Chapter 4: Phobos, and Nerissa
"That's pretty much what happened.", Angelo said as he finished his meal.
"So, because you were able to wield that sword there, you were made king?", Will asked. "Well, that and beat that Tarnas guy. What happened to him anyway?"
"He's on an island prision, south of here.", Angelo said. "Him and those that are still loyal to him."
"And Nara?", Will asked.
"She's probably in the royal garden with Phobos now."
"Phobos?", Will yelled as she jumped from her seat. "Phobos is here?"
"Not the Phobos you know, Will.", Angelo said standing up. "This is the real Phobos. The same goes for Nerissa too."
"What do you mean, the "real" Phobos.", Will asked.
"I'll show you.", Angelo said. "But first, I think you may want to change into some better clothes. I don't think you want to walk around in your pajamas."
"I forgot I had these on.", Will said looking down at what she was wearing. "But I don't have any of my clothes here!"
"Yes you do.", Angelo said as he placed his crown on his head. "Selece brought some of your clothes here when I sent her and Falco to bring you here. The sack holding them, should be next to the bed you were sleeping in. Come on. I'll take you there."
"Can I ask you something?", Will asked as Angelo strapped his sword to his back.
"You just did.", Angelo joked as they left the dinning hall.
"I'm serious, Angelo!", Will said as they made their way down the hall.
"Okay, okay.", Angelo said. "What did you what to ask?"
"Why didn't you come back when you had the chance?"
"What would I tell people if I did come back?", Angelo asked. "I was in another world for three years because I couldn't open a portal or fold back to Earth! I wanted to come back, Will. Really I did. But, after all that's happened, I knew I couldn't come back to Earth. And I've accepted that."
"What about me?", Will asked. "Ten to one, says my mom has already called the police by now!"
"I don't think so.", Angelo said as they turned down a hall.
"And what makes you think that?"
"I sorta asked my Uncle John and Grandpa Joe to go tell your mom that you were with me.", Angelo replied while walking ahead of Will.
"You what!", Will yelled. "What if she finds out about Metamoor?"
"She'll learn more than that.", Angelo said under his breath.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing.", Angelo said. as they came to the door of the room she slept in. "Here we are. There's a shower in there too."
"Wait out here.", Will said as she closed the door behind her.
'Boy did I mess up.', Angelo thought to himself.
'Did he say there was a shower in here?', she thought to herself as she looked around the room.
She then spotted the shower in the corner of the room.
'How do they have a shower here?', Will asked herself.
Will then picked what she was going to wear and took her shower. To her shock, and joy, the water was nice and warm. Soon, she was dressed and ready see what Angelo had to show her. She opened the door to see Angelo waiting there for her.
"Are we ready now, Ms. Vandom?", Angelo joked.
"Yes, I am, your majesty.", Will joked as she bowed to Angelo.
"Oh you're funny.", Angelo said as the walked down the hall.
"So how did you know about me being a Guardian anyway?", Will asked.
"Two ways.", Angelo said. "One my grandmother. You know her as Kadma."
"Kadma's your grandmother?", Will asked.
"Yep.", Angelo said. "Sometime, after we were able to make portals to and from Earth, I took a little trip back home and told my family what happened to me. I would of told you, but you weren't in Fadden Hills anymore."
"But Kadma was in Zambala three years ago.", Will said.
"True.", Angelo said. "It was after the whole thing with the Nerissa you battled when I saw Grandma K."
"And she told you about me and the Guardians.", Will figured.
"Yep.", Angelo said as they came to his room. "Now the second way I found out is in my room here."
Once they walked into Angelo's room, Will looked around to see that it was pretty big. It was done up very nice, like any king's room would be.
"Nice room.", Will complimented.
"Being king as its perks.", Angelo said as he walked over to his dresser. "Here it is."
Angelo then walked back to Will holding a small square mirror with a white gem encrusted at the top of it.
"This Will is my viewing mirror.", Angelo said as he let her hold it. "Grandpa Joe gave it to me about two months ago. He used to use it to talk to Grandma Kadma when ever they were apart. It kept their marriage strong. With it, I was able to check up on you ever once in a while. And before you asked, it wasn't during you most "private times". I'm not a perv or anything."
"Riiiight.", Will teased as she looked at the mirror. "So you were able to see me through this?"
"Yeah.", Angelo replied. "It was through this that I saw what happened... yesterday. From you seeing your boyfriend kiss your friend, to your mom saying she was sending you back to Fadden Hills."
"Is that why you brought me here?", Will asked as she handed the mirror back to Angelo.
"That and to give you a break from all the stress you were going through.", Angelo said as he put the mirror away. "I didn't mean to make things worse. It's just, I really missed you. And I saw how sad you were yesterday. So, for one of those few times in my life, I decided to be a little selfish. But if you want to go back, I can open a fold for you, and send you back home."
"How can you open a fold?", Will asked.
"With this Dragon Pendant here.", Angelo said as he showed Will the dragon-shaped pendant he was wearing. "With this baby, I can go to and from Earth, as well as any other world I may go to, whenever I please. But seeing as I'm still considered a missing person..."
"You can't really go anywhere you please in our old hometown.", Will concluded.
"That's pretty much it.", Angelo said. "So, you want to go back home?"
"One, I can open a fold back home with the Heart of Kandrakar, whenever I want.", Will informed Angelo. "And two, I never said I wanted to go back. I can stay as long as I want."
"Thanks Will.", Angelo said with a small smile.
"Next time, just come ask me to come visit.", Will said as they walked out of Angelo's room.
"Deal.", Angelo grinned. "So what do you want to know about my kingdom. I may never get tired of saying that."
"Tell me about this whole Phobos and Nerissa thing.", Will said as they walked down the hall. "It's been kind of bugging me for a while now."
"Okay here's wnat happened.", Angelo began to explain. "After the whole crowning me king thing, Nara brought me to the lower levels of the palace, where there were these two large crystals sitting there. Nara told me that her father told her that two people were sealed in them that he could draw power from. So I used the Dragon's Fang to release them."
"And it turned out to be the real Phobos and Nerissa.", Will figured.
"Not only that, but they were the same age as us.", Angelo added.
"How did that happen?"
"They never aged while in their crystal shells.", Angelo said. "It turns out that the Phobos and Nerissa you and your friends fought were beings called Claynans."
"Claynans?", Will questioned. "What are they?"
"Gray lizard-like beings that can become the first living creature they bite.", Angelo explained. "Once they bite you, they take on your shape and your memories. First was Nerissa, about forty years ago. Then Phobos thirteen years ago. Tarnas was using both of them to give him the power he needed to rule the Drakken Kingdom. Once I freed them, they decided to stay here and live. So I made them part of my royal court."
"Of course you did.", Will said. "So, where's Nerissa now?"
"Somewhere with Grandma K, Ms. Halinor and Cassidy.", Angelo said as they neared the royal garden. "They decided to have a reunion here. They're just waiting for Grandpa Joe to get the last former Guardian. Someone named..."
"Yan Lin?", Will asked.
"That's it.", Angelo said. "You know her?"
"Her granddaughter's one of the new Guardians."
"Well they should be here soon.", Angelo said. "Unless something goes wrong."
Just then, as they walked out on to the royal garden, a falcon flew down towards Angelo and Will. Seeing it Angelo held up his left arm, letting it land on his gauntlet.
"Friend of yours?", Will asked.
"It's my Uncle John's messenger falcon.", Angelo said as he took the scroll strapped on it's back. "It's a message from Uncle John."
Angelo then read the message the falcon brought to him.
"Oh boy.", Angelo said as looked at Will.
"What is it?", Will asked.
"Promise you won't get mad?", Angelo said as he took a step away from Will.
"Why?", Will asked. "What's wrong?"
"It seems that my Uncle John and Grandpa Joe are guiding the other Guardians, along with Yan Lin, some guy named Caleb and your boyfriend..."
"Ex-boyfriend!", Will corrected.
"Well, they're guiding them here, from Meridian.", Angelo said. "It'll take them less than a week to get here."
"That's not to bad.", Will said. "I don't know why you were so worried about that."
"Well, there's more.", Angelo said. "There's one more person that's with them."
"Who?", Will asked.
"Your... mom."
A/N: Well, this should be interesting! How's Will going to react to her mom being on Metamoor and coming to where she is? This should be good!
