Frank was having a great time. He sat next to Hazel on one of the tallest trees, facing the sunset and watching it turn everything golden. Trees towered unevenly around them and cutting straight through the light. The birds and flowers seemed brighter than they ever have been before and the trees seemed to dance along with the soft breeze.
Probably the most beautiful sight was all of the dragons working together in harmony. Frank saw some different kinds conversing with each other, laughing and eating together like friends. Frank loved it when sides came together under one cause. It always felt more full and beautiful, like when Camp Half Blood and Camp Jupiter finally made peace with each other.
The last time Frank checked, all of the campers would go from between camps, Half Blood usually during the summer and Jupiter for school and training the rest of the year. The Romans and Greeks got along great after the battle and some of them got to meet their parents at Camp Half Blood. One time Jupiter visited to see Jason, but that was months ago and it was the only time he did. He had stayed only a few minutes and left right after that. Percy had a few visits, but the minor gods visited more often and usually stayed longer.
"Frank", Hazel's voice broke his transe. "Yes Hazel", asked Frank looking at her. With the sun shining on her almost black scales, she looked a little more gold. With the sun on her underbelly, it looked like she was topaz colored instead of brown. The problem was, she was looking worried, her nose wrinkled as she looked towards the horizon.
Following her gaze, Frank winced at what he thought was six dragons flying desperately. They didn't have armour or weapons like their warriors and as they got closer, he spotted a dark green dragon with glowing stripes. The group was too misshapen to be the seawing forces and then Frank recognized the light orange of Jason and the sea green of Percy.
"Look, it is Percy and Jason, I think they need our help". Frank and Hazel took off at the same time and Hazel spread her dark brown wings which glittered underneath as diamonds speckled their undersides. Frank pulled out his bow and nocked an arrow and fired at the enemy. With deadly accuracy, the arrow hit one of the dragons in the head and it fell down to the earth.
Frank fired three more arrows, but one missed and the dragon caught Percy by the tail. He yelped in pain and tried to look who had grabbed him. Behind Percy was a massive skywing with blood red scales and a piece of metal on her chest. "Come here you little brat", the dragon hissed and pulled the poor dragon closer to her. Once Percy was close enough, she grabbed his neck. Percy choked and struggled under the dragon's grasp. He tried to reach for Riptide in the pouch on his neck, but the skywing grabbed it before he did.
"Percy", Jason yelled and tried to attack the skywing with wind. She folded her wings in time and dropped altitude before the winds could blast her off balance. Another dragon came behind and wrapped a chain around the distracted Jason's neck.
Hazel tried to help Percy, but the skywing just laughed and uncapped Percy's sword. She slashed a wide arch and the swing sliced Hazel's gut. It wasn't a fatal cut, just enough to send Hazel tumbling out of the sky. Before Frank could help a dragon flew up and rammed into Frank, knocking the breath out of him. Frank shot an arrow at the dragon and it hit it straight in the neck. The dragon fell out of the sky, grasping his throat as he fell. When Frank looked at the carnage he found Percy and the other dragon were gone and Jason was grappling with a mudwing. The mudwing had a chain around Jason's neck and was trying to keep his hold. Luckily the dragon wasn't quick enough to stop Jason from grabbing his sword, so he grabbed his sword and slashed right through the dragon's neck. Jason didn't stay long enough to watch his enemy disappear, because he went to help Hazel who had disappeared into the woods.
Frank flew after Jason and dove through the branches of the trees. He fluttered to a stop next to Jason who was checking on Hazel who had fortunately landed in a web of vines. "Is she alright"? Asked Frank in a worried tone. Hazel groaned, "I really am beginning to hate those dragons". "She will be alright, but did you get Percy"? "No, he was gone when I finished off my own problems. I will go grab some troops to find him". "I saw the direction they went", Jason said helpfully, "They headed toward the mountains over there. That is where enemy camp is". Frank gave Jason a surprised look, "You saw the enemy camp"? "Long story, just GO"!
Frank had done what Jason commanded. He went back to camp, grabbed some troops and ordered help for Hazel. In no time, Frank had seven warriors at his side, two mudwings, a sandwing, three skywings, and Glory who insisted on fighting one of the dragons, all flying into their first attack on the enemy.
They flew as fast as they could, and they began hearing roaring in the distance. The land was dark and the trees were just black blotches in the darkening sky with pink along the horizon. Through the darkness, Frank spotted eight shapes flapping around. One was dangling from the rest and held a glowing, celestial bronze sword. He was slashing at some rope that joined him to the other dragons, the skywing must've called reinforcements. Frank didn't need a closer look to tell that it was Percy, and the ropes were chains. "These demigods are impossible. How the heck did we catch the first one", Frank heard one of the dragons roar. A blast of flame burst from the skywing and Percy yelled in pain. "LOOK OUT", yelled one of the enemies before Franks small army crashed into the dragons.
Frank slashed the metal collar of a sandwing and watched as his well trained warriors slashed their way to victory. As the dragons disappeared one by one, the chains began to drop and Percy was yelling something that was blown away in the wind. Looking down, Frank saw Percy almost fully chained and he horribly realized what Percy was saying. "STOP, STOP, DON'T DO IT. I CAN'T FLY". Too late. The last chain snapped and Percy began to plummet, screaming and flailing his tail and sword arm that he had been able to wriggle out of his chains.
Without thinking, Frank transformed into an animal that he saw in his dreams once. Immediately he became a giant griffin with golden fur and massive eagle wings. He screeched the cry of an eagle and caught the chain. Frank was so big that he made the other dragons look about the size of toucans. Giant lion claws gripped the tiny thread of chains that held Percy who dangled limply below Frank. A golden tail whipped out from underneath Frank and caught the rest of Percy's hanging chains.
The dragons stared at Frank in total shock and terror. Glory, who was holding the skywing's piece of metal, hovered there and gaped at Frank. He tried to say, "Come help Percy", but all that came out was a majestic half roar half squawk. Apparently the dragons got the memo and began to unchain the son of Poseidon. They caught Percy's body and began hauling it back to base. Frank followed them, still an griffin.
When they got back to camp, all of the dragons watched as Frank descended on top of the strongest tree, which seemed like a twig to Frank. He heard Glory telling the other demigods as they gaped at him. Finally Frank decided that he would be better off as a dragon and he shapeshifted into his dragon self. "Hey", he said and the dragons swarmed him, asking him questions.
"Calm down guys. I think it was a one time thing", Frank said. He was sure it was a one time thing because the creature didn't seem Greek or Roman, and it didn't seem right. "You have to do that again in battle. You were a freaking-lion eagle", Jason said excitedly, "Where did you see that thing"?
Frank decided to tell them about a dream he had a long time ago where hundreds of different griffins swarmed around a giant golden lion/eagle griffin. He described the size and the majesty of its golden eyes. It had the head of an eagle, but the body of a lioness with shimmering gold wings. he remembered how the creature had sat, majestic like the lions in front of a library, with her golden tail flicking along a mountainside that Frank didn't know. He told them about how it turned its head towards Frank and bore into him. If the creature communicated like the wolves, she either said, "The feet spit shaul duck", or, "The forest spirit shall rise". After that she rose onto her majestic paws and launched in the air with the griffins still flying around her.
"Woah"! Said most of the group, except for Nico. "What? Do you know what that means"? Frank asked seeing the stone pan face of Nico. "It means nothing good will come in our future".
What do you think he means and what the heck is in their future? Hmm, I might have an idea of what might happen. After this I am planning another one fan-fiction, but right now I need to keep these ones posted so I won't go bananas going back and forth through these. I might post an intro before this ends, but I am not sure I will get it done in time. Oh well, that is the future's problem. I live in the present thank you very much. Anyway guys, keep dreaming my friends.