W.I.T.C.H. fan: Yo, what's up guys. So sorry about the long wait, but I've been busy with homework after school stuff, writer's block and the occasional laziness. But I'm back and ready to rock, so enjoy the newest chapter!

Chapter 28

Yan Lin put a hand to head trying to stop the headache that was coming on. She had always feared that this day would come. When Yan Lin had figured out that her granddaughter and the other guardians had left behind astral drops she had come to the conclusion that something had happened and that they would be back soon. After a few hours she had gotten worried and had folded to Meridian in hopes of finding them there. To her horror she had learned that the guardians and Elyon had been transported through the talisman she had thought was safely hidden.

"Yan Lin, are you alright?" Kadma said, shaking the former air guardian out of her reminiscing.

"I'm worried about the guardians," Yan Lin answered truthfully.

She, Kadma, Halinor, and Cassidy were currently in Meridian making sure everything was ready for the planned invasion.

Cassidy tossed her hair over her shoulder. "If Madara thinks he can use them for his own purposes, then he's as stupid as he was when we were in the leaf."

Halinor frowned. "You're forgetting that he has gotten stronger over the years Cassidy and we have little to no power left. It will be harder for us to face him this time."

"Yeah but once the girls see that Madara is the evil on we'll have no problem taking him down," Cassidy said with a smirk.

Yan Lin smiled a little. Cassidy was so much like Irma when it came to being cocky. She only hoped that that over-confidence wouldn't get Irma hurt.

As the women were conversing, Caleb walked into the room. "Everything's set and the army is ready to go."

"Good," Kadma said as she and her friends stood up. As they walked out the door, the rebel leader put his hand on Yan Lin's shoulder.

"Yan Lin, the men have been wondering how you, Kadma, Halinor, and Cassidy know about this Leaf Village," he said.

"Caleb, everything will be explained soon, but now we need to focus on bringing the guardians back safely," the woman replied.

Caleb looked a little disappointed at not having been given more info on the situation, but he nodded and followed Yan Lin to the courtyard, where the rest of the army was waiting. When they arrived Julian brought the book over to Kadma.

"If we had known this book was a talisman we would have asked for your assistance sooner," the older man said. "I only hope we aren't too late to save the queen and the guardians."

"You and everyone else," Cassidy replied.

"Are you all ready?" Kadma asked her friends.

When the former guardians nodded Kadma placed the book on a pedestal that had been placed in the center of the room. The remaining members of C.H.Y.K.N. placed a hand on the book and concentrated on sending the rest of their magic into it.

After a few seconds a fold appeared, but unlike the normal blue colored ones it was a light gold shade.

"Everyone hurry," Halinor said to the army. "The fold will stay open for only a few moments and we don't have any time to waste!"


In the Leaf Village Tsunade was going over her plans for the upcoming battle with Shizune when a ringing sound filled the room.

"What was that?" Shizune asked.

"I have no idea," the hokage replied. Then out of the corner of her eye she spotted a slight glow coming from her book shelf.

"No way!" She exclaimed jumping from her chair and running to the shelf grabbing the book. "This cannot be happening now of all times."

"Isn't that the talisman that the former guardians created years ago?" Her assistance asked, bewildered. "I thought it was destroyed when they left."

Tsunade sighed. "No Shizune, there's something I didn't tell you. Yan Lin and the others didn't create one they made two matching ones. One to get to this dimension and one to leave it. When it's twin is used the other starts pulsating like it is now."

Shizune's brow furrowed. "So…that means the former generation is coming."

"And I don't know whether that is a good thing or bad," Tsunade said, angrily cramming the book back where it belonged.

"Isn't it good? I mean if they're coming they could help is in the battle," Shizune said.

"You're forgetting that Hay Lin is Yan Lin granddaughter and who knows if Yan Lin hasn't changed over the years," Tsunade replied.

The younger woman sighed deeply. "Let me guess you want some sake?"

"You think?" the hokage said sarcastically.

As the assistant was about to leave a though struck her. "Milady?"

"What Shizune," Tsunade said sinking back into her chair with a frustrated sigh.

"When are you going to tell the Konoha twelve about the guardians?"

There was a pause as the Hokage thought about what Shizune had said. "I have a feeling they'll find out soon enough about that."


In the Akatsuki lair later that day, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, Hay Lin, and Elyon were gathered together in Taranee's room talking. Will and Madara had left for the leaf a few minutes ago and soon they would be on their way too.

"Guys, am I the only one who's terrified about this?" Elyon asked.

"No, I am too," Cornelia replied.

"Same," Taranee added.

Hay Lin was quiet as they talked. She was extremely nervous about the battle, but for different reasons then her friends.

The door suddenly swung open and Kisame walked into the room. "Time to go ladies."

Minutes later the guardians and the rest of the Akatsuki were traveling towards the leaf as quickly as they could.

Irma looked over her shoulder at the group and grimaced. "Is it just me or does it look like those guys don't have a clue about what is going on?" she asked Taranee in a whisper.

The fire guardian looked at the Akatsuki . All of them had dead faces and their eyes looked strangely blank.

"I don't know, but the weird thing is I can't read their minds," Taranee whispered back to Irma.

"Seriously?" the brunette asked in disbelief.

"Yeah it's like they don't even have minds," her friend replied.

Irma gulped. "I don't know about you, but this is kinda starting to freak me out a little."

A few feet in front of them, Hay Lin listened to their conversation with her strong hearing senses and swallowed her nervousness. 'Will I hope you're alright.'


Said keeper was currently with Madara just outside the Leaf Village boundaries. "Is everything in position?" she asked.

"Yes," Madara replied. "I just hope you and your friends follow through with your part."

Will frowned and gripped the heart a little tighter in her hand. The Uchiha's eyes gleamed for a moment as he looked at the amulet.

"There is one more thing that you need to do for the plan to be successful," he said slowly.

"What might that be?" the redhead asked.

"You must give me the heart."

Will's head snapped to face Madara. "Are you serious?"

"I will only require it for a few moments then I will give it back to you. You are not as familiar with the leaf as I am and trust me when I say that the Heart of Candracar is essential to this mission. I promise to return it to you afterwards," Madara said.

Brown eyes narrowed as the keeper thought over his words. Something wasn't right about this, Will just didn't know what.

The ancient Uchiha straightened a little. "My men and the other guardians are here. I can sense their chakra."

Suddenly loud booms filled the air and Will and Madara looked up to see that bombs were exploding around the village.

"What is going on? I gave no order to attack!" The Akatsuki leader cried angrily. "They've destroyed our element of surprise!"

"What should we do?" Will cried, seeing the ninja of the leaf realize what was going on.

"We have to attack!" Madara said.

As soon as the battle started, Will ran to find her friends. Some of the bombs were still going off and the smoke made her eyes water and made it difficult for her to see.

"Will over here!" Cornelia yelled.

"Guys what's going on!" the keeper demanded. "No one was supposed to start attacking!"

"No one did Will," Elyon said. "We were waiting for Madara's signal as plannned when those bombs just went off out of nowhere!"

"Somebody must've dropped them!" the redhead cried throwing her hands in the air.

"She's right someone did drop them," Irma said suddenly.

"Do you know who?" Taranee asked.

The water guardian frowned. "Yes and I'm pretty sure that that someone was invisible."

Her friends gave her confused looks, until they realized that one of them was missing.

"She wouldn't," Cornelia said her eyes wide.

"Oh yeah she would," Irma said.

Will clenched her jaw in anger. "What the heck was she thinking? Come on let's find her and get this over with!" she yelled, leaping into the air with her friends hot on her heels.


Nerissa could barely keep the sadistic smile off her face as she watched the battle unfold around her. Everything was going according to plan and soon the guardians' powers would be hers at long last. Her grin grew even more when she saw Naruto and Sasuke running towards the battle. If there was other thing Nerissa wanted aside from power it was to make Will suffer. She despised the young guardian more than anything else and fighting the boy she loved would break her for sure.

"Nerissa!" Tsunade yelled as she ran over.

"Tsunade do you have a plan?" She asked, feigning concern.

"I did, but that was shot down the minute those blasted bombs went off!" the Hokage growled. "Now Yan Lin, Halinor, and Kadma are coming which make matters worse than before."

Nerissa froze and her face paled drastically. "What?" she asked.

"The other half book talismans I had went off earlier today. I should have told you, but I didn't want to worry you. I'm just hoping Yan Lin and the others will be able to help," Tsunade said, before running off to see what else she could do to help her village.

The old guardian was frantic now. If the rest of the former guardians arrived during the battle, the plan she and Madara had so carefully constructed would be ruined.

'No! Not when I'm so close!' Nerissa thought as she ran through the village. She needed to find Madara and finish the guardians off once and for all.


Shikamaru had to fight back the urge to curse as he battled with the revived Akatsuki members. The young Nara was already in a really bad mood as it was and right now this was the last thing he wanted to deal with.

"That's it," Shikamaru growled. Using his shadow jutsu, he snapped the necks of his two opponents.

'I have to find Irma,' he thought. He had been thinking nonstop about what he had heard from Tsunade and the genius was one hundred percent sure that something was wrong and he was going to find out what that was.

"Shikamaru!" a familiar voice cried.

Turning around Shikamaru's eyes widened when he saw Hay Lin running toward him.

"Hay Lin what-" Before he could finish his sentence the girl grabbed him and dragged him to an area more secluded from the rest of the battle.

"Okay Shikamaru, I know what the situation is, but you need to listen to me," Hay Lin said.

That's when the pineapple haired teen got a good look at Hay Lin and he was rather freaked, not because of the pink and aqua colored clothes she wore, but because she had wings protruding out of her back.

"Are those actual wings?" he asked in shock.

The air guardian put her hand to her head in slight frustration. "Shikamaru I know you must be freaking out, everything will be explained later, but right now you absolutely have to listen to me. "

Shikamaru held up a hand. "First answer my question; are you, Irma, and the others in league with the Akatsuki."

"No," Hay Lin replied. "Madara only wants you to believe that we. I know everything that's been going on."

"So Irma isn't the enemy," Shikamaru said in relief.

The girl bit her lip. "That's where it gets complicated. Madara has Irma and the other convinced that the leaf was just using us for our powers. I couldn't tell them what I found out because our lives are riding on this. I knew you might have been the only one to guess something was wrong that's why I came to find you."

The boy went over her words and then quickly backtracked."Wait a minute did you just say powers? What powers? And what do you mean your lives are riding on this? Hay Lin what is going on!" He demanded.

"Before I tell you, you have to swear that you won't jump to conclusions or think that I'm totally nuts because what I'm going to tell you is the truth. Can I trust you?" Hay Lin asked looking the genius in front of her straight in the eye.

Shikamaru stared back at her, wondering if he was willing or not to hear what Hay Lin had to say. It was only when he realized that the leaf could be destroyed if he didn't, that he nodded. "You can trust me."

Hay Lin breathed a sigh of relief. "I knew I could. Here's what happened."

END OF CHAPTER

W.I.T.C.H fan:Okay I know you must all really hate me for the cliff hangers and the unanswered questions, but those will be answered in the next few chapters. I am also sad to say that there will only be a few more chapters until the conclusion of this story. So keep that in mind. I'll try to make these last few chapters as awesome as possible.