up and earning Onyrix.

Campana is even angrier, every magi now with Onyrix and more chances to undo her plans. It’s then that she notices the man Daphne’s with, and realizing who he is she devises a plan, a cruel smirk on her face.

Daphne comes to her senses to an increasingly scared Thoren, who doesn’t even notice the new transformation and just hugs her in relief, Daphne subtly blushing at the sudden closeness.

After a few long seconds Thoren lets her go (wiping a few tears away) and asks her what happened to her, she was sleeping for a very long time and she had suddenly transformed mid-sleep, grunting in pain. He tried to wake her up but it was almost impossible, her Aura hurting him any time he got close. Daphne explains what happened and Thoren sighs, saying “of course.”

Daphne’s confused at this and asks him what’s going on, she noticed his weird eye shifts and worried looks all the trip and she knows it’s not just mission nervousness. Thoren sighs once more and finally comes clean - he’s Campana’s son.

The fairy is left dumbfounded and even more confused, and the Paladin elaborates - Campana married his father under the pretense of genuine love to slowly gain power in Eraklian grounds, as Conway was assigned Marquess of Nevere during that time as training to become king before both towns became a single community. She had him with Conway as a way to “prove” the marriage was real after suspicions arose around the fairy, but she never really cared for him either, focused on her quest for power.

Daphne is surprised and feels sorry for Thoren, but quickly shakes the thought to voice said feelings as that would make it worse. She then asks her why he took the offer to work on this situation, and he admits it was mainly to finally confront her mother on what she has done. Saying this, they both get up, and realizing the place around them is starting to change, they decide to start looking for the rest.

They’re suddenly attacked by a bunch of shadow creatures, all of them resembling some sort of monster. They manage to fend them off decently well and their numbers steadily diminish, until a wave of darkness suddenly consumes all of the shadows. They look ahead and notice that Nabu is standing there, also with Onyrix, and see a small hole in the barrier up in the sky slowly healing.

He meets up with them and explains he woke up thanks to earning the new transformation, and says there are reinforcements on their way to help with the barrier. More shadow monsters arise around them, but are defeated this time by a wave of heat and light.

The Winx, also in Onyrix, rush to meet them, and Aisha almost without thinking jumps to hug Nabu once she realizes he’s there and also not in a coma earlier than expected. The Winx explain what they learnt about the citizens being inside all the bigger crystals and vines around the town, and how they can free them with their new powers.

With the 8 Onyrix fairies plus Thoren’s knowledge of healing, everyone slowly but surely starts to undo the curse on the towns, defeating all the shadow creatures on the way.

Venomya and Campana start to panic, and in a bout of confidence and desperation Campana suggests to fight them head on, as a last chance to maintain the curse. Venomya’s doubtful but agrees, running out of options.

The Winx plus the others have managed to undo the curse on most of both towns, and can see the barrier above slowly falling apart. They arrive at the Town Hall, where they believe Campana and Venomya are hiding, and are promptly attacked by the duo.

A fight ensues, and with the help of the shadow creates, it’s a somewhat balanced fight, but after a while Stella and Nabu make quick work of all the shadows and everyone rushes to attack the fairy and witch properly.

Thoren confronts Campana at last on how she treated him when she was around, on how she barely cared for him and how she used him to gain even more power. Campana tries to counteract this and tells him that she did indeed love him, that she did think of him when she was trapped, and that she was worried he would be treated horribly by Erendor as the “true heir” of Eraklyon.

Thoren is shaken by this and hesitates, and Venomya takes the chance to try and poison him from the back while distracted. She’s stopped by Daphne, however, which attacks her hard enough to knock her to the wall and Campana unleashes an attack on Daphne, angry that her plans to harvest Thoren’s armor’s energy failed.

Thoren is enraged by this and dives in to attack her, taking her by surprise and almost stabbing her with his sword.

The battle turns for the worse for Campana and Venomya, and channeling all their magic undoing the barrier they use a Teleportia spell, leaving the town.

Everyone realizes the barrier is down and that it’s night time, and do cheer at the fact they won, but Thoren is still worried that they’re out there somewhere, and while everyone else thinks of start leaving he stops them, telling them his concerns.

The Winx do agree that it might be dangerous to leave them be and Tecna uses a locating spell tracing the last vestiges of their magic around, realizing they’re somewhere in the forest nearby. She also realizes there is a Tree of Life in that forest, and fearing the worst, everyone goes after them.

After a few hours of traveling and the shadow creatures coming back, proving Campana and Venomya are nearby, they find the Tree of Life, and notice its state - it’s a very old, very big tree, and it’s somehow faded, as if no Pixie had been born or lived there in a long time.

They find Campana and Venomya there as well, and promptly realize what they’re doing - they’re absorbing the last of the magic in the Tree, making it wilt incredibly fast, and high on magic, they attack the group with renewed confidence.

Battle ensues but despite not using the shadow creatures the group starts to lose, finding it harder to avoid the waves of noise and poison now that they’re bigger, and it only gets harder when metal shards and fire join their array.

The fight starts to get harder until one of Venomya’s attacks sets the Tree of Life on fire, which creates a strong magic reaction, stopping everyone in their tracks as a Pixie with unusually large wings appear in front of them.

Her expression is one filled with fury and the group slowly backs away, but Venomya and Campana, still high on magic, try to attack the Pixie.

In an instant, she easily knocks them to the ground and tells everyone to start fighting back, before suddenly vanishing. The magic around their eyes starts to diminish as the Tree starts to heal, and the group takes the chance to retaliate.

The duo starts to summon more shadow creatures to fend them off, but when that proves a failure they start to cast a convergence spell.

The Winx, plus Daphne and Nabu, start to cast one of their own, and both attacks are launched at the same time, colliding into each other. Both teams try to hold it as long as they can, and the more magic the duo puts into their side the more healthy the tree starts to look.

The Pixie appears once more, her look remaining, and suddenly attacks Venomya and Campana from the back, breaking their concentration and undoing their convergence, the group’s own overpowering them completely, a bright explosion of magic ensuing.

Once the magic fade the 8 fairies descend and reunite with Thoren, and realize after a few seconds that both Campana and Venomya are dead.

The Pixie descends to their level and finally introduces herself - she is Somna, the Pixie of Dreams and Nightmares, and is the one in charge of granting Onyrix. She explains that when they attempted their first coup, both Fairy and Witch absorbed the magic of the Tree as well as the energy of the Pixies that lived there, killing them in their quest for power. She has no control over who gets her form and as such was forced to grant them Onyrix several years ago once they met the criteria, but she has been waiting for her chance at revenge and is pleased that she’s finally got it.

Nabu recognizes her voice and asks her if she was the one that contacted him when he got Onyrix, and she affirms, finding his powers useful for the cause as well as his tangential relation to the people that were assigned the mission. She also elaborates that she helped Stella with her fight against Obscura as well, manifesting her inner child to avoid losing another useful ally to her cause - her light powers proving great for the situation.

After a while, Daphne asks her why she’s not allowed to grant the form directly like Ninfea or Omnia do with their forms, and she explains that as part-Ethereal, she cannot directly interact with sapientkind unless they meet the requirements for her form or they show up at her Tree. The first time Venomya and Campana appeared she was not present, and was not able to stop them then as she was requested to an audience by the Council of Mana. She also adds that she’s the one that sent Daphne the recurring nightmares, hoping that she will come to her aid.

Everyone is surprised at her “part-Ethereal” comment and elaborates that she’s one of the very first Pixies to exist, and that her Tree is the oldest in all of Solenei. Pixies, as well as the other purely-magical species, are direct creations of Ethereals but have slowly become more mundane.

The team then thanks her for her help as well as for granting them Onyrix, and slowly leave, until they’re sure a reasonable distance away. Then they run like hell in silence at the fact they were near an Ethereal.

A week has passed since the incident, and Nevere and Zeisterna are slowly healing. All of the population has been rescued and thankfully the Winx’s actions have made clean-up a non-issue, but the Order fears the population might have their Auras affected.

Daphne meets with Thoren, and asks him how he’s dealing with everything, now that the incident has repeated itself and that his mother is dead.

He feels conflicted and hurt, but also relieved that everything is finally done. He hasn’t told his father yet, but he hopes this doesn’t hurt him too much - he genuinely loved Campana and has just now started to move on.

Daphne comforts him and thanks him for his support during the trip, his presence having her calmed her down when she would have freaked out as well as properly thanking him for when he helped her in Havram.

Thoren thanks her as well too, as she has helped him regain his confidence over the time they’ve met and that he’s happy he met her.

After a few seconds of genuine smiles and incredibly uncomfortable silence, Daphne finally breaks the ice and asks him if he would like to go out with her someday - not as a mission, but as friends, and hopefully more than that.

Thoren is immediately flustered and after stammering a bit he accepts, and talking about when they’ll do it, they can hear the town gain it’s sound back.

Nabu has met with his family again after so long, and while his mother still refuses to interact with him, his father hugs him, happy he’s well again, and apologizing for his own inaction.

Nabu returns the hug for a second but pulls back, and does tell his father that if he truly wants to, they can rekindle their relationship on their own time and on Nabu’s terms. His dad agrees, and start to plan a way to work this well.

The Winx get a very annoyed call from Roxy and Ogron, on the fact they were supposed to come help a week ago and haven’t even attempted to contact them. The Winx tell them of what happened and say that they had to stay back for a few extra days to help with clean-up and rebuilding, and that after that they just wanted a few days to properly unwind.

Both Fairy and Sorcerer sigh and wonder out loud how the Winx keep getting into these situations, but are happy they’re all okay and tell them everything is ready for them to go to Earth.

The call ends and Stella pulls out her Staff, and with a Teleportia spell, they go back to Earth, to help with reintroducing magic as well as simply enjoy their summer...