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All: LONG ENOUGH!
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Chapter 5: Drake and the Dragon Kids
'Drake…' Raven thought. The boy before her seemed to draw her in. His eyes had in fact stopped changing colors, but what they were now was dazzling. Like an aurora, it was as if someone had painted the northern lights in his eyes.
'Whoa! Raven! Cool down here! You just met the guy. S…'
Raven's thoughts were abruptly cut off by a high-pitched squeak. Glimmer's ears perked up as he heard it and he answered with an identical squeak. From behind Drake, a blue twin of Glimmer came barreling forward. 'Sister!' Glimmer had barely enough time to register the madly squeaking dragon before she crashed into him.
Two more dragons, a red one and a black one stepped out to watch the blue dragon pick herself of Glimmer.
'Brother! Brother! I was SO worried about you!' The dragon was now jumping up and down squeaking happily.
'Don't worry Sis. I'm fine.' Glimmer said.
The dragon stopped jumping up and down, bared her teeth and rammed her head right into Glimmer's chest.
'You idiot! What if something had happened to you? Mom told us to stick together, but NOOOOO…you have to stop for the first set of pretty green eyes you see! Two of our siblings are going to be in enough trouble as it is!' The Sister said.
'Sis, I can explain! This girl is one of the Chosen!' Glimmer strained.
'What…?' the Titans could hear the Sister mentally gasp in disbelief. 'Is this…true?' She asked Starfire, 'Are you really one of the Dragon Knights?'
"Yes," said Starfire, "and if Glimmer hadn't come to our tower, I wouldn't have become a Dragon Knight and we all would've probably been dead."
'I see…' said the Sister, 'well in that case…' she said happily, 'if you're friends of Glimmer, you're friends of mine.'
"Oh joyous!" said Starfire "Tell me friend, what is your name?"
'Oh yeah' said the Sister 'my name is…'
'SISTER!' Glimmer's voice called out.
The Sister stopped and the titans all looked at Glimmer, who looked like he had just prevented a holocaust.
'Sister…' Glimmer said, '…you know the rule.'
Drake now stepped forward. "They cannot say their name around anyone besides their family until they have met their Chosen." He explained, "If they do, they will be stripped of their power and the prophecy will shatter…" Spirit continued, "The Dragon's name must first be spoken by the Chosen. Drake had to figure out my name and Starfire had to figure out Glimmer's."
The Sister sniffled 'But it's not fair…' tears began to well up in the sister's eyes, 'I don't want to be afraid to say my own name anymore!' She cried, 'I want others to know who I am. I want to have friends who will remember me. I just wish I could find my Chosen so I wouldn't have to be afraid.'
As he saw her crying, Robin's heart went out to the little dragon. "Hey, hey, hey…" he said softly, "Don't worry, we'll help you find out who your Chosen is. In the meantime, you can stay at our place."
'Why would you do that? You barely know us.' said the Sister.
"We know Glimmer, and he's a friend of Starfire now. So if you're a friend of Glimmer, you're a friend of ours." Answered Robin.
'Hey that's what I said!' laughed the Sister, 'Thank you! This means a lot to us. By the way, in the meantime, you can call me Sister Water. And these two are Brother Fire…' 'Wassup?' said the red Dragon. '…and Sister Shadow.' The black dragon nodded and sidled up to Spirit and Drake.
"I'm Robin, and this is Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg." Robin answered.
'Thanks! By the way Mom, Brother Wind and Sister Earth split off together.' Said Sister Water.
'They said something about looking for 'her'.' Said Sister Shadow.
'Whatever that means. We'll just have to find them later.' Said Brother Fire, 'Now come on! My tail's getting chilly!'
"Then come on!" Said Cyborg, "After that last fight we are going to have to fix the tower!"
"Ok then let's go!" As they walked back to the tower Raven hung back and walked beside Drake.
"So, you really didn't tell us about yourself. Yes I know you really didn't get a chance when Glimmer's Sister jumped in. So now that you have a chance, can you tell me something about yourself?"
"I am Spirit's Chosen. Other than that there is nothing else to say." Drake murmered.
Even as she heard this Raven could tell that there was something about Drake, something big. In a way he reminded her of herself. Cool, collected, and above all…secretive. Raven decided she should try later. The Titans and the Dragons walked to the tower, and in each of their minds they pondered how to the handle the situation they now found themselves in.
In a dark room, a massive dark beast pondered. 'So Drake has reached them. This boy must not be allowed to fulfill the prophecy that would destroy me. He cannot add the weapon which is the bane of the heartless to the mix.'
Then the demon grinned wickedly, 'I'll send 'him' to destroy Drake. He has not failed me before and he is my best soldier.'
The demon reached out with his mind. 'Trigon!' he called.
'Yes Chernabog?' the other demon replied.
'Send for my best soldier.' Chernabog ordered.
'Him? Chernabog, you really should be more appreciative of what you have.'
Chernabog could detect a snicker in Trigon's demeanor. 'Silence! My appreciation is for his ears alone! You are not part of this close group!'
'Feh! Whatever! Very well, I will send for him.' Trigon relented.
Chernabog waited, and eventually a cape and cowled figure stepped up to him.
"Seru." Chernabog stated. "Drake has found the Chosen. He must be taken down before he adds his accursed weapon to the mix! Go and destroy him, or at the very least, give him a lesson in humility."
"As you wish…" said Seru, "…Father."
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