Chapter 23
"Thank God my parents are out," Jimmy said when I tele-transported us to his parents's bedroom. "Because Mom would freak if she caught me taking her necklace."
"I wouldn't blame her; you know how powerful that crystal is?" I replied, letting go of their arms.
"So what does it do?" Alex questioned, a bit confused.
"It cancels out a witch's powers when they're near it, but for the Chosen One-that's me-it makes their powers stronger. Hopefully I'll be strong enough to break through the barrier to the Dark Realm," I answered. "Jimmy, you got the crystal, yet?"
"Hang on a minute, I'm looking!" He snapped, rifling through his mother's jewelry box.
"Yeah, about you being the Chosen One," Alex began, raising an eyebrow, "how do we know you're telling the truth? Why wouldn't you tell anyone, you're one to brag."
"About some things, maybe. But not about being the Chosen One. Here, first I'll prove that I'm the Chosen One." I stopped speaking to take off my dress shoe, pulled off the sock, then showed Alex the bottom of my foot.
"I always thought it was weird to have a brown star tattoo," she chuckled.
I shook my head with a smile, "I wish it was a tattoo, that way I could remove it. Maybe get a flame, instead?" I paused to snicker quietly. "Anyway, I didn't want to tell anyone because it's supposed to stay a secret within the Council and obviously myself. But some people in the Dark Realm found out, along with my...position."
"I can't find it!" Jimmy wailed.
"Then keep looking!" I snapped.
He growled with frustration, stepping into his mother's closet to see if he could find it there.
"Your position?" Alex probed.
"Yeah...I'm...sorta the," I rubbed the back of my neck sheepishly, "the King of the Magic Realm."
"The King?" Her eyes bulged, but then they shut with laughter. "Oh my God, that's hilarious! Like you could ever be a king of anything!"
I narrowed my eyes, "the Magic Realm hasn't been taken over by Dark witches and wizards yet, so I'd say that I'm doing a pretty good job."
"Wait..." she paused, sobering. "You're serious?"
"Very."
"How'd you get to be King? And what's Rose got to do with any of this?"
"I-"
"Found it!" Jimmy interrupted, holding the crystal above his head with pride, "would you believe that it was in her nightstand drawer?"
I took the red crystal, gliding a finger along the smooth surface. "This is it, alright. Thanks, man."
"No problem," he smiled, then it dropped as he took on a more serious appearance, "I'd do anything for my best friend."
"Me too, except that I don't agree with the 'best friend' part," I smirked.
Alex rolled her eyes while Jimmy looked uncomfortable.
"I should test it out first, though," I muttered.
"How about casting a spell so I could have some cool Guardian's gear that my mom has? You and Jimmy have powers, I'm just human," she glowered.
I nodded, "Alex wants something every Guardian needs, a supply belt should be right above her knees."
Instantly a tool belt with various Guardian gear appeared around her waist.
"This is so cool!" she exclaimed, spinning around while admiring the various items.
I nodded again, "let's go." I grabbed each of their arms again, then tele-transported to the Magic Realm. Normally witches and wizards use the special locker at Iridium High to get to the Realm, but my powers are more advanced, thus I can go to the Realm and back without much trouble.
We appeared at the very edge of the Dark Realm, and the difference was clear. Whearas the Light side was all bright sunshine with lush green grass and had butterflies that left magical dust behind when they flew, the Dark Realm had a huge dark grey border around it. On the inside you could see that the sky was very cloudy, giving the appearance of an approaching storm. The grass was mostly dead, and there were no butterflies.
"It's like light and dark," Jimmy observed.
"Literally," I replied. "I hope this works."
Sliding the Crystal de Caballero around my neck, I stared for a few seconds at the force field. Once I mentally prepared myself, I took a breath, then walked.
I squeezed my eyes shut as I approached the border, expecting an electric shock or something.
Nothing happened.
Curious, I opened my eyes to see that I was in the Dark Realm, and not a scratch was on me.
I smiled, then motioned for Jimmy and Alex to come through.
Jimmy was more cautious about stepping through, even though the barrier only affects Light witches and wizards. However, Alex came charging through with a determined grin on her face.
"Do your powers work?" Jimmy asked me.
"Let's see...this scenery is too dull for me, I think what we need is an apple tree!"
A large apple tree sprung out of the ground a few feet away from us, it's branches bearing perfect red apples.
"Nice, now let's go get Rose," Alex stated.
I nodded, tele-transporting us to the castle gates.
A/N: I'm ecstatic that I was able to surprise you all :D I will admit, near the beginning I was planning for Rose to be the Chosen One, but that would've been way too predictable. I wanted to have a lot of twists ;D Also, with 282 reviews, this is officially my most popular story! Thank you so much everyone! Mwah! :D
alli211: I do love them, and I like for them to be atomic bombs ;) XD Thank you!
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delightisadream: Omg that scenario though X'DDDD Yes, I agree, he just needs to get out. Thank you!
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