Narrator P.O.V

As Louis transports to London he is met with screaming and panicking people running around frantically in the streets. He looked around and caught sight of Johnson who is on top of the giant clock, the big Ben.

"Help! Please!" A scream startled the eldest member. He turned around to find a woman helplessly reaching out for a baby from a man across the street.

The man held the baby close while he suddenly took out a gun from his pocket. Louis gasped, finally gaining the courage to confront them. As the man pointed the gun to the woman's head, someone clearing their throat disrupted him from pulling the trigger.

"Ahem, what seems to be the problem here?" Louis asks casually, walking forward."please..help. He's taking my baby away from me.." The woman wept out."now, why would you do that, huh?" He turned to the man still holding the small infant.

"She frickin' cheated on me!" "No I did not! I saw you with that girl you brought home that one night, you cheated on me first! Now I'm moving on with my new family, please just leave us alone!" The woman argued back.

"Sir, hand her the baby, and no one gets hurt." Said a very serious Louis. His eyes fixed on the gun the man held in his hand."hah! What harm can you bring?" That made a smirk form on Louis' lips."let's find out." With a flick of his fingers the man's pants were on fire.

"AAAHHHH!!!" He unexpectedly threw the baby into the air, running off. Louis made a quick move and flew up, catching the young human in his arms."there there, hush..." He cooed as the baby yawned and fell asleep as he landed on the ground, handing the child to his mother."oh, however can I repay you?" "No need, I just want you and the little one to be safe, the city is in danger, please inform anyone you meet to stay in their houses and not come out for any reason, okay?" The woman nodded, thanking him one last time before walking away.

"Awe...how sweet." Louis turned around to be met up with Johnson."you've saved that woman and her baby, but you can't save everyone from me." "We'll see about that." The feathery haired boy challenged.

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Meanwhile, back in New York, Liam is struggling to keep the monsters at bay while people evacuate from buildings.

"Oh come on, Liam. Don't ruin the fun! Can't you see all these monsters are coming from the fears of the people? And talking about fears, what's yours again?" Nightmare asked, forming a crooked grin that looked very creepy.

It's ridiculous. Liam thought in his head. Surely he's overcome that fear already, but yet he still finds it hard to not be scared of them.

"I guess I'll have to find out for myself."

Without warning, Nightmare shot his dark powers at Liam. The 1D member falling to his knees screaming out in agony. It wasn't long until he passed out on the floor.

The villain looked down at his rival with a pleased smile, watching his victim squirm in their sleep-or nightmare in that matter-makes him feel more powerful.

Inside Liam's mind was a total horror movie for the puppy eyed lad. It's like everywhere he looked there'd be a giant spoon right there, with a menacing reflection of himself smiling devilishly staring back at him.

He doesn't remember why or how he got the fear of that specific utensil, but whatever made him scared of them, must've been a traumatizing time if he forced himself to stop using spoons in his everyday lifestyle.

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In Italy, the battle between light and dark has yet to be conquered by either one of them. Its just a matter of time before one of them gets the upper hand and over come the other.

Still zooming with the speed of light, Niall chases after his opponent who is just a few inches away from his grasp. Cause when he finally gets to him he'll be freezing the life out of Shadow to end his dark terrors.

"Catch up, frostboy!" Taunted a chuckling Shadow, he's not as fast as Niall, but the darkness the night brought gave him the advantage to avoid the Irish boy from-possibly-freezing him to death.

"Why don't you stay still for a second and stop disappearing into the shadows!" Niall shouts back. He grabbed a hold of Shadow's ankle but the villain went into an empty street which wasn't lighten up by the street lights, letting Shadow get away from Niall's grip by becoming one with darkness. The Irish 1D member groaned in frustration.

How is he supposed to beat this guy if he keeps going into the shadows? He really wishes they could have had the battle in the morning, but no..it had to be the time where one specific member he is battling with has the most advantage of winning.

While the the Irish lad was busy in thought, thinking of a plan to capture Shadow, his opponent had unexpectedly reappeared behind him, and before he could react he feels all of his energy get drained away from him. Niall fell to the ground with a thud, barely keeping his eyes open from the loss of power."What. did. you..do?!" He was able to bark out angrily.

"Oh, just stole your shadow, very satisfying, might I add. I love how your powers make your energy a bit more, stronger." He smirked."you won't be able to beat me now, you have no strength to even stand by yourself." Niall took one final glance at Shadow before loosing consciousness from extreme exhaustion.

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"Zaaaaayn...come out, come out, wherever you are." Venom says, while she tries to sense any sign of movement coming from the raven haired lad since he turned invisible. Zayn thought going out of sight will help him defeat the serpent lady as she couldn't see his attacks coming, but little did Zayn know, her serpent senses enable her to feel his every movement.

Zayn was hidden behind a vegetable cart, breathing shallowly, if he gets caught he'll be done for. He took in a deep breath, letting it all out before flying up and used his telekinesis to hurdle the cart of veggies at his rival.

Turning around just in time, Venom hisses from the pain shooting through her face as the cart made contact with it."hisssss...that could've broken my entire face!"

"Oh, really? I thought your face was naturally broken, guess I made it worse." Zayn smirked at his own remark.

"What did you s----ay?!" She hissed, her snake-like tongue showing as she did.

"I said, you're welcome." Venom rolled her eyes at the smirking hero.(or guardian in his matter, for the fact that he's a part of the Guardians of freedom). Then an idea popped into her head. If she can't fight him physically, then, maybe she can mentally.

Her eyes changed into a neon green, catching the attention of the raven haired lad. As he met eyes with Venom he's immediately sucked into his mind, his surroundings became a blur and was replaced by darkness. The only thing he can see is Venom grinning at him evilly.

"Hey, where are we?" Asked a confused Zayn."we're in your mind, idiot." Venom answers snobbishly."well thank you for clarifying that captain obvious."

"Enough with your sarcastic remarks! I may not be good in battle, but in the mind, I am the one in charge."

"No! I won't allow you to take over the mind of mine!"(ohmigosh I went there! Don't kill me!)

Venom's expression then hardened as she stared Zayn down."watch me."

All of a sudden, Zayn felt a stinging in his head.(weird since he's already in his mind.) The pain felt like a thousand needles were just pierced through his head. He tried fighting back but he could barely think because of the pain he's going through in that instant. Its like his head will explode any second now.

Not even a minute has passed and Zayn had fallen to the floor, passed out(in reality). Venom was too powerful for him to overcome since he never fought with anyone else mentally before. He just hopes the others are doing well on their own.

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Jump. Dodge. Block.

That seems to be becoming a routine for Harry as he battles against Voltage. The blonde headed villain sit atop of a dark grey cloud, shooting lightning bolts directly aimed at the curly haired boy. Luckily, she's had no luck yet in catching the hero off guard. He seems to be pretty focused on her attacks. Maybe a little distraction will do the trick?

"Face it, boy! You'll lose this fight like the rest of your pals!"

"And how would you know that? My friends can take on whoever they're battling against!" Voltage let out a loud laugh accompanied by a low growl of thunder. Harry suddenly stopped to look at her, arching an eyebrow."what's so funny?"

Ahah! I got to him! Venom thought, hiding her smile by smirking down at a confused and weary Harry."Can't you see we're much stronger than all of you? Hah! Pretty sure that boyfriend of yours is begging for mercy in Johnson's grasp." Okay, the mention of Louis has made Harry a tad worried and scared now. What if he is in trouble? And he isn't there to save him...no. No, he can't think that. They're fine, she's just trying to mess with him is all. Right?

Just then a strike of lighting cut Harry out of his thoughts and he was quick enough to make a dome shaped shield to protect him. Voltage shot multiple bolts repeatedly, knowing the boy won't be able to hold off her attacks for long.

Minutes flew by, trickles of sweat formed on Harry's forehead and slowly trailed down his face. He starts noticing his dome form small cracks on top, with every bolt, the bigger the cracks get until finally, it shatters. Leaving Harry in a vulnerable state.

"Awe...look at you, so delicate and fragile. Too bad I have to destroy you."

Harry huffed, taking in deep breaths. He rolls to the side as another bolt missed him by inches. He can't keep fighting like this anymore. Using the remaining energy he has left, he lifted himself off the ground and flew up the tower, dodging in coming bolts headed at him.

Voltage furrowed her eyes together, frustrated with how she keeps missing her target. She then notices Harry already floating a few feet away from her. Hmm, this is my chance! She said to herself.

"Hmm, what would little Harry say if he found out his boyfriend is dead, huh?"

"He is NOT dead!" The curly haired lad shouts back.

"He will be soon!"

"Raaagghh!!!" The young 1D member let's out a battle cry as he charges at Voltage. He's had it with her stupid comments on his Louis. He's not dead. He isn't. Oh please don't be dead!

While Harry was in so much thought, he didn't notice Voltage get out of his way, making the young lad head straight for the tower's pointy tip. He grasped it before he could fall from losing his balance in the air.

"Oh curly!" Called out a smirking Voltage. Harry looked down to find her ready to shoot at him. His eyes followed her hand and it lead to the tower's structure. Oh no..."lights out!"

As she said that a shock wave went through out Harry's body, a scream escaping his lips till he couldn't take it much longer. His grip on the tower loosened and he's then falling to the ground. Voltage caught him in time and carried the unconscious boy in her arms.

"Sad, you're actually pretty cute, and I've heard you liked older women, too bad you're gay and my rival, if not, I'd totally go out with you." Knowing she wouldn't get any protests from the young boy in her arms, she started making her way to the supposedly meeting place Johnson had instructed them to be after fighting off who they were against; London.

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"Give up, Louis! There's no use in wasting your powers on me."

Louis huffs in frustration. Why isn't he affected by his attacks? What even is his power? He asks himself.

"Yo Johnson! We're here!" Boomed Shadow who happened to have Niall thrown against his shoulder. So did Nightmare with Liam and Venom with Zayn. Voltage still had Harry in her arms.

Louis stared at his unconscious friends until his eyes landed on the curly haired boy. Like on instinct, Louis launched forward, only wanting to hold his baby in his arms and make sure he's okay. But he got stopped by something-or someone-gripping his neck.

"Ergh, let go!" The feathery haired lad struggled in no one's grasp, but as he notices Johnson's focused stare on him he must be the one doing this to him.

"No." The grip on Louis' neck tightened, choking him."James was stupid to let you five keep your powers, there's no reason for you to have them in the first place!"

"S-stopping..you. T-take over..i-is. The reason!" Louis managed to choke out.

"Too late, I've already won." Venom clears her throat.

"Ahem, just you, huh?"

"Along with you four as well." Johnson rolled his eyes. Not really caring about his other teammates.

As Louis' lungs burn for oxygen, Johnson waited till the lad fell limp. He then dropped the boy who is now passed out but thankfully breathing tiny puffs of air from his mouth.

"Well, that was easier than I expected." Chuckled Nightmare.

"All that's left to do is to drain their powers from them and we'll be unstoppable!"

Are the guardians of freedom finally defeated?

And will the Atominators pursue their plan of taking over the world?

Find out in the next chapter!

Chapter 8 done! Whoo! Oh my god I just realized The Secret Direction has reached 1.2k! Fanks so much guys! Next update will have more on about the couples like Niam and Zaynaira. And as well as Larry cause hey, you can never have too much Larry. (^～^) c ya soon!