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Chapter 2: The Power to Change
I was lifted, and not just an inch... More like a hundred feet up into the air. "Katerina!" Joey yelled in the distance. "Master!" Mac crowed, but I was long gone. Not only was I away from my friends I had a terrible fear of heights. "Let me go!" I roared, and squirmed around to get its talons out of my shoulders. "I doubt you want that unless you want to be road kill, minus the road." The dragon chuckled, but I found it not very amusing. "My friends are down there!" I cried, getting an uneasy feeling from flying so fast. "Don't worry... They'll be there soon enough. And don't barf on me you look sick!" He cried, bending his neck in to see my pale face. I cringed and responded, "well, you dragons deserve it! You scared the crap out of us dive-bombing on us like that! And plus, you ruined my moment." I fought, and I was thrown onto land with a thud. Of course, because they love heights I ended up on a flat mountain for some reason! Yikes! "How so did I ruin the "moment"?" He insisted looking at me.
"Joey and I were going to kiss and you messed it all up with your dive-bombing masquerade!" I said, frustrated and then came the pile of friends. "Okay, which one of these humans?" He chuckled, and picked up Abe. "No, doesn't he seem a little bit to old?" I questioned, and he dropped him to pick up Joey. "Yeah, him." I sighed, and he dropped him in front of me. "The names Talon, she told me I messed up you "moment"." Talon laughed and shoved Joey into me. "Ouch! Whoa, look t-that moment when we w-were- I didn't mean it." Joey cried, and backed into Talon. "I smell a liar Talon." The pink female dragon laughed, and Joey turned to face her. "Same here Jewel. Don't have the guts to fess up to a pretty girl, do you?" Talon asked, and Joey jolted to face him. "Alright match makers, I think that will be enough torturing those poor humans." A dragon sighed, he was jet black. "The names Jet, and this is my troop... I know it's not much of a troop but that was before our original leader, Falcon passed away because of Moo. He never came back either... We put so much hope into that Pheonix that we gave up faith in who we were..." He admitted, and I realized something.
Maybe there is no replica, maybe it is the real thing that has lost its guardian deity. Because of the hate and the hope couldn't combine to create the Phoenix's true purpose. "I brought you all here because one of you I feel has the power to change the fate of this land." He looked Joey straight in the eyes and I lost hope that for once I could be the hero. "What about Katerina?" Mac asked seeing my downward glancing eyes. "I-I don't see anything in her... She has quite a heart though." Jet sighed, and continued to talk about the so called "Almighty Joey" again.
An hour later I had had enough of it. "We need to go! Now!" I stormed, right after he finished telling about how the world would be doomed without him. "Listen, I know your always wanting to be the hero or whatever but this is my turn." Joey insisted. "Your turn? Your-turn? It's always been your turn Joe. Joey this, Joey that, Joey's so wonderful, look how well he writes poems... Grr, it's always you! And really I just wanted to save the world!" I growled. "See, you want the spotlight." He said stubbornly. "Yeah, that's it Joey... No! Actually, do you really want to know why I want to save the world? Because I love you!!!" I roared, and all eyes turned to me. "You-you've always been jealous of something Joey.. And that's what keeps us apart. I guess it was a good thing we got dive-bombed right then..." I sighed, and he responded, "Why?" "Because you don't understand... And you're older then me." I finished, and he didn't respond after that. "Okay, if it's alright my troop will help you through part of this valley... Two on one only. Kristin and Joey will ride me." Jet responded, and I cringed. "You're asking for a 24/7 altercation between them two if you ask me." Talon sighed, but Jet didn't seem to care.
"Katerina was right you know Joey... About what sets you two apart." Jet sighed, after we had taken off into the air. I glared at Joey just then and he looked back with soft eyes. "I think you two should soften up... Ganki and his crew learned how to cooperate." He continued, as silence prevailed. "Yeah, but did Ganki help the Phoenix win? No, I bet if they would have let it have their true hearts the world wouldn't have end up this way. We would live in a more prosperous world then this one." I fought, knowing I was right. "Hey, you're pretty smart there girl... I guess Joey never realized that before." Jet said, and Joey didn't respond to any of it. I looked back over at him with more soft eyes but he was looking the other way... His short black hair swayed slightly from the speed of Jet's flight. "I'm sorry, you know- if I was too harsh on you about anything... It's just that, I've never had a turn to be anyone and I felt this was my chance... I shouldn't have let greed surround me." I admitted, and he turned to me. "Me too, I-I don't know what overcame me Katerina. I've known you for a long time and it was wrong of me to come down on you like that... You-you really love me?" He persisted, and I half smiled and nodded.
"Where's the monsters Jet?" I asked, and he pointed over next to us. Smasher got his own individual ride because he was so huge. "Glad we got that settled, did I ever tell you I think you're amazing?" Joey asked, and I shook my head. "No, but you better not start acting like Lance or I'll have to refresh your memory..." I smiled. "How would you do that?" He questioned, but I think he knew what I ment. I kissed him just then, you know on the lips and when I let go he pushed forward trying not to end it. It was sooooo cool! I've always had a crush on him and now I felt it was vise versa. And now he had no way of denying it! Because right next to us on both sides were our friends!
After that the flight scenery had begun to get quite dull. "From here on is the Mountains of Memory... The great battles against Moo was won and lost here. It's a place of roaming spirits and everlasting regrets... We, as a team, do not wish to take you any further. Good luck brave warriors if you wish to precede. All the best for you!" Jet sighed, and they flew off leaving us in front of a barren wasteland of bones, ashes, and swords and weapons. "No wonder they didn't want to go any farther, it's horrible..." Orion coughed, as the wind blew ashes in his mouth. I- I feel a strange presence here... I believe our dragon friends were right." I shivered, as a chill all of a sudden came by without even a breeze. "I'm cold." Mac complained. "I don't blame you... So am I." Pixie chilled, and folded her arms. "Possibly, could those wondering spirits- Oh, no!" I whined, and in came just what I had expected. "Ha, ha, ha, your smarter then you look er- Katerina! I know your name because I can read your memory... Oh, how shattered it is." An evil Gali laughed, finding his powers quite amusing. "I am neither good nor bad, and I am neither weak nor powerful... For I am but a ghost of a Gali." He sighed, and looked up at the now black clouded sky. "Poor Ganki could not revive us." He sighed, and questions began to bubble. "Who is us?" Clarice asked, but I knew the reply would scare us.
Out came millions of the lost warriors, they were all scared and tattered and torn lost monsters. I felt remorse from them that was so great I again felt that in this mountain lies the reason the Phoenix could not revive them. "Listen to us, all of you... You are the reason the Phoenix has lost it's power... Your full of spiteful regrets! You need to let it all go and believe again no matter how long you have to wait... We are here to save you!" I cried, and they looked at one another. "No, only Ganki had the gift." Gali insisted, and they all began to yell and shout at one another in protest. "That's wrong..." Abe replied, and Gali turned to us once again. "How so?" He questioned, and I responded.
"Because existing in all of us is a light... And that light has faded in all of making the radiant Phoenix's flame glow dimmer and dimmer until none of you could be revitalized. You must believe in that forever... Without it we will all fail." I said, wisely and I felt Joey's hand on my shoulder. "She for once, is right." Said a gray Tiger. "I am Grey Wolf... So many years ago my brother Tiger was forced to kill me because he loved me so much... I had been shrouded in the mist of evil and with that veil I could not proceed to believe in my brothers abilities." He sighed, and looked at the ground. "Don't give up now! I know it's been a long time since anyone has been willing to sacrifice everything to bring you back but we are here! I know it's not much of a pep talk but you must help us... The Phoenix is still out there, he's waiting for you- all of you great and small." Clarice declared, and there came a cheering from the once gloomy millions of lost disks.
And then, it happened, something really unexpected. The necklace that Joey gave to me lifted itself up and all the lost monsters became a bright shining ball of light. "Huh, what's happening?" I gasp, and they responded all at once. "We were reminded of the love we use to all have inside of us thanks to all of you... And as thanks we give you our faith..." They said, and it gathered in the rectangular crystal necklace just like that.
As we all stared in awe the black clouds disintegrated and it all the way returned to the way it once was... So long ago. "We DO have the power to change the fate of this land!" Joey declared, and I saw Lance cringe. "I'm so glad to be the follower." He croaked. "You are so welcome... Wannna doggie treat Mr. Lance?" I laughed, and he gave me a disgusted look while the group laughed. "So now I think we've all realized that it's not just one of us that will change the fate of this land... It's the team that will preserve." Abe said, and I felt Mac rub his face up against my leg. "Your growing a little bit everyday Mac." I smiled down at him. "And so are you.. In your heart." Mac smiled up at me, and I knew we'd both be best friends... Forever.