Chapter 12:
There they were. Will and Matt. Standing in the middle of the Royal Garden. Will was waiting for Matt to say what he had to say, but for some reason he couldn't find the words.
'If you're going to say some, Olsen, then say it!', Matt thought to himself. 'She's not going to wait all day!'
"So, what do you have to say?", Will asked as she looked at him.
'Here goes nothing.', Matt thought to himself as he took a deep breath and...
"I'm sorry.", Matt said as he looked into Will's eyes. "I'm sorry for not speaking up when you and the girls were making your decidsion about letting Joel and the others keep their powers. I let my jealousy of Angelo get the better of me at the moment and now this all happens. And for that, I'm sorry."
Will then reached out and hugged Matt. He soon returned the hug with all the feelings he had for her.
"Oh Matt!", Will said as she held onto him. "When it came to me and Angelo, you had nothing to worried about. You're my boyfriend. He's one of my best friends. At least I hope he still is."
"I guess we'll have to wait and see.", Matt said as they pulled away from each other. "But, I'm going to be honest with you Will. There's still going to be a small part of me that'll be a bit jealous of what you and Angelo have."
"But-", Will began to say.
"Don't worry.", Matt said. "I said a small part of me. Just like how I know that you have a bit of jealousy of what me and Mandy have."
"Aw, nuts!", Will grumbled under her breath before she looked at Matt who had a small smile on his face. "Okay, fine. Just don't let your jealousy get out of hand."
"You got it.", Matt said as they shared a kiss.
Once the kiss ended, they smiled at each other before heading back into the palace hand in hand. Back on Earth, John, Susan, and Yan Lin decided to invite the families of the Hybrids over for a get together. Granted the guest weren't to happy to see Susan there.
"Maybe I should go.", Susan said as she headed for the door.
"Susan, stop.", John said as he grabbed her hand. "You have every right to be here, just like the others."
"Why did you invite us here anyway?", Mr. Wright asked.
"We invited you here to talk about what we may have to do if the children can't return back to normal.", John said.
"This is what you invited us here for?", Mrs. Robertson questioned with hurt and anger in her voice.
"I know this must be hard for you, but-", Susan began to say.
"How would you know how we feel?", Mrs. Ethel snapped. "You're daughter is part of the reason our children are in the shape they're in!"
"Calm down, dear.", Mr. Ethel said as he placed his hand on his wife's shoulder.
"No! She's right!", Mrs. Wright snapped. "Our children's lives may be ruined because of your daughter and her friends, Vandom!"
"You know what I should do?", Mr. Robertson said with anger in his voice. "I should ruin the lives of your daughter and her friends, just like they did our kids!"
"Maybe we should expose them to the world!", Mr. Wright said.
"I couldn't agree more!", Mrs. Ethel said.
"No! Please don't!", Susan pleaded. "Please don't do this to my daughter and her friends!"
"And why shouldn't we?", Mrs. Ethel asked. "Who knows what's happening to our children right now?"
"And who knows how they'll react to what has happen to them when their memories are restored?", Mrs. Wright questioned.
"But what good would it do you if you were to expose the Guardians and their allies?", Yan Lin asked getting the attention of the angry parents. "It wouldn't undo what has happen to them."
"Maybe not.", Mr. Wright said. "But they don't deserve to get off so easy for what they caused!"
"Besides, you're the grandmother of one of them!", Mr. Robertson said. "You're just protecting them!"
"You're right. I am.", Yan Lin said as she looked at Mr. Robertson. "But trust me when I say, I do feel sorry for what has happen to your children."
"Listen.", John said. "I know this is hard for all of you. I feel your pain. I miss Angelo just as much as you all miss your kids. But, exposing the Guardians isn't going to help anybody. It'll just cause more hurt and pain."
"So, what are you saying?", Mr. Ethel asked being one of the calm ones in the group.
"He's saying that we should forgive them.", Mrs. Robertson said finally saying something after all this time. "Aren't you?"
"Yes.", John said. "Yes I am."
"Are you crazy?", Mrs. Ethel questioned with a yell.
"No, he isn't!", Mrs. Robertson said getting everyone's attention. "To forgive shows true character! Anger only leads to hate and to doing something we'll regret! We can forgive, but we don't have to be friends with them."
"You make a good point there.", Mr. Ethel said surprising his wife. "I know you're angry dear, but it won't solve anything."
"I... guess you're right.", she said. "But don't exspect me to talk to them! Not after what happen to our daughter because of them!"
"Fair enough.", Mr. Ethel said as he hugged his wife.
Suddenly, a fold open in the middle of the Living Room surprising the parents of the Hybrids. Out of the fold came the girls along with Matt and Caleb. Once they saw the parents there, they noticed that they weren't to happy to see them.
"I think we came at a bad time.", Irma whispered to Hay Lin who nodded in agreement.
"Are we interupting something?", Taranee asked.
"We're talking about what to tell the school and people if the kids can't change back.", Yan Lin said.
"We were talking about it.", Mr. Wright said. "Right now I just want to leave."
"But what about-", John began to say.
"We can think of something on our own.", Mr. Robertson said as he and his wife stood up and were about to leave. "But before we go, we have something to say."
"What's that?", Cornelia asked fearing the worst along with the to her girls.
The parents looked at each other and nodded.
"We... forgive you about what happened.", Mr. Ethel said.
The girls were about to smile but didn't when they saw that the parents weren't looking to happy at them.
"We forgive you. But that doesn't mean we're on speaking terms with you.", Mrs. Robertson said.
"So, don't be expecting us to act all hunky-dorey!", Mr. Wright said.
"This is something we won't be able to forget.", Mrs. Wright said. "Because of you, our children may noy be coming back home."
"Now if you'll excuse us, we'll be leaving now.", Mr. Ethel said as they all left the Vanders home.
Once John walked them out, he came back upstairs to see that the girls weren't looking to happy.
"Well that could of gone better.", John said as he sat on one of the couches with Susan.
"Well at least they forgave you all.", Caleb said as he and Cornelia sat together with Will and Matt on another couch. "That has to count for something."
"Yeah, it does.", Taranee said as she sat with Hay Lin and Irma on a love seat. "But you could see the pain in their eyes."
"I wish we could undo what we caused!", Irma said.
"But we can't!", Hay Lin whined.
"But we haven't tried!", Will said with a small smile getting the attention of the others.
"What are you talking about?", Matt asked.
"Well, a thought just came to me.", Will said. "Seeing as their powers and transformation were caused because of the dragon essance they have in them because of the dragon essecne Nerissa did took from the Aurameres, maybe we could us that to try and change them back to normal."
"Worth a shot.", Irma said. "We just have to wait for them to show up."
"Or we could go to them.", Will sai as she pulled out the Heart. "Show me the Hybrids!"
Nothing happem.
"That's not good.", Hay Lin said. "Oh! wait! What if the Grand Dragons are using their powers to hide them from us?"
"Then we'll go to Kandrakar and see if we can sense them out from there.", Will said as she looked at the Heart. "We can go tomorow."
"Or, you can go tonight.", Susan suggested.
"But our parents will get worried if we don't show up in time for dinner.", Taranee said.
"Not if you spend the night at our place.", Susan said.
"That can work.", Taranee said.
"We just have to go ask our parents if we can spend the night over Will's!", Hay Lin said.
"You know, having one of our parents know about us isn't so bad.", Irma said with a confident smile.
"So, do you plan on telling your parents?", Cornelia asked with a smirk.
"Of course I do.", Irma said proudly. "When I graduate and move out of the house."
The girls them shared a good laugh at Irma's joke.
"All joking aside, girls.", Susan said getting the girl's attention. "Maybe it won't be so bad to let your parents in on all of this."
"She's joking, right?", Irma asked Will.
"I don't think so.", Will said.
"No, I'm not.", Susan said.
"I have to agree with Susan on this.", John said.
"Sorry, but no.", Cornelia said. "My parents will freak out about all of this."
"I know my mom would.", Taranee said.
"Im sorry, mom, but we just can't risk it.", Will said.
"You may have to take that risk.", Yan Lin said. "Before you came back, the parents of the Hybrids were close to doing what you fear the most."
"What do you mean, Grandma?", Hay Lin asked.
So, Yan Lin, John, and Susan told them what the Hybrid's parents were close to doing, until Yan Lin talked them out of it. Needless to say that the girls and Matt were a bit freaked out.
"Well, this is just great!", Cornelia said. "What do we do now?"
"Maybe you should tell your parents.", Caleb suggested.
"I'd rather have ny mom and dad hear it from us than angry parents.", Hay Lin said.
"You have a point, Hay Lin.", Taranee said.
"What do you think, Will?", Irma asked.
"It's up to you guys. Maybe they'll understnad, like my mom did.", Will said as she turned to smile at her mom who smiled back.
"I'll be there to help also.", Susan said.
"Why not bring them here.", John said. "We can have a dinner party here. That way they'll feel a bit more comfortable before you tell them."
"Worth a shot.", Irma said.
"So, we're all agreed?", Will asked the girls, who nodded.
"Should I come too?", Matt asked.
"Yeah.", Will said. "And bring your parents and grandfather too. They have a right to know too."
"I'll bring Huggles too.", Matt said.
"Question.", Cornelia said. "Can we keep Lillian out of this? She's still to young to know about all of this."
"Same for Chris.", Irma said. "The less he knows the better."
"Fair enough.", Yan Lin said. "So when do you want to do this?"
"After we try to find where Angelo and the others are.", Will said. "Maybe if we find them and are able to change them back, things will go back to normal."
"Normal for us anyway.", Hay Lin said.
So, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin went to their homes and got permission to spend the night over the Vandom's place. By the time night came, the girls were at the Vandom home and ready to go to Kandrakar.
"Everyone ready?", Will said as she pulled out the Heart.
"Let's get going!", Irma said.
Will then opened a fold to Kandrakar.
"We'll be back as soon as we can.", Will said to her other before going through the fold.
"Good luck.", Susan said as the fold closed.
Susan then went and watched some TV waiting for her daughter and friends to return. Hopefully, with some good news.
"Please let them be able to find them, Lord.", Susan prayed. "They need this."
A/N: Well, the meeting with the Hybrid's parents didn't go so well. The main questiion is will any of them expose the girls out of anger? And will the girls find where the Hybrids are being raised? Who knows! Well, at least Will and Matt are together. Hope that helps if the Hybrids come and attack!
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