Winx Club - Episode 223
Season Two, Episode Twenty-Three
Episode Information
Production Code	223
RAI Title	Il momento della verità (The Moment of Truth)
Cinelume Title	The Time for Truth
4Kids Title	Darkness and Light
Italian Air Date	July 5, 2005
English Air Date	March 4, 2006
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The Time for Truth is the twenty-third episode of the second season of Winx Club.

Synopsis

After the events of the vacation saga, Brandon, Sky, Helia, Flora and Layla arrive at Pixie Village to get the pixies some tea.

Unfortunately the Flower of Life is sick from Icy's attack. Meanwhile a masked sorcerer manages to escape from ShadowHaunt without his mask.

At Alfea, the five fairies who earned their Charmix began Charmix Training. Back at Pixie Village, Flora manages to summon all her courage and cures the Flower of Life.

They made tea and cured the pixies. Flora admits to Helia that she likes him and he tells her that he feels the same way.

As a result, Flora earns her Charmix. Back at Alfea; Stella, Musa and Tecna noticed the sorcerer collapsing from exhaustion. They were shocked to see it was Professor Avalon.

They brought him into Alfea and it was revealed the he is the real Professor Avalon and that there was a fake teaching at Alfea this whole time.

After realizing that Darkar needs Bloom to open the portal to Realix, Musa, Tecna and Stella try to find Bloom and warn her about the fake Avalon. The fake lures Bloom into a trap, captures her and is on his way to Shadowhaunt.

Major Events

• Flora saves the Flower of Life.
• Flora admits to Helia that she loves him and earns her Charmix.
• The real Professor Avalon arrives at Alfea.
• The fake Professor Avalon captures Bloom, under Darkar's orders.

Debuts

• Real Avalon
• Flora's Charmix

Characters

• Bloom
• Flora
• Stella
• Layla
• Musa
• Tecna
• Faragonda
• Wizgiz
• Palladium
• Sky
• Brandon
• Helia
• Darkar
• Lockette
• Amore
• Chatta
• Tune
• Digit
• Piff
• Avalon (Real)
• Avalon (Fake)
• Griselda
• Ninfea
• Livy
• Glim
• Jolly

Trivia

• We learn that the Professor Avalon they saw was an impostor.
• This episode marks the second time any member of the Winx Club has been kidnapped.
• Bloom made a reference to season 1 in this episode.
• Stella's Brunette question was a reference to another Stella from the anime movie "Interstella 5555".
• Scenes from this episode, episode 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 45, 46, 50, 51 and 52 were used for the final Winx special scene "The Shadow of Phoneix".

Voice Cast

• Liza Jacqueline as Bloom
• Christina Rodriguez as Stella
• Kerry Williams as Flora, Amore
• Dan Green as Sky
• Frank Frankson as Brandon
• Dani Shaffel as Tecna
• Lisa Ortiz as Musa, Icy, Digit
• Caren Manuel as Darcy
• Suzy Myers as Stormy
• Vashty Mompoint as Layla
• Jason Griffith as Darkar
• Marc Thompson as Professor Avalon/Fake Professor Avalon
• Sebastian Arcelus as Professor Paladium
• Rachael Lillis as Miss Faragonda, Ninfea

Quotes

- Bloom: "I'm feeling so much negative energy in here. What's this thing doing to my power?"
- Fake Professor Avalon: "It's taking all of your power and giving it to me Bloom. Isn't it marvelous?"

- Musa: "So that's it? What is that?"
- Griselda: "That is a monster designed to challenge your specific powers."
- Bloom: "I don't mean to underestimate our opponent, but it dosen't seem so tough."
- Griselda: "Believe me, this creature's plenty tough. It is part witch and part space goblin."

"Do you think I'd look good as a brunette?"
- Stella

"Flora! Trust your heart!"
- Chatta

- Miss Faragonda: "And why did Darkar capture you?"
- Professor Avalon: "I don't know, but please, you have to believe me."
- Miss Faragonda: "You're saying there's been an impostor teaching at Alfea this whole time. I'm sorry, but why should I believe you?"
- Professor Avalon: "I have proof. It's the letter of recommendation offering me the teaching position at Alfea."
Miss Faragonda examines the letter.
- Miss Faragonda: "That's my signature. (gasp) This letter's authentic."

- Tecna: "So this impostor was pretending to help Bloom, but I'll bet he was the one that made her steal Alfea's codex in the first place."
- Miss Faragonda: "He did spend a lot of time with her. He must've been the one who placed her under that dark spell."

- Musa: "But how did he fake all that? Seriously, he's a great teacher."
- Real Professor Avalon: "He certainly is. Darkar's magic is so powerful that it's capable of great deception."

"Flora, Layla, I have terrible news. Bloom disappeared today girls, and we believe she's been taken to Shadowhaunt."
- Miss Faragonda giving the bad news to Flora and Layla.

- Bloom: "So why did you want to see me Professor?"
- Fake Professor Avalon: "I understand that this semester has been very difficult for you."
- Bloom: "This whole year's been tough. It's kinda overwhelming, even more than Freshman year."