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Season Three Episode Fifteen: "Grave Miscalculations" Chapter Five
Varthan. The Dominators stood on a mountainside, looking towards the Palace several miles away. "So what are we gonna do?" Uriah asked.
Judas answered "It's simple. If they're messing with our powers, they must be doing something to those orbs the powers comes to us from, right?"
"I guess so."
Bess slapped Uriah on the back of the head. "You guess so? What else could it be? Go ahead Judas, what's the plan?"
Judas looked back towards her. "Don't have one together yet. We'll hafta go in and get them though, that's for sure. Get them out and take them someplace safe. It's just a matter of figuring out the details… Lemme think for a bit…"
Meridian. Everyone stared at Taranee, waiting for her to explain what she meant by the statement that the rules had changed. "Go ahead Tara. We're listening." Irma said.
"Okay, it's like this. I got suspicious when Judas was able to shot at Irma's dad with no repercussions. But it didn't make any sense until I saw what they had did to Neera. How they had her trapped in the crystal."
"The same way Nerissia imprisoned me." Elyon said with a shudder.
"Exactly." Taranee continued, "See, the rules affect Neera herself, and 'anyone working for her.' The thing is, the Dominators are using Neera's power, sure. But they are not her, and, now that they've betrayed her, they are not her servants. Which means the usual rules don't apply to them. They can do whatever they want, and no higher power is going to step in and stomp them for violating the rules."
"Whoa…. Guys, this is bad. Everyone we thought was safe is now right back in the crosshairs." Irma said.
Hay Lin said "Maybe not. You saw how they ran and heard what they said. Varthan is trying to reign them in. If it works…"
"It won't." Will said. "They'll be back."
Dean said "Then decisions need to be made. But for now, let's just get Susan back to earth." he looked to his fiancee. "No matter what you say, I want a doctor to look at this right now."
"Yeah, let's go." Will said. She opened a fold back to her apartment.
Varthan. Garix watched as the mages worked spells to take away the Dominator's power. He was certain his plan would work. Then, suddenly, the doors of the chamber exploded inward. "Here we are." Judas said.
"You dare to return? You are even bigger fools than I thought." Garix roared.
"Oh relax tall dark and fugly." Courtney said. "We're just here for what's ours. Avarice!" To Garix' shock the girl' powers actually managed to pull the dark Aura Mirrors from their positions, into orbits around her.
"And now we'll be going." Judas said. They fled with the armies of Varthan in hot pursuit.
Earth. Two days later. Elyon and Miranda walked into the Rave Coffeehouse where Gideon's band was supposed to be playing. Looking around, they saw no sign of him. "You think maybe it was just some kind of joke?" Miranda asked.
"What? Nah, we're just early is all. C'mon, let's go get drinks and find a good seat up front." Elyon answered.
After paying and choosing a front row table, the two sat for awhile, talking and waiting. After half an hour, the stage curtains moved and three boys came through with cases containing their band equipment. Gideon was among them. He excused himself to his band members and jumped off the stage. "Hey! I didn't know if you'd really come or not. Glad you did."
"Me too." Miranda answered. "So are those guys your band?"
"Most of it. There's one more still."
Elyon decided to fade into the background and let them talk by themselves. She stood quietly and walked a few feet away, back to the stage. Neither Miranda or Gideon seemed to notice. As she watched them talk, she heard a ruffling sound from the stage, like the curtains parting. "Probably the last band member showing up." she thought.
Moments later, though, the Queen heard a familiar voice. "Elyon?"
Turning, she couldn't believe her eyes. She had indeed recognized the voice. "Joel?" she asked in surprise…
As it turned out, it was a good thing Dean had insisted on taking Susan to a doctor. While the burns weren't horrific, they were bad enough to require dressings and antibiotics to prevent infection. At around the same time Elyon was encountering Joel, Will and most of the other girls were sitting in the Vandom's kitchen, waiting. Susan Tom and Dean had said there was something important to discuss.
"Any idea what's up Will? Irma?" Cornelia asked. Both shook their heads no.
When the adults came in, they had serious, sober expressions. Susan was still favoring her left arm, which was in a sling to minimize movement. "Girls, we need to discuss something important. Tom, Dean, and I have talked this over for two days, and we all agree it's the best course of action to take." she said.
"Okay, we're listening. Though, I think all of us are a little uneasy the way you're starting this out." Will said.
Susan answered "Then let's get straight to the point: The three of us agreed to continue keeping your secrets from all your other parents because we could see that it was for their own safety. And, we all still agree that at the time it really was the correct decision. But now things have changed. Ignorance won't protect Irma's mother, or Will's father, or the Hales and Lins and Cooks from the Dominators now. And since the Dominators know who you girls are, those people are definitely in danger. What we're saying is, girls… …it's time. For their own safety, it's time your parents knew…"
The Guardians exchanged worried looks. Was this the end, or a new beginning?