* Jett's Corner * Jett: "Hey guys. Sorry Rae isn't here right now, she's doing something and I guess she's tied up so she asked me to do the announcements today."

Christa: "Dear heaven. "

Jett: "Yes, so first thing is to thank the reviewers. Thank you for reviewing! Ok now the second thing. She already mentioned this but she made a mistake in Chapter 13 but has just fixed it. She wrote an edit note so ya'll can read that when it's up. Oh and she has a Legend of Dragoon website and the link is in her Profile area." * Rayen and Phil suddenly appear *

Rayen: "How the heck did I get here?" * looks at Phil suspiciously *

Phil: "It wasn't my fault this time, I swear!"

Jett: "Rae didn't say anything about guest appearances."

Christa: "Don't let them just stand there."

Rayen: "It was the pizza wasn't it? You and that pizza!"

Phil: "What the heck are you talking about? What pizza? Where?" * looks around for food *

Jett: "Guys, you know the door is right there."

Christa: "That's not what I meant." -_-;; "Ok guys, Phil and Rayen are the characters from Striker's fic, Rebirth of a Legend. So read that if you haven't already. It's long, but exciting."

Jett: "Real long." * cough, cough *

Rayen: "Oh here's the door. Phil you idiot, you were blocking it."

Phil: "Jeez, sorry!"

Rayen: "We have to save the world and everything and you're blocking the door."

Phil: "You mean "you" have to save the world."

Rayen: "Shut-up, Phil." * both leave *

Erica: "What are we going to tell Striker when he reads this?"

Christa: "You mean what are we gonna 'do' when he reads this."

Jett: "Ok that raps it up, now for the chapter. See you later!"

CHAPTER 14: "Enter Through the Shadow"

Swiftly and silently they flew through the air like eagles. Their Dragoon wings beat the air challengingly and their eyes pierced the wind after their enemies. They had started to fly faster. They knew they were being chased like dogs.

"Why don't we fight them?!" Blaine demanded pulled out his weapon. Kay looked at him and thought. "They're weak from that battle! We can beat them now! I've waited to long to rid that blonde babe's haunting on my dreams. The way she fried us like Bar-B-Q chicken! Let's settle the sore now, Kay!" Blaine suddenly stopped in his flight and waited for Kay's reply.

"Yes. We'll settle it here and now. First with that blonde fox!"

Blaine grinned evilly at his friend's reply. Kay drew his weapon and sharply turned around, floating in mid-air. "Death Dimension!"

*~*

"Whoa what are they doing?" Jett demanded stopping short. But no one could reply as they charged right into the void of blackness that Kay created. The Dragoon pack felt themselves flatten against the magic the held them. From her view Erica could see Kay in his Dark Dragoon armor conducting the spell.

"Gone!" Kay said firmly drawing his hand over the handle of his weapon. The magic was powerful and the breaking, shattering force of Kay's ability sent them all to the ground.

Blaine held his nun chucks in his hand and plummeted towards Christa.

"Thunder Kid!" He cried diving into the earth. Christa lifted herself up and felt Blaine lift her from the earth and high into the sky.

"Fight back!" Erica commanded about to fire an arrow but Kay had them. He floated above Erica and stared at her readying her bow. The dark brown- haired man lifted his weapon up and threw it at the White Silver Dragoon.

"Astral Drain!" He yelled. But the magic wasn't just on her; it had trapped the others as well.

Above, clamped tightly between his arms, Christa watched and struggled to free herself.

"Let me go or you'll regret it!" She yelled. She couldn't prevent it; her sword slipped out of her hands and fell to earth.

"You mean like last time?" Blaine sneered.

"And I'll fry you till you're black and hard as coal, then on Christmas Eve I'll stuff you in your own stocking!"

"Oh I'm afraid." But her threat placed a slight fear on Blaine. The Violet Dragoon suddenly stopped rising upward and plummeted to earth again. Christa wasn't a man and could muster the strength of one, and remained trapped in his arms. "Thunder Kid!" Blaine cried smashing her into the earth below them.

Christa screamed slightly and felt the dirt implant itself on her armor, as it stood firm against her armored frame. Blaine stood over her with his weapons twirling in his hands.

"How am I going to get you back for this?" He asked her showing Christa a burn scar on his neck. Christa spat into his face, which only angered him more as he wiped the liquid off his eyes. Without any warning his hit her in the chest with his foot and pushed her down into the earth. "You'll die a very painful death when I strike you when you're without your armor."

So that is what he was doing. He was going to force her spirit to disperse. Christa tried to lift his armor boot from her chest. She grit her teeth, as she was now very weak.

"Get off of me!" She yelled.

From her paralyzed position Daphne saw the needs of her friend. Kay would not stop his spell until they were completely drained. Mustering the great power that the Wood Dragon had, she forced her arms to move up over her face. The magic could not charge up over her armor because of the spell that was already on it. So at the last second, Daphne untransformed and her spell was cast.

"Blade Scream." She breathed falling to her knees. The blades hit true on target. One sliced through Kay's face while the other sliced through Blaine's armored leg. They both stopped what they were doing but Blaine kept his foot on Christa's chest.

Christa looked in horror as her spirit sparkled.

"Atomic Mind!" Blaine yelled punching her armor with his strong fist and electrical power. That was it. Christa was in her human armor. Blaine lifted the girl over his shoulders and slammed into the nearest thing he saw, a rock. The blonde girl was on all fours and her mouth bled along with her cheek.

*~*

Kay cast another "Astral Drain" over the enemies and healed his face that would have held a horrible scar. Jett gripped his Katuri tightly in his fist, as he lay flat down on the earth.

"You're powerful." He managed. "But a coward too." Kay's spell stopped and all the Dragoons were on their knees.

"What did you call me?" Kay demanded coolly.

"You heard me." Jett panted standing up on his feet. "You're a coward."

Kay's eyes flashed in fury.

"And why is that?" He asked again."

"You fight with spells instead of your hand. If you really are all powerful. Why not destroy us with your hand?" Kay glared at him and stood on the ground. His lifted his weapon up above his head and stood in a battle stance.

Jett did the same and they fiercely attacked each other. Jett was fast but Kay was stronger physically. Kay seemed to be able to read his mind. He constantly dodged Jett's attacks without breaking a sweat. Daphne's eyes went wide.

"Jett!" She cried.

The young man was thrown to Earth by Kay's power and the Dark soldier held his weapon over Jett's neck.

"D-don't." He told them.

"You're a bigger idiot than I thought. Now you're at my mercy."

"You're still a coward." Jett growled. With his legs he threw Kay off of him. Erica took aim and fired an arrow into Kay's Dark Dragoon armor. Jett stood up quickly and swung his weapon across the enemy's chest plate while Kay was still recovering from the shock of the arrow.

Kay flinched. His armor sparkled. He was running out of time. He looked at the three Dragoons standing over him ready to cast their spells.

"I don't care what you think of me. This is a battle, and I'll make sure I'm on the wining team. DEMON'S GATE!!"

*~*

Christa weakly reached for her sword that had landed blade first into soft dirt, but Blaine reached over and pulled it out.

"Now you're completely helpless." Christa felt her own blade cut through her back and the chain on Blaine's weapon lifted her chin up. His foot now came on her back. "You can either surrender or die." Blaine threatened bringing Christa's sword to her throat.

Now the teen couldn't think of how to save herself. She was trapped and she couldn't move.

"I'll die before surrendering." Christa said fiercely. Blaine seemed surprised and paused a moment. But a moment was all it took.

The Violet Dragoon was thrown off of her back and hard against the ground. Christa's chin fell to the earth like a rock but somehow she was lifted up on her feet. She looked with her eyes as if she had seen an angel.

"What are you doing here?" She asked him.

"I was in your debt." Hawk replied gruffly. His face was somewhat softer than Christa had ever seen it, which hadn't been often. "If you have the power that the legends describe, save yourself and your friends with this." It was more of a threat than a request. Hawk handed her sword that shimmered in the moonlight and then backed away.

Christa couldn't say anything but transformed again into the Red Eye soldier. Silently she held her sword over the cowering Violet Dragoon and smote into his armor with a flamed sword. She still was weak and barely stood on her own two feet but her anger gave her strength. The power of her strike was paralyzing but the Violet Dragoon would not go down like that. Blaine twirled his nun chucks around on his finger.

"Atomic Mind!"

Silently Christa rose into the air and watched Blaine call on his thunder powers. She glared at him and tossed her sword in the air and charged the fire over her armor.

"Flame Shot!" The fire countered the thunder.

The collision stopped all time in that area. Erica and everyone else looked up in astonishment. Christa's armor was starting to glow in a blinding red light.

"EXPLOSION!" She cried slamming her sword into the earth. The White Silver, Wood and Prison Scale Dragoons watched in horror. Instead of flames aiming for the intended enemies, the flames went only a couple of yards and stopped and fired back at Christa.

The blonde's eyes went wide as she fainted on the ground. The Red Eye Dragon Knight spared Kay and Blaine.

"But why?" Daphne asked aloud. Their enemies Dragoon spirits glowed and their armors disappeared. Then their spirits glowed again and blinded their eyes. Their bodies went limp on the earth and they said no more.

Daphne ran towards them and placed her hand on their necks. They were still alive. * Are their spirits rejecting them? * The elf asked herself. Erica went straight for her fallen comrade.

"Christa!" She cried shaking her friend's body. The blonde girl's eyes opened slightly.

"Don't shake me like that." Christa moaned and then she passed out again. Hawk lifted her up.

"We have to get her medical attention." The old man said. "I have a small First Aid kit in my pouch on my motorcycle."

"That won't be necessary. She won't be living for much longer." Erica turned around to face Blaine, but he was different. He was again in Dragoon armor, but it was not the Violet. "I am Blaine of the Shadow Dragoon (see author's note at the bottom). Dragoons that oppose us, you will go no further."

"The Shadow Dragoon?" Jett asked Daphne who had a keen knowledge for these things. But his sister gave him no explanation and looked as clueless as he did.

From his motionless spot, the figure of the Dark Dragoon moved and suddenly saw the Gray figure.

* ssp47's Corner * Ok I did not create the Shadow Dragoon, it belongs to DarkDragonX in his story, the Darkness of Evil (Very good fic, btw. One I suggest reading)), and he was kind enough to let me borrow it. Thanks man! So if you want to use it you must consult him first.