Note: 1.22.16 - This story is currently on HIATUS

Prologue

By now, it isn't a surprise when the Trix unleash a 'Monster of the Week' back on Earth. Roxy's heard the stories and seen the videos Andy and her parents have sent her. And - perhaps most importantly - Bloom and the rest of the girls are always there to send it back to whatever dark hole it crawled out of. Putting themselves in harm's way and never getting harmed; off to save the day and earn the praise of the magical dimension.

So when there are five, loch ness-type monster spotted off the coast of Honolulu, Roxy doesn't bat an eyelash when she sees the Winx Club heading down the halls towards Faragonda's office, more than ready to defend the world. She doesn't stop to think as the sound of a Red Fountain heliship interrupts Wizgiz and his lecture on morphing into plant life. Nor does she savor the small smile and pat on the shoulder Brandon gives her as he walks by with Stella, discussing how best to confront the situation.

Because they're the Winx Club and the Specialists. That's what they do. What they've always done.

And they've always come back.

Ten hours later, Honolulu is in shambles. Few people can accurately attest to what's happened, and if they can, they're probably part of the rescue teams searching through the wreckage for survivors. By now, Roxy's made herself comfortable in her room, a vid screen up and playing the latest news coverage. Andy's on the phone, jabbering into her ear about everything he saw and how Rio's family lives on the north side of Oahu and he's taking a plane there right now and he saw Bloom and three other girls in some video footage…

"Slow down, Andy," Roxy waves her hand, knowing perfectly well he can't see her. "What other girls?"

"Three other ones; white, brown, and black hair. They're playing the clip right now on Fox."

Roxy reaches across her bed for the remote, and flips through the channels (Tecna had been a goddess and set it up so she could get the channels from earth). The image on the screen shakes and focuses on three girls opposite of Bloom, dressed in cool colors and far too much eyeshadow. "Those would be the Trix." she says, a small voice starting to ask questions in the back of her head. What were they doing there?

"Well whoever they are, they're pretty damn powerful. They uprooted a hotel and threw it on Flora. Like, the whole building."

"Is she okay?"

There's a notable pause on the other end of the line. "Haven't you asked her?"

"What do you mean have I asked her? They're still back on Earth."

"No they aren't. All the reports say they've returned to the magic dimension. No one can find them here."

The sentence hangs in the air, and all Roxy can do is turn back to the screens. "I heard Brandon and Stella. The plan was to come back in the helicarrier…" no sooner are the words out of her mouth than a new video appears, showing one of the monsters grabbing the ship out of the sky (with sharp teeth that dig into the metal hull and make Roxy's heart rate jump) and slamming it into the ocean multiple times. It breaks apart, small forms thrown into the ocean that look suspiciously like people.

Andy does his best not to say 'I told you so'. "Like I said, those witches pack a punch. Whenever those monsters started losing power, it was like they recharged them. They were getting beat up pretty bad. Everyone thinks Bloom and the girls drew back."

"There's no new information here. Faragonda would've told me." Well, Roxy hopes Faragonda would've told her, but as of late it seems she's only summoned Roxy for animal communication purposes. It's like everyone here forgot she helped saved the world once, too.

"Well then where are they?"

"I don't know!" Roxy snaps. There's a cold sweat starting to go down her back. "Maybe in the search effort?"

"Wouldn't they have said something though?"

"Well they don't always say things. Remember what happened with the Sphinx? The battle was over and they left Egypt without talking to anyone."

"But at least at that point news stations had picked up on their location."

"What are you implying, Andy?"

"I don't know, just...I'm worried."

Roxy wraps her free arm around herself. "Listen, I'm sure everything's fine. They always come back, right?"

Three things happen at once. First, the screen cuts to a video Roxy hasn't ever seen before, of a blonde haired girl dressed in black with a book in her hand. The video's been shot from a distance, but the girl's features are still visible. She's standing a good distance away from the fight, not getting involved, but she's muttering into her book, and when her lips stop energy beams shoot out from it. The camera momentarily follows the energy beams, where the Trix absorb them and in turn use it to feed the monsters power. Secondly, amidst the noise from the television and Roxy's own head trying to piece puzzles together, Andy says in her ear "Isn't that Selina King from middle school?"

And finally, on the vid screen, the footage of Selina cuts to a live recording of first responders pulling Riven's non-responsive body from the ocean.