Cloud stood there. He'd followed the whole discution between Red and Zack. But he didn't like where it was headed. Not at all. "You telling me there's something on this world that can make Jenova even more powerful? Great. Any other good news."
Zack shook his head. "I don't know. It sounded like there was. But she wasn't worried about the where part. She kepd mentioning when this thing existed."
Cloud started to laugh. "When? You mean she's gota wait for it?"
But Chrono paled at the coment. "The Epoch…"
Zack turned to him. "Epoch? She did mention something like that. But I coundn't follow."
But Chrono wasn't listening. He turned, and raced back to the castle. The guards, thinking something had gone wrong, and the dragon was trying to kill them, rushed fowards to kill her. Dragon Shadow, seeing the guardsmen rush fowards, prepared to fight. As did Sephiroth. Cloud, Red, and Zack were left trying to figure out what was going on.
Cloud looked behind him, to see the advancing guardsmen. "This dosn't look good…"
Zack looked back, and noticed Dragon Shadow. "Something's gone wrong. Unless somehting happens soon, a fight was going to errupte. If those soilders attack, they'll be slaughterd. Dragon Shadow has absolut control over the Master Materia she's been merged with."
Cloud suddenly figured it out. "You mean, she's the one who summoned Kinghts of the Round, and the lighting?"
Zack nodded in agreement. "She's thrown out Cure spells without so much as a thought. I don't think she knew what she was doing with the others either."
Red looked at Zack in fear. "You mean, she casts spells without warning…?"
Zack nodded. Cloud was suddenly looking behind Zack. "Is that why she startes to glow? Because if so, we could have a major problem…"
Zack turned around. Dragon Shadow was glowing red. The same red as a summoning materia… "Damn! If you can get those soilders to stop, I may be able to stop her. But if they continue to act like they are now, she will not stop."
Cloud didn't look happy. But he knew that if Zack were telling the truth, then a major war could errupt, and mostly likely be lost, because of a missunderstood action. "Allright. I understand."
Cloud and Red ran towards the advancing soilders. Zack ran towards Dragon Shadow. If the three were going to avoid trouble, they had to do it fast…
CENTER* * * * */CENTER
Cloud ran fowards to the captain. He was the only one, other than Chrono who may be able to stop the advance. "Captain! You've got to stop."
The captain looked up at Cloud. "Why should we halt? That creature…"
"Could slaughter this whole army if she chose to. I didn't find out till just now." Cloud was playing for time, until Red could get Chrono. If he could get Chrono.
The captain looked alarmed by the comment. "What do you mean?"
"That dragon has powers greater than any other know being on this planet. If you start a fight here, she may destroy you, the castle, and everyone in it. If she were going to attack, she would have done so already."
The captain looks disbelieving at Cloud. Just then, Chrono comes running out of the castle. "Captain, Halt! It was not her fault that I ran off. I heard something that worried me." The captain turned to watch Chrono's approach.
CENTER* * * * */CENTER
Dragon Shadow was worried. There was a very large army heading towards her, and she had not idea whether or not they were going to attack. She was not even aware of the fact that she was beginning to cast a spell till…
I"What are you attempting to do?"
/I
Dragon Shadow looked around, before she remembered the link. I"Nothing. Why?"
"Because, it appears as if you are about to summon someone, or something."
"But I do not intend to. I just wish to halt those men before they harm us."
"And what will happen to Zack should he get caught in the middle of it?"
/I
Dragon Shadow had forgotten about Zack. I"But I don't know how I began this. How can I halt it…?"
"I don't know…"
/I
Had Dragon Shadow seen Sephiroth's face, she would have known he was as concerned about the situation as she was. It was at this moment that Zack ran up to them. "You've got to stop! This is all one big misunderstanding. Something I said upset Cloud. The army thinks it was you."
"Well, I'm not trying to do anything. I don't know what I'm doing, or how to stop it!"
Sephiroth jumped down. "Let me try something. Perhaps it may help."
Dragon Shadow turned to him. "How?"
Sephiroth looked at her. "I managed to use your magic before. Perhaps I can halt it."
"Fine by me. If I'm having no luck, maybe you can do better."
Sephiroth nodded, and began to focus on the link. The glowing began to increase, then with a flash, it was gone. "Did it work?"
Dragon Shadow nodded. "Yes. Thank you. But I hope I can learn to control my powers before I kill someone. I don't like this lack of control."
Sephiroth nodded. "And that is something I'd prefer not to have to do again. It's difficult to break a spell once it's begun. Yet you did nothing?"
Dragon Shadow shook her head. "Not that I can think of. I was just trying to figure out how to halt those guards. Next thing I knew, you were telling me I was trying to cast a spell."
Zack shook his head. "Incredible. I've never heard of anyone having control like that before…"
Sephiroth shook his head. "It is not an amazing amount of control, but rather a lack of it. And that makes this an extremely dangerous situation. However, it seems the portion of Jenova that was infused with you has reacted with the Materia and…"
Zack looked at Sephiroth, suddenly understanding. "And creating a creature who's materia will work to protect her, with out her being aware of it."
Dragon Shadow looked at Zack, then Sephiroth. "So, what's that supposed to mean? That I'll keep throwing out spells without warning?"
Neither Zack, nor Sephiroth had an answer to that question.
HR
Author's note: By now, you've noticed that the Materia seems to act different in this world. So why dose the Master Materia Dragon Shadow's been merged with still work? That's difficult to explain at the moment. More on this latter.
However, only Dragon Shadow is truly capable of accessing the powerful spells. Such as level 3 spells, and Knights of the Round.
