Chapter 13:
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!
As the Dark Door slowly opened, Both Will's were trying their hardest to pull themselves free from the panels that held their hands there.
"I can't get my hand off!", Will yelled as she continued to struggle.
"Same here!", A-Will said as she felt her energy being drained.
"Hey Will, ", Marcus said to the Will on the his left as he used his super-speed to push the Dark Door closed, or at least try and slow it down.
"How's it going?", Sam asked with a grin as he flew at the Dark Door, joining Marcus in pushing it back, as best they could.
"Who are you?", A-Will asked the two cousins.
"Wrong "Will" guys!", Will said as she tried the pull herself from the panel.
"Sorry.", both brothers said.
"Less talking, more pushing, guys Leonas said as he grabbed Will's wrist and tried to pull her free from it. "Boy are you stuck! It must be like a energy magnet, that holds you to it, until there's nothing left!"
"So we're stuck here?!", A-Will asked getting scared.
"Oh I don't think so!", Leonas said as his claws began to glow and grow a bit longer. "There's always a way! You just have to think outside the box!"
Leonas then began to strike at the outer sides of the panel.
"This may take awhile.", Leonas said as he continued at the task at hand.
"I'm not going anywhere.", Will said hoping for the best.
"Don't make us hurt you Cole!", James said to his old friend. "You're better that this!"
"Please Cole!", Shan Ying pleaded with Dark Cole. "You can end this!"
"Don't worry my friends!", Dark Cole said. "It'll be over soon! Once the Guardians are drained of all their powers, Necronas shall be free!"
"Why are you working for him?!", Shan Ying asked Dark Cole.
"You fools!", Dark Cole snapped. "Haven't you realised it by now?! I'm a Shadow Ghoul that's possessed your good friend Cole. You may call me Torlash!"
"Well, Torlash,", James said as he took his fighting stance, with his maces in hand. "you made this a whole lot easier!"
"Now that we know the truth, we'll do our best to free our friend!", Shan Ying said as she aimed an arrow at him.
"You can try.", Torlash grinned as he pull out the Zweihander. "Let's see if you can fight me, knowing that I can do what your Cole can do!"
Shan Ying started things off as she fired an arrow at Torlash, who block it with his sword. James then followed through as he ran at Torlash. He then jumped at him, and swung his maces at him. Torlash then swung his sword at him. Their weapons clashed as they began to push against each other.
"Give up now, and Necronas may have a place for you in his army!", Torlash demanded.
"Fat chance!", James replied.
"Do you really think you stand a chance against me?!", Torlash questioned. "Do you think you can free your friend?!"
"Me, no.", James said with a smirk. "But she can!"
Torlash then raised an eyebrow, wondering who James was talking about. He then remembered Shan Ying! He looked around to see her right behind him, with an white energy arrow at the ready.
"What the...........?!", Torlash questioned.
"Cleansing Arrow!", Shan Ying yelled as she fired her energy arrow at Torlash.
Moment earlier.............
"So how we gonna handle this?", Malcom asked.
"How much heat can you hit it with?", Cole asked Malcom.
"A lot. Why?", Malcom asked.
"Hit him with as much heat as you can!", Cole said.
"Good idea.", Angelo said.
"Here goes everything!", Malcom said as he began hitting the Metal Golem with his hottest flame.
The Metal Golem then swung his club at Malcom only to have Cole block the attack. Taking his chance, Angelo slashed at the golem with his sword, making a small gash on it's back.
"Thanks!", Malcom said.
"No problem.", Cole said as he joined Angelo in attacking the golem. "Take this golem!"
Cole's attack made a gash, that went across the gash Angelo made, making an "X" shape on the golem's back!
"Aim for the "X", Malcom!", Angelo said to his cousin.
"Gotcha!", Malcom said as he aimed his flamethrower blast at the Metal Golem's back.
"Go help Leonas free the girls!", Angelo said to Cole. "Me and Malcom can handle this guy!"
"Good luck!", Cole said as he flew towards the Dark Door.
"Let's go, big guy!", Angelo said as he flew towards the Metal Golem.
Once he was close enough, Angelo swung his sword only to have the Metal Golem block his attack with his shield. The golem then swung his club at Angelo who easily dodged the attack.
"You'll have to move faster than that!", Angelo said as he went on the attack.
"We have to do something!", Irma said as she tried to get to her feet, only to drop back to her knees as she was being drained of her energy.
"We can't!", Taranee said. "As long as both Will's are stuck to those panels......"
".....we're getting drained of our strenght!", A-Taranee finished.
"I'm not giving up!", A-Irma said. "We've come this far! We can't just give in!"
"Irma's right!", Hay Lin said. "We're the Guardians! There must be something we can do!"
"What if we combine some of our power to help Angelo and Malcom?", Cornelia suggested.
"That could work!", A-Taranee said.
"But wouldn't that drain us more?!", A-Cornelia said.
"She has a point!", A-Hay Lin said.
"So we do nothing?!", Irma asked.
"That's exactly what you do!", Angelo yelled towards them. "You sit there and wait until the others free both Will's! You need as much of your energy as possible!"
"But....", Taranee began to say.
"No but's!", Malcom said. "Do nothing! Save you strength! We can handle this!"
The girls decided to wait until both Will's were free, to do anything. They knew they had to save as much strength as possible, until both Will's were free.
"Please hurry, Leonas.", Irma said as she felt her energy slipping away.
"Believe me Irma, I am.", Leonas said softly as he heard her with his super-hearing. "I'm almost done, Will!"
"Good!", Will said as she dropped to one knee. "Cause I'm feeling really drained!"
"What about this Will over here?!", Marcus asked as he looked at A-Will, as he kept using his super-speed to push he Dark Door closed, along with Sam, as best he could. "She's looking pretty drained too!"
"Leave it to me!"
"Cole?!", A-Will questioned as she looked up to see Cole come down at her with his sword in hand pointed down at her. "What are you doing?!"
"Don't move, Will!", Cole said as he got closer.
A-Will then closed her eyes, bracing herself for what ever Cole was going to do. Cole then sent energy through his sword as he got close to A-Will. Once close enough, Cole stabbed his blade in the wall above the panel A-Will's hand was stuck to. Doing this broke the panel off the wall. Once that happened, A-Will's hand was free of the panel. At the same time, Leonas broke the panel, Will was stuck to off, freeing Will from the panel. The other Guardians as well as both Will felt their energy return to them, as Marcus and Sam were able to push the Dark Door closed. Once it closed, the Dark Door vanished to a new location, where hopefully no one would find it.
"Well, that's, that!", Sam said as he landed next to Marcus.
"Was there any doubt?", Marcus said as the two high-fived each other.
"Thanks, Leonas.", Will said as she wiggled her fingers. "You have no idea how good it is to be free of that thing."
"No problem.", Leonsa said.
"Cole!", A-Will cried happily as she hugged Cole.
"I'm glad you're safe, Will.", Cole said as he held A-Will in his arms.
"Where's Angelo ?!", Will asked Leonas.
"He and Malcom are fighting a Metal Golem.", Leonas replied as he looked toward the fight in questioned. "And I think they're winning!"
"I think he's hot enough!", Malcom said as he stopped his flamethrower attack, to see a huge bright red spot where the "X" Angelo and Cole made.
"Then let's cool him off!", Angelo said as he put his sword away. "It's time for a dip pal!"
Angelo them flew at the Metal Golem and uppercuts it into the waters of Shell Beach! Both Angelo and Malcom waited for the Metal Golem to come back up.
"Is he dead?", Malcom asked as he and Angelo landed on the ground.
Just then the Metal Golem came running out of the water towards Angelo and Malcom.
"Looks pretty much alive to me!", Angelo said as he and Malcom took to the air as they dodged the golem's club as he swung it down at them. "Now let's see if Cole's plan worked."
Both cousins flew behind the Metal Golem to see a big opening where the "X" on it's back was.
"And now to finish this!", Angelo said as he flew down towards the Metal Golem.
Once Angelo was close enough, the Metal Golem turned and swung at him, with his club! Angelo dodged it and flew between the golem's legs. He then flew up to wear the opening, in it's back, was.
"Say goodnight!", Angelo said as he charged up energy in his hands. "Solar Blast!"
He then fired a large amount of energy in the opening, destroying the Elemental Core, inside! The Metal Golem then began to crack and fall apart into small chunks of metal.
"I'm glad that's over!", Malcom said.
"You and me both.", Angelo said. "I wonder how the others are doing?"
Just then, Angelo was tackled by Will, as he hovered in the air. She then wrapped her arms around his neck happy to be with him again. Feeling that familiar hold, Angelo wrapped his arms around Will, happy that she was okay.
"I'm glad to see you too, Will.", Angelo said, as they landed to the ground.
Just then they heard a loud scream, coming from where James and Shan Ying were fighting Torlash. They looked to see a shining light, that Torlash was in.
"What the heck?!", Angelo questioned.
Moments earlier...............
"Cleansing Arrow!", Shan Ying yelled as she fired her energy arrow at Torlash.
Seeing the arrow coming at him, Torlash jumped away from James and into the air. Once he landed he turned to Shan Ying laughing.
"You missed!", Torlash laughed.
"Did I?", Shan Ying said with a smirk.
"Uh!", Torlash said as he turned to see the Cleansing Arrow coming right at him. "No!"
The arrow hit it's mark. It went right through Torlash, pulling him right out of Cole's body. James and Shan Ying were at Cole's side to see if he was okay. When they got up to him, they saw that his hair was it's normal brown color, and the area around his eyes, was normal.
"Cole!", James said to his friend. "Wake up Cole!"
"Please wake up Cole!", Shan Ying begged of her friend.
"Oh!", the older Cole moaned as he sat up. "James? Shan Ying? Is that you?"
"Cole!", Shan Ying cried happily as she hugged her old friend.
"Welcome back man.", James said as he place a welcoming hand on his shoulder.
"What happened?", older Cole asked. "Wait! I remember! Torlash!"
"Don't worry about him.", Shan Ying said. "My Cleansing Arrow took care of him."
Shan Ying then pointed over to where Torlash was pinned down by Shan Ying's Cleansing Arrow. Suddenly the energy arrow faded away, freeing Torlash. Torlash then floated a few feet into the air, for everyone to see his true form. He looked like a black wolf with yellow eyes, and silver teeth.
"It seems that I've been removed from my host!", Torlash growled. "No matter! I have plenty of others here to take over!"
Torlash then turned towards Marcus and flew at him.
"Your speed shall serve me well!", Torlash said as he got closer to Marcus.
"Aw, crap!", Marcus said as he took off running.
"Marcus!", Cornelia yelled as she flew towards him.
"Stay back Cornelia!", Marcus said as he ran past her, with Torlash right behind him.
"You're mine!", Torlash laughed, as he was about to pounce on Marcus.
"Fat chance!", Marcus said as he made a sharp turn to the right.
Once Marcus made the turn, Torlash saw both Angelo with a ball of solar energy aimed at him, as well as Cole with a thing on dark energy aimed at him.
"Shall we?", Cole asked with a smirk.
"Let's.", Angelo answered, with a smirk of his own.
"Oh, no!", Torlash said fearing the worse.
"Solar Eclipse Blast!", shouted Angelo and Cole as they combined they blast, hitting Torlash, sending him flying back against a large rock.
"Now that had to hurt.", Irma joked.
"Not bad.", older Cole said as he got to his feet.
"We're not done yet.", James said as Shan Ying walked up to Torlash.
Shan Ying then pulled out a silver rod, with a diamond at the tip. She then pointed it down at Torlash.
"No!", Torlash pleaded. "Not that! Anything but that!"
"Down boy!", Shan Ying said as the rod began to glow.
Suddenly, a beam of light shot out of the diamond tip of the rod. The beam hit Torlash, and surrounded him in a aura of light. He was then pulled into the diamond tip of the rod. Shan Ying then took the diamond off the rod.
"This can't be happening!", Torlash yelled as he tried to break out of the diamond prison.
"Welcome to your knew home, Torlash.", Shan Ying said as she tossed the diamond to Will. "I think you two want to have a little fun with him."
"Oh yeah!", A-Will said as she and Will looked in the diamond. "How does it feel now that the shoe's on the other foot?!"
"Why you little....... Whoa!", Torlash yelled as he was interrupted as Will shook the diamond.
"What was that?", Will asked. "We can't hear you from all the shaking!"
She then tossed the diamond to A-Will, who continued to shake the diamond.
"This is for the month you had me trapped in that stinking crystal ball!", A-Will said as she ran some electricity through the diamond, causing Torlash to howl out in pain.
"Okay you two.", James said as he took the diamond from A-Will. "I think you two had enough fun with Torlash. We have to take him to Kandrakar to be imprisoned."
"So how do we get back, to our reality?", A-Hay Lin asked.
"Let's all head to Kandrakar.", James said. "He may know how to get you back home."
Will then opened a fold to Kandrakar, that everyone went through. Once through the fold, the Oracle was there standing in the main hall waiting for them to come through.
"Welcome my friends.", the Oracle said with a kind smile. "I've been expecting you."
A/N: Well, Torlash is defeated, the older Cole is freed from him, the Dark Door is closed, and Necronas is still trap in his dark world. Now all that's left is for Cole and the A-Guardians to head home. Let's hope the Oracle can send them back.