DRAGON HEROES
Another adventure for our heores picking up where the last story left off. While Tails and Cynder have gone to find Sonic, the rest of the gang are at Kyoto attending the Anthro League, so let's see what's happening there, shall we?
The Return of Sonic
Chapter 1 – The Important Meeting
The city of Kyoto was heavily packed with anthros as they were all gathering and talking at the entrance. Many of them were in a state of worry and stress, for they knew that the issue relating to the disappearance of the anthros at Alaska was going to be discussed at the session inside.
Blaze and the dragons arrived at the Anthro League in time to see the large crowd, and quickly they figured out that something big was about to take place.
"This is going to be rough getting inside," said Draco worryingly. "Everybody's talking like crazy!"
"Yeah, no kidding!" exclaimed Darky.
"Just stand behind me, you two," said Blaze. "We better stay together as a group and wait until the congestion eases up."
"Right," said Draco.
Blaze looked at her phone to see the wallpaper image of her and Tails together. "I sure hope Tails and Cynder have found Sonic soon enough," she said. "It's pretty clear that we have a war on our hands once Eggman spreads his reign of terror upon the world."
"How long would it take for them to reach Scotland?" Torden asked.
"Not too long," replied Blaze. "The Tornado Z is capable of flying at incredible speeds, so really, they should arrive at Scotland in about an hour or so at maximum."
"Whoa, in an hour?!" exclaimed Jakkin. "That's quite astonishing!"
"Though nowhere near as fast as Sonic," said Blaze. "Hopefully, he still as it in him to be able to cover a lot of ground in time, but given how many years it has been, well, he wouldn't be the same as he was in his teenage years."
"I think that's pretty obvious," said Percival. "Now, I only wonder if the other guys are there."
Jakkin looked up in the distance. "I could see Jeremy, Charonus, Bowser, Ignatius, Shu and the Kremlings within the crowd," he said. "But they're so far off we won't be able to talk to them until we get inside the building."
"There you are, Blaze!" exclaimed a female voice.
Blaze whirled around, and she saw a pink lady hedgehog in a white top, a light blue jacket, and a purple skirt. Following her was Cream the Rabbit with her two Chao Cheese and Butter.
"Amy!" smiled Blaze. "It's quite a delight to see you again! What brings you here in Kyoto?"
"We were absolutely sure that we would find you here," said Amy. "After all, you told us a lot about the Anthro League, and we were sure they'd be trying to stop the threat of Eggman."
"Oh yeah, I did," said Blaze, feeling very embarrassed. "I guess that must have slipped my mind or something, but yes, we believe something will be happening as well regarding this situation we're dealing with."
Cream took a look at Blaze's noticeable bump in her belly. "How are you taking care of the baby?" she asked.
"Uh, don't talk about that right now, Cream," said Blaze. "Save that for later."
"Oh, sorry," said Cream as she giggled sheepishly.
"Say, where's Tails?" asked Amy. "Surely he should be here with you."
"Tails has gone with Cynder to find Sonic," answered Blaze. "Once they manage to convince him to join the Anthro League, we should be able to have a chance in stopping Eggman."
"Ah, I see," said Amy. "Well, he better come, as it's been years since I last saw him!"
"Still having feelings for Sonic, are you?" Blaze asked with a sly grin on her face.
"You girls talk a lot," grunted Jakkin.
"Jakkin!" burst out Lily as she nudged him on the side.
"Ow!" cried Jakkin. "What was that for?"
"For being rude to Blaze, Amy and Cream," replied Lily crossly.
"And who might you dragons be?" asked Amy. "I've never seen you before."
"Ah, yes," said Cream. "Amy, these are Blaze's friends, and their names are Jakkin, Lily, Percival, Draco, Torden, Darky, and…"
Cream just stopped when she saw the familiar face of Ash, and remembered that she was the white Twilight Storm who controlled Lily months ago.
"Oh, no, look out!" she cried. "It's Princess Ash!"
"Whoa, relax there, Cream!" said Blaze quickly. "Don't be afraid, Ash has changed to a good dragon. Bit of a long story, though."
"Some things are just hard to let go," sighed Ash.
"We better stop talking," said Percival. "The crowd's moving in, so we better follow."
The group went inside the building where it was less claustrophobic. They could finally breathe as they weren't within a tight crowd.
"Ah, it's you fantastic dragons!" called a voice. "Perfect timing as we got yet another crisis happening."
"Hey, Jimmy Lionheart," said Blaze. "Yeah, it must be the missing anthros at Alaska."
"Yes, it is," said Hero.
"So you do know something," said Jimmy.
"As a matter of fact, I do," nodded Blaze. "The disappearances are being instigated by an old enemy of ours who has returned, and he's got an agenda that we must prevent."
"Then you better talk about that in the conference," said Jimmy. "Empress Celeste needs all the information she can get."
Inside the conference room, all the anthros were waiting for Empress Celeste to begin her speech. Draco sat between Bowser and Charonus, with Jeremy sitting close to them. Darky sat on Bowser's knee and the Koopa King petted him gently on the forehead. The other dragons sat nearby with Jimmy, Hero and the Kremlings.
"It's good to see you back again, Draco!" said Jeremy happily.
"My sentiments the same, Jeremy," said Draco. "You couldn't imagine what the team and I have recently been going through."
"I'm guessing that you're trying to find the trail of the missing Alaskans," said Jeremy. "I saw it on the news, and I have to say that it was absolutely terrible!"
"Yeah, someone's been behind the mess," said Draco. "Blaze is going to talk about it during the conference."
"Hush now," said Bowser. "The empress is about to make her speech, so we should pay attention to what she has to say."
Sure enough, Empress Celeste arrived at the podium with Blaze. They beckoned everyone to quiet down as they began their speech.
"Thank you all for coming to this important session," said Empress Celeste. "Now, as many of you are all aware, there is a crisis occurring at Alaska, where fifteen anthros have recently disappeared but unknown causes. As a result, they have never been found, and no one knows where they are. However, it has been brought to my attention that Miss Blaze Felini here claims to know something about the missing anthros, so I shall allow her to step forward so she can let us in on what her findings are."
"Thank you, Empress Celeste," said Blaze as the alicorn stepped away from the podium. She then cleared her throat. "Ladies and gentlemen, although I know something about the anthros that have disappeared, I unfortunately don't know their location, but I happen to know who is behind this calamity. You see, my friends and I have tangled with an evil science genius twenty years ago who went by the name of Doctor Eggman."
Everyone started questioning about Doctor Eggman. Blaze raised her arm to quiet them down again. "Doctor Eggman attempted to conquer the world using armies of robots he made out of animals he kidnapped," she continued. "After twenty years of his disappearance, he has returned and planning world domination once again."
The crowd started panicking upon hearing the news.
"What are we going to do?" shrieked one giraffe.
"No need to panic," said Blaze. "I have sent Tails and Cynder to try to recruit one of my closest allies who could provide us with great assistance in stopping the Eggman threat, but all the while, we're going to have to assemble some of the finest and well-trained teams in order to counter the robots he will unleash upon the world."
While Blaze continued on talking, Draco thought about Cynder and Tails, hoping that they have made their journey to Scotland unscathed. He had a feeling that with Eggman's robot army running amok, the mission could be more difficult and dangerous than it could have been.
Author's Note: More Sonic characters are showing up, and we'll be seeing even more collaborating with the dragons as the story progresses!