Chapter 6:
Once through the fold, the girls saw that they were in a cell of some kind.
"Well it looks like this is where they were being held in.", Taranee said.
"But where are they?", Hay Lin questioned.
"Don't know.", Cornelia said. "But the door is open."
"Let's go!", Will said as they headed out of cell.
Once out of the cell, they girls saw that they had two paths to choice from.
"Which way?", Irma asked.
"Show us the way to our friends!", Will said to the Heart as she pulled it out.
The Heart then pointed to the right.
"This way!", Will said as they ran down the hall of the cave, seeing as it was to narrow to fly through.
"We have to hurry!", Hay Lin said. "I have a bad feeling!"
"If only we could fly!", Cornelia said as they ran down the hall. "We'd be there in no time!"
"We'll just have to run as fast as we can!", Taranee said as they turned a corner.
"Then let's hurry!", Will said.
The five Guardians then picked up the pace, hoping to get to their friends in time. On Kandrakar, the Oracle was meditating in Meditation Chamber when Luba camly walked in to do her own meditating. She saw the Oracle as he was floating a foot in a air while meditatiing. Suddenly, the Oracle fell to the floor, surprising Luba. She quickly walked up to her friend wondering what happened to him.
"Are you okay, my friend?", Luba said as she helped the Oracle to his feet.
"I am fine, Lube.", the Oracle said. "But it is the Guardians that are in danger!"
"What do you mean, Oracle?", Luba asked.
"The one known as Nolan is very close to achiving his goal!", the Oracle said. "He's going to have not five but seven Guardians to do his bidding!"
"Seven?", Luba questioned. "Who does he have... Kadma's husband and grandson!"
"Yes.", the Oracle said. "And I'm afraid that by the time the Guardians get to them, it will be to late."
Luba knew, by the look on the Oracle's face, that there would be trouble ahead for the Guardians.
'Please watch over them, Lord.', she prayed. 'Please watch over them all.'
Back on Gardania, Nolan watched as the Aurameres finished doing their job.
"Excellent.", Nolan said with a smirk as the energy bubbles the seven of them were trapped in floated in the air. "They are at full power! And now to finish the job!"
Nolan then raised his staff and shot seven beams of dark violet energy into the energy bubbles his captive were trapped in. Once inside the bubbles, the beams went into the people inside! Cassidy, Halinor, Yan Lin, Kadma, Nerissa, Joe, and Angelo began to squirm as they tried to fight what was going on. But it was no use as Nolan got what he wanted. Nolan then recalled the beams of dark energy. As the beams were returning to Nolan, they each had with them a large ball of white light. Nolan smiles as he marvels at thr balls of light.
"Now they are mine!", Nolan said as he put the balls of light in the Aurameres of the respective Guardian.
Once done, Nolan smiled in victory.
"I've done it!", Nolan cheered. "I now have what I need to take the Heart of Kandrakar!"
Suddenly, the door to his chamner was blown open! Nolan looked to see the five Guardians standing there!
"That's what you think!", Will said. "We're here for our friends! And to take you down, Nolan!"
Nolan simply looked at the five girls with a smirk.
"Wanna bet?", Nolan said as he raised his staff. "Let me introduce you to my Dark Guardians!"
Nolan then shot beams of yellow energy at the seven energy bubbles that were floating into the air. The girls watched as the bubbles began to lower to the floor. Once on the floor, the bubbles vanished to reveal what the girls feared! There stood the members of C.H.Y.K.N. along with Joe and Angelo Vanders. Each of them looking different. The girls of the group were each in their Guardian outfits from the past. Only they were of different colors.
First was Cassidy, who's top, skirt, and shoes were black, while her stockings and forearm bands were red. Then there was Halinor, who's top that left her left arm and shoulder bare, was red along with her shoes and stockings, while her pants were black. Next was Yan Lin, who's top, stockings, and shoes were black, while her pants were red. After that we have Kadma, who's top, skirt, and boots were black, while the band that held her ponytail, the shash across her chset, and stockings were red. And finally we have Nerissa, who's gown and boots were red and her stockings were black. Out of all of the changes, their wings were the same as they always were. As for the two Vanders men, both had black pants and red boots along with red forearm bands and a red shash for a belt that hung off thier right side. Both of their tops were red, only Joe's was a short-sleeve shirt, while Angelo's was a sleeveless top.
"What's with all the black and red?", Irma questioned.
"Forget the clothes!", Will said. "Look at their eyes!"
The other girls looked and saw that their eyes were the same, only they had a dark and sinister look to them. Nolan noticed this and laughed.
"You like that?", he asked. "They're like that because of the fact that I removed their goodness!"
"That can't be done!", Taranee said with a hint of anger in her voice.
"You're right. That can't be done.", Nolan said as he walked towards Nerissa. "But I was able to remove what they were taught about being good. But my best work was what I've done with the old ones."
"What do you mean?", Hay Lin questioned. "What did you do to my Grandma?"
"What did you do to my Grandma?", Yan Lin said in a mocking tone with her hand on her hips while shaking her head side to side. "What a baby! And to think you're my grand-daughter! What a wimp!"
"Grandma!", Hay Lin said softly as a tear ran down her face.
"Ignore her, Hay Lin.", Irma said as she placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "That's not her talking."
"Well, what do you know!", Angelo said getting their attention. "The loud-mouth finally speaks! I'm surprised she hasn't said anything for this amount of time. It's a miracle!"
"Bite me!", Irma said.
"Keep it up and I just might!", Angelo said with a smirk.
"As I was saying.", Nolan said getting the girls attention. "I gave the elderly ones a cup of water from the fabled Fountian of Youth!"
"No way!", Cornelia said. "It's real?"
"Very real!", Nolan said with a smirk. "And after I turned the elderly one young, I used my powers to erase Nerissa's mind back to when she was a sixteen year old girl."
"So, that means she doesn't know all the things she did.", Taranee figured.
"Which also keeps her from trying to take over.", Nolan said as he made the Aurameres move towards his throne. "But now I think it's time to see what my new Guardians can do! Have fun with them, my Dark Guardians."
The seven of them said nothing as they smirked at the girls.
"Oh, this doesm't look good!", Irma said not liking the look they were giving them.
"So, what do we do, Will?", Cornelia asked as she kept her eyes on their newest enemeies.
"We have no choice but to fight them!", Will said.
"But they out number us!", Taranee said.
"But I don't think Angelo and Grandpa Joe can fly.", Will replied. "I say we make this an air fight and go element to element for now."
"I guess that could work.", Hay Lin said knowing that she was going to have to take her grandmother on.
"Don't worry, Hay Lin.", Will said. "If it looks like the battle isn't going our way, we'll make a quick escape."
"Okay.", Hay Lin said hoping nobody would get badly hurt.
"Guardians, go!", Will said as they took to the air.
C.H.Y.K.N. quickly took to the air after them, leaving Angelo and Joe on the ground looking up at them as it soon turned into an element to element fight!
"Sorry to do this, Halinor!", Taranee said as she threw a fireball at former Fire Guardian.
But Halinor just swatted her attack with a flame covered hand!
"That's to bad!", Halinor said as she formed a green fireball. "Cause I'm not sorry about doing this!"
Halinor then threw her fireball at Taranee! Taranee quickly dodged the fireball, only to get punched by Halinor, who flew at her quickly. Taranee was sent flying towards a wall but was able to keep to the air, knowing that Angelo and Joe were waiting for any of them to fall to the floor. Taranee looked at Halinor who was smirking at her.
"There's more to being a Guardian then using your powers!", Halinor said as she flew at Taranee. "You have to be able to fight as well!"
Taranee quickly dodged another punch Halinor threw at her and began to fly away from her. Halinor was quickly chasing her.
"Man, she's tough!", Taranee said as she was flying away from Halinor.
"I don't want to fight you, Cassidy!", Irma said to her friend as they had powerful streams of water hitting each other, both were fighting for dominance.
"Aw, that's a shame.", Cassidy said as she poured the power on. "Cause I'm itching to fight you!"
By the time Irma noticed this, it was to late as she was hit and sent flying backwards! Cassidy quickly flew at Irma and did a double kick in Irma's stomach, sending her flying back further!
"Looks like I still got it!", Cassidy said as Irma was hovering in the air in front of her.
"I'd say.", Irma said as she felt her stomach. "Man that hurt!"
"Plenty more where that came from!", Cassidy said a she flew at Irma.
"Oh crap!", Irma said as she flew away from Cassidy.
"Please, Grandma!", Hay Lin pleaded with Yan Lin as she was flying away from her. "Snap out of it!"
"Why?", Yan Lin questioned as she was chasing Hay Lin. "Little Hay Lin scared of hurting her Grandma?"
Yan Lin the called up a twister strong enough to suck Hay Lin in and spin her around.
"Whoooooooa!", Hay Lin screamed as she was being spun around in the twister. "Stooooooooop iiiiiiiiiit!"
"How can you call yourself the Air Guardian if you can't stop this little old twister?", Yan Lin questioned as she hovered there watching her handy work.
Yan Lin then called off the twister to see Hay Lin spinning around.
"I'm wasting my time fighting you.", Yan Lin said as she began to fly away from Hay Lin.
Once she caught her balance, Hay Lin flew towards Yan Lin and blocked her path.
"I'm not going to give up on you, Grandma!", Hay Lin declaired as she held her arms out, blocking her way. "For I know you wouldn't give up on me!"
"You don't get it!", Yan Lin said as she glared at Hay Lin. "The old Yan Lin is gone! I'm running the show now!"
"Not for lomg!", Hay Lin said as she hit Yan Lin with a ball of air!
Yan Lin was sent flying bay a little as she caught herself.
"About time you fought back!", Yan Lin said as she looked at Hay Lin with a smirk.
The two then flew at each other ready to fight. As that was going on, Will was fighting Nerissa. The two Quintessense Guardians were firing bolts of lightning at one another. The attacks either hit each or missed their targets!
"Why did it have to be you and me, Nerissa?", Will questioned as she dodged one of Nerissa's lightning bolts.
"I don't even know you!", Nerissa said as she was flying at Will while shooting a lightning bolt. "But if Nolan wants you gone, then that's all I need to keep me going!"
"Oh great!", Will said as she dodged Nerissa's bolt. "Her memory really is shot!"
"Told you!", Nolan laughed as he watched the battles going on.
"You can beat this, Kadma!", Cornelia said as Kadma was chasing her. "Fight it!"
"I'd much rather be fighting you!", Kadma said as she hit Cornelia with a telekinetic blast.
"Whoa!", Cornelia yelled as she was sent flying towards a statue and hit it! "Ow! That hurt!"
"What's the matter, Cornelia?", Kadma asked with a smirk. "Can't handle a fight with a fellow Earth Guardian?"
"Oh that's it!", Cornelia said. "I'll show you what I can handle!"
Cornelia the used her telekinetic powers to make the banners hanging in the room fly at Kadma and wrap around her like a coccoon!
"Let me out!", Kadma demanded as she tried to fight her way out.
"Who can't handle a fight with a fellow Earth Guardian now?", Cornelia questioned with a smirk of her own as she flipped her hair.
Suddenly, Kadma did a telekinetic burst, shredding the banners. Cornelia looked as Kadma was glaring at her. Kadma then used her telekinetic powers to pull Cornelia towards her!
"Hey!", Cornelia yelled as she was being pulled towards Kadma. "Knock it off!"
"Gladly!", Kadma said as Cornelia was close enough to her.
Kadma then reared back and punched Cornelia across her jaw, sending her flying back towards the wall of the room.
"Oof!", Cornelai grunted as she hit the wall.
"Lightweight!", Kadma said with a smirk. "And you call yourself an Earth Guardian!"
Kadma then looked down at Joe and Angelo.
"You two going to jump in or what?", Kadma questioned the two Vanders men.
Angelo and Joe then looked at each other smirking.
"Shall we?", Angelo asked his grandfather.
"Let's.", Joe said ready to show what they could do.
The girls looked to see Joe grow bigger and bigger. Before they knew it, he was almost to the ceiling of the room!
"What the heck!", Irma questioned in surprise as the former Guardians flew behind Joe.
"And I can get bigger than his!", Joe said before doing a powerful clap, making a shockwave!
The shockwave was powerful enough to send the girls flying at one of the walls! Once they hit it they fell to the floor, where Angelo was waiting for them. The girls looked to see Angelo running at them at super-speed! He then began to run around them faster and faster making something of a twister around them.
"He's got super-speed now?", Cornelia questioned as they five of the stood in the eye of the twister. "That's just great!"
"We'd better get out of here, guys!", Hay Lin said. "I can feel the air leaving here!"
"It's Angelo!", Taranee said. "He's making an air funnel that's sucking oupt all of the air!"
"That's right!", came Angelo's voice as he kept on running. "Soon, you'll be down and out!"
"We need to get out of here, Will!", Taranee said to her friend as they began to feel the air leave them.
"On it!", Will said as she opened a fold for Kandrakar. "Go! Go!"
The girls wasted no time going through the fold. Angelo stopped running as the fold closed. The twister slowly vanished to show that no one was there.
"Smart thinking.", Nolan said as he got up from his throne. "But this is far from over."
Nolan then turned towards his Dark Guardians and smirk.
"Go, my Dark Guardians!", Nolan said. "Go to Earth and have some fun! But keep a somewhat low profile! And take this, Nerissa."
Nolan handed Nerissa a copy of the Heart of Kandakar. Only it was white instead of pink. Nerissa then put the Heart around her neck. They seven of them nodded to Nolan, before Nerissa took the Heart and opened a fold to Earth. Nolan watched as they went through the fold.
"My Dark Guardians will mess with the Guardian's lives and anger them into doing something foolish!", Nolan said as the fold closed. "And when they make that mistake, my Dark Guardians will strike!"
Nolan then let out a sinister laugh, knowing his Dark Guardians would do their job right.
A/N: Well, Nolan has his Dark Guardians and they gave W.I.T.C.H. a run for their money. What's going to happen next? How will C.H.Y.K.N., Joe, and Aneglo mess with W.I.T.C.H. and their allies. And will our heroes be able to free them form Nolan's power?
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