Okay, it's very true that I've been very busy and haven't had much time to update lately. It seems almost impossible to do it with school, especially since I'm at yet another new school in the middle of 8th grade, but writing is what I love to do so I try to make some time for my imagination to soar in my busy schedule. And I finally managed to write a little shorter chapter! Chapter 17 is up!
Chapter 17: The Other Side
Irma's POV
"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
Irma's feet wobbled on the rumbling floor as members of the Council gasped and tried to gain their balance from the rolling seats. There was a lot of commotion stirring in the room and many yells escaped the hall. The only one quite undisturbed was the Oracle who continued meditating in pure calmness with an omniscient mind. The girls hopped up and down and Hay Lin zoomed in the air, curious as to what was going on. That's what I'd like to know, Irma wondered confusingly. Why won't the chaos stop! The grounds suddenly calmed down with a lot of muttering in the room, but everyone was quiet again when they heard more explosions and yelling from another room. Cornelia grabbed Irma by the arm frantically.
"That was Will and Phoebe screaming." She whispered with fear.
"Somebody is attacking the temple!" one of the members yelled. Irma looked over her friends quickly at their fearful expressions.
"Come on! They need our help!" yelled Hay Lin. Taranee had already started running across the room and in the direction the two girls had disappeared to just a few moments ago. Irma wasn't far behind and anxiety was creeping up into her mind as she rushed behind Cornelia's long, purple skirt fluttering behind her.
What's happening, she asked herself. Are they alright? Are they hurt? Her face was transfixed with terror as she thought of all the things that could be happening to her friend. But Will could handle anything, right?
"Will!" Irma cried as Cornelia slammed the door open. Irma stepped in the light and gave a relieved, but very confused sigh. They weren't hurt, but Phoebe and Will looked pretty shaken up as they each stood up and stared at each other weirdly.
O-kay, Irma thought curiously. If these two are alright, what was with all of the explosions already? God, can't there ever be a little less drama? It's Candracar for goodness sakes!
"Are you okay?" Taranee asked softly with a thin line of concern reaching across her forehead. Will stared at Taranee and then looked back at Phoebe with a determined glance.
"Uh, yeah. I'm okay." She said breathlessly. Irma sighed and looked back at Phoebe who was looking at her hand in pure bewilderment.
"I'm not! I think I'm going to throw up!" Phoebe moaned. Will walked over to her and stared at her firmly.
"It must have happened for a reason, Phoebe! It's really freaking me out too."
"There's no way. It could never be me, I'm too...just no way!" Phoebe squeaked, clearly mortified at something. Irma turned to Hay Lin with her eyebrows raised.
"What the heck are those two blabbering about?" she asked.
"Shh!" Hay Lin told her moving a finger to her lips. Irma turned back to the girls, now very curious as to what was going on.
"I never believed it either, I was definitely not the one to be the leader type, but look at me now." said Will, now smiling slightly. "It chose you too and you've got to discover the truth inside your heart…and in the Heart of Candracar!"
"WHAT!" Irma cried with her eyes bulging out. "What in the world are you talking about, Will?" Will spun around and pointed at Phoebe.
"Ask her if you really want to know!" she declared.
"But that's not possible…" Taranee muttered.
"Yeah, this is really confusing. I want to understand exactly what just happened-"
"Please, be quiet!" Phoebe yelled. Irma was shocked. She hadn't heard her get enraged like that before. Phoebe was looking very stressed out though and at the verge of tears. "Please, I miss my family, and my friends. I just, need to go home."
Irma looked at Will and she nodded. Will quickly turned herself back into her Guardian form. The six of them walked back into the Temple where Irma saw Onalia shoot back through the mirror.
"Whew! What a ride!" she exclaimed happily. "A lot better than my recent landings." She noticed the girls standing nearby and narrowed in on Phoebe.
"Phoebe! I just went back to tell the girls that you'd be a while and- wait, what's wrong?"
Looking up, Irma saw Phoebe shake her head and give a smile.
"Nah, I'm alright." Phoebe looked up at Will, who stared back at her. In one brisk movement, Phoebe gave a nod of her head which made Will smile back. Whatever that is all about, Irma reminded herself. I'm sure we'll find out here in a little bit. Meanwhile, it's time to say the painful goodbyes. Taranee walked over and gave Onalia and Phoebe a hug.
"We'll never forget you guys." She whispered. Phoebe nodded in a mix of smiling and frowning with sadness.
Cornelia and Hay Lin went in to hug the girls good bye too. They, after all, had been the ones with them the past couple of days.
"We'll miss you guys! After all, we actually got to go to Heatherfield and meet the legendary Guardians of the Veil!" Ona exclaimed. The girls all broke into giggles. An awkward and uncomfortable silence followed and Irma felt her stomach churning. Will moved next to her and smiled as they moved forward. They were the four whose worlds had been turned upside down! Irma felt it was only right to be able to say a few last words before they left, for forever for all she knew. Irma cleared her throat and grinned.
"Well, it was really fun. Very dangerous and life threatening," Irma added at the look she was getting from Cornelia about thinking that missions were just fun and games. "But a good time nonetheless." Will nodded.
"I'm glad that all of this happened. It was a way for us to get some more answers. And the best thing is, that we met you guys."
"It just takes your breath away, to be able to believe that anything is possible, and that magic really exists like you always felt in your heart." Phoebe whispered. "I always played around and thought about what would happen if I actually came here, but I never thought it would be like this!"
"You just have to make sure you figure out that little message your grandmother sent you." Will reminded her. She nodded and looked misty-eyed around the Temple. Irma broke the silence, yet again.
"So…that's it? No more adventure? We can't have fun with you girls anymore?" Ona laughed and Phoebe held out her hand with Amelia's magic ring.
"As long as I have this, we can see you guys whenever we need to. Now that we have come into each others' worlds, we can't possibly never see you again." Phoebe said. Ona and Phoebe started walking back towards the mirror and the Oracle, Tibor, a woman Irma assumed to be Amelia, and a woman with short black hair put up and blue eyes walked up to them.
"Phoebe," the Oracle addressed. The girl looked back.
"Yes?"
"We need you to keep the mirror open. We will be able to close it again, but there is something we need to do first." Amelia explained to her. Phoebe nodded with a determined look as Ona was about to step through the mirror.
"Be careful!" Tibor called out.
"And Phoebe, thanks!" Will called out, for some reason. She nodded. This was the last moment before it would just be the Guardians and the Council in Candracar. She had had a question lingering in her mind this entire time, ever since Irma and Will had found out about the books based after them and Rachel, Eva, and Wei's friends were missing.
"Wait! I just have one question." Irma yelled. Ona refrained herself from stepping through the swirling blue mirror.
"Okay, shoot." Irma took a deep breath. This was their last chance for farewells and questions. Irma looked once again through the mirror and promised that she'd always remeber this entire adventure. It wasn't just another world, it was their world that they had connected together, through magic! The place they called home though was just the other side. She sighed and reminded herself of what she wanted to say.Before she could answer though, Will beat her to the punch.
"Why did you read those books about us? What made you read W.i.t.c.h.?" Phoebe and Ona looked at each other and shared a smile.
"It's because we saw something of us in you guys." Phoebe answered.
With a final wave, in an instant, they were gone.
Yay! I'm done! It might have seemed kind of quick, and I'm srorry about that.Now I can go to bed and rest easy until a week or two when I come back with the very last chapter of Through Different Worlds. I'm going to be sad again like I was with Whispers From the Past, but it will only make me look forward to making more stories in the future! See ya for now!
Hay Lin: Okay, once again, what was that all about, Will?
Will: You'll find out in the next chapter, sorry to tell you, but you'll have to wait.
Irma: Aw man! And I still want to figure out what that message means from the mirror
Taranee: Well, Will's going to explain it to you in the next chapter, and then P.o.w.e.r. figures it all out in the 3rd chapter of that as well.
Cornelia: So, I guess that means, Irma, that you will have to wait, if you are even capable of doing so. Us Guardians in the next chapter witness many surprises that you don't want to miss!
Irma: Yeah, so watch W.i.t.c.h. on abc family and toon Disney and hope you can see Will kiss Matt again! That was pure gold! I'm talking Grammy's!
(Will stomps on Irma's foot angrily)
Will: And it all leads to P.o.w.e.r.! The new guardian story! Stay tuned!