So... I kind of injured myself at work and they cut my hours back. It's my ribs, so the doctor says that I just need to take Aleve and not strain myself because they can't really do anything about the ribs. Of course, sitting up is a strain, so I'm propped up against my pillows.

Anyway, with less work means less money, even though I am looking into workers' comp. In the mean time, more rest to most means turn on Netflix, but with less money, it's harder to pay for the subscription. So, instead, I canceled my subscription. After all, youtube is free.

And, somewhere in there, I rediscovered WITCH. And then this story began in my head. Hope you enjoy.

A New WITCH

"Hay Lin, look out!" Will called, pulling up hard and quick. Hay Lin, a bit more practiced, spiraled to avoid the column of fire.

It was Guardian against Gaurdian. Cornelia, Irma, and Taranee hunting Will and Hay Lin. Elyon had been captured the day before, and Caleb hadn't been spotted in over a week.

Hay Lin cringed as she sailed past Irma, spotting the dullness of her friend's eyes. No emotion, no shine, just pure blankness, a true sign that she was being controlled.

It had started a week earlier, a mysterious man had come to Elyon to serve her, only to betray her. He had tried to grab her, but Cornelia had pushed Elyon out of the way, captured. In an instant, the man fell weak, but Cornelia was under his control. Cornelia had captured Irma, and the next day, the two had captured Taranee.

Even when Will tried to call the powers back to the Heart of Kandrakar, they remained transformed. They had no idea how to stop him.

"Will, your left!" Hay Lin yelled. Will turned and saw that Elyon was now in the chase, under his command. Will didn't have it in her to attack, and neither did Hay Lin. She knew, in her heart, that was why he had gone for Irma first after Cornelia. Irma would have fought, in fact, did. Taranee too, a bit, but had held back.

Will flung herself backwards, but then heard Hay Lin scream. Cornelia had her by the hair.

"Hay Lin!" Will yelled and flew to try to rescue her, but Taranee and Irma blocked her path. Taranee reached out to grab her, but Will dropped.

"Will, you have to call back the power!" Hay Lin called. "Before he can turn me."

Will knew Hay Lin was right. She concentrated, and she felt the strength of the Guardian leave her, and saw Hay Lin return to her human form as well. She ran, but pulled the necklace that the Heart was on off. Even if she was captured, she couldn't allow him to get the Heart. "Heart of Kandrakar, fly true, fly strong. Find a new host. Someone that will be able to protect this world and all." She opened her hand and the Heart disappeared.

And then water burst up from the ground in a circle around her.

Wyatt liked rocks. And he had a rather extensive collection of them. And not just precious gems, like emeralds and sapphires. But also what appeared to most to be simple pebbles. He had pumice stones and pieces of granite and marble. Some where large and he used as paper weights while others were small and stored in a series of hundreds of small drawers that he kept on his dresser, desk, and the majority of the book shelves in his room, leaving just enough room for a few books... about rocks.

Wyatt was wandering around, his nose in a book about rocks, when he tripped over a round pink stone. He fell face first to the ground, his book flying from his hand. When he looked back, he spotted the stone. It was connected to a chain yet Wyatt had never seen anything like it. He could immediately tell it wasn't plastic or glass, it could only be a stone, yet unlike any stone he knew.

The dark-skinned briefly went through the pink stones in his head, and concluded that it was most likely pink jadeite. He, however, wasn't sure. As much as he knew that he should leave the stone where it was (after all, it looked like it was someone's necklace) his curiousity got the better of him. He needed to know what kind of stone it was for sure. Once he knew for sure, he'd put it back. He grabbed his book as he stood up and turned toward his house.

"What are we doing up here?" Issac asked as he managed to climb onto the roof of his best friend's house. The wind ruffled his red hair as he settled down, his long legs dangling over the edge.

"I like it up here," Harris said, closing his brown eyes and taking a deep breath. "Things just seem clearer up here."

"You fell last time you were up here," Issac said, reminding Harris of his inability to balance. "And if you hadn't landed in a bush you would have broken much more than your arm."

Harris shifted his brown eyes to Issac. "It healed," he said.

"Yes, well, if it happens to be your neck next time, that won't heal," Issac said. He leaned back, his arms behind him and hands splayed flat on the roof. His green eyes scanned the neighborhood in view. "So, why are you really up here? Because, you do know there is a roof to my building and it's higher and has a railing."

Harris tossed a bit of tar he had picked off at Issac. "You're no fun," he said. Harris looked back out. "This is my spot," he said.

"I know," Issac said. "I've seen you up here on more than a few occassions." He turned to Harris. "Yet, you've never invited me up here before, so what's the deal?"

"I don't know," Harris said. The wind swept his brown hair off his face. "Its call to me was unusually strong today. You don't feel it?"

"Feel what?" Issac asked.

"Change is in the air."

"Oh, that had to hurt," Colin said as the blonde boy on the field fell. He still managed to kick out his foot and sent the soccer ball flying into the net. Colin jogged over to his fallen friend. "That would have been much cooler if it was during a game and the stands were filled with girls."

"Yeah, well," Todd picked himself off the ground. "Now that I know I can do it means that I will be able to in the game." He rolled his shoulders. "Anyway, you're not supposed to be on the field if you're not on the team."

"Maybe I'm joining," Colin argued, attempting to puff out his chest. There was little success as he was one of the smallest guys in the ninth grade.

"Easy there, short stuff," Todd said. He gave his short, black-haired friend a light shove. "Stick to what you're good at."

"Talking up the ladies?" Colin asked wiggling his eyebrows.

"Oh, and what girl has your eye?" Todd asked. "Because, believe me, Cornelia Hale is out of your league."

Colin rolled his blue eyes. "Some day, I will hit a growth spurt and she will come to love me."

"Does she even know you exist?" Todd asked. He smiled. "Because she does know me."

"I do live in her building," Colin pointed out. He paused for a moment before continuing. "So, yes, she does know I exist."

Todd shook his head. "You are hopeless," he said.

"Not like it actually matters," Colin added. "She has a boyfriend."

"Oh, that's news to me," Todd said, furrowing his brow. "Who?"

"Some guy, named Caleb, I think," Colin said. "He must go to a different school."

Todd looked out and spotted a dark-haired guy walking by, phone to his ear. "Suppose he's friends with Matt, then, huh?"

"Oh, dude, you are not going to ask Will Vandom to the dance, are you?" Colin questioned. "She and Matt might as well send out their wedding invitations."

"We'll see about that," Todd said. "He doesn't exactly look happy right this moment."

"Okay, boys, you all know why you're here," Mrs. Copperfield said. Before her sat three boys. Wyatt, Todd, and Harris.

"Ma'am, you know I'm passing," Todd said, raising his hand.

"Yes, but you need to bring your grade above a D," Mrs. Copperfield said. "You know district rules say you cannot compete in sports with an average below C. As all your other classes are C, you only need to bring your science grade up."

"What are you doing here?" Harris questioned turning to Wyatt. "I thought you rocked science."

"He rocked the geology bit," Issac said, walking in. He smirked. "So, who's ready to learn?"

"Really, you're our tutor?" Todd questioned.

"Issac is currently the top student," Mrs. Copperfield said. "Good luck." With that, she walked out.

"And this is great resume filler," Issac said.

"So, you'll cut me a little slack, right?" Harris asked.

"Well, maybe if you spent less time day-dreaming, you wouldn't be here," Issac said. He looked at the three. "There was supposed to be another person."

The door opened and Colin walked in. Todd stared at him for a moment. "You're not failing," Todd said to Colin.

"Yeah, but miss you make a fool of yourself with simple questions? That's priceless."

"Thanks for the encouragement," Todd said, glaring at Colin briefly.

"You're welcome," Colin said with a cheeky smile.

"We're still missing Will," Issac said. "But, until then, let's get started."

"Wait, Will Vandom?" Todd asked, his eyes going wide.

"Yes, she's supposed to be here," Issac said. He turned his green eyes to Todd. "Is that a problem?"

"No, he's just going to get jittery," Colin said. "He's got a crush on her."

"Oh, shut your pie-hole!" Todd said, shooting out of his chair.

"Hey, whoa, calm down," Harris said, standing up and putting his hands out. A light wind blew through the air.

"Um, who opened a window?" Wyatt asked as his papers flew off his desk.

"What window?" Todd asked. "This room has no windows."

"Then where did that wind come from?" Colin asked. He looked at the others. "A vent maybe?"

"Don't be stupid," Todd said. "A vent can't just shoot out a wind."

"Hey, I'm not the one that needs tutoring," Colin said with a shrug.

Todd fisted his hand. "Would you shut up?" He yelled. And then all the papers on his desk burst into flame.

"What the...?" Wyatt questioned, standing up to get away from the flames.

"Put it out!" Harris yelled, and another wind blew through the room, sending the flying papers at Issac.

Issac yelled and threw out his hand, and the water in the glass on the desk flew out, hitting and dousing the fire.

The five guys all blinked for a few moments. "What just happened?" Colin asked.

"Todd created a fire," Wyatt said slowly.

"What makes you think it was me?" Todd asked. Until his fisted hands burst into flame. His blue eyes widened and the fires quickly went out.

"Then Harris was making that wind," Colin said pointing at the brunette.

They turned to Harris. He took a deep breath, and when he slowly released it, a wind blew through the room.

"Then, I could move the water," Issac said. He concentrated on the puddle on the ground, until it jumped back up and into the cup it had been in.

"Wait, why do you three get powers?" Colin asked.

"Well, maybe one of us can move the earth," Wyatt said, smiling. He pulled a few rocks from his backpack. He then pushed his hand out. Nothing happened. He waved at them and contorted his face in concentration. Still, nothing.

"Dude, give it a rest," Colin said.

"Why don't you try then," Todd said.

"What, to move a rock with my mind?" Colin asked. He laughed, and when he did, all the rocks shattered. He stopped. "Was that you?" He looked at Wyatt.

"Definitely not," Wyatt said. "That responded to your laughter." He frowned. "So, wait, all four of you have powers, but I don't?"

"This can't be a coincidence," Harris said. He looked around. "There has to be a reason for us four. And a reason Wyatt's here to witness this."

"Well, maybe it's this," Wyatt said, pulling the necklace he had found the day before from his bag. Only, it was glowing.

"Why is it glowing?" Harris asked.

"I don't know," Wyatt said.

"Hey, that's Will's necklace," Todd said.

"You would know," Colin said. "You probably stare at her often enough."

Suddenly, the glow grew, enveloping the five of them. They each felt a power run through him.

When the glow dimmed, they were all taller with better muscles and in new outfits.

Issac wore a pair of blue pants with holes in the knees, blue boots, and a red tee. Water began to spiral around him.

Todd found himself in red shorts that were cut off at the knee, blue boots, and a blue vest left open over his muscled torso. He fisted his hands and both lit up with fire.

Colin wore a pair of red cargo pants with blue boots and a sleeveless turtle neck in blue. The ground around him opened up and vines came up out of the ground around him.

Harris had on a pair of pants with one leg red and one leg blue, along with the same blue boots as the other boys. His shirt was blue sweater over a red shirt and a pair of small wings on his back with a blue tinge. A strong wind picked him up off the ground.

Finally, Wyatt wore crisp blue slacks, blue boots, and a red tee with sleeves down to his elbows. He floated in air with the Heart of Kandrakar floating in front of him turning from pink to red. After a moment, all five were set down, and the damage that had ensued simply from them transforming had disappeared. However, a fold opened up in the back of the classroom.

"What is that?" Colin asked.

"We just transformed... and apparently aged several years," Issac said. "And you're first question is about that?" He gestured to the fold.

And then they saw a girl run by.

"That was Will," Todd said. Before anyone could question him, he ran forward and jumped through the fold.

"We have to follow him," Wyatt said. "I have a feeling that we'll be safer together.

The others all nodded and ran through behind Todd.

Will was running as fast as she could. She had managed to hide the night before, after barely escaping thanks to one last effort from Hay Lin before she was brought to the dark tyrant. However, she had barely gotten a few sips of water from a stream before she was spotted and was running again.

And then she heard more footsteps behind her. She allowed herself a moment to look over her shoulder to see her four friends. They were closing in on her, and Hay Lin had somehow transformed. The Dark Tyrant had to be feeding them powers, she knew. Fire formed on Taranee's fists, and she shot at Will.

Will closed her eyes, knowing that this was it. She would either die or become a slave. Only, she didn't feel anything. When she opened her eyes again, a figure stood in front of her wearing red and blue. He turned to her. "Thought you could use some help," he said, and then winked a blue eye as his blonde hair blew back from his face. And it was a face that Will recognized.

"Todd?" She questioned. Though, he didn't quite look like Todd, at least not the Todd that she knew. Not quite the guy that happened to be in every single one of her classes by the second day of high school. And then she saw past her friends, four more boys in red and blue jump through a fold. And Wyatt had a necklace on that looked a lot like the Heart of Kandrakar, only glowing red rather than pink.

"Oh my god." She said before she felt a little dizzy.