Chapter Six: Dragon Knight, Cassidy
Angelo looked around to see that they were back in the living room of his home.
"It's good to be home.", Angelo said as he removed his Dragon Pendant from his belt buckle, changing back to normal.
"I'm just glad that we were able to find away to beat Shadina.", Nigel said as he did the same. "That girl was tough!"
"Wait! You telling me that a girl was kicking your butts?!", Cornelia asked.
"With her ability, she was hard to take down at first.", Nigel said.
"What do you mean?", Uncle John asked.
"Apparently, as long as she was on the ground, she couldn't be phased much.", Angelo explained. "It was Eric who figured it out, and got the finishing blow."
Everyone look towards Eric as he laid Hay Lin on the couch. Yan Lin sat on the couch, placing her hand on Hay Lin's forehead as a tear ran down her face.
"Welcome back granddaughter.", Yan Lin said happy to see her Hay Lin back safe and sound.
"I'm just glad she safe.", Eric said as he removed his Dragon Pendant, changing back.
"Now we just have to save the others.", Nigel replied.
"And I'm betting the next Shadow General will be ready for us.", Angelo said take a stretch. "This just keeps getting better!"
Suddenly, Hay Lin started to wake up slowly. Once her vision cleared, she yawned and then saw her grandmother smiling at her happily.
"Hey Grandma.", she said with a small smile. "I had the weirdest dream."
"Oh really?", Yan Lin questioned.
"Yeah!", she said sitting up. "Me and the girls were captured by this guy named Shadon, and chained to a wall. And then when he released us we tried to jump him, only to be hit by this wave of dark energy. Everything goes black after that."
Hay Lin then notices that she's in her Guardian form and on a couch.
"Um..... Grandma? Why am I lying on a couch and in my Guardian form?", she asked.
"Hey, Hay Lin.", Eric said crouching down next to her.
"Eric?!", Hay Lin questioned as she looked around at the others. "Nigel, Angelo, Mr. Vanders?! What's going on here?!"
"Calm down Hay Lin.", Yan Lin said. "Everything you think you dreamnt about, happened."
"It did?!", she cried jumping up to her feet. "I have to go save the others!"
"Chill, Hay Lin!", Cornelia said stopping her in her tracks. "You need to calm down."
"Cornelia?! You're here too?!", Hay Lin exclaimed.
"This may take awhile.", Angelo said.
Meanwhile in Shadon's throne room, Shadon just finished observing Shadina getting beaten, by the three Dragon Knights.
"It seems they are getting stronger.", Shadon said to himself as he waved a hand over his viewing disc. "But, there are only three of them. The other two are not with them yet, which give me an idea."
Suddenly, like before, a small purple and black marble sized orb appeared in front of Shadon.
"Poor Shadina, looks like even with your ability, you too fell at the hands of the Dragon Knights.", he said as he took the orb in his hands. "Looks like you'll be joining Shadoo.",
Shadon then swallowed the orb.
"Let's see how the next battles will play out.", Shadon said as he pulled out two more orbs that were clear and empty. "Shada! Shade! Come forth!"
From the Shadows walked two people, both clad in armour. One male the other female. The female, named Shade, was a brunette with hazel eyes, with bow and arrows. The male, named Shada, was a large muscular man with red hair, and brown eyes, with metal gloves.
"What do you wish of us, Master Shadon?", Shade asked as she and Shada bowed before their master.
"I want you, Shade, to take the Water Guardian to Easter Island.", Shadon ordered. "And I want you Shada to take the Fire Guardian to Mount Etna."
"With two of the Guardians out in the opened, the Dragon Knights will want to split their forces.", Shade figured.
"And that will be their undoing.", Shada grinned as the clear orbs floated towards the two Shadow Generals.
"That is the plan.", Shadon said as Shada and Shade grabbed one of the orbs. "Now go!"
"Yes master.", they both said as they put their orbs away in their belt buckles.
Both then teleported away in a swirl of black smoke.
"Let's see how they handle this one.", Shadon said as he drank form his goblet.
Ten minutes later, in the Vanders home.................
"And that's what happened so far.", Eric said after they explained to Hay Lin what was going on.
"And if you still need proof, take a look out the window.", Angelo suggested while opening the curtain a bit.
Hay Lin looked out the window to see that the sky covered in black clouds, making it look like it was night. She then looked to the streets to see some Shadow Minions running the streets, as other Dragon Knights were taking them out.
"Why is this happening?", Hay Lin asked backing away from the window.
"Simple.", Grandpa Joe said. "Shadon wants power."
"And to get it, he'll take over as many worlds as he can.", Uncle John added. "And that's where we Dragon Knights come in."
"So far me, Angelo and Nigel were able to free you and Cornelia from your crystal shells.", Eric said walking up to Hay Lin.
"All, that's left is Taranee, Will, and Irma.", Nigel said leaning against a wall.
"And that locator gem shows you which one is being used to made more dark clouds.", Hay Lin confirmed.
"You got it.", Angelo said. "We just have to wait until they set one of the three remaining crystal shells up. But you know, somethings been bugging me."
"What is it?", Uncle John asked.
"Well, you told us that we have to be the ones to give the final blow to break the crystal shell of the Guardian of our element.", Angelo explained. "Eric took the final blow to break Hay Lin out, while Nigel did the same with Cornelia."
"And you'll be the one to take the final blow with Taranee.", Nigel said. "We know this."
"But, what about Will and Irma?", Angelo asked. "We don't have a Water and........ what's Will's power again?"
"Quintessence.", Yan Lin answered.
"We don't have a Water and Quintessence Dragon Knight.", Angelo said. "So, what do we do about them?"
Yan Lin, Grandpa Joe, and Uncle John looked at each other a bit nervously. The others saw this and figured something was up.
"Do you guys know something?", Nigel asked.
"Are there two other Dragon Knights?!", Eric asked.
"Uncle John?", Angelo questioned his uncle.
"We were going to wait until we were sure, before we told you.", Gramdpa Joe said. "But we might as well tell you now."
"Tell us what?", Angelo asked.
"About one of the other Dragon Knights.", John replied.
"Well, who is it?", Eric asked.
"It's Cassidy.", Yan Lin answered.
"Cassidy?!", Cornelia questioned. "Cassidy Cohen?!"
"Yes.", Uncle John said sitting down.
"The same Cassidy Cohen that's been living here for a year, since her mother past away?!", Angelo asked.
"Yes, that Cassidy!", Grandpa Joe said.
"She was once a Guardian too.", Hay Lin replied.
"When?!", Eric asked.
"About forty years ago.", Hay Lin answered.
"Say what now?!", Nigel asked.
"It's true.", Yan Lin confirmed. "Cassidy was a Guardian when me, Halinor and Kadme were Guardians, forty years ago."
"But she's our age.", Eric replied. "How could she of been a Guardian back then?"
"You'll find that out in time.", Grandpa Joe said. "Right now, you three need to get some rest. Your job isn't finish yet."
"Don't remind us.", Nigel said sitting in a chair. "I'm just going to sit here for awhile."
"Wait a minute, Gramps.", Angelo said getting Grandpa Joe's attention. "Grandma was a Guardian?!"
"Kadma's your grandmother?!", Cornelia asked.
"Oh yeah.", Grandpa Joe replied. "It been an interesting marriage, and we're still happy. While I was here working, at my job, Kadma was on Zembala, taking care of things. I was there when I was off from work, or had the day off. And when she was pregnant with John, she was still able to do her job as Zembala's leader. But had to take a break from it when he was born. Even when Raymond came along, she was able to take care of them both and still do her job."
"And when we got older, we lived our lives.", John replied. "Mom and dad stayed in Zembala together. There were times when one of them would visit at a time, or both of them."
"When Nerissa came to Zembala, I was here on Earth taking care of things, with John.", Joe said. "When I heard what happened to Kadma, I wanted to go after Nerissa myself, but I was needed elsewhere. Plus,I knew she would be saved by you girls"
"That explains the short visits, you guys had.", Angelo said thinking back to his childhood. "Never let it be said that my family was boring."
"Ain't that the truth.", Uncle John agreed.
"Well, after hearing all this, I'm heading to my room.", Angelo said heading upstairs. "My bed is calling me."
Eric then sat on the couch to rest. Hay Lin then sat next to him as Yan Lin along with Grandpa Joe and Uncle John went into the kitchen to get some tea. No one noticed Cornelia head upstairs. Nigel on the other hand was already sleeping in the chair he was sitting in.
"So, I guess this changes things between us, huh?", Hay Lin asked Eric.
"Yes and no.", Eric said.
"What do you mean?", Hay Lin asked.
"Well, when I found out about you being a Guardian, I was pretty surprised about it.", Eric said looking Hay Lin in her eyes. "But, after I thought about it, I realised that you were still the Hay Lin that I fell for when I first saw you."
Happy to hear those words, Hay Lin wrapped Eric in a loving hug. One Eric return happily.
"So, what do you think about me being a Dragon Knight?", he asked as they broke the embrace.
"Well, the way I see it, you were already my knight in shining armour.", Hay Lin said happily. "Only now, you have the armour to prove it. And you have the power of the wind like me!"
Eric and Hay Lin then shared a kiss, happy to have settled things. Hay Lin then rested her head in Eric's lap still feeling a bit tired as Eric leaned back in the couch. Sleep soon over came them both. In the kitchen, Yan Lin along with Grandpa Joe and Uncle John were drinking tea and eating some sandwiches.
"So, who do you think the Quintessense Dragon Knight is, pop?", Uncle John asked his father.
"To be honest, I have now idea.", Grandpa Joe said after sipping some tea. "It could be Nerissa's son, Caleb."
"If it was, wouldn't the star weapon of the Quintessence Dragon Knight of activated when the other three did?", Yan Lin asked.
"You have a point there.", Joe replied. "To be honest, I'm beginning to think the he may not be Rissa's kid."
"What makes you say that?", Yan Lin asked.
"Well when John and Raymond were born, I could sense that they had some of my power as well as Kadma's in them.", Grandpa Joe explained. "I can also sense it in Angelo as well."
"But, you don't sense any of Nerissa's power in Caleb.", Uncle John replied.
"No, I don't.", Grandpa Joe said. "But, I do sense the Mage's power flowing through him."
"So, Nerissa must of lied.", Yan Lin figured. "But why do that?"
"I have no idea.", Grandpa Joe said. "She's not the Nerrisa that I knew growing up."
Meanwhile upstairs, Angelo was walking back to his room, after using the bathroom, when he heard Cornelia crying softly in the guest room she was in. Seeing that the door wasn't looked, he opened it slowly to see her curled up on the bed, with her boots laying on the floor. Angelo then, walked over to Cornelia slowly and sat on the edge of the bed. Feeling the weight shift on the bed, Cornelia look up to see Angelo sitting on the bed.
"When did you get in here?!", she snapped sitting up. "Better yet, why are you in here?!"
"First off, you don't have to snap like that!", Angelo snapped back at her. "Second, I heard you crying in here! And you didn't have the door locked! But hey, if you want to be all stuck up about it, then I'll leave you alone!"
Angelo then got up and headed for the door.
"Wait!", Cornelia said as she grabbed his right arm. "I'm sorry! It's just that I'm upset about how things between me and Caleb have been going lately."
"What are you talking about?", Angelo said sitting back down. "Last I saw, you and him were all happy and lovey dovey."
"Well, we're having a few problems.", Cornelia replied sitting closer towards Angelo. "It all started two weeks ago when I told him he needed to take a break from helping with the rebuilding of some of the towns and villages in Meridian."
"Ms. Lin told me about the situation there.", Angelo replied. "So what did he say?"
"He just snapped, and started calling me selfish for wanting him to spend more time with me.", Cornelia said as Angelo noticed more tears began to flow down her face. "All I wanted was to spend more time with him."
"Well, why not go to Meridian and spend some time with him there.", Angelo suggested.
"I tried that.", Cornelia said. "But, he always found something to do! It's like he's avoiding me!"
"Then, when he rejoins us, you tell him how you feel about this.", Angelo said. "And make sure you get it all out!"
"And if he break up with me?", she asked sadly.
"If he cares about you, he won't.", Angelo said. "But if he does, he does. He's not the only guy out there, Cornelia. You'll be able to find somebody new. You just have to keep the faith."
"Thanks.", Cornelia said as she wiped her tears away.
"No problem.", Angelo said standing up. "Now, I'm heading for my room to get some rest. Cause I think I'm going to need it."
Angelo the walked out of the room, leaving her with her thoughts.
'Just tell him how I feel about everything.', Cornelia thought to herself. 'I can do that.'
Once in his bedroom, Angelo just simply flopped on his bed and slowly fell asleep.
A/N: Cassidy a Dragon Knight?! Why not? And with Eric and Hay Lin happy that they share the same wind power, they're on Cloud 9. As for Cornelia and Caleb, well you'll just have to read on to find out what happens.
P.S.: I wanted to have at least on couple to have the same elemental power. So I chose Eric and Hay Lin.
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