I don't own W.I.T.C.H, any of it's characters, or The 10th Kingdom and it's characters. I do own the Wolfe children and other stray characters. Mainly the unmagical ones. I also want to add that Caleb is still a flower because A) ABC cancelled WITCH on my station and I can't watch it and thus have no idea what's going on, B) The bookstore at which I bought the books no longer carry them so I have no idea what's going on, and C) It works for my plot a lot better. So remember, I've only read 12 of the books I think, so I don't know very much about. If you can't tell, this is a crossover! Yay!
"Will!" Elyon called, running over to her red haired friend. "You grew your hair long!"
"Yup! Apparently, it becomes me." Will said, pulling it out of its pony tail. It reached to her shoulder blades in a ripple of red.
"It does!" Elyon assured her as Cornelia came up accompanied by Hay Lin, Taranee, and Irma.
"Finally we found you. Come on, we have to get on the train if we want to get to New York in time." Cornelia said when she came up.
"Oh, calm down Cornelia. The train won't be leaving for another twenty minutes." Irma said rolling her eyes.
"Are you cold?" Taranee asked.
"No. But the cold isn't good for Caleb." Cornelia said tapping her pocket.
"Alright then, lets get on the train." Taranee said. Once they had given their tickets, they settled into a compartment and closed the door. Cornelia took Caleb out of her pocket and set him on the window sill.
"He's wilting." she said suddenly.
"What?" Hay Lin asked, leaning forward to look at him.
"He is! I can sense it. I've tried using my powers but…" Cornelia trailed off and stared out the window.
"Well…my dream DID say it could break enchantments." Elyon said, trying to comfort Cornelia.
"Enchantments five years old?" Cornelia cried.
"Well it won't hurt to try." Will told her.
"What was in your dream again?" Taranee asked as the train lurched to a start.
"Um…" Elyon paused thinking. "Well there was a lady…I think she had dark hair. Anyway, she said we'd go to her, oh how did she put it, heir in the nine kingdoms, I think. And her heir would get me to the king of the 3rd kingdom. She added to bring the cursed, along with the guardians because all the kingdoms are in danger."
"All the kingdoms? How many kingdoms are there?" Irma pondered.
"I wonder if Meridian and Earth are included in the nine." Will said slowly.
"Its possible." Hay Lin replied.
"I wonder if their filled with magic like Meridian." said Taranee, fiddling with a small flame between her fingers.
"Can we stop talking about the stupid kingdoms? We'll see when we get to New York!" Cornelia suddenly snapped. The girls looked at each other and changed the subject. The rest of the ride was just as uneasy.
"Kestrel!" Elyon cried as she got off the train, waving to a woman near the front of the crowd.
"Girls!" the woman said, whispering "Your highness" when Elyon came closer.
"You girls must be Elyon's…guardians?" she asked significantly. Will nodded.
"We are." she said.
"Come then! We must get you to the school. I am Kestrel, headmistress of the Young Women's Final School of New York." she told them, unlocking a dark blue van.
"And we're interns for some summer programs." Elyon finished.
"Exactly!" Kestrel said, but changed the conversation as the last door slammed shut and the girls were seated.
"I'm honoured to host the Light of Meridian and the Guardians of the Veil." she told them, pulling out of her parking spot.
"Have you figured out what we should tell our parents while we're gone?" asked Taranee.
"Cell phones. You have a touch with electronics, correct?" Kestrel asked Will.
"Er…yes. Why?" Will asked.
"Well, with some magic on your part, maybe you could convince your cell phones to…give you a larger calling area?" Kestrel told her, winking.
"That's a great idea!" Hay Lin exclaimed.
"Thank you." Kestrel replied, beaming.
Ten minuets later, they pulled into a little green campus filled with old buildings.
"Here girls." Kestrel said as she turned off the car. "Follow me and you can put your bags in the lobby." The girls followed her orders and dumped their bags in the lobby.
"My office is through here." Kestrel said, indicating a door on the right. They all followed her through the door and sat down in the awaiting chairs.
"Thank you for helping us with this, Kestrel." Elyon said gratefully. I know it's far more easier for me to come on these trips then it is for the Guardians."
" It's my honor, your Majesty I did find some information on the kingdoms you told me about." Kestrel said, smiling before getting down to business.
"It appears it is a portal in Central Park, although it isn't always open. It seems to be open and closed from the outside. There is very little know about the lands beyond the portal, although it is known that humans from this world have traveled there."
"How do you know?" Will asked. Kestrel smiled.
"Ever heard of the Grimm's Fairy Tales? They weren't tales, they were real. Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella; they all happened. It seems Grimm brought their tales here. They ruled four of the nine kingdoms; some of the other kingdoms belong to the Trolls, the Elves, Old King Cole, and other rulers. " she told them.
"Do you know who ruled the 3rd kingdom?" Elyon asked. Kestrel thought for a second.
"Snow White, I think." she replied.
"So we need to find Snow White's heir and save the nine kingdoms? I think we can pull it off." Irma said confidently.
"Just stay away from the Swamp Witch." Kestrel warned.
"Who's she?" Hay Lin asked.
"The evil queen from the Snow White story. She has strong powers, powers that call from beyond the grave." Kestrel told her gravely.
"Hopefully we won't be going near any swamps." Taranee said with a shudder.
"That's all the information I have, I hope you can figure out the rest." Kestrel said.
"I'm glad you got us this much information. I was amazed when I was even able to find were the portal was from the library in Meridian." Elyon said gratefully.
"Oh! You must be tired from the ride!" Kestrel exclaimed when Irma let out a yawn.
"A little." Will acknowledged.
"Here." Kestrel said, handing her and Elyon a key with the numbers 101 and 102 on them.
"There's three beds in each room. Their yours until you come back. If you leave early tomorrow, leave a message on my own cell phone. If you need me to cover for you or anything like that, call me. Here," she added, "Are some of your own. We give them to all interns."
Each one was sleek and black with glowing blue numbers. Elyon pressed a button to hear a tune and smiled as a popular Meridian song played out.
"Thank you Kestrel. You've been more then helpful." she said.
"It's my pleasure, your Majesty." Kestrel replied before disappearing back into her office.
"What are we going to be bringing?" Hay Lin asked as they all sat in Elyon, Cornelia, and Will's room.
"Some clothes, that's a given. Probably some food, Cell phones of course, and extra shoes." Will replied, thinking.
"What about money?" Taranee asked.
"They probably won't have Meridian or American currency." Elyon said thoughtfully.
"It might be an in and out job, too. We could always go Guardian if we needed to." Irma added.
"Can we just go to sleep?" Cornelia snapped. Everyone glanced at each other.
"Alright. Grab some of your more comfortable clothes and shoes and put them in your backpacks with your cell phones. We can grab food when we leave." Elyon said for
Cornelia's sake. Everyone nodded and said good night. When Will went into the bathroom she could hear Cornelia crying. She sighed, leaning against the sink. I hope Elyon's right, and this new land can overcome spells and curses.
The next morning they took a bus to Central Park. Will used the Heart of Candracar to locate the portal, which was in a little maze of trees. Problem was, they couldn't see a portal.
"Uh, Elyon? Did Dream Lady say anything about getting into the 3rd kingdom?" Irma asked, scratching her head.
"No… Will can you use the Heart Of Candracar?" Elyon asked.
"I think so." Will said, and pulled it out. Before she could even use it the air in front of them replied with purple.
"Did you do that?" Hay Lin asked. Will shook her head.
"That must be the portal then. Who wants to go first?" Taranee asked.
"I will." Will replied and stepped through it. She was wished along a series of mirrors, breaking each one as she passed through them, even though she didn't feel anything. She was pushed out of the portal with a whoosh, and it took her a second to get her bearings. She straitened and looked up. Right into the end of a sword.