Ashes To Ashes Chapter 4 :
Aftermath
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Sorry if the translations in Polish, Dutch, Norvegian, Portuguese or Island sound a bit off, I had to use google translate for these languages ;)
Also, IMPORTANT AN at the bottom.
Disclaimer : I hereby state that I DO NOT own the Inheritance Cycle or any of its characters ( It is the property of Christopher Paolini ) but I do own my OCs.
And now that the legal mumbo jumbo has been taken care of,
On with the story !
PS : Thoughts and telepathy will be in italic
* * (Rider's Academy Infirmary ) * *
After a long night, Max was finally awake. It was around 8 in the morning and it was raining outside. If it wasn't for the rain droplets hitting the room windows, he would have stayed asleep much longer.
Still on the bed, he raised his head and checked his body to see if all of this was just a dream or if it was real. When he found that he still had the body of a baby dragon, he let out a loud mental sigh , "broadcasting" it in the whole room...
Why do weird things always happen to me? I wanted to get into space, not land onto some god forsaken rock! The module wasn't supposed to encounter any planets in its path! It must have been knocked off course by something...
Aylin had stayed all night in the infirmary, sleeping on a chair, worried about the little purple dragon that was to be hers during the bonding ceremony. She was so afraid when he fainted! She didn't want her new friend to die like that...
Suddenly, she heard a rather loud sigh that seemed to come from the little dragon in front of her.
-Oh ! You're awake ! I was so worried about you ! Are you feeling well ?
-...
-Oh silly me ! I forgot to use telepathy! Here, you should be able to understand me now.
-What the f*** ! There's a voice in my head again. Is it you?
Aylin was shocked. She didn't expect her dragon to react like that to her!
-Yes, It's me. And you shouldn't talk to your rider like that...
-A what ?! Just who do you think you are? I'm no horse! Hell, I'm not even sure of what I am now...
-Hey, calm down ! I'm not your enemy ! A rider is the best friend of a dragon, not some sort of horse jockey ! You as a dragon should know that.
-Me, a dragon ? Oh, that's right, I forgot about that part...
-Forgot ? You have forgotten that you are a dragon ? Maybe that's because I didn't bond with you yet...
-What ? I've got no intention to "bond" with anyone miss...
-Toran, Aylin Toran.
-Yeah Aylin, as I was saying I've got no intention to bond with anyone...
Upon hearing that, Aylin, already on edge, started crying.
-How ? How dare you say such a thing to me, your Rider ?
-For the last time Miss, I' M NOT YOUR DRAGON ! And you certainly are NOT my "Rider" !
This was too much for Aylin. She darted out of the infirmary to go to her room to cry, alone...
That was the time that Saphira chose to make her entrance. She wanted to see the if the young hatchling from yesterday ceremony was alright. Eragon couldn't come with her as he was busy with some of his new work.
Shit, it's that big blue dragon, again.I wonder what she wants this time...
Saphira was utterly shocked by what she saw. A dragon outright refusing to bond with his Rider was unheard of. Saphira spoke the first, asking the young hatchling what he had done to Aylin.
-What did you do little one ? I just stumbled upon your Rider in the corridor : she was crying ! What did you say to her ?
-First off, she's NOT my Rider ! Secondly, just who are you ?
-My name is Saphira, little one. My rider is Eragon Shadeslayer...
-Again with this "Rider" word, just what does it mean exactly ?
-You don't know ? Are you sure that you are well in your mind, little one ?
-Stop calling me like that, I'm 17 years old for fucks sake !
-No, you're not. You just hatched yesterday.
-Wrong, I was born in 1996 in France.
-What is this date? What is this "France" you speak of? Why are you babbling such nonsense, little one ?
-Sheesh... Just where in the world am I ?
-You are at the new Rider Academy in Alagaësia, little one. Now tell me, what did you say to Aylin?
-It's actually a rather long story and I don't think you would believe it since I almost have trouble believing it myself...
-I've got plenty of time...
-I guess I'll start with the beginning then. First, my name is Maxime Lachance and I am, or rather was, human.
-A human !? Again with such nonsense !
-Calm down, calm down. Listen to my story first. So, as I was saying, I was human. All of this happened to me because of a stupid accident : I was struck down by a car when I was walking down the street...
-What is a car ?
-Oh, I forgot that I probably was in some fantasy world. To make short, picture yourself a horse carriage without any horses that goes very fast.
-A horse carriage that moves without horses ? That is strange magic, little one...
-Actually, there's no "magic" in a car, just good ol' science.
-Stop babbling and continue your story.
-Ok, ok. So, I was walking down the street when I was struck down by that car. I instantly died. Some days after, my family received a "letter" containing my last will. In it, you could find the usual stuff but I also made a special request.
-What was it ?
-I wanted my ashes to be sent to space to drift forever...
-What ? It's not even possible !
-Geez... I guess I'm in for another "explanation". I'll start with a little basic history then : from where I came from, man has accomplished great feats. One of them, however, was to send men on the moon : their names were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. This event started the beginning of man's space age. Various inventions has been created since then. What it has to do with me is that these inventions allowed my family to grant me my last wish. I should have drifted into space forever however a solar flare sent my ashes off course. I suppose that some nights ago there was a shooting star in the sky ?
(How could he know, he wasn't even born at this time ?) - Yes...
-Great. That was the module containing my ashes when it was burning through the atmosphere. And then the next thing I knew I was waking up in a dragon's body...
-So that was why you didn't want to bond with Aylin...
-Yup.
-Well then, "Maxime", I'll let you rest, for now. I must tell Eragon of this...
-Don't worry, I won't move...
Saphira then exited the room. She had trouble believing the hatchling's story. Horse carriages moving without any horses ? Men reaching the moon? Science? A dragon with a human soul?
She needed to tell this to Eragon right away...
Damian was sleeping in his room with his dragon. They were peacefully sleeping when they were suddenly awakened by the rain pouring on Damian's room window.
His dragon was the first to be awake: he immediately began to lick Damian's cheek to wake him up...
-Master, Master !
-Huh, what is it? Oh, it's you..
-Yup. What should we do now ?
-First, stop calling me Master, my name is Damian. Now tell me, what is yours ? You didn't have the time to tell me yesterday.
-Oh, right. My name is Farkas.
-Farkas? Sounds good, I like it.
-Yay! How about we go exploring?
-Well, since it's a free day today I don't see why not...
Upon hearing this, the little black dragon immediately darted out of the room but not before gently scratching Damian on the leg and saying "Tag !".
A big grin appeared on Damian's face moments before he launched himself after the playful little dragon.
They could have chased each other for long but fate had other plans in store for them...
After taking another turn around one of the Academy numerous hallways, they arrived on a balcony. It was rather high and there were nasty-looking rocks down below.
They then noticed a girl that was standing on the edge of the balcony railing...
-Hey young lady, what is the matter?
She had trouble answering Damian as she was sobbing heavily and her face was smeared by tears...
-N..Nothing. Just go away. I want to die alone, please...
-Why? Why would such a fine girl like you want to end her life?
-It...It's my dragon, he outright refused to bond with me!
-What! Why would he do such a thing?!
-I don't know !
-Come with me, miss...
-Aylin, Aylin Toran.
-Yeah, Aylin, come with me. We'll go see your dragon together and he will have some answers to give us and an apology to you as well...
-R...Really?
-Yes! Come now, take my hand...
As Aylin reached out with her hand to grab Damian's, she slipped. It was nothing more than bad luck, fate had nothing to do with it this time...
-Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
-NO! AYLIN!
She landed with a sickening thump on the ground down below, luckily avoiding the nasty looking rocks but not the ground...
Damian's mind was immediately on autopilot. He quickly ran towards Eragon's Office to get help...
Eragon was deep in thought. Saphira had just told him about the strange little purple dragon that seemed to have a human soul. He could not fathom such a thing. How was it even possible? Granted, he had seen strange things in his life but this, this was truly unique. This particular dragon had told Saphira that he was coming from another world, one where man was exploring space and making things that magic couldn't ever come close to match. All of this had a strange name attached to it and Eragon kept repeating this strange, alien word in his mind: "Science".
He was still wondering what he would do about this dragon when suddenly he heard loud, hurried knocks on his door.
-Master Eragon, Master Eragon !
-Yes, what is it?
-It's Aylin Toran, she just jumped off the balcony. She's hurt and needs help!
-What? Show me the way Damian.
While following Damian, Eragon called Saphira through their bond because otherwise they would not get Aylin to the infirmary fast enough. When they all reached the balcony, Saphira gently lifted Aylin off the ground and quickly headed to the infirmary, Eragon, Damian and Farkas quickly following behind...
* * (Rider's Academy Infirmary) * *
Max was quietly sleeping on his bed. His mind was buzzing with various questions such as why he was here, how was his family or even why he was a dragon...
He could have kept dreaming for a while if it was not for the sudden appearance of Saphira, two men he didn't recognize and a little black dragon.
Saphira was putting something in a bed in front of him : it was that girl from earlier, Aylin!
-Hey Saphira, mind telling me what's going on?
-What! How dare you ask such a thing, little one? She wanted to kill herself because of YOU!
-Wh...What? How? Why?
-You refused to bond with her ! For Riders, there's nothing worse than that, even Death seems sweeter for them!
-Oh shit! Are her injuries serious?
-Yes, she jumped off a balcony and landed hard on the ground down below.
-Is there a way to save her? I want to redeem myself.
-Well, there is a way...
-What?! Tell me !
-You must bond with her. The bonding process gives the Rider better physical attributes such as enhanced reflexes, strength and even quicker, better healing powers than normal humans...
-Well, as one man from my world once said, "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back!"
-Stop babbling your nonsense, little one! Go save her!
Max immediately jumped off the bed and headed towards Aylin, all the while under Farkas and Damian heavy glare...
-Uh Saphira, what do I do now?
-You think about Aylin, how you want to be with her, all the while touching her.
-Ok, I got it.
He then touched Aylin's palm. Almost immediately, a bright blue light filled the room, blinding everyone, even Saphira !
When the glow faded, a Gedwëy Ignasia could be seen on Aylin's right-hand palm. However, it wasn't like the other Riders "classical" sign. Instead, you could see a different symbol on her palm. It was composed of two parallel lines separated by a dot in the middle. It was also dark blue and it held a faint glow to it. (AN : I'll post an art about how it's exactly looking)
You could also see Max's lying on the floor as the bonding had drained him of most of his energy.
His last words before falling into unconsciousness were the following :
I'm sorry Aylin. I hope you'll forgive me one day...
END OF CHAPTER 4
So, what did you think of it ? Will Max ever get along with Aylin ? Will the other riders and dragons accept him ? Will GTA V ever get out on PC ? Is the cake a lie ?
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A big shout to UNSCInferno who gave me his dragon OC, Farkas.
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P.S. : Did anyone spot the portal 2 reference I made ?
P.P.S. : I also posted some of the art that I promised if I got 10 Reviews. The link is on my profile. (It's on Deviant Art, you can find me under the name "MaxFR68")