Winx Club S2 E13

## Plot

Layla has a nightmare about Darkar and her past. She has monophobia, the fear of being alone. Piff, being the pixie of dreams, uses her magic so she calms down. While everyone else is asleep, Flora writes a letter to Helia. All of the girls are stressed out from their recent studies. Tecna is having breakfast with Timmy. Bloom, Stella, Layla, and Musa decide to skip school. They decide to go to Gardenia. Bloom's mom has to testify in court, so Bloom came to give her support. While they're on Earth, they can't let people see them do magic. Things don't go well between Timmy and Tecna. She does appear to be over the whole "coward" thing though. The pixies discover that they're invisible to regular adults on Earth. Children and animals can see them though. A cop questions Stella, Musa, and Layla about not being in school. Layla suddenly adopts a confident, charming, and "proper" persona, and he believes her lies. Remember kids, lying is wrong. While napping, Layla has another dream about her past. She was lonely and had no friends. Then, one day, she met Anne. Anne was her first friend, and she taught Layla how to dance. Layla is the princess of Andros, so her parents made sure she was taught proper etiquette. She didn't get to do much else though. At home, Bloom and her mom are talking. Vanessa testified against the two men who vandalized her shop last season. She wonders if she's doing the right thing. They both have criminal records, so they'll be going to jail for a long time. Vanessa comments on how much Bloom has grown since attending Alfea. Musa and Layla go into a club to dance. Back in Magix, Flora spots Helia. She drops her stuff, including the letter, and he helps her pick it up. Musa uses magic to change the music. The local dropouts think she has magic powers. This being a fantasy series, they're actually correct. Flora is too shy to give Helia the letter. Griselda and Faragonda know the girls are missing, but they don't know where they are. Couldn't they at least start by asking Tecna and Flora where they are? Tecna wasn't at breakfast, but Flora was, and given the fact that this is Flora we're talking about, she'd probably tell them. The dropouts kick everyone else out of the club, and fight Layla and Musa. The pixies tell Bloom and Stella that they're still in there. They can't get past the guards, but the pixies can. The lights go out in the club. The dropouts grab Musa, and tell Layla that she left her behind. When she was little, Layla was scared of the dark, but Anne helped her through it. Then Anne had to move away, and Layla was all alone again. Layla uses her magic against the dropouts. Musa is freed, the lights come back on, and the pixies come in to help. They use magic to defeat the dropouts and head for the back stairs. One of them grabs Layla's foot, but Musa, Stella, and Bloom pull her back up. They're cornered by more guards outside though. They're saved by Faragonda and Griselda, who erase the dropouts' memories of what happened. The girls are in trouble for skipping school. Faragonda makes them clean the whole school. Again. Bloom, Stella, and Musa must all be having déjà vu right now. They get to keep their magic this time, but it won't work on something so big. Faragonda tells them they'll have to either use convergence magic or clean it by hand. They clean it by hand. Flora and the pixies help them though. Flora and Layla talk about their fears. Flora admits that she's scared of talking to Helia, and Layla tells her about her fear of being alone. Now that she's part of the Winx though, she knows there's nothing to be scared of.

## Review

I loved this episode! We get some great backstory and character development for Layla, my favorite character, and we're shown a strong friendship between Layla and Musa, and Layla and Flora at the very end.