Hello everyone, I'm so sorry for the wait, but before we start with the story and the questions, I have a couple things to say. First being that tomorrow I'll post the next chapter of season 4 and we'll be done with season 4.
And as you might have heard from my other stories. I thought of a crossover story of my Kipo Story being mixed with Zootopia, and there's a broad summary of this crossover.
Set years after the ending of Kipo, life is going well for all of them, there's peace in Las Vasta, and they even started families and have their kids. But one day while Kipo and Kalena are out by themselves, they're forced on a mission to find someone lost in Zootopia if they want to go home to their families. And along the way, they make friends with a rabbit and fox. Now can the four of them work together and find who they're looking for and bring peace to the city, or will the city tear itself apart before they can complete their mission.
So leave a review about that because I'll announce its result in the next chapter of Kipo.
Now before we start the questions, let me just clear the air about this fan art thing.
I would love to have fanarts of my stories. But I don't really like the idea of paying a complete stranger online, I rather know someone in real life and give them cash in person when they are done. Plus I've found a few more reviews from ZoyeZest, and they're all the same things, word for word, minus the title, so I doubt they're someone to trust with my online information.
Also another reason I won't do it is because the artist I have talked to told me it's expensive, and I have an addictive personality, so if I start I may not be able to stop and end up going broke. So sorry
And Whit3Pika about opening a DeviantArt profile, I see no reason for it. At the moment all I have are stories, if I made a DeviantArt profile, it would just be a copy and pass of this profile. Things may change in the future, but at this moment, it's a no.
Now for questions.
First Whit3Pika other question, it's a no, for you see we're just about to finish season 4, so a christmas special after season 7 won't be a thing this year, and at the moments the only idea for a this Christmas special would be a one shot, seeing how everyone is doing in the future and having a giant feast.
Next Jimfire97, I was planning to have one of the twins give Rayla a lecture about her habits after she was caught by the guards in season 5. But I feel like the moment to lecture Rayla about what she did to Callum had already passed.
Next Py1pod questions. 1, I had a feeling that the coin would be used to stop Aaravos, and after the trailer that came out 11/21/24, I feel like it's even more likely to happen, but I might change it, so we'll have to wait and see what happens. 2, Over the years and their bonds, I can see Zym learning much from Pengu and the rest of Sisu's siblings, after all, he's their little brother as well. 3, they would treat him like a brother, and love him, but I get the feeling that Pranee and Amba would be the siblings that would do something silly with Zym, and all three of them get into trouble with the rest of the family. 4, I don't see a problem with Talia showing off some Ocean Magic to Sisu and the other Kumandra Dragons. 5, I don't think so, in a way to explain, it's like Freshwater and Saltwater, Sisu's power comes from freshwater(Kumandra), while she can use her power in saltwater(Xadia), she can't draw on the powers of the saltwater. 6, not bad, but I doubt I'll use it in any of my stories. 7, again, I don't see why not. 8, we'll see what happens in season 7 before I make any plans for Kpp'ar's coin. 9, I think Runaan will have a hard time adjusting to things once he's free, a lot has changed since he was trapped in that coin. 10, I have no clue, but whatever they do for this Story Arc 3, I might have to change it to match my future plans.
Now for Gue469X questions. 1, I don't think about giving them armor, because when I picture them in armor, I see it causing more problems for them then being a help to them. 2, this does not go just for Zubeia, but if anything really bad happens to our gang I'll change it, I like them too much to let their story in heartbroken. 3 I was planning for a couple of young dragons from both Xadia and Kumandra to be with the kids, but I don't understand what you mean by who will interact with those from Kumandra. 4, it's not Aaravos himself, you see the gang goes to Kumandra a little bit after they get the pearl, but in the process of getting the pearl they anger the guardian left to keep watch over the pearl, and it wants it back, so it's the one the chase chaos in Kumandra in its quest to get Aaravos back form the gang. 5, I feel like everyone would feel bad for him, but they know that what happened to him doesn't justify all the pain and suffering he caused Xadia, Tong knows the pain of losing a child, but he knows that Aaravos isn't doing this out of love, it's pain, he wants to make everyone suffer like he is, he doesn't love his daughter anymore, for if he did, he would live for her memory, instead all Aaravos can think about is how she died and the pain he felt when that happened.
Lasly MorphIIIdragonx questions about the sequel story. 1, I don't want to tell what it is because I don't want to spoil it by tell you everything when you ask questions about it, but I will tell you that it's a animated TV Show that aired in the USA in the year 2015, that's all I'm going to say, and if you start guessing what it is, I won't dein or acknowledge your answers. 2, he's not someone special, he was just a normal guy trying to live his life, but when people form across the cosmos, including the Xadia and Kumandra kids, show up in his city, and turn his world upside down, an by doing so awaken him to power he never knew he had, and cause him to be more than what fate had in store for him. (Oh and just to be clear he's a pure OC, who would have been a background character in the show this is taking place in, if not for the kids from the other words showing up with Pokemon and turning his life upside down.) Lastly, for Sisu's kid, I think Kalu is a fine name and I'm going to use it.
With all of that out of the way. Now Chapter 36.
Chapter 36
Rex Igneous And His Secret
Umber Tor
We left off with our gang, reaching Rex Igneous main hall with walls covered in portraits of Rex Igneous, all of them made from stone carvings.
"Okay everyone, we're about to meet Rex Igneous, so let's return our Pokemon to their Pokeballs, and be on our best behavior. Or else we'll end up like them." Allen said to everyone, as he pointed at a portrait of what he thought was Rex Igneous burning something down.
"Agreed." Drake said to everyone, as they returned all of their Pokemon to their Pokeballs, and hid the Pokemon that didn't have one.
Once the Pokemon were taken care of, everyone started to head towards the door to Rex Igneous' chamber. But while looking at the portraits, Zym stopped and had a worried look on his face.
Ezran and Talia noticed Zym being worried, and thought it was about the portrait he was looking at.
"Don't worry, Zym! It's just a picture. He's probably not really that scary." Ezran said to Zym, as everyone stopped and turned to Zym, while Ezran and Talia walked up to Zym, with Ezran giving him a couple pets.
But Zym just whimpered a little. Ezran understood what was really the problem, and he scoffed. "Zym! You really should have told me earlier!" Ezran said to Zym, sounding mad.
"What's going on?" Callum asked Ezran, as everyone walked to them. "So it turns out there was a reason Zubeia wanted Zym to stay home." Ezran said to everyone. "And that reason is?" Drake asked Ezran, making Ezran sigh.
"Rex Igneous and Zym's dad? They were kind of old rivals. They really, really, really did not like each other." Ezran said to everyone, as they turned to the portrait of Red Igneous.
"So if he sees Zym here, things could get bad." Kali said to everyone. "Well, we need Rex in a good mood. Hmm, we can't just stuff you in Ezran's bag anymore, can we, Zym?" Callum said to everyone, and asked Zym. Zym grumbled because of this.
"Runaan used to cast a simple disguise spell to hide us in a pinch." Rayla said to everyone. "Did he ever teach you? Could you do it?" Callum asked Rayla. "Me? I've never done it before. Besides, it needs moon energy. And I've never felt further from the moon than right now." Rayla said to everyone, as they looked at the ceiling.
"She's right, minus earth magic, the other magics are kinda useless down here." kali said to everyone, making Callum gasp with an idea. Callum put his bag down and pulled out the moon opal he took from the crystal caves.
"Oh! The moon opal!" N'than said to everyone. "Would this help you feel a bit moonier?" Callum asked Rayla, holding the moon opal to Rayla. Rayla took it and felt some magic. "It… does actually." Rayla said to everyone.
"Alright then, cast a disguise on Zym." Drake said to Rayla. "Hmm, a disguise for Zym." Rayla said, thinking of a disguise. "Okay, here goes nothing." Rayla said to everyone, as she held the moon opal close to her chest, and took a deep breath.
Rayla then crushed the moon opal in her hand, covering his hand in light blue dust. "Mystic Canis!" Rayla said, before showing Zym in sparkly light blue powder.
The powder covered Zym and made him glow. Then the light and powder faded away, Zym was now a large white dog, but he still had some lighting in his mouth, so when he barked, he zapped Ezran and Talia a little, making them laugh.
"Good dog! Now try barking without the zaps!" Ezran asked Zym. Zym then barked again, this time without the electricity.
"That's perfect Zym." Talia said to Zym, before she and Ezran started to play with Zym. watching made everyone happy, but Callum and Rayla looked at each other and felt awkward as they turned away from each other, still feeling happy.
"Uh, perfect! Problem solved!" Callum said to everyone. "Yeah! As long as Rex Igneous likes your gifts, we might live through this!" N'than said to everyone. "I'm sorry, but what did you just say?" Drake asked N'than.
"Gifts. I said it before! To talk to Rex, you need to bring him a worthy gift." N'than said to Drake, making everyone thunk. "He's right, he did say something about a gift of sacrifice in the first area, but never explained that." Allen said to everyone.
The Sunfire Camp
Meanwhile, at the Sunfire Camp, Janai led Amaya to her mount, who had another one of his kind in the stables with him. When they arrived, Amaya asked Janai about the new beast.
"Yes, this is Aegis. Embertail thinks Aegis is cute, but won't admit it yet." Janai said to Amaya, sighing while talking, as the new mount moved to them, and Janai gave her some pets. Amaya knew something must have been up and asked her in sign language, if they wanted to talk here or somewhere else.
"There's something serious I need to talk to you about." Janai said to Amaya, sighing while talking, before sighting. "But not here. Just follow me." Janai said to Amaya, sighing while talking,looking worried, causing Amaya to get worried.
Janai and Amaya hopped onto Embertail and Aegis' backs and then flew away, with many humans, elves, and dragons watching them leave.
But among those watching them was Karim, who looked at them in disgust. Once they were out of his sight, Karim walked to Miyana's room in some ruins, where Miyana was hanging out, and entered without Miyana's approval.
"What are you doing? We shouldn't be seen together!" Miyana said to Karim, as she made sure no one saw him before closing the door to her room. "I just saw my sister and her wife-to-be leave the camp." Karim said to Miyana, looking a little angry.
"And?" Miyana asked Karim, walking up to him. "Our Queen flies off to a romantic picnic in broad daylight! What does that say to her people living in tents?" Karim asked Miyana. Miyana didn't say anything, but she looked down and looked bad.
"Have you been speaking with the other Horns? Do they understand the problem?" Karim asked Miyana. "Yes. But they have no interest in fighting against Janai." Miyana said to Karim.
"Why not?" Karim asked Miyana. "The White Dragonflight. The other Horns fear that if we try overthrowing her without a true justified reason, they will get involved and stop us." Miyana said to Karim, making Karim clock his tongue and scoff.
"The White Dragonflight again! They keep getting in our way." Karim said to Miyana, before he had an idea. "Do you know the story of the wat of blood and ash?" Karim asked Miyana.
Umber Tor
Back with the gang, N'than lead everyone into a massive subterranean cavern cover in veins of lava, with a long path that lead to many large pools of hot water in the middle of the cavern, with the path looking like the path at a temple with large dark purple crystals for light, and on both sides of the path full of gold and treasure.
"Whoa." Ezran said, as he looked at all the treasure. "Yep. This is definitely a dragon's lair." Callum said to everyone. "Sure, but… where's the dragon?" Rayla asked everyone, as they noticed Rex Igneous wasn't in the room.
The Sunfire Camp
Meanwhile, at the Sunfire Camp, Karim gathered some paper and a knife. "The war of blood and ash was a tragic chapter in our empire's history. Long ago, the King of Lux Aurea went mad, and ruled as a tyrant." Karim said to Miyana, as he grabbed a bowl and took it to the paper.
"His brother, the first Golden Knight, led his armies to dethrone the king, and there was a great civil war. As their armies clashed, Lux Aurea knew nothing but death and fire." Karim said to Miyana, as he put some grass that had purple points like flowers on the top.
Karim then burned the grass, and as it was burning, he picked up the knife, and cut his left palm. "Ash blackened the sky and the sun shone red as blood." Karim said to Miyana, as he made his blood drop onto the paper, then drew an almost complete red circle, and a line down from the center of the circle.
"The Golden knight saw what chaos his war had wrought. To put a stop to it, he issued his brother a challenge: a duel to the death. The victor would rule Lux Aurea." Karim said to Miyana.
"Did he win?" Miyana asked Karim. "He did, but the point of the story is not who won. The duel stopped the war. From then on, any elf of Lux Aurea could demand a duel of blood and ash." Karim said to Miyana, as he traced the lines he made with blood with ash from the plant he burned.
"You intend to challenge the Queen!" Miyana asked Karim, making Karim sigh. "It's the only way. The old White Dragonflight respected this as truth, that only the winner is the one on the right. Tell the others Horns: I will deliver this challenge tomorrow at sunrise." Karim said to Miyana.
Umber Tor
Back with the gang, they were looking around at all the stuff Rex Igneous had, and while everyone was looking around, Rayla was climbing up to the top of the pools of water, with Allen using his staff to fly right behind her.
But when they reached the top, they still found nothing. "Where's the big bag dragon?" Rayla asked Allen. "Maybe he's somewhere else. I mean Rex Igneous is the Archdragon of Earth so he may have more space then what we're seeing." Allen said to Rayla, as he landed next to Rayla.
"Knock-knock, anyone home? Hello?" Rayla asked, her voice echoing in the place. "I'm starting to see why we haven't seen this dragon before." Allen said to Rayla, making Rayla scoff.
"Well, sorry the end of the world didn't fit neatly into your busy schedule, Rex!" Rayla said, before kicking a stone into the pool, and turned away from the pool. But that's when Allen noticed the water bubbling.
"I think you did something." Allen said to Rayla, making Rayla turn to the pool. That's when something massive burst out of the pool. And in the process Allen grabbed Rayla and flew down to everyone.
When they got down, everyone ran to the middle of the room, and when Allen and Rayla reached them, Allen proceeded to drop Rayla into Callum's arms, causing Callum to fall to the ground. Rayla and Callum looked at each other awkwardly for a couple seconds, while Allen landed right next to them, smirking a little.
But the fun ended when something large landed right next to them, and shook the whole place, and everyone turned to see a colossal and muscular earth dragon that was at least 8 times their size. His brown skin is partially equipped with dark brown, jagged rock armor around his head and shoulders, his spine, his chest area, as well as his tail. Golden gems shine through this at selective spots, including the tips of his wings and tail, which appear to glow occasionally. Two sharp, golden-tipped horns point forward from the sides of his head, while rock plates decorate his broad and prominent chin. Two large, wyvern-like wings are located on the backside of his arms with membranes that appear in a similar color of his general scales, while their joints feature dark brown armor with golden veins stretching across them. Like most dragons, he is equipped with sharp claws on his feet, and a set of sharp teeth. His eyes, which are yellow in color and have slim pupils, appear tiny compared to the rest of his body.
That's when they noticed the crystals in the place started to glow orange. "I guess he's Rex Igneous, he's very… intimidating." Kali said to everyone, sounding nervous, as Callum and Rayla stood up, and looked at Rex Igneous with a worried look on their face.
"Oh wise and powerful Archdragon of Earth! Oh master of boulders great, and pebbles small! Of shaker of soil and, uh, grower of… grass! I am N'than of the White Dragonflight, humble guide to these travelers, who have braved the depths of Umber Tor to seek your audience!" N'than said to Rex Igneous.
But Rex Igneous only let out some low rumbling, making N'than clear his throat in nervousness. "Contrary to tradition, they… um, have not brought you gifts, however-" N'than said to Rex Igneous, as Rex Igneous lowered his head at N'than, and was interrupted by Rex Igneous blowing a gust of wind from his nose into N'than.
"But I think if you just give them a chance, you'll find they're very nice-" N'than said to Rex Igneous, trying to finish his sentence, but was interrupted by Rayla. "Wait! I have brought a gift, great dragon." Rayla said to Rex Igneous, as she walked towards Rex Igneous.
"I am Rayla of the Silvergrove, and I offer you my butterfly blades. They are crafted of pure moonsilver, the only two of their kind. They were made just for me by an expert metalsmith. I was trained to use them by a master assassin." Rayla said to Rex Igneous, showing him her blades, and thinking of Runaan and Ethari.
"Those two elves were like fathers to me, but I don't think I'll ever see them again. These blades are all I have to remember them by. Accept them, great Dragon, as my gift to you." Rayla said to Rex Igneous, laying her blades on the floor in front of him, before backing away.
Callum wanted to say something to Rayla, but couldn't muster the words, so he just put a hand on her shoulder, and when Rayla looked at him, Callum gave her a smile, making Rayla feel better.
But the moment ended when they heard Rex Igneous rumbling. "Yes, uh! I, too, have brought a gift, Great Dragon! It's, um…" Callum said to Rex Igneous, as he walked to Rex Igneous, and tried to think of something, only having one idea, and this idea caused him to sigh.
"I offer this staff. It was given to me, despite everything wrong humans have ever done with magic. It means a lot." Callum said to Rex Igneous, before sighing and kneeling. "So now I entrust it to you." Callum said to Rex Igneous, as he put his staff on the floor before Rex Igneous.
Rex Igneous let out a low rumble and huffed out some steam from his nose, while Callum walked backwards.
Next Ezran walked up to Rex Igneous. "I am King Ezran of Katolis. As my gift, I offer you my crown." Ezran said to Rex Igneous, taking off his crown as he took his crown off his head.
"It has no jewels and it isn't made of precious metal. It's made from the steel of my father's sword. My father was a strong king, and I wanted to carry that strength with me. But he also taught me that strength isn't always about weapons and war. This crown reminds me of that lesson." Ezran said to Rex Igneous, as he kneeled before Rex Igneous, and looked at his crown before he put it down before Rex Igneous.
Ezran bowed to Rex Igneous, before walking back to everyone else.
"We are Allen and Drake Fischer, travelers from a land far from here." Allen and Drake said to Rex Igneous, as they stepped forward, and each pulled out a small steel case that looked a little old.
"For you, we offer something of importance from our homelands." Allen and Drake said to Rex Igneous, as they opened the cases, revealing all of the Unova gym badges, with an extra Legend Badge, and two more Trio badges.
"These badges are proof that we learn from 14 great people of our homeland. Each badge holds struggle, lessons learned, and his proof of our victory in battle. We offer you these as our gift, for each badge represents a small part of us." Allen and Drake said to Rex Igneous, as they bowed to Rex Igneous, before and after they put the badges down on the floor, and backed away from Rex Igneous.
Next was Kali, who took off her Sunforge Dagger, as she walked to Rex Igneous.
"I am Kali of the White Dragonflight. What I offer is not special just to me but to my fellow Sunfire Elves as well. For we lost many of our old ways in recent years. This Sunforge Dagger may be one of the last Sunforge weapons from the Sunfire Elves, and I would like to offer it to you." Kali said to Rex Igneous, as she put the Sunforge Dagger on the floor in front of Rex Igneous, bowed to him, then walked backwards.
That's when Talia realizes it was her turn, and she already had an idea. "Rex Igneous. I'm Talia of the Black Dragonflight. My giff for you isn't something as well made or shiny as the other gifts, but this gift is something that changed my life." Talia said to Rex Igneous, as she pulled out a small pear that let out a bright light, surrounded by sea shells around the pear that made the light shine like a flashlight, and a large piece of coral.
"I made it to help explore the deep sea that was once my home. While many of my people thought I was strange, making stuff like this, I knew it was what I needed to reach my ideal and understand more about the world. And because of this, I was able to leave the sea and meet people I never would have if I stayed in the sea and follow the flow like everyone else." Talia said to Rex Igneous, as she bowed before Rex Igneous, before putting down her tool and walking backwards.
When she reached everyone, Talia looked at Ezran, and they both traded smiles that meant they were really happy to know each other, rather than not know each other at all.
Then everyone turned to Rex Igneous, looking proud. Rex Igneous took a deep breath and sighed. Rex Igneous then laid down on his right arm.
"Three knives, a stick, a hat, some earrings, and a torch." Rex Igneous said to everyone, with a kinda flat male voice, as he flicked a few of the gang stuff away and sighed.
"Did you really think I would be moved by these trinkets?" Rex Igneous asked everyone, making everyone nervous.
A Cliff Overlooking The Sunfire Camp
Meanwhile, Janai led Amaya to a cliff overlooking the Sunfire Camp, and while Amaya and Janai sat on a rock looking at the camp, they let their Pokemon out to play with weather with Embertail and Aegis joining the Pokemon.
Janai looked at Amaya, and Amaya asked what was wrong in sign language. "We've lost so much." Janai said to Amaya, holding out her hands towards the ruins of Lux Aurea in the distance.
"I know Allen and his flight are trying to help. But, my people are so afraid, so uncertain." Janai said to Amaya, before she stood up and took a couple steps away from Amaya.
"When they look to me as Queen, I can feel them reaching for hope." Janai said to Amaya, turning to her, and letting Amaya see the very look on Janai's face. This made Amaya look concerned.
"But I am uncertain! I am afraid! How can I give them hope when I have been filled with doubt? That's why I thought, maybe you and I, we could… leave. We could go to Katolis, live peacefully together. At least Karim would lead the people with some sense of certainty. But I fear he would cause fighting with the White Dragonflight and make things tense, but at least Karim would have confidence when it came to his decisions." Janai said to Amaya, not noticing Amaya getting up and walking up to Janai, and taking her hands.
Amaya then told Janai about Karim, for this is not about him, but what kinda life she wants. "What life do I want?" Janai asked Amaya, before getting lost in thought.
Umber Tor
Back with the gang, they were confused by Rex Igneous reaction. "Wait! I don't understand! All of that, and our gifts weren't enough?" Rayla asked Rex Igneous. "Enough?" Rex Igneous asked, scoffing.
"Look around you. I sleep amongst piles of legendary treasures." Rex Igneous said to everyone, making everyone look around, with the only things really sticking out was a glider and a boomerang that looked like they were from another world.
"Every finely crafted weapon loses its shine. Every relic's goes dim. And things rust and rot around me!" Rex Igneous said to everyone, as he swung his tail into some gold choice, turning them into dust.
"I am as tired of gifts as I am of visitors. So let's get on with it, shall we? You will run, I will chase, you will die." Rex Igneous said to everyone, as he slammed his hands around everyone.
And while everyone did get ready to run, Ezran had an idea. "Wait. I think I have something you might like." Ezran said to Rex Igneous. "Uh… Ez? He's right, this is the part where we run." Callum said to Ezran.
"No, we've got this all wrong." Ezran said to Callum, as he walked forward, with Zym barking in protest.
"We offered gifts that meant a lot to us. But the truth is, they don't say anything to you." Ezran said to Rex Igneous, as he kneeled before him and took off his back pack. "All my favorite gifts were surprises. Things I didn't even know I wanted. That's the one thing you haven't had in forever: A surprise. Something new!" Ezran said to Rex Igneous, as he pulled out Barius' new jelly tart.
"A brown sludge tart!" Ezran said to Rex Igneous, as he held the jelly tarts up to Rex Igneous. And while Talia liked this idea, everyone else thought this was a very bad idea. "This is your offering? A pastry?" Rex Igneous asked Ezran, confused a little.
"Oh, well, if you don't want it…" Ezran said to Rex Igneous, a little bit of sarcasm in his voice, and moving the jelly tarts away from Rex Igneous. "No, wait, no. I will try your… tart." Rex Igneous said to Ezran, sounding kinda curious, as he lowered his head and opened his mouth.
And while this made everyone, minus Talia and Ezran, where worried about Ezran getting eaten, Talia and Ezran acted normal, even as Ezran tossed a jelly tart into Rex Igneous' mouth.
Rex Igneous ate it, and it wasn't like anything he had before. "Hm. It's… creamy, but bitter. Flaky but firm. Sweet, with just… the slightest hint of salt." Rex Igneous said to everyone, before chuckling a little.
"And as it melts, it gives away to a taste of such depth." Rex Igneous said, enforce gasping. "This is…" Rex Igneous said, before laughing. "It's delicious. In all my centuries, I've never tasted anything like this." Rex Igneous said, enjoying the jelly tart.
"It's brand new!" Ezran said to Rex Igneous, as Rex Igneous licked his lips. "Now that, little King, is a worthy gift." Rex Igneous said to Ezran, laughing a little, while Ezran picked up his bag, and everyone else claimed down.
"I suppose I am now obligated to "grant you an audience". Very well you may ask… one question." Rex Igneous said to everyone, as he laid down, and everyone walked up to Rex Igneous.
"You got him to talk, you can ask him Ezran." Allen said to Ezran, patting Ezran on the back a little, making Ezran step forward. "Rex Igneous… our question is… where is the prison of the Archmage Aaravos?" Ezran asked Rex Igneous, causing Rex Igneous to give Ezran a serious look, and laugh aloud enough to shake the place
"Oh, dear, you think I would reveal to you, tiny children, the location of the most dangerous being in all of Xadia?" Rex Igneous asked Ezran. "You said you'd answer one question!" Ezran said to Rex Igneous.
"Oh, yes. Provided the answer to your question would not endanger the entire world. I thank you for the lovely baked treat. Goodbye." Rex Igneous said to Ezran, as he turned away from everyone, and started to climb up the pools.
"You don't understand! We were sent by the Dragon Queen herself!" Ezran said to Rex Igneous, making Rex Igneous stop and dig his claws into the rock of the pools. "Zubeia sent you?" Rex Igneous asked Ezran, turning his head to everyone.
"Yes! The threat is real, and she needs your help!" Ezran said Rex Igneous. "I feel like mentioning Zubeia might not have been the best idea, Ezran." Kali said to Ezran, as Rex Igneous roared very loudly, causing the place to shake. "See what I mean!" Kali said to Ezran, as Zym whimpered and hid behind everyone.
"Zubeia sent you?" Rex Igneous asked everyone, as he moved back to everyone. "Yes, and we need your help, that's why we're here." Allen said to Rex Igneous.
"If she needs help, why not call on her great and powerful Avizandum to save Xadia?" Rex Igneous asked everyone, as Zym kept whimpering.
"Or is the Dragon King too busy picking fights with little humans at the Border? That was always his favorite sport: stomping on ants and calling himself a conqueror." Rex Igneous said to everyone, making Zym growl and come out of hiding.
"Everything Avizandum did was to protect Xadia in accordance with what the Great Gray Dragon asked of him." Ezran said to Rex Igneous.
"Protect Xadia? Ha! Avizandum wants an endless war. He loves to provoke and destroy human armies, it makes him feel big and powerful. And it'll get him killed one day, but he'll love that, too." Rex Igneous said to everyone.
"Avizandum, the great martyred hero of Xadia!" Rex Igneous said, with a mocking tune in his voice.
That's when Zym had enough of Rex Igneous, and charged at Rex Igneous, biting into his wing, sending a zap into Rex Igneous' body. And despite Rex Igneous' big size, Zym bit made him roar loudly in pain.
Rex Igneous then started to shake his wing a few times, before Zym lost his grip, and was sent flying to the floor behind everyone.
"Zym!" Ezran said, as everyone but Rayla ran to Zym, as Zym turned back into his dragon form, surprising Rex Igneous.
"Ha! An illusion! What is this?" Rex Igneous asked everyone, as Zym stood up, and moved to stand before Rex Igneous, looking proud. "This is Azymondias, son of Avizandum. The Dragon Prince!" Ezran said to Rex Igneous, as Zym opened his wings, making Rex Igneous growl a little.
A Cliff Overlooking The Sunfire Camp
Meanwhile, Janai was looking at everything and thinking about what Amaya asked her. "What life do I want?" Janai asked, before turning around and taking Amaya's hands. "There's only one thing I really know. Amaya, I want to marry you. I want a life with you." Janai said to Amaya, sighing a little.
Amaya then asked if that was really what she wanted or did she just not want to be queen. "Do I want to be queen?" Janai asked Amaya, before quickly having an answer, and smiled. "I didn't think so at first. But now. Yes." Janai said to Amaya, before looking at the camp.
"Yes! Absolutely yes, I do, I want to be the Queen of my people. But it's not that simple: how can I have that, and the life I want with you at the same time?" Janai asked Amaya, as she took a seat on the rock, never taking her eyes off Amaya as she did.
Amaya put her left hand on her hip, and gave Janai a confused look. "In Lux Aurea there is a saying. You cannot have your cake and eat it too!" Janai said to Amaya, signing a little.
But Amaya just told her to have two cakes instead of one. "Just have two cakes. Two cakes? Just have two cakes?" Janai asked Amaya, sighing, but thought it was a joke and started to laugh a little.
"That isn't at all what the saying means-." Janai said to Amaya, but stopped talking when Amaya touched her chin and made Janai look up at her.
Amaya then kissed Janai on the lips, breaking it before kissing Janai again, this time longer. Amaya then told Janai two cakes again, making Janai laugh a joyish laugh, as Janai grabbed her wrist. "Two cakes!" Janai said to Amaya.
Umber Tor
Back with the gang, Rex Igneous was very mad. "Treachery! Deception!" Rex Igneous said, smashing his tail all over the place. "Wait! Listen to me!" Ezran said to Rex Igneous, as the place started to shake and rocks started to fall down from the ceiling, making N'than, Bait, and Stella run away and take cover.
"Avizandum sends his own son disguised as a dog to taunt me? Too afraid to look me in the eye after all this time? Too cowardly to face me?" Rex Igneous asked everyone, lowering his face to everyone.
All of Rex Igneous' words made Zym whimper, and seeing this made Rex Igneous laugh. "This is a new low for the great Avizandum!" Rex Igneous said to everyone, enjoying this.
That's when Ezran had enough. "Avizandum is dead!" Ezran said to Rex Igneous, with a serious look on his face. And upon hearing Ezran's words, a very shocked look appeared on his face.
"Avizandum is… dead?" Rex Igneous asked everyone, calming down. "You really didn't know? He died almost 3 years ago, you really need to get out more." Talia said to Rex Igneous.
"How did this happen?" Rex Igneous asked everyone. "The Dragon King was murdered. A dark mage used a terrible spell to turn him to stone." Rayla said to Rex Igneous. "And now that dark mage's daughter is going to find Aaravos' prison and set him free. We have to stop her." Callum said to Rex Igneous
"That's why we came here. We need your piece of the puzzle to find Aaravos before she does and she lets him out. Otherwise something worse than Avizandum could happen." Allen said to Rex Igneous, as Zym lowered his head and whimpered a little.
Rex Igneous then lowered his head to Zym. "Your father was my greatest rival. But before that, ages ago, he was my best friend. The two of us learned much under tutelage of the Great Gray Dragon together, but when the Great Gray Dragon named Avizandum king, I did everything I could to prove to the Great Gray Dragon that it should have been me that should have been king. But I guess there's no point to it all now. Little one… I am terribly sorry." Rex Igneous said to Zym, making Zym whimper as Ezran and Talia hug Zym.
"I should have seen it before. Ha!" Rex Igneous said to everyone. "What do you mean?" Allen asked Rex Igneous.
"Long ago, it was a human who saw through the Fallen Star's schemes and helped Xadia put an end to them." Rex Igneous said to everyone. "You look so much like her." Rex Igneous said, looking at Ezran, and seeing a woman that has similar features to Ezran.
"So now that you understand, please tell us: where is Aaravos imprisoned?" Ezran asked Rex Igneous. "I don't know." Rex Igneous said to Ezran, as he raised his head, making everyone gasp. "Oh come on." Drake said to Rex Igneous.
The Sunfire Camp
At the Sunfire Camp, the Sunfire Camp Karim was looking at Miyana mask, when Miyana walked into the room. "Well? Are the Horns ready?" Karim asked Miyana, as he put the mask down.
"The Horns will be there, but… I do not think they're ready to turn against her." Miyana said to Karim, as she walked to him and took his hands. "Once the challenge is issued, they will follow me." Karim said to Miyana.
"No offence my love. But can you defeat your sister in a duel? Janai is the greatest warrior in Lux Aurea!" Miyana asked Karim, placing a hand on his chest. "It won't come to that. She will not fight. Janai never wanted to be Queen." Karim said to Miyana, looking confident.
"Are you certain she will step aside?" Miyana asked Karim. "Who knows my sister better than I do? I am offering her a way out. And when my sister refuses my challenge, the Six Horns and the White Dragonflight will see where strength truly lies." Karim said to Miyana.
Miyana said nothing, but it was clear, she was worried about all this. "Come sunrise, Miyana, we change the course of history." Karim said to Miyana.
Umber Tor
Back with the gang, they were still confused by what Rex Igneous said. "You don't know? But that doesn't make any sense! Zubeia said you alone were entrusted with the knowledge!" Rayla said to Rex Igneous.
"Yes, that is true." Rex Igneous said to Rayla. "So if you have the knowledge, then you have to know where he is!" Rayla said to Rex Igneous. "And yet, I do not." Rex Igneous said to Rayla.
"How can you be entrusted with knowledge but don't know the knowledge?" Talia asked Rex Igneous.
"Wait. It's a riddle. Having knowledge doesn't mean knowing knowledge." Callum said to everyone, making Rayla groan. "I hate this." Rayla said to everyone, slumping her shoulders.
"No, it's simple! He possesses the knowledge of where Aaravos is imprisoned. So it means something like…" Callum said to everyone, as he walked backwards to Rex Igneous, and gasped realizing the answer.
"He has a map!" Callum said to everyone, as he turned to Rex Igneous.
"Very clever, young human." Rex Igneous said to Callum.
"Yeah, you always were a very clever human, weren't you, Callum?" a female voice asked Callum, making everyone turn to see Claudia walking up to everyone.
"CLAUDIA!" Drake and Callum, said to Claudia, anger in Drake's voice and worry in Callum's voice, as one of their Pokeballs opened up.
With Serperior coming out of Allen's Pokeball, Samurott came out of Drake's Pokeball, Lurantis came out of Kali's Pokeball, Gliscor came out of Rayla's Pokeball, Yanmega came out of Callum's Pokeball, Lycanroc came out of Ezran's Pokeball, Milotic came out of Talia's Pokeball, and Wattrel came out of hiding as well.
All the Pokemon growled at Claudia, and looked ready to pounce on her.
"Hello everyone, it's been a while. And I see you found a new girl for your little group." Claudia said to everyone, giving Talia a mean look. This caused Ezran to get defensive and stand in front of Talia.
"Claudia, please, don't try anything on Talia." Ezran said Claudia, sounding polite, but commanding. "Ah, little Ezran has a girlfriend now. They grow up so fast." Claudia said to Ezran, a mocking tune in her voice, making Ezran and Talia look at each other for a second before looking away from each other, feeling awkward.
"Enough nonsense. Claudia, hand over our staff and surrender." Kali said to Claudia. "Your staff. This is my staff. I've grown very attached to it over the last 2 years. And why would I surrender when I'm winning?" Claudia asked Kali, a smirk on her face.
"Clearly you need a reality check, and they can give it to you." Kali said to Claudia, as she pointed her thumb at the Pokemon.
"Lurantis!" Lurantis said, as she started to absorb light.
"Serperior!" Serperior said, as he fired a ball of green energy at Claudia.
"Yanmega!" Yanmega said, as he fired blades of wind from his wings.
"Milotic!" Milotic said, as she fired a light blue energy beam,
"Wattrel!" Wattrel said, as he let out a small shock of electricity.
Followed by Lurantis letting out a large beam of light green energy, all the attacks headed for Claudia, but Claudia wasn't worried.
The reason being is all the attacks went right through Claudia, causing a massive explosion behind her, before she broke her apart and revealed her to be an illusion.
"An illusion! how?!" Rayla asked, as they looked around for the real Claudia.
"You really can't figure it out? You're just as stupid as your parents." A male voice said to Rayla, echoing all over the place. "Who's there?!" Rayla asked, as everyone looked around, trying to figure out who was talking.
That's when Grav appeared before everyone. "GRAV!" Rayla and Allen said to Grav, both looking mad. "I see not only the man that ruined my life here, but he finally found Lian and Tiadrin's brat." Grav said to Allen and Rayla, right before Allen fired a stream of fire from his staff at grav.
But the flames went through Grav, revealing Grav to be an illusion as well.
"I should have known you teamed up with Claudia, you faker. Let me guess Aaravos promise you your old life back if you help him out?" Allen asked Grav, as they looked around for Grav.
"I won't have to work with this lowly human if you hadn't ruined my life." Grav said to Allen, as he appeared again.
"Samurott!" Samurott said, as he encased himself in water and rushed Grav, only it was another illusion.
"You did that yourself. You betrayed your duties to save your own skin and solid out your comrades. But the final nail in your coffin was when you sent your nephew and only living relative to kill me." Allen said to Grav.
"And instead of killing you like I ordered him to. He couldn't kill you, and instead he joined you. He sold me out and his life among nobles, to live among tramps." Grav said to Allen, as he made another copy of himself.
"Gliscor!" Gliscor said, as she made rocks fall from the sky, destroying the illusion.
"Dumngual has found happiness in my flight, much more than he could in the piles of lies you made to create that so-called noble life of yours." Allen said to Grav.
"Claudia you have to stop this! Aaravos is too dangerous to let out!" Callum said to Claudia, trying to reason with her.
"Sorry Callum but this is something I have to do." Claudia said to Callum, as another copy of her appeared.
"Lycanroc!" Lycanroc said, as he rushed Claudia, revealing it to be another illusion.
"If it's any consolation, I do feel bad having to do this to you all." Claudia said to everyone, her voice echoing through the place.
"Big talk from a girl that hasn't even got the guts to face us in the open." Talia said to Claudia.
"Oh I like her. She's got some spunk in her. Too bad it won't help. Umbra Chorum." Claudia's voice echoed throughout the place, as many shadow copies of Claudia appeared all over the place, with glowing purple eyes.
"This can't be good." Talia said to everyone, as everyone looked around with a worried look on their faces.
That's when the copies of Claudia started to play a tune from a flute that looked like a leaf. The tune made everyone feel drowsy, and one by one, everyone passed out. They tried to put up resistance, and tried covering their ears, but they couldn't fight it or block it. Seeing everyone fall to the ground, Zym ran away.
When it was down to just Drake and Callum, who were on the edge of passing out, Claudia, the real Claudia appeared before them.
"Claudia, please…" Callum said to Caudia, reaching out an arm and yawning. "You don't have to do this." Callum said to Claudia, before passing out.
Then Rex Igneous passed out from the spell, and made a big crashing sound, this just left Claudia and Drake, with Claudia stopping her spells, and putting the float away.
"You won't… get away… with this… witch!" Drake said to Claudia, struggling to stay awake. "Funny I think I will." Claudia said to Drake, before swinging her staff into his face, knocking Drake out.
Hello everyone, I hope you like this chapter. Tomorrow I'll post the next chapter, and season 4 will be over.