Family and Friends Fight

"Wait, I thought you were just kidding when you mentioned a brother." Lamorak shouted as he glanced at the fallen dragon before returning his attention to his 'brother'. His mouth hung slightly opened, just like most of the other members of the group.

"Oh yeah, Blackwing happens to be Starkage's older brother," Nightmare said as he glared at the black and red dragon above them, earning stares from the clueless members of the group, "What, he just happen to be in the same element class as I, so I would know about it."

My, my Nightmare, I have never expected for you to be one of the members of the Knights of the Round Table, thought that stubbornness of yours would make you ineligible," the black and red scale dragon laughed as Nightmare sneered at his remark, "but then again, it only make sense seeing that my brother somehow got in."

"You're helping out the Black Knight aren't you, traitor." Starkage growled as he lifted himself onto his feet, narrowing his eyes as he glared at his brother.

"Ah, I see you're not as slow as you were before. Yes, I'm working for the true king of Camelot. He has given me a position as commander of this attack. The cause of almost all dragons' to be under King Arthur's control is my work."

"I told Dad not to let you mess around with black magic." The green earth dragon said to himself.

"I have wasted too much time talking to you all; I have a city that's been scheduled for destruction. The Black Knight hates to be left waiting." He laughed as the dragon back-winged before flying toward the town. Other dragons were now blocking their way before any could go after Blackwing. One dragon, a poison dragon, was preparing a gunk of poisonous liquid almost as deadly as any acid dragon's acid in its mouth. Before it could release the liquid, it was knocked in the back of the head as one of Gawain swords boomeranged back to his waiting hand after hitting its target. The hit caused the dragon to spit the poison on itself, the poison sinking in and giving the pale purple dragon's scale to become even paler.

"The rest of you handle the dragons, I'll…" Nightmare was interrupted by one of Starkage's rare snarls.

"No, I'll handle him. I have unfinished business with him anyway." The green dragon said as he unfurled his wings to take flight once more.

"Are you sure, he seems to have gotten smarter and stronger than…"

"I'm sure." Nightmare gave a small nod as he turned his attention back to the dragons in front of them just as the dragon behind him lifted itself from the ground, his wings causing bits of dirt and rocks to cloud the area.

"Don't let that temper get to you." The black hedgehog simply stated as he glanced back, watching the earth dragon quickly fly off to help the city once more. The black hedgehog saw a flash of black in his side-view and quickly dodged, white claws barely grazing his cheek. He turned to look at his attacker, a black dragon whose white horns were about three inches longer than the spikes that adorn its body. Teal blue eyes glared downward at him, the right eye having three scars going across it while the left one had two, somehow was not fatal enough to cause it to go blind.

"You should worry more about yourself, hedgehog." The dragon growled before slashing at Nightmare, white claws glistening under the afternoon sun. The dragon missed once more as the black hedgehog back-flipped away from its attacker.

"I'm not a hedgehog, unlike you, Alayna." He said with a smirk, "What your cause in this war, wanting power."

"Don't play games with me hedgehog," she replied, lashing her tail at the hedgehog, which leaped over it with ease, "The Black Knight has promised me the return of my memories if I was to assist him in the retaking of his kingdom."

"We could easily give you back your memory, you don't have to work with the Black Knight, and He'll only double cross you in the end." Nightmare said as he dodged another slash from Alayna, but was knocked into the dirt as he was batted by her tail.

"I need not your help," She said, lifting up her hand to strike the slightly dazed hedgehog, "Goodbye."

"No!" The black dragon's hand was stopped in midair as it was enveloped in a cyan aura. She twisted her neck, eyeing the white hedgehog whose hand was covered in the same color aura, the circles on his gloves glowing brightly, "I won't let you do this Alayna." The dragon let out a frustrated growl.

"Then you shall be the first to die." She applied more force into her slash, breaking the hedgehog's hold on her and aimed it at Galahad, who had quickly back-flipped, his yellow eyes staring into raging teal eyes in disappointment as he landed. As she faltered slightly, trying to avoid stabbing her claws into the other dragons flesh, the white hedgehog used his dagger-like sword to slash at her flank, causing her to roar in pain. She snapped at Galahad, teeth missing only inches away from his head. The hedgehog retaliated by slashing at her nose, causing the dragon to rear back, fresh blood bleeding out of the parted skin and scales. Enraged, Alayna let out a torrent of fire, causing the hedgehog to leap back, arms up to resist the heat only to be knocked to the side by her tail. She hurried to the fallen hedgehog, one hand pending him down to the ground.

"Alayna, don't." Galahad said as he saw the dragon lift up a hand, claws flexing and ready to tear through his flesh. The white hedgehog was too tired to use his telekinesis to stop the impending attack.

"And why shouldn't I?" she growled.

"Because, you're my friend." He replied, seeing the hand starting to approach him. He closed his eyes as to not see his upcoming fate, stating what could be his last words, "Remember all the time we use to play together when we were kids." The dragon's eyes widened slightly, memories flooding back. Her claws slammed tore into the ground, barely missing the hedgehog. Galahad opened his eyes, seeing two of her claws sitting right beside his head.

"Galahad." He smiled as she gently picked him up. His side was enflamed in pain, his side bruised and a few ribs were broken.

"Good to have you back."

(Near Moltar)

Blackwing hovered several miles away from the town, a squadron of acid and fire dragons destroying the buildings and killing the fleeing citizens. Blackwing sniffed the air, the scent of decaying and burning flesh was wonderful to his nose. He watched the town's destruction in delight, seeing that his mission was almost complete. "Moltar shall fall to the might of the Black Knight." He was soon sent flying through the air as a clubbed tail smacked him in the head.

"Sorry, but I can't allow that to happen brother." Starkage said as he watches the black and red dragon right itself.

"You're as stubborn as always, just like our Dad." Starkage growled, brown eyes narrowing as he charged at the black dragon. Blackwing did the same, dodging at the last second and hitting the dragon on the flank with his tail. Starkage recovered quickly and sent to earth spears at Blackwing, who easily batted it away with his tail before letting lose a torrent of black fire. Starkage dipped toward the ground, his scales heating up from the fire. He flew toward Blackwing from below, a green orb growing in his mouth before blasting off toward his older brother. It hit the red soft belly of the black dragon, causing him to roar and pain, but he soon quickly began chuckling, red eyes burning with fire as he released black smog, clouding the area with darkness darker than a new moon night. Starkage looked around, his nocturnal vision having no affect in seeing through the darkness. He felt claws tear through his right flank, blood dripping toward the unseen ground. HE slashed in the direction of where his attacker had strike, only to be hit in the head with a tail, sending him deeper into the darkness.

"Come out you coward." Claws scratched his scales once more, causing the earth dragon to become enrage and flap his wings feverishly. The gust made by his wings was able to push the smog away to allow him to see, but he was too late as Blackwing was charging at him, claws outstretched and an evil glint appeared in his eyes. The black dragon grasped his surprised brother, claws digging into his flesh and restraining the dragon from moving out of his grip.

"Give it up," he said, his red eyes blackening as he stared into Starkage's brown eyes, "you're just too weak, but don't worry, I'll help you recover from your mistake." His reddish black eyes were now beginning to glow as a blackish tint began to form in Starkage's eyes. The earth dragon struggled even more to escape his brother's gaze, but the black dragon held his grip firmly and even if he close his eyes, he could still feel the power of the dragon's gaze from beneath his eyelids. His struggle became less and less as the black tint spread throughout his eyes, "Ha, see, you cannot resist the dark power. Just embrace, not fight." He could hear his brother laugh as he closed eyes. HE could think of nothing that could help him out of the situation. He soon remembers his father's most common advice.

"Don't give up, no matter the challenge. Fly high and roar loud and you shall always prevail." His eyes snapped open, his darkening eyes blazing with new hope. HE started to flap his wings even more, forcing the duo high into the sky. I know this was only a metaphor, but I wonder what would happen…if I took it literal. He glared at his surprised brother, a smirk appearing on his face as he took a deep breath, his chest swelling with air. Blackwing looked at him with fright before being blasted away with a large gust of air, his eardrums vibrating in pain as Starkage released a loud roar, shattering the glass of the remaining window. Starkage hovered in confusion, he couldn't believe what he just did, and by the way Blacking was looking at him, the black dragon couldn't either.

"H…how, how were you able to use a wind dragon move." The black dragon stuttered. Starkage simply shrugged in response, but like how he finally had brought some fear into Blackwing. He flew toward Blackwing with faster speed, striking him several times. He soon flew above him and took up another deep breathe before diving toward the dazed dragon. His mouth parted as the roar erupted once more, sending Blackwing plummeting toward the ground. The earth dragon hovered down to the ground as the dust blew away, revealing a pretty banged up Blackwing, barely conscious.

"Commander Blackwing!" one of the attacking acid dragons yelled out, seeing their leader barely able to talk, let alone get up from his crater, "Retreat, everyone retreat!" He shouted as the two large fire dragons along with two acid dragons lifted their fallen leader and flew off away from the town. All their forces were retreating except for few dragons that were able to regain control of them. Starkage let a smirk cross his face once more…

…before plummeting to the ground, passed out.