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Season Three Episode Twenty-Six: "Omega" Chapter One
Queen Neera, Dark Heart of Varthan, grumbled and cursed under her breath as she slowly climbed the thick silk rope leading back up to the Fortress of Infinity. She had planned this attack on Kandrakar for seven millennia. Seven thousand years of planning and plotting and scheming, carefully identifying and testing loopholes in the rules which bound her existence, seven thousand years of assembling the perfect plan, all the while pretending to care only about her own world so as to not draw attention to herself ahead of schedule. And now this. The plan finally set in motion, only to encounter one unanticipated setback after another.
Not that she was worried. Accepting the possibility of ultimate defeat was not in the Dark Queen's capacity. She would return to the fortress and force the Guardians to transform into their Zenith forms, at which time she could take control of them. Then, they would obey her commands, freeing Garix and delivering to her the Heart of Zambala. All the infinite worlds would then bow to her as Queen, except for Earth and Meridian. Those she now intended to destroy, for all the grief they had given her.
Reaching the Fortress at last, Neera grabbed hold of a lower balcony and pulled herself over the outer railing. She looked up and nearly laughed with excitement. In the sky above, framed by the enormous fold looking down on the doomed earth, she saw the Guardians, all nine of them, flying in formation. Enormous amounts of power radiated from them, confirming to the Queen's senses that she was about to get what she wanted: They were preparing to change into their pure elemental forms, Zenith. "As soon as the change is complete, they will be at my mercy, unable to resist me." Neera thought.
But as the Dark Queen continued to watch, things didn't unfold as she expected. There was a brilliant flash of light, pure and crystalline and blindingly bright. Neera was forced to turn her head and shield her eyes to avoid being blinded. When she looked again, her jaw dropped open in disbelief. "How can this be?" she wondered, and for the first time in eons of life, Queen Neera felt a tiny twinge of fear…
Earlier, while Neera was still a great distance below and just beginning her climb, the Guardians stood looking to Elyon, waiting for her explanation of what she had planned. "Okay," she said, "It's like this… Remember back when Cthulu attacked the city, and the Oracle told us that the very first generation of Guardians had been more powerful than any group since?"
"Yeah." Irma said, "But he said they didn't know why."
Elyon answered "Right. But, when I was communicating with them during the construction of the Heart of Meridian Aura Mirrors, I found out that that's only half true. The counsel knows what the first Guardians could do that made them more powerful. They just don't know why they were able to do it when no one else since has been able to."
"Okay, I'll bite." Taranee said. "What were they able to do?"
"Reach full Zenith-level power without transforming out of human form or losing control of themselves." Elyon replied.
Five Guardians stared at the Meridian Queen in shock. "Are you serious?" Cornelia asked. "If we could do that…"
"…We could probably equal or out-power Neera and end this." Will finished.
Irma said "But the counsel doesn't know why or how it was done."
"That's where M.A.C.E. comes in." Elyon said. "The counsel put a special addition in the Meridian aura mirrors. If it works, we, all of us, will be able to do what the first Guardians did. Halinoor and Alfor called it 'Omega.' The ultimate Guardian power level."
"Of course it might not work at all. It's untested after all." Cassidy said. "That's why we agreed with El to not bring it up until we had to."
"If this doesn't work, what could go wrong? Could this thing totally backfire and leave us powerless with Neera still coming?" Cornelia asked.
"No. Honestly if it doesn't work the more likely bad outcome is that we just go into Zenith permanently." Elyon answered.
After a few silent moments in which each girl contemplated the consequences of things going badly, Irma spoke up. Quoting Bill Murray from the first Ghostbusters movie, she said "I love this plan! I'm excited to be a part of it!"
"Then let's begin." Cassidy said. She pointed up. "Here's Al and Miranda now. Perfect timing."
"Lead the way El." Will said, "What do we need to do?"
Elyon explained, "Okay, Al, Miranda and Cass will form a triangle around us and combine their powers to form a field of positive emotional energy. Once it's established, we all fly in and let the powers build as if we were transforming to Zenith. That's all there is to it, the field should do the rest."
Alchemy, Cassidy and Miranda flew high into the sky and started the first step of the process. Combining the powers of Faith, Hope, and Empathy, they created a glowing sphere, filled with light and positive energy.
Below, Matt looked Will in the eyes. "I guess it's time. I wish you didn't have to do this."
"Me too." Will said. "But it's the only way."
"I know. Good luck." Matt said. They kissed.
Raythor stood near Elyon. "I wish I could talk you out of this your Majesty." He said.
"So do I." Elyon answered.
Irma glanced over at Raythor. "See you on the other side Ray." She said.
Cornelia slapped Irma on the back of the head. "No more Bill Murray quotes." She said.
Joined by the newest Guardians once the energy sphere was stable, the girls flew straight into the sphere, calling forth their full powers as they went. Each timed her entrance to coincide with the precise moment her powers reached the maximum Zenith level. The sphere erupted with light and power, so much so that even on earth, beyond the fold, the light was brighter than the heart of the sun.
The brilliant shine lasted for nearly a minute. Within, the Guardians felt themselves undergoing a change similar to what they experienced when the Heart transformed them to normal Guardian mode. There was a sense of calm, of peace, and each could feel her powers growing ever stronger…