darkSpyro

Oh nice, glad she finally found the room.

yeah, and now she has to figure out what to do.

Artica looked at vile after vile.
"could one of these be her soul...?" she wondered. she put the viles back on the shelf, and looked at them. "so many viles.....so little time.......what should i do.....?" she wondered as she stared at the many viles on the shelf. then there was the sound of footsteps approaching the door. "uh oh! someone's coming!" she whispered as her head darted towards the door. she quickly looked around for a place to hide. then she saw a large trunk by one of the bookshelves. she ran over to it, and opened it. it was empty. "yes! a place to hide!" she muttered. then she hopped inside, and closed it to a crack. she peeked out, and watched as the door opened. she quietly waited to see who was coming into the room. then she saw a tall ape wearing black robes come in. he carried a black staff. he walked over to the cauldron, and looked at the bubbling liquid.
"hmm..." he thought. then he looked at the open book on the table. he picked up some kind of herb, and then dropped it into the cauldron. he stirred the ingridents until black msoke came up out of the cauldron. the smell of rotting dead animals filled the room, and the stench came from the cauldron.
"ugh!" Artica groaned as she covered her nose and mouth with her paw. the ape took a deep breath.
"ah...the smell of death..." he sighed. Artica was about to gag as the smell grew stronger. she then began to cough, and the ape stopped, and looked around the room. "who's there?!" he called. Artica covered her mouth, and tried not to cough. "come out whoever you are!" the ape demanded. Artica couldn't hold it in anymore. she opened her mouth, and let out a loud cough. the ape grumbled, and then walked over to the trunk. Artica heard the footsteps come towards her, and then they stopped. the ape was just about to open the trunk. Artica took a deep breath, and then shot ice shards all around her. the trunk completely froze, and then Artica broke it with her tail. the ape was startled, and stepped away from the shattered ice. Artica stood surrounded by the ice shards. she growled at the ape. he growled, and raised his staff. they then yelled as they charged at each other.

artica better think fast

the ape shrieked with anger, and then his staff began to glow. Artica gasped. this ape knew magic. a bolt of lightning shot from the staff, and hit Artica. she was knocked off her feet, and was sent flying into the wall. the ape yelled as he leaped into the air. he shreiked again as he raised his staff to attack. Artica growled. then she jumped up, and tackled the ape. she pinned him to the ground, and glared into his dark brown eyes.
"get off me!" the ape growled.
"you attacked me first!" Artica snapped.
"it's my job!"
"says who?!"
"my queen!"
"ok, saw that coming. look, tell me how to restore my sister's soul, and maybe i'll let you live!" she snarled.
"i'd never help a dragon!" he growled. Artica scoffed.
"uh, hello! your queen is a freaking dragon!"
"she is the only exception!" he said. Artica rolled her eyes.
"well, there's about to be another exception! restore my sister's soul or your life is over! you got a mintue to decide!" she growled.

there you go artica hahaha

don't mess with Artica.

"well?!" Artica growled. "your time is up! make your decision now!" she growled angerly.
"i choose........." the ape began to say. then he raised his staff, and knocked her off of himself. "...to stay loyall to my queen!" he growled. then he shriked, and leaped at Artica. she growled, and then shot ice shards at him. he broke the ice by shooting lightning from his staff. he landed on the ground, and pounded his chest as he yelled.
"what an ape..." Artica muttered as she rolled her eyes. then the ape raised his staff, and shot lightning bolts at her. Artica quickly dodged them. she then jumped over between the cauldron and the bookcase. the ape raised his staff again, and shot lightning at her. she ducked, and the lightning hit the cauldron and bookcase. the cauldron tipped over, spilling liquid everywhere. the shelf broke, and viles went flying in all directions, breaking as they hit the ground. colorful mist filled the room, causing both to cough uncontrollably. potions were spilled all over the floor, and began to mix, making intoxicating smells. the two breathed in the toxins, and started to become ill. they groaned as they each collapsed to the floor. the door was closed shut, and all the fumes remained in the small room. toxins and fumes filled the air, making it impossible to see now. the two became very dizzy. they continued to cough until they passed out.

I hope artica makes it out alive.

hours had passed, and the two were still stuck in the room. just then, the door opened. someone rushed inside, grabbed Artica and the ape, and then ran outside carrying both of them. the door was once again closed shut, and the room was then set on fire to burn to the ground. then the who who saved them both, carried them away.

hmm wonder who helped them?

"hey! hey, wake up! wake up already!" a female voice said. the voice seemed faint and distorted. Artica could hardly understand her, or reconize the voice. Artica barely opened her eyes, and her vision was blurred at first.
"...................huh......................?" she muttered as her vision gradually got better.
"it's about time you woke up! i've been trying to wake you for some time now." she female spoke. Artica looked around. she was in a small room. it was lite up by a few candels, and seemed to be empty. she then saw someone standing over her. it was a young female red dragon. Artica's vision was still a bit blurry, so she couldn't see any mroe than that.
"................w--w--where.................am i.............?" she muttered.
"somewhere safe. just try to rest now. you breathed in some deadly toxins back there."
".............deadly..............?" she asked.
"yeah. at first, we wern't sure if you would ever wake up..." the female lowered her voice at the end, sounding a bit sad.
"..................we...........?" she asked, curiously.
"yeah, we. Inferno is here. he's watching the ape, who still hasn't woke up yet." the female replied.
".................Inferno.............? he--he's here............?" Artica asked as she started to raise her head. then the female held her down.
"yeah, but you really should rest, Artica. you're very weak." she said. Artica's hearing began to get better, and the female's voice was clearer now. Artica opened her eyes wider, and looked at the red blur that sat beside her. "are you ok?" the female asked, concerned. the voice sounded familiar now. "Artica, are you ok?" she voice asked. Artica's eyes and ears were a bit better now.
"...............F--F--Flare..............?" she asked, unsure at first.
"yes, Artica, it's me. who did you think it was?" she asked. Artica looked away, and thought for a moment. a puzzled look was on her face. "is something wrong?" Flare asked.
".................this isn't real..........." Artica muttered.
"what?" Flare asked, confused.
".................it's not real...........this is a dream...........you're not here..........."
"Artica, what are you talking about?"
"..........you........." she said as she turned to look at her.
"me?" Flare asked, confused.
"............yes.........you...........you're evil.........you can't be here..........you're not here........"
"Artica, where did you get this insane idea? i'm not evil. i'm real. this is real."
".................can't be..............can't be real.............you're not.........my sister................." she turned away. a sad expression appeared on Flare's face.
"but i am. Artica, you have to believe me. i really am your sister." she said. Artica shoke her head.
"..........not real...........go away........." she said. then Flare got up, and slowly started to walk away. Inferno was sitting by the ape a few feet away. he saw she was upset, and went over to see what was wrong.
"what happened? is she awake?" Inferno asked her. Flare stopped. she nodded without looking at him. "well, then what's wrong?" he asked. Flare looked at him with a sad face.
".........i'm not real......." she muttered.

wait what the? hmm who saved her then? it couldnt have been flare she was evil at the time. hmm sounds like she dreaming but then againinferno is there and the ape too... Well i guess the next chapter will better explain things.

"huh? what do you mean?" Inferno asked, confused.
"Artica......she said i'm not real....." Flare said, sadly.
"well, of course you're--oh........" Inferno just realized why Artica thought that.
"what? what is it?" Flare asked him.
"uh, Flare, what all do you remember?" he asked.
"well, i remember suddenly finding myself around a bunch of dragons, attacking one black one with five grey ones and you while glowing blue. and i remember hearing a loud crash or something. suddenly everyone just stopped. we stopped glowing, and looked around confused. the black dragon ordered the grey ones to kill us, and then we ran for our lives. we soon reached a closed door with black smoke coming out through the cracks. we opened the door, and then i rushed in to save Artica and that ape. you closed the door, and we ran here to this small room to hide. i don't remember much before that."
"well, what do you remember before that?" he asked.
"before that......i remember.......the temple.......our home.......i was training with my dad.....and....Artica walked in....she interrupted us, and my dad told her to leave......we continued training........and.........Artica.......she........she came back.........something.......was happening.........i heard noises........outside.......Artica said something.......something was coming........my dad ran outside with her........i heard him yell for her to run inside........my mom came in.......and then Artica ran back in.........and then...........i think.......we left........but........my memory..........it's..........it's foggy...........i can hardly remember............what happened after that.........."
"which explains why you didn't remember me eariler." Inferno said.
"yeah.......i don't know why i can't remember anything else........"
"well, i do." he said. she looked at him, surprised.
"you do?" she asked. he nodded. "then tell me."
"you may not want to know..."
"but i do. tell me."
"ok......." he sighed. then he took a deep breath, and began telling her everything.

Oh I see, but wait I still dont know how she turned back to her normal self. hmm odd but im glad shes back to her old self.

Flare gasped as Inferno told her everything. when he was finished, Flare lowered her head.
"no wonder she didn't believe me...............i...............was horrible............." she said, sadly.
"hey, it wasn't you. it was some souless thing that--"
"that was me........i may not have had a soul but.........it was me.........my evil side........"
"it wasn't all you. you would never hurt us. you're not the least bit evil. you're a good dragon. you changed when your soul was removed. no one would be the same after losing thier soul."
"i may be okay now.........but my own sister doesn't believe it......."
"i'll talk to her. just rest now." he said. Flare layed down, and closed her eyes. Inferno got up, and walked over to Artica. he sat down beside her, and watched her sleep for a moment. he sighed, and then tapped her on the shoulder. "Artica, wake up." he said. Artica opened her eyes, and looked up at him.
"Inferno........." she whispered.
"hey." he said.
"you're here.........."
"yeah, i'm here. how are you feeling?"
"weak......dizzy......dazed.......confused.........i--i--i don't.........i don't know.........what's going on......."
"just relax. you have nothing to worry about right now."
"i--is she...........here.......?" she asked, nervously.
"Flare? yeah, she's here."
"we have to go.......!" she raised her head, and started to get up. then Inferno held her down.
"woah, easy. you need your rest."
"but she's here..........! she'll kill us..........!"
"no, calm down. she's good now."
"no..........! can't be..........! no soul...............! she's evil..............!" Artica screamed, and struggled to get up, but Inferno held her down.
"no, she's not. just please calm down."
"no...............! have to go...............! have to escape.............! she's after us............!"
"no, she's not. she's not evil anymore. i'm not real sure how, but she's back to normal."
"no..................! let me go..............! she's evil....................! she's evil..........................!" she screamed. Flare got up, and looked at Artica. she listened to her scream as she watched her struggle to break free. she had a terrified look on her face, and screamed in fear. tears ran down Flare's face, and then she bolted towards the door.
"Flare! stop!" Inferno cried out, but she kept running. "Flare!" he yelled, but she was already out the door. Inferno let go of Artica, and rushed towards the door. Artica started to get up, but fell back down. she was too weak to move now. Inferno stood in the doorway, and looked around as he called out Flare's name. Flare ran faster as tears streamed down her face.

poor flare I feel bad for her. good chapter cynder09.

thanks.

Inferno walked back inside the room. he looked back at the door, wondering what to do.
"Flare can't just run off on her own without getting herself into trouble, but..........." he looked at Artica. ".....but i can't just leave her behind........what should i do.......?" he thought. then he walked over to Artica. he picked her up, and placed her onto his back.
"Inferno.........what are you doing......?" she muttered.
"we're, uh, going for a little walk..." he told her.
"oh...? to where...?"
"um.........there's a, uh........place outside.......where we can walk..........." he said, nervously, as if he were lying.
"outside.......?" she asked.
"uh, yeah......" he said.
"hmm......." Artica moaned as she lay her head down to rest. she was too tired to worry about that now. Inferno sighed as he turned towards the door. he began walking towards the door, but then bumped into something. he looked up, and then gasped.
"where do you think you're going...?" groaned the ape as he weakly stood before him. he leaned on his staff like it was a cane, and breathed deeply. he was hunched over, like he could fall to his knees at any moment. he was weak, but forced himself to stand strong agaisnt the little fire dragon. Inferno started to back away from him, and then he noticed something odd that he seemed to have ignored before. there appeared to be a black aura around the ape. he seemed too weak to have said a spell, so Inferno wondered why he glowed. the ape groaned as he stood up straight. he held his staff tightly, as if it were the only thing helping him to stand. then a black cloud started to form around him.
"w--what's........going on.....?" Inferno asked. Artica opened her eyes, and raised her head. she gasped, and watched in fear. the ape looked around confused. the ape began to look afraid as more black clouds formed around him. it wasn't long before the ape was out of sight. Inferno stood there, staring at the black cloud, wondering what was happening. the black cloud grew bigger, and then there were flashes of light, and the sound of thunder. the ape groaned at first, and then yelled as the black cloud grew bigger. there were more flashes of light, followed by the sounds of lighting and thunder. the ape yelled something seemed to be happening behind the cloud. Inferno began backing away more as he watched the cloud in fear. the ape yelled louder, and soon the yelling became roaring. what at first sounded like an ape, now sounded like a big wild cat. the roaring continued as the cloud started to vanish. when the black cloud dissappeared, Inferno gasped at what he saw. the ape that had once stood in the doorway was gone, and now a large black panther stood there. he wore a black cape, and held a black staff, much like the one the ape had. the panther roared loudly, and then looked at himself. he then chuckled lightly, and smirked at the two young dragons.
"i feel strong now." he spoke in the same voice as the ape.
"w--w--what........happaned.......?" Inferno asked.
"i am not sure myself, but i think a previous encounter with the ice dragon caused my trasformation." he said.
"huh...?" Inferno muttered, confused.
"the magic room......." Artica muttered.
"indeed. i believe that when my staff shot lightning at the shelf and cauldron, that the combination of magic caused this to happen to me. it may also explain your weakness."
"i'm not weak.....!" Artica growled.
"you certainly sound as if you are. plus, the fact that you must be carried proves you are too weak to walk."
"i can take care of myself.....!" she growled. then she crawled off of Inferno, and fell to the floor. the panther chuckled lightly.
"yes, i can see that." he smirked. Artica growled, and then stood up. her legs shoke weakly as she struggled to stand.
"just relax. you don't need to prove anything to him." Inferno whispered to her.
"don't tell me what to do!" she snapped.
"fiesty little dragon." the panther spoke. Artica glared at him.
"i'm more than fiesty you big overgrown cat!" she snarled.
"i am a panther!" he growled.
"you're nothing but a big pussycat!" she snarled. the panther growled.
"you will regret that!" he said.
"ooh! i'm so scared of the little pussycat!" she teased. the panther growled. then he raised his staff, and pointed it at her. it then started to glow. then Artica opened her mouth, took a deep breath, and shot out a poison dart. the poison dart hit the staff, and melted it. they all gasped. the panther growled in frustration, and then lunged at Artica to attack. then she took a deep breath, and shot acid in his eyes. he roared in pain, and then ran out the door. Artica raised her head proudly. then she turned to Inferno to see a shocked expression on his face.

Im gonna try to say this in a nice way WTF?! shes an ice dragon? now shes using poison hmm strange indeed if I were inferno I'd be freaked too. cant wait for more.

your post actually made me laugh for some reason. anyway, i'll try to explain things in the next part.

"what the heck just happened?!" Inferno asked.
"um......i can.....well, i guess i can't finish that sentence....." Artica muttered.
"you're an ice dragon! how the heck did you spit poison?!"
"good question. hopfully, it has.........oh!" Artica gasped.
"what? did you think of something?"
"the magic room!"
"what room?"
"the one i was in with that ape--er panther. he mentioned that the mixture of magic chanegd him!"
"yeah......so.....?"
"so it changed me too! just not in the same way!"
"wait a minute. so, you're saying that all that magic made you breathe a diffrent element?"
"not diffrent, a new element! i'm still an ice dragon, i just have the poison element to boot!" she said, excitedly.
"uh.....not really warming up to it yet......"
"oh, come on, Inferno. i've been dying for a new element, and now i finally have one!" she practically jumped with joy.
"so, you purposely locked yourself in that room with an ape, and nearly killed yourself just to get a new element? Artica......you're way more twisted than i thought...."
"what's that supposed to mean?"
"i'm just saying you're wierd.....that's all.....if i had a new element like that, and got it through magic, particually black magic, i'd freak out.....but you......you're......excited....."
"ok, it is wierd, but still, i've always wanted a new element. Flare has like five elements already, and Dad says she could learn more. he kept training her and training, while i just played outside by myself. being a plain old ice dragon sucks when you have a sister whos so much more than that. they treated her like she was speacial. a legendary dragon or something. and now, i've got powers she doesn't have. you know how great that feels?"
"no......i'm an only dragon......no siblings.....so i don't know what it's like to be so desperate for powers that i would nearly kill myself....."
"that wasn't what i was doing. i was trying to find Flare's soul to change her back."
"Flare's soul? it was in there?" Inferno asked, surprised.
"i don't know. i couldn't tell. nothing was labeled. besides, that ape--panther destroyed everything. all the bottles broke, and everything spilled onto the floor. magic dust filled the air, blah, blah, blah..." she said.
"hmmm......" Inferno thought.
"what is it?" she asked.
"what if........her soul was there.....?"
"what are you talking about?"
"you said that everything broke, right?"
"yeah, so?"
"so, what if her soul was in one of those bottles, and it broke. wouldn't that mean her soul was free, and that it would return to her?" he asked. Artica gasped.
"that could have happened! that stupid monkey could have just saved her!" she exclaimed.
"yeah. now we have to go find her."
"and we have to hurry before that black dragoness gets to her first!" Artica said. then the two of them rushed out the door to find Flare.

hehehe yeah it was abit funny I think but great at least I kinda know may have happened. well flares off running again. nice detailed chapter.

Flare ran as a tear rolled down her cheek. she rushed down a long, dark hallway, until she ran into something. she looked up, and then gasped. standing before her was Anyanca. she looked down at Flare, and smirked.
"well, look who i found." she chuckled lightly. Flare started to back away from her. then she backed into something. she turned around, and saw Totem, the head sentinel, standing behind her. "i am afraid that you are not going anywhere, little one." Anyanca said. "Totem, you know what to do." she smiled. Totem smirked, and nodded his head. then he breathed out a grey cone breath, and turned Flare to stone. Anyanca smirked. "good. now take her away. i may need her later." she ordered. Totem nodded, and picked up Flare. then he walked away. Anyanca walked to the end of the hallway, and came to a door. she opened the door, and walked into a large, pitch black room. she walked towards the center, and stood there for a moment.
"who dares disturb my rest?!" roared a deep, low, male voice.
"calm yourself, Xerxes, it is only i." Anyanca answered.
"ah, Anyanca, what brings you here?" the male lowered his voice, sounding more calm this time.
"i have found thet one from the vision. Totem has taken care of her."
"is she dead?"
"no. just stone cold." she chuckled lightly.
"ugh! i need her dead! our plan will fail if she is still alive!" he growled.
"calm yourself, brother, she is not a threat to us now."
"nonsense! she is a treat as long as she is not dead! she can still come back from being turned to stone!"
"not unless Totem revives her."
"you ignorant dragon! did you not forget about the others?!"
"did not speak to me like that! i have not forgotten the others. they will be dealt with."
"when? before or after they save thier little friend?!"
"before. they will not get the chance to save her. not that they could."
"see to it that they are dealt with. if they arn't dead soon.........ugh!" he growled.
"i know. the plan will fail. trust me, brother, they will be dead by morning."
"they better be, unless you want to face my wrath!"
"that will not be nessecary. i assure you they will not last through the night."
"good. see to it they are all dealt with. we are too close to fail now."
"do not worry, brother, we will not fail." she said. then she left the room.

uh oh not again flare. and whos this thrown into the mix? hmm

Inferno and Artica ran down the hallway.
"which way did she go?" Artica asked.
"i don't know, i didn't see." he replied.
"you don't know?! my sister is in danger, and you don't know where she is?!"
"you don't know any more than i do!"
"you were at the door when she ran off! you didn't see anything?!"
"no. look, Artica, i know you want to find her, but she can take care of herself."
"not against Anyanca!"
"i just--"
"yeah, i know, she's strong. but that won't help her now. we need to find her!"
"i know." he said. then they sped up. they soon reached a door. "you think it's locked?"
"i bet." she said. then Inferno opened the door.
"it's open. could be a trap though."
"probally is. can you see inside?"
"no. it's pitch black."
"then let's go." she said. she started to walk in, but Inferno grabbed her arm.
"wait. maybe we shouldn't."
"what?!"
"it could be dangerous."
"my sister could be in there!"
"but what if she's not? what if we're getting into another trap?"
"then we'll find a way out of it."
"but that's the thing, i don't want to find another way out of a trap. i'd like to avoid them."
"well, me too, but i have to save my sister."
"we don't even know if she needs saving."
"she ran off on her own in the lair of an evil dragon, she's going to need help!"
"but there's a good chance that she's not in there. i mean, would she run into a pitch black room for no reason at all?"
"well, no, but--"
"then she's probally not in there. lets just try something else."
"fine." she said.
"ok." he said. then he closed the door, and let go of her arm. then they started walking back down the hallway. they then made a right turn, and could see a door up ahead. "look, another door."
"lets go." she said. then they rushed down the hallway. they stopped, and looked up. "hey, there's two doors here, not one."
"they're double doors. must be something important on the other side."
"well, then open them." she said. they each opened a door, and looked on the other side. they then gasped. "the exit! we found the exit!" Artica exclaimed.
"well, i'll be darn. we found the freaking exit." Inferno said. they then walked outside, and found themselves surrounded by all kinds of statues. many were dragons, others were animals. each one stood in a defensive stance with a frightened look on thier face. they looked around at all the statues, and then Artica gasped. "what's wrong?" Inferno asked as he walked over to her. they looked at two small statues sitting side by side. each one was of a young dragon; one was female, and the other was male. Inferno gasped. "Goldheart and Flare!" he said.

Oh boy wonder what happens next? very nice chapter cynder09

thank you.

"they were turned to stone and put out here!" Artica said. Inferno walked up to Goldheart, and started to lift him. "what are you doing?" she asked.
"trying........to.........ugh!" Inferno groaned as he lifted the statue.
"why are you lifting that?"
"if we can make it back, maybe Goldheart's dad can fix them..." he replied.
"do you really think he can?"
"it's worth a try. now, get Flare, and maybe we can make it back."
"are you serious? we're going to fly while carrying them? maybe if they were normal, yeah, but now? Inferno, they're stone cold! we can't carry them now. you can barely lift Goldheart. we'll never make it back with them."
"so what? you want to leave them here?"
"of course not. but we can't carry them. you know that." she said. Inferno set Goldheart down. he sighed.
"ok, so what do you think we should do?"
"we leave them here for now. we go get help, and come back for them."
"what if they arn't here when we get back?"
"Inferno, they're statues, ok? they're not going anywhere."
"i know they can't actually move, but someone could coem out here, and get them. you know what happened to Flare last time. they could do it again."
"well, we can't take them with us. maybe one of us could stay here, and gaurd them."
"then who will stay?"
"i will. i'm stronger."
"no way. i'm not leaving you here."
"Inferno."
"no. i refuse to leave you here alone."
"i won't be alone."
"oh, right, i forgot about all these statues that will be here to help you if you get in trouble."
"i won't get in trouble. i'll stay right here."
"they could come get you. they'll know you're here."
"Inferno, relax. i'll be fine. i can take care of myself. just go get help, and hurry back. i'll be ok."
"i don't like this."
"i know. just hurry back."
"fine. i'll go. but i hate leaving you here. i hate leaving them here. i'll be back soon. you stay out of trouble, alright?"
"alright, i will. you just be sure to hurry back with help."
"you know i will." he said. "well, uh, guess i better go."
"what? no kiss goodbye?" Artica chuckled lightly.
"didn't think you wanted one."
"who said i did?"
"then why bring it up?"
"you know what, just go."
"don't change the subject."
"i'm not."
"yeah, real nice, Artica. first you bring it up, then you avoid it."
"i'm not avoiding anything. i was only joking."
"really? sounded like you actually wanted me to kiss you."
"like you wern't thinking it."
"i wasn't."
"sure."
"seriously, i wasn't."
"uh, you kissed me first, remember?"
"yeah, but then you kissed me."
"i changed you back."
"still a kiss."
"well, what about you? what's your excuss?"
"i was trying to get you to be quiet."
"really? is that the best you can do?"
"it's true."
"oh, come on. at least mine made sense. you're telling me the best way to keep me quiet is to kiss me?"
"it worked."
"there are better ways than that though."
"i panicked."
"yeah right."
"i really did."
"more like you wanted to kiss me."
"as if. we fought a lot then, remember?"
"how do i know that wasn't really just a cover up?"
"cover up what?"
"your true feelings."
"like i could ever feel that way about you."
"come on, you can't tell you haven't even thought about--"
"no. not even once. but what about you? you did kiss me."
"to change you back. that was it. i hated seeing you act so stupid."
"oh, so it bothered you?"
"yeah, you were annoying."
"really? there wasn't another reason?"
"no. you know what, end of discussion. get out of here."
"what? you want me gone now?"
"if it'll end this conversation, then yes."
"you don't mean it."
"just go already!"
"what about our kiss goodbye?"
"i'm going to slap you if you don't go already."
"i will, but i have to do something first." he smiled.
"no. no way. you stay away from me."
"oh, come on." he said. he started to move closer. Artica put her paw up, and tried to keep him away.
"no. you have to go."
"not just yet." he started to move closer.
"no!" she started to laugh as she backed away. he moved closer.
"hey, you brought it up, not me."
"yeah, and now, i'm ending it. back away, Inferno."
"nope. not yet." he said. then he moved closer, and grabbed her.
"you really are a stubborn dragon." she said. he chuckled lightly.
"it's your fault for bringing it up."
"i was joking!" she chuckled.
"well, i'm not." he smiled. then he kissed her.

Hehehe how sweet they finally have a moment together.

yeah, even though Artica seemed reluctant at first.

Inferno soon left Artica, and began flying towards the temple. as he flew, he thought about Artica. he smiled as he thought about the kiss, and then frowned at the thought of leaving her back there alone. he soon reached the burned temple that Artica and Flare had called home. he landed on the ground, and began looking around. he wasn't sure where to find the gold dragons, or if they would find him there.
"hello? can anyone hear me? i need help!" he called. there was no answer. "where can i find them? how could i contact them? i need thier help..." he muttered to himself. "i need help! Goldscale! i need your help!" he yelled.
"well, you do not have to shout." said a male voice behind him. Inferno turned around, and saw Goldscale standing there.
"sorry, Goldscale, but i really do need your help." he said.
"yes, i heard. where are the others?"
"at Anyanca's lair. Flare is back to normal, but was turned to stone, along with your son. Artica stayed behind to protect them."
"then we must hurry back."
"you're coming with me?"
"i'm afraid not. we must journey to the temple first. my temple."
"your temple? but what about the others?"
"they will have to wait."
"no! they can't wait! they need help now! your son needs help! are you telling me you're just going to leave them there?!"
"there isn't much i can do."
"that's bull crap! you can do something besides stand there! why come at all if you won't help me?!"
"young dragon, you are being rude. just calm down, and we will tend to them later."
"no! i don't care if i'm rude or not, we will help them now! either come with me to help them, or i'm going back alone!"
"hmm, you somewhat remind me of Artica. she must have influenced you during your journey."
"yeah, and i've realized something, she may not be the brightest dragon, but i found that she is right about one thing, sometimes, you just need action. this is one of those times! this is no time to be sitting around a stupid pool chatting! we need action! we need to help the others! we need to stop Anyanca! if all your good for is looking in a freaking pool, then i'm out of here! because i need to help my friends!"
"but you do not posses the power to help them."
"i don't care! at least i'll be there, trying my best! i am capable of doing more than just breathing fire! i may only have one element, but at least i don't see it as all that i'm good for. i may not be of much help to the others, but right now, they're counting on me to help them. Artica is back there right now, waiting for me to return with help. i told her i would be back. i told her i would bring help. i know i'll return, but i have to bring help. i'd like you to come help out, but if you won't, then i'll go back alone."
"hmm, you make a very valid point, young dragon. alright, i will go with you to help them. however, once everyone is well, we will go to the temple. i have much to discuss with all of you."
"fine. but we help them first. if they're not ready, then we don't go back. i'll only go if they all go."
"very well then." Goldscale said. then they started flying towards Anyanca's lair.

cant wait for more now the action begins lol.

Goldscale and Inferno soon reached Anyanca's lair. they landed outside, surrounded by statues. Inferno quickly ran up to where he had left Artica. Goldscale slowly walked behind him.
"oh no!" Inferno gasped. Goldscale walked up to him.
"what is the matter young dragon?" he asked.
"they're gone! Artica and Flare are gone!" he said. Goldscale looked around. he saw Goldheart still outside, stone cold.
"however, Goldheart remains."
"i can see that! why would they take them and not him?!"
"perhaps he was of no use to them." he said. Inferno turned to Goldscale.
"can you fix him? can you turn him back?" he asked.
"i will see what i can do." he said. Goldscale walked up to Goldheart. Inferno watched. then Goldscale bent down to Goldheart's level, and then breathed a white mist on him. Goldheart slowly returned to normal.
"Goldheart! your back!" Inferno exclaimed. Goldheart looked at them with a puzzled expression.
"what's going on?" he asked.
"alot. you were turned to stone, and missed alot." Inferno answered.
"we must hurry back to the temple." Goldscale said. they both looked at him.
"what?! we can't!" Inferno said.
"yeah, where's Artica?" Goldheart asked. Inferno looked at him.
"we don't know. she was standing guard out here, to protect you and Flare. Flare got her soul back, but was turned to stone. now they're both gone!"
"oh. well, we have to go help them." Goldheart said.
"i am afraid there is no time. we shall return for them, but for right now, we must hurry to the temple." Goldscale insisted.
"no! i left them once, but i won't leave them again! i went to get help, and i found help. now i'm going to help them! now, anyone who thinks looking at a stupid pool is more important than saving our friends can go back now. because i'm not waiting around anymore. the girls are in trouble, and they need our help. and i'm not leaving here without them! so who's with me?!" Inferno said.
"i am!" Goldheart replied. Inferno nodded. then he looked at Goldscale.
"will you join us?" he asked. Goldheart looked at him.
"come on, Dad, we have to help them."
"very well then. i will join you. but we leave once we save them. no acceptions. understand?"
"yes, we understand." Goldheart answered.
"alright, lets go." Inferno said.

Great goldscale is gonna help them, but where did artica and flare go? hmmm

yes, Goldscale is helping now. you'll find out what happened to Artica and Flare in the next part.

Cool cool whats the name of your other story?

my other story is the fourth of a series of books. it's called Fireflight 4: Shadows in the Night.

By the way, here's the next part...

"hello?! is anyone there?! let us out of here!"
"Artica, no one responded the first million times you yelled, so what makes you think we'll get a response this time?"
"i don't know, Flare, it worked the last time i was locked up in this cell." Artica groaned. "i can't believe i'm stuck here again. i'm locked up in the same exact cell i was stuck in when i was first brought here. the only diffrence is that you're here with me."
"well, i never planned on being your cell mate if it makes you feel any better."
"it doesn't. i just wish someone would respond, or something."
"what i want to know is why they fixed me, and locked us up in here."
"well, that gaurd wasn't exactly going to tell us thier master plan, Flare."
"i know that, Artica. i just wish we knew something. i mean, first it's like they want us dead, then it's liek they want me evil, but now they just want us locked up? can they not make up thier minds?"
"who says they even have brains? i just want to get the heck out of here." Artica said. then she heard footsteps coming from outside the iron door. "shh! someones coming!" she whispered to Flare. then someone walked up to the door, and peeked inside through the little window. Artica and Flare could see that it was a male black dragon. "are you letting us out?" Artica asked him.
"do you really think he'll just let us go free?" Flare asked, sarcastically. the dragon shoke his head. "i didn't think he'd let us out." she continued.
"quiet!" Artica whispered to her. she looked at the dragon. "can you tell us anything?" she asked. he shoke his head. "are you here to take us somewhere?" she asked. he shoke his head. "are you just checking up on us?" she asked. he nodded.
"well, that was helpful..." Flare muttered, sarcastically. then the dragon dissappeared from the window, and then they heard the sound of distant footsteps.
"ugh!" Artica groaned. then she looked at Flare. "if you had kept quiet i might have been able to get him to let us out!"
"oh, yeah, like you could just get him to let us go."
"it worked the last time! and it would have worked again if it wern't for you!"
"you're saying this is my fault?! you actually expect them to release us?!"
"it worked before!"
"well, it didn't work this time! apparently, they arn't quite as dumb as you thought! they locked us up for a reason, and we're not getting out unless they want us out!"
"well, i'm going to find a way out! i did before, and i can do it again!"
"well, good luck doing that, because it took forever for someone to even show up here!" Flare said. Artica growled, and then walked over to the door. Flare walked over to a corner, and layed down. Artica sat down, and looked up through the small window.
"where are you, Inferno.......?" she whispered.

There they go again fighting again. thats what got them into trouble the first time. and I see artica really misses inferno.

yeah, plus Inferno said he would return with help. anyway, here's more.

"this way! hurry!" Inferno yelled as he, Goldheart, and Goldscale raced down the hallway. Inferno led the way, running at full speed. the others struggled to keep up. the trio spotted a door at the end of the hallway. Goldscale and Goldheart started to slow down. Inferno kept going.
"Inferno, stop! you'll run into the door!" Goldheart cried out. Inferno smirked. then he opened his mouth, took a deep breath, and breathed out scroching flames. the flames hit the door, and eventually burned it. Inferno smiled, and continued running. Goldheart and Goldscale raced after him. they continued racing down the hallway, and then suddenly, the floor opened up beneath them, and they fell down into the shadows of a trap. the floor sealed itself up, and the trio found themselves in darkness, not knowing where they had ended up. they got up, and looked around. though all they could see were the whites of thier eyes. "i can't see a thing!" Goldheart said.
"there must be a candel here somewhere." Goldscale said.
"hold on, guys, let me handel this." Inferno said. then he lite up the area with his flame breath. they looked around, and found themselves in a large room. there didn't appear to be any doors or windows in the room. Inferno spotted many candels on the walls, and he lite them up with his fire breath.
"where are we?" Goldheart asked.
"stuck in yet another trap." Inferno answered.
"certainly there msut be a way out of here." Goldscale said. then the four walls began to slide open.
"look! the walls! they're moving!" Goldheart said. the secret openings led to long dark hallways, but blocking the hallways were...
"the gaurds! we're surrounded!" Inferno gasped. four sentinels each stood in an opening. each one growled, and began to approach the trio. Inferno turned to his right, and growled at one. Goldheart turned left, and then growled at a gaurd. Goldscale snarled at the gaurd in front of him.
"Dad, look out!" Goldheart cried. then the sentinel behind him, lunged at Goldscale. he pounced onto his back, and pinned him to the ground. Goldscale growled, and then threw him off, causing him to knock down the gaurd in front of him. the gaurds knocked Inferno and Goldhearts into the far wall, and then all the sentinels surrounded Goldscale. "Dad!" Goldheart cried. Goldscale turned to them.
"go! run! i can handel them!" he said.
"but, Dad--"
"go! help the girls! there isn't much time!"
"come on already!" Inferno insisted. then he grabbed Goldheart, and ran out through one of the openings. the sentinels growled, and closed in on him.
"your as good as dead, Old Timer!" one growled.
"that's what you think!" Goldscale growled. then with a mighty roar, Goldscale spread his wings, and lunged at the gaurd in front of him. he tackled the gaurd, and pinned him to the ground. the other three cornered him, ready to attack. then Goldscale used his tail and wings to attack each one of them. the three gaurds growled, and then lunged at Goldscale. then Goldscale leaped to safety just in time. he stood by the far wall, and faced the gaurds. they closed in on him, blocking any escape routes. Goldscale backed into the wall, and gazed at his enemys.
"ha! we have you now!" one smirked.
"we shall see......" Goldscale said, calmly. then he closed his eyes, and rose up onto his hind legs. with a mighty roar, he used a fire fury. the ground below them became hot as lava, a wall of fire surrounded the sentinels. flaming boulders appeared out of nowhere, and began hitting the gaurds. the wall of fire closed in on the gaurds, and burned thier scales. the ground now started to turn to lava, and burned the gaurd's feet. the lava below them suddenly began to rise up to the ceiling. the firey lava consumed them as thier terrified roars echoed throughout the room.

wow nice detailed chapter cynder09.

thanks.

Inferno and Goldheart rushed down the hallway. they soon found themselves in a dungeuon. there were many iron doors that kept prisoners locked up in thier cells.
"do you think they're here?" Goldheart asked. Inferno walked down the hall, and came to the last door on the left.
"this was it......" he muttered.
"huh? what do you mean?" he asked, curiously.
"Artica's cell. she was in this one when we first met." he said. he looked at the door. "Artica?!" he called. there was no answer.
"maybe they arn't in there." Goldheart said. then Inferno took a step back, and breathed scorching flames on the door. "that might not work..." he continued. eventually, a hole was melted in the door. then Inferno rushed inside. Goldheart rushed in after them. "they're not in here." he said.
"no, but they were. look." Inferno said. he pointed to the back wall, where a small hole was. the hole led to the hallway that Inferno and Goldheart just came from.
"ok, so there's a hole in the wall. that doesn't mean it was them."
"no, but this does." Inferno walked over to the wall, and picked up something. he showed it to Goldheart. "it's part of the wall, but it's frozen. not only does that tell how they got out, but who was here."
"an ice dragon......." Goldheart muttered.
"not just any ice dragon, but our ice dragon. Artica and Flare were here."
"ok, i believe Artica could have been here, but what about Flare? she could be evil again for all we know."
"no, it's too soon. they would need more time for that, but you're right. this bit of ice only proves that Artica was here." he said. then he picked up something else. "it's another part of the wall, but this one is black. black as charcoal. which means it was burned."
"which means a fire dragon was here......"
"exactly. which means both Artica and Flare were locked up in here, and they escaped. first, Flare tried her fire breath, but when that didn't work, Artica froze the wall. then she broke it with her tail. and once the hoel was made, they made thier escape. they could be on thier way back home by now." Inferno explained.
"or it might not have been them, and they're trapped somewhere else. or it was them, and they might get caught."
"ok, do you know of any other fire or ice dragons that could be here?"
"well, no.....but they could still be trapped somewhere..."
"that's true, they could get caught again. we have to hurry. come on!" Inferno said. then he ran through the hole, and rushed back down the hallway. Goldheart sighed, and ran after him.

nice very nice wonder where they went?

"we're lost, arn't we?"
"we're not lost, Flare, i know exactly where we are."
"ok, Artica, then tell me where we are."
"we're walking down a hallway."
"i know that, genious, but where are we? where are we going? where will this hallway lead us? hmm?"
"um.......well............we're walking down a hallway......we're going to try to find an exit, and get out of here......we'll meet up with the others, and we'll go from there......."
"you have no clue how to get out of here, do you?"
"well..............not exactly........" Artica muttered under her breath.
"just as i thought! we're lost! we'll be trapped in here, wondering through the halls until we get caught!"
"we won't get caught! we'll eventually find a way out."
"how do you know? do you know where the exit is? or how to get to it?"
"well, no, but--"
"then there's a good chance we won't make it out!"
"but we have to!"
"why? why do we have to leave? we may never find the exit. we may have to try something else. why try to leave? huh?"
"because........." Artica muttered.
"because why? do you even know?"
"of course i know!"
"then why? why are we trying so hard to leave?"
"because.......................because................" Artica muttered. then she lowered her voice. ".......because........i want to see Inferno again........" she whispered. Flare was surprised. she stopped walking, and looked at her sister. Artica stopped, and looked away.
"what? that's it? why? are you worried you won't see him again, or something?" she asked. Artica looked at her.
"no. i just--i just want out of here, ok?" then Artica continued walking down the hallway. Flare watched walk away in slience.
"is it just me, or.............does she like him......?" she wondered. she then shoke her head. ".......pfft, nah, that can't be it......" she muttered. then she followed Artica down the hallway.

Hmm wow she really does like him. cool I like where this is going.

Goldscale stood in the room, and looked around. the fire had dissappeared. there were four piles of ashes on the ground where the sentinels once stood. he sighed, and then started walking down one of the hallways.
"Goldheart, the sentinels are gone.........where are you and Inferno.....? have you located the girls......?" he asked him telepathically.
"we're walking back down the hallway........we found the dungeuon where Inferno and Artica first met.......turns out that the girls were there, but they broke out of thier cell.......we're trying to find them still.........go down the same hallway we did, and we'll run into each other........" Goldheart replied. Goldscale continued walking, but he had chosen a diffrent hallway.
"just locate the girls........don't worry about me........." he told his son. he continued walking down the hallway, which eventually came to a door. the door was unlocked. Goldscale opened it, and found himself in another hallway. this one was nicer though. it had Imperial walls, and Exotic carpet, and dragon statues and pictures all around. this hallway was horizontal, versus the one he had just come from. he quickly choose right, and continued walking. it wasn't long before he heard footsteps. Goldscale stopped for a moment, and lookd around. "who's there?" he asked. there was no answer. the sound of footsteps had stopped. Goldscale conting walking, and started to pick up the pace. he then heard the sound of footsteps again. then he looked back just as the footsteps stopped. he saw no one there. all he saw was a large dragon statue. Goldscale turned around, and approached the statue. it sat in an odd place in the hallway, the center. he hadn't noticed it before, and knew that it wasn't supposed to be there. "if you are another one of those sentinels, then allow me to give you some advice; run. run away now, and your pathetic life may be spared. i haven't the time to fool with such nonsense at the moment, but if you wish to fight me, then so be it. but i warn you, you will not win. i defeated four of your kind with no trouble at all, imagine how quick i could do the same to you. challenge me if you like, maybe you have no choice. but i'm giving you a choice now. if you fight me, you will die. either stay right there, and don't move a muscle, or run away if you value your life. however, if you wish to continue on with this nonsense, then you leave me no choice then to fight. so, choose wisely." Goldscale spoke in a low tone. he sounded calm yet serious. he then took a step back, and waited for a moment. the statue then slowly became a normal dragon, and revealed himself to be a sentinel. he looked at Goldscale, and smirked.
"so you are the one who killed the others. good work. but you will not kill me so easily. i am Totem, the leader of the sentinels."
"Totem? i have heard of you. you have worked for many dragons in your lifetime. some were good, some were bad. other sentinels have worked along side you, but they only followed orders, as did you. you are a neutral dragon, not worth the time and trouble of fighting. if you are truly the leader, then not only will you be a better fighter, but you should also be smarter. so heed my warning; leave now if you value your life." he said. Totem chuckled.
"so, you heard of me? figures. you elders think you know everything. well, you know nothing. i'm anything but neutral. and i can beat you in battle."
"wrong. no sentinel can win in battle. sentinels wern't meant for fighting. they are gaurds. their abilitys help them to gaurd and protect what they were assigned to gaurd. there is no point in fighting such a dragon. you can still walk away, Totem. i do not wish to fight you. i never intended on fighting or killing anything, but i will if i must. walk away, Totem. this fighting is pointless."
"to you maybe. sentinels can win battles. i can prove it. i have my pride to defend."
"you have nothing but a job here. now go before i loose my patience."he said. Totem chuckled.
"you think this is just a job? that i'm doing this for kicks or payment? no. there's more to it than that. we will fight, Old Timer, and i will win."
"we shall see......" Goldscale muttered.

uh oh now he fights wonder what happens next.

Goldheart and Inferno picked up the pace, and continued walking back down the hallway.
"come on, we need to find my dad." Goldheart said, as he sped up. Inferno followed behind him.
"we also need to find the girls. they may need us more than your dad does." Inferno said. they soon reached the end of the hall, and found themselves back in the room.
"i don't see him anywhere..." Goldheart muttered, worriedly. Inferno looked around the room. both the walls and the floor were covered in burn marks. the floor itself felt hot.
"i don't either, but he was here..." Inferno said, looking around.
"but where did he go? i told him to meet us in the hallway." he said. Inferno continued looking around. walked over to the far wall, and placed his paw on a burn mark.
"a battle took place here.........he fought the gaurds.......and the battle ended.......with a fire fury........" he muttered. he turned to Goldheart. "he shouldn't be far from here. we'll check the hallways. you go down the left hallway, and i'll go down the right. holler if you find anything."
"you mean, split up? is that wise?"
"do you want to find your dad?"
"well, yeah."
"than we split up. we'll cover more ground that way. just be careful. head back this way if you get into trouble, if you can come back this way. look, just try to contact me if you need me. ok?"
"ok." he replied. then Goldheart started walking down the left hallway. Inferno started walking down the right. Goldheart walked at a fast pace, hoping to find his dad. he soon came to a dead end. "oh, great." he said, sarcastically. he was just about to check for a secret entrance, when he heard someone call out his name.
"Goldheart! can you hear me?! you might want to come back down this way!" Inferno yelled. his voice was distant, and sounded faint. Goldheart quickly whirled around.
"i'm coming!" he shouted. then he raced back down the hallway. he ran down the right hallway that Inferno had gone down. "Inferno?! where are you?!" he called as he ran.
"this way!" his voice echoed through the hallway. Goldheart followed his voice, and soon reached him. he then gasped. he saw what Inferno had found. in the middle of the hallway, were two, large dragon statues. both were male. Goldheart walked up to the one on the right.
"Dad......." he whispered. he then looked at the dragon on the left. "......and one of the gaurds......" he muttered. each one was in a fighting stance. they faced each other, thier mouths open wide. though, they didn't appear to just be growling or roaring. Inferno walked up to the statues, and looked at both of them.
"they turned each other to stone........" Inferno muttered. Goldheart looked at him with a confused look.
"what? how?" he asked him. Inferno glanced at him, and then looked at the statues.
"look at them......thier stance......they wern't just fighting.......they were using breaths......here's what i think happened.......these gaurds can turn others to stone, and i think this one tried to do that to your dad.......but, being an elder, your dad could probally use the same breath, somehow, i don't know......anyway, maybe, somehow, your dad blocked the attack, or countered it, or something......and the collision of attacks caused them to both turn to stone......" Inferno explained. Goldheart looked at the statues.
"you're right........that has to be it........elders can master many abilities, one like that of one of these gaurds........they must of used the power at the same time.......causing them both to be statues........" Goldheart said. Inferno looked at him.
"can you fix your dad? i mean, he did it to you. can you do it?" he asked. Goldheart looked at him.
"i don't know........my dad knows more powers and abilities than i do.........i haven't learned everything yet.......that takes years.......i can't do what he can........."
"that's ok, i'm not forcing you. we'll find someone else who can help us..."
"we're just going to leave him here?"
"well, there's nothing else we can do. we can't carry him, staying with him won't do any good. you saw where that got the girls. we'll just have to leave him."
"or........maybe........." Goldheart thought.
"what?" inferno asked.
"i'm not exactly an elder, i won't be until i'm older..........but i am still a gold dragon, i can at least do something........" he said. Inferno nodded.
"go for it." he said.

My eyes hurt from reading so much of this and all I can say is that its awesome. Simply awesome. I realy like how you did the romance between Inferno and Artica. The fighting is also well described and interesting.

Love it!

Sorry I just had to come back and edit this message to say one more thing.

It took me 3 hours to read it all. Man oh man am I glad I decided to read this! I love the story! Then again I do love nearly everything with a well played romance in it but this is without question the best fan fic I have read...ever.

Very nice as said above its one of the best stories I have read so far.

Awesome! can't wait to read more!

thank you very much. i'm glad you enjoyed it. actually, to tell you the truth, i never really intended for Artica and Inferno to like each other. my oringinal plan was to have Inferno like Flare. i even tried to go back to my oringinal plan a few times, but it seemed to only streghten the romance between Artica and Inferno. not only am i finding it nearly impossible now to go back to my oringinal idea, but it seems better this way.

ok, here's the next part. enjoy!

Artica and Flare walked down the hallway in silence. Artica kept her eyes locked on the ground as she walked. Flare looked all around, and oocasionally glanced at her sister. Artica kept walking, and didn't notice the large dragon statue up ahead.
"Artica, if you don't stop staring at the floor, you're going to run into that statue." Flare said. then without looking up, Artica walked around the statue. Flare sighed, and looked at her. "are you ever going to take your eyes off the floor?" she asked. Artica didn't answer. "ok, will are you even going to talk to me?" she asked. Artica kept quiet. "you know, Mom and Dad wouldn't tolerate you not saying anything. i know Dad would bug you until you told him what was up." she continued. Artica just kept walking. "you could talk to me, you know." Artica didn't respond. "look, does this have anything to do with a certain red dragon?" Flare asked. Artica finally looked up at her.
"no." she finally spoke.
"uh huh. well, at least you're talking to me now, and you're not looking at the floor. geez, Artica, what's the matter with you? you've been acting wierd ever since you started hanging out with Inferno."
"i have not. i'm fine."
"i didn't say you were sick, although the thought did cross my mind."
"whatever..." Artica muttered as she looked away.
"there you go again, ignoring me."
"i'm not ignoring you."
"well, it certainly feels like it."
"i'm not, ok."
"fine." Flare sighed. "you know, we haven't seen or heard from oru parents since the temple was under attack..."
"yeah. so?" Artica asked, as if she didn't care."
"so? so, they're our parents. i just wonder if they're ok..."
"eh, they're probally dead. we know those dreadwings carried them off. Anyanca probally hired someone to kill them."
"Artica!"
"what?"
"i can't believe you! you act like you don't even care about them, and then you say that the worse has happened! we don't know for sure where they are, or what she's done to them!"
"well, it makes sense. think about it. why would she want them alive? what would she possibly want from them besides us? i just think we may have to face facts that they're gone."
"ugh! i just can't believe you're saying this! they're our parents! i won't believe that something like that has happened! they're not dead!" Flare told her. "in fact, you know what? i'm going to fine them. they're here somewhere, and i'm going to find them. and i will help them. you can help too, unless all you care about is finding your boyfriend."
"Inferno is not my boyfriend!" Artica snapped.
"well, you act like he is! just admit it! admit you like him! admit you care more about that fire dragon than your own family!"
"well........i.........."
"ugh, forget it." Flare scoffed. then she walked off on her own. Artica sat quietly as she watchd her sister walk away.

Love it! I find it interesting how you do speach parts. At first it seems all clumped together but you make it easy to read. I also like the way the story is going in terms of romance.

Oh and I am a bit confused on one part. How old are all the dragons like Artica, Inferno, Flare and the other dragon who's name escapes me...Goldheart...Goldscale...

well, Artica, Flare, Inferno, and Goldheart are just kids. about the age Spyro was in A New Beginning. Goldscale is an adult, about the age of Ignitus.