Chapter 6: The Reason Why

By EthAn AyMi Ay'hayepumi

People come into your life for a REASON, a SEASON or a LIFE TIME.

When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, It is usually to meet a need.
You have expressed.
They have come to assist you though a difficulty,
To provide you with guidance and support,
To aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend and they are...
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then ,
without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
This person will say or do something to bring the relationship to and end.

Sometimes they die.
Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes the act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realized is that our need has been met,
our desire fullfilled,
Their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON.
Because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real.
But only for a season.

LIFE TIME Relationships teach you life time lessons things you must built upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

You job is to accept the lesson. Love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and are as of your life.
It is said that Love is blind but Friendship is Clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life. Whether you were, a REASON, a SEASON or a LIFE TIME.

Orion could not stop thinking to himself and kept asking himself why would his father not let him go search for the crystals? The question bothered him so much, that he had to ask his father.

Orion found his father in his room. The room had no windows so the only light that was offered came from the thousands of torches that lined the wall and up the ceiling. The furnishings were all black with a look of mourning written all over it.

Orion's father Garmadon was sitting on his king sized bed looking at some sort of book. His face looked solemn and without expression as he gazed upon the pages. His father's deep blue scales cast a sparkle on the wall when the fire light hit him

"Father, can I talk to you?" Orion asked as he slowly lumbered toward his father.

Garmadon looked up from the pages of the book and smiled at his son.

"Yes son. What do you want to ask me?"

"Why is it that you do not want me to go search for the crystals?" Orion asked softly.

He watched as his father gave a deep sigh as if the matter that was just brought up hurt him. His eyes showed signs of defeat and despair as he contemplated telling Orion why. But eventually that look was replaced by a look of determination as if Orion needed to know the story.

"When I first started ruling the country, I had an evil twin brother Garmatron. He thought that the prophesy had foretold that we were supposed to find the crystals since we were twins and princes to the country. But an elder named Prophesus saw evil in Garmatron's heart and motives behind why he wanted to find the crystals. Prophesus told his discovery to my father and he did not allow us to go search for them. My brother held back his anger till after my wedding to your mother Marvel and after she laid the eggs carrying you guys. The next day after, he let it all out and held nothing back. He began to destroy the city and eventually turned his wrath toward the castle. He had cornered your mother and ordered her to bring me to her to try to have me convince my father to change his mind. I did not comply and fled the capital. He soon found out and killed your mother and almost destroyed the eggs that held you and your brother. If it was not for my father's intervention, you probably would not be here," Garmadon stated sadly.

"Where did you flee to and why did you not stay and confront your father?" Orion further inquired.

"I did what I thought was best and went to search for the crystals. I had found three of the five crystals but had not collected them yet when I heard word of what my brother had done. He had taken one thing that was close to me. Because of my lack of judgment, I lost your mother and my brother all in one swift stroke. My father chastised me for leaving when I did. I had even told my father the reasons behind my disappearance but it made no difference. I had to face my brother in full combat and that is what created the tournament that you fought two days ago. We fought for five days until my father stepped in and fought my brother. He defeated my brother and banished him. I do not know where because when he banished Garmatron, I was in the infirmary because my brother had dealt some nasty wounds to me."

"So your brother, my uncle turned bad because he became greedy? And you were chastised because you went searching for them. Is that the reason why you will not allow me to take the journey?"

"No. That is not the reason. The reason is that I am hesitant to allow you to go, is that I am afraid to lose you. I do not know what I would do with myself if my family was divided even further. Because my brother became greedy, it destroyed not only the kingdom but it also destroyed my family. The journey is also very dangerous and I do not want to see you lose at something that you get your hopes very high for as Garmatron did," Garmadon answered Orion, "But I have been thinking your request over. I know that you are eighteen now and you are almost ready for the right of passage. My charge to you is to find the five crystals."

Orion just stared at Garmadon as if what he just said was in a foreign language to him.

"You mean that you are going to allow me to take the journey and search for them?" Orion asked in amazement.

"I believe now that you and Oreon are the twin princes that were prophesized in the legend. You found the map on your own without it being bestowed on you. You have dedicated most of your time to read up on the legend and the map. I pray that the creator allow you to find them and not make the same mistakes that I did."

"Thanks Dad!" Orion exclaimed as he flew over to his dad and gave him a hug with his wings. He bounded out of his father's chambers very excited.

But he was not the only one who heard Orion's charge. Oreon was standing out of sight but near his father's chamber listening to the conversation between Orion and Garmadon. He heard that his father was going to allow Orion, his destined enemy, to search for the crystals.

Oreon entered his father's bedroom acting like he knew nothing about the conversation of Garmadon and his brother.

"What is it Oreon? But I think that I can guess the reason why you came to me," Garmadon stated as his eldest son entered the room.

"It is about the crystals father. I want to be able to go and search for them as Orion is being allowed to," Oreon stated in an innocent tone of voice.

"I guessed correctly. I guess you can go with Orion and search for them with him."

"Can I go by myself? I want to be able to go and search for them myself," Oreon pleaded.

"You do not have a map. Orion has it," Garmadon stated as he turned his head to face the eighteen year old, maroon scaled dragon.

"I will ask Orion if he can make me a copy of it. I know he is really good at drawing things," Oreon pleaded even harder.

"I guess you can, as long as you do get a map from Orion," Oreon's father stated.

Just then a centry from somewhere came in with a scroll that had a seal from a city on the coast.

"Someone said that this is urgent my king," the sentry stated as he handed to scroll to Garmadon who had quickly arose from his laid back position.

"What does it say father?" Oreon inquired.

"This is from Fengoul the Dagon Ocean sentry and he says that he spotted a human ship that are within sight of the coast off the mainland. He is pretty sure that they will land sometime tonight," Garmadon stated.

"What do you want to do my liege and I will send the word to whoever you want me to alert," the sentry stated.

"I will see to it personally that they do not land. Send for Fengoul to come with two other setries and we will blow that ship out of the water," Garmadon finished.

"Yes, your majesty. Will do it right away," the sentry concluded as he bowed low to Garmadon.

Once the sentry left, Garmadon exited his bed and made a beeline for his armor. But then he remembered that Oreon was still standing there.

he turned to Oreon.

"Oh, I sure will father. Thank you father for allowing me to go on my own!"

"You are welcome son. Now run along and make sure that you have everything you need before you leave," Garamadon stated.

"Will do father!" Oreon stated as he bounded out of the room.

But once Oreon was out of sight, he slowed his pace. He was not going to get a map from his brother. He had snuck into Orion's room when he was out training, and memorized the entire map. Or at least the part that Orion had found. He was going on his own. He was going to find them before Orion or anyone else who had the guts to look for them.