Luna
"You see, when my father hired that man named Fury, he completely changed," admitted Sara, "So I fled the city with my son Vega, and left him in the care of Imperial Scientist Dr. Layon. Then I came back hoping to save my father. But I was too late."
They were all back at the rebel base - - since the castle needed obvious repairs - - discussing their next more against Fury. No one quite knew how to get to the fortress, since the airship technology had been completely destroyed after the ancient war with the demon.
Sara took a small book out of her pocket. "It says here that in ancient times, a dragon named Diana helped the heroes get up to the fortress. Maybe the dragon in the caves to the west will help you just like that dragon did in ancient times."
"Maybe she will, it's worth a shot anyway. What do we have to lose?" inquired Bit.
* * *
The next morning, the warriors set out for the cave. Jack had taken a wound to his head, and was relaxing. The Taskers were helping to take care of their leader. And no one wanted Harry to join them on the excursion, since all he'd do was try to challenge Bit to a duel or kiss Leena - - which would slow them down greatly since they'd have to wait for him to recover from Leena's pounding. So the team was down to eight, and will remain that way for the rest of the journey.
It was only a few hours walk from the city. Once there, the group set out a picnic lunch before entering the cave, hoping to be as strong as they could in case the dragon turned out to be unfriendly. Bit remembered his encounter with the Stone Dragon, and shuddered. That led him back to Scott, and he wondered what his old friend was doing now.
After lunch they packed up their blanket and the utensils, and entered the dark cave. Leena cast a weak fire spell over a long branch to use for a torch. She made one for every member of the group - -except Jamie and Fara, since they needed two hands to wield a bow - - to carry in the hand that wasn't holding the weapon.
About a half-hour later, they came to a door. It seemed to be inscribed with a message in an ancient language. Leena leaned forward, and began to read it. "Here sleeps Luna, the Dragon of Gold. If you wish to wake her from her long sleep, your hearts must be pure and your intentions true. If not, you will be devoured by the dragon's fangs."
"What's this all mean?" asked Bit.
Leena told him, "It means that we better have a good excuse for interrupting her beauty sleep. Men don't understand how cranky a woman gets when that happens. A human woman is liable to go into a berserk rage if that happens. Imagine that on a dragon."
"How did you read that?" inquired Fara, "It's an ancient language that only elves know, and only because we catalogue things like this just incase."
"Don't ask me. Let's just go visit Sleeping Beauty in there," said Leena.
* * *
Inside, they saw the mighty dragon sleeping on a large flat rock. Her scales were pure gold, and she shone with the light from the sun that came in through a little hole in the cave roof. When the dragon snored, the whole room shook.
Leena approached Luna's sleeping form, and whispered in her ear, "Excuse me. . .Great Golden Dragon. We need your help. A demon is trying to destroy the world from a floating castle. Would you be so kind as to take us there on your back?"
Luna began to stir. Her silver eye opened, and looked upon Leena. She then stood up on her hind legs. Everyone was surprised because the dragon's head reached up to the ceiling.
"Welcome, Lesalia. I am honored to serve you as my mother did so long ago," Luna told her, "And I see you brought Gabriel with you as well. Good, then we stand a chance, now that Fury has come back to life. Only great warriors such as yourselves can do it."
"You mean Fury was the demon who attacked so long ago?!" exclaimed Leena.
Luna inquired, "What is wrong Lesalia, have you lost your memory? I guess you did, considering all that has happened to you and Gabriel."
"My name is Leena, not Lesalia. And he's Bit, not Gabriel. We may not be the legendary warriors who fought against Fury so long ago, but we're willing to take him on. Knowing this, will you still help us out?" asked Leena.
Luna replied, "Of course. And you should know, that you are both Leena and Lesalia."
"I don't get what you're saying," said Leena.
"You are the reincarnation of Lesalia," informed Luna, "And he was Gabriel in a past life. Silly me, I forgot the little detail of not remembering such things."
"I thought reincarnation was a myth," commented Julianna.
Luna told her, "It is and it isn't. You see, my mother was in fact Lesalia's younger sister, who was turned into a dragon by a curse. She never told her sister or anyone else this little fact, so only I know. When Lesalia and Gabriel died, she was distraught. So she used her powers as a dragon in order to allow them to be reincarnated once, hoping to give them a peaceful existence. But sadly, the spell was also cast on Fury, and so he came back to life around the same time. Born into the body of the twin brother of Bit."
"My brother is a demon!?" exclaimed Bit.
Luna quieted the boy down. "Yes, but I will tell you everything you need to know about your past, and about your brother Xavier."
- - - -
I'd like to give a shout out to Paige for getting what was up with Bit and Leena. I just keep on coming with the plot twists. Dang, I mentioned the words Luna, Gold Dragon, and dragon fang in one paragraph. It's a Slayers ref. The main character has a sister named Luna, there's a race of dragons called Gold Dragons, and a gang called the Dragon Fangs is completely obliterated by said main character in episode one. Her name is Lina (same pronunciation as Leena) too. And that wasn't intended. I just saw it when I was finished, and had to comment.
"You see, when my father hired that man named Fury, he completely changed," admitted Sara, "So I fled the city with my son Vega, and left him in the care of Imperial Scientist Dr. Layon. Then I came back hoping to save my father. But I was too late."
They were all back at the rebel base - - since the castle needed obvious repairs - - discussing their next more against Fury. No one quite knew how to get to the fortress, since the airship technology had been completely destroyed after the ancient war with the demon.
Sara took a small book out of her pocket. "It says here that in ancient times, a dragon named Diana helped the heroes get up to the fortress. Maybe the dragon in the caves to the west will help you just like that dragon did in ancient times."
"Maybe she will, it's worth a shot anyway. What do we have to lose?" inquired Bit.
* * *
The next morning, the warriors set out for the cave. Jack had taken a wound to his head, and was relaxing. The Taskers were helping to take care of their leader. And no one wanted Harry to join them on the excursion, since all he'd do was try to challenge Bit to a duel or kiss Leena - - which would slow them down greatly since they'd have to wait for him to recover from Leena's pounding. So the team was down to eight, and will remain that way for the rest of the journey.
It was only a few hours walk from the city. Once there, the group set out a picnic lunch before entering the cave, hoping to be as strong as they could in case the dragon turned out to be unfriendly. Bit remembered his encounter with the Stone Dragon, and shuddered. That led him back to Scott, and he wondered what his old friend was doing now.
After lunch they packed up their blanket and the utensils, and entered the dark cave. Leena cast a weak fire spell over a long branch to use for a torch. She made one for every member of the group - -except Jamie and Fara, since they needed two hands to wield a bow - - to carry in the hand that wasn't holding the weapon.
About a half-hour later, they came to a door. It seemed to be inscribed with a message in an ancient language. Leena leaned forward, and began to read it. "Here sleeps Luna, the Dragon of Gold. If you wish to wake her from her long sleep, your hearts must be pure and your intentions true. If not, you will be devoured by the dragon's fangs."
"What's this all mean?" asked Bit.
Leena told him, "It means that we better have a good excuse for interrupting her beauty sleep. Men don't understand how cranky a woman gets when that happens. A human woman is liable to go into a berserk rage if that happens. Imagine that on a dragon."
"How did you read that?" inquired Fara, "It's an ancient language that only elves know, and only because we catalogue things like this just incase."
"Don't ask me. Let's just go visit Sleeping Beauty in there," said Leena.
* * *
Inside, they saw the mighty dragon sleeping on a large flat rock. Her scales were pure gold, and she shone with the light from the sun that came in through a little hole in the cave roof. When the dragon snored, the whole room shook.
Leena approached Luna's sleeping form, and whispered in her ear, "Excuse me. . .Great Golden Dragon. We need your help. A demon is trying to destroy the world from a floating castle. Would you be so kind as to take us there on your back?"
Luna began to stir. Her silver eye opened, and looked upon Leena. She then stood up on her hind legs. Everyone was surprised because the dragon's head reached up to the ceiling.
"Welcome, Lesalia. I am honored to serve you as my mother did so long ago," Luna told her, "And I see you brought Gabriel with you as well. Good, then we stand a chance, now that Fury has come back to life. Only great warriors such as yourselves can do it."
"You mean Fury was the demon who attacked so long ago?!" exclaimed Leena.
Luna inquired, "What is wrong Lesalia, have you lost your memory? I guess you did, considering all that has happened to you and Gabriel."
"My name is Leena, not Lesalia. And he's Bit, not Gabriel. We may not be the legendary warriors who fought against Fury so long ago, but we're willing to take him on. Knowing this, will you still help us out?" asked Leena.
Luna replied, "Of course. And you should know, that you are both Leena and Lesalia."
"I don't get what you're saying," said Leena.
"You are the reincarnation of Lesalia," informed Luna, "And he was Gabriel in a past life. Silly me, I forgot the little detail of not remembering such things."
"I thought reincarnation was a myth," commented Julianna.
Luna told her, "It is and it isn't. You see, my mother was in fact Lesalia's younger sister, who was turned into a dragon by a curse. She never told her sister or anyone else this little fact, so only I know. When Lesalia and Gabriel died, she was distraught. So she used her powers as a dragon in order to allow them to be reincarnated once, hoping to give them a peaceful existence. But sadly, the spell was also cast on Fury, and so he came back to life around the same time. Born into the body of the twin brother of Bit."
"My brother is a demon!?" exclaimed Bit.
Luna quieted the boy down. "Yes, but I will tell you everything you need to know about your past, and about your brother Xavier."
- - - -
I'd like to give a shout out to Paige for getting what was up with Bit and Leena. I just keep on coming with the plot twists. Dang, I mentioned the words Luna, Gold Dragon, and dragon fang in one paragraph. It's a Slayers ref. The main character has a sister named Luna, there's a race of dragons called Gold Dragons, and a gang called the Dragon Fangs is completely obliterated by said main character in episode one. Her name is Lina (same pronunciation as Leena) too. And that wasn't intended. I just saw it when I was finished, and had to comment.