This fic is kinda old, but I haven't submitted it to so I thought I would X3.

Dragon Soul

By Chibi Fox Hat

Commander ApeTrully hopped along the turtles for his morning jog. Hopefully this day would go without the Commander's capture. The monkey king in disguise sighed to himself. He was such a useless Commander at times, and an even more useless king of the monkeys, or at least that's what he thought of himself.

Not saying he hadn't earned his title…but he was a pacifist, he didn't want to fight but make peace. That didn't mean he couldn't, oh no. Commander ApeTrully felt it more gratifying to use his brain to outwit and outmatch his opponents when he could.

Most of them however had amazing abilities and where all around larger than himself. Though he couldn't just waltz around using his special abilities, they'd figure it out. Commander ApeTrully hadn't realized it, but he'd wandered far from the safety of Big Green territory.

The monkey king in disguise found himself halting as the bushes rustled and in that moment he realized that he was out of Big Green territory.

"O-Oh wonderful," he took a extremely weak fighting stance, nervousness causing him to shake. "Who's there!" His voice was anything but threatening and the rustling only grew louder.

"Relax…" a calm voice emitted from the bushes and the head of a dragon poked out, her scales a marvelous white.

"Dragon Queen!" the Commander gasped rushing forward worry evident in his eyes as he approached her. The white dragon looked weak as he got closer, but her glittering eyes held a firmness that wouldn't allow pity to be bestowed upon her. She was the Queen of her species, the ruler of the dragons though low in number, she would not be looked down upon.

"It is good to see you, old friend," she remarked with a weak and frail smile.

"It's wonderful to see you as well, but what has happened Heroin?" Commander questioned worriedly calling her by her name instead of her title. His eyes grew wide with horror as he saw not too far down her middle a long black charred streak that could only be described as a horrid burn. Her beautiful white scales where died black, and he could tell the flames had breeched the protective scales reaching the tender flesh.

"I imagine…our promise still stands Commander?" she questioned and ApeTrully nodded quickly, taking her clawed paw within his both of his.

"It does my friend, and it shall continue to stand as long as you will it," the Commander stated giving her paw a reassuring stroke.

"Can it be broken now? Though it loathes me to reveal both myself and my weakness I cannot die this day." The Commander nodded the signal atop his head began sending out the signal for help, he couldn't run back, get help and return. That would leave her vulnerable to an ambush. He shuttered at the thought of High Roller discovering that dragons, do in fact, exist.

Something truly horrible must be happening though, the dragon queen wouldn't leave the sanctum of her castle, risk being discovered, for no good reason.

"Tell me Heroin, as a friend, what is happening?" He whispered gently awaiting the help he knew would come. The dragoness shifted her slender wingless body and revealed with her tail a golden baby dragon who was in a deep slumber, wings folded tightly against his body.

"My child is at risk," she murmured bringing her baby forward to show ApeTrully, but kept it close enough to ease her maternal instincts. ApeTrully was a friend, but this was her child, any miss step could cause him to be scorched by maternal protectiveness. He acknowledged that, but was in awe at the winged dragon before him.

"Oh Heroin, I hadn't the slightest clue you settled down!" he was delighted beyond belief. "But this dragon has wings…why is that?" He looked at her questioningly, dragons weren't usual portrayed as having wings, and none that he ever knew had them either.

"I settled down with a dragon from the west," she remarked a pink shade dusting her cheeks a light rosy color. "But…he had to return to the west and rejoin his clan. He stated he'd return one day, and I have faith in that promise. Just as I had faith in our promise."

Commander knew what it meant when the dragon queen took your promises seriously. Being one of the strongest of all the animals and a legend at that, she wasn't one to take any promise seriously, for a trickster could lurk in the shadows.

"Well, why is your child in danger?" he asked. She craned her neck down to whisper next to him.

"The black dragon, the real one, he's escaped," ApeTrully's eyes grew to the size of saucers, and his whole face became stricken in horror under his mask.

"Step away from Commander ApeTrully!" Ling Chung's voice broke between the two's conversation and the Commander and Heroin both looked over at the first squad warrior. She growled lowly at the group moving her son away from their sight and under her slightly risen torso.

"At ease!" Commander quickly intervened before anyone could attack the weakened dragoness. "This is my dear friend Dragon Queen, I ask you to show her respect!"

"ApeTrully, I grow weaker by the second…" the dragon queen murmured her head slumping to the ground. "I ask you…please if I should die…" Her eyes rolled backwards the lids falling over the irises.

"Heroin!" the Commander gasped, he rushed to her side eyes wide. Quickly he placed a hand on her neck, and signed with relief. She was alive…jumping into action he looked at first squad. "Quickly, we must get her wound properly dressed!"

"Ew nasty!" Mighty Ray stated looking at the wound.

"If you have time to gawk, please use that time to be a little more productive!" Though he'd said please, everyone was shocked by the sharp edge his voice suddenly held. Nodding quickly, everyone helped the large dragoness onto a turtle tank they'd thankfully brought.

Jumpy was about to pick up the baby when Commander quickly stated, in a much calmer and nicer tone, that he would take the child. After all this was Heroin's child, and not that he didn't trust Jumpy, but he rather not get singed by his dear friend if she figured out he hadn't kept a close eye on her son.

The trek, back was long, they had to be gentle with the injured dragon queen, but it didn't mean they didn't hurry or check up on her from time to time, just to make sure she was still breathing.

After reaching the sanctum of Big Green, ApeTrully could only sigh in relief and exhaustion.

He'd lugged the baby dragon, though small, was very heavy for such a long distance. Laying the golden dragon beside his injured mother the Commander fell on his bottom, wiping at the sweat that'd formed on his brow.

His rest was short lived as the baby dragon awoken, his little golden head bobbing slightly up and down as he tried to shake away the sleepiness. His eyes where that of his mother's shade and everyone watched in awe as he began to become more animated. The awe was replaced by grief as they watched the baby look towards his mother.

His eyes stretched wide and tears bubbled up. "Mommy?" his voice was high and soft but defiantly male. His wings lowered and the look of regret was clear on his face. "Oh this is all my fault…"

"What do you mean?" ApeTrully asked, walking up beside the young dragon. He jumped back, taking a sudden defensive position in front of his mother, his lips furrowed upwards showing needle sharp teeth.

"Easy!" ApeTrully stated backing up slightly to show he meant no harm. "I'm a friend of your mother's I'm known as Commander ApeTrully!" Realization seemed to hit the young dragon as he inspected the Commander more thoroughly.

"Oh, you're the man mommy talked about," the dragon finally stated, his body relaxing. He glanced at his mother regretfully, his eyes lingering on her wound only causing more tears to fill his eyes. "She got hurt protecting me…"

Flashback

"Bullion be careful!" Heroin stated as she eyed her son roughhousing around with a kangaroo friend of theirs. "I don't want you too close to the imprisonment of the black dragon!"

"I know mommy!" Bullion stated pouncing on Henno, the Kangaroo King's daughter.

"We're being really careful!" Henno stated kicking up and knocking the dragon off of herself. The two children giggled and continued to roughhouse. Little did they realize but…they weren't safe at all. A sense of dread washed over the Dragon Queen and she turned looking towards the children.

Her eyes surveyed the area, calculating and sharp, until the fell on something disturbing. The gate's statue was missing…that meant. Eyes widened as she saw something move just to her son's right before red, malevolent eyes appeared in the shadows gazing hungrily at her offspring and the kangaroo princess. "Move!" They stared at her in confusion not taking the hint, that gave the threat the perfect opportunity to strike.

She sprung into action with a roar and put herself between the kangaroo princess, and her boy taking a hit of dark energy. Her muzzle stretched wide as a roar of pure agony erupted from her throat. "Run!" She managed the syllable through gritted teeth.

But they were frozen in fear. She cursed her bad luck and quickly called the kangaroo king, who wasn't far off chatting with his wife, the two where quick to grab the children and take them to safety. The black dragon struck again, causing rocks to fall down onto the Kangaroo king, the marsupial tried his hardest to shield Bullion but one rock bounced off the baby dragon's head sending him into a world of darkness.

Before anymore damage could be done the black dragon fled taking in the shadows and disappearing completely. Kangaroo king was quick to rush to her side but couldn't give her the proper medical attention, asking of him to hold down the fort she grabbed her child and fled to the earth below.

End Flashback

"If I had just moved…when she said" he sniffed rubbing his tear filled eyes with his claws paw. ApeTrully rested his hand in between Bullion's wings and patted there gently.

"You cannot change what happened my friend," he stated in a whisper. "But believe me, we will do all we can to assist your mother and your kingdom."

The golden dragon managed a teary smile and nodded before whispering, "Thanks."

The wait for Heroin to wake up was long, and agonizing especially for little Bullion. Any time the dragon queen would move he was quick to rise and ready to greet her.

When she didn't wake up fully like he expected his wings sagged and he loitered back to his corner, laying down, but never keeping his eyes off of her for long.

The peacocks chimed softly, stating it was twelve o'clock at night. Bullion was awake, but sleep tugged at his eye lids making it difficult to keep his vigil.

"Bullion, was it?" He about jumped out of his skin when he heard the voice emit from nowhere, his golden head whipped around and he came face to face with the commander. The man looked sheepishly at him rubbing the back of his head and chuckling slightly. "I apologize if I frightened you."

"Oh, it's ok mister ApeTrully," the boy looked up at the man.

"May I sit?" he nodded and ApeTrully sat beside him. The two sat in silence for a while just waiting in their vigil of the dragon queen.

"So you're the guy who my mom used to tell stories about," Bullion stated suddenly trying to keep his mind off of the sleep that tugged at his lids. "She said the both of you go way back." The golden dragon looked up at ApeTrully and smiled softly. "She said you where the first person she ever trusted…that wasn't a dragon."

"Ah yes, it is true," he said fondly the smile just under his mask, he closed his eyes taking in the memories. "We do indeed go back, to our younger years, when she was just a hatchling and her grandfather still reined as king."

"Whatever happened…? I mean, why is our castle in the sky now?" Bullion asked suddenly. "She said it wasn't always that way, when she was a kid they lived not too far from here if I'm not mistaken."

ApeTrully became nervous then, not entirely sure if he should tell or not. Sighing to himself he looked over at Bullion and was about to say he couldn't say when he was hit with the cutest puppy dog eyes ever. The monkey king wiped the sweat off of his brow and looked down.

"The humans," he stated softly, not entirely sure were to begin. "Let me say this first, not all humans are this way Bullion. You must have faith, that there is good in them." The dragon nodded awaiting eagerly for an explanation. "The humans…began to hunt dragons."

Bullion's eyes widened to saucer size as he stared at ApeTrully blankly, shaking his head. "No way…w…why would humans…Why would they hunt us?"

"I cannot say," ApeTrully couldn't bring himself to say that it was mostly for sport, and the beautiful scales and horns the dragons had. "It was wrong…and fearing that it could happen again your mother left taking her followers to the sky and away from humans."

He watched as the boy's eyes calculated while he stared at his paws, his wings taught as if he were ready to take off. "That's how…that's how my grandfather died wasn't it?" he looked up at ApeTrully with the same hard look his mother used to give the monkey king when they were younger, when she was determined about something or wanted answers.

"I'm afraid so…" he stated softly. He was surprised when he felt Bullion nuzzle his arm, and he looked towards the boy in confusion.

"Thanks mister ApeTrully," the dragon stated looking back towards his mother his eyes drooping with sleep. "Thanks for telling me the truth, I know it would've been hard for my mom if I'd asked her…"

"I wish it wasn't the truth my friend…" he stated solemnly looking over at Heroin. Time continued to pass by and eventually the two vigil keepers fell into a deep slumber, exhaustion making sure they got at least a little sleep.

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