Disclaimer: Well, you know the drill by now so I won't bore you with one.
The only person I own is Durclan.
AN: As usual, thanks to those who reviewed. I'm glad to see some new reviewers as well. Glad you all like it. Now, so I don't confuse anyone, this chapter and probably some or most of the next will be about where Billy is.
AN: Also, these are thoughts and "these are spoken".
CHAPTER 14
Billy looked around. There was a wall behind him that had a door in it. Apparently it led to the inside of a house. He was lying on a bed and the girl was sitting next to him. What the hell happened?
The girl smiled as put a hand on his shoulder. "Do not worry Billy, you will be back in your apartment in time for bed." She pushed a strand of hair out of her eyes. "You know me but you've never met me. The same goes for my brother."
A boy, looking exactly like a younger version of himself stepped out of the door and walked over to them. As he helped Billy sit up, he smiled. "Hi Billy, welcome to the Realm of the Guardians."
Billy was shocked at how similar the boy looked to the girl, even if their eyes were different colors. "The Realm of the Guardians? Are you two.?" He trailed off as it suddenly hit him that they weren't alive. "I'm not." He just couldn't be dead!
The girl and boy laughed. "You are very much alive Billy. Your body is in an unconscious sleep while you are here." The boy sat down on the other side of him and looked him straight in the eye. "You know deep down who we are."
Billy felt his eyes starting to tear up. It's them! "James? Kaytee?" As they nodded, his tears began to fall. Their arms went around him and he looked up at them. "Why am I here?"
"Perhaps I can answer that one my little dove." Billy turned towards the door the boy had come out of and immediately stood up. A woman stepped out of the door and walked over to him.
Billy immediately gave her a hug. "Mommy?" God I missed her! He closed his eyes as the tears kept falling. He didn't even notice the girl who had followed his mom out of the house and was now standing beside them.
Billy pulled away as his mother began to speak. "Yes, Billy, It is me. I know you watched Adam's past. I want you to meet his twin sister Adrian." She held her hand out to the girl who was watching them silently and motioned her to come over.
Billy held out his hand. "Nice to meet you Adrian." As she shook his hand, she pulled Billy closer and gave him a hug as tears started to fall from her own eyes. "Are you okay?"
Adrian pulled away and smiled. "Yeah, I'm okay. When you get back to Earth, give a hug to the Birds for me and tell them I love them. I'll have something else for you to give Ori as well."
"Sure thing." Billy looked around them. What he saw amazed him. He stared at what he assumed to be the sky. A pale purple sky with light blue clouds? This is just like a fairy tale! "So how and why am I here?"
"Annie, I will let you three explain it to him. I have to go watch over Adam and the others. They just got out of school." She smiled at Billy and turned towards what looked like a watchtower. "I'll see you later Billy."
Billy nodded as he continued to look around. Wow, this place is really beautiful. There were pale pink trees with blue leaves and white berries. There were red and green flowers growing in the golden yellow grass. "Mom, this place is so beautiful!"
"Billy, this Realm was made from the fantasies and dreams of past ninjetti warriors. A man named Durclan brought you here. If you come with us, he will explain everything." Annie turned towards what looked like a forest.
Billy couldn't help but be scared. Who is Durclan? "Where are we going?"
"We are taking you to Durclan. He personally chose us to be guardians. Mom carried the only being that would fit the prophecy and he had to ensure that that being would survive to fulfill the prophecy." James watched his brother closely. He seems to be taking this well so far.
Kaytee patted Billy's arm. "Don't worry big brother, you have a long and wonderful life ahead of you. You don't need to be scared." She grabbed a small branch off a nearby tree and gave it to him.
"What's this for?" Billy looked at the pink branch with the blue leaves and white berries. Wow, I wish I could have a picture or something to show the gang. He continued to follow his mother and the twins.
"Billy, you can take that with you if you want. I just want to tell you that you can come back any time if you choose." Annie turned to her son. "We must leave you now."
Billy frowned. I actually get to see them and now they are leaving me again? This isn't fair! "Will I see you again before I leave here?"
The three guardians laughed. "Of course you will. Kaytee, James, and I will be right here when Durclan is done with you." Annie saw her eldest son smile.
Billy smiled slightly. "I can't wait then." He turned to the tree house in the opening before them. "Here goes nothing." He started to climb the steps around the tree that led to the door.
Annie held her children's hands as they watched Billy climb towards his destiny. As he paused at the last turn and looked down at them, she smiled. I am proud of you William. Your destiny awaits you at the top. It's your decision to make and the guardians will stay with you no matter what.
Billy smiled as he heard his mother's thoughts. I'll make you happy and even more proud mom. I'd do anything for you, dad, the twins, and my friends. He took the last ten steps as quickly as possible. With his family out of his sight, he turned towards the door to the tree house and gasped.
The doors to the enormous tree house were made out of what appeared to be titanium. There were pictures of many different animals on the door, with a huge wolf in the very center. The gold door handles were his eyes. The animals were all made of gold, except for the wolf, which had a silverish blue tint to it.
Billy took a deep breath and brought his hand up to knock. Before he could touch the door, his hand glowed in a blue light and the doors opened. What in the world?
As the doors parted, a bright white light blinded him and a man's voice called him to enter. He walked through the doorway and let them close behind him. As the bright light faded, a familiar figure stepped up to him.
"Welcome William, I have been expecting you. I am Durclan." The man remained where he was as Billy stared at him in shock.
Billy stared at the figure before him and gasped. "Y-you're Durclan? I thought you were in another dimension!" I can't believe this!
Durclan laughed and took off his helmet. "I had that dimension made so I could make sure you and your friends were the ones that were prophesized about."
AN: As usual, thanks to those who reviewed. I'm glad to see some new reviewers as well. Glad you all like it. Now, so I don't confuse anyone, this chapter and probably some or most of the next will be about where Billy is.
AN: Also, these are thoughts and "these are spoken".
CHAPTER 14
Billy looked around. There was a wall behind him that had a door in it. Apparently it led to the inside of a house. He was lying on a bed and the girl was sitting next to him. What the hell happened?
The girl smiled as put a hand on his shoulder. "Do not worry Billy, you will be back in your apartment in time for bed." She pushed a strand of hair out of her eyes. "You know me but you've never met me. The same goes for my brother."
A boy, looking exactly like a younger version of himself stepped out of the door and walked over to them. As he helped Billy sit up, he smiled. "Hi Billy, welcome to the Realm of the Guardians."
Billy was shocked at how similar the boy looked to the girl, even if their eyes were different colors. "The Realm of the Guardians? Are you two.?" He trailed off as it suddenly hit him that they weren't alive. "I'm not." He just couldn't be dead!
The girl and boy laughed. "You are very much alive Billy. Your body is in an unconscious sleep while you are here." The boy sat down on the other side of him and looked him straight in the eye. "You know deep down who we are."
Billy felt his eyes starting to tear up. It's them! "James? Kaytee?" As they nodded, his tears began to fall. Their arms went around him and he looked up at them. "Why am I here?"
"Perhaps I can answer that one my little dove." Billy turned towards the door the boy had come out of and immediately stood up. A woman stepped out of the door and walked over to him.
Billy immediately gave her a hug. "Mommy?" God I missed her! He closed his eyes as the tears kept falling. He didn't even notice the girl who had followed his mom out of the house and was now standing beside them.
Billy pulled away as his mother began to speak. "Yes, Billy, It is me. I know you watched Adam's past. I want you to meet his twin sister Adrian." She held her hand out to the girl who was watching them silently and motioned her to come over.
Billy held out his hand. "Nice to meet you Adrian." As she shook his hand, she pulled Billy closer and gave him a hug as tears started to fall from her own eyes. "Are you okay?"
Adrian pulled away and smiled. "Yeah, I'm okay. When you get back to Earth, give a hug to the Birds for me and tell them I love them. I'll have something else for you to give Ori as well."
"Sure thing." Billy looked around them. What he saw amazed him. He stared at what he assumed to be the sky. A pale purple sky with light blue clouds? This is just like a fairy tale! "So how and why am I here?"
"Annie, I will let you three explain it to him. I have to go watch over Adam and the others. They just got out of school." She smiled at Billy and turned towards what looked like a watchtower. "I'll see you later Billy."
Billy nodded as he continued to look around. Wow, this place is really beautiful. There were pale pink trees with blue leaves and white berries. There were red and green flowers growing in the golden yellow grass. "Mom, this place is so beautiful!"
"Billy, this Realm was made from the fantasies and dreams of past ninjetti warriors. A man named Durclan brought you here. If you come with us, he will explain everything." Annie turned towards what looked like a forest.
Billy couldn't help but be scared. Who is Durclan? "Where are we going?"
"We are taking you to Durclan. He personally chose us to be guardians. Mom carried the only being that would fit the prophecy and he had to ensure that that being would survive to fulfill the prophecy." James watched his brother closely. He seems to be taking this well so far.
Kaytee patted Billy's arm. "Don't worry big brother, you have a long and wonderful life ahead of you. You don't need to be scared." She grabbed a small branch off a nearby tree and gave it to him.
"What's this for?" Billy looked at the pink branch with the blue leaves and white berries. Wow, I wish I could have a picture or something to show the gang. He continued to follow his mother and the twins.
"Billy, you can take that with you if you want. I just want to tell you that you can come back any time if you choose." Annie turned to her son. "We must leave you now."
Billy frowned. I actually get to see them and now they are leaving me again? This isn't fair! "Will I see you again before I leave here?"
The three guardians laughed. "Of course you will. Kaytee, James, and I will be right here when Durclan is done with you." Annie saw her eldest son smile.
Billy smiled slightly. "I can't wait then." He turned to the tree house in the opening before them. "Here goes nothing." He started to climb the steps around the tree that led to the door.
Annie held her children's hands as they watched Billy climb towards his destiny. As he paused at the last turn and looked down at them, she smiled. I am proud of you William. Your destiny awaits you at the top. It's your decision to make and the guardians will stay with you no matter what.
Billy smiled as he heard his mother's thoughts. I'll make you happy and even more proud mom. I'd do anything for you, dad, the twins, and my friends. He took the last ten steps as quickly as possible. With his family out of his sight, he turned towards the door to the tree house and gasped.
The doors to the enormous tree house were made out of what appeared to be titanium. There were pictures of many different animals on the door, with a huge wolf in the very center. The gold door handles were his eyes. The animals were all made of gold, except for the wolf, which had a silverish blue tint to it.
Billy took a deep breath and brought his hand up to knock. Before he could touch the door, his hand glowed in a blue light and the doors opened. What in the world?
As the doors parted, a bright white light blinded him and a man's voice called him to enter. He walked through the doorway and let them close behind him. As the bright light faded, a familiar figure stepped up to him.
"Welcome William, I have been expecting you. I am Durclan." The man remained where he was as Billy stared at him in shock.
Billy stared at the figure before him and gasped. "Y-you're Durclan? I thought you were in another dimension!" I can't believe this!
Durclan laughed and took off his helmet. "I had that dimension made so I could make sure you and your friends were the ones that were prophesized about."