Irma : Wait, I don't get it, why do I have to hide with the rebels?
Me : Didn't you hear what did the rebel told you about?
Irma : Sorry, but my minds was close.
Me : *Rolls eyes* Anyway, since you are the only one here, here you go.
Irma : Thanks, storyLover58 does not own W.I.T.C.H., apart from the new world and the characters with the new world.
Me : Erm, you forgotten to mention the name.
Irma : It's call Medimn. Happy.
Me : Very, now lets continue...
Chapter 9 : Meeting The King
The four guardians and Regents of Earth were following the guard they captured. As they moved a giant leaf out of their view, they have finally found the kingdom they have been looking for. 'Here we are,' Will said before looking back at her friends. 'One of us will have to stay here with the guard. We can't risk him telling about Irma and the rebels,' Will stated.
'I will stay with the guy, you guys go ahead,' Napolean stated.
'Take Mr Huggles for extra safety,' Matt said as Khor nodded.
'Lets fly there, it's quicker,' Will stated before they all took flight.
As the four guardians and Matt flew towards the kingdom's gate, Irma on the other hand was still following Saldern down the tunnel. 'How long is this tunnel anyway?' Irma asked.
'Long enough for us to hide from those king's guards, in case they found it,' Saldern explained, which Irma doesn't understood.
'So, why did the king wants this maid so badly? I mean, there are other maid he can hire,' Irma stated as she crossed her arms.
'The king is greedy. Whenever he chose a maid, he will stick to her, besides, the other maids doesn't like to be his maid,' Saldern explained.
'Great, now where can we look for another maid that looks exactly like me!' Irma yelled. Saldern quickly covered her mouth as he shush her.
'Quiet, we maybe be in a tunnel, but they can still hear you,' Saldern stated before moving his hand away from Irma's mouth.
'Where are we heading anyway?' Irma asked, realising that they have been walking down the tunnel for quite some time now.
'We are almost there,' Saldern stated as he pointed in front of him. Irma saw a light emitting from the end of the tunnel. She can't see anything from where she was standing.
'Then lets hurry up. I want to get some rest,' Irma stated as they both continued their way to the end of the tunnel.
Meantime, back in the tunnel, the maid was starting to regain her senses. 'My head...' she mourned as she placed a hand over her head. She slowly got up before looking around. She notice that it was bright outside the tunnel. She figured it could be morning outside as she headed towards the entrance of the tunnel. When she got out, she shield her eyes as she haven't gotten used to the bright light emitting from the sun. She ran back into the tunnel before she tried to clear her vision.
When she slowly walk out the tunnel again, her eyes were beginning to readjust the light around the area. She looked around the place and saw the tracks that was leading into the tunnel. She wondered what were those things for, but she care about it. She saw the building on the platform before heading towards it. She climbed onto the platform before having a closer look on the building. As she place her hand on it, she walks along the building before stopping at a corner. She was now dazed at the sight as she saw the city Heatherfield. It was even beautiful where she lives, and the buildings were a whole lot taller than the kingdom she left.
She saw something moving on the ground, big things. She doesn't recognise the things, but she understood what were those things for. It was for travelling around the place. There were even some of it park at the side of the road while the others were being driven by people. She saw lights on some metal pole that change colour from time to time. The metal things or whatever she call it, followed the coloured light as it shown red, yellow and green. She then shook her head as she question herself, should she stay where she was now, or find another place to hide.
Back in Medimn, the guardians and Matt was finally at the entrance of the kingdom. Will knock on the gate before yelling out. 'Hello! Is there anybody!'
After a few minutes, nobody answered or responded. 'Looks like nobody is home,' Hay Lin quipped. Suddenly, the gate to the kingdom slowly opened, which surprise the girls and Matt.
'Nice welcoming party,' Will said sarcastically as she saw some guards were in their battle stance. The group hahve to stand down as they were outnumbered. They were later being led into the kingdom as the guards were both beside and behind them as they passed through the kingdom. They notice that the villagers weren't happy like the people in Meridian. There were people sitting around, not doing anything. They felt sad as the look on the villagers face as they could feel sadness and corruption around them.
They were being led to the palace, which they needed to see the king. There were two guards, standing beside the main door to the palace. They opened the door for them as they entered the palace. They were walking down the hallway, and was amazed at how beautiful it was. The floor was rolled with the finest carpet, the walls was filled with all kinds of pictures and the ceiling was also filled with pictures and there was a candilier hanging. 'Now this is what I call dream castle,' Cornelia whispered to Hay Lin.
At the end of the hallway, there were two large doors, guarded by four guards. Will figured it could be where the thrown hall be behind those doors. 'Okay, guys, don't attack or do anything stupid while we talk to the king unless you needed to,' Will instructed as the others responded to her by answering back telepathy instead of nodding.
As the doors were slowly being opened, the thrown hall was filled with all kinds of decorative, and there were servants serving the kings. Will wondered why he has so many servants, but he doesn't want any of them to be his maid.
'You highness, we have some weird looking strangers that came to our kingdom,' the guard bowed as he spoke to the king. The king got up before he signalled his servants and the rest of the guards to leave. As the guardians, Matt and the king were left alone, Will spoke first.
'Your highness, we came in peace. We don;t want to cause any war,' Will started.
'But did you took out my guards, before taking them to your prison?' the king asked back.
'Well, yes, but that's not...' Will didn't finish explaining her reason as the king interrupted.
'But nothing! You have captured my guards when they were in pursuit of the maid,' the king yelled.
'Your guards tried to kidnap my teammate! What do you expect when somebody tried to kidnap your friends,' Will shot back.
'And what is your reason by coming here will solve anything?' the king asked.
'First of, we want you to stop attacking Meridian, and second you will have your guards back if you stop kidnapping my teammate,' Will stated.
'I will not stop conquering another world until I have what I want. What makes you think you girls can stop me!' the king spatted.
'Have you...' Will was about to protest when Cornelia cut in.
'I don't think you ever heard of us before. We are call...' Cornelia was about to tell the king about themselves when he interrupted.
'I know who you are. You are just four girls, looking for trouble with me, and a huge bird that doesn't even have a face,' the king spatted, which Matt was furious as how the king talked about them.
'Hey! We aren't just ordinary girls! We are the Guardians of the Inifinite Dimension! And this here is the Regent of Earth! He is Shagon!' Will yelled as she was getting impatient of the king's personailty.
'Guardians of the Infinite Dimension of not, you are just like the rebels, trying to disrupt my plan on conquering other worlds!' the king yelled.
'And we will stop you!' Will spat back.
'Guards!' the king called out. The two huge doors swung opened before revealing half a dozen guards entering the hall.
'What is it, my lord,' one of the guard asked.
'Take those girls and their bird into the dungeon. And make sure no one knows about this!' the king ordered. The guard nodded before they faced the guardians. They then headed towards them, with their swords on their hands.
'Plan B?' Taranee asked Will.
'Plan B,' Will replied back. The others nodded before they went into battle stance.
'You think you can defeat my guards? You are outnumbered. Just surrender,' the king stated while the guards were now inches away from the group.
'Wait for it,' Will said softly as she needed to wait for the perfect time.
When the guards were about to grab them, Will called out. 'Now!' with that, they took flight, which the guards missed their chance of grabbing them. The group later went into battle with the guards as more of them had entered the hall.
'Will, should we call the others?' Hay Lin asked, carefully not speaking too loud.
'No, or the guard will tell the king about Irma,' Will replied as she dodge an arrow. The guards were using longbow now, to attack them.
'Fire,' Taranee called out before shooting a barrage of fireballs at the guards as they separated from their formation.
'We need to escape,' Matt stated as he shot green beams out of his eyes.
'There!' Will called out as she saw an opening in the roof.
'Come on!' Cornelia cried out as she went towards the hole.
When she was about to reach the hole, an axe was unexpecttedly thrown at her, barely missing her by an inch. 'Now that is too close for comfort,' Cornelia commented before she use her telekinesis to control the axe that was embedded into the ceiling. She then threw it back down, where the guards were standing. Cornelia thought this could buy them some time as Hay Lin and Taranee just flew through the hole.
Will and Matt later flew through the hole before Cornelia followed them. She then use her powers over Earth to move a big boulder before placing it by the main doors of the palace, trapping them inside. She later joined the rest of the girls as they headed towards the wall.
Meantime, back underground, Irma and Saldern have finally reached the end of the tunnel. Irma was shocked at the sight of the place. There were people living underground, houses that look way too small to have proper things and the people were depress and upset about living in a way that they have to hide. 'Why are there so many people here?' Irma asked.
'The king has been overtaxing these people, thus leaving them short on money to buy food for the family. They were really in need of help as they were suffering from hunger and thirst. That is why they came to us, the rebels, as we can supply them with food, water and shelter,' Saldern explained. Irma felt sorry for them, seeing how they were living.
Irma wished that she could do anything, for once, that could help everybody. She looked at her hands, before closing her eyes, then reopening them. Irma then looked back at Saldern before suggesting a way for her to help. 'I think I can help out. But I need to talk with a friend of mine first. But first thing first,' Irma stated before she took flight. She headed to the middle of the hideout. Saldern wondered what she was doing as he walked down the stairs.
Irma landed on the ground as she reached the middle of the hideout. People were looking at her. Irma was feeling uncomfortable about it a little, but she just have to ignore it as she wanted to help them. 'Can I have your attention, please,' Irma called out, which caught the attention of all the people in the hideout.
The people later gathered around her, wondering what was all the fuss about. Some of them whispered to one and another while the others were shielding their children, fearing of what will Irma do to them. Irma took in a big breath before she start to speak. 'I am the Guardian of the Infinite Dimension. And we came here to help you find peace and justice,' Irma stated, which the people spoke to each other about the Guardian of the Infinite Dimension and about Irma.
'Peace? You girls only came here for war!' one of them shouted.
'No we aren't. Listen. Even though I am not the leader of the guardians, I can still help you people. You need to trust us,' Irma stated, trying to find some trust in the people.
'We can't trust you girl. The Guardian of the Infinite Dimension is a myth, a rumour, nothing more,' an old man said.
'You want to believe that there is Guardians of the Inifinite Dimension, then I will show it to you,' Irma said. The people stood there, all quiet, as Irma took in a big breath. She then aimed at the empty well, which the people dug up in search of water, but couldn't as there any. Irma then sprayed a constant jet of water into the well, filling it up with water. The people were both amazed and dazed as the well was quickly filled up with water.
'You really are a guardian,' a young boy said.
'Yes I am. But we can't find peace and justice if you can't help us,' Irma said as she kneel down to look at the boy's face. Irma could see happiness in his face after she has filled up the well, and revealing that they exist.
'We will join you guardians in any way,' one of them spoke.
'Me too,' a woman joining in.
'Yeah, me too!''Me too,''We all will help!' all of them said together, which cheered Irma up. Irma then stood up as she looked around her.
'We will do what ever we can to find the true heir to the thrown after we take the king down,' Irma stated which the people cheered.
Irma then realised that she has managed to convince the rebels to trust them, and to believe in them, on her own. Usually, Will would try to convince these kind of things, but since Irma was the only one there, maybe she could try to find some allies. 'And here is what I will do for you people,' Irma said before she took out the Heart of Aquariat. The people wondered what was that as they whispered to each other.
Irma then opened a fold to Meridian, then another one to Aquariat, before she looked at the people. 'These two folds are the two very different worlds. We manage to find justice and peace in those two worlds. And we will do the same to your home world. If any of you who doesn't want to fight, but take care of the children, please cross these folds. You can either choose one of them,' Irma stated as she pointed at the two folds. The people saw a white palace in the left fold, the fold to Meridian. While the other one has water, with a beautiful kingdom on top of the water, which it's call Aquariat. The kingdom she opened to them in Aquariat was the kingdom of Atlantia.
'Children and those who can't fight, please go through one of these folds,' Irma stated. Children of all age later came out of the crowd, along with other people who doesn't wish to fight. It took a while, but once everyone who doesn't or can't fight has finally came out, Irma asked them.
'Which fold would you people like to go?' Irma asked. All of them pointed at the fold in Meridian, which Irma knew as they were familiar about the houses design and how beautiful the palace is. 'Now, please follow me,' Irma stated as she crossed the fold. The people were just standing there, looking at the fold. They were quite scared about the fold.
Irma then came back out of the fold, as she notice at how scared the people were. This was the first time they ever cross a fold. 'Don't worry about it, it is perfectly safe,' Irma stated before grabbing the same boy that she spoke to earlier. The others soon followed suit.
In Meridian, Irma looked around her before looking at the young boy. 'Would you like to follow me to meet the queen of the palace?' she asked the boy. The boy shook his head yes while the others were coming out of the fold. Irma then held the boy before telling him. 'Hold on tight, we are going for a ride,' Irma said before she took flight. She then headed to the palace, where Elyon was staying.
Irma then landed on the balcony before letting the boy down. She then entered the palace, as she held the boy's hand. She then headed to the thrown hall, to speak with Elyon about it.
Back in Medimn, Will and the rest of the guardians and Matt has just escaped the kingdom as they regroup with Napolean and Mr Huggles. 'How it go?' Napolean asked.
'Not good, the king is like Phobos. But only this time, he have a heart,' Will stated as she managed to catch a glimpse of the small jewel around the king's neck.
'Lets find Irma, before we head back to Meridian,' Cornelia stated as the rest of the group nodded. They then headed back to where they met the rebel leader, Saldern, in hope of finding the tunnel.
In Meridian, Irma has just found Elyon in the thrown hall. Elyon call out a servant to give the boy a cup of water while she and Irma discuss about the matter. 'I don't know Irma, with that many people coming here, I'm not sure I can give them enough homes to live in,' Elyon stated.
'I know, I know, but we need to try something. I mean, they have been suffering thanks to their greedy king,' Irma said.
'Let me see what I can do,' Elyon stated, which lighten Irma.
'Thanks Elyon, you're the best,' Irma stated.
'By the way Irma, how did you convince them that you guys exist?' Elyon asked, puzzled at how Irma could do it.
'To be honest, I have no idea,' Irma said as she scratch her head.
'Well, lets get them to their new homes,' Elyon said before she got up. The boy has just receive the cup from Elyon's servant. He quickly drank it all, which he felt great after the drink.
'I can't believe he can drink that fast,' Irma exclaimed at how fast the boy could drink.
'Irma, whenever people like his age is very thirst, they will drink in just a minute,' Elyon stated. They then exited the thrown hall before they head to the balcony, the spot where Irma and the boy has entered from. They then took flight before Elyon followed Irma as she knows the way to the fold that she opened.
Somewhere, in the forest of Meridian, Zarla and Irma were resting against a tree. 'Where is she now?' Zarla asked impatiently.
'Patience, Zarla, she will come back here,' Irma said as she lay by the tree.
Just as right on cue, Irma could sense her original in Meridian. She quickly got up before facing Zarla. 'What's wrong?' Zarla asked as she raised an eyebrow.
'She's here,' Irma said.
Zarla then grinned as her plan could now commence. 'Then lets go,' she said before they left the place, heading to where Irma was.
Meanwhile, in Heatherfield, the maid was wandering the alley way. She covered her nose from the stench of the garbage in the dumpster. She then turned into a corner before looking at a dead end. When she turned around, she was met up with three boys. One of them has spiky hair as he spoke. 'Well look who we have here,' he said.
'The Lair on the "Unair",' the other one spoke. The maid doesn't recognise these boys as she backup into the wall.
'What shall we do with her?' the other boy spoke.
'Why don't we toss the trash away,' the boy with the spiky hair spoke. But before he and the others could grab her, she ran pass them. She quickly turned left, before running down the alley. She looked back, without realising where she was running to before she crashed into a door that was opened unexpectedly. The person that opened the door was actually Yan Lin, Hay Lin's grandma.
She was surprised as how did the girl crashed into the door. She then dragged her into the kitchen before closing the door. The three boys passed the door, without realising that she was unconscious in the restaurant kitchen. Yan Lin then tried to support the girl down into the basement before setting her on the bed. 'I know you aren't Irma, but who are you really,' Yan Lin asked. She knew about the maid, because earlier, the Oracle told her about a runaway maid. Yan Lin hoped that the girls would come back sooner, to solve everything.
Irma has brought the rebels from Medimn to Meridian to lay low while they and the other rebels to fight the king and his army. The other heroes couldn't find what they needed as the king didn't care about them, as he wanted to conquer Meridian. And Zarla and Irma will try to take Irma's power.
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