Previously in Warriors in Shadows

"Girls, get away from Kayla!" Nattie said.

"Nattie, what's going on with you?" Kayla said.

"Don't play innocent, Kayla. The Oracle told me everything. You know, after he prevented me from dying because you decided to knock me out and drain my magic. I trusted you, Kayla." Nattie said.

"Nattie, what are you saying here?" Will said, confused.

"Kayla is the Shadow Warrior."

Title: Warriors in Shadows

Chapter 7: Explanation

Cornelia's POV

Every one of us just stood there watching Natalya and Kayla. Kayla started laughing. Unfortunately for us, it wasn't the ha-ha kind of laugh.

"It's about time you figured it out. I was beginning to run out of ideas." Kayla said darkly as she continued to stare at Natalya.

"Ideas for what?" Taranee whispered.

"Why are you doing this, Kayla?" Nattie asked.

"Why am I doing this? Natalya, do you know where I was for all those years?" Kayla yelled.

"No I don't and I'm starting to think that it doesn't matter." Natalya said, getting into her fighting stance.

"C'mon!" I said as Will, Taranee, Hay Lin and I flew beside Natalya.

"You seriously want to fight me?" Kayla said. Then she shrugged her shoulders. "Oh well, it's your life. I won't need this." She turned around and made the phoenix disappear. None of us moved. None of us spoke. All six of us just stood there, daring one another to make the first move. I glanced at Natalya. Taranee was beside her and from what I could tell; they were talking to each other via their thoughts.

"Fire!" Taranee yelled. Kayla absorbed the attack before it had a chance to hit her.

"Shadow Fire!" Kayla yelled, knocking Taranee back and possibly out. Hay Lin went to attack Kayla only to have the same thing happen to her. Will and I ran to Taranee and hay Lin.

"They're unconscious." I said.

"Will, Cornelia watch out!" Nattie shouted. We became entrapped by shadows.

"Those are Shadow Chains. They immobilize your body and your powers." Kayla said. Nattie went to throw an Energy ball at Kayla, but Kayla turned around and hit Nattie instead. Nattie fell to the ground.

"Nattie!" Will exclaimed. I looked over at her and saw her struggling to free herself. She looked like she was in pain after a few minutes.

"Will, please don't struggle. Shadow Chains get tighter the more you struggle. I'll get you guys out." Natalya said. She tried getting to her feet, but Kayla shot her down again.

"Princess, it's better for you if you just stay down." Kayla spat as Nattie made a second attempt to get up. Taranee and Hay Lin finally woke up, a little frightened by being in Shadow Chains.

"Kayla, why? Why are you doing this?" Natalya said her voice barely a whisper.

"Do you really want to know why I'm doing this, Princess?" Kayla said, clenching her fists. Nattie simply nodded as she sat on her knees. "I'll tell you why. My first reason is the Oracle. The Oracle ruined my life when he sent me to the Abyss of Darkness."

"Why did he send you to the Abyss of Darkness? Only the dimension's worst criminals get sent there if and when they're too dangerous to keep in Meridian." Natalya countered.

"That's because I am too dangerous to keep in Meridian. The Oracle saw who I really was. Who I really am. He didn't want to take the risk of putting the young princess in danger, so he sent me to the Abyss to keep you safe." Will and I just stared at the two. This was just a little too much.

"What's your second reason?" Will asked.

"Elemental Warriors, AKA, Guardians." Kayla said tightening the Shadow Chains around Will, Taranee, Hay Lin and I.

"Kayla stop. Those Shadow Chains are going to kill them." Nattie said, forming a fireball and threw it at Kayla, who merely swatted it away.

"You're pathetic." Kayla stated. Kayla made a black Energy ball and threw it where Natalya's heart is.

"Nattie, no!" Will screamed. Natalya transformed back and lay motionless on the grass. Kayla smiled and disappeared, taking the Shadow Chains with her. The four of us rushed to our friend's side.

"Nattie, Nattie come on wake up." Will said shaking Natalya's shoulder. Natalya didn't move and Will started crying. Just then, a purple portal opened up and the Oracle came out of it.

"Natalya." The Oracle breathed. We all looked at him.

"She won't wake up, Oracle." Hay Lin said on the verge of tears as well.

"We need to bring her back to Kandrakar. Fast." The Oracle said as he picked Nattie up. We got up as well and followed him through the portal.

Kandrakar – Will's POV

I opened the door to our Kandrakar HQ and followed everyone into the room. The Oracle gently laid Nattie down on the couch. Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin went home after today's events to rest. I wanted to stay with Nattie to see how she was doing. I was currently sitting with the rest of the Council because the Oracle wanted to be alone to check on Nattie's current condition. I started pacing for about five minutes when the Oracle appeared.

"How is she, Oracle?" Halinor asked.

"Princess Natalya is going to be fine. If it wasn't for the Heart of Kandrakar, she wouldn't have made it." The Oracle said quietly.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Natalya's blood was absorbed into the Heart, which gave the Heart power to save her. I don't know how and I don't know why, but it did and it saved her." The Oracle said. I released a breath of relief knowing that Nattie was going to be ok.

"Kayla said that she has a problem with the Guardians, but she was mainly attacking Nattie. The only time Kayla touched me or the others was to trap us and antagonize Nattie to get Nattie to attack. What does this mean?" I asked. The Oracle looked down and sighed.

"I don't know, Will."

Ok, how was that for a chapter? Wow, I don't have much to say today. 'Till then. ^_^