- 8 -
(You have got the girl I need?) "Yes, Your Highness," Violet replied, doing a graceful curtsy.
"She is quite skilled in healing," Figra said, crossing her arms across her chest, looking at May, "That'll give you a new ability you didn't have before, Your majesty."
(You think I don't know that, you dunderheads!) "Ah! We know that you know!" Jagar panicked.
"I wonder if the others are OK." Violet mused.
"Hmm?" Figra said, "Speakin' to them, you never told us their names!"
"Well, there's Cirrus, the one you fought Jagar. Figra, you were battling against Ash. And Heather, she's the one that doesn't have any magic. Nimbus is the one from Vane. And then the young lady we have here with us, is May," Violet chirped.
(When will that potion be ready? I am getting impatient!) "Its done now," Jagar replied, looking at the bubbling liquid.
"What do we do with it?" Violet asked.
"Well, she has to drink it first of all, or somehow it has to get into the body, then the rest runs its course," Figra drawled.
"Where am I!" May asked. (You are in Sunset Castle.) "Sunset Castle? Where is that?"
"By Tamur," Jagar said. Violet sat down next to her.
"You didn't notice it because it was hidden, but not now." Figra launched into a lo-o-ong story. Violet quickly used a needle to inject the potion before she noticed.
"What was that?" May asked, glaring at her.
"A potion," Violet said. Before she could ask what potion it was, May fainted. (Yeeees.finally, I shall be able to take over the entire world!)
- Meanwhile -
"Sit down! You're making me nervous!" Nimbus snapped. In Pao, they were sitting in the village elder's tent house. Ash shook his head, pacing back and forth uneasily.
"What are we suppose to do now?" Cirrus asked.
"Well, we all know that none of us are strong enough to take on Figra, Violet, and Jagar, even together. But." Heather started.
"What?" Nimbus and Cirrus awaited the answer.
"Um, Ash, can you stop a minute?" she asked. He looked at her.
"What?"
"Listen, you need to see the Black Dragon, so you can become the Dragonmaster. There might be a chance to beat them if you do," Heather said. Ash thought about it a minute.
"Yes, definitely!" he said.
"OK, then. We should go now," Cirrus suggested. They all walked out, to go look for the Black Dragon Cave. When it was found, they went inside.
"It has been a long while since I have had visitor's," the dragon said, glancing down at them.
"I have the shield and helmet," Ash told him.
"Oh? You have come to do the Trial?" it replied in surprise, "I must ask you, why?"
"I did want to do it just to see what it would be like, to protect the Goddess from harm. Then." He frowned. "Now I want to do it to save May."
Nodding knowingly, the Black Dragon asked, "Why?"
"You know Figra, Jagar, and Violet?" he questioned. BK (Black Dragon) nodded again. "Well, they said they were going to resurrect Marjoly. So they kinda kidnapped her."
"Oh, my.Now I know what is going on.the Dark Ages." BK said, sighing, "You do know that has already been done, right?"
"WHAT?" Ash yelled, "When?"
"Just three days ago. How long ago was it?"
"Three...days..." Ash looked up at the dragon. "Does that mean...?"
"No, no, of course not!" BK said, "But, then this question arises because of it: If it comes down to saving her, or saving Lunar, which one would you do?"
"Um, I guess it depends on the situation...if I save Lunar, does that mean she would, well, die?" he asked. BK thought a moment.
"There is a way to vanquish Marjoly, without harming your friend...but no one knows it..." BK said, "So? What is your answer?"
"I'd save May," Ash said.
"Even if it meant the destruction of the world?"
"Yes." BK looked at him thoughtfully.
"You are wise beyond your years, my young friend. Only a fool would put his duty before the one he loves. Althena would be quite proud of you," BK said, giving him a dragon-like smile.
"Really?" Ash asked. BK nodded.
"You are suited for being Dragonmaster," the dragon said, "The Dragon Armor should be given, but, you do know that, doing this, you are putting yourself to great risk?"
"Yes, I do. I've known the whole time," Ash said, "It's a tremendous danger to my life, but it needs to be done."
"Very well." BK replied, "You will now be the Dragonmaster of the Goddess Althena."
The Dragon Armor, Shield, and Helmet started glowing, and disappeared. Heather frowned, and looked at BK. "Was that suppose to happen?" she asked.
"Yes. We found out from previous Dragonmasters the armor is quite uncomfortable to walk around daily in, so we made it were, when it is needed to be worn, all he has to do is concentrate," BK replied, "Now, go do what you have to do!"
"Where to?" Cirrus asked, as they walked out of the cave. Heather looked at them.
"I'm going back to Meribia," she said. They looked at her.
"What?" they asked.
"I'm going back to Meribia." She repeated, "It has been fun, but I really want to go back home."
"Well, if you want to Heather, you can," Nimbus said, "We'll miss you though..."
"Oh, we'll see each other when you get back!" Heather laughed. She looked at Ash. "When you all return back to Meribia, you had BETTER have May with you! If you don't, I will personally hurt you!"
He laughed also. "You won't be able to, because I'll do it myself!"
Heather shook her head. "Well, um, bye..." she said, walking away.
"Where are we going now?" he asked.
"To make a plan..." Nimbus said, as they walked to the Elder's Tent again. They sat down inside.
"Hmm, we should find out some stuff about Marjoly...who she was, what she did..." Ash mused, kicking off his boots with a sigh. Nimbus and Cirrus blinked, and laughed. "Do shut up!"
"We're sorry! It's just so funny though!" Nimbus apologized, "Ah, I can talk around Pao to find out some info."
"Yeah, the village Elder has books about her too I think. I could look in them for anything useful," Cirrus added. Ash frowned.
"I still am puzzling over why they would need May!" he pouted.
"Oh, that is simple!" Nimbus said, "She doesn't have a physical form, so she needed a living human to supply that. Thus, using a special potion, all her magic and spirit would be put into that one human."
"Does that mean it wipes out her-"
"Nope, not at all! All it does is push it back, until Marjoly's spirit is vanquished," Cirrus added. Ash looked at them.
"We need to find the weakness," he said.
"Huh?/What?"
"Listen, one of her weaknesses is-" he started.
"You?" Nimbus interjected, sniggering. Ash rolled his eyes.
"Shut up. Anyway, if one of the weakness leaks into Marjoly, we got her pinned down already!" he said.
"Oh? And you happen to know this 'weakness', I presume?" Cirrus asked. Ash nodded.
"Yep!" he said.
"She never told us what is was.wa-a-a-ah!" Nimbus cried. Ash and Cirrus shook their heads.
"Come one, we have some work to do!"
- Back at Sunset Castle -
"Fits you perfectly, Your H-highness!" Figra stuttered. Violet and Jagar agreed instantly. Clicking her tongue, 'Marjoly' turned to look behind her.
"This girl is too short!" Marjoly retorted sternly, looking down at her slender, 5-foot-7 figure. She remembered that her original form had been 6-foot- 5.
"Oh, I thought that was a fine height..." Violet said. Marjoly glared at her.
"You would!" she hissed.
"At least she had good fashion sense..." Jagar commented.
"Shut up!" was the snapped response. Marjoly scowled. "Would you all go away and stop bugging me?"
"Yes Your Majesty!" they said, scurrying out
"I am seriously going to do some thrashing soon!" Marjoly snarled, sitting down.
(You have got the girl I need?) "Yes, Your Highness," Violet replied, doing a graceful curtsy.
"She is quite skilled in healing," Figra said, crossing her arms across her chest, looking at May, "That'll give you a new ability you didn't have before, Your majesty."
(You think I don't know that, you dunderheads!) "Ah! We know that you know!" Jagar panicked.
"I wonder if the others are OK." Violet mused.
"Hmm?" Figra said, "Speakin' to them, you never told us their names!"
"Well, there's Cirrus, the one you fought Jagar. Figra, you were battling against Ash. And Heather, she's the one that doesn't have any magic. Nimbus is the one from Vane. And then the young lady we have here with us, is May," Violet chirped.
(When will that potion be ready? I am getting impatient!) "Its done now," Jagar replied, looking at the bubbling liquid.
"What do we do with it?" Violet asked.
"Well, she has to drink it first of all, or somehow it has to get into the body, then the rest runs its course," Figra drawled.
"Where am I!" May asked. (You are in Sunset Castle.) "Sunset Castle? Where is that?"
"By Tamur," Jagar said. Violet sat down next to her.
"You didn't notice it because it was hidden, but not now." Figra launched into a lo-o-ong story. Violet quickly used a needle to inject the potion before she noticed.
"What was that?" May asked, glaring at her.
"A potion," Violet said. Before she could ask what potion it was, May fainted. (Yeeees.finally, I shall be able to take over the entire world!)
- Meanwhile -
"Sit down! You're making me nervous!" Nimbus snapped. In Pao, they were sitting in the village elder's tent house. Ash shook his head, pacing back and forth uneasily.
"What are we suppose to do now?" Cirrus asked.
"Well, we all know that none of us are strong enough to take on Figra, Violet, and Jagar, even together. But." Heather started.
"What?" Nimbus and Cirrus awaited the answer.
"Um, Ash, can you stop a minute?" she asked. He looked at her.
"What?"
"Listen, you need to see the Black Dragon, so you can become the Dragonmaster. There might be a chance to beat them if you do," Heather said. Ash thought about it a minute.
"Yes, definitely!" he said.
"OK, then. We should go now," Cirrus suggested. They all walked out, to go look for the Black Dragon Cave. When it was found, they went inside.
"It has been a long while since I have had visitor's," the dragon said, glancing down at them.
"I have the shield and helmet," Ash told him.
"Oh? You have come to do the Trial?" it replied in surprise, "I must ask you, why?"
"I did want to do it just to see what it would be like, to protect the Goddess from harm. Then." He frowned. "Now I want to do it to save May."
Nodding knowingly, the Black Dragon asked, "Why?"
"You know Figra, Jagar, and Violet?" he questioned. BK (Black Dragon) nodded again. "Well, they said they were going to resurrect Marjoly. So they kinda kidnapped her."
"Oh, my.Now I know what is going on.the Dark Ages." BK said, sighing, "You do know that has already been done, right?"
"WHAT?" Ash yelled, "When?"
"Just three days ago. How long ago was it?"
"Three...days..." Ash looked up at the dragon. "Does that mean...?"
"No, no, of course not!" BK said, "But, then this question arises because of it: If it comes down to saving her, or saving Lunar, which one would you do?"
"Um, I guess it depends on the situation...if I save Lunar, does that mean she would, well, die?" he asked. BK thought a moment.
"There is a way to vanquish Marjoly, without harming your friend...but no one knows it..." BK said, "So? What is your answer?"
"I'd save May," Ash said.
"Even if it meant the destruction of the world?"
"Yes." BK looked at him thoughtfully.
"You are wise beyond your years, my young friend. Only a fool would put his duty before the one he loves. Althena would be quite proud of you," BK said, giving him a dragon-like smile.
"Really?" Ash asked. BK nodded.
"You are suited for being Dragonmaster," the dragon said, "The Dragon Armor should be given, but, you do know that, doing this, you are putting yourself to great risk?"
"Yes, I do. I've known the whole time," Ash said, "It's a tremendous danger to my life, but it needs to be done."
"Very well." BK replied, "You will now be the Dragonmaster of the Goddess Althena."
The Dragon Armor, Shield, and Helmet started glowing, and disappeared. Heather frowned, and looked at BK. "Was that suppose to happen?" she asked.
"Yes. We found out from previous Dragonmasters the armor is quite uncomfortable to walk around daily in, so we made it were, when it is needed to be worn, all he has to do is concentrate," BK replied, "Now, go do what you have to do!"
"Where to?" Cirrus asked, as they walked out of the cave. Heather looked at them.
"I'm going back to Meribia," she said. They looked at her.
"What?" they asked.
"I'm going back to Meribia." She repeated, "It has been fun, but I really want to go back home."
"Well, if you want to Heather, you can," Nimbus said, "We'll miss you though..."
"Oh, we'll see each other when you get back!" Heather laughed. She looked at Ash. "When you all return back to Meribia, you had BETTER have May with you! If you don't, I will personally hurt you!"
He laughed also. "You won't be able to, because I'll do it myself!"
Heather shook her head. "Well, um, bye..." she said, walking away.
"Where are we going now?" he asked.
"To make a plan..." Nimbus said, as they walked to the Elder's Tent again. They sat down inside.
"Hmm, we should find out some stuff about Marjoly...who she was, what she did..." Ash mused, kicking off his boots with a sigh. Nimbus and Cirrus blinked, and laughed. "Do shut up!"
"We're sorry! It's just so funny though!" Nimbus apologized, "Ah, I can talk around Pao to find out some info."
"Yeah, the village Elder has books about her too I think. I could look in them for anything useful," Cirrus added. Ash frowned.
"I still am puzzling over why they would need May!" he pouted.
"Oh, that is simple!" Nimbus said, "She doesn't have a physical form, so she needed a living human to supply that. Thus, using a special potion, all her magic and spirit would be put into that one human."
"Does that mean it wipes out her-"
"Nope, not at all! All it does is push it back, until Marjoly's spirit is vanquished," Cirrus added. Ash looked at them.
"We need to find the weakness," he said.
"Huh?/What?"
"Listen, one of her weaknesses is-" he started.
"You?" Nimbus interjected, sniggering. Ash rolled his eyes.
"Shut up. Anyway, if one of the weakness leaks into Marjoly, we got her pinned down already!" he said.
"Oh? And you happen to know this 'weakness', I presume?" Cirrus asked. Ash nodded.
"Yep!" he said.
"She never told us what is was.wa-a-a-ah!" Nimbus cried. Ash and Cirrus shook their heads.
"Come one, we have some work to do!"
- Back at Sunset Castle -
"Fits you perfectly, Your H-highness!" Figra stuttered. Violet and Jagar agreed instantly. Clicking her tongue, 'Marjoly' turned to look behind her.
"This girl is too short!" Marjoly retorted sternly, looking down at her slender, 5-foot-7 figure. She remembered that her original form had been 6-foot- 5.
"Oh, I thought that was a fine height..." Violet said. Marjoly glared at her.
"You would!" she hissed.
"At least she had good fashion sense..." Jagar commented.
"Shut up!" was the snapped response. Marjoly scowled. "Would you all go away and stop bugging me?"
"Yes Your Majesty!" they said, scurrying out
"I am seriously going to do some thrashing soon!" Marjoly snarled, sitting down.