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Season Three Episode Nineteen: "M.A.C.E., Part Two" Chapter Two

Earth. The next day. Answering Will's request, the Guardians and their allies were gathered together in the forest outside of town. "So what's this about Will?" Hay Lin asked.

"I'm not the one to ask. I know what it's about, but this is Elyon's moment, and I'm not stealing the thunder from her." Will answered. She looked to Elyon. "You're on El. The floor's all yours."

Everyone looked at the Queen expectantly. She said "Okay, here's the deal. You already know that a couple of weeks ago Kandrakar found a way to communicate with us again through Will's cell phone." Everyone nodded. "What we didn't tell you about, is a part of that first conversation. Will and Matt know, they were there, but I asked them to stay quiet. I didn't want to get people's hopes up and then have it not work."

Alborn looked down at his adopted daughter. "Have what not work? What has the counsel been doing Elyon?" he asked.

"Yeah, spill it already, especially if it's good news." Cornelia said.

Elyon continued "During that first call, Luba informed me that she had managed to free some more of the Heart of Meridian power from Nerissia's prison. She intended to immediately send the power back into me. I told her not to."

Across the assembled group, almost everyone looked shocked. "Elyon!" Cornelia exclaimed, "Why wouldn't you take it back? It's your power, you should have it!"

"Exactly what Will and I told her." Matt said.

"Wait, hear me out!" Elyon said. "If Luba had freed all of the power, I would have taken it back. After all, A fully powered Heart would be a big asset in our fight with Varthan. But, the percentage Luba pulled free, it was like thirty percent."

Napoleon raised his head. "In one person, that sounds like just enough power to make you an enemy's primary target, but not enough to guarantee you'd be able to defend yourself when they came after you."

Elyon smiled. "Thank you Napoleon. That was my thinking too. But, split three ways, there's exactly enough energy there to give powers to three more Guardians…"

Another ripple of surprise went through the group. "Are you saying there are now three more people out there with powers like our girls have?" Susan asked.

"How will we find them?" Martin wondered. Everyone began talking over each other, asking questions and wondering what would happen now. Elyon tried to get their attention back, and had to resort to a burst of bright light to do so.

"Listen." She said. "Yes, there are three new Guardians, or we'll find out for sure momentarily anyway. The freed power was channeled into the Heart of Kandrakar, and three new Aura Mirrors have been made. Now, it's true that the choice of who gets the power is up to the Heart itself. But since the power being used is mine, I was able to convince it to send this power to those I wanted to have it." Here, she looked over her shoulder to where Cassidy, Alchemy, and Miranda were standing side by side.

Taranee looked at Miranda. "This explains a lot." She said.

Miranda chuckled lightly. "It sure does. I just wish I'd put two and two together as fast as you did."

Alchemy stepped over next to her parents. "Mom, I know this is probably scary for you, but I want to do it."

"I know dear." Paula said. "You've always been the type who cares and wants to help. And yes, it's scary for me. But I was already scared out of my wits for you anyway, since that Garix thing… Al, I'm not gonna argue with something that gives you the ability to defend yourself."

With a huge smile, Alchemy hugged her mother tightly. "Thank you." she said.

"So what now?" Matt asked.

Elyon answered "All three of them have manifested a bit of their powers already. There's only one step left. Will, it's your turn."

Will pulled the Heart free from her neck. "Guardians Unite!" The Heart glowed brighter than ever before. Bolts of energy surged forth, and it released a total of nine spheres of light, one for each Guardian new and old. Moments later, the light show faded and the girls, all of them, were transformed. Cassidy's Guardian outfit was the same as the one she had worn in her previous life. Alchemy's was similar to Cornelia's, but with the colors of top and bottom reversed and a slightly longer, flowing dress bottom. Miranda's was the same as Hay Lin's, though as with Alchemy the color scheme was reversed. She also had much longer hair, pulled into a ponytail in the back.

As they floated down and landed, Alchemy was practically bursting with excitement. "That was awesome!" she exclaimed. "Totally, totally, Awesome!"

"I didn't realize how much I missed it." Cassidy said. She glanced over at Miranda. "Lookin' good kid. I like the hair."

A confused look passed over Miranda's face. "Hair?" she asked. "What…" She felt around her back, found the long braid. "Whoa! How long is it anyway?"

Irma peered around behind her. "Just about to your ankles. So, What powers do they have? Did you just, like, copy and paste from three of us?"

"Not at all." Elyon answered. "See, I figured that if Neera could alter the Heart of Varthan Aura Mirrors to give the Dominators powers based on negative emotions, then why couldn't we alter the Heart of Meridian Aura Mirrors to give powers based on positive emotions?"

With that, Elyon walked to each of the new Guardians and, one by one, revealed their powers. "Cassidy." she said, "You are now the Guardian of Empathy. You have the ability to channel and use the powers of any elemental Guardian in close proximity to you. You also have the ability to establish telepathic communication with anyone, not just within the Guardian link, and to sense and understand the motivations of anyone nearby. With time, you may also be able to accurately detect whether or not someone is telling the truth with absolute certainty."

Elyon moved to the next girl in line. "Alchemy. You are now the Guardian of Faith. You have the power to cure any illness, any injury. You can even resuscitate the dead, though only if they've been dead for only a very short time. In addition, you have the power to create and shoot blasts of pure positive energy, which will harm the evil, but do nothing to the innocent. This energy will even be able to wound immaterial entities, such as spirits and energy beings. Eventually, your healing power should also extend to being able to cure mental and psychological problems as well."

Stepping before the last of the new Guardians, Elyon said "Miranda. I'm so very proud of how far you've come my friend. You are now the Guardian of Hope. The aura of Hope is powerful, and it will give you a number of abilities. You can totally negate Sandra's aura of despair, for yourself and those around you. You can use your power to temporarily double the power level of any elemental Guardian nearby. The aura of Hope can also be used to transform yourself or any of us into our Guardian form, though a Guardian transformed in this way cannot also be doubled in power. The only downside is, you will not also be able to shapeshift while in Guardian form."

Miranda laughed as she said "I'm not allowed to anyway, so it's not a big deal."

"And now," Will said, "It's time to practice. Let's put you three through the paces, see just what you've got."

Cassidy grinned. "This is gonna be fun…"