The Secret of the Dream Dragon

"Celty!" Heat smiled as Celtic, Bane, Ellie, Rain, Awesome, and Justin entered the room.

"It is good to see you one your feet again, Bane." Nate shook Bane's hand before turning to the others.

"Who are they?" Andy asked, nodding at Rain and Awesome.

"My Generals." Ellie replied. "Rain is the General of Dark and Awesome if the General of Light."

"Nate said that Blue had the General of Dark..." Wolfie questioned.

"For a time." Rain said.

"Dragons belong outside." Bre said when she noticed the seven baby dragons.

"They're just babies..." Awesome looked at his baby Silver dragon. Rain was holding a baby Gold dragon. "They were gifts from Astraeus and Eos."

"Dream, Blue Moon, Gold, Silver, Autumn, Moonstruck, and Snowy Bronze..." Robo named the seven different baby dragons. "Who does the Autumn, Moonstruck, and Snowy Bronze belong to?"

"Autumn belongs to the new General of Metal and the Snowy Bronze belongs to the new General of Earth. Moonstruck belongs to Eme." Justin replied. The baby dragons flew to their respective owners.

"Robo, before you go..." Celtic handed him a bag. "These are gifts from Eos and Astraeus."

"Oh my..." Nate said as Robo opened the bag, revealing two eggs they'd never seen before.

"What...?" Everyone gathered around to see the eggs.

"When did they give you these?" Ellie asked Celtic.

"You were trying to corral the other dragons. They didn't want anyone but Bane and I to know until we got back." Celtic answered. "And this," she pulled out a bug-shaped crystal, "will allow for a very unique habitat to be built."

"It's a firefly..." Nate said as he took the crystal.

"What do you mean 'unique'?" Heat asked.

"The first two-element habitat. The Celestial habitat is both Sun and Moon. It will help the Dawn and Dusk dragons feel at home." Bane answered. "We should get down to business." Robo left and then everyone sat around the table.

"I still don't see why Heat is here..." Andy mumbled.

"It's a good thing he is here. I'd hate to have to spent time looking for him." Celtic replied.

"Huh?" Heat looked at Frost and then at Celtic.

"Wait, Heat's the Master General?" Rain looked at Celtic and then thought for a moment. "Yeah, that makes sense."

"Master General?" Nate was confused.

"As Master General, Heat will be able to control both Fire and Cold." Celtic explained.

"So, I'd be replacing you?" Heat looked at though he was about to protest.

"Temporarily. In order to break this Silence, which I fear is only getting stronger, I will need to control all ten elements at once." Celtic answered. She glanced at Bane and could see the uneasiness on his face.

"But why do you need a Master General?" Joy asked.

"Each Mistress is also going to have to control their elements at the same time I am controlling the ten. Same with the Generals." Celtic closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "An end is coming. It will either be an end to wars or it will be an end to peace."

"We either stop the Silence and ultimately wars along with it or..." Grim thought aloud.

"We start a war that will never end and any peace will be shattered." Adriano finished.

"How do you know all this?" Simen asked.

"Visions, dreams, messages..." Celtic placed Sonnet on the table. She looked at Bane who, then, placed a small Window of Reverie in the middle of the table.

"I wish you wouldn't do this..." Bane whispered in Celtic's ear. She squeezed his hand and then concentrated.

"What's going on?" Frost asked. No one knew what was happening.

"..." Celtic took a deep breath as she focused. Sonnet nuzzled under her hand before finding the connection she needed. Suddenly, the room grew dark and a scene was projected from the Window of Reverie.

"That's..." Everyone was shocked. The scene playing out before them was one of hatred and bloodshed.

"That is our future if we can't break the Silence." Celtic said as the scene faded.

"We need to stop this from happening." Nate spoke after a while.

"Is that the power of the Dream dragon?" Eme asked.

"One of them." Celtic answered.

"She has more than one?" Heat asked. Most of them were too stunned to say anything.

"Dream dragons control dreams." Argyos entered the room.

"It's good to see you out and about, Master Argyos." Nate greeted him.

"So many new discoveries happening out here... I needed hands-on experience and research." Argyos replied with a smile. "I was hoping to catch Robo before he left but it seems as though I have missed him."

"Wait, how are Argyos and Robo not affected by the Silence?" Ellie just noticed this.

"There's some sort of protective barrier." Celtic said. Her facial expression thoughtful as she tried to sense what was protecting the Main Island.

"Maybe if we figure out what is protecting this island, we'll be able to stop the Silence." Andy stated.

"You think?" Latias replied sarcastically.

"It seems to be based on elements." Celtic said. "Fire and Cold are definitely two of them."

"She's getting good at this." Argyos was amazed by what Celtic was doing. "The Dream dragon, along with the Blue Moon, has awakened some latent powers."

"What do you mean?" Bane asked.

"In both you and the Enchantress it seems. Although, yours are tied to the Blue Moon dragon." Argyos thought for a moment. "The Dream dragon's ability to control dreams combined with the power from the Blue Moon, and, I suspect, from latent residue from the antidote, have awakened powers we never knew existed."

"What are you saying?" Bane reworded his earlier question.

"Wait." Rain spoke up. She looked at Ellie. "Eos said something about Celtic being 'more unique than we thought'."

"That's right, Eos mentioned that when she gave Celtic the Blue Moon dragon egg." Ellie remembered the Dawn dragon's comment. "Celtic knew that the dragon had been waiting for Bane."

"What do you mean 'she knew'?" Argyos asked.

"Guys, I'm sitting right here." Celtic spoke up. "As soon as I touched the egg, I knew. It's not something easily explained."

"What do you mean 'Eos mentioned'?" Andy back tracked.

"Some dragons have the ability to talk." Rain replied. "We spoke to four."

"Four?" Argyos was intrigued.

"Hemera, Nyx, Astraeus, and Eos. Although, Rain and I didn't exactly talk to Hemera." Ellie replied. "It was a little reminiscence of when we had to get the ingredients for Celtic."

"This is all very interesting, but can we get back to the Dream dragon stuff?" Simen said. "It may be the key to breaking the Silence."

"Simen's right." Bre agreed.

"Sonnet can change, manipulate, block, and project dreams. My visions have become clearer since she found me." Celtic explained. "Thanks to Sonnet, there have been many dreamless nights."

"How is Sonnet revealing these powers?" Joy asked.

"It's hard to know for sure." Argyos thought for a minute. "There is a lot about Dream dragons we don't know. They are very elusive, much like the Double Rainbow dragons."

"But these powers will help us understand and break this Silence?" Eme asked a little hopeful.

"They will definitely help, but we all need to get some rest." Nate replied.

"That's probably wise." Grim agreed. Most made their way to their rooms but a few stayed behind. Rain and Awesome were talking quietly in a corner of the room. Grim, Joy, and Bre were still sitting at the table.

"Celtic, what's wrong?" Bane joined her on the balcony.

"I'm sorry." Celtic turned to face him but didn't look at him.

"For what?" Bane couldn't figure out what was going on.

"I can't do this." Celtic placed the ring in his hand. She turned to leave but Bane grabbed her wrist.

"Explain. I don't understand." Bane pulled her close to him and lifted her chin so she had to look at him.

"Please, don't make this harder than it is." Tears poured down her face. She tried to look away but Bane wouldn't release her.

"Then why?" Bane pleaded. "If this is so hard, please tell me why."

"I can't do this to you." Celtic took a deep breath. "There is a very good change I won't walk away from this... it's easier this way."

"How?" Bane fought the tears. He knew that there was a possibility that Celtic would not survive. Channelling all ten elements at once could kill her. "Please, tell me how being apart from you is easier? How can not being together be easier?"

"I'm sorry." Celtic started to walk away again. Bane grabbed her wrist and backed her against the wall. "What are you..."

"No!" Bane interrupted her. "I don't... I won't let you go until with give me a truthful answer."

"Bane, I can't go into this battle knowing I could die and leave you alone. You should find someone else... someone who won't die saving the world." Celtic said as she looked into his eyes.

"I'm not agreeing to this." Bane slipped the ring back on her finger. "I can't do what I need to do if you break my heart now by being selfless."

"Bane..." Celtic was losing her resolve.

"I refuse. Besides, it is my job, whether we are together or not, to protect you. My protection is stronger because we are together." He loosened his grip. Celtic didn't move.

"You are a stubborn one, Archer." Celtic gave up fighting.

"When I fight to hold on to something or someone important to me, you better believe it." Bane smiled. "Don't ever do that to me again, okay?"

"Okay." Celtic smiled. "We will face everything side-by-side."

"Until the day we die... however soon or distant that might be." Bane leaned in closer. Just as their lips touched someone cleared their throat.