A/N's: Yay chapter 3! To everyone who read my story… I think I'll have to start torturing Kratos in order to make you review…

Me: dancing like an idiot

Kratos: Just what are you doing?

Me: I'm dancing do you have a problem with that? Actually don't answer that question and if you do I'll have to make you wear a more random costume…and it will be worse than the mini skirt…

Kratos: … Have you seen your hits stats lately?

Me: yes… I have over 80 and I only got two reviews! Lol from… Sichugirl and ToS.Lover5! OMG lol My #1 complete and total idol (Sichugirl) reviewed my story! Lol my life is complete.

Kratos: Why do you say 'lol' in every sentence?

Me: ok that's it. pushes him into 'the torture with random costume machine'

-- 10 minutes later –

Kratos: flies out of machine in a teletubby costume

Me: HAHAHAHA! Yes my new invention rules!

Kratos: You foul fiend you…

Me: If you dare to call me something evil again I will dress Lloyd as the sun.

Kratos: You wouldn't do that…

Me: Why not? Then I'd be worshipping the sun! Hey that's not a bad idea! summons Lloyd out of nowhere

Lloyd: huh? I could have sworn I just got hit by an arrow. Ok well… Lloyd-forever does not own TOS or any of its characters.

Me: Yay now I have two of the hottest guys on the planet here. Yay! Ok on with the story!

Chapter 3: The scales of curses and luck

Lloyd fell forward, face first, to the ground. Zelos, Sheena and Kratos stared at the figure that had jumped down from the tree that the arrow had flown from still holding the crossbow. The figure stepped out of the shadow of the trees. The figure resembled a teenage girl.

She was tall and appeared to look weak. She was pale but carried a great amount of determination in her green eyes. She smiled at Lloyd who still hadn't moved. Kratos stared at her for a long while before he'd finally recognized her.

"You, you're the one who escaped from Derris Knarlan," he said. The girl laughed.

"I'm impressed, Kratos, you're the first to actually recognize me in less than a minute. Most take a couple of days. Although, what I'm really surprised about is how you didn't hear me coming and sadly, it could have cost you your son's life. Well, then at least I know that the scale of curses I gave you if working pretty strongly," she replied. Kratos drew his sword and pointed it at her with pure malice.

"You will pay for what you've done," he growled dangerously. She merely stepped back in retreat.

"But don't you want to hear how to save your beloved son, Kratos?" she said with a taunting voice. Kratos slowly lowered his sword and Zelos stepped forward.

"Whatever you want we'll give it you to save Lloyd so make it quick," he told her.

"I want you to merely show me your scale Kratos," she replied and let go of her crossbow and held her hands over her head to show that she posed no threat. Kratos showed her the scale he had taken from his pocket. It was glowing slightly. The girl smiled as Kratos put the scale away.

"Well, will you keep your promise or not?" Sheena asked her. The girl began shake. She shook not with fear but with excitement. She looked towards the ground and began mumbling to herself.

"What is she doing?" Zelos said.

"I can't believe it. After all that work it's finally paying off and to think that he actually survived my arrow," she whispered a bit louder.

"What?" Kratos asked. The girl walked over to a tree and pulled someone out from behind it.

"Ouch! Let me go!" She had pulled another girl out from the tree she had been in. This girl had brown curly hair and blue eyes. The green eyed girl watched the child angrily.

"How could a mere infant like you defeat the last of my mages?" she asked her.

"They were bothering me! Now let me go!" The green eyed girl tossed the child to Zelos who caught her. She was mysteriously unconscious the moment Zelos caught her.

"What is it with you? Why are you so… evil?" Sheena asked her. She didn't bother looking at any of them.

"Because evil is evil and good is good… sometimes evil is good and good is evil but either way everyone has some evil in them. I just happen to have more than everyone else. I'm leaving, you guys bore me," she replied plainly.

"Wait, what about—" Kratos began.

"I never said he was actually dead, you all just assumed that. Later," she said as she walked off. Sheena was about to go after her but was stopped by Zelos.

"We can worry about her later but first comes Lloyd and this kid. Come on let's bring them to back to the village," he told them.

The girl stepped onto a warp panel that she had hidden in the forest. When she stepped off the panel she appeared to be in some kind of temple. It was covered in pictures of massive dragons fighting a strange dark light. The largest dragon was the only one with a rider on it. The picture was old and the rider couldn't be seen very well. He appeared to have only one sword but that's all that could be seen from the picture.

The girl walked up to an altar and stood there patiently.

"Selena, you are late," a voice within the temple told her. She bowed.

"My humblest apologies," she replied.

"Did you find out what the scales reaction was?" Selena nodded.

"The scale of curses glowed very visibly. It seemed to be flowing with dark energy especially when that traitorous girl was spying upon us in the forest."

"So then the Rider is among them," the female voice said.

"What do you wish for me to do?"

"Bring back Mikel and the watch the Rider's development. If he finds out any information on the sacred dragons of the Summon Spirits, be sure to destroy him."

"As you command," Selena replied and stepped onto the warp panel once again.

Lloyd awoke severely confused. He remembered being hit with an arrow and he could have sword that he had died. He put his hand to his chest and felt something there. He gasped once he realized what it was.

"The scale…the scale saved my life," he whispered. He suddenly noticed that the scale suddenly had a string on it so that it could fit as a necklace. He removed it from his neck and looked at it. It was glowing much more than it had before when he had looked at it in Palmacosta. The scale didn't have a single scratch on it.

"Just let me go already! Ugh… I didn't do anything!" a voice shouted from outside. Lloyd stood up and ran outside to see Sheena trying to gain a hold over a little girl.

"No, not until you tell us… what you were doing in that forest!" Sheena told her. She girl stopped struggling when she saw Lloyd. Their eyes locked for a moment.

"Oh Lloyd, you're up. It's good to see that you're in good shape," Sheena told him. Suddenly the girl shoved her way out of Sheena's grip and walked towards Lloyd and stared at the hand that held the scale he was looking at only moments ago. She swiftly took the scale from him and examined it closely.

"Hey, kid what do you think you're doing?" Lloyd asked her but she didn't bother to reply. Zelos and Colette walked over as the girl continued to examine the turquoise treasure.

"Lloyd! Thank goodness you're alright!" Colette exclaimed.

"Now didn't I promise you that I'd bring Lloyd back in one piece?" Zelos commented.

"As long as you're ok Colette, there's nothing for me to worry about," Lloyd replied as the girl snorted, still staring at the scale in her hands. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that there is much more for you to be worrying about," she replied.

"Now what are you babbling about?" Kratos suddenly appeared behind her. She glanced back but didn't bother turning around completely and merely continued to examine the scale.

"My name is Mikel. This scale is the scale of luck. And this…" She suddenly reached behind grabbed the scale Kratos had in his pocket with extreme swiftness. "This is the scale of curses. You need either one of the scales to release the dragon seals at their temples. Once you've released them all you need both scales in order to release Olympian and defeat Hellk once he's released by Selena," she told them. They stared at her.

"What…did you just say?" Lloyd whispered.

"Well, weren't you listening? Honestly if you're going to release the Symphonian Dragons you should at least listen so that you could about how to beat them!"

"What are talking about?" Zelos asked her.

"What is it with you guys? Aren't you trying to release the dragon seals?"

"What dragon seals?" Sheena told her. Mikel sighed.

"I don't get it. If you're not looking to release the dragon seals then just how did you get these scales?" Lloyd and Kratos looked at each other then looked back at Mikel who was waiting for a reply.

"I found the scale of curses on Derris Knarlan which was set up as a trap by, at that time, an old woman," Kratos replied.

"I got fine from an old lady as well at Hima," Lloyd responded. Mikel gasped.

"Did she have green eyes?" Lloyd shook his head.

"I didn't get a good look at her eyes." Mikel looked towards Kratos.

"I didn't get a good look either…"

"Then I guess that means that I have… a very long story to tell all of you," Mikel told them softly as she returned the scales to Lloyd and Kratos.

"Hey, it's been a long day. Let's stop by my place and we can talk about this there ok?" Sheena told them.

Once everyone was comfortable Mikel took the scales again and placed them on the floor in front of her. The room was dark save for a few candles in random places but that was their only light source at the moment. When Mikel placed the two scales on the floor side by side, they glowed ever brighter and a bright blue light filled the room.

"It's beautiful," Colette whispered.

"These scales are the only scales of the two most powerful dragons ever known, Olympian and Hellk. The scale of luck came from Olympian and the scale of curses came from Hellk. They were the leading dragons of each continent before the Great Knarlan War started. Olympian was the leading dragon the Sylvarant dragons and Hellk was the leading dragon of the Tethe'alla dragons. When the war started the dragons hid themselves with either their chosen Summon Spirits or their chosen hiding spot. When the world split apart Olympian's friend came to him and told him that he could seal the dragons away so that no one could their power for evil. Olympian freely accepted this proposal but Hellk did not. He was furious with the idea. He only gave in when Olympian defeated him in a dare fight but after he was sealed, he vowed to bring vengeance upon Olympian, his friend and both of their world…even if it meant destroying his own world from which he came from. So, Olympian's friend sealed every single dragon. When the world was split in two by Mithos Yggdrasill, Olympian's friend created a barrier around each seal so that no one could find them again until all of the Summon Spirits were awakened at once and he guessed that if that did happen the world would be destroyed anyway so he was absolutely positive that no one would find the seals. But he never anticipated what would happen if the world wasn't destroyed and so here we sit now in the world where all of the Summon Spirits are awake and the seals are ready to be opened." Everyone was silent for a minute as they absorbed the information. It was a lot to swallow. Kratos was the first to speak up.

"What was Olympian's friend's name?"

"Well before I tell you that, It is said that if the dragon seals are opened and released then a hero shall rise and claim Olympian as the Rider. Olympian's old friend was the previous Rider. His name was Solez," Mikel replied.

"Has anyone realized that if you spell it backwards it spells out my name?" Zelos said.

"Then does that mean that Zelos is the destined Rider?" Colette asked.

"It is very likely. Solez's full name was Solez N. Dyol. I don't see any other names hidden there so it's very possible," she replied.

"If he is then what are we supposed to do?" Sheena questioned.

"Mikel, is there anyone who's trying to release Hellk to help him to keep his vow?" Kratos asked her. Mikel thought for a minute before replying.

"Yes, there is a huge group of them. That older girl today was only one of them. There are many more wandering around as we speak searching for the seals."

"What are the chances that they will be looking for us as well to take our scales?" Kratos inquired.

"Almost 100 percent," Mikel replied.

Me: Teehee!

Lloyd: aww how come Zelos gets to be the Rider?

Me: Because I said so… sheesh

Lloyd: But you don't even like Zelos!

Me: And your point? Hey where'd Kratos go?

Lloyd: umm… he went to the… bathroom?

Me: …he ran away didn't he?

Lloyd: uh well not how you think he ran away.

Me: Oh give it up. I'm not angry or anything like that.

Lloyd: You're not?

Me: Nope! Because I know that as long as I have you as a hostage he'll come running back as fast as he possibly can!

Lloyd: …O you're really evil…

Me: Say that again and I'll dress you up as Barney.

Lloyd: hides in a corner

Me: Anyway if you want to save Lloyd or save Kratos from the pain he will soon be feeling once I get him back please review… If you don't review anyway, please and thank you!