(Silver's P.O.V.)
"You really think Miss Emma is in there?", Barley spoke quietly, watching the shield shimmer and shine under the sun, the glimpses of the Greek temple here and there, and I smiled reassuringly, "I know she is. She's getting new powers if she is careful and considerate with the tests that's directed upon her.", slurping up some mushroom soup that I cooked up a hour ago with a freshly made fire.
It was perhaps some time past dawn when we woke up, and after packing up essentials and putting out the smoldering fire, I opted to follow the trail that Emma left behind, with Barley and Ian in my arms, and now for a hour and half, perhaps, we have waited patiently while I took innovating ways to keep the boys distracted, and thankfully, Ian is napping again while Barley, ever so helpful with breakfast, is now drinking some of the soup as well.
"Dragons really exist with the new powers? Like Mister Logan and Miss Pippa?", Barley blinked in awe as he turned his head over to me, and I chuckled warmly, "Lad, there's no other people I'd see better than Emma and her team to have great powers, and have the ability to use them responsibly without consequences. Pippa and Logan's dragon forms are strong in their own right, and yes, there are weaknesses just like any other creature here on this world, but they are wise to defend themselves with their fire, and of course, aid of their friends.".
Barley smiled widely, "And Emma's dragon form can be special too? Like how Pippa's scales are red or Logan's fire being blue-purple?". I chuckled warmly at his curiosity as he reminds me of Jim much like how he was at this precious age. I shrugged lightly, "I do not know what her special features will be, but I know that she will remain a heroine no matter what, ready to defend the innocent like you or Ian.".
"Miss Emma is really brave! She will be back soon, right?", Barley proclaimed seriously, and I nodded, "She will be back to us soon. We just need to be patient. The Great Spirits are just taking their time in testing her bravery and such.". Barley smiled, "Okay, Mister Silver. Can we make more soup for her when she gets back?". I laughed warmly, "Thinking ahead there, boy! She's bound to be hungry, that's for sure, and we'll be handing her a warm bowl of delicious soup.", hearing Barley's cheer as I glanced over at the Greek temple, and I smiled softly, knowing that Emma is determined and beautifully stubborn, recognizing that I care for her more than just being a friend...
(No P.O.V.)
Emma blinked, coming to full consciousness as she slowly made out the surroundings around her. She saw a unique house right before her as she sat up on a spectacular fountain. It's a mix of a Low German and American Craftsman house with Gothic details, all in reds, blues, and golds. She realized that it is actually her dream house if she did build it on rural property either in America or Germany...She got up, knowing that she always wanted a fountain in the front yard somewhere, and she looked back at the fountain, exhaling in awe upon a hippogriff who's rearing up on its horse legs, the foretalons in the air with wings half-folded, standing somehow upon a white marble version of the Karlsbrunnen fountain.
She could see the podium below the hippogriff, and to her amazement, instead of four lion heads, there's one lion head, one snake head, a eagle head, and a badger head sprouting out water into the over-spilling basin, and then into the fountain basin, where at the base pillars is icons from Treasure Planet; Jim's solar board, a pirate sword, the Legacy, and of course, the planet itself, and around the fountain border sat versions of music notes in iron metal.
Emma smiled lightly as she loved this fountain that she dreamed up, and glanced back at the house, seeming to realize that within every window is her memories, sorted through, well, everything of categories she'd think of, and she heard a chuckle, "You certainly have a well-protected mind, Emma Fischer. Why, the door is like a double steel safe!".
Emma turned around, her eyes widening in shock and amazement, seeing a large dragon before her. It is covered in blue fur with purple spikes and spots, the body long and wide with a cream-ish tan belly, and the wings, gods, the wings are literally two sets of wings, and the face itself has wide, warm, bird-like purple-ish blue eyes, with super large white horns that sort of reminded Emma of a great owl's head tufts, and the four legs are as thick as tree trunks, and the tail itself is a mix with a set of tail-fins of blue scales, and a tuft of fur at the end of the tail between the tail-fins, being a whitish-blue color. (Imagine a combination of Sulley of Monsters Inc, Cloudjumper of HOTYD, and Sisu of Raya & the Last Dragon)
From seeing the size, the dragon is bigger than Pippa and Logan's dragon forms, probably close to being 3/4 in size compared to a semi-truck trailer which puts the dragon up first above Pippa as she is only the size of a rig truck without the trailer. Emma exhaled slowly, "You're to be my chosen dragon, ain't you?". The dragon smiled widely, and then came a brief flash of white as the dragon shrinks down to a very familiar monster Emma recognized quite immediately.
Emma grinned, "James P. Sullivan.", and Sulley laughed softly, his hand rubbing the back of his neck humbly, "At your service, Ma'am.". Emma blinked in surprise, "I'd never expect you to be a dragon as you seem to be deeply close to the ground, if you know what I mean, of course.".
Sulley smiled brightly, "I never had a problem with heights, and yes, it's true that I am a monster at heart and all, but honestly, I couldn't decline Space's request after how he saw my beliefs and soul. I was quite surprised when I learned of the movie about a version of my home, but I enjoyed it through Randall was a piece of work. You should have seen Mike's face when I told him that I was chosen to be a human's dragon.".
Emma tilted her head, "So...you actually didn't scare humans or make them laugh here on Enchantia?". Sulley sighed softly, "Could you believe me if we were actually living underground? No city or jobs existed, but we lived a simple, humble life...".
Emma frowned lightly, "You are using past tense...What happened?". Sulley shook his head, "It happened so fast...We learned about torches and lanterns from the humans, and we lived with that, but when the lights went out, they came...Shadows...The sounds of screaming...No more laughter from the young kids...We really tried to fight back, no doubt, but it was no use when the darkness seemed to aid the terrible shadows, their horrible screeches when they moved through everything like water...".
"And Boo?", Emma exhaled carefully, and Sulley's face darkened in regret yet weary relief, "She is actually a monster, never human...and she's my daughter... She looks so much like me except for her horns, eyes, and spikes..Her eyes is the same color, that warm, wonderful glint of dark brown innocence, the horns black, and the spikes dark pink...".
Emma blinked softly, "She's safe with Mike and the others, I mean, with the great spirits and all?". Sulley smiled lightly, "She is very safe, and she knows how important this is. Being a spirit of sorts along with being a dragon, it has perks of visiting the spiritual plane, Mount Olympus, and the Great Spirits' home whenever I want to, wherever I want to, and with Space's help, I would never want anything else better than that. I'd be honored to be a friend, guiding you through.".
"So, the Blue Space/Teleportation Infinity Dragon Stone, what does this one entail to do?", Emma mused out thoughtfully. Sulley chuckles warmly, "Straight to the point. Well, the Stone has the ability to transport people from place to place with a portal flash, and as for bigger things, create portals. When together with other Stones, it has the ability to bend space, like creating wormholes, vortexes, and pocket dimensions, and yes, even immense power to create intergalactic doors from, say, your old Earth to here, much like how that portal brought you here thanks to fairy dust and magic.".
Emma nodded, "Just like the doors from the Monster World to the Human World from the movie, but on a huge scale.". Sulley laughed softly, "Indeed. Now, I believe we must proceed to the spiritual plane. There's someone there who's waiting to speak with you.". Emma blinked in surprise, "Waiting for me? Well, I suppose we better not waste any more time then.".
Sulley smiled brightly, "That's the spirit! No pun intended...", and Emma giggled softly as Sulley gestured with a hand, "Grab ahold. It's gonna be a whirl.". Emma nodded, and grabbed into Sulley's hand, and not a moment later, a white flash surrounded them, disappearing with no trace. A minute later, the white flash appeared once more, and Emma broke away, heaving for breath, "And I thought a Portkey was worse from what Harry said!".
Sulley apologetically replied, "I warned you fairly, ma'am.". Emma looked up after taking a deep breath, "You did warn me there, and please call me Emma.". Sulley nodded, "Yes, of course. Call me Sulley then. So, what do you think?", gesturing to the surroundings with a wistful smile. Emma looked around in awe, seeing the skies as a kaleidoscope of underwater reef colors, with the ground a sparkling green covered with dew and in the distance stood large rolling hills.
Emma exhaled softly, "It's wonderful.". Sulley smiled lightly, and looked ahead, "Looks like he decided not to wait. I don't blame him.", and Emma, confused, looked in his direction. She saw the very familiar Magic Carpet, but it was flying a bit fast for her to see the rider upon Magic Carpet as the rider's laughing out loud, and then Magic Carpet braked sharply into the grass, the rider sliding off.
"That was wicked awesome, Carpet! No wonder why Aladdin became friends with you!", a excited voice called out, approaching Emma's ears immediately, and Emma widened her eyes as she recognized that voice all too well, thanks to phone and video calls. Emma shakily replied, "Ryan?", and the face of the voice looked up, revealing teal eyes, dark brown hair, and olive tan skin. He smiled widely, "Emma!", getting up from his lopsided seat position in the grass, and ran to Emma who opened her arms to Ryan, colliding into a reunion hug.