A/N: Woo finally! Its been a while since I updated! For one my stupid math teacher called my house to tell my parents I had a D in math and that I wasn't doing my homework or paying attention and I only had two weeks left to bring up my grade. So my stupid dad grounded me from the computer. Second even if I did happen to get on, it didn't matter because of my stinkin writers block! Well anyways I'm back with Ch. 5!

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When Arlena reached the girl she was in her normal clothes and they weren't blood soaked to her surprise. The girl was slowly regaining consciousness. She's the white-silver dragoon…the dragoon that has the ability to heal! That was why she was fine.

"Is it dead?!" That was the first thing that reached Thaedda's mind, the dragon. She sat up looking for the dragon, Arlena turned also…nothing. Nothing was there, not a thing but the destruction of the village that proved the dragons existence.

"Where is it?" Thaedda was more than a little irritated that it had just disappeared.

"Its…gone?" It had been there just a few seconds ago.

"Who are you?" Thaedda turned to the woman kneeling over her. "You're…the one who stabbed it…didn't I run into you earlier?"

Arlena smirked at the younger girl, and held out a hand. Thaedda took it and hauled herself up.

"I'm Arlena, and yes I did run into you earlier. Are you ok?" Arlena found it hard to believe even for the dragoon of light to feel completely 100%.

"Just a bit achy…I'm Thaedda, thank you…how did you kill it on your own?" Arlena snorted, ya right like she could take on a big dragon like that with two lousy daggers.

"Actually we had…some help." She thought of the dragoon, eyes the color of blood, a wingly. She herself had nothing against winglies to an extent, some still didn't like humans and those were the ones who annoyed her.

"Another dragoon, he killed the dragon. I was just a mere distraction." Her hand went to the hilt of the dagger at her left side, she ran her hand over the hilt then turned her attention back to the girl.

"Where did you get the stone…the dragoon stone?" A dragon and two dragoons, this trip was becoming more than she had expected.

"My mother…before she passed away, she left it to me. I never knew it was a dragoon stone, not till now, at least." Thaedda stood up and dusted off her dress.

"Two dragoons and a dragon…why all of a sudden?" Thaedda looked down, she didn't want to say anything about the message from her dream, now that she had found she was a dragoon and that their was more, she doubted her dream was just another…dream, but a message. She would tell this woman later, just thinking about the message made her shiver.

"Maybe he knows." .

"Who?"

"The dragoon who helped us. Maybe he knows something and could help us-" Arlena waved a hand.

"What do you mean us?" Thaedda tilted her head a bit.

"Well I thought that you would help…" Arlena sighed and bit and ran her hand over the hilt of one of her daggers.

"Listen kid-"

"I'm 16."

"Well listen, I have things to do. If you want to look for this dragoon, be my guest but I've got other plans." Arlena saw the younger girl frown a bit and she began to feel a bit of regret.

"Well…you could come with me and when we find the dragoon you can go off to wherever you need to. Please…I don't want to go alone." Arlena let out a sigh.

"Alright, but as soon as we find the dragoon I'm leaving. Now don't you have some family here?" Thaedda smiled warmly and hugged Arlena. The older girl stepped back, a little surprised.

"I'll leave a note, they'd make me stay if I were to see them."

After Thaedda collected a few things from her home and Arlena retrieved her pack. As the two girls neared the entrance of Lime Stone Cave, Thaedda stopped dead.

"W-we're going through there?" She stammered, Arlena caught the hint of fear in the young dragoon's voice.

"It's the quickest way." Arlena said flatly, the sound of her boots echoing in the cave.

"My-my grandmother always told me that it's dangerous in here! The guardian of the cave-"

"Was killed a hundred something years ago, C'mon." Thaedda had no choice but to follow. Arlena came to a stop at the small stream running through the cave. Sighing heavily Arlena sat by the stream, "you killed them…" The voice ran through her mind again, chilling her bones.

"No I didn't…" She whispered, she cupped her hands and slashed some water on her face.

"Excuse me?" Thaedda was sitting nearby.

"Nothing…lets get going." Thaedda sat there for a minute, she didn't fully understand this woman yet, and doubted she would soon.

The entered a new cavern, water dripped from the ceiling, a few drops landing on Thaedda's shoulder. She shivered uncomfortably and cursed. The ground shook under her feet and Thaedda stumbled a bit. "What was that? Is it a cave in?"

"No…its more than a cave in." Arlena cursed, certainly if dragons and dragoons were coming back, so would the guardian of Lime Stone Cave. "You might want to activate that stone…now." As Thaedda reached into her cloak pocket for the stone a loud hiss came from around the corner.

A huge serpent slithered around into the cavern and let out a his, showing long, sharp fangs. Thaedda froze in shock, the dragoon stone in her hand shone brightly bringing her to her senses. "Thaedda!" Thaedda blinked against the light and let the light engulf her.

Arlena gritted her teeth and drew out a throwing knife, she whipped it at the snake. The knife embedded itself in the snake, but seemed to be nothing to it. "Thaedda…could you hurry up please!"

Thaedda was now decked in her dragoon armor and drew out an arrow of light, notching it in her bow. Aiming carefully at the snakes head, she let it go. The snake hissed and moved, the arrow speeding past the snakes head. Thaedda cursed and rolled in the air to avoid the snake's swishing tail.

Arlena leapt to the side as the snake shot out a green glob of poison. Breathing hard Arlena stood up and grabbed a throwing knife from its sheath. Aiming she threw it at the snake, it pierced its scales, the snake hissed in pain.

The snake threw its head forward again, the poison glob aimed at Arlena. Thaedda grabbed an arrow and shot at the glob. It stopped and fell to the ground, the snake hissed and turned to Thaedda. Arlena grabbed another of her knives and threw it and with precise aim it pierced the snakes left eye.

The snake threw its head back in pain, Thaedda took the chance and grabbed an arrow from her back. Releasing the arrow, it pierced the snakes heart and the snake let out a cry.

Its shuddered once more and fell to the ground. Thaedda soared back down to the ground and her dragoon armor faded, she was breathing hard, sweat was beaded on her forehead. "You ok?" Thaedda nodded and brushed back a strand of platinum hair.

The girls reached the exit of the cave and reached the city of Bale. "So…where are we going?" Thaedda didn't know how they were supposed to find the dragoon.

"Fletz in Tiberoa." Thaedda's eyes widened, she'd never been so far from home before.

"Well how are we supposed to find the other dragoon?"

"He'll show up eventually." Arlena didn't exactly know when but she was sure he'd show. They walked in silence to an inn where they could stay the night.

"Why are we going to Tiberoa?"

"I'm going to see…someone, you'll probably be gone by then." Thaedda let out a soft oh. She wasn't exactly sure if this woman liked her or thought her an annoyance.

That night, while Thaedda slept, Arlena sat by the window, looking at nothing in particular. She hoped they would find this dragoon before they reached Tiberoa. Being with a dragoon was to dangerous, not that she couldn't handle it or anything… With a sigh she went to her own bed and was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

The next morning the silver dragoon woke up fairly early to find Arlena braiding her hair. "Get ready quick, I don't want to waste anytime." Thaedda nodded and dressed in a simple, blue dress.

A bit after that, after the girls had eaten, they made their way through the mountains on the way to Tiberoa. "Be on guard." Arlena warned the silver dragoon. Thaedda was carrying her bow in her hands and was constantly looking around.