A/N: Wow, I'm so sorry I haven't updated in forever. My computer crashed and I lost all my documents, so I had to recreate the story!
Well, I'll be. We can rescue them!" Shiloh sputtered. At the same moment, all three dashed towards the stables. Soon, they all had mounted rides, with swords at their sides.
"The middle of the forest is ten minutes away if we trot," Shiloh said matter-o-factly and his horse set at trot. The two others copied him and set off.
After jumping many logs, branches, and bushes, they discovered old oak tree.
"So, we just step into the tree?" Shiloh questioned doubtfully.
"Oh come on, my Kaida is braver than you!" Drake taunted.
"You wish!" Shiloh retorted and stepped into the hollow of the tree to prove himself, much to Drake's pleasure. After a flask of blinding light, Shiloh had vanished.
"Works every time," Drake laughed. Tristan snickered and together they entered the tree.
FLASH!
"Something tells me we aren't in Avalon anymore," Tristan commented as he gawked at the solid marble castle in front of him before Drake yanked him into a bush.
"Idiot, they could've seen you!" Drake admonished and whistled. Three dragons; blue, gold, and silver; landed in the woods.
"There you two are, I've been looking e-," Shiloh exclaimed and stopped when he noticed the dragons.
"Yes, they are dragons. Now get on one," Drake gestured impatiently.
"If we fly around the castle in between the top and lower balconies, no one could see us unless they were on the ground or looked up from the lower balcony," Tristan suggested thoughtfully before mounting the blue dragon.
"Sounds good to me," Drake agreed and swung himself up onto Clio, the gold dragon. Once flying around the castle, they saw the girls. First, they spotted Calista receiving a slap and scolding from Nan.
"Why I……" Shiloh began, shaking his fist.
"Chill, Romeo, she will catch you before you can say 'Calista'," Drake explained and continued his loop. Next, they saw Aurora trying to avoid being shoved up against the wall by Owen.
"Okay, he's going down," Tristan scowled and cocked his bow and arrow.
"No," Drake uttered and retreated to find Kaida. The arrow distracted Owen long enough for Tristan to swoop down and pull Aurora onto the dragon by her waist.
"You came," Aurora cheered and hugger her rescuer as he made a beeline for the portal. When they felt four sets of arrows whizzing by them, Tristan knew that Kaida and Calista had been rescued, too.
"Shiloh, take the girls back to the palace and tell his Majesty to send troops in," Drake directed, placing a loudly protesting Kaida behind Calista. Tristan transferred Aurora to Star's back, too. When they flew to the tree, the four jumped off the dragon and into the tree.