Chapter 10:
A/N: From now on, the Guardians from the reality Cole is from, will be known as the A-Guardians.
For example: A-Irma = Alternate Irma
Enjoy!
Moments earlier.............
"You almost finished Cornelia?", Sam asked. "Cause Leonas isn't looking so good from here."
"Almost, there.", Cornelia said as she was closing the last of the wound. "Got it!"
Malcom, Sam, and Marcus looked to see Angelo groaning, as he slowly got to his feet.
"What happened?", Angelo asked rubbing his forehead. "The last thing I remember was this really big pain in my back."
"Long story short, there are alternate reality versions of the girls.", Sam informed Angelo. "All but Will. They, along with the guy who Leonas is fighting, think we took their Will."
"Well, that's just dandy.", Angelo said. "How long has Leonas been fighting?"
"A good while now.", Malcom said. "Why?"
"Because I want some of that guy.", Angelo said. "I think if we take him down, the others will give up."
Angelo then saw Leonas go down.
"Okay, it's my turn now!", Angelo said as he formed his energy wings. "I need a weapon!"
Angelo then flew towards a thing of wood, he was chopping the other day, and grabbed the axe that was there.
"This'll do.", Angelo said as he flew towards Cole. "You guys stay back just in case!"
"Well, I'm going to take on my counter-part!", Cornelia said as she took to the air.
Cornelia suddenly felt dizzy, as she flew to the ground, only to be caught by Marcus.
"You're not going anywhere.", Marcus said as he laid Cornelia down in a long chair.
"I guess healing Angelo wiped me out a bit.", Cornelia said looking up at Marcus. "I guess I should practice more with that skill."
"Just a little.", Marcus joked holding her hand.
"Where's is she?", Cole asked himself looking around the area. "There she is."
Cole began to fly where Will was as she was fighting with A-Cornelia. As he was flying towards them he saw Angelo flying at him. Cole landed just as Angelo landed. Both were facing off with each other ready to fight.
"It seems that the girls' attack wasn't strong enough.", Cole said as he pulled out his sword. "But to be honest, I don't like striking an enemy from behind."
"Well, answer me this.", Angelo said. "What makes you think this is your Will?"
"I don't think, I know!", Cole said as he swung his sword at Angelo. "And nothing you can say or do will change that!"
"We'll see about that!", Angelo said as he blocked the attack with his axe.
Cole, who was surprised that Angelo was able to block his sword with an ordinary axe, jumped back from him.
"How were you able to block my Zweihander, with a mere axe?!", Cole asked.
"I can channel my energy through things, making them stronger!", Angelo said as he spun his axe around. "Look! I don't want to fight you! There has been a really big misunderstanding. Let's just sit down and talk about this."
"I don't need to sit down and talk!", Cole said. "I know for a fact that, that's my Will! And if taking you out is what I have to do get her back....."
Cole then took his fighting position with his sword.
"..... then so be it", he said as he flew at Angelo.
"Guess I have no choice, but to fight you!", Angelo said as he flew at Cole.
Once their weapons clashed, they took off into the air, with both weapons clashing against each other. Neither one was giving in to the others' power. They then each clashed weapons and held them in place, pushing against each other.
"I'm amazed you have this much power, after that blast you took from, the girls.", Cole said as he began to push against Angelo's axe, with his sword.
"Funny, I was thinking the same thing about you, after fighting my cousin.", Angelo said as he began to push back. "But you know, I have a major power source."
"And that is?", Cole asked as they pulled away from each other.
"That!", Angelo said as he pointed his axe towards the sun.
"The Sun!", Cole questioned in surprise. "Impossible!"
"Oh it's possible!", Angelo said taking his fighting position. "My power comes from the sun's light. As long as it shines, I have an unlimited power source! Care to stop fighting and talk now?"
"Never!", Cole said as he charged at Angelo. "I won't stop until Will is safe with us!"
"I tried to warn you!", Angelo said as he charged at Cole.
Once close enough, Cole swung his sword down at Angelo, only to have Angelo vanish.
"Where did he..........?!", Cole began to question.
Cole then sensed Angelo was behind him. He looked behind himself, out of the corner of his right eye, to see Angelo standing behind him, with his back to him.
'He's so fast!', Cole thought to himself. 'But, I'm fast too!'
Cole then swung behind himself as fast as he could at Angelo only to see him vanish again! Shocked, Cole turned around to see that Angelo wasn't there! Cole turned back around, hoping to catch him, only to have a blade pressed against his neck. Cole looked down in shock to see Angelo with his axe against his neck.
"You're fast too.", Angelo said as a smirk formed on his face. "But I can be faster."
Then, from out of nowhere, Cole shot and energy blast from his hand, that exploded on impact, sending Angelo back a few feet.
"You may have speed, but do can you do that?!", Cole snapped.
Angelo then raised his left hand, and fired a few energy blast at Cole. Cole was able to block a few shots, but got hit by some as well, that exploded on impact.
"Good enough for you?!", Angelo said.
"Very.", Cole said as he took his fighting stance. "I must admit, you and your cousin are the strongest opponents I've fought in a long time."
"You should see me on a good day.", Amgelo said as he took his fighting stance.
"Shall we continue?", Cole questioned.
"If you insist.", Angelo replied.
Both warriors charged at each other, ready to finish things.
"I don't want to fight you, Will!", A-Cornelia said as she made some vines fly up at Will.
"Then why are you and your friends attacking us?!", Will asked as she zapped the vines, only to get caught in the ones that came at her from behind.
"Because they took from our reality and brainwashed you into thinking you belonged here!", A-Cornelia explained as she had the vines bring Will closer to her. "But, once we get you back to our reality, and have the Oracle fix what they've done to you, you'll be okay! And we can be transformed back to normal again."
"Wait!", You mean you four have been in your Guardian forms all this time?!", Will asked A-Cornelia.
"For the last month, yes.", Cornelia replied. "We had to use our glamour power to look like our normal selves. But now that we have you back, we don't have to worry about it anymore."
"Okay, stop and think.", Will said as she was being pulled along. "If I'm your Will, then how come I was able to change the Guardians, your friends are fighting, into the Guardians of this reality?"
"I......."
"You know that the Heart can transform only one team of Guardians!", Will said. "And that's the Guardians of this reality. Which means.........."
"You're not our Will!", A-Cornelia concluded. "He lied to us!"
A-Cornelia then released Will from the vines, that were holding her.
"Who lied to you?", Will asked A-Cornelia. "You sent you here?"
"It was some cloaked guy.", A-Cornelia said. "He told us that you...... I mean "our" Will was here and being brainwashed into thinking she belonged here. I guess we were so desperate to find her, that we were willing to listen to just about anybody."
"Well, let's stop the others from fighting and set things right.", Will said as they went flying towards the others.
'But I don't get it!', A-Cornelia thought to herself. 'The gem he gave us was suppose to glow when we were around our Will. So, if this isn't our Will, where is she?'
"Now to stop this fighting.", Will said as she held up the Heart of Kandrakar. "I hope this works."
Will them focused her power, and released it in beams of energy that hit everyone there. Once they hit everyone there, they all vanished, and reappeared on opposite sides. Cole and the Guardians that came with him were on one side, while Will and all her friends were standing by her.
"What just happened?", A-Irma asked looking around. "Last I remember, I was fighting my counterpart in a ball of water."
"I think Will teletranported us away from each other, to keep us from fighting each other.", A-Taranee figured.
"That's not our Will guys.", A-Cornelia said to the others.
"What are you talking about?!", Cole asked. "The crystal glowed when we were close to her!"
"But what if it glowed, because of something else?", Taranee questioned.
"What do you mean, Taranee?", A-Hay Lin asked.
"What if the gem is used to find Hearts, or Keepers of a Heart?", A-Taranee asked. "We were so anxious to find Will, for so long, that we just came here without questioning that guy in the cloak."
"Come to think of it, how did he know your name Cole?", A-Hay Lin asked Cole.
Cole then put his sword away, as he began to ponder all that was said. A minute later, he began to walk towards Will and the others.
"Where are you going?", A-Irma asked.
"To talk to them.", Cole said.
"We're coming too.", A-Cornelia said as the other A-Guardians followed behind him.
On the other side of the field, Will and the other had already figured out what Will had done.
"Nice job with the teletransporting.", Cornelia said.
"Thanks.", Will said. "I'm just glad doing it didn't drain me to......"
Will was cut short as she began to fall out, from using so much power, only to have Angelo catch her in his arms.
"You okay?", Angelo asked with concern.
"I guess I used a little to much energy.", Will said.
"I'm just glad you're okay.", Angelo said before they kissed.
"How about you?", Irma asked Leonas as she helped him to his feet. "You okay?"
"I'll be okay.", Leonas said rubbing his jaw. "That Cole can pack a punch."
"Speaking of which.", Cornelia said pointing towards Cole as he and the A-Guardians were walking towards them.
"Wonder what they want?", Hay Lin questioned.
"Let's find out.", Sam said as they stopped a few feet from them.
"I think we should talk.", Cole said.
"Finally!", Will said as Angelo set her down on her feet.
"Okay.", Angelo said. "We know why you're here. What we want to know is what happened to your Will."
"Well, about a month ago, we were in the woods, near Shell Beach, fighting this guy who was trying to take the Heart of Earth's power from Matt and the other Regents of Earth.", A-Taranee explained. "We had the upper hand, when he suddenly held out a crystal ball and captured our Will in it."
"He then teletransported away.", A-Irma added. "And for the last month, we've been looking for her. Then yesterday, we ran into this guy in a cloak, who said he knew where Will was."
"And after a month of searching, and hiding yourselves, in glamour, you guys were desperate, and wanted to get your Will back.", Will figured. "You then came here, without thinking straight."
"No offence, but that was kind of dumb.", Marcus said earning a glare from the A-Guardians.
"We had good reason to think we found our Will!", A-Irma said.
"She right.", Cole said as he pulled out the gem he was given.
Once he showed it to Will and the others, it glowed brightly in front of Will.
"The cloaked man told us that this would glow when we were close you our Will.", Cole said as he handed the gem to Will.
Watching things suddenly turn for the better, the cloaked man was getting angry.
"Blasted!", he yelled. "She could ruin everything!"
"Looks like your plans are being undone.", A-Will said looking up at the cloaked man, from within her crystal ball prison. "Once this reality's "me" gets the others to stop and listen, you're toast!"
"I don't think so.", the cloaked man said as he pulled out four wooden blocks from his robe's pocket. "Luckily, I have a back up plan."
He then tossed the blocks on the ground, and shot some energy at them. The blocks then began to glow and float into the air.
"Come to life my Elemental Golems!", the cloaked man commanded of the blocks. "Take the form of the elements and do my bidding!"
Suddenly, the blocks were surrounded by a different element each, that took human-like form. One block was surrounded by a body made of fire, while another was covered in a body made of water. The next was in a body made of lightning, while the final one was in a body made of earth and wood. Each one landed to the ground and bowed before the cloaked man. A-Will jumped back in shock at the golems that were in front of her.
"Now gow my golems.", the cloaked man ordered as he pointed down to the group that were talking. "Go and destroy those fools! But bring the red-head to me! Alive!"
The golems then ran towards the battle field at the cloaked man's orders. Will looked on in disbelief. As much as she wanted to do something, she was unable to. The cloaked man saw her dispair and began to laugh.
"Are we finally giving up, child?", he asked as he looked at her. "Do you now see, that it is pointless to try and escape? But don't worry. You'll have company soon."
"Cole.", A-Will cried softly as she looked down at the battle at hand.
"I've seen one of these before.", Taranee said.
"You have?", A-Tarnee asked.
"Yeah. I learne about them on the Kandrakar of our reality.", Taranee said thinking back to what it was. "It is a locator gem, only when it finds what it's looking for, it........ Will! Throw it away!"
"What?!", Will asked.
Suddenly, the gem flashed a bright light, and formed a aura of white light around Will, who began to float in the air and away from the others.
"Will!", Angelo yelled as he flew towards her. "Give me your hand!"
Will reach for Angelo's hand as far as she could. Once Angelo was close enough to Will, a dark beam of energy grabbed Will and pulled her farther away from him.
"WILL!", Angelo yelled as he watched her being pulled farther way.
"ANGELO!", Will cried as she was being pulled away from Angelo.
Everybody saw Will being pulled towards a man in a cloaked robe, holding a crystal ball. Within seconds, Will was pulled into the crystal ball.
"That's the same crystal ball our Will was sucked into!", A-Taranee said.
"And that's the guy who brought us here.", Cole said. "You tricked us!"
"That's right fools!", the cloaked man said laughing. "I played you five fools from the beginning! All I had to do was take your Will and wait! Then I show up a month later, and tell you where your Will was, give you a locator gem, and open a fold here, knowing you would try to find your Will here! And now I have her, along with the Will from your reality!"
The cloaked man then held up the crystal ball to show two Will's that were both beating against the walls of the crystal ball.
"Let them go!", Cole demanded. "Or we'll....."
"You'll do what?!", the cloaked man said. "All you'll do is face my Elemental Golems!"
Suddenly, four beings made of a different element dropped down in front of them. Each was in a human-like form. One was a body made of fire, while another was a body made of water. The next was in a body made of lightning, while the final one was in a body made of earth and wood. They were at least twelve feet tall each.
"Well, this isn't good.", Leonas said.
"Now destroy them my Elemental Golems.", commanded the cloaked man.
"I suggest we work together, and kick these golems' butt, and save both our Will's.", Angelo said to Cole as he got his axe ready. "Agreed?"
"Agreed.", Cole said as he pulled out his sword. "Destroying their Elemental Core will bring them down!"
"Guardians! Vanders!", Angelo yelled. "Let's go!"
With a powerfully loud battle cry, they charged at the tall and mighty Elemental Golems, ready to fight and save their friends.
A/N: The new battle has been set, and both sides are working together, to save both Will's! The only question is, will they save them in time, before the cloaked man frees his master?