I do not own Legend of the Dragoon. Any reference to any characters or places in the game is only in my head. LoD belongs to its makers. Please don't sue

Prologue

11 thousand years ago, a plot was conceived by the wingly ruler Melbu Frahma so that he may be resurrected as a god. Using the body of the dragoon Zieg, who slew his body 11 millennia ago during the Dragon Campaign, Melbu Frahma merged with the Moon That Never Sets. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the new dragoons, however, Melbu Frahma was stopped and the word returned to peace. Unknown to the dragoons though, the virage embryo was not destroyed along with the Moon That Never Sets.

Chapter 1

The Same old Story

"Thanks for the book. I'll translate it right away," a 16 year old kid with brown hair and dressed all in black said as he carefully flipped through the pages of an 11,000 year old book, with a phone to his ear.

"Thanks, this could prove the existence of an advanced civilization years before we thought possible," a woman's voice said on the other end of the line. "I know you were hoping to see us soon Drake, but with this new discovery, we can excavate for a few more months. By the way, how is the move coming along?" Drake's parents were archeologist working in Europe. They found objects that could rewrite history as it is known and were trying to rediscover the ancient world. They had Drake move because their funding was about to run out, but then they unearthed an ancient city with a palace made of crystal, so now they had more funding and Drake was in America.

"Fine, nothing out of the ordinary for our family," Drake said as he clutched an amulet that was shaped like a dragon wrapped around a dark round gem that he had found when he was at one of his parents dig sites. Drake sighed as he hung up the phone and returned to a box he was unpacking. "Why did we have to move anyway?" he said aloud to no one in particular. "Why do they always have to work?"

Drake finished unpacking the various objects that his parents found on their archeological digs. A spear with an insignia that read Slambert on it, a photograph of an ancient gravestone, and a piece of crystal from the current dig site were some of the more interesting artifacts. Drake's parents always asked him for help translating ancient scrolls and books they found because of his special talent of being able to translate them. The book Drake was working on now was like some of the other books his parents and sent. They all seemed to be about seven dragoons who flew through the skies and fought a wingly emperor.

Drake was finally hoping to get some answers. This new book was supposedly written by King Albert of Serdio, the jade dragoon. Drake opened the book and was immediately absorbed by the dragoon's account. Drake read about how a guy named Dart had to save his girlfriend, Shana, and how they and a knight named Lavits Slambert were dragged into a Civil War in the country of Serdio. Drake read through the night, slowly but diligently translating every page and writing notes down to send to his parents.

Drake finished the ancient tome and saw that dawn was approaching. Drake wondered what it must have been like for Rose, the shadow dragoon, to have to carry a burden like the one she did, being hated for doing something good. These thoughts haunted Drake until he lost consciousness. Figuring that it wouldn't matter how late he slept in on the weekend, he lay down and drifted off to sleep. Drake dreamt of the dragoons, soaring through the skies on dragon wings and defeating the evil Melbu Frahma.

When Drake woke, it was almost noon. Deciding to explore the town, he changed to another black outfit and left the house deciding to head towards a forest that was supposed to be near the house. It didn't take long for Drake to find the forest, there were a few marked trails and Drake decided to follow one. The trail led down into a little valley and seemed to casually loop around. After about an hour, Drake thought he heard a waterfall. Leaving the path, he followed the sound until he came upon the falls. Drake was astonished by the shear magnificence of the scenery. He found a dry spot underneath a towering fir tree to sit and stare.

As Drake was starting to doze off in the warm summer heat, he thought he saw something move from behind the falls. Curious, he rose and went to inspect. As he neared the falls, Drake heard roar. In an instant, a creature that Drake had only read about came bounding out of the cave. It was a chimera, with a head and body of a lion, a goat and dragon's head on each side of the lion's, and a serpent's tail. Startled, Drake tried to run but the creature blocked his way. Frightened, Drake tried to find something to himself with but there was nothing around. He backed up until his back was against the rock wall. Then the chimera prepared to lunge at him.

Suddenly, Drake was surrounded in shadows, the amulet around his neck glowing with a dark blue light. Drake felt full of energy as the darkness condensed and formed a sort of armor that resembled dragon scales around his body. The armor felt extremely light, almost floating, and then Drake looked down only to see that he was, held up by dragon wings. Drake felt as if he knew exactly what to do, several rings of archaic blue words formed around him as he rose 10 feet.

"Shadow Wave!" he shouted as a rolling black shadow engulfed the chimera. The chimera roared as Drake was sure it was feeling excruciating pain. Suddenly the chimera leapt from out of the shadows and lunged toward Drake. He tried to get out of the way but he had absolutely no idea how to fly and ended up running straight towards the things open jaws. Drake closed his eyes and waited for death to come but it never did. He opened his eyes and saw the chimera had indeed bit down, but its teeth passed right through him. Drake tentatively stuck out a finger to touch the beast and saw his hand pass right through. Relief spread through Drake's body as he landed, and in a flash of light, the armor was gone and the chimera slowly vanished as if it was never there.

"Whoohoo, it was only an illusion," Drake said as he collapsed. "I've never done that before. Does this mean that fate is once again calling the dragoons? Wonder if I should tell Mom and Dad?" Then Drake slowly became unconscious as the energy had quickly left his body. "Is this the start of a third Dragon Campaign?" Then all was quiet.