Gandera

Two cars arrive at the driveway and they feel a strong energy. The cars were quickly packed and everyone cones down rushing towards the house.

"This is bad," Ariana said.

"They arrived before us," Gregory said.

"I hope Elizabeth and Aiden are okay," Jamie said. "This is bad".

"I should never have left her, I should not have let her go in alone" Jasper replied getting angry.

They enter the house and sees Elizabeth trying to heal Aiden.

"Oh my goodness," Catherine said looking around.

Jasper rushes to Elizabeth's side. "Aunt Eli, where is Isabel? What happened to her?" He shook her body and she groans in pain.

"Stop it, son, she's hurt, you're hurting her the more damn it". Gregory said pushing Jasper aside.

Jasper looks at Elizabeth and Aiden with shocked filled eyes.

"Elizabeth, where is she? Where is the princess?" asked Ariadna.

"We must treat Aiden, he is badly hurt." Ariana holds Aiden's wrist to check for his pulse, but Elizabeth stopped her. "What are you doing Eli?" Ariana asked looking at Elizabeth.

"Forget about us, your goal should be to help Isabel."

"Where is the princess?" Ferdinand asked getting up.

Everyone turned their gaze at him, upon noticing whom this voice belonged to. As he took several steps forward and everyone took their fighting stance.

"Get back children," Ariadna and Ariana said blocking their kids.

"Tell me where the princess is or I... "

"Or you'll what? Face it, Ferdinand, you've lost this fight, you're outnumbered. " Jamie spoke cutting him short.

Before Ferdinand could reply, Jamie teleported to his back and stabbed him with a dagger at his back.

Shocked, Ferdinand staggered forward and as Gregory used telekinesis to raise some chairs ready to fling them on him, he threw something on the floor.

Immediately, everywhere was a bit smoky, when the smoke died down, Ferdinand had vanished.

"He can't have gone far," Jasper said determined to chase after him, but Ariana stopped him. "But mum ".

"Jasper, Catherine, the time has come, you must go to Gandera, the princess would need all the help she can get. The guardians must arise in time of tribulations and help save the kingdom. I've sent Isabel there. At this stage I can only create one portal, I'm weak, I've lost a lot of energy. The knife Ferdinand used was poisoned, not poisoned venom poisoned. It has a way of depleting our magic and energy. So I can only open a portal one more time."

"Thank you, Elizabeth. The queen would be proud. " Ariana said to Elizabeth while holding her hands.

"I failed her, I didn't let Isabel know about her heritage on time and trained her on using her powers. "

"Don't be hard on yourself Aunt Eli, you trained Isabel well. We are ready to go." Jasper reassured her.

"You all go, Jamie and I would stay behind and treat them."

"Dad"

"No Jasper, you've spent your life preparing for this time. You must do it yourself. You are the new guardians of our kingdom now. You've both come of age. Your moms would go with you when they have been treated we would come to join you. Until then." Gregory said to his son and Catherine.

"Until then, be strong, be bold, be fearless. Find the princess, your destiny is intertwined with hers. She would need you." Jamie cut it.

"Its time Elizabeth, " Ariadna said while holding Elizabeth's shoulders.

As Ariana gets up from where she knelt with Elizabeth, Aiden held her hand.

"Protect her at all cost. She's our future. "

"I will rest assured," Ariana said reassuring him, she smiled and patted his hand, then she got up.

"Make sure you stay alive Ari "

"Back to you, make sure you come back to me Greg"

"What about me dad? " asked Jasper.

"I believe in you son"

"You don't believe me? " Ariana asked.

"Of course I do. I believe in all of you. " Gregory tried to explain and they laugh a bit.

"Be safe Ariadna, protect the kids. " Jamie said looking a bit tensed.

"You too Jamie. I will".

They nod their head at Elizabeth and she opened a portal, then they all went in and it closed. Elizabeth fell down unconscious.

"She overexerted herself," Jamie told Gregory while checking her pulse.

*******

I'm her dream again...

The door opens with a loud thud.

A maid runs in and gave Lady Ariana her child. Another lady rushes in with a baby girl in her hands and a soldier.

"What is going on?" Asked the king.

"Your majesty, they have breached the castle gates, and are in already... " said the soldier.

"Jamie... What do we do, the kids..." said the lady as she moved to Jamie.

"Your majesty," Ariana said looking at the king and queen.

"Ariana... They would be fine... I'm sending you to another dimension, you, Gregory, Jamie, Ariadna and with the kids, you are to stay hidden and protect the princess till the right time. I'm sending two of my mages with you. They would raise the princess-like an ordinary girl. " Queen Isabella explained.

"Your majesty, what about you... You need to leave," said Ariana as a tear leaves her eye.

"Elizabeth, Aiden come in."

They enter the room and bowed to the king and queen.

"I'm sending you both somewhere else far from here, you would raise the princess. I trust you would raise her like she was your own, as I would. Three of the guardians and Lady Ariadna would all go with you. They would watch over you and the princess from a distance. My little princess.. you've got to go now. Remember all I've told you Elizabeth. " she kisses her child and put her in the hands of the mage Elizabeth.

"I will my queen.. " she bows and looks at the mage beside her. He bowed as well.

"Your majesty, do you have any words for the princess? " Aiden asked the king.

"Well, Isabel.... " he smiles as he looks at his child. "She is so small, yet holds the greatest power this world would ever see".

He holds his wife's hand and kisses her hand. "My princess, grow strong and return when the time is right. Your parents love you and be good, do not trouble your guardians like I did while growing up" he smiles as he said the last part. "Be the best you can be, your kingdom awaits its Princess, your people would rise with you and stand by you. Goodbye".

He kiss little Isabel on her forehead and nod towards his wife.