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Season Three Episode Twenty-Six: "Omega" Chapter Three
As the Guardians prepared to pursue Queen Neera to the opposite side of the Fortress, Cassidy heard a familiar voice speaking into her mind. "Halinoor?" she asked, "How are you doing this?"
"Our old link no longer works since I am not a Guardian." Halinoor answered, "But as the Empathy Guardian you have the power to communicate telepathically with anyone. I wasn't sure if it would work across dimensions, but with the great fold open in the sky, it seemed like a worthwhile chance."
"Cool. So, is this a business call, or personal? 'Cause we're kind of busy right now."
Halinoor answered "Business. You might want to have the other Guardians listen in on this."
"Done. Go ahead."
"Listen carefully then." Halinoor began, "Raythor had the right idea in trying to push Neera over the edge of the Fortress. If she is unable to catch herself and climb back up, it will mean her doom."
"What? You mean she'll fall to the planet below and crash?" Cornelia asked. "As tough as she is, I'm not sure a fall would do her in."
"I guess it depends on how high up we are. Which I've actually been wondering about. Just how high above the surface is the Fortress anyway, that we can't even see the ground when we look down?" Taranee asked.
Halinoor answered, "That's where I'm going with this Taranee. You cannot see the planet below because there is no planet below…"
Confused, Will asked "How is that possible?"
"Yeah, without a planet, where's the gravity coming from? What's keeping the atmosphere together?" Alchemy wondered.
In answer, Halinoor said "It is a long story, so I will tell you only the pertinent details. Long ago, after Xan Jing became the Heart of Kandrakar, the Heart first went to the Emperor. However the counsel of that time, led by the man who would be the first Oracle, was angered over what had happened to the nymph. They convinced the Emperor to hand the Heart over to them, and for many years all was well."
"In time," Halinoor continued, "The Emperor grew colder and more selfish than ever. He decided he wanted the Heart back, and raised an army to overwhelm the Fortress of Infinity and reclaim it. When the army failed, the Emperor himself came, and attacked with an ancient and forbidden spell. Unfortunately, it turned out that the spell he chose was forbidden for a reason: It was wild magic, powerful and uncontrollable. The spell destroyed it's caster, and the resulting maelstrom of reckless magic consumed the entire planet before it was stopped through the Heart's power."
"Whoa…" Taranee murmured. "Bad news. I hope that spell's forgotten for good."
"It is." Halinoor said. "But getting to the point, in the aftermath only three things remained of Kandrakar. First, the Fortress, second, the atmosphere, held in place by a magical force field, and third…" She paused for a moment, then continued "Miles below you, positioned at the very center of what used to be the planet's inner core, is what remains of the wild magic's power. A singularity."
Taranee asked "Singularity? You mean like a black hole?"
"Conceptually the same, yes." Halinoor answered. "Though this singularity is mystical instead of physical."
Miranda snapped her fingers. "I get it! If Neera falls and can't make it back to the Fortress, she'll fall all the way to the singularity, and when she touches it it'll pull her in and destroy her!" The other Guardians stared at her, surprised that she had put it all together. "What?" Miranda said looking at Will, "Unlike some of us, I pay attention when Tara's tutoring me."
Will was stunned silent for several seconds, then broke into laughter. "Alright, let's do it." She said.
"Thanks Hallie." Cassidy thought.
"Any time old friend." Halinoor answered back.
Neera was taken by surprise. The Guardians came by teletransiting into position all around her, rather than flying in from above. Irma and Will herded the Dark Queen into position by pretending to be preparing the explosive attack that had injured her before.
As Neera dodged the attacks and fired back in return, She suddenly realized someone was directly behind her. She turned to see Cassidy and Alchemy. Cassidy mimicked both Will and Irma to also press Neera in the right direction, while Alchemy fired energy at her.
Soon, Neera was near the edge of the Fortress. Before she even had time to realize the danger, Cornelia used her powers to tilt the entire balcony on edge. Neera slipped, began to fall, and grabbed onto a railing with one hand while firing dark energy with another. She was unable to hold on long. Elyon's own light-based attacks were just too much to handle. When they struck the hand Neera was holding on with, she was forced to let go.
Falling, Neera shot a thick, strong strand of silk to anchor herself to the Fortress, as she had done before. Halting her fall, the Dark Queen breathed a sigh of relief… Then screamed as Omega powered Will severed the cord effortlessly.
Again and again, Neera tried to connect a line to the Fortress, but it was no use. One Guardian or another cut each one, and each time she fell a little further. It took time, but eventually a silk line, extended to Neera's maximum range, didn't make it all the way to the Fortress bottom. She fell, cursing Kandrakar, the Guardians, and the Counsel.
Watching Neera fall out of view, Hay Lin said "I'll bet it's probably danger even being near this magic black hole thing, but I just can't let this go here. If we don't watch all the way down, she could escape through a fold or something and we'd never know."
"You're right." Will said. "At least one of us needs to follow and confirm how it ends."
After a moment's pause, Irma said "Aw who are we kidding? We all know we're all going."
The Guardians made a rapid dive to catch up with the falling Queen…