PART 1 / NOAH'S BIRTHDAY

Will: Em, just how many times I have to tell you, I'm going to dinner tonight, you will look after Jonathan, and Abby, Nami, Gina and Leanne are coming!

With short red hair and startling brown eyes, Will Olsen is pacing around the room. She is not the 14 year old girl we used to see, but a 36 years old woman. Right behind her, her 13 year old teenage daughter Emelyn, with jet black hair and blue eyes, is following her.

Em: Mom, I'm not complaining about looking after Johnny, and the girls can come, no problem! But does Abby have to come too?

Will: What's your problem with her?

Em: First of all, she's so arrogant and spoiled! And she's extremely jealous of me! Besides she is a complete nerd!

Will: Nerd? 'Sounds like you, too, are a bit jealous of her...

Em: Oh come on, Mom, my maths grade wouldn't be C if I was jealous of her!

Will stops suddenly and Emelyn bumps into her. Will loses the grip of it.

Will: Emelyn Olsen! We are going out with your father tonight and your friends are coming here, that's all!

Em looks at her for a moment, then turns and storms into her room. Will calls after her.

Will: And you will start studying maths with Abby as soon as possible!

A door slams shut. Will puts her hands on her hips...

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Emelyn is imitating her mom in her room, irritated.

Em: "And you will start studying maths with Abby as soon as possible!" As if I couldn't handle it on my own!

Em shakes her hands carelessly.

From the walls she directed her hands bricks fall out.

Em looks at the floor, surprised. At that time the door opens and Will, having heard the noises, pops her head in.

She first looks at the bricks and plaster covering the floor. Then she turns to look at Em, who raises her eyebrows.

Em: Mom... Will you believe if I say it is not my fault?

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Gina: Wow, great! So we are going to Em's!

Irma: Yes, dear... And if you could just ignite the stove, our lunch will be ready in half an hour!

Irma and her daughter Gina are chatting and preparing lunch in the kitchen. Gina is struggling with the lighter.

Gina: I- just- can't- ignite- it! Why- do- you- think?

Irma sighs, ceases her work as chopping the cucumber, and walks over to Gina.

Irma: Can I see just how can't you do it?

Gina exhales, tries once again to click the lighter on.

But the flames, instead of coming from the lighter, comes from the tip of her finger...

And the stove blazes immediately...

Irma stares at her daughter's face, while Gina is staring at the stove...

Gina: How did it happen?...

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Nami: Mom, I'm out, we are meeting with Dick!

Hay Lin: Wait just for a moment! You must be home at seven, I'll be dropping you to Emelyn.

Nami scowls.

Nami: Mom, it's 2.30, and I will be in the place where I'm meeting my boyfriend in half an hour! Which gives me just three and an half hour!

Hay Lin: Darling, I should be at some important place at eight! Be sympathetic, you can meet with Dick everyday, I'm not going to business dinners every night!

Nami: Oh yeah. Business dinner. About a restaurant. Are we globalizing?

Hay Lin: Nami...

Nami: Okay, okay... I'll just drink a glass of water and go.

Nami starts to fill her glass from the bottle. Then...

Nami: Oh!!!...

The water is just about to spill from the glass when...

Miraculously, it turns back into the bottle...

Hay Lin looks at her daughter with her mouth fell open. Their eyes meet...

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Taranee: Come on Leanne, you were supposed to be ready in five minutes!

A 13 year old girl with curly blond hair and hazel eyes pops her head out from the bathroom door.

Leanne: Just give me two seconds more, okay?

Taranee exhales, folds her arms.

Leanne comes out of the bathroom, speaks as she gets a few papers from the table.

Leanne: Where you said you were going tonight?

Taranee: Business dinner, dear. Now will you please hurry up?

Leanne exhales...

All of the papers on the table fall to the floor as though caught up in a sudden breeze...

Taranee looks at the papers on the floor, her eyes widening...

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That night.

Five girls get into a group hug, screaming their heads off.

Em: At last you come! I've made lots of plans, we will have great fun!

Will: Em, I wouldn't like to see a battle field when I'm back!

Em: Okay, you heard that Johnny, no begging for food fight this time!

Will rolls her eyes and turns to her friends.

Cornelia: Won't you take the heart with you?

Will: No, the guardian Elyon sent said there is no need:

Hay Lin sighs.

Hay Lin: Ah, I miss it when we were guardians.

Will smiles.

Will: Well, it will be down upon our grandchildren next time, if they have the misfortune. (calls inside) Em, we are going out!

The girls call from inside.

All: Be careful, see you!

They go from the portal led by Will and Matt... The portal closes...

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Meridian. Elyon's palace.

Lots of people - from the people of Meridian to the old friends of Elyon - is gathered in the big hall for the seventh birthday and formal coronation day of prince Noah.

With cheers from the crowd, Elyon takes the little crown, comes before her son, who was kneeling on the ground.

Her son - the prince of Meridian, her only heir - looks up at her mom for a brief moment. Then he lowers his head again.

Elyon gently puts the crown on his head.

And the crowd, which was buried into silence for a moment, starts applausing again.

Two blue eyes shine in a dark space...

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Leanne: And then Nick said he really likes me and he wants to go out with me!

The girls are listening to her, mouths dropped open. Abby shakes her head.

Abby: I would like to say you are luky, but...

The others, already memorized the words, continue in unison

All except Abby: You're not good with boys. Yeah, we know.

They burst out giggling. Abby smiles and flungs her hands.

Abby: Well, going out or hanging out with boys... Just not my thing.

Gina rolls her eyes and turns to Leanne.

Gina: Don't mind her Li, I think that's great. I wish Justin could just turn around and see me too, but no way, he loves his little hung - ups.

Nami: Justin? Not the captain of the football...

Gina: 'Course I'm talking about him! Gosh, he's so handsome! With jet black hair and shiny brown eyes...

The girls roll their eyes at each other...

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Elyon's palace.

Elyon and her son are sitting at side - by - side thrones. Noah seems like he's a bit bored.

The music stops.

And suddenly a man leaps in front of them from the shadows.

Elyon inhales with fright.

The man grins.

Phobos: I want to see my nephew.

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Em: Hey... Did something weird happened to you too lately?

Nami: Like what? Something like that?

Nami concentrates on the water glass in front of her...

Suddenly, water rises, then spills to the glass again.

Gina: Plus this.

Gina points her finger to the stove.

Flames come out of her finger tip and the stove begins burning. Nami guides a few drops of water from her glass with her hand and extinguishes the stove.

Leanne: And this...

Leanne blows to the curtains. The curtains flail as though they caught up with a sudden, wild breeze.

Em beams.

Em: What would you say to that one I wonder.

She points her hand to a wall and waves.

Dust and a few bricks come out of the wall immediately.

Johnny claps his hands.

Johnny: Do it again! Do it again!

Everyone turns to Abby. She is taken aback.

Abby: Well... Nothing like these happened to me...

Weird clinking sounds come from Will's bedroom...

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Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, Hay Lin and Caleb block Phobos's way.

Caleb: Stop right there! You are not going to hurt the prince!

Phobos: Guardians... And an ex - mutinee leader... I've strengthened on my exile... What about you?

Phobos raises his hand. The magnetic energy coming from his hand sends all the six of them flying away.

Elyon, tight with fury, stands up.

Elyon: Leave them alone!

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The girls, with Johnny behind them, enter the bedroom of Em's parents.

Em: I'm sure the sound is coming from here.

She grabs the doors of the closet the sound is coming from.

Johnny: Mom will be very angry with you, I'm telling!

Em: Gee, shut up!

She opens the closet...

And a very powerful surge of energy sends her flying back to her friends...

The heart of Kandrakar emerges from the darkness.

While they are looking with open mouths, the heart goes straight to Abby...

Abby, very affronted, takes the jewel. And very bright lights surround the girls.

Without recognizing what is happening, they become...

When they turn into the guardians of energy, water, fire, earth and air, they first look at themselves, then to each other.

Em: What is that supposed to mean?

Nami looks behind her and flutters her wings.

Nami: Gosh... Are these wings?

Abby is looking at the heart of Kandrakar. She screams.

Abby: Oh no, look at this!

The girls gather around her. The heart is showing the old guardians and the danger they are in.

Abby is on the verge of tears.

Abby: We have to help them!

The others are all as nervous as her.

Em: But how?! We don't even know where they are!

Leanne: And what are we supposed to do even if we know, blow to the face of the silver - head?

Gina: If we could just know... There would be something we could do...

Johnny: Em...

Em: Wh...

Em, short tempered for the moment, turns to ask her question and her mouth drops as she sees what Johnny points to...

A huge bright portal has appeared exactly in the middle of her parent's room...

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Elyon's palace.

Even Elyon's powers are no match to the ones her brother has now. Phobos grins and starts toward Noah...

Elyon steps in front of her son.

Elyon: You will have to pass through me to get him!

Phobos raises his hand to give the final strike...

At that moment, the whole hall's attention is distracted by a huge portal appeared to the left of the hall.

Under the bewildered gaze of each and every person, the new guardians and Johnny come through the portal.

A moment of silence. Then...

(At the same moment)

Cornelia - Caleb: Abby!

Will - Matt: Emelyn! Johnny!

Irma: Gina!

Taranee: Leanne!

Hay Lin: Nami!

The kids look at where they come first. They look more confused than their family.

All except Johnny: What's - happening - here?

Johnny realizes Phobos at the moment.

Johnny: Oi, you, silver head! Leave my parents alone!

Phobos looks at him disdainfully. He starts to walk toward Johnny.

Phobos: And let that shall be but a small demonstration of what I'm capable of!

Will tries to rush forward, but is stopped by the guards of the palace. She struggles to get free while screaming at the top of her lungs.

Will: Johnny!!! No!!!

But not only does she realize the danger to him. Em has also figured it out and is out of her mind with anger.

Em: Enough of that! No one messes up with my brother!

Instinctly, she does what she had only learned, directs her hands to the part of the ceiling over Phobos's head and with anger, she flails them as though to rip through the air.

Tones of rocks and stones fall from the ceiling on Phobos.

Em, short of breath, looks at what she had done. Then she lifts her head...

To meet the astonished eyes of her mother...