Same disclaimer.

The flight to the Divine Tree was the wildest of my life. Coolon was moving at top speed, we were crowded together, and the Moon was releasing Virages like crazy. They immediately started firing, clipping one of Coolon's wings. He fell to the ground.

"I don't think I can fly anymore," said Coolon. With that, he closed his eyes forever.

I stood up. "We have no tome to grieve. We have to stop Zieg, or everything we have gone through will be meaningless! Let's get to the Moon!"

We raced up the tree, killing everything in our path, and annihilated a large insect at the top. With its death, we had access to the Moon itself. It wasn't what we expected.

I looked around in shock. "What the!? A plain!? Are we back on the ground!?"

Rose shook her head. "The Moon is showing us this. I don't know why."

We came to a forest resembling one near Miranda's home. She left to take care of something personal, but soon returned. The same happened with Haschel, when we came to a recreation of Bale.

Albert scanned the area. "I believe that this is Bale twenty years ago, just after my uncle took over. This is very strange."

We made our way into an area obviously designed for Winglies, as there was a Wingly palace in the distance. Much to my dismay, we weren't alone. A Dragon swooped in on us.

Rose was in shock. "That was…Michael! My Dragon. He was with me for more than ten thousand years!"

The Dragon attacked again, scattering us and knocking me out. When I came to, I was in a dojo, my family's dojo to be exact. It didn't look quite right, though.

"So you are here."

I spun around, drawing my blade. Before me stood my grandfather, looking about thirty, with a sword in his hand. He was dressed in a similar outfit to mine, though it was rather worn.

My eyes narrowed. "What do you want?"

"To show my son how wrong he was to marry someone from another species," he replied.

"You're not my grandfather. He never says such idiotic things." I attacked, taking him down with a single blow.

I caught up with the others near the core. Everyone seemed all right, if a little tired. Shana looked like she'd seen a ghost, while Meru seemed a bit beat-up.

A blue streak slammed into me. "Kyle!"

I hugged her. "Hi, Damia. Sorry I made you worry." I glanced at Dart. "Everyone okay?"

"Yeah. Now we end this."

We made it into the core and spotted another obstacle. "Oh, great. A Super Virage."

Dart drew his sword. "I don't care. Let's take this thing!!"

We transformed en masse and attacked. I soon lost track of everything but my own moves. I slashed the Virage repeatedly, leaving bloody gashes. I chopped off its arm, then jerked back as it shot at me.

"Divine Dragon Cannon!!"

"Whoa!" I dodged the beam that went past my right ear. I turned to glare at Lloyd. "Would you please aim a little better, next time?"

Lloyd's attack was more than the Virage could handle. It roared, then collapsed.

We were almost to the Virage Embryo when Zieg showed up again. I saw Dart's Dragoon Spirit glow. Oh, great. Dragoon twinning. Just what we don't need.

Rose gaped. "The Spirit still recognizes you!?"

Zieg smirked. "Of course it does. Now it ends."

Zieg sent a fireball at Dart, but it had no effect due to Dart's armor. Meru and Damia combined their powers and almost drowned Zieg in a tidal wave. Haschel gave him a few kicks.

I grabbed Krista's arm. "We have to take him now!"

"Got it. Gemini Beam!!"

Zieg looked over his shoulder at the Virage Embryo. "It's time. I no longer need this flesh." His eyes glowed green as he crumpled to the ground. From his body came a spirit that quickly assumed a recognizable shape.

"Melbu Frahma!" Rose spat the name. "But Zieg killed you!"

Melbu laughed. "He killed my body, but not my spirit. I cast a petrification spell on him and sealed my soul in the Dragoon Spirit."

Dart was enraged. "How long have you been manipulating my father!?" he demanded.

"Since the Black Monster attacked Neet. The fool tried to release his powers, not knowing that I was waiting for that moment. Now, I will become a god."

Lloyd snorted. "A god? Don't make me laugh."

Dart brandished his weapon. "We are the Dragoons! We will never let you win!" We took that as the signal to strike.

Albert cast his Rose Storm barrier first thing, knowing that this would take a while. Lloyd stood off and fired cannon blasts whenever he got an opening. The rest of us hacked away at Melbu however we could. He changed forms at least three times, each form giving us new headaches. His second form trapped Rose, who was released when I slashed her prison. The last was the nastiest. We had to kill him quickly, because he had the magic of the Dragon Block Staff.

Melbu took one more cannon shot. "How dare you!? Inferior Humans cannot defeat me, a god."

Rose landed next to Zieg. "Rose…I've kept you waiting…for so long. This is the end of our journey. Will you come with me?"

The Dark Dragoon smiled. "Yes. I will never leave you again."

Zieg turned to his son. "Dart. I was never a proper father to you. Please forgive me."

"Dad! I've just met you! It's not fair!"

As they flew into the center, we heard Rose's voice. "Dart, I'm glad I met you. Thank you."

I yelled. "Come on! It's going to blow! We have to get out of here!"

We flew as fast as we could through the Moon, dodging falling debris and flotsam. We shot out, one after another, nearly colliding. The Moon shrank to a point, then exploded.

Dart cried out. "Rose!!! Father!!!"

Author's note: Not much detail, I know, but this is the first story I've actually finished. D.S.