Ferena climbed onto her head and Flarena brought her head up and sat down. Ferena laid between Flarenas' horns and Flarena smiled, and Holy Ancestor's, Ferena was adorable. Suddenly Flarena and Cynder felt a chill go down their spines, they had nearly forgotten about their mission with Tom.
"We need to hurry, and leave Flarena. We still have a mission to do." Cynder said, reminding Flarena.
"Right." Flarena said, and laid her head down so Ferena could get off.
After Ferena got off, Flarena raised her head, and then Ferena coughed, but when Ferena did and huge flame came from her mouth.
"HOLY SMOKES!" Flarena said and jumped out of the way, and the fire ball hit a tree totally destroying it.
"Talk about close call. So, I take it she's a fire and earth dragoness?" Cynder asked the parents coming toward Flarena.
"Yes. She is the daughter of an earth dragoness, and a fire dragon after all." Nara said, looking at Ferena in adoration.
"True I guess. Anyways, I have a question. Have any of you seen a black dragon? Not dragoness, but dragon." Flarena asked.
"A black dragon? Oh, yes, in fact I have. He was flying west toward an abandoned cave." Cartor said, thinking back to a few days ago.
This caused Flarena and Cynder looked at each other in alarm. Abandoned cave? That could be were Malefor had been locked up!
"Thanks!" Flarena said as her and Cynder ran off toward the cave.
Flying toward the cave: Flarena and Cynder were in a battle right now. Fighting a few grublin's and both were already beaten bad, having been fighting grublin's non-stop.
"Where are these things coming from?!" Cynder asked as she blew her shadow at a grublin.
"I have no idea, and I really don't care. GRAH! So long as we can try to find a way and pass through." Flarena said slicing a grublin in half.
Flarena saw a gap, grabbed Cynder, and flew through the gap, then flew under the flock going toward the water, and slowly getting in it. The grublins didn't dare move toward the water, knowing if they did, they would drown.
"That proves them right." Cynder said and swam off with Flarena.
Once they knew they were far enough away, they got out of the water, and flew off. Cynder and Flarena were both panting at this point, knowing that they would need rest to continue their search, they found a cave and toke refuge in it. Flarena being the one hurt the most was unable to sleep.
Morning: When morning came Cynder woke up to a low growl coming from the cave. She looked around and saw Flarena growling at the cave entrance. Standing at the foot of the cave, was a group of grublins cowering in fear.
"Flarena?" Cynder asked, worried.
"Not now." Flarena said demonically, not realizing how her voice sounded.
"Flarena, what's wrong?!" Cynder asked, seeing as how the grublins were frozen to their spot.
Flarena suddenly blew dark fire at the grublins, hitting them and Cynder backed up. What the hell was going on? That's when it hit Cynder. The wounds, the sudden appearance, the dark presence above them, it all made since. Was Flarena getting affected by the dark force around them?
"Flarena, snap out of it." Cynder said getting in front of her.
"How about you step aside so I can finish those grublins off?" Flarena said pushing Cynder aside and killing the grublins.
"Flarena, calm down. In your rage, you won't be able to fight Tom." Cynder said and Flarena turned toward her, eyes glowing yellow.
Suddenly her scales darkened in color, turning from red to a dark blood red, her eyes glowed orange in hatred, the yellow and red mixing. Cynder backed up, frightened by this sight of Flarena, Cynder didn't want to harm Flarena, but if need be, she would fight back.
"Flarena, calm down and think about what is going on around you!" Cynder shouted and Flarena stopped mid stride toward her, but then continued, and Flarena growled at Cynder.
"I don't need to think. JUST KILL!" Flarena shouted, before breathing out black flames at Cynder.
Cynder dodged the best she could, trying not to get hit, hoping she could possibly break Flarena free from the dark forces.
With Tom: Tom watched the gem he was looking through with interest. Flarena was certainly in a dark form, and possibly his new puppet if he tries to capture her in this form. Tom sent grublins to get her, and gave them a black gem.
"Put this on her, and it'll put her in my control." Tom said, smirking as the grublins left.
With Cynder and Flarena: Cynder pushed Flarena back, before she took a few steps back herself.
"Please Flarena, wake up!" Cynder asked getting scared.
Flarena didn't seem to hear her as grublins came toward them. Flarena went to attack them, but that gave them a chance to slip the gem around her neck. Flarena looked at it, and her eyes widened as electricity buzzed around her shocking her. Flarena didn't go back to normal though and Cynder watched in horror, frozen as her best friend, who was like a sister to her, get tortured like that. Suddenly the electricity stopped, and Flarena heard a voice.
'Kill her!' The voice said and Flarena looked at Cynder and attacked her.
"FLARENA!" Cynder shouted, shocked, and attacked Flarena back.
"Flarena, wake up!" Cynder demanded, but nothing worked.
"FLARENA PLEASE!" Cynder said but Flarena stopped, and flew off, Cynder right behind her.
"FLARENA! WAIT!" Cynder shouted, trying to keep up with her.
Flarena stopped, and turned toward Cynder. Cynder was worried, and suddenly knew why. Flarena blew black fire at Cynder and Cynder dodged it, then flew upwards, and blew black fire at Flarena also.
"Flarena, snap out of it!" Cynder yelled.
When Flarena blew fear at her and Cynder dodged it, she sighed and looked at Flarena again.
"I didn't want to do this but you give me no choice." Cynder said as she readied her fury.
Flarena sped at her to stop her, but it was too late. Cynder had her fury charged up, and she blew it at Flarena, hitting Flarena dead on, and when Cynder stopped her fury breath, she noticed Flarena was still flying, extremely hurt, and extremely weakened.
"Flarena..." Cynder said worried again.
Suddenly Flarena flew off the way she was going before, and Cynder followed behind to keep her safe.