A week had passed since my talk with Godzilla, though I wasn't sure if I was starting to get better. Though over that week I had weird dreams, which were nothing like the trauma induced nightmares or depressing memories of the past, where I was stuck in some kind of temple and it was pitch black, keeping me from properly identifying the person that would be there with me. Dispite that I could identify them as a dragon with a similar build to me and a masculine voice. In any case, Rodan had talked all of us into taking a trek through the woods to search for... something. Rodan wasn't exactly clear about what we were looking for, but claimed that maybe we'd find some ancient ruin filled with treasure. Mothra, Ichi, and Ni were skeptical, Kevin was excited and optimistic, while me and Godzilla were just along for the ride. For the most part our hike was uneventful, the only sounds to be heard were out feet crunching through the underbrush and Rodan talking about the possibility of treasure and the ancient battles that had taken place on the Hawaiian islands between Monarch and Luku. I was only half listening to him, hood pulled over my head, and hands in my pockets, I walked alongside everyone, wishing I could be home instead. "... from what historians have uncovered, in this very area is Monarch's primary base of operations from their battles with the Luku." I opened my mouth to respond to Rodan, only for the ground under me to give away, causing me to let out an alarmed cry as I fell. Only the fall was a lot farther than I thought. My wings instinctively flared out in an attempt to stop my descent, but ultimately it only slowed my fall. I landed apon the stone ground on my side, groaning in pain from the impact. "Dusk! Dusk, are you okay?!" I heard Mothra call out. I pushed myself off of the floor into a sitting postion and flexed my wings to make sure they weren't sprained or broken. "Yeah!" I shouted back. "Nothing seems broken or sprained." I added as I stood up and swished my tail back and forth a few times. "Can you fly back up here?" Kevin asked. "I don't think so. I've haven't really been a strong flier." "So what now?" Ni inquired. "If we had some rope to lower down he'd be able to climb out, or at the very least we could lift him out." Godzilla suggested. "I'm pretty sure I got some back home." I heard Rodan say. "Alright then, let's go Rodan." "Whadda mean by that Mothra?" "I'm going with you to make sure that you don't get sidetracked and come up with a backup plan if we need to." "Don't you trust me to do this by myself?" "I'd rather not take any chances." "I'm more than capable of doing it myself, so I don't need you babysitting me." "Again I'd rather not take any chances so-." "For fuck's sake will the two of you quit bickering like an old married couple and just go?!" I snapped. I was starting to get fed up with them, if they planned to get me out themselves then they needed to stop bickering and do it. An uncomfortable silence fell before Rodan replied with a stunned okay. "Dusk." "Later Ichi. I don't want to hear it." Part of me was honestly surprised by how sour my mood had turned but at the same time I had been getting irritated and the fact of the matter was, it felt kinda good to vent my frustration over the situation, after all this wasn't first time Rodan and Mothra had got to bickering over something.
Since I was going to be stuck here for awhile I figured I might as well look around the place. I turned my phone's flashlight on started to look around, overhearing Kevin suggesting to Ni and Ichi that they fly down and carry me out with Ni explaining that even if they could, the hole wasn't big enough for us to fit through. I shined my light on the wall in front of me, revealing a stone mural depicting some kind of battle. On the right were unidentifiable individuals that resembled some kind of demonic creatures, the center showed two dragons circling a sphere that probably represented the Earth. One dragon was white and the other was black, leading me to then focus on the left side. Posed as if they were prepared to fight the aposing foes, were a red pterodactyl, an orange moth, a yellow hydra, and sky blue saurian. 'Wait. Each of them resemble Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidorah. But how is that possible?" I started the camera on my phone and started taking a couple pictures of the mural. "Everything alright Dusk?" I jumped in surprise as Godzilla's question reverberated through the room. "Yeah. There's a mural down here that's caught my attention." "What makes it interesting?" Ichi asked. I didn't reply right away as I instead looked at my phone to see if I had a signal to send the pictures of the mural, as it would be easier than explaining it. Surprisenly enough I had full bars. 'Weird. I'm underground and in the middle of the woods, so how do I have full bars?' Pushing that aside I sent all three pics to Ghidorah and awaited a response. I immediately looked over to my left as I could have sworn that there was movement out of the corner of my eye. I shined my light over and saw a doorway and just as I was about to dismiss what I thought I'd seen, I heard what sounded like the sound of sandals scuffing across the stone floor. Either I was hearing things or there really was some one else down here with me. I was somewhat hesitant to persue them, but at the same time maybe it wouldn't be as bad as I seemed to be thinking. I headed out into the hall, catching the glimpse of a brown tail disappearing around the corner. I jogged down the hall in pursuit of them, leading all the way to a room with a wooden door that was cracked open. I pulled it open and stepped inside, shinning the light around the room revealing a pair of bed, a large wardrobe, and smaller copy of the mural from the other room apon the wall. "Hello? Is someone here? I didn't mean to startle you, I wasn't trying to intrude." Just as I was about to dismiss it as me having imagined it, I watched as a furry head started to poke out from behind the wardrobe. It was a chocolate brown furred otter with bright orange eyes and a red hibiscus flower behind their left ear. They slowly stepped out from behind the wardrobe, allowing me to get a better look at them. The female otter wore a loose white top that reminded me of a crop top, a long yellow and white colored skirt with a slit on the right side, revealing her right leg and a pair of sandals on her feet. She seemed nervous but also prepared to fight if need be. "I'm sorry if I startled you. I didn't mean to fall through your ceiling." I stated in a calm, apologetic voice. We maintained eye contact for a couple moments, neither one of us saying a word. "What's your name?" she suddenly asked with a clear, inquisitive voice. "Dusk. And yours?" Silence persisted once more, though I could tell she was deep in thought. 'Was she trying to decide if I deserved to hear her name?' "I...don't remember." "You don't?" "It... has been a long time since anyone has spoken it. I've been asleep for a long time." "What do you mean asleep? How long and why are you here?" "Everything is still kinda foggy, I'm not sure how long and all that I remember right now is that I was waiting for someone." I pondered what to do, before deciding that I should probably consult with the others about this. "Can you come with me out to the other room? Maybe with my friends and cousin, we can figure out what to do." "Your friends?" "That's right." "Okay."
As we stepped back into the main room, I was surprised to see everyone had climbed down here. "Why'd you guys come down here?" I asked. "Well you took off and besides that mural seemed pretty interesting." Rodan replied. "This thing really is pretty fascinating." Mothra remarked. "But what does it mean?" "That four young heroes will rise to the defense of the planet as a dark shadow is cast over us all." the otter girl explained. She took a couple steps toward the mural, seemingly unbothered by the presence of the others. "My people foresaw that the Luku would return one day and they wouldn't be around to aid the Light Dragon. My mother was a powerful soothsayer and she saw these four would rise to the challenge." "So what you are saying is that we are these destined heroes?" Ichi questioned. "Yes. Now we simply need to identify who the Light Dragon is." "How do we do that?" Ni asked. "As one can imagine, they would be a dragon and throughout history they have had a twin sibling that..." "That, what?" "A twin sibling that would become the vile Shadow Dragon." "So they'd be forced to fight and kill their own twin sibling? That's pretty fucked up." Godzilla stated. "Yes, but I'm afraid that for as long as we've known that has been the case for every single Light and Shadow Dragon." "So how can we tell? Even if we only focus on dragon twins, there's still hundreds of them and they could be anywhere in the world." Mothra remarked. "My mother gave me an enchanted jewel that carried a bit of her farseeing magic, saying that it would shine in response to the touch of the Light Dragon." I watched as she reached into a pouch hanging from her waist and pulled out a palm sized orange jewel and took a few steps toward me. "Touch this please." She asked as she extended her left hand out. "Are you sure that I'm...?" "We won't know until we try." I was apprehensive, but also figured that I might as well get it over with. I reached out and placed my right hand on it, feeling a soothing coldness, followed by a light orange glow. "By the gods, I don't believe it! You are the new Light Dragon." "B-but..." "There's no doubt about it. You are the Light Dragon." "Okay. Glad that's settled, now-." "Wait. Then where's your twin brother or sister?" the otter girl interrupted. My stomach turned in knots. "Please Dusk, you need to tell me that way we-." "Her name was Amber." "Was?" I heard Rodan ask. "Three months ago, Amber and my parents all died in an accident. I was the only one who survived." A long, uncomfortable silence quickly fell and I tried to avoid making eye contact with anyone. "Can we just... please head home now?"
A/N: Now we have established the that Monarch foresaw their destruction, Luku's return, and the heroes that would take their place in helping the Light Dragon. Soon a run in with the Luku will happen, but before that the gang awakens to the power that will allow them to combat the Luku. As for our new otter companion, she will act as a guide and mentor to the group. As for the Luku's plans for world domination, it seems that they've been stopped right? Dusk is the Light Dragon and Amber is the currently deceased Shadow Dragon so things are fine right? Well, you'll just have to wait and see. Until next time this Water Labrador96, signing off.