A/N: Okay kids, I need to ask you an opinion. Do you think that I should reduce the size of my chapters? I am finding that these are extremely huge chapters, and I won't be surprised if they go up into the 4,000 to 5,000 word size. I can always start taking the ΩΩΩΩΩΩ as chapter endings, and post the next section as a new chapter.

Anywho, I think I have taken up enough of your time with this issue. Here is the next Chapter in this mysterious series. Sorry it took me so long to post, I got super busy. I attach my standard disclaimer from the main page to this chapter. Read and Review!

W.I.T.C.H.: Dead Memories

"Startling Revelations"

The driver of the black Mercedes was sitting in the ready room reading a newspaper when his cell phone rang. Picking it up he could see that it was from a payphone, and could only possibly be the hit man with a confirmation on the kill.

"Is the job finished?" He asked in a steady voice.

"No, She wasn't in the home." Was the reply. Dread clouded the driver's thoughts. Her programming was failing, which meant she needed to be eliminated as quickly as possible.

"Well find her and don't call me until the job is finished." The driver said angrily.

"We have a problem. I ran into her mother in the apartment. She saw me before I could get out." The gravely voice said before the driver could hit the END button on his cell phone. "I tried to eliminate her, but the feds showed up before I could finish."

"We? Who is this we? You're the one with the problem. Why don't you finish her off in the hospital?" The driver said, dread filling his voice. This one screw up could end the whole operation.

"She will be to closely watched, they will be suspicious about the break in and post a guard by her room. I have no way to get to her. Why don't you get one of your midgets on the job?" The hit man said sarcasm coloring his voice. "They seem to have much 'better' results than I."

"And for good reason too you imbecile. Listen, find the girl and eliminate her at all costs. We will take care of the mom." The driver said returning the tone of his voice to neutral.

"And if anyone else gets in the way?" The hit man asked.

"You know the deal, no witness's. If anyone sees you, eliminate them." The driver said, and with that ended the conversation. This is turning into a real fiasco. The driver thought as he dialed the only other number he knew. This is not going to go over well…

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Taranee stared out the window of Officer Lair's car watching the scene run away from them. It was if the car wasn't moving, but the whole world its self were moving. Trees, birds, houses and people fled away from the car as it rolled down the semi-busy street. Many questions floated in and out of Taranee's head as it rested against the window. Why is this happening now? Is Mrs. Vandom going to be alright? Is Will going to be all right? What's going on? Where are the rest of the pieces to this puzzle? Will this end the Guardians of the veil?

The questions continued to persist within her head as Taranee tried to answer them. They kept coming, crowding her thoughts giving her a headache. She pressed her hand to her head as Irma spoke up.

"Will we be able to visit Will and her mom?" Irma asked her dad.

"Yes, but not right now. You girls need to go home to get some sleep for school." He replied looking at the road before them.

"But dad, I don't want to go to school. Will is in trouble and she needs our help." Irma said looking for an excuse to get out of school. In fact, Taranee herself didn't feel much like school either, and the prospect of attending with so much excitement in the air was not pleasant.

"Irma, you have to learn that just because some little disaster strikes doesn't mean the world comes to a halt. Life continues, if only disturbed for a bit." Irma's dad said, his brow furrowing in thought. "You can all see Will tomorrow after school."

Officer lair finished just as the car pulled up to Cornelia's apartment. Cornelia looked bleakly at the others before getting out.

"Guys, text me. We need to talk." Cornelia said closing the door and walking up the steps to her apartment. The others nodded in agreement and watched Cornelia move up the walk. Officer lair waited until he had seen that she got in, then he took off heading for the Silver Dragon.

"I really hope that Will and Mrs. Vandom are alright." Hay Lin said, worry coloring her voice. Her usual happy persona was no where to be found.

"We all do Hay Lin." Taranee said in a comforting voice from the front seat of the car. The car pulled to a stop at the curb of the Silver Dragon. Hay Lin got out, walked up to the front door, and waved to them before disappearing into the vibrant atmosphere of the evening's dinners.

Taranee and Irma remained quite through the rest of the trip to Taranee's home. They pulled up to the front yard with it's neatly trimmed lawn and beautiful flowers planted in neat rows along the front. Light glowed from the living room windows casting a soft glow on the lawn as the sun finally set behind the horizon.

"See you tomorrow Irma." Taranee said exiting the car. She walked up the sidewalk and opened the front door to her living. Looking back she could see the patrol cruiser pull away and disappear around the corner. Stepping into the living room, Taranee was greeted warmly by her mother who was sitting on the sofa watching T.V. with her dad.

"There you are Taranee. How was your time over at Hay Lin's?" Taranee's mom asked as Taranee crossed the living room heading to the kitchen in a subdued way.

"It was alright…" Was all Taranee managed to say before stepping into the kitchen. Taranee's mom could tell something was defiantly wrong, because her daughter was always vibrant and cheerful after coming home from an outing with the other girls.

"Taranee, is everything all right?" She said walking into the kitchen behind her daughter.

"Well, no." Taranee said biting her lip and staring out the window into the dark shadows that covered the back lawn. Taranee could see a single tear make a wet streak down her check reflected in the window. "Will collapsed at Hay Lin's and we took her back home to find her mother was attacked by a stranger in their own apartment. It looks like both of them are in the hospital."

"Oh no, dear that's horrible…" Taranee's mom said coming up and hugging her behind. "Are they okay?"

"I-I don't k-know." Taranee said stuttering. She felt as if some one had gripped her heart, constricting it at first, then smashing it into a wall. "W-we don't know."

Taranee's mother gently hugged her as Taranee's dad came in to see what the fuss was about.

"What's going on in her? Did someone hurt my pumpkin?" Taranee's dad said striding over to hug both Taranee and her mom.

"Well, Will, Taranee's best friend and her mom are in the hospital, and Taranee's upset about it." Taranee's mom said, telling the story to her father.

"Damn, what happened?" Her father asked wanting to know the details.

"Apparently Will collapsed at the girls little get together, and Mrs. Vandom was attacked by some stranger who broke into their apartment." Taranee's mom said filling in the rest of the details.

"Oh no that is terrible. Would you like me to drive you down to the hospital tomorrow? After school pumpkin?" Her dad asked Taranee hugging her.

"Y-yes, that will be w-wonderful." Taranee said, her stutter persisting.

"All right then. Why don't you go get ready for bed so you are all rested for school?" Taranee's mom asked.

"Yes mom." Taranee said wiping the tears from her eyes. She went to her room and did her evening routine, brushing her teeth and changing into pajamas. Taranee then slipped under the covers of her bed, and tried to sleep. But sleep wouldn't come. All she could think about was the questions that had bombarded her in the car. The unanswerable questions that all seemed to be connected, but she couldn't see the connections. Taranee was troubled for a long while before sleep finally claimed her.

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Beep… Beep… Beep…

"Nurse, how is she?" A male voice said.

"She is still out. Her EKG reads normal along with all her other stats. She is sleeping deeply." A female voice replied.

"Keep me up to date on her status." The male voice said.

Beep… Beep… Beep…

"I really hope she gets well." A different female voice said.

"We all do." Said another one in reply. The voice… it sounded familiar.

Beep… Beep… Beep…

What is that beeping sound? Will tried to think. Her thoughts were muddy, clouded over. She just wanted to sleep.

Beep… Beep… Beep…

Wait… that sounds almost familiar… A hospital? Or is that an answering machine? Will tried to think, but everything was cloudy. What were those voices?

Beep… Beep… Beep…

This reminds me of a hospital… Where am I? Will thought. Her thoughts were slightly clearer. There was a pounding in her head.

Beep… Beep… Beep…

God, that beeping is getting annoying…Will thought. I must be in a hospital… why else would there be a beeping noise?

Beep… Beep… Beep…

Will opened her eyes. She was greeted with colorful pictures on the ceiling. There were cute cuddly bears hanging onto bright colorful balloons. She let out a groan.

"Ohhhhhhh, Gawd. Where am I?" Will said out loud. Her eyes shifted down along her body which felt heavy and leaden. There were clean blue sheets covering her. Her left arm had a needle in it that lead to an IV. The IV led to a bag of clear liquid dripping away into clear plastic tube.

"Will? You're awake!" A voice off to her right said. Looking over she saw Taranee's bright, tired face greet her. "We were so worried about you!"

"T-Taranee? Where am I?" Will asked confused. Taranee got up from her chair and moved over to Will and took her hand.

"Will, your in the Heatherfield hospital…" Taranee said to Will looking into the confused brown eyes.

"Uh… why? I remember we were meeting with Caleb at the rebel camp… then I can't remember anything after that." Will said tears streaming down her face.

"You attacked Caleb Will, you called him a bastard and tried to choke him to death. We pulled you off of him, and you collapsed." Taranee said, watching the pain come across her best friends face.

"I don't remember doing that. Taranee, why did I attack Caleb?" Will cried. A nurse who was making her rounds came in and saw that Will was awake.

"Ah! You're awake. I'll let the doctor know. He will be very pleased to find out." The nurse checked Will's Vitals and wrote them down on a clipboard that was at the end of her bed. Nodding she tweaked with the sheets and commented, "Perhaps now that you are awake you would like to visit your mom?"

"What? Visit my mom? What do you mean?" Will said a look of confusion crossing her face yet again.

"She doesn't know yet…" Taranee said to the nurse trailing off.

"Oh heavens. Dear, your mom is in the Intensive Care Unit. Aparaently some hoodlum broke into your apartment and attacked her. I'm sorry." The nurse said to Will, who turned white as a sheet. The heart monitor started to beep faster with Will's elevated pulse as her heart was pounding.

"Ohmygod! Is she alright? Can I go see her now?" Will said in a rush. Her hand covering her hand in horror.

"Well, not just yet. The doctor wants to see you first, then your friend here can take you down to see her." The nurse said watching as a fresh onslaught of tears began to stream down Will's already wet face. Will could feel Taranee place a comforting hand on her shoulder. The nurse quietly walked out leaving Will and Taranee alone.

"The rest of the girls were here, but they needed to go home and work out a plan with Yan Lin to help Caleb and the rest of the rebels to move to the Infinite city." Taranee said after the nurse had left. "We really need your help Will."

"I-I don't know… my Mom…" Was all Will could say. Taranee handed her a tissue for her to wipe her nose. It pained Taranee to see her friend in such a state. Taranee looked around the room at all the medical monitors and equipment before looking at Will again. She noticed a clock and grimaced.

"Will, I have to go now. My dad is waiting for me. He gave me a ride to visit you. Please take care." Taranee said hugging Will. Will hugged Taranee back, gripping her as if she were her last life line.

"Please, don't go. Not yet." Will begged Taranee. It tore Taranee up to see Will in this condition. Will had always been the strong one, being the leader of the Guardians. Now Taranee could see how easily that visage could be torn down.

"Okay, Just for a few more minutes. Then I really have to go." Taranee said sitting back down in the chair beside Will's bed.

"I'm sooo tired. What Happened to me? Why am I missing time?" Will said wailing. Just then there was a knock on the door. Looking up they could see a man with white hair in a doctor's coat holding a clip board, standing by the door.

"The tiredness? I can explain that. Do you mind if I join you?" The man asked.

"Umm, Sure…" Will said, to tired to care.

"Good to see you awake Will. My name is Dr. Lipinski." Dr. Lipinski said coming in greeting Will. "You must be her friend Taranee."

Taranee could only nod her head in agreement as he came in and pulled a stool up to the bed.

"Well, according to your charts and the action report, Will, I have to conclude that you had a massive stroke." The doctor said flipping between the charts and looking at Will.

"What's a stroke? I've heard of it before… but I don't know what it is." Will asked looking fearful. Dr. Lipinski could see the fear in her eyes.

"You see Will, what happens is a blood clot forms in the brain, or a blood vessel breaks, causing loss of blood to an area of the brain. When this happens, brain cells begin to die. Now in your case, a blood vessel broke. By a miracle though, you lived. You are my child patient who has had a stroke. It is not as common as in adults, but it does happen." Dr. Lipinski began to explain.

"What do you mean it was a miracle she lived?" Taranee asked, unable to help herself.

"Well, you see, for some time Will had been bleeding. At least a half hour before the paramedics even attended her. We rushed her into the OR as soon as she was brought in." Dr. Lipinski said clarifying what he said. "We cleaned up as much as we could, fixed the ruptured blood vessel, and crossed our fingers. I find it amazing that Will can even speak right now."

"You mean… I should be dead?" Will asked. Then something clicked. Her hand reached up and she could feel the white bandages around her head. Dr. Lipinski answered her unspoken question.

"Yes, we had to operate on you. That meant cutting some of your hair off to get to the affected area. I've never seen someone with that massive amount of bleeding live. You're tired from the amount of blood you lost, and your head probably hurts because of some minor brain swelling." He said continuing his explanation. Taranee could only mouth the words Oh… Wow…

Will and Taranee gave each other a knowing look. The thing that probably saved Will's life was the Heart of Kandrakar. The Magic within it must of sustained Will through those life threatening hours of her life.

"But wait… I'm confused. What would cause my blood vessel to rupture like that?" Will asked, trying to piece together what happened to her, trying to understand it.

"Many things could of caused it. I have a question for you though, which relates to this. Have you had any recent surgery on the brain? We checked your records which say you haven't… but…" The doctor said waiting for an answer.

"But what? I don't think I have ever had brain surgery… At least I don't think I have. I can't think clearly." Will said wondering about the but.

"We found evidence that you have had surgery or some sort of head injury, not to long ago. The scaring is faint, but is still visible. It coincidently happens to be above the same spot that your blood vessel broke. That's why we asked. We are not sure if that might have had anything to do with your stroke." The doctor said filling in his unfinished sentence.

Slightly shaking her head, Will answered, "No, I haven't had an recent surgery on my head, or for any part of my body for that matter. And I haven't bumped my head… unless…" Will trailed off. The doctor wasn't just going to let this get away.

"Unless what?" He asked very seriously. "You need to let me know everything Will, so that I can ensure that you have a full recovery."

"Well, I have been having a lot of lost time lately… Like… I dunno, it's weird. The time just kind of disappears…" Will said trying to remember all those times she had missing time, and just shrugged it off. Maybe it was a sign of something serious.

"Hmm," Was all Dr. Lipinski could say as he took notes down on his clipboard. "Interesting. Were there any flashing lights around?"

Will shook her head no. "There were never any flashing lights around me. All I remember is sometimes finding myself in places I hadn't left my self, or several hours pass by in a moment."

"Those sound very familiar to seizures. If you had any seizures, you might have hit your head on something." The doctor said taking more notes down.

"Umm, I'm pretty sure my mom would have noticed her daughter spazing out on the hallway floor…" Will said to the doctor closing her eyes. "I'm… really tired. I think I want to sleep now."

"Okay Will. I will leave you and your friend alone. I need to check up on your mom and see how she is doing." Dr. Lipinski replied as he stood up and walked to the door.

"Is she going to make it?" Will asked, her eyes still closed.

"What?" Dr. Lipinski asked of Will, not hearing her.

"I asked, is my mom going to be alright?" Will asked again, frustration showing on her face. She opened her eyes to stare at the doctor who was nervously running his hand through his hair.

"Honestly Will, It's too soon to tell. She was banged up pretty bad when she got here. I'm sorry that both of you are going through this." He said, trying not to upset her, but failing.

"W-what's going to happen to me if she doesn't make it? What am I going to do?" Will cried, tears running down her face afresh.

"Will, Your mom is going to make it. You know she is a strong woman. She will make it. Besides, have you forgotten already your friends? Would we just leave you out on the street?" Taranee said cutting in, trying to sooth Will. Will thought for a few moments before replying, her eyes lowering.

"Y-you're right Taranee. Thank you." Will said before hugging her. Dr. Lipinski had taken this interlude to quietly slip out of the room, and head down the hall.

"I have to go now Will. I will be back later, but I have to go home now. Are you going to be okay?" Taranee asked her woo begotten friend.

"I t-think so. Thank you Taranee. Thanks for being her with me." Will said closing her eyes again for a moment.

"I will be back Will, I promise." Taranee said. Leaving it at that, Taranee stood up and walked to the door, pausing for a moment at the door to make sure Will was going to be okay. Watching her, Taranee could see as Will slowly slipped into an uneasy sleep. She finally left walking out of the hospital to the awaiting four door sedan.

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Dr. Lipinski stopped at a door with the name "Susan Vandom" on it. Picking up the charts he looked at it and frowned deeply. Mrs. Vandom still had not woken up from her comatose state.

"That poor girl… All alone in the world." He said out loud to himself as he replaced the chart. He knew very well that Mrs. Vandom may not wake up at all.

With that, he replaced the chart and walked back to a secured wing. Standing by the door to a locked room, he showed the Policeman stationed there his I.D. and was let in.

"How are we doing this afternoon Senator Petersburg?"

A/N: Okay, That was another long chapter. Please remember to let me know about weather or not I should shorten Chapters. If you were confused by that end part, I'll spit it out for you. The Senator Will was told to Assassinate actually lived… Amazing… . Review Por favor!