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Hopes and Disappointments is the seventy-seventh issue of the Winx Club Comic Series.

Synopsis[]

Still anxious over the ever-escalating war on Eraklyon, Bloom worries that Sky may be unable to remain loyal to her as she is with him after their relationship had been called off. Luckily, an end-of-the-year trip to the mountains seems like a nice break from her worries for both her and Stella, who was especially devastated by Brandon's leave. However, things take a surprising turn when Stella meets up with an old friend and a new love. When Bloom confronts Stella about this, Stella reveals that she barely thinks of Brandon anymore and does not wish to wait for him when it is highly possible that he can never come back. Meanwhile, as Stella tries to further this new romance of hers, a pair of scheming adults try to harm the local wildlife.

Plot[]

It is another normal day at Alfea where Bloom still finds herself worrying over Sky's safety. She is brought out of her thoughts by her diary who tries to cheer her up by suggesting that the war on Eraklyon may be over soon. Unfortunately, this does not help lift Bloom's spirits as, even if the war were to end earlier than expected, she still has not heard a word from Sky for months and fears that he may have forgotten about her already. Bloom's diary insists that both Sky and Brandon will return to Magix safe and sound and everything can resume as it normally did, but Bloom still cannot bring herself to believe such words; not after what she saw on TV.

When her diary asks what she saw on TV, Bloom reveals that she and the rest of the Winx caught another report on the Eraklyon War where the northern mountain region that the king and his army of loyal subjects quickly became surrounded by the rebels, who are still being backed by the neighboring kingdom of Karunda.

Though Prince Sky has held up impressively, the biggest problem for his forces is getting the necessary supplies to continue fighting back. King Erendor has politely asked for help from neighboring kingdoms and all of them have responded by sending in the necessary material, as well as more troops, showing that the war is far from over.

H+D War Report

The status of the war on Eraklyon.

After catching the report, all the other Winx girls set their eyes on Bloom, who progressively gets more anxious after catching a glimpse of Diaspro among the soldiers aiding Sky and his father. Aisha tries to ease Bloom's worries but Bloom becomes angry with herself as she is stuck unable to do anything while someone like Diaspro is even able to help him so closely.

She expresses these worries to her diary, certain that he understands why she has become so hopeless with her situation, but her diary insists that she should trust Sky more. Before he can finish, Bloom interrupts to remind him of how she was made free from her relationship with Sky and, though she intends to remain loyal to Sky, she wonders if the same applies to him. She then claims that she must forget about Sky and give him up though, she is more worried for Stella, who most likely has to do the same with Brandon, as she is an even worse wreck than Bloom currently is.

Bloom's diary tries to lighten the mood by insisting that she and Stella could find new boyfriends in no time thanks to their youthful beauty, but Bloom is not interested in any other guys but Sky. Her diary then begins to fawn over the romanticised ideas of falling in love again, but Bloom could not find a reason to care about that and is even disgusted by the idea! Her diary then suggests that she and the Winx take a vacation to somewhere exotic, but is caught off-guard when Bloom claims that they already have one planned. Bloom then reveals that Faragonda sends the girls up to the mountains at the end of every school year and explains how they just walk around and have bonfire parties among other things when asked.

Two days later, the Winx and the rest of the students arrive at the site of that year's trip. Bloom comments that she needed a change of scenery, Flora is delighted with all the flowers there and Roxy is excited because there is an animal hospital nearby. The girls enter the hotel and their assigned room, Aisha reminds them that Faragonda called everyone at the entrance so they have to hurry. Once gathered, the principal explains that they chose that place between the mountains because it will help them relax after having studied so much, that there is no better option than taking a walk through the forest or walking next to a stream. Afterwards, she leaves them free time until dinner time.

The Winx have different ideas of what they want to do, although they end up following Roxy to the animal hospital. There they see a girl arrive on a bicycle, who turns out to be Stella's old friend, Jessie. Stella makes the introductions and then her friend explains that she is working there, running the animal hospital. While Roxy pets a raccoon that Jessie is caring for, an SUV driven by a man approaches. Jessie introduces him as Paul, one of the rangers who help with the animals. Paul comments that they will do some routes together through the forest, since they had previously organized them with the principal. Jessie leads the way to the hospital, but Stella gets a little behind the others, asking if Paul is also going with them, although he replies with a no because he has more chores to do. Bloom looks at her suspiciously as they leave.

Jessie and the Winx arrive at the hospital, where they spend the rest of the afternoon until they say goodbye to Jessie at dusk. Some time later, when is already dark outside, Stella and Bloom talk on the roof about Brandon and Sky. Bloom wants to continue waiting for Sky, but Stella is tired of waiting and decides to look at other boys, like Paul. The next day, everyone is relaxing, walking around or sunbathing on the sun loungers. All but two men, Woolfar and Zubrek, who want to capture a bear, the problem is that there are too many tourists and they would be discovered. Zubrek asks why he wants a specific bear, to which the professor reproaches him that he has already explained it to him many times, that he needs a bear for his studies on hibernation, since his goal is to reduce the waiting time when humans have to travel long distances in ships between planets, therefore, they need to capture more bears. With this in mind, they think of a plan to capture one.

At the same time, the Winx are relaxing on the sun loungers. Paul approaches them, Stella quickly asks him if they will take a route, to which he replies where she wants to go. Stella is about to answer when suddenly, Paul receives a call. It turns out that it is Jessie, warning that something has happened at the hospital, so Paul and all the Winx run there. Once at the hospital, Jessie explains to them that, judging by the footprints, a bear was at the hospital the night before, destroying some things and disturbing the other animals.

Paul suggests that it was scared by seeing so many animals, offering to look for it before it reaches the town where they could attack it. Stella suggests that the Winx help, but the ranger replies that they are on vacation, he will take care of it. Roxy stays at the hospital to help Jessie clean up the mess. Later, the girls are watching a program on television, where the mayor reassures the population about the attack on the hospital, announcing that an expert hunter and a professor will hunt down the animal responsible. Tecna recognizes them because they are hosted in the same place as them.

Just as they talk, the Winx see the two men walking out the door, the hunter carrying a rifle. Bloom has a bad feeling that they will kill the bear if they find it, so she alerts the girls and together they leave the hotel to the hospital. Along the way they meet Roxy, who was also going to look for them. Once they are all together, they are all transformed. Bloom divides the girls to cover more ground: Stella, Flora, Roxy and her will go east, while the rest will go west, always facing north. At the same time, Woolfar and Zubrek continue their path on foot through the forest. Woolfar reproaches the hunter for not being able to follow a trail, to which Zubrek replies that the mayor trusts them, but the professor responds that he only let them help because he said he would mention him in his investigations. Soon, Zubrek finds some footprints and the two men follow them. Meanwhile, Bloom, Flora, Roxy and Stella continue searching. Bloom asks them if they have seen anything, to which Flora replies that Roxy asked some squirrels. The animal fairy confirms it and answers that the squirrels saw a bear hours ago on the left bank of the river, so the four girls all fly there

They soon find the animal, Stella does not know how they will stop it without hunting it, but Flora performs a spell to make a cage of vines without touching the bear. The girls discover that someone injected it with a substance and it is most likely the cause of its anger. In a nearby cave, they find traces of some bear cubs, most likely the bear was looking for them and that is why it came to the hospital, which is in the city. Bloom performs another spell to heal the bear and they manage to get it safely to the hospital.

Jessie tells them that Paul is looking for the bear cubs, he found out there were two, and will tell them as soon as he has news. Before leaving, Stella tells her that both she and Paul are invited to a party they are having. Bloom wants to know about that party and Stella explains that they will open the tavern that night for the party, and in the process she will take the opportunity to win over Paul. Hours later, the party begins and Paul and Jessie arrive. Paul asks Stella to talk to her for a moment. Stella thought she would have a chance but Paul asks her to help him with Jessie, as a small favor between friends. Outraged, Stella tells Bloom, but she retorts that she remember what Faragonda taught her and that, as a fairy, she must help others. Stella agrees, trying to get them to dance together after making up an excuse.

Meanwhile, on the top floor of the hotel, Woolfar and Zubrek debate their next move, cursing that the Winx found the bear sooner. Woolfar declares that now that the mother bear is gone, they are no more in danger and will be able to take away the bear cubs without being seen. Hours later, when the party is over, Stella asks Paul how it went with Jessie, but he repplies that they did not dance together and that she stormed off after he stepped on her foot, wondering if he is going to see her ever again. Stella comments yes, because he goes to the hospital almost every day. The next day, Jessie explains to them that the bear does not come to drink or eat because she is depressed about her cubs, so Roxy immediately offers to look for them. Jessie comments that Paul already started the search early that morning, Stella is surprised that he has already been there, but promises that she will help them get together.

All the Winx transform and search once again from the air. At the same time, Woolfar and Zubrek take the bear cubs out of the cave where they were kept, still alive, and forcibly drag them to a nearby road. Suddenly, Paul appears to stop them. The girls hear a sudden gunshot and quickly fly to where the sound is coming from, seeing Paul on the ground holding his shoulder, Zubrek with the rifle in his hand, and Woolfar holding the bear cubs with straps. Zubrek tries to shoot again but Layla and Tecna stop him with their spells. Finally, they return to the hospital, where Jessie was waiting for them and runs when she sees that Paul is injured. Flora uses her magic to summon a small root, causing Jessie to trip and fall into Paul's arms. Finally they kiss. Bloom congratulates Stella for what she did, while she just wants someone to think of her.


Spells Used[]

  • "Quickly grow long and strong, roots that will keep you still without causing any pain." - Used by Flora to create a cage to painlessly capture the bear.
  • "Calm down, be quiet, and go to sleep; the pain is no longer there." - Used by Bloom in combination with her Believix Power to put the bear to sleep.
  • Energy Shield - Used by Tecna to block Zubrek's shot.
  • Plasma Blocker - Used by Aisha to immobilize Zubrek.

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