Guardian Trainor

Chapter 1

Prologue

Each group of Guardians has had a teacher to help them learn to use their powers and fight the forces of darkness. This teacher has been reincarnated since the first group of guardians and is usually someone they all know, someone who won't arouse suspicion. She holds a small piece of the Guardians' power but disappears when she's no longer needed. But what happens when the Guardians need her for longer than she's used to?

It Begins

The youngest teacher at Sheffield walked through the halls, raising an eyebrow at Ukiah as he taunted the new girl, Will. "Ukiah, don't you have homework that you should be working on? Or are you too busy being rude to everyone around you?" She said coldly, her green eyes bright, a sure sign that she was annoyed. Her students knew from experience that the brighter green her eyes, the angrier she was getting. Ukiah lowered his head and she continued, her black curly hair clipped back from her face. Before she went back into her classroom, she looked back at Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay-Lin. They had already found each other, good. The situation in Meridian was getting worse and they would need to be ready soon. That day she left school early to pay a visit to Hay-Lin's grandmother. They had kept in touch as much as possible through the years.

"Hello Leann, it's good to see you again." Yan Lin said as they hugged, and Leann smiled.
"It's so good to see you Yan Lin." Leann said as they sat down at the table.
"Have you come here to train my granddaughter and her friends? They'll be here after school." Yan Lin asked, and Leann nodded.
"The situation in Meridian is getting steadily worse. We need the Guardians. The question is: will they be up to the task?" Leann asked, and Yan Lin didn't have an answer to that. They drank their tea patiently and waited for Hay-Lin and the girls to come over and Leann thought about what to say to them.

"Ms. Carter, what are you doing here? You know my grandma?" Hay-Lin asked in confusion and Leann smiled.
"Yes, we knew each other when I was your age, Hay-Lin." Yan Lin said, smiling.
"It's a long story. Yan Lin, if you please?" Leann said and nodded at Yan Lin, who began to tell the story of the universe and Meridian. Leann watched the girls' face sharply and was worried. The five girls were vastly unprepared, and she already knew it was going to be a long and difficult fight. From experience, she knew that every generation of Guardians was less prepared than the one before it. Leann watched as the girls nearly ran out and sighed, rubbing her temples.
"What do you think?" Yan Lin asked, watching Leann, who looked older than her years suddenly.
"They aren't ready, and it looks like a couple of them don't even believe it. Cornelia and Taranee were shying away from it." Leann said wearily, and Yan Lin nodded. Leann gulped the rest of her tea and stood up, fortified. "I'm going to go find them and train them."
"And if you can't? Yan Lin asked worriedly.
"Then I don't deserve to be the Guardians' teacher anymore." Leann answered and left to find the girls, Yan Lin watching worriedly.

Leann arrived just in time to see the five transform and smiled. Perhaps she could train them after all she thought as she felt the rush of energy from their transformation. She could transform too, but only if necessary.

Leann trudged home, exhausted and sighed when she remembered the pile of grading she had to do. She had forgotten how exhausting training Guardians could be and when one of them was afraid of their own power, it made it even harder. Hay Lin reminded her of Yan Lin though. Both had taken to their power like fish to water. She felt the magical prickle of a portal from where the Guardians had been training and ran back to find the Guardians trying to close the portal as a boy was held in the clutches of a monster. Will managed to close the portal, the monster pulling the boy back through to the other side of the portal. "Are all of you ok?" she said worriedly, and Will ran to her and hugged her. Leann was worried even more when she realized that Will was trembling. "Let's go back to the Silver Dragon and get something to eat" Leann coaxed, and the girls nodded, wide eyed with such a rude awakening to the monsters they'd have to fight.

Leann poured tea for everyone as Yan Lin questioned the girls and resisted the urge to snap at Cornelia, who obviously blamed Will. "Cornelia, this is still new to the five of you and you aren't the one who possesses the Heart of Kandrakar, don't judge so hastily. I know you're worried, but you can't let your emotions cloud your judgement." Leann said once she had calmed down enough to speak without snapping at Cornelia. She was a teacher and she wouldn't be able to teach them if she wasn't able to keep her temper under control. Cornelia nodded at Leann slightly. Leann knew that it was going to be a hard fight, but she was willing to help them in any way possible.