Dragon Warriors

in Shadows of the Mind

It was Prom Night in Kent State University, and everyone is having fun.

The Warriors are dressed in elegant suits and dresses.

"I'm, kinda nervous, Alicia." Prim said nervously.

"Don't be Prim." said Alicia. "But what's really nervous, is being crowned King and Queen of the Prom." she said.

The girls spotted Connor and Vault dancing like champions, where everyone is liking it.

Neon walked toward, Prim with a smirk, on his face. "Hey, would you like to dance?" asked Neon.

"Sure." said Prim, and just as she's about to accept the offer.

"Oh, no you don't!" Beardsley ran at Neon facing him, touching noses, and Neon nervously ran away. "Prim, you're a princess, you're supposed to dance with a prince. Not some commoner." Beardsley strictly said.

Prim just, sternly glared at him for being such a, minister.

"Oh, that Beardsley! Why can't he just leave me be!" said Prim in anger.

Then a female dean walked on the stage, wearing a dress, and has blonde hair, and her name is Malinda Bunyan.

"All right everyone, now let's see who the king and queen of the prom are?" said Malinda, everyone is getting excited and getting nervous. "The prom queen is... Alicia Arcturus."

Everyone applaud for her, and she walked to the stage and was crowned the Prom Queen.

"The Prom King is... Connor Dragon."

Connor was shocked at first, but everyone applaud. He walked to the stage and was crowned, the Prom King. As he was standing next to Alicia.

The Warriors, but Beardsley were proud of them.

"I kinda like where this is going." Grave said as he smiled.

"Yeah." Vault agreed. "But some, don't like it." he turned and spotted Beardsley, who was being restrained by Claudia and Maia.

"Ha! But there is no king and queen here! There is only darkness, in this, world!"

Everyone heard the voice in confusion, but the Warriors were familiar with that voice.

But they didn't know. Until suddenly, blue ooze landed on Connor, and he wiped some of it off of his face.

"Very funny." Connor said sarcastically. "If you want to pull a prank try something else, like water balloons... or... something." he yawned, and somehow he fell asleep. The Warriors knew there was something wrong. So they investigate.

In Connor's dream, he saw that he's wearing his armor for unknown reasons. Then he spotted a playground, and walked towards it to check it out, hen then spotted a kid playing on the swings. But suddenly, the swings grew higher, and higher and the kid fell down. Connor tried to save him, but he fell right through him, much to his horror.

Connor woke up, and saw his friends were relieved that he's o.k.

"Connor. You scared us, are you alright?" asked Claudia.

"No. Just had a nightmare." Connor answered.

Meanwhile at the catacombs, the Warriors are trying to help Connor to talk about, his nightmare.

"Alright Connor, tell us about your nightmare." said Vault.

"Well, I was outside in my armor, the breeze was blowing my face, then I saw a playground. I went to check it, then I saw a kid playing on the swings, but the swings began growing taller. And the kid fell down, I tried to catch him but he went right through me." Connor explained in fear, which causes Shade to place his chin on his knee.

The Warriors were horrified to hear that, a kid falling through Connor.

"Well." said Beardsley. "That nightmare is over now, Connor, so get some sleep." he said.

"Yeah, you're right." Connor said.

So the Warriors went to their rooms for a goodnight sleep. But Connor, was still afraid that he'll have that nightmare again.

The next day, Prim, Kaguya, and Sugarcoat are walking down the hallway, to their next class.

"Girls. I'm getting worried about Connor." Prim explained.

"What do you, mean, Prim?" Kaguya questioned.

"He hasn't been sleeping well, last night." she said.

"Maybe he's having that same nightmare, or he probably ate too much cookies." Sugarcoat said bluntly.

"Yeah, maybe... I don't know. But, we've got to help him." Prim desperately said.

"Don't worry Prim, we'll help Connor." said Kaguya, and Prim smiled hopefully.

Back at the catacombs, Connor is getting depressed over that nightmare.

"I don't get it?" questioned Maia. "If he had that same nightmare, why didn't he changed it?" she questioned.

"Maybe, it's got to do something about his fear. Think about it, he told us he failed to save the child, so, maybe, his fear is about failing to save everyone." Beardsley exclaimed.

"Yeah, that's right. Ever since my home was burned down, and didn't save my family. I was afraid that I failed saving everyone, including you guys." said Connor as he covered himself in a blanket in despair.

"Connor." Luu Luu reassured.

"Yeah." he said.

"Don't get upset, we'll just go to your dream and save that kid." she said.

"You'd, do that for me?" Connor said as he removed the blanket.

"Yeah." Grave agreed. "Now all we have to do, is get you to sleep." he said.

"Don't worry, I got what it takes, to put him to sleep." said Vault as he made a fist.

"Don't you dare to strike him!" yelled Alicia in anger.

"Oh, come on. I was only joking... But still." he said.

Later Claudia poured a drink of soda and ether to make Connor sleep.

"Here Connor, drink this." said Claudia, and she gave him the drink.

"Alright." Connor said. And he dranked it. "Goodnight." he said, and he instantly lied down.

"O.k. He's out, do your thing, Celestine." said Vault, as he and the Warriors lied down.

"Anything, to help my friend." said Celestine. She used the spell, and began covering the Warriors, and soon they fell asleep to help Connor with his dream.

In the dream, the Warriors are in their battle clothing, and looked around in the middle of nothingness.

"Where are we?" Vault questioned in confusion.

"We're in the dream, dude." Connor said.

"So, this is your dream?" Prim said.

"Yeah, but all we have to do is to find that playground." he exclaimed.

"Don't worry Connor, we'll save that kid, and end your nightmare once and for all." said Vault, then the Warriors followed Connor.

Connor lead them to the playground where the kid is playing.

"So this must be the kid, huh." said Luu Luu.

"That's right. Just playing on the swings." Connor agreed.

Then the swings grew, and the child fell down, horrifying them. Vault quickly ran and caught him. The Warriors checked to see if the kid is alright.

"Vault! You saved him." said Connor.

"Yeah, and you'll never have this nightmare, again." said Vault as he placed the red headed kid down, and walked away.

"Y'know, that kid looks familiar." said Grave.

Just as they're about to go back to the real world, Connor has a funny feeling.

"Hey, guys." Connor called. "Do you ever feel that, someone's following you?" he questioned.

"No, why?" asked Kaguya.

"Because someone's following me." he answered. And he's right, the kid that Vault saved is following them. "Aha!" Connor quickly turned and found him.

"Why is he following me?" Connor questioned.

"Hmm, maybe you and that child has some kind of, connection." explained Claudia.

"All right, what's you're name?" asked Alicia.

"What's, you're name?" the boy asked.

"Oh, well. My name is Alicia." Alicia said. "This is my cousin, Prim, and these are my friends. Vault, Grave, Claudia, Maia, Kaguya, Luu Luu, and Connor."

"I don't see him." the boy said. The Warriors looked at Connor who is still here.

"What's going on?" he questioned.

"It appears that, you're invisible to him." said Prim.

"Now. What's you're name?" Alicia asked.

"My name, is Connor Nickell." he introduced himself.

Which causes the Warriors to gasp in shock that, that kid is a young Connor. They looked at Connor and looked back at the young Connor.

"How old are you?" she questioned.

"I'm four years old." he answered.

"But, why did I dream about my younger self?" Connor questioned.

"I don't think so. Maybe this is you're, inner child." Kaguya answered.

"No, wonder he acts silly," replied Vault.

Than young Connor embraced Alicia, which causes her to blush.

"Uh, guys... What is he doing?" Alicia asked.

"He's hugging you, Alicia." Prim giggled.

"Me! But, why me?" she questioned as he picked him up.

"Well, you kinda look like a mother figure to him." Maia exclaimed, as young Connor is playing with Alicia's hair.

"What?! But I can't be a mom, I don't know anything about, raising a kid." she frantically said.

"And that is why, I am gonna raise him."

The ground started to shake, and the Warriors fell down, but Alicia protectively held Connor.

Once the shaking stopped, Origa, the generals, Chloe, and Owen appeared.

"Origa!" yelled Connor. Origa uses her staff and carried the young Connor to her.

"What do you mean, raising him?" Vault questioned.

"Oh. I'm just gonna teach him, how horrible the world is." she replied as she held on to him, and they vanished leaving the Warriors in shock.

Once they've woke up, they gathered their dragons to look for Origa.

"I can't believe it! Origa raising a child!" yelled Alicia in outrage.

"I know, but. What is she gonna do to him?" Luu Luu asked.

"Come on, guys! Let's burn some trolls!" Connor said.

Meanwhile at the city, Origa is strolling around the city with young Connor.

"You see child, this world maybe beautiful. But, it it actually horrible." Origa lied. Which causes young Connor to gasp.

"Yeah. Humans fighting each other, and hurting animals, and stuff." Troox smirked.

"It sounds scary." young Connor said.

"Yes it is scary, but not for to fear, for I will change this world so you can be, happy." she said.

"Lies!" They spotted the Warriors who are, prepared for battle.

"I ain't gonna let you, harm him!" Connor yelled.

"Harm him?" Origa questioned. "I'm just giving him guidance, to help this world." she then started to use her dark magic and covered young Connor with it, more likely corrupting him.

Connor then held his head in pain, and his eyes started glowing purple.

"Shade... Plasma blast!" Connor called, and Shade fired, but Owen fired back eliminating the plasma blast.

"No! Don't even think about it, dragon." Owen mocked.

Connor started to glow dark purple, the darkness began covering his armor. He's starting to have dark gauntlets, black knee pads with gray streaks on each of them, and his chest plate turns dark purple.

"I don't get it? Why did they invade Connor's, dream?" Vault questioned. Then Connor realized something.

"The ooze... The blue ooze." Connor groaned.

"That's right Connor. The spell that allows me tom see your dream." Origa exclaimed. "You. A powerful holy knight, is just a little child trying to find, love."

"But don't worry, once this child is complete, you will be the powerful knight in this world." said Origa.

"Liar!" yelled young Connor as he removed Origa's hand.

"Excuse, me?" she asked.

"No! Everyone is bot bad, the animals are good, and he has friends who help him out when there is trouble!" said young Connor, and suddenly he spiritually went back into Connor and he broke free from the darkness and his eyes are starting to glow bright light.

"Soldiers, attack!" Gorg ordered. Then the monsters came out with their armored dragons, and blasted at them, but Connor deflected them with his word like he found inner peace.

"Spike! Spike shot!" yelled Maia, and Spike launched the spikes at the armored dragons damaging the lasers, and some of them avoided the spikes.

"Perhaps we should fight, another day." said Chloe. And Origa uses her staff and teleported themselves out of here, while the monsters retreated.

Connor's eyes stopped glowing, and shook his head like he doesn't remember a thing.

"What happened?" Connor asked.

"You, stopped Origa." Alicia explained.

"Yeah. You fought those armored dragons like, it was nothing!" said Luu Luu in excitement.

"Wow. Thanks guys." Connor yawned. "I think I like to go to sleep now." he smiled.