Chapter Seven
Hay Lin was packing her suitcase. "So how are we gonna get to The Fallen City?" she asked.
East was watching the girls get ready. "Private jet," she said, "Dark's so rich, he bought the parts and made seven solar powered jets. One for each day for the week."
So I guess that Dark has a girlfriend, huh? Hay Lin thought.
Well don't feel bad, Taranee said in Hay Lin's mind, There are plenty of fish in the sea.
Hay Lin turned to Taranee. She was standing at the door. Yeah, she agreed, I guess you're right.
You're wrong!
The voice startled both girls so much that they jumped in the air. It was North's! Dark has never had a girlfriend, she told them, I want you, Hay Lin, to get him. But you might want to hurry, 'cause Corny over there wants him too.
"Cornelia?" Hay Lin and Taranee accidentally said out loud.
"What?" Cornelia asked. Hay Lin started to blush.
"Nothing," she said quickly.
"Well I hope we can find Dark soon," she said with a sigh, "I love the way he talks. It's sophisticated, with a hint of attitude."
"She does like him!" Taranee whispered to Hay Lin. "If you want him, you better get him fast."
East sighed. "All right. That's it!" she shouted. "Out! everyone out! Leave the suitcases, we're going to Dark's Californian estate. We'll buy some new clothes when we get there."
Will gave her a confused look. "Dark has an estate?" she asked.
"Yes," North said.
"In California?"
She nodded.
"As in Beverly Hills, California?"
"Yep!" East said. "Swimming pools, movies stars, and the best chicken and waffles ever!"
Irma squealed. "I might be able to meet my soul mate!" she cried, jumping from one couch to the other.
"Who is her 'soul mate?'" East asked Cornelia.
"She changes it a lot, so I'm not sure," she hissed.
"Hey Irma?" North shouted. "We're leaving!" Irma jumped off the couch and ran to the door. "By the way," East asked her when she stopped running, who is your soul mate?" Irma took a deep breath and said, "Vance Michael Justin. I just love him!"
North led the girls outside. Just as they were about to cross the street, two people, a boy and a girl, came toward them. The guy was tall and looked strong, while the girl was small and looked kind and gentile.
"Hello, Guardians," the guy said, "My name is Tibor. I'm a servant of the Oracle of Kandrakar." Tibor walked closer to them. "This," he said, pointing at the girl, "is Yan Lin."
"Grandma?" Hay Lin walked up to her in disbelief. "Is it really you?"
"Yes Hay Lin," Yan Lin said, "While passing from Kandrakar to Earth, our physical forms changed. We now look like you."
"How old is Tibor over here?" Will asked."Centuries old," He answered, "I was alive when the first Guardians came to be."
"Where are you going?" Yan Lin asked. "And who are these people with you?"
North walked up to Yan Lin. "I am North Side," she said, "I am the vice principal at Sheffield." She took a small bow. "She," she said, pointing at East, "is East Side, my daughter. Also one of the Keepers of the Gate."
Tibor ran up to North. "Keeper?" He inquired. "Your daughter is a Keeper?"
East walked up to Tibor. "Yes," she said, "I'm a Keeper. My mom used to be one, and now I'm one."
"How many of you are there?" Yan Lin asked.
"Two."
"Where is the other?"
"We're going to get him," North replied.
"'Him?'" Tibor asked. He had a confused look on his face.
"Yes. There has always been at least one male in the Keepers group."
"Why?"
"To find the King."
"Who is the 'King?'"
"The King of the Elements."
"What?"
"Come with us. I'll explain on the jet."
With that, North took the girls and Tibor to a flight hanger labeled "3." Together they boarded the jet in it.
As they were flying, North told Tibor and Yan Lin the whole story. "Well," Tibor said, "It looks like we have a common goal." North looked up at Tibor.
"You mean you were sent to look for him, too?" North asked.
"No," Yan Lin said, "We were sent here to look for the new Oracle. Perhaps we could help each other find who we need."
"Sounds like a plan to me," North said. She and Yan Lin shook hands.
We are beginning our decent. Please fasten your seatbelts.
The jet started to drop down. "Hold on," North said to the girls. The jet started to shake.
"We're going down!" Taranee cried.
"Baby!" Irma said, sticking out her tongue. "This is fun!"
Screech! Screech! Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech! hissss
The jet had landed. North unfastened her seatbelt and stood up. "Well people," she said, "We have decided to work together. Tibor and Yan Lin will help us find the King of Nreyda, and we will help Yan Lin and Tibor find the Oracle." She looked out the window of the jet. "But first, we've got to get Dark. Now let's move!"