Sorry my dad messed with the internet and it was down for a few weeks. then i got caught up writing my junior paper and studying for finals. so i either couldn't post anything or was just to brain scrambled to do it. but here it is... the end of the story... finally.
Will laid there a moment allowing the strange man time to forget him, and then quietly moved into the hallway. Walking down the stairs to the nurses' station he walked behind the counter and jumped as he found the body of the nurse on watch. Being extra careful he stepped past her and up to the far side of the counter. Bending down he opened a cabinet and pulled out a small glass jar. He set the jar on the top of the counter, opened the drawer above the cabinet, and pulled out a syringe.
Will opened the jar, stuck the needle into the liquid, and filled it all the way. Looking at his weapon Will nodded and walked back up the stairs.
The Shadow was still kissing Riese, Will walked right up to them and stabbed the man with the needle. Ejecting the liquid into the attacker Will stepped back leaving the needle in his arm.
The Shadow didn't even feel the needle but he pulled away from Riese with the information he wanted. He reached forward and yanked the green stone necklace breaking the chain and off of Riese's neck.
Suddenly, he felt weak and tired, his arm throbbed and he realized what had happened. The Shadow turned around and faced the young doctor. Riese crumpled to the floor memories still swirling in her head.
"I guess I'll just have to kill you first!" the Shadow said to Will. Will backed away as the man came towards him his knife raised.
Riese blinked repeatedly till her vision cleared and she saw the Shadow heading for Will. Thinking quickly stood up and looked around until her eyes spotted the food tray from dinner. Bending down Riese picked up the tray and crept up on the advancing shadow man.
Riese slammed the tray down on his head as hard as she could. The Shadow crumpled into a heap and Will sighed with relief. Riese started to sway, her mind still trying to sort out all of the memories she had gained that night. Will rushed over and steadied her. Riese rested her head on Will's shoulder and collapsed. Will smiling, picked her up and carried her out of the hospital down the deserted street and into the forest.
The Shadow's eyes jerked open. He looked around, and watched as the sky grew lighted outside the window. The Shadow knew his prey was gone, but he had the object that he'd been paid to get. He stood up and opened his hand; the green stone shimmered in the still dark room. Clenching his hand together the Shadow smiled.
The Shadow walked to the window and watched as someone walked along the edge forest. His prey had escaped for now but he would find her again and when he did he would kill her as slow as possible.
Riese awoke to the smell of burning and bacon. Opening her eyes she saw that they were in the woods and it was around mid-day. Will was bent over a fire adding more wood to the hungry flames.
"I see you're awake." Will said.
"How long have I been asleep?" Riese wondered
Will looked at Riese and shrugged, "About… two weeks."
"WHAT!" the girl shouted scaring the nearest birds out of their tree.
Will started to laugh, Riese realizing that Will was pulling her leg started to laugh too. Riese sat up and slid closer to the fire. Will still laughing reached behind him and pulled out some bread and cheese from a backpack.
"You've been asleep since last night. I just wanted to mess with you a little. Here's breakfast; bacon and eggs" Will chuckled.
Riese ate in silence until a growl sounded from behind her. Will stared straight ahead and said, "Don't move Riese. There's a wolf right behind you."
Riese ignoring Will, turned around and looked at the pure white wolf standing only a few feet away. Cocking its head the wolf growled again. Riese staring at the Wolf recognized her as Syrra. Will stared as Riese stood up, walked towards the wolf, and began to talk to her in a weird language.
Will listened for a few minutes, his mind straining to understand the language and what they were talking about. Riese turned and examined Will for a few minutes, glanced at the white wolf and then took a deep breath.
"Will… this wolf's name is Syrra… and she's not really a wolf. Syrra is a dragon."
"…I think I'm dreaming… all the dragons are dead. The Organization killed them all a century ago." Will stammered.
Riese paced back and forth. "That's what everyone thinks… let me tell you a story… It all started over hundred years ago, back when dragons roamed free and unafraid, until the Organization came. The Organization both feared and revered the dragons, but they also wanted the dragons' power. When the dragons refused to help them the organization used their new power to hunt them down.
"Soon all but seven of the dragons had died. A small group of seven dragon friends had protected the dragons so far, but they knew time was running out. With the dragons soon to be exterminated, the group got together and helped to hide the dragons. Combining the magics of dragon and human the seven dragons and their human counterparts cast a spell. The spell gave the dragons the power to change shape, but something went wrong and all but a small fraction of the magic returned to only the humans leaving the dragons basically powerless.
"Magic gone, the dragons could no longer communicate with their human friends, and when they tried it was weak and barely understandable. So a magical crystal was created, that would give the person holding it, the power to talk to dragons. A stone was created for each of the seven dragon friends. The crystals were small, easily fitting into your hand and varied in shape and color."
"What does this…?" Will began, but stopped as Riese held up her hand.
"I'm getting there… Years later those left of the original circle still protected the dragons. The only way to reverse the spell is if all the crystals, dragons, and a descendant from the original seven are gathered together. Some dragons, over the years, have grown angry and bitter at the fact that they are still powerless and in hiding."
"But…" Riese's hand popped back up cutting off Will's question.
"Yes, yes I know… the point is… my family was one of the seven families, and now my uncle thinks that he can bring the dragons back into power. So he killed the rest of his family so that he would get the stone. He didn't kill me because I'm the youngest and the stone usually passes to the eldest, which would have been my brother. He let me go, believing that stone would be with my brother. He didn't know that my parents had given me the stone because I have a special connection with the dragons."
Will stared at Riese, his brain processing all she had told him. This young woman had come into his life and slowly turned it upside down. He didn't really believe her story until the white wolf disappeared to be replaced by a small muddy brown Merlin. With a cheep the bird flew up into the sky.
"I've got to go." Riese said breaking Will's shock.
"Go? … why? … where?" Will asked.
"I'm going to stop my uncle, get my crystal back, and do a bunch of stuff that I can't possible plan Syrra says the Shadow has left for now but he'll back to kill me. So I'm going to leave before I get everyone here killed."
Will sighed. "Well I'm coming with you. Don't try to convince me otherwise, I'm coming because I just know that without me you'll end up dead and in a ditch."
Riese looked at the young man standing by the dying fire. A small backpack slung over his shoulders. Riese smiled and said, "I know I can't change your mind, and I'm sure I don't want to. We'll go back to the village first and gather some supplies."
"Okay. Hey… um Riese?" Will asked as the two adventurers walked through the forest. "I was wondering… Why didn't the Shadow kill you when he killed Rose? And why did he kiss you?"
Riese smiled and told Will everything she had learned from the Shadow's memories.
yes, that is the ending. no, i do not plan on finishing it completely! i may write a prequel but that's it.