Last time...
"Rose? Rose, what are you doing up so late?" he asked her, kind of groggy. Rose kept her eyes closed, "I'm going to begin my plan of bringing the Red-Eye Dragoon to the dark side." Bach's eyes widened, "Oh really? How will you do this?" "Dreams are made of light, correct?" Rose asked. Bach nodded. "But, as there is light, there is darkness. That is more commonly known as nightmares. I will change their dreams into nightmares and so, my plan begins!" Rose explained.
Bryant was in a golden room with a line of marbled gold pillars. He was dressed in a black tuxedo and black bow tie. He walked down the corridor smiling. On the other side of this corridor was the woman he had been looking for all of his life. And who else would it be but, Sakura. Sakura was dressed in a long, white dress with golden linings on some parts. Her hair was up, wrapped in white pearls. The pearls were also made into a V-shaped headband upon her forehead. She looked somewhat like a princess, or a priestess. They both slowly leaned into one another, ready to kiss. But, the unimaginable happened. Rose, dressed in an evil black gown, pushed Sakura away. She stepped in and held Bryant close to her. Sakura began to cry. Bryant didn't even struggle to be released from her grip. He just let Rose hold him in her arms. Rose looked back at the fallen Sakura and smirked evilly. She wanted to see Sakura agonize in pain. Bryant then looked into Rose's eyes, and Rose into Bryant's. They both leaned in for a kiss.
Then, suddenly, Sakura and Bryant woke up from their bunks. Both were sweating, and out of breath.
"Ohhh, it's about Sakura," he smirked, "Ha! We knew it!" "Huh? Knew what?" Bryant asked as he blushed. He tried to act like he didn't know what David was talking about. "Julie and I figured it out," David replied, "You are falling in love with Sakura, aren't you?" "W-What?!" Bryant gasped. He turned completely red. "Where'd you get that idea?" he asked. "Bryant, you don't have to hide it from me. Besides, it was fairly obvious," David told him, "It's okay. It's nice that you have feelings for her. You don't have to hide them. We all understand." Bryant sighed, "Yeah, but...I don't know if she..." "Feels the same way about you?" David added. "Yeah," Bryant answered. "Why don't you ask her out then?" David asked. "A-Ask her out?!" Bryant gasped. "Well, of course. You like her, she likes you...I think it all works out if you ask me," David told Bryant, "You should."
"I can't go on another day shadowing what I feel," Bryant stated, "And so...I was wondering...if you would go out with me tonight?" "I'd love to," Sakura smiled. Sakura rushed into his arms and kissed him as their lips met for the first time. Bryant was reluctant and a bit shocked at first, but he wanted this as much as she did. They both kissed each other. It was almost like they had never really seen each other until that moment.
Bryant sat down in the outside area of the restaurant. And so, there Sakura stood before him. "Can I have this dance?" he asked her. Sakura smiled and placed her hands on his. They both walked a few feet away from their table and held one another in each other's arms. They moved from side to side with slow and romantic song. Sakura then felt pulses of darkness. "Oh no," she said as she stopped kissing. "Aww, how wonderfully DISGUSTING!" the woman yelled. "I know that voice," Sakura stated, "Rose, show yourself!" Floating above them, Rose appeared. She was in her Dark Dragoon Armor. "Ugghhh!!!" Sakura screamed as she was blown into the restaurant window. "Sakura!" Bryant gasped. He was about to run to her aide when something froze him. He couldn't run over to her. "H-Huh...?" he struggled, "What...is...this?" Rose's eyes had turned completely black. She was using some sort of hypnotism to freeze him. Bryant slowly turned around to look at Rose, "What are you doing to me?" "What am I doing to you? I am only bringing out your descendant instincts," Rose answered. "Descendant instincts?" Bryant asked. He didn't understand what she meant by that. But Rose definitely did. "You obviously don't know," "Rose said to him, "Come with me if you want to find out." Rose began to float up into the air. Rose used her power to make Bryant float after her. But, it was almost as if Bryant was absolutely willing to go with her. They headed towards the roof of the estate. Rose darkened her eyes once again and stared at Bryant's eyes, "Look into my eyes Bryant! Look at me! You love me, and only ME!" "N-No!" Bryant shouted, "I love Sakura!" The hypnotism was beginning to get to him. "I love Sakura! I love...I love...I love...Rose..." "She didn't hurt you, did she?" Sakura asked. But, when she touched him, she realized darkness was in him. She had a psychic flash. "What?!" she gasped. Bryant then quickly turned around and tried to back kick Sakura. Sakura expected it and blocked the kick. "B-Bryant?" Sakura asked. "W-What?" Sakura asked, "But, Bryant...don't you...care about me?" Sakura walked over to him again. His eyes were so desolate, definitely not the Bryant of old. He back-slapped her in the face as she fell to the floor. "Ugh!" "He now belongs to me Sakura," Rose told her, "He will no longer answer to any of you. And you want to know why?" Sakura listened. "Because he loves me," Rose told her. That was the defining moment. Rose took Bryant and kissed him on his lips. Sakura gasped. "Noo!!!" she cried, "Bryant!!!" Rose continued to laugh, "You are all foolish! You'll never save him! He is mine!!!" Rose and Bryant then disappeared. "B-Bryant...he w-was..." she sobbed. She was really frantic. "Sakura?" David asked. "H-He's in love with...Rose!" Sakura cried.
The Legend of Dragoon
The Series
The brainwashed Red-Eye Dragoon, Bryant, and the Dark Dragoon, Rose, arrived inside Professor Bach's evil laboratory and headquarters. The other two evil Dragoons stood next to their leader, Professor Bach. Bach's face lit up when he saw Bryant there with them. "Ah! Welcome!" Bach greeted him. Bryant didn't reply. His eyes were so cold, so deserted. They had lost their emotion and their feeling. He was under complete and utter control. He looked around the laboratory. "Good work Rose," Bach complimented, "You have done what you said you would do." "Yes, I know," Rose smirked. Rouge and James gritted their teeth in disgust. "The Red-Eye Dragoon will be a great asset for us," Bach continued, "Our hunt for spirits shall move quickly now that he is with us." "Professor Bach. Permission for Rouge and I to leave for the hunt?" James asked as he and Rouge bowed. Bach nodded, "Yes, of course. I would like to speak more with the Red-Eye Dragoon." "Understood," Rouge agreed. She and James disappeared into the shadows. "Ha! I showed them," Rose thought to herself. "Red-Eye Dragoon. You are now apart of Kenkaku," Bach told him. Bryant stood like a soldier. "You will only obey Rose's commands, agreed?" Bach asked. He nodded. "When you see the White Silver Dragoon, you will not befriend her, you will annihilate her," Bach went on. Bryant nodded again. "You are not in love with her anymore. You are in love with Rose, the Dark Dragoon," Bach stated. Bryant again nodded. "Perfect," Bach said, "He is completely brainwashed. You did well Rose. I commend you for it. You shall definitely be the Dragoon to posses the Non-Elemental Dragoon Spirit when we find it." "I am honored," Rose replied. "Now, prepare him for the hunt," Bach ordered. "Yes, of course," Rose agreed. Bach walked off into the darkness. "But, first..." Rose smirked as she wrapped her arms around Bryant, "Let's you and I have a little 'fun'." Bryant continued to stand like soldier. He said nothing, or even tried to struggle. Rose had done a number on him.
Meanwhile, the other Dragoons had flown over to The Dragony. Sakura's wounds were pretty severe and she needed medical care. But, her wounds weren't as painful as the ones in her heart. Sakura was now in her pink pajamas and had a white wrap around her head. There were other pieces of medical equipment around her. Sakura was looking out towards the night sky through the round window next to her. Her friends watched from outside.
"How could I let this happen...?" Drake asked himself. "It wasn't your fault," Julie told him, "It was all ours'." "We should have been there to protect her...and Bryant." David added sadly. "And so, Bryant was taken away?" Drake asked them. They both nodded. "But, we don't understand what was going on," David said, "We asked Sakura, but, she was too much in shock to say anything except mumble some words." "What words did she say?" Drake asked. Julie remembered the scene when Sakura said them.
"H-He's in love with...Rose!"
"Is that really what she said?" Drake wondered. "Those were her exact words," Julie said, "But, maybe she was just too frantic to realized what she was saying." "I-I don't know," David said. He remembered seeing Rose and Bryant together as they disappeared at the end of the battle. "Bryant...Bryant just WENT with her!" David yelled. "You mean...he wasn't kidnapped?" Drake asked them. Julie shook her head disappointingly, "No...he went with her. And his eyes...so cold...dead..." Julie began to cry. Bryant was the first of her roommates she had met. She couldn't believe he would just go with Rose like that and leave Sakura behind in pain. She thought she knew him better than that. "And that witch Rose...she hurt my Sakura..." Drake clenched his fist. "That's the other part...Rose wasn't the one attacking Sakura," David added reluctantly. "W-What?!" Drake gasped, "You mean...!" "When we arrived to protect Sakura, Bryant was the one firing at Sakura," Julie explained. "No," Drake gasped once again, "Bryant...? How could he?" "It was almost like he was hypnotized somehow," David stated. "Hypnotized?" Drake asked. "Well, kind of. It was more like...he was 'drawn' to her," David answered. "Do you know anything about it?" Julie asked the professor. He pondered for a moment and then remembered something, "Ah! Maybe...follow me!" Drake ran off into the ship. David ran after him. Julie quickly walked into Sakura's room, "Sakura, we'll be right back, okay?" Sakura continued to stare out into the sky. Julie looked at her sadly, but there was nothing she could do. She ran after her friends.
Only one thing was on Sakura's mind. Bryant. The stars she stared at seemed to line up into Bryant's face. It pained her so much. She had finally found someone who could care about her as much as Bryant did. Now, there was nothing she could do to help him. "He now belongs to me Sakura," Rose told her, "He will no longer answer to any of you. And you want to know why?" Sakura listened. "Because he loves me," Rose told her. That was the defining moment. Rose took Bryant and kissed him on his lips. Sakura gasped. "No!!!" she cried, "Bryant!!!" That one scene ran through her mind like a repeating film strip. Seeing Bryant kiss Rose was so painful for her to see. And when Bryant attacked her as well. How could he do that to her? She thought that he cared about her. Sakura grasped her chest in pain. Her White Silver Dragoon Spirit, which shined on the dresser next to her, began to fade in and out. The shine was disappearing and reappearing. Something was wrong.
When Hearts Become One and
Separated Once Again
Part II
Julie and David sat down in the large meeting room. They waited for Professor Drake to arrive. "I hope Professor Drake can find some information on what's going on with Bryant," Julie stated sadly. She was worried for both Sakura and Bryant. "He sounded like he might have known what's going on so, let's hope he does," David reassured her. And at that moment, Drake arrived with a CD-ROM. "I've found it!" he exclaimed. He hurried over and sat down on the main chair. In front of him was a mini computer on the table. There was a CD slot, and that was where he would put his CD. He slipped it in. "Now both of you, watch closely," he told them. He punched in a few commands as the center of the table opened. A holographic projector appeared and showed an image of an ancient scroll. "What's that?" Julie asked. "That is an image of an ancient scroll I found in one of my archeological digs a while back," Drake explained, "This a fraction of the many scrolls based upon the legendary Dragon Campaign War all of those centuries ago. It is a pretty detailed record of what happened during that time. When your Dragonian ancestors fought against the Winglies in order to save this world." "What does that have to do with Bryant and Rose?" David asked. "Like I said, this is a 'detailed' record of what happened. It does not only explain the war, but what went on outside of the war also," Drake answered, "You see, during that war...the ancestors of Rose and Bryant were...lovers." "W-What?" Julie gasped. "But I thought you said that the Dark Dragoon became evil? How could the Red-Eye Dragoon have been in love with her?" David asked, still not able to believe what he was hearing. "Yes, I was getting to that," Drake continued, "This was all before the Dark Dragoon became evil and before Bryant's ancestor met the White Silver Dragoon, Sakura's ancestor. You see, when she arrived and won the Red-Eye Dragoon's heart, the Dark Dragoon became jealous and full of malice. She was the one supposed to be with him. But, don't get me wrong, it wasn't that Sakura's ancestor was plotting to take Bryant's ancestor away from Rose. The Red-Eye Dragoon fell in love with her. It was inevitable, it was fate." "And that's how the Dark Dragoon switched sides..." David added. "Huh? What do you mean?" Julie asked him. "Because of Rose's jealousy and malice, she wanted to take revenge on the Red-Eye and White Silver Dragoons and so she decided to join the Winglies in the fight against the legendary Dragoons," David explained to Julie. "Oh, I understand now," Julie agreed. "So, I'm guessing that Rose tapped into that history, that instinct in their spirits and used that to gain control of Bryant's body, power, and emotions," Drake added. "So, that's why Bryant acts like he loves Rose. At one time, his spirit did love her," Julie said sadly, "But, what can we do to save him?" David and Professor Drake began to think to themselves to see if they could conjure up anything in their minds. "We can go after him..." a weak Sakura told them. She leaned on the door as she walked in. Her eyes were weary and her body so frail. "Sakura!" Julie cried. Sakura was about to fall on the floor when Julie grabbed her. David ran over to them to help. "Sakura, what are you doing out of bed?" David asked her, "You're not well." "I-I have to...save him..." she said. David and Julie helped her up. "Sakura, you know you can't in your condition," Drake explained to her, "You won't be of any help to anyone in your current state." "B-But I...I love him!" Sakura sobbed. Julie put Sakura's face on her chest. Sakura continued to cry. "Oh, Sakura," Julie cried. "I love him," Sakura repeated, "I can't go on without him!" Then, her White Silver Dragoon Spirit began to fade in its shine once again. Sakura began to weaken. "Sakura!" David shouted. Sakura fainted. As Drake walked over to them, he noticed in the infirmary, the flashing white light. He passed by his young friends, and walked into the infirmary. He picked up the white orb and saw its shine fading away ever slowly. He knew what was wrong.
Minutes later, Julie and David got Sakura back into bed. She had gotten worse. Her spirit continued to flash dim white lights. It was fading, and for some reason, so was Sakura's life force. "What's wrong with her professor?" Julie asked concernedly. "It is as I feared," Drake replied. "What is it?" David asked. "The original White Silver Dragoon dedicated her love and her life to the Red-Eye Dragoon. They were never, ever apart from each other. They were madly in love. Nothing could keep them apart. It seems that since the two spirits are now apart after finding love in one another once again, that it is affecting Sakura and the White Silver Dragoon Spirit," Drake explained. "So, the only way we can help her is...?" Julie began to ask. "By bringing Bryant back," David finished for her. "If we don't, Sakura and the White Silver Dragoon Spirit will fade away and will never shine again," Drake added. And soon after, the alarms inside the ship went off. "Huh?! What's this?!" Drake asked. He and the other Dragoons rushed over through the halls and into the bridge. Drake hurried towards the main computer console. He pressed a few buttons as a map of the metropolitan area of Tokyo appeared. Two colored dots, purple and gold, were shown blinking in the city. They represented the Violet Thunder Dragoon and Golden-Eye Dragoon. "It's Rouge and James!" Julie gasped. "They've taken this opportunity to hunt for more spirits!" David added. "Not only that, look!" Drake pointed. A black and red dot had just appeared. "Rose...and Bryant!" Julie shouted, "What now?!" "There's only two of us!" David yelled, "We can't handle all four of them! And now with Sakura down, we can't use her holy power to stop them!" "Don't panic," Drake told them, "David will stay with me. He and I will go after both Rouge and James in the ship." "You mean, you're going to activate the weapon system?!" David asked. "I have to. We are in a state of crisis," Drake replied, "Julie, I need you to hold off both Rose and Bryant until we can get to you. Your element of water is the strongest against Bryant." "You want me to fight against Bryant?!" Julie cried, "I-I can't!" "You must!" Drake ordered. "He's right Julie," David agreed, "We need you." Julie was hesitant, but she agreed, "A-All right." "You'd better get a move on then," Drake told her. "Okay," Julie nodded. "Be careful," David said, "We'll be there as soon as we can." "Time to teach Rose a lesson," Julie stated.
Sea Wave Dragoon Power!
And so, Julie, the Sea Wave Dragoon, set out to find Rose and Bryant who were somewhere in the city of Tokyo. David talked to Julie through their spirits. "Okay, David, " Julie began, flying over the city, "Where do I go?" "They're headed for the Shinjuku Shopping District," David told her. "Got it," Julie understood, "I'll see you guys later." Julie swooped downward towards the city. The Dragony flew across the opposite way. Like Drake had explained, David and him were on their way to battle Rouge and James.
Julie flew her way across the city and over to the Shinjuku Shopping District. There, Rose and Bryant were stealing the spirits of the innocent people passing by. Rose and Bryant had a bag full of clear spirit orbs. It looked like they were done for the day. Rose laughed on at the lifeless people, "Ha ha ha!!! Why are these humans so weak?!" Bryant simply stood beside her, completely under control by Rose. "I say we go home, don't you?" Rose asked Bryant. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. They spread out their wings and were about to leave. Then, suddenly, a sparkling ring of blue water wrapped around them both. Rose only smiled, "It seems we have company." Julie landed behind them. She took out her thin blue dragon sword. "You're not going anywhere," Julie told them. "Bryant, darling...would you please release us from this weak water trap?" Rose asked seductively. Bryant took out one hand and blasted fire on the water ring wrapped around them. The ring disappeared soon after. "Ahh, much better!" Rose sighed. She put her bag of spirits down and then took out her weapon. "I'm guessing you're not leaving without a fight?" Rose asked Julie. "You bet I'm not!" Julie replied. "Show me what you've got then," Rose told her. Julie lifted up her blade, spread out her wings, and lifted slightly off of the ground. "Haahh!!!" she yelled as she soared towards Rose. Rose put up her weapon and blocked Julie's sword. They both struggled to gain the upper hand in this power struggle. "This is going to be fun," Rose stated confidently.
Meanwhile, The Dragony soared high above the city of Tokyo. Inside, David was already into his armor and was ready for battle. Professor Drake was flying the ship. "We're almost there," Drake told David. The sounds of the oh-so-many computers were going off in the background. "I've got them on-screen!" Drake stated. Upon the window, the images of Rouge and James in their Dragoon armor appeared. They were going around attacking innocent bystanders and stealing their pure spirits. David knew he had to put a stop to it. He knew that Kenkaku was taking the opportunity of Sakura's weak state to attack the city. She is the only one with the holy power to stop them. But now, she cannot fight with them. It's now up to the two good Dragoons that are left. "I'm opening the cargo bay doors for you David," Drake told him, "Good luck, and be safe. I will help as soon as I can get these rusty old weapon systems to work." David nodded. He rushed out of the bridge and over to the cargo bay. The large door slid downward as the wind from the skies rushed in. David covered his face as he moved forward towards the open door. He gathered enough strength and courage to spread out his Dragoon wings and soar off into the sky. Drake watched David soaring into battle from the bridge. He hoped that David could do it. David soon arrived inside the city. Many people were on the floor lifeless, and others were running away in horror. He landed a few yards away from the two enemies. Rouge and James stopped to see him. Rouge laughed playfully, "You actually think you can outmatch the two of us?" "Thinking isn't an option, but knowing is," David replied to her confidently. Rouge took out her whip, and James put up his strong fists. "Let's see how confident you are after I ram my fist into you're face," James smirked. David's weapon appeared into his hand as he twirled it above his head and then pointed it at his foes. "I have to do this..." he thought, "Not only for myself...but for Julie, for Bryant...and for...Sakura...who always bravely fought for us all." "Quit stallin', aye mate!" James yelled, "Put it to the test!" "I'll start!" Rouge volunteered, "Atomic Thunder!!!!" Out of the palm of her hand, a large violet pulse of lightning shot outwards towards David. David leaped into the air and twirled his staff high. "Yahh!!!" he shouted as he struck downward on Rouge. "Ugh!" she screamed as she hit the floor hard. "Let's see who can outmatch who..." David told her. James then came up from behind him and grabbed his arms, pulling them back, "Yes, let's." David dropped his weapon. He struggled to get free, but he couldn't. "Urgh...W-Wing..." David began to say as he struggle. "H-Huh?" James gasped. "...Blaster!!!!!" David screamed as loud as he could. He used his wing attack, which came out of his Dragoon wings. The green laser blast his James right in the chest since he was right behind David. David picked up his weapon and pointed it to James' neck, who was on the ground hurt. But, James just smirked, "Heh, you think you're so clever." David then looked behind to see a whip lashing out at him. David swiftly turned around and put his staff in front of him. The whip wrapped around it. Rogue was the one on the other side of that whip. She yanked on it hard, knocking the weapon out of David's hands. "I told you. You can't beat us," Rouge stated. Then, James came at David from behind. David ducked and then tried to lash out at James with an uppercut. But, James moved his head away and then struck down on David's back with his large fists. David hit the ground with force. He almost had the wind knocked out of him. James then tried to stomp on David's back. David was quick, however, and rolled out of the way. He got up onto his feet and raised his arm into the air. "Blossom...!!!" he began. The wind around them began to gain force. "Sto...!" he tried to finish, but he was hit by an electric blast from behind. It was Rouge. As David tried to get up, Rouge came up to his and kicked him in the face. David's face was now bruised, and a little cut. "I think I'll finish him off then..." James said, "Grand Stream!!" He rammed his golden fist into the ground, creating a massive dent. Out of his fist, golden waves of light shot outward at David. "Ugghhh!!!!" he cried as he was pushed even farther down into the city streets, scarring them. David wasn't to give up however. He tried to get up to his feet once again, but this time could only make it to his hands and knees. Rouge and James walked towards him. "Hmph, now that that holy wimp is out of the picture these Dragoons are hopeless," Rouge commented. "That's why we're taking this opportunity Rouge," James replied, "It's only a matter of time 'till..." Then, out of the skies, lasers blasted downward on the two evil Dragoons. It was The Dragony! "Hold on David!" Drake told him through the intercom, "Take this you naïve little...!" He fire once again. "Aahhh!!!" Rouge and James screamed. They were knocked down hard. The ship hovered above them. "I suggest you leave," Drake said to them. "Let's go Rouge," James ordered. "But what about the..." Rouge complained. "Forget them! Rose and Bryant probably have already snatched some spirits!" James yelled. The two Dragoons spread out their wings and flew off into the city. David had managed to get onto his feet and walked over towards the ship. He held one arm in grimace but was still smiles. Behind him, the spirits of the innocent people returned to their rightful owners. Drake opened the cargo bay doors as David flew inside. Drake met up with him inside the cargo bay. When Drake arrived, the bay doors had just closed. Drake helped David up. "You did great out there," he said. "T-Thanks," David replied, "Guess the weapon systems weren't so bad after all..." They both laughed for a moment. "So it seems," Drake smiled, "We have more problems though." "What is it?" David asked. "Julie...Julie's in trouble and needs your help," Drake explained reluctantly, "But in your state..." "No! I'll go!" David agreed, "I've got to help her." "All right then," Drake replied, "Could you check on Sakura for me? And then meet me at the bridge. I'll set the course now." "Yeah, okay," David agreed. They headed off inside the ship and then parted ways. David walked through the halls of The Dragony and over to Sakura's bedroom. "S-Sakura...?" he began as he walked in and then gasped. Sakura was not in her bedroom, and neither was her fading Dragoon Spirit. David knew where she was. David ran off into the halls yelling, "Professor!"
Julie fell to the pavement. She got up to her feet soon after and looked behind her. Rose and Bryant stood. "What a pathetic attempt..." Rose sighed nonchalantly. She fired another blast of dark energy at Julie. Julie tried to stop it, "Sapphire Whirlwind!" She pointed her arms at the oncoming attack as the whirlwind swirled around her arm and outward. Julie thought that her whirlwind would be able to engulf the dark energy blast, but it was to no avail. The dark blast surged right through the water and over to Julie's chest. "Aaggh!!" she screamed as she fell backwards. Rose yawned, "You're too weak to fight me. But...why don't you try you're EX-friend?" Bryant stood up to the plate. "N-No, Bryant..." Julie struggled, as she got up to her feet. "Kill her!" Rose ordered. Without even saying the words, Bryant used his 'Flame Shot' attack on Julie. Julie covered her face as the flames burned through small parts of her armor. "Bryant...STOP IT!!!" Julie cried. "I'm sure he would...if you would fight back!" Rose added. "I-I can't...I can't fight him!" Julie yelled, "Bryant's my friend!" "You mean WAS your friend," Rose replied, "Eliminate her!" Bryant fired once again. "Aagghh!!!" Julie screamed as she was blown into a building wall. She left a large dent as she slid to the ground unconscious. "I think our work here is done," Rose stated, "Right, darling?" "Stay away from him!" a female voice yelled. Out of the sky, hurling beams of light filled with crescent moons and stars fired downward. Rose looked to the skies to see a holy warrior descend. Sakura, the White Silver Dragoon, stood before them. "Give Bryant back to me!" she demanded. "But, isn't that up to Bryant to decide?" Rose smirked, "Go ahead. Ask him who he wants to be with..." "Urgh...you evil witch!" Sakura yelled as she raised her arm into the air, "Moon...!!!" Then, her Dragoon spirit began to flash light and then dim once again. Sakura grabbed her head in pain as she fell to her knees. Her Dragoon armor vanished. "Ha ha ha!!!" Rose laughed, "You can barely even fight." "B-Bryant..." Sakura cried as she got up. She walked over to him. "Please! I know you're still in there!" Sakura shouted, "Please..." Sakura was about to touch his face when Bryant grabbed her by the neck. "Agh...ugh..." Sakura gasped for air. Sakura looked into Bryant's eyes only to see the void within. Bryant really wasn't there. "B-Bryant..." Sakura sobbed. Tears began to fall from her eyes. Bryant's face then turned to somber and sadness. He released Sakura from his grasp. Sakura fell to the floor, gasping for air. "Bryant?" she asked as she looked up to him. His eyes were returning to its normal color. "What?! No!" Rose yelled. She blasted Sakura with another intense energy blow. Luckily, Julie had reawaken and caught Sakura in mid-air. "We're leaving!" Rose said, "Don't think you can bring him back because you can't!" With those words, Rose and Bryant left with the spirits of the innocent people. "Oh, Sakura," Julie cried. The Dragony then appeared above them. Drake and David called out to them. "Come on in you two," Drake ordered, "We have some things to discuss." Julie carried Sakura in her arms as she flew up into the ship.
Later that night, the three remaining Dragoons met in the meeting room. Sakura healed up pretty quickly and had a blanket wrapped around her. "Sakura...what were you thinking?!" Drake scolded her, "Because of your separation with Bryant, your powers are diminished! Did you know you could've died out there today?! Bryant could have killed you!" "N-No!" Sakura replied, "Not even in his...condition. Bryant would never hurt me!" "Sakura, you need to understand...Bryant...he isn't who he was," Drake explained to her. "Maybe not...but I know somewhere in his heart he is the Bryant...I...love," Sakura said. Then at that moment, the argument was postponed. A transmission appeared on Drake's holographic computer. "W-What's this?" David asked. He hit a red button as the transmission appeared. It was an image of Rose. She was sending them a message. "Rose!" Julie yelled. "Here's the deal young Dragoons!" Rose began, "Professor Bach has decided something. He's grown tiresome of Bryant and wants to make a negotiation with you." "Negotiation?!" Drake gasped. "All he really wants is Bryant's spirit. So, he has decided to let you have Bryant back on ONE condition. You must all surrender your Dragoon Spirits to Kenkaku," Rose continued. "W-What?!" David asked. "That's absurd!" Drake added. "If you all decide to cooperate with us, here are your directions. We shall meet, tomorrow night, at Tokyo Tower. Have the Dragoon Spirits. If you don't, we will just dispose of Bryant's body anyway," Rose said. "No!" Sakura cried. "Until then..." Rose finished as did the transmission.