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-- Before dawn --

Everyone was still looking for Satorious when all of a sudden Zane feel to his knees, clutching his stomach.

"W-what's happening?" Zane asked, then all of a sudden a strong wind blew around him, making everyone else fall backwards and cover their eyes to protect them from the sand that was blowing around Zane.

When the sand finally stopped everyone looked up to see Zane, but he wasn't really Zane anymore. He was a dragon. His dragon scales were the same color as his hair usually is and he had the same color eyes, but they looked more like cat eyes now because they had that long pupil going down the middle of them.

"Z-Zane?" Syrus asked, shakingly as he approached Zane slowly.

Zane looked down at Syrus and his eyes softened before leaning down and softly nuzzling Syrus with the tip of his nose. Syrus hugged him back gently.

"Okay." Aster said, slowly. "Now that Zane is a dragon freak... can we go find Satorious now?!" He yelled, and the next thing he knew Zane tried to aim fire at him, but missed slightly and hit the ground next to him. Aster screamed like a girl and jumped behind everyone else.

"Wow! You know how to breath fire now." Syrus said with a smile.

"That's great. Now can we go?" Aster asked. "I want my Satorious-baby back!" Aster cried.

'Oh brother. He's love-struck.' Zane asked, and Syrus giggled. 'Did you just hear me?' Zane asked.

"I-I guess I did. Wow! I can read your mind." Syrus said.

"Great! What is he thinking about me?" Aster asked, and Syrus listened to Zane's thoughts again before replying.

"He thinks that you're a big cry baby." Syrus said, and everyone else giggled.

"Oh yeah!" Aster yelled, stepping out from behind everyone else. "Well, you weren't exactly a tough guy when Syrus was kidnapped either!" Aster yelled, pointing at Zane as he did.

Zane glared at him before shooting another stream of fire at Aster and this time the tip of Aster's hair caught on fire.

"Ahhhhh!" Aster screamed like a girl again, and started to run around in circles. Then he found a random bucket of water and poured it over his head.

While everyone else was laughing Syrus went up to Aster.

"Just a tad bit of advice. I wouldn't suggest pissing off a guy who knows how to breath fire." Syrus said.

"Yeah, I know that, idiot. Thanks for telling me." Aster said, then looked behind Syrus when he heard Zane growl. "Okay, okay. I won't insult Syrus again." Aster said, quickly, and Zane wrapped his arm around Syrus.

Then out of nowhere these four guys appeared.

"Who are you guys and what are you doing here?" Jaden asked.

"Who we are isn't important. And we're here to destroy you... on behalf of Master Shroud's orders." Said one of the four guys.

"Shroud?!" Aster yelled as he grabbed the guy's jacket collar. "Where is he?! Tell me where he is right now!" Aster yelled. "He took my Satorious away from me!"

"Look, kid! I don't know who you think you are, but we don't know any Satorious." The guys said as he pushed Aster to the ground. "Master Shroud just sent us to destroy you!"

Zane growled at the four guys and once Aster scrambled out of the way, Zane shot a stream of fire at all four of them. It hit a couple of them and they died, but the other two got a clean getaway.

"Great! Now we have no idea where Satorious is!" Aster yelled. "Great going, Zane!"

"I'd be careful, Aster. Zane just said that "you better shut your mouth before you're next"." Syrus said.

"What a bunch of punks?" Someone said, and they all turned around to see a girl standing there. She had long black hair and bright voilet eyes. She was wearing all black with some metal.

"Who are you?" Syrus asked.

"I'm Sarah. I heard that you were looking for a guy named Satorious."

"Let me guess... you're one of Shroud's followers." Jaden said.

"No."

"Thanks for the offer anyway, Sarah." Aster said. "But we'll be fine without you."

"I know where he is." Sarah said.

"Who? Shroud or Satorious?" Aster asked.

"Satorious. I know where he is and I can take you to him. I know these woods. Every rock and tree. You want to see him again, don't you?"

'Syrus...' Zane thought, and Syrus looked up at him. 'You have to tell everyone that we must go.' Zane thought before glaring at Sarah.

Syrus looked back at Aster when he started talking again.

"If you can show us where Satorious is."

"Satorious' place it is." Sarah said. "You'll learn to trust me." She said, then everyone heard Zane growl.

"We aren't the only ones you need to convince." Syrus said.

-- At Satorious' cave --

"I'm afraid that this is as far as I can bring you. Just go under the waterfall and you'll find Satorious' cave." Sarah said.

"Oh no, you don't." Aster said as he grabbed her wrist, forcing her to stay. "You're not going anywhere until we can be sure that you aren't fooling around with us."

"But I can't-" Sarah started, but was cut off when Aster pressed a finger to her lips.

"You're coming with us. Whether you like it or not."

'Well... I guess I could. As long as Satorious doesn't recognize me.' She thought. "Alright." She said. So, they all went inside except for Zane because everyone was afraid that he would attract too much attention (him being a dragon and all).

When they got inside, atleast five people pointed at them with spears. But soon they drew their spears away, and signaled everyone to follow them inside. When they got in there they saw Satorious talking to a few other people and he turned around to see them.

"Guys... you weren't supposed to follow me." Satorious said, and before he could do anything else, Aster ran up and hugged him.

"I was so worried. I was afraid that something terrible had happened to you!" Aster said, then started crying into Satorious' chest.

Satorious sighed and wrapped his arms around Aster, hugging him back.

"Well... since you guys are here I'll have to tell you guys what's going on. But first... where is Zane?"

"He's outside." Syrus explained. "We were afraid that he'd attract too much attention."

"Well, bring him in here." Satorious said. "I know you two can hear each other's thoughts now call him in here." He said, and Syrus concentrated.

'Zane, come inside, but be careful Syrus thought, and not even a second later Zane entered the room.

"Well, well, well... looks like you've become a fine young dragon." Satorious complemented. Then Satorious noticed Sarah, who was looking away from him. He slowly walked up to her and looked at her, and immediately recognized her. "Seize her." He said as he snapped his fingers and two gaurds went up and grabbed her.

"Wait! what are you doing?!" Syrus yelled.

"She is the daughter of Shroud." Satorious said, and everyone could barely even speak, until the silence was broken when Syrus looked at her and said something.

"Is that true?"

"A daughter doesn't choose her father." She said, before breaking away from the gaurds and lifting up her shirt just enough so that they could see her stomach. On her stomach was a huge scar. "This was the only thing he ever gave me." She said, then put her shirt down. "I hate that man with everything I have left."

"Lock her up!" Satorious commanded his guards. "If she tries to escape, kill her." He said, so the guards dragged her away. "We don't have time to take chances. We have to prepare ourselves for battle." Satorious said.

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Wow! Suspense much? This is getting so good that even I can't stand it! And... sorry about the cliffhanger! I wanted to leave ya'll in suspense!

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