Tolly: oops, forgot disclaimer…I own Emily and Salom, that's it! Well, actually, Salom belongs to Karin Starsen, but seeing as she never got around to writing this…
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Emily had gasped when the Heart emerged from the red-haired girl's palm, but then her powers had kicked in. Her limbs lengthened, and she became strong, graceful. Without looking, she knew her clothes had changed. She now wore a turquoise skirt with a diagonal hem and a zigzag waistline that matched the hem on her purple one-strapped top. Her hands were covered by one purple, one turquoise elbow-length glove and her legs by striped tights and small purple boots. She felt her untidy hair take on a life of its own as wings sprouted from her back.
Once she had transformed, she looked over at Salom and saw the long-sleeved top and short skirt of her friend's magical self. Salom's gray eyes were fixed on the five other girls. Emily followed her gaze and gaped in utter disbelief. The other girls were transformed, too!
The girls stared at each other for a while. It was the brunette, Irma, who broke the stunned silence.
"Well, um, what now?"
"I take it you're the Guardians of the Veil?" asked Salom.
"Who wants to know?" asked Cornelia threateningly. She looked over at Salom. "And why is she not in color?"
"Corny," said Irma. "Chill."
"We should probably explain ourselves, huh?" said Emily. The Guardians nodded. "See, we're human, but we were raised in Metamoor. Don't ask why. It's got something to do with the whole ultimate universal plan, or something. Anyway, a couple weeks ago, Salom and I both had this weird dream. This old woman told us about this mystical Veil and how it was weak and about the Guardians, that is, you guys, and…"
"The old woman was my grandmother! I'll bet you anything!" said Hay Lin excitedly.
"Whoever it was," continued Emily. "She said that five on the Earth side of the Veil wasn't enough, that they needed someone whose home was Metamoor to help guard the Veil. Guess she meant us. She told us to come here and find you."
"That doesn't explain her, though." said Cornelia, pointing at Salom.
"I'm getting there. Salom's always been a little, well, odd, and when she got her powers, her personality split in two."
"Thanks for putting it so bluntly, Em," said Salom, rolling her eyes.
"What is your power?" asked Will.
"Light," Salom said in a merry voice, then went normal. "And dark." Salom's outfit was different from the others in that she appeared to split in half. One side of her was all white with blonde hair, the other, black, with black hair. And she had striped tights, only with black and white stripes instead of purple and turquoise.
"And you?" Will turned back to Emily.
Emily grinned and held her hands in front of her, palms facing each other. "Electricity." she said, as small lightening bolts jumped between her hands. "That's one of the things I like about Earth. You guys have electronic things to play with."
"Like guitars, for instance?" said Cornelia, raising and eyebrow. Emily nodded happily.
"And still, no answer to my question of: what now?" said Irma.
"I'd ask you to stay for dinner, so we can talk more," said Emily. "But we don't have anything to eat."
"Then we'll go to my place." said Hay Lin. She glanced around at everyone, still in Guardian form. "Right after we change back, that is."
Almost immediately, they were all back to their normal selves, thanks to the assistance of the Heart of Candracar.
"Let's get going." said Hay Lin. She started to leave, and then said to Emily and Salom. "Hope you two like Chinese food."
Emily exchanged a confused look with Salom. "Um, what's Chinese food?"
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The Oracle smiled, looking at the image of the seven girls as they walked down the street.
"Two more Guardians?" asked Tibor. The Oracle could sense his puzzlement.
"In time, you will see why they are needed." said the Oracle. "For the time being, however, we wait. They are notyet trusted by the other Guardians. That must be overcome before they can truly help." He looked back at the image. The girl who controlled electricity was in one of her excited/curious moods. The water Guardian reached out to stop her from running into the road and got a small, but painful, electric shock for her troubles. The Oracle sighed, and waved his hand, making the image vanish. "Yes. We must wait a bit longer."
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Tolly: well? what do you think? go on, review!
