Hello my Peeps and Peepettes! How did ya like the first chapter? If ya liked it, you win a prize: Chapter 2 of Warriors in Shadows! Lol, wow, I'm more tired than I thought I was. Anyhoo, I'm just gonna end this Authoress's Note.
**Disclaimer: You should know by now that I only own Princess Natalya and the Crest of Kandrakar**
Title: Warriors in Shadows
Chapter 2: The Return to Kandrakar
Will's POV
The girls and I follow Mrs. Lin through the portal onto Kandrakar. I wonder what's going on. I mean, there can't be anything going on. Everything has been peaceful for the past year and besides, I have my own job to concentrate on. I don't have time to be a Guardian. I walked out of the portal and onto the familiar world of Kandrakar.
"Wow, it's been a long time since we were on Kandrakar." I said.
"Yeah Will. The place is still breath-taking, isn't it?" Hay Lin said.
"Welcome back, Guardians. Come, we have much to talk about." The Oracle said.
We all followed the Oracle and Mrs. Lin down a long corridor. I looked around the hallway. I've never been through here. I slowed my walking down so that I was at the same speed as Nattie.
"Nattie, where is the Oracle taking us?" I whispered.
"The palace has a special room for the Guardians. The Oracle takes the Guardians there when he has something to show them. If I had to guess, that's where he's taking us." She whispered back. All of a sudden, this HUGE door came into view. The Oracle looked at Nattie and motioned for her.
"Natalya, would you please come here?" the Oracle asked politely. Nattie nodded and walked forward. Then he looked at me. "You too, Will." I walked beside my sister. We were almost to the door when Yan Lin stopped us.
"Girls, I think you might need these." She said, tossing us two pendants. Natalya and I each caught one. We looked at them. In Nattie's hand was the Crest and in mine was the Heart. We both laughed and traded pendants. We walked back towards the door and faced the Oracle.
"Girls, beyond this door is the Guardian Sanctuary. It is a peaceful place where the Guardians can meditate, think of strategies, you know, all that stuff." The Oracle said.
"So basically this is like an HQ?" Taranee asked.
"In a way, yes." The Oracle replied. "Now, to open this door, you have to have Natalya or Will with you, for the door can only be opened by the Heart and the Crest."
"So, lets say that I was injured and couldn't open the door because I was on Earth, Will would be able to open it, right?" Natalya asked.
"Right and vice versa rules apply as well. One more thing, both of you can open the door at the same time as well." Mrs. Lin said.
"Wow this is confusing." I heard Irma say.
"Don't worry, Nattie and I understand the concept." I said as Nattie nodded.
"Ok, Will, Natalya, hold the Heart and the Crest up to the door and say 'Entrayix'" the Oracle told us.
"Entrayix." We half said, half whispered. At first, nothing happened. Irma was about to say something smart when there was a slight rumbling sound.
"Umm, I think one of you two needs to eat something." Irma said to Nattie and me. I was about to say something when the door opened. There was a blinding white light as the door opened, gradually fading, revealing a beautiful light purple room. One wall had the symbols of the six elements on it. Another wall had a digital map of every world in Metamoor, including Earth. The furniture was black. We were all in awe, even Natalya was speechless.
"Wow, this is for the Guardians?" Cornelia asked. The Oracle smiled and nodded his head in affirmation. He extended his hand as a gesture to go in. Cornelia was the first one to go in, followed by Irma and the others, making Nattie and I the last ones to enter. The door closed behind us.
"Take a seat, we have much to discuss." Mrs. Lin said. We all obeyed and sat down.
"I know that the past twelve months have been peaceful to all of you and I'm sure you're enjoying your time off as Guardians." The Oracle began.
"Unless you are in the Marine Corps, then you're stuck being yelled at every ten seconds." Natalya said with a skeptic expression. Everyone except the Oracle laughed. We all looked back at the Oracle and instantly stopped laughing. It's a good thing the Oracle has a sense of humor, because he just smiled.
"Anyway, I'm sorry to say, but you six need to accept your responsibilities as Guardians once again. Even as we speak, a new threat is rising."
"Who exactly is this 'new threat'?" Taranee asked, putting air quotes around 'new threat'. This seemed to keep the Oracle silent.
"How do I say this without scaring you?" he asked thoughtfully.
"Do you know all we've been through in the four years as Guardians?" Hay Lin asked, surprised that the Oracle said that.
"Yeah, we have been in Phobos's castle, which is scary enough…" I said.
"We were trapped in a spider habitat…" Cornelia continued, shuddering.
"Anyone remember Corny's bedtime story for Lillian?" Irma said. We all laughed again.
"Oracle, you have trained me not to fear anything ever since I was old enough to fight and from what I heard, it seems like W.I.T.C.H. aren't afraid of anything anymore. In a sense, we are all immune to fear." Natalya said with a bright smile. The Oracle looked like he wanted to say something, but Mrs. Lin spoke before he could say anything.
"She's right. They all have been through a lot. At this point, nothing can scare them." Yan Lin said laughing.
"You're right, Yan Lin." The Oracle said as he looked back at us. "I can't tell you everything right now, but I can tell you is that that you girls must defeat a Shadow Warrior before she has a chance to take over all of the Dimensions."
"Shadow Warrior?" I asked. The Oracle nodded. Then Yan Lin spoke up.
"The Guardians are Warriors too. Elemental Warriors if you will. Will is the Quintessence Warrior. Irma is the Water Warrior and so on. When I was a Guardian, we had to face the Shadow Warrior. The Shadow Warrior's sole purpose is not only to take the Guardian's powers, but to take the Heart and Crest as well."
"But I thought the Heart and the Crest couldn't be taken by force?" Taranee asked.
"The Shadow Warrior doesn't follow the rules when it comes to gaining power. The Shadow Warrior has ways of taking the Heart and the Crest by force. You must not let this happen, otherwise, the end of all we know is inevitable." The Oracle said quietly.
"I have just one question: who is the Shadow Warrior?" Hay Lin asked.
"All will be revealed in time, but for now, you must go back to your world and rest." The Oracle said. We all nodded as Nattie and I opened a fold back to Heatherfield. All of us ended up staying the night at the Silver Dragon. As I fell asleep, I thought back to what the Oracle said.
[You must not let this happen, otherwise, the end of all we know is inevitable.] Just the thought of what he meant by that was enough to send a cold chill down my spine.
I thought back to the part of the conversation where the Oracle said that he couldn't tell us everything about the Shadow Warrior.
Couldn't… Or wouldn't? I thought as I fell asleep.
Hey! I'm sorry for the long wait. I had so many storylines for this chapter that I couldn't decide which one I liked the best and my little brother didn't make it easier. All he did was give me another storyline that I liked. Grrr, sometimes he can be a pain in the butt. Lol. As always, reviews are greatly appreciated. 'Till then. ^_^