Chapter 10
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!
(A/N: Rated T for death, swearing and teenagers)
(Story Begins)
Shawn was nervous. He was silently hoping that they don't hurt each other too badly. Magnus smiled, "Relax, this happens every week"
Shawn looked at him incredulously, "S-seriously?!" Dave shrugs, "Yup, they absorb the magic within the atmosphere and use it to either heal their wounds or to make their skin indestructible"
Magnus then hands him a piece of bacon, "Here, eat some bacon, it'll relieve you of all your worries" Shawn looked at it oddly, "What is 'bacon'"
Magnus eyes turned white and Dave's very soul left his body.
"This boy hasn't lived yet!" They sulked.
(Line Break)
The battle between the The Guardians of Emotion, Magic and Souls begins with a stare down. They were waiting to see who would make the first move. Their respective dragons flew to the ceiling and rests on the support beams.
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Shadow strikes first by shooting an arrow at Shira and charges at Rebel! Shira smashes the arrow with her hammer, reducing them to shards, and runs after her.
The shards turn into smaller arrows and aim at Shira's body. She cursed before using her magic to turn her body into water, letting the shards pass threw her.
Rebel slams her Keyblade onto Shadow, but she blocked it with her bow. She stomped her foot into the ground, causing ice to creep up her opponents feet.
Rebel tries to break free but was proven to be more difficult. Shadow backs away and shoot three arrows.
Rebel reacts as quickly as possible and sprouts white angle wings and fly! Shadow prepares to shoot again but once again dodges a hammer from smashing her.
But Shira was ready this time. She twisted the handle on her hammer causing a small compartment to open up. Out came arcs of water that wrapped itself around the hammer.
The Guardian of Souls spun her hammer in break neck speed and slammed it into Shadow's abdomen, sending her spiraling into a wall!
Before she can cheer to herself, she raises her hammer to block a a Keyblade from slashing her diagonally. Shira smiles, "Hey there, shorty"
Rebel smiles back, "Hello, Corpse Bride" The two get locked into a hammer vs sword fight. Each slash Rebel made, Shira easily blocks. She then slashes at her legs, causing her to jump.
Deciding to counter, the Guardian of Souls spun herself in the air and smashes her hammer into Rebel's side!
But the smaller Guardian raises her blade and presses her forearm against the blunt side of her sword to block.
*CLANG!*
The force made her skid back a little before she flew into the air. As she flew, she barely had time to notice a small thunder cloud appear over her head with lightning crackling.
She curses and dematerialize her Keyblade. Her heart necklace glows red and a harp like bow poofs into her hand! Just before lightning struck her she materialized an arrow and pointed it towards it.
The minute the bolt struck the arrow, Rebel quickly aimed at the caster herself and fired! Shadow simply raises her hand as she was enveloped in lightning.
To add to the attack, Shira slammed her hammer into the ground, and forces a geyser of water to shoot up underneath the Guardian of Magic!
Before the two attacks collided, the Author called in a line break.
(Line Break)
Shawn looked at the bacon in his hand blankly, "Is it good" Dave and Magnus looked at Shawn mortified, "Good?!"
"It's the food forged by the gods of food" Magnus says dramatically.
"They say only those with an iron will to not loose their minds" Dave adds. Shawn looks at them, "Then shouldn't I not eat this"
"You fought a dragon and won" Magnus said. Shawn's cheeks turned a little red, "It wasn't that big a deal"
"And fought two of the most deadliest mercenaries with a knife and won" Dave adds. "Technically one and a half" Shawn says, "The one with the eye patch was already beaten, so I just knocked him out."
"And you got a fireball to the chest, but that barely bothered ya" Magnus continued.
"Yeah, I've been meaning to ask" Shawn said while pointing to his chest, "how come all my wounds and bruises are healed except for this one"
"You just realized that your old man was your real/adopted old man and that he was an old G.M.A.D. member and are already coping with his disappearance" Dave said, ignoring Shawn's question.
"Well we do know where he is" Shawn says.
"While you also posses magic that we didn't even know existed. Without the 'Dragon's Eye, you the reflexive instincts of a Speed Stinger. With it, you could possibly take it up a notch. But if you do that, you might get the killer instincts of a Speed Stinger and they might try to influence you, hell even posses you to do something really bad" Magnus says ominously.
The boys look at each other silently for a moment.
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Before grinning. "...Nah" they chorused together before laughing.
"And let's not forget that you got a plasma blast to the chest but still remained unharmed" Dave says.
"Actually I just got out of a three day coma" Shawn said.
"After all that you've been through, do you honestly think that a piece of bacon is the least of your worries"
Shawn looks at the bacon before shrugging, "You've convinced me" He bites a piece.
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His mind was blown. And in that moment, the two attacks collided, causing a massive explosion.
Shawn saw everything; the Big Bang, stars appearing, planets forming, civilizations being built, and many more! His new friends were right, this is the food of the gods!
Anime tears leaked from Shawn's eyes like a waterfall as he closed his eyes to savor the gift from above.
"I think he likes it" Magnus says to Dave as he nods in agreement.
(Line Break)
As the dust settles, Shadow appears unscathed. What do you expect from the Guardian of Magic?
"Nice job girls" Shadow says proudly, "you made me use two hands to block your attacks"
The girls smile sheepishly, and put their weapons away. "So where's the newbie" Shira asks, "I heard he has some pretty powerful magic"
"The new recruit should be the least of your worries" a cold emotionless voice spoke softly behind the girls, causing them to freeze in fear.
The temperature dropped incredible, causing ice to creep along the floor and walls. They slowly turned around to see a huge shadow of a woman with what looked like devil horns and bat wings.
(Line Break)
As Shawn continued to stuff his face in bacon, the temperature dropped low. Magnus and Dave turn ghostly white and hide underneath the table.
Shawn looks at them confusedly with a mouth full of bacon, "What's wrong with you guys"
The two shushes him. "Quiet, she'll hear you" Dave whispered.
"Who?" Magnus points a shaky finger to the shadow of the women with horns and wings, "The Guardian of Dragon Knowledge and basically the most motherly figure G.M.A.D. has ever seen"
Shawn narrows his eyes threw the shadow to see a short girl with long wavy slivery-white hair that goes to the lower back, pale skin, and icey blue eyes.
She wore a black tank top with a red dragon on it, camouflage leggings with a large black cross on the leg, black viking boots, black and red fingerless gloves, a baggy black jacket around her waist, black hat and a teardrop purple stone necklace.
Behind her was a dragon that reminds him of Thane but instead of black scales, they were silver white just like her rider's hair.
"The Silver Magician of Chaos herself, Silver Lily Rose, Rider of the Snow Fury"
Shawn blinked for a second before looking again. 'She's the motherly figure that scares these guys' Shawn thought incredulously, 'she looks no older than Rebel. But her eyes...hold so much power'
Shawn shivers, "Now I know why they don't like her when she's mad"
(Line Break)
"Now tell me" she says as she walks up to them, "who started the fight. Take initiative" Rebel, Shira and Shadow raised their hands.
"Now what was the cause of this" she asked sternly.
Shadow gulps before saying, "I teased Rebel saying that her weapon was weak"
"I then attacked her" Rebel adds.
"And I attacked them both" Shadow says. Silver sighs, "Girls, the next time you get into an argument, take to the training grounds. Ok?"
"Yes, ma'am" they chorused. "Good" she smiled, "and besides, let the boys fight, it's funny to watch" The girls laughed silently. Their dragons float down from the ceiling and land next to their riders.
'So evil' Shawn thought with a sweat dropped. "Ok, she's in a good mood now" Magnus says as he and Dave stand up and walks over to her.
"Morning, Silver" Dave says with a smile. "Good morning Dave, Magnus" she smile, "I assumed that you treated our new recruit well"
"Oh yeah, he's had a great time so far" Magnus said, "right Shawn"
"This has been the best day ever!" Shawn exclaimed, "did you know that there was this thing in the bathroom that plays this sound that makes a sound that was so soothing? It's brilliant! Who was the genius that made that!"
"Steve YouTube" Magnus said scowling, "and trust me, even though he made YouTube, that guy is not what I'd call a genius" Shira ignored the conversation and focused solely on Shawn. More specifically, his left eye.
She walks up to Shawn until they were nose to nose. Shawn smiles cheekily, "Hi there" Magnus and his fellow Guardians sweat dropped, "He's so care free"
"What are you" Shira asked, confusing Shawn, "Your right eye shows that you'll protect those around you, no matter what happens. But your left eye...it calls for something"
Shawn subconsciously places a hand near his eye and gulps, "What does it call for"
"I can't answer that" The Guardian of Souls says, "...but whatever it calls for it's making your soul very difficult to read"
"Is there a way to tell" Dave asked. Shira couldn't help but smirk, "Shawn, are you ready for a little...'sparring'"
"But I thought I was getting my dragon"
"A dragon can look into one's very soul and determine whether or not they're worthy enough to ride them" Silver says knowingly, "if what Shira says is true...then you won't last a minute with a dragon"
Shawn sighs. He was really hoping that the painful part would come later.
(Line Break)
Inside the forge, next to the anvil where Shawn's bag laid, it once again began to wobble. The bag wobbled to the point where the bag tipped over and the egg rolls out of the bag.
The bag rolls until it stops near the fire place. More cracks appear on the egg but this time, a dull grey color shines through the cracks!