Chapter 3: Bonds of Friendship
What's up everyone? It's me, sakuraphoenix, and I'm back with a new chapter! I know, it's been a while, but don't kill me, okay? I've had a lot of stuff going on in my life, but thankfully they've died down enough for me to finally update! Anyway, disclaimer time.
Disclaimer: I do not own W.I.T.C.H. As you already know, Keybladeauraofpie is co-authoring this with me, and we only own our respective OCs.
Enjoy!
As the weekend had come and gone, the girls, minus Tina were in Will's office, who had called them over that same morning.
"Right, first things first, about Jacob. Thankfully, the camera edited out the image of you girls going guardian and the vine you used to knock him out Naomi." Said Will
Naomi laughed nervously.
"Well it was either that or a plank of wood." Naomi said before laughing nervously again
"Still, I've talked to his parents, and they are furious! Court case also happened yesterday. Something like this couldn't wait. The judge decided that Jacob would be put in juvenile prison for three months." Said Will
"That's three months without him walking around in the school. Bonus!" exclaimed McKenna
"Tina would love to hear that news." Said Rene
"Speaking of, where is she? I assumed that she would be with you this morning." Said Will
"Even we have no idea Principal Vandom." Said Mei-Xing
"Please, when we're in private, you can call me Will, and tell Tina the news when you see her." Said Will
"We will." Said Rene
"Before I forget, Naomi, McKenna, here are your schedules." Said Will
"Thank you." Said Naomi
"And it looks like we have Biology. Ugh. I hate biology." Said McKenna
"I like it. Maybe it's because I had a different teacher." Said Naomi
"Maybe." Sighed McKenna
"That's a coincidence, Mei-Xing, Tina, and I have that class next too. We can take you there." Said Rene
"Thanks Rene." Said Naomi
As soon as McKenna and Naomi had walked into their new classroom, they saw Tina walk in, or at least, someone who looked like Tina. She was wearing a black T-shirt with a short-sleeved leather jacket, fishnet gloves, a plaid mini-skirt, fishnet stockings, a studded belt, and combat boots. If that wasn't enough, you should've seen her hair! It was in a Mohawk, dyed pink, and she was wearing black eye shadow and eyeliner. Some of the boys' jaws dropped at the sight of her while the Guardians were staring shocked.
"Didn't you used to be Tina?" asked one of the boys
"I did not see that coming." Said McKenna
"Neither did I." said Rene
The teacher then came in and saw Tina's new outfit.
"Tina, are you alright?" asked the teacher
"Yeah, total success ma'am." Said Tina
"Right… before we begin class, I have been informed by Principal Vandom that we have two new students joining our class." The teacher said before motioning to Naomi and McKenna
"Some things don't ever stay the same, don't they?" McKenna whispered to Naomi
Naomi just chuckled a bit before nodding her head.
Later…
The girls were in the Sheffield cafeteria, and they just found Tina who had just grabbed her lunch.
"Hey, what's the deal?" asked Tina
"Who are you and what did you do to Tina?" asked Rene
"And where's your black eye?" asked Mei-Xing
"Cover-up, okay? It's not like we have healing powers to use on bruises." Tina said as she puffed her cheeks
"We're not accusing you of doing anything wrong, but we are wondering what's with the getup." Naomi said while she started eating her nachos
"After what happened on Saturday, I realized that I couldn't ask for help forever, and this image is what I needed to help me out with that. I need to be stronger, like you guys. I can't stay this way." Said Tina
"We're not trying to hurt you or anything. We're your friends." Said Rene
"Yeah, and we're guardians! You know, I never asked to be the Guardian of Fire. All fire does is destroy, and that's exactly what I've done! My parent's marriage, then my well-being, and then that scar I left on Jacob's hand. I'm done with the destruction! I just want it to stop!" Tina exclaimed as she stormed away
Unknown to the guardians, the Heart of Kandrakar's glow was weakening while the replica Heart was glowing red, concerned for the guardian of fire.
In Meridian…
Cornelia was searching practically every inch of the castle twenty times over.
"It's not here!" exclaimed Cornelia
"What's the matter Corny? Lose your hairbrush?" asked Caleb
"Very funny little brother. My coronation's in two weeks, and I can't find the crown that's going to be used!" exclaimed Cornelia
"Oh yeah, I sent it to the metal smith to get it fixed after mom complained about it. It was in my bag. I guess I forgot to take it out." Said Caleb
Cornelia breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go get it then." Said Cornelia
They went to Caleb's room, where they searched for Caleb's bag.
"Uh-oh." Said Caleb
"What is it now?" asked Cornelia
"I may have dropped it on Earth." Said Caleb
"You what?!" exclaimed Cornelia
"It was an accident sis!" exclaimed Caleb
"Fine. I'm sending the Tracker to find my crown. That dog of his should be able to sniff out your scent." Cornelia said as she exited Caleb's room
Caleb then wrote something down on a piece of paper, crumpled it into a ball and threw it out the window. It then traveled down into the town of Meridian, where a girl with platinum blond hair, brown eyes, wearing regular Meridian clothes found it. She opened the note, and read it, and was shocked. She then walked around the market place.
"Has anyone seen a Passling with a bright red tunic?" the girl asked
They pointed to the small, green Passling who was attempting to sell goods.
"Hey." Said the girl
"AH! Don't hurt Blunk." Said the Passling
"Blunk, it's just me." Said the girl
"Harmony!" exclaimed Blunk
"Listen, you need to go to Earth and find the new guardians. Princess Cornelia's on the move. She's going to send the Tracker to find her crown. You know, what she smells like, right?" asked Harmony
"I forgot." Said Blunk
"Good thing I work as a maid part time in the palace. One of her hair ribbons should do the job, but just in case, this is one of Prince Caleb's hairs." Harmony said while holding a red ribbon and a vial with a hair inside
"Hey, you two!" exclaimed a guard
"What is it?" Harmony asked while hiding the ribbon and vial
"Come with us, we have some questions for you, involving the resistance." Said the guard
"Resistance, no. Run, yes!" exclaimed Blunk
Harmony and Blunk ran through the streets of Meridian trying to outrun the guards when Blunk stopped for a minute.
"This is no time to stop!" exclaimed Harmony
"Blunk smell something new. Something strange. May be portal." Said Blunk
Harmony and Blunk resumed running to the outskirts of town where they saw a portal open in front of a waterfall.
"Grab onto me." Said Harmony
She swung through the portal and landed in Taranee's bedroom just as Rene sealed the portal shut.
"That was too close." Said Harmony
"Where are we?" wondered Blunk
"Great, Blunk, is that you?" Taranee asked while holding the Passling in the air
"Blunk Jr. yes. Have we met before?" asked Blunk
"Great, so Blunk had kids." Taranee groaned
"Yeah, and whatever that is stinks!" Tina exclaimed as she pinched her nose
"No arguments there." Said Taranee
She locked Blunk in the bathroom with McKenna and Naomi, where they heard the sounds of water splashing around and screaming before Naomi opened the door to reveal a sweet-smelling Passling.
"Much better." Said Rene
"So, you two are from Meridian." Said Taranee
"Yeah, and I was sent by the leader of the Resistance to find the new guardians and warn them." Said Harmony
"Well, that's us. The new Guardians." Said Mei-Xing
"So, what's the warning?" asked Naomi
"Prove it. I don't want to be facing her spies." Said Harmony
Rene then held the heart as the girls each demonstrated their powers.
"Happy now?" asked Rene
"Yes. Princess Cornelia's lost her crown, the one that's going to be used in her coronation, and she's sending the Tracker to Earth to find it. I'd go back to Meridian to tell the rest of the Resistance, but with the guards after me now, it's too dangerous." Said Harmony
"Looks like we have a roommate." Said Naomi
"But if the Tracker's coming for Princess Cornelia's crown, he's probably going to be sniffing out Prince Caleb's bag. We need to make a fake crown to put in there that looks like the original." Said Taranee
"Leave that to me! Just get me some air-dry clay and a little fire power from Tina, and we'll be good to go!" exclaimed Naomi
"Forget it. I'd rather just give them an old sculpture." Said Tina
"It's either you helping out with the heating, or we're all going into Meridian jail." Said Harmony
"And believe me, that's not something you want to get into. I've seen the cells." Said Taranee
"Alright, alright, alright! I'll help." Said Tina
Thankfully for Naomi, Taranee had plenty of air-dry clay and paints for Naomi to use. Naomi got started on making the crown, and as she was making the final details, she noticed that she made a small rune with Tina's symbol, but part of it was wrong and stuff. Naomi quickly put the rune back with the rest of the clay, and finished the crown.
"Alright, it wasn't easy, but I did it, down to the detail." Said Naomi
"Same size, same weight." Harmony noted
"Time to let it dry." Said Tina
She hovered her hand over the crown, and it instantly dried.
"Now to paint it. Mei-Xing, I believe this is our department." Said Naomi
Mei-Xing grabbed a paintbrush, and began to work. It took a few minutes, but they finished working on the crown.
"I'll take care of the paint." Tina said
Using her fire powers, she managed to dry the paint. Just then, Blunk sniffed something.
"Uh-oh. Tracker! He here! On Earth!" exclaimed Blunk
"Right, come on girls, we're going to give him the Guardian welcome." Said Rene
"And we'll set the bait." Mei-Xing said as she held Caleb's bag with the fake crown inside
"Well count me out! No way am I going to help out in this time and place. Sorry, but you can forget it." Said Tina
"But Tina…" started Rene
"We'll have to go without her. The sooner the Tracker's back in Meridian, the better I'll feel." Said McKenna
A reluctant Mei-Xing, Rene, and Naomi left Taranee's house.
"Why don't you want to help them? You're a guardian too you know." Said Harmony
"That's my personal business. I don't care about what happens to them. I just want all of this to stop." Said Tina
"And having an attitude problem isn't going to solve it. There's a reason why the resistance is against Cornelia, because she's more concerned about herself than her people. I put myself in harm's way every day by working in the palace just to get information to the Resistance. Believe me, what I deal with… no, what the people of Meridian deal with every day doesn't compare with what you're going through now. I don't know what happened, and I'm not going to pretend to know, the fact is, you're a guardian, and the others need you." Said Harmony
"You're right. Thank you Harmony. Let's find them." Said Tina
"Blunk lead way to Tracker." Said Blunk
"Thanks Blunk." Said Harmony
Meanwhile…
The girls had just found the tracker.
"Well, there he is. Guardians, Unite!" exclaimed Rene
She was lifted up into the air as swirls of light green, blue, and light blue surrounded the girls.
"Water." Said McKenna
"Earth." Said Naomi
"Air." Said Mei-Xing
"Quintessence." Said Rene
The Tracker looked up and saw the girls in the air, and was poised to strike.
"I got this one. Water!" exclaimed McKenna
She sent a stream of water at him, but all that did was send him back a few meters.
"Barely any effect!" exclaimed McKenna
"Let me try! Earth!" exclaimed Naomi
The Tracker was wrapped in vines but quickly broke free.
"My shot. Air!" exclaimed Mei-Xing
He was then caught in a whirlwind, but that didn't last very long. The girls were about to be in trouble until Tina, on a bike, knocked the Tracker off his feet and the Heart began to glow brighter.
"Alone, we're five… but together we're one. Guardian, Unite!" exclaimed Rene
A swirl of orange magic surrounded Tina
"Fire." Said Tina
"Tina, let's send the Tracker back where he belongs." Said Rene
"Got it. Fire!" exclaimed Tina
She kept throwing fireballs at the Tracker until he was on the other side of the portal. Unfortunately, the dog got Caleb's bag, but Rene managed to seal the portal.
"I'm sorry for the way I've been acting guys, really. It's just… after what almost happened, I just got scared and…" started Tina
"Hey, it's okay. McKenna and I may not know you very well, but you're still our friend Tina, and friends help each other out." Said Naomi
"I know, and thanks for forgiving me." Said Tina
"No sweat. Now we're going to give you a complete makeover, starting with that black eye." Said Naomi
A while later, back at Taranee's house, Harmony had her hand over Tina's black eye and in a few moments, had completely healed.
"There we go." Said Harmony
"How did you do that?" asked Tina
"I'm not sure. I've had these powers for as long as I can remember." Harmony sheepishly admitted
"Still, that's one less thing to worry about. Think you can stay here for the night?" asked Rene
"You'll let me?" asked Harmony
"It'll lure the guards away, that's for sure." Said Taranee
"Thank you." Said Harmony
"Right, back to business. It's time for a makeover, guardian style, starting with you Tina." Naomi said while holding some clothes
Rene and Naomi took Tina into the other room. A few minutes later, Tina's hair was now guardian style, and the strands of hair were held in place by some bobby pins. She was now wearing a red shirt with rhinestones forming a heart, a blue skirt, a bracelet with a fake ruby, and black boots.
"You got my approval." Said McKenna
"Mine too." Said Mei-Xing
"Same." Said Taranee
"Yeah. That's pretty for Earth fashion." Said Harmony
"Thanks. I wonder how long it's gonna take for Princess Corny to figure out her crown's a fake?" asked Tina
"I don't know, but when she does, we'll have the last laugh." Said Rene
Back in Meridian…
Cornelia just placed the fake crown in the safe.
"It won't be long now until the coronation. I can hardly wait." Said Cornelia
All Caleb did was look at the crown after Cornelia left. When he did, he made a discovery.
"It's a fake." Said Caleb
Ooh, Caleb knows, and Princess Evil doesn't. How will this play out for the guardians? Only time will tell. Please review, and until next time, I'm sakuraphoenix, saying I heart you, signing off for now. Guo nian hao! Happy Chinese New Year!