Muahaha! It's meeeeeee! (pops out of the ground) Uh, yeah. Just giving you another installment to my ficie!

The foursome, now joined by Mother Lily and her faithful children plan on traveling to the center island, the point at which this war was

created for to warn the scaled and possibly seek help. Unfortunately for them, others aren't going to make it easy for them...

"So, we're going to the center island?" Alos asked again just to clarify. Lily nodded. "It's necessary if we're going to stop this war..." Just

then, Nathen poped up from around the corner. "Mother Lily! Alos! We've got some trouble!" "What's going on, Nathen?" Alos asked.

Nathen took a deep breath and then spoke in a very hurried manner. "Some soldiers wearing red just showed up! They said that Lily was

a fraud and was housing demons because she herself is a demon trying to destroy mankind! They've branded us traitors! What're we

gonna do! This'll make it harder to get around and find a boat!" Nathen started to panic. "Nathen! Calm down!" Natti barked. "I've just

spoken with a winged sailor that's willing to help us. If we can sneak down to his boat then we'll be home free. Smooth sailing." Natti

motioned with her hands to add extra emphasis on the 'smooth sailing.'

"Okay, but Lilith is still a bit weak. It'll be hard to get her down to the docks along with the equipment and the rest of us without alerting

some type of guard. Surely they aren't stupid enough to ignore the possibility that we could sneak away in a boat..." Alos started to list off

the possibilities. "Mother Lily...I'm scared..." Zaphair said shyly. "Don't you worry dear. We'll find a way to make everything work out."

Lily said reasuringly. "Such people as those soldiers are enemies of the goddess. She'll make sure that we get away safely."

"MotherLily!" Narina cried. "They're attacking the building!Nya!" She ran over to them quickly. "Blast!" Alos cursed. "Mother

Lily...it's...myfault. If I leave...surely they will...follow me?" Zaphair asked. "Her point is right. If she flies away as a dragon, not only

would her thick hide protect her from attacks, she would lead a considerable force away from us. We could sneak onto the boat and she

could fly to the island after a while." Alos said. "Zaphair! How good is your sight?" He asked her. "If I were high...enough...I

could...probably see you...from the other side of the island..." She said. "Then leave us. Transform and fly to the other side. When we're

leaving we'll give you the signal and you can follow us after a few minutes." Zaphair nodded.

"Here, leave through this hidden exit." Natti pulled away a section of the wall in the room. Zaphair nodded and proceeded to run out of

the opening. "Best of luck to ya!" Natti called cheerfully.

Outside, soldiers could be heard running around screaming "The demon is there! After it!" A few minutes later, Narina sneaked a look

outside. "Coast clear nya!" She called back. Knowing what a precious opportunity she had granted them, the group quickly shuffled out

and hurried to the docks.

A young sentry boy about 16 years of age stood before the docks. He had short, light-blue hair and was holding an iron sword in his

hand. "They think that I stand a chance against a group of demons?" He asked himself. "I should've gone with them. I'd be better off with

the group, chasing the one that flew away than waiting down here where everything's empty..." The boy jerked to attention when he saw

the group that had been described running right towards him. "Aw hell, Ican't do this!" When the group reached where he had been

standing, the boy was on his knees begging for mercy. "Ya gotta think of my family! My mother would be crying forevern' a day if'n I

died!"

"We...weren't going to kill you nya." Narina said. "Really? Oh, thank the goddess!" He cried. "Can I come with you? I cn' carry supplies

and whatnot. Sort'em too if ya like..." Narina looked to Alos. "Well...A supply person wouldcome in handy...I suppose so. What's your

name?" Alos asked. "I'm Claudane sah! I'm a new recruit in the army!" He said saluting. "Quite. Well, come on Claudane. We need to

hurry to the boat." He nodded and hurried after them.

A jolly middle-aged winged with tan wings greeted them at the docks when they hurried over. "Haha, I was wondering if you'd show up!

You've caused quite a stir! Haha, demons and all that. Those silly folk don't know that there's no such thing as demons. Never were!"

The group blinked. "Thankyou for taking us in kind sir. I don't know what we'd do without your help." Lily told him. "Will you grace us

with your name?" The winged laughed again. "T'weren't nothin little lady. I don rightfully know about grace and all that but you can call

me cap'n Wilbert!" Everyone nodded. "Guessing it's time to set sail then! Forward ho!"

Zaphair had been hard pressed to avoid all of the arrows that were being showered up at her, but she finally saw the group waving at her

as they pulled away from the shore and she zipped through the island to land on the deck as a human form of herself. "I'm back..." She

said shyly. "Thanks to you, we've managed to pull away without any casualties! Well done!" Nathen congratulated her.

Eh, this one was pretty short, but I couldn't think of anything to do with it. I was already thinking to things that would happen WAY after so that made it hard to do this. Well, ciao.