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Episode Nine - Know Your Enemy

Takeda and Robinson were sat in Takeda's office. Takeda was flipping through Robinsons report which he had been given several minutes earlier. "So Takeda, there you are."

"This is everything. Everything you've accquired from traversing the worlds." Takeda asked.

"Yes. It's all there." Robinson said.

"Why are you bringing this forth now?"

"Well, I feel that I have let you down, I used the Machine many times behind your back. But I want you to know I only did it to help achieve our goal."

Takeda eyed him suspiciously. "Very well. Be sure not to keep anything secret in future, in regards to this programme."

"I won't Takeda."

Will was sitting in her computer class typing her assignment. She was still stunned by the news that her mother was pregnant. She wasn't sure how she was suppoed to react. She wasn't even sure if she liked the idea or not.

"I'm sensing you're stresses, Miss." Her computer said to her, in a deep male voice.

"What makes you say that, Fred?" Will asked.

"Well you're slumped over a little more than usual, you're making several spelling mistakes that you usually would never make, and on top of that, you're typing a little to hard for my comfort." The computer stated.

"Sorry." Will said, easing up on the keyboard. She continued with her work.

"Will, something the matter." Sylla said as he approachd her spot.

"Uh, no sir." Will lied.

"Ok. Oh I just heard the news from your Mr Collins. Congratultaions." He walked away with a smile.

"Yeah, now you're really gonna be the teacher's pet." Uriah cackled from across the room.

Will couldn't take any more taunting. She put her hand on keyboard and sent an electrical charge through the circuitry, Uriah felt the full blast of the shock, he was knocked of his chair.

Everyone in the room looked at him. His hair was sizzling slightly. Will smirked, before turning back to her work. She blew her bangs out of her eyes, sending several sparks flying out. Unnoticed to everyone, except Sylla. He said to himself before writing something down.

Caleb and Matt were in chemistry class. They were trying to figure out what they should do about Riddle. "So we know who he is and what he's capable of." Caleb started.

"And we know where he is." Matt stated. "We just need to find out how he's doing what he does."

"But the problem is..." Caleb said.

"We don't know the layout of the building." Matt frowned.

"But we need to get in there." Caleb said. "This guy has caused enough trouble."

"Maybe...No I've got nothing." Matt said.

"We need to talk to the others. Maybe they've got an idea." Caleb said.

"Right."

"Boys! No talking get on with your work." the teacher yelled from the front of the room. "Get on with your work."

"Yes sir." Matt replied quickly.

"Uh Sorry." Caleb said. He began to pour the contents of a test tube into another, which promptly exploded causing a huge, smake cloud to form in the room. The fire alarm sounded and students all bolted for the door.

The teacher merely sighed as he sauntered out the door. "I just want one day, one day that no one causes anything to explode." He moaned.

At the Silver Dragon, everyone was gathered in the basement. Caleb addressed the group. "Okay, so we need a way to get into the tower to find out more about what's going on."

"We could just teleport in." Will said plainly.

"No good. We already tried." Matt said. "We tried folding in as well. But something is keeping us outside.

"Maybe they have a machine that stops magic." Hay Lin panicked.

"That's rediculous." Taranee said. "Magic can't just be blocked."

"Look, thats not important right now." Cornelia said. "Lets just see what Caleb thinks we should do. Go ahead sweetie."

"Uh...Thanks Cornelia. Anyway, we called you all here to see if you had any ideas." Caleb said feeling rather stupid.

"Oh. Soooo...Now what." Cornelia said.

"Well..."

"Maybe we could flood the building." Irma joked.

"No we're not doing that." Will scolded.

"I never get to flood any buildings." Irma grumbled.

"Maybe we should glamour ourselves and just walk in the front door." Cornelia said.

"No, Riddle can see right through our glamours." Will said. "That's how he found out about us in the first place."

"There has to be some way we can get inside." Matt said.

"We're just gonna have to think about it." Caleb said. "Anything could be the solution, but we need to find something."

"Well I need to think later." Will said. "My mom wants me home to help her look through bridal and baby magazines."

"Oooh. Can I come?" Cornelia asked. "I love helping with weddings."

"Whatever." Will said rather unenthusiastically as she made her way to the door with Cornelia quickly behind her.

"Are you okay dude?" Matt asked Caleb.

"Yeah , I'm fine." Caleb said sarcastically. "It's not like me and Corneila had a date tonight, and I'm being blown of for a bunch if dresses."

"Not even." Irma joked. "You're being blown off for pictures of Dresses."

"Thanks Irma. I feel a lot better." Caleb grumbled.

Will, was siting on her couch with Cornelia and her mother, both of whom were eagerly flipping through the pages in magazines.

"Ooh, that one is just fabulous." Cornelia said. "I can totally see you in that, for your wedding."

"I don't know Cornelia. Don't you think it's a little much." Susan said.

"No, not at all. Tell her Will."

"Huh..? Oh sorry, um no it looks great mom." Will said.

"Really. Well I'll put it in the 'maybe pile'. " she said.

Will wasn't really paying much attention. Cornelia noticed this and decided that now was time for a private chat with her. 'Will, whhat's with you? You're like a million miles away.'

'Look Cornelia, I'm just preoccupied.' Will said.

'Is this because of the wedding thing or the baby thing?' Cornelia asked.

'Neither.' Will blatantly lied. Her mother was still showing her photos. She smiled as though she was interested.

'Well okay. Since your the one that gave Mr C the go ahead on the proposal. I'm gonna guess that it's the baby thing.'

'No it's not.' Will lied.

"Will what do you think about this crib for the baby." Susan asked.

"Uh...it's alright I guess." Will said. Cornelia shot her a smug look. 'Shut up Cornelia.'

'You are bothered about the baby thing.' Cornelia said.

'Okay fine. It bugs me.' Will said.

'Why.'

'It just does okay.' Will said.

Matt slumped down on his bed. The band had just left and he was no racking his brain for any ideas he could think of. How could they get inside Takeda Industires. There had to be some way. Mr Huggles chirped at him from his cage.

Matt let him out. "Hey pal." He let the Dormouse run up to his usual spot on his shoulders. "I don't suppose you'd have an Idea how we could find out what's going on inside Takeda industires." Mr Huggles just sat in his spot. "Didn't think so." Matt laughed. "I'm hungry. Come on buddy."

Matt got off his bed. As he made his way to the door, he saw his computer. He suddenly got an Idea.

"Okay Matt, What's the big news." Caleb said. Everyone was sitting in the basement of the Silver Dragon.

"Yeah. No that I'm not appreciative of the fact you got Cornelia away from my mom." Will said. "But, I'm kinda tired."

"It's only six o'clock." Taranee said.

"You obviously haven't listened to Cornelia talk about Wedding dresses for an hour and a half."

"Hey, I was at least helping."

"Guys!" Matt yelled. "As I was going to say. I've found our way in." Matt said.

"In where?" Irma said

"Takeda Industries. We'll find out what riddle is planning." Matt said.

"Okay. How're we gonna do it?" Hay Lin asked.

Matt reached into his pocket and pulled out a wireless webcam. "With this and..." Mr Huggles poked his head out of Matt's hood. "Him."

"I get it." Taranee said.

"We tie the Camera to Mr Huggles." Hay Lin said.

"And send him through the Air ducts." Irma finished.

"That could work." Cornelia said.

"It's got to. It's the only plan we have." Will said.

"Well we could send Napoleon with a second camera. Two's always better than one." Matt said.

"And we could use Blunk for the same thing but we could send him though the sewers." Caleb said.

"Then it's a plan. Cornelia go get Napoleon, Caleb you go find Blunk. We'll head to the tower in one hour."

An hour later, everyone was gathered in an alleyway, about a mile from Takeda industries. "Okay so everyone knows the plan."

Everyone nodded. Cornelia and Irma were tying Camera's to Napoleon and Mr Huggle's heads. Matt transformed into his regent form. "I'll drop Napoleon and Huggles on the roof." He said.

"From there we'll head into the vents." Napoleon said. Cornelia fixed an earpiece to his ear.

"Guys wait." Caleb's voice came. Everyone turned to see Caleb running towards them with a giant sack. "Sorry, I'm late."

"What took you so long?" Will said.

Caleb merely tipped the sack upside down and Blunk fell out. "I looked everywhere for him."

"Blunk very confused." Blunk said.

"Okay Blunk, we'll give you the short version." Irma said. "We need to find out what the bad guys are planning."

"But we can't fold in." Taranee added.

"So you're gonna sneak in throught the sewers." Cornelia added.

"And find out some information." Hay Lin said.

Blunk looked at everyone. "Blunk still confused."

Matt walked over to blunk and slammed a construction helmet onto his head with a camera taped to it. "Just follow the sewer line, and go in through the bottom floor. The camera will do the rest." He handed blunk a walkie talkie. Take this with you as well."

"I'll take you to out let pipe for Takeda Industries." Caleb said. "But from there you're on your own."

"Blunk not like being by self."

"You'll be fine. Huggles and Napoleon will be there with you." Will said. "Just stay quiet and you'll be fine." Huggles and Napoleon climbed onto Matt's shoulders. Matt took off. And headed for the roof of Takeda Industries. Caleb pulled the lid off a sewer cover and he and Blunk descended into the tunnels below. "Good luck everyone."

Matt neared the roof of the Building. "Okay guys. See what you can find. Don't go Regent unless you need to."

"Don't worry Mattie boy. We got it." Napoleon stated.

"All right. Get ready to jump." Matt yelled as he flew close to the roof.

Napoleon and Huggles both hopped off Matt's back and and landed on the roof of the building. Matt continued his flight and circled back to where the girls were waiting.

"All right kid. We're up." Napoleon said. They made their way to the vent shaft and climbed in.

Caleb and Blank made their way throught the sewer tunnel. "Okay Blunk we're almost there."

"Blunk worry."

"Don't worry. You're helping us a lot by doing this. We have a plan to get you out. If anything goes wrong. We're here." Caleb stopped beside a pipe. "Just follow this pipe, til you get to a panel. I loosened it for you."

"Okay." Blunk climbed into the pipe.

"Good Luck." Caleb called as Blunk departed.

The girls stood in the Alleyway. Matt's Laptop open in front of them. Three panels showed the view of Huggles, Napoleon and Blunk. "Everything is working fine." Taranee said.

"Now we wait." Will said.

"So what do we do." Hay Lin asked.

"I say we try to find out why Will doesn't want a brother or sister." Cornelia stated.

"What? Why not? " Hay Lin asked.

"Gee, thanks Cornelia."

"Will, I know me and Cornelia talk about Chris and Lilian, like they're evil." Irma began.

"Which they totally are." Cornelia pitched in.

"But they're still family. It's fun to have a little kid around for a while."

"Yeah, I know but. It's different for you." Will said.

"How is it different?" Taranee asked. "If anything it's different for me. I'm the youngest in my family. I get along with Peter fine."

"Yeah, but...sometimes I think it's my fualt my parents got divorced." Will said.

"What!" Irma yelled.

"That's ridicolous." Cornelia told her.

"Look Will, sometimes people just grow apart. No one can be blamed for it." Taranee said.

Will thought for a moment. Taranee was probably right.

The radio began to fuzz. "Girls. Blunk inside."

Cornelia lifted the walkie talkie. "OK Blunk. Just keep moving."

"Roger." Blunk said.

Matt landed in the alley and changed back to his normal form. "What's going on."

"Shh. Look." Cornelia said.

They all watched watched Blunk's view as he made his way towards a door. Blunk pushed it open and everyone gasped at what they saw.

Caleb crawled out of the Sewer tunnel. "What's oging on."

"SHH!" Matt told him.

Dozens of cells filled the room. FIlled with various creautures from Meridian. Lurdens, Hoogongs, Larvex, Direrats and Mudslugs.

"Its a prison." Irma exclaimed.

"How did he get all those creatures." Cornelia said sounding very puzzled.

"More importantly. What's he planning on doing with them?" Will asked herself.

Huggles and Napoleon made their way through the vents. They heard voices coming from a grate. they stopped near it. A large man was sitting behind a desk. "Hey. I think we found the boss' office."

"Okay. Got it." Taranee said. "See what you can find out."

The door to the office opened. Bald man wlked into the room. "Takeda. We have another excursion planned. Are you coming?"

Takeda finished writing something in a journal and placed it in a drawer. "Yes, lead on Robinson."

"So Takeda is in league with Riddle?" Taranee's voice came over the Walkie Talkie again.

"Looks that way doll." Napoleon said.

"And to think, That jerk made my fridge." Irma yelled.

Napoleon turned to Huggles. "Kid follow them. Find out what they're up to. I'm gonna have a look in that Journal." Huggles turned and ran through the duct. Leaving Napoleon standing on the grate. "Now, how am I gonna open this without any thumbs?" Without warning the panel gave way and Napoleon fell and landed on the floor. "Ow. Well, that's done."

Takeda and Riddle made their into the Elevator. Huggles, having found a way out of the vent darted in behind them. He hid himself in the corner where he blened in fairly well with the back wall. The doors to the Elevator reopened. A large lab buzzing with scientists was relayed though his camera.

"So this is where the Magic happens." Irma stated.

"Hey look at that." Matt said. In the centre of the room was a large circular machine.

"Is that a new type of fridge?" Hay Lin asked.

"No it looks like that Machine that Phobos used to transport the Castle to Kandrakar." Will reminded them.

"Just like Vathek said." Matt remembered.

"Wait. Listen." Cornelia said.

Huggles his himself out of sight. Robinson moved towards the crowd. "Men. We are going to re-enter the old world. The Purple Planet seemed too dangerous. So we're going to look for more samples in the first World until we are better prepared."

Takeda moved forward. "Men move out."

The fold opened and Meridian was clearly visible.

"We gotta stop them." Hay Lin said.

"Okay." Will took out the Heart of Kandrakar. "Guardians Unite." The girls transformed. tore open a fold.

"What are you waiting for lets go." Cornelia said.

"Hang on. I have an idea." Will said.

Napoleon opened the book with some difficulty. Inside there was a record of dates as well as blue prints for a large machine. "Don't think this is much use."

The door opened. Napoleon panicked. Mary Calin appeared in the doorwat carrying a small stack of notes. "Mr Takeda I...Oh Hello there kitty." She smiled. "Where'd you come from."

Napoleon eased up a little. At lest she wasn't acting hostile. "Meow." He said simply.

"I guess you must belong to Mr Takeda." She walked into the office. She approached the desk. She strked Napoleon, he let out a groan on content. '

Gee, this broad knos how to treat an animal. What amI doing. I gotta get out of here. The door was wide open. Deciding it was a good time to leave. Napoleon bolted from his spot and out the door.

"Wait come back." Mary yelled after him.

"Anyone there." He tried to say as quietly as possible.

"I'm here Napoleon. What's going on. You're camera is jumping all over the place." Caleb said.

"I'm bookin' out. Get a message to Blunk and Huggles."

"Blunk can already hear you kitty." Blunks voice came. "We on same frequency."

"Look Get out of there. Find Huggles and go."

In Meridian the strike team were looking around. "This is a waste of time. We have these samples."

"Just keep looking. You know what Robinson's like."

"Oh he's not as bad as us boys." Will said.

"The Guardians. Fire." The guards began to shoot the Girls ducked and weaved though the hail of bullets.

The girls fought back. Sending Elemental attacks with little accuracy. "I can't get a clear shot." Taranee yelled.

"Me neither." Irma said.

"Will what're we gonna do." Cornelia shouted over.

"We're like sitting ducks out here." Hay Lin cried.

"Okay new plan." Will said landing behind the tree. The others followed. A large light came from behind the bushes. The Strike team ran for where the Guardians landed. The Girls emerged with their hands in the air. "We surrender."

The Strike team stopped. "What?"

"We Surrender." Irma repeated. "You know? Give up."

"Just...no more fighting." Hay Lin said.

"We'll come quietly." Taranee said.

"Just don't mess up my hair.

Blunk found his way to the main lab. It was buzzing with activity. He spotted Mr Huggles close to him. he made his way over. "Mousey. We gotta go."

"Hey do you heat that." A scientist said.

"Do you smell that?" another asked. They both turned to See Huggles and Blunk.

"RAT!"

"MONSTER!"

Blunk was taken aback. "Blunk not monster. AAAGHHH!" He quickly dodged a kick from one of the scientists.

The other scientist drove his foot at Mr Huggles, intending to squash him. His foot was met with much more force than he anticiapated. He felt himself being lifted to the point of falling over. He looked up. The rodent had turned itself into a gargantuan form, in a Blue Tunic and Boots. The scientists, ran. Huggles let out a loud roar.

Everyone backed up. Takeda was shocked. "What is that."

"THE GUARDIANS!" Robinson yelled. "They've sent these things."

Huggles threw a table catching the pair of guard. They were both pinned to the wall.

Blunk ran for the fold. Huggles ran after him.

Robinson reached into his jacket. He drew a hand gun and began to fire at the two creatures. He missed as they Dissappeared through the fold.

Caleb and Matt were still in the alley. "I gotta do something." Matt said as he got up to move a fold opened beside him. "Blunk, Huggles."

"There was...problem." Blunk said.

"Where's Napoleon." Matt asked.

"Over here kid. Don't worry I got away okay." Napoleon said.

"What about the girls." Matt and Caleb asked together.

Takeda and Robinson had unpinned themselves from the table. "Those things nearly ruined everything." Takeda fumed.

"We'll get them." Robinson said holsterring his gun.

"Why do you have that thing?" Takeda asked.

"Simple. Bullets are faster than the mind." Robinson said.

The strike team re -emerged from the fold. "SIR. WE GOT THEM. WE CAUGHT THE GUARDIANS. " The team leader announced.

Takeda and Robinson looked in suprise. "Well done." Takeda exclaimed. "TRULY WELL DONE."

"Something isn't right." Robinson said.

A phone rang on a desk. "one of the Scientists answered it. "Hello. Yes, Mr Takeda is here. Sir someone wishes to speak to you." The Scientist said.

"Put them on speaker." Takeda yelled. The scientist pressed the button. "This is Takeda."

A voice came from the other side of the phone. "ASTRAL DROPS!" It yelled.

The guardians all vanished into thin air. Takeda yelled out in anger.

Will put the put the phone on the reciever. "Thanks Howard." Will said before stepping out of the booth.

"Any time Will." the phone said to her.

"That was a great plan Will." Matt said. They group was now on the other side of town, thinking it best to put distance between themselves and the tower.

Will blushed. "Well, I do what I can."

"Well we know what's going on at least." Cornelia said.

"They're taking creatures from the other worlds." Hay Lin said. "Those poor little Hoogongs."

"We have to stop them." Irma said.

"Right. But not tonight. I'm bushed." Napoleon said.

"Blunk sleepy too." Blunk announced.

"Yeah. We'll pick up again tommorrow. I'm going to bed." Will said.

"Do you want me to walk you home?" Matt asked.

"Not tonight. I'm taking a shortcut." And With thatn Will Dissappeared in a flash of light.

"She could have at least gave us a ride." Irma grumbled. Everyone made there way back home.

Takeda fumed. "How did they get in."

"I assure you I don't know." Riddle said. "But we will find out."

The Elevator door opened. May walked into the lab. "Mr Takeda...What happened here?"

Takeda looked over to her. "Mary. What are you doing here. You don't have security access to this floor."

"I..Well. I'm sorry sir. I just came to tell you that your cat ran away." Mary said. "I looked everywhere but I just couldn't find him.

"That's ok..What cat?" Takeda said beggining to get angry again.

"The one that was on your desk." Mary said. Begining to wish she hadn't said what she had.

Takeda punchhed the button. The Elevator arrived at the top floor. Takeda sprinted to his office. Inside he found one of his drawers open. And his log on the Machines progress and design. Once again he yelled in anger.

the next more Will staggered into the kitchen. "Good morning Honey." Susan said. "You're up early."

"Hey." Will said sitting down. She had a small box with her. "Mom about the baby thing."

"Oh, honey I know I'm making a big deal of this, but I did it when you were born too."

"No, I what I wan to say is that I want the baby to have this. " She put the box on the table.

"A box?" Susan asked.

"Open the box mom." Will said rolling her eyes.

Susan opened the box and pulled out a long, yellow, wooly blankey. "Will, your baby blankey."

"Well It'll be his or her blankey now. It's what a good sister would do."

"Honey, you'll be a good sister no matter what." Susan said brining her daughter in for a tight mbrace which Will eagerly returned."

"Thanks Mom." She said.

That's it fot this week. Good Night Everybody.