Authors Note: Chapter 14

Wewt so last chapter of Disk 1. Everybody who still reads Thank you for sticking around even through the slow updates, Enjoy!

Fox

Rescue, Defeat, Transform

"Sean, you're the blind one."

"We'll see." Sean growled as he charged straight at Tristan.

He swung downwards with his axe, aiming to cleave Tristan in half. Tristan nimbly stepped around the attack, striking Sean with the blunt end of his spear twice, causing him to double over. Before Tristan could strike Sean down he quickly retaliated by punching Tristan in the gut, sending him up into the air and back a few meters.

Tristan skidded along the ground, slamming into the wall. Sean stalked over to Tristan, standing over him, casting a looming shadow.

"One punch and your down Tristan?" Sean taunted, "I thought you would do better than that."

Sean lifted his arm, raising his heavy axe above his head to strike the finishing blow. Tristan took the chance before the strike to swivel up onto his hands and launch himself forward, kicking Sean in the chest and swinging onto his feet. Sean staggered backwards, clutching his chest from the pain of the hit.

Meanwhile Mai was dealing with problems of her own. She deflected both blades of the Winglies, bouncing them off of her flexible staff. Spinning it over her head she swung it downwards towards one of the Winglies. He lifted up his blade and deflected the blow before retaliating with another slash. She spun around the sword, nimbly dodging it and swinging her arm around horizontally.

One Wingly ducked the blow while the other took it straight to the head, being sent to the ground for a few moments. The other Wingly went wild as he tried to take out Mai. She continued to dodge or deflect all the shots from him as they traded blows. Mai wasn't quick enough to dodge one of the Winglies slashes and received a scratch across her chest.

"Damn." She cursed before lifting up her staff again to deflect another shot.

She swung her staff downwards, hitting the Wingly in the knee causing him to drop. She then struck him across the head causing him to fall. She turned around hearing the grumbling coming from behind her. The other Wingly was getting up, she swung her staff behind her, planting it into the ground. Jumping backwards she flipped through the air, using the staff as balance. She moved in a crescent before landing on the Wingly, one foot hitting his chest while the other stomped his head into the ground. The sickening crack signifying that he was finished.

"Whew, all that gymnastics really does help." Mai said to herself, she then turned her head to the sound of the other Wingly getting back up, "Ugh they just don't stay down."

"Get me out." A voice said.

Mai turned her head to see Kongol awake and struggling to get out of his chains. Nodding, Mai set to work to get Kongol free. She ran, being chased in circles by the last Wingly as she came up with a plan to get Kongol out of his chains and to get rid of the last Wingly.

Surprising how fast one can come up with a plan when under pressure. Quickly Mai sprinted towards the axe that was leaned up against the wall, which was in fact Kongol's axe and grabbed it. She sprinted towards the bars which separated the room before stopping; she turned around hoping that the Wingly would fall for her trick.

The Wingly not thinking about anything other than that he had her cornered began to cast a powerful fireball. He didn't rule out the fact that she could easily dodge to the sides and just wanted to burn this "pest" in his opinion. He threw the ball of fire quickly, aimed directly at Mai.

Mai grinned; this was exactly what she wanted. She ducked out of the way, avoiding the fireball nimbly. The ball of fire burned right through the bars, leaving a wide enough hole for Mai to jump through. Dragging the axe along she ran up to Kongol and swung the axe as hard as she could. The axe collided with the chains, shattering them and freeing one of Kongol's arms, him quickly breaking out of the other one himself.

The Wingly knew he was done for as soon as the Giganto warrior got to his feet again. The Wingly tried to slice at Kongol but Kongol just threw a bone splintering punch at the Wingly, knocking him over and unconscious.

Sean was too busy with Tristan to notice Kongol until it was too late. The beast of a man grabbed Sean and pinned him up against the wall, slamming him against the cold stone as hard as he could. Sean tried to fight back but was locked in place by Kongol's calloused hands.

"STOP!" A voice called.

Everyone turned to the door to see Shane standing in the doorway. He was out of breath but did not have any wounds.

"Let Sean go." Shane said.

Kongol looked over at Shane in confusion before dropping Sean from the wall, allowing him to get up.

"Shane what the hell?" Tristan growled angrily at the interruption.

"Quiet!" Shane commanded, "Sean I plead to you to help us," Shane began, pausing for a slight moment, "Gidarl has Tara."

Everyone's faces went blank except for Sean's; his was lit with pure anger. He stood up, lifting his axe onto his shoulder before transforming into the Earth Dragoon.

"If Gidarl has her, then he really is no ally of mine. If he really did lie to me about the way home, then this just got personal." Sean growled.

Kongol started to go out the door as Mai, Tristan and Shane transformed as well.

"Kongol go back to teleporter, go back to Meru." Kongol stated as he ran off.

Sean glanced over to Shane, Mai and Tristan an apologetic look on his face. Tristan was the first to speak.

"Look Sean, we can settle our differences later. Right now we have our friend and your sister to save, now let's go!" Tristan said.

Everyone nodded as they burst out of the prison and flew off, looking throughout the forest for their allies.

Dart and Connor were in the midst of a long battle, having the time of their lives but a little disappointed by the fact that the plan to destroy the tower from the inside failed. They had an army of Winglies to deal with now and both were in their Dragoon forms.

Dart knew he could take out the tower with one blast of the cannon but he decided to have some fun with the Winglies, dwindling their numbers and truly testing Connor's fighting skill. The rocket launchers that are hidden on Dart's shoulder opened up revealing the many cannons. Dart knew this would take out quite a few of them.

"Divine Dragon Ball!" Dart growled as the many energy rockets shot out of his shoulder at a rapid rate.

They decimated the groups of Winglies, small explosions cutting through their bodies as if acid was dropped on their heads. The surviving Winglies split up avoiding the rest of the shots.

They weren't safe for long though as Connor flew down, cutting through them with his duel short swords. Nimbly flying around and dodging slashes from the Wingly Soldiers. Flying ahead of a group of them he stopped them in their tracks, throwing his two swords toward the ground, which crossed and impaled into the earth in front of the Winglies.

A large dome formed around the Winglies as energy collected into the magic attack. Small orbs seemed to float out of the dome and floated above the Winglies, there were at least thirty orbs circulating the Winglies. Connor hovered a few feet above the ground, grinning as he watched the magical attack begin.

"Thunder Kid Attack!"

The orbs began to shoot out lightning that bounced off the dome and at the Winglies. The rebounding lightning pierced the various Winglies bodies multiple times as they tried to escape but to no avail as they could not pass through the electrified dome. As the attack finished and the dome faded, Connor landed beside his swords, picking them up again. The crippled and burned bodies of the previously trapped Winglies fell to the ground.

Connor regrouped with Dart who was still fighting off the Wingly soldiers.

"Do ya think we're a little outnumbered Dart?" Connor asked as he plunged one of his swords into the chest of a Wingly, before sheathing it and taking out his bow.

Dart parried two Wingly blades at once before killing them both with one quick slash.

"Yeah maybe a little." Dart confirmed.

To their surprise a green flash zoomed past them, crashing into the ground taking a Wingly soldier along with it and creating a small smoke cloud. When the smoke cleared it revealed Tristan in his dragoon form, his spear jutting out of the fallen Winglies chest. Dart and Connor jumped back in surprise.

"Tristan!" Connor shouted.

"Couldn't have been a better time." Dart sighed.

Just then darkness surrounded a few Winglies and then collapsed around them, when it faded the Winglies were nowhere to be found. Shane landed beside Dart quietly, admiring the effects of his newly found spell. Two Winglies were sneaking up on Tristan when Mai appeared out of nowhere, quickly dispatching them using her enhanced staff. When more appeared she quickly spun around, lifting up her hand.

"Diamond Dust!"

Two icebergs surrounded the Winglies and then crushed them between it before dissolving. The Winglies had no chance of defending themselves from the attack as it all happened too quickly.

Finally the Golden Dragoon appeared, cleaving right through a pack of Winglies with his golden axe. Sean swung his axe in multiple directions, cutting many Winglies straight in half and just dismembering the rest. Shane turned towards Dart as Sean dropped back to the group, Dart and Connor surprised to see Sean on there side for once.

"Dart just use the cannon to take out the tower, we have no time for stealth. They've got Tara and Darian's up there alone fighting Chaos and maybe he may have even moved on to Gidarl!" Shane explained.

Dart wasted no time, lifting up the cannon the rest of the Wingly soldiers knew what was coming as they dispersed quickly. Aiming for the tower Dart could feel the heat from the cannon building up in his arm.

"Divine Dragon Cannon!" Dart growled.

The wave of light blasted its way to the tower, destroying anything in its path. The tower was decimated, ending in a large explosion. As it exploded a wave of magic shot out from it, passing through everything that belonged to the forest. Almost immediately did everything start to rot and die, the magic faltered and things were eventually just going to fall apart.

Sean turned to everybody before pointing up.

"Follow me; Gidarl's throne is up, high up!" Sean stated before taking off.

Everyone glanced at each other with looks of determination on their faces before taking off themselves, following Sean as he led the way.

The two blades collided with each other as Chaos and Darian fought fiercely. Sparks flew as they swung at each other with determined finesse. Their footwork was unmatched as they travelled throughout the room in their clash. Both warriors fought for different motives but motives that were very alike. Chaos for his sister and Darian for the one he loved. Both would stop at nothing to ensure their safety.

Chaos kicked forward, hitting Darian in the stomach. He fell backwards, skidding from the strength of the kick but quickly got back to his feet and parried an incoming strike from Chaos's katana. Darian spun around, swinging his sword 360 degrees and aiming for Chaos's neck. Chaos ducked under the attack and stabbed at Darian.

The attack grazed Darian's side, causing him to falter. Chaos realized he had an opening and attacked. Darian managed to collect himself just enough to spin around the slash. A few more sword clashes later they both backed up and then charged at each other. That ended in a lock that brought both their faces close together.

"Let me pass!" Darian growled.

"I'm sorry, but for my sisters safety I can not let you through." Chaos stated.

"Than I will just have to break through." Darian said angrily as he separated himself from the sword lock and backed up.

Taking a few seconds for a break both caught their breath and raised their blades again. Both not willing to give up they charged once more. Darian swung first only to be parried once more. They continued their fight relentlessly both gaining advantages over the other at different times but the other always able to get out of it. Darian knew that time was running thin and that he'd need to get to Tara soon. He dashed forward, deflecting Chaos's sword as he charged. He threw his fist into Chaos's gut, lifting him off the ground and slamming him into the wall behind him. Darian quickly raised his sword again and swung once.

Chaos collapsed against the wall, clutching his chest in pain. Looking down at his hand he saw the blood dripping from the slash wound that Darian had just given him. Chaos dropped his katana which in turn caused Darian to turn his back, shouldering his sword walking towards the door. He stopped for a second and looked back at Chaos over his shoulder.

"I'll save your sister." He said quietly, "Don't die here. She'll want to see you again." Darian said as he walked out of the room, the door actually turned out to be a teleporter which led to the highest point of the forest, Gidarl's Throne.

Chaos watched as Darian disappeared through the teleporter. Grinning slightly by his words he lifted up his hand slightly, it started to glow a dim green aura. Slowly it crawled over his wound, the blood dried and the gash sealed itself.

He let out a deep breath and then rested his head on the wall.

"I'll catch up with the kid later." Chaos sighed, "He can handle himself." Chaos said as he rested up, preparing for the next fight which could possibly be his last.

Darian appeared on a floating platform. He spun around, examining his surroundings. The platform was empty except for a large building that was at the center of it. Looking over the edge he realized he was several kilometres off the ground.

"Well now, that's not intimidating at all." Darian sighed as he walked towards the building.

Inside it looked almost exactly like where Ancestor Blano resides, except it was bigger, with more open space. Darian looked around, on the right he noticed that Chaos's sister was hanging from the wall, bound by some sort of magical restraints. On the left in the exact position was Tara. Both were unconscious and hanging there.

Darian immediately ran forward, trying to get to Tara as fast as possible. Before he could reach Tara though he was suddenly sent flying backwards, slamming into the open doorway. Darian quickly raised his blade, and then realized he had just slammed into an OPEN doorway. He tried to touch through the doorway but was met by a solid surface where the doorway would usually be.

"Great, a barrier." Darian sighed.

"Yes a barrier, so that you may not escape." A loud voice spoke, stating the obvious.

Darian quickly spun, glaring at the shrouded man that had appeared in the center of the room.

"You and your allies foolishly try to stop my plan on obtaining the power of a god? Well you may have defended your dragoon spirits but my recent discovery may be the key without the need of those wretched orbs." The man explained.

"What do you think you can do Gidarl? We're going to end this right now!" Darian stated.

"We? Ha! You are simply one boy, what could you possibly do!?" Gidarl laughed, "You future kids, well one of you is actually a far descendant of our times moon child and I have her in my grasp." Gidarl explained.

Darian looked shocked by what he had just said.

"Yes you foolish boy, this girl is a descendant of Shana Feld. The reason that she was chosen to wield the spirit of the White Silver Dragoon and probably the reason that she is attracted to you, the Red Eye. She may not know it, but she has many dormant powers that could give my allies and I the greatest power ever known to man. All that is needed is her sacrifice, and the Moon That Never Sets will be resurrected, and then all is lost for your people." Gidarl explained with a tone of laughter in his voice.

Darian had heard enough. Hearing the word sacrifice spoken in the same sentence as Tara had sent him overboard. He charged forward, lifting his blade to ready for an attack. Gidarl held out his hand as tendrils of darkness surrounded it. He lifted up his hand in the direction of Darian's sword and as the blade came down on it the darkness faded revealing a large claymore that deflected Darian's blade.

"Even if I die my accomplices will recapture the girl and complete the ritual."

Darian was astonished by the sheer size of Gidarl's sword but that did not stop him from continuing the fight. He charged once more, spinning around and swinging his sword at Gidarl's gut. Gidarl stepped back, avoiding the blow and retaliated with yet another slash of his own. The attack bounced off of Darian's blade but sent him skidding back from the sheer force.

Darian knew that he couldn't do this alone but he had no escape, he had to continue, to the death if that's what it meant. Charging one last time, lifting his sword above his head to strike he swung. It was stopped; Gidarl pushed a wave of magic towards Darian, sending him flying backwards. Chaining magic together a bolt of lighting then struck Darian followed by a ball of fire.

When the smoke cleared Darian was on his knees. He had realized that at the rate this was going that he had basically already lost this fight. He struggled to get up but failed as he fell back to his knees. Gidarl only laughed at the pitiful attempts to continue the fight.

The other dragoons had finally made it to the top level. When they reached the platform they deformed back to their normal selves and ran to the only building on the platform. Sean was the first to reach the door and his anger rose when he realized that it hade been blocked by a barrier. He looked inside and saw Darian on the ground with Gidarl laughing at his failure.

He turned around to look at the group, sadness and anger filling his face. The rest looked worried and were saddened that they couldn't get in too the building to aid Darian. Their silence was interrupted by a noise that came from behind them; all of them turned to see what it was and were surprised by who it turned out to be.

Armed with the Dragon Buster and his trusty katana, there stood Chaos. The blood still stained his shirt but the wound had fully healed. Stepping forward he walked past the group and up to the door. Knocking on the barrier he sighed before turning around once again.

"I can take one of you." He stated.

"Why only one?" Dart questioned.

"My teleportation magic isn't as advanced as my sister, I specialize more in offensive magic. Now who's coming?" Chaos explained.

"Me, I'll go. That's my sister in there." Sean stated before stepping towards Chaos.

"Fine, then let's move." Chaos said as he quickly cast the spell as him and Sean disappeared past the barrier and inside the room.

Dart and the rest of the group stood silently, crowding around the barrier to see inside.

"It's all up to them now." He muttered quietly.

Gidarl had taken the time of Darian's weakness to walk closer to him. He lifted up his claymore, deciding that it wasn't worth it to waste another word on the weakling. Darian lifted his arms, holding his sword weakly to try and defend himself but he knew this was the end. Then, suddenly Gidarl's eyes widened. He jumped back, narrowly avoiding a heavy axe that would've cleaved right through him.

"What!?" Darian asked himself as he looked beside him.

There stood Sean, holding his axe at the ready to continue the fight. He glanced over at Darian and nodded before glaring back at Gidarl. Chaos walked up beside Darian and cast the very same healing spell that he had previously used on himself.

"Come on, if you can take me on you can surely take on the old man." Chaos stated, "You said you'd save my sister, but I couldn't just let you do it alone. No matter our differences we both have a common goal, now get up and let's finish it." Chaos growled as he too readied his weapons.

Darian thought about his words for a moment and then he quickly got back to his feet, holding his sword out at the ready the three warriors stood together, ready to battle Gidarl to save the ones they care for the most.

"Let's do this!" Darian said as the three of them charged.

(A/N: Queue LoD Boss Theme 1 ^_^)

Gidarl floated off the ground slightly, bolts of lightning surging throughout the air around him. Chaos was the first to attack; he charged holding both of his blades at his side as he bolted towards Gidarl. Right before Chaos swung his blades he sprouted his luminescent wings and pushed off the ground. He flipped smoothly through the air, landing behind Gidarl turning and swinging his two blades.

Gidarl quickly turned around, deflecting both strikes from Chaos and spinning again to block a strike from Sean. Darian lifted his blade to attack but Gidarl counterattacked by sending a gust of wind in his and Sean's directions, sending them away to the other side of the room.

Chaos took the opening of Gidarl turning around to attack again. Holding his palm out a large icicle formed at his palm. When it reached its maximum size Chaos put both his palms together and then pushed it forward. The icicle flew at full speed towards Gidarl. It struck him in the back and shattered, creating a deep gash in his back but the Wingly Ancestor didn't seem phased by it.

Gidarl clasped his hands together quickly and pointed them towards Chaos. A huge bolt of lightning emerged out of the ground; it rippled throughout the ground striking various points until it finally reached Chaos. He tried to dodge it but it moved too fast even for him and it struck him, dragging him along the torrent of lightning, getting struck by every bolt until it finally smashed him into a wall.

Sean and Darian had finally got back up and got back into the fight. Sean swung his axe upwards, using the shaft to knock Gidarl up in the air. The sheer strength from the swing caught Gidarl off guard as he was tripped and threw upwards. Chaos jumped into the air, swinging his blade downwards as strong as he could. The blade struck Gidarl's chest armour, causing him to wheeze from pain as he was sent flying downwards, slamming into the ground.

Sean and Darian bounced back to their positions, watching carefully as Gidarl slowly got up. As he did Darian and Sean readied their weapons again. Gidarl let out a shrill ear piercing laugh.

"You think you have defeated me! Not in your lifetime! My accomplices will not be needed as I will defeat you right here! Now perish!!" Gidarl growled.

Two huge fireballs, one for each hand appeared in Gidarl's palms. They grew in size every second until they were almost about a meter in width in height each. Gidarl laughed as he raised his hands to throw the balls of fire when all of a sudden he stopped. The fire dissipated and his hands fell limp. Behind him stood Chaos, holding the Dragon Buster steady as it pierced Gidarl's heart.

Chaos withdrew his sword and let Gidarl fall. He turned around without saying another word and walked over to where his sister was chained. He cut the chains off in one swift slash and caught Nicole as she fell. The girl slowly woke up from her magic induced slumber and as she opened her eyes the first person she saw was Chaos. Without another word she quickly pulled him into a hug.

Darian and Sean both went to the opposite side of the room to where Tara was bound. Darian cut her chains and was also the one to catch her as she fell. Tara woke up quickly, the magic wearing off in a few seconds. Opening her eyes she looked around, she noticed Darian holding her, Sean to her right, and the one who had captured her cradling his sister on the other side of the room.

Turning back to Darian she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer, kissing him for a few seconds before letting go. She looked happy to see him safe and sound and in Darian's mind he was thinking the exact same thing. Sean was incredibly stunned by the fact that Tara had just kissed Darian, a blank look staying on his face for the next minute.

Tara quickly stood up and ran over to her brother; although he had been on the opposite side for a while she knew he would come through for them one day. She jumped into his arms, giving him a long bear hug. Sean had to pry Tara off of him to ask the question that he'd been wanting too for a few minutes now.

"Uh Tara, when the hell did you and Darian start up with that?!" Sean asked, referencing the kiss he just witnessed.

Tara blushed while Darian just scratched the back of his neck.

"Long story explain later." Tara said, trying to get away from the subject.

Chaos and Nicole walked up behind the three, Chaos grateful that his sister was alright and Nicole grateful that she was alive.

"Thank you Darian, Thank you Sean for your help with saving my sister. I probably wouldn't have been able to take him on alone." Chaos said, scratching the back of his neck. He wasn't very good at saying thank you.

Nicole smiled at the three as if to say thank you.

"How about we go outside? I'm sure the others are waiting." Nicole said as she turned around and walked away, heading through the now opened barrier.

Chaos and Sean nodded, turning away and following Nicole. Tara glanced over at Darian and smiled before following the others, followed close behind by Darian. As Darian stepped outside back in the room the lying body of Gidarl sat motionless. After Darian was a distance away and probably reunited with his allies, Gidarl's eyes opened and turned into thin slits.

The party cheered as the group that took on Gidarl to rescue Nicole and Tara emerged from the building safe and sound. Chaos and Nicole rejoined the group but stayed off to the side to avoid any trouble from the group after all they had done, they were surprised to see that they received a lot of smiles and encouraging remarks as they walked by.

Sean walked past his old friends without a word, although he received the same smiles and encouragement he still felt as if he was not forgiven just yet. Darian and Tara were the last to arrive. Dart walked up to them just before they rejoined the group to congratulate them but was stopped when he heard a strange rumbling sound. Darian and Tara both heard it as well; Darian looked over his shoulder, unsheathing his sword and turning back towards the building.

His fear was confirmed as the building that they were just in collapsed in a huge cloud of smoke. From out of it a huge flying creature emerged. It had huge black wings and sharp talons hanging from its underside.

"WHY DO THE BOSSES ALWAYS HAVE MULTIPLE FORMS!?" Connor yelled, referencing one of the many videogame cliché's.

"Wow, talk about a boss from some RPG much." Tristan sighed.

"Foolish humans, GIVE ME THE GIRL! THE SACRIFICE MUST BE MADE!" The creature roared as it darted towards Darian and Tara.

"Gidarl!" Chaos gasped, recognizing the voice.

Darian glared darkly as the huge bird creature soared towards him. A dark red flame began to emanate around him, followed by a black one. His eyes started to glaze over with a red tint as his anger rose.

"I've had enough of this bastard." Darian muttered as the transformation began.

Right before Gidarl could complete his attack he was astonished to see Darian transform. A huge blaze overtook his body as orange and black flames surrounded him. The armour formed around his body and the wings sprouted as flames with dark fire spreading off of them. The party backed away stunned as Darian's surprising new transformation completed.

Gidarl tried to slow down but was too late; Darian charged forward, his fiery wings sending him bolting right into Gidarl. He swung his sword, cutting into Gidarl's feathery flesh. As the blade pierced flesh a huge inferno erupted from the wound and consumed Gidarl's body.

Gidarl screeched as the attack destroyed him. He fell from the sky, falling from the top platform all the way to the bottom of the forest. The smoke from the fiery attack burning high into the sky endlessly. Darian lost his focus as his anger diminished. The dragoon transformation ended and he fell to the ground, landing nearby the group unconscious, luckily not falling off the edge.

Everybody ran over to his still body, Tara sliding to his side and Dart kneeling beside him. Everyone circled around him to make sure he was okay. Nicole quickly cast a healing spell, doing the best she could to keep him alive. The spell healed him from most of his wounds but he still did not wake from his unconsciousness.

"I've never seen that before." Dart muttered.

"What the hell was that!?" Tara questioned, worried that Darian was in worse condition than everybody thought.

The silence made Tara worry even more. Nobody had the answer to what happened as nobody had ever seen such a transformation before. Finally Chaos spoke up.

"Come on; let's go back to the normal forest. We can probably get answers there. We all need a place to sleep anyways." He offered, not realizing that he and Nicole may not even be welcome in the normal Wingly Forest because of their crimes.

Everyone agreed, Dart picking up Darian over his shoulder as they all went through the teleporter looking for rest, and looking for answers.

(Disk 1- Closed)

Zomg I finally finished this chapter. School again not letting me write and all. But over the course of the few days that it took me to write these chapters I had a lot of fun writing the action. I hope you guys enjoy!

Fox