Chapter 27:
The next day, the girls and guys met up at Elyon's house and split off into teams and began their search for the Dark Guardians, knowing that some of them were in town somewhere while one or two of them were guarding Will.
"They have to be here somewhere!", Matt said as he and Caleb were searching through the downtown area of Heatherfield.
"It's only been two hours, Matt.", Caleb said as the two of them were walking down an alley. "And this part of town is pretty big. If they're here, it's going to take us a while to find them."
Matt and Caleb had decided to search part of downtown, while Peter and Irma were searching another part of it. So far, Matt and Caleb were having no luck in their search.
"Man! When I find them, they'll wish they never took Will!", Matt said as his eyes glowed green with anger.
"Matt, stop!", Caleb said stepping in front of his friend. "That train of thought won't help us find Will! And you know it!"
"Get out of my way, Caleb!", Matt demanded.
"No!", Caleb said. "Remember the Dark Guardians are the main victims in all of this!"
"Yeah! Well they crossed a line, when they took Will!", Matt said. "Now they'll pay for what they've done!"
"And how do you plan on doing that?", Caleb questioned.
"By doing whatever it takes!", Matt snapped as he walked past Caleb.
"You do that and you'll have not only Hay Lin hating you, but Will as well!", Caleb said stopping Matt in his tracks. "They as well as the others will see you a whole lot differently! And so will I."
"Is that so?", Matt questioned.
"Yeah. It is.", Caleb said. "The real enemy is Nolan! And not even he deserves to die! You know this. So cut the big talk and focus on finding the Dark Guardians so we can rescue Will!"
Knowing Caleb was right, Matt continued walking as he calmed down as well his eyes returning back to normal.
"Caleb.", Matt said. "Thanks."
"Anytime.", Caleb said with a small smile as they continued their search.
"So, you plan on talking to Cornelia?", Matt asked.
"To be honest, I have no idea.", Caleb said with a sigh. "She cheated on me. And with Peter no less! How does one deal with that?"
"I have no idea, man.", Matt said. "I mean, look at me and Will. I'm angry about what she did to me, but I still care about her. And when we find her, I'm going to tell her how much I care for her."
"So, you're saying that I should talk to Cornelia?", Caleb questioned.
"It's a start.", Matt said. "Let her know how you feel. It's the only way she'll know."
"I guess you're right.", Caleb said.
"And with that, I think we should head back to Elyon's place.", Matt said. "Cause I don't think we'll find anything around here."
"I agree.", Caleb said as they headed back to Elyon's home. "Let's hope that the others have found anything."
"I hope so.", Matt said. "I really hope so."
Meanwhile, Peter was driving arouind the downtown area with Irma riding with him. They've check every abandoned building they came across. Which was easy for Irma, seeing as when she and Peter entered one of the abandoned building, she would transform and fly through the building and find nothing. Right now, Peter is driving around while Irma is on her cell phone with Hay Lin.
"Sorry, Hay-Hay.", Irma said. "But we haven't found any sign of them either. Uh-huh. We'll call you if we come across anything. Later.", she said before hanging up her phone."
"No luck on their end?", Peter asked.
"No.", Irma said sadly. "We've been all around here! They have to be somewhere else!"
"That or they're not on Earth.", Peter said. "They could be on that Nolan guy's home world."
"You maybe right.", Irma said as she checked her watch. "I think we better head back to Elyon's place. The others may be on their way there now."
"Alright.", Peter said as he turned the corner to leave the downtown area of Heatherfield.
Elsewhere, Taranee and Nigel were in the mall hoping to find any of the Dark Guardians roaming the place. But so far, they were having no luck.
"This stinks!", Nigel said as they were leaving the mall. "We can't find them anywhere!"
"To be honet, I don't think they're anywhere on Earth.", Taranee said. "I mean, they know that we'd be looking for them. So, they could be on any world waiting for the right moment to strike."
Just then Hay Lin and Eric caught up with them.
"I take it, you guys had no such luck either.", Eric said.
"Nope.", Nigel said.
"Me and Eric think that the Dark Guardians may be off world.", Hay Lin said as they neared Nigel and Eric's rides.
"Same here.", Taranee said. "Ten to one, the others are thinking the same thing."
"And if that's the case, we may have to wait until the Oracle can find them.", Hay Lin said.
"That or until the Dark Guardians come to school Monday.", Eric said. "That is, if they show up tomorrow."
"I doubt it.", Nigel said.
"Maybe they will, maybe they won't.", Taranee said. "But for know, let's head back to Elyon's house and find out what the others may of come across.", she said before getting into Nigel's car.
Once in their cars, they headed for Elyon's house, hoping the others may of found something. As they were doing that, Elyon and Cornelia were on top of one of Heatherfields tallest buildings, where Cornelia was using her power of the earth and Elyon was using her powers to sense energies to find any sign of the Dark Guardians or Will.
"I got nothing.", Elyon said as she sat in a lotus position.
"Me neither.", Cornelia said sitting the same way. "Where ever they are, it's not here."
"I agree.", Elyon said as they both stood up. "I think we should head back to my place. Ten to one, the others are either there already or heading back there."
"I think you're right.", Cornelia said.
"Well, I can teleport us there.", Elyon said. "But I have a feeling that you're not in a rush to get there yet. Or shall I say that you're not in a hurry to see a certain former rebel leader yet.", she said with a smirk.
"What was your first clue.", Cornelia said sadly. "I tried talking to Caleb, but..."
"No such luck.", Elyon said as Cornelia nodded. "Well, he's still hurting from what happened."
"I know.", Cornelia said. "I just wish I never did what I did! Me and Caleb would be together now. He be telling me that everything would be okay and that we'd find Will, beat that Nolan jerk, and save the Dark Guardians.", she said with a small smile. But instead, he's not talking to me and I deserve it!"
"Well, you can't change the past, Cornelia.", Elyon said as she walked up to her friend and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "But you can work at making things better between the two of you.", she said with a smile that Cornelia returned. "So, you ready to head back?"
"Yeah.", Cornelia said as she wiped a tear from her eye. "Let's go."
Elyon then teleported herself and Cornelia back to her place. Now on the planet Gardania, Will was sitting in the room she was stuck in thinking of a way to escape.
"There has to be a way to get out of here!", Will said as she looked around the area. "Or at least a way to contact the others."
Just then, Cassidy teleported into the room.
"What's up, Willy!", Cassidy said surprising Will. "Are we trying to find a way out of here? You bad, bad girl you!", she said with a smirk.
"Last I checked, you were one of the bad girls!", Will said.
"True.", Cassidy said as she sat in one of the chairs in the room. "So, how do you like your room?"
"It's nice.", Will said trying to keep her cool. "But I have seen better."
"Well, it's not like the ones in Elyon's palace, but we do what we can.", Cassidy said.
"Let's cut to the chase, Cassidy.", Will said as she sat on the room's bed. "I won't be giving you the Heart of Kandrakar."
"Well, duh!", Cassidy said. "Of course you won't. Not yet anyway. But you will. In time."
"Fat chance!", Will said as Cassidy stood up.
"We'll see.", Cassidy said calmly. "See ya!". she said before teleporting away.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Will laid back on the bed looking up at the ceiling.
"I know the others will find me.", she said. "I just know it!"
Back on Earth, I.T.C.H., Elyon, and the guys had all arrived at Elyon's place. All were sad to report that they had found nothing.
"Well, I think we can all agree that they're not on Earth.", Taranee said.
"So, it's up to the Oracle to find them.", Matt said.
"You know, I've been thinking.", Eric said. "What if... No. It's stupid."
"What is it, Eric?", Hay Lin asked.
"Whatever it is, just may help us.", Caleb said.
"Well, remember when the Oracle said that using your powers to boost his search for Will?", he asked getting a nod from the girls. "Well you could add your powers as well as Matt and Elyon's."
"Why didn't we think about that sooner?", Matt questioned.
"Better question is, why didn't the Oracle think of it.", Elyon said.
"Maybe he did and decided not to go for it.", Taranee said. "There must be something dangerous about it."
"I think you're right.", Cornelia said. "But right now, we have another problem. Ms. Vandom is going to want to see her daughter home tonight. We need an Astral Drop."
"Or I can glamour myself to look like Will.", Elyon said. "I can just tell my parents and go from there."
"That can work.", Cornelia said. "But, you know that you'll have to keep the glamour up for a while."
"I know.", Elyon said. "I just hope the Oracle will be able to find Will soon."
Suddenly, Matt opened a fold for Kandrakar.
"Where you going, Matt?", Peter asked.
"I need to ask the Oracle something.", he said as he headed through the fold.
"He's going to ask about my idea.", Eric said. "Isn't he?"
"Yeah.", Hay Lin said.
"And I don't think he'll like the answer.", Nigel said.
As for Matt, once on Kandrakar, he saw that he was in the Chamber of the Aurameres, where the Oracle was doing his search for Will.
"Hello, young Regent.", the Orcale said. "I know why you are here. And the answer is no."
"Why not?", Matt said. "With me, Elyon, and the other Guardians boosting your powers, you'll have a better chance finding Will!"
"Becasue the power he draws from Kandrakar is enough.", Luba said. "To much will do him great harm. He has put a great deal of energy into searching for young Will."
"I see.", Matt said.
"You must not lose hope, Mattew.", Luba said a she placed a comforting hand on Matt's shoulder. "We shall find Will. And you two shall be together agian.", she said bringing a small smile to his face.
"Thanks.", he said as he opened a fold to Earth. "And good luck with the search.", he said as he went through the fold.
"He has come a long way.", the Oracle said. "It was wise of Cornelia to have Lillian give him some of Earth's power."
"Indeed it was.", Luba said. "He truly is a fine Regent.", she said with a smile before she went back to helping with the search for Will.
A/N: If only they knew where they were, then our heroes could go and rescue Will and maybe even beat Nolan. But they have to wait until the Oracle can find her. Question is, will the Dark Guardians show up to school on Monday?
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