I was having internet problems yesterday, but it's all good now! Finally, let's bring in Rose's intro, and then we can actually get to the story! (Note, if you're planning on watching the W.I.T.C.H. tv series and you don't want spoilers, my story probably isn't for you. I originally had a lot of different parents that I was going to have Rose descend from, and I was avoiding W.I.T.C.H. because it's an obscure cartoon from Disney Channel in the early 2000s. Rose went through a lot of changes! At first, she didn't even exist, but I decided I needed a forth girl who has leader qualities, a bit spunky and a hint of girly girl, a cute and lovable redhead with a pixie cut. When you think red hair and Disney character, your mind immediately goes to Ariel and Prince Eric, but I didn't want her to be a princess. Then I thought maybe Anna and Kristoff's daughter, but I figured someone was going to make a Frozen character, so I stayed out of that field, and once again, princess. Then I thought Hercules and Meg, but I preferred that teachers in the school didn't have kids, since I made Hercules a teacher. Then W.I.T.C.H. came to mind. I thought it might be a pretty cool idea, since Tangled was inspired by the fairy tale Rapunzel, so I had two fairy tale characters. Then I had one character who's movie, Big Hero 6, was inspired by a Marvel comic. The W.I.T.C.H. tv series was inspired by an Italian comic series of the same name, so making her Will Vandom and Matt Olsen's daughter was the perfect way to balance out the classic fantasy and the more modern sci-fi.)

Rose's POV

I was walking home from school that day. It was hard to concentrate in my classes now that mom and dad let me in on a huge secret. It was my 12th birthday yesterday, and they had given me a necklace that had a large, round, pink jewel hanging from it. After all of my friends left, they took me to their bedroom. Mom explained to me that my birthday gift was no ordinary necklace, but it was the Heart of Kandrakar, a far away planet. This jewel contains a special power that is given to five girls in each passing generation. There is a council on Kandrakar that chooses each Guardian, Keeper of the Heart, Water, Fire, Earth, and Air. My mom was the Keeper, and eventually, the Keeper gets her own element, Quintessence, but she has to earn it through heroic and brave actions. The other Guardians also get special power-ups. Water gets mind control, Fire gets telepathic communication, Earth gets telekinesis, and Air gets invisibility. Now, the council has chosen me to be the next Keeper. It is my job to find to other four Guardians and unite them using the Heart. It contains the ability to give us enhanced height, strength, magical powers, we get cool outfits and fairy wings, and uh, womanly bodies. Yeah. And dad, he's one of the Regents of Earth. At first, I thought they were just joking around. Then I saw dad transform and I almost fainted. His hair got longer and was in dreadlocks. He was wearing a golden mask and had black feathered wings. His outfit had changed into clothing that looked like it's been around since ancient times. A long black tail, like a lizard's tail, had grown from his body. I backed away slowly. "Wha-What's happening?" He came closer. "Don't be afraid, Rose. We're the good guys. And you will be too, very soon." Mom pointed to the necklace. "Trust us, you may not know this, but we've saved entire planets. Earth, Meridian, Kandrakar, Zamballa, and Aridia." I breathed heavily. "If you saved those worlds, then why do you need me?" She hung her head and sighed. "My time as a Guardian is done. I still have my powers, but they've weakened now that I'm an adult. The universe needs younger heroes, and it chose you and four other girls, but you have to find them. First, I need you to calm yourself, and say 'Guardian Unite.'" After I calmed down, I looked at my parents, and reluctantly did as I was told. "Guardian Unite." I rose into the air, and an orb of energy absorbed me. I spun around inside it, and just as mom said, I transformed. "Ok, the major growth spurt is weird enough, but what was that you said about wings?" My question was answered when two out of control wings lifted me up to the ceiling and continuously smashed my body against it. "How. Ow! Do. Ow! I. Ow! Stop. Ow! These. Ow! Things? OW!" I clutched the jewel in my palm, and it started to glow, and then i changed back to normal and landed face first on the floor. "Ow."

With that on my mind, I was a bit tense. A gust of wind blew a piece of paper on my face. I slapped it off, and realized it was an envelope. I decided to see if I could find the mailman so he could give this letter to the right address. I noticed that the letter was addressed to me, from some school called Disney Academy. The Heart started glowing like crazy. "Ok! Ok! I'll get this home as soon as possible! You don't need to nag me!" I entered my house and saw my parents with some unfamiliar women and an odd little green creature. Mom twirled over. Yes. She twirled. Since when does she act all peppy? "Congrats on getting into Disney Academy! I'd like you to meet the former Guardians!" How did she know about Disney Academy? I didn't even know about it! Unless it's some magic school on another planet that she signed me up for without telling me! A Spanish girl with shoulder length strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes stepped forward. "I'm Irma, the Guardian of Water. I've heard so much about you! Even though we aren't related, you totally take after me!" She did a little trick with a glass of water on the table, making it rise out of the cup and go back in without spilling. An African American girl who had short dark blue hair, brown eyes, and glasses was next to introduce herself. "I'm Taranee, Guardian of Fire! Not gonna do anything for you right now, so you'll just have to take my word for it!" The third girl was Chinese, she had very long black hair in pigtails and brown eyes. "I'm Hay Lin, and my element is Air!" She made a breeze from an open window knock over a flower pot on the table. Dad glared at her. "Sorry! I'll replace it!" The fourth girl had red hair, green eyes, and freckles. "My name is Cassidy, I'm also a Water Guardian from the past. It's kind of a long story!" The green creature (who was now eating out of the garbage) poked it's head out and walked over. "Blunk is happy to meet new girl! Blunk has been waiting long time for new Guardians!" I waved at the gross yet cute alien. "Wait, what about the Guardian of Earth? Is she here?" My parents exchanged concerned glances with their friends. Mom put her hand on my shoulder. "There's something you need to know about Cornelia. With each new generation of Guardians, there is always a betrayal. Cassidy is from two generations ago, but one of her old friends, Nerissa, became power mad and killed her when she was a teenager. Nerissa tried to reunite the Guardians of her time, but she brainwashed them and they used their powers for evil. The four, Cassidy, Halinor, Yan Lin, and Kadma, were freed from the spell, and our Water Guardian standing right here came back from the dead, free to pick up her life where she left off. Cornelia was the last Earth Guardian, and she followed in Nerissa's footsteps. She believed that she was stronger than all of us. When you were born, she became angry. Cornelia knew that I would pass the Heart on to you, and she would lose most of her powers. She tried to kill me, but luckily she failed and was locked up in Meridian's dungeons. But like every villain locked up in there, she will break free, and she will go after you, Rose. That's why it's important for you to find the Guardians. And my instincts say that the other four girls are in this Disney Academy school. Plus, you'll become a child genius there!" Just when I thought her pep was gone, it comes back. "We'd better start packing right away!" But I'm just fine at Sheffield Institute! Oh whatever! There's no winning.

This was a long one. Not many people know that much about W.I.T.C.H., so I just used this to sum up stuff about the series that's gonna be important in the story for people who don't feel like binge watching it on YouTube. But seriously, it's worth checking out. it's action packed, it's funny, and it's got winged girls fighting evil sorcerers and alien creatures!