Missing or Action Chapter 3 The Land of the Dark, a w.i.t.c.h. fanfic

Disclaimer – I do not own W.I.T.C.H

A/N – You'll see XV. The thing about the fireplace I can't remember what comic it's from. It was either part of the new power arc, or the year before special, and I can't be asked to go and reread them to find out. I introduce the names of the unknown people up to this point. I only really made the names up because saying the boy/the guy all the time is annoying.

And to anyone who says Tara's OOC, I have two words. (Magical Charisma.)

Chapter 3 – The Land of the Dark

Three men of different ages stood facing each other. "Dark Light, Dark Fire you have both disobeyed me." The young man dressed all in black which in the magically darkness seemed edge in even darker black. "Dark Mist you do not own us." A grey cloaked man said, he was old to the point he should be dead, pure white hair flow from his head and into the cloak, baldness had never touched him but it would someday. "Light is right, if you keep thinking you in charge Mist I might just kill you." Dark Fire, the youngest and most normal looking out of the three blow cigar smoke into the face of the man of mist.

"I can not believe you two, fine you can have your women, and he can have his toy." Mist said throwing his hands into the air. "So what do we do next, do we look for others?" Fire asked. "No, we have enough, to use the Heath at least." Mist said. "Now both of you tie up your own loose ends we'll have to attempt to get the heart sooner or later." Mist added fading into the mist that made his name. "I'm guessing you are going to go check on you little flame, Fire?" Light asked. "And you your experiment?" Fire replied. Both had been questions both knew the answer to them. "What do you think Mist is doing?" Fire asked. "Most likely talking to Squall, that child was not worth the trouble." Light replied, and in the a flash of his name was gone like Mist. "Guess I'll go check on my little girl." Fire mused to himself and burning into nothing the remains of a cigar falling to the dark ground.

"What the hell were thinking." Peter Cook, brother to Taranee said at the three sitting me. "I can't believe you let the girls go chasing after Taranee alone. You should have gone, the girls what I something happened to them." He continued. Caleb looked to his let at Matt and then to Stephen on his right. The small waiting room was empty except for them but the couldn't leave. Each entrance had 3 policemen or women outside preventing them. "Now the cop think I'm somehow involved and won't even let me got look for them." Peter said, sitting down in the forth seat next to Matt.

"I'm sorry, but trust me, Peter the girls will be fine." Matt said, hoping it was the truth. "Yeah." Caleb said quietly. "What are you even doing here Caleb?" Peter said, they had only met once or twice back when Caleb had first came to earth a couple or so years ago. "Visiting old friends, I didn't think this madness would happen." Caleb replied. "What about him?" Peter asked, meaning Stephen. "Irma wanted me to come down in case she needed someone to confide in." Stephen said. "Cornelia said Irma had a boyfriend, just didn't think you had been togeth.." Sound stopped suddenly, and Caleb looked around. Both Stephen and Peter were frozen.

"What the?" Matt said tapping Peter arm, it was solid like stone. "What's going on?" Caleb said also confused. "Do not worry, time has been frozen for those who have been untouched by magic." A grainy voice said from nowhere. "Oh great, that weird guy is here." Caleb said. "Indeed I am." The old man that neither of them knew was known as Dark Light said and he faded in with a glow of white. "Who are you, and what do you want now?" Caleb asked, standing. "Oh Caleb don't worry, I only here to see that you are unharmed." Dark Light said with a cracked smile. "What could you want with him?" Matt asked standing as well. "Nothing really, I just am intrigued that he listened to me. You really should work on reasoning out I'm a bad guy in all this." Light said continuing to smile.

"WHAT, WHO ARE YOU?" Matt shouted raising a fist. "I wouldn't do that, I may be old, but I am powerful." Light said stepping right up to in fount. "Why would you tell me to come, and then tell me your a bad guy?" Caleb asked. "Because I like messing with people, like a unreachable lamp light in the darkness. Or a mirage in the dessert. In amuses me. Goodbye my little intrigues." Dark Light said and vanished in his normal fashion, and then time returned. "How did you get there?" Peter asked shocked. Neither Caleb or Matt spoke and just turned to look at each other. Before running as fast as they could for the door planning to charge there way out of the hospital if they had to.

Taranee awoke slowly. She felt strange, high almost as on something as comfortable as clouds. "This place is strange." She muttered, she could see but not normally, in the magical dark. Creating a flame to float into the air, none of the darkness moved but she could see slightly better now. Suddenly she grabbed at her tummy, as she recalled being hurt and found nothing but smooth skin, in fact it felt smoother then before. "Your awake." Dark Fire said as burned into life. Taranee tried to create more fire but nothing happened. "Don't worry, I've only momentary preventing you using your powers. I saved you." Dark Fire said walking toward her, and sitting down next to her on the bed.

"Where am I?" She asked. "My world, it is the only person you can survive at the moment." He lied through his teeth. "What?" She said moving away from him. "The man who attacked you, his powers will eat you away unless you remain here until his power degrades." He continued to lie. "I am Fire." He said with a smile. "Yeah, that not you really name." She said that was the only lie she picked up on. "True, but it is what I am. Please this world will care for you while I am not here. I must find a way to get rid of your attack taint so I can let you go." He explained his false intentions. "Why should I believe you." She said moving away from him a little more. "Because I am like you." He said quickly grabbing one of her hands. A surge of warmth went through her, it calmed her like the fireplace that had been there first sign of her power. Then she believed him completely. "I must go, the quicker I'm the quicker we can get you out of this place." Dark Fire said, burning up again but allowing his flaming form to pass through her before vanishing.

The three Darks appeared in the meeting point in the darkness at difference. Fire was first then Light followed by Mist. "Where is Dark Squall?" Light asked Mist seriously. "In the darkness, you didn't expect me to bring that child with me. We need his power, but I am not going to risk using it before we need it." Mist explained. "SO?" Fire said rubbing his hand, black energy and little flames jumping around them. "We wait, when they go to Meridian will get them, and the queen too." Mist said. "I see, that way we can get the heart and the power of Meridians royal line, clever." Light said calling a staff of light in to his hand from nowhere and leaning on it. "I guess we should start making astral copies then." Fire said. "Indeed we do." Light replied. "No we can not spread are power thin between copies." Mist snapped. "But I think Fire just had a idea.

Dark Fire appeared once again in the part of the dark land that was his own, and walked straight over to the bed. Taranee was sitting up, a book in her that the world must have create upon realising that she was bored. "Tara. I need a little help." He said with a charming smile. "Yes Fire." She said resting the book on her chest. He felt a little wrong with manipulating her but she was his, and if wouldn't help Mist would want to get to rid of her. "I need a brighter flame in order to help discover the way to remove the taint." He said sending a little flame to pass through her chest in order give her that warm feeling again. "My fire you fire, Fire." She said with a sigh. "Thank you my kindred spirit." He said with another smile, she chose to give him some of his power, and he took only enough, for what he needed. "I'll shall be back soon." He said and once again became flame, lingering around Taranee longer then the last time. "Hurry back." She said grinning crushing the book to her chest.

"I did not think you had it in you to steal power." Mist said with amused smirk. "I did not, I borrowed. As you will be. I agree to lend one third of the power of the power I borrowed until I ask for it's return." Dark Fire said. "Very clever, very precise and clear. Agreed." Dark Light said in praise and took the third as allowed. "Very annoying, but agreed." Dark Mist said. "Now no more then 3 copies, they should be strong enough to be useful but still controllable at the level." Mist explain and order at the same time. "I don't need to be told I am no fool." Dark Light said shocked that Dark Mist would yet again think he was smarter and stronger then either of them.

The Ex-Oracle Himerish walked on, he knew his letter had been found. It was too soon. Was too late.