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lily'sturmoil-Nope no Phobos, but you won't find out until a later chapter
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Kaori-Angel-You will find out who hit her in later chapters, and that's all I can give away without ruining the plot, enjoy!
mave-Well here is the next chapter and I know Matt is a jerk, and I'm sorry for all the fans out there for that couple it just had to happen to work with my idea.
DayDreamer9-As I said above you will have to wait to find out who hit Will, and you will see on the friends part.
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Summery: Based a year from the show Will and the other Guardians of the Veil have started normal lives. But when Will falls into a portal she is into the future, alone without anything familiar and has to find a way back home before history repeats itself and something terrible happens.
Warning: Mild cursing, and AU since it differs from the books.
Disclaimer: I don't own W.I.T.C.H in any format, just the plot idea
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Chapter One: What Is Going On?
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Pain
It was the first thing that crept over her body as Will gave a soft groan, but apparently not loud enough to disturb the two having a conversation. Keeping her eyes shut the redhead let her mind clear so she could pick up on bits of pieces of conversation.
"Is this the leader? She seems so young."
"It can't be, I overheard the guards saying she didn't have the heart on her anywhere."
Will paused at that as her mind raced, they said she didn't have the heart, but she did, she could still feel it pulse right along with her own heart.
"I've only seen her a couple of times, but I'm telling you this is the same girl""I still think your….hey she's starting to come around."
And she was, her mind clear, the girl cracked open her brown eyes, to shut them as a bright light filled the area. Taking a deep breath she opened them again to see the ground, remembering how she had got there, she quickly sat up giving a groan of pain. Before she could pass out again, something was given to her as what felt like fire went down her throat as her vision instantly cleared. The hands that held her let go as she blinked several times to adjust to her surroundings. Before her were iron bars like a jail cell and turning carefully which caused her red hair to fly a little forward she saw the human who was holding her and two others looking at her in concern. "Who…" She began feeling confused. What was going on here? She studied the three kneeling near her, the one who had steadied her looked familiar, but where could she have seen him before, he was clearly a few years older. The longish dark hair, tan skin…..
"Good your feeling better and don't worry I didn't give you anything with poison in it, just a little potion to help ease your pain until you get bandaged up." The other answered.
"That is if she doesn't get executed first." Came a voice from the back.
"Executed? But for what?" Will asked she was getting very confused and lost as she noticed the others giving her strange looks.
"Either the potion had a strange effect or you were hit on the head harder than we….." The man from the back started when an explosion was heard, quickly he stood and ran to the bar doors peering out.
"What do you see Alex?" The boy from earlier asked.
Will looked at the man named Alex to his dark hair with gray scattered in it along with his tunic he wore that was old. Before she got to ponder any further he answered the others question. "It looks like we are in luck, the rebels have come to set us free." He answered.
Startled she shakily stood to her feet and would have fallen had it not been for the other who caught her as the two, and the last person in the cell went to the door. It was true what appeared to be the rebels were unlocking the doors and setting people free. Among them was a very familiar brown haired boy, with striking green eyes, that she could recognize anywhere. 'Caleb' Her mind screamed out, finally someone who would tell her what was truly going on.
Instantly he moved to their cage and paused raising up his sword as he looked at each of them. "Okay I'll have you out in…" He trailed off as they locked eyes, brown and green meeting as recognition filled those green eyes along with surprise? "Will, what are you doing here?" Before she could answer he shook his head. "Never mind, that can wait until we get everyone out of here." With that he slashed the sword against the lock freeing them. The group stepped out as Caleb took Will's hand, as he looked her over. "Your hurt." He murmured voice filled with concern this time. More confused than ever she found she couldn't answer his comment.
"She was beaten by the guards." Came the boy's voice. "She seems to be confused, so it might be a concussion."
"Right." Caleb answered as he held onto her tightly. "I was hoping to get out of here easily, but looks like it's the hard way not that I don't mind getting my hands dirty. Everyone this way!" He shouted, as Will was pulled along towards the front leaving the trio behind as she went. Caleb was still holding on tightly to her hand, which mystified her, she felt fine, confused, but fine. "Will do you think you can make a portal to the Infident city?" He whispered in her ear.
Thinking about it she nodded knowing at least she could do that much she felt the dizziness from earlier starting to come back as she swayed a little on her feet, as Caleb steadied her from behind. Lifting a hand it began to glow a pink light as she focused on the destination, as a veil formed before them. She then felt her energy spent as she began to sink into darkness, but not before a few things happened. One being Caleb's whispered "thank-you", second feeling herself being lifted off the ground, and third as she felt lips press against her forehead, before she knew no more.
OOooooOOOOoooooOOOOOooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOOOoooooOOOOooooOOIt was some time later when Will rolled over in her bed, or at least what felt like her bed. She knew the throbbing in her head wasn't so strong anymore, and now was reduced to minor aches and pains. She shifted around again letting out a little groan, wondering if she had just been dreaming, that she still was lying in bed before school started. What had just happened was a dream and she was going to meet up with her friends in the mall, and Matt wasn't cheating on her. It was all just some crazy dream, but when she didn't hear her alarm clock blaring off, her reddish eyes cracked open to view her surroundings. Above her wasn't her ceiling, but what looked like a tent of some kind, slowly sitting up as her hands clenched into the sheet covers, she did notice she was in a bed. The thing was, whose bed, and why was she in a tent. Going over what happened previously in her mind she remembered falling through the veil and being reminded of Phobos's old ruling of Meridian, then seeing Caleb older. The more she thought about it the weirder it seemed, why had Caleb held her hand, kissed her forehead, when he was in love with Cornelia?
Sighing she raised a hand to push some of her hair out of her eyes, but paused when something glinted in the duller light. Freezing her eyes widened at the circlet of gold around her ring finger. All sleep gone from her mind she struggled out of the sheets and staggered towards what looked like a mirror above a small table. She almost fainted at the sight of an older her staring back; Will lifted a hand in the reflection to touch it, to feel the cold surface of the mirror respond. 'Oh god, was that portal one that led to the future? How many years in the future? What is going on?' She thought panic running through her system. She at least looked a few years older; her cropped red hair had grown past her shoulders, and was straight and sleek. Carefully she combed her fingers through it as she kept studying herself, her eyes were now a darker brown, though a certain red was in them. Before she had time to study herself further a voice softly called her name, causing her to jump and turn around in a flash.
Caleb was standing halfway through the tent flap with an amused expression on his face before he stepped in further. "Glad to see you're awake." He murmured gently as the flap shut behind him. He then stepped closer and surprising Will pulled her into a tight hug and held her there. "I was worried that something happened to you, when you left to do that spell." He whispered, and shocking Will more he kissed the top of her head.
"Caleb, I'm not sure how to say this without worrying you, but what is going on?" She asked.
That was when the other pulled away to tilt his head down as they locked eyes, his becoming full with worry. "Will, what was the last thing you remember?" He asked, lightly though there was an unreadable emotion in his eyes.
Unconsciously the redhead took his hands and held onto them tightly as she uttered out. "The last thing I remember is meeting the others at the mall so we could hang out, it had been so long since we've been together as a group, it was also the same day I found out Matt had been cheating on me." She whispered closing her eyes tightly.
Silence lasted for the longest of moments as quite suddenly Caleb pulled the redhead he had fallen in love with back into his muscled arms. What was he going to do? If she couldn't remember the past few years, how were they going to win the war? Did the spell she cast backfire on her, or did those guards do it? "Will, god Will is that all you can remember. Don't you know three years have passed since that day."
Shocked Will pulled back alarm in her brown eyes, "Three years!" She instantly found herself panicking, as she kept her eyes locked with the brown haired boy's. "But that just happened today, I swear it did!" She almost shouted feeling about ready to pass out again.
"You don't remember anything, Phobos breaking free from his prison? Half of the guardians taken down before we could form an attack plan? Falling in love after losing the ones we cared about, our marriage?" He whispered holding up his left hand which held the same golden ring that she had except it was thicker. "The spell that you were planning to cast with the heart to travel back in time to warn yourself about the attack?"
Will shook her head as her eyes caught on the ring that adorned Caleb's ring finger as the gold light reflected in her brown orbs. "We got married?" She whispered reached out her own left hand to hold Caleb's tightly.
"Yeah, but it was ruined when Blunk arrived disrupting the priest, by making him pass out." The brown haired teen murmured his green eyes lost in thought. He stayed like that for a while before pulling back a little further to stare down into his wife's confused brown eyes.
"I think I remember that." She whispered as vaguely in the back of her mind she saw blurred images of her in a dress with Caleb or what seemed to be him holding her hand. "But you could be right, maybe the spell didn't work out the way I planned it, because I just….can't remember."
"Then we will find a way for you to, I'm just happy that nothing else happened to you." He whispered kissing her forehead again.
"Wait Caleb, what about Cornelia, you two were so in love?" She asked and instantly felt Caleb stiffen against her, as she felt her own body tense in response.
"It would be better if I showed you." He whispered, and pulling away leaned down to whisper a location into the red head's ear.
Confused, but nodding anyway Will closed her eyes and with a throwing motion, pink light blasted out of her hand to form a portal. Opening them again, to her shock she was shown a pink one this time too. Unable to question it Caleb gently took her hand and guided her through it, as she felt that unsettling feeling of falling into space again, before her feet hit the ground. Not seeing anything she realized her eyes must have been shut, shaking off the cold feeling she opened them again to see Caleb holding her carefully as she regained her balance. Looking around she noticed they were inside of the castle, mystified she tried to say something, but was quieted. Carefully she was led down a stone hallway that opened up into a garden of sorts. Seeing Caleb kneel down, she followed his example and watched from the surrounding plants that hid them from view. They didn't have to wait long as the person they were looking for appeared on the other side. Seeing the girl made Will's heart freeze then stop all together. She would recognize that girl anywhere it was Cornelia.
The blonde haired girl was walking at a slow pace, as her eyes seemed to scan the garden before moving a hand, as the nearest plants began to grow. She looked different, her hair was flat and had lost it's natural glow, her skin fair before, was now a sickly white. She was wearing her guardian outfit, but instead of the green and pink, it was replaced with black and gray. It was her eyes that made Will's heart stop for even longer before beating harder again, those blue eyes that used to hold such warmth, were now cold and filled with hatred. Shivering the redhead barely felt Caleb pull her back out of the gardens into the hall again. Seeing her in shock he shook the girl gently, and made a motion with his hand that they should leave, while whispering the next location in her ear. Barely hearing Will created the portal as they stepped through it the veil vanished, just as guards turned around the corner….
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They appeared back into the tent again a strange calming sense came to Will that was both familiar and foreign. Her shock faded as she turned to lock eyes with Caleb. "What happened!" She demanded even though she could feel fear gripping at her heart.
Caleb sighed giving a small smile, this may be the Will that was fourteen, but at the same time was still his wife. He looked into those fiery brown eyes before talking his voice filled with sadness. "Cornelia….was probably one of the lucky ones, we thought Taranee was captured so she went to rescue her while the rest of you cause a distraction. She fell into a trap though, as she found Phobos in disguise as Taranee. He took Cornelia and burned out her soul, leaving a demon in her place." He murmured.
"How did you find that out?" She questioned.
"You, during battle, the heart turned black briefly as a green light came flying at you, you absorbed it, but fell into a coma. When you woke days later, you told us her last moments." Caleb muttered his eyes closing. "In the process you gained the powers of Earth, but that was the first in the many terrible things that happened during the war for the past three years. The only good thing was our marriage."
"When did we fall in love?" She asked and gave a silent sigh of relief as she saw those green orbs open and fill with a spark of happiness, making her own heart pound a little, as she took his hand.
"I believe it was around the second year of the war, I guess I just started to fall for you even though I was still grieving. You helped me during that time." He murmured. "I guess the rest is history."
Will opened her mouth to ask something else when the tent flapped open and a familiar figure walked in. Though to the redhead's mind the girl looked older than when she had met her in the mall hours ago, or was it years now? She was wearing simple clothes, brown pants, with a belt that held a short sword, her shirt was gray, with short sleeves, which matched somewhat with her black hair that now was cropped short and done up in many braids. Her green eyes studied the two and Will felt herself blush at the position they were in.
"Sorry if I'm interrupting I just came in to check up on Will, to see how she was feeling." The Chinese girl muttered and turned to leave.
"Hay Lin wait." Caleb called causing the girl to stop and turn. "I have some bad news, it appears Will's spell backfired, she seems to have forgotten the past three years."
The guardian of air's eyes turned grave for the briefest of moments, as her expression remained blank. "I wish I could forget the last three years." She whispered voice pained as reddish brown eyes widened in shock at the tone that came from her friend. What had happened to the cheerful girl Will had known for so long, what left this other person in her place? Before she could think further Hay Lin turned towards Caleb. "The others are meeting for the next stage of attack, Irma is there going over an idea of hers."
Caleb nodded, but looked down at Will hesitating about going to the meeting, when the Chinese girl spoke up again. "I'll stay with her, you should go, oh General." She said in a joking tone, at the brown haired teen's scowl. Receiving a nod she watched him kiss Will's forehead before exiting the tent. It gave time to study the Will before her, or more look into her eyes. Something seemed different the innocence in the redhead's eyes was something that hadn't been seen since the falling of the first guardian of the veil. Shaking her head she decided to try with an easy topic, later they would get serious and figure out how the spell went wrong. "I'm sure you've been asked this before, but Will what was the last thing you remember?"
Sighing Will looked at her friend before motioning towards the bed. "You better sit down, I have a feeling this is going to be a long story." She whispered. When the two were situated the redhead took a deep breath and began….
OOooooOOOOoooooOOOOOooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOOOoooooOOOOooooOOIt was awhile later when Will looked away at Hay Lin's silence, taking another breath she turned back to look at her to see a thoughtful expression on her face. Her eyes held a glint of something that the redhead recognized immediately it held the same cheerfulness she was used to seeing. "Do you want to know what happened after you ran off?" She asked.
"Yeah, that would be nice."
"Well that girl Matt was with asked us if you were telling the truth, then she became angry, and slapped him right across the face and stormed off. We threatened him, but Caleb well he punched Matt hard, and said something along the lines of an improper way to treat your loved one. He probably would have done worse, but Cornelia and the rest of us pulled him off. Afterwards we split up to look for you, Irma and I heading to the old bridge you used to go to at times to think. We found you curled up and half frozen on the ground, luckily we got you home in time so you only ended up with a bad cold." Hay Lin said a smile on her face.
'Well that's already changed.' Will thought. 'The heart came to life and dragged me here to this place. The question is, how to get back' So lost in thought she didn't see the guardian of air give her a strange look. "Hay Lin, do you know if I had my cell phone with me?"
"Now that's the strange part you didn't have your cell phone on you. We went looking for it the next day and found no sign of it. Will is there something you're not saying?" She asked in a concerned tone.
The redhead went into deep thought as she studied her friend, the Chinese girl was still as perceptive as always, even if it was a few years in the future. Closing her eyes she nodded at the other girl's question. "There is you see I don't remember you and Irma finding me, what I remember is the Heart coming to life. It dragged me along so hard that I dropped my cell phone in the snow, after that I was led to the darker end of town to see a veil open. I tried to close, but after that…." She trailed off her reddish eyes opening, but they were distant. "After that it's a blank."
Hay Lin eyes were wide in shock at that statement something weird was defiantly going on. She could sense that much, the girl here wasn't the seventeen year old guardian leader she knew, it was fourteen year old Will all over again. The same one that was getting over her break-up with Matt, who talked about college every now and then, and ride horses, the innocent Will Vandom. The one before the war began. She would have to get Irma to use her inner sight to figure out how the time spell backfired or they all were screwed.
Speaking of the devil the tent flap opened as a brown haired girl poked her head in. She nodded her head in greeting to the guardian of air, before turning to Will. "Will your okay!" She shouted happily as she stepped inside. "You know besides that whole memory loss thing." She half joked, though her eyes were serious.
"It's spread around already!" The redhead shouted in worry throwing her hands in the air as she fell back on the bed.
"Same old Will." Irma muttered sharing a grin with Hay Lin before walking over and sitting on the guardian leader's other side. "No it hasn't gotten around, it wouldn't be wise, and Caleb just informed me as I was heading this way."
"How is he taking it." Hay Lin asked softly.
"Not well he is being strong on the outside, but…."
"He is getting ready to crack." She finished.
"Look I don't mean to bring out the bad by saying I don't remember, but neither of you two have told me about this spell, I did. I mean all I've been told is that somehow I was creating a portal to travel back in time to warn myself of the attack…." Will stated trailing off.
That was when the two guardians laid down next to her as they turned their heads to look at their best friend. "That's the thing Will, you never did tell us how the spell worked, or where you found it. Which leads me to believe that inwardly you knew something bad would probably happen or…." Hay Lin started.
"You didn't want us to interfere if we found out the price you had to pay to make it work." Irma finished.
"You two know me way too well." Will murmured.
"Of course your our bestest friend." Irma said her voice scarily sounding out of the past, as a light grew in her blue eyes.
"That is why I want you Irma to use your inner sight to see if we can figure out how this backfired and fix it." Hay Lin commanded.
"Yes Mum!" Irma said and mock saluted even though it was slightly hard since she was lying down. She ended up getting a few giggles out of Hay Lin, and Will to laugh.
Their laughter was interrupted by the tent flap suddenly flying out causing them to sit up abruptly, surprise in each girl's eyes. Caleb was standing there bent over his knees and panting hard as he tried to catch his breath. Standing quickly he shoved his brown hair out of his eyes, but the look there was one of slight fear. "We are going to be under attack, it seems our jail break didn't go over well with Phobos. He is sending an army as we speak, with Cornelia leading." He panted out.
It was then the previous humor slipped away as a strange intensity filled the entire tent area causing them all to tense up. Phobos never sent out the former guardian unless he was planning something, three of the occupants in the tent knew that. But what could he have in mind was the question. It could be anything, a diversion, or maybe he had finally grown tired of dealing with them. Before thoughts could be finished Will stood up as she gave each of them a look of determination. "Well what are you three waiting for we have to go out there and meet them. If we don't Phobos could overrun the entire camp, and from what I can tell it isn't just solder's here, but people as well."
"Will is right, we do have to go out there." Irma spoke up and standing walked to Will's side, with Hay Lin following as well.
"Okay, but Will you shouldn't go." Caleb muttered.
"But why!"
"It's too dangerous…" The brown haired teen began stepping forward just as Will did.
"So Hay Lin and Irma get to go, but I can't! Just because I can't seem to remember the last three years I have to hide! I can still fight you know, and having me sit out will do nothing to help us!" Will shouted glaring at Caleb as her eyes held an inner fire as she clenched her fists.
As the two glared daggers at each other Irma was having a hard time keeping her laughter in, as she felt a jab in her stomach. Turning her eyes locked with Hay Lin's to see a pointed look, but the Chinese girl looked very close to bursting as well. Maybe there was hope of Will regaining her memories after all. "As much as this lover's spat is entertaining we do have a snake, soldier's, and others out there waiting for us." Irma interrupted.
At that comment Will's cheeks turned as red as her hair, as Caleb started blushing as well, before sighing. "Okay, you win." He murmured bowing his head in defeat, as Will smiled then hugged him tight, which surprised him. Gently he hugged her back, before the redhead pulled away.
"I'm sorry, it's just the stress." She whispered quietly.
Nodding and giving her a look that meant they would talk later turned to the others. "Once all of you transform, Irma, Hay Lin I want the two of you to take the men that are ready and go to the front of the line. The two of us will join you after we transport everyone to the bases on Earth."
"Got it." The guardian of air nodded back into the serious mode she was in before. They then looked expectantly at Will.
The girl had the decency to blush then as she moved away from Caleb slightly. "Sorry." She mumbled and putting a hand on her chest, a bright pink light came out as the heart floated into her hand. It's warm touch gave her the confidence she needed at this point of time, sighing she realized how long it had been since she used the heart. Half closing her eyes and focusing she took the glowing object into her hand and shouted. "Guardians Unite!"
Only three orbs of light shot out swirling around them with pink attached to the ends, as they blasted into the girls causing them to rise off the ground. Will felt the power flow over her, it was stronger than she remembered, but the warm gentle touch was still there. As the energy wrapped around her she whispered, "Energy" distantly she heard the shouts of "Water" and "Air". The light ended as she landed on her feet she opened her eyes to notice a slight difference, yes the other girls now looked like their guardian forms because they grew into them, yet their outfits were different. Surprised she looked down to see her normal pink shirt that was tight at the top, but the sleeves spread out past her hands had a white gold border around them. Her short skirt wasn't there instead it was long and stretched down to her feet with a slit on one side, also fringed with white. Her shoes were now knee high tight boots that were white. 'This must have happened when Cornelia's powers combined with my own. Yet the other's outfits are different too.' Before she could ponder it further Irma and Hay Lin waved before opening the tent flap as shouts were being heard.
She was brought back to the present as she felt her hand being taken; a little surprised she turned to lock eyes with Caleb. Her reddish eyes lit up though at the golden circlet that was still there around her finger as she heard the taller boy clear his throat. "If I give you the names would you be able to create the portal's there?" He asked.
"Yeah, let's just hurry, I want to be there to help out Hay Lin and Irma."
"Always worried about others before yourself, that quality is still the same after all these years."
Giving a small smile the two hurried out as distantly Will heard the guardians of air and water calling out orders, as she was suddenly pulled another way. Towards the back area of the camp where the villagers stayed, many recognized them and started murmuring, but were silenced as Caleb raised his hand. She partly listened to what he had to say as her reddish brown eyes scanned the crowd. In the back she caught eyes with the teen she had briefly shared a cell with before she felt her hand being squeezed. Breaking off the dark blue gaze, even though she couldn't shake off the familiarity from them, turned back to the Rebel Leader, her husband. Her mind briefly whirled at the word, but she gave her self a mental shake. 'No time to ponder over strange feelings, Will' She thought scolding herself. Her eyes widened as she heard the location and calling upon her magic, she saw her fingers turn pink with energy and focusing on the location in her mind threw her hand out.
Before the crowd a bright pink veil formed, as one by one they began to enter it each carrying all they could, which was mostly food and some minor things. Will was vaguely reminded of the first time they had made the mini maze for everyone to travel though so they could reach Phobos, and it worked that time. She was brought out of her thoughts when bright light's flashed in the distance.
"Looks like the fight has already started." Caleb said softly, as he watched as well.
Urgently the Leader of the Guardians watched as the people moved through the portal. Crossing her fingers she hoped they would hurry, she had to get there, if evil Cornelia was as powerful as the good one they were in trouble if she didn't get there. Worse this scenario could be a distraction for Phobos's true intention, it was then a scream was heard, as Will gasped at the small pain she felt in her arm, as her vision became blurry.
"Will!" Caleb shouted his voice sounding distant.
"Caleb, the others…." She murmured voice barely audible, as her vision seemed to change to a battlefield then back to the camp.
"Can you hear me? Tell me what's wrong!"Her eyes snapped open, but as she turned to Caleb he looked like a ghost, as a soldier seemed to run through him. Reddish eyes turned to the sky then to see Hay Lin and Cornelia locked in a fierce battle. It was then their images turned to ghosts and the surrounding area turned normal again, as the people still went through the veil, but some stayed and were looking at her in concern. She distantly felt hands on her shoulders; she could hardly feel their touch. She shivered then, as the scene changed to Irma and Hay Lin fighting Cornelia. The ex-guardian smirked then and pulled out a black ball of sorts and launched it at them, as their screams of pain filled the sky….
Coldness rose up as everything shifted to black…
"WILL!"
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I know a cliffy, and I'm sorry, but that seemed the best stop to end this chapter, leaving all of you in suspense again, even if some questions from the prologue were answered. I hoped you enjoyed. Now please hit the review button on the bottom of the screen if you want to find out what happens next. Read and Review!