Chapter 9: War
Link didn't know what to do. He couldn't harm a creature of this size with just a few arrows and a sword and shield. This Dreadfin was going to squash them like cockroaches if they were lucky. The Dreadfin King raised its massive foot and brought it smashing down, planning to crush them all like beetles. Fortunately, Tricky narrowly galloped away and Link and Sonic sped out of the way easily.
"That was TOO CLOSE!" Link said as he regained his balance.
"Don't get too comfy!" Sonic said as he sped away.
The Dreadfin's tail was coming to meet them, but Link evaded it in a single bound. Meanwhile, Blue Firedrake laughed at their pathetic attempt of running away like frightened bunnies.
"If that's the best you can do, why don't you go in the sprint rather than fight?" The dragonoid taunted.
Down below, Tricky had reached cover and was well out of the Dreadfin King's sight.
"What's going on here? We can't fight this guy with what we have…I GOT IT! I'll go get help!" He said to himself.
Tricky took off, sprinting like a horse to avoid the Dreadfin King's teeth and feet. In seconds, he was running through the Walled City, evading Dreadfin along the way. The Dreadfin noticed him and tried to snap at the Earthwalker only to see him race past with amazing agility.
"Man! These guys don't quit!" Tricky said as he continued to worm his way through them.
After what seemed like an eternity, Tricky went to a part of the Walled City where his father had told him all about. It was a kind of cave, but it had a large cage with heavy bars and saw what he was looking for. He knew because a large eye peered through the steel bars at him.
"THERE you guys are. Man, I sure am lucky my dad tamed all of you." Tricky said as he began to open the cage.
Meanwhile, with the Dreadfin King, Blue Firedrake was still howling with laughter as Sonic and Link ran around like cheetahs trying to evade the feet, tail, claws, and teeth of the massive dinosaur. Then, something unexpected happened. When the dinosaur's massive tail came down, Sonic leapt on top of it and ran across the Dreadfin's back. When he was at the base of the neck, he leapt into the air after shouting one word.
"SURPRISE!"
Blue Firedrake whirled around only to have Sonic collide with his face. The dragonoid keeled backward, almost falling off his mount, but he regained his balance and he spat out teeth that had fallen out onto the ground. He turned to Sonic and took a swipe at him with his long claws. However, he appeared to only swipe air and he missed.
"Ha! You'll have to do better than that if you wanna hit Sonic!" Sonic said as he evaded a sweep kick.
Then, Firedrake did a pretty stupid thing. He inhaled and vomited blue fire at Sonic, but the blue hedgehog proved too fast as he sped away, and the flames only burned the Dreadfin King. The Spinosaur reared its large head back and roared in pain. Firedrake lashed out with his tail, but Sonic proved too fast and jumped on it before bouncing onto Firedrake's mug. Firedrake clutched his face in pain and reached out blindly. He felt his hand close around Sonic's head and he opened his teary eyes before squeezing. Just then, something hit him in the back and he stumbled forward. When he turned around, Link was there to meet him with a diagonal slash. Firedrake released Sonic and clutched his wound. The huge gash went from his left shoulder to his right hip. He snarled like a mad panther and threw a punch at Link only to miss by a mile. Link rolled away before the punch broke him in half and slashed Firedrake in the calf. Blue Firedrake cried out, but then he broke off with a smile.
"You're better than I expected, boy. I'm surprised you didn't fight Lord Ryu." Firedrake said with a very toothy grin.
Just then, an earthshaking roar erupted from the Walled City and they whirled around from fighting to see Redeye swarm the area and start battling the Dreadfin. Another roar was heard and Blue Firedrake turned to see his whole plan almost go down the drain.
Out of the forest came a giant Redeye, easily as big as the Dreadfin King, and snarled like an enraged wolf. The battling trio happened to notice they were on the Dreadfin's nose. The redeye opened its mouth and charged just when Sonic and Link slid down the Dreadfin's back and Firedrake took off like an eagle. Unfortunately, the Dragonoid lost control of the Dreadfin King just when the Redeye bit down on its nose. The Dreadfin King shook the mind control out of his head, came to, and gave his attacker a good swipe across the face. The Giant Redeye released his opponent and they started roaring their challenges to each other. As soon as they realized that threats weren't enough, they charged with their mouths open.
Firedrake searched the ground while in midair and saw Link make a run for the Krazoa Sword.
"Not if I can help it!" The giant reptile said as he narrowed his yellow eyes.
He dove at Link like a falcon and proceeded to swat the hylian hero as he passed. The high speed only increased the power of the blow and Link tumbled across the ground and stopped some fifty feet away from the sacred blade. Firedrake made a wide turn and reached for the blade, but Sonic leapt into the air and spun into his forehead again. Firedrake stopped in midair as Sonic came for him again. This time, Firedrake swung with his tail and hit Sonic like a professional baseball player hitting a homer. Sonic flew through the air and Firedrake then saw his mistake and the fate of the Dreadfin King.
The Dreadfin King and the Giant Redeye were still tackling each other when Sonic spun right through the Dreadfin's eye. The Dreadfin King roared in pain as he shook his massive head to try and shake the pain out. The Redeye seized its chance and brought its head smashing into the Dreadfin King's side. The spinosaur fell on its side and tried to get up when something like eighty large knifes plunged into his ribs. The Dreadfin King cringed in pain as the Giant Redeye seized it by the neck and proceeded to crunch the spine like a twig. The Dreadfin King, after probably centuries of life, was dead.
Blue Firedrake saw the fate that beheld his pawn, but now he had to make this mission fast. He flew down and gripped the hilt of the Krazoa Sword between his index finger and his thumb before taking off. He looked down at Link and grinned.
"I'll see you later, boy." The blue lizard said as he vanished into a red portal.
Back on the ground, Link came two and pounded the ground with his fist as he saw Firedrake fly away with a grunt in frustration. Sonic clambered out of the Dreadfin's eye socket and shook the blood and slime off him.
"EUGH! As much as I hate to say it, I REALLY NEED A BATH AFTER THIS!" The blue dude said as he shook himself of anything that would come off.
Link then looked at the Redeye and drew his sword. He was about to charge when Tricky stopped him.
"Don't do it, Link. You need to find that blue dragon and the Krazoa Sword. We'll handle things here." Tricky assured him.
"I hope you can. Thanks." Link said as he sheathed his sword.
Sonic powered up his special shoes and Link did his. Tricky even said, "Good luck" before they sped off through the portal.