Issue 60: Future Adventures

Future Adventures is the sixtieth issue of the Winx Club Comic Series.

Synopsis
Everyone at Alfea faces a sudden blackout and are soon met by an eccentric professor and his fairy turtle companion from the Earth of the future! With no other way back to his time, the Winx pitch in to build a time machine for Stranizov, however, word of a time machine being built at Alfea spreads fast, and a mischievous trio of witches plan to use it for their own selfish gain. However, during their heist, Darcy accidentally flings her sisters into the future and so, with no one else to turn to, she alerts Headmistress Griffin who, in turn, alerts Faragonda. The Winx must now travel into the future to rescue Icy and Stormy and send Stranizov back to his proper time period before any trouble is caused.

Plot
The girls discuss their hectic day as they had just finished a test when suddenly there is a blackout. Everyone in the school goes to find the source of the blackout only to see an old man with a little pet. Palladium approaches the old man who frantically asks him where he is and what month it is. Palladium answers that he is at Alfea in the Realm of Magic and it is March. Upon hearing the month, the old man leaps with joy and introduces himself to Faragonda as Professor Stranizov the creator of the time machine. The students are reasonably excited to hear this.

Stranizov then starts doing calculations on his calculator and reveals to everyone he had traveled from the future to this past. However, he loses his excitement as he comes to realize the dimension he is in does not have a time machine and so, he is stuck here and unable to show the world that his invention works.

Faragonda then tells Stranizov they can discuss this issue in her office. Griselda and Faragonda tells the students to go back to their rooms. Bloom however, asks Faragonda if she could join in on their conversation as Stranizov is also from Earth. Faragonda permits her and her friends. Bloom and Stranizov exchange introduces, the former then inquires the latter about his pet. Stranizov tells her that he is his friend whom he downloaded from the internet.

In Faragonda's office, Stranizov explains he ended up at Alfea because he tripped on something, pressed a wrong button and the time machine teleported him here. It is suggested that they rebuild the time machine and the work begins. Bloom, Stella and Musa use spells to forge the metal parts together into the pieces that are needed (a feat which surprises the professor and his pet). Tecna on the other hand gathers supplies from her planet. After working so long, the professor decides he needs a break to remember how the machine works. Musa takes him outside and they talk about the intricacies and paradox regarding time. Musa asks very deep questions in which the professor responds with great reason and wisdom. After Musa shows him a quiet place for him to relax and think, Aisha and Flora inquire Musa on what she had talked about with him. She answers the same deep answers she was given.

Finally, the time machine's structure is finished to which the professor makes haste to get it working to return home. He notes that it is a dangerous machine and the lesser people know about it, the better as it could fall into the wrong hands. He was right as Lucrezia told Icy about it who tells Stormy and Darcy. They see it as a great source of income and so, they decide to snatch it once it has been completed.

The Trix teleport into Alfea's cellar where Professor Stranizov and the Winx are. They eavesdrop and spy on them; waiting for the right time to steal. Stranizov is distracted and trips. He says he must return at seven o'clock tomorrow on the dot. This is to ensure he is at the exact same time and place (his laboratory) before he left for the past, as a means of preventing any temporal distortions.

At five o'clock in the morning, the time machine is complete. While Stranizov and the Winx go rest and have some breakfast the Trix take their chance to steal. The Trix want to move but first, they need to understand how it works. Icy and Stormy start reading Stranizov's notes when Darcy trips and accidentally presses a button which teleports Icy and Stormy to the time Stranizov's had set for his return. Darcy realizes she cannot help her sisters alone so she runs back to Cloud Tower to get help.

The Winx and Stranizov run back to the cellar after hearing someone scream and notice the machine had been activated. A witch's charm is found near the machine and Griffin confirms for Faragonda that it was indeed Darcy's. Icy and Stormy must be stopped as their tempering could evidentially affect everyone's future! Stranizov quickly recalibrates the time machine and to be as close as he can to his laboratory. The Winx go with him and when they arrive at the near-future Gardenia, they are about to get ran over by a truck! The Winx transform and with Stranizov go somewhere safe. Their flying was witnessed by the truck driver and he is unable to debunk it, as he was wide awake.

Bloom notes that Gardenia has not changed until she spots a new shop that was not there before - Love & Pet. Stranizov tells them this is the store he got pet from. Looking closer, the girls realizes that their future selves are the owners of said store! Flora wants to go say hi but Stranizov stops her. He explains that it could confuse history if they are to meet their future selves and could cause a massive explosion. Flora is disappointed because she wanted one of those pets and Tecna points out there is a website to download a pet. The girls all choose their respective pets and return to their duties. The Winx and Stranizov head for the laboratory. They arrive just as Stormy and Icy identified Stranizov's laboratory. Stormy distracts the Winx while Icy tries to break in, however, the two are stopped and restrained.

Stranizov checks up on his time machine and then calibrates it to send the Winx, Stormy and Icy back to the correct time. The Winx and Stranizov bid farewell to each other as he sends them back to their time. The girls arrive back in time with thirty minutes before their potionolgy test... They also decide not to use the time machine due to the dangers it has towards time however, a good outcome was that they got to keep their pets from the future.

Spells Used

 * "Irony curvatur sinuos facetur imago seguitur machinum constructur!" - Used by Stella to perfectly create a piece of the time machine.
 * "Power of stormy weather, attack! Winds release and clouds of black!" - Used by Stormy to create powerful whirlwinds.
 * Energy Shield - Used by Tecna to protector Stranizov from a flying tree.
 * Morphix Shield - Used by Aisha to catch the Fairy Pets.
 * Solar Power - Used by Stella to blind Stormy and stop her from creating anymore whirlwinds.
 * Pullets of Ice - Used by Icy against Bloom.
 * Dragon Fire Heat - Used by Bloom to create a small shield to melt Icy's ice pellets.
 * Sound Wave, Power of Sound - Used by Musa to disorient Icy.

Mistakes
None.

Debuts

 * Professor Stranizov
 * Belle
 * Ginger
 * Coco
 * Pepe
 * Milly
 * Chicko
 * Turtle Fairy Pet
 * Love & Pet

Characters

 * The Winx Club
 * Bloom (Present and Future)
 * Musa (Present and Future)
 * Stella (Present and Future)
 * Flora (Present and Future)
 * Aisha (Present and Future)
 * Tecna (Present and Future)
 * Alfea Staff
 * Faragonda
 * Palladium
 * Griselda
 * Alfea Students
 * Trista
 * Clarice
 * Marzia
 * Humans
 * Professor Stranizov
 * Animals
 * Kiko
 * Fairy Pets
 * Turtle Fairy Pet
 * Belle
 * Ginger
 * Chicko
 * Coco
 * Pepe
 * Milly
 * Enemies
 * The Trix
 * Icy
 * Darcy
 * Stormy
 * Cloud Tower Staff
 * Griffin
 * Cloud Tower Students
 * Lucrezia (mentioned)

Trivia

 * At the very beginning of the issue, a blue-skinned Lisa Simpson can be seen on the Winx's TV.
 * Though he retains his Season 2 appearance, Palladium has his old Season 1 color scheme. The first instance of this was in Issue 20.
 * Rather than take in some Fairy Pets that Flora revives like in the episode "The Last Fairy on Earth," here, the Winx simply adopt their respective Fairy Pet from their pet shop in the future.