Title: Out of the Frying Pan
Drabble Challenge: AU
Prompt: Dragon riders
Angeal reached up and laid a steadying hand on the dragon's flank. "Easy now, boy. Calm down. I said calm-never mind," he said, shaking his head and just focusing on trying to settle the rather angry red dragon that was almost ready to start spitting fire. "It's all right now; no need to get all ornery," he said, biting back a smile. "It's a learning experience, OK? How else is the kid going to learn? Do it for me, OK?" he said, and was rewarded with a plume of warning smoke erupting from the dragon's mouth.
"...Y'know what, maybe I'll go see if I can train on Sephiroth instead. He's a lot calmer," Zack said, his eyes wide, and apparently, he said the exact wrong thing, because that was when Genesis really started snorting out flames.