I'm tryin' to get out one chapter for each of my stories every two days. But it's not working the way I planned --; School's getting in the way. And plus, I only get one hour on the computer, sooooooooo……it's difficult. Anyway, hope ya like this chapter. Don't forget to review.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Legend of Dragoon, but I do own the characters that I created and myself.

The last thing that I remember was getting hit REALLY HARD and seeing blood. Lots and lots of blood. I heard voices now. I never thought that I'd be able to see again, but when I opened my eyes, the Wingly man from before was standing in front of me.

"She's awake, boss." The man told someone.

Boralo walked over to me.

"That's good. Leave." Boralo watched the man as he left the room. "And how are you feeling?"

"Just dandy." I noticed my head was still very bloody. "Are we gonna have a tea party now?"

"You're lucky I need you alive." He turned to walk off, but then turned back to face me. "Oh, and thank you for the staff." He walked away.

'Jerk.' I tried to stand but I felt a little light headed. When I finally stood up, I walked down the hall. I heard the sound of a sword a few rooms away. I walked to the room and peered in. It was the man that had tried to kidnap me earlier. He was training. I moved slowly away from the door when the door suddenly opened.

"Why hello." The man had put his sword away.

"Uh…..hello. I'll just be leaving now." As I turn around to leave, I hear the man's voice.

"Wait. You're going to need healing. I've got some healing potions." He walked towards a dresser. I slowly follow. "Here." He hands me a healing potion.

"Why are you doing this?" I take the potion and drink it. My head felt a LOT better when I had finished the potion.

"Can't a guy be nice? And plus, if you lose to much blood, you could die." He leaned up against the wall.

"SO?" I put my hands on my hips. "You're supposed to be the BAD GUY. Ya know, KILLING people, not HEALING them."

"Would you like me to kill you then?" The man looked at me.

"You wouldn't. Your BOSS wants me alive. So, just kill me." I stared back at him.

"Ya got a point." He closed his eyes.

"Uh-oh. He's coming." I quickly hid in the closet.

Boralo walked in.

"Ace, where's Crystal?" Boralo asked him as he looked around the room.

'He's gonna sell me out.' I held my breath.

"I don't know. I thought she was with you, boss." Ace lied.

Boralo headed towards the closet and was about to open the door when Ace spoke up.

"Who's guarding the staff?" He asked him. Boralo quickly left the room. "I knew that would work. You can come out now." I slowly opened the door and stepped out.

"Why'd you do that? You could've told him I was there. Why didn't you?" I asked him curiously.

"I have my reasons. You'd better get out of here. He'll be looking for you. There's a secret passage that he doesn't know about that leads outside. From there you can go back to your friends. But PLEASE don't try to get that staff back. He'll have that WELL guarded by now." Ace warned me.

"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind, Ace." I gave him a quick smirk and headed out of the room.

I ignored Ace's warning and headed towards the staff. I didn't know where it was, but I tried to get a quick peak in every room. So far, nothing. I had came to the LAST set of doors, at least I hoped they were, when I heard footsteps ahead. Unfortunately, there was no where for me to hide. Just as I thought I was gonna get caught, someone put their arm around my waist and we were off the ground. I looked over to see who it was.

"ACE?!" I was a bit confused. He covered my mouth with his hand.

"Quiet. You don't want them to hear us." He had already lifted us over twenty feet in the air. Guards walked below us.

"I'm confused. Why are you following me?" I had my energy blast ready just in case.

"I told you NOT to go and try to find the staff." He softly landed on the ground when the guards were out of sight.

"Well I have an obedience problem." I explained to him.

"I've noticed. Behind those doors over there is where the staff is. The guards on the inside have already been taken care of. There should be a door to the right when you walk inside that room. Go through that door then look for a stone with a star on it. It should be close to the floor. Pull it out and then go through the passage there. It should lead to the outside. Once you're out, you'll have to get past the guards, but I wouldn't worry 'bout that. I'll take care of them. Now GO." He pushed me towards the doors.

Boralo's fast footsteps could be heard.

"GO!! I'll take care of him!!" Ace drew his sword.

"But how are you gonna defeat HIM?" I asked.

"I've been planning this a LONG time. You don't know HOW badly I've wanted this place and him to go." He turned in the direction that Boralo was coming from.

I took a deep breath then ran inside the room ahead of me. He was right. The staff was there and dead guards were laying on the floor. I quickly made my way around the dead bodies and grabbed the staff. I saw the door on my right and made my way through it. I quickly noticed the stone with the star and I pulled it out. He had been right again. There was a passage way small enough for a young man to fit through. I slowly made my way down the passage. There was a good chance that this was a trap though, but I had to take that chance. When I finally saw daylight, I was relieved.

'How's he gonna take care of those guards though?' I asked myself.

Just then, I heard a strange sound. Growling. All of a sudden, a six foot, three-headed dog came running through. Its tail was probably seven to eight feet long. Altogether, the dog was probably a good ten to fifteen to twenty feet long. It was a strange color though. Blood red. The three-headed dog growled even more and then pounced on each of the guards in less than two seconds. I watched as the dog finished ripping the guts out of each Wingly. When he finished, he walked over to me. I had my hand on my sword's handle just in case. The dog walked by me and up to someone who was standing behind me.

"Ace? You OWN that dog?" I asked him when I turned around.

"Yes. And can you believe that he's only a puppy too?" Ace looked at me.

"HE'S A PUPPY?!?! HOW CAN THAT BE?!" I just now noticed something. Boralo was standing behind Ace. Ace noticed that I was staring at something and slowly turned around.

"Run, Crystal." He whispered to me.

I started to back up. I turned around and let my wings come out. I flew off into the sky. I heard someone screaming out in pain and then a dog growl. I continued to fly.

I had already flown a few hours, passing each town that I came to. I didn't care if Humans were staring at me. I sensed Lloyd's power coming from Deningrad. He once told me that he couldn't go back there, but it looks like Rose talked him into it. I didn't feel like going there, but I had to. I landed near the entrance. Humans turned to look at me and with one good look, they hid. I stomped my way up to the castle doors and stopped when the guards there pulled out their spears.

"We can't let you in here." One of the guards pointed his spear up at my neck.

I could feel the tip piercing into my neck, but not enough to cut through my flesh.

"Sorry. But I have an appointment with the Queen. So I HAVE to get through." I drew my sword. "You either let me in the easy way, or I'll have to MAKE me a way through."

"We CAN'T let you in. It's the Queen's orders." The second guard told me.

"Fine. Have it your way then." My sword went through the first guards stomach. The second one swung his spear and I ducked. My sword then disabled his leg with a single slash to the knee. He fell on the ground, holding his leg. "I told you to let me in."

"I would rather die then let YOU get in." The guard muttered through gritted teeth.

"Fine then. Whatever you say." I stabbed the sword into his stomach. Blood ran down the stairs. The once crystal clean stairs were now stained with blood. "I warned you." I pushed opened the doors and walked inside. I was greeted by three more guards. I pointed my right palm at them and a glowing light shot at each one that I pointed to. They completely disintegrated. "Don't you guys ever learn?" I shook my head and walked up the stairs.

"GUARDS!!! STOP HER RIGHT NOW!!" The Queen, sitting on her throne, ordered a few more guards.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." I pointed my palm at each guard and shot energy balls until they all disintegrated too.

"What do you want here?!" The Queen was just about to call another few guards when she realized it wouldn't help.

I heard footsteps behind me. On instinct, I turned around and shot an energy ball at the intruders.

"CRYSTAL!!!" Rose blocked the energy ball with her rapier.

"You know this young lady?! Then get her out of here!" The Queen started saying reasons WHY they should kill me when I turned back around and just stared at her. She shut up.

"We've been looking all OVER for you. When did you get here?" Lloyd asked me.

"A few minutes ago. Oh yeah, hey, miss Queen, ya might want to get the hallways cleaned up." I stared at Lloyd. "You've got a lot of explaining to do, mister."

"What?" Lloyd just stared back at me.

"PLEASE get her out of here." The Queen begged the others.

"I'm LEAVING. Dang. I just came for a visit." I noticed something moving in the shadows. 'Mmmmmmm.' I walked down the stairs. "I'm be leaving now." I ignored the Queen's frustrated voice behind me. I walked outside when I suddenly stopped. A LOT of guards were standing in front of me wielding spears.

'Stupid Queen. Doesn't she know ANYTHING about me?' I put up my sword. 'This is gonna be fun.' "Whatcha gonna do?" My fists lit up with a strange blue light.

I had spoke TOO soon. A see-through dragon walked up behind them. 'A DRAGON?!' I had never fought a Dragon before. I honestly thought they were dead. Only the Dragoons had them. 'But…..if the Dragoons were the only one who had them, then how come these HUMANS have them? Can Boralo bring Dragons back to life? No. It's not possible. But…….but Charle could. If she could bring back Rose, Zieg, Lloyd and Lavitz by using me….no…..she used ME. She'd have to use me AGAIN to bring the Dragons back to life. Unless…………she has more power than I thought she did.' I drew my sword again. I was gonna need it. I had never seen a dragon that was see-through before. I heard arguing behind me. I ignored them and turned my full attention towards the Dragon. The dragon went THROUGH the guards and went through me too. I couldn't stop it. It was like it was a ghost. All of the air went out of me. I fell backwards and hit the ground hard.

(Dream)

"Mommy, mommy!!" A little Wingly girl, about five, ran up to a Wingly woman.

I was standing right outside a small house, obviously protected by magic.

"Yes, sweetie?" The woman picked up the little girl and kissed her cheek.

"Eeeewww. Don't do that!" The girl rubbed her cheek.

"You're just like your brother." The woman shook her head. "Where is your brother anyway?"

"Uh…I don't know…he………uh…….." The little girl looked like she was hiding something.

"Now tell me. Where is he?" The mother looked at her sternly.

"Oh…okay. Just don't tell him that I told you where he went. He'll be mad at me. I promised him that I wouldn't say ANYTHING." The little girl explained quickly like she was trying to say it all before she forgot it all.

"Where is he then?" The woman put the girl on the ground.

"Right here." A young man that looked like he was eighteen, walked up behind them.

'Lloyd.' I thought to myself as I continued to watch.

"Where were you?! I was worried SICK about you!" The woman was furious.

"I just went out to train with Boralo. That's all. I told father that I was leaving." The young man, maybe Lloyd, explained.

"DOLEN!!" The woman screamed.

A Wingly man walked out of the house.

"Oh Soa. What'd you do now, Lloyd?" The man looked at Lloyd.

"WHAT?! WHY DO YOU ALWAYS THINK I DID SOMETHING WRONG?! SHE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG!!" Lloyd pointed to the little girl with the innocent look on her face.

"What did he do now, Zandreath?" Dolen asked the woman.

"Did he tell you that he was going out to train with Boralo?" Zandreath picked up the girl.

The man looked at Lloyd.

"Yes. He did." Dolen walked back inside after he gave Lloyd a 'You owe me' look.

I continued to watch the little girl. She seemed so familiar to me. Like I knew her once.

"Lloyd, I would like you to watch you baby sister. Is Boralo coming over for dinner?" Zandreath asked him.

"Yes. He'll be over for dinner, mother. Come on, brat." Lloyd grabbed the girl's shirt and dragged her out into the forest.

"DON'T LOSE HER AGAIN, LLOYD!!" Zandreath shouted.

"I didn't lose her the last time." Lloyd muttered.

"Yes you did." The little girl told him.

"No I didn't. YOU were the one who ran off to follow the Humans out of curiosity." Lloyd stopped walking and picked up the girl.

"I can't help it if I'm curious. They acted so strange. I just wanted to find out more about them." The girl poked at Lloyd's hair. "Can I put bows in your hair?"

"I don't like you THAT much." Lloyd turned around only to find Boralo.

He looked a bit younger than the Boralo that I knew.

"Hey. Taking care of your sister again, I see." Boralo walked out of the bushes.

"Yeah." Lloyd put the girl back on the ground and put his hand on her head.

The girl tugged at Lloyd's shirt.

"I want to go home, now." She whispered.

"Shhhhhhhhh." Lloyd ran his hands through her hair. "I told mother that you were staying for dinner."

"Yeah. And plus, I think you'd look ADORABLE in bows." Boralo laughed to himself.

"Very funny." Lloyd rolled his eyes.

"I want to go home now. I have a bad feeling." The girl tugged even more on Lloyd's shirt.

"Fine. She's always been right about her 'bad feelings'." Lloyd grabbed the girl's hand. "Come on."

Boralo watched Lloyd and the girl head back towards the house.

"Hey, Lloyd. I won't be coming back with you. Tell your mother to save me some of her food, k?" He waved bye at the girl. "See ya later, Crystal."

The girl just stared at him and then finally tugged on Lloyd's shirt, whispering for him to take her home.

'Crystal. Th…..that's me……..but……' I stared at the two walking back to the house. I looked over at Boralo who had a smug look on his face.

"Good-bye my dear friends." Boralo turned around and headed off deeper into the forest.

'What's going on?' I don't know what got into me, but I started to follow Boralo. I then heard screaming. A HUGE creature rose up from the forest. Everything was flashing before my eyes. The next thing I know, I'm standing in mid air with Lloyd, Dolen, the miniature me, and Zandreath standing on the edge of the cliff. I watched as the huge creature walked up to them. Dolen then pushed Lloyd off the edge and I could see the frightened face on Lloyd. The miniature me was crying on the woman's shoulder. Then everything went bright. I couldn't see anything, but I could still hear screaming. Loud screaming. Screams of pain.

I shot up in a bed. I was sweating all over. No. I wasn't sweating. I was bleeding. My hands were all wet with bright, red blood. My eyes were wide with fright. All that screaming. I covered my ears. I could still hear it. The screaming. The painful screaming. I closed my eyes as a scream found its way out of my mouth. Everything went bright.

yawning I'm sleepy. It's really late. Hope ya liked this chapter. I might put out a Final Fantasy 8 Fanfic soon. Maybe. I'm not sure. Just tell me if you want me to put it out and I'll see about it. Well, I'll put it out anyway but I'd still like to know whatcha think 'bout the idea. It's gonna be sorta like 'Partying with Dragoons'. Don't forget to review.