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Chapter 12: The Secret
Owen was running in the halls trying to catch up with Jas so he could explain, "Jas, please stop!"
Jas stopped, still sobbing, "Y…your r…right! Wh…why should I…I run when I have n…nothing to g…go to!?" she demanded, "I…I'm glad th…that you found someo…one you care f…for."
Owen was hurt, he had to make her see, "Your right." Jas looked up at him, "She is standing right in front of me."
Jas cried even more, "Owen, st…stop, lying won't h…help." Owen took a few steps towards her, "I said stop!" Owen felt himself lifted into the air, "I'll make you stop if I have to." Jas turned around, the tears were gone, only rage remained.
Owen was petrified but managed to say, "Jas, I have always tried my hardest to keep a smile on your face, to keep you happy." Jas raised her hand up, "If that is what will make you happy, than do it. I will have no regrets." Owen closed his eyes, "Do it!"
Jas was full of anger, she wanted to crush Owen then and there, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She let Owen drop to the ground, she said sadly, "Owen, I could never harm you, you could tear out my heart a thousands times and I could never bring myself to do it." she started to cry from what she had attempted to do.
Owen walked up to Jas and wiped away her tears, "I know you wouldn't, but even if I tore your heart out, I would give mine." Jas leaned into Owen and gave him a hug, Owen was shocked at first, but then brought his arms around her, "Jas, I would bring you back from the edge of death, even if I had to die to do so. I would go through any obstacle to bring you back home." Owen was getting a little teary eyed, "Jas, I love you."
Jas brought her head up and leaned it over his shoulder, "I love you to Owen." They stood there hugging each other, not wanting the moment to last, and to let their wrongs be forgiven.
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Steve was cracking his knuckles, "Can I have first swing at her?"
Evan then said, "Wait in line."
Ty stepped in front of his sister, "You have to go through me first."
"Everyone stop!" Ace yelled, "Why don't we have them tell us there story so we can sort this out." Kim opened her mouth, "Not you, him." Ace said pointing to Ty.
Ty stared at them violently, "Very well." Ty explained Owen's stay, their journey, and why his sister did what she did, "I have to apologize for my sister, since she won't." he said sharply to his sister.
"But I love him!" Kim said deafeningly.
"Tell me child, has he ever shown affection towards you?" Ignitus asked.
"He saved me from Buck!" Kim said even more forcefully.
Ace stepped forward, "If I know my son, he was just doing what was right."
Ty nodded, "He told my that's what he was doing before he fought Buck."
"But big brother." Kim pleaded.
"That's enough, I don't want to hear another word." Ty said forcefully, and Kim pouted.
It suddenly dawned on Ace, "So is there a cure, from being a werewolf?"
"Cure?" Ty asked then let out a loud laugh.
Ace said hollowly, "So he is cursed, forever?"
"I don't see it as a cures, but as a blessing." Ty said, "We have seen the world in an entirely new way, it is nothing to be ashamed of or feared for."
"I see." Ace said disappointingly.
"I'm sorry if that is not what you wanted to hear, come on Kim, lets go home." Ty said and started to walk away.
Spyro then asked, "Your leaving, already?"
"Why wouldn't we? We brought Owen back and the only reason I came was to bring Kim back home." Ty said.
"Well we are at war and I think we could use all of the allies we can get." Spyro said trying to convince Ty.
Ty turned around, "What kind of war?"
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Owen and Jas were still in the hall hugging each other, Jas spoke up, "Will you ever forgive me?"
Owen looked at Jas, "You know that I will, but will you ever forgive me."
"I could never stay mad at you." Jas said truthfully, Jas looked into Owen's eyes, she noticed that they were yellow, "Owen, your eyes are…"
"Yellow, wolf eyes, different, not right, yea I know." Owen said, thinking that Jas was scared or horrified.
"No." Jas said and put her had to his face, "They are beautiful."
Owen blushed, beautiful, it was the last thing that Owen expected, "Not as beautiful as yours."
Jas blushed this time and noticed Chad approaching from behind Owen, she pushed herself away and said, "Chad! We weren't doing anything."
Owen looked at Chad, he wore his black cloak, "Who are…" Owen was cut off by Chad, but not with words, but with a punch in the face. Owen was thrown back, "Ow, what the hell was that for?" Owen then remembered the battle before he ran away, "You…you were the one who saved us." Owen said and Chad nodded, "But why did you punch me in the face?"
"You told me to." Chad said.
"Why would I do that?" Owen asked shocked.
Chad offered a hand to help Owen up and he took it, "Well it did give you the rest if your memory back didn't it? Besides I was just doing what you told me to do." Chad could see that Owen was unconvinced, "Well not now or some time soon, but in your near future."
Owen was pondering then her remembered, "The Bands of Time, right?" Chad nodded, "Then where do I find them?"
Chad shrugged his shoulders, "The hell if I know, you didn't tell me. Anyways, you two have to get things straight with um…what was her name…Kim! Yea Kim, otherwise she will never give up on you." Owen and Jas nodded and lead the way outside of the temple.
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"So let me get this straight, the war is for the future of the realm, against some big bad guy, and Owen is suppose to defeat him?" Ty asked and Spyro nodded, "Count me in, I mean, I would be happy to fight with you."
Kim pulled at her brothers arm, "But brother! Owen could get hurt!"
Ace laughed, "I doubt that, one of his powers is healing, anything short of, say, total annihilation will kill him."
"There, so stop worrying." Ty said.
"It still could happen." Kim protested, Ty just slapped his head and groaned. Owen, Jas, and Chad came out of the temple, Owen and Jas holding hands. Kim was heart broken, "She still accepts you then."
There was a pause, Jas spoke up, "Of course I do, why wouldn't I?"
"But…but…but he is a werewolf, and your just a human, you should hate him for what he is." Kim said shocked.
Jas leaned on Owen's shoulder, "No, just you."
Kim growled, Ty snapped at his sister, "That's enough!" Kim quieted down, "You just leave them alone, you hear me?"
Kim sighed, "Yes brother."
Ty could see how stunned everyone's faces were, that he could go from loose to strict with his sister so fast, "She never was disciplined, and so it's my job to try and get her to be."
Cyril spoke up, "I think we have wasted enough time here, don't you think we should get back to today's schedule?"
"Right you are Cyril, we have lost to much time with the past events." Volteer continued to ramble.
Ace put a hand on each of his sons shoulders, "Great now the brothers can train together."
"Wait, what?" Owen asked shocked.
Ace looked at Chad, "Did you tell him?"
"I thought you did." Chad said.
Ace sighed and rubbed his forehead, "Owen, I have a lot of explaining to do, but to make a long story short, Chad here is your brother."
Owen was silent, then he said, "Ok, awkward, in that case." Owen slugged his brother in the arm.
"Ow, what was that for?" Chad asked, Owen tapped his face, "Oh, well, then we're even."
Owen turned to Ace and said quietly to him, "But after training you have to explain everything, and I do mean everything." Everyone made their way to the training room, Owen and Jas close to each other, Kim enviously behind them, Ty glaring at his sister, Chad and Ace conversing, Spyro and Cynder had their tails intertwined, their relationship was no longer a secret, and the elders in the lead.
As they entered the training room Ty asked, "How are we going to train if there is a big statute in the way?" Ignitus flipped a switch and the statute stated to descend, "Well that is one way, I guess."
Everyone gathered around the outer edge of the training circle and Ignitus said, "I think we will skip strait to sparing."
Owen instinctively reached for his sword but couldn't find it, "Hold on I need to get my sword." he turned around to see Boe, he had a pack and Owen's sword across his back, "Thanks Boe." he took of his pack to find new cloths in it, Owen looked at himself and realized that he was wearing rags, he stepped out into the hallway, "I'll be right back." He took a moment to get 'descent' then walked back into the training room. He wore a white muscle shirt that had, in gold trim, the Order of the Dragon insignia on the chest and plain white pants.
"How do they fit?" Ace asked.
Owen was flexing and stretching seeing if the cloths tore or were tight, "Fine, better even." Owen retrieved his sword from Boe and quietly asked him, "Did you miss me?"
Owen was waiting for his usual bark but got, "More than you know." Boe then winked and licked Owen's face, "Our little secret." Owen smiled and rubbed Boe's head.
"Come on Owen." Chad said in the center of the room, he wore the exact same outfit as Owen, but black instead of white.
Owen got up and belted his sword, "Yea yea, I'm coming."
Ignitus then asked, "Ready?" they both nodded, "Good, fight!"
Chad and Owen pulled out their swords, Owen said, "Don't think that I'll go easy on you just because you're my brother."
"I wasn't expecting it, you aren't the only one who can heal." Chad replied.
"Good now I don't have to hold back." Owen said mockingly.
Chad gave a chuckle, "I thought you said you weren't going to go easy in the first place."
"Yea, I did, but now I can show you my full power." Owen said.
Sparx slapped his head, "What are you two going to do talk all day or are you going to fight?" A beam of light whizzed past his face, "Hey watch it!"
Owen grinned, "Sorry Sparx, I still need to work on my aim."
"Ha ha, very funny." Sparx said sarcastically.
Owen looked where Chad was but didn't see him, he raised his sword up at the last second and locked swords, "Nice try." Owen said and they repelled each other. Owen swung his sword letting a crescent of light fly at Chad, Chad raised his sword and brought it down slicing the crescent in half. Chad charged at Owen, his sword aflame with black fire, Owen assumed darkness, Owen readied for the blow and set his aflame with light. Chad was right upon Owen when he threw his sword in the air over Owen's head, sidestepped, caught his sword behind Owen, and followed up with an uppercut across Owen's back.
Owen cried in pain, "Give up?" Chad asked, he new the answer.
White steam came off his wound sealing it, "You wish." Owen retorted. Owen was caught off guard by feeling his shirt closing where Chad slashed, "What the hell?" Owen asked shocked.
"Miracle Cloth." Ace said, "It will never stain and will repair itself."
"Well that's convenient." Owen said and jumped back avoiding Chad's attack, Ok time to pay attention, he thought and charged at Chad, it was his turn for fancy fighting. Chad prepared for the blow, but Owen fell to his knees and leaned back sliding under Chad, Chad stabbed down and barely missed Owen. Owen got to his feet and ran to the wall only a few feet away, he propelled himself up the wall and jumped off it at the peak of his climb, Chad turned around but didn't see Owen. Owen landed behind Chad and sliced down cutting him across the back.
Chad stumbled forward from the blow and gave a cry, "Ahh, nice trick there." he said and got up. His wound was clear, suddenly his wound started to close like Owen's but instead of white steam, black smoke came off it, his shirt closed shortly after. Chad then turned and held his sword in front of him, the runes on his blade started to glow black and he charged at Owen, Owen fed power into his sword like he did to break Nexus's barrier and the both locked swords. There was a big explosion and they were both tossed back and landed on their feet.
"Let me guess, you stored power into you blade like me?" Owen asked.
"You know me well brother." Chad said.
"Figure that, and we just met." Owen said. They then matched each other blow for blow, the room was starting to fill with white steam and black smoke, causing a light fog.
"You think that they would tire after awhile." Cynder said.
Spyro whispered to Cynder, "I think they are trying to prove who is stronger."
"Probably, but they are getting nowhere, they are to evenly matched." Cynder whispered back.
"Even so, you got to admit that it is fun it watch." Spyro answered.
Owen was about to prepare for another attack but Ace stepped between him and Chad, "That is enough, you two are too evenly matched." Ace said and Owen and Chad sheathed their weapons. Ace pulled them off to the side, he said in a low voice, "Lets find someplace quiet, then I will explain everything." Owen and Chad followed Ace out of the training room as Steve and Evan were about to perform hand to hand. They made there way to the library and Ace closed the door, "Ok, I know that I have a lot of explaining to do."
Owen spoke first, "Yea, mind explaining the Royal Family?"
Ace looked shocked, but only for a second, "What are you talking about?"
"You know what I mean." Owen said, "When I was with the pack, the leader of the pack told me that only the Royal Family could harness the power of light."
Ace sighed, "I knew I couldn't keep it secret forever, I just wish I had more time."
"Time for what?" Chad asked.
"Well for starters, yes I am a King, if you will say. That being, you both are princes, and with that people will expect you two to solve there problems, being big or small." Ace looked at his sons, "More or less, the people will be all over you, and I don't want you two to get fat heads, and more importantly do not to let anyone know, if at all possible."
"You don't have to worry about me." Owen said, "I hate the lime light. Chad on the other hand you might have to worry about."
"Me? Nah, I have always lived in the shadows." Chad said.
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"Hey, where did Ace, Owen, and Chad go?" Cynder asked Spyro.
"Don't know." Spyro said getting up, "Come on, lets see were they went." Spyro and Cynder carefully snuck out of the training room and wandered around for awhile. After a few minutes Spyro said, "Come on Cynder, lets get back before someone notices we are missing."
Cynder nodded then said, "Do you hear something?" a knocking sound was in the distance, "It sounds like knocking."
"The front door maybe?" Spyro asked.
"Come on lets find out." Cynder said and Spyro followed. They got to the front door and opened it, on the other side was a pink dragoness.
"Hello, I am here to deliver a message." she said.
"To who?" Spyro asked.
The pink dragon straitened up, "The letter is for…"
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"So you'll promises me that you won't let it go to your heads?" Ace asked his sons, they both nodded, "Alright, there is one last thing I wanted to tell you." his sons looked up, "I had to pick an allies so I wouldn't be recognized, my real name is…" Ace was interrupted by the library door opening.
Spyro and Cynder walked through, Spyro said to Ace, "Um, someone has a message for you."
The pink dragoness walked in and bowed then said, "Lord Benjamin, I have an urgent message for you."
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Yea yea, yell at me if you want, but I needed someone to bring the message. I was to lazy to make a new character so I just used a Spyro universe one. I will try to not make her so, well you know. Next Chapter out whenever.
