Chapter Two: Realization
Sean awoke, ready to take on the day. In his mind, he still wondered how on earth he could explain to Ben about the powers of the Dragoon Spirit he possessed. He'd have to get him somewhere private, that was for sure. So, for the rest of the morning, Sean searched the town for some place private. He tried to keep away from the larger, bustling part of the city and more in the quieter areas.
It was a quaint little town, he had to give it that. It was full of people just going this way and that as part of their daily routine, doing what they do. Poor souls. They had no clue of the terrible dangers that lurked in darkness, just waiting for the opportune moment to attack and wipe out the human race. Sean sometimes wondered if his services were needed. Humans had come a long way in weapon technology of all sorts. Could they take on these threats?
He wondered about that less and less these days. Maybe the humans could fight on their own, but they didn't have to. Sean had wiped out many, many enemies over the years all by himself. The humans didn't need to use their own technology when one Dragoon could do so much. Besides, this way, they were calm and unafraid. Life was better this way.
Sean fought hard to remember those days, not having to worry about anything. However, those days had grown dim in his mind until he could no longer picture himself in that life, an innocent boy living his own life…a happier life. However, there were things you had to sacrifice in this life. Happiness was one of them. Fewer and fewer things could satisfy that need as he grew. He rarely smiled anymore. Sean paid little heed to this. He had to be serious, as the situation was. When dealing with beings that plan to kill every last human and take the planet as their own, Sean didn't have time for such things. After all, knowing that you alone saved your world is satisfaction enough.
Still…
Sean got his thoughts back on track as he traveled through the woods. They were a ways out, far from any houses at all. He hoped to find some spot in the thick greens, anywhere that would be a good place for training the new Dragoon. Suddenly, he found it. He shoved his way through bushes and trees and stepped right into it. It was a massive clearing right there in the midst of the woods. There was plenty of room for anything in here. Plus, there was a lake on one side of the clearing. There was a rim of grass all around it and trees not far off on all other ends.
All in all, this place was perfect. Sean had to smile a little for finding this place. Not only did this town contain a dragoon, but it also contained the perfect place to train him. Speaking of the dragoon, Sean looked at his watch and decided to get back home, so he'd be ready for when Ben got the surprise of his life.
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Ben met Sean at his house again. This time, their spirits didn't explode in light. They got to walking and talking and grew to know one another. Ben had spent his whole life in this town, so there wasn't much excitement to tell. Not too much stuff of incredible importance ever happened here. As for the Dragoon Spirit, Ben's father had found it one day and gave it to him for his sixth birthday. He felt strangely attatched to it now, like it had grown on him. Therefore, he made sure to never ever lose it.
Sean had spent his life in his other home, not an incredibly friendly place. It wasn't really a bad town, actually. Sean just didn't have a lot of fond memories there. Ben was curious, but knew better than to pry too deep into the subject. It was obviously hard on Sean.
Ben gave Sean a tour around the town. The town grew busier and busier with every step until it had magically transformed from a suburban area into a city. Sean only paid slight attention as Ben would point out things. His mind was still stuck on how to tell Ben about the amazing powers he didn't even know he had.
However, this situation suddenly grew bigger in the process of half an hour. They were walking on another of the many sidewalks when Ben looked up and saw him heading right to them. He gave a small smile and nodded to him.
"Wassup, loser?" The teen asked. Sean looked him over. He was rather tall for his age with a think, lanky kind of frame and dark brown hair.
"Who?" Sean asked.
"Robert Williams." Ben explained. "Rob, this is Sean McMann. He just moved in near my house."
"Sup?" Robert greeted, shaking his hand. "Hey, I'm headin' into the arcade here." He said, jerking his thumb towards the building right next to them. "Care to get whooped?"
Ben smiled at the challenge. "You're on. C'mon, Sean." The three of them went in.
Something's up with that boy. The Divine Dragon suddenly said in Sean's mind. Of course, he couldn't respond in public without looking like a fool, so he just listened. I can feel some kind of…energy flowing throughout him. I believe I've felt it before, but… His voice drifted off. Sean couldn't ask "But what?" Just then, he didn't have to wonder anymore. Sean and Ben popped in their quarters and while the game was getting ready, Rob spoke.
"Alright." He said. "Just for luck…" Then, he pulled a necklace out from under his shirt. It wasn't just a necklace, though. It, too, had a Dragoon Spirit attached to the end. His was a jade green color. Suddenly, his spirit and Sean's reacted with each other, glowing intensely. Both boys quickly covered the light as best they could, then looked at each other and away from the staring crowd. Robert looked at Sean's Dragoon Spirit. "You got one too, eh? Welcome to the freak show."
Sean couldn't believe this. Two Dragoon Spirits in two days.
Remarkable, isn't it? The dragon said. And it's not over yet. I can sense another one nearby.
Three?!
Look around for it. Sean did so. While Ben and Robert played, Sean's eyes scanned the room. Unfortunately, most people were faced away from them to play other arcade games or talk to people. Besides, they could be hidden under their shirt, like Robert's was.
It wasn't long after before Robert defeated Ben. "Care to try your luck, new guy?" The champ asked Sean.
"Hm?" He asked, turning back to him.
"I whooped Ben, now it's your turn, c'mon."
"Uh…okay. Let me figure out the controls first." It was a fighting game, so the controls weren't too complex and he easily got the hang of it. Soon afterwards, Rob was sweating. His character had only a fourth of its life left while Sean's still had all of its health.
"Wow, Rob." Ben observed. "You're not doin' so hot."
"SHUT UP!!" He commanded. Finally, he unleashed a great combo that finally broke through Sean's defense and did some damage. However, Sean's character suddenly reversed the attack and finished him off. "What the?!" Rob exclaimed. "You've played this game a lot, haven't you?"
Sean shook his head. "Not this one in particular, but I play a lot of fighting games. Next?" Rob groaned as Ben took his spot and took on the new champ. Ben had been watching Sean's movements and learned the benefits of blocking correctly, so Sean was having a bit a harder time. Robert's strategy was to go all out and never give the opponent the chance. When Sean had constantly blocked those moves, he couldn't win. Now, both guys were taking the defensive. Naturally, Robert grew bored of this tiresome strategy and just looked around the room, seeing if he could spot anybody he knew.
Sean and Ben had each paid half of their character's health when Robert's eyes perked open. He leaned over to Ben. "O'Riley, four o'clock."
Ben was suddenly distracted. "Which was is she facing?"
"Away."
Ben spun around and Sean finished him hardly off easily. "Keep your eyes on the target, Ben. What distracted you?"
Robert explained. "Melissa O'Riley."
"Who?"
"She's in out grade. Best backyard in the school." He let out a chuckle. Sean looked around in the direction they were staring.
"Where?"
"Leaning over the counter over there. Long, black hair." Sean looked and saw her. He didn't think about this kind of thing too often, but he had to admit that Rob was right. Nice "backyard".
"No!" Ben said, turning back around. "Mustn't look. Not…right."
"Good for you, Ben." Sean said, also turning back around. Robert snorted.
"Give me a break. He's just not looking because he's head over heels for another girl and he's afraid she'll know he was checking out someone else and never ever like him."
Ben's face went red. "…So?!"
Robert laughed and looked at Melissa again. "Aw, nuts. She turned around. Well, it's alright. She's also got a nice-"
"Why don't you try admiring her face, you pervert." Sean said, also turning around to get a look at her. Ben turned around also, seeing as it was alright now, and all three guys saw it. Ben and Robert paid no heed, but Sean could only stare. She, too, had a Dragoon Spirit. This one was a very dark blue color.
Incredible. The dragon said. Three Spirits in one town.
Sean said nothing and just kept looking at it.
Rob had to laugh. "You call me a pervert and you stare right along with me?"
Sean snapped back into focus. "I was just looking at the necklace she has. It's like ours."
"So," Robert gathered, "You were staring at her chest?"
Sean gave him a look. "Shut up." Robert laughed. Then, Sean's spirit began to glow. He quickly covered it before it got too bright and he saw Melissa's spirit glow a little, and then die out. She looked at it, perplexed, then shook her head and went on with her life.
"Boy." Sean said. "Why do they keep doing that?" Of course, he meant for the dragon to hear that, which he did.
I'm letting the other dragons know that I am here. They're lying dormant, I am stirring them again. From what I've gathered, none of them have ever spoken to their spirit bearer. They have no link with them. We must establish one and awaken their powers.
Uh-huh, was all Sean could think. Just then, Melissa walked by, heading for the door. Robert and Ben quickly turned around back to the game. Sean turned his head and looked at them.
"What's up with you two?"
Of course, Melissa saw them turn like that and walked over to them.
"Well," She said to Robert's back, "If it isn't the stalker."
Robert turned around with a grin. "You know you like it."
Melissa roller her eyes at him and turned to the next one. "Hi, Ben."
"Hey." He said. Then, she looked at Sean.
"Wow, you guys finally found the third stooge. What's his name?"
"Sean McMann." Ben introduced. "Sean, this is-oh, boy." He quickly covered his eyes, as did Sean. The Dragoon Spirits reacted again, creating another great light. They died down quickly, but Melissa was half blind now.
"Geez." She said. Then, she looked at Sean. "Please tell me you know something about these things."
"If I knew, I would tell you." Sean replied. Then, he shook her hand to complete the introduction. As he did, he looked her over. She was a looker, that was for sure. One thing Sean didn't catch her as was a wimp. Something about her just said "don't mess with me." As said before, she had long black hair that drifted down to her rear. But what caught Sean's attention the most were her eyes. He saw something in them, a sort of spark. A lively spirit. He'd seen it before, but where?
"Alright then, I've gotta go, so," She looked at Sean, "nice to meet you," she looked at Ben, "see you as school," she looked at Robert, "quit staring." She turned away.
"I can't help it if you're beautiful!" Robert said. She ignored the comment and left.
Ben looked at Sean and saw him gazing at her as she left. He waved his hand in front of Sean's face. "Hello in there."
Sean snapped back to attention. Ben had to smile.
"You like her, don't you?"
"No! Well, yes. I mean, I like her as in she seems like a nice girl and all, but I don't like her in the way you're insinuating."
"You couldn't get your eyes off her, man!"
"She just reminds me of someone, okay?"
"Oh, yeah? Who?"
Sean sighed. "I can't tell."
"Right." Ben said, shaking his head.
Sean looked over in the direction in which Melissa had left. He hoped he could see her again and place his memories, as well as show her the powers she possessed.
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Robert and Ben continued Sean's tour soon thereafter. Sean still hadn't figured out a way to tell these two about Dragoons.
Fortunately for him, his chance came not too long after they'd left the arcade. They'd finished gaming and got a bite to eat, then ventured on, pointing out various hotspots. They had just stopped by the small building that the guys said was where the town's newspaper was printed. They were about to get the story of the century.
Sean, the dragon said, something's wrong. Sean looked around for any signs of danger, but couldn't see anything. Something's coming… Sean grew tense and his eye continued to search. In the air! Sean looked up, but saw nothing. Then, he heard it. It sounded like an airplane, but the dragon was an expert at detecting evil. What could it be?
Suddenly, the sound flew right over their heads. All three guys spun around and looked up.
"What was that?" Ben asked. "A plane?"
Then, the sound went over their heads again and they turned again to look.
"Too fast for a plane." Robert noted.
Sean's eyes narrowed. He didn't have his sword, so he'd have to work with magic only.
ZOOM! There it went again! Back and forth it flew. Its movement puzzled Sean, but the dragon knew.
It's doing one of two things. One, it's surveying the area, seeing what it's getting into before actually getting into it.
Or? Sean thought.
Or it's looking for something.
Looking for what? It flew over them again and once more, their heads turned to follow it.
"What on earth IS that thing?!" Robert exclaimed. They kept their eyes in that direction, waiting for it to go over again. However, it didn't. It just stopped.
"That was…freaky." Ben said, for lack of a better word. Sean scratched his head.
"What's it doing now?" He wondered aloud.
I doubt it fled. It's probably waiting for the opportune moment to strike, but I can't say for sure. Keep a sharp eye.
Sean nodded discretely and looked around again. Rob suddenly chuckled.
"Hey, Ben." He said, "Someone's got a laser pen." Sean turned and looked at him. Sure enough, he had a little red dot on his shirt.
"Oh, come on." Ben groaned. "Who's immature enough to do that?" Just a few seconds later, the dot vanished. "There, thank you." Suddenly, the dragon exploded.
SEAN!! GET HIM OUT OF THE WAY!!!!
Sean suddenly felt it too. He looked up and barely saw a white dot.
"LOOK OUT!!" He shouted, tackling Ben and Robert both. They were knocked back off the sidewalk and into and alley just in time. A white energy beam blasted the ground where they had just been. The explosion of the impact sent the three of them flying even further. They hit the ground hard and rolled a good ways before finally coming to a stop.
"Ah…" Ben groaned. "Wh-what was that?!"
Sean ran right back out into the streets and looked around. People were screaming and panicking already. He looked up at the sky and saw nothing.
"Sean!" Ben shouted, pointing to him. He looked down just in time to see the red dot disappear. He jumped back into the alley just as another blast fired. Now, it was real pandemonium. The humans were shouting and running away from an unseen foe.
"What's going on?!" Robert exclaimed.
"I'm not sure." Sean said. He poked his head out into the alley again and saw it coming. It was a very large monster with ivory skin. It had a very wide head with two wings sprouting from the back of either side. Seven green eyes were in the front of its "face", with the largest in the middle. It had two long arms with five fingers and two long legs with three claws. It swooped across the sky and landed near the alley.
It cannot be…The dragon said in awe.
"What?! What is it?!" Sean demanded.
"That's what WE'D like to know!!" Robert exclaimed.
A virage!! Sean's eyes shot open. A virage?!
The menacing beast looked around, seeming to search for something. Then, it turned its head and looked down the alley. A little red light, like a laser pen, shone from its middle eye and pointed Sean out.
"Uh-oh…" Was all Ben could say. They were stuck in an alley with no place to run. The little light disappeared and the virage's eye began to glow.
"Stay back!" Sean shouted.
"What are you doing?!" Robert shouted back.
Sean's Dragoon Spirit glowed brightly just as the virage fired. Sean shot his hands forward and braced himself. The beam hit him hard and pushed him back a little, but no further. He held the blast back with his hands as the Dragoon Spirit enabled them to do so. Within a few seconds, the attack stopped, but Sean was knocked onto his back from the force.
Ben and Robert stared.
"How…what…how…he…but…what?!" Ben stammered.
"HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!" Robert blasted.
Sean got back onto his feet. "I'll explain later." Then, he held up his hand and a small, glowing ball formed. He threw it at the virage and it blasted the side of its head. The virage stepped back, stumbled on a car and fell onto its back. Sean ran out of the alley as the virage started to get back up.
"What is he doing?!" Robert wondered.
"He's gonna get killed!" Ben said, running out.
"What are YOU doing?!" Robert shouted, chasing after him.
The streets had been deserted now that the virage was there, so Sean felt safe to express his abilities. Sean jumped up higher than any human can ever jump and kicked the virage in the face. It took the blow and continued to stand. Sean landed and jumped again, but the virage swung a punch, knocking him back to the ground. He hit hard and rolled a ways. As he was rolling the virage shone its light again.
"Oh, shoot!" Ben exclaimed, rushing towards Sean. Robert started to, but then stopped and got a better idea.
"HEY!" He shouted. "HEY, UGLY!! OVER HERE!!"
The virage actually turned its head and looked at Robert, jumping and waving his arms around.
"C'mon, you freak-alien! Over here!" He taunted.
"What are you doing?!" Ben called to him.
"Distracting!!" He called back. Robert started running as he taunted and the virage tried focusing its beam, but Robert kept running back and forth and the virage couldn't lock-on. So, the virage started walking after him.
"He's got guts." Sean granted.
"But no brain." Ben sighed. "He's gonna get killed!"
"Then I suggest you do something about it." Sean replied with a small grin.
"What?!"
"He is your friend, right?"
"Of course!"
"Then help him!"
"How?!" Ben wondered.
"By using the power you've had since you were six."
"Huh?!"
Sean pointed to his Dragoon Spirit. "That thing contains more firepower than you can imagine. It's been laying dormant for years, just waiting for you to call on it. Now, I'm going to awaken that power for you." Sean put his hand on Ben's chest over the Dragoon Spirit as his own Spirit began to glow. "Awaken…spirit of the Red-Eye Dragoon."
With that command, Ben's spirit glowed again, a deep, fiery red. Sean removed his hand and stepped back a bit. Ben stared at the spirit, wondering what was happening. Suddenly, a burst of energy shot within him.
"AH!" He shouted, falling to his knees. His chest felt like it would explode. The feeling began spreading throughout his body. He saw a red trail flowing down his arm through his veins until it reached his fingers. The pain traveled with it, all over him. Finally, with a great shout, the powers burst. Fire erupted from all around him, engulfing him. Sean protected himself with his own Dragoon Spirit and watch, eagerly.
Suddenly, the flaming human shot up through the sky, flying this way and that uncontrollably, leaving a trail of fire in his wake. Three virage turned and looked at this new sight, watching it fly around. Finally, Ben crash-landed back in front of Sean, shooting out a great wave of fire. When the flames finally started to die down, Ben was a whole new person.
Thick, red armor not covered his chest to his waist, and kind of flowed off at the sides. His lower legs and feet were covered with red boots that went up to his knees. His arms were covered in red gloves that went up to his elbows. Armor on his shoulders stuck about a foot coming to a sort of dull point. A red headband was wrapped around his head, and his dragoon spirit was larger now, and imbedded in the armor. To top it off, two wings sprouted from Ben's back.
He looked himself over in awe. "What…what happened to me?!" Ben demanded.
"Your Dragoon powers have been awakened."
"Dragoon?! Powers?! What?!"
Sean looked over and saw the virage starting to come their way again.
"No time to explain it all. All you need to know now is you're stronger, faster, you can fly, and you can use the power of fire to you advantage."
"Uh…what?"
Sean rolled his eyes. "Here." He put his hand on Ben's spirit and it glowed again. Suddenly, a katana appeared in Ben's hand. "Alright. Use that. First lesson: flight."
"Okay."
"Flap your wings." Ben did so, but he didn't seem to be going anywhere. They both looked and saw the virage.
"Fly, man, fly!!"
"I'm trying!!"
Sean looked and saw the virage raised its hand to strike. "Oh, come on!" His spirit shone, then Ben's did and suddenly, Ben took off.
"WHOOOOOAAAAAA!!!!" He shouted, shooting through the air. "HOW DO YOU CONTROL THIS THHIIIIIINNNGGGG?!?!?!?!"
"Just let the dragon fly for now!!" Sean shouted. "You concentrate on fighting!!"
"Dragon?! What dragon?!"
"YOU'RE ON AUTO-PILOT!! JUST SWING YOUR SWORD AND HIT SOMETHING!!!!!" Sean exploded.
Ben suddenly noticed he was flying right for the virage. He looked at his sword. "Okay…" They flew over it and it raised its hand to grab him. "WAH!!" Ben swung and sliced its hand just in time. The virage screeched and lowered its hand and Ben continued flying. "Whoa!! I hit it!! I actually hit it!!"
"Great!" Sean called back. "But it's still alive! Take it down!!"
"Okay!" Ben said, suddenly getting into this. He flew around, looking for a good spot to attack, not that he had any control over his flying. The virage circled around, unable to fire its beam and just swiped at him when he got near, but Ben simply spun and avoided the strike.
Meanwhile, Sean ran over to Robert, who was still trying to catch his breath from running from the monster.
"You alright?" Sean asked him.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. But…what happened to Ben, man?"
"The same thing that's going to happen to you."
"Eh?"
Sean helped Robert up and put his hand over his Dragoon spirit as his own started to glow.
"Awaken, Spirit of the Jade Dragon."
His spirit glowed brightly and the same thing happened to Robert that had happened to Ben. First, the power simply radiated and shone, then poured into Robert's unprepared body, swelling it with energy. Unlike Ben, however, he saw a green line trailing down his veins. Plus, he wasn't surrounded by fire. It was hard to tell what he was surrounded by, if you didn't know what to look for. It just looked like a bunch of air swirling around him, but that's what Robert's element was: Wind.
Robert fell to the ground in pain as the wind continued to surge within him until finally breaking free of his body by force. A great, green tornado formed around him, traveling up to the sky, swirling the clouds. Finally, it all released in a great burst of wind. Sean had to fight to hold his ground.
When the wind and the glowing stopped, Robert was, like Ben, completely different. His armor was very similar to Ben's except that everything about his armor was green.
"Wh-what the?!" Robert wondered. Sean put his hand on the spirit again and a spear appeared in Robert's hand and he started hovering. "Wh-whoa!!"
"Let the dragon do the flying. You just attack. Go!" With that, he was off.
Sean looked at the two dragoons as they flew around uncontrollably. The virage watched, trying to get a lock-on, but failing.
Robert suddenly shot forward and sliced the virage's head. It roared and swung at him, but Rob dropped just in time, not by his own doing, of course.
Just then, Ben came back around with his sword ready again.
"Okay." Ben said to himself. "Try to hit something important!" However, before he could, the virage turned and saw him and swing its fist, knocking Ben away. His wings flapped to regain altitude again before hitting the ground, but he'd be feeling the blow in the morning. He flew back up again and saw Robert receive the same treatment.
Ben thought back to all his video game experience and came to a conclusion. "That arm is just gonna cause trouble. It's gotta go!" He had expected to just go towards it, but he was wrong. Without warning, he flew straight up!
"WHOA!" He shouted as he flew. How could this help his plan?! Then, he did a loop and went right back down. While Robert distracted it, Ben flew right for the shoulder. "Oh," He said, "This will work." He raised up his sword and waited until he was right above it, then swung as he fell, cutting clean through the shoulder joint, cutting off the arm.
The virage roared in extreme pain and clutched the wound with its good arm. "Ha, ha!" Ben laughed. "Take that!!"
Sean nodded at Ben's decision to take out the arm. Now, the battle would be easier.
The virage was angry now. It held its good hand up in the air until it glowed a bright blue. Then, it jumped back, as to get both its opponents in range, and released a strange, blue smoke from that hand. The smoke billowed around them, stinging like an acid. Their armor protected them, mostly, but it still burned. They descended to the ground to recover.
"Man…" Robert grumbled. "What kind of weapons does this thing have?!" Then, he saw a picture in his mind. It was a man, about in his early twenties, wearing the same armor, but he seemed to be used to it. He did something, a strange move…an attack! Then, the scene faded from Robert's mind. Somehow, he thought that just might work. "Well…it's worth a shot. He jumped back up and his wings flew him up until he was about eye level with the virage, but a reasonable distance away.
Robert held his spear out in front of him, horizontally. A great rush of wind expelled from his body and into the spear, taking the shape of a large, green bird made of wind gales. He pulled the spear back and remembered what the other man had said in the vision, then shouted it himself.
"Wing Blaster!" He shoved the spear outward and the bird launched off like a rocket and rammed into the virage's head. It roared and reeled back from the force, nearly falling over. "Whoa…NOW things are getting good! WHOA!!" Robert body suddenly flew forward, straight for the virage's other shoulder. Robert got the hint and aimed. His spearhead stuck into the virage's shoulder and the monster roared, but the thin blade wouldn't cut through the whole thing. But then, extremely strong wind gales shot from all around the spearhead, slicing through skin and bone and detaching the arm from the body.
The virage screamed again as Robert flew back to Ben. They smiled to each other, knowing it was all but over now. The virage was helpless.
"What do you say we finish the job?" Ben asked.
"I like it." Robert said. They flew for the virages head, weapons ready.
"They're good." Sean said. "The virage doesn't have enough time to fire its beam. It is helpless now."
Unless…
"Unless what?" Sean asked. Then, he got his answer.
The virage looked up at its foes and its eyes suddenly glowed yellow. Everything warped for Ben and Robert. The world was spinning and swirling out of focus. Plus, a strong pressure was squeezing their heads.
"AHH!!" They both shouted, floating down to the ground. Soon enough, the virage stopped, but the effect lingered. The boys had lost all perspective of the world, and were unable to see straight, much less stand up.
After a few seconds, Ben's world started returning to normal again. The many virages were slowly merging together to form the one true virage, and Ben was not happy with what he saw. The virage moved towards them, its eyes glowing again. Then, it lurched its left side forward and a new arm shot from the socket. Then, it did the same to the right. The virage's arms had grown back.
"Aw, man…" Ben groaned.
"Don't let it discourage you." Sean said. "Keep going."
Ben nodded, faintly. "Okay," He said, "Sean said I had the power of fire…whatever. So…how am I supposed to use it?" Then, he had a vision similar to Rob's. It was a man in his armor performing a fiery attack that looked devastating. A feeling overwhelmed him. A feeling called "What if…?"
"Well, what else have I got?" Ben asked to no one in particular. Suddenly, he wings flapped and brought him into the air again at eye level with the virage. It looked up and started focusing its laser again.
Ben tossed his katana up into the air and looked at the virage. Fire came from his Dragoon Spirit and mixed together in the shape of a large ball. Ben reeled back his fist.
"Flameshot!" He declared, punching the fireball into the virage's face. At the same time, the virage fired its laser, but the fireball was too close. The attacks mixed and exploded in the virage's face.
The virage screamed in utter agony, clutching its face. Ben had to smile. Robert did too, now regaining perspective on the world. Sean kept his solid face, but nodded. The virage soon stopped it shrieking and fell to the ground, dead.
Suddenly, fire erupted from Ben's hand and struck the virage. The blaze continued lash out and Ben was unable to control it. The virage was covered in fire and the body burned. The fire stopped producing and just worked on eliminating the dead body.
Robert had to step back, seeing as the fire was hotter than anything he'd ever felt. Ben went over and joined him and Sean came over to them.
"Well done." He said. Then, the boys' Dragoon Spirits glowed again. Their power was drained from them and they returned to their normal selves. Yet, there was one oddity: They still had their weapons. They looked at them for a moment, then, Robert finally asked the obvious question.
"What…happened…back…there?!"
"Follow me and I'll explain everything. Take your weapons with you, and please don't ask about them." That last part closed Robert's mouth. Sean ran off. Ben and Robert looked at each other, then shook their heads and followed. What else could they do?
Author's Note: So Sean found two more Dragoons. What will they think? And where are the rest of them? Those answers coming soon. Please review!
