Last time…
(Basically showing cut scenes from the last episode)
Out of Julie's palm, a huge stream of water surged towards Rose and blew her back some. "Aaah!!" she cried as was blown away a short distance. It still weakened her. This time, it was David's turn. He opened his eyes, which were instead green. The wind around began to swerve. Rose knew what was coming. Without having to do one gesture, the wind picked up even more but only around Rose. Rose covered her face, tried to withstand it. Leaves from the trees nearby began to swirl around Rose like a tornado. The leaves surrounded her. "Hey!! Noo!!!" she cried as the wind completely blew her away, literally. The wind blew her all the way across the nearby garden and off into the city. Where she landed, nobody knew. Julie and David both closed their eyes as they were gently set down next to Sakura.
"Is it hot in here or is it just me?" he asked himself. He got up to his feet and gasped when he saw where he was. "Oh my god…" he said. He saw why he felt so hot. He was in the inside of a volcano. He stood on a rocky, zigzagging sort of walking that was lifted by some magical force. Below him was a river of molting orange lava. On the sides of the walls were special holes where lava waterfalls came through. It was actually a pretty wondrous sight. When Bryant tried to find his way through the different world, flames appeared before him. Out of the flames, a flame knight on horseback appeared. He held a shield and a javelin. The horse lifted up it's front legs and neighed wildly. The horse then faced Bryant, while the knight pointed his javelin at the same target. Bryant stepped back once. The horse neighed once more as they both approached Bryant quickly, and maliciously.
"Aaahh!!" Julie screamed. Sakura and David both turned to her and gasped. The water from the pool had come alive and surrounded her arms and shoulders. It began to pull on her. "Julie!!" Sakura and David cried. David grabbed Julie's hands as Sakura grabbed Julie. "Don't let me go!" Julie cried. "Hang on!" David told her. Slowly, but surely, the water was winning this tug-of-war. Julie was slowly being pushed down into the pool. "Julie!!" Sakura cried. David then lost his grip as he fell backwards on Sakura. "David!!!" Julie screamed as the water dragged her into the little pool of water. "Julie!!" David yelled as he got up and ran over to the pool. The wind than began to gust. Sakura's hair was blown by the wind as she covered her face. "Sakura!!!" David shouted. The wind began to lift him up towards the sky. "David!!" Sakura cried. A tornado then began to swirl all around him, covering him up. "Aaaahhh!!!" he screamed as the tornado had completely taken him.
After Bryant defeated his enemy, he almost completed his trial. In front of him, was a marbled post with a flat round top. On this post, a shining red orb floated above. "Is that…?" Bryant asked himself. It was the 'Red-Eye Dragoon Spirit'. He reached out his hand to grab it. Right when he was about to grab it, a force pushed him back off the platform steps. "Wha…?!" Bryant gasped as he got himself up on his knees. In front of the 'Dragoon Spirit', a person began to appear. "Who is…?" Bryant began when he recognized the shape of this person, "What?!…..Nana?"
"Death Dimen…!!" Rose began when a blast of flame hit Rose's hand, knocking her blade. Sakura and Rose both gasped when they looked across to the other building. Sakura smiled as she saw who it was, "Bryant…" Bryant stood on the edge of the building across from them. His wings spread out and his sword at his side. "No!! Not you!" Rose shouted as she knew her plan was foiled once more. "I won't let you harm her anymore Rose!" Bryant yelled, "You have hurt her for the last time!" "Are you okay?" Bryant asked concernedly. "I'm fine," Sakura smiled, "I'm just glad you showed up to save me again. You've kind of made a habit out of that." "Where are Julie and David? I hope they're all right," Bryant said. She quickly gasped, "You mean they're not back yet?!" "What do you mean?" Bryant asked. "They were both taken away," Sakura explained, "They're both also 'Dragoons'. I thought they were taken to the Dragon Trials as well, but…!" "You mean they could be somewhere else?!" Bryant gasped. "I thought they would be back when you were," Sakura said, "But it seems they haven't returned yet." "So you're not sure where they were taken?!" Bryant asked. Sakura shook her head sadly. "What?!" Bryant gasped, "They could be anywhere!!"
The Legend of Dragoon
Theme Song: Cruel Angel's Thesis from Neon Genesis Evangelion
A couple of hours after Sakura and the new 'Dragoon', Bryant, defeated Rose, Rose dragged herself back into the musty and misty dark lab. She knew she'd be in trouble this time. Professor Bach expected her to bring back good results. Defeating the pure 'Dragoons' was going to be harder than she expected. She definitely needed the help. She hoped that after this mission, Professor Bach would be able to find the other 'Dragoon' descendants and bring them to the dark side. She would need their power in order to defeat the pure 'Dragoons'. There were two of them now, and one of her. And if the other two were going through their trial as she walked into the lab, her work would be cut out for her. The help of other 'Dragoons' would be needed.
She arrived in the locker room. She was now out of her 'Dragoon' armor. She quickly slipped into her lab coat, and then walked over to her locker mirror. She looked at her hair and fixed it up a bit. Rose took off her boots, and slipped into some black heels. She then took her compact and powdered her face, trying to hide her wounds. She put her compact away and then closed her locker. The door to the secret lab was to her left. On the door was a black window, just in case someone non-authorized showed up. She walked towards the door ad slowly opened it. She didn't want the professor to hear her come in. She closed the door behind her and stood on a small balcony next to a long flight of dark stairs. She looked across the dark, and misty room and saw the professor checking the information transfer on his computer. Rose gently walked down the flight of stairs and past the lab tables full of beakers, burners, test tubes and such. Each filled with dark colored liquid. Some even bubbled. Rose then stopped and stood a few ten feet away from the professor.
The middle-aged professor noticed her presence and turned his wheeled chair around to her. "Hello Rose," he greeted, "Did you get rid of them?"
Rose didn't know what to say. She had no excuses. She would take it in bravely. "No professor," she replied apologetically.
"What?!!" he yelled, his voice echoing throughout the lab.
"The 'Red-Eye Dragoon' showed up to help her," Rose explained, trying to use that as an excuse. It was her only shot.
"W-What? HE was there?!" Bach asked her.
"It seems he passed his trial professor," Rose told him. She tried to keep a serious face and a solemn and calm voice.
"This isn't good for us, Rose." he said, "That's two down, and four more to go."
"Yes professor," Rose agreed.
"And what of the other two?" Bach asked her, hoping to hear something good.
"They were nowhere to be seen," Rose answered, "I thought they would have been with her."
"That's not good either," Bach cringed in fright. He knew that wasn't a good sign for 'Kenkaku'.
"What's wrong professor? Do you suspect they could've have been taken to their trial?" Rose asked him.
Bach nodded in agreement, "If they complete their trial, we're outnumbered four to one. We must find the other two. If we can inflict their spirits with dark energy, they can match those pure twits."
That's what Rose wanted to hear. She would command them and destroy those other 'Dragoons', especially HER. Her, meaning Sakura, was the only one who could stop her and 'The Abyss'. If Sakura only knew what her true purpose was.
"Rose, continue your regular duties around her until something comes up," Bach ordered, "I will continue to see what my CD in Tokyo Tower can find."
"Yes professor," Rose agreed as she bowed her head. She put her hands in her coat pocket and walked off into the darkness of the laboratory.
Troubles Ensue
The Dragon Trials Continue
The Dragony continued to hover above the city of Tokyo, unseen by the human eye or by radar of any sort.
Bryant talked with Professor Drake in a special meeting room. It was a red carpeted room with a long futuristic white table. All around were round, floating stools. On both sides of the tables, two red banners with a gold apparition of the star emblem hung.
"…and so the Red-Eye Dragon appeared. He told me that I had passed the trial and that I was worthy of being the descendant of a 'Dragoon' and of donning his power," Bryant finished. He was telling Professor Drake the whole story of his trial. He had just finished.
"And then you left to save Sakura, correct?" Drake asked.
Bryant nodded, "Exactly."
"It's similar to what happened to Sakura when she passed her trial," Drake told Bryant, "It's all a test of the heart."
"Hmm, it was," Bryant sighed, "And so, Julie and David might be doing that right now?"
"I would hope so," Drake told him unsurely.
"This is too weird. We're all 'Dragoons'. So this really was destiny?" Bryant said, a bit awed at the situation. Destiny…something he wished could have come sooner.
"By the way, where is Sakura?" Drake asked.
That's right, Sakura wasn't with them. Where could she be?
"Perhaps she's in her room," Drake suggested, "Bryant, would you go get her for me?"
"Sure professor," Bryant replied politely, "If you excuse me." Bryant left out through the sliding white door as it closed behind him. He walked through the red carpeted hallways until he reached a computerized door that read…
Sakura's Room
Sakura was in her room, sitting on her bed. She looked at herself in her mirror. She saw somebody completely different. She's seen a different person that last few days. Was it because of her newfound friends?
Her friends. She couldn't help but worry about them. She hoped their trial was going well and that they would make it back safely. Hope, that was all she could do now.
Bryant knocked on her door, "Sakura?"
Sakura turned her head to the door. It was weird but, she couldn't help but feel happy to see Bryant. Another strange feeling she didn't quite understand. Sakura smiled happily, "Come on in!"
The white electrical sliding door opened and then closed after Bryant walked in.
"What's up?" Sakura asked.
"I was going to ask you the same thing," Bryant laughed, "Is everything all right?"
Sakura smiled her problems off and giggled, "Yeah! I'm fine. Just a bit worried."
Bryant sat down next to her and said, "About Julie and David?"
Sakura nodded.
"I know," Bryant sighed, "But I made it, right?"
"Surprisingly enough," Sakura joked.
"Hey! I'm tougher than you think," Bryant giggled.
"Yeah, you are," Sakura told him, being completely serious.
They both paused for a moment and looked into each other's eyes. A very romantic moment. They both wanted to lean in and kiss each other, but were apprehensive about how the other would react.
Professor Drake then walked into Sakura's room and surprised them both.
They both quickly jumped to the other end of the bed and played it off.
"Oh, did I interrupt something?" Drake asked, not having a clue.
"Oh nothing P.D.," Sakura told him nervously, "Did you need something?"
"I was wondering if you two could stop by Tokyo Tower tomorrow after school to see if you find anything," Drake said to them nicely.
"Yeah sure," Bryant agreed, "It'd be a good idea for us to find out what Rose was up to from the beginning."
"Thank you," Drake told them, "It's getting late. The both of you should go home and rest. You do have school tomorrow."
"You're right," Sakura said.
Sakura and Bryant gave each other a quick glance and smiled. What that smile meant, only they knew.
In a world where the sea was the main scene, Julie had just awoken after the rough ride. Around her, tropical fish, dolphins, and whales swam around like they normally would. Starfish, sea urchins, anemones, and sea weed scattered across the sea floor. When Julie awoke, shock hit her hard. "Ahh!" she gasped, "Where am I?!" She saw a humpback whale swim above her. "What?!" she cried, "Am I underwater?! Is that even humanly possible?!!" Julie then noticed the laid out path in front of her.
At the end of this long path was a large water shrine. Julie knew that was where she had to be. "Is this my Dragon trial?" Julie asked herself. She could obviously tell that magic was at work here. She wasn't wet nor did she feel the pressure of being so far under. She faced the path and began to run towards the shrine. "I can do this!" she thought to herself as she ran off into the sea. Julie was determined to do this. It was almost natural for her.
As this happened, David awoke from his high flying ride. David was in a world the exact opposite of where Julie's trial was being held. David awoke and got up on something white, and pretty fluffy. "What is this?" David asked himself. All he could really see was white puffiness across him like a path. He looked upwards and saw clouds floating by in the blue sky. He looked down at what he stood up on and then back at the clouds. "Wait a minute…" he told himself. He slowly looked over to his side and saw more clouds and more blue sky. "No way!" he gasped as he ran to the edge. He looked below and saw more clouds and the city below. "Oh my god!" he cried as his voice echoed throughout the sky, "What is going on?! There's no way I could be walking on a cloud. This is too weird." Like Julie, there was a temple at the end of this fluffy cloud path. "Wait! Of course!" David shouted, "The Dragon Trial. Just like Bryant was taken away, so were Julie and I." David looked onward at the shrine.
He remembered when Sakura and Professor Drake explained the Legend of Dragoon. About how the first ones donned the powers of the legendary Dragons.
"Here it goes," David encouraged himself as he ran off into the path.
One single light was on at the Cherry Blossom dorms. On the seventh floor, in room 457.
Sakura was in her pink pajamas. A long-sleeved pink sweater with matching pants. Her hair was still in the same hairstyle it always is. Her gold brace still wrapped in it. She rested her head on her hands as she stared into the starlit night. She gave one sigh.
Bryant was in the shower so it gave her some time alone.
She looked back at the bunk beds to see them without Julie and David. It was awkward to her. She was so used to hearing their voices. But there she was again, worrying about them. She couldn't help it. She just hoped they were all right and doing well in their Dragon Trial. She knew how dangerous it could be. She experienced it. She hoped their hearts were courageous enough to handle it.
Sakura heard the shower turn off and after a couple of minutes, Bryant stepped out dressed in a T-shirt and boxers. He had his towel in his hand rubbing his hair dry.
"Oh, hey Sakura," he told her, "Anything interesting out there?"
Sakura laughed, "Just a beautiful night."
Bryant walked up next to her and peered out the window, "Yeah, you're right."
"Do you really think they'll be all right?" Sakura asked.
"Who? Julie and David? Oh yeah. Definitely. Those two are tough," Bryant replied, "They can handle it. And if we continue to believe that, they will come back safely. And as 'Dragoons'."
Sakura smiled.
Bryant was just the perfect motivational speaker. He made her feel more reassured every time he spoke. He was a special person.
"You're right," she smiled as she walked over to her bunk. She slipped into the covers and laid her head on her pillow. "Bryant?" Sakura asked.
Bryant, who was now at his clothes dresser, turned to her, "Yes?"
"Thank you," Sakura told him.
"Thank you? Thank you for what?" Bryant asked.
"For making me feel safe and reassured," Sakura told him.
Bryant was shocked but happy about this compliment. "Y-Your welcome," Bryant replied.
"Well, anyway, good night Bryant," Sakura said as she closed her eyes, "We have a big day tomorrow."
"Oh yay. My first mission," Bryant joked as he climbed up to his top bunk. He turned off the light switch that was next to his bed. "Good night Sakura," he sighed as he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Sakura and Bryant met up after school. They had to start their mission as soon as possible. They couldn't let Rose have a chance to stop them. They had to find out what 'Kenkaku' was up to in Tokyo Tower.
"Are we ready?" Bryant asked.
"We'll take the cable car to Tokyo Tower," Sakura told him.
Bryant agreed, "All right. I just hope Rose doesn't get there before we do."
"That's why we have to move fast," Sakura replied.
Sakura and Bryant walked off into the streets, towards the cable car station. They quickly got on the cremish colored and green striped cable car. After about twenty minutes, the cable car arrived not too far from Tokyo Tower. Sakura and Bryant stepped out, as did other civilians. They looked beyond the Imperial Palace and across the many lushes green trees to see the tall red and white steel Tokyo Tower. Its red lights softly flashing. Sakura and Bryant both looked at each other and nodded. They knew they had to move fast. They quickly move through the large Tokyo crowd and made their way to Tokyo Tower. After a ten minute jog, they both arrived at the bottom of the tower. There was Japanese police tape wrapped around, not letting anyone in. The tourists and other Japanese citizens only could look at it from below. Sakura and Bryant walked up to the tape.
"What now?" Sakura asked. She looked around to see a few Japanese police officers guarding the area. "How do we get in?" Sakura asked desperately.
They had little time to waste. Every second counted.
"Let's try and go around through the back," Bryant whispered. Bryant pointed over to the green bushes that surrounded the tower.
They quietly made their way there and hopped into the bushes. Sakura and Bryant looked from within the bushes.
They both were very close. Sakura blushed. She felt happy being so close to him.
Bryant felt the same way.
She looked at his face and continued to blush. She quickly shook her head, "Don't think of unimportant things."
"Okay," Bryant whispered, "They're all looking the other way from the stairs. If we go around the back through the bushes, we can probably make it to the stairs and make our way up to the observation deck."
"Okay," Sakura agreed.
They slowly crawled through the bushes and around to the back of the tower. Bryant was about to make a run for the stairs when Sakura grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back.
"What are you doing?" he whispered.
"Look," she replied as she pointed to the guard looking towards the stairs.
"Damn," Bryant sighed, "Now what?"
"Leave it to me," Sakura told him.
"What are you going to do?" Bryant asked her.
"Shhh," she said as she closed her eyes. She put her index and middle finger together and then put them to the side of her head. It seems she was using her psychic power.
Bryant stared at the guard as he soon left the area, giving them a great opportunity.
"There," Sakura said as she opened her eyes.
"What'd you do?" Bryant asked her.
"I put a subliminal message into his mind. I told him he left his oven on," Sakura giggled.
Bryant laughed with her, "Good one."
"Now come on. This is our chance," Sakura said as they both got up and ran over to the flight of stairs.
Bryant led the way as they ran up the stairs to the first observation deck. Lucky for them, no investigators were investigating at that time. It gave them a perfect chance to make it to the main computer and see what Rose was doing. "Good, no one's here," Bryant said, "Let's go."
Bryant and Sakura began to walk over to the center of the deck when Sakura fell to her knees. Bryant gasped and helped her back up, "Sakura! Are you all right?!"
Sakura nodded, "Yeah…but something's wrong."
"Something's wrong?" Bryant asked, "What do you mean?"
"Dark…evil," Sakura told him. She quickly stood in a fighting stance. She sensed the presence of something evil approaching.
"Oh! That evil," Bryant said, "Where?"
Sakura closed her eyes, "Above!"
They both looked to the ceiling above as a Dark Minion leaped down.
Bryant and Sakura leaped back as the Dark Minion landed between them. It turned around to Sakura and tried to punch her with two large blows.
Sakura moved back as she dodged them and then quickly went on the offensive. She quickly punched it in the face, spun around and hit it in the stomach with her elbow, and then finally did a roundhouse kick knocking him off the deck. "Get ready to fight," Sakura told Bryant.
"Fight…?" Bryant asked nervously, "I can't fight!"
"Yes you can! It's all in a state of mind! Look into your courageous heart and your 'Dragoon Spirit' and find the descendant within!" Sakura explained to him.
Once that was said, a group of Dark Minions fell from the sky and onto the deck.
"Hurry!" Sakura cried. She quickly ran into battle, kicking, punching, and knocking down Minions.
"She's right," Bryant agreed as Dark Minions approached him. He took out his red spirit and clenched it with his fist. He closed his eyes as the orb began to glow.
"Raaarrrghhh!!" the Minions yelled as they ran over to him.
Bryant opened his eyes and was for one moment, a new man. He put his spirit away and ran into battle.
The Dark Minion tried to punch him but he ducked and then came up, upper cutting the enemy in the chin. "All right!" he shouted.
Sakura flipped backwards as she dodged the attack of three Minions.
Bryant came up from behind them. He tripped one of them, threw another over his shoulder, and kicked back the other one.
Sakura smiled as Bryant came up next to her.
They both stood together in a fighting stance like a dynamic duo.
Julie arrived before the water shrine steps. The water shrine was very tall ad very blue, matching the sea. At the top of the shrine was the star emblem. She then knew for sure that this was a Dragon Trial. She saw the large and ancient double doors at the end of the steps. That's where she needed to be. She took one step on one of the steps when she felt something brush near her, like a fish. She turned around abruptly in paranoia. You never knew what was behind you in this place, especially when magic was at work. When she looked back, all she saw was the long path she had crossed and the other fish that swam by.
"Phew," she sighed in relief as she turned her head back around.
And there before her stood a large tiger shark.
"Aaahhh!!" Julie screamed.
The shark opened its jaws full of sharp teeth and swam at her.
Julie quickly dropped to the ground as the shark passed by above her. She looked back and saw it was going to turn around and try to hit her again. She got back up to her feet and faced the shark.
The shark came at her again, his jaws wide open. It was almost like it was roaring silently.
Julie knew that if it could roar, the roar would be enough to strike fear into anyone's heart. Julie jumped to her side as the shark swooped by her again. She looked back at the shark as it turned around and faced her just a few ten feet away. She could tell it was planning its next attack.
The shark was cunning and swift. Not qualities Julie wanted to get to know better.
Julie's eyes were filled with worry. She almost wanted to cry in fright. "I can't keep doing this," she thought to herself, "It'll eat me for sure."
Meanwhile, David had just arrived at the wind shrine. A pale, marble green in color with the star emblem on top. Just like the water shrine, there were steps that led up to the main entrance. It had been a long journey across the clouded path. He knew it had to be the next day back in Tokyo. Yet, he didn't feel exhausted at all. It was like the magic around prevented him from getting exhausted or sleepy. That was good for him. All he knew was he didn't want to be on this long cloud anymore. Heights wasn't his favorite thing. Ground was more his thing. David also began to go up the marbled steps when a gust of wind blew him onto his back. Fortunately, the cloud broke his fall. David rubbed his eyes and looked up to the steps.
An unusually large hawk stood on the steps. It was twice his size. Not good for him.
"What?!" he gasped.
The hawk gave one bird cry and began to flap its wings. The wind he created almost blew David back even more.
David was flipped over onto his chest. He would've gone farther if he hadn't have grabbed the cloud.
The hawk swooped up into the air and pointed downward at its prey. Which obviously was David.
David got up to his feet and heard the hawk give out another cry.
The hawk began to come down and directed towards him.
David gasped as he quickly dived onto his chest. The hawk missed him and swooped back up.
The hawk was determined to make David its meal for the day.
David looked back up at the hawk and then over to the shrine doors. If only he could make it there, he'd be safe. He looked back at the hawk and then quickly got up onto his feet as he ran up the steps.
The hawk noticed his plan and followed him. The hawk swooped down and knocked David down with its large golden beak.
"Agh!" he cried as he hit the marbled floor.
The hawk's feet landed in front of him. The hawk stood before David, ready to eat.
While that occurred, Bryant and Sakura finished off the last of the Dark Minions. When they were defeated, the Minions turned into dark smoke and swirled up into the sky, never to be seen again.
"All right! Great job!" Sakura shouted.
"Definitely," Bryant agreed, "Come on. Let's get into the computer room."
They both took only a few steps when dark lightning bolts shot down in front of them. The explosion's intensity blowing them both back a few feet.
"Ahhh!!!" they screamed.
"Sakura! Are you all right?" Bryant gasped as he quickly crawled over to her.
"I'm fine," she replied.
Rose, now in her 'Dragoon' armor, floated down in front of the main computer door. "And what do you think you're doing?" Rose asked them.
"So there IS something in there!" Bryant shouted.
"Without a doubt. Too bad you won't find out what it was though," Rose said to them confidently.
Bryant and Sakura managed to get themselves to their feet. Bryant put his hand into his uniform pocket and Sakura to her uniform sash. There lied their 'Dragoon Spirits'.
"Bring it on then," Rose told them as she took out her special blade.
Sakura and Bryant looked at each other and nodded.
Red-Eye Dragoon Power!
White Silver Dragoon Power!
They both transformed themselves in their miraculous transformations. One in his flames of the heart, and the other in her feathers of heaven. They both ended it off with their weapon in hand, and in a finishing pose.
The two 'Dragoons' stood before the evil 'Dragoon', Rose.
"Ha! You're power cannot defeat me!" Rose told them.
"I think you have a short memory Rose!" Bryant replied, "We already have!"
"We'll see this time!" Rose yelled as she flew over to them.
The two 'Dragoons' moved out of the way as Rose flew by them.
Rose turned around to face them.
"Moon Light!!!" Sakura cried as she fired the moon beam attack from her hand.
Rose dodged the attack as it exploded behind her. Rose laughed, "I know all your moves!"
"But you don't know mine!" Bryant yelled as he took out his red sword and charged, "Aaarrghh!!!"
Rose used to her blade to protect herself and then pushed him back to get herself to a neutral position. They both clashed swords at each other. Back and forth they pushed each other with their blades.
Sakura looked back at the main computer door. It was home free from there, but would Bryant be able to give her enough time. She thought about it for a moment. She knew that her element, light, would be able to withstand Rose longer. She had a plan.
Rose and Bryant's faces were almost as close as their swords were. Rose saw the opportunity and blasted Bryant in the chest with dark energy.
Bryant was blown back next to Sakura.
Sakura quickly kneeled next to him and began to say something to him telepathically. "Bryant…" she began, "I will battle Rose. I want you to take the chance and get to the computer room. Got it?"
"But I…" he began as Sakura told him telepathically not to say anything. Bryant nodded in agreement and let Sakura get to work.
"It's my turn," Sakura said as she flew over to Rose. They both began to swipe, blow, kick, punch, and push each other around. It was almost like a cat fight, except with more skill.
The shark came at Julie even faster. Julie didn't have time to dodge it this time. It seemed the shark stopped to gather its strength. With its pointed nose, the shark hit Julie in the chest. Julie fell onto her back. Her chest was in pain. Sharks were powerful, and Julie was one to experience it.
The shark swam above her, ready to munch on her flesh.
Fear struck Julie's heart, mind and soul. She couldn't move at all. Frozen for the shark to eat.
(Now the two trials kind of come together. Its like now the two scenes are switching back and forth. Okay?)
The hawk was still standing over David. It licked its beak in hunger. It hoped it would be a delicious meal.
David put his head back and looked towards the sky. "Julie…take care," he thought.
Julie somehow heard his thought, but not through her mind, her heart.
"David?!" she gasped within her heart.
"Julie!" David cried, "Are you all right?!"
"Not really," she replied, "I'm about to be lunch."
"Julie, we need to help each other out," David told her, "If we can use our hearts to talk with each other, we can use them to win and make it to the shrine."
"You're right," Julie agreed as she looked on into the shark's eyes.
"We must do this as one," David told her.
Julie and David both closed their eyes, in their own respective trials. Right when both animals were going to munch on them, their hearts began to glow blue and green. The light was so intense, the two beasts were disintegrated when the light touched them. Julie and David both opened their eyes to see their opponents gone.
"We did it!" Julie shouted.
"All right!" David sighed.
Before they could say another word, they're two worlds became one. The sky and the sea. As did the two shrines. They were both taken to a third world. One that was surrounded in blue and green mist.
Julie and David both lifted to their feet and saw each other at opposite ends.
"David!" Julie cried.
"Julie!" he replied.
They both ran across the mist and over to each other. They gave each other a welcomed hug.
"Thanks!" Julie told him, "If it wasn't for you…"
"It's okay," David sighed.
They both turned to a large engraved double door.
"I guess that's where we go," Julie said.
"Come on," David said fearlessly.
They both slowly, and carefully walked up the steps as the door opened for them. Inside, was a similar room to the one Bryant was in, in his trial. But now, there were two pedestals at the end of the room. The star emblem in gold on the wall. Upon the two pedestals were two 'Dragoon Spirits'. Blue and Green in color.
"Look!" Julie shouted, "There they are!"
"Let's hurry and go back home," David suggested.
Julie agreed as they both ran over to the steps that led up to the platform where the spirits lied. Julie and David stopped when two dark silhouettes appeared in front of them. Both were in the shape of two teenagers.
"Wait a second…" David gasped.
They were Sakura and Bryant.
"Sakura! Bryant?!" Julie gasped. Julie ran up to them both, "What are you two doing here?"
Sakura and Bryant's eyes were as deserted as a desert. Their eyes filled with darkness. Their lips straight and serious.
Julie kept on in her cheery mood, "Did you come to save us?"
David looked on suspiciously at his two friends. He could tell something was wrong.
"Sakura?" Julie asked, "Bryant?"
"Julie! Get away from them!" David shouted.
"What is it David?" Julie asked him as she turned her back to her friends. A pulse of dark light shot Julie in the back as she fell down the steps.
"Julie!" David cried as he ran to her aide. He quickly helped her up to her feet. He looked on at Sakura and Bryant. They both smiled maliciously.
"Sakura…? Bryant…?" Julie asked weakly.
They both didn't understand what was going on.
Sakura and Bryant put out the palms of their hands facing David and Julie.
David's eyes widened as he knew what was coming.
Out of their palms, dark light fired at the others.
David held on to Julie as he dodged the blast. "What is going on?!" he gasped.
"Sakura! Bryant!" Julie called, "What are you doing?!"
They fired another blast at them.
Julie and David dodged the blast again.
"What are they doing?!" Julie asked.
"I don't know," David said, "They're not acting like themselves."
Sakura and Bryant fired again, this time David and Julie were both knocked down.
"What…is this?" David asked weakly as he got up onto his knees.
Julie followed, "Why are they doing this?!"
Sakura and Bryant began to walk down the steps towards the now fallen David and Julie. They were ready to finish them off.
"What can we do? We can't hurt them!" Julie cried.
"I don't know," David replied, "I don't know!!"
"Descendants of the 'Dragoons'!" two voices called. One female, the other male.
Julie and David turned their heads everywhere looking for the origin of the voices.
"What was that?" Julie asked.
Sakura and Bryant continued to approach.
"Descendants of the 'Dragoons'," the female voice said, "Are the ones before you the ones you remember?"
"No!" David answered, "Sakura and Bryant were my first real friends! Bryant helped me out when I needed it!"
"And Sakura was always so sweet and so kind. She cares for others more than anything else!" Julie added.
"Then, would they try to inflict pain upon you?" the male voice asked, "In your heart, do you believe they would try to hurt you?"
David and Julie thought about it for a moment and then shook their heads. They knew that they were both true friends, and would never hurt them.
"No! And if they did, it wouldn't be intentional!" David replied.
"David's right! We're all true friends, and we look out for each other, always!" Julie shouted.
Right before the other Sakura and Bryant were going to hit them, they both turned to stone and crumbled into pieces.
"You have proven yourself worthy…" the two voices told them.
Out of the star emblem on the wall, two dragons appeared. One that was almost like a blue sea serpent. The other was green and scaly, with a long neck and a long tail. Long dragon wings on its back. They were the 'Sea Wave and Jade Dragons'.
Julie and David watched on in awe.
"You both have proven that even though you are in opposite places, your hearts can still be one," the blue dragon told them.
"You taught us that even the sky and sea cannot defy the power of the believing heart," the green dragon added.
"Have we…passed the trial?" David asked.
The dragons nodded.
"You have proven yourself worthy of being descendants of the first 'Dragoons' and of donning our power," the blue dragon said.
"Take your spirits, and return to your world," the green dragon said to them.
The two dragons disappeared and emerged within the spirits. The two 'Dragoon Spirits' floated off the pedestals and over to their owners.
Julie and David both took the two 'Dragoon Spirits'.
"All right!" Julie shouted, "We did it!"
"Come on. Let's go back home," David said.
Julie nodded in agreement.
Jade Dragoon Power!
Sea Wave Dragoon Power!
Out of David's 'Jade Dragoon Spirit', wind bursted out like a hurricane. His green silhouette standing straight with his arms and legs spread out apart. His eyes were also closed. The wind full of swirling green leaves bustled around his silhouette. Just like in Sakura's transformation, except these are leaves not feathers, the leaves swirled around his chest, arms and legs creating the armor. His armor similar to Bryant's only now in the color green. Leaves passed by close up as his normal figure appeared. His headband appeared on his forehead as did his weapon. A lance with a sharp curved double blade made out of a special bark, as in wood. Then, his jade dragon wing bursted out of his back. At the end of the transformation, he stood in a stance with his weapon in hand.
Julie's 'Sea Wave Dragoon Spirit' shined as water bursted out from it, transitioning into the actual transformation. Very similar to "Sailor Neptune's" transformation, the background the same color and Julie's silhouette. Julie's silhouette had her arms up in the air and her legs fairly close together, very femininely. The water, that had appeared from the spirit, appeared as streams and wrapped around Julie's body like ribbon. When the water disappeared, Julie was now in her normal form, her armor now on. Her armor is similar to Sakura's except no skirt. Her armor was a pale blue, her wings matching. Julie was still in her braided hair, but now what was holding her hair were seashells. Julie's weapon appeared, which was the Umi's last evolved sword from "Magic Knight Rayearth". Like everyone else, she finished in a stance.
Sakura continued to exchange blows from Rose. They were all over the deck. Sakura had managed to get Rose facing the other way.
Bryant saw the opportunity to head over to the main computer room. It was home free from there. "Now's my chance," he said to himself. He ran over to the door. He turned the knob, and saw it was locked. "Damn!" he shouted.
Rose heard him and turned around to him. "Nice try," Rose said as she blasted Sakura with negative energy. She was blown into a steel post.
"Your next," Rose said to Bryant, "Death Dimension!!" The window of hatred wrapped over and around Bryant. It was like he was in a mirror or something. The window of darkness he was captured in floated above Rose. She gave him one quickly smirk and yelled, "Be gone!" The window exploded into small pieces.
"Aaaaggghhh!!!" Bryant cried in pain as he fell to the floor.
Rose walked up to him and kicked him in the stomach.
"Ogh!" Bryant yelled as he was hit.
"Pathetic," Rose said. Rose began to walk over to the door.
"Aqua Ring!!" a familiar female voice shouted. A large ring made of glimmering blue water wrapped around Rose's body, holding her.
"W-What?" Rose gasped.
"Wing Blaster!!" a recognizable male voice yelled. A flying dragon made of green light flew and hit Rose.
"Aaahh!!" Rose cried. She was blown into the steel tower.
Bryant and Sakura both gasped. Who were these characters?
On the edge of the deck, stood two more 'Dragoons'.
"It's…!" Sakura gasped.
"All right!" Bryant shouted.
Rose got up to her feet as the ring of water disappeared, "No! Noo!!!"
Julie and David in their armor ran over to their friends. "You guys all right?" Julie asked.
"Yeah, but we're so glad to see you," Sakura said as she was helped up by David.
"It's nice to see you too," David replied.
"I say we finish her off," Bryant said, as the team of 'Dragoons' stood next to each other facing Rose.
"Moon Light!!!" Sakura shouted as she fired the moon beam.
"Sapphire…!" Julie began as she twirled around. A stream of water spiraling up to her hands. It created a whirlwind of water. "…Whirlwind!!!" she finished.
"Blossom…!!" David began. Wind and razor sharp green leaves swirled around him like a crazy tornado. He pointed his clenched fist and finished, "…Storm!!!" The tornado of wind and leaves fired from his fist.
Bryant clasped his hands together and then slowly brought them apart. In between his hands, was a large dark ball enveloped in fire. He held it into the air and then busted it into the ground as he yelled, "Explosion!!!"
The four elemental attacks flew towards Rose.
"Nooo!!!!!" she cried. She covered her face as the attacks kept on approaching.
Then out of nowhere, a black dome surrounded Rose's body. The four spells hit the dome but it was to no avail. The barrier protected her.
The four warriors gasped, "Ah…?!"
The dome disappeared as a holographic image of Professor Bach appeared in front of her.
"Oh, professor," Rose gasped.
"Get back here now Rose," he said.
"But…" she began.
"I said now!!" he yelled angrily.
"Of course," she bowed before him and then flew off into the horizon.
"Who is he?" David asked.
"Could he be…?" Sakura began.
"I am Professor Cedric…Bach," Bach introduced himself.
The 'Dragoons' gasped.
"So you're the one who's doing all of this!" Bryant yelled.
"That is correct," Bach replied, "You think that since you are now a team that you can defeat me."
"We don't think, we know," Julie told him.
"The Abyss will come and you won't be able to stop it," Bach began, "You will witness the death and rebirth of this planet."
The 'Dragoons' listened carefully.
"This is only but a warning," Bach said, "This war is far from over. Until the next time we meet." The hologram disappeared.
The four friends paused for a moment. This was the moment. The first time. There would never be another. This was it. The mood quickly changed.
"This is great!" Julie shouted, "We're all 'Dragoons'!"
"Yeah," David added, "It feels wonderful."
"I'm glad we're all a team," Sakura said.
"Me too," Bryant agreed.
"But what about Professor Bach?" Julie asked.
"The Abyss kind of frightens me," David said, "It sounds completely evil."
"Let's not think about that now," Bryant said cheerfully, "We've completed the Dragon Trials and are now 'Dragoons'!"
"Exactly," Sakura nodded, "Let's be happy for now and worry about the bad stuff later."
"Wait a minute!" David said, "How long have we been gone? We missed school didn't we?!"
"Sort of," Sakura said apologetically.
"Oh no," he sighed.
"Don't worry, I got all of your assignments," Bryant reassured him.
David hugged him tight, "Ohhh, thank you!!"
"Yeah, thanks," Julie said. Her mood was the exact opposite.
Sakura giggled.
"Okay, David? Your cutting off my circulation," Bryant told him.
"Oh," David replied as he let go, "Sorry."
"No problem," Bryant said.
"So what did you tell our instructors?" Julie asked.
"Huh? Oh! Uh…." Bryant stuttered.
"Well?" Julie asked.
"Well, I told him that you both overslept and didn't want to come. And well, they just assumed that you two were….well.." Bryant explained.
"You said what?!!" David asked.
"Get him!!!" Julie yelled.
"Whoaa!!!" Bryant screamed as David and Julie chased him around the deck.
Sakura continued to giggle as she thought, "Maybe this won't be so bad after all."
Ending Theme: Rashiku Ikimasho from Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon