Watch for a little WxC, and don't you just love Irma, "It looks like my room." Actually, veto the burst pipe and it does look alot like my room in the messy sense. ;) :L

I'm glad to see a few of this series' readers have looked at my one-shot. It's rated M, but I swear it's not like most 'sex' fics, so please take a gander. :)

"And don't come back!"

Blunk took one look at the giant reptile monster Lord Cedric and screamed. Cedric then gave a feirce battle cry. This was not missed by the guardians, Will gasped and yelled out, "The lobby!"

"What are you doing on thiss sside of the veil passssling?"

Blunk managed to correct, "Retailer!", while he dove for the curtains, barely missing Cedric's large tail and clining on for dear life.

"Hey scale face!"

Cedric's head whirled around to the source of the voice, and hissed in surprise, "Murmurer!" Caleb leaped onto the giant snake's back and grasped the creature's neck with his arms. He did his best to strangle the Lord, and Cedric writhed. Suddenly the snake slammed his back, with Caleb, into a pillar. Caleb yelled out in pain. Cedric only leaned forward to repeat the action.

On the second blow Caleb hit his head agaisnt the solid stone. "Skatá! O Iisoús pou sas vlápsei folidotó frikió!"

"Caleb!" Cornelia spotted the young man and flew down to the stone floors. 'I hope this works better than it did in practice!' She pressed her slender hands against the cool stone, and waved her hands towards Cedric. The rock broke and heavy peices flew at the beast. He was hardly affected, but Caleb was thrown to the ground.

"Den ítan dynatí me voíthisan se kápoia álli ípia méthodo?" He grumbled as he got up.

Caleb could here only Cedric as the beast hissed. "Time the guardianss learned a lessson in humility!" He looked up just as Cedric's tail whipped towards the group. He winced and heard Will scream, looking to see her slide cross the floor.

Hay Lin blew the heavy rug from the centre of the room onto Cedric and held it on with a strong weight of wind. "A little this way!" Taranee called from above, and Irma called upon her powers of water; bursting a pipe which came up from the floor where Cornelia had taken the stone. The strong current managed to push cedric backwards a few feet, and Taranee melted the metal chain of the Chandelier so that it fell, heavily onto him.

Cedric only seemed to recover instantly, again swinging his tail, this time sending Hay Lin flying into the wall next to the curtains; taking them with her to the floor. Cedric charged at Cornelia, who used the stone floor to create a barrier.

Caleb reached for one of the small coffee-tables, finding Will grabbing the other end to help. Sharing the weight, the table was easy to move, and the pair ran towards Cedric; flinging the table at him. It smashed against his chest, and he reproached by lashing his tail at them, sending them both flying. Taranee immediatly flew behind Caleb, and sent a ball of flame in Cedric's direction to ward him off. Cedric bat of the flame with ease, but Taranee had already gone. Caleb's eyes instantly went to Will beside him. It was happening again. They didn't have a second to spare and she chose now to freeze up!"

"Fýlakas!" Caleb grabbed Will's hand. He pulled her up and practically threw her to safety behind the others. He, himself, fell to his knees beside her, his hand still clutching hers. "Prépei na meínei se egrígors-" Caleb breathed in her direction, but trailed off as he saw Cedric picking up one of the tables and throwing it. In their direction.

"Cornelia!" Irma cried desperatly. Cornelia flew in front of the group and stretched her arms wide; her fingers spread. The table held in front of her.

Caleb heard the girls and saw Will flinch, but his eyes were set on Cornelia. At least now it was certain which was strongest, he glanced to Will and swallowed, and which was weakest. "Den tha éprepe na échoun tin exousía, ótan Will échei kanénas."

"What?" Caleb looked at Taranee, who stared at him strangely.

Caleb shook his head, "I, uh.. She is very powerful." He did not notice the smile on the dark girl's lips as the table broke into shards and splinters and the others relaxed, but he carefully removed his hand from Will's, at which point she looked at her hand sheepishly and gave him a thankful smile for helping her rather than condemning her panic. [0]

Sirens wailed in the distance. "I have what I have come for! We shall meet again guardiansss!" Cedric slithered away, picking up the sheets of paper he had earlier dropped.

"Wow.." Irma took in the mess and then grinned at Caleb, who was rubbing the back of his head. "It looks like my room."

"Nevermind that, there's still a portal here." Caleb's attention was caught by Will, who thankfully didn't look back and see the slight guilt in his eyes. 'How could he forget the portal!'

...

"Hmm.. Birth certificates.." The group walked down the street, carrying boxes of pizza.

Will frowned, "Of girls our age."

"D'you think Phobos is looking for us?"

Cornelia walked along beside Caleb, "Who wouldn't! I mean we are kick-butt cute!" She flicked her hair past the boys face, and he smiled at the humour of her audacity. 'She was the strongest guardian..?"

"Mmph.. My parents have been ruining my party for an hour," Will looked up and laughed inwardly at the 'my'; it was a party neither for Irma, nor run by. "I hope you guys like pizza, 'cause there's gonna be no-one left in my house to eat it!"

The group stopped at the gate and Hay Lin's eyes sparkled, "Well, they're not in your house.."

The entire party seemed to have formed a long 'conga' line, laughing and dancing along behind Anna Lair. Irma pounced Will with a hug. "Well, happy birthday poopy pumpkin!"

"You know what would be a great gift?" Will grinned at the brunette, "You. Never calling me that again."

"What's that poopy?"

The group proceeded to join the party, and Caleb looked over his shoulder when he realised that Will had not kept up. He watched as a scruffy looking boy took the pizza boxes from her and she started laughing. He thought it was quite odd that she let him take them, but when Caleb had immediatly offered, she declined with a mild thanks, at which point Irma shoved a couple boxes in his arms, crying sarcastically, "WHAT a gentleman!"

Translations (and these are in the most direct form possible):

Skatá! O Iisoús pou sas vlápsei folidotó frikió! - "fuck! Jesus that hurt, you scaly freak!"

Den ítan dynatí me voíthisan se kápoia álli ípia méthodo? - "Couldn't have helped me in another 'gentler' way?"

Fýlakas - Keeper

Prépei na meínei se egrígorsi - You must stay alert.

Den tha éprepe na échoun tin exousía, ótan Will échei kanénas - She ought not have that much power, when Will has none.

[0] Right, the point I'm making here is that Caleb didn't really lie (or mean to), Taranee just got the wrong impression.. Of a young man swooning over a young girl. ..Ironic because I then add a WxC line right after the false CxC.