"I think they fell this way!" The ninja had the bounty flying low, shining a spotlight. They were looking for Lloyd and Ashlynn,, who crashed.

"I hope they're okay...I didn't see them after they fell through the clouds..." Kai looked around. "Guys, i'm incredibly worried. Lloyd has never done anything this rash before!"

"I'm worried about Ashlynn..." Nya said. "She didn't recover from that...It almost looked like the life was sucked out of her."

"Its a knife wound, she was literally stabbed in the back!" Jay exclaimed. "Anyone would have-!"

"Wait, there!" Zane pointed to a crater, and another one. "They must have feel and bounces. But the size of it, Lloyd was have shifted before the crash."

"Nya, land it there!" Cole pointed to the crater. Nya pulled the ship around and set it on the ground. They all jumped out and looked around.

"This way!" Kai pointed and they followed the craters. They were getting slightly smaller, and skidded. Traces of blood were streaked across. "They must be around here somewhere...Zane?"

Zane turned his eyes into lights and they scanned. "I'm picking something up..." they cleared a section of bushed. "! There!"

Two figure were clinging to each other by a small bundle of trees. Lloyd had a death grip on Ashlynn, blood on his hands and arms.

"Lloyd!" They ninja went down to them. Kai held a hand out. "Come on man, lets get-"

"Get away from her!" Lloyd swiped at Kai, knocking him back a little. His eyes were solid gold colored with a black slit, and his teeth sharpened into fangs. He growled and hugged Ashlynn closer.

"Dude, easy..." Cole tried to calm him down.

"Stay away...she's mine..." He growled.

"She's hurt..." Nya said. "Lloyd, we need to help her..." Nya waved a hand behind her to Zane to go around him. Zane stepped back into the shadows. "I know you're scared...we're worried too. Please, we have to help her, she's seriously hurt, okay? We're gonna help you, okay?" Nya took another step.

Lloyd slowly loosened his grip...Then jerked and fell over. Zane had his hand outwards, a hole in his palm, a dart in Lloyd's back.

"Zane!" Nya shouted.

"What? I figured the best way to get close to him was the drug him." Zane said nonchalantly.

"Well...no! no, we could have talked!" Nya exclaimed as Kai and Cole picked them both up.

"Let's argue later" cole said. "We need to get Ashlynn help."

Lloyd groaned and struggled to get up. "...huh?" He looked and he was chained to the wall and floor in a room on the bounty. "! what?!" He growled and struggled.

"Easy Lloyd..." Cole gripped his scythe tighter. The boys were watching him, making sure he didn't go dragon crazy. "You need to keep calm."

Lloyd growled. "Let me go...where's Ashlynn?"

"Nya is helping her. We kept away, knowing it would upset you." Kai told him.

"And please don't shift. If you do, Ashlynn can't get help." Jay tried to frantically explain.

Lloyd growled again. "I need to see her...She needs my protection!"

"She needs medical help. Nya is trying okay? I hope she's doing better than us..." Cole said.

***
Nya ran some water over the wound. "You sure you know how to do this?" She asked Wu.

"I've had to suture wounds before. This is no different." Wu cleaned the needle and thread it. "You just keep the wound clean."

"Yes Sensei..."

***
Ashlynn groaned and slowly opened her eyes. "what...what happened?" "Knife...anti-magic...hurt...Lloyd...Lloyd..." She rubbed her head and tried to sit up, then hissed in pain.

"Easy, easy." Nya went over to her. "You need to stay lying down, you're hurt."

Ashlynn sighed. "What happened? I remember getting ready to jump...then falling..."

"You were stabbed by a weird knife, then Lloyd jumped after you. And something is wrong with him. It's like...he's not himself." Nya exclaimed.

"His dragon...I feel him calling...He's scared...he's worried...I am too...we need to see him..." "I know...but it hurts..." "Nya, where is Lloyd?" She asked.

"The other room, they had to sedate him, but he might be waking up now..." Nya explained.

"Help me up..." Ashlynn slowly struggled to sit up.

"Ashlynn, you need rest. You've been hurt." Nya tried to lay her back down, but Ashlynn gripped her wrist.

"I need to see Lloyd...If he's not himself, his dragon is freaking out...I need to see him." She explained.

Nya sat still, then nodded. She put Ashlynn's arm over her shoulder and helped her up. They slowly walked their way down to the room the others were in.

They walked in, causing the ninja to turn.

"Oh my god, thank you! He's starting to scare us now!" Jay exclaimed.

Lloyd growled, then stopped when he saw Ashlynn. "Ashlynn!"

Ashlynn let go of Nya and slowly staggered to him, then went to her knees in front of him. She framed his face with her hand. He closed his eyes and purred, leaning into her hand. "She's okay...she's alive..."

"...You need to let Lloyd back in control." Ashlynn told him.

He shook his head. "No! You're hurt, you were in trouble. You need my protection.!"

"No, i don't." she said. "I am okay. I've been hurt before. But this isn't helpful or safe for either of you for you to be in control here."

"No. I can't. You need my help!" He wasn't budging.

Ashlynn sighed. "We've tried talking to him." Kai explained. "But it wasn't working, he won't listen!"

Cole sighed. "We tried everything, but nothing-"

Ashlynn pulled Lloyd close and kisses him lightly. His eyes went wide, then he closed them, leaning into the kiss.

"We didn't try that." Jay stated nonchalantly, and Nya nudged him.

They sat there for a minute, then Ashlynn pulled back. LLoyd kept his eyes closed. "Please...give him back..."

He sat there for a minute, then sighed. He slowly opened his eyes, and they were his normal green. "A-Ashlynn...You were...you were hurt...blood...Harumi..." He closed his eyes as tears fell. "I was so scared..."

She rested her forehead against his. " I know, I know..."

"We'll uh...we'll let you be." Cole nudged his head towards the door and they left.

Lloyd wept silently. "Ashlynn...I don't know what's wrong with me...We barely know each other, but...I-I want you by my side, I want you safe...I..."

Ashlynn kissed his forehead. "I know, I know..." She reached under his neck and undid the cuff.

"Why is this happening?" Lloyd asked. "I-I've never felt this way before with anyone..."

"...When a dragon falls in love, they pursue the ends of the world for them." Ashlynn undid the cuff on his left arm. "They do anything for them...with dragon shifters, we have to deal with double the emotions, making it a grand miserable experience..." She under the one on his right arm and held his hand. "But...when both dragons feel for each other...It makes the positive emotions much better..." She smiled.

Lloyd looked her her hand. "...You awoke my dragon...I never knew he was there until i met you..."

"And I never would have experience such a wonderful world without you..." She kissed his hand.

Lloyd swallowed the lump in his throat and hugged her close. she smiled and returned the hug.

"...We can't separate like this again..." Lloyd stated. "The heartbreak hurts too much..."

"It does...I can't tell you how many times I caught myself turning around back towards you..." She leaned back. "...We need to go together."

Lloyd sat up. "You mean...?"

She nodded. "We need to bring the cloaks home. To the Alpha."


And that is it for the first book! I'm glad to have done this, i forget how fun this was.

Now there will be a break in between here and the next story, I have to do some character reference drawings and get a few more chapters written and planned out.
(And little bonus, next story might be M rated, stay tuned~)

But I still had a bunch of fun doing this, I hope you all enjoyed and stay around for the next story!