I know that the first two chapters were a bit rushed. I'm going to try to
let this one be a bit deeper since I've basically introduced everything,
but make no mistake this chapter has a bit of a twist. Have fun!!
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" Back off," she said trudging along. " Don't you have something better to do."
" No your hurt," said Oliver getting in front of the girl. " And we could get there a lot faster if you would just let me help you."
"You really don't," she said falling into him. " Give up. *sigh* fine."
"You won't regret it," he said turning her around in the right direction." So what's your name."
" Umm," she said stalling. His question caught her off guard, but there was no harm in telling this to a person who would have it erased from his memory tomorrow. " Well, my Order name is Talon, but most people call me by my human nickname."
" Which is," he asked questionably.
" Mare," she said smiling. " I'll just say that it was a big joke back when I had a home."
*_*_* " How far away is this," she said after a few minutes of walking. She felt the need to lean on Oliver more and more as silver took over her clothes until both of them were soaked in the dark silver liquid.
"Not much farther," he said feeling a leathery wing wrap around him.
"Good," she whispered looking ahead into the dark corridor. All she could see were the fuzzy shadows through on the walkway cast by torch light. She felt lightheaded but did her best not to show it. 'Who knows what may be around the corner,' she thought thinking of one the first things that Karen had told her. A gust of wind caught her off guard as she realized that she was very unaware about who was running in her direction.
" Who is that," said Wood as he felt her body become tense.
" I don't know," she said trying to get her bow just in case, but she left her bow in the hall along with everything else. "Damn," she cursed herself for being stupid enough to leave her things. ' But that's why they call me Talon,' she thought flexing the claw-shaped metal that came from her knuckles. She no longer leaned on Oliver standing in a common defensive position.
" Who are you," she growled her voice bouncing off the walls.
" Mare, it's ok it's me Rae," bounced back a familiar voice.
" Rae," she said seeing a fuzzy figure come into view and grab her preventing her hands from scratching her. All she could make out was her large pale frame held her up.
" Oh my god," said Rae looking over her friend. " What the hell happened to you."
" Big spider," she replied holding out her hands to show how big. " Really big spider."
" Sheba," questioned Rae. " You got her, right."
" Would I be standing here if I didn't," she replied. "There was something on her weapons and Karen got the worst of it."
" How is she," her voice sounding worried. The dragon made one quick cutting motion across her throat. " Are you sure," her voice raising as she choked back tears.
" Yeah," she said hugging her friend. She carefully wrapped her wings around her. Rae pushed her away as she finally figured out that Wood was there staring at them. " Who's this," she asked pointing to the guy. " Sheba tried one last desperate escape with a hostage, but that plan didn't work out too well. As a precaution I wanted Stephanie to take a look at him. We really don't need a dead student our first night here," she said leaning against the wall. " Any idea where she might be," she said coughing.
" No, but I found someone better," she answered. " He's um.. A bird of prey."
" Really what kind," she asked after a pause. " A falcon."
" Bigger," she replied.
"Hawk."
" Bigger."
"Eagle."
"... Big..ger."
" What's bigger than a ... ," she stopped her eyes bulged a few sizes. "It's not a."
" Mare, your wounded you've bleed so much that your blood is no longer silver but red. If your that suborn to want to die over something that happened two years ago I'll bring him here make you pass out and heal you anyway, so make it easier and come quietly for once in your life."
" But you don't understand," she said.
" All I understand is .SLEEP," she ordered gently. Her green eyes rolled back slowly before she fell, and Rae caught her with little effort. " Come with me..what's your name," she asked.
" Oliver Wood," he said amazed by the girl strength as she easily lifted the large dragon onto her back.
" Well, Oliver follow me," she said taking him to another part of the castle.
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" Please stay calm," said Dumbledore raising his voice after everything had settled down. " I understand that it has been a stressful night, but I just wanted to let everyone know the danger has passed. You will get a formal explanation at breakfast tomorrow. Classes will also be suspended for one day as a little break. Perfects if you please take your house back to their rooms."
The hall emptied slowly as the crowd thinned. Dumbeldore noticed that Harry, Ron and Hermoine were deep in discussion as he came closer he heard what they were talking about.
" She was right there and then someone else came and said it was just a dream," he whispered. " But it was so real and when I went outside to look for something there was nothing. I really thought I was going loony, but as it turned out there was silver fingerprints on my face."
" So do you think it was really her," said Ron.
" Yeah it would make sense, but in my "dream" she didn't have wings," said Harry.
" She must be a shape shifter," said Hermoine. " I've read about them. They're like a werewolf or a vampire, but they're usually a different kind of animal, but their different because they have three different forms human, animal, and a usually a powerful mix of the two. "
" Wow," said Harry seeing Dumbeldore come into view. " Lets go."
"Harry," said Dumbledore seeing the group try to seek out. " Can I talk to you please."
" Yes professor," said Harry as he walked up to him. " Is there something you need to talk about."
" Yes, Harry instead of coming down to breakfast please go up to my office tomorrow I have something of great importance to tell you, Mr. Wealsy, and Miss Granger."
" Ok professor see you tomorrow," said Harry as he started to walk off.
" Wait Harry," said the professor before he forgot. " Please don't go wondering the halls tonight."
" Yes professor," said Harry as he went to go tell Ron and Herione.
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She awoke to a sweet darkness that was very welcome to the dragon. She no longer felt the fire like pain but almost an uneasy contentment that was far from what she should be.
" Hello," said Rachel seeing that her friend was awake. " Don't bother trying to get up we had to tie you down. Just as a precaution and just to let you know the Phoenix had a fit when he saw them there. Even when I explained that you tried to kill the last one you meet."
" Good for him," said the dragon.
" He wanted to know why someone like you would have a death wish so early on in life," said Rae. " Of course I didn't tell him."
" Was Wood ok," she said changing the subject.
" The Phoenix found a cut in his right hand that had been infected by the spider. Lucky there was a Phoenix here, because otherwise we would have had to kill him."
"Well, lucky us." Her words dripped with sarcasm as she was still trying to get out. " Let me out I've got a Phoenix to slay."
" I can't let you do that Mare," said Rae. " At least until you tell me why a phoenix are on your 'to kill' list."
" You wouldn't understand," she said grunting with effort. " These baby's are magic aren't they? "
" Yea, and how could you say that haven't we been through everything together?"
" Almost everything," she corrected. " Ever wonder how my family suddenly murdered?"
" But the Phoenix couldn't have.."
" Driven a knife through my father's heart as my mother cried for him to stop. I couldn't move because his mind held me there. I was helpless to save the family that kept the darkest secret from me. They should have let me go when they saw him there but they didn't know what was happening."
" Wow..I never knew I thought they just died in the fire.."
" That he set when he took me away," as she finished her voice becoming unfeeling and detached. "I'm going to kill him as soon as I get the chance."
" But that doesn't mean that they are all like that," said Rae her voice barely a whisper.
" That's like saying you didn't carve the blood of an innocent person as they walk past," said Mare in a knowing tone.
" What if I could prove you were wrong," said a voice from the other end of the room. The light from the hall surrounded them blocking out any features that may have been seen other wise. " A Phoenix is no more blood thirsty than you dear dragon."
" A really bad idea to come back into the Dragon's den," she said throwing herself at full force trying as hard as she could to break her bindings. "Phoenix," her tone was completely animal as she tried again.
" I don't want to hurt you," he said coming closer.
" Well, I wanna really hurt you very badly," she said her teeth beared.
"I saved you life," he said coming close enough for her to make out the average Phoenix characteristics. Gold colored hair, red-ish brown eyes, small full build, tall, but that's not what she saw.
" You're going to wish that you let me die," she snarled.
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" Back off," she said trudging along. " Don't you have something better to do."
" No your hurt," said Oliver getting in front of the girl. " And we could get there a lot faster if you would just let me help you."
"You really don't," she said falling into him. " Give up. *sigh* fine."
"You won't regret it," he said turning her around in the right direction." So what's your name."
" Umm," she said stalling. His question caught her off guard, but there was no harm in telling this to a person who would have it erased from his memory tomorrow. " Well, my Order name is Talon, but most people call me by my human nickname."
" Which is," he asked questionably.
" Mare," she said smiling. " I'll just say that it was a big joke back when I had a home."
*_*_* " How far away is this," she said after a few minutes of walking. She felt the need to lean on Oliver more and more as silver took over her clothes until both of them were soaked in the dark silver liquid.
"Not much farther," he said feeling a leathery wing wrap around him.
"Good," she whispered looking ahead into the dark corridor. All she could see were the fuzzy shadows through on the walkway cast by torch light. She felt lightheaded but did her best not to show it. 'Who knows what may be around the corner,' she thought thinking of one the first things that Karen had told her. A gust of wind caught her off guard as she realized that she was very unaware about who was running in her direction.
" Who is that," said Wood as he felt her body become tense.
" I don't know," she said trying to get her bow just in case, but she left her bow in the hall along with everything else. "Damn," she cursed herself for being stupid enough to leave her things. ' But that's why they call me Talon,' she thought flexing the claw-shaped metal that came from her knuckles. She no longer leaned on Oliver standing in a common defensive position.
" Who are you," she growled her voice bouncing off the walls.
" Mare, it's ok it's me Rae," bounced back a familiar voice.
" Rae," she said seeing a fuzzy figure come into view and grab her preventing her hands from scratching her. All she could make out was her large pale frame held her up.
" Oh my god," said Rae looking over her friend. " What the hell happened to you."
" Big spider," she replied holding out her hands to show how big. " Really big spider."
" Sheba," questioned Rae. " You got her, right."
" Would I be standing here if I didn't," she replied. "There was something on her weapons and Karen got the worst of it."
" How is she," her voice sounding worried. The dragon made one quick cutting motion across her throat. " Are you sure," her voice raising as she choked back tears.
" Yeah," she said hugging her friend. She carefully wrapped her wings around her. Rae pushed her away as she finally figured out that Wood was there staring at them. " Who's this," she asked pointing to the guy. " Sheba tried one last desperate escape with a hostage, but that plan didn't work out too well. As a precaution I wanted Stephanie to take a look at him. We really don't need a dead student our first night here," she said leaning against the wall. " Any idea where she might be," she said coughing.
" No, but I found someone better," she answered. " He's um.. A bird of prey."
" Really what kind," she asked after a pause. " A falcon."
" Bigger," she replied.
"Hawk."
" Bigger."
"Eagle."
"... Big..ger."
" What's bigger than a ... ," she stopped her eyes bulged a few sizes. "It's not a."
" Mare, your wounded you've bleed so much that your blood is no longer silver but red. If your that suborn to want to die over something that happened two years ago I'll bring him here make you pass out and heal you anyway, so make it easier and come quietly for once in your life."
" But you don't understand," she said.
" All I understand is .SLEEP," she ordered gently. Her green eyes rolled back slowly before she fell, and Rae caught her with little effort. " Come with me..what's your name," she asked.
" Oliver Wood," he said amazed by the girl strength as she easily lifted the large dragon onto her back.
" Well, Oliver follow me," she said taking him to another part of the castle.
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" Please stay calm," said Dumbledore raising his voice after everything had settled down. " I understand that it has been a stressful night, but I just wanted to let everyone know the danger has passed. You will get a formal explanation at breakfast tomorrow. Classes will also be suspended for one day as a little break. Perfects if you please take your house back to their rooms."
The hall emptied slowly as the crowd thinned. Dumbeldore noticed that Harry, Ron and Hermoine were deep in discussion as he came closer he heard what they were talking about.
" She was right there and then someone else came and said it was just a dream," he whispered. " But it was so real and when I went outside to look for something there was nothing. I really thought I was going loony, but as it turned out there was silver fingerprints on my face."
" So do you think it was really her," said Ron.
" Yeah it would make sense, but in my "dream" she didn't have wings," said Harry.
" She must be a shape shifter," said Hermoine. " I've read about them. They're like a werewolf or a vampire, but they're usually a different kind of animal, but their different because they have three different forms human, animal, and a usually a powerful mix of the two. "
" Wow," said Harry seeing Dumbeldore come into view. " Lets go."
"Harry," said Dumbledore seeing the group try to seek out. " Can I talk to you please."
" Yes professor," said Harry as he walked up to him. " Is there something you need to talk about."
" Yes, Harry instead of coming down to breakfast please go up to my office tomorrow I have something of great importance to tell you, Mr. Wealsy, and Miss Granger."
" Ok professor see you tomorrow," said Harry as he started to walk off.
" Wait Harry," said the professor before he forgot. " Please don't go wondering the halls tonight."
" Yes professor," said Harry as he went to go tell Ron and Herione.
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She awoke to a sweet darkness that was very welcome to the dragon. She no longer felt the fire like pain but almost an uneasy contentment that was far from what she should be.
" Hello," said Rachel seeing that her friend was awake. " Don't bother trying to get up we had to tie you down. Just as a precaution and just to let you know the Phoenix had a fit when he saw them there. Even when I explained that you tried to kill the last one you meet."
" Good for him," said the dragon.
" He wanted to know why someone like you would have a death wish so early on in life," said Rae. " Of course I didn't tell him."
" Was Wood ok," she said changing the subject.
" The Phoenix found a cut in his right hand that had been infected by the spider. Lucky there was a Phoenix here, because otherwise we would have had to kill him."
"Well, lucky us." Her words dripped with sarcasm as she was still trying to get out. " Let me out I've got a Phoenix to slay."
" I can't let you do that Mare," said Rae. " At least until you tell me why a phoenix are on your 'to kill' list."
" You wouldn't understand," she said grunting with effort. " These baby's are magic aren't they? "
" Yea, and how could you say that haven't we been through everything together?"
" Almost everything," she corrected. " Ever wonder how my family suddenly murdered?"
" But the Phoenix couldn't have.."
" Driven a knife through my father's heart as my mother cried for him to stop. I couldn't move because his mind held me there. I was helpless to save the family that kept the darkest secret from me. They should have let me go when they saw him there but they didn't know what was happening."
" Wow..I never knew I thought they just died in the fire.."
" That he set when he took me away," as she finished her voice becoming unfeeling and detached. "I'm going to kill him as soon as I get the chance."
" But that doesn't mean that they are all like that," said Rae her voice barely a whisper.
" That's like saying you didn't carve the blood of an innocent person as they walk past," said Mare in a knowing tone.
" What if I could prove you were wrong," said a voice from the other end of the room. The light from the hall surrounded them blocking out any features that may have been seen other wise. " A Phoenix is no more blood thirsty than you dear dragon."
" A really bad idea to come back into the Dragon's den," she said throwing herself at full force trying as hard as she could to break her bindings. "Phoenix," her tone was completely animal as she tried again.
" I don't want to hurt you," he said coming closer.
" Well, I wanna really hurt you very badly," she said her teeth beared.
"I saved you life," he said coming close enough for her to make out the average Phoenix characteristics. Gold colored hair, red-ish brown eyes, small full build, tall, but that's not what she saw.
" You're going to wish that you let me die," she snarled.
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