The Legend of Dragoon
The Series
Inside the bridge of The Dragony, Professor Drake's home in the sky, Bryant and Julie talked with Professor Drake. David and Sakura were nowhere to be seen. Bryant and Julie had told the story of what happened at the dance the other night, and how there were two new 'Dragoons' and about Sakura's newfound power. Professor Drake was very interested. In some strange way, he knew what was going on, but wasn't going to tell anyone. "Hmm, very interesting," he pondered, "It seems all of the 'Dragoons' have been reborn. It's too bad their powers were corrupted before we could find them." "At least now we know what Professor Bach was doing at Tokyo Tower," Julie said. "We were too late though," Bryant sighed. "And the other strange thing is, that no one at school remembers anything that happened that night," Julie explained, "It was like, Rouge and James had never arrived there." "Do you think that was because of Sakura's power?" Bryant asked. "It is a possibility," Drake replied, "If that power was as holy as you all described, it could've had many effects, positive ones at that. What did Sakura say about it?" "She claims she doesn't remember it either," Bryant answered. "Hmm," Drake continued to ponder. "Well it's best that Rouge and James are gone," Julie said, "They caused way too much trouble." "Definitely," Bryant agreed, "So what do we do now Professor Drake?" "There really is nothing we can do at this point," Drake told him, "The best we can do is to expect the unexpected. That's all I can ask of you." Julie and Bryant nodded in agreement. "I'll keep searching through the ship's computer to see if I can locate Bach's headquarters," Drake said, "And I'll see if I can find out what happened to Sakura." "Yeah, okay," Julie agreed. "We'd better get back home," Bryant said, "We've got to prepare something to eat for Sakura and David. It's our turn tonight." "Speaking of which, where are those two anyway?" Julie asked, "Maybe their going out..." "What?!!" Bryant gasped, "Are you kidding?!!" A sweat drop fell on Julie's head. She was surprised at the outburst. She blinked twice then said, "What's that about?" Bryant quickly changed moods, trying to keep his 'secret' hidden. He scratched his head and blushed in embarrassment, "Heh-heh. Oh, nothing." "Okay, whatever you say," Julie told him, "Anyways, let's get back to the dorm." Julie walked over to the elevator as the door slid open. She walked in. "We'll see you later Professor Drake," Bryant said, "Goodbye." "See you later you two," Drake told them. They both waved goodbye as the elevator closed. "Sakura..." Drake sighed, "It can't be happening now. It's too soon. There's no need." What did he mean? It seems Sakura has a secret. Or better yet, it seems Drake knows a secret about Sakura that Sakura herself doesn't. Controversy is building. When will it be released?
Over on the seventh floor of the Cherry Blossom Estate, the Japanese-style screen door that led to the balcony was open. Outside, the skies were gray, and it seemed like it was going to rain. Thunder could be heard roaring through the distance. It was somewhat of a soft, soothing sound. The young cherry blossom tree had grown since the last time we saw it. It was a lot higher and was starting to show some cherry blossom buds. Next to the growing tree, David stood, leaning against the edge of the balcony. Not sad, but just calm and relaxed. The phone then began to ring from inside. David turned his head as the phone rang once more. He quickly walked back inside, closing the screen door behind him, and picked up the cordless white phone before it finished its third ring. "Hello?" he asked, "David speaking." ".........." No one spoke. "Hello?!" David asked, a bit louder this time, "I'm going to hang up." "No, please," a female voice urged. "M-mom?" David asked surprised.
The Winds Change
A Past Returns
"Mom?! Is that you?" David gasped. "H-How are you?" she asked nervously. "I'm fine," David said without emotion, "Why are you calling?" "I...wanted to see how you were," his mother told him, "Are your studies going well?" "There you go again!" David yelled angrily, "Is that all you care about?!" "Oh, no!" his mother cried, "I didn't mean that. I just wanted to start a conversation. I'm sorry." He could hear his mother's pain through the phone. "N-No, mom. I'm sorry," David replied, trying to show some kind of emotion towards his mother, "I'm sorry I yelled at you. And for the record, school's fine. I've actually made friends mom." David's emotions rushed out at once. He almost cried in delight and happiness. "I'm so happy here mom," he said, almost crying, "People don't alienate me, and reject me like..." "Like...us," his mom sobbed, "I-I understand." "Mom! No!" David cried, "I didn't mean...!" "You did," she replied, "I-It's all right. I understand, really." David could almost see the tears running down her face. He knew it was time to change the subject. "So...uh...where's dad?" he asked, not really caring at all. You could say the relationship between him and his father wasn't that good. "He's out working," his mother replied, "You know how he is." "Yeah, I do," David said angrily, "So this is the only time you can talk to me? When 'he' isn't home?" His mother was then silent. She didn't want to hurt David even further. David then heard Bryant and Julie approaching the door. "Oh! Mom, I'm going to have to let you go," David rushed. "But, David..." his mother said. "I'm really sorry," David said abruptly as he hung up the phone, "I love you. Bye." Bryant put his key card into the slot as the door unlocked, and he and Julie walked in. David turned around abruptly and tried to act like nothing was wrong. He wiped his face and then dried off his hands on his navy blue sweater. Julie closed the door behind her, "Hey there David." "H-Hey," he stuttered. Julie and Bryant both had grocery bags in their arms. It seems they had gone to the supermarket to get some food for dinner. Bryant took Julie's bags and then placed them on the kitchen counter. "Did anyone call when we were gone?" Bryant asked as he took off his jacket. "Oh, uh...no, I don't think so," David replied. Julie looked around the room, "Sakura isn't here?" "Oh, she called earlier saying that she just went out for a skate before you guys got back," David explained, "She said she'd be back before dinner." Julie walked over to the counter and began to pull out the groceries from the bags. "What are we having tonight?" David asked. "Well..." Bryant began, acting like it was some show. "Today we shall be having, my infamous lasagna," Julie said cheerfully as she pulled out the box of noncooked-lasagna. "Sounds good to me," David licked his lips. "Let's get cooking," Bryant said. "Okay," Julie agreed. Bryant and Julie began to pull out vegetables and other ingredients and laying them out on the counter. Bryant and Julie talked amongst themselves happily as David watched. He decided then to head off into the bathroom. He closed the door behind him. He turned on the faucet and put his hands under the water. He rubbed them together and then rubbed the water on his face. He sighed. When he opened his eyes and looked into the mirror, he saw a photograph of him when he was a child. David gasped in fright as he tripped into the wall behind him. The photograph was of him in Hong Kong, by himself. No one around him, just him and the city landscape. David took the nearby towel, dried his hands, and then threw the towel at the mirror.
Later that dark and rainy night, Julie served her so-called infamous lasagna. Sakura had returned from her skate and was now sitting on a pillow next to the traditional Japanese table. Plates, forks, knives and other utensils were laid upon the table in four places. David sat across Sakura. Bryant helped Julie prepare the meal to be served. "It'll be coming in just a second!" Julie told them, "You're going to love it!" Sakura and David smiled. David was very quiet that evening after his phone call. He just plainly looked down at his plate, no real emotion shown. Sakura didn't know David that well, but she knew him well enough to know something was wrong. "David," a voice in David's head said. He looked around and then recognized the voice. He looked to Sakura who stared at him. "Is something wrong?" she asked telepathically. David didn't reply. He didn't know what to say. He was afraid Sakura would look into his mind. She quickly noticed, "Don't worry. I'm only speaking to you like this because I know you don't want to talk about your problem in front of the others. Just think what you want to say, and I'll reply telepathically." "O-Okay," he replied. "Well, is something the matter?" Sakura asked, "You seem down. Depressed maybe?" "Who? Me? Yeah right," he replied nonchalantly, "I'm fine." Sakura gave him a don't-even-try-to-hide-it look. David couldn't fool her. "David," Sakura began aloud, when Julie and Bryant began to serve the meal. "All right!" Julie shouted gleefully, "Here you are! My infamous lasagna!" Sakura and David tried to act amused after their solemn conversation. They both smiled and laughed, telling Julie it looked delicious. As Julie and Bryant served the food, Sakura gave a telepathic message to David, "We'll talk about this later." David gave her a glance as they both ate up their Italian dinner.
The dinner had been delicious. Julie's lasagna was fantastic! Now that everyone was full and done with eating, they all parted ways and did what they needed to do. Julie was laying down, her chest on the ground, in front of the TV. She had her mathematics textbook and notebook in front of her. She pondered and thought of the answers as she wrote them down. She watched some MTV from the satellite hook-up. Bryant was once again in the kitchen cleaning the dishes. He cleaned off all of the spaghetti sauce and remaining pasta from the plates. Finally, David and Sakura met outside in the balcony. The rain had stopped and the only water that was around was from the drops of water that fell from the edges of the building. The dark clouds had drifted away and the stars began to shine their brilliant light. David leaned on his elbows on the edge of the balcony. Sakura leaned her back on the edge as she looked into the stars. They were both silent. Sakura didn't know exactly what to say to him that wouldn't be rude or too forward. She wanted to say the right and helpful things. "I want to look into his mind," Sakura thought, "But that would be wrong." She had to find another way. The only way she could think of was talking to him little by little and trying to coerce the answer from him. "So..." she began. David continued to look out into the lit up city. "David...about what we were talking about earlier..." Sakura stuttered, a bit nervous. "Do we really have to talk about it?" David sighed sadly as he still didn't eye her. Sakura was stunned by his saddened face. She could almost see the stars' reflection in tears that were just waiting to come out. "D-David...I..." Sakura began. Right when she was about to consult him, Bryant opened the sliding door. "David, there's a phone call for you," he said. David didn't know what to say. He knew who it was. He wasn't sure he wanted to take it. Sakura could sense and feel the pain in his heart. She only watched, not saying a word. David turned back at looking at the stars, "Tell whoever it is I'm not feeling well." "Well..." Bryant replied, "It's your mom. She sounds upset." Even more pain filled David's heart. Sakura felt its intense energy and aura. So that was it, she thought. David was sad because of something that had to do with his parents. "Fine," David said stoically. He turned around and walked past Bryant and inside. Bryant was surprised with his emotions. He couldn't make out which ones they were. He closed the door behind him and walked over to Sakura who looked on sadly into the night sky. "Sakura?" Bryant asked, "Do you know what's wrong with him?" "With who?" she asked. "David," he told her. "I'm not sure yet," she replied to him, "I do know there is something wrong. He can't hide it from me anymore." "Do you know what it is?" Bryant asked. Sakura shook her head. "Well...can't you look into his mind or something?" Bryant pleaded. "No!" Sakura replied quickly. Bryant was shocked. "I mean...no. I don't have the right to do that without his permission," Sakura explained, "It'd be wrong for me to do that." "Then how else will we found out what's wrong?" Bryant asked. "The old fashioned way I guess," Sakura told him, "If he wants to tell us, he will. Just give him some time. He'll come around." Bryant nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I guess you're right."
David had taken their phone into the guys' bathroom. He sat on the counter in front of the mirror, holding the phone in his hand. He spoke with his mother. "David please," his mother pleaded, "Don't be so ruthless with us..." David didn't reply. His face was full of anger and disgust. "Why? Why do you still hate us?" she asked. "You know why," David replied harshly. "David, all we wanted was for you to be the best you could be and you are," his mother explained. "I am?" David asked mockingly, "You still think I should do better, right? Yeah, I understand perfectly. It's just never enough is it? I just have to be the object you and dad flaunt to everyone else. The one people call different?" "David! You are intelligent! We had nothing to do with that! That is your gift," she said, "We just wanted to bring out the best in that ability." "WE?" David asked, "What do you mean by that? I don't hear dad on that phone or anywhere near, do I?" "Your father loves you David!" his mother cried, "Can't you see that? He wanted you to be successful." "That's why dad wasn't around when I received all of those academic awards, right? When I won the Hong Kong Science Fair?" David asked her angrily. Her sobbing could be heard from the other side of the line. She didn't know what else to say that would convince him. Perhaps there was no more to be said. David gripped the phone with so much anger and frustration that he trembled. "David, please don't be like this," his mother sobbed, "We love you." "Just...Just LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" David yelled. He rammed the phone into its rightful place and slammed the bathroom door open. Julie turned off the TV and stood up from the ground. Bryant and Sakura ran back inside from the balcony. David quickly sat down on his bunk and put on his black shoes. "David!" Sakura cried. He got up without saying a word, grabbed a jacket and ran out of the dorm. Sakura and the rest of the group ran over to the hallway. The door that led to the stairway closed. "David..." Sakura sighed sadly. "What's going on?" Julie asked, not knowing absolutely anything about what had occurred. "Shouldn't we go after him?" Bryant asked concernedly. Sakura shook her head, "Let him be. He needs to sort some things out on his own." David's friends could only stand in the hallway and sigh in sadness for their friend.
Back down below, in the depths of Professor Bach's secret lab, Professor Bach had just finished his latest creation. The three evil 'Dragoons', Rose, Rouge, and James, were lined up in front of him. "'Dragoons', we are in a state of crisis," Bach began, "All of the 'Dragoon Spirits' have been activated. Four are on Drake's side, and of course you three are on mine. But, I do have bad news. In order to successfully locate and open the magical seal upon the 'Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit', we must acquire a certain amount of a special energy." "Special...energy?" Rose asked. "When the 'Divine Dragoon' appeared all of those years ago to seal the 'Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit', it used its 'Dragoon Spirit's magic to seal it. It is now required that we assemble as much spirit energy from humans as possible," Bach explained. "Oh...I see," Rouge said, "But how exactly do we go about doing that?" "Ah, that's why I've gathered you all here," Bach told her, "I have created special biological weapons with the ability to steal the spirit out of the body of those wasted humans. Thanks to Rose's dark element, we were able to infuse them with dark energy for our own evil purposes." "And will this work?" James asked. "You dare question me?" Bach threatened. "Uh...of course not...no sir," James stuttered. "That's what I thought," Bach said. "What is our course of action?" Rose asked. "Well, we cannot have those wretched 'Dragoons' whom which fight for good stopping us now can we?" Bach pondered, "I have injected your weapons with special means of releasing spirit energy from humans. So, Rouge and James will take separate paths in gathering the spirits. Rose will stay close with my creation. Understood?" "Yes," the evil team nodded. "And soon, before you know it, we will be on our way in discovering where the 'Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit' lies!" Bach exclaimed, "And then, the 'Abyss' shall begin!!" He continued to laugh psychotically as the evil team of 'Dragoons' laughed along silently.
The next morning, the 'Dragoons' awoke and prepared themselves for school. They all had a bit of time for them to talk at the table before they were off to school. They all sat down on the floor at the table, eating their breakfast. David was not there. "Did he even come back last night?" Julie asked worriedly. "I don't know," Sakura replied. "I think he was here this morning. His uniform and his books aren't here," Bryant added. "Oh, I hope he's all right," Sakura sighed. "We'll see him at school you guys," Julie reassured them, "This will all be sorted out soon." "You're right," Bryant agreed happily, "We're all pretty close, right? Like Sakura told me yesterday. He'll tell us when he's ready." Sakura looked off to the side, not so sure if that really was going to be the case. The pain David was feeling was a pain that had developed over many years and Sakura could sense that without even trying. The aura she felt around David when he ran off was intense, full of unbearable pain. She supposed that it had all caught up with him. David was leading a happy life to this point. He didn't expect for his past to resurface after he had specifically left home to leave that past behind him. It just goes to show how what you bury deep within your heart can just come up from behind and bite you, and bite you hard.
During the school day, as Sakura walked down the halls surrounded by Cherry Blossoms to her next class, she noticed David beginning to walk towards the parking lot with a short, middle-aged Asian woman. Sakura felt the bond between them instantly and just knew she had to find out who that woman was. She was hoping it'd be the person that would lead her to clues of David's agonizing past. She grabbed enough courage to call out to him, "David!" David stopped with the woman, and turned his head. "Wait up!" Sakura shouted as she ran down the hall and over to her friend. "Hey, how are you?" she asked. The Asian woman smiled at Sakura, "Are you one of David's friends?" "Yes, yes I am," Sakura replied politely, "I'm Sakura Avalon. I actually live with David also." "Well I'm glad to see David's making good friends, and pretty ones at that," the woman smiled. David was completely silent. "Umm, how do you know David?" Sakura asked, trying not to be too inquisitive. "I'm David's mother," she replied. "Oh!" Sakura gasped as she shook hands with the woman, "It's so nice to meet you!" Mrs. Tu laughed and giggled, "It's nice to see such wonderful people here in Tokyo." "I know this might sound rude but, what are you doing here?" Sakura asked, "David never said anything about you coming to visit." "Well, that'd be because I didn't know," David mumbled to himself. Sakura elbowed him in the chest, "Are you two going back to the dorm?" Mrs. Tu nodded, "David's going to show me around Tokyo for a little bit, and we have to discuss some things." "Oh, I understand," Sakura said, "Well I have to get to class. I hope you get to meet the rest of the roomies but, I'll see you later!" Sakura ran off as she waved goodbye. "What a nice young girl," Mrs. Tu giggled. David was silent. "You know, you could have been more polite," she said, "She is your friend and all." David continued to act stoically. "Well...it's nice to see you making good friends," Mrs. Tu said nicely. "Is it THAT surprising?" David asked harshly. His mother had no reply. "Tch, come on. Let's go," David said, trying to be as polite as he could. He grabbed his mother by the hand as they walked off through the halls. His mother was saddened by his behavior.
Later that evening, Mrs. Tu arrived at the dorms. She was welcomed with open arms from all of the roommates, of course except one. She had asked everyone about themselves and how their school work was going, and what kind of school it was in general. She also asked about how close they thought they were, and so on. She was very inquisitive. She was only interested in their lives and who they were. They all noticed and answered all of her questions politely. It was no trouble at all. Mrs. Tu also decided to cook for them. Though everyone told her not to, she simply replied to them that she could tell that the kitchen needed a mother's touch, and who was she not to help out. The teens were much obliged and appreciated her cooking. She had cooked a well-round Chinese meal for all of them. She had made some fried rice, chicken low mein, sweet and sour chicken, and all other sorts of Chinese delicacies. It was a feast to remember. Even David couldn't resist not eating. Though he only ate and then left, it was at least nice of him to eat with his mother and all of his friends. David abruptly left downstairs to the lounge.
After dinner, everyone helped out with the dishes. Sakura, though not wanting to get everyone involved in this, wanted and needed to know about David's past. She could not continue to see him in such anguish. It was upsetting to her, and eventually would be upsetting to the team. The only problem was that she didn't know how to go about asking Mrs. Tu. "Everyone," Mrs. Tu said, "I'm very sorry about the way my son has been acting." Bingo! The perfect chance for Sakura. "It's all right," Bryant replied nicely, "I just wish he'd be more polite to you." "Mrs. Tu, what is wrong with David?" Sakura asked. "Sakura," Julie said, giving a 'you-shouldn't-ask-that' look. "No, no. You all have a right to know," Mrs. Tu stated, "It is kind of my fault actually." The teenagers stopped what they were doing and listened attentively. A flashback of the events described occurred. It was like a flash from the past for Mrs. Tu.
David's father and I, after we got married, didn't live the happy life at first. We were young, rash. We didn't think much about the consequences of our actions. Though my husband could not find a job, we knew we had to have a child. We wanted to raise a child whom which could become better than what we were. That was when David was born. But David wasn't like the rest of the children as he got older. He was smarter, smarter than I could ever see a person. We knew this was our chance to live the good life. So, we used David to find sponsors and news reports on David's intelligence. It earned us a lot of money and my husband was then able to find a job. We then began to live what they call the good life. But, what we didn't realize was that David wasn't living that good life. The kids at school ridiculed him because of his intelligence. We didn't think much of it at the time. We just thought it was something he would grow out of I suppose. But the insults affected his life greatly. And then, his father was too busy with his work to ever see David win any awards or anything else of the sort. It was like my husband was a ghost in our home. I tried to care for David as much as I could, but it wasn't enough. He blames us for giving him that awful life. And at one time, he even stated he wishes he were never born.
They were all now sitting at the table, listening to Mrs. Tu's story. "Oh, no," Sakura cried. "It hurt me greatly," Mrs. Tu stated, "But then he applied for this school in Tokyo, a place he was sure he'd be able to live a good life with children of his own kind I suppose. He got in and...well, you know the rest." "How awful," Julie sighed, "Poor David." Mrs. Tu's face saddened. She felt responsible for what has been happening with David. "Oh! I didn't mean it like that!" Julie told her, trying to comfort her. "No, it's all right," Mrs. Tu replied sadly, "It is our fault. We didn't give David what he needed. Comfort and care. But now, it's too late. He hates me." Mrs. Tu buried her face into her hands and began to sob. "Oh, it's okay," Bryant told her as he and Julie comforted her, "We're sorry for bringing it up." "Oh..." Julie sighed. Sakura watched on in pain. She could feel the broken pieces of Mrs. Tu's heart floating around Mrs. Tu's mind. Her psychic power was racing. She grew furious with anger. "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..." Mrs. Tu sobbed. Sakura stood up and walked out the door. "S-Sakura?!" Bryant called.
Sakura came out of the elevator and walked into the lounge. She looked around for David but he was nowhere to be seen. She then walked a few steps towards the side and saw him in the Cherry Blossom Garden. "There he is," she said to herself. She took as much strength as she could from after hearing that terrible story, and walked over to him. David, who looked downward sadly and shamefully, turned around as he saw his friend Sakura. "What is wrong with you?!" Sakura yelled angrily. "W-What?" David asked. "You know what I mean! Your mother is right now upstairs crying her eyes out because she loves you too much!" Sakura told him, "And yet, you just run away from your problems and let those who actually love you suffer! That includes me and everyone else! What you do affects all of us, don't you see that?" "What do you know?!" David cried. His voice was so loud it hit Sakura's psychic power with a force. "My parents treated me like some object that only brought in money!" David explained. "It was only because they wanted a better life for you! Don't you get it?! They wanted you to become more successful than they were!" Sakura replied, "You're right. They did use you and they do regret it." "They don't love me," David said solemnly. "I know you feel like that," Sakura stated sadly, her mood changing from anger to sorrow, "Maybe your father may seem like the bad guy here and I don't know much about your father, but what I do know is, is that your mother loves you very much. That's why she's here." David's teary eyes stared at Sakura surprisingly. He knew she was right. His father may not have acted like he cared, but through thick and thin his mother tried her best. It was more than his father ever did. "Maybe you're right...but...but..." David stuttered as tears fell from his small brown eyes, "Why do the people around me hate me so much?! Always treating me like I'm different!" Sakura instantly remembered what David had told her that one day in her room at The Dragony. This was exactly what he had meant. Sakura finally understood his pain. David fell onto his knees, "Why...? Why?" He held his low as he began to cry. "Oh, David!" Sakura cried as she held him in her arms. Tears also fell from her eyes. This was a pain that only she could help him with. But right now, she was only concentrating on comforting him, for comfort had been a missing emotion from David's life. She wanted to be one of the first to give him that emotion. She was glad she did.
As the Saturday morning came, so did evil. Rose, now in her dark 'Dragoon' armor, flew across the city from the sky, a dark shadow close behind her. This shadow was the biological weapon in which Bach had discussed earlier. Rose stopped and took out her dark 'Dragoon Spirit' and looked into it. "Rouge, James. What are your reports?" she asked. Rouge and James' image appeared in the orb. "Rouge here. I'm right now in a neighborhood in the Shinjuku district. I think I can find some hearty spirit energy here," Rouge stated. "What about you James?" Rose asked. "I'm here at the Ikebukuro Shopping Center," James reported, "I was thinking of grabbing some spirit energy from the people at this clothing store. I'm sure they can give us what we need." "Good. I'm taking the weapon with me to the Koishikawa Botanical Garden," Rose told them, "A lot of spirits join there with the flowers blooming. That should do it. Report back when you've done your job." Rouge and James nodded in agreement, "Right." Rose put her spirit back in its place on her armor. "All right, 'Senshi'," Rose said to the weapon, "Let's get to work." It growled in agreement.
David and his mother had gone sightseeing that Saturday. They eventually stopped for some air and some discussion at the Koishikawa Botanical Garden. They sat in the middle of a green and lushes field surrounded by bushy green trees and multi-colored flowers. David began to apologize to his mother, for the very first time. "I'm...I'm sorry mom," David told her. "W-What?" his mother asked stunned. "I'm so sorry about the way I've been treating you all of these past years," David said, "I should have appreciated your trying to comfort me. And it's not all your fault. I should've let you in my life to comfort me and care for me. And for that, I am sorry." His mother had no words to say. She could only smile at him as tears of joy fell from her face. "Do you...do you really mean it?" she asked. David nodded, smiling. He was happy with what he had done. He was glad that he did it before it was too late. "Oh David!" his mother sobbed as she leaped into his arms. They both stopped their discussion, their weeping, to hold each other in their arms. It had been a long time since they had hugged. It was long overdue. As they broke their hug, David wiped his mother's tears. "Now, let's go see what there is in Tokyo," he told her. His mother smiled and then nodded in agreement. They stood up from the green grass and began to walk off from the garden, holding hands. (12)"Ahhhh!!!!" David and his mother stopped and looked behind them. Dark flashes of light could be seen on the other side of the field. More and more screeching and screaming occurred. "What's going on?" Mrs. Tu asked. "It has to be Rose and the other 'Dragoons'," David thought, "I can't just leave my mother." "What is it David?" his mother asked him. "Uhh...mom..." David stuttered. "Oh my goodness!! It's coming this way!" his mother cried. "Huh?" David asked as he looked across the field. Rose and the biological weapon, 'Senshi', were coming there way. Rose carried a bag full of shining objects. Their light shined through the opening at the top of the bag. They were spirits of innocent people. 'Senshi' was finally revealed. It was a raptor-looking beast but it had steel armor covering parts of its body, only leaving a few parts showing green skin. Its red eyes shined with fury. It was out for blood, and it would soon be after David's. 'Senshi' followed Rose towards David and his mother. Mrs. Tu screamed in terror as the two evil beings approached them. Rose and 'Senshi' stopped before them. "Ah...look who's here," Rose laughed. David stepped in front of his mother in order to protect her, "Stay behind me mom." "Oh? Your mother is she?" Rose asked mockingly, "It's so wonderful that you're here though. Now I can steal the spirits of you and your mother." "W-What?" David asked. "'Senshi', take care of him," Rose ordered. The beast roared as its sharp teeth oozed saliva. "Mom, get out of here!" David told her. "But...!" she cried. "Just go!" he ordered. She nodded and began to run the other way as fast as she could. "Oh no you don't..." Rose said as she flew after her. 'Senshi' stood before David, ready to kill. "I can't fight you right now," David told the beast, "My mom's in trouble." 'Senshi' continued to roar on. Meanwhile, Mrs. Tu was in danger. Rose flew in front of her, stopping her in her tracks. Mrs. Tu screamed in fright. "Your spirit belongs to 'Kenkaku'!" Rose yelled. She took out her blade and pointed it towards Mrs. Tu's chest. (13)David turned his head to see what was happening. It was like a slow-motion moment. "Ha!!" Rose yelled as dark bolts of lightning fired at David's mother's chest. Without screaming in pain, a clear crystal ball full of memories of David's childhood floated out of her chest. "Mom!!!" David shouted. His mother fell lifeless to the ground. "Mom!!!" David cried again. Rose grabbed the clear orb in her fingers. "Yes!" she said gleefully. David looked down in shame as he clenched his fist. "Mom...I...I'LL SAVE YOU!!!" he yelled with enough passion that the entire city could hear.
Jade Dragoon Power!
"I won't let you hurt anymore people!" David yelled, now transformed into the 'Jade Dragoon', "I am the 'Dragoon' born from the winds of the sky. I am the Jade Dragoon!" He held his wooden and bladed staff, pointing it at Rose. (16)"Get him 'Senshi'!" Rose ordered. 'Senshi' roared once more as he ran over towards David, his footsteps thumping. David turned around and leaped into the air, the beast missing. He then began to use his magic attack as he floated in the air. "Wing Blaster!" he yelled. Out of his 'Dragoon' wings, a dragon made of green light fired outward towards 'Senshi'. The beast dodged the blast and moved towards the side. "Huh?" David asked, "It's fast!" The beast opened its mouth, firing balls of dark light at the 'Dragoon'. David knew he had to counterattack. He used his second magic attack. "Blossom Storm!" he shouted. He pointed the palm of his hand at the opposing attack as a tornado of wind full of green leaves fired downward. The ball of dark light shot right through his attack and hit him in his chest. "Agh!" David cried as he fell into the grass. The raptor stood before him as he got up. Rose laughed at him, "Hahahahaha!!! You're pathetic!" David grimaced in pain as the raptor approached him. "Well, I might as well take your spirit as well!" Rose told him. 'Senshi' opened his sharp teethed jaws and leaned downward at David's head. "Aqua Ring!" a voice echoed. A stream of shining blue water wrapped around 'Senshi's mouth, clasping it shut. An arrow made of white light struck Rose's hand as she let go of Mrs. Tu's spirit. A white and holy figure grabbed the spirit before it hit the floor. "W-What?!" Rose gasped. Then, next to their friend David, the other 'Dragoons' stood. "Look's like time's up for you!" Bryant yelled. "No!" Rose grieved, "This was working out perfectly." Julie helped David up, "You all right?" He nodded thankfully. 'Senshi' broke free from his water entrapment and was even more angry than before. "Stay here David," Bryant told him as he flew into the air. "Let us handle this," Julie added as she followed. "Flame Shot!" Bryant yelled, a thick stream of fire bursting from his fist. "Sapphire Whirlwind!" Julie shouted, a wide tornado of blue water fired from her arms. Julie's attack surrounded the beast and Bryant's attacked. "Oh no!" Rose cried. "Sakura, now!" Bryant ordered as he looked down to her. "Right," she agreed.
The aura around them changed into a white and holy place. Sakura floated into the air as the clouds above them began to release beams of holy light. "God, give me power!" she cried. Behind her, a large and golden gate engraved with holy markings appeared and began to open.
"Gate of Heaven!" Sakura finished.
Out of the gates, large and thick beams of light fired through like an army was on the other side. "Raaaarrrgghhh!!!!" 'Senshi' roared as the beams struck through his biological body. He disintegrated into dust. All four of the 'Dragoons' then stood side by side, facing Rose. "You're next," Sakura told her. Sakura then almost fell to her knees in weakness. That attack took a lot out of her. "Are you all right?" Bryant asked her. "Uh, yeah," she told him. "Fine! You've won this round!" Rose told them, "But I still have the spirits!" "Oh no!" Julie gasped. "See you guys around!" Rose laughed as she disappeared into the sky. "Wait! What about my mom?!" David cried. "Don't worry," Sakura told him as she showed him the spirit. Sakura, along with David, flew over to his lifeless mother. They both kneeled down next to her. Sakura placed the orb upon her chest as it reinserted into her body. "Will she be all right?" David panicked. "Yeah, don't worry. She'll be fine," Sakura reassured him.
The very next day, our heroes waited for David's arrival upon The Dragony. Professor Drake was with them. After waiting for a few minutes, David arrived with smiles on hand. "Did she make it to her flight all right?" Julie asked. David nodded, "Yeah, she'll be fine." "What'd she say about yesterday?" Bryant giggled. "Fortunately for us, she doesn't recall it at all," David explained. "Oh, good," Bryant sighed in relief. "But we couldn't save all of those people," Sakura said sadly. "We had gone to stop Rouge and James before we went to save you David, but we were too late," Julie explained, "They had already taken what they needed." "Spirit...energy..." Drake said to himself. "That's what it was," Sakura told him, "But what do they want spirits of people for?" "It can only mean one thing," Drake said to them. They all listened attentively. "Bach has a clue to where the 'Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit' is," Drake said somberly, "He must be using the spirit energy to find out where it is and to break the seal upon it. The worst is yet to come young ones." "The 'Abyss'..." Bryant sighed, "It's coming isn't it?" "Not if we don't stop it," David added. "You're right," Bryant agreed. "We can do it," Sakura stated, "As long as we stick together." The others agreed. Professor Drake said nothing. "You're going to need a lot more than what you have to stop them. Especially you Sakura..." Drake thought to himself. There definitely was more to come. The 'Dragoons' still hadn't faced the big enemy yet. The time would come soon. When they all find out things unexpected to them. Like Professor Drake said, especially Sakura.