Chapter 1: It Begins and Resumes
Yo, what's up? I'm sakuraphoenix, kicking it off with the first chapter! Keybladeauraofpie and I don't own W.I.T.C.H. Just our respective OC's. Enjoy the opening of this story!
It was a normal spring day for a 13 year old and 14 year old girl. Their spring vacation had just begun, but for the 14 year old, her vacation wasn't beginning soon. The 14 year old had red hair and hazel eyes while the girl had dyed pink hair and brown eyes.
"Thanks for letting me stay over for the week while my parents are gone. After my interim, they wouldn't let me go with them on their trip." Said the red head
"No prob McKenna. Mom's on a business trip of her own and she won't be back until school starts again." Said the pink-haired girl
"And you promise to help me with my math and science grades?" asked McKenna
"So long as you promise to help me with my art project." Said the pink-haired girl
"You got a deal Naomi." Said McKenna
"Yeah, hang on a sec, gotta check the mail." Said Naomi
She opened her mailbox and saw a package addressed for her.
"It's for me." Said Naomi
"What's inside?" asked McKenna
"Let's find out." Said Naomi
Meanwhile in Kandrakar…
The Oracle was watching the events unfold in the world where McKenna and Naomi reside, where he senses the balance of power in Meridian has shifted.
"I sense that we need new Guardians of the Veil, and yet…" started the Oracle
"AH!" McKenna and Naomi screamed in unison
"Who put the water hose in the house?-!" exclaimed McKenna
"It wasn't me! Someone shut the water off!" exclaimed Naomi
And suddenly the water from the sink stopped do to a sudden growth of plants.
"I am so calling a plumber when mom gets back. Since when do weeds grow in water pipes?" wondered Naomi
"Since when to drainage pipes spring up water?" asked McKenna
"Good point. Got the knife?" asked Naomi
"Ready to open the package." Said McKenna
Together they opened it, only to reveal a replica of the Heart of Kandrakar.
"So two new Guardians of Water and Earth have been chosen." Said the Oracle
In Heatherfield, one dimension away…
An elderly African-American woman was cleaning up the living room when she heard a shriek from the other room. That was when something in an old box began to glow fuchsia. A girl with bluish-black hair in two puffy pigtails wearing a graphic T-shirt, bangles around her wrists, a locket around her neck, and white jeans ran to the woman.
"Grandma! It's so strange! My alarm clock just started talking to me! And last I checked, alarm clocks don't talk for no reason." Said the girl
"Rene, I'm sure it's nothing and it's all in your head. You can invite your friends over after school today if you want to. Now, aren't you late for school?" asked the woman
"AH! I am! Thanks Grandma!" Rene exclaimed as she ran out the door
"So, it's begun again. New guardians have been chosen. Rene will become the keeper of the heart." Said the woman
A fuchsia portal opened in front of her, and she took the heart and walked through, finding herself in Kandrakar.
"Sure brings back memories." Said the woman
"It has been a long time Taranee." Said a woman with long white hair
"Hey Corny. So you joined the council." Said Taranee
"Along with Hay Lin with her grandmother. Come in, the Oracle wants to talk with you." Said Cornelia
The two friends walked into the room where the Oracle was residing.
"Taranee. I have identified two new Guardians of the Veil, and they'll be arriving very soon in your home." Said the Oracle
"How do you know?" asked Taranee
"Because they will be sent there through a portal that will open in about 10 minutes in their world. They are from a different world, but they have manifested the powers of Water and Earth. The red-haired girl named McKenna will eventually become the Guardian of Water while the pink-haired girl will become the Guardian of Earth." Said the Oracle
"Well, considering the fact that I'm still getting over the fact that my granddaughter will become the keeper of the heart, this is going to be a wild ride." Said Taranee
"What makes you think she is?" asked Cornelia
"Oh, no reason. Her alarm clock was talking this morning." Said Taranee
Back with McKenna and Naomi…
They had just finished cleaning out the pipes to the sink and put the plug inside.
"How did plants grow in the tubes?" asked McKenna
"Don't look at me. I look like a grease monkey." Said Naomi
Something blue flashed behind them and the replica Heart of Kandrakar began to glow.
"Um, does this thing have batteries?" asked Naomi
A strong wind was created from the portal, which sucked the two of them, plus their school bags and a few changes of clothes, into Taranee's room. The sudden arrival of the duo shocked her at first, but she then calmed down.
"Where are we?" asked McKenna
"Someone's room." Answered Naomi
"Nice to see you two drop in." said Taranee
McKenna and Naomi turned to see Taranee.
"Nice to meet you. My name's Taranee Cook." Said Taranee
"No way. You're one of the Guardians!" exclaimed Naomi
"Who?" asked McKenna
"Taranee Cook was one of the Guardians of the Veil, later one of the Guardians of the Infinite Dimensions. There was Will Vandom, Irma Lair, Taranee Cook, Cornelia Hale, and Hay Lin." Said Naomi
"So, that spells witch? Whoa." Said McKenna
"So you know about the Guardians." Said Taranee
"Yeah, and I think this took us here." Said Naomi
She revealed her replica Heart of Kandrakar.
"This looks like the Heart, but it can't be. I have it in the other room." Said Taranee
"It's not. It's supposed to be a replica." Said Naomi
"Anyhow, this afternoon, my granddaughter will bring two of her friends over. If my hunch is right, they'll be the new Guardians of Air and Fire." Said Taranee
Lunch time at Sheffield…
Rene sat at the same table as two girls who were deep in conversation. One of the girls had her dark brown hair long, and was wearing a pair of ankle-high black boots, jeans, a purple tank top, and a short-sleeve jacket. The other girl was wearing a turtleneck sweater and a long skirt with boots and had part of her auburn hair covering her left eye.
"Hey, guess what. This morning, my alarm clock was talking to me." Said Rene
"Define 'talking'." Said the brown-haired girl
"By 'talking' Mei-Xing, it was like 'get up, you're late for school' and then it said 'don't make me go to the heavy metal station. I know you hate that stuff'. That's when I freaked." Said Rene
"Wow. And to think my room turned into a disaster zone after I sneezed today." Said Mei-Xing
"And the weirdest thing happened to me. After I got a 75 on my math test, I had wished to myself that it would just burn up and disappear, and poof. It burned up." Said the auburn-haired girl
"Wow, that's strange, even for you Tina. Anyhow, you guys wanna come over to my place today? My grandmother said it was okay." Said Rene
"You crazy grandmother Taranee?" asked Mei-Xing
"Well, yeah. But she's not that crazy." Said Rene
After school…
Rene, Mei-Xing, and Tina arrived at her home. When they opened the door, they saw McKenna and Naomi in the doorway.
"Um, grandma, who are they?" asked Rene
"These are Naomi Jones and McKenna Kershaw. They're here on an exchange program. They came from the D.C. metro area." Said Taranee
"Like close to the Tidal Basin where the only Cherry Blossom trees in America are?" asked Mei-Xing
"Technically, they're called Sakura trees, but hey, who's being technical about it?" asked Naomi
Rene, Tina, Taranee McKenna, and Mei-Xing laughed.
"Now I have something very important to show you five." Said Taranee
Taranee pulled out the box with the Heart of Kandrakar inside it.
"This is the Heart of Kandrakar, and it has sensed that the new Guardians of the Veil have been chosen." Said Taranee
"Guardians of what?" asked Mei-Xing
"Guardians of the Veil. Naomi, I believe you've had some experience with the earth." Said Taranee
She brought over a wilted plant, which Naomi made sprout to life again.
"McKenna, you have a talent with water." Said Taranee
She created a water snake from the bowl of water in the middle of the table, but accidentally made everyone wet.
"Mei-Xing, I believe you've gotten some experience with air." Said Taranee
She blew at a folded Chinese Paper Lantern, causing it to open up.
"Tina, may you light the candle over there please? Just be careful. It's a little scary at first." Said Taranee
Tina pointed to the candle, and successfully lit it.
"And finally Rene, you've experienced the power of quintessence." Said Taranee
"Quin- what now?" asked Rene
"Quintessence. Basically, you've become every electronic device's best friend, AC or DC current." Said Taranee
"Guess that explains the talking alarm clock." Said Rene
"And the keeper of the heart also has the responsibility to keep the Heart of Kandrakar safe." Said Taranee
"So, in shorter words, we're the new Guardians of the Veil, and well, that means we have a huge responsibility on our heads?" asked Mei-Xing
Taranee nodded her head.
"Wow. So much for average teenage troubles." Said Mei-Xing
Meanwhile in Meridian…
The beautiful world, more like the former beautiful world of Meridian was under the watchful eye of its queen, and seemed to be on edge about something.
"Mom, are you in there?" asked a female voice
A girl with platinum blond hair walked into the room. She was wearing a long dress that reached her ankles.
"Cornelia, what is it?" asked the Queen of Meridian
"Have you seen Caleb? He's not in the palace. The guards said that they haven't seen him since last night." Said Cornelia
"That is disturbing. For our sake, let's hope the Guardians didn't get him." Said the Queen of Meridian
"The Guardians? They're nothing but worthless old women now. They're as big as a threat as great-uncle Phobos was. But that's going to change one day, once all dimensions are ruled, nothing can stop me after my coronation." Said Cornelia
On the outskirts of Meridian, a boy with brown hair was wearing a cloak and was carrying the royal family's seal with a small circlet inside a bag. He was walking towards the outskirts of the city when the alarm horn blared. He immediately started running for his life.
In Heatherfield…
The new Guardians of the Veil were under the bridge, eager to practice their powers.
"Everyone ready?" asked Rene
They all nodded.
"Guardians Unite." Rene said as she placed the Heart of Kandrakar around her neck
Rene was suddenly lifted into the air and swirls of magic energy surrounded the others. They all emerged in their guardian attire.
"Water." Said McKenna
"Fire." Said Tina
"Earth." Said Naomi
"Air." Said Mei-Xing
"Quintessence." Said Rene
Rene's hair didn't really change, but she was wearing a purple top with a piece of green cloth over her shirt. The collar of the shirt plunged to her chest and the sleeves were long with the part of the sleeves cut to give her arms more freedom to move around. There were two green ribbons that crisscrossed across her navel cavity as a hem, and the skirt was really wavy with the left side split. Her boots were dark purple and somewhat elf-like and had a long ribbon around her neck, which was green, and small wings. Mei-Xing was wearing a teal top that revealed her shoulders, but almost revealed her cleavage. Her sleeves reached halfway down her arm and the skirt had reached her ankles and was slit along the left side. Her boots were almost knee-length long and had a sort of bell shape to them. Her hair had become longer and was in a set of twin braids while the outfit was revealing her midriff with small wings. Naomi has a teal shirt that reveals her midriff with a sort of ribbon surrounding her arms. Her skirt is slit on the right side and reaches down to her ankles. Her boots are slightly longer than ankle-length, and are high-heeled with two straps that are there for deco. She's also wearing a teal choker with small wings. McKenna is wearing a two-colored mini-dress with the outer edges being teal and the inside purple. She's also wearing a choker with a four leaf clover on it with purple boots. Tina on the other hand was wearing a purple top that only covered her breasts with teal pants and sandals. Her hair was tied back, but everyone was shocked seeing the black eye Tina had.
"Tina, hey what happened?" asked Mei-Xing
"Where'd you get that black eye?" asked Rene
Tina, in tears, flew away from the group only to fly head first into the boy from Meridian. Suddenly a group of guards appeared behind him.
"Sorry." Whispered the boy
He then started attacking Tina as the others found her.
"Water!" exclaimed McKenna
A strong stream of water pushed the guards back.
"Close the portal!" the boy exclaimed as he jumped into the portal
"The necklace!" exclaimed Mei-Xing
"Use the heart!" exclaimed Naomi
Rene held up the heart to the portal, and it sealed shut, sending them and a bag flying backwards.
"Everyone okay?" asked Rene
"Yeah." Everyone said in unison
"Except for the fact the guy had something hard in his bag." Naomi said while rubbing the top of her head
Back at Rene's house…
Taranee was looking at the black eye Tina had while Naomi and Mei-Xing were both drawing something.
"Now that's one serious black eye. What do you have, abusive parents or an abusive boyfriend?" asked Taranee
When Tina wouldn't say, Taranee decided to find out for herself.
"Ouch, that's the kind of guy you hooked up with?" asked Taranee
"Huh? H-how'd… what…" stammered Tina
Taranee was then beginning to catch her breath.
"Remind me never to do that again. Using telepathy really can take your breath away, or at least your life force." Said Taranee
"But seriously, I never imagined that Jacob would do that." Said Mei-Xing
"Well, I know one thing, if I see this 'Jacob' dude, he's so getting a piece of my mind." Said Naomi
"But… but he said…" started Tina
"Let me guess, if you told anyone, he would hurt you, big time. I went through too many ABF's for my own good." Said McKenna
"ABF?" asked Tina
"Her way of saying 'abusive boyfriend'. Anyhow, the drawing's done." Said Mei-Xing
Mei-Xing and Naomi showed the drawing to Taranee
"That is one of the heir's to Meridian throne, Prince Caleb." Said Taranee
"He's kinda cute for a prince." Said Mei-Xing
"Well it explains the crown and the weird seal in his bag." Said Naomi
"The veil was put up again because of his sister, Princess Cornelia. The crown in the bag would've been used in her coronation." Said Taranee
"Great, stop a psycho princess, and do the job. Sounds normal, not!" exclaimed Naomi
"There will be many obstacles along the way, but I think we need to deal with Tina's ABF first." Said Taranee
"Don't worry, we're gonna be there for you. After all, we're friends, right?" asked McKenna
"Y-yeah." Said Tina
"Hey guys, guess what I figured out our names spell!" exclaimed Mei-Xing
On a napkin, the initials R.M.T.M.N. were spelled out.
"Hmm… I like it." Said McKenna
"Well, I guess this means we're officially R.M.T.M.N." said Rene
And the start of a bigger adventure to come.
Back in Meridian…
Caleb just walked through the castle doors.
"Caleb! You're alright. What happened to you? You're soaking wet." Said the queen
"I was attacked by the Guardians." Said Caleb
"The Guardians are nothing but old women now." Said Cornelia
"Not anymore Cornelia. They're young women, teenage girls. New Guardians have been chosen." Said Caleb
"So the cycle begins again, and now we have more trouble." Said the queen