Another War Begins
Disclaimer-I don't own WITCH.
A/N-If I haven't said it before, I will now: this is half from the books, half from the TV show. In other words, I took little tid bits from both, and threw them together
Scottgrubb:just to let you know, i was not taking a page out of WITCHlover's book. I have nothing against her writing (you know, besides the fact her story is twisted) but they are two totally different stories. (and besides, she tortured Will throught the atory, im only gonna do for 1 1/2 chapters) Enjoy!
Chapter 14-More Strange Events
Irmas' POV
"W-What?" Taranee stammered.
"A car accident?" Hay Lin repeated, "No way, how-"
"Dunno", Irma said, "They didn't say-"
"Will?" Taranee said uncertainly, "You okay?"
Will wasn't looking at her friends. She had turned away from them, and was looking out the window. Irma could see Wills' reflection in the window, and noticed that her eyes were oddly blank. Taranee went over and laid a hand on Wills shoulder, who took know acknowledgement of it.
"Will?" Irma said quietly, "You in there? Will?"
"I think we lost her", Hay Lin said, waving a hand in front of Wills' face, "Come on, don't do this to us Will. Say something"
"She's still breathing", Taranee said, "That's good, at least"
"Here's something else", Hay Lin said, looking at a near-by clock, "It's almost supper time, what're we gonna do?"
"Someone should stay with Will", Irma said, "She shouldn't stay alone. Hey, I know!"
Irma closed her eyes and concentrated. She saw her astral drop splitting from her, and when she finally opened her eyes, she saw her double standing in front of her, smirking in an Irma like way.
"The astral drop can go home, and I'll stay with Will", Irma said.
"Are you sure you two'll be okay by yourselves?" Hay Lin asked. Irma nodded, and the others (including Irmas' Astral drop) left.
"Okay", Irma said, turning to Will, "Now what shall we do with you?"
Will didn't answer, but continued to look out the window. Irma sighed. Okay, Irma thought, Might as well try and make Will feel a little more comfortable. She grabbed Will by the shoulders and steered her towards her room. Even if Will wasn't listening to anything Irma said, she didn't resist as Irma moved her toward her room. Irma finally got Will sitting on her bed, that same blank look in her eyes.
"Come on Will", Irma said desperately, "I know you're upset, and I understand that. But we need you! I'm sure your mom'll be okay, you're just having a hard time right now, we all are. You can't do this to us, not now, not when we need you most. Please Will, please don't do this to us"
Still no response from Will. Irma shook her head sadly. It was no use.
Irma spent Sunday and Monday at Wills' place, trying as hard as she could to talk to Will. Irmas' astral drop, meanwhile, was living Irmas' life, and pretty good, according to Hay Lin, who was careful to keep an eye on the AD (A/N-I'm lazy, AD means astral drop, I don't feel like typing it out).
"It's like she's not even here", Irma said on Monday. Her astral drop had gone to school for her. She had also ended up making Will an AD and sending it to school in Wills' place. She'd spent most of the day trying to bring Will out of her trance. No luck.
"Poor Will", Hay Lin said, "This is hard on her"
"We shouldn't leave her alone", Irma said, "She's in her room now, but still-"
"You stayed here for two days Irma", Hay Lin said, "I'll stay here for tonight"
Irma didn't object, just said, "Your choice, but I'm warning you: Will isn't much company"
Hay Lins POV
Hay Lin watched the others leave (including her own AD) and heaved a sigh. It wasn't that she minded staying with Will. It was the fact that one of her friends was suffering, and there was Hay Lin could do about it.
Hay Lin spent most of the night trying to help Will. Needless to say, it didn't work.
It was noon the next day. Hay Lin was in the kitchen making a sandwich for lunch. Suddenly, she found herself looking out the window. Looking at Heatherfield. And then an idea hit her. She whirled around an made for Wills' room.
She opened the door and saw just what she ha seen last night: Will sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Will?" she said quietly. Will didn't do or say anything, but Hay Lin continued with her plan anyway.
"Will, I wanna show you something", Hay Lin said. Somehow, she managed to get Will on her feet and over to her bedroom window.
"See that Will?" she said, pointing out the window, "That's Heatherfield. You know, our home. But if Phobos has his way, it won't be our anymore. That's why we need you Will. I hate to see you like this, I feel so helpless. Please Will, we need you, not just as a leader, but as a friend"
Hay Lin watched Will for a moment, then sighed. She jumped in surprise though, as she watched Wills' face change. She blinked as though she were surprised by something, then uttered a soft groan and started to fall.
"Will!" Hay Lin grabbed her friend and helped her back over to the bed, "Are you okay Will?"
Will nodded blearily and dropped her head in her hands with a sigh.
"Oh Will", Hay Lin sighed, "We were worried about you, even Cornelia was scared, when I told her what happened. We thought we lost you"
"Mmm", Will nodded, her face was still buried in her hands.
"Are you sure you're okay Will?" Hay Lin asked.
"I'm fine", she pulled her head out of her hands and looked out the window, still refusing to look at Hay Lin, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you guys"
"Coulda fooled us", a voice from the door said.. Cornelia, Irma, and Taranee were standing in the doorway, each with a smile on her face.
"Skipping school girls?" Will asked, smiling slightly herself.
"Technically, no", Irma said, "We left astral drops at school. Now as long as they don't decide to cut class…"
"You okay Will?" Taranee asked.
"I'm fine", Will said, looking back out the window, "Really, I am"
"Well, we worry", Irma said, "We have every right to"
"I know", Will sighed, "Trust me, I'm worried to"
"I'm sure your mom'll be okay", Hay Lin said "Your just worried cuz the last time you saw your mom, you were fighting with her"
"What if something happens to her?" Will asked, "What if I have to go live with my dad? I won't be able to stay in Heatherfield, and then what? The whole world goes kaplooey? This just couldn't get any worse"
Knock knock
"Hello, is anyone home? This is Agent Medina"
"Of course, I could be wrong", Will said, "Just a minute!"
"We'd better hide", Hay Lin said, looking around, "Better go get the door Will"
Wills' POV
Will stood up shakily and made for the front door.
"Shouldn't you be in school?" Agent Medina asked as Will opened the door.
"Please", Will said, not caring about being rude, "I've had a hard couple of days, I don't need to get the third degree about Elyons' disappearance-"
"This isn't about Elyons' disappearance", Medina interrupted, "It's about Elyon.
Will gasped as Medina pulled Elyon into view, "She asked to come here", Medina explained, "Other wise it would have been straight to the police station"
"Uh, uh, okay", Will said, bewildered. A little dizzy to, she grabbed the door quickly to hold herself steady.
"Are you okay?" Medina asked, eyeing Will suspiciously.
"Fine, I'm fine" Will said, "I'll take care of Elyon, you don't have to stay here"
"Okay…" Medina said suspiciously. Elyon slipped into Wills' apartment, and Will shut the door before Medina could protest.
"Phew", Will sighed, leaning against the door, "The less she's in the picture, the better"
"Who is she?" Elyon asked.
"One of the agents that investigated your disappearance after you left for Meridian", Will explained.
"Great", Elyon muttered, "So, shouldn't you be in school?"
"Shouldn't you be in Meridian?" Will said snippishly. Elyon recoiled a little, looking hurt.
"Unh, sorry", Will groaned, "I-it's been a rough few days, things happening, this whole thing with Phobos breaking out is just adding to everything-"
"What's happened?" Elyon asked.
"Elyon?"
Both girls looked around and saw Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin.
"What are you doing here?" Cornelia asked. She looked happy though.
"Looking for you guys, actually", Elyon said, "What are you doing here? Cutting school?"
"We have astral drops there", Irma said defensively, "You don't have to worry 'bout us"
"So, what are you doing here?" Will asked, "I mean, besides looking for us"
"Phobos is gathering followers", Elyon started to explain, "Castle guards caught old followers of Phobos trying to get to him, where ever he might be"
''Terrific", Will muttered, collapsing on the couch, "Now this really can't get any worse. Actually, it could, but I really don't feel like going there, so…"
She drifted off with a sigh and buried her face back in her hands. Hay Lin sat down next to her and laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Is she okay?" Elyon asked.
"Lets' just say, things have been pretty crazy here in Heatherfield", Hay Lin said.
"So what?" Irma said, "Do we try and find Phobos and stop him before he gets some evil plan under way, or do we sit tight and hope for the best, or what?"
"Well Will?" Cornelia said, "You're the leader, your call, whatta you say?"
"I-I…", Will shook her head to try and clear out the fog that had settled into her brain, "I dunno, maybe we should take the time to think about this-"
"Time isn't on our side Will", Elyon said carefully, "We need to make a decision now"
"Okay okay", Will said, "I guess we could maybe, check it out…"
Her voice drifted off. Hay Lin gave her a weird look, "You okay Will?"
"Yea", Will muttered, rubbing her head, "I'm fine, really"
"Lets go check this out then", Irma said, not noticing Wills weird behavior, "Coming Corny?"
"Don't call me Corny", Cornelia said, "And I guess I don't have much of a choice, do I?"
Irmas' POV
"All right", Elyon said, "This is where the guards said they caught Phobos' known followers"
"Okay", Will said, "If we catch anyone heading out this way, we can follow them, and hopefully they can lead us to Phobos"
"Sounds good", Cornelia said. The girls were in their guardian forms, and were all behind one bush, shifting uncomfortably.
"Someone's coming", Will said suddenly, pointing down the road. A person was walking along the path, their face covered by a hood.
"Lets' go", Will said as the guy passed. They fell into careful step behind the person, careful not to let the person see them.
"Maybe we were wrong", Cornelia said half an hour later, "Maybe he isn't a follower of Phobos"
"Yea, this is a dead end", Irma said, "Lets' get out of here-"
Suddenly the guy whirled around, and they all got one big surprise.
"Cedric!"
"Yes guardians", Cedric hissed, "And you fell right into our trap"
He morphed into his snake form, "Prince Phobos truly did overestimate you"
"Uh oh", Will whispered, "Not good"
"You said it", Cornelia.
"And it only gets worse", Elyon said. Will caught a glimpse of an evil smile on Elyons' face before she blasted them.
"Ow!" Irma yelled as she hit the ground, "Yo, Elyon, babe what's your problem?"
"No problem", Elyon said, "Just doing what my master told me to"
"W-What?" Will stammered, "Your master? Huh?"
"Elyon, what are you talking about?" Irma asked, "Master?"
"Phobos", Cornelia whispered, "He's hypnotized her or something"
"Bad", Taranee muttered, "We walked right into this, could we be anymore dumb?"
"Well, not moving seems pretty dumb to me", Will said, struggling to her feet.
"Good point, lets move", Irma said, jumping up.
"You're not going anywhere", Elyon said, holding up her hand. A shield formed in front of them, blocking their escape.
"Okay, fly", Hay Lin said, looking up.
But another shield appeared above them, cutting off their only escape.
"Oh man", Irma muttered, "Now what?"
"Elyon on one side, Cedric in snake form on the other", Taranee said, "Odds don't look good for us"
"We're gonna have to fight anyway", Will said, "Ready?"
"No", Irma said, "Gonna have to do this anyway, aren't we?"
"Yes!", Will cried as Cedric whipped his tale out them. They flew as high up as the dome would allow, dodging the attack.
"Cornelia and Taranee, take Elyon", Will said, "Irma and Hay Lin, we're going after Cedric"
The girls nodded, and split up, Taranee and Cornelia heading for Elyon, Irma, Hay Lin, and Will going after Cedric.
"Elyon wait!" Cornelia said, landing in front of Elyon, "You don't want to do this, I know you don't!"
"I do what I must", Elyon said, holding up her hand. A wave of energy came out of her hand, and blasted Cornelia, throwing her backwards.
"Cornelia!" Taranee landed next to Cornelia and helped her up, "You okay?"
"Yea", Cornelia muttered, "I'm okay. Wow, that was a hard hit"
Will, Irma, and Hay Lin weren't having much luck either.
"Water!" Irma cried, pointing her hand at Cedric. A stream of water flew out of her hand at Cedric, hitting him in the head. For all the good it did, she might as well have been throwing pebbles at him.
"Great!" Irma cried, "Will, this isn't working, now what?'
"I-I dunno", Will said, "I didn't expect this-"
"Look out Will!" Hay Lin yelled. Too late. Cedric hit Will hard with his tail, knocking her out of the air.
"Will!" Irma and Hay Lin yelled at the same time, "This isn't working", Irma added, "We need to figure out a way out of here"
"You're right", Hay Lin said, "Help Will, I'll go get Taranee and Cornelia"
"Okay", Irma said. Hay Lin flew over to where Taranee and Cornelia were fighting, and Irma flew down to see if Will was okay.
'Will?" she said as she landed, "You okay?"
"Uh, yea"Will groaned sitting up.
"Okay", Hay Lin said, landing next to the two girls, Taranee and Cornelia were with her, "How are we gonna get out of here?"
"Not a clue", Will said, standing up, "But we'd better figure it out soon, we aren't exactly winning. Hey, I know!"
"What?" Irma asked.
"Everyone aim at Elyon", she said, turning to the blonde girl, "She's the one keeping these shields up, if we break her concentration we can fly away"
"Don't hurt her though", Cornelia added as Hay Lin, Irma, and Taranee took aim.
"Don't worry", Irma said, "We won't"
The three girls blasted Elyon and knocked her backwards, casing her to lose concentration, and the shields around them broke, allowing them to fly away.
They flew fast thru the portal, and Will whirled around and closed it before Cedric and Elyon could follow.
"Way to close", Irma said, as soon as they were back in human form.
"Lets' not do that again anytime soon", Will added, leaning against a nearby tree.
"I'm with you", Irma said, "It's late, we'd better get going, we told the astral drops to go to your place after school was over", she added to Will.
"Better get going then", Will said, pulling herself up.
"Glad they're gone", Irma said ten minutes later. They had gone back to Wills' apartment and gotten rid of their astral drops.
"Yea…" Will said distantly, looking out the window. She looked exhausted.
"Maybe you should get some rest Will", Taranee said, "I don't mind staying here tonight, if you want me to-"
"No, you guys go home", Will said, "I'll be okay, really"
"It's been a long day for all of us", Hay Lin said, "Maybe we should all get some rest"
"Well okay", Irma said, "You're right about one thing: we should get going. See you tomorrow Will"
"Yea, see ya", Will muttered as the girls left.
whoa, jeez, I lost track of time, I've been typing this one chapter all day. Well, you know the drill, one week till next chapter. Oh, and if you would be so kind. Please review, I like reviews, I don't care for people who don't review though. Bye!