Wishful Thinking

I rose that morning bright and early before anyone had woke up. I grabbed my Raiper and ventured out into a nearby forest. With some Healing Potions and Sun Rhapsody's I began looking for fiends. I encountered a pretty easy fiend and defeated him with a first level move that was easily executed.

After initiating a few battles that happened almost the same exact way she went a little deeper into the forest and she heard some noises. One sounded like a male voice and the other, possibly pleading, was a female voice. A voice in my head was telling me not to get involved, but the heroic side of my couldn't resist.

I went running to the area where the voices were originating from. It was a large man standing over a woman who was, from the looks of it, begging for the mercy of the man.

"Stop! Leave her alone!" I screamed praying that he would be a coward and run away when he saw someone, but then I remembered I was a female myself and was kind of lacking in stature.

He turned around and just stared at me before he began talking

"So this is the infamous master of the Black Dragoon, who also may be the Black Monster. Kind of lacking in height and weight aren't we?" He said.

"Who are you?" I inquired.

"Who am I? Does it really matter who I am? Do you really wish to know? But I will tell you this. I am the protector of the next Moon Child and you, who may just be the person who will kill the Moon Child, will not get in my way this time."

"I don't even know if I am the Black Monster."

"You are the Black Monster. I feel it, your power flows from you body when you are afraid Dragoon." The woman who was laying on the ground said, standing at his side.

"You . . . he wasn't . . ." I stammered.

"I knew that you would feel compelled to come try to rescue her. She doubted me but I knew you would come running. It's inevitable, you're just like your father. But it will be different. You won't last as long." He said and with that a rainbow light was being emitted from this clear stone. When the light was gone I looked up and saw that this was a Dragoon.

"I am the Prism Dragoon! Having no one specific element, I am all!"

I gaped at him. Looking around for anyone else around to help me, but seeing no one I transformed into my Black Dragoon.

"You plan on taking me on by yourself? Be ready to be crushed!"

He attacked me with an Amgen Blast which blasted me away from him but I flew back fiercely towards him. Hitting him with a powerful Death Dimension.

"Not as weak as I thought. But you're still not strong enough." This being that emitted such an evil aura remarked. Then, he hit me with such a powerful attack that sent me flying through a few trees. I was lying on the ground next to dozens of broken branches.

"Hmph. Not as strong as she made herself seem. But she isn't dead yet. Too much willpower for her own good."

"And too many friends to let her fight you alone!" I heard a familiar voice say. Hannan

"More of you? I guess you all are here to save her right? Wrong! Let's see if you have the power to beat the Prism Dragoon!"

"Prism Dragoon huh? That's a new one right? I mean I never heard of it. Sounds a little colorful to me." A female voice said I guessed to Minia.

"What? Do you doubt the power of the Prism Dragon? I have the power of all of the elements of the Dragons." He replied rather loudly.

"Why are you screaming? We are rather close to each other. Or IS THE POWER OR THE PRISM DRAGON MAKING YOU HARD OF HEARING?"Minia yelled. I tried to smile and open my eyes but the pain in my head made them both impossible.

"Do you mock the Prism Dragoon? I will have to show you my power like I showed your friend lying over there."He pointed over to Shinara and it pissed Hannan off.

"Are you having an affair with the girl or the Dragoon Spirit? I'm a little confused here?" Minia continued as though she heard nothing he said.

"What? Enough of this small talk time for me to show you my true powers! Take this! Lightning— . . . "He stopped and his eyes widened. He froze and his thick, dark blood began to ooze from his neck in a thick line as his body hit the ground. When he fell left behind him was Hannan standing there breathing heavily.

"I was tired of his talking." He said panting.

"I thought he was funny. Uh, Hannan? What is that?" Minia said pointing at this small ball of light. As they all stopped and stared at it, it floated to Hannan. He held out his hand and it descended into the palm of his hand. Then a bright light came from over where Shinara was laying. They all ran over to her.

"What is it?" Minia asked.

"The thing Hannan is holding is that guys Dragoon Spirit and Shinara's is resonating with it." Dali responded.

"Oh, wow." Minia replied sounding surprised.

"Well since he said that it had all of the elements in it see if it can heal Shinara." Dali said.

"Well how am I supposed to do that? I never had a Dragoon Spirit."

"Hold them together again." Dali told him, sounding very patient.

Hannan did as he was told, and the bright light grew bright once again. I finally felt able to open my eyes without the excruciating pain.

"Hey guys." I said weakly.

"Hey I thought you were a goner. But I guess you're too strong." Minia said with a big smile.

"I wasn't unconscious the whole time. I was like going back and forth. But I don't think I will be able to walk back home though sorry." I added.

"That's fine Shin. Dali and Hannan will have no choice but to carry you. I doubt that they will mind."

"Yeah, but I just feel like sleeping." I said and drifted back into my peaceful slumber.

Hannan's POV

I looked down at Shinara's sleeping body. She looked peaceful even with the cuts and bruises on her body.

"Why didn't anyone know where she was?" I demanded.

"By the time anyone woke up she was gone and Dart said he sent her to go train." Minia offered.

"Do you need help carrying her?" Dali inquired.

"No I think I can handle it. She isn't that big." I replied.

So I lifted her up under her arms and decided to carry her like a child, draped over my arms. We all walked back in silence. This is the second time I had to basically rescue her. She needs us around. This world is too much for her right now. She isn't strong enough, at least not yet.

Minia and Dali kept looking at her face, I guess to see if she had wakened up yet. Why am I feeling so attached to her? No one else thought it was strange that she wasn't back yet but me and her mother? What's going on? I sighed and whispered my promises of always being there to protect her no matter what. And I swear I saw her sleeping face smile.

"We are almost thereAnd from the looks of it the family is all outside." Minia informed me.

"All right. We are almost home." I whispered into her hair. It was actually quite beautiful, her hair I meanIt was an Almond color with dirty blonde streaks going through it. It was soft and smelled of lavender.

My thoughts were interrupted by Shinara's gasp. It startled me and I laid her down.

"Shinara, are you all right?" I asked her.

"My side . . . something . . . in it." She said while breathing heavilyI lift up her shirt and saw a branch lodged in her side. It must have gotten pushed more in while I was carrying her for it to just start bothering her breathing.

"Don't remove it!" Dali shouted.

"Why not? She can barely breathe!" I yelled back.

"It might make her bleed more and it might collapse her lung! Just pick her up don't lay her on that side and hurry to the town!" He shouted. He picked up out weapons and began running to the town with Minia far ahead. I picked her up again and apologized over and over for not checking her and promised her if she made it through this I would never let her get hurt again, even if it cost me my life.

Finally after what seemed like forever we made it into town. Her hose was the largest house and the first one you see when you go into town so we were right there. I took her inside and everyone was there waiting with all kids of things around.

"Put her down right here." Miyu ordered. I did as she said. She told everyone to step back and we did. She lifted her shirt and saw the branch. she removed it and the blood began to pour and she began to breathe even heavier.

"What's wrong? Miyu what is happening?" I demanded of her.

"The branch hit an arterie and her lung is collapsed. Unless someone has a healing Dragoon spirit she won't make it through the night." She said with a hint of resignation in her voice.

"But I used my Dragoon Spirit on her earlier. Why didn't it work?" I yelled.

"You must not have done it long enough or you didn't put enough power into it. Wait, you have a Dragoon Spirit?"

"Yes! She was being attacked by the Prism Dragoon, and it has all the elements in it, so healing has to be one but since I was never a Dragoon I must not have done it right. She got some of her consciousness backs but fell right back to sleep." I explained.

"Where is the Spirit now?" She inquired.

"Right here." I replied as I took it out of my pocket and it resonated with hers.

"Okay, hold it in your hand and concentrate on healing her. Put all of your strength into because she is going to need it. Don't let anything distract you. Focus only on healing her. Only her. Now try it."

I began doing it and at first it was not as bright as it was the first time.

"Hannan you aren't trying! Try harder she needs you!" She yelled.

"I am trying! I'm trying as hard as I can!" I snapped back at her.

"Then you aren't strong enough!"

That angered me and I began to try even harder, so that I was afraid of breaking the Spirit. My veins were popping out of my hand, my whole body was aching. My head was starting to feel sharp pain. My body was cramping. Sweat was pouring from my head. The pain was almost unbearable and I was ready to quit. No I have to help Shinara. This isn't for me this isn't about me. I have to be stronger to protect her! And with this I willed myself to go on more.

The light became blinding and all of us had to close and shield our eyes. The room got extremely hot and even through closed eyes I could still see the light. I began to feel lightheaded and weak. Almost as if I couldn't stand anymore. I fell to my knees but continued focusing on healing Shinara until I only saw darkness and my head hit the ground.