Okay, here's part two! Whoa these both took a long time to write. I hope it was worth it.
Chapter 20: A Real Tragedy Part Two
Still Irma's POV
"I, I think I'm starting to get what's going on, and how to get out of this mess." Will replied quickly. She closed her eyes and started muttering things under her breath. Irma raised her eyebrows at Will.
"So, are you going to tell us before Evil Will tries to kill us, or are you saving that bit as a surprise?"
"Irma! That's so not funny!" Cornelia yelled. Irma just shrugged and Taranee motioned for Will to continue.
"I remember what we all talked about yesterday." She started. "And I'm starting to think that it's right, it makes perfect sense!"
"And, what exactly is it that we said?" Hay Lin asked her.
"Well, everything. We each brought up good points. So if we are in this, Dream Catcher, what would it mean? Cornelia suggested that it captured dreams. Taranee was thinking that what happened before was real and that we might be in a dream right now. Think of it, we just find out about the Evil Guardians and Phobos, and then we get into the Dream Catcher and we all supposevily wake up and a bunch of bad stuff starts happening to us."
"But like I said before, how do we know if we are dreaming or in a dream right now, or if what happened before we woke up was a dream?" Hay Lin asked confusingly.
"Wait a second!" Taranee yelled getting excited again. "The stuff that happened before the Dream Catcher couldn't have been a dream! We went to Candracar! We learned about the Evil Guardians, Phobos, and about our powers and the universes. We knew that Cornelia and Elyon had been captured by Phobos! We fought the Evil Guardians before they led us into the Dream Catcher! They could have led us into a trap!"
"The nightmare that has already started…you can't escape." Will whispered thoughtfully.
"Hmm…guys. They led us into this dream world where bad things are happening, that's the only thing that makes sense! Come on. Haven't all of you felt frustrated? Hurt? Scared at having…our fears come true?" Will's voice went off and they all looked at each other. Irma started to finally understand where everyone was going with this.
"I was so scared after me being stuck in my Guardian form last time." Irma admitted. "I didn't know what was going on and I didn't like the feeling of having no powers. I was afraid of what might happen and how everybody would react if I had done it again."
"But you did it this time to save us." Taranee said encouragingly. "We wouldn't be mad at you, Irma." Irma just looked down at herself and shrugged again. She then looked up at Hay Lin.
"Well," she started. "After Grandma passed away, I came a little closer to home more. I was trying to cling onto her memories and all the memories and good smells at the Silver Dragon. I kept thinking of how horrible it would be if it was taken away from me…" Hay Lin looked and turned to Cornelia who kept her head down low. Irma wasn't sure that she was going to even talk until she heard a low grumbling noise as Cornelia cleared her throat.
"Well, mine was pretty obvious." She said softly not lifting her head as she spoke. "You all know that…that happening to Caleb is what I was afraid of, and why I did…" she stopped talking and kept staring at her hands which started to shake. Then she just whispered, "It's not easy to lose someone, huh Will?" Irma turned her head to see Will looking up with a frown on her face.
"No, it isn't. I only told Taranee about me being afraid that something might have happened to my mom. And what was worse, it was our Guardian selves that caused it to happen, it was me being too secretive to her that made her follow me. That's why I kept feeling that everything was my fault, along with not following the warnings Evil Will gave me which caused all of this. I know I know!" Will said looking at the girls who were about to start arguing with her. "Ok, I did the right thing then by not giving her the Heart, but what was the price we had to pay?" Everybody turned to Taranee who looked straight at each of the girls.
"I didn't have to suffer something directly frightening like you guys, my fears lately have already mostly happened."
"And?" Irma said mockingly.
"I was afraid that we were going to keep fighting and our powers would get taken away." She told them stonily. "And that has mostly come true." Irma gulped and thought about all the arguing and yelling that had been taking place lately. Irma felt really guilty. So, all of their fears were coming true?
"So, we feel weak and scared from our fears coming true and even more bad stuff happening. Wouldn't that be what Phobos wants, wouldn't that be his plan? It would be just like them to try and make us weak and powerless from this nightmare, a perfect way to get the Heart of Candracar!" Will exclaimed.
A clapping sound was heard from outside the cell. The Guardians all turned around slowly. Evil Will was standing outside of the cell bars clapping unenthusiastically.
"See, I told Phobos that you girls would figure it out. You aren't exactly stupid, especially since I think the same way, our minds work the same way you know. I personally wouldn't waste any time being noble though, such a pitiful character that would make. Well, I think I should tell you girls that visiting hours are over, Will." She said slyly. "I think that it's time you face up to your real fear."
Irma screamed as Will disappeared from her side and appeared in Evil Will's arms. Will looked petrified and was trying to get out of her grasp. Evil Will had a tight hold on Will's hands and smiled. Cornelia had finally gotten up and went beside Irma as she glared angrily at Evil Will. This was about to get very ugly.
"Give me the Heart of Candrcar now!" She said into Will's ear. "Or what happened in your dream will come true. I will kill each of them, one by one!" Evil Will gathered a fistful of magic and sent it shooting towards Cornelia and Hay Lin. They both screamed and ducked right in time as the ball of energy flew past their heads and out of the window.
"NO!" Will yelled. She struggled even more now. "Let me go! Leave them alone!"
Evil Will sent another zap of energy at Irma. She felt it lash her back and there was pain crawling upward toward her head.
"Ah!" gasped Irma as she fell down onto the cell floor, writhing with pain.
"Irma!" Taranee screamed as she bent down to help her fallen friend. Evil Will sent another blast to Cornelia who got grazed in the shoulder. She spun around and fell on the ground behind a bed and out of sight.
"STOP! PLEASE!" Will screamed. Irma moved her head to the side. Taranee's face was near hers and she was saying that she would be all right.
"It's kind of a burn." She whispered. "It will hurt but stay strong Irma, you're the only real Guardian at the moment." She whispered. Irma felt soothed by her words. She was right. She had to stay strong. A Guardian had never quit because of a little pain, and she was not going to be the first one to! Irma took a deep breath and pushed herself off of the ground with excruciating pain coursing through her. It died down though and Irma could breathe normally. It's not that bad, Irma thought. Then she looked back at Evil Will holding a shaking Will. Or, maybe it is.
"Hmm, Taranee right? She was the friend that you felt so confident in that you could tell her about everything, am I right?" Evil Will asked while looking straight at Will. Will started fuming as she tried to get out of Evil Will's clutches. She just laughed.
"No, we can't have that now can we? Since you wouldn't even admit it, I guess she won't ever know that she was your best friend before she dies. Good bye fire Guardian."
"Oh!" Hay Lin yelled. Irma rolled over out of the way as Hay Lin dived for Taranee and they went crashing into the bed.
"Oof!" Went Taranee before she flipped over the bed and landed next to Cornelia. Hay Lin was shaking her head dizzily.
"Hey! You burnt my hair! Oh now you're gonna, ahh!" Hay Lin screamed. Evil Will cast some more magic which sent Hay Lin flying through the air. She crashed into the wall and landed with a small thump.
"Aw, oh." Hay Lin moaned. That was good news for Irma who breathed out deeply again. They had to stop this before one of them really was killed. Eyeing her back Irma squinted her eyes with pain. And there were some near misses.
"Hay Lin!" Will shouted. "Stop it! Now!"
"You know what to do! I could easily have gotten rid of them permanently, and I still can! For the last time, GIVE ME THE HEART OF CANDRACAR!"
Will bit her lip and looked at each of her friends. Cornelia and Taranee were hurt behind the bed, Hay Lin had the wind knocked out of her, and Irma was pained beyond belief.
"Okay, you win." She whispered.
"No!" Irma shouted. "Will you can't!"
"I know Irma." She said sadly. "I have to." Irma shook her head. Did she truly see what she just saw? She could swear that Will had a small smile flicker across her face. She was the leader of the Guardians of the Veil, she wouldn't give up her Heart, and she wouldn't give up on us either, Irma thought. Will said in that look to trust her. They always had. And they always will.
"Well, it looks like somebody has come to her senses." Evil Will said with a grin. "Wait, I know that you really wouldn't give up the Heart."
"Then why do you keep trying? If you really think that trying to kill one of my friends was more important to me, then you're right." Will said angrily. "I just want you to know that I'll be taking it back." She added in the same sly voice. "I am it's keeper after all."
Evil Will relaxed her grip and Will released her hand and let it fly up toward the ceiling. Her hair flew up and her head fell back as the Heart of Candracar rose in her hands.
"At last." Evil Will said eagerly. Her hand reached up to grab the Heart. Everything was still and silent, a hollow feeling spread through Irma's chest.
"Ahh!" Evil Will cried. She was blasted off her feet and landed on the bars.
"Double crosser." She whispered before she fell to the floor and lied still. Will wasted no time at all. Five teardrops were separating in the Heart of Candracar. A fiery orange and earthy green were sent to Cornelia and Taranee beside the bed and started transforming the girls into beautiful Guardians. An airy silver teardrop went over and clouded Hay Lin and a pink one was sent to Will as she curled in her bubble. Irma's eyes were shining when her ocean blue tear came up to her and started swirling around her body. The ache in her back lessened until it was gone. She felt a little more power return to her, but she knew it wasn't enough. She missed having her full powers, she missed having the upper hand in fights instead of being toyed with by fears, but most of all, she missed fighting with her friends. And she truly wanted everyone to know that…
"Come on! We don't have much time before she might wake up!" Will said frantically.
"So, how would we keep her nose out of our business?" Taranee asked looking down at Evil Will disgustedly.
"Let me take care of that." Cornelia said. She closed her eyes and raised her arms before her. Thin ropey vines came out of the ground, but Cornelia staggered backward before they could wrap around Evil Will's body.
"Whoa! I really don't like this." Cornelia whined, rubbing her forehead and scrunching up her eyes.
"We don't have time to worry about that Corny!" Irma cried out. Her and Taranee wrapped and pulled the vines around Evil Will tightly. "Come on!"
"Irma!"
"Stop!" Hay Lin said annoyingly. Will found some keys outside of the cell and unlocked the bar gate. They walked out while dragging Evil Will outside into the sunny day and grassy areas surrounding the parking lots outside the police station of Heatherfield.
"But what will we-oh my!" Taranee said as her voice faltered and her mouth dropped open.
"Who are they?"
"They are strange looking. They're not human!"
"Look! They've got wings! See, see?"
"They look kind of familiar…"
"Oh no." Will whispered with her eyes opened wide. "We've been found out."
"Well they should look familiar! Their names are Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin. You might know them!" Evil Will cried out. Irma made to shut her up if it weren't for the sudden outburst of noise.
"Irma? Not my girl!" her father cried in disbelief.
"That can't be my sister! She's too pretty." Lilian said to the crowd.
"Watch it Lilian!" Cornelia shouted angrily before she could stop herself. The whole crowd gasped and started muttering.
"Good going Cornelia." Irma whispered out of the corner of her mouth. "Just really show that you are her sister."
"It's a habit." Cornelia whispered back. Cornelia sounded scared. You always knew that something really was wrong when Cornelia let her guard down.
"Will?" Matt asked looking baffled.
"Look at them! They have magic! They've used it against me! Do you really want freaks walking among you?" she screamed again.
"Shut up!" Taranee yelled and orange magic tingled between her fingers.
"Ah! Did you see that?"
"They do have magic!"
"Magic is real? That is so totally out there."
"Talk about freaks."
"Freaks, freaks, freaks." A teenage boy started getting the crowd chanting.
"They're witches!"
"No!" Will cried out. "You don't understand! We're not bad!"
"Well, they are always so nice at school." One girl replied.
"They are on the same side as monsters!" Evil Will shouted one more time wriggling in her binds. "They are here to hurt all of you!"
"We've got to protect our families!" and older woman cried out.
"Get them!"
"Run!" Irma cried.
"No!" Hay Lin said. "Fly!" she lifted them up in the air and they were moved far away from the crowd. They landed near some trees and only breathed when they were completely covered.
"Change us back Will!" Cornelia shouted.
"I'm going!" she said shakenly. She closed her fist and then opened it again with the Heart of Candracar floating above her palm. Irma was really scared.
"Great! Can anything worse happen? All because of Evil Will!" she yelled.
"Actually, you have made it that way yourself." The girls snapped their bodies around where a wolf-like woman was standing before them.
"Wait." Hay Lin said. "We know you, you are from Candracar right?"
"Yes, and I have come to Heatherfield to take your powers away." Everyone was silent.
"Wh, what?" Irma said baffled.
"You heard me Guardian. You have abused your powers. You have let an entire city know your identities. You foolish girls were the ones who kept fighting and arguing with each other until you lost your powers to the Evil Guardians. Then they went and released Cedric and Phobos. No more, the council can't deal with anymore mistakes. I am so sorry. You are not the Guardians of the Veil anymore."
Irma was shocked. She didn't look sad at all. In fact, she looked positively delighted. They had just gotten their powers! They couldn't lose them! Not after all they had been through, what about all the good they had done? It was a part of them now, she couldn't take away Irma's water! Irma was sure that the other girls were feeling the same way about fire, earth, air, and the Heart of Candracar. To take them away would be like taking away their souls. They couldn't let that happen! But if the Oracle had chosen it, what could they do...
"For months, we have delt with your nonsense, and now, you girls won't be a problem anymore. Now Will, it's time to give up the Heart of Candracar."
"But-uhh!" Will cried. Luba forced her to her knees and a brilliant pink light was vibrating all around them. Will's arm was out with the Heart still floating above it. The Heart was moving slowly toward Luba's hand.
"Wait! Ow! Stop!" Will pleaded. Her eyes were scrunched up in pain as the Heart moved away from her. Will started screaming with pain.
"Will!" Taranee screamed. The Heart shot into Luba's hand and Will fell to the ground. Irma ran with the others to Will's side and tried to wake her up.
"Come on!" Cornelia yelled. "Don't do this to us Will!" Luba was staring at her hand with amazement and admiration. Irma didn't care, as long as Will was-
"Oh!" Will cried out in pain. She opened her eyes and Hay Lin lifted her head into her lap. "It hurts! Ah!"
Irma spun around on her knees to see Luba smiling with a huge smile. What is she doing, Irma asked herself with confusement. But what is she-
Irma gasped with rage and surprise. Everyone else did the same.
"No!" Will croaked. She started to get up before falling back down. "No! Don't let her!"
They were all looking up at Evil Will's face. Luba's body was shimmering away to be replaced with her regular black tights, skirt, and bell-sleeved midriff bearing top. She had the biggest, most evil smile on her face that Irma had ever seen. And she was holding the Heart of Candracar.
"At last, after all these years, after these past few months of planning it, I've got it! I have the Heart of Candracar!" she screamed. She looked down at the girls who were trying to help Will up. Will was glaring at her.
"You don't have it! You can't! I will get it back." she muttered loudly.
"Well I hope you liked that little magic trick I just pulled. Now if you don't mind, I have a universe to rule!" she yelled. "With my ultimate power!" she raised the Heart of Candracar in her hand and felt a rush of magic. She kept swirling around until she was about to be gone.
"No!" Will screamed she started running weakly up to her.
"Good bye Guardians." And with that, she was gone.
Irma didn't feel her power within her anymore.
They were stuck here, without a way out.
The emptiness was spreading through each of them, they felt numb with shock and weakness.
They had lost.
The Heart of Candracar was gone.
Go ahead and get mad at me! Try not to get mad at what I wrote, but about me probably not being able to update for around a week. I would really like reviews after all I just went through! That was one biggie to write! See ya til next time!