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Season Three Episode Sixteen: "Full Disclosure" Chapter Five
Caleb looked at the ground in shock. "What is this?" he shouted. "Earthquakes are Cornelia's deal!"
"Earthquakes? That's just a side effect." Courtney taunted. "My power is making anything of value do my bidding. And it just occurred to me, there's got to be some kind of gold or silver or something in the ground somewhere around here." As she continued to focus her powers into the ground, tiny pieces of metals began to rise up out of the soil. Following her command, they formed into a cage around Caleb, Napoleon, and the Hales.
Napoleon tried to tear the cage open, but got nowhere. "She's made it all one piece, like it's welded or something. We'll need help to get out." he said.
Having watched the Dominators separate, the Guardians realized what they must have in mind. "We've got to stop them!" Irma shouted. "Everyone split up!"
Will stopped them. "No. That's what they want. Listen, our parents aren't alone. They've all got someone who knows what they're doing with them to keep them safe. Hay Lin, put that super hearing to use. Tell us who's in the most immediate danger. We'll stick in two groups, take them each three on one."
Hay Lin closed her eyes and listened hard. "Elyon, your parents are good. No one's even after them. Tara, Bess is after your folks, but Cass has them safe so far. Miranda's with my folks… Okay, Cornelia's family needs help with Courtney, and Uriah's after Will's family and Irma's too. Those are the biggest problems."
"You heard her ladies. Let's go."
Uriah floated about a foot off the ground, directly in the path of his quarry. "Now then, who's afraid of what?" he asked.
"You're about to find out what you're afraid of." Matt said. He changed into his regent form and fired a blast of energy directly at Uriah. The Dominator took the blast right in the chest and was knocked to the ground, but got back up quickly. As Uriah was getting back on his feet, Matt yelled for everyone else to run. It was already too late.
"Someone here is afraid of snakes." Uriah said staring at Anna. "I bet there's a lot of snakes in the forest… Fear!" Uriah's power spread over the area, drawing a swarm of snakes towards his target. Anna shrieked as she saw the approaching reptiles. Moments before they would have reached her, she felt herself being picked up and looked to see the ground below receding away. She looked up. Irma was carrying her from behind, flying a short distance away from the snakes. Behind, she heard the sounds of a battle.
"Hi mom. Sorry about the close call, I know how you feel about snakes."
"You're flying." Anna said. "I mean, you're actually flying. With wings."
"Yeah. Pretty cool huh?" Irma landed next to the Lair's car. "Get in, close the windows. I doubt any snakes will track this far but if they do you'll be safe inside. I gotta go help Will and Hay Lin."
Before Irma could fly away, Anna grabbed her and hugged tightly. "Be careful. I want you and your father both back safe." Irma nodded and raced back to her friends.
Courtney continued to gloat right up until the moment Cornelia dove from the sky and struck the ground with a shout of "Earth!" The ground buckled and cracked as huge vines and roots grew up and all headed straight for Courtney, forming a latticework cage around her.
Watching from inside the cage Courtney had made, Harold and Elizabeth looked at each other, then back at their daughter. "Wow." Elizabeth said. Harold could only nod.
"This is supposed to hold me?" Courtney yelled. "I'll tear out of here in seconds."
"Oh really?" Cornelia asked. "Tara, do you mind?"
"Not at all." Taranee said. She the set the cage of wood on fire, forcing Courtney to back into the center to avoid getting burned. Meanwhile, Cornelia used her telekinesis to shatter the cage and free her parents, Caleb, and Napoleon.
Harold and Elizabeth ran to Cornelia, but she shooed off the intended embrace. "There's time for that later. Right now, you need to get clear. Head for the car, get home, okay? Napoleon, you mind keeping an eye on Court for now?"
"Go doll. I'll pull her outta there once she passes out from the smoke."
While Caleb led the Hales to safety, Elyon contacted Hay Lin who directed them to help Taranee's family next.
Irma arrived to find Uriah had fled. "What did you do to him?" she asked.
"Nothing." Will answered. "I think he's just the weakest link. That fear power turns on him and he runs screaming like a baby. It's kind of funny actually."
Irma was annoyed. "Aw man, I wanna SEE stuff like that." she said.
Hay Lin said "Never mind that! We gotta go, Judas is after my parents now, Miranda's trying to hold him off alone!" The girls made sure everyone was unharmed, then teletransported away…
Bess raced headlong in an attempt to outrun the Cooks. She was gaining on them rapidly, and was so focused on her prey that she wasn't aware of anything else around her. This proved detrimental when a wall of flame suddenly appeared in her path, too close to avoid. Bess plunged into the fires and came out on the other side singed, smoking, and crashing into the hard forest floor.
Taranee, Elyon, and Cornelia landed directly between Bess and her targets. Looking over her shoulder, Taranee asked "Is anyone hurt?"
"No, we're all okay." Theresa answered. "Are you okay? Taranee, you look so, uh, different…."
"We're fine mom. Look, we'll keep Bess occupied, you get to the car and get out of here."
"I'm your mother Taranee, I shouldn't leave-"
Lionel took Theresa by the arm. "She's right. They know what they're doing in a situation like this. We don't." He looked at Taranee. "Be careful. And be ready for a long one on one talk when this is over."
Miranda was holding her own quite well. She had changed into a small insect and was keeping Judas busy by stinging him and using her small size and agility to evade his attacks. He was so busy with her, that he had almost forgotten who he was really after until Will, Irma, and Hay Lin appeared in front of him. Miranda flew behind them and returned to her human form. "Whew!" she said breathing hard, "I'm glad you're here, I don't know how much longer I could've kept that up."
"Rest now, we've got this. And thanks." Hay Lin said smiling at her.
Judas stared at the Guardians, intrigued by how they had arrived. "Was that teleporting?" he asked. "Huh, I wonder if we can do that too?" He vanished, and reappeared behind them. As they turned to face Judas again, he said "That's a neat trick. Thanks for cluing me in. Now I just gotta tell the others about this…"
Judas tried to contact the other Dominators telepathically, but was shocked by what he found. Sandra was still out cold, Courtney was trapped in a burning cage, Uriah had bugged out on them… Only Bess was still on her feet, and she wasn't doing well against three opponents. He looked up with eyes full of anger. "Well, it looks like this day is yours. Fair enough, we get better every time. See you around." He stared straight at the Lins. "Or maybe we'll see them around." He teleported away.
After exiting the battle, Judas had collected the remaining Dominators and teleported them to safety as well. The Guardians searched the forest thoroughly, but found no sign of any of them. As Will returned them to normal, her cell phone began ringing. "It's me sweetie." Susan said when she answered. "You girls might want to come to the Silver Dragon. All of us kind of gravitated here after we got away. We've been filling everyone in on what Yan Lin taught the three of us when we first found out."
"Is it good news or bad news?" Will asked.
"Come and see."
Thirty seconds later, the Guardians entered through the back alley door and found their families waiting for them. The Hales and Lins both ran to their daughters and hugged them, happy to see they were okay. Anna did the same for Irma, and Taranee ran to her mom and dad who were relieved as well. Will's father was more aloof, but it was clear he did care, he just wasn't any good at showing it. Taranee noticed that Cass and Peter were holding hands.
Pulling back, Cornelia asked "So… What's the verdict?"
"The verdict is, we don't like this at all." Elizabeth said, "But there's not really a choice is there? Just please be careful."
Theresa added "Be careful… And don't you ever hide anything like this from me again young lady!"
Everyone started to laugh, and didn't stop until Blunk appeared from out of a cardboard box and asked what was so funny. Harold fainted again…