Then Sparks Flew

Day 1 Is Finally Over

     Ella opened her drowsy eyes, seeing her mother standing over her, her hands running through her dirty blonde hair. 

     "Mom," she said weakly, but you could tell she was happy. "Did you and Pixie make up?"

     "You've been asleep for a day and a half, and that's the first thing that comes to your mind?"Bloom laughed.

      "But did you?" Ella questioned again.

       "Yes, my little ice queen," she smiled. "But she did find out who her biological father was."

      "Do I really wanna know," Ella asked herself. "Yes, I do." She sat up, ignoring the sharp pain in her head and back. "Spill it."

        "Her father is a man I dated back when I was in Alfea," Bloom said. "His name was Sky of Eraklyon."

        "That means," Ella began. 

        "That your friend, Harmony, is Pixie's half-sister," Bloom finished for her. "It is a bit much to take in at a time like this, but it's true." 

        "But what does that mean about us?" Ella tilted her already sore head in confusion. "I know that makes Pixie and us half-siblings, but what about the girls and my relationship with Ony?"

         "I think it makes you step-sisters," she said, her face also had a little confusion on it. 

      "How did Ony take it when she found out that she had a sister?"

       "Surprisingly well," Bloom smiled. "They don't have much in common except their height, but they get along well enough."

       "Well that's good," Ella smiled to herself. "At least Pixie knows more about her past and where she comes from, and I know Ony secretly regrets not having a sibling."

       "ELLA!"

     She snapped her head and saw a small, bright, blue light glowing near the window. 

     "SNOWFLAKE!" Ella's smiles brightened almost ten times what it was seconds ago. Her little pixie flew into her arms and hugged her tightly. 

      "I was so worried." she cried. "You were so weak, and I didn't know what would happen."

     "Calm down my little Snowflake," she cooed. "I am strong, and so are you. I promise to never scare you like that again."

      "You better not," she joked, or at least Bloom and Ella thought she was joking. "Almost two days of your powers weakening must be tiring, so I have some ice-cream for you to snack on," she changed the subject, an ice cream cone appearing in mid-air.

      "Thanks, Snow," Ella smiled, taking a big bite out of the cold treat. 

     Pretty soon, the door busted open, and Ony, Ari, Pixie, Mac, Zu, and Ty all barged in. 

    "How are you feeling, Ella?" Zu and Ty asked at the same time, their dirty blonde hair mixing as they leaned over their sister. 

     "We were so worried about you," Pixie had tears in her eyes as she said that. "I felt so bad."

     "I heard you got your enchantix," Ty sat down on the bed, pushing Ella closer to the other side. "Is that true?"

      "Yeah," Ella looked over at her sister, taking another bite of her frozen treat. 

      "That's so cool," Zu said, pushing Ty over so she could sit on the bed. 

      "How did it take me, like, almost two years after I started Alfea, but it took you less than a day?" Pixie smiled, tears still threatening to fall from her eyes. 

        Ella just shrugged, gulping down her ice-cream. 

      "How do you eat ice-cream so fast," Mac's eyes were wide. "I can't even put my teeth on it without getting a brain-freeze."

       "Ice fairy," she reminded her friends, chomping the last bite of her comb. "Can I leave the infirmary, now? I wanna go shopping for a dress for tonight's gala."

        "You should be all good to go." Everyone turned and saw a woman with orange hair and gray streaks. "I just advice that you eat plenty and don't push yourself too far for another week or so."

        "Thank you, Nurse Ofelia," Bloom gently nodded her head with respect. 

         "Bye, Mom," the triplets said in unison, hopping off the bed, and running out after their friends. 

        "Wait," Bloom said, moving quickly to catch up with the girls, making a move to grab one of her daughters. She ended up gently pulling Zu's long hair. 

        "Yeah, Mom," she turned, a smile still on her face. 

        "Why would you want to buy clothes when you could get them for free?"

        "What do you mean?" By this time, all six girls were facing Bloom, awaiting an explanation. 

       "Stella is an amazing fashion designer, and I'm pretty sure she could help with that."

        "Cool," Ella smiled. "And we would get free dresses out of it. "

       "Of course, or at least I think you would. You did just fight very bravely and one of you got your enchantix."

        "Where could we find her?" Ony questioned, her arms rested above her on the door frame.

        "I think she might still talking to Faragonda. I have no clue how long it has been since the girls have been to Alfea. And I just might stay for a couple of weeks. Get Blossom and Flame and we could get an apartment, and I could catch up with the girls."

     "But what about Dad?" Ty looked concerned. "Would he be home alone or is he coming with you?"

     "We had a little argument before I came back to Alfea, but nothing we can't solve. And he can't come to Magix for specific reasons."

     "Oh." Ty looked sad, her face dropped. 

     Seeing her friend's distress, Mac spoke up. "How about we go see Mrs. Stella and get those dresses." 

     "Great idea," Ari agreed, grabbing Ty's arm as they lead them out of the infirmary, leaving Bloom and Pixie in the same room. 

     "They remind me so much of me and the Winx in our younger years," Bloom sighed. 

      "Who knows," a familiar voice from the hallway said. They turned to see Musa standing in the doorway, her arm around Aisha's waist. "They might even be the next guardians of the magic dimension."

      "Sure got the potential," Aisha agreed, looking over at Bloom. "What do you think?"

      "They do remind me of us when we started at Alfea all those years ago," Bloom sighed. "Let's just hope they don't bite off more than they can chew, with this new threat that may be bigger than Darkar or the Trix, or anything you guys have faced after I left."

     She looked out the window, seeing the girls pass out to a different part of Alfea in an attempt to find Stella. 

   "But they will pull through," Musa said, smiling up at her wife. "Just like we did."