Here's the re-written version of ch. 2. I hope it is good, as I've written some of it at 2:30 in the morning. And I work on my stories everytime the internet's down or something like that, so I don't add a lot of chapters at once.

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On the other side of the portal, Zach stood scowling. He actually looked pretty cute like that, but I wasn't going to admit that to anyone, or at least not anytime soon.

"What's wrong Zach?" I questioned, doing my best to sound condcerned, becuase don't get me wrong, I was concerned, but sometimes I have trouble expressing emotions.

"Well, it seems that Drake has recieved a very bad cold." He explained.

"That's horrible! Do you want me to heal him for you?" Emily asked the obvious.

"Yeah, that would be great, as he's burned down about half of Aldenmoor." Zach exaggerated, as he gestured to the charred trees around him. Drake couldn't possibly burn down all of Aldenmoor, or could he...

"Okay. We're over." I stated, as I stepped into the portal, dragging Emily behind me.

"I seriously owe you guys one." Zach admitted, as he led us to where Drake was laying, with an unusual tent of gray to his normally bright red scales.

"Don't mention it. It's our destiny to help animals, and people in need." Emily assured, as she genty stroke the poor, sick, dragon along the top of his muzzle.

"Well, you know the drill, Zach. We make some kind of contact with Emily, so that she can be lent power from us." I ordered, and he nodded, hesitantly placing a hand on Emily's sholder.

I took Emily's hand again, as I found it easier to lend my power when our magical stones were nearer. Fortanately, I'm left handed, and she's right handed, so it usually works out perfectly.

Together, we felt for Drake's heartbeat, and found it. It sounded slightly muffled, and weak from the toll the illness was taking on him. Dragons are more stongly effected by diseases than humans, for some reason.

I watched as the cool blue color of Emily's magic burst from her rainbow jewel, and enveloped Drake in a shimmering layer, and then it was gone almost imediately.

Stedily, the color of Drake's scales turned back to their normal shade, and his eyes widened in excitement as he suddenly realized that I had arrived.

Hello, Mommy! Did you come to visit me? He asked telepathically, making me grin. He was certainly back to normal.

"Yeah, and Emily and I came to make you better." I answered in a kind, motherly voice, as Drake though of me as his mother. Long story.

Thank you. He said bashfully, yet still sencerily.

"You guys are life-" Zach started to say, but was cut off by a strike of thunder.

I don't think there was a person who didn't jump at the sound, though it's kind of hard for a dragon to jump, with all the exsess weight that they have. Then came the worst part; it began to pour down rain, and the wind began to pick up.

"Follow me!" Zach shouted over the sounds, but he was still barely audible.

He led us to a large cave, that was, to my excitement, flat on the ground, so it was easily acessable. We didn't even have to duck down to get into the entrace.

The cave was warm, and a good shelter, if not all that pretty, as some caves tended to look. For a moment, we all just stood, well, everyone except for Zach, that is.

"That's some storm!" Zach finally broke the silence.

"Damn strait!" I exclaimed, as I brushed a damp strand of hair that was sticking to my face. Emily scowled, not at brushing the hair out of my face, but at my cursing.

"Oh, come on Em. There's no need to be such a goody-two-shoes!" I teased.

Zach, however, seemed to be distracted by something...