Sad day  On this day 25 years ago, a huge name in music left his apartment in N.Y. He signed an autograph for a fan, then left to the recording studio. On return to the apartment he was once again approached by this man. He tried to avoid him, but was shot 4 times in the back. He died on the way to hospital. This man was John Lennon. Known not only for his music in and outside the Beatles, but also his charity and views on modern day life. RIP John Lennon. Here is a song that John Lennon wrote for a friend who passed away.

The long and winding road
that leads to your door
will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me here
Lead me to you door

The wild and windy night
that the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
crying for the day
Why leave me standing here
let me know the way

Many times I've been alone
and many times I've cried
Any way you'll never know
the many ways I've tried

But still they lead me back
to the long winding road
You left me standing here
a long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
lead me to your door

But still they lead me back
to the long winding road
You left me standing here
a long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
lead me to your door

OK now over the morbid stuff- Last chapter

Reviewers:

AmDragon- I could never remember if that's the case, I thought it was the stuff that never broke, Ok new thing, this is a special kind of sphinx's hair from a special kind of Sphinx. It is made out of enchanted unbreakable sand from the one in Egypt. It doesn't render a dragon powerless but it doesn't break unless exposed to high temperatures. Thanks for all your reviews for this story. Total at time of submission is: 7

YFWE- Good to hear, I knew that by the time of submission, but I could not be bothered to change it so yeah. Thanks for all your reviews for this story. Total at time of submission is: 10

70 David: Yeah, I guess your right there, but still it wasn't supposed to be serious (I made the gun up) I've never even held a gun. With Australia's gun laws my only experience with them is in games. (Hmm maybe a future of you in SWAT doesn't sound like such a strnge idea) Anyway thanks for all the reviews, You're the winner at 12 reviews

LavanderPaw: Your review was much appreciated a nice 1 review (Look at it this way, that's an infinite times greater number of reviews then most other people who didn't review.)

30 reviews and 4 reviewers XDDDDD

I would also like to apologize for my bad grammar, but I did kind of rush through this, I realize that some parts may have been awkward to read, but that's just me. Hope it didn't take you too long to work out what I was going on about in some parts.

OK here it is, the last chapter of Dragons and Glory.

Chapter 19- Battle in the skies

David felt tired. He was hot, sore and choking. He felt as if he didn't mind if the heat and fire took him away from this hell to some sort of paradise, death. He had little will to go on. He hoped that the hostages had managed to escape and get down the stairs to safety, that his efforts were not all in vain. He started to wish that he hadn't thought of it. It started to bug him. 'What if they needed him again?'

David stood up. A new resolve had passed through him. He had to survive for the good of himself and other people. He had to see this out. He was a mentor to many, what right did his laziness have to take himself away from them?

He walked up the stairs and through the door onto the floor. He didn't think that there was anywhere stable anymore so he carefully made his way to the office. He noticed that the floor had collapsed in one part to the floor below. He slowly made his way through all the flames and black smoke, coughing as he went, feeling the heat burn his skin. It looked good. The floor had collapsed in such a way that it provided him with a ramp to walk down to the next floor. He started to climb down the ramp. 'I might make this after all, he thought to himself'

"Jake lets move, on the count of three" Yelled Andam

"Yo, wait, on 3, or 1, 2, 3 then go?"

"On 3"

"Okay"

"1, 2, 3"

Both dragons took off. Andam was flying at high speed towards the chopper. He looked towards Jake, but he couldn't see him.

'Damn it, where is that kid?' Thought Andam

He looked behind him. He saw Jake enter the building

"Jake, no, where are you going?" He yelled to himself

He stopped for a second then continued flying after the chopper.

Jake ahd made it look like that he was going to go, but when he and Andam took off, he did a dive. He couldn't let rose die like that. Not here, not now. He knew that his decision had put the world at stake. 'Councilor Andam can handle the terrorist' Jake thought to himself.

Jake flew into one of the windows on one of the higher decks. He stood there and called.

"Rose?" he yelled

The sound and heat of the fire was almost unbearable but Jake pressed on. He heard nothing. He hoped that councilor Andam would not follow him in. He saw no sign of him. That was good, he was probably off wasting Wilhelm.

Jake looked carefully through the smoke and ashes. He couldn't see rose anywhere, nor hear her. She had probably fallen through when most of the floor on the observation deck, but she was nowhere to be seen. Jake looked at his watch. 30 Seconds.

He heard a noise, from the floor below. It was rose. He immediately flew out the room, down the flaming hallway into the fire stairs. He shot down one level. Bits of burning wood and debris was falling all around him, impeding his every move. He was then pinned down by a large piece of wood that took him 5 seconds to get off. Once on the level, the roof collapsed blocking his exit to the fire stairs. He once again charged through the hallway and into a room. He heard someone coughing in the next room. It was Rose. He ran out but the doorway was blocked. He had to go into a hole in the floor, down into the lower floor, and up into a hole that had conveniently been burned into the floor of that room. He looked in and saw rose. She was unconscious once again. 10 seconds to go. He raced over and picked her up. He looked around. There were no windows in the room that he was in. He had to move. He flew with Rose to the hole in the floor and dived down a level he then had to weave his way through the burning hallway around falling decries and rubble to find a room that had windows. Better yet, he found the fire stairs. He shot through as fast as he could go. Zero.

Jake was not the only one in a race against time. When David hit the twentieth floor he felt that something was wrong. He had a feeling that he had to get out of there as quick as he could. He bolted down the stairs, still being careful enough not to trip down the stairs. There was a lot of rubble and at times it was hard. The smoke blinded him and caused him to cough. His legs started to hurt but he kept going. On the fifth floor he just had to take a break. He stood there for about ten seconds and continued down.

He couldn't see the level numbers and he did not want to go to the basement, so he ran out on a level he thought may have been the ground floor. He got to a gap in the wall. He strained to look through it. Below him was the foyer. He was on the balcony above the foyer, just one floor away. Part of the balcony had collapsed giving him direct access to the foyer. It was a little clearer in the foyer as it was a large room. He fell to the floor coughing. Must go on, he thought to himself. He got back up again and continued running. The door was just ahead of him. He burst through the door when BANG! A huge explosion rocked the entire building. The entire bottom 10 floors were engulfed with the explosion. David heard this and dived right over the point between a wall and a street. He was safe there.

Jake heard the explosion, just as he reached the observation deck. The building shook, then began to fall. He flew through a window just in time, with Rose barely alive. Jake watched the building collapse from the air. Someone's business just went up in smoke and flames. It was lucky the building was empty on that day except for the business meeting. Jake lowered Rose onto the ground once most of the dust had settled. Everyone cheered. Paramedics rushed to Roses aid and Jake did a victory dance to showboat in front of the audience. But Jake knew he wasn't finished yet. He had to help Andam get that orb from Wilhelm. He quickly took off.

Andam had been following Wilhelm the entire time. Wilhelm was annoyed that a new dragon was following him.

"Goddamn SOB" Yelled Wilhelm.

Ill teach these creatures not to mess with me. Wilhelm pulled out another sniper rifle.

"You just concentrate on getting us away from here Ill deal with this." He told the pilot.

Wilhelm aimed at Andam. The wound on his shoulder was annoying him. He couldn't seem to hold the gun still. He fired, but missed. Andam's skill was also a factor in this as he could dodge the attack.

Suddenly Andam disappeared out of view. Wilhelm looked out at all angles, looking for the dragon. He couldn't see him. Andam immediately appeared beside the chopper, and barged it. It veered to the left a little bit, but the pilot regained control soon enough.

Wilhelm pulled out an UZI. He fired rapidly at the councilor. He easily dodged his attacks, spiraling, looping and going up and down. Wilhelm just couldn't hit him. Then the councilor disappeared out of sight.

He had to risk using his major attack. He may be able to disable the chopper and get the orb before it crashed. But something else caught his eye.

"Yo Andam, Im here" shouted Jake.

"Jake No" Yelled Andam

Wilhelm saw this and couldn't pass up the opportunity. He grabbed his sniper rifle. Jake was unaware. He had an easy shot. He laughed and then fired. Smack! The bullet hit councilor Andam who had flown right in the path of Jake and the bullet.

The councilor started to soar down and landed on abuilding. Jake followed him.

"Yo you alright?" He asked the councilor concerned

"Yes Jake, but im afraid I cannot fly. He still has a large array of weapons at his disposal, use care, and go get that orb."

Jake looked at his bandaged claw. "Alright, I will get him and the orb."

Jake took off once again. The chopper had gained a bit of distance and was going around another building. Jake knew that there was only one way to catch up with him in time, before he left the city, and a U.S jet might light him up with the orb on board.

"Aww man I hoped I would never have to do this again," he said to himself as he got his head ready. He spread out his wings and flew straight into the building through the window. He had a clear path. People panicked as he came through their office, overturning chairs and tables but he could fly right down a hallway to the other side. He prepared his head once again and crashed through. He was very close now.

Wilhelm saw him. "He dies now" he said as he raised the sniper rifle. But this time Jake was ready for him. He fired and Jake dodged. He fired once again but because of his poor aim due to his shoulder and Jakes maneuverability he couldn't seem to hit Jake.

Jake reached out and grabbed onto one of the choppers rails with his good claw. Wilhelm had an Uzi. He fired out the window. Jake had to work hard to avoid being hit. He began to enjoy it. Wilhelm used whatever he could. If it weren't for his darn shoulder he would have made the dragon a trophy by now.

"Damn you dragon" Wilhelm burst out

"You keep your calm I know I'm just too good looking for you to hit" Jake taunted

"You will get your comeuppance Jake" He yelled

Jake seemed a little stunned by this. Wilhelm had never called him Jake before, it just seemed a little weird that a terrorist knew his name.

Jake began showing off, doing tricks. "Hah you can't hit me, I'm gonna get ya"

Jake was in the middle of a roll when suddenly SMACK! He flew straight into the side of a concrete building.

Wilhelm had to laugh at this. "Leave, now" He called to the pilot. They took off at the fastest speed possible.

"Ow" Jake moaned as he rubbed his head. He felt a little uneasy. "First all the windows, then this." He spent a minute regaining his sense of direction.

He was over doing tricks. "Ok I will flame that darn chopper next chance I get"

He flew around the building. There was no sign of the chopper Jake looked around. He couldn't hear it either. He flew up high. There was an enormous amount of smoke billowing from a roof nearby.

Jake took a closer look. It was the chopper. It had somehow crashed. "The Orb" Jake thought out aloud.

He flew as quickly as he could to the site. He landed meters away from the burning wreckage of the chopper.

'How did this happen?' Jake thought to himself

Suddenly a movement caught his eye. Wilhelm, blood streaked started crawling out of the chopper.

"Dragon" he gasped then fell down unconscious.

"Thank you fools for delivering me the orb" Spoke a dark voice from behind Jake. Jake spun around. It was the dark dragon and he was holding the orb.

Before Jake could react the dark dragon took a swipe at Jake which knocked him unconscious.

The dark dragon chuckled and flew up into the sky. A blue aura suddenly surrounded him and he disappeared out of sight.

The End?

Of course not there will be a sequel. I will take a break from writing. I do not know how long it will be I will eventually start on the sequel, could be weeks or months. Many questions will be answered in the sequel so if you have any questions e-mail me, also if you have any Ideas, I will try to use them and I will credit you with them. Don't feel afraid to give me Ideas no matter how dumb they may seem the will be appreciated.

Preview to the sequel: Title undecided

Jakes secret is out and the dark dragon has taken the orb and has gone into hiding. He is secretly about to unleash his dark army upon the world, but not even he understands the absolute power, or corrupting power of the orb. Friends become enemies, alliances will be built and torn and betrayal is on everybody's mind as New York becomes a battle ground where the only real rule is every creature or being for themselves. But can Jake make a decision that will determine the fate of both worlds, which includes sacrificing everyone he loves and himself for the good of existence, or will he be corrupted by the power of the orb himself?

Well I hope people keep reviewing, I will respond in e-mail to those, and give me ideas as I said I will try to use them. This is E. Delaney or atecom or brucecampbellrules.

Bye for now 