Previously on
"The Legend of Dragoon: Generation"...
(A Recap of Our Story So Far)
"You're...a Wingly?" Sakura asked, "But, how is that possible?! The Winglies
were destroyed centuries and centuries ago! There's no way they could have
survived! And even if one did, they wouldn't last all of those centuries! They
would have died of old age!" "You are correct," the hooded man replied.
He looked downward and saw Sakura's friends ready to fight with him and then
looked at the angel Sakura. "Our time to battle is not now," he said to them,
"It shall be soon. I tried to do this the easy way, but you all made it
difficult. I will hurt you all in the worst way you can imagine. Until then..."
The hooded man faded away into the darkness of the shadows.
Bryant put his arm around her, "Don't worry. We'll get through this." "It's not
only that..." Sakura replied. "What do you mean?" Drake asked. "There's more,"
she stated, "I had a dream this morning. More like a premonition now, but..."
"That's right!" Bryant exclaimed, "The dream you told me about...that man..."
"Hold on, hold on," Julie said, "You lost me." "Well..." Sakura began to
explain.
"I'm in this pitch-black room when in front of me two lights appear. One's kind
of gold and the other is purple or violet. Then, they faded away," Sakura
explained, describing her dream, "After that, where the lights were, a hooded
man appeared.
"Hooded man?" David asked, "Like the one we saw?!"
Everyone gasped as they looked around them. The white threads were so close to
touching their bodies. They couldn't move a single muscle if they wanted to
live. Misu and Ren smiled at each other. Then, at that moment, a large ball
made of violet lightning magic came hurling out of the sky. It struck through
the many white threads surrounding Sakura and her friends. "Those attacks
are...!!" Sakura gasped, hoping it would be who she thought it was. Both Rouge,
the Violet-Thunder Dragoon, and James, the Golden-Eye Dragoon, floated down from
above and landed in front of their friends.
"It's good to see you all again," Rouge smiled back. "We're just glad we got
here in time," James said.
"Yes. As the Dragoons of Thunder and Earth...we will protect our lady," James
said stalwartly. "We'll end this suffering...ourselves," Rouge finished.
"Let's go," James told her. They both reached into their pockets and got ready
to set out for the battle that was ahead.
"What's wrong...?" Bryant asked, also a bit groggy. "Rouge...! James...!" she
sobbed, tears running down her face. "Sakura, what happened?!" Julie asked
worriedly. "They've disappeared!!!" she yelled.
"I hope Rouge and James are all right," Bryant stated. And in that moment,
Sakura received a vision as she stopped flying. She could see the pitch black
room and the two colored lights shining brightly. Immediately after, they faded
away into the darkness. "Sakura, what's the matter?" David asked as he put his
computer away. Sakura's eyes began to tear up, "N-No..." "Sakura, what's
wrong?!" Bryant asked worriedly. Sakura spread out her wings and zoomed past
them all. "Sakura!! Wait!!" Julie shouted. "Something's wrong," David said.
The tears streamed down her face, "No!!!" She ran over to them. "Rouge!!!
James!!!" she screamed. She knelt down beside them both. Their armor had
already disappeared. Their Dragoon Spirits lied next to them both. "What were
you two thinking?!" Bryant yelled, "Going off by yourself!!" "We wanted...to
protect all of you...to protect...her..." James explained. "Even if you fade
away!!!" Julie sobbed. "We wanted you all...to live happily...We didn't
want...you to fight anymore," Rouge added.
"James...I...I...I love you...." she spoke her last words. She closed her eyes
as her body began to fade away. "I love you too...Rouge..." he replied his last
breath. Both together, they faded away into sparkling stars. The sparkling
stars then flew up towards the sky and towards the heavens above.
"Divine Dragoon Power!!" Sakura shouted the spell.
The golden brace also began to shine a brilliant white light and emitting
immense power.
The power was so immense, it took the hooded man's cloak off his body, revealing
his face. He had his eyes covered for the moment, for he was being blinded by
the white light.
All seemed well at first, until the golden brace's light ceased.
"What?!!" her friends, who below on the street, gasped.
"No...what happened?" Sakura asked worriedly.
The Dragoon Spirits returned to their masters, except for the two that belonged
to Rouge and James. Those returned to Sakura along with her own.
"She couldn't transform into the Divine Dragoon!!" David shouted in shock.
In front of Sakura, an angel warrior appeared. It was none other than Kai.
"Kai!!" Sakura shouted happily.
"Lloyd, what are you doing here?!" Kai yelled sternly, "You...You perished
during the Dragon Campaign War!"
"Things change," he smirked.
"Hand me your Dragoon Spirit and your golden brace," he said.
She did as she was told.
The two objects floated in front of him and glowed. "Objects of light, Objects
of Soa...Merge together now and give her your strength," Kai said.
The two objects came together and morphed into a new Dragoon Spirit.
The Dragoon Spirit itself was still an orb. However, now with golden brace, it
was more enhanced. On the sides of the orb now are golden wings on each side.
It shined even more brilliantly. And, in the middle of the spirit was a golden
symbol:
(Japanese symbol for Heaven)
"This is the Eternal Dragoon Spirit. With this, you can draw your powers from
both your White Silver Dragoon Spirit and your Divine Dragoon Spirit," Kai
explained, "Use it now."
ETERNAL DRAGOON POWER!
"I would like you all to meet..." Kai began to introduce, "The Eternal
Dragoon."
"You think you've won?!" he asked them in a cynical tone, "You're nowhere near
it! I already told you, Divine Dragoon... I will hurt you all in the worst way
you can imagine."
Those words haunted Sakura.
"Kai, why couldn't I transform into the Divine Dragoon?" Sakura asked, "It
should have worked!"
"You need all of the Dragoon Spirits in order to perform that task," Kai
explained.
"But, we did have them all!" Julie shouted.
"All, but one..." David realized, "The Dark Dragoon Spirit is no more,
remember?"
"There's got to be something we can do," Drake tried to think.
Sakura knew what she must do. She gathered her courage and spoke up, "There is
a way."
The four Dragoons looked to one another and nodded in agreement. It was
settled. They were to go back into the past, during the Dragon Campaign War.
"Kai! Are you all right?!" Drake asked him worriedly.
"I-I'm fine..." he replied, "But...milady and her warriors..."
"They're gone now," Drake reminded him, "Will they be all right?"
"I don't know...I can only hope..." Kai said in an ominous tone. He really
didn't know. They're fate was out of his hands.
The four Dragoons, Julie, David, Bryant, and Sakura, were sent to the time of
the Dragon Campaign War. They're new adventure had only just begun.
Will they be able to stop the chains of fate from being broken?
And now the start to The Legend of Dragoon OVA Series Part II: Generation...
The Legend of Dragoon
Generation
Part II
In a world that existed long ago, creatures known as Winglies ruled the skies.
They slowly, but surely, conquered the humans that saturated the Earth. Their
mission was to make the world their own. And it seemed, with the plan that they
had discovered, it could be brought to existence. A world of no tomorrow...
High above the desolate lands of a large continent, a dark slated fortress
levitated in the murky and threatening skies. The pointed towers seemed as if
they would reaches the heavens as lightning bolts struck down in the clouds
surrounding its vicinity.
The Winglies, with their dark demonic wings, flew in and out of the immense
citadel. Most of them were warriors.
Within this sinister fortification, through the hallways filled with the
screaming of tortured souls, there was a throne room. A large one, at that.
Black silk drapes hung from the ceiling and its pillar. The floors and the
walls were covered in black marble. And at the end of this throne room, stood
the throne itself. There, the most menacing evil resided along with someone we
already knew.
Lloyd kneeled before the steps that led to the throne. His demon wings finally
showed.
On that throne, the ruler of the Winglies sat. He was completely bald and had
skin the color of used and burnt coal. He had the most piercing blood red eyes
that were filled with lust and hatred for the human race. His wings were of the
color of his skin, but were the largest ever seen. His ears were just as
pointed as his sharp teeth.
"...And so, my plan has been set in motion," Lloyd finished to explain. He was
explaining to his lord of the things he had done in the future world, "The
Dragoons from the future are probably already here. But, what they don't know
is, is that my real plan doesn't even require me to lift a finger. They will do
it for me."
"It seems that the portal that mysteriously opened up here in this world was an
advantage to us all," the elder wingly spoke in his mature voice, "Now, with the
knowledge you have of the future, the present and the future will belong to the
Wingly race."
"My lord Melbu Frahma, is there any news of the Dragoons of our time?" Lloyd
asked.
"Yes...they are still breaking through our defenses and heading straight for
this city, Mayfil..." Melbu Frahma answered, "However, at the moment, they are
arriving at the Magic City of Aglis."
"We still have time to stop them," Lloyd pondered, "Shall I keep an eye on the
Dragoons from the future?"
"For the time being, it is not necessary. They have not caused any ripples in
our ocean to affect our people," Melbu told him, "Like you said, we must let
them do all the work for us."
"Yes, my lord," Lloyd nodded in agreement.
"However, you should head to Aglis. We need to stop those Dragoons as soon as
possible. The three Divine Moon Objects are being held within three cities: the
Magic City of Aglis, the Law City of Zenebatos, and here in the Death City of
Mayfil. We already have one and now all we need to are two in order to enter
The Moon That Never Sets and combine with its power. Once we have achieved
that, this world will be ours!" Melbu Frahma added.
Lloyd stood up onto his feet, "I shall take a regiment of soldiers and head for
Aglis then."
"Remember to keep your eyes peeled. Those other Dragoons might try to
interfere," Melbu warned him.
"I shall," Lloyd nodded. Within the blink of an eye, his body vanished.
Arrival to the Past
The Magic City of Aglis
Sakura squinted her eyes as she began to awaken. "Ugn..." she grumbled. She
blinked twice and then awakened. She got up into a sitting position and
immediately noticed that she was inside a forest filled with greenery and vast
trees.
She helped herself up onto her feet. "Am I...here?" she asked herself, "In the
past?"
She then soon heard the sound of water and the smell of sea water. "Sea water?"
she asked herself, "The ocean?" She followed her scent and ran towards it. She
arrived at a beach; one with clear water. However, the dark skies blackened the
waters.
"We must be here," she stated, "We...? Oh, god! Where is everyone?!" She
panicked and began to be frantic. She was separated from her friends and in a
world they knew almost next to nothing about...that could be dangerous.
"David!! Julie!!" she shouted out, "Bryant!! Somebody answer me!"
"Sakura!!" a voice yelled from behind her.
She turned around to see all three of her friends together, safe and sound.
"Oh, everyone!" she cried.
They all ran towards each other.
Sakura leaped into Bryant's arms as their friends smiled happily.
"I'm glad you're all right," Bryant smiled.
"It seems we all made it here safely then," Julie sighed in relief, as Sakura
and Bryant broke their hug.
"But...look at these skies," David said as they all looked towards the dark
clouded skies filled with thunder, "Just like how it is at home...right now."
"You're right," Sakura sighed sadly.
"Oh, yes! We found some fruit in the forest!" Julie exclaimed cheerfully,
trying to change the subject, "We could eat here for now and then figure out
what to do next! Whaddaya say?"
Sakura smiled, "Yes, you're right."
"That's a good idea," Bryant agreed, "Let's head back there."
They all turned around to walk across the beach.
But, Sakura stopped for a moment to look back at the merciless sky. She knew
she held the weight of the world on her shoulders. She didn't want another day
to go by where she knew people would be hurt.
Kai sat upon the sofa in the Dragoons' dorm. He had recuperated after having
used so much magic and strength in order to send the four heroes to that time of
the Dragon Campaign War.
He returned to staring out the sliding door that led to the balcony. The skies
remained the same; just like they were when the Dragoons left. Dark, morbid,
and everlasting.
Professor Drake returned from the kitchen, carrying a tray that held a tea set.
He placed it upon the coffee table in front of Kai and then poured a cup of tea
for him. "This should make you feel a little better," Drake said.
"Thank you for your hospitality," Kai replied, "I hope I am not being a bother
to you here."
"No, of course not," Drake said. He handed the cup of tea to Kai and then began
to pour his own. "You have been so helpful to all of them. Especially Sakura.
I am forever grateful," he added.
"Even after I caused you so much pain when Sakura was growing up? About the
Judgment and her destiny?" Kai asked surprisingly. He couldn't believe that
Drake was being so nice to him.
"You think that I am angry at you for that?" Drake responded with a gentle
smile, "I am actually even more grateful for all of that. Because, if it wasn't
for you bringing that girl into my life, I wouldn't be as happy as I am now. It
was all worth it, and I thank you."
"Well, then...There's something I've been meaning to tell you as well," Kai
stated. Kai gathered the courage to tell Drake how he really felt. "I...I want
to thank you as well," he began.
Drake was also surprised by Kai's gratitude, "But, what for?"
"When milady was first created, I took care of her before she came to you," Kai
explained, "I was...heartbroken when it was time for her to go to the earth. I
was happy to at least be able to see her from afar, but...it wasn't the same. I
missed her..."
Drake's face was solemn. He felt a little sorry for Kai.
"She had changed my life for that short time that she was in heaven. So, it was
very hard for me to say goodbye. But, then, I saw her with you. That changed
my perspective on the situation. I grew happy for her. Because she had a
wonderful, and caring man raising her and giving her what I couldn't...A normal
life," Kai finished, "That's why I want to thank you."
"Kai...I'm sorry that you missed out on Sakura's life..." Drake said as he
placed his hand on Kai's shoulder in comfort, "I know I can't make up for all
those years you missed. But, perhaps...Perhaps one day you can come by and I
can show you photos of her when she was younger."
Kai looked at him with stunned eyes. He couldn't believe how warm and kind this
human was. And, so, he actually smiled, "I would like that very much."
The both of them smiled at one another.
Kai took one last sip of his tea and then stood up.
"What is it?" Drake asked.
"It's time we contact them and make sure they've made it there safely," he said.
"Can you do that?" Drake wondered.
Kai nodded, "It may take a while for me to make a connection, but we'll be able
to talk to them."
"All right," Drake agreed, "I understand."
Kai raised both arms into the air above his head as an orb of holy, white light
appeared between them. "Guardian of Time, I beseech your power..." he began,
his voice echoing with magic power, "...Grant unto me the power to use a medium
to connect to the past! Grant me my wish!"
Drake could only watch from the side.
The orb of light floated in front of Kai's body.
"Now, all we can do is wait to make the connection," Kai said.
The Dragoons had returned from the forest and sat upon the sandy beach. They
took off their shoes and their socks, burying their feet into the sand.
Julie rubbed her stomach, "Mmm...that was good."
"It should last us for now at least," David added.
"Yes, we'll need all of our strength," Bryant stated. He then looked forward
towards the ocean, and saw Sakura standing at the edge where the water met the
sand. She seemed deep in thought.
The sea breeze blew her hair back and forth. She held both of her hands
together, close to her heart.
"What could have Lloyd meant? Hurt me in the worst way possible...?" she
thought to herself, "And now...I'm getting this strange feeling coming from the
ocean..."
"Sakura..." Bryant said as he walked up from behind her, "Are you all right?"
Sakura turned around, "Oh, yes! Don't worry about me." She gave him a cheerful
smile so he wouldn't worry.
"Is there something in this ocean?" Bryant asked.
"Actually...I'm getting a strange aura from somewhere around the ocean. A
familiar one..." she told him.
"A familiar one...?" Bryant wondered.
"Bryant! Sakura! Come here, quick!" Julie cried from the beach.
Bryant and Sakura hurried back to their friends.
"What is it?" Bryant asked worriedly.
"Look!" David pointed out in front him.
There was an orb made out of white light floating in front of them.
"This power...I know this power!" Sakura exclaimed, "Kai?!"
The orb transformed itself into a life-size, transparent video-like feed of both
Kai and Drake in the future.
"It is! It's Kai and the professor!" David added.
"I'm so glad you all made it there safely," Drake said from within the feed.
"Yes, we're okay," Bryant stated.
"But, the problem is, we don't where we are or what to do! We're lost!" Julie
complained.
"We don't what point in the Dragon Campaign War we are either. For all we know,
we could be at the very beginning...or at the very conclusion," David said.
"Do not worry. I will explain all of those topics," Kai stated, "First off, you
are on an island not too far from your next destination."
"And, what about the time period?" Sakura asked.
"You all are very close to the end of the war. The original Dragoons are right
now on the search for the three Divine Moon Objects. The three objects that
could destroy the world by activating The Moon That Never Sets," Kai continued
to explain.
"The Moon That Never Sets?" Bryant asked.
"Yes," Kai nodded. He pointed towards the sky as the dark clouds parted ways to
reveal a blue-green colored moon that glowed radiantly.
"Wow..." Julie sighed in amazement.
The clouds soon returned to their original state.
"The Moon That Never Sets will descend upon the Divine Tree and at that moment,
the three Divine Moon Objects will be used to enter inside. The Winglies'
mission was to enter and combine with its powers to rule the entire world," Kai
said.
"Wait...Divine Tree...?" Sakura asked as she had an instant flashback.
It was like the path was floating in air. Sakura, however, then noticed a
large silver tree in the distance. It wasn't like most trees. It didn't have
leaves or normal branches. It had a large trunk and had approximately seven
thick branches that went into the ground instead of upwards like most trees.
There were pods or eggs on top of it. It seemed to be as large as a skyscraper.
"Dara?" Sakura asked.
"Yes?" Dara replied as they both stopped.
"What's that tree?" Sakura asked her.
"Oh, that's the 'Divine Tree'," Dara answered, "It's where all species were
created. Those eggs are what all living things came from."
"But, I thought...God created everything," Sakura stated.
"He did. He used that tree as a tool to create animals, plants, and...humans,"
Dara explained, "You humans might call it...the 'Tree of Eden'."
"The tree that Dara showed me when I was up in heaven," Sakura remembered, "But,
shouldn't the tree be in heaven?"
"After the war ended, Soa then felt the need to remove the tree from the earth,"
Kai answered.
"So, then...The Divine Tree and The Moon That Never Sets...that is where the
final battle is supposed to take place," Bryant said.
"That is correct," Drake nodded.
"That is, unless Lloyd stops the Dragoons from even getting to that point," Kai
added to that.
"But, I don't understand. Even if Lloyd wanted to try and stop them beforehand,
wouldn't things run the same way anyway?" Julie inquired.
"That gets me to my next subject," Kai said, "Because you all are here in the
past...the power of both the original Dragoons and all of you is diminished."
"Because all of the spirits are coexisting in one time, right?" David asked.
"Exactly," Drake replied, "All, but one, however. Sakura's power is still
slightly amplified. Her spirit is different now after the transformation."
"She really is our strongest warrior then," Bryant said as he looked to her.
"So, Dragoons. Here is your mission. You must protect the six original
Dragoons and make sure everything runs as it should and once you arrive at the
Divine Tree, use Sakura's holy magic to recreate a Dark Dragoon Spirit from its
birthplace on the tree," Kai told them all, "Then, Sakura will be able to
transform herself into the Divine Dragoon and Lloyd can be defeated."
"Does that mean we can meet them?! Meru and everyone?!" Julie asked excitedly.
"No!" Drake shouted, "You must NEVER come in contact with any of them. The
chance of a time paradox is way too high."
"So, basically, if we do something like meet with them we could alter the future
anyway. We can't risk that," David explained to her.
Julie nodded in agreement.
"You said that the original Dragoons are on their mission to recover the three
Divine Moon Objects, right?" Sakura asked, "Then, where are they now?"
Kai looked over towards the ocean, "The three Divine Moon Objects were placed in
three Wingly cities. The Magic City of Aglis, the Law City of Zenebatos, and
the Death City of Mayfil. The third Divine Moon Object has already been taken
by the King of the Winglies, Melbu Frahma."
"So, then Dart and everyone are trying to take them back," Bryant added.
"Yes, that is correct," Kai replied, "You must set out for the sky above this
sea and you'll reach the Magic City of Aglis. That is where the first Divine
Moon Object, the Moon Gem, is hidden."
The feed began to break up as Drake and Kai began to disappear.
"Oh, no! The connection's being lost!" Drake exclaimed.
"Just remember! Head for the skies and...ind...of Aglis...!" Kai shouted as the
feed was lost.
"They're gone..." Sakura sighed.
Kai fell weakly to the couch.
Drake caught him first and gently placed him on the sofa, "Are you all right?!"
"D-Do not...worry..." Kai struggled to say, "It's just that...keeping up the
feed took a lot of my...strength away..."
"You rest up," Drake told him, "Do you think they'll be all right, Kai?"
"Their fate is out of our hands now," Kai replied solemnly, "I just hope they
can do it in time..."
"In time? In time for what?" Drake asked.
"Before Sakura disappears..." Kai whispered.
Sakura turned to face the skies above the sea. She had a determined and strong-
willed look on her face. She was ready to face whatever obstacle that came her
way. She then turned around once again to face her friends.
"Everyone, are you all ready?" she asked them.
"We know what we have to do," David replied.
"You are our strongest warrior. We'll protect you," Julie added.
"No matter what, we'll stay by your side," Bryant smiled to her.
Sakura nodded determinedly and then returned to facing the sky, "Then, let's
fly."
Sea Wave Dragoon Power!!
Julie's 'Sea Wave Dragoon Spirit' shined as water bursted out from it,
transitioning into the actual transformation sequence. The background was
colored in different shades of blue. Julie's body was now a silhouette of
color. Her silhouette had her arms up in the air and her legs fairly close
together, very femininely. The water, that had appeared from the spirit,
appeared as streams and wrapped around Julie's body like ribbon. When the
water disappeared, Julie was now in her normal form, her shining blue armor now
on. Her armor was a pale blue, her Dragoon wings matching. Julie was in her
braided hair style, but now what was holding her hair were seashells. Julie's
thin, dragon-like sword appeared in her hand. She spun around once and
finished in her stance.
Jade Dragoon Power!!
Out of David's 'Jade Dragoon Spirit', wind bursted out like a hurricane. His
green silhouette appeared standing straight with his arms and legs spread out
apart. His eyes were also closed. The wind full of swirling green leaves
bustled around his silhouette. The leaves swirled around his chest, arms and
legs creating his shimmering Dragoon armor. Leaves passed by close up as his
normal figure appeared. His headband appeared on his forehead as did his
weapon. A lance with a sharp curved double blade made out of a special bark, as
in wood. Then, his jade dragon wings bursted out of his back. At the end of
the transformation, he stood in a stance with his weapon in hand facing the sky.
Red-Eye Dragoon Power!!
Bryant held the spirit close to his chest as he said the magic words. He then
spread out his arms as fire bursted out of the spirit, going into the
transformation. He is also a silhouette with different shades of red and orange
inside. The background moves upwards behind him. Bryant's arms spread out
open, as rings of fire appear. The rings of fire spun over different parts of
his arms, legs and over his head. The rings of fire moved down, up, and across
the specified body parts making his Red-Eye Dragoon armor appear. At the end of
the transformation, Bryant's wings burst out of his back and his large red sword
appears. He ends the transformation in a fighting stance.
Eternal Dragoon Power!!
Sakura held the newly evolved Dragoon Spirit into the air. Rays of brilliant
white light emerged and spiraled out of the magic gem as she called out the
enchanted words. The magical symbol inside the Dragoon Spirit began to spin and
twirl around. It emerged from within its power, transitioning into her new
transformation sequence.
Sakura, now in a holy white silhouette, spread out her arms and her white angel
wings. The Eternal Dragoon Spirit was placed on her chest, still glowing
brightly. The background around her was of different shades of white and light
gray, moving and transitioning around as she transformed. Glistening silver
ribbons appeared out of nowhere and wrapped around her chest. They morphed into
sparkling white feathers, revealing her armor chest plate and her skirt.
She twirled around once as she lifted her arms into the air. More platinum
ribbons emerged and gently wrapped around them, again morphing into feathers
afterwards revealing her gloves and armlets. These were also of the same color
and golden lined and trimmed. The ribbons then proceeded to drape around her
legs, transforming into her boots.
She spun around once again. The wings covered her for a moment and then
returned. She was now out of silhouette form. The wings also changed. Instead
of having artificial Dragoon wings as before, she wore artificial angel wings on
her back. Closing in on her face, the golden heavenly symbol appeared on her
forehead. Two feather-shaped hairpins also appeared on both sides of her heads.
In front of her, her new weapon came into sight. It was still a bow, but was
now in the shape of two wings at each end. The ends were lined with gold. She
stood in her original stance, having transformed.
The Magic City of Aglis floated within the immense mass of dark, thundering
clouds. It looked exactly like that of Mayfil, except instead of being
constructed out of black stone, it was made from purple colored stone. Same
colored stones floated around the floating city. There definitely was a magic
feel to it.
Six colored warriors landed at the very entrance of the supernatural city. They
were the original Dragoons from that time period.
Kongol the Golden-Eye Dragoon.
Haschel the Violet Thunder Dragoon.
Meru the Sea Wave Dragoon.
Albert the Jade Dragoon.
Dart the Red-Eye Dragoon.
And Shana, the White Silver Dragoon.
Each one of them had already transformed themselves and were prepared for
battle.
"KONGOL SENSE DANGER," he said in his loud, primitive voice.
"I'm with you big guy," Dart agreed.
Albert stepped forward and looked around the city for a moment. All of the
buildings and edifices were empty and deserted. It seemed like a ghost town.
"Is it me, or is this city...vacant?" he asked.
"Albert's right," Meru said, "There's nobody here."
"It seems they already knew of our arrival and evacuated the city," Haschel
suggested.
"Yes, Haschel. You're probably right," Shana stated, "It's better this way.
Now...no innocent bystanders can be harmed."
"The Moon Gem is somewhere inside here," Dart said in his usual 'leader' tone,
"We have to find it before Lloyd and his cavalry arrive."
"We should split up then," Albert replied, using his military knowledge, "This
way we can cover more ground and be out of here as soon as possible."
"Everyone agree to that?" Dart asked his party.
They all nodded in agreement.
"Shana, Kongol, and I will head to the western area of the city," Dart declared.
"I shall lead Meru and Haschel to the east," Albert volunteered.
"Hey! Why does Albert get to be the leader?!" Meru complained, stomping her
feet.
"Because I am a king after all," Albert replied snidely.
"So?!" Meru continued on.
"Meru, you're much too immature to handle the task anyway," Haschel added in the
same tone.
"Hey!! This is mutiny!" Meru shouted.
Everyone laughed and giggled.
"I'm glad all of our spirits are up. Let's take our strength to the limit and
continue our mission," Shana said to them.
Drake banged his fist against the coffee table in anger and frustration. "What
do you mean 'she'll disappear'?!" he yelled with the utmost rage.
"You and I both know Sakura is not human. She was created," Kai tried to
explain without letting out the even slightest bit of sadness and remorse. He
couldn't, however. "Her body is merely a vessel that carries a spirit that can
use the Divine Dragoon's power," he continued, "That's why, heaven was never
prepared for a situation like this; sending her back in time."
"What does that have to do with any of this?!" Drake cried.
"We were never prepared for Shana and Sakura to exist in the same time. The
power cannot stay with both of them at once. It's too much energy. And so..."
Kai said to him.
"...The power has to be given to only one in that time. It's been given to
Shana, hasn't it?" Drake finished for him, "So that she can summon the Divine
Dragoon Spirit and destroy the Wingly Empire. The way it is supposed to be."
Kai nodded ashamedly.
"She doesn't know. And she won't know until side effects begin to occur," Drake
added, "Sakura doesn't have a lot of time, does she?"
"If they are unable to complete the mission before Shana summons the Divine
Dragoon...Sakura will vanish...forever..." Kai answered him.
Drake struggled to hold back the tears. He slowly walked over to the sliding
door that showed the chaos that went on in the sky. He looked out to it. Tears
began to fall from his face. He could not lose his most important person in the
entire world.
"Please, hurry...everyone..." he whispered out into the glass. It was as if he
was trying to call out to them all.
The ones he called out to swiftly flew across the sky. They flew straight
through the dark clouds as bolts of lightning struck down upon the earth all
around them.
Sakura in between her friends and flew like she was always did before. Nothing
different. However, an uneasiness began to fill her body. A sharp pain in her
chest followed. She stopped flying for a moment and grabbed her Dragoon Spirit.
She looked at it and saw its light fading in and out for a few seconds. Her
eyes widened in shock and despair when she looked at her right hand. It began
to fade out as well, just like her Dragoon Spirit. Her hand would be solid then
transparent in a matter of seconds. Sakura was severely frightened.
Her friends then noticed that she had stopped flying and turned back for her.
"Sakura! Are you okay?" Bryant asked her as flew next to her.
Sakura's hand and spirit ceased its strange event. "I-I'm...I'm fine," she
replied.
"You sure?" Julie asked her, trying to make sure.
She nodded with a smile, "Yes. Let's push on."
David had already brought his Dragoon computer and was typing in keys on the
keyboard made of green light. He was beginning to pick up something on his
dragon-eye shaped monitor. "I've got a reading," he stated.
"What is it?" Bryant asked.
Inside of David's monitor, he could see a large mass behind the clouds in front
of them. "I think we've just found Aglis," he answered, "It's just beyond these
clouds."
"Finally, we've found it," Julie sighed in relief, "Let's hurry."
Everyone nodded in agreement, spread out their wings and flew through the
clouds.
They then arrived at the Magic City of Aglis.
"There it is!" David pointed out. He put his computer away, the dragon eye
returning to his armored headband and the keyboard vanishing.
"Whoa!!" Julie exclaimed, "That's huge!"
"Don't worry everyone," Bryant reassured them, "We'll be all right."
"We must do what we must, at all costs," Sakura told them.
"You're right," David agreed.
The four Dragoons flew onto the very entrance where the first six Dragoons stood
earlier. As their feet touched the ground, an instant image of those Dragoons
reached their mind, indicating the unseen connection between them both.
They all gasped.
"Those were..." Bryant began.
"Kongol, and Haschel..." David realized.
"Meru, and Albert..." Julie added to the list.
"Dart...and Shana," Sakura gasped, "They're already here."
"If they're already here, then Lloyd mustn't be too far behind," Bryant stated.
"We need to find Lloyd and make sure we stop whatever he tries," Julie said
determinedly.
"I suggest we split up," Sakura recommended, "Two of us go to east and the
others to the west. I having a feeling that's what the others decided to do."
"Yes, I feel the same way," Bryant understood, "Sakura and I will go to the
west."
"Okay then," Julie agreed, "Let's go David."
"I'm ready when you are," David replied.
The both of them began to run off towards the right. David stopped and looked
back at Bryant.
"Protect her for us Bryant," he said with a gentle smile.
"I will," he replied.
David and Julie hurried off into the city.
"Sakura, just remember to stay close to me," Bryant said to her. He wanted to
make sure she was close to him at all cost. He knew Lloyd wanted to seek
revenge upon her.
Sakura nodded.
Somewhere else within the depths of the magic city, Lloyd had already arrived.
He had a large group of the Wingly army at his disposal. He spoke to someone
who hid within the shadow's darkness.
"I still wish you'd tell me what it is you're doing Lloyd," a female voice came
from the figure in the shadows. She seemed very familiar.
"I cannot," Lloyd responded, "Just leave everything to me. Just remember to do
what you've been ordered to do. All right...Dark Dragoon?"
Out of the shadows, Rose the Dark Dragoon stepped out in her seductive way. "I
shall do what I must to stop those Dragoons of goodness. The ones who thought
they could befriend me...but, yet...betrayed me..." she cringed, "White Silver
Dragoon...I will strike through your holy spirit."
"Now, be off Rose," Lloyd ordered, "Do the Wingly Empire proud and return with
the Moon Gem."
Rose bowed to him, "I shall." She spread out her wings and set out into the
city.
"Now it's time for me to do my part," Lloyd grinned evilly.
The Jade and Sea Wave Dragoons made their way through the ancient city. Their
footsteps and their voices echoed throughout. They were in a large and long
hallway. The high roof was supported with marble pillars. It was definitely a
majestic place.
"This mission's pretty complicated, huh?" Julie asked her friend.
"Yeah, just a little," David smirked.
"I mean...not only do we have to get to the Divine Tree so Sakura can create the
Dark Dragoon Spirit, but at the same time, we have to make sure Lloyd doesn't
screw up with time," Julie ran through the mission statement.
"I know," David sighed worriedly.
"It's gonna be hard," Julie sighed along with him.
"Just remember Julie..." David began, "Stay strong. Not only for yourself and
for me...but, for Sakura too. She's been putting so much pressure on herself.
We've gotta stay positive for her."
Julie nodded in agreement, "You're right."
At that moment, voices from a far could be heard.
"Do you hear that?" David asked her.
"Voices," Julie replied, "We'd better check it out."
The Dragoons spread out their wings and swiftly flew across the long-stretched
hallway, then hiding behind the large pillars when they reached the area where
the voices came from.
Julie gasped when she saw who it was that was speaking, "That's...!"
Meru, Albert, and Haschel were all in their Dragoon armor talking amongst
themselves as they searched through the city walls for the Moon Gem.
"So...is it really coming to an end?" Meru asked her friends.
"What do you mean?" Albert replied.
"It's Meru! And Haschel, and Albert!" Julie whispered, "I can't believe it!"
"Shh!" David told her, "We can't let them see or hear us!"
"The war," Meru finally answered.
"Yes, it does seem that way, doesn't it?" Haschel said, "One way or another, it
will be over soon."
"Do you think...we'll still be together after it's all over?" Meru asked shyly
and bashfully.
Albert was silent. He didn't know how to answer her question. He didn't want
to explain to her the grim possibility of none of them making it through this
terrible ordeal.
"It's just that I...I..." Meru stuttered, struggling to express her deepest
feelings. Her eyes began to tear. "I want to be with you all...forever. You
all are my family, you know?" she blurted out, "I really do love you
all...Kongol, Dart, you Haschel, and you Albert...and of course...Shana. You
all mean so much to me."
Her words were so sincere that even Haschel and Albert were touched.
Haschel walked up to her and placed his hand on her shoulder, "Is that the way
you really feel?"
She nodded, tears falling from her face to the floor.
Albert came up to her and wiped the tears from her eyes, "Then...we will be
together when this is all over. If those are your true feelings, then hold onto
them. That way, we really will all be together forever. Isn't that right?"
Meru's face lit up, "Yes! You're right!"
"Now, let's continue on. So we can continue to fight for the day when we all
can be together and live happily," Haschel added.
"All right! Follow me!" Meru shouted as she flew off into the city.
The other two soon followed.
"Wow...Meru really was just as wonderful as I imagined her to be," Julie sighed
happily, "She had such a big heart."
"I guess that's why the Sea Wave Dragon chose you to bear the same Dragoon
Spirit she did," David stated.
"What do you mean David?" she asked.
"You and Meru are so much alike," he said, "You both have big hearts and care so
deeply about everyone. I think we all are similar to the original Dragoons in
some way..."
Julie smiled, "Thanks David. That means a lot."
Sakura and Bryant were off in another area of the city of Aglis. They had no
luck either of finding Lloyd, so far.
"Everything seems to be running smoothly..." Sakura said, continuing to walk
along the violet marbled floors.
They reached a small waterfall that fell into a pool of water. Purple lilies
floated around.
Sakura walked over to it and placed her hand in the water, sitting down at the
edge of the pool.
"Sakura...are you all right?" Bryant asked her. He was very concerned about
her.
Sakura then looked at her hand which started to vanish, just like it had done
earlier. She was startled and turned around to Bryant. "W-What?" she asked.
"You've been seeming so...distant since we've been here," he said. He walked
over to her and sat next to her. "You really are pressuring yourself too hard,"
Bryant told her.
"It's just that I have to," Sakura replied in a sad tone.
"But, Sakura...you're not alone. You do know that, right?" Bryant asked her.
She nodded slowly, "I know you're all with me. But...this is all
happening...because I was created. I feel responsible."
"You're not responsible for any of this. Lloyd is the only one responsible
right now," Bryant reassured, "The only thing you're responsible for is coming
into my life and making me the happiest man alive."
Sakura looked at him and smiled happily, "You've made me even happier, Bryant."
They both leaned into one another so that each of their lips met at once.
However, they were interrupted by the sound of an explosion in the distance.
"Ahh!" Sakura screamed, startled, "What was that?!"
"Oh no..." Bryant said to himself, "I wonder if it's..."
"We'd better hurry," Sakura told him.
They had flown across the room, reaching the grand hall. The door was slightly
open. Sakura and Bryant peeked inside. They waited for the smoke from the
explosion to clear so they could see what was going.
"Look! It's Shana!" Sakura gasped.
"Dart and Kongol are there too!" Bryant added, "But, who are they talking to?"
Shana, Dart, and Kongol got up onto their feet as the smoke lifted around. They
looked around to see who instigated the attack.
"What was that?!" Dart shouted.
"KONGOL SENSE DANGER," he said to them in his brute voice.
"Someone's here...Someone dark..." Shana explained her feelings to them.
"How unbelievably perceptive you are, White Silver Dragoon," Rose spoke,
appearing out of the shadows.
"Rose!" Sakura gasped within herself.
"So, she's here too..." Bryant said.
"Rose, move out of the way!!" Dart ordered, "We're here for the Moon Gem and you
can't stop us!!"
"Oh, can't I?" Rose smirked, "But, I believe there's a little flaw in
your...demand."
"FLAW?" Kongol asked.
"You said the Moon Gem, yes?" she asked as she reached into her armor, "Do you
mean...this?" She showed to them a violet hexagonal shaped diamond. The shape
of a crescent moon was engraved within it.
"The Moon Gem!" Shana cried.
"That's right," Rose grinned happily.
"That's the Moon Gem," Bryant whispered.
"Don't worry. Everything's going as it should. This is exactly what's supposed
to happen," Sakura reminded him, "We just need to watch out for one person."
The both of them looked around to make sure Lloyd wasn't present.
"Rose!" Shana shouted as she stepped forward, "Why?! Why are you doing this?!
You once fought with us!! Why do you fight against us?!"
"Because you betrayed me!!!" Rose screamed at the top of her lungs.
"What are you talking about?!" Dart asked her.
"I don't want to hear you speak any longer!! The only thing I want to hear is
the sound of my blade piercing through your armor!!!" Rose yelled as she pulled
out her weapon.
Dart and Kongol stood in front of Shana in order to protect her.
"It looks like we've got a battle on our hands," Bryant stated.
Sakura continued to look around and then looked up towards the second floor.
There was a balcony. She could see the figure of a man and many others behind
him. She knew exactly who that was. "He's here!" she cried.
"What?" Bryant asked.
"Lloyd! He's up there!" Sakura pointed to the balcony.
"We need to stop him before he tries anything," Bryant said.
As soon as he spoke those words, a blast of dark magic from Rose's palm fired at
the three Dragoons that stood before her. The three of them flew out of the way
as the attack caused another great explosion.
Bryant and Sakura covered their faces as debris flew in through the door.
"We need to get Julie and David over here, now!" Bryant shouted.
"I'll go after Lloyd, while you contact them!!" Sakura shouted to him as she
flew towards the stairs leading to the second floor.
"Sakura, wait!" Bryant replied, "Oh, bugger!" He took out his Dragoon Spirit
and called out to it, "Julie! David! Can you read me?"
Both Julie and David's face appeared within the spirit.
"We're here," David answered back.
"We've got a situation. Lloyd is here and Sakura just went after him," Bryant
explained.
"What?! You let her go by herself?!" Julie scolded him.
"I had to contact you both first. We need your help," he told them.
"Well, I guess this is perfect timing then," David stated.
"Why do you say that?" Bryant wondered.
"David and I are following Meru, Albert, and Haschel right now," Julie said,
"Dart just contacted them, telling them that they were in trouble!"
"Yes! The battle's going on right next to me!" Bryant replied. Another
explosion from within the main chamber occurred. Bryant immediately covered his
face as the debris passed him. "But, right now, we have our own battle to deal
with!" he finished.
"All right Bryant! We're on our way!" David reassured him as they ended their
contact.
Up above, on the second floor balcony overlooking the battle that was
transpiring below, Lloyd and a group of Wingly soldiers watched.
"On my signal we attack the White Silver Dragoon all at once," Lloyd ordered.
The soldiers nodded in agreement, "Yes sir."
"That won't happen while I'm here!" Sakura shouted to them from behind.
Lloyd and the soldiers turned around to see the Eternal Dragoon facing them.
"After her!!!" Lloyd demanded.
The Eternal Dragoon lifted her arm into the air and called out the spell,
"Moon...Light!!!" She then pointed her arm towards the oncoming Winglies and
fired a beam of light containing little yellow stars and crescent moons
spiraling within the beam. She knocked quite a few of the soldiers, but still
had more coming.
However, immense green wind magic fired down upon them from the sky, knocking
them all out of the battle.
Bryant, Julie, and David landed next to their friend.
"Are you okay, Sakura?" Julie asked her.
She smiled, "I am now."
"And so...we meet again," Lloyd smirked his evil smirk, "Don't you all know?
That as long as you're in this time, your power is depleted."
"But, Sakura's isn't," David replied sternly.
"And we'll fight along side her!" Bryant added.
"We'll see if that's true or not!! Show me what you've got!" Lloyd told them.
Julie stepped up first. With this spell, she summoned the power of the
legendary Dragon whom she got her Dragoon Spirit from. She lifted her arm into
the air as she called out the spell, "Sea Wave Dragon!!!" Made of massive
water, the Sea Wave Dragoon appeared behind her. She threw down her arm,
releasing the dragon onto Lloyd.
The dragon first circled around him, opening its jaw, ready to strike. Once it
attempted to do so, Lloyd simply punched straight through it. The dragon simply
deteriorated.
"So it really is true then!" Julie gasped, "Our power isn't strong enough!"
"But, together it is!" David told her. He and Bryant stepped in front of her,
ready to fight.
They both looked to one another and nodded determinedly.
The Red-Eye Dragoon lifted his fist into the air as fire began to spiral up his
body and over to his fist. "Flame Shot!!!" he called out the spell as he
pointed his fist to Lloyd. A massive fire blast made its way towards him.
David gathered green energy, a form of his element, onto his wings. He leaned
over, pointing his wings to Lloyd. "Wing Blaster!!!" he yelled out the spell as
a green dragon made of that energy shots outward at the enemy.
The two elemental attacks broke through the air and over to Lloyd. It was no
problem for Lloyd, however. With the wave of his hand, the two attacks ceased
before they could even reach him.
"No!!" David shouted in frustration, "Not even that works?!"
"We have to keep trying!!" Bryant yelled untiringly.
"Bryant! Be careful!" Sakura pleaded from behind him.
Bryant gathered up all of his elemental fire energy and then released it all at
once. Because of that, his Dragoon wings changed into wings of fire. He took
his sword and grabbed it with both hands and pointed it in front of him as a
semi-sphere covered him. "Final Burst!!!" he yelled out the spell and shot
outward towards the powerful Wingly.
Before Bryant was close to reaching Lloyd, Lloyd floated into the air and flew
at Bryant head on.
Bryant was surprised to see him doing this, but kept on going.
Lloyd put out his fist in front of him that began to emanate massive dark
energy. Lloyd's fist struck straight through Bryant's flame attack, blowing
Bryant all the back near Sakura.
"Bryant!!" Sakura cried. She ran to his aide and kneeled down next to him,
holding him in her arms.
"You two are next!" Lloyd shouted. He levitated into the air and lifted his
arms above his head. A ball of black and violet colored magic began to form
above him. He placed the energy ball in front of him and then punched it,
releasing it onto his foes.
Julie and David covered their faces as the attack came head on.
"Star Children!!!" Sakura shouted from behind them.
Her protection spell surrounded her two friends, saving them from harsh injury.
Julie and David looked back at her.
She had her palm facing them, since she had just used the spell. She stood up
in a determined way. "Leave them! Fight me!" she demanded.
"Gladly," Lloyd grinned. He then simply vanished into thin air, but then
immediately reappearing behind Sakura. He grabbed her from behind, placing his
Dragon Buster at her neck. "How's this?" he asked sarcastically.
"Sakura!!" David and Julie cried.
"S-Sakura..." Bryant said weakly, reaching out to her.
Lloyd kicked him in the chest as Bryant grimaced in pain. Lloyd began to
whisper in Sakura's ear, "It's too bad...You won't even get to say goodbye to
your friends. How sad..."
"No..." she began as the tears fell from her face, "...NO!!!!!" The symbol upon
her forehead began to shine radiantly. It was so bright that Lloyd back off
away from her. The rays of light spiraled around the symbol. Her artificial
angel wings grew into shimmering real ones as she lifted into the air.
Lloyd covered his eyes from the light, "This light...Is it of the Divine
Spirit...? Or of something else...?!! It won't matter! She'll vanish anyway!"
With that said, Lloyd cowardly ran away by vanishing into the shadows.
The light touched Bryant's body, healing him all of his wounds. David and Julie
walked over to him, helping him to his feet.
The wings returned to their normal state and her symbol ceased its bright
shining. She softly landed on the ground.
"Sakura...you did it. You saved us," David smiled.
"What about Shana and the others?" Sakura asked a bit faintly.
Julie walked over towards the balcony and looked over to see what was going on.
The battle had ended, and Rose had won for now. She still had the Moon Gem in
hand. The other Dragoons were on the floor in pain.
"It's all over now. Because guess what?" Rose spoke as she lifted into the air,
"We already had sent someone to Zenebatos to retrieve the second Divine Moon
Object. The Moon That Never Sets shall be activated and the Winglies will rule
the world!!" With those words and her usual evil laughter, she flew off out of
the Magic City of Aglis.
Julie walked back to her friends after having witnessed the conclusion to the
battle. "Rose got away with the Moon Gem and someone else got the second
object," she explained, "Everything's going as it should."
"I-I'm glad..." Sakura struggled to say. Out of the blue, her Eternal Dragoon
Armor transformed itself into angel feathers that released from her body,
revealing her normal self. She fell to the floor unconscious.
"Sakura!!" Bryant shouted worriedly. He bent down beside her and held her.
"She must be weak from overusing her power," Julie thought.
"I don't think so! Look!" David pointed out worriedly.
Her entire body began to fade in and out...solid to transparent. She really was
disappearing.
"What's going on with her?!" Bryant gasped.
"She's...vanishing?!" Julie cried.
"I don't understand! Why is she...?!" David yelled.
"Oh, Sakura!" Bryant shouted as he held his true love even tighter.
Now, suddenly, things grew even more complicated for the Dragoons. When they
thought they had the upper hand on the situation, fate throws something
unexpected at them. How will the Dragoons feel when they find out about
Sakura's disappearing? Or better yet, what will Bryant feel? The Wingly Empire
is all set to activate The Moon That Never Sets. Will they be able to do it?
Will the Dragoons be able to overcome their dilemma and still save the world?
"The Legend of Dragoon: Generation"...
(A Recap of Our Story So Far)
"You're...a Wingly?" Sakura asked, "But, how is that possible?! The Winglies
were destroyed centuries and centuries ago! There's no way they could have
survived! And even if one did, they wouldn't last all of those centuries! They
would have died of old age!" "You are correct," the hooded man replied.
He looked downward and saw Sakura's friends ready to fight with him and then
looked at the angel Sakura. "Our time to battle is not now," he said to them,
"It shall be soon. I tried to do this the easy way, but you all made it
difficult. I will hurt you all in the worst way you can imagine. Until then..."
The hooded man faded away into the darkness of the shadows.
Bryant put his arm around her, "Don't worry. We'll get through this." "It's not
only that..." Sakura replied. "What do you mean?" Drake asked. "There's more,"
she stated, "I had a dream this morning. More like a premonition now, but..."
"That's right!" Bryant exclaimed, "The dream you told me about...that man..."
"Hold on, hold on," Julie said, "You lost me." "Well..." Sakura began to
explain.
"I'm in this pitch-black room when in front of me two lights appear. One's kind
of gold and the other is purple or violet. Then, they faded away," Sakura
explained, describing her dream, "After that, where the lights were, a hooded
man appeared.
"Hooded man?" David asked, "Like the one we saw?!"
Everyone gasped as they looked around them. The white threads were so close to
touching their bodies. They couldn't move a single muscle if they wanted to
live. Misu and Ren smiled at each other. Then, at that moment, a large ball
made of violet lightning magic came hurling out of the sky. It struck through
the many white threads surrounding Sakura and her friends. "Those attacks
are...!!" Sakura gasped, hoping it would be who she thought it was. Both Rouge,
the Violet-Thunder Dragoon, and James, the Golden-Eye Dragoon, floated down from
above and landed in front of their friends.
"It's good to see you all again," Rouge smiled back. "We're just glad we got
here in time," James said.
"Yes. As the Dragoons of Thunder and Earth...we will protect our lady," James
said stalwartly. "We'll end this suffering...ourselves," Rouge finished.
"Let's go," James told her. They both reached into their pockets and got ready
to set out for the battle that was ahead.
"What's wrong...?" Bryant asked, also a bit groggy. "Rouge...! James...!" she
sobbed, tears running down her face. "Sakura, what happened?!" Julie asked
worriedly. "They've disappeared!!!" she yelled.
"I hope Rouge and James are all right," Bryant stated. And in that moment,
Sakura received a vision as she stopped flying. She could see the pitch black
room and the two colored lights shining brightly. Immediately after, they faded
away into the darkness. "Sakura, what's the matter?" David asked as he put his
computer away. Sakura's eyes began to tear up, "N-No..." "Sakura, what's
wrong?!" Bryant asked worriedly. Sakura spread out her wings and zoomed past
them all. "Sakura!! Wait!!" Julie shouted. "Something's wrong," David said.
The tears streamed down her face, "No!!!" She ran over to them. "Rouge!!!
James!!!" she screamed. She knelt down beside them both. Their armor had
already disappeared. Their Dragoon Spirits lied next to them both. "What were
you two thinking?!" Bryant yelled, "Going off by yourself!!" "We wanted...to
protect all of you...to protect...her..." James explained. "Even if you fade
away!!!" Julie sobbed. "We wanted you all...to live happily...We didn't
want...you to fight anymore," Rouge added.
"James...I...I...I love you...." she spoke her last words. She closed her eyes
as her body began to fade away. "I love you too...Rouge..." he replied his last
breath. Both together, they faded away into sparkling stars. The sparkling
stars then flew up towards the sky and towards the heavens above.
"Divine Dragoon Power!!" Sakura shouted the spell.
The golden brace also began to shine a brilliant white light and emitting
immense power.
The power was so immense, it took the hooded man's cloak off his body, revealing
his face. He had his eyes covered for the moment, for he was being blinded by
the white light.
All seemed well at first, until the golden brace's light ceased.
"What?!!" her friends, who below on the street, gasped.
"No...what happened?" Sakura asked worriedly.
The Dragoon Spirits returned to their masters, except for the two that belonged
to Rouge and James. Those returned to Sakura along with her own.
"She couldn't transform into the Divine Dragoon!!" David shouted in shock.
In front of Sakura, an angel warrior appeared. It was none other than Kai.
"Kai!!" Sakura shouted happily.
"Lloyd, what are you doing here?!" Kai yelled sternly, "You...You perished
during the Dragon Campaign War!"
"Things change," he smirked.
"Hand me your Dragoon Spirit and your golden brace," he said.
She did as she was told.
The two objects floated in front of him and glowed. "Objects of light, Objects
of Soa...Merge together now and give her your strength," Kai said.
The two objects came together and morphed into a new Dragoon Spirit.
The Dragoon Spirit itself was still an orb. However, now with golden brace, it
was more enhanced. On the sides of the orb now are golden wings on each side.
It shined even more brilliantly. And, in the middle of the spirit was a golden
symbol:
(Japanese symbol for Heaven)
"This is the Eternal Dragoon Spirit. With this, you can draw your powers from
both your White Silver Dragoon Spirit and your Divine Dragoon Spirit," Kai
explained, "Use it now."
ETERNAL DRAGOON POWER!
"I would like you all to meet..." Kai began to introduce, "The Eternal
Dragoon."
"You think you've won?!" he asked them in a cynical tone, "You're nowhere near
it! I already told you, Divine Dragoon... I will hurt you all in the worst way
you can imagine."
Those words haunted Sakura.
"Kai, why couldn't I transform into the Divine Dragoon?" Sakura asked, "It
should have worked!"
"You need all of the Dragoon Spirits in order to perform that task," Kai
explained.
"But, we did have them all!" Julie shouted.
"All, but one..." David realized, "The Dark Dragoon Spirit is no more,
remember?"
"There's got to be something we can do," Drake tried to think.
Sakura knew what she must do. She gathered her courage and spoke up, "There is
a way."
The four Dragoons looked to one another and nodded in agreement. It was
settled. They were to go back into the past, during the Dragon Campaign War.
"Kai! Are you all right?!" Drake asked him worriedly.
"I-I'm fine..." he replied, "But...milady and her warriors..."
"They're gone now," Drake reminded him, "Will they be all right?"
"I don't know...I can only hope..." Kai said in an ominous tone. He really
didn't know. They're fate was out of his hands.
The four Dragoons, Julie, David, Bryant, and Sakura, were sent to the time of
the Dragon Campaign War. They're new adventure had only just begun.
Will they be able to stop the chains of fate from being broken?
And now the start to The Legend of Dragoon OVA Series Part II: Generation...
The Legend of Dragoon
Generation
Part II
In a world that existed long ago, creatures known as Winglies ruled the skies.
They slowly, but surely, conquered the humans that saturated the Earth. Their
mission was to make the world their own. And it seemed, with the plan that they
had discovered, it could be brought to existence. A world of no tomorrow...
High above the desolate lands of a large continent, a dark slated fortress
levitated in the murky and threatening skies. The pointed towers seemed as if
they would reaches the heavens as lightning bolts struck down in the clouds
surrounding its vicinity.
The Winglies, with their dark demonic wings, flew in and out of the immense
citadel. Most of them were warriors.
Within this sinister fortification, through the hallways filled with the
screaming of tortured souls, there was a throne room. A large one, at that.
Black silk drapes hung from the ceiling and its pillar. The floors and the
walls were covered in black marble. And at the end of this throne room, stood
the throne itself. There, the most menacing evil resided along with someone we
already knew.
Lloyd kneeled before the steps that led to the throne. His demon wings finally
showed.
On that throne, the ruler of the Winglies sat. He was completely bald and had
skin the color of used and burnt coal. He had the most piercing blood red eyes
that were filled with lust and hatred for the human race. His wings were of the
color of his skin, but were the largest ever seen. His ears were just as
pointed as his sharp teeth.
"...And so, my plan has been set in motion," Lloyd finished to explain. He was
explaining to his lord of the things he had done in the future world, "The
Dragoons from the future are probably already here. But, what they don't know
is, is that my real plan doesn't even require me to lift a finger. They will do
it for me."
"It seems that the portal that mysteriously opened up here in this world was an
advantage to us all," the elder wingly spoke in his mature voice, "Now, with the
knowledge you have of the future, the present and the future will belong to the
Wingly race."
"My lord Melbu Frahma, is there any news of the Dragoons of our time?" Lloyd
asked.
"Yes...they are still breaking through our defenses and heading straight for
this city, Mayfil..." Melbu Frahma answered, "However, at the moment, they are
arriving at the Magic City of Aglis."
"We still have time to stop them," Lloyd pondered, "Shall I keep an eye on the
Dragoons from the future?"
"For the time being, it is not necessary. They have not caused any ripples in
our ocean to affect our people," Melbu told him, "Like you said, we must let
them do all the work for us."
"Yes, my lord," Lloyd nodded in agreement.
"However, you should head to Aglis. We need to stop those Dragoons as soon as
possible. The three Divine Moon Objects are being held within three cities: the
Magic City of Aglis, the Law City of Zenebatos, and here in the Death City of
Mayfil. We already have one and now all we need to are two in order to enter
The Moon That Never Sets and combine with its power. Once we have achieved
that, this world will be ours!" Melbu Frahma added.
Lloyd stood up onto his feet, "I shall take a regiment of soldiers and head for
Aglis then."
"Remember to keep your eyes peeled. Those other Dragoons might try to
interfere," Melbu warned him.
"I shall," Lloyd nodded. Within the blink of an eye, his body vanished.
Arrival to the Past
The Magic City of Aglis
Sakura squinted her eyes as she began to awaken. "Ugn..." she grumbled. She
blinked twice and then awakened. She got up into a sitting position and
immediately noticed that she was inside a forest filled with greenery and vast
trees.
She helped herself up onto her feet. "Am I...here?" she asked herself, "In the
past?"
She then soon heard the sound of water and the smell of sea water. "Sea water?"
she asked herself, "The ocean?" She followed her scent and ran towards it. She
arrived at a beach; one with clear water. However, the dark skies blackened the
waters.
"We must be here," she stated, "We...? Oh, god! Where is everyone?!" She
panicked and began to be frantic. She was separated from her friends and in a
world they knew almost next to nothing about...that could be dangerous.
"David!! Julie!!" she shouted out, "Bryant!! Somebody answer me!"
"Sakura!!" a voice yelled from behind her.
She turned around to see all three of her friends together, safe and sound.
"Oh, everyone!" she cried.
They all ran towards each other.
Sakura leaped into Bryant's arms as their friends smiled happily.
"I'm glad you're all right," Bryant smiled.
"It seems we all made it here safely then," Julie sighed in relief, as Sakura
and Bryant broke their hug.
"But...look at these skies," David said as they all looked towards the dark
clouded skies filled with thunder, "Just like how it is at home...right now."
"You're right," Sakura sighed sadly.
"Oh, yes! We found some fruit in the forest!" Julie exclaimed cheerfully,
trying to change the subject, "We could eat here for now and then figure out
what to do next! Whaddaya say?"
Sakura smiled, "Yes, you're right."
"That's a good idea," Bryant agreed, "Let's head back there."
They all turned around to walk across the beach.
But, Sakura stopped for a moment to look back at the merciless sky. She knew
she held the weight of the world on her shoulders. She didn't want another day
to go by where she knew people would be hurt.
Kai sat upon the sofa in the Dragoons' dorm. He had recuperated after having
used so much magic and strength in order to send the four heroes to that time of
the Dragon Campaign War.
He returned to staring out the sliding door that led to the balcony. The skies
remained the same; just like they were when the Dragoons left. Dark, morbid,
and everlasting.
Professor Drake returned from the kitchen, carrying a tray that held a tea set.
He placed it upon the coffee table in front of Kai and then poured a cup of tea
for him. "This should make you feel a little better," Drake said.
"Thank you for your hospitality," Kai replied, "I hope I am not being a bother
to you here."
"No, of course not," Drake said. He handed the cup of tea to Kai and then began
to pour his own. "You have been so helpful to all of them. Especially Sakura.
I am forever grateful," he added.
"Even after I caused you so much pain when Sakura was growing up? About the
Judgment and her destiny?" Kai asked surprisingly. He couldn't believe that
Drake was being so nice to him.
"You think that I am angry at you for that?" Drake responded with a gentle
smile, "I am actually even more grateful for all of that. Because, if it wasn't
for you bringing that girl into my life, I wouldn't be as happy as I am now. It
was all worth it, and I thank you."
"Well, then...There's something I've been meaning to tell you as well," Kai
stated. Kai gathered the courage to tell Drake how he really felt. "I...I want
to thank you as well," he began.
Drake was also surprised by Kai's gratitude, "But, what for?"
"When milady was first created, I took care of her before she came to you," Kai
explained, "I was...heartbroken when it was time for her to go to the earth. I
was happy to at least be able to see her from afar, but...it wasn't the same. I
missed her..."
Drake's face was solemn. He felt a little sorry for Kai.
"She had changed my life for that short time that she was in heaven. So, it was
very hard for me to say goodbye. But, then, I saw her with you. That changed
my perspective on the situation. I grew happy for her. Because she had a
wonderful, and caring man raising her and giving her what I couldn't...A normal
life," Kai finished, "That's why I want to thank you."
"Kai...I'm sorry that you missed out on Sakura's life..." Drake said as he
placed his hand on Kai's shoulder in comfort, "I know I can't make up for all
those years you missed. But, perhaps...Perhaps one day you can come by and I
can show you photos of her when she was younger."
Kai looked at him with stunned eyes. He couldn't believe how warm and kind this
human was. And, so, he actually smiled, "I would like that very much."
The both of them smiled at one another.
Kai took one last sip of his tea and then stood up.
"What is it?" Drake asked.
"It's time we contact them and make sure they've made it there safely," he said.
"Can you do that?" Drake wondered.
Kai nodded, "It may take a while for me to make a connection, but we'll be able
to talk to them."
"All right," Drake agreed, "I understand."
Kai raised both arms into the air above his head as an orb of holy, white light
appeared between them. "Guardian of Time, I beseech your power..." he began,
his voice echoing with magic power, "...Grant unto me the power to use a medium
to connect to the past! Grant me my wish!"
Drake could only watch from the side.
The orb of light floated in front of Kai's body.
"Now, all we can do is wait to make the connection," Kai said.
The Dragoons had returned from the forest and sat upon the sandy beach. They
took off their shoes and their socks, burying their feet into the sand.
Julie rubbed her stomach, "Mmm...that was good."
"It should last us for now at least," David added.
"Yes, we'll need all of our strength," Bryant stated. He then looked forward
towards the ocean, and saw Sakura standing at the edge where the water met the
sand. She seemed deep in thought.
The sea breeze blew her hair back and forth. She held both of her hands
together, close to her heart.
"What could have Lloyd meant? Hurt me in the worst way possible...?" she
thought to herself, "And now...I'm getting this strange feeling coming from the
ocean..."
"Sakura..." Bryant said as he walked up from behind her, "Are you all right?"
Sakura turned around, "Oh, yes! Don't worry about me." She gave him a cheerful
smile so he wouldn't worry.
"Is there something in this ocean?" Bryant asked.
"Actually...I'm getting a strange aura from somewhere around the ocean. A
familiar one..." she told him.
"A familiar one...?" Bryant wondered.
"Bryant! Sakura! Come here, quick!" Julie cried from the beach.
Bryant and Sakura hurried back to their friends.
"What is it?" Bryant asked worriedly.
"Look!" David pointed out in front him.
There was an orb made out of white light floating in front of them.
"This power...I know this power!" Sakura exclaimed, "Kai?!"
The orb transformed itself into a life-size, transparent video-like feed of both
Kai and Drake in the future.
"It is! It's Kai and the professor!" David added.
"I'm so glad you all made it there safely," Drake said from within the feed.
"Yes, we're okay," Bryant stated.
"But, the problem is, we don't where we are or what to do! We're lost!" Julie
complained.
"We don't what point in the Dragon Campaign War we are either. For all we know,
we could be at the very beginning...or at the very conclusion," David said.
"Do not worry. I will explain all of those topics," Kai stated, "First off, you
are on an island not too far from your next destination."
"And, what about the time period?" Sakura asked.
"You all are very close to the end of the war. The original Dragoons are right
now on the search for the three Divine Moon Objects. The three objects that
could destroy the world by activating The Moon That Never Sets," Kai continued
to explain.
"The Moon That Never Sets?" Bryant asked.
"Yes," Kai nodded. He pointed towards the sky as the dark clouds parted ways to
reveal a blue-green colored moon that glowed radiantly.
"Wow..." Julie sighed in amazement.
The clouds soon returned to their original state.
"The Moon That Never Sets will descend upon the Divine Tree and at that moment,
the three Divine Moon Objects will be used to enter inside. The Winglies'
mission was to enter and combine with its powers to rule the entire world," Kai
said.
"Wait...Divine Tree...?" Sakura asked as she had an instant flashback.
It was like the path was floating in air. Sakura, however, then noticed a
large silver tree in the distance. It wasn't like most trees. It didn't have
leaves or normal branches. It had a large trunk and had approximately seven
thick branches that went into the ground instead of upwards like most trees.
There were pods or eggs on top of it. It seemed to be as large as a skyscraper.
"Dara?" Sakura asked.
"Yes?" Dara replied as they both stopped.
"What's that tree?" Sakura asked her.
"Oh, that's the 'Divine Tree'," Dara answered, "It's where all species were
created. Those eggs are what all living things came from."
"But, I thought...God created everything," Sakura stated.
"He did. He used that tree as a tool to create animals, plants, and...humans,"
Dara explained, "You humans might call it...the 'Tree of Eden'."
"The tree that Dara showed me when I was up in heaven," Sakura remembered, "But,
shouldn't the tree be in heaven?"
"After the war ended, Soa then felt the need to remove the tree from the earth,"
Kai answered.
"So, then...The Divine Tree and The Moon That Never Sets...that is where the
final battle is supposed to take place," Bryant said.
"That is correct," Drake nodded.
"That is, unless Lloyd stops the Dragoons from even getting to that point," Kai
added to that.
"But, I don't understand. Even if Lloyd wanted to try and stop them beforehand,
wouldn't things run the same way anyway?" Julie inquired.
"That gets me to my next subject," Kai said, "Because you all are here in the
past...the power of both the original Dragoons and all of you is diminished."
"Because all of the spirits are coexisting in one time, right?" David asked.
"Exactly," Drake replied, "All, but one, however. Sakura's power is still
slightly amplified. Her spirit is different now after the transformation."
"She really is our strongest warrior then," Bryant said as he looked to her.
"So, Dragoons. Here is your mission. You must protect the six original
Dragoons and make sure everything runs as it should and once you arrive at the
Divine Tree, use Sakura's holy magic to recreate a Dark Dragoon Spirit from its
birthplace on the tree," Kai told them all, "Then, Sakura will be able to
transform herself into the Divine Dragoon and Lloyd can be defeated."
"Does that mean we can meet them?! Meru and everyone?!" Julie asked excitedly.
"No!" Drake shouted, "You must NEVER come in contact with any of them. The
chance of a time paradox is way too high."
"So, basically, if we do something like meet with them we could alter the future
anyway. We can't risk that," David explained to her.
Julie nodded in agreement.
"You said that the original Dragoons are on their mission to recover the three
Divine Moon Objects, right?" Sakura asked, "Then, where are they now?"
Kai looked over towards the ocean, "The three Divine Moon Objects were placed in
three Wingly cities. The Magic City of Aglis, the Law City of Zenebatos, and
the Death City of Mayfil. The third Divine Moon Object has already been taken
by the King of the Winglies, Melbu Frahma."
"So, then Dart and everyone are trying to take them back," Bryant added.
"Yes, that is correct," Kai replied, "You must set out for the sky above this
sea and you'll reach the Magic City of Aglis. That is where the first Divine
Moon Object, the Moon Gem, is hidden."
The feed began to break up as Drake and Kai began to disappear.
"Oh, no! The connection's being lost!" Drake exclaimed.
"Just remember! Head for the skies and...ind...of Aglis...!" Kai shouted as the
feed was lost.
"They're gone..." Sakura sighed.
Kai fell weakly to the couch.
Drake caught him first and gently placed him on the sofa, "Are you all right?!"
"D-Do not...worry..." Kai struggled to say, "It's just that...keeping up the
feed took a lot of my...strength away..."
"You rest up," Drake told him, "Do you think they'll be all right, Kai?"
"Their fate is out of our hands now," Kai replied solemnly, "I just hope they
can do it in time..."
"In time? In time for what?" Drake asked.
"Before Sakura disappears..." Kai whispered.
Sakura turned to face the skies above the sea. She had a determined and strong-
willed look on her face. She was ready to face whatever obstacle that came her
way. She then turned around once again to face her friends.
"Everyone, are you all ready?" she asked them.
"We know what we have to do," David replied.
"You are our strongest warrior. We'll protect you," Julie added.
"No matter what, we'll stay by your side," Bryant smiled to her.
Sakura nodded determinedly and then returned to facing the sky, "Then, let's
fly."
Sea Wave Dragoon Power!!
Julie's 'Sea Wave Dragoon Spirit' shined as water bursted out from it,
transitioning into the actual transformation sequence. The background was
colored in different shades of blue. Julie's body was now a silhouette of
color. Her silhouette had her arms up in the air and her legs fairly close
together, very femininely. The water, that had appeared from the spirit,
appeared as streams and wrapped around Julie's body like ribbon. When the
water disappeared, Julie was now in her normal form, her shining blue armor now
on. Her armor was a pale blue, her Dragoon wings matching. Julie was in her
braided hair style, but now what was holding her hair were seashells. Julie's
thin, dragon-like sword appeared in her hand. She spun around once and
finished in her stance.
Jade Dragoon Power!!
Out of David's 'Jade Dragoon Spirit', wind bursted out like a hurricane. His
green silhouette appeared standing straight with his arms and legs spread out
apart. His eyes were also closed. The wind full of swirling green leaves
bustled around his silhouette. The leaves swirled around his chest, arms and
legs creating his shimmering Dragoon armor. Leaves passed by close up as his
normal figure appeared. His headband appeared on his forehead as did his
weapon. A lance with a sharp curved double blade made out of a special bark, as
in wood. Then, his jade dragon wings bursted out of his back. At the end of
the transformation, he stood in a stance with his weapon in hand facing the sky.
Red-Eye Dragoon Power!!
Bryant held the spirit close to his chest as he said the magic words. He then
spread out his arms as fire bursted out of the spirit, going into the
transformation. He is also a silhouette with different shades of red and orange
inside. The background moves upwards behind him. Bryant's arms spread out
open, as rings of fire appear. The rings of fire spun over different parts of
his arms, legs and over his head. The rings of fire moved down, up, and across
the specified body parts making his Red-Eye Dragoon armor appear. At the end of
the transformation, Bryant's wings burst out of his back and his large red sword
appears. He ends the transformation in a fighting stance.
Eternal Dragoon Power!!
Sakura held the newly evolved Dragoon Spirit into the air. Rays of brilliant
white light emerged and spiraled out of the magic gem as she called out the
enchanted words. The magical symbol inside the Dragoon Spirit began to spin and
twirl around. It emerged from within its power, transitioning into her new
transformation sequence.
Sakura, now in a holy white silhouette, spread out her arms and her white angel
wings. The Eternal Dragoon Spirit was placed on her chest, still glowing
brightly. The background around her was of different shades of white and light
gray, moving and transitioning around as she transformed. Glistening silver
ribbons appeared out of nowhere and wrapped around her chest. They morphed into
sparkling white feathers, revealing her armor chest plate and her skirt.
She twirled around once as she lifted her arms into the air. More platinum
ribbons emerged and gently wrapped around them, again morphing into feathers
afterwards revealing her gloves and armlets. These were also of the same color
and golden lined and trimmed. The ribbons then proceeded to drape around her
legs, transforming into her boots.
She spun around once again. The wings covered her for a moment and then
returned. She was now out of silhouette form. The wings also changed. Instead
of having artificial Dragoon wings as before, she wore artificial angel wings on
her back. Closing in on her face, the golden heavenly symbol appeared on her
forehead. Two feather-shaped hairpins also appeared on both sides of her heads.
In front of her, her new weapon came into sight. It was still a bow, but was
now in the shape of two wings at each end. The ends were lined with gold. She
stood in her original stance, having transformed.
The Magic City of Aglis floated within the immense mass of dark, thundering
clouds. It looked exactly like that of Mayfil, except instead of being
constructed out of black stone, it was made from purple colored stone. Same
colored stones floated around the floating city. There definitely was a magic
feel to it.
Six colored warriors landed at the very entrance of the supernatural city. They
were the original Dragoons from that time period.
Kongol the Golden-Eye Dragoon.
Haschel the Violet Thunder Dragoon.
Meru the Sea Wave Dragoon.
Albert the Jade Dragoon.
Dart the Red-Eye Dragoon.
And Shana, the White Silver Dragoon.
Each one of them had already transformed themselves and were prepared for
battle.
"KONGOL SENSE DANGER," he said in his loud, primitive voice.
"I'm with you big guy," Dart agreed.
Albert stepped forward and looked around the city for a moment. All of the
buildings and edifices were empty and deserted. It seemed like a ghost town.
"Is it me, or is this city...vacant?" he asked.
"Albert's right," Meru said, "There's nobody here."
"It seems they already knew of our arrival and evacuated the city," Haschel
suggested.
"Yes, Haschel. You're probably right," Shana stated, "It's better this way.
Now...no innocent bystanders can be harmed."
"The Moon Gem is somewhere inside here," Dart said in his usual 'leader' tone,
"We have to find it before Lloyd and his cavalry arrive."
"We should split up then," Albert replied, using his military knowledge, "This
way we can cover more ground and be out of here as soon as possible."
"Everyone agree to that?" Dart asked his party.
They all nodded in agreement.
"Shana, Kongol, and I will head to the western area of the city," Dart declared.
"I shall lead Meru and Haschel to the east," Albert volunteered.
"Hey! Why does Albert get to be the leader?!" Meru complained, stomping her
feet.
"Because I am a king after all," Albert replied snidely.
"So?!" Meru continued on.
"Meru, you're much too immature to handle the task anyway," Haschel added in the
same tone.
"Hey!! This is mutiny!" Meru shouted.
Everyone laughed and giggled.
"I'm glad all of our spirits are up. Let's take our strength to the limit and
continue our mission," Shana said to them.
Drake banged his fist against the coffee table in anger and frustration. "What
do you mean 'she'll disappear'?!" he yelled with the utmost rage.
"You and I both know Sakura is not human. She was created," Kai tried to
explain without letting out the even slightest bit of sadness and remorse. He
couldn't, however. "Her body is merely a vessel that carries a spirit that can
use the Divine Dragoon's power," he continued, "That's why, heaven was never
prepared for a situation like this; sending her back in time."
"What does that have to do with any of this?!" Drake cried.
"We were never prepared for Shana and Sakura to exist in the same time. The
power cannot stay with both of them at once. It's too much energy. And so..."
Kai said to him.
"...The power has to be given to only one in that time. It's been given to
Shana, hasn't it?" Drake finished for him, "So that she can summon the Divine
Dragoon Spirit and destroy the Wingly Empire. The way it is supposed to be."
Kai nodded ashamedly.
"She doesn't know. And she won't know until side effects begin to occur," Drake
added, "Sakura doesn't have a lot of time, does she?"
"If they are unable to complete the mission before Shana summons the Divine
Dragoon...Sakura will vanish...forever..." Kai answered him.
Drake struggled to hold back the tears. He slowly walked over to the sliding
door that showed the chaos that went on in the sky. He looked out to it. Tears
began to fall from his face. He could not lose his most important person in the
entire world.
"Please, hurry...everyone..." he whispered out into the glass. It was as if he
was trying to call out to them all.
The ones he called out to swiftly flew across the sky. They flew straight
through the dark clouds as bolts of lightning struck down upon the earth all
around them.
Sakura in between her friends and flew like she was always did before. Nothing
different. However, an uneasiness began to fill her body. A sharp pain in her
chest followed. She stopped flying for a moment and grabbed her Dragoon Spirit.
She looked at it and saw its light fading in and out for a few seconds. Her
eyes widened in shock and despair when she looked at her right hand. It began
to fade out as well, just like her Dragoon Spirit. Her hand would be solid then
transparent in a matter of seconds. Sakura was severely frightened.
Her friends then noticed that she had stopped flying and turned back for her.
"Sakura! Are you okay?" Bryant asked her as flew next to her.
Sakura's hand and spirit ceased its strange event. "I-I'm...I'm fine," she
replied.
"You sure?" Julie asked her, trying to make sure.
She nodded with a smile, "Yes. Let's push on."
David had already brought his Dragoon computer and was typing in keys on the
keyboard made of green light. He was beginning to pick up something on his
dragon-eye shaped monitor. "I've got a reading," he stated.
"What is it?" Bryant asked.
Inside of David's monitor, he could see a large mass behind the clouds in front
of them. "I think we've just found Aglis," he answered, "It's just beyond these
clouds."
"Finally, we've found it," Julie sighed in relief, "Let's hurry."
Everyone nodded in agreement, spread out their wings and flew through the
clouds.
They then arrived at the Magic City of Aglis.
"There it is!" David pointed out. He put his computer away, the dragon eye
returning to his armored headband and the keyboard vanishing.
"Whoa!!" Julie exclaimed, "That's huge!"
"Don't worry everyone," Bryant reassured them, "We'll be all right."
"We must do what we must, at all costs," Sakura told them.
"You're right," David agreed.
The four Dragoons flew onto the very entrance where the first six Dragoons stood
earlier. As their feet touched the ground, an instant image of those Dragoons
reached their mind, indicating the unseen connection between them both.
They all gasped.
"Those were..." Bryant began.
"Kongol, and Haschel..." David realized.
"Meru, and Albert..." Julie added to the list.
"Dart...and Shana," Sakura gasped, "They're already here."
"If they're already here, then Lloyd mustn't be too far behind," Bryant stated.
"We need to find Lloyd and make sure we stop whatever he tries," Julie said
determinedly.
"I suggest we split up," Sakura recommended, "Two of us go to east and the
others to the west. I having a feeling that's what the others decided to do."
"Yes, I feel the same way," Bryant understood, "Sakura and I will go to the
west."
"Okay then," Julie agreed, "Let's go David."
"I'm ready when you are," David replied.
The both of them began to run off towards the right. David stopped and looked
back at Bryant.
"Protect her for us Bryant," he said with a gentle smile.
"I will," he replied.
David and Julie hurried off into the city.
"Sakura, just remember to stay close to me," Bryant said to her. He wanted to
make sure she was close to him at all cost. He knew Lloyd wanted to seek
revenge upon her.
Sakura nodded.
Somewhere else within the depths of the magic city, Lloyd had already arrived.
He had a large group of the Wingly army at his disposal. He spoke to someone
who hid within the shadow's darkness.
"I still wish you'd tell me what it is you're doing Lloyd," a female voice came
from the figure in the shadows. She seemed very familiar.
"I cannot," Lloyd responded, "Just leave everything to me. Just remember to do
what you've been ordered to do. All right...Dark Dragoon?"
Out of the shadows, Rose the Dark Dragoon stepped out in her seductive way. "I
shall do what I must to stop those Dragoons of goodness. The ones who thought
they could befriend me...but, yet...betrayed me..." she cringed, "White Silver
Dragoon...I will strike through your holy spirit."
"Now, be off Rose," Lloyd ordered, "Do the Wingly Empire proud and return with
the Moon Gem."
Rose bowed to him, "I shall." She spread out her wings and set out into the
city.
"Now it's time for me to do my part," Lloyd grinned evilly.
The Jade and Sea Wave Dragoons made their way through the ancient city. Their
footsteps and their voices echoed throughout. They were in a large and long
hallway. The high roof was supported with marble pillars. It was definitely a
majestic place.
"This mission's pretty complicated, huh?" Julie asked her friend.
"Yeah, just a little," David smirked.
"I mean...not only do we have to get to the Divine Tree so Sakura can create the
Dark Dragoon Spirit, but at the same time, we have to make sure Lloyd doesn't
screw up with time," Julie ran through the mission statement.
"I know," David sighed worriedly.
"It's gonna be hard," Julie sighed along with him.
"Just remember Julie..." David began, "Stay strong. Not only for yourself and
for me...but, for Sakura too. She's been putting so much pressure on herself.
We've gotta stay positive for her."
Julie nodded in agreement, "You're right."
At that moment, voices from a far could be heard.
"Do you hear that?" David asked her.
"Voices," Julie replied, "We'd better check it out."
The Dragoons spread out their wings and swiftly flew across the long-stretched
hallway, then hiding behind the large pillars when they reached the area where
the voices came from.
Julie gasped when she saw who it was that was speaking, "That's...!"
Meru, Albert, and Haschel were all in their Dragoon armor talking amongst
themselves as they searched through the city walls for the Moon Gem.
"So...is it really coming to an end?" Meru asked her friends.
"What do you mean?" Albert replied.
"It's Meru! And Haschel, and Albert!" Julie whispered, "I can't believe it!"
"Shh!" David told her, "We can't let them see or hear us!"
"The war," Meru finally answered.
"Yes, it does seem that way, doesn't it?" Haschel said, "One way or another, it
will be over soon."
"Do you think...we'll still be together after it's all over?" Meru asked shyly
and bashfully.
Albert was silent. He didn't know how to answer her question. He didn't want
to explain to her the grim possibility of none of them making it through this
terrible ordeal.
"It's just that I...I..." Meru stuttered, struggling to express her deepest
feelings. Her eyes began to tear. "I want to be with you all...forever. You
all are my family, you know?" she blurted out, "I really do love you
all...Kongol, Dart, you Haschel, and you Albert...and of course...Shana. You
all mean so much to me."
Her words were so sincere that even Haschel and Albert were touched.
Haschel walked up to her and placed his hand on her shoulder, "Is that the way
you really feel?"
She nodded, tears falling from her face to the floor.
Albert came up to her and wiped the tears from her eyes, "Then...we will be
together when this is all over. If those are your true feelings, then hold onto
them. That way, we really will all be together forever. Isn't that right?"
Meru's face lit up, "Yes! You're right!"
"Now, let's continue on. So we can continue to fight for the day when we all
can be together and live happily," Haschel added.
"All right! Follow me!" Meru shouted as she flew off into the city.
The other two soon followed.
"Wow...Meru really was just as wonderful as I imagined her to be," Julie sighed
happily, "She had such a big heart."
"I guess that's why the Sea Wave Dragon chose you to bear the same Dragoon
Spirit she did," David stated.
"What do you mean David?" she asked.
"You and Meru are so much alike," he said, "You both have big hearts and care so
deeply about everyone. I think we all are similar to the original Dragoons in
some way..."
Julie smiled, "Thanks David. That means a lot."
Sakura and Bryant were off in another area of the city of Aglis. They had no
luck either of finding Lloyd, so far.
"Everything seems to be running smoothly..." Sakura said, continuing to walk
along the violet marbled floors.
They reached a small waterfall that fell into a pool of water. Purple lilies
floated around.
Sakura walked over to it and placed her hand in the water, sitting down at the
edge of the pool.
"Sakura...are you all right?" Bryant asked her. He was very concerned about
her.
Sakura then looked at her hand which started to vanish, just like it had done
earlier. She was startled and turned around to Bryant. "W-What?" she asked.
"You've been seeming so...distant since we've been here," he said. He walked
over to her and sat next to her. "You really are pressuring yourself too hard,"
Bryant told her.
"It's just that I have to," Sakura replied in a sad tone.
"But, Sakura...you're not alone. You do know that, right?" Bryant asked her.
She nodded slowly, "I know you're all with me. But...this is all
happening...because I was created. I feel responsible."
"You're not responsible for any of this. Lloyd is the only one responsible
right now," Bryant reassured, "The only thing you're responsible for is coming
into my life and making me the happiest man alive."
Sakura looked at him and smiled happily, "You've made me even happier, Bryant."
They both leaned into one another so that each of their lips met at once.
However, they were interrupted by the sound of an explosion in the distance.
"Ahh!" Sakura screamed, startled, "What was that?!"
"Oh no..." Bryant said to himself, "I wonder if it's..."
"We'd better hurry," Sakura told him.
They had flown across the room, reaching the grand hall. The door was slightly
open. Sakura and Bryant peeked inside. They waited for the smoke from the
explosion to clear so they could see what was going.
"Look! It's Shana!" Sakura gasped.
"Dart and Kongol are there too!" Bryant added, "But, who are they talking to?"
Shana, Dart, and Kongol got up onto their feet as the smoke lifted around. They
looked around to see who instigated the attack.
"What was that?!" Dart shouted.
"KONGOL SENSE DANGER," he said to them in his brute voice.
"Someone's here...Someone dark..." Shana explained her feelings to them.
"How unbelievably perceptive you are, White Silver Dragoon," Rose spoke,
appearing out of the shadows.
"Rose!" Sakura gasped within herself.
"So, she's here too..." Bryant said.
"Rose, move out of the way!!" Dart ordered, "We're here for the Moon Gem and you
can't stop us!!"
"Oh, can't I?" Rose smirked, "But, I believe there's a little flaw in
your...demand."
"FLAW?" Kongol asked.
"You said the Moon Gem, yes?" she asked as she reached into her armor, "Do you
mean...this?" She showed to them a violet hexagonal shaped diamond. The shape
of a crescent moon was engraved within it.
"The Moon Gem!" Shana cried.
"That's right," Rose grinned happily.
"That's the Moon Gem," Bryant whispered.
"Don't worry. Everything's going as it should. This is exactly what's supposed
to happen," Sakura reminded him, "We just need to watch out for one person."
The both of them looked around to make sure Lloyd wasn't present.
"Rose!" Shana shouted as she stepped forward, "Why?! Why are you doing this?!
You once fought with us!! Why do you fight against us?!"
"Because you betrayed me!!!" Rose screamed at the top of her lungs.
"What are you talking about?!" Dart asked her.
"I don't want to hear you speak any longer!! The only thing I want to hear is
the sound of my blade piercing through your armor!!!" Rose yelled as she pulled
out her weapon.
Dart and Kongol stood in front of Shana in order to protect her.
"It looks like we've got a battle on our hands," Bryant stated.
Sakura continued to look around and then looked up towards the second floor.
There was a balcony. She could see the figure of a man and many others behind
him. She knew exactly who that was. "He's here!" she cried.
"What?" Bryant asked.
"Lloyd! He's up there!" Sakura pointed to the balcony.
"We need to stop him before he tries anything," Bryant said.
As soon as he spoke those words, a blast of dark magic from Rose's palm fired at
the three Dragoons that stood before her. The three of them flew out of the way
as the attack caused another great explosion.
Bryant and Sakura covered their faces as debris flew in through the door.
"We need to get Julie and David over here, now!" Bryant shouted.
"I'll go after Lloyd, while you contact them!!" Sakura shouted to him as she
flew towards the stairs leading to the second floor.
"Sakura, wait!" Bryant replied, "Oh, bugger!" He took out his Dragoon Spirit
and called out to it, "Julie! David! Can you read me?"
Both Julie and David's face appeared within the spirit.
"We're here," David answered back.
"We've got a situation. Lloyd is here and Sakura just went after him," Bryant
explained.
"What?! You let her go by herself?!" Julie scolded him.
"I had to contact you both first. We need your help," he told them.
"Well, I guess this is perfect timing then," David stated.
"Why do you say that?" Bryant wondered.
"David and I are following Meru, Albert, and Haschel right now," Julie said,
"Dart just contacted them, telling them that they were in trouble!"
"Yes! The battle's going on right next to me!" Bryant replied. Another
explosion from within the main chamber occurred. Bryant immediately covered his
face as the debris passed him. "But, right now, we have our own battle to deal
with!" he finished.
"All right Bryant! We're on our way!" David reassured him as they ended their
contact.
Up above, on the second floor balcony overlooking the battle that was
transpiring below, Lloyd and a group of Wingly soldiers watched.
"On my signal we attack the White Silver Dragoon all at once," Lloyd ordered.
The soldiers nodded in agreement, "Yes sir."
"That won't happen while I'm here!" Sakura shouted to them from behind.
Lloyd and the soldiers turned around to see the Eternal Dragoon facing them.
"After her!!!" Lloyd demanded.
The Eternal Dragoon lifted her arm into the air and called out the spell,
"Moon...Light!!!" She then pointed her arm towards the oncoming Winglies and
fired a beam of light containing little yellow stars and crescent moons
spiraling within the beam. She knocked quite a few of the soldiers, but still
had more coming.
However, immense green wind magic fired down upon them from the sky, knocking
them all out of the battle.
Bryant, Julie, and David landed next to their friend.
"Are you okay, Sakura?" Julie asked her.
She smiled, "I am now."
"And so...we meet again," Lloyd smirked his evil smirk, "Don't you all know?
That as long as you're in this time, your power is depleted."
"But, Sakura's isn't," David replied sternly.
"And we'll fight along side her!" Bryant added.
"We'll see if that's true or not!! Show me what you've got!" Lloyd told them.
Julie stepped up first. With this spell, she summoned the power of the
legendary Dragon whom she got her Dragoon Spirit from. She lifted her arm into
the air as she called out the spell, "Sea Wave Dragon!!!" Made of massive
water, the Sea Wave Dragoon appeared behind her. She threw down her arm,
releasing the dragon onto Lloyd.
The dragon first circled around him, opening its jaw, ready to strike. Once it
attempted to do so, Lloyd simply punched straight through it. The dragon simply
deteriorated.
"So it really is true then!" Julie gasped, "Our power isn't strong enough!"
"But, together it is!" David told her. He and Bryant stepped in front of her,
ready to fight.
They both looked to one another and nodded determinedly.
The Red-Eye Dragoon lifted his fist into the air as fire began to spiral up his
body and over to his fist. "Flame Shot!!!" he called out the spell as he
pointed his fist to Lloyd. A massive fire blast made its way towards him.
David gathered green energy, a form of his element, onto his wings. He leaned
over, pointing his wings to Lloyd. "Wing Blaster!!!" he yelled out the spell as
a green dragon made of that energy shots outward at the enemy.
The two elemental attacks broke through the air and over to Lloyd. It was no
problem for Lloyd, however. With the wave of his hand, the two attacks ceased
before they could even reach him.
"No!!" David shouted in frustration, "Not even that works?!"
"We have to keep trying!!" Bryant yelled untiringly.
"Bryant! Be careful!" Sakura pleaded from behind him.
Bryant gathered up all of his elemental fire energy and then released it all at
once. Because of that, his Dragoon wings changed into wings of fire. He took
his sword and grabbed it with both hands and pointed it in front of him as a
semi-sphere covered him. "Final Burst!!!" he yelled out the spell and shot
outward towards the powerful Wingly.
Before Bryant was close to reaching Lloyd, Lloyd floated into the air and flew
at Bryant head on.
Bryant was surprised to see him doing this, but kept on going.
Lloyd put out his fist in front of him that began to emanate massive dark
energy. Lloyd's fist struck straight through Bryant's flame attack, blowing
Bryant all the back near Sakura.
"Bryant!!" Sakura cried. She ran to his aide and kneeled down next to him,
holding him in her arms.
"You two are next!" Lloyd shouted. He levitated into the air and lifted his
arms above his head. A ball of black and violet colored magic began to form
above him. He placed the energy ball in front of him and then punched it,
releasing it onto his foes.
Julie and David covered their faces as the attack came head on.
"Star Children!!!" Sakura shouted from behind them.
Her protection spell surrounded her two friends, saving them from harsh injury.
Julie and David looked back at her.
She had her palm facing them, since she had just used the spell. She stood up
in a determined way. "Leave them! Fight me!" she demanded.
"Gladly," Lloyd grinned. He then simply vanished into thin air, but then
immediately reappearing behind Sakura. He grabbed her from behind, placing his
Dragon Buster at her neck. "How's this?" he asked sarcastically.
"Sakura!!" David and Julie cried.
"S-Sakura..." Bryant said weakly, reaching out to her.
Lloyd kicked him in the chest as Bryant grimaced in pain. Lloyd began to
whisper in Sakura's ear, "It's too bad...You won't even get to say goodbye to
your friends. How sad..."
"No..." she began as the tears fell from her face, "...NO!!!!!" The symbol upon
her forehead began to shine radiantly. It was so bright that Lloyd back off
away from her. The rays of light spiraled around the symbol. Her artificial
angel wings grew into shimmering real ones as she lifted into the air.
Lloyd covered his eyes from the light, "This light...Is it of the Divine
Spirit...? Or of something else...?!! It won't matter! She'll vanish anyway!"
With that said, Lloyd cowardly ran away by vanishing into the shadows.
The light touched Bryant's body, healing him all of his wounds. David and Julie
walked over to him, helping him to his feet.
The wings returned to their normal state and her symbol ceased its bright
shining. She softly landed on the ground.
"Sakura...you did it. You saved us," David smiled.
"What about Shana and the others?" Sakura asked a bit faintly.
Julie walked over towards the balcony and looked over to see what was going on.
The battle had ended, and Rose had won for now. She still had the Moon Gem in
hand. The other Dragoons were on the floor in pain.
"It's all over now. Because guess what?" Rose spoke as she lifted into the air,
"We already had sent someone to Zenebatos to retrieve the second Divine Moon
Object. The Moon That Never Sets shall be activated and the Winglies will rule
the world!!" With those words and her usual evil laughter, she flew off out of
the Magic City of Aglis.
Julie walked back to her friends after having witnessed the conclusion to the
battle. "Rose got away with the Moon Gem and someone else got the second
object," she explained, "Everything's going as it should."
"I-I'm glad..." Sakura struggled to say. Out of the blue, her Eternal Dragoon
Armor transformed itself into angel feathers that released from her body,
revealing her normal self. She fell to the floor unconscious.
"Sakura!!" Bryant shouted worriedly. He bent down beside her and held her.
"She must be weak from overusing her power," Julie thought.
"I don't think so! Look!" David pointed out worriedly.
Her entire body began to fade in and out...solid to transparent. She really was
disappearing.
"What's going on with her?!" Bryant gasped.
"She's...vanishing?!" Julie cried.
"I don't understand! Why is she...?!" David yelled.
"Oh, Sakura!" Bryant shouted as he held his true love even tighter.
Now, suddenly, things grew even more complicated for the Dragoons. When they
thought they had the upper hand on the situation, fate throws something
unexpected at them. How will the Dragoons feel when they find out about
Sakura's disappearing? Or better yet, what will Bryant feel? The Wingly Empire
is all set to activate The Moon That Never Sets. Will they be able to do it?
Will the Dragoons be able to overcome their dilemma and still save the world?