Chapter 6:
A/N: Just so you all know, the six hybrids have normal human-like hands and can walk on their hind legs. But as kids, they just like to walk on all fours. Their bodies are more like the bodies of Gargoyles. And I'm talking about the ones from the Disney show. If you need to know what they look like, go to YouTube to find out. Angelo, Joel and Micheal will have the build of Goliath, while Alchemy, Cassidy, and Nerissa will have the build of Angela. All six of them have their normal faces and hair mind you. Angelo and Micheal have dreads by the way.
Now, back to the story!
Four years later...
It has been four years since Pyros, the Grand Dragon of Fire, has taken the human-dragon hybrid Alchemy Ethel, who is now five, under his wing and raised her as his own. He has taught her all she needed to know about the element of fire as well as the other elements. He taught her how to fight and protect herself. He taught her how to use her head in tough spots. Alchemy has grown into a strong little dragon. One that he cares for like all the young dragons he calls his children. But right now Pyros, who was in his twenty foot form, is sleeping peacefully in his volcano home. But with kids, that can end quickly.
"I got him this time!", Alchemy whispered to herself as she was sneaking up on Pryos from on top of a ledge. "I just have to time it just right."
Below the ledge Pryos, who was awake and knew what Alchemy was up to, let out a soft grin.
'She never stops.', he thought to himself as he waited for Alchemy to make her move.
Up on the ledge, Alchemy was ready to make her move. She reared back with her tail waving in the air, ready to jump. And then, without warning, she jumped off the ledge and down towards Pyros. A smile came to Alchemy's face as she thought that she finally gotten the jump on the one she has called father for the last four years. But just before she could claim victory, Pyros turns on his back and catches Alchemy in his hand.
"Nice try, Alchemy!", Pyros laughes as he sets Alchemy onto the ground. "But you'll have to a bit more clever than that."
"Aaaaaw!", Alchemy whined as Pyros set her onto the ground. "It's not fair! I almost had you, you know!"
"Maybe.", Pyros said with a grin. "But right now, it's time for breakfast. Did you take your bath?"
"Yes, father.", Alchemy said in a bored tone.
"Magma or water?", Pyros questioned as he looked at Alchemy.
"Weeeeeell...", Alchemy began to say while looking up at the cave ceiling.
"Alchemy.", Pyros said in a stern, yet gentle tone.
"Magma, sir.", Alchemy said knowing she was in trouble.
"Now, Alchemy.", Pyros said getting her attention. "How many times do I have to tell you that you have to..."
"Get use to water." Alchemy finished fo him. "I know. I know. But I like the magma baths! Besides, the water is always cool! I don't like the cold!"
"And yet you drink the cool water from the river that flows through the outer jungle.", Pyros said as he shrunk down to ten feet.
"That's different.", Alchemy said. "I don't mind drinking or eating cold things. I just don't like bathing in cold water."
"I see.", Pyros said. "Then let us fix that."
Pyros then started walking towards the entrance of the cave they slept in. As they were walking, Pyros noticed that Alchemy was walking on her hands and feet.
"Why are you not walking on your hind legs, Alchemy?", Pyros asked his adoptive daughter.
"I like walking like this.", Alchemy replied. "I get around faster."
"That may be, but you need to get use to walking on you hind legs only.", Pyros said. "It's the only way they get stronger."
"Yes, father.", Alchemy said as she stood on her hind legs and began to walk. "This feels weird."
"You'll get use to it.", Pyros said as they exited the cave. "Now as to the problem with the cold water."
Pyros then saw a small pool of water.
"This will do.", Pyros said as he placed one of his claws in the water. "And now for a little heat."
Pyros then began to use his power of fire to heat the water for Alchemy. Once he felt it was hot enough for her, he removed his claw from the water.
"That should do it.", Pyros said. "See if you like the water now, Alchemy."
"Okay.", Alchemy said as she walked up to the pool of water that now had steam coming out of it.
She then dipped her foot in the water. A smile came to her face as she felt the now hot water.
"It's hot!", she sid happily.
"You could do the same thing with your fire power.", Pyros said.
"I didn't think about that.", Alchemy said.
"Well now you know.", Pyros said. "Now take your bath."
"Okay.", Alchemy said as she was about to jump in the water.
"Hold it!", Pyros said stopping Alchemy. "Clothes off first."
"Why do I have to wear these garments anyway?", Alchemy said as she took the orange tank-top and shorts off leaving her in her birthday suit. "None of the other smaller dragons have to wear these!"
"That's because you're different from the other dragons.", Pyros said as Alchemy jumped into the water.
"Is it because I don't have a face like the others?", Alchemy asked as she looked at her reflection in the water.
"Not all of the dragons have the same face, my child.", Pyros said. "You're just a different type of dragon. That is all. Nothing is wrong with you."
"Are there others like me?", Alchemy asked.
"Yes.", Pyros said. "But they are of different elements."
"Will I ever get to meet them?", she asked as she washed herself.
"One day you will, Alchemy.", Pyros replied. "One day. But for now, it is time for your lessons."
"Right!", Alchemy said as she got out of the water .
Alchemy then dropped on all fours and shook any water she had on her off. She then got dressed in her tank-top and shorts.
"Ready!", Alchemy said as she stood up on her hind legs.
"Good. Now tell me.", Pyros said as they walked through the jungle near their cave. "What is fire?"
"Fire is a double-edged sword.", Alchemy said remembering her lessons. "It can give heat to those who need it and cook food for those who want to do so. Like how we use our fire to cook fish. It can provide light in the dark, and warmth to those who need it."
"That's right.", Pyros said. "Now what is the other side of fire?"
"Fire can burn and harm those that it burns.", Alchemy said. "It can destroy jungles and forest. It can even kill living beings. And when lightning falls from the sky, it can strike the forest and jungles making fire."
"And what are the two names we call lightning?", Pyros questioned.
"Sky Fire and Quintessence.", Alchemy answered.
"Correct!", Pyros said as they neared the beach. "And now, we eat."
Pyros then grew up to twenty feet and dipped his claws into the ocean water and pulled out vast amounts of fish and placed then on a large slab of stone. He the breathed a flame of fire, cooking the fish. Once the fish were cooked, he shrunk down back to ten feet and took a comfortable position on the beach and began to eat the fish along with Alchemy and any of their fellow fire dragons that came to the beach.
"I love cooked fish!", Alchemy said as before biting into another fish.
"I can see that.", Pyros said as he reached for a banana tree and grabbed a bunch of bananas. "Eat these along with the fish."
Pyros then handed Alchemy a few bananas, which she took and ate with her fish. After eating their breakfast, Pyros continued with Alchemy's lessons. He taught her what she needed to know about the other elements as well as training her in combat, which one of the other young dragons helped with.
"Okay, Alchemy, you will be sparring with Terenaa today.", Pyros said as they stood on the beach.
"Okay!", Alchemy said as she stood on her hind legs, ready to go sparring.
Just then, a young, red, female dragon with green eyes and long white hair came walking up to Alchemy on all fours.
"Hey, Terenaa!", Alchemy said as she waved to her friend.
"Hey, Alchemy!", Terenaa said. "So, you ready?"
"Yep!", Alchemy said as she took a fighting stance that Pyros taught her.
"Begin!", Pyros yelled.
The two young dragons then ran at each other ready to defeat one another! Terenaa made the first move as she jumped at Alchemy trying to pounce on her! But Alchemy was to quick as she jumped into the air and came back down with a kick. Terenaa saw this coming as she jumped to the side, dodging the attack. Once Alchemy landed, she dashed towards Terenaa, who was ready as she dashed at Alchemy! The two of them collided with each other, knocking each other back a few feet. The two of them then shooked off the blow they took and looked at each other.
"Impressive.", Pyros said to himself. "Alchemy has gotten stronger and quicker."
Alchemy and Terenaa then smirked at each other ready to continue.
"As well as a bit cocky.", Pyros said to himself with a grin.
The two young dragons then took to the air with the flap of their wings. Once in the air, Terenaa blew a flame at Alchemy, who blew a flame of her own. The flames were evenly matched as they hit each other. Soon they stopped firing their flames and flew at each other in the air. Once they were close enough to each other, Alchemy moved down a little and flew under Terenaa and tried to grab her legs and do spin move and throw her to the ground like she did during their last sparing match. But Terenaa was ready this time.
"Not this time, Alchemy!", Terenaa shouted.
Terenaa then then used her long tale to wrap around Alchemy's waist.
"Hey!", Alchemy yelled as Terenaa began to spin around. "Whooooooa!"
Before Alchemy knew it Terenaa had let her got, sending her crashing to the sand. Pyros looked down to see Alchemy buried in the sand with her legs and tail sticking out kicking in the air.
"Hold on, Alchemy.", Pyros said as he grabbed Alchemy's tail and pulled her out of the sand.
Pyros then set Alchemy on the sand as Terenaa landed.
"I must say that both of you have gotten stronger.", Pyros said.
"I would of won if Terenaa hadn't used my own move against me!", Alchemy said with a huff as she folded her arms across her chest.
"Actually I used my tail to throw you.", Terenaa said with a smile. "You used your hands the last time."
"Either way, I'm proud of how the both of you have gotten better.", Pyros said making both of them smile. "So, I'm going to let the both of you go play for the rest of the day."
"Woo-Hoo!", they both cheered as Alchemy dropped to all fours and ran off into the jungle with Terenaa.
"Hee, hee, hee!", Pyros laughed as he watched the two of them run off. "Kids."
By the end of the day, Alchemy had learned a bit more of what she needed to know to survive. As well as had fun with her friend. It was now night and the moon was up as Pyros and Alchemy were heading back to their cave.
"I hope you've learned something today, Alchemy.", Pyros said.
"Uh-huh!", Alchemy said as she walked beside her father on all fours. "I learned that my tail can be a better weapon, once it grows longer!"
"Is that all?", Pyros questioned as they entered their cave.
"I also learned that I'm only different form the other dragons.", Alchemy said. "And that there is nothing wrong with me."
"That's right!", Pyros said as they entered the area they slept in. "And now it's time for us to get some sleep."
Alchemy let out a yawn, which caused Pyros to yawn as well. Pyros the grew to twenty feet and curled up next to the large river of magma that flowed through the volcano cave they were in. Alchemy soon was in her sleeping space and curled up, drifting off to sleep.
"Goodnight, Alchmey.", Pyros said to her.
"Goodnight, father.", Alchemy said as she drifted off to sleep. "I love you."
"I love you too, Alchemy.", Pyros said as he gently nuzzled her with his nose before they both fell asleep.
Back on Earth, four weeks have past and the girls and Matt were doing their best to keep there cool, but couldn't. The day after Angelo and the others were taken away, they went and told Yan Lin what had happened. After they told her everything, she made it perfectly clear that she was surprised and disappointed at what they did. She told them that they should of let them keep their powers and let them become powerful allies. But what's done is done and there was no turning back. Yan Lin hasn't abandon them and gives them advice when they need it, but she has spent most of her time hanging with Kadma seeing as they both in a way lost Cassidy and Nerissa to all of this.
But right now, let's focus on Will and Susan Vandom as they're both at home watching TV together.
"Well, that was an interesting show.", Will said as her mother changed the channel.
"Yeah, it was!", Susan said with a grin.
But soon the smile she had turned into a frown. For the last four weeks, Susan has noticed that there's been something wrong with her daughter. Normally, she's so upbeat and full of life. Now, she barely wants to do anything. All this started sense Angelo and some of his friends left the country. And it wasn't just Will. It was her boyfriend, Matt, and her friends. All of them have been acting like they were out of it. But what also got her worried was the fact that her boyfriend John Vanders, Angelo's Uncle, hardly wanted to do anything either. It was confusing her big time.
"I want to ask you something, Will.", Susan said to her daughter. "And I want you to be honest."
"What is it, mom?", Will asked as she turned to face her mother.
"Is there something bothering you?", Susan asked.
Will knew this was going to come up sooner or later. If anything, her mom knew when something was up. But Will wasn't sure if her mom was ready for the truth yet.
"W-what do you mean?", Will questioned.
"I mean that ever since Angelo left the country, you, Matt and you friends have been acting pretty weird lately.", Susan replied.
'Crap!', Will thought to herself. 'What now?'
"Will, listen.", Susan said as she grabbed Will's hands and held them gently. "Whatever the problem is, you can tell me. I may freak-out a little, but I'll still be here for you. Besides, it's not just you, Matt, and the girls that I'm worried about."
"It's not?", Will questioned.
"No.", Susan said as she let Will's hands go and sat up straight. "John has been acting as strange as you are now. I don't know what it is, but I'm worried."
"He means a lot to you, doesn't he?", Will questioned.
"Yeah.", Susan said with a warm smile. "He does. I mean after Dean left to go teach in that collage out of state, a year ago, I though that I wouldn't be with another man again. But then, me and John started hanging out more after he and his girlfriend broke up. The more we hung out the closer we got, until we became a couple. I'm happy with him, and I want to help him get through whatever it is that's bothering him."
"I see.", Will said.
"But I want to help you first, Will.", Susan said surprising Will a bit. "If anything, you come before any guy I'm with."
Hearing that brought a few tears to Will's eyes, as she began to cry. Seeing this caused Susan to pull Will closer and hug her as she cried.
"It's okay, Sweetie.", Susan said as she gently rubbed Will's back to comfort her. "Whatever it is, you can tell me."
"It's our fault!", Will said in between sobs as her mother held her. "It's all our fault!"
"What are you talking about, Baby?", Susan asked with concern.
It was then Will made her decision as she pulled away from her mom and stood up.
"Mom. What I have to tell you may be hard to believe, but it's true.", Will said. "Just know that no matter what I show you, I'm still me. Okay?"
"Okay.", Susan said as she looked at her daughter wondering what was going on.
Will then made sure that the curtains to the apartment windows were closed. Will then pulled out the Heart of Kandrakar. Once Susan saw the Heart, she was surprised that it had such a interesting glow to it. She was even more surprised at how the glow got a bit brighter.
"Will! What's are you doing?", Susan asked as she looked at her daughter.
"It's time you knew everything, mom.", Will said.
"What do you mean?", Susan asked.
Will then said two words that would change everything.
"Guardian, Unite!"
A/N: Well, that was a day in the life for Alchemy. Looks like she's doing pretty good. She's only got one more year before she meets the others. Wonder what's gonna happen then. And what of Will? Now that she's going to tell her mom everything, how will Susan react to all of this? And will this affect her relationship with John in a good way or bad way? Up next is a day in the life of Cassidy.
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