Hey! I'm goin' to update this so none of you think that I'm dead. Lexvan, you have some pretty good guesses. Onward with the story!
Title: Warriors in Shadows
Chapter 6: Realization
Guardian HQ – Kandrakar – Natalya's POV
I stood in front of the map of Metamoor and Earth trying to find Irma. One week ago, Irma was kidnapped by Lord knows what and the others and I have no idea where she is. I struggled to keep my eyes open, for I haven't slept in 48 plus hours, as I continued to stare at the two maps.
Come on, Irma. Where are you? I thought silently, oblivious to the fact that Kayla walked in the room.
"Hey Nattie." Kayla said as I nearly hit the very high ceiling.
"Jeezus Kayla, don't scare me like that. How'd you even get in here? I locked the door behind me." I said, holding my hand where my heart is.
"Uh, the Oracle let me in." Kayla said hesitantly.
"Ah." I said, looking back at the maps.
"Are you still looking for Irma?" I nodded.
"I still can't find her Life Force. Why are you in here? I thought you were on Earth sleeping. It's noon here, which means it's like 3 AM in Heatherfield right now."
"Well, Will and I got into an argument. She's got this…Crazy theory that I'm associated with the Shadow Warrior and that I'm the reason that Irma's missing. So I came here to Kandrakar. If I'd known that you were here, I would've come here in the first place to avoid the argument." Kayla said. I stood up and gave her a hug.
"Don't worry. Will wasn't too thrilled when I first showed up either. Actually, Will was corrupted by Nerissa and helped Nerissa try to kill me." I told Kayla, her eyes as wide as saucers, and thought back to a year ago when Nerissa convinced Will to turn against me. Not that she was on my side to begin with at the time.
"You fought Nerissa!" Kayla exclaimed. I nodded and then yawned. "You should sleep." Kayla then put her hand on my shoulder. She squeezed lightly and I felt a warm, comforting surge of magic run through my body. Magic other than my own. I started to feel really weak and leaned against the wall.
Wait a minute, Kayla doesn't have… I couldn't finish the thought.
Heatherfield – Hay Lin's POV
Will, Taranee, Cornelia and I woke up on a bright Saturday morning. We all said "good morning" to each other and got ready for our picnic we planned for two weeks now. After about an hour, we all met down in the kitchen.
"Hey, has anyone seen Nattie? She's not in her room or W.I.T.C.H. HQ." Will stated as she entered the kitchen.
"I think she said something about going to Kandrakar to see if she could find anything on Irma's whereabouts." Kayla said as she walked in the room. Will glared at the black-haired girl.
"As far as I'm concerned, this is none of your business." Will snapped.
"Will, take it easy." Cornelia said. Will took a deep breath and a step back.
"I'm sorry. It's just that this whole Shadow Warrior thing has me beating myself up. I think that the Shadow Warrior is after Nattie and I'm afraid that I won't be able to protect her." Will said, looking down at the floor. I walked up to her and gave her a hug.
"Don't worry about it, Will. Natalya is tough. She can handle herself." I said.
"I know but—" Will started.
"But nothing. Just think of it this way. If you're stressed about protecting her, just think how stressed Nattie is about protecting us. After losing Irma, Nattie has been doing all she can to protect us, find Irma, and discover who the Shadow Warrior is." Taranee said.
"I guess you're right. C'mon, we better get to the park." Will said. We all smiled and walked out the door and about fifteen minutes later, we were all sitting beneath a shady oak tree eating sandwiches and soda, laughing about some of the crazy adventures we've had as Guardians. We were about to play a game of Frisbee, which I am excellent at by the way, when we heard a scream for help. Just then, a girl ran by where we were.
"Will, you guys need to get out of here. There's a giant bird attacking the city!" Alchemy exclaimed as she ran off. Replacing itself where Alchemy was standing, the giant bird stood in front of us, almost daring us to make a move.
"Will, that's the phoenix that took Irma!" Kayla exclaimed.
"No dip, Sherlock." Will snapped again. "Guardians Unite!" Will continued as she pulled out the Crest of Kandrakar.
"Fire!"
"Earth!"
"Air!"
"Quintessence!"
Will, Taranee, Cornelia and I finished our transformation and looked up at the shadowy beast.
"Will, what are we going to do without Natalya? Cornelia asked.
"I know what I'm going to do: Stay out of its way when it blows that smoke." Taranee said.
"We are going to have to cope without Nattie for now. Corny, Taranee, think of a way to contain it. Hay, come with me to make the diversion." Will instructed. We all nodded and flew off.
"Quintessence!" Will exclaimed, hitting the phoenix beast with a lightning ball. Then it was my turn.
"Alright beasty, get ready for Hurricane Hay Lin!" I said, spinning around until I was a tornado and moved toward the beast. When I wasn't expecting it, the phoenix hit me with its wing and knocked me into an oak tree.
"Hay Lin, are you ok?" Will asked as she kneeled beside me.
"I think I was downgraded to a tropical breeze." I muttered, holding my head. The phoenix saw Taranee and Cornelia and knocked them to where Will and I were.
"Well, that hurt." Taranee said, rubbing her shoulder. Kayla ran over and pulled me onto my feet.
"Hay Lin, are you ok?" Kayla asked, her hands still on my shoulders. I started to feel light-headed. I was getting too weak to talk, so I shook my head no. I fell to my knees and transformed back. Will, Cornelia and Taranee flew to my side. The beast stomped towards us and when Will was going to attack it, Kayla touched Will's shoulder and told her to stay still. The scary part is that Will listened to Kayla! The beast got closer and closer to us and when it was going to attack us, it was knocked back by 1,000 watts of lightning. We all looked at Will.
"Hey, don't look at me. I'm too weak to do that." Will said defensively. Then, we looked up and saw none other than Princess Natalya herself.
"Girls, get away from Kayla!" Nattie said. As soon as those words came out of her mouth, we instantly moved. Nattie landed on the ground and Kayla ran up to her.
"Nattie, what's going on with you?" Kayla said.
"Don't play innocent, Kayla. The Oracle told me everything. You know, after he prevented me from dying because you decided to knock me out and drain my magic. I trusted you, Kayla." Nattie said.
"Nattie, what are you saying here?" I said, finally getting the strength to stand.
Must be because Natalya's here with the Heart. I thought, trying to come up with an explanation on why I was able to stand.
"Kayla is the Shadow Warrior."
That concludes yet another chapter. So Kayla is the Shadow Warrior. What does that mean for the Guardians, specifically Natalya? Where is Irma and will the Guardians find her? Stay tuned for the next chapter. 'Till then. ^_^