Story: Remember me

Plot: A battle with Phobos proves to be difficult and life threatening, as a certain guardian is affected the most. Will the rest of W.I.T.C.H and the rebels be able to bring her back?

Chapter 10: The Battle (Part 1)

"There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it." – Buddha

W.I.T.C.H stood near the portal on the day of the ultimate battle between themselves and Phobos. Will glanced at each of the girls with a nervous look on her face. This could be the last time they ever saw each other. She turned her gaze to Cornelia who hung her head. Caleb ran towards them and studied their faces. The girls smiled at him, except Cornelia, who seemed to be in a world of her own. He placed his hand on her shoulder comfortingly, and she looked up at him with her watery eyes.

She looks beautiful in any situation...What am I saying? We're about to fight for our lives and here I am thinking about Cornelia? What's wrong with me?

"Is everyone ready?" Will spoke up in her leader-like tone, and the girls all smiled at her. Cornelia looked in Will's direction and only nodded – showing no emotion.

Will breathed deeply before entering the portal. The girls followed her and Cornelia was about to step through when she felt a pair of arms around her neck. It was Caleb, and he hung onto her for a long time. She didn't pull away like she usually did and only buried her face into his chest. They stood hugging each other and Cornelia finally spoke up – her voice was trembling.

"W-what if I...l-let ev-everyone d-down, C-Caleb?" He sighed and shook his head.

He whispered in her ear. "You could never let us down, Cornelia. No matter what you say or do, we're always with you." He tried to stop his tears coming down his face, and looked up at the ceiling.

Hay Lin suddenly stepped back through the portal to call Cornelia and Caleb who had not yet crossed to Meridian. "Hey guys we really need to g-" she stopped once she saw Cornelia and Caleb holding onto each other. She saw her tears and his sad expression. "Sorry, I'll just-"

"No, we were just coming. I'm sorry, Hay." Cornelia looked up at Caleb before pulling away and making her way through the portal. She had her arm around Hay Lin and smiled at her. Both guardians entered the portal and Caleb stood motionless for a few seconds, before realising they had left him behind. He ran through the portal and stood on the other side with the girls and the rebels making final recaps.

Caleb noticed Cornelia was not crying anymore and had a look of determination and courage on her face. She looked up at Caleb from the table of rebels and guardians and smiled at him weakly before setting her gaze on a map of Meridian and specifically, the mountains of Phobos' hideout.

The rebels and W.I.T.C.H made their way a few miles away from the hideout. It looked deserted, but they all knew that was simply a distraction. They stood on a large cliff looking among the area.

It was time for the battle. The girls glanced at each other before Hay Lin turned invisible and walked through the hideout. She glanced back at the girls and rebels that stood in their positions, before breathing deeply. She stepped through into the mountain, and made her way inside.

Hay Lin's eyes widened as she saw guards standing only a few feet away from her. They had no idea she was there, and some even looked through her which made her tremble. The thought of being captured and taken hostage by Cedric and other evil creatures sent a shiver down her spine. She tip toed through the hideout. The rebels were able to have a brief idea as to what it looked like – a certain guard betrayed Phobos and moved to the rebels, and was able to help the rebels overcome his wicked schemes.

Hay Lin turned her head from left to right and so on; until she found the room that she was looking for – the weapon room. She had to distract the guards by setting off missiles, until the other guardians and rebels were able to come to help her fight them once and for all.

I hope this works, she thought. Hay Lin bit her lip and hesitated before passing through the door. Here goes nothing...

She lifted up a few swords and threw them across the room. She heard mumbled from outside and stood waiting for someone to enter. A few guards came through the door and Hay Lin stood silent at their confused expressions. She sent a mind message to Taranee: Guys! It's done.

Hay Lin couldn't stand the thought of doing nothing and so, staying invisible, she used her element to knock over the guards. They fell to the ground by the immense air that was being transmitted from the air guardian. She smiled triumphantly and flew around them in a circular motion, making them fly up into the air and fall back down. They stayed frozen to the floor, and grunted in pain.

"What's going on?" one of the guards yelled in distress. Hay Lin's eyes widened, as there was no sign of her friends. Guys! Where are you? She suddenly heard Taranee's voice. Irma's coming, along with a few rebels, so stay there!

Hay Lin continued to throw swords at the guards – who attempted to dodge them, feeling terrified by the invisible force that was attacking them. Suddenly, the door flew wide open. Hay Lin gasped, awaiting the enemy to come launching towards her. She turned to see a few rebels, along with Irma. She smirked at Hay Lin and flew towards her, who was no longer invisible.

Phobos' guards shrieked in horror. "Guardians! We should have known you were up to this!"

"Nice to see you too, ugly!" Irma remarked, before yelling out "Water!". She drowned the guards, but kept a protective barrier around the rebels and herself and Hay Lin. "Hay Lin? How about we show these guys what happens when they mess with us?"

Hay Lin nodded at her and blew across the water, which froze the few dozen guards that were in the room. They completely stopped and found it almost impossible to even form an inch of a crack on the ice. The rebels and Hay Lin and Irma flew out of the room – knowing that the encounter proved to be successful.