Chapter 14: Trouble

Mustaz had heard of the news of Kim's discovery. He called forth Trala.

"Trala, my apprentice. I have a job I need you to do,"

"Yes, master,"

"Have you heard of the latest news? About Kim Raven?"

"Yes, my master. I shall get the dragon's power to you. They were heading to the land of dragons. It would be easy to capture her at there,"

"And, Trala, take my new apprentice with you. She needs to get more practice,"

We were flying over the Pacific sea. As what Aron told us, we must reach the land of Dragons when the sun sets at the horizon. Aron, Zak, Fisk and me sat on Silverlight and we flew out of the airship. The sun was starting to set. The blue sky and the blue sea were dyed into the colour of brilliant red and orange. Aron raised the dragon scale into the sky and muttered a few words. Then, the picture of the sunset slowly fades away and a new picture took its place. The picture was green, and slowly forming into a grassy plain, with some creatures in it. When the picture was clear, a few dragons were visible with the grassy plain. Then, the next thing I knew, I was falling from the sky and landed on the grassy plain. Luckily the ground was a little bit soft, or else I'll crack my head, again.

I stood up, and cleared the mud and grass of me. Then, there was a flying baby common welsh green staring at me. It puffed air to my face. It was so cute! It stretched its blue tongue and licked my face. I giggled and the licking tickled me. Aron came to my side and fixed her brown hair. Zak, Fisk, and Silverlight were on the other side of the plain, scouting.

"It likes you," Aron murmured.

"It's cute, but I can't keep it," I caught the baby and placed it on the grass. The baby still stared at me. We left to reunite with the others but the baby kept on following me.

Silverlight snorted at the baby common welsh green but the baby wasn't afraid. When it saw Zak, it jumped onto his face and licked him. Zak giggled. We laughed.

"It likes the both of you,"

"Well, could we go?" Silverlight asked. He groaned.

I snuggled the welsh green. It's very huggable. Silverlight continued to groan. "Obviously, you're jealous that I like the baby more than you do," I said.

Silverlight grunted. "Didn't the kid have its mother?"

"No. She is an orphan. Her parents died when they were fighting the Dark monsters during the last invasion. But the dragons have won in the battle," Aron replied. She's definitely good with the mind-reading thing.

"Poor baby," Zak said. Zak's right. The baby couldn't survive for 10 minutes in this dangerous world. And besides, she need someone to care and love for her.

"I got an idea. Let's keep it,"

"Great," Silverlight moaned.

"Good idea, Kim san,"

"What should we name it?" Zak asked.

"I think of the name... Nature. She's as green as the grass," Aron replied. She took the baby and placed it on Fiskerton's shoulders. Fisk touched her and Nature licked Fisk.

"Goyishrashirashis (It tickles)," Fiskerton said.

We continued to head to South, where the White one lives. The grassy plains were slowly gone, and we entered an open place of sand and dried plants. It looked like a barren wasteland. There was a buffalo's carcass on the ground. And the trees were dried and dead. This place is creepy indeed. Then I felt a weird presence. I don't like it. I stopped.

"Kim?" Zak asked.

"Something's wrong. We're not alone," I replied. We readied our weapons.

"Aron, stay behind us," Silverlight said.

I can only hear the wind blowing. Then, someone fall from the tree near us. It's Trala, the traitor.

"What are you doing here?" Aron shouted.

"Ahh... the queen, I didn't expect to see you here. I'm here to take up a little gift for my master," he snapped his fingers and a few weird looking elves appeared. They each have a different mark on their faces. And they looked evil.

"Hand over Kim Raven, or face my wrath,"

"No need to waste our time talking to those losers, Trala," a girl stood out from the elves. She wore a black velvet shirt and a pair of shorts with a skirt. Her eyes were bloody red. Her red hair was tied into a long ponytail and she carried a sword on her hand. She was young and beautiful but evil. "Capture the dumb girl instead,"

"Oh, did I mention my master had a new apprentice? Her name is Kayla. She mastered the Black Dragon magic. Why don't you try some on them, Kayla?"

"With pleasure," Kayla's hand started to glow in black mana. "Black Dragon fury!" A black dragon with red eyes was formed and it went straight to me. I don't have time to cast a shield over me. Then, Zak stood in front of me and used his Claw to divert the dragon away. It did its job and the dragon vanished.

Kayla wasn't happy. "Dragon versus tiger!" A dragon and a tiger appeared and both chased Zak. Aron was fighting with Trala. She had a new weapon, though: a magical crystal bow that comes with unlimited supply of crystal arrows. She shoot some at Trala but Trala was fast. He dodged them all. Aron wasn't going to give up that easily.

Fiskerton and Silverlight were fighting those nasty dark elves. They aren't small but they were almost life-size. Fisk threw some rocks at the elves. Some were squished and some were alive. Silverlight swayed a few to a tree and killed some by breathing fire towards them. Nature bit an elf's ear but the elf threw her to the sky. Luckily I caught her. But more and more still came.

Suddenly, Zak was thrown to my side. I pulled him up. "Zak, are you alright?"

"I'm okay. Be careful that girl,"

Kayla walked towards us. "Had enough? Dark blast!" she cast a dark blast towards us but I cast a shield over us. She stopped blasting us but instead she cast another Black Dragon and caught me. She raised me to the sky, far from Zak and Nature. She cast a mana wave at Zak and Zak was thrown towards a boulder. I struggled but the dragon was killing me.

She grabbed Zak with another dragon spell. "You're cute, but too bad, I have to kill you. Maybe in another alternate universe, we might be something,"

"Yeah, might be. But mostly nothing," he replied. "Maybe you can reconsider on releasing me and my friend?"

"Sorry, not a chance. Goodbye," she made her dragon twist Zak harder. Zak can't breathe. If this continues, he'll die.

I tried to cast a wave at Kayla but the black dragon that coiled me prevented me from doing so. I can't let Zak die. I can't! My blood started to boil and so as my mana. It's getting stronger and stronger. But this time it wasn't my own mana, it was the Aurora Dragon's mana. I let it out slowly and I cast the wave once more. It worked. The black dragons disappeared. Zak fell on to the ground, grasping for air. I also fell on the ground but I wasn't that lucky. I hit my head hard. Kayla turned to me. Her face turned black. I cast a wave once more but this time she dodged. She cast a Black Dragon spell again and this time the dragon was more furious and powerful. I tried to stop it by casting some blasts but the dragon didn't disappear. Instead it blasted some back to me. The dragon flew around the place and caught all my friends. If I don't destroy it quick, it will destroy them.

"Surrender, Kim Raven, or you'll see your friends die," Kayla said. She grinned.

"That's it, I had it with you!" I was mad. The purple mana was starting to surround me and I feel more powerful. A purple dragon was formed from my mana. The purple one roared and the black one growled. The purple one cast a blast towards the black one and the black one perished. The purple one was absorbed back to me. There was a lot of smoke and my vision was blurring. Before I knew anything, Kayla drew her sword and ran towards me. I backed away but she kept on coming. I drew my Calypso's sabre and blocked her sword. We had a great sword fight. I kept standing on the defense position but she was on the offense position. I try to break her sword but her sword was one tough stuff.

I had an idea to defeat her. I used all my might and used my sword to push hers to the sky. Both swords were flying and then landed on the other side of the ground. I blasted Kayla with a mana ray but she was still standing. Before I knew, I cast a spell I didn't know before. The spell created a purple dragon once more and it caught Kayla. The dragon swallowed Kayla and then twirled her in its stomach. The dragon then absorbed the black mana and spit Kayla out. Kayla landed on the ground badly. She was injured. Trala went to her side and both disappeared.

I took my sabre back. Aron smiled. Fiskerton and Nature cheered. Silverlight was still moaning when the elves kicked his butt. Zak relieved. We continued to head for the White one. But we still have danger ahead.

Night has fallen fast. Fisk found a cave by the river and we rested in it. Aron was sleeping with Nature by her side. Silverlight was sleeping by the cave door to protect us from any harm. Fiskerton slept beside Zak and Zak was maybe also fallen asleep. But I wasn't. I know it's a tiring day but I couldn't fall asleep. I sat on the cave floor and lighted up a fire using the woods Fisk found. I sat beside it and I felt warm. I rubbed my hands against the fire. Zak suddenly sat beside me. Apparently he can't fall asleep too.

"Aren't you supposed to be sleeping?" I asked.

"I'm not sleepy. You?"

"I felt nervous for tomorrow,"

"I'm not sleepy because I felt regret of something,"

"And what is that?"

"You do remember what happened during our stay at Egypt, right? The...pantry incident?"

"Oh...that," I recollected what did happened. We were about to kiss. I blushed.

"You forgotten, didn't you?"

"No... Yeah, I do felt a little bit regret,"

"Umm... yeah. About that, I was... umm... wondering, maybe...umm... we could continue... but we can don't continue if you don't like,"

"I didn't say I don't like it,"

"Then... umm..." he sat very, very near to me. I can even hear his breathing. "Do you think we should continue?"

"Yes..." I laid my face very near to his. And we were about to kiss but suddenly Silverlight grunted. We detached. I felt awkward. I continued to rub my hands against the fire. He was the same, too.

He caught my hands and rubbed mine. I felt warmer compared to the fire. Then he let go.

"Warm?" he asked.

I nodded. "Why are you so concerned about me?"

"Because... I... like you..." he seemed to blush.

"As a friend?"

"Umm... more than just a friend. I like you as my... very best friend?"

I giggled. He looked funny and dumb when he is very nervous. "Really? Oh well, I'm getting tired. I might as well go to sleep. Good night," I returned to Aron's side. Zak was still sitting by the fire.

"Good night, Kim,"

Before I go to sleep, I wanted to thank him for being so concerned of me. I walked to his side. "This is for gratitude," I kissed his left cheek. I felt my heart racing when I kissed him. "'Night," I went back to sleep. My heart cheered.

Zak blushed. He loved it when Kim kissed him.