Author: Corneliacalebrox or Emma.
Disclaimer: I own nothing! If I did, Cornelia and Caleb would have got together a lot sooner and there would be a lot more fluffiness!
A/N: Set during Q is for Quarry. My first FANFIC so please be nice! Yay! Caleb knows that Nerissa is his mum, but the guardians don't.
Summary: when a fallen guardian takes a literal turn for the worse, will the other girls and Caleb be able to get her back without losing her again? I suck at summaries, the story is better than it sounds!
Chapter 1: Goodbye to You (Michelle Branch)
"Come on, girls. We need to stop Nerissa getting the Heart of Zamballa! Cornelia, help kadma throw rocks. Hay Lin, Irma, can you try freezing Ember? Taranee, fight Tridart. I'll try to get Shag-woah!" Will shouted as she was almost knocked off her feet (Metaphorically, they were flying, lol) by a blast sent by Shagon. Caleb was on the ground, battling Khor. Anyone who was watching would have thought that it was a very good action film. That's exactly Nerissa thought as she stood there like a statue, watchingthe guardians and Caleb fight the Knights.
The guardians had, for the moment, knocked the Knights down. Well, more like froze them all or trapped them in a big tree cage. Halinor stood with nerissa, her hypnotized form had almost knocked Cornelia out, but Caleb warned her quick enough to get away. (Will, Nerissa and Kadma are not going to go inside the cave in my story, but the Cassidy, Halinor, Cornelia fight still took place, only, Cornelia wasn't hurt.) The guardians landed on the floor and Caleb walked, or more like limped, over to them. Cornelia ran to help him as he almost fainted.
"Well, isn't that sweet. The Earth guardian cares for son. She will do anything for him. Hmm… my first plan may have failed, but a new one just sprung my mind. Halinor, separate the guardians from the Earth guardian and my son!" And on Nerissa's command, Halinor sent out a huge blast, leaving Cornelia and Caleb outside the cave, and the others inside it.
"Help! Cornelia, get us out of here!"
"Somebody, Help!" cries and screams were heard from the cave. But Cornelia and Caleb hadn't noticed any of it. They were shaken up by what had just happened. Cornelia was standing up trying to get Caleb up.
"Will, what can we do? Cornelia and Caleb aren't strong enough to handle nerissa, and Caleb could barely stand before. That blast could have killed him!" Irma stated to Will. Although Will knew how powerful, and not to mention argumentative, Cornelia had gone before (N is for Narcissist) and although she didn't want to admit it, she knew that Cornelia and Caleb didn't stand a chance.
Meanwhile, nerissa was walking swiftly up to Cornelia and Caleb, who had just got up with help from Cornelia. Nerissa was wearing her evil smirk, and the couple knew this wasn't a good sign.
Cornelia stood in front of Caleb to protect him, but Nerissa shoved her out of the way using a blast of 'Quintessence'. While Cornelia was regaining consciousness staring at Nerissa weakly, Nerissa lifted Caleb up and he stumbled back to a wall- a dead end.
"Don't be afraid, Rebel. You won't feel much pain after this blast. This amount of power is enough to kill you, Kadma, everyone in that cave," she pointed to where the screams came from, "And her." She then pointed to Cornelia, whose face was covered in dirt, blood, and horror. "It could also destroy the cave itself." Nerissa finished. Caleb's eyes shone with horror as Nerissa threw her arm back charging the volt. Cornelia didn't know what to do.
Should I save him so that he can live, but sacrifice myself, or should I just lie here and watch him die where he will be gone from my life forever? A bit of an obvious choice, really, but she's going to throw it soon. I need to be prepared… she thought to herself. Nerissa threw the bolt, just as Cornelia flew in front of Caleb and took the blast full on. She jolted to the side and was thrown across the Quarry. Caleb stared in horror as the love of his life died in front of his eyes.
The bolt also hit the cave, causing it to shatter into pieces. After their eyes were back in focus, the other guardians, and ex-guardian, watched the Blonde Beauty land on the solid floor with a loud thud that echoed around the Quarry.
Nerissa and Halinor disappeared and Caleb ran to his blonde angel. He picked Cornelia up and put stray hairs to the side of her face as he caressed it. The other guardians ran up to them, crying along the way, not believing what they had just seen. As they reached Caleb, who was still holding Cornelia's lifeless body, Caleb sobbed over her. Kadma had never been one to show emotions, but even she was crying. She had to admit it wasn't a pretty site. Cornelia's guardian outfit was covered in blood, rips and dirt. (This is going to be a bit graphic, just to let you know) Her crystal blue eyes that once showed love and happiness were gone. Greyish eyes that showed pain, anger and sadness took their place. Kadma could tell because her eyes were left open as the event took place. Fresh blood was still trickling down Cornelia's face and onto the floor.
"Wh- what happened, Caleb? Why is she… she-" Hay Lin choked before crying loudly, giving in to her emotions. Caleb looked at her in remorse.
"She saved my life. This is all my fault. If I wasn't so weak I wouldn't have out her in the situation to sacrifice herself for me." Caleb put down the limp body and stood up again, full of anger. Will stared at him for a minute.
"Caleb, what are you doing?" She asked him worriedly.
"Nerissa did this. She's going to pay for what she's done!" He explained through gritted teeth, clenching his fists. The guardians watched Caleb as he was prepared to kill what sounded like 20 Nerissas'. He was trying to hold back more tears, but couldn't help it. He collapsed by Cornelia's side once again and cried, spilling tears over her body, causing the blood to run off of her. Hay Lin, Taranee and Irma went over to him in a wobbly line (They weren't really stable enough to walk in a straight line.) and hugged him, also crying. They all knew Caleb didn't want to believe this happened, and they knew had to keep a close eye on him, because they knew he would make every attempt he could at finding Nerissa.
"We better get back to Meridian. Elyon needs to know and we need to pain the funeral." Will barely whispered, still in shock. The guardians nodded and kadma got on her leaf-thing and flew back to her castle. Hay Lin went over to Cornelia and closed her eyes, then she and Will carried her back to Meridian, and Taranee and Irma carried Caleb back. (Some parts in the song aren't actually the same as what's going on, because this is a break-up song. It was the closest one I could find! So sorry if bits don't make sense. Also, I'm only doing the chorus. Sorry!)
Goodbye to you,
Goodbye to everything, I thought I knew.
You were the one I loved,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to.
Goodbye, to you,
Goodbye to everything, I thought I knew.
You were the one I loved,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to.
Goodbye to you,
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew,
You were the one I loved…
Next Time:
Cornelia's funeral takes place
A new character turns up at the funeral
And the remaining girls and Caleb get a shocking surprise at the end of chapter 21
Quote of Next Chapter:
'But no, it can't be. I watched you die!'
OK, that was the first chapter of my first Story, Yay! I hope you liked it. I'm not very good at death, sad stories, so I hope its good enough. Anyway, I know what I think, but I'm not psychic, so tell me what you think in REVIEWS! I got the song from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The next chapter might be short; it depends on how much I'm going to give you for the big chapter, well, the main chapter, anyway. But to get the stuff seen above, you've just gotta REVIEW!!