Part 3

Later that night at Matt's place.

"Matt" climbed out of his window. He deglamoured back into Shagon but right before he could do even more then spread his wings the Guardians appeared. Irma and Cornelia were holding his wings while Taranee had a hold on his tail. "Will" appeared in front of him.

'You said you wanted to hang.' she said with an angered voice.

A tornado whipped up and took Irma, Cornelia, Taranee and Shagon away. "Will" flew after them. Shagon got dropped on the ground at the old train station while the Guardians grouped around him.

Shagon laughed. 'So, I take it we're all here to party.'

He looked around. 'Five on one? Now this won't be fair, to any of you.'

Shagon started the attack by blasting Irma in the stomach. This of course enraged the other Guardians. Cornelia countered by making the rails wrap around Shagon's legs, keeping him at one spot and throwing the planks at him. Shagon blasted the planks with his beams.

Hay-Lin used her powers to push an old train compartment at Shagon. Meanwhile Taranee was attacking him from behind. Shagon turned around and shot Taranee into another old train compartment.

'Each time one goes down, the hate of the others increases.' he said as he broke from his metal bindings. A green/yellow aura was enveloping him.

He caught the train compartment that Hay-Lin shot his way and lifted it up.

'I'm actually in danger.' he said. 'Of feeling full!'

With that he threw the compartment at Hay-Lin, who got hit and fell to the ground.

'It's us!' Cornelia exclaimed. 'Our hate! We're making him…AAAH!'

Just before she could finish she got blasted by Shagon.

'Cornelia!' "Will" exclaimed concerned.

The Heart felt hatred overpowering her and frankly she wasn't trying to keep it in control. She shot a massive bolt at Shagon. Shagon took the full blast but it seemed as if he didn't feel a thing.

'Come on, Will!' he mocked. 'Is that the best you can do to safe friends, your Keeper and poor little missing Matt.'

"Will" yelled in frustration and tried to tackle Shagon. She collided with his energy field and got shot away. She fell on the ground, next to Cornelia.

'Your train is about to leave the station.' Shagon said. 'Permanently.'

Shagon slowly walked at "Will" while absorbing her hatred.

'Ohohoh, exquisite.' he said. 'I wonder if the real Keeper's hate tastes the same.'

"Will" got angered a little more but still hadn't the power to move. She looked up and saw Shagon standing over her.

'No, I can't bare to end this now. I'd miss the purity of your hatred.' he said. 'It's so…addictive, wouldn't you agree?'

This made "Will" stop feeling hatred. In its place came confusion.

'Wait. You're letting me go? Again?' she questioned.

'The game is just too much fun.' Shagon said.

'Not that much fun.' "Will" said annoyed.

She and the other Guardians stood up.

'And this can't be what Nerissa wants.' she continued. 'She at least wants to have me captured. What's really going on here? Can't finish what you started?'

She started to advance on Shagon and Shagon was stepping back.

'I'll finish when I'm sated and not a moment sooner!' he sneered. 'Just ask your boyfriend. Oh wait! You can't.'

"Will" looked skeptically at Shagon.

'I don't believe you.' she stated. 'If you really hurt Matt, why show me any Mercy?'

'Aah. There is good inside you!' Irma said softly as she and the other Guardians closed in on Shagon.

Shagon laughed. 'Please. I'm so bad I hate myself.'

'You do, don't you?' "Will" said. 'Ha! You don't really any of us! Nerissa is making you attack and you hate yourself for obeying her!'

Shagon stepped back, now feeling threatened.

'No!' he said.

He tripped and fell on the ground.

'He doesn't seem so big bad anymore.' Taranee said with a sneer.

'Yeah, way to kill him with kindness.' Irma sneered.

'Compassion and Mercy are more powerful than hate, Shagon.' "Will" said. 'I can teach you that!'

She didn't know that this was the exact same thing her Keeper said a while ago to Zafyra.

'No.' Shagon said weakly.

"Will" advanced on him. 'And you can help me find my Keeper and Matt.'

Shagon got enraged by the fact that he got defeated by five girls. His anger fed him as he flew up.

'No! The only Matt you'll ever find is me! At Sheffield every day, reminding you that the real Matt is gone! Soon enough, you'll learn to hate me again!'

And he flew off.

"Will" sighed in defeat. 'I'm starting already.'

At Mt. Thanos

Shagon was alone in his room.

'No, no. She was lying.' he told himself. 'I don't hate myself for obeying her.'

'I say you do.' Matt said with a smug smile.

'No one asked you.' Shagon replied dully.

'You can't deny it, she was right.' Matt said only to be hit by Shagon.

'I warn you, mention this again and I'll make you really disappear.'

'Shagon? Everything alright?' Zafyra said.

Shagon turned around and saw Zafyra standing behind him. Shagon nodded.

'Yeah, the Heart was being annoying but I'm fine.' he replied.

'Good, let's go to bed. I think you're tired.' Zafyra said as she took Shagon at his arm.

Shagon crept in bed and folded his arms and wings around Zafyra. He and her slowly drifted off into sleep.

'Will?' Matt asked, knowing that Shagon wouldn't interfere.

'Matt?'

Will doomed up from the smoke and ran happily at Matt. They hugged each other and Will noticed Matt's mood.

'What's going on?' she asked him.

'I'm going to tell you something that'll help you fight Zafyra.' he said with a smile.

At Cassidy's old home the next day.

Nerissa and Cassidy teletransported in front of the front lawn. Nerissa had tried all day long to get Cassidy say that she wanted to stay on Earth but so far nothing worked.

'Come on Rissy, give it a rest.' Cassidy said annoyed. 'We've toured Heatherfield up, down and sideways. It's not gonna happen. So send me home.'

'If home is where the heart is.' Nerissa said as she pointed at the old woman working in the front lawn.

The woman turned around. She was near sighted and slowly walked towards the entrance of the lawn.

'Hello? Is someone there?' she asked.

'Mom?' Cassidy said shocked.

'It's Nerissa, Emily.' Nerissa said with a smug smile. 'I didn't mean to startle you. Ah the garden looks lovely today.'

'Thank you Nerissa. And don't apologize, dear. You know Cassidy's old friends are always welcome here.' Emily said.

'Thank you Emily.' Nerissa said. 'But that locket, is there a picture inside?'

Emily shook her head in disappointment. 'My, your memory is worse than mine. I've shown you this before. It's Cassidy of course.'

Cassidy flew next to her mother. 'Mom' she said sadly.

'Now you'll wait here, I'll get us some lemonade.' Emily said as she walked into the house.

'She misses you terribly, Cassidy.' Nerissa said softly.

'I give anything. Anything.' Cassidy said hopeless.

'There is nothing to give. Just show some Mercy to your mother and say the words.' Nerissa said as she held the Heart of Meridian up. 'Say you want to live.'

'I want…to live.' Cassidy said sadly as she closed her eyes.

'Compassion is a powerful thing, especially when it fuels desire. The desire you cannot, should not have is the chink in the armor of your soul. And all I need to make you mine!' Nerissa said.

Cassidy opened her eyes, showing a pair of mindless eyes.

'You will live again, very soon.'

And with that both of them teletransported away.

They arrived at Mt. Thanos, where the Knights were waiting for Nerissa's return.

'Once you service to me is complete.' Nerissa said.

That was it! Tell me your thoughts and I'll tell you mine! I neglected Cassidy and Nerissa because I thought it was boring to tell you they went to the infirmary at the hospital or the beach. Although Cassidy has some funny lines along the way. The prolonged fight scene between the Guardians and Shagon is the real thing. 4Kids censored a lot out due to violence and teasing Shagon. You can look it up on Youtube.

See you next time!