Chapter 25: Falco's Lessons & Nigel's Plan
Later that evening, after getting a good meal in her and some rest, Hay Lin was standing on one of the training grounds with Falco. Both were holding wooden swords while Irma and Selece were sitting on the sidelines watching the training that was about to begin.
"So what is Falco going to teach Hay Lin?", Irma asked Selece.
"The basic of fighting in the air.", Selece answered. "As well as a few moves if there's enough time."
"This should be interesting.", Irma said hoping for the best.
"Now let's start with the basics.", Falco said as he took to the sky with Hay Lin following him. "Now one benefit you might have over my cousin is that you have a bit more manuverability with your wings the way they are."
"What do you mean?", Hay Lin questioned.
"Unlike my kind, who have large wings, you have smaller wings that make you more flexible in the air.", Falco explained.
"Oh yeah!", Hay Lin said as she did a loop.
"Don't get to happy.", Falco said. "Remember. We Aveons have perfected this fighting style over the generations. So, Sorleen won't be going down so easy."
"Right.", Hay Lin said as she was ready to begin her training.
"Let us begin.", Falco said as he took a fighting stance.
And thus Hay Lin's basic training began. In another part of the palace grounds, John and Susan were walking around the Royal Garden as the moonlight shined down on them. Still amazed at all that has happened in the last few days, Susan found it nice to be spending time with a friend like John. Not to mention learning more about what her daughter does as a Guardian.
"This has been an interesting few days.", Susan said as she and John sat on a bench in the garden.
"I bet it has.", John said with a grin. "It's not everyday that you find out your daughter is a superhero."
"No, it isn't.", Susan said with a giggle. "And then there's Angelo. I never thought I'd see him again. Let alone find out that he's a king!"
"It was a lot to take in, believe me.", John said. "But I have to admit, he's done a lot for the Drakken Kingdom. And I couldn't be prouder."
"Not to pry, but is there someone special in your life?", Susan questioned with a small smile.
"Actually, yes.", John replied. "She's the daughter of Yan Lin. Her name is Jun. And she's a peice of work!", he said with a grin.
"That's great.", Susan said with a smile. "Does she know about all of this?"
"Yeah.", John said. "She was pretty shocked at first, but took it in stride. She's with family, in China, right now. But She'll be back in the States next week."
"I'm happy for you.", Susan said.
"So what about you?", John asked. "You find anybody new?"
"Not yet.", Susan said with a small smile. "It'll happen sooner or later. Heck! For all I know, Dean may come back to Heatherfield."
"You never know.", John said.
"But for now, I'm going to work on connecting more with Will.", Susan said. "I think it's something we both need right now."
"And on that I wish you luck, Susan.", John said.
"Thanks.", Susan said smiling. "I think I'll be needing it.", she said before they both busted out laughing.
Elsewhere, Angelo and Will were in his chambers enjoying some alone time together. Angelo was dressed in a pair of green sleeping pants with a white tank top and Will was dressed in a white thin strapped night gown that went down to just below her knees. Will was snuggled up to to Angelo on the couch that was sitting in front of the fireplace that was there. Angelo had a blanket covering them to keep them warmer as he had an arm wrapped around Will as she was resting her head on his shoulder.
"You know, a girl can get use to evenings like this.", Will said with a smile as she snuggled up closer to Angelo. "Sitting in front of a fireplace enjoying her time with her boyfriend as he holds her close. It's almost to good to be true."
"Well, someone's enjoying themselves.", Angelo said with a grin.
"Hey! After all I've been through, since I became a Guardian, it feels good to enjoy my time on another world.", Will said with a smirk. "And as an added bonus, I found out that you're alive and well."
"Not to mention that I'm the king of the Drakken Kingdom.", Angelo said as he intertwine his free hand with Will's hand.
"And that we ended up getting together.", Will said with a smile as she gently placed her hand against his cheek smiling which made him smile before they shared a kiss. "Which I might add was something I didn't see coming."
"And that's a bad thing?", Angelo said smiling.
"I never said it was.", Will said with a smile as she got closer to Angelo and gave him a kiss that he returned.
They then stared into each others' eyes smiling before they went back to enjoying their time alone as they calmly stared into the fire in the fireplace. As for Hay Lin, Falco had taught her all that he could with the time given to him. Feeling tired, Hay Lin thanked Falco for all that he did for her and she along with Irma headed back to her quarters. But once at the door to her room, Taranee, Nigel, Eric, Cornelia, Caleb, Matt, and Elyon came walking up to them.
"There you guys are.", Taranee said before getting a good look at Hay Lin. "What happened to you?"
"I just got a crash course in Aveon combat.", Hay lin said before yawning. "And now, I'm off to get some much needed sleep. Good night everybody!"
"Well, before you hit the sack, I may have a way for you to beat Sorleen tomorrow.", Nigel said getting Hay Lin's attention.
"Really?", Hay Lin said as her ears perked up a bit.
"Well, that or give her a good run for her money.", Nigel said.
"So what's the plan?", Irma asked.
"We need to talk somewhere more private.", Nigel said.
"Let's go into my room.", Hay Lin said as she opened the door to her room.
Once in the room, Hay Lin sat on her bed with Irma sitting next to her as Nigel began to explain his plan. Needless to say everyone was surprise once they heard it all.
"That's a nice plan and all, but what if we get caught?", Irma questioned.
"Well, he was asked to train Hay Lin right?", Cornelia questioned. "So it'll be like training Hay Lin still."
"I don't know guys.", Taranee replied. "He may not want to go along with it."
"Then we just have to convince him to help us.", Irma said with a smirk.
"Actually, I can just read his mind without him knowing and give Hay Lin the info she needs to win.", Elyon said getting a small smile out of Hay Lin.
"It's still not right.", Eric said. "No matter how you put it, it's still not right."
"Dude!", Nigel said in protest.
"I'm sorry, Nigel. But your plan has Hay Lin cheating to win.", Eric said. "And it isn't right!"
"I'm sorry, but who's side are you on?", Irma questioned as she stepped up to Eric. "Hay Lin is your girlfriend! You should be on her side! Not the enemy's side!", she said while poking him in his chest with her finger.
"That's just it, Lair!", Eric said making Irma jump back a bit. "Sorleen isn't an enemy! She's a friend! And if you all go through with this, and get caught, it could really mess up the alliance!"
"He has a point.", Caleb said. "They'll think that King Angelo is playing favorites and may leave the alliance."
"But we're the Guardians!", Cornelia said. "We can't just go and get our butts kicked after all we've been through."
"Cornelia's right!", Irma said. "If Hay-Hay loses this Skyan's Challenge tomorrow, the people may see us as weak and that may weaken the alliance. So, I say we go through with Nigel's plan."
"I don't know.", Taranee said. "I mean Hay Lin only knows the basics of Skyan caombat. If she were to go and beat Sorleen, questions will be asked."
"Not if Irma use her mind control powers to have Falco say he taught her a few moves to use.", Matt replied.
"That could work.", Elyon said.
After hearing that, Eric headed for the door to Hay Lin's room not looking to happy.
"Eric?", Hay Lin questioned.
"I don't like this, Hay Lin.", Eric said facing the door. "You're suppose to be a Guardian. And from what I was told by the ones that came before you, you all were taught to do the right thing. But right now, it looks like you all are willing to do anything to win just to save face. Caleb and Taranee are the only ones questioning this, besides me. And right now, I don't want to be around the rest of you!", he said before leaving the room and slamming the door behind him.
Hearing all of that surprised everyone there. They all knew Eric to be a nice guy who didn't let things get to him much. But the Eric they just saw was a whole different person.
"He didn't even look at me.", Hay Lin said sadly as she hung her head down.
"Don't worry about him, Hay Lin.", Irma said as she sat next to Hay Lin and put an arm around her. "He may be mad now, but he'll come around."
"Until then, we have to get this done right.", Nigel said.
Taranee and Caleb looked at each other and shook their heads not liking where this was going. But what none of them knew was that someone knew of their plan. Which brings us to Angelo and Will who are still in Angelo's chambers.
"So, that's their plan, huh?", Angelo questioned after he and Will were told about it.
"Yes.", Allaya said as her tail moved from side to side a bit. "That was all I was able to hear from the door before Sir Eric left under protest."
"You've got to be kidding me!", Will said shocked by what her friends were planning.
"Thank you, Allaya.", Angelo said. "Please say nothing about this to anybody. I'll be taking care of this problem personally."
"This should be fun.", Allaya said with a smirk before leaving the room.
"I still can't believe that they would think about doing something like that!", Will said as she was still sitting in the couch she and Angelo were sitting in earlier. "I'm going to stop them before they get caught!", she said a she was about to stand up.
"Now, now.", Angelo said as he stopped her and had her sit back down. "Leave them to me. I already know what I'm going to do."
"Really?", Will questioned.
"Yes. Really.", Angelo said as he sat on on the couch with Will. "And it's going to be good."
"What are you up to?", she questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Nothing bad.", Angelo said as he got up and put some more wood in the fireplace. "I'm jutst going to make sure that the Skyan's Challenge is a fair one.", he said as he sat back on the couch with Will. "But for now, where were we?"
"Let's see. I believe we were right... about... here.", Will said as she snuggled up to Angelo as he grabbed the blanket and placed it over them as the fire in ther fireplace began to pick up.
The two looked into each others eyes and smiled before they shared a kiss. But back in the both of their minds they knew that tomorrow was going to be an interesting day.
A very interesting day in deed.
A/N: Well, while John and Susan were getting together and Angelo and Will were enjoying some alone time together, Nigel and the others were planning on how to help Hay Lin win her fight against Sorleen in the Skyan's Challenge. Taranee and Caleb are against it, and Eric simply walked out on them all. Looks like there may be trouble with Hay Lin and Eric's relationship. Only time will tell.
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