Title: Books of Forgotten Memory

Author: Essence of Soup

Disclaimer: I do not own. Aren't you glad?

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Will finds herself thrown back in time, back when Phobos is just a child.

Will she kill her sworn enemy or attempt to change him for the better?

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In a old section of the town called Heatherfield stood a normal apartment complex. Inside, one of the residents was not as normal as the near mundane populace.

She had recently moved to this town with her mother for which part of her was glad since she was able to make good friends.

She was a girl of fourteen, pale complexion, bright red bobcut hair with brown eyes. To most she was a average girl.

But she wasn't average, no, far from it. She was actually a witch.

Not the kind that wears a pointy hat, dress in black, fly on brooms and lure children out to eat them. No, a guardian kind.

Her name was Wilma Vandom but liked to be called 'Will', and was the Guardian of the Heart, Leader of W.I.T.C.H.

But right now, in the near darkness of her home she didn't feel like a guardian. Nope, more like an over studying student.

And now here she was fighting an enemy so terrible, so fearsome that it made Phobos torture chamber look like an inviting tea party: Math.

She had lost concentration an hour ago and had opted to talking to her stuffed frog, hoping futilely that it would tell her the answers.

"Aaaand the square root of the boring part is equal to the sum of the boring tedious-"

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Will looked over to her window, staring at it warily. Quietly she moved to the window, the glowing heart gripped in her hand as she treaded carefully to the darkened window. Slowly opening it Will cautiously looked around, trying to see anyone- or thing.

Ooookay, so either someone's pulling a prank or--

A green skinned, stinky, deformed looking creature popped up, causing Will to let out a startled cry.

--or our resident thief is trying to get my attention.

"Blunk!" Will said irritability.

The little creature looked up at her, worry evident on his ugly face.

"Big trouble! Come!"

"Why what happened?"

"Girls then no girls! Come find Caleb!"

Knowing she wasn't going to get a straight answer from the repulsive creature till he was in a more secure area Will nodded. "Give me a minute."

Will grabbed her backpack, putting her math inside along with her math pal, Froggalot. If she ran into her mom she could just say she wanted help with her math and was going to Hay Lin's.

As she walked quietly to the front door she noticed her mother talking animatedly on her phone, completely oblivious of her daughter sneaking out. Will felt a twinge of regreat so very quickly she wrote a short note telling where she would be. She stuck it on the fridge before walking out.

Little did she know that she wasn't going to see her mother for a very long time.

She and Blunk ran to the Silver Dragon, Will staying as far as possible to the stench that was Blunk.

After a good two mile rush to the restaurant Will found Yan Lin looking out the door, worry etched onto her aged face.

The old woman brightened when she saw Will. "Hello Will, Have you seen Hay Lin?"

"No." the woman's face fell, "but Blunk might have something."

The two walked down to the basement where Blunk had snuck in through a window.

After retelling what he had seen, Yan Lin seemed to be deep in thought.

"It must have been an inversion point." She finally spoke, folding laundry as she continued. "To Blunk, it would seem they just disappeared."

"Can it work both ways? Can they get back?" Will questioned, worrying over her friends as she gripped the backpack tighter.

Please say yes. Will thought hopefully.

"Depends what's on the other side. Without you and the heart, they are powerless."

SWUNG-THUNK!

A irritated Caleb stood at the door, an apron around his waist with a tray in his hand.

"This steak has been dropped on the floor!" He mimicked his current ungrateful meatbag -- er -- customer.

"How could she have possibly known I had done that?" He questioned in his normal voice, holding up the steak.

Gee, I wonder. Will thought sarcastically, staring at the deep foot print on said steak.

"Caleb there's trouble." Yan Lin said.

That's putting it lightly. Will only thought.

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The duo (Blunk was traveling through the sewer to prevent people from seeing him) walked into Ye Olde BookStore, books all over the place with no real order.

Blunk soon was over head on top of the bookshelves, directing the two to where he had last seen the girls.

Blunk stopped on top of the bookshelf, the farthest in the back.

"Where?" Will asked Blunk in a hushed voice, in case someone heard her.

"No where! That's the problem!"

"Where were there no girls?" Caleb said, hoping to get a straight answer from the walking dumpster that was Blunk.

"Everywhere no girls!"

Well so much for that plan. Will that as she walk towards the bookshelf. A gust of wind-- no, magic blew passed her, from a book that had Meridian writing.

She felt dizzy and would of fallen onto the floor had Caleb not caught her.

"You okay?" Caleb said.

Not answering Will reached for the book. The moment her fingers brushed it the whole world spun upside down and Will could feel herself get sucked through a portal.

It ended just as fast as it started and she and Caleb found themselves surrounded by books.

The rows stretched on and on as though the part they were in was just a smaller piece to the whole thing.

I'm in a freakin' labyrinth. Will thought in amazement.

Will…

"What?" the red head said looking expectantly at the older teen.

Caleb arched a brow. "I didn't say anything."

"I heard you-"

Will…

Will looked around. "Did you hear that?"

"I didn't hear anything. Hey," Caleb said, bending down to pick up a bright red piece of yarn. "What do you think is on the other end of this?"

Will shook her head; all those math problems were probably getting to her. Seeing the yarn, the red head smiled. "My guess, a very unhappy Cornelia."

Pulling out the heart Will thought, Guardians, where ever you are, be safe.

Will…

Will heard her name called again but quickly ignored it as she was enshrouded by the power of Quintessence.

Soon she stood in her guardian form. With a quick nod the duo raced through the maze, following the red yarn.

Will…

Aaaurgh! Shut up you math induced phenomenon of a voice! Will yelled mentally though she really was getting weirded out by the disembodied voice that only she could hear.

Will…

SHUT UP!!

NO!!

Will nearly tripped. W-what the…?

YOU HEARD ME! I REFUSE TO BE SILENT, I'VE BEEN SILENT FOR THE PAST-- how old are you?

What?

Just answer question.

To stun to think proper she replied. F-fourteen.

I'VE BEEN SILENT FOR OVER FOURTEEN YEARS!! I SURE AS BLAZES AIN'T SHUTTING UP NOW!!

Who are you?!

I'm supposedly the personification of terror. The voice said and Will could almost feel the shrug in that sentence.

Will was quite amazed with her self for not stopping and panicking about this strange voice in her head.

Am I going crazy?

Yes you are! But enough about your achievements, you're here.

Will looked up, seeing an ominous glowing lantern. Caleb rushed forward, Will not too far behind as they raced out into what looked to be a den, with a fancy chair sitting near the extravagant fireplace, looking strangely both malevolent and alluring at the same time.

They both stopped when a figure rose from the chair; clad in black and maroon robes, hair that was the palest blonde that it was almost white that reach his calves as a sneer adorned his face, ice blue eyes flashing dangerously.

Prince Phobos in all his terrible glory.

He sure has grown. The disembodied voice Will not been so worried she would of questioned what the voice had meant.

"You!" The tyrant said, his voice booming around them.

Will was both amazed and frighten at the tangible hatred she could feel from that one word.

"Caleb! Get back!" Will warned, but the rebel ran forward, determined to make Phobos suffer.

Your friend is an idiot. What is it with you and idiots? You had some of the dumbest friend's back then.

Not now! Will yelled at the bodiless voice as she watched Caleb get thrown into a nearby chair.

Acting quickly she flew to the other side of the bookshelf, forcing her whole weight against it.

A little more! Then she felt the bookcase tumble on top of the prince.

Will ran towards Caleb pulling him to his feet. "Come on!"

The duo ran, Will chancing a glance back.

Phobos was still buried under the mounds of books, though parts of him were showing though.

The sight made Will stop and giggle in amusement.

That had been a very poor decision on her behalf.

Phobos blasted through the books, enraged and practically glowing with power, debris and books flying in all directions.

Will jumped out of the way from an on coming shelf part, throwing Caleb out of the way as she threw her hand out to block the books flying towards her.

Everything seemed to go in slow motion as one of the books that was heading towards her opened in mid-air, a blinding light coming out of it. She felt rooted to the spot. She momentary saw Caleb's face, the worry and fear as the book came closer, glowing brighter.

She stared the older teen right in the eyes. "If anything happens to them, I'll never forgive you." She said barely above a whisper but he heard them nonetheless.

Then she was engulfed by light. It didn't burn but it was cold either as Will suddenly felt as though her entire body had gone numb.

Then she felt arms rap around her, holding her as though she was the most precious thing in the world.

You are the only person I know who would attack royal members with books. You really are something else.

Will couldn't see, the brightness was unbearable but she could tell it was a man. His voice was a rich baritone and his arms were strong and thick.

She felt tired, as though her limbs were getting ready to fall off. She was reluctantly thankful that the embodiment of terror or what ever he claimed to be was holding on, otherwise she feared she'd just drift in this world of inhuman brightness forever.

Don't worry, we'll be there shortly.

"Where?" Will managed to say, the grogginess was getting stronger.

To create you future and their past.

Before Will could question anymore though she slipped into oblivion, never seeing the ghostly smile on her apparitions face.

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Okay, I like this much better then the original!

Thanks Darev for the advice!

I hope you all like it!

Reviewing would make my day!

E.o.S.

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