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The Legend of Dragoon
The Series
Professor Drake was hard at work inside The Dragony Bridge. Still in his same white lab coat, he sat at the very front of the room, near the window. On the window/computer screen, images and words flashed on about as he typed on the bright red computer keyboard. Images of war, death, magic, and other things mentioned in the Legend of Dragoon appeared on the screen. He was researching upon the 'Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit'. It was the spirit that would awaken The Abyss if his long time rival Professor Bach and his minions in 'Kenkaku' would find it. He needed to make sure that wouldn't happen. All would be lost if it did. Now that he knew what Bach's plans for the future were, collecting spirit energy to break the seal over that evil 'Dragoon Spirit', he had to forget about his small problems and focus on the situation at hand. As he typed, he looked up to see a framed photograph of him and Sakura. He was a bit younger then, and Sakura was as well. She looked to be around 4 years old. She was dressed in a mini-white mech-suit, like the one she had worn before. Professor Drake was kneeling next to her giving her a big hug. Sakura had her hair down. Her hair brace was on her wrist. Drake stopped his typing and took the picture. He looked at it closely and smiled. It was a memory he'd keep forever. "When was it that this was taken?" Drake asked himself, continuing to smile, "Oh, yes. This was only a couple of weeks after I found you. You've grown up so much since then. You've matured greatly."
He immediately remembered the day he found her. It was right before he began living in The Dragony. He lived in a beautiful crème house surrounded by trees and flowers. But, there were boxes all around the house. It was the day he was moving to go live on The Dragony. He walked back inside of his house and saw it empty. There was more than one bedroom. It seemed like someone had been living with him for a while. The last thing remaining in the house was a framed picture of a family, Drake's family. He stood next to a woman, his wife, and three children, two boys and one girl. Drake's face saddened when he saw it. And at that moment, a holy beam of light shot down upon his backyard through the puffy, white clouds in the sky. He scurried out his back door and into the backyard. When he arrived, the light disappeared and a naked young girl laid on his grass. The girl was about four years old. Drake quickly rushed over to her and held the girl in his arms. Immediately he felt some strange connection with her. The girl wore a golden brace around her wrist. She opened her eyes vaguely and faintly. Drake's eyes widened in glee when he saw such a beautiful young girl. The girl's eyes met his and she then smiled. From that moment on, the young girl and Professor Drake would be companions for the time to come.
Those were the good times, when the young Sakura was so naïve and so innocent. Now, things evil were around her constantly. Professor Drake knew exactly what was going to happen to her. He has continued to keep large secrets from Sakura, and he shall continue even longer until it's too late.
Back in room 457, our heroes continued their daily lives as per usual. Fall was nearing ever so closer to Tokyo. The autumn breeze gently blew the Cherry Blossom petals around the dorm facilities. It was a nice and quiet Sunday afternoon for the 'Dragoons'. David was outside in the balcony, sweeping some of the old and worn out Cherry Blossom petals that lied on the floor. Bryant and Sakura washed dishes inside the kitchen together, playing around and splashing water on each other in a very flirtatious way. Julie was putting clean laundry in everyone's clothes drawers. Nothing could ruin that day. Sakura and Bryant continued to joke around. Bryant took some of the soap suds and put them on his chin creating a soapy beard. Sakura laughed, "You're so dumb Bryant!" "Dumb? What do you mean?" Bryant asked, not realizing how dumb he did look with the white beard. Sakura continued to laugh, "You obviously don't have mirrors where you come from." Bryant wiped his face. "Oh yeah?" Bryant asked, "What'd you get on your entrance exam?" "A 96%," Sakura stated confidently, holding her head up high, "Beat that." "98%" Bryant said smugly. Sakura's head dropped in shame and embarrassment as a sweat drop fell on her head, "Ergh." "Can't beat that now can we?" Bryant continued to provoke her. Sakura clenched her fist in frustration. David, who had just finished sweeping, popped in with his test scores. "How about this?....100%" he told them. "Eh?!!" Sakura and Bryant gasped as their heads dropped. David nodded confidently. Sakura and Bryant just went back to their chores and ignored him. "Who asked him anyways?" Bryant asked. "He doesn't need to brag," Sakura added. A sweat drop fell on David's head as he watched, "Are you guys serious?" "So, what about you Julie?" Sakura asked cheerfully, "I bet you got a better score than I did." Julie stopped what she was doing and looked down to the floor sadly. "Huh? Julie?" Bryant asked. Julie quickly changed attitude when she looked back up. "Oh it doesn't matter!" she replied happily, "Well, I've got to get some laundry from downstairs! See ya!" She rushed out the door. Sakura felt Julie's anguish with her psychic ability. She looked on sadly, "Julie..."
Anguish
Julie's Discovery
Later that day, Sakura had to return to The Dragony for her special training. Professor Drake told her that it was urgent that she continue to expand her power. Sakura didn't understand why, but she trusted Professor Drake and agreed to practice. Bryant and David, Julie not coming with them, were very interested and decided to tag along and watch. Bryant and David were in a hallway of the ship watching through a large horizontal window that led into a white, isolated room. Sakura, now dressed in her mech-like suit, stood in the middle of the room. Off to the side of the room was a control room that looked into the white room. Professor Drake sat on a computer chair. He talked to Sakura through the microphone, "Okay, Sakura. Today, we're going to practice barrier and telekinesis drills." "O-Okay," Sakura replied. "This is so weird," David said as he watched. "I think it's very interesting," Bryant stated. "Yeah, you would," David mumbled, implying the obvious. "Sakura," Drake began, "We'll begin with a telekinesis drill." Sakura nodded in agreement. "I'm going to release all of the gravity," he told her. After a few clicks on a computer console, the gravity inside the room disappeared and Sakura began to float. "Wow..." David gasped in awe. He'd never seen anything like it. Square openings opened up on the sides of the room. Silver metal spoons floated outward. All ten of them surrounded Sakura, floating about two-feet away from her body. "You know what to do," Drake said to her. Sakura closed her eyes and placed the palms of her hands near her chest. Everyone around her was silent. Sakura needed complete and utter concentration to pull this off. In a matter of seconds, the top ends of the spoons bent forward. Bryant and David gasped in excitement. "Wow! That's so cool!" David shouted. The gravity in he room then slowly returned to normal as Sakura floated down to the floor. The spoons floated back into the square openings. "Good job Sakura," Drake congratulated her, "Next is the barrier drill." Out of the same square openings, thin dark green cylinders appeared. They were weapons. "Huh?! What is he doing?!" Bryant asked worriedly. "Don't worry Bryant," Drake reassured him, "If their fire hits her, it will only sting." That still wasn't reassuring. He was still worried. "Ready, Sakura?" Drake asked her. She nodded, "Yeah!" "I know you've had trouble with this before, but I know you can do it!" Drake encouraged. Sakura closed her eyes once again. The weapons came out a little closer. All ten of them pointed towards Sakura. "Ready..." Drake began, "Aim..." Bryant bit his lip nervously. David smiled to see what would happen next. "Fire!" Drake ordered. Out of the green weapons, a red laser shot out from each of them. Sakura spread out her arms as a domed invisible barrier surrounded her. But, unfortunately, Sakura couldn't hold it for more than a second. One of the lasers broke through and hit Sakura in her right leg. She fell on to her knees in pain. "Sakura!" Bryant gasped. He ran down the hallway and into the door that led to the white room. Bryant kicked the door open and ran to Sakura's aide. "Sakura!" he cried. He helped her up to her feet. "Are you all right?" he asked. "I'm fine," she laughed, "Just a bit of a sting. It'll go away." "Always have trouble on that, don't you Sakura?" Drake joked. Sakura smiled back.
Sakura got out of her special training suit and back into some regular clothes. It was getting late so she decided to wear her pink pajamas. She stood in front of her mirror, brushing her hair. Bryant sat on her bed. "Isn't that tough?" he asked her. Sakura looked at him from the mirror, "What? Training?" "Yeah," Bryant replied. "It used to be tougher," she told him, "But, I've gotten better at it. I've always had trouble with that drill." "But, doesn't it seem like the professor is pushing you too far sometimes? I mean, is it that important that you train?" Bryant asked. "He only wants to discover new things about the mind. He is a scientist after all," Sakura explained, "I'm glad to help. And it also helps me. I get better at using my power. It works out for both of I guess." "I suppose," Bryant sighed. Sakura stopped brushing her hair, took her golden hair brace, and wrapped it in her hair. She went to sit down next to Bryant. "Bryant, I'm happy you care enough about me to worry," Sakura smiled. "That's because I do care about you," Bryant told her, seriously. Sakura blushed, "Ahem...But, there's someone else we should worry about first." "Huh? Who do you mean?" Bryant asked. "I mean Julie," she said, "Didn't you see how upset she was earlier today?" "She looked fine to me," Bryant stated. "Ugh, men. Never notice anything," Sakura sighed. "What?" Bryant asked. "Oh, nothing," she said. "Hello!" David yelled as he walked into the room, "Can we go yet?!" Sakura laughed, "Yeah, we're going."
Meanwhile, Julie was in the kitchen, telephone in hand, as she washed some of the dishes left by her roommates. She spoke with her mother, who was all the way in Orlando, Florida. "So, how are things going?" her mother asked. Julie could hear the water from a faucet running and her mother washing dishes. "Mom, what are you doing?" Julie asked her, "Why don't you let Cory do the dishes?" Cory is her older brother. "As if he would Julie," her mother laughed. "Oh, you're right," Julie laughed along with her. "Julie, did you ever find out who gave you the grant to go that school?" her mother asked. Julie immediately remembered what had happened earlier, when her friends discussed their score. She knew she was with her mother, so she knew she didn't have to hide anything. "Oh, no. I have no clue where to look first," Julie replied, "I wish I could find this person and thank them formally." "Well, please do find them Julie," her mother pleaded, "I want to make sure this person gets what he or she deserves, an enormous thank you." "Uh huh, I agree," Julie said. An important question than ran through her mind. She decided to ask her mother. "Hey mom?" she asked. "Yeah?" her mother replied. "Do you think...I would've passed the entrance exam if I would've had to take it?" Julie asked her. "W-What?" her mother asked, "Why?" "I just...want to know, that's all," Julie told her sadly. "Is there anyone bothering you about it at school?!" her mother asked her angrily. "No, no!" Julie reassured her, "No, nothing like that. You see, my roommates were talking about it today and I didn't know what to say." "Well, of course you do. The truth Julie," her mother answered, "I didn't raise any liars. You know what to do." "I-I know," Julie agreed, "B-But...I'm nervous about what they'll think." "They're your friends aren't they?" her mother asked. "Uh huh," Julie nodded. "Then, don't you think they'll understand?" her mother told her, "I've lived longer than you have Julie. And yes, things in this world have changed since I was growing up. But, when it comes to love and friendship, nothing's changed. Friends will be friends, no matter what the circumstances. Right?" Julie smiled, wiping her almost-ready-to-come-out tears, "Yeah, you're right." "I know," Julie's mother giggled, "Now, I'll leave you to your studies. Keep up the good work. And remember my advice." "Yeah, I will," Julie agreed, "Bye mom. I love you." "I love you too." her mother replied as they both hung up the phone. Julie, now in her pajamas, walked over to the balcony, opening the screen door. She walked over towards the edge and looked up into the sun setting sky. "She's right," she thought, "They are my friends...they'll understand."
The very next afternoon, the Dragoons met up once again inside The Dragony. They were all dressed in their school uniforms and stood around the main bridge. Professor Drake updated them once again on their situation, and the situation the entire Earth faced. "Well, I have a question," David stated, "How do we know when 'Kenkaku' will strike next, and where?" "That is a good question," Drake responded, "We can never predict where they will strike next. And we can't rely on Sakura's powers all the time. That's why, I created something for you David." Professor Drake walked over to the main console as window screens appeared on the main computer screen. There, was an image of David's 'Jade Dragoon Armor'. "I have implicated a device into your armor David," Drake began, "When you need to use the computer of this ship, you can access it through your own mini-computer. That way, you can use the technology of this ship and your magic." David gasped in excitement, "Awesome." "Oh, sure. The guy with the 100% on his entrance exam gets the mini-computer," Bryant looked on jealously. "We see how it is," Sakura told them as she crossed her arms, "Hmph." "You're still with that?" David asked apologetically as a sweat drop fell on his head. Julie hadn't been paying attention at all and was daydreaming as she looked into the sky through the ship's window. "Oh, hey Julie. I think this is your cue to intervene on this rebuttal," David joked, "We need a referee." Julie just sighed. "Julie? What's wrong?" Sakura asked her. "Huh...? Oh! Sorry about that," Julie snapped out of it. "Where'd you go? Is it fun? Can I go next time?" Sakura joked with her. Julie giggled, "Yeah." "Is there something on your mind?" Drake asked concernedly. "Well, actually..." Julie began, "I received a generous grant to go to this school from some anonymous donor and...I need to find this person to thank them." "Oh, I see," Drake pondered, "Well, I'm sure you won't have to look very far." "What do you mean?" Bryant asked. "That person is...." Drake began, "...Me." "What?!" Julie gasped, "You?!" "Uh huh," he nodded. "Oh my...!" Julie cried as she then leaped into his arms, "Oh, thank you very much! You don't know what that meant to me." "Your welcome Julie," Drake replied, "I gave it to you because I needed you over here in Tokyo right away, for of course the 'Dragoon' situation." Julie then broke the hug. "What's wrong?" Sakura asked. "So, what you're saying is...that you didn't give me the grant because I had what it took to be in this school?" Julie asked sadly. "W-What?" Sakura gasped. "Well, of course not," Drake reassured her, "You do have what it takes." "Well, yeah sure...now. I bet you didn't know that before," Julie told him. Drake then didn't speak a word. She was right, he didn't. "You're right," he replied, "You were the last one I could locate out of your four and...I needed you here right away...so I..." "That's why I didn't have to take an entrance exam to get in," Julie stated. "So, that's why you were so quick to leave yesterday," David said, "Just because you didn't take the entrance exam?" "No! Not only that!" Julie sobbed, "You all got in because you all are smart...you see me...I'm...I'm..." "Julie..." Sakura comforted. "No! Leave me alone!!!" Julie cried as she ran into the elevator, tears flying. "Oh, Julie," Bryant sighed sadly. "I'll go after her," Sakura volunteered. "Are you sure?" Drake asked her. She nodded and ran after her.
Meanwhile, underneath the city of Tokyo inside Professor Bach's laboratory, Rose met with the doctor himself. "The spirits you gathered last time were excellent," Bach told her, "Their power fed my device perfectly. We are well on our way to breaking the seal to the 'Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit' and then recovering it for 'Kenkaku'." "Yes, of course professor," Rose agreed, as most minions do. "But, what you and the rest of the clan captured isn't enough. I need more power, more spirits," Bach explained, "I need you to capture more." "With pleasure," Rose bowed before him. "I think I'll handle this one," Rouge said as she walked down the steps and into the laboratory. "What do you want Rouge?" Rose asked, annoyed. "I'm here to take this hunt," Rouge said as she bowed before the professor. "What? Professor Bach has ordered me..." Rose began. "Very well Rouge," Bach interrupted, "You may go on the hunt, BUT you must bring back as many spirits as possible." "And what if the good 'Dragoons' show up?" Rouge asked. "You'll do what you should have done a long time ago," Bach replied, "Kill them." "Yes, I'll get right on it," Rouge agreed as she walked off. Rose gritted her teeth in jealousy and disgust. She was the one supposed to take the hunt. Rouge annoyingly gave Rose a wink and smirked at her. That made Rose even more angry.
Julie didn't have any real destination. She just knew she wanted to get away from all that bothered her. She tried not to think of what she had just learned, but it kept popping up in her mind. It was inevitable. Maybe something was trying to tell her that she should face her problem instead of running away from it, like she was now. Everyone around her was particularly happy this day, even the busy Japanese business men. It sure helped Julie's confidence. A mother and her child were passing by Julie as they walked along the sidewalk. The mother was holding a sheet of paper and was looking quite pleased. The little boy was too. Since Julie didn't know any Japanese, she couldn't understand what they were saying. But when she passed by, she saw a test score on the sheet of paper. That's why the mother and child were so pleased. The little boy had gotten a good score. That one little scene made Julie feel worse. Tears flying from her eyes, Julie ran off into the city.
Julie had then decided to take the train towards the Tokyo bay. She arrived there in about half an hour. She walked over to a nearby beach area. It was small, so there was no one there. The sun setting in the background, glistening on the water's reflection. Julie sat on the sand with her knees tucked in and watched the calm sea. She felt serene and relaxed here. Perhaps it was because of her 'Dragoon' element of water, but all she knew was this was the place she needed to be at that moment. "J-Julie?" Sakura asked. "Huh?!" Julie gasped as she looked back. Sakura stood a few feet away. "How'd you know where to find me?" Julie asked as she returned to looking at the sea. She really didn't want to talk to anyone. "They don't call me psychic for nothing, you know," Sakura tried to joke. No one was laughing. Sakura walked over to Julie and then sat down beside her. "What a beautiful sight," Sakura said, "I'd see why you'd want to come here. It's nice." "Are you here to try and cheer me up?" Julie asked her. "Wow, you catch on fast," Sakura giggled, "Yeah, you're right." "Well, I really don't want to talk right now," Julie told her, "Okay?" "Julie...you can't let this small ordeal affect our relationship," Sakura began. "It's not small to me," Julie replied, "I feel like an outcast, like I'm..." "Different?" Sakura interrupted, "Now you know how I feel when I'm around you all." "But we don't treat you different!" Julie reassured her, "We'd never treat you differently!" "Then, what makes you think that we'll treat YOU differently?" Sakura asked. Julie had no reply. Sakura was right. "Do you remember what you told me that one day at school? When you and I first became friends?" Sakura asked her, "You said that you'd be there for me, and I told you the same thing. Right?" Julie nodded. "You said you wanted to be good friends," Sakura continued, "We can't continue on as friends unless you let me in and let me help you. I know you feel bad because you didn't have to take an exam. But you know what? You do have the skill to ace one of those tests. No question." Julie smiled at her, "Really? You think so?" Sakura nodded cheerfully, "Uh huh! Would I ever lie to you?" "Hmm, thanks," Julie told her. "It's no problem. I'll always be there for you." Sakura stated, "Is this the part where we hug?" Julie laughed, "Yeah!" "Oh, okay," Sakura giggled as they both gave each other a friendly hug.
The moment was short-lived, however. The screaming of innocent citizens, mostly men, could be heard inside the harbor. Sakura and Julie quickly stood. "What was that?" Julie gasped. Sakura closed her eyes, trying to hone in on any sort of sign. She was practicing her psychic power once again. Only one image appeared into her mind...darkness. "Do you see anything Sakura?" Julie asked. Sakura opened her eyes, "We've got a spirit hunter to deal with." "Let's head out into the harbor," Julie ordered. "Okay," Sakura agreed.
Over at the harbor, where many ships docked, Rouge collected spirits from the nearby citizens and shipmen. She collected them all into a brown bag. "Ha ha ha!!" she laughed, now in her 'Dragoon Armor', "You humans are so weak! But don't worry, your spirits will be contributed to 'Kenkaku'! Ha ha ha!" There were many spiritless and lifeless bodies lying around the harbor floors. Sakura and Julie had just arrived and hid behind a small raft. "It's Rouge," Julie stated, "I never did like her much." "Come on. We need to get those spirits back," Sakura ordered. "Right," Julie agreed.
Sea Wave Dragoon Power!
White Silver Dragoon Power!
Rouge used her special 'Dragoon' whip and tied up another shipman. "Well, well, well. It looks like you're the last one," Rouge smirked at him evilly. The shipman was completely and utterly frightened and expected the worst. "Now, give me your spirit for the glory of 'Kenkaku'!" Rouge yelled. She ran a pulse of dark violet lightning through her whip, which reached the shipman's body. "Aaaahhh!!!!" he screamed in pain. Out of the man's chest, a clear orb full of memories floated towards Rouge. She grabbed it maliciously. "Ha ha! Look's like my job's done for today," she said. "Not while we're here!" a voice yelled. "Huh?" Rouge asked as she looked up at the roof of a nearby ship warehouse. The two female 'Dragoons' stood with their arms crossed, looking at Rouge angrily. "How dare you come to this most beautiful harbor and steal away the spirits of the innocent!" Julie yelled. "For that, we will not forgive you!" Sakura added. "I am the 'Dragoon' born from the sea!" Julie yelled. "And I am the 'Dragoon' born from light!" Sakura continued. "Sea Wave Dragoon!" Julie finished. "White Silver Dragoon!" Sakura finished also. "Now, return those spirits whom which you've taken!" Julie ordered. "Hmph, who do you think you are? Ordering ME around?" Rouge asked. "Give us back those spirit orbs!" Sakura shouted. "Absolutely not," Rouge giggled. "Then we're going to have to fight!" Julie yelled as she pulled out her blue dragon sword. Sakura also pulled out her weapon, the holy white bow. Sakura pulled back her arm, creating a white arrow made from light. She aimed it at Rouge. "Tsk, tsk. So hostile," Rouge smirked, "But I am not going to fight you today. I think one of Weapons will have to take care of you." "Weapon? She means..." Julie gasped. "Kaze! Appear!" Rouge ordered. In front of her, a magic dark hole appeared. A large, crusty, and scaly dark green bird appeared. It almost looked like a half bird, and half dragon. Just like the last Weapon, this monster had pieces of robotic armor all around it. It definitely was an enhanced biological weapon. "Use your wings of destruction to get rid of them!" Rouge ordered. Kaze gave a screech of agreement to Rouge. "Until we meet again 'Dragoons', or...IF we meet again," Rouge laughed, "Ha ha ha!!" Rouge spread out her dark violet 'Dragoon' wings and flew off into the harbor warehouses. "I'll take her!" Julie told Sakura. Sakura agreed, "Okay. I'll handle this guy then." Julie turned and spread out her wings and flew after Rouge. Sakura faced the Weapon, "Bring it on."
Back on The Dragony, Drake's computers began to beep profusely. He leaped back into his chair and began to fidget with the buttons. "What is it Professor?" David asked. "The computers have picked up magic activity in the city," he replied, "Or more correctly, 'Dragoon' activity." "You mean...Sakura!" Bryant gasped. "And Julie!" David added. "I'll bring it on screen," Drake told them. A map of Tokyo appeared. He zoomed in on the harbor area twice. Two colored dots, white and blue, could be seen in two different areas of the harbor. "There they are," David said. "But they're separated," Bryant stated. "Which means you two will have to split up to find them," Drake ordered, "David, use your mini-computer to find them." "I'll look for Julie," David volunteered. "Okay then," Bryant said as he reached into his uniform pocket, "Let's get to work."
Red-Eye Dragoon Power!
Jade Dragoon Power!
Back at the harbor, Sakura faced Kaze, the winged Weapon. Kaze shot out a dark green acid from it's metal mouth at Sakura. Sakura spread out her wings and quickly flew into the air, dodging the attack. The acid ate through the floor. Sakura gasped at how powerful the acid was. Kaze wanted to follow Sakura and so he spread out his wings and flew after her. "Oh great," Sakura said as she saw him approach. She knew she had to attack. "Moon Light!" she yelled as she fired the moon and star beam from her fists. Kaze used its wings to block its body from the attack. The beam of light had barely any affect. "Oh no!" Sakura gasped. Kaze roared and began to fire acid from its mouth again, but this time more than one. Five acid blobs approached Sakura's body. "Star Children!" she cried. Small yellow stars swirled around her and created the barrier around her body. Four of the acid blobs missed, but one hit her barrier. But, it seems there was magic implicated into the acid for it began to eat through her magic. "What?!" Sakura cried. She quickly moved away from the acid. "Nothing's working against him," Sakura said, "I need help." Kaze took this opportunity and used its long green tail to whack Sakura right in the chest. "Ugh!!" she cried as she tumbled backwards towards the sea. Luckily, she used her wings to stop her from falling. Kaze roared once again and spread out his wings. He began to do another attack. He flapped his large and long wings as massive wind was created. "Aaahhh!" Sakura screamed as she covered her faces. She tried to struggle and stay put, but she couldn't. The wind was pushing her back. And when she couldn't withstand it any longer, the wind knocked her out and blew her back. It looked like it was the end of this battle for Sakura. But, luckily for her, Bryant appeared on the scene. He swooped down like a hawk and grabbed the female warrior. He carried her in her arms. Sakura smiled when she saw his face, "Bryant." "Hey there," he smiled back. They both landed a few hundred feet away from the Weapon. "Bryant, nothing seems to work against it," Sakura explained. "Before I got here, David used his mini-computer scan the enemy you were facing," Bryant began, "And he told me that Kaze's wings are what gives him power. If we can stop him from using his wings, we can take him out." "Oh! Great! But how do we do that?" Sakura asked. "Leave that up to me," Bryant reassured her. He spread out his wings and went into battle. "Flame Shot!" he yelled as he fired a wave of fire. He continued to use the same attack, one after another. He was pushing Kaze back onto the pier, a wooden pier. When he had Kaze close to the edge, he used his second attack. He clasped his hands together and then separated them. A massive ball of flames was in between his hands. He raised it into the air, "Explosion!" He rammed into the wooden pier. The flames surrounded Kaze, who roared. The flames burned the wooden pier as Kaze fell into the deep blue sea. He struggled to get out of the water, but couldn't. The water prevented his wings from moving. It was the perfect chance to strike. "Sakura! Now!" Bryant ordered. "Right!" Sakura shouted back from across the other side.
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.
The gate from heaven opened and released its many holy light. The holy white light touched Kaze who roared in pain. He began to disintegrate into nothingness. His ashes melted into the sea.
Sakura and Bryant met up once again. "Good job," Bryant told her. "You too," she replied, "Now, come on. We have to get to Julie."
Rouge, the bag full of spirits in hand, leaped from warehouse rooftop to rooftop. Julie flew high above in the sky, following her. Rouge looked back to see her, "Don't you ever give up?!" "Not when innocent lives are in danger!" Julie responded. "Ergh," Rouge grumbled, "Fine then! Atomic Thunder!" Rouge fired her massive thunder attack. Julie swooped away, dodging it.
Meanwhile, David flew around the warehouses looking for Julie. "Where is she?" he asked himself, "I'd better use that computer again." Out of David's head band, a dragon's eye came down on his left eye. David could now see a map of the harbor through the dragon's eye. In front of David's hands, a green keyboard made of light appeared. It stood completely still in front of him, as if there were a table. The bright green keys were not connected, and were completely flat. He pressed some of the keys as he zoomed in on the map. He finally saw a blue dot and violet dot on the screens. "There they are," he said. The computer then disappeared, and the dragon's eyes went back up into his head band. He looked forwards towards the warehouses and saw the lights from explosions. He knew that's where she was.
"Sapphire Whirlwind!" Julie shouted. She twirled around as streams of water created a whirlwind of sparkling blue water. She fired it at Rouge. Rouge used her wings to speed up her jumping as the whirlwind blasted through a warehouse roof. Rouge looked back at her and laughed, "You'll never catch me!" "Maybe not, but they will," Julie pointed. Rouge looked forward as Sakura swooped down and knocked Rogue down with her bow. Julie through her blue sword down as it pierced through the top of the bag of spirits. Julie put out her hand as her sword return to her and so did the spirits. "No!" Rouge yelled. The four 'Dragoons' landed down on the roof. Bryant, Sakura, and David stood on one side, as Julie stood on the other. "Ergh," Rouge gritted her teeth, "Fine! Have them! I can get more!" Below Rouge, another magical dark hole appeared as she fell through it. The hole closed up after she went in. "Thanks for coming you guys," Julie said as she walked over to her friends. "We'll always be here when you need us," Bryant told her. "Yeah, I know that now," Julie said as she smiled at Sakura. Sakura smiled back. "We'd better get those spirits back to those people," David suggested. "Yeah," Sakura agreed. The four 'Dragoons' flew off back into the harbor.
The very next day, the 'Dragoons' met back up at The Dragony. All except Julie. "So, where is Julie, Sakura?" Bryant asked. "Well...I went to the school and asked for a copy of the entrance exam and so, I gave it to Julie," Sakura explained. "She's taking it right now?" David asked. Sakura nodded cheerfully, "And I know she'll ace it!" Drake walked over to Sakura and gave her a little hug. "That's why we love you so much," he told her. Sakura blushed. "Yeah, he's right," Bryant added. "Thanks," Sakura replied. The door from the elevator opened and Julie slowly walked out. Her head was held down low. It didn't seem good. Everyone's face saddened. "Julie...?" David asked. "Well...how'd you do?" Sakura asked. Julie sadly took out her test from her pocket and then popped it out gleefully. "100%!" she yelled excitedly. Everyone's face returned to it's normal smile, or maybe even more. "Oh Julie!" Sakura cried as she hugged her, "Congratulations!" "Great job Julie!" Bryant encouraged as he hugged her as well, "We knew you could do it!" "See?" David told her, "You do have what it takes!" "Thank you all so much," Julie said as she then turned to Drake. She ran into his arms, "Thank YOU for everything." Drake smiled, "It was no problem." Bryant then walked over to David with Sakura, both with smirks on their faces. Bryant gently elbowed David, "Well, well. Seems you have a little competition." "Guess you're not the smartest after all," Sakura added. A sweat drop fell on David's head, "You both are half serious, aren't you?" They both nodded. David dropped his head and sighed. Julie smiled. It was another victory for the 'Dragoons', but an even bigger victory for Julie.
The Legend of Dragoon
The Series
Professor Drake was hard at work inside The Dragony Bridge. Still in his same white lab coat, he sat at the very front of the room, near the window. On the window/computer screen, images and words flashed on about as he typed on the bright red computer keyboard. Images of war, death, magic, and other things mentioned in the Legend of Dragoon appeared on the screen. He was researching upon the 'Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit'. It was the spirit that would awaken The Abyss if his long time rival Professor Bach and his minions in 'Kenkaku' would find it. He needed to make sure that wouldn't happen. All would be lost if it did. Now that he knew what Bach's plans for the future were, collecting spirit energy to break the seal over that evil 'Dragoon Spirit', he had to forget about his small problems and focus on the situation at hand. As he typed, he looked up to see a framed photograph of him and Sakura. He was a bit younger then, and Sakura was as well. She looked to be around 4 years old. She was dressed in a mini-white mech-suit, like the one she had worn before. Professor Drake was kneeling next to her giving her a big hug. Sakura had her hair down. Her hair brace was on her wrist. Drake stopped his typing and took the picture. He looked at it closely and smiled. It was a memory he'd keep forever. "When was it that this was taken?" Drake asked himself, continuing to smile, "Oh, yes. This was only a couple of weeks after I found you. You've grown up so much since then. You've matured greatly."
He immediately remembered the day he found her. It was right before he began living in The Dragony. He lived in a beautiful crème house surrounded by trees and flowers. But, there were boxes all around the house. It was the day he was moving to go live on The Dragony. He walked back inside of his house and saw it empty. There was more than one bedroom. It seemed like someone had been living with him for a while. The last thing remaining in the house was a framed picture of a family, Drake's family. He stood next to a woman, his wife, and three children, two boys and one girl. Drake's face saddened when he saw it. And at that moment, a holy beam of light shot down upon his backyard through the puffy, white clouds in the sky. He scurried out his back door and into the backyard. When he arrived, the light disappeared and a naked young girl laid on his grass. The girl was about four years old. Drake quickly rushed over to her and held the girl in his arms. Immediately he felt some strange connection with her. The girl wore a golden brace around her wrist. She opened her eyes vaguely and faintly. Drake's eyes widened in glee when he saw such a beautiful young girl. The girl's eyes met his and she then smiled. From that moment on, the young girl and Professor Drake would be companions for the time to come.
Those were the good times, when the young Sakura was so naïve and so innocent. Now, things evil were around her constantly. Professor Drake knew exactly what was going to happen to her. He has continued to keep large secrets from Sakura, and he shall continue even longer until it's too late.
Back in room 457, our heroes continued their daily lives as per usual. Fall was nearing ever so closer to Tokyo. The autumn breeze gently blew the Cherry Blossom petals around the dorm facilities. It was a nice and quiet Sunday afternoon for the 'Dragoons'. David was outside in the balcony, sweeping some of the old and worn out Cherry Blossom petals that lied on the floor. Bryant and Sakura washed dishes inside the kitchen together, playing around and splashing water on each other in a very flirtatious way. Julie was putting clean laundry in everyone's clothes drawers. Nothing could ruin that day. Sakura and Bryant continued to joke around. Bryant took some of the soap suds and put them on his chin creating a soapy beard. Sakura laughed, "You're so dumb Bryant!" "Dumb? What do you mean?" Bryant asked, not realizing how dumb he did look with the white beard. Sakura continued to laugh, "You obviously don't have mirrors where you come from." Bryant wiped his face. "Oh yeah?" Bryant asked, "What'd you get on your entrance exam?" "A 96%," Sakura stated confidently, holding her head up high, "Beat that." "98%" Bryant said smugly. Sakura's head dropped in shame and embarrassment as a sweat drop fell on her head, "Ergh." "Can't beat that now can we?" Bryant continued to provoke her. Sakura clenched her fist in frustration. David, who had just finished sweeping, popped in with his test scores. "How about this?....100%" he told them. "Eh?!!" Sakura and Bryant gasped as their heads dropped. David nodded confidently. Sakura and Bryant just went back to their chores and ignored him. "Who asked him anyways?" Bryant asked. "He doesn't need to brag," Sakura added. A sweat drop fell on David's head as he watched, "Are you guys serious?" "So, what about you Julie?" Sakura asked cheerfully, "I bet you got a better score than I did." Julie stopped what she was doing and looked down to the floor sadly. "Huh? Julie?" Bryant asked. Julie quickly changed attitude when she looked back up. "Oh it doesn't matter!" she replied happily, "Well, I've got to get some laundry from downstairs! See ya!" She rushed out the door. Sakura felt Julie's anguish with her psychic ability. She looked on sadly, "Julie..."
Anguish
Julie's Discovery
Later that day, Sakura had to return to The Dragony for her special training. Professor Drake told her that it was urgent that she continue to expand her power. Sakura didn't understand why, but she trusted Professor Drake and agreed to practice. Bryant and David, Julie not coming with them, were very interested and decided to tag along and watch. Bryant and David were in a hallway of the ship watching through a large horizontal window that led into a white, isolated room. Sakura, now dressed in her mech-like suit, stood in the middle of the room. Off to the side of the room was a control room that looked into the white room. Professor Drake sat on a computer chair. He talked to Sakura through the microphone, "Okay, Sakura. Today, we're going to practice barrier and telekinesis drills." "O-Okay," Sakura replied. "This is so weird," David said as he watched. "I think it's very interesting," Bryant stated. "Yeah, you would," David mumbled, implying the obvious. "Sakura," Drake began, "We'll begin with a telekinesis drill." Sakura nodded in agreement. "I'm going to release all of the gravity," he told her. After a few clicks on a computer console, the gravity inside the room disappeared and Sakura began to float. "Wow..." David gasped in awe. He'd never seen anything like it. Square openings opened up on the sides of the room. Silver metal spoons floated outward. All ten of them surrounded Sakura, floating about two-feet away from her body. "You know what to do," Drake said to her. Sakura closed her eyes and placed the palms of her hands near her chest. Everyone around her was silent. Sakura needed complete and utter concentration to pull this off. In a matter of seconds, the top ends of the spoons bent forward. Bryant and David gasped in excitement. "Wow! That's so cool!" David shouted. The gravity in he room then slowly returned to normal as Sakura floated down to the floor. The spoons floated back into the square openings. "Good job Sakura," Drake congratulated her, "Next is the barrier drill." Out of the same square openings, thin dark green cylinders appeared. They were weapons. "Huh?! What is he doing?!" Bryant asked worriedly. "Don't worry Bryant," Drake reassured him, "If their fire hits her, it will only sting." That still wasn't reassuring. He was still worried. "Ready, Sakura?" Drake asked her. She nodded, "Yeah!" "I know you've had trouble with this before, but I know you can do it!" Drake encouraged. Sakura closed her eyes once again. The weapons came out a little closer. All ten of them pointed towards Sakura. "Ready..." Drake began, "Aim..." Bryant bit his lip nervously. David smiled to see what would happen next. "Fire!" Drake ordered. Out of the green weapons, a red laser shot out from each of them. Sakura spread out her arms as a domed invisible barrier surrounded her. But, unfortunately, Sakura couldn't hold it for more than a second. One of the lasers broke through and hit Sakura in her right leg. She fell on to her knees in pain. "Sakura!" Bryant gasped. He ran down the hallway and into the door that led to the white room. Bryant kicked the door open and ran to Sakura's aide. "Sakura!" he cried. He helped her up to her feet. "Are you all right?" he asked. "I'm fine," she laughed, "Just a bit of a sting. It'll go away." "Always have trouble on that, don't you Sakura?" Drake joked. Sakura smiled back.
Sakura got out of her special training suit and back into some regular clothes. It was getting late so she decided to wear her pink pajamas. She stood in front of her mirror, brushing her hair. Bryant sat on her bed. "Isn't that tough?" he asked her. Sakura looked at him from the mirror, "What? Training?" "Yeah," Bryant replied. "It used to be tougher," she told him, "But, I've gotten better at it. I've always had trouble with that drill." "But, doesn't it seem like the professor is pushing you too far sometimes? I mean, is it that important that you train?" Bryant asked. "He only wants to discover new things about the mind. He is a scientist after all," Sakura explained, "I'm glad to help. And it also helps me. I get better at using my power. It works out for both of I guess." "I suppose," Bryant sighed. Sakura stopped brushing her hair, took her golden hair brace, and wrapped it in her hair. She went to sit down next to Bryant. "Bryant, I'm happy you care enough about me to worry," Sakura smiled. "That's because I do care about you," Bryant told her, seriously. Sakura blushed, "Ahem...But, there's someone else we should worry about first." "Huh? Who do you mean?" Bryant asked. "I mean Julie," she said, "Didn't you see how upset she was earlier today?" "She looked fine to me," Bryant stated. "Ugh, men. Never notice anything," Sakura sighed. "What?" Bryant asked. "Oh, nothing," she said. "Hello!" David yelled as he walked into the room, "Can we go yet?!" Sakura laughed, "Yeah, we're going."
Meanwhile, Julie was in the kitchen, telephone in hand, as she washed some of the dishes left by her roommates. She spoke with her mother, who was all the way in Orlando, Florida. "So, how are things going?" her mother asked. Julie could hear the water from a faucet running and her mother washing dishes. "Mom, what are you doing?" Julie asked her, "Why don't you let Cory do the dishes?" Cory is her older brother. "As if he would Julie," her mother laughed. "Oh, you're right," Julie laughed along with her. "Julie, did you ever find out who gave you the grant to go that school?" her mother asked. Julie immediately remembered what had happened earlier, when her friends discussed their score. She knew she was with her mother, so she knew she didn't have to hide anything. "Oh, no. I have no clue where to look first," Julie replied, "I wish I could find this person and thank them formally." "Well, please do find them Julie," her mother pleaded, "I want to make sure this person gets what he or she deserves, an enormous thank you." "Uh huh, I agree," Julie said. An important question than ran through her mind. She decided to ask her mother. "Hey mom?" she asked. "Yeah?" her mother replied. "Do you think...I would've passed the entrance exam if I would've had to take it?" Julie asked her. "W-What?" her mother asked, "Why?" "I just...want to know, that's all," Julie told her sadly. "Is there anyone bothering you about it at school?!" her mother asked her angrily. "No, no!" Julie reassured her, "No, nothing like that. You see, my roommates were talking about it today and I didn't know what to say." "Well, of course you do. The truth Julie," her mother answered, "I didn't raise any liars. You know what to do." "I-I know," Julie agreed, "B-But...I'm nervous about what they'll think." "They're your friends aren't they?" her mother asked. "Uh huh," Julie nodded. "Then, don't you think they'll understand?" her mother told her, "I've lived longer than you have Julie. And yes, things in this world have changed since I was growing up. But, when it comes to love and friendship, nothing's changed. Friends will be friends, no matter what the circumstances. Right?" Julie smiled, wiping her almost-ready-to-come-out tears, "Yeah, you're right." "I know," Julie's mother giggled, "Now, I'll leave you to your studies. Keep up the good work. And remember my advice." "Yeah, I will," Julie agreed, "Bye mom. I love you." "I love you too." her mother replied as they both hung up the phone. Julie, now in her pajamas, walked over to the balcony, opening the screen door. She walked over towards the edge and looked up into the sun setting sky. "She's right," she thought, "They are my friends...they'll understand."
The very next afternoon, the Dragoons met up once again inside The Dragony. They were all dressed in their school uniforms and stood around the main bridge. Professor Drake updated them once again on their situation, and the situation the entire Earth faced. "Well, I have a question," David stated, "How do we know when 'Kenkaku' will strike next, and where?" "That is a good question," Drake responded, "We can never predict where they will strike next. And we can't rely on Sakura's powers all the time. That's why, I created something for you David." Professor Drake walked over to the main console as window screens appeared on the main computer screen. There, was an image of David's 'Jade Dragoon Armor'. "I have implicated a device into your armor David," Drake began, "When you need to use the computer of this ship, you can access it through your own mini-computer. That way, you can use the technology of this ship and your magic." David gasped in excitement, "Awesome." "Oh, sure. The guy with the 100% on his entrance exam gets the mini-computer," Bryant looked on jealously. "We see how it is," Sakura told them as she crossed her arms, "Hmph." "You're still with that?" David asked apologetically as a sweat drop fell on his head. Julie hadn't been paying attention at all and was daydreaming as she looked into the sky through the ship's window. "Oh, hey Julie. I think this is your cue to intervene on this rebuttal," David joked, "We need a referee." Julie just sighed. "Julie? What's wrong?" Sakura asked her. "Huh...? Oh! Sorry about that," Julie snapped out of it. "Where'd you go? Is it fun? Can I go next time?" Sakura joked with her. Julie giggled, "Yeah." "Is there something on your mind?" Drake asked concernedly. "Well, actually..." Julie began, "I received a generous grant to go to this school from some anonymous donor and...I need to find this person to thank them." "Oh, I see," Drake pondered, "Well, I'm sure you won't have to look very far." "What do you mean?" Bryant asked. "That person is...." Drake began, "...Me." "What?!" Julie gasped, "You?!" "Uh huh," he nodded. "Oh my...!" Julie cried as she then leaped into his arms, "Oh, thank you very much! You don't know what that meant to me." "Your welcome Julie," Drake replied, "I gave it to you because I needed you over here in Tokyo right away, for of course the 'Dragoon' situation." Julie then broke the hug. "What's wrong?" Sakura asked. "So, what you're saying is...that you didn't give me the grant because I had what it took to be in this school?" Julie asked sadly. "W-What?" Sakura gasped. "Well, of course not," Drake reassured her, "You do have what it takes." "Well, yeah sure...now. I bet you didn't know that before," Julie told him. Drake then didn't speak a word. She was right, he didn't. "You're right," he replied, "You were the last one I could locate out of your four and...I needed you here right away...so I..." "That's why I didn't have to take an entrance exam to get in," Julie stated. "So, that's why you were so quick to leave yesterday," David said, "Just because you didn't take the entrance exam?" "No! Not only that!" Julie sobbed, "You all got in because you all are smart...you see me...I'm...I'm..." "Julie..." Sakura comforted. "No! Leave me alone!!!" Julie cried as she ran into the elevator, tears flying. "Oh, Julie," Bryant sighed sadly. "I'll go after her," Sakura volunteered. "Are you sure?" Drake asked her. She nodded and ran after her.
Meanwhile, underneath the city of Tokyo inside Professor Bach's laboratory, Rose met with the doctor himself. "The spirits you gathered last time were excellent," Bach told her, "Their power fed my device perfectly. We are well on our way to breaking the seal to the 'Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit' and then recovering it for 'Kenkaku'." "Yes, of course professor," Rose agreed, as most minions do. "But, what you and the rest of the clan captured isn't enough. I need more power, more spirits," Bach explained, "I need you to capture more." "With pleasure," Rose bowed before him. "I think I'll handle this one," Rouge said as she walked down the steps and into the laboratory. "What do you want Rouge?" Rose asked, annoyed. "I'm here to take this hunt," Rouge said as she bowed before the professor. "What? Professor Bach has ordered me..." Rose began. "Very well Rouge," Bach interrupted, "You may go on the hunt, BUT you must bring back as many spirits as possible." "And what if the good 'Dragoons' show up?" Rouge asked. "You'll do what you should have done a long time ago," Bach replied, "Kill them." "Yes, I'll get right on it," Rouge agreed as she walked off. Rose gritted her teeth in jealousy and disgust. She was the one supposed to take the hunt. Rouge annoyingly gave Rose a wink and smirked at her. That made Rose even more angry.
Julie didn't have any real destination. She just knew she wanted to get away from all that bothered her. She tried not to think of what she had just learned, but it kept popping up in her mind. It was inevitable. Maybe something was trying to tell her that she should face her problem instead of running away from it, like she was now. Everyone around her was particularly happy this day, even the busy Japanese business men. It sure helped Julie's confidence. A mother and her child were passing by Julie as they walked along the sidewalk. The mother was holding a sheet of paper and was looking quite pleased. The little boy was too. Since Julie didn't know any Japanese, she couldn't understand what they were saying. But when she passed by, she saw a test score on the sheet of paper. That's why the mother and child were so pleased. The little boy had gotten a good score. That one little scene made Julie feel worse. Tears flying from her eyes, Julie ran off into the city.
Julie had then decided to take the train towards the Tokyo bay. She arrived there in about half an hour. She walked over to a nearby beach area. It was small, so there was no one there. The sun setting in the background, glistening on the water's reflection. Julie sat on the sand with her knees tucked in and watched the calm sea. She felt serene and relaxed here. Perhaps it was because of her 'Dragoon' element of water, but all she knew was this was the place she needed to be at that moment. "J-Julie?" Sakura asked. "Huh?!" Julie gasped as she looked back. Sakura stood a few feet away. "How'd you know where to find me?" Julie asked as she returned to looking at the sea. She really didn't want to talk to anyone. "They don't call me psychic for nothing, you know," Sakura tried to joke. No one was laughing. Sakura walked over to Julie and then sat down beside her. "What a beautiful sight," Sakura said, "I'd see why you'd want to come here. It's nice." "Are you here to try and cheer me up?" Julie asked her. "Wow, you catch on fast," Sakura giggled, "Yeah, you're right." "Well, I really don't want to talk right now," Julie told her, "Okay?" "Julie...you can't let this small ordeal affect our relationship," Sakura began. "It's not small to me," Julie replied, "I feel like an outcast, like I'm..." "Different?" Sakura interrupted, "Now you know how I feel when I'm around you all." "But we don't treat you different!" Julie reassured her, "We'd never treat you differently!" "Then, what makes you think that we'll treat YOU differently?" Sakura asked. Julie had no reply. Sakura was right. "Do you remember what you told me that one day at school? When you and I first became friends?" Sakura asked her, "You said that you'd be there for me, and I told you the same thing. Right?" Julie nodded. "You said you wanted to be good friends," Sakura continued, "We can't continue on as friends unless you let me in and let me help you. I know you feel bad because you didn't have to take an exam. But you know what? You do have the skill to ace one of those tests. No question." Julie smiled at her, "Really? You think so?" Sakura nodded cheerfully, "Uh huh! Would I ever lie to you?" "Hmm, thanks," Julie told her. "It's no problem. I'll always be there for you." Sakura stated, "Is this the part where we hug?" Julie laughed, "Yeah!" "Oh, okay," Sakura giggled as they both gave each other a friendly hug.
The moment was short-lived, however. The screaming of innocent citizens, mostly men, could be heard inside the harbor. Sakura and Julie quickly stood. "What was that?" Julie gasped. Sakura closed her eyes, trying to hone in on any sort of sign. She was practicing her psychic power once again. Only one image appeared into her mind...darkness. "Do you see anything Sakura?" Julie asked. Sakura opened her eyes, "We've got a spirit hunter to deal with." "Let's head out into the harbor," Julie ordered. "Okay," Sakura agreed.
Over at the harbor, where many ships docked, Rouge collected spirits from the nearby citizens and shipmen. She collected them all into a brown bag. "Ha ha ha!!" she laughed, now in her 'Dragoon Armor', "You humans are so weak! But don't worry, your spirits will be contributed to 'Kenkaku'! Ha ha ha!" There were many spiritless and lifeless bodies lying around the harbor floors. Sakura and Julie had just arrived and hid behind a small raft. "It's Rouge," Julie stated, "I never did like her much." "Come on. We need to get those spirits back," Sakura ordered. "Right," Julie agreed.
Sea Wave Dragoon Power!
White Silver Dragoon Power!
Rouge used her special 'Dragoon' whip and tied up another shipman. "Well, well, well. It looks like you're the last one," Rouge smirked at him evilly. The shipman was completely and utterly frightened and expected the worst. "Now, give me your spirit for the glory of 'Kenkaku'!" Rouge yelled. She ran a pulse of dark violet lightning through her whip, which reached the shipman's body. "Aaaahhh!!!!" he screamed in pain. Out of the man's chest, a clear orb full of memories floated towards Rouge. She grabbed it maliciously. "Ha ha! Look's like my job's done for today," she said. "Not while we're here!" a voice yelled. "Huh?" Rouge asked as she looked up at the roof of a nearby ship warehouse. The two female 'Dragoons' stood with their arms crossed, looking at Rouge angrily. "How dare you come to this most beautiful harbor and steal away the spirits of the innocent!" Julie yelled. "For that, we will not forgive you!" Sakura added. "I am the 'Dragoon' born from the sea!" Julie yelled. "And I am the 'Dragoon' born from light!" Sakura continued. "Sea Wave Dragoon!" Julie finished. "White Silver Dragoon!" Sakura finished also. "Now, return those spirits whom which you've taken!" Julie ordered. "Hmph, who do you think you are? Ordering ME around?" Rouge asked. "Give us back those spirit orbs!" Sakura shouted. "Absolutely not," Rouge giggled. "Then we're going to have to fight!" Julie yelled as she pulled out her blue dragon sword. Sakura also pulled out her weapon, the holy white bow. Sakura pulled back her arm, creating a white arrow made from light. She aimed it at Rouge. "Tsk, tsk. So hostile," Rouge smirked, "But I am not going to fight you today. I think one of Weapons will have to take care of you." "Weapon? She means..." Julie gasped. "Kaze! Appear!" Rouge ordered. In front of her, a magic dark hole appeared. A large, crusty, and scaly dark green bird appeared. It almost looked like a half bird, and half dragon. Just like the last Weapon, this monster had pieces of robotic armor all around it. It definitely was an enhanced biological weapon. "Use your wings of destruction to get rid of them!" Rouge ordered. Kaze gave a screech of agreement to Rouge. "Until we meet again 'Dragoons', or...IF we meet again," Rouge laughed, "Ha ha ha!!" Rouge spread out her dark violet 'Dragoon' wings and flew off into the harbor warehouses. "I'll take her!" Julie told Sakura. Sakura agreed, "Okay. I'll handle this guy then." Julie turned and spread out her wings and flew after Rouge. Sakura faced the Weapon, "Bring it on."
Back on The Dragony, Drake's computers began to beep profusely. He leaped back into his chair and began to fidget with the buttons. "What is it Professor?" David asked. "The computers have picked up magic activity in the city," he replied, "Or more correctly, 'Dragoon' activity." "You mean...Sakura!" Bryant gasped. "And Julie!" David added. "I'll bring it on screen," Drake told them. A map of Tokyo appeared. He zoomed in on the harbor area twice. Two colored dots, white and blue, could be seen in two different areas of the harbor. "There they are," David said. "But they're separated," Bryant stated. "Which means you two will have to split up to find them," Drake ordered, "David, use your mini-computer to find them." "I'll look for Julie," David volunteered. "Okay then," Bryant said as he reached into his uniform pocket, "Let's get to work."
Red-Eye Dragoon Power!
Jade Dragoon Power!
Back at the harbor, Sakura faced Kaze, the winged Weapon. Kaze shot out a dark green acid from it's metal mouth at Sakura. Sakura spread out her wings and quickly flew into the air, dodging the attack. The acid ate through the floor. Sakura gasped at how powerful the acid was. Kaze wanted to follow Sakura and so he spread out his wings and flew after her. "Oh great," Sakura said as she saw him approach. She knew she had to attack. "Moon Light!" she yelled as she fired the moon and star beam from her fists. Kaze used its wings to block its body from the attack. The beam of light had barely any affect. "Oh no!" Sakura gasped. Kaze roared and began to fire acid from its mouth again, but this time more than one. Five acid blobs approached Sakura's body. "Star Children!" she cried. Small yellow stars swirled around her and created the barrier around her body. Four of the acid blobs missed, but one hit her barrier. But, it seems there was magic implicated into the acid for it began to eat through her magic. "What?!" Sakura cried. She quickly moved away from the acid. "Nothing's working against him," Sakura said, "I need help." Kaze took this opportunity and used its long green tail to whack Sakura right in the chest. "Ugh!!" she cried as she tumbled backwards towards the sea. Luckily, she used her wings to stop her from falling. Kaze roared once again and spread out his wings. He began to do another attack. He flapped his large and long wings as massive wind was created. "Aaahhh!" Sakura screamed as she covered her faces. She tried to struggle and stay put, but she couldn't. The wind was pushing her back. And when she couldn't withstand it any longer, the wind knocked her out and blew her back. It looked like it was the end of this battle for Sakura. But, luckily for her, Bryant appeared on the scene. He swooped down like a hawk and grabbed the female warrior. He carried her in her arms. Sakura smiled when she saw his face, "Bryant." "Hey there," he smiled back. They both landed a few hundred feet away from the Weapon. "Bryant, nothing seems to work against it," Sakura explained. "Before I got here, David used his mini-computer scan the enemy you were facing," Bryant began, "And he told me that Kaze's wings are what gives him power. If we can stop him from using his wings, we can take him out." "Oh! Great! But how do we do that?" Sakura asked. "Leave that up to me," Bryant reassured her. He spread out his wings and went into battle. "Flame Shot!" he yelled as he fired a wave of fire. He continued to use the same attack, one after another. He was pushing Kaze back onto the pier, a wooden pier. When he had Kaze close to the edge, he used his second attack. He clasped his hands together and then separated them. A massive ball of flames was in between his hands. He raised it into the air, "Explosion!" He rammed into the wooden pier. The flames surrounded Kaze, who roared. The flames burned the wooden pier as Kaze fell into the deep blue sea. He struggled to get out of the water, but couldn't. The water prevented his wings from moving. It was the perfect chance to strike. "Sakura! Now!" Bryant ordered. "Right!" Sakura shouted back from across the other side.
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.
The gate from heaven opened and released its many holy light. The holy white light touched Kaze who roared in pain. He began to disintegrate into nothingness. His ashes melted into the sea.
Sakura and Bryant met up once again. "Good job," Bryant told her. "You too," she replied, "Now, come on. We have to get to Julie."
Rouge, the bag full of spirits in hand, leaped from warehouse rooftop to rooftop. Julie flew high above in the sky, following her. Rouge looked back to see her, "Don't you ever give up?!" "Not when innocent lives are in danger!" Julie responded. "Ergh," Rouge grumbled, "Fine then! Atomic Thunder!" Rouge fired her massive thunder attack. Julie swooped away, dodging it.
Meanwhile, David flew around the warehouses looking for Julie. "Where is she?" he asked himself, "I'd better use that computer again." Out of David's head band, a dragon's eye came down on his left eye. David could now see a map of the harbor through the dragon's eye. In front of David's hands, a green keyboard made of light appeared. It stood completely still in front of him, as if there were a table. The bright green keys were not connected, and were completely flat. He pressed some of the keys as he zoomed in on the map. He finally saw a blue dot and violet dot on the screens. "There they are," he said. The computer then disappeared, and the dragon's eyes went back up into his head band. He looked forwards towards the warehouses and saw the lights from explosions. He knew that's where she was.
"Sapphire Whirlwind!" Julie shouted. She twirled around as streams of water created a whirlwind of sparkling blue water. She fired it at Rouge. Rouge used her wings to speed up her jumping as the whirlwind blasted through a warehouse roof. Rouge looked back at her and laughed, "You'll never catch me!" "Maybe not, but they will," Julie pointed. Rouge looked forward as Sakura swooped down and knocked Rogue down with her bow. Julie through her blue sword down as it pierced through the top of the bag of spirits. Julie put out her hand as her sword return to her and so did the spirits. "No!" Rouge yelled. The four 'Dragoons' landed down on the roof. Bryant, Sakura, and David stood on one side, as Julie stood on the other. "Ergh," Rouge gritted her teeth, "Fine! Have them! I can get more!" Below Rouge, another magical dark hole appeared as she fell through it. The hole closed up after she went in. "Thanks for coming you guys," Julie said as she walked over to her friends. "We'll always be here when you need us," Bryant told her. "Yeah, I know that now," Julie said as she smiled at Sakura. Sakura smiled back. "We'd better get those spirits back to those people," David suggested. "Yeah," Sakura agreed. The four 'Dragoons' flew off back into the harbor.
The very next day, the 'Dragoons' met back up at The Dragony. All except Julie. "So, where is Julie, Sakura?" Bryant asked. "Well...I went to the school and asked for a copy of the entrance exam and so, I gave it to Julie," Sakura explained. "She's taking it right now?" David asked. Sakura nodded cheerfully, "And I know she'll ace it!" Drake walked over to Sakura and gave her a little hug. "That's why we love you so much," he told her. Sakura blushed. "Yeah, he's right," Bryant added. "Thanks," Sakura replied. The door from the elevator opened and Julie slowly walked out. Her head was held down low. It didn't seem good. Everyone's face saddened. "Julie...?" David asked. "Well...how'd you do?" Sakura asked. Julie sadly took out her test from her pocket and then popped it out gleefully. "100%!" she yelled excitedly. Everyone's face returned to it's normal smile, or maybe even more. "Oh Julie!" Sakura cried as she hugged her, "Congratulations!" "Great job Julie!" Bryant encouraged as he hugged her as well, "We knew you could do it!" "See?" David told her, "You do have what it takes!" "Thank you all so much," Julie said as she then turned to Drake. She ran into his arms, "Thank YOU for everything." Drake smiled, "It was no problem." Bryant then walked over to David with Sakura, both with smirks on their faces. Bryant gently elbowed David, "Well, well. Seems you have a little competition." "Guess you're not the smartest after all," Sakura added. A sweat drop fell on David's head, "You both are half serious, aren't you?" They both nodded. David dropped his head and sighed. Julie smiled. It was another victory for the 'Dragoons', but an even bigger victory for Julie.