The Core of The Magic Dimension: The Journey Contiunes.

Re-Forging Bonds

After returning to Cloudtower, Griffin has new information on the Legendarium: it's a forbidden tome of unknown origin, with the power to bring characters from various myths, legends, and fairy tales to life. It was previously kept under careful watch at the Museum of Magic, but it'd apparently been replaced with a convincing forgery that they weren't able to notice until Griffin had inquired about the book. It was kept in a section of the museum protected by the power of the Nine Nymphs, which causes Bloom to immediately blame herself, as she realises those protections must've faded when she freed Daphne. 

"It's okay, Bloom, no one would've known this would've happened..." Stella said in an attempt to comfort Bloom, but it didn't seem to have done much. But at least now they have learned why the Trix were able to conjure up such powerful beings. 

"I will do some further research into the Legendarium. In the meantime, I advise you to be vigilant and continue to gain your Ardorix." Griffen said before leaving them once more. 

"I think therapy would help us all," Flora advised. "After all our nightmares have been keeping us up, and we're exhausted."

"I wish Piff were here..." Aisha said solemnly.

"Piff?" Aerilyn inquired. 

"Piff, my bonded pixie. Pixies are magical creatures that bond to fairies - like falling in love - and are forever connected, helping whenever they can. Piff, my pixie, is the Pixie of Sweet Dreams." 

"Huh, strange, I think I recalled having a pixie...starting with the letter G..." Aerilyn muttered to herself. They each began to discuss amongst themselves what they all expected the therapy to be like. Musa wasn't so keen on the idea, since she usually vented her feelings through music, and just wished she were having a normal school year, to which Stella agreed, still despising the fact that she had to stay in Cloudtower.

Most of the girls, bar Tecna, Bloom and Flora, were still unhappy at the fact they were being treated as graduates when to them, they were just first years. Stella was especially disappointed at the fact that 'Prince Sky' wasn't actually a Prince or Sky, and distanced herself from him, not really wanting to speak with him anymore.

"Guess, Tecna and Flora are right, no matter what, you're still the same people you were before," Bloom said, stepping in. Though something in her tone made them believe otherwise. When they realised that Aisha wasn't present in the room anymore, Bloom raced out to find her, bumping into Roxy before hurrying away. After speaking to Roxy, the Winx were shocked to learn that Roxy was the last fairy on Earth. But Aerilyn was quiet and kept to herself.

"Well, I for one, hope I'm nothing like the person I was before." Aerilyn said bitterly to herself.

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Sitting in the halls, waiting for their therapy session, everyone remained silent. Though Aerilyn and Flora exchanged a brief conversation, which did much to lift her mood. Bloom tried to comfort Aisha, but she quickly deflected the attempt, and when Tecna tried to comfort her using logic, she snapped at her, saying that Tecna should focus on her own emotions rather than analysing her. Tecna seemed in deep thought, and for the first time ever, she seemed to show some semblance of emotion.

The therapy with Zarathustra wasn't as good - as Aerilyn expected - she wasn't concerned about them as people or asking about their feelings, instead focusing on trying to force them to remember what they had lost. "Look, ma'am, I don't know where you got your degree in psychology, but I highly suggest you redo your course. This is a waste of time." Aerilyn snapped at one point, getting up and leaving without another word. 

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Back at their quarters, everyone was silent, as they were not keen on talking about their therapy session. Just then, Roxy entered the room, wanting to talk to Bloom.