Chapter 2

Summary: Modern AU! The Big Four...Guardians of the World. They say that they protect they protect the world from Darkness. So where were they when it took over? Without them, we were the last line of defense if they disappeared, but even we weren't enough and we were forced into hiding. But now that time is over. It's time to fight. For our hopes. For our dreams. AND FOR OUR DRAGONS!

(Story Begins)

Shawn yawned as he made his way towards his math class. Five classes have passed since he got to school and the best way to describe school is long, tiring and boring. Here at Black Academy, there is no fun.

In all his classes, he nearly fell asleep. Actually he did fall asleep in English class. The only reason why he didn't get caught was because he slept with his eyes open.

Grandpa Randal would be proud.

As he walked down the hallway, he was hit by a sudden way of nausea. It was so bad, that it made his vision blurry. He blinked a few times, to try to regain his senses. But all he could see was darkness.

Through the darkness, he was able to make out a blurry image of a person holding something. The object he saw seemed to be...a scythe!

'What is going on with me today' Shawn thought as he closed his eyes and shook his head, 'I'm loosing my mind'

He was suddenly brought out of his thoughts by the sound of shouting. The world around him returned back to normal. And the scythe wielder, like a ghost vanished.

He, like many other students looked down the hallway to see what all the commotion was about.

Two guards were holding two students, one male and one female, who were in their...undergarments.

Now it was against the rules for students to make any physical contact besides hand shaking. And the punishment is something you do NOT something you want to experience.

But the person who enforces it is much scarier. The principal of Black Academy, Mother Gothel. She wore a long ruby red dress and red heels and a black cloak.

"Sexual contact is not allowed at this academy" Gothel said with her arms crossed behind her back, "especially two you two disgusting pigs"

"Disgusting pigs" the girl said dangerously low, "who do you think you are to talk like that to us..."

'Uh oh' Shawn thought as he winced.

"You..."

'Don't do it'

"Old..."

'Don't say it'

"Hag" she said with a smug look on her face. Most of the students had to hold in their breathes to try not to laugh at the look on Gothel's face.

'You said it' Shawn thought as he looked down. Gothel regained her composure and turned towards the girl with a scowl.

"Well if that's how you wanna play" she said before turning to the guards, "alright then. Get her ready"

The girl grunts and squirms as the guard carries her away. Gothel turned to the boy, "Do you have something to say young man"

'Say no man' Shawn thought, 'say no'

"Yeah, I do actually" the boy said.

"Then you can join your friend" she replied as the guard dragged him away. Shawn sighed and shook his head in sympathy. The penalty for breaking the rules were...not pretty...literally.

And the worst part is that the students had to watch it like a public execution.

(Line Break)

Students were lined up on the field, separated by gender.

The irony. Amongst them, Shawn stood in the fourth row. Unfortunately that was basically a close up.

"Need I remind you the punishment for breaking" Gothel spoke loudly for all the students to hear, "if you break the rules, you'll be expelled. If you talk back to me, then your youth will be mine"

The boy and girl from before were wrapped in chains and were gagged with a rag. They wore a black robe and black sand shoes.

Again, the Irony.

"But since they did both" Gothel said with a small grin, "their life force is mine." She touched the boys head and absorbed his youth! The boys screams were muffled by the gag as he felt himself get older.

His skin turned grey and wrinkly, his brown hair fell from his head and his eyes roll to the back of his head, and his hands became bony. The girl can only watch in horror and cry as she watched the possibly love of her life die before her. Gothel took a deep breath and smiled, feeling rejuvenated.

She let the corpse of the once young man drop and turned to dust.

Shawn's eyes widened slightly before narrowing them slightly at the women with clenched his teeth, 'You wanted this to happen you old youth stealing bi-!'

Before he could finish the thought, a dark blue blur passes through his line of vision. He blinked his eyes and shook his head, 'Now is really not a good time' he thought. He opened his eyes and sighed in relief as there was no blue blur.

But his eyes did widened when he saw a clear image of a a person wearing dark blue clothes on the roof! He couldn't see his face because of the hood and scarf he was wearing. But he could see the look in his hazel eyes.

Anger. Rage. And sorrow. He raised what looked like a staff and tapped the end of his staff on the roof three times. Shawn was confused on why he did that, but he would get his answer soon enough.

Just before the principal could move on to the next student, the earth shook underneath everyone's feet. The guards present stumbled and clutched their weapons tightly.

'Why are they so jumpy' Shawn thought, 'whenever there are earthquakes they just ignored. Unless...!'

Shawn was once again brought of his thoughts. But this time by an explosion! All the students, the principal and the guards ducked down and covered their heads to make sure the debris. The girl tied was thrown to the side.

Shawn opened his eyes slowly to see a rock close to his face. He scooted away and slowly at up, rubbing the back of a his head. He winced as he touched a bump.

A roar was heard from a distance, causing him to quickly stand up. He looked around for the source, but all he could see his fellow students running away in fear.

He was about to join them, but then he heard muffled screams. He turns to see the girl free from her chains, but trapped underneath debris!

Now Shawn had two choices; one, runaway in fear, leaving a damsel in distress, two, save a total stranger from a monster...he decided to go with both.

He was going to save the damsel in distress and they will run out of there. He took a deep breath before narrowing his eyes and running towards the girl.

Unbeknownst to him, the young man on the roof watched Shawn in take action and tilted his head with curiosity, 'He seems worthy...but I'm not sure'

"Spike" he said in a different language, "see if he's worthy. And if any guards get in your way, you do what you must." There was a growl in response, causing the man to smile.

He jumped down from the roof and landed on the ground causing a crater. Three guards turned to see the man in blue before them!

Two carrying axes charge forward with a shout and went for a downward swing. The man spun out of the way while twirling his staff.

He stopped the twirling staff and struck fast! He slammed the side into the back of one guard! He concentrated his power into the staff, causing lightning to course through it and paralyze the guard!

He swung his staff again, slammed it into the gut of the other guard! The guard grunted and fell to the ground. The young man channeled electricity through his staff again and stabbed it into the back of the guard, officially knocking him out.

He turned to the last guard to see him holding a spear. The guard smirks smugly and began to twist and turn his body and spear, showing off that he has training.

The man just simply toss his staff from hand to hand, not even treating the guard like he was a challenge. The guard charged doing flips and rolls and was about to slam his spear onto the sorcerer's head!

Only to find his spear missing from his hands! He looked at the man in front of him, who had a bored look on his face. He then pointed upwards with his staff.

The guard looked up and nearly made him pee his pants. He saw a black and brown colored creature with the body of a snake covered in spikes and the wings of a bat. The creature's cloudy white eyes pierced the soul of the guard. In its jagged jaws was the guards spear.

The creature threw the spear away and gave out a silent but deadly roar, revealing hundreds of rows of rotating teeth!

This creature is a dragon known as The Whispering Death! This dragon can shoot drill holes underground and make tunnels to catch their prey. Their eyes allow them to see through the dark and usually stay underground.

The guard was about to scream in terror, he received a shock to the groin. He let out a small squeak before dropping to the ground, with foam pouring from his mouth.

The man spun his staff and looked at the dragon with a smirk, "Thanks Spike, now go test him"

The dragon, Spike roared and drilled a hole into the ground, heading straight for Shawn! While the sorcerer raided the lunch room for supplies.

(Line Break)

A mile from Randal's house, Pitch's Asset stood with a squad of guards behind him, "Pitch wants him alive. If you end up killing him...oh well"

The guards gave out a sinister chuckle and made their way towards the house. Unbeknownst to them, they don't know who their dealing with.