Laydia dived out of the way once more as Falco's tail slammed down with enough force to have the celled floor crackle apart, forming a crater with the start of it being the impression of his tail. She looked to the crater then to the Feathered Dragon she'd so royally ticked off.

Falco's emerald orbs shown with a pained rage, something Laydia didn't notice as she was too worried to really pay much attention; other than to where the next wall was that Falco seemed to be driving her towards. A pain was steady building up within Falco's body as all the treatment she'd given him before all the other tests was starting to take its course. He could feel his body slowing down as the blood loss from his other form was slowing invading his new dragon form; giving off the feeling of constant tireness, and the dizzy feeling from the amount of blood lost. Falco paused in his next attack, gathering what strength he had left to give his final attack.

Laydia took notice of his sudden pause as she ran at him, pulling a hidden weapon from a strap on her waist. She aimed as she felt the tense trigger against her index finger. A smile appeared as the cool, tense metal felt like home to her as pulled the trigger then. She waited to hear the sound of the bullet hit the target she intended for.

Instead, Falco felt a sharp pain from his chest plate before the bullet clattered to the celled floor. His emerald eyes glared towards the female hybrid as his mind finally snapped. A growl started to form deep within his chest, before the growl made its way to his throat; providing him with the needed sound, soon opening his mouth as he produced a roar loud enough to drop Laydia to her feet with her hands clamping tightly shut over her ears. The roar continued for another thirty seconds before the echoing was ceased as he closed his mouth. A grin seemed to appear on his mouth as he stepped closer to Laydia. The roar having down its job as she was stunned from the sheer volume produced to create it.

The Feathered dragon paused just a few feet from the female hybrid as he raised his left front foot into the air just a few inches off the ground. Laydia looked up just in time to see Falco's foot coming at her as he hit her hard, square in the chest. She felt a few ribs crack as the impact was enough to send her flying back into the wall. She slid down the wall as she gasped in pain, before looking back to the male dragon that stood before her.

"You think just because you're in that form you can last much longer," she stated as she forced herself to her feet.

Falco took notice of the blood that dripped down her chin; and to the sudden swelling around the right side of her rib cage. She was a walking corpse much as he was. But for now at least he had the will power to try and stay alive. She was slowly giving up and he knew it.

As he started to take a step towards her, he felt a pulse of pain surge through his body. The surge being enough to drop him to his belly as he gave a screech in pain. Laydia gripped her ears as the pain felt deep within her ear from the screech had her dropping to her knees once more. Falco continued to screech in pain as his dragonic form slowly started to recend from view. The pain being more than when he had transformed, giving him the guess that his original form was badly damaged and probably wouldn't survive another round with Laydia.

His skull started to feel as if it were splitting in half, having the dragon qualities slowly draw back within his body. Soon his head was once more fully feathered and falcon shaped with the blazing yellow hued beak. His body was heard snapping and cracking as the dragon features of his full body dissolved away, giving him, once more the shape of his anthro falcon body. The last thing to go was the twelve foot tail as it seemed to drop from his body before dissolving into thin air. As the transformation came to a close, Falco opened his eyes as he felt himself screaming but the pain was no longer there it seemed.

Laydia removed her hands from her ears as she noticed the falcon male once more. A grin appeared as she quickly got back to her feet, finding that as a bad move as she became dizzy from the pain the cracked ribs provided for her body. She bared her fangs as she tried to grip the pain before she continued. While she was fighting her own pain, Falco was getting back to his feet; slowly but he was getting there.

When he reached his full height once more, his emerald eyes, though tired, looked directly towards Laydia. He knew this had to end and if it meant giving up his life to keep Foxy and the others safe from this mad-woman then so be it. Falco felt another surge of pain pulse through his body. This time, though, he rode out the pain as he let the pain fuel his burning rage that Laydia had started all those years before.

"You know Laydia, you really are a thorn in my side."

The female hybrid looked to see a fist coming flying at her face. On impact she skid back a few feet, having her raise two fingers to her lips as she felt the warm, sticky crimson hued liquid come seeping from her busted lips. She was shocked as well as surprised from his reaction, "Why Falco, have you ever been taught not to hit a lady?"

"That's the key word right there: lady. I don't see a lady in front of me, I just see a monster."

That statement enraged Laydia to the point she roared out with a fiery of a female scorned by a man. Falco was ready for her as she came at him with a new found power. He wasn't surprised when she nailed a direct hit to his chest, ripping the already pre-formed wound back open. A grimance of pain flickered on his beak for a few split seconds before he snapped back to a rage-fueled reality. With Laydia that close he swung his right fist, making contact with Laydia's jaws having preformed an upper cut. As she stumbled backwards, Falco made a running start at her before he jack-knifed within the air having his feet press deep within her chest. She gasped in pain before she screeched out; having her claws lash out as they grasped flesh but only held on long enough to rip shreds of it away.

Falco pushed off her as he landed a few feet from her, having his right leg slung out to the side as his left was bent at the knee giving the impression of him crouching. He watched with careful, yet tired, emerald eyes as the female hybrid got back to her feet. Both were wearing thin, and both knew it. Still neither was going was to back down til the other had.

What I wouldn't give to have Foxy and the others here right now, was all Falco thought to himself. Though within that thought, he could have sworn he had heard his girl's voice.

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Chapters Remaining (Exluding this Chapter): 4

Hmm, maybe Falco is imagining having heard his girl's voice. We can only wait and see!
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