darkSpyro

your welcome. my stories usually tend to have a bit more comedy than mystery or darkness. so, reading your story kind of inspired me to do something a bit diffrent in mine.
i will try to post at least one more part before i have to log off for the night.

i have to go soon, so i'm going to go ahead and post this next part.


Anyanca chuckled lightly.

"it's my turn?" she asked the young ice dragon.
"you must be joking. you can not possibly defeat me. no matter how emotional you are, or how much you glow, i am still more powerful than you. besides, i have witnessed your powers when you glow. look around, child, there is no one here you and me. your power is useless here. you can not possibly use others to do your dirty work. so enough of this nonsense. you are too weak to fight me." she smirked. Artica growled as her whole body glowed.

"do not underestimate my power! your life ends here as you have ended the lives of those i cared about!" Artica growled as her voice sounded even darker. she then leaped up at Anyanca, aiming for her neck. then suddenly, Anyanca raised her claw, and knocked Artica into the wall.

"foolish child!" she snarled as Artica got to feet.
"you will only be punished for your actions! the red dragon is indeed dead, and you can niether avenge his death, or the death of your parents. instead, you will be locked up here while i finish the job i started. i will hunt down your sister and the others, and they will die. once that task is complete, i will return for you, and you will suffer the same fate. then you will be reunited with your family. i may have failed years before, but not now! i will not fail again. my plan will be completed, and you can not stop me." she spat. Artica glared at her, and growled.
"growl all you like, but there is nothing you can do to stop me." she said. then she walked out of the cell, and locked it tight. then the sound of footsteps grew distant, and soon faded away. then there was silence once more. Artica stood in the cell, still glowing. she felt a mixture of emotions, pain, sadness, grief, anger, but the strongest among them, was hatred. hatred for the one who had murdered those she had cared for, and intended on killing the others. as the emotion grew, Artica glowed brighter. soon the ice blue aura around her took the form of fire, and started to get darker. she then began to growl, and soon the air around began to drastically drop in temperature. within minutes ice began to form on the walls and floor. soon the whole cell was covered in ice, and all around the cell, the teperature was freezing cold. then Artica approached the door. she raised her paw, and with one swift slash, the door broke into a million pieces. then the walls around the door broke as well. bits of scattered ice surrounded Artica. then she stepped out into the hallway, and as she walked, everything froze around her. she had an expression of pure hatred on her face. as she marched down the hall, the aura turned to a dark navy blue, and was still in the form of fire. her scales soon grew darker as well, and soon matched the aura that surrounded her.

Haha, she did go for the neck!

I wonder where this will go. I realy like where the story is going.

yeah I love where this story is going really good it cant possibly get any better than this.

thanks. yeah, Artica went for the neck. however, it didn't end the way she had hoped. i'll post more soon.

ok, i have the next part ready.

Artica continued walking down the hallway. everything froze around her as she walked. she soon heard footsteps nearby.

"why is it so cold all of a sudden?!" a female voice shivered.

"i don't know, but i hope it doesn't last long." a male voice said.

"perhaps we are close to an ice dragon." an older male voice said.

"could it be Artica?" an adult female asked. Artica reconized the voices, and then looked behind her. she could see the shadows of dragons coming from around the corner. not wanting to deal with them right now, Artica quickly looked around for a place to hide. then as she took a step forward, she tripped over a rug. she got up, and then looked down to see that there was a hidden door beneath the rug. the moved the rug out of the way, and then opened up the door. she then saw stairs leading down into darkness. she quickly glanced back as the sound of footsteps grew closer. with only a moment to decide, she quickly climbed down into the secret passage, the door closing behind her. she was now in total darkness, walking down the steps. once she had left the hallway, the temperature quickly dropped.

"hey! it's not cold anymore!" the young female exclaimed.

"hey! look over there!" the young male cried out as he rushed over to the crumpled up rug laying beside the door.

"someone just recently went down in there." the adult female said.

"it might have been Artica!" the young female said.

"it makes perfect sense. first it was freezing in here, indicating that an ice dragon had been here. then, Goldheart finds a crumpled up rug laying beside a door, indicating that the rug hid the door before someone moved it. then it is suddenly warmer in here, indicating that the ice dragon that was here must have gone through the hidden door." the older male explained.

"percisely. that must mean that Artica was here. oh, Goldscale, we have to hurry." the adult female said.

"i know, Goldrune. if we hurry up, we can catch her. hopefully, we will find Inferno with her as well. let us continue our search." Goldscale said, in a commanding tone. then the four dragons marched down the steps.

They only want to help Artica!

yes, but she doesn't want to deal with them at the moment. i have more, and it only gets better from here.

Artica could hear footsteps not too far behind her. she then broke out into a run to escape them. she soon found herself on solid ground, but could not see where she was. the area quickly froze around her.

"hurry! she has to be up ahead!" she heard a female voice say. she looked back, and growled softly. she then bolted further into the darkness. she soon found herself running into a frozen door, which quickly shattered to a million pieces. ice soon formed over the hole as Artica stood in large room. there were candels lit up all along the walls. Artica's gaze was drawn to the center of the room where she saw the motionless body of a young red dragon. the dragon's neck, legs, tail, and wings were chained to the ground.

"Inferno........" she whispered. her voice sounded normal. then suddenly, she stopped glowing, and her appearance returned to normal. then in an instant, she rushed to his side. she then froze the chains with ice, and broke them with her claws. she then began to shake him as she called out his name.
"Inferno! Inferno! wake up!" she cried. a few minutes passed, and the red dragon still showed no signs of movement. Artica stopped trying to wake him, and then sat down, gazing at his motionless body.
"......no............." she whispered as tears streamed down her face. she then placed her head on his shoulder as she cried. then suddenly, his tail twitched slightly. then his paw twitched, and his eyes began to open. he then groaned. Artica raised her head, and looked at him.
"I--I--Inferno..........?" she whispered so softly that her voice was barely audible. Inferno groaned as he opened his eyes fully, and then gazed up at her.

".................Artica..............." he muttered, weakly.

"Inferno!" she squealed, happily. she then hugged him, squeezing him tightly.

"owowowowowow........! take it easy........!" he groaned. then Artica quickly let go of him, and took a step back.

"sorry! i'm sorry!" she said with a worried look on her face. Inferno raised his head, and moaned.

"that's ok........i'm just a little soar.......that's all......" he said.

"i'm sorry..........are you ok......?" she asked. her voice sounded soft and sweet.

"well, i'm alive........." he moaned. "......what about you......? are you alright.....?" he asked, concerned.

"i'm glad you're ok." she smiled softly.

"yeah, well, you can't get rid of me that easily......." he said, jokingly.

"yeah." she smiled. then she hugged him gently. "i'm really glad your ok....." she said, softly. Inferno smiled, and hugged back. then after a moment of hugging, he moved his head back and gazed into her eyes.

"well, i'm glad you're ok...........i don't know what i would have done if something had happened to you........."

"i know the feeling........"

"yeah, well, i'm fine...........i didn't die or anything..........you know, i'm right here..........i didn't go anywhere......." he said, jokingly.

"Inferno, that's not funny.............i.........i really thought..............i thought you were dead.........." she said, sadly. then Inferno stopped smiling.

"oh, i'm sorry.........i didn't know.........i mean, after that battle with Anyanca, i blacked out........i don't know what happened.........i mean..........all i had were dreams.............actually, they were more like nightmares............i just.........kept seeing the same thing.........i saw some kind of breath or blast, or something coming towards us and...........somehow..........i survived........and...........you didn't..........." he said, sounding sad at the end.

"well, i'm fine..........and to fill you in on what happened, Anyanca used some kind of black cone breath, and just before it hit........you pushed me out of the way..........and then..........i woke up in a cell.........Anyanca came and told me..........she told that..........you were dead............i felt...........i just felt terrible..........." she said, sadly, lowering her head. then Inferno raised his paw, and lifted her head.

"well, you don't have to worry about that anymore...........i didn't die..........i'm fine........." he said, smoothly. then he kissed her.

OMG that was so sad when she thought Inferno was dead but so happy at the very end. Is that what it is kind of like to read the parts of my fan fiction? Like the most recent chapters? If so I must be doing a great job because your stuff is awesome.

thanks. and yes, that's what it's like to read your fan fiction.
alright, next part coming up. i had some fun writing this next part, and i'm anxious to see what kind of response i get from it. enjoy!

"aww! that's so sweet!" a female voice said. then Artica and Inferno stopped kissing, and looked towards the entrance. standing there was Flare, smiling as she watched the scene.

"what's sweet?" asked a male voice. then Goldheart walked into the room beside Flare, and saw Artica and Inferno. "oh, hey guys!" he greeted them. Artica and Inferno glanced at each other, and then jumped to thier feet.

"we wern't doing anything." Artica said, quickly.

"right. Artica just found me here." Inferno said.

"uh huh. sure." Flare smiled and nodded.

"we really wern't doing anything. i was just making sure he was ok."

"exactly."

"oh, come on guys, i've seen you kiss before. i mean, i was there the first time, remember?" Goldheart said.

"nope. don't remember that at all." Artica said.

"yeah, right." Goldheart smirked.

"Artica and Inferno sitting in a tree." Flare teased in sing-song. "K-I-S-S--" she started. then suddenly, Artica shot an ice shard at Flare, which froze her mouth shut. "mmm!" Flare mumbled. then Artica and Inferno chuckled. Goldheart looked at her, and smirked.

"here, let me help you." he said, trying not to laugh. he then carefully breathed fire on her face to melt the ice.

"thank you." she said.

"aww, you should have left her that way." Artica chuckled.

"i know, right?" Inferno chuckled.

"hahaha. very funny." Flare said, sarcastically.

"well, it was kind of--" Goldheart started to say, then Flare gave him a look. "--not funny at all..." he finished. then Flare smiled.

"well, maybe it was a little funny." she admitted.

"that's the spirit, Flare!" Artica smiled.

"yeah. we could all use a good laugh." Inferno said.

"well, now that you are all done goofing off, perhaps we can get some work done." an older male said. Flare and Goldheart turned around to see Goldscale and Goldrune standing there.

"oh, sorry, Dad, we were just--"

"talking. that's all. just a friendly little chat." Artica interupted.

"oh, i know very well what you were doing, and......Inferno is right."

"what?!" they asked, surprised.

"we could all use a good laugh every once in a while." Goldscale cracked a smile.

"exactly." Goldrune smiled also. "and after all that has happened, being able to goof off and laugh like you just did only proves that you really can handle all that has happened."

"yes, but now we must get back to being serious. we must return to the temple, and prepare ourselves for what is to come." Goldscale said, now sounding serious. the young dragons nodded, still smiling. then the group left the room, and began making thier way to the lair's exit.

That was so cute!

yeah, i know. it just sort of reminded me of what it was like to be a kid.

yeah thats for sure very nice cynder09. yeah it brought back old memories.

I wish I could be a young kid again. I mean I am still a kid (15) but I will always want back my carefree years, like when I was four. No school, no worries, no nothing.

im almost 19 this month and I really wish I can go back to my youth years but no unfortunatly LOL.

^
I might as well ask you here. Why have you stopped reading my fan fiction? Do you just not like it anymore? If so please tell me what you did not like and why so I can improve it.

hey cynder where are you? lol

i'm here. sorry i wasn't online last week, i got busy, again. this is my last week of summer school, and i'm really trying to finish, and of course, pass. i'll try to post more of the story soon.

ok lol, i was wondering about you. Well pass summer school ok get that done first.

ok, i have more, but it's short, sorry.

the group of dragons soon exited Anyanca's lair, and then began flying back towards the temple. it was a peaceful flight full of conversations and a few laughs. it wasn't long before they landed at the temple, and then thier smiles faded away as they looked around. while they were enjoying a peaceful moment with each other, they had fogotten about the temple's destruction. as Goldrune and the young dragons sat in silence, Goldscale began looking around for something. he dug through many piles of rubble, but he had found nothing. the young dragons looked amongst each other, not sure of what he was trying to find. then Goldrune walked over to Goldscale.

"perhaps we can go somewhere else to prepare." she said, calmly.

"you may be right. we should leave this place." he said to her. then he got up, and walked over to the others.

"what is it, Dad? what's going on?" Goldheart asked.

"we are going to a better place. one that hasn't been destroyed." he answered.

"but we only have one temple. where else can we go?"

"there are many places we can go." he said.

"well, i know our home isn't one of them." Artica added.

"so, where are we going?" Flare asked.

"we are going to see.......an old friend......" Goldscale said with a smile.

Ooooh the classic " Old friend" love it.

thank you. more is coming up.

"so, who is this old friend?" Flare asked as she and the others began flying north.

"it is someone i have known......for quite a long time......." Goldscale answered. he led the way with the young dragons all around him. Goldrune was behind them, following along quietly.

"are you actually going to tell us who it is?" Artica asked.

"you will find out once we get there." Goldscale answered her.

"ok, so when will we get there?"

"we will arrive soon."

"how soon?"

"soon enough." Goldscale answered with a light chuckle. the young dragons glanced at each other with curious expresions.

Meanwhile...

"they are on the move." a dragoness said as she looked into a vision pool, in a dark room.

"where are they going, Anyanca?" a male voice asked.

"if i knew that, Xerxes, i would not be here watching them."

"surely you must know something."

"i know that you irritate me."

"and you disgust me, now tell me where they're going."

"for the last time, i do not know. the old fool neglected to mention it."

"then i want you to gather my army, and follow them."

"first of all, it is my army, and second of all, i can not just take an army of dragons with me and follow them without them finding out."

"then how do you expect to catch them? you certainly can't do it alone."

"watch me." she said with a sly smile.

"don't you dare! you've already failed me, i don't want that to happen again."

"oh, Xerxes, do you not have faith in your own sister?"

"not at all!" he replied. Anyanca scoffed.

"and to think i went to all that trouble summoning you."

"yes, and what a wonderful job you did. i just love my crystal ball." he said, sarcastically.

"well, if you dispise it that much, i could brake it for you, and you would be free."

"now, let's not do that. though, i would like to have a body."

"i know, i know. i will get you one."

"yes, but first, get rid of those dragons! i can not stand to have them alive, they will ruin our plans!"

"yes, i know. they will not escape me this time. i will make sure of it." she said with an evil grin.

lold at " yes, and what a wonderful job you did. i just love my crystal ball"

good chapter!

thanks. yeah, i thought that line was pretty funny. ok, i've got more.

it wasn't long before Goldscale and the others landed outside a large mountain. he walked up to two black doulbe-doors, and knocked on them. Goldrune and the young dragons stood behind him. one of the doors soon opened, and standing there was a young dragon. he was solid black, with two black horns, and black claws. he had claws at the end of his wings, and he had a blade-like tail-end. though he was young, he looked quite strong. he looked up at Goldscale with dark eyes. he then looked behind Goldscale, and glances at the others. then he quickly turned his head back inside.

"Mom!" he yelled at the top of his voice. "there are a bunch of dragons out here! should i let them in?!"

"honey, who are they, and what do they want?" a sweet-sounding female voice called. the young dragon turned to Goldscale.

"who are you? and what do you want?" he asked, bluntly.

"my name is Goldscale. i am here to see your father." he answered, politely. then the young dragon quickly looked back again.

"Dad! there's a dragon named Goldscale here to see ya!" he yelled.

"ok, let him in, and i'll be there in a moment!" a deep male voice called. then the young dragon turned towards Goldscale.

"come in." he said.

"thank you." Goldscale said as he walekd inside with the others behind him. the young dragon closed the door, and then walked in front of the group.

"my mom and dad should be here any moment." he said. then right after he said that, two black dragons walked up behind him. the young dragon turned around, and smiled. "Mom, Dad, can i go play in my room now?" he asked.

"hold on a minute, dear." his mother answered, sweetly. she was solid black with crystal blue eyes. she had six black horns, and black claws. she had claws at the end of her wings, and her tail-end was shaped like a blade. she wore a dark blue crstal around her neck. the father was a large and muscular black dragon. he had two black horns, and black claws. he had large claws at the end of his wings, and his tail-end was also shaped like a blade, but appeared to be larger. like the mother, he too wore a dark blue crystal around his neck.

"hello, Goldscale! long time, no see, eh?" he said in a loud friendly voice.

"Goldrune, how good to see you again." the mother said with a soft smile.

"it is great to see you both again." Goldscale said. "though we are here over a serious matter." he continued. the two black dragons then looked down at the young dragons, and then looked back at Goldscale.

"ah, so you need of our services?" the father asked.

"it isn't just that, Coalstone, Anyanca has brought back her brother." he said. then at that moment, the two black dragons looked shocked. the mother was fearful, though the father appeared to only be worried.

"is this true, Goldscale?" Coalstone asked, lowering his voice.

"it's true." he replied. then Coalstone looked at the female.

"Nightiron, take our son into the other room. i must have a talk with our guests." he said.

"come along, son." she said to him, as she began to walk away.

"who's Anyanca? who'd she bring back? what's going on?" the young dragon asked, curiously.

"nevermind that, dear, come along now." his mother insisted.

"ok..." the young dragon moaned as he followed his mother. the others watched the mother and son walk away, and then looked back at each other. Goldscale looked back at the young dragons.

"why don't you all go with them." he said. they glanced at each other, and then quietly followed Nightiron.

"i'll go too." Goldrune said. then she left the room. then Goldscale looked at Coalstone.

"i see you have not told your son much about the past." Goldscale said.

"yes, but for a good reason. i just don't believe Ironstone is ready to know that yet."

"maybe so, but he must know what happened. especially since he will one day take your place. besides, i have told the four young dragons you just saw about the past."

"you told them?" he asked surprised. "are you sure that was a good idea?"

"yes, i believe so. i had to tell them. the fate of the world rests on them."

"you mean they are the ones from the prophecy?"

"indeed, they are. the blue female, Artica, has already proven herself to be an empath."

"and the others?"

"i assume her sister, Flare is one as well. the red dragon, Inferno, simply breathes fire, and i've told you about my son, Goldheart."

"yes, the next head elder, i know. but are you sure they are ready to face Anyanca and Xerxes?"

"well, that's why i came to you, Coalstone, i will need your help to prepare them."

I like it. It is nice to see not all black dragons are evil lol.

yeah. well, that's all i can post for tonight. my dad wants me offline. bye.

Looking forward to more.

yeah great chapters, I also laughed about the arguement between anyanca and her brother.

thanks. ok, here's more.

Goldrune, Nightiron, and the young dragons went into the large training room down the hall. the mothers sat down next to each other as they watched the kids talk, and get to know each other.

"so, who are you?" Artica asked the young black dragon.

"my name is Ironstone." he replied.

"what, no hobbies? no powers? you're just a black dragon named Ironstone?"

"no, but you didn't ask about any of that."

"well, i'm asking now. tell us about yourself."

"yeah, we don't know anything about you." Flare added.

"ok, well, uh, i have the elements of shadow, wind, poison, and fear. i have had training with all those elements, and i spend most of my time mastering them."

"that's it? you train? talk about boring." Artica said.

"well, i don't just train."

"well, that's what it sounded like."

"Artica's got a point there. you only mentioned training. tell us more." Inferno added.

"wait a minute, how come i'm doing all the talking? i don't know anything about you guys."

"alright then. i'm Artica..." she began, then she pointed to Flare. "this is my sister, Flare..." then she gestured at Inferno. "that's Inferno..." then she looked at Goldheart. "and that's Goldheart. we came here with his parents. there, now you know who we are."

"not so fast, you haven't told me anything else about you." Ironstone said. Artica groaned.

"alright fine, i'm an ice dragon. Inferno is a fire dragon. my sister has learned many elements, and of course Goldheart is a gold dragon. ok, we're done. your turn."

"uh, hobbies? do you have any hobbies?"

"do you? because i asked first, and you didn't answer."

"she's right." Inferno added.

"yep." Goldheart added.

"yeah, so it's your turn to talk now." Flare said.

"hey, i mentioned training, it's your turn."

"oh, yeah, training is a real fun hobby." Artica said, sarcastically.

"well, it's what i spend most of my time doing."

"most? you mean, you do something else besides work?"

"well, yeah, don't you?"

"heck, i spend most of my time not working." Artica scoffed.

"because she would blow off work." Flare joked.

"so, what do you guys do then?" he asked.

"well, we often go to Anyanca's lair." Goldheart said.

"Anyanca? who's that?"

"you mean, you don't know?" Flare asked. Ironstone shoke his head.

"she's an evil dragon.........she killed our parents......." Artica said with greif. Ironstone frowned.

"oh, i'm sorry. maybe i could help somehow..."

"how could you help?" Inferno asked.

"i could go with you. i could help you fight her. you do plan on fighting her, right?"

"of course. we keep trying to do that." Artica said.

"trying? so, you've fought before? you fought an evil dragon, and lived? did you win?"

"no, that's why we're here. Goldscale mentioned that your parents could help us." Flare said.

"my parents? how could they help? i mean, they mostly just train black dragons to use thier elements."

"that's all they do? then what the heck are we doing here?" Artica asked.

"maybe there's something they're not telling us." Goldheart suggested.

"that would make sense. i have been wondering about those crystals they wear around thier necks." Inferno said.

"yeah, i wondered about that too." Flare said. "so, what are they for? do you know, Ironstone?"

"sorry, no. they don't tell me too much. my dad says i'm not ready for that yet."

"well, Goldscale is trying to prepare us to face Anyanca, so we need to know things like that." Artica said.

"so, the four of you will face her alone? do you really think you stand a chance agaisnt her?"

"well, Goldscale thinks we have a shot."

"yeah, besides, he mentioned something about a prophecy." Flare added.

"the prophecy? i overheard my parents talking about it. they said something about a dragon with the power to face evil, and save the world. i didn't understand much, because i was listening through a wall, but it sounded like a really powerful dragon."

"what kind of dragon was it?" Inferno asked.

"i don't know. it was a kind i've never heard of."

"was it an Empath?" Flare asked.

"yes! how did you know?!" Ironstone asked, surprised.

"Artica is one. Goldscale called her an Ice Empath."

"an Ice Empath? there are diffrent kinds? are you one too?" he asked Flare.

"i don't know. i haven't used any unusual powers."

"well, back when we found your mother, you both started to glow, so i think both of you are empaths." Inferno said.

"glow? you mean, like an aura? what's that like?" Ironstone asked.

"well, from what we've experianced, first the dragon gets upset, then they start to glow, and after their whole body is glowing, something wierd starts to happen." Goldheart explained.

"wierd? what do you mean?"

"well, with Artica, when she glows, everyone around her glows, and then they start to attack each other. we don't know about Flare." Inferno said.

"they attack each other? hmm......that is wierd.......well, i don't know much about what's going on, but i wouldn't be surprised if the prophecy was talking about one of you guys..."

"one? you mean, the prophecy only mentions one dragon?" Flare asked.

"from what i heard, yeah. so, i guess only one of you can face Anyanca." he said. then Artica and Flare looked at each other.

Interesting...I am wondering how Ironstone is going to fit in all this.. Great chapter.

thanks. ok, here's more. unfortunately, though, that will be all for tonight.


"prepare them? you mean you are asking me to prepare four young dragons to fight Anyanca and Xerxes? is that what you are asking of me, Goldscale?"

"yes, Coalstone. i know it will be a difficult task, but i know the prophecy. no one else would stand a chance. you remember what our parents told us, that it would be our duty to prepare a dragon to face them."

"yes, one dragon. a powerful dragon, one i expected to have come of age before they were needed. they are too young to face any evil."

"indeed, they are young, but they are also our only hope. we are running out of time. i was told that thier plan would be fulfilled the night of the full moon, which isn't far off. if we don't get those young dragons ready for battle, then we may not have a chance of stopping them."

"but, Goldscale, they are just kids. i doubt even a teenager could stop them, let alone a young dragon."

"yes, but you are forgetting something, they are not alone. not only do they have each other, but we are here as well. surely, together, we can stop them."

"alright, alright. i will help you. but i doubt it can be done."

"thank you, old friend. i do appreciate your help."

"well, it is our duty to prepare them, even if they are rather young for battle."

"yes, i had my doubts as well, but i have seen what they can do. they have guts and determination. they care for each other, and make a great team. they are strong and smart. together, i do believe they have a chance."

"but what about the prophecy? it only mentions one dragon. shouldn't only one fight them?"

"that is what i thought at first, but upon seeing them, my mind has been changed. they work better together. they are stronger together. plus, i doubt any of them would allow one of them to fight alone. they should fight together, as a team. perhaps that is what the prophecy meant. not one dragon fighting them alone, but a team fighting together as one."

"yes, however, the prophecy still only mentions one dragon. a powerful empath. a single dragon fighting alone agaisnt evil."

"as powerful as an empath may be, is it really enough to fight them both? Anyanca and Xerxes are both powerful dragons. fighting one of them is challenging enough, but to fight them both alone would surely end in defeat. we can not risk that."

"you are wise, old timer. no dragon can face us and live." said a cold female voice. Goldscale and Coalstone quickly turned towards the entrance to see Anyanca standing there with a sly smile on her face.

"y--you.........you're......." Coalstone muttered. Anyanca turned to him.

"i am Anyanca. and you, you must be Cavetalon's son. i remember meeting him way back when before the battle. i remember my brother telling me to to get rid of your parents, and every egg they had been gaurding. one must have escaped me, because here you are. your mother must have really cared about you to hide your egg from me. and i see that she even kept a crystal from me. how sneaky of her. so, are there any other survivors that i should know about? a mate, perhaps?"

"you stay away from her!" Coalstone growled, angerly.

"oh, so there is another. how lovely. now, would there be a young one here that i should know about?"

"no. it is just us." Goldscale answered. she looked at him.

"oh, really?" she asked. then as the room grew silent, voices could be heard down the hall. "it sounds as if others are here. you lie to protect them, but it will do you no good. i will not stop until you all die by my claws." she snarled at the end.

"Goldscale, get the others out of here." Coalstone said, calmly.

"no, i won't leave you here with her."

"Goldscale, i'm not asking. now, go! get them out of here!"

"but, Coalstone--"

"go!" he yelled. then Goldscale rushed down the hallway. Coalstone glared at Anyanca.

"you do know that it is only a matter of time before i find them, and then they will die. you can not stop me." she said.

"maybe not, but i'm sure as heck going to try." he said. then he roared as he raced towards her.

Coalstone is pretty cool, I hope he will be okay.

Yeah wow this going to be epic. Glad you made more cynder09

Goldscale burst through the doors of the training room. everyone turned to face him, and wondered what was going on.

"we must get out of here! hurry! there isn't much time!" he said in a panic.

"Goldscale, what's going on? where's Coalstone?" Goldrune asked.

"Anyanca has arrived! Coalstone is stalling her! quickly! we must get the children out of here!"

"but we can't leave Coalstone behind!" Nightiron insisted. then a painful roar could be heard. "he needs our help! we must go back!"

"no! Nightiron, i understand you want to help him, but he insisted that you all leave. now, go!"

"no! i will not leave him!"

"i'm not going either!" Ironstone added.

"that goes for us too!" Artica added. Flare nodded.

"we have to help him!" Inferno added.

"yeah, Dad, we have to go back!" Goldheart insisted.

"no! you are not ready to fight her yet! you must leave! i will go back and help Coalstone, but you all must go itmediately!" he insisted. Goldrune nodded.

"come on, children! we must hurry!" she said. reluctanly, the young dragons followed her out of the room. Nightiron walked up to Goldscale.

"i will go like you ask, Goldscale, but please, do be careful!" she said, worriedly.

"i will, Nightiron. though, God forbid, if something were to happen........you know what you and Goldrune would have to do..."

"yes, i understand, though i hope that it does not come down to that..."

"so do i. now, go!" he said. she nodded, and then rushed off after the others. then Goldscale raced back down the hallway.
"i hope i'm not too late....." he thought.

oh no I hope caolstone is alright.

Goldscale could hear roaring as he raced down the hallway. then he heard one migthy roar, followed by a loud crash, and then there was silence.

"oh no......" Goldscale muttered. he then rushed into the room. he came to a dead stop, and looked around. the room was empty. as he looked around, he could see blood splattered everywhere. the doors had been smashed to bits, along with anything else that was in the room. Goldscale sniffed the air, and did not smell the stench of death.
"he could still be alive......i may still have a chance to help him......." he muttered to himself. he then rushed outside, and looked around. everything appeared to be normal. then he noticed something on the ground.
"a trail of blood..." he said. then he raised his head, looking into the distance where the trail lead to.
"Anyanca's lair....." he said. "....she must have taken him there.......but why......? she only spoke of killing us.......the seemed to be her goal.......perhaps.......perhaps there is more to it than that..........no matter what she has planed, i must save him........" he said with a determined expression. then he spread his wings, and took off towards Anyanca's lair.

Meanwhile...

"Xerxes, i have returned." Anyanca smiled as she walked into the room with a dragon on her back.

"good. and what is this you have brought me?" he asked.

"feast your eyes on this, brother." she said as she dropped the body on the ground in front of the crystal ball. it was a black dragon that wore a dark blue crystal around his neck.

"hmmm........" Xerxes though as he eyed the body. ".....that dragon...........he wears..........the crystal......."

"yes. he is the son of Cavetalon. i believe the elder called him Coalstone."

"hmm.........intresting......." Xerxes thought. then he saw the tail twicth, and then the dragon moaned. "what?! he's still alive?!"

"now, Xerxes, calm yourself."

"how can i be calm?! the dragon lives! kill it now!"

"why should i? he posses no threat to us now. he is far too weak to move. besides, i had something else in mind."

"i don't care! i want him dead! and why does he still posses the crystal?! you do realize how powerful they are, don't you?!"

"Xerxes, you know as well as i do that these types of crystals can not be removed while the dragon is still alive. the only way to take the crystal from him, would be to destory it, which is not what we want, now is it?"

"which makes that a perfectly good reason to kill him!" he roared. Anyanca sighed, and rolled her eyes.

" 'kill him!' " she mocked him. "that is your answer to everything. 'just kill it!' now, there is so much mroe we could do with him if he is alive."

"and there is something even better we could do with him if he were dead! may i remind you that i still have no body!"

"yes, you never allow me to forget that. now, may i remind you that upon killing him we lose his soul, his powers, and he loses his crystal. not to mention that the others will surely miss him."

"what are you getting at, Anyanca?"

"i am saying that we want to keep him alive for just a little while longer." she said with a sly smile.

"i still don't understand why."

"oh, you never were that intelligent."

"hmph. well, you were never as powerful as i am."

"yes, behold the mighty dragon in the crystal ball. now, Xerxes, try to use your head for once, think of all the fun we could with this dragon if we kept him alive."

"all i can think about is how much fun it would be to kill an innocent with my own claws."

"i should have known you could never understand the brillance of a master plan."

"excuse me, Anya, but you haven't exactly explained this master plan of yours. reading minds isn't exactly one of my powers, not that i have any in this crystal ball."

"do not worry, Xerxes, you will be out of that crystal ball, soon enough. though, first things first, it is time for a little fun." she chuckled evily.

hahaha yep those two are related lol. Well i hope coalstone lives but hopefully not to be evil.

Great stuff! I am eager for more.

Goldrune, Nightiron, and the young dragons retreated to a nearby forrest. there, they found a small cave, and thought it would be a good place to stay.

"we can rest here in this cave." said Nightiron. then a low growl came from inside the cave.

"uh, no thanks. i don't think i want to sleep in a cave that's going to growl at me." Artica said, jokingly.

"that's not the cave, that's....." Flare began to say.

"go away!" a male voice growled.

"what was that?" Goldheart asked.

"was it a dragon?" Inferno asked.

"let's go see." said Ironstone. he toke a step towards the cave, but then something rushed out of the cave, and tackled him.

"no! you will not set foot in this cave! you do not belong here!" the figure growled angerly. Ironstone looked up to see that the figure was a grey wolf with yellow eyes.

"you get off of him!" Nightiron growled. then she swung her tail at the wolf, knocking him off of Ironstone. the wolf quickly jumped to his feet, and faced the protective mother. Nightiron stood in front of her son, snarling at the wolf. then Goldrune stepped in front of her.

"calm yourself, Nightiorn, it is only a wolf." she said, calmly.

"that wolf tackled my son!"

"i know. but this appears to be the wolf's home. it is only being territorial." she said. then she looked at the wolf. "we mean you no harm. we only wish to find a place to rest." she said.

"then go look somewhere else! you do not belong here! get lost!" the wolf growled.

"hmph. how rude." Artica muttered under her breath. the wolf quickly turned his head towards her, and snarled.

"you, pup, you had better keep your mouth shut if you know what's good for you!" he growled.

"me keep my mouth shut?! listen, fleabag, i got more power than you ever will! if you want to fight, then you're messing with the wrong dragon!" she snapped. the wolf took a step towards her. then suddenly, Inferno jumped in front of her. he stood in a protective stance, and snarled at the wolf. the wolf snorted.

"fighting pups in a waste of time." he huffed. then he walked back towards the cave. he turned around, and faced the group of dragons. "just get lost before i get impatient." he snarled.

"come on, let's go." Goldrune said. then the group of dragons walked away. the wolf watched them walk off deeper into the forrest before walking inside the cave. he walked down a long tunnel, and entered a small room within the cave. he then walked over to a small, round, black object laying on a bed of leaves. the object moved around a bit, and sounds could be heard coming from inside. the wolf stared intently at the object.

"i put a lot of work into stealing this.........and no one is going to take it from me........" he whispered.

I have a good feeling about that wolf guy!

ok, i have more. but that will be all for tonight.


the group of dragons soon found another small cave.

"we can rest here tonight." said Nightiron.

"there's not a wolf in it, is there?" Artica asked. the group waited patiently for a moment. all they heard was silence.

"i guess not." Inferno said.

"well, just in case, Ironstone, why don't you go in there, and if we hear any growling, we'll know there's a wolf." Artica said.

"alright." he said. then he started walking towards the cave. then they heard a howl. Ironstone stopped. "how many wolves are there in this forrest?" he asked.

"just one. listen." Goldrune said. the wolf howled again.

"it sounds like it's coming from back that way." Inferno said, pointing back towards the other cave.

"sounds like there's only one." Flare said.

"great, but now we have a noisy neighbor." Artica groaned.

"well, at least we can sleep in this cave." Goldheart said.

"yeah, if that noisy wolf doesn't keep us up all night!" Artica complained.

"come on, it can't be that bad. i'm sure he'll be quiet eventually." Inferno said. then there was silence. "see?" he asked. then the wolf howled louder than before.

"yeah, it's real quiet here." Artica said, sarcastically.

"alright, enough talk. let's all settle in for the night." Goldrune said. then the group of dragons walked into the cave, and layed down to rest. some time later, all but one had fallen asleep.

"ugh! i can't sleep with all that howling!" Artica groaned. she had been tossing and turning for most of the night. the wolf continued to howl.
"i'm going to go give that wolf a piece of my mind!" she said. then she marched out of the cave. she walked through the forrest, and could hear crickets chriping all around her. as she got closer to the cave, the howling grew louder. she also heard the hooting of owls.
"i honestly don't know how anyone can sleep in this forrest! it's so noisy!" she complained. she soon appraoched the cave, and peeked inside. it seemed quiet.
"ok, so where's the big bad wolf?" she asked. then she heard howling coming from outside.
"of course, i have to actually go find him. i can't just go into the cave, and complain. i have to go find him first. ugh." she groaned. she then turned around, and was about to walk away when she heard footsteps coming from inside. she then turned back around, and looked into the cave.
"ok, i hear howling outside, and footsteps inside. so, either there's more than one wolf, or he's in two places at once." she said. then the sound of footsteps started getting closer. she then heard a soft growl, but it didn't sound like a wolf.
"ok.......what was that......?" she asked. then she heard the growl again, only louder this time.
"well, i guess there's only one way to find out....." she muttered. then she walked into the cave.

Ooooh...creepy! Such a cliffhanger!

I know right what a cliff hanger hahaha cant wait for more.

"ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Artica screemed as something lept at her from the darkness. the creature pinned her to the ground, and growled at her. Artica looked up at the beast to see that it was a young black dragon. it was a male with light grey horns, claws, and a tail-end shaped like that of a scorpions tail. he had a dark green wind pattern on his body, and his inside wings were a forrest green. he had lime green eyes that shined brightly in the dark. as Artica gazed at him, the young dragon began to bark angerly. Artica's gaze quickly turned to a confused expression when the dragon began to bark. then Artica kicked the dragon off of her, and then both quickly jumped to thier feet. Artica growled at the dragon, who continued to bark. then Artica roared, and the dragon stopped barking. then the dragon threw it's head back, and attempted to howl like a wolf, but ended up sounding more like a sick dog. then Artica heard an angery growl behind her. she looked at the dragon, who was now jumping up and down, and barking happily. Artica turned around to see the wolf standing at the cave entrance.

"leave my pup alone!" the wolf growled.

"pup?! you do know that's a dragon, don't you?" Artica asked him.

"whether it has scales or fur, that creature belongs to me!" he growled. Artica looked back at the dragon, and then looked at the wolf.

"well, sorry, but i'm not exactly seeing the family resemblence here."

"what do looks have to do with anything?!"

"well, for one thing, you'll get asked a lot of questions. i mean, wolves and dragon don't normally live together, and call each other family. and for another thing, wherever you got that egg, i'm pretty sure there's some pissed off mom out there looking for her son."

"are you suggesting that i stole him from someone?" the wolf snarled.

"i didn't suggest it, i assumed it. wolves don't have dragons for kids."

"what does it matter to you anyway?" he huffed.

"hey, i just came to complain about the howling. i couldn't get any sleep thanks to you."

"then why do you joke about my family?!" he growled.

"uh, look at you, and then look at him. who would believe you guys are really family?"

"he is my pup! and no one will take him from me!" he growled angerly. then he lept at Artica, and pinned her to the ground. then he looked up at the dragon, and barked. the dragon nodded, and then ran off further into the cave. then the wolf glare at Artica.
"i did not want my pup to see this..." he snarled. then he raised his head, baring his fangs. then he howled in pain as a fireball hit his back. he leaped off of Artica, and turned to face the attacker. standing at the entrance was Inferno. Artica hopped up, and looked at him.

"Inferno!" she smiled. then she ran to his side. Inferno smiled at her.

"i'm glad you're alright." he said. then he glared at the wolf, and growled angerly. the wolf growled back. then a loud roar could be heard outside. everyone turned towards the exit, and looked outside. a large black dragon had just landed near the cave.

"oh no......." the wolf whimpered. Artica and Inferno looked at him.

"what are you so afraid of? that dragon is probally after us." Artica said.

"no..........it came...........it came...........for me......"

"what? why? and how do you know for sure?" Artica asked, curiously.

"because...........i have something.........it wants.........." he whimpered.

uh oh that wolf is in trouble now.

Aww, I feel kinda sorry for the wolf.

the wolf gulped as he heard the black dragon roar.

"well, i feel sorry for you. Inferno, let's go." Artica said as they started walking out of the cave.

"wait!" the wolf barked as he jumped in front of them.

"what now?" Artica moaned.

"i need your help!"

"our help? you want our help?" Inferno asked. Artica yawned.

"sorry, but i need my beauty sleep."

"please! i beg you! that dragon will surely kill me for my actions!"

"does that mean it will finally be quiet around here?" Artica asked.

"surely you do not care about a good night's rest more than helping an innocent creature?" he asked. Artica thought for a moment.

"hmm, this is a hard question. can i get back to you on that?"

"please! you must help me!" he pleaded. the young dragons looked at each other.

"what do you say, Artica?"

"you're considering this?" she asked.

"he's asking for our help."

"actually, he's begging for his life. he knows he doesn't stand a chance against a dragon."

"it's true. i'm only a wolf. please, help me." he whimpered.

"oh, fine. we'll help." Artica said.

"thank you! i am truly grateful!" he wagged his tail.

"ok, we'll fight off the dragon, and you can make a run for it." Inferno said.

"ok. just let me go get my pup."

"hold it right there, fleabag, we didn't say anything about that little runt going too." Artica said.

"but i can't leave without my pup!"

"he's not yours. he isn't even a pup. he probally belongs to the angry dragon outside. you know, the dragon that came to kill you."

"yes, i know, but--"

"but nothing. do you really think you'll be safe as long as you have that kid with you?"

"she has a point there. that baby dragon doesn't belong to you. if they came this far to find it, i doubt they'll give up."

"but i can't leave without him! he's my pup!"

"he's a baby dragon, one that doesn't belong to you. listen, if you value your life, you'll leave him behind."

"no! i will not leave my pup!" he said. then he ran deeper into the cave.

"ugh! stubborn wolf! he's going to get himself killed!" Artica groaned. then the wolf ran back towards them, gently carrying the baby dragon in it's jaws. the wolf then ran past the young dragons, and raced out of the cave. "what's he doing?! going out there with the baby dragon would be suicide!"

"come on! we have to hurry!" Inferno said.

"what?!"

"we said we would help, so let's go!"

"ugh, what did we get ourselves into?!" she moaned. then they hurried outside.

That wolf is a dedicated parent thats for sure..

Goldscale soon landed outside Anyanca's lair. he then took a deep breath before rushing inside.
Meanwhile...

"well, Coalstone, looks like your friend finally got here." Anyanca said with a sly smile as she looked into a vision pool.

"uh, Anyanca, Coalstone can't actually hear you. he's still unconcious from earlier." Xerxes said.

"i know that, nitwit, i was planning on waking him up."

"i knew we should have killed him. and now that elder is here. so, what's your brillant plan, now?"

"oh, you will soon see..."

"you're not going to make him evil, are you? that didn't work so well with little red."

"yes, quite unfornate. the others just had to foil my plans."

"so, what's your brillant plan this time?"

"well, if i told you, it would take away the surprise, and it would be less fun."

"i don't like it."

"like what? you do not even know what it is."

"exactly. i don't know, but i know i don't like it. anything you come up with is sure to fail. just kill him now before that elder finds us."

"why? are you scared of the old timer?"

"no, of course not. but i am concerned about our plans. if we don't hurry, we'll fail!"

"so you keep reminding me, Xerxes. trust me. i know what i am doing."

"trusting you is the last thing on my mind. i'd sooner trust the enemy. the good guys usually win anyway."

"where is your faith in your sister? hmm? certainly you would not rather side with the enemy just to win."

"hmm, it is tempting. though, i hate them more than i hate you, so i mine as well stay here."

"yes, plus there is the fact that you can not move."

"right. i almost forgot that i'm stuck in a crystal ball. thank you for reminding me." he said, sarcastically.

"oh, Xerxes, do not be so negative."

"i'm evil. you can't get any more negative than that."

"whatever you say, Xerxes..." she said as she stared into the vision pool.

"well, if you're going to go through with this plan of yours, you had better do it soon. that elder is here, and sleeping ugly here is.........well, still sleeping..."

"he is not sleeping, he is unconcious. now, if you excuse me, i am watching the elder."

"Anyanca, we're evil, our plan is not to sit here and watch intruders roam through the lair looking for someone we should have already killed! hurry up and do something!"

"alright. what do you propose i do?"

"well, i'm no brillant mastermind, but killing is always fun, and it's a good way to elimate the enemy."

"yes, but torture is far more entertaining than a quick kill."

"true, but it also means you have to keep the enemy alive. i want them dead!"

"Xerxes, you want everyone dead. if it were up to you, there would be absolutely no life in this world."

"that sounds absolutely perfect. let's start by doing that."

"ugh, you are so narrow-minded. all you care about is killing. you will never understand the beauty of a brillant plan."

"it's hard to understand the beauty of something when all you see is something ugly." he said. Anyanca growled at that remark.

"now, be quiet. i can see the elder roaming the hallways as we speak."

"he can't hear us, so why should i be quiet?"

"because you are getting on my last nerves, now shush! he is getting closer..." she said, lowering her voice.

I just love have those two talk to eachother! ^-^ It is adorable!