Last chapter...

"I've waited a long time for this!", Matt said with a sneer in his voice. "I'm going to make sure you never hurt anybody ever again!", he said as he was about to reach down and grab her.

But suddenly, a fold opened up and a figure ran out from it and did a flying jump kick at Matt knocking him back!

"What the...?", Matt questioned as he and everybody else got a good look at the person who attack Matt.

Once they saw who it was, they were shocked! The person was dressed just like Angelo and Joe with the black pants, white boots and white short-sleeved shirt, forearm bands and shash for a belt that hung off his right sides, that was white just like his headband. He also had a leather battle harness over his shirt. In addition to all of this, he had a long sword strapped to the back of his battle harness.

"Stay away from my mother!", Caleb said as he stood in his Guardian form glaring at Matt.

"Caleb?", Nerissa and Cornelia questioned at once.

"Caleb?, Matt questioned in shock.

"Caleb?", the other Guardians questioned in surprise.

"Hey, guys", Caleb said. "Heard you could use a little help."

Chapter 39:

"How are you a Guardian?", Cornelia questioned.

"When did you become a Guardian?", Nerissa asked.

"I can answer that.", Caleb said. "But first...", he said as he reached into his pants pocket and pulled out an orb of light. "A gift from Draganos!", Caleb said as he tossed the orb in the air.

Caleb then unsheathed his sword and swung at the orb cutting it. Once he did this, the orb burst into a wave of energy that hit the Guardians and restored their power and energy.

"Now that's a recharge", Cassidy said as she got to her feet.

"Now that's what I'm taking about!", Hay Lin said as they all gathered together.

"Now, care to explain this young man?", Nerissa questioned.

"Before you do that...", Will said as she opened a fold for Earth. "I suggest you go back to Earth Matt. Before you do something stupid!"

"Make me!", Matt said.

"Okay!", Joe said as he grew twenty feet and punched Matt hard enough to knock him out which made him change back to normal.

"Thanks, Grandpa Joe.", Will said as she made the fold move towards Matt sending him through the fold and back to Earth.

"Where did you send him?", Taranee asked.

"To the forest.", Will replied before turning to Caleb. "Now, how are you a Guardian?"

"Well...", he began to say as he sheathed his sword.

"Wait!", Halinor said. "Show us.", she said as she opened a telepathic link among them.

"Okay.", Caleb said as he thought back to when he became a Guardian.

Flashback

As the Guardians were fighting the White Knights of Kandrakar, on Kandrakar, Caleb was walking around the Meridian palace, on Metamoor wondering what was happening to his friends.

(Caleb's POV)

Are they okay? Are they attacking Kandrakar now? And if they are attacking, are they winning or losing? Are you safe, Cornelia? Man! I wish I could help! I've only done this twice before. Once before the fight to defeat Phobos and save Elyon & again when we had to defend Kandrakar from Phobos. And both times we came out on top! So, here goes nothing.

(Normal POV)

"Lord? It's me. Caleb. I don't know if you can hear me, but I'm worried about my friends. I want to help them! Even if I don't have any powers! I want to help them! So please help me help them! Help me protect my mother and the one I love.", Caleb prayed hoping that he was being heard.

Suddenly, Caleb saw a small fold open in which a ball of light came through it and floated in front of Caleb. Taking a chance, Caleb reached out and touched the ball of light. When he did this, he was enveloped in the light.

"What's going on?", he questioned as he stood there.

'Caleb Diamond Hart.', came a voice he heard before.

"Draganos?", Caleb questioned.

'Yes, young warrior.', Draganos said. 'Your love for your mother and the one known as Cornelia is strong. As well as you need to help your friends. Time and time again, you have shown great courage in fighting alongside the Guardians. Not to mention that you have accepted your mother for the good person she is. For that I shall give you the power you need to help the Guardians. A power you deserve. The power of a Guardian!'

"Thank you, Draganos.", Caleb said as he closed his eyes ready to receive the power.

'And for the record, HE heard your prayers.', Draganos said surprising Caleb.

"H-He did?", Caleb questioned.

'Why do you think I'm here?', Draganos asked him. 'He showed me that you wanted to help, and here I am. It's like they say. He works in mysterious was.'

"I reckon so.", Caleb said.

'No take your power along with the knowledge to use it and go help your fellow Guardians!', Draganos said as he began to give Caleb his powers and the knowledge to use them. 'From this moment on, you shall be a Guardian of Quintessence. Just like your mother. Nerissa Diamond.'

End Flashback

"And that's what happened.", Caleb said. "Once I got my powers and the knowledge on how to use them, I opened a fold here to help."

"Quintessence, huh?", Will questioned with a smirk.

"Like mother, like son, huh Rissa?", Cassidy questioned with a grin.

But Nerissa didn't hear Cassidy as she hugged her son which surprised Caleb a bit.

"Are you okay, mother?", Caleb asked.

"Are you sure you want to do this?", Nerissa asked her son as they pulled away from each other showing some tears running down her face surprising the other Guardians. "Your life will always be in danger. Even during the peaceful times."

"Mother. I want this.", Caleb said. "With or without powers, I'd still fight by your side. So, no worries.", he said with a smile which made Nerissa smile before they shared another hug.

"Not to interrupt this moment, but we do have some White Knights to take down.", Angelo said.

"Not to mention a power-hungry Oracle.", Will added.

"Joy kills.", Nerissa said before playfully sticking out her tongue.

"The sooner we end this, the sooner you and Caleb can have your family time.", Kadma said as they all turned to face the White Knights that were just standing there.

"So, what do you think?", Caleb asked Cornelia.

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't impressed.", Cornelia said with a smile.

"Anybody notice that these knights are just standing there?", Irma questioned.

"They don't move unless I order them to!", came Himerish's voice.

"Still up on your pedestal, I see.", Halinor said looking up at him as he stood on his platform.

"I am the Oracle, am I not?", questioned Himerish with a smirk. "I rule all of Kandrakar! And I will not let a bunch of children take that power from me! End this, my White Knights! Don't kill them! Just bring them to me on their knees!"

"Someone's full of themselves.", Cassidy said taking a fighting stance.

"So, how do we do this?", Yan Lin questioned. "Another combo attack?"

"Waste of power!", Will said as she and Nerissa each formed an energy blade. "I say we slice and dice them!"

"Works for me.", Caleb said as he unsheathed his sword.

"You mind?", Angelo said as he, Kadma, and Cornelia touched the blade of Caleb's sword.

"Not at all.", Caleb said knowing what they were going to do.

Kadma, Cornelia, and Angelo then used Caleb's sword to coat themselves in the metal from the blade. They then formed swords in their hands ready to fight!

"They rest of us can distract the knights while you five slice them up!", Halinor said.

"Take them down!", Kadma said as they charged at the White Knights of Kandrakar.

Himerish watched at how the rest of his White Knights were being taken down with ease. He saw how the Fire, Water, Air, and Mass Guardians distracted the knights giving the Quintessence, Earth, and Speed Guardians slice through them cutting the cores of the knights, taking them out!

'Impressive.', Himerish thought to himself with a smirk. 'I just may have to get my hands dirty after all.', he thought as the last White Knight fell.

"Well, that as they say is that.", Joe said as he looked down at a fallen knight.

"Now we go after Himerish.", Nerissa said.

"You want me, Guardians?", Himerish asked as he teleported down to them.

The Guardians were a bit taken back by what Himerish was wearing. He wasn't in his normal white robes. He was now dressed in a white martial arts uniform with gold belt tied around his waist.

"Here I am.", he said taking a fighting stance. "Come and get me!"

"Okay.", Irma said. "This is new."

"Yeah.", Taranee said. "I didn't know he could fight!"

"Luba told me once that before he became the Oracle, Himerish was a great warrior.", Halinor replied. "Looks like we're about to see how good he is."

"Indeed you shall, traitor!", Himerish said as he began to glow with energy.

Nerissa was the first to charge as she shot a thing of lightning at Himerish, who dodged it and shot a n energy blast at Kadma knocking her back against a wall leaving an imprint of her form in it as she fell to the ground.

"Kadma!", Joe called out as he turned to help her only for Himerish to run at him with great speed and uppercut him into the air.

Joe was knocked up a few feet into the air and landed on the floor hard! Seeing this, everyone else scattered before they began their attack on Himerish.

"Man, he's fast!", Angelo said as he used his armour coating to form larger fist and dash at Himerish with his super speed. "But so am I!", he said as he closed in on him.

Once he was close enough, Angelo swung at Himerish only for him to catch his right fist, surprising Angelo. Suddenly, Caleb came at Himerish with his sword and swung at him, only for the Balsilidian warrior to grab it blade of the sword with his free hand. This surprised Caleb as he tried to pull his sword free of Himerish's grip.

"Little boys shouldn't play with sharp objects.", Himerish said with a smirk.

But before Himerish could do anything else, he was hit by a large ball of ice thrown by Cassidy, followed by a volley of fireballs from Halinor which sent Himerish flying into a wall hard!

"Nice hit!", Will said.

"It's not over yet!", Halinor said as she watched Himerish get to his feet while brushing his shoulder off.

"Not bad.", Himerish said with a smirk. "But it's not good enough!", he snapped as he charged at the Guardians who charged at him as well!

Once close enough, Yan Lin kicked at Himerish, who blocked it and grabbed her leg. Seeing her chance, Nerissa jumped up and threw a ball of lightning at Himerish. Himerish then Yan Lin up in the way of the attack, letting it hit her in the back!

"Grandma!", Hay Lin cried as she flew towards her.

But Himerish suddenly appeared in front of Hay Lin and slapped her against the wall.

"That's it!", Irma snapped as she flew at Himerish, with Taranee right beside her, both ready to hit him with a powerful combo of hot water.

Seeing them this, Himerish formed a barrier around himself blocking the attack! He then jumped at Irma and Taranee and grabbed them by their tops and threw them at a wall and watched them fall to the floor. Himerish then dashed at them to attack again, but they quickly took to the air.

"To bad you can't fly!", Irma teased while sticking out her tongue at Himerish who simply smirked at them.

Himerish then jumped up at them with ease surprising them both.

"Whoa!", Irma and Taranee shouted as they tried to get away, only for Himerish to grab then by their wings and bring them back down with him to the floor.

"Let us go, you jerk!", Irma demanded.

"Gladly!", Himerish said as he tossed them aside. "But first...", he said before he blasted Taranee and Irma in the back with an energy blast burning their wings which made them scream out in pain from the attack. "The Regent told of how you two attacked the other Fire and Water Guardians. How does it feel to have your wings clipped?", he asked with a sinister laugh.

"Hey!", Will shouted getting Himerish's attention.

Being fast, Will fired a thing of lightning at Himerish while Nerissa followed with an energy blast! The attack hit Himerish sending him flying away from Taranee and Irma! He gained his balance, only for Caleb to hit him with a wave of energy from his blade followed by a telekinetic wave by Kadma and Cornelia and Angelo ramming into him with his armour coated fist that he expanded. The combo attack sent Himerish flying through a set of doors.

"I doubt that messed him up much.", Will said.

"But he did feel it.", Caleb said as Cornelia and Kadma knelt next to Irma and Taranee.

"How long will it take to heal them?", Nerissa asked the two Earth Guardians.

"It shouldn't take long.", Kadma said. "With our power boost, we can heal them the same way you healed Halinor and Cassidy."

"Plus, their wings are burnt the same way Halinor's were.", Cornelia said.

"Just heal us already!", Irma snapped.

"You guys heal them while we go and fight off Himerish.", Will said to Kadma and Cornelia. "When you're done, come and join us!"

"Good luck!", Cornelia said as the others went after Himerish.

"Maybe I can help speed up the healing.", Cassidy said as she called up some water and formed balls of water over Irma and Taranee's damaged wings.

Once she did this, Cassidy focused her powers and the balls of water began to glow helping Cornelia and Kadma heal Irma and Taranee's wings.

"I almost forgot you can do that?", Cornelia said.

"Unlike another Water Guardian we know.", Kadma said talking about Irma who only grumbled to herself.

"Grumble all you want, Irma.", Cassidy said. "You only have yourself to blame for not wanting to learn this ability.", she said as she continued to help heal the wings of Taranee and Irma.

Meanwhile, the other Guardians were in the other room to fight Himerish, only to see him standing there glaring at them.

"Do you really think you can defeat me?", Himerish asked as he walked towards them. "I have years of fighting experience, from many worlds, while you all have your weak skills to back you up!", he said as he jumped into the air. "I am the Oracle of Kandrakar!", he shouted before he hit the Guardians were hit by a powerful force of telekinesis making them drop to their knees. "I am above you weak little Humans!", he snapped as he landed in the center of the group and hit them with a telekinetic wave sending them flying in different directions. "You all are nothing!", he snapped as he began to attack them one by one with powerful combos of punches and kicks!

He was moving so fast that to Himerish everything was moving in slow motion as he struck Caleb with a combo of punches and kicks before doing the same to Hay Lin and then Angelo.

"You dare to come here and try to take from me what is mine?", he snapped as he finished his high-speed assault with Nerissa. "I highly doubt it!", he said as he watched the Guardians drop from his barrage.

Just then, Cassidy, Kadma, Cornelia, Taranee, and Irma came into the room to see the others on the floor beaten and bruised.

"What happened here?", Cornelia questioned.

"Maybe we should ask him!", Taranee said pointing towards Himerish.

"Ah! More lambs to the slaughter!", Himerish said with a smirk as the five of them flew at him, ready to attack!

Once they were close enough, Himerish shot out five beams of energy that moved like ropes and wrapped around the girls! Once they were bound by the ropes of energy, Himerish sent a burst of energy through them and gave the five remaining Guardians a powerful jolt of energy knocking them out!

"That was easy.", Himerish said as he released them, letting them fall to the floor with the other Guardians. "I haven't had that much fun in a very long time!", he said with a laugh as he walked past them and out of the room. "Perhaps I'll have you all enthralled into being my loyal group of Guardians.", he said. "Why should I let such good warriors go to waste?"

'We can't give up!', Halinor said to the others telepaticlly. 'To much is at stake!'

'Hallie's right!', Cassidy said. 'We all know that if we lose here, Himerish will go after any of our allies!'

'Metamoor!', Caleb said thinking of his father and friends.

'Elyon!', Cornelia cried out thinking of her best friend.

'And then there's Earth!', Will said.

'No way he's going after our families!', Angelo said. 'We have to end this!'

'Couldn't agree more!', Yan Lin said as they all slowly got to their feet.

'We have to beat him!', Taranee said. 'Not just for our loved ones!'

'But for all the Known Worlds!', Nerissa said.

'Then let's hit him and hit him hard!', Joe said as they stood tall.

'But he's way powerful!', Irma said. 'How do we beat a guy like that?'

'What about our elemental armour?', Hay Lin questioned.

'Worth a shot.', Halinor said. 'We just have to call on the elemental power from within!'

'Then let's do it!', Nerissa said as they all began to focus their powers.

Once they did this, Himerish was able to sense there increase in power.

"What the...?", he questioned as he turned around to see that they had changed.

Will, Nerissa, and Caleb were covered in energy with some electricity crackle around them while Yan Lin and Hay Lin had a thin yet powerful layer of air around them. Taranee and Halinor were covered in fire, while, Cassidy and Irma were coated in ice. Joe had an energy barrier that went around his frame while Kadma, Cornelia, and Angelo coated themselves in the marble that made the walls and floors of the fortress along with a glow of energy around them.

"What is this?", Himerish questioned.

"This, Himerish, is our elemental armour!", Nerissa said. "And you are through!"

A/N: Well, folks! It's almost over! But the question remains, who will win? The Guardians? Or Himerish? Either way, things won't be the same afterwards!

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