Serenity's POV

Eight months passed since the encounter with Coldstone. Eight months I've been mated to Goliath and things between us were going well. At the moment Michelle and I waited for the sun to set.

"This book is really good" Michelle praised holding a copy of my book. I finished "Moonlight" and it's launch had been a success. Already I was receiving fan mail asking when the next book would be published and I had yet to think of the plot line for book 2.

"I'm just surprised it's getting so much attention" I said with a blush.

"You're a talented writer Serenity, no doubt the others will enjoy it"

I had brought several copies for the clan to read. It was now late summer and Fall would set in shortly. I was about to respond to her comment when suddenly the roars of the gargoyles was heard. The door to the clock tower opened and our clan entered. Brooklyn gave an excited yelp when he saw Michelle and he rushed over to her. Michelle and the red skinned gargoyle were officially mates and Michelle came to see Brooklyn whenever she could. He called the phoenix shifter his "Firebird" while Michelle had yet to come up with a nickname for Brooklyn. Michelle greeted Brooklyn with a kiss which got Lex and Broadway to groan. Hudson chuckled and muttered.

"Young love"

Bronx barked in agreement and Goliath approached me.

"Sleep well?" I asked my handsome mate.

"As always my Warrior of Flame" he replied. He and I exchanged our usual greeting kiss before I held my book out for him.

"Is that?"

"Yep its finished I wanted to give you and the others a few copies to read"

"We already got ours!" Lex shouted and I turned to see he and Broadway had their books in their grasp. "This looks good Serenity!"

"It is I'm almost finished" Michelle joked.

"Hey no spoilers!" Broadway protested.

"Thank you Serenity" Goliath said taking his copy of "Moonlight". "I will treasure this"

"I just hope you like it if you find it boring it won't hurt my feelings"

Goliath chuckled before bending down and kissed my forehead. Suddenly Elisa and Noah came into the clock tower and the looks they wore meant something bad happened.

"What's up?" I asked my twin and Elisa.

"The Pack has escaped Rikers Island" Elisa answered.

"What?!" Lexington protested.

"Great nice wake up call" Brooklyn muttered.

"Damn straight" Michelle agreed.

"We gotta track them down now" Lex exclaimed. "Before the trail gets cold"

"How did it happen?" Goliath asked.

"Dingo and somebody dressed in black took them out quick and clean" Elisa explained. Lexington huffed before heading towards the door that led to the roof. Brooklyn gave Michelle a quick kiss before following after Lex. Bronx followed and we all went outside to watch the two gargoyles take flight with Bronx.

"I'm going to go after them to make sure they don't find themselves in a trap" Michelle told me and Goliath.

"Be safe my friend" Goliath told her.

"Will do"

Michelle then took her true form and flew off after Lex, Brooklyn, and Bronx.

"The pack won't be foolish to return to the studio" Goliath stated.

"Aye I think we have to trace this problem back to its source"

"The man who created the pack" Elisa agreed.

"Xanatos" Goliath growled.

An hour later Goliath, Hudson, Broadway and myself landed on the castle flooring. I were returned to my human form before we went on to investigate. Goliath opened the door that led within the castle and Owen stood before us.

"We're here to see Xanatos" Goliath stated.

"I'm afraid Mr. Xanatos isn't here" Owen replied calmly. "It isn't him you want anyway your business is with the pack, as it happens their social calendar shows them arriving at their studio anytime now"

"Damn!" I exclaimed realizing that Michelle, Brooklyn, and Lex were in trouble.

"We'll speak to Xanatos later" Goliath said before we all turned and took our leave. I just prayed that Michelle was okay alongside Brooklyn, Bronx, and Lex.

Michelle's POV

I didn't like the ways things looked as Brooklyn and I followed after Lex. The olive colored gargoyle was hell bent on teaching the Pack a lesson. The studio was quiet when we entered it and already my inner phoenix was wary. Bronx suddenly growled just as the flooring beneath us shook and I tumbled over landing on top of my mate.

"Sorry love" I apologized to Brooklyn. Brooklyn gave a reassuring wave just as the floor opened up and some sort of aircraft emerged. When the lights dimmed down the door to the aircraft opened and one of the pack members came out. Lex snarled and was ready to attack but Brooklyn held him back. Soon four more of the Pack emerged and Lex overpowered Brooklyn and threw himself upon Wolf. He got knocked over and the fight was on.

I shifted to my phoenix form and decided Hyena would be my opponent. Hyena and her friends weren't expecting a large bird to be here because they were very surprised to see me here. Hyena got over her shock and she jumped into the air ready to use her sharp claws. I slammed into her hard and she went flying colliding against a metal wall. Her brother Jackal noticed this and used his claws to slice away some of my tail feathers.

I shrieked in anger and flew straight at Jackal and soon he was running around trying his hardest to pluck me off as I pecked the hell out of him. Suddenly Brooklyn grunted and I turned to see my mate was electrocuted thanks to Dingo.

I finished pecking Jackal before taking flight and I landed on Dingo's shoulders and started pecking him. But I didn't do much damage because I was grabbed by my tail feathers and was punched in the gut. I squawked before I was thrown on top of an unconscious Brooklyn, Lex, and Bronx. I soon felt dizzy and I too went out cold hoping Serenity would find us.

Serenity's POV

By the time we arrived at Pack Media Studios it was deserted. But a fight definitely happened here because Michelle's feathers were all over the place. Suddenly a nearby phone rang and Broadway went over to it but looked to Goliath who nodded. Broadway picked up the phone and answered the call. Whoever it was made the conversation short and Broadway said afterwards.

"The Pack has them, Owen said they were being held on a oil tanker"

It was close to midnight so we didn't waste time leaving the studio and flew in the direction of the oil boat. I would need to be careful because oil mixed with fire was dangerous and Michelle would be wary too. Goliath roared out as we came upon the ship where the Pack was ready to fight. A laser was shot towards us and I roared a warning to Goliath, Hudson, and Broadway. We all separated from one another and I landed on the ship's surface next to Broadway.

Running got me and Broadway to turn around and we saw someone in a metal golden suit leapt over us and landed on the upper deck. Goliath chased after whoever it was before I nosed the ship floor with my snout trying to get the scent of the others. Up ahead was a valve that was chained down and no doubt the others were underneath. I nudged Broadway with my snout and he rushed over to the valve and started to pull at it. Wolf noticed this and tried to attack but I simply smacked him away using my tail.

Broadway resumed pulling at the valve until Hyena was thrown at him and the blow was hard enough to break the valve. Several oil barrels were also tossed about and oil began to leak out of them. Lex, Brooklyn, Michelle and Bronx climbed out of the hole and Lex threw himself in the air and began to attack Dingo. Michelle and Brooklyn went to help Lex while a blast suddenly lit up on several barrels of oil which resulted in a fire.

Hyena suddenly launched herself at me and I used my tail to trip her before going to help Hudson. He was fighting Wolf and I used my tail to grab Wolf's ankle and tossed him into the air. He landed on top of Dingo and a second later Wolf came upon me. I head butted him and he again was sent rolling backwards. Smoke came out of my nose before I flew to where Goliath was. As I landed beside him the golden suited being turned out to be a robotic Xanatos. The robot saw me alongside Goliath and he was about to attack when Lexington used a laser gun to shot a hole through the robot. The robot fell to its knees and Goliath giving the robot a good kick to the gut and the head flew off. The fire was getting worse and the pack decided it was time to leave. Lex gave chase and he perched himself up on the ship's railing.

But a blast of fire made him fall and another blast got Brooklyn to be thrown forward and he slammed against a metal pipe. Not caring about the Pack, Lex rushed over to Brooklyn and grabbed hold of his tail before the red skinned gargoyle got scorched. Broadway, Goliath, and Hudson approached the robotic head of Xanatos but it sparked to life with purple smoke surrounding it before it launched itself into the air.

Another explosion came from below deck and the ship wobbled. I opened my wings and took flight with the rest of my clan following behind including Michelle. Goliath grabbed Bronx before he got pulled under the water. Even though the Pack got away we would see them again no doubt.

Next Night.

I headed home after last night's fiery adventure and managed to get some sleep. The work day passed with ease and I just landed on top of the clock tower. The sun had already set and already the television could be heard from within.

"There she is!" Broadway exclaimed and a second later he, Brooklyn, and Lex surrounded me asking a bunch of questions about "Moonlight". I was glad they were enjoying the book but I told them I wasn't going to spoil anything for them and they whined. I found Goliath in the next room sitting on a chair and he was reading his copy of my book.

"How is it?" I asked my mate.

"Very well written and the story is very good I can see why it's launch was successful" Goliath replied. He then shut the book and stood up. He placed a clawed hand onto my shoulder. " I'm very proud of you Serenity"

I blushed at his compliment.

"I already have in mind what to write for the next book" I told him.

"You're a talented writer my Warrior of Flame"

"Glad I exceed your expectations my Beloved of Night"

Suddenly my inner dragon gave a feral snarl which alarmed me.

What is the matter with you?

I am sorry but we've been mated to Goliath for eight months and I felt a spark of lust a second ago

Oh crap. That wasn't good news. What my dragon meant soon she and I would succumb to a mating frenzy. It was a good thing I just went through my heat cycle.

"Are you alright my love?" Goliath asked with worry.

"It's nothing" I replied flushing red.

"Don't you hide something from me Serenity what has you so rattled?"

"A frenzy" I admitted. "It won't be long until it happens"

"I see" Goliath replied. He then smirked in a way that made me go even redder.

"Hey don't start getting perverted thoughts I already deal with a perverted dragon!" I exclaimed.

"It's nothing to be ashamed about my love joining with the one you love is a special moment" Goliath said before he pulled me towards him and he wrapped his wings around me. He took my hands into his and looked into my eyes.

"You were able to control yourself when you came into heat and stayed clear of me, you will be able to control this as well"

"I didn't like being away from you when I was going through my heat phase"

"You are a strong dragoness Serenity, I've seen it"

He then pulled me into his chest and he embraced me. I hugged him back and felt Goliath stroke my hair.

"When we do join my little warrior, I'll show you then how much you are loved"

Goliath then kissed me after he said those words and I felt a few tears slide down my face. There weren't tears of sadness but tears of joy.