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Season Three Episode Seventeen: "Gross Prophet Margin" Chapter Five

Earth. The Dominator's hideout. Sandra suddenly sat upright and said "I have it. I know where the Guardians released the veil over Varthan from. And it's not what we expected, they didn't do it from earth or Meridian. The power came from some other world."

Bess said "It sounds to me like we've got a trip to take."

"Yeah," Courtney agreed. "Oh, I hope this new world is loaded with gold and jewels."

Uriah asked "Aren't you guys forgetting something? Judas can only open a fold to a world if he knows where it is. We've never been to wherever this place is."

"Crud." Bess said. "He's right."

Smirk on his face, Judas said "I'm not so sure. Sandra traced the power back to the place… Listen up babe, do that telepathy thing. Link to my mind and let me feel what you felt when you were tracing the energy flow. Maybe I can work it out from that."

Together, Judas and Sandra followed the energy flow, tracing it back to its origin on Zambala. Judas concentrated hard on what Sandra sensed and came away with the coordinates of Zambala in his head. "That's it." He said. "Dominators, let's go check out our new world…"

Taranee and Nigel were walking hand in hand down a sidewalk near the Silver Dragon. "Sorry I was gone all day yesterday." She said. "Had a thing to do with the whole family."

"It happens. I just wish Matt hadn't been busy too, we could've gotten in some practice. You know, that big dance is coming up in two months, and it's down to us and Gideon's band as to who gets to play." Nigel said.

"Wow. I didn't know you guys were finalists already. When will you know for sure?"

Nigel answered "That's why we need practice. Both bands have to perform before the dance committee next week, final decision will be based on that. And Matt's busy so much, I feel like we're getting rusty."

Taranee stepped closer, snuggling into Nigel's side. "Don't worry, you'll do great. You guys always do right? Just hit 'em up with Will to Love or Demon in Me. That'll do the trick."

"Thanks. You sure know how to make a guy feel better."

Aljax stood before Prince Garix. "I bring news my Prince." He said. "But not good news I'm afraid. All attempts to lock in on the Dominator's energy signatures have failed. Based on this, I suspect they have moved to a different world. Of course, there's no telling what world that might be."

"Oh, there's telling alright." Garix said. "They've only been to earth, Meridian, and Varthan. And as they cannot be on Varthan, they must have gone to Meridian instead."

"Shall we follow my Prince?"

"No. Not unless we have to. I prefer a more strategic approach at this juncture. They will almost certainly return to earth. And it stands to reason that they have a base of operations somewhere. Modify the scanners to look for residual energy rather than active energy. If we locate their hideout, we can be waiting when they return."

Aljax bowed. "Understood, my Prince. I go to obey."

Kandrakar. The Oracle and the rest of the counsel stood around the new device. "It is ready. We should now be able to contact the Keeper of the Heart and reestablish communications with the Guardians." Himerish said.

Luba added "And, we can inform Queen Elyon of the freeing of more of her power, and return it to her as well."

"Then why wait?" Halinoor said. "Let us proceed." The counsel watched as Himerish activated the device and began to operate it.

Zambala. "This is it?" Courtney complained. "It's just a lousy, stinky jungle with a bad color scheme. Can we go back home?"

"Not yet." Judas said. "If the Guardians created the veil over Varthan from here, there must be a reason. There must be something worthwhile about this place. I wanna know what it is. I wanna know real bad."

Uriah, flying higher than the others, said "Hey Judas, if you're looking for something important, how's this?" He pointed to the north.

Judas joined Uriah, and looked where he was pointing. There in the distance stood Ironwood's temple. "Not bad Dunn-boy. Not bad at all. Girls, up here!"

Sandra, Bess, and Courtney joined the boys. "Nice." Said Sandra. "Maybe a better place to live than the hotel?"

"And where there's a temple, there's treasure." Courtney added.

"Right you are ladies." Judas said. "Let's go see who's home."

Heatherfield. Will Matt and Elyon were walking through the park when her phone suddenly said "Miss Will? I have something unusual to report." Will asked what was up, and the phone answered "I am getting an incoming signal, like someone is trying to call you. But I can't identify its origin. It's coming from outside the usual communications grid."

"That's strange." Elyon said. "What are you going to do?"

Will shrugged. "Take the call I guess." She pushed enter. "Hello?"

"Hello Will. It's good to hear your voice."

"Halinoor!" All three teens exclaimed. "How are you doing this?" Will asked.

"You can thank the Oracle for finding a way to communicate through the dark veil." Halinoor answered. "He's here now as well, but first is everyone okay? We've feared the worst since we figured out what Neera must want with you."

Together, Will and Elyon filled in the counsel on all that had happened while they were out of touch. "This bodes ill." The Oracle said. "However, we do have some good news for you as well. I will allow Luba to explain, as it was her success."

"Greetings Queen Elyon." Luba said. "I do indeed have good news for you. My experiments have resulted in the freeing of thirty percent of the Heart of Meridian power that was trapped in Nerissia's crystal. I can now return that power to you."

Before Luba could proceed, Elyon surprised everyone by saying "No! Wait!"

"Wait? Are you crazy?" Will asked.

"Will, Matt, can I speak with the counsel in private for a moment?" Elyon asked. Will agreed and handed over her phone. Once she was alone, Elyon said "Oracle, Luba, I appreciate what you've offered me. But I think I have a better idea…" She elaborated on her plan, and the counsel agreed…