Here's chapter 11! Big thanks to all who reviewed! The ever present Lexvan, and a couple of new reviewers! Thanks BookieNovels and Heart of the Demons!
Also, keep an eye out for my next W.i.t.c.h. fanfic, coming soon!
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"Phobos! Why don't you strut your pretty little face in here so I can mess it up for you!" Cassidy shouted. She glared out the glass of the prison he and Angelo shared at the Meridian prince, while Angelo watched on confusedly. The prince watched her with an amused look as he spoke with the FBI agents.
"I trust you have come to terms with the agreement? Surely one little girl is worth less than the safety of all the people of the world?" he said, earning another fit from Cassidy. She was pounding on the glass while Angelo stood next to the former water guardian and tried to keep her calm.
"We don''t usually deal with terrorists, but if you leave peacefully with the girl we will not follow you." said one of the agents. Phobos laughed.
"Humans are so predictable. I'm not a terrorist." Phobos smiled as he blasted the man with a beam of green energy.
"I'm your worst nightmare. I think I'll collect my prizes now." he said, approaching Cassidy and Angelo's cell. Some of the guards held their gun towards the princes, but he just waved his hand and the guns flew to the other side of the room. He waved his hand again and the door to the cell opened.
"Hello, guardian. Or should I say, former guardian Cassidy. I thought you had died at the hands of Nerissa? Or am I just mistaken?" he asked with a sadistic smile. Angelo stood protectively in front of Cassidy.
"I don't know who you are or what you're talking about, but if you lay one hand on her I might just have to hurt you." he threatened. Phobos smirked and walked out of the cell, motioning for the two to follow him.
"You do want to see the air guardian, am I right? Forcing you to follow me around would be too boring." Phobos said. Cassidy and Angelo exchanged looks before following the deranged prince farther down the hallway. The guards didn't seem pleased that their prisoners were now wandering freely around the compound, but didn't make any effort to contain them. Phobos suddenly stopped in front of a glass window and grinned.
"This is what is left of the Air Guardian? I would have expected her to have put up a little more resistance." he taunted. The other side of the glass remained dark, until suddenly a pair of jaws snapped repeatedly at the people on the opposite side. An angry black dragon face was revealed, its black eyes cold and hard glaring at the evil Prince.
"Hello Feng. I hope that the air guardian's body was a suitable host then?" Phobos suggested.
"She is not my host. I am here to protect her from evils such as yourself, Prince of Nothing." Feng sneered, his voice muffled by the glass separating the two.
"And look what you've been reduced to!" Phobos said, gesturing to the beast in the dark enclosure. He snapped his fingers and the room's light turned on, revealing the full body of the dragon. Around his neck was a metal collar attached to the floor, and there were more attached to his tail and midsection, with smaller ones on his feet. His mane of feathers was scorched in some places and his body was covered in cuts and bruises.
"It's true." the dragon rasped. "I can barely find the energy to stand. Hay Lin keeps asking to take some of the pain, and I'm getting closer and closer to giving in... something that I will never do to you!" he spat. Phobos laughed and used his magic to free Feng of all his bonds save the band around his neck. Phobos broke the glass with an energy blast and floated in next to Feng. He grabbed the chain attached to the dragons collar and pulled him along. Feng tried to resist, but this was his only chance for escape, and he was going to take it!
"If we're going to escape, then let me help! You're too tired to be of much use! I can get Cassidy, Angelo and us out of here while you take a nap!" Hay Lin suggested. Feng finally gave in and allowed Hay Lin to take over her body once more.
"Oh shit I'm a dragon!" she said. Her body made a few adjustments to it's new master, her signature dark ponytails growing out from behind her horns and her body slimming out into a more graceful snakelike body. However, she did not return to a human. Phobos looked at her quizzically before she returned to her sulking act. Cassidy and Angelo were staring at her, and she gave them a wink. Cassidy nearly jumped for joy but managed to contain herself as Phobos led the ragtag group outside. The doors to the secret government facility closed with a large bang.
"Alright then. Get on him boy. Only you, Cassidy stays." Angelo was about to protest before Cassidy stopped him. He climbed onto the dragon's back and gripped her feathers.
"If you're gonna try something, do it quick Hay Lin!" he whispered. She lunged at Phobos and bit his shoulder.
"Argh! Release me at once!" he yelled, shooting an energy beam at her. She took the blow to her shoulder, but still refused to let go of the prince. In the confusion Cassidy yanked the chain from Phobos' grasp and jumped onto Hay Lin's back.
"Go!" she shouted. Hay Lin wasted no time in flinging the prince backwards and taking off for Heatherfield. Phobos soon recovered and flew after them, firing powerful beams of energy after his escaped captives. Hay Lin gracefully flew through the air, her body moving up and down like a wave as she sped from the evil prince.
"We have to get to Heatherfield! The FBI is going to go after the other guardians today, and I will not let the same thing happen to them!" Hay Lin said determinedly to Cassidy.
"The heck is she talking about?" Angelo asked. Cassidy sighed.
"Alright, I'll explain. But I never imagined I'd be telling this to you on the back of a dragon!" Cassidy said. As Phobos fell farther and farther behind, his powers not being as strong on Earth as they were on Meridian, Cassidy wove the tale of the Guardians of the Infinite Dimensions for Angelo.
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"Martin Tubbs, what in the name of all that is good are you doing here?" Irma yelled. Martin attempted not to look intimidated as the Water Guardian berated him.
"I followed you all here this morning. I've known about the whole 'winged fairies' thing for a while. But I didn't think you all had dragons too!" he said, incredulously. He approached Naida and lifted her up, studying her.
"Boy, if you do not unhand me I will bite your nose off." she said angrily. Martin gently put Naida back next to Irma.
"When and how did you find out about us exactly?" Cornelia asked.
"The Halloween party last year. I realized later that night that there was no way any of that could have happened without you all being different, so I slipped a recording device into Irma's backpack soon after. I kinda heard her rant about being a guardian to herself." Martin admitted sheepishly. Irma glared at Martin, but hugged him, surprising everyone.
"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry-" Irma repeated those two words over and over again while Martin awkwardly tried to hug the distressed water guardian.
"I think you broke Irma Martin." Cornelia said. Naida rolled her eyes and spoke to him.
"Ask her to be your girlfriend already and you can get some cool powers too." she said with a wink. Martin nodded sheepishly and led Irma off somewhere a little more private. Will then turned to the others.
"Alright, we need to talk. What exactly did Hay Lin and Feng mean by "assemble the Guards"?" Will asked the dragons.
"The Guard was a group of warriors during or time that were technically our riders. They fought with us and protected us- but they were all killed in battle. Now that we are back, a new guard is needed- and as soon as young Martin has finished, the Guard shall be complete." Terra explained.
"I will be right back." Essence said as she opened a fold and disappeared through it. Moment later, she came back clutching a small gem in her mouth.
"This is for the leader of the Guard. It is called the Hero's Gem, and will allow the five of you to fight alongside the Guardians." Essence said. "You will have to decide amongst yourselves who shall lead, so I will keep it until Martin returns."
"Have no fear! For I have returned victorious!" Martin said jokingly as he and Irma walked towards them hand in hand.
"Not one word Corny." Irma said.
"Very well. Who shall be your leader?" Essence asked, letting the Gem float in the air. The five boys stood around it in a circle, and the Gem pulsed with a warm pink glow before settling in front of Nigel.
"Nigel shall be the leader of the Guard." Phyrros announced, obviously pleased. Nigel reached out and took the Gem.
"Um, so how does this work exactly?" Nigel asked, turning the Gem over in his hands.
"Say 'Guards together' to change." Essence explained. Nigel looked skeptically at the floating gem before repeating the words.
"Guards together!" he shouted. Five beams of energy shot out and enveloped the new Guards, and their forms grew larger. When the transformation was finished, the Guards looked back to the guardians proudly.
Nigel wore a red shirt and black pants with an orange breastplate and matching orange helmet. On the breastplate was the symbol for fire, and the helmet had horns similar to those of Phyrros on it. But the strangest thing was the pair of red wings that mimicked that of Phyrros, and the tail of course.
"My arms!" Nigel exclaimed, flailing his wings/arms around. Phyrros laughed at the floundering fire Guard.
"You'll get used to it." he said. The rest of the Guard approached their counterpart guardian, except for Eric who stood watching the sky.
Martin wore a light blue shirt and black pants with a darker blue breastplate and helmet. On his breastplate was the symbol for water. Like Nigel, his helmet had the horns of his corresponding dragon, but his wings were pure ice that came from his back. He lacked a tail, however.
Matt wore a pink shirt and a black breastplate, but his helmet covered his face in a mask much like Shagon's. His helmet had Essence's horns, but his dark black wings and Shagon tail showed that he wasn't just a member of the Guard. His breastplate had the symbol for the Heart on it.
Caleb had on a green top with brown pants, and a helmet with curled horns. His wings were the largest of all the Guard, being almost as big as his own body, and his tail had the symbol of the earth on the end. His breastplate was a dark green with the Earth symbol on it.
Finally, Eric was wearing all black with a gray breastplate, which had the symbol for air on it. He didn't have a helmet, but he had horns like Feng's and the same mane of feathers running down his back. His tail was the longest of the five with a fan of the same feathers near the tip. His hands and feet were clawed, and when he went to speak he found his teeth had become pointed as well.
"This is so awesome!" Martin said, his voice deeper than before. Cornelia nudged Irma so that she would come out of her stupor. The Water Guardian quickly snapped out of her trance and looked away from Martin.
"While that's great and all, they're still really new at this. If we get attacked-" Will was cut off by the sound of a shriek, and then Hay Lin shot over the group in the air, leaving behind a trail of red droplets. She was followed by Phobos, who was shooting green beams of energy after her.
"Hay Lin!" Eric shouted, taking off into the air. He turned invisible and joined the chase. The others were soon to follow, the dragons leading the way.
"Halt you fiend!" shouted Phyrros as he landed on Phobos from behind. The other dragons soon joined the attack on the prince and they were brought down into a tree, disappearing from view. Hay Lin slowed down and looked back to see her friends following her. She smiled and flew back to join them. They all crashed into each other in a giant hug.
"Hay Hay! We missed you soooo much!" Irma said, tears streaming down her face. Hay Lin just smiled at her friends and floated down to the ground. As soon as they landed, Hay Lin collapsed. Her riders jumped off and quickly relayed what had happened.
"We've been flying for a good two hours, she's exhausted." Cassidy explained. Angelo just stared at the Guards and the Guardians while they gathered around the fallen dragon.
"The heck. Why don't I get cool powers?" he asked. A sudden green wave came from the treetops, and Phobos floated down, hands brimming with power.
"Nice try Guardians, but your new friends cannot harm me. I am unstoppable!" he laughed as he approached the group, who were standing protectively around their fallen friend.
"We've stopped you once, we'll do it again!" Will shouted.
"Guardians/Guards, attack!" Nigel and Will shouted as they rushed forward.
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Woo. :3 Chapter, um ten now? I think there will be a few more before I end it. I may do a sequel, but I really want to work on this other story now too! So, vote in my poll!
