I do not own Legend of Dragoon, or any of the characters. Now then, on to chapter 2.

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"Huh? Wha… Where am I?" Dart asked as he slowly regained consciousness.

"You're back in your house. I tell you one thing Dart, you're lucky to be alive." Zieg said to his son.

"Welcome back Dart." said Rose, who was standing at Zieg's side.

"Dart! You're all right! I thought I'd never see you again!" Shana screamed joyfully, going over to dart, hugging him.

"What happened? Huh?! Where's the Divine Dragoon Spirit?" Dart asked frantically looking for it.

"It has left you indefinitely." Zieg said as if some great terror has just been let loose on the world.

"What?! How am I going to defend this village now without it?" the young warrior asked his father.

"With this." Zieg stated as he held out a crimson stone. "The Dragoon Spirit of the Red-Eyed Dragon. This is how you will save the world from an even greater peril than that of Melbu Frahma."

"A greater peril… What does that mean sir?" Shana asked Zieg with a worried look on her face.

"It means Shana, that this world is now in greater danger than it was when Melbu had fused with the Virage Embryo." Rose answered.

"Rose, tell me dear, where are the 'guests'? Shouldn't they be here by now?" Zieg asked, changing the subject.

"They should arrive within the hour." she replied.

"Hello? Is there a Mr. Dart and Mrs. Shana in here?" a familiar voice had called.

"Oh come on Al, you know they're in there, so why not just go in." yet another familiar voice said.

"Oh my… Could it be…" Dart and Shana said in unison. "Albert! Meru!"

"No forget Kongol."

"How could they forget us? We're the ultimate team! The Dragoons!" said a wisened, old voice.

"Haschel, please you're embarrassing Miranda." Albert had said.

"You're all alive! It's great to see you again. But, how did you know where we were?" Shana asked the group.

"We had received a letter from you about two months ago." Miranda said with Kongol nodding beside her.

"Along with me." Albert said.

"The Queen Fury picked us up in Rouge, and when we got to port in Fletz, Albert greeted us there." Haschel said with Meru smiling.

"But I didn't send any letters. Did you Shana?" Dart asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"No, I didn't." Shana replied.

"Then who di--" Dart asked being cut off by Rose.

"I did. I sent those letters to each of you for a reason." she said.

"Aren't you two supposed to be dead?" Meru asked.

"Yes, but we have urgent news from Lavitz." Zieg said.

"You mean that Lavitz's spirit did not die?" Albert had asked the two ghostly warriors.

"No Albert, it did not. But, if what he had told us is true, then it means that the Dragoons will be needed again." Rose sighed, looking down at the floor.

"Rose, Zieg, what Lavitz say?" Dart asked his fallen comrades.

"He had told us;

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"The time has come when the Spirit of the Divine Dragon shall awaken. And when it does, I am afraid that it will regain its free will. With its free will gone, it was as harmless as a stone in the forest. But, with it's free will returned to it, it will cause mass destruction like this world has never seen before." Lavitz said to Rose and Zieg with a worried look in his eyes.

"Destruction like the world has never seen before? What do you mean Lavitz?" Zieg had asked.

"What I mean is simple;" Lavitz began, "If we allow the Divine Dragon's Spirit to grow much more, this world will face utter destruction. A destruction far greater than that which the Virage Embryo could have imagined. Thus, the Dragoons must be called upon once more; Dart, Shana, Haschel, Meru, Kongol, Albert, and Miranda."

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"That is why we have called you all here. If you are wondering why 'we' ourselves are here, then you must know this; The Spirit of the Divine Dragon has regained its free will." Rose said, gritting her teeth.

"If that is true Rose, then why hasn't it destroyed the world yet?" Miranda asked, not sure of what was going on.

"Miranda really is a blonde, isn't she? Because Miranda, it doesn't have a host with a source of unlimited energy. That is why it hasn't destroyed the world yet." Rose said sounding exasperated.

"But Rose, why couldn't it just find a host with unlimited energy? There are a lot of people who contain vast amounts of energy in Endiness, so why can't he take his pick?" Albert asked Rose.

"Because, nobody alive has unlimited energy except Dart and Shana." Rose replied.

"I see. So that means until we find it, then everyone it chooses will die. And it will be all my fault for not being able to control it." Dart said with a hatred in his voice nobody has heard before.

"Dart it's not your fault. No one could control a Demon like that for as long as you did. I was surprised myself when I saw that you had mastered its spirit during the final battle with Melbu Frahma." Zieg said slapping Dart on the back.

"He's right Dart. Besides, when all of us are together, there is nothing we can't do. We'll smash the Divine Dragoon." Meru said jumping up and down.

"Meru right. Dragoons can do anything. Dragoons save world, again." Kongol spoke smiling.

"We can do it! Let us leave as soon as possible." Haschel said striking a karate pose.

"Dart… I'd like you to have this." Rose said withdrawing the Dragon Buster sword.

"Rose, I can't take this. It's yours." Dart said looking at the floor.

"Trust me, you will need it." Rose said, giving Dart a small peck on the cheek.

Of course Zieg and Shana were completely fine with this because they knew that they cared for each other very much. Dart on the other hand was startled by the peck and slowly backed away.

"Uh… Um… Th-Thank you Rose." Dart stuttered, blushing. Zieg, Shana, and Rose all laughed.

"Oh and Shana, before I forget. I have a spell I wish to teach you." Zieg said as he looked at his soon to be daughter-in law.

"How come they get those, and we get nothing?!" Meru whined.

"Because, my dear, it takes a great deal of energy to use both the Dragon Block spell and Dragon Buster sword." Rose answered the Wingly.

"But Rose." Albert began, "won't the Dragon Block spell block all of our powers as Dragoons?"

"You have an excellent question there, sir king. Please, allow me to explain this 'particular' version of the Dragon Block spell: If you can recall, the Divine Dragon was sealed in that volcano with the Dragon Block Staff. However, that was not the only spell restraining it. The other spell sealing off its power was, the 'Divine Dragon Block' spell. This version of the Dragon Block spell was designed specifically for the Divine Dragon." Zieg said holding Shana's hand, giving it to her.

"So we'll be able to seal its powers with this spell?" Shana asked puzzled.

"Yes and no. You will only be able to seal its magic without the Dragon Block Staff." Zieg said sadly.

"But the Dragon Block Staff was destroyed when we first defeated it." Miranda blurted out.

"Yes, we know that. However, I am also giving each of you a spell that will enable you to tell the difference between a normal human from a Dragooned human." Rose began, "Now, if you would all please Transform. You need to be in Dragoon state for the spell to be placed, but when you return to human state you will be able to see the differences between humans and Dragoons."

"Arigatou Rose. Arigatou." they all said as they turned into Dragoons.

"Now, let it begin." Rose said as she started an incantation.

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"What happened here?" a man with platinum hair said looking at his surroundings. He had walked for what seemed eternity, walking from the ruined Divine Tree to this once beautiful country, Fletz.

"You… You are the one." the voice of the Divine Dragoon resonated within this man's head.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" he said drawing his katana from its scabbard.

************************************************************************ What will happen to this man? Find out in the next chapter. And as usual any comments or suggestions are appreciated.