TADRE

United we are STRONG...

DARK RIDERS' POV.
Well, I guess we're all together now. Now what? This was our mission, to become united again. We're still here, and with sore throats! The Alpha had called to gather his pack. They awed at Healer, who was bigger than Alpha. Her black and white coat resembled a wolf from a fairy tale, black on top, and a creamy/greyish white on the bottom. I smiled as Alpha took his pack back to the cave they now lived in. Pheonix was curious about where they were going. I shrugged. I found Gus and Bubbles trying to master flying. I mounted Luna, my wings tucked in. I had a misadventure while riding Luna in human form. My wings were still there! I asked Phionex about it, and he shrugged. Then he asked if I wanted to see something cool. I said sure and he lit himself on fire. I figured that was why his name was Phoenix.
I fly up to Gus, who is trying to hang onto a playful Bubbles while she dives between sea and air. I calm her down, and I discover the problem. I bring Bubbles to land and switch the saddle the other way round. He turns red. I tell him that I did the same thing. I adjust the Bubbles' head harness and give the emergency reins to Gus. The harness was also way too loose. I taught him some maneuvers, and let him on his way, watching in case he needed help. I leaped off Luna mid-air, transforming into my normal self. I wonder a curious thought... What if I went back home? Would they kill me? Then homesickness rushes over me, smothering me. I fly over "Rouge Island",  "Plasma & Air Island", or "home". It earned many a name, but the most popular was "The Disappearing Island". Mainly because it was invisible due to a charm I'd placed deep into the dirt near the heart of the island. It sometimes reappeared though, hence the name. I flew swiftly, to block my thoughts. My mind drifted to the reverse trick I'd done years ago. I ask Luna if she'd like to try. We land on a sea stack. It's a success, and we decide to prank everybody with it. I feel Luna on my back. She's in my normal form, so it was weird to feel the way she did. I was good at flying already, so it was easy to do all the things Luna did. We landed, and I did Lunas' signature landing stretch. I stretched like a dog and plodded off to help my rider with the inevitable bombarding of questions. I sighed, and when the questions started, I helped Luna answer all the ones she did not know. As soon as everybody was convinced, I began talking to them through Luna. It was pretty funny. We spent all day like that, simply laughing in my head. Then Rouge caught something nobody else did. The tattoo was on the wrong side! I sighed. Busted. Then he shrugged it off and kept walking. After supper, we reversed back. Luna and I now were both dragons. This confused them because we'd alternate who responded to which name. Eventually, we were laughing too hard to keep it up. I changed back to normal, while we were still laughing way too hard. Then Alpha and Healer came in grave faces. A bola wound scarred Alphas' face and legs. He was weak, and his dragon out.
I gasped and growled "Time to take action. SUIT UP, MEN! WE'VE GOT STUDENTS AND POWERS TO RETRIEVE!"
The last parts echoed across all of the islands, and EVERYBODY got the message. I secured Alpha to his saddle, and he simply wined. Then it struck me, he's just a normal wolf, same with all of his pack! I tried to comfort him, but he just growled at me.
I vaulted onto Lunas' back and commanded to go as fast as possible because the Alpha and his Pack was falling and fading quickly. We soon were at TADRE, opening every chest and power chest. Soon they were all opened, and a bunch of new riders with "The Mark" joined us. Luna lent me her x-ray vision ability. I gasped and broke the wall with Luna and my own shots. A huge chest hit the floor, and I opened it, allowing the Alpha and his Pack their powers back. The Alpha began crying a wolfish cry. I came out to see my friends being chained in a line with their dragons. I roared and began to shake. My body began heating up, and black smoke radiated off me. My friends go down on the ground. My throat burned, and a ball of 10 000 watt lightning shot at the person is intended. Dargo. My body slammed onto her still form, forcing her awake. A mark caught my eye. A black spiral. I growled. Corrupt. I locked her inside the tower after repair of the wall. She screamed a corrupted cry, and it hit me. What if this is an imitator? Violet Dargo did disap... no... NO!  I dropped down to the ground. My mind was blank. I was crying? Why in the world am I crying? A memory shot into my brain, the cave I'd sworn I'd seen Violet in. I raced to it, and with the combined power of legends long forgotten, we opened the door. A weak Were-wolf screamed at the sudden sunlight. I lifted her and found her powers in a chest. Our hearts thudded. That's' what power stripping does... esh! Her fur was dull, her form skinny, despite the remains of a large number of animals. I opened the box, allowing her powers to flow slowly back to her. Her body immediately took the powers, repairing her body to full glory. The Alpha dropped to his knees in a bow. He was no longer "Alpha", but in her eyes "Omega". He whimpered, and a small flow of power began to go to the weak were-leader. I stopped it, redirecting it back to Alpha. He kept whimpering a very un-wolf-like cry, almost as though crying. Then we looked at Dargo and saw what he was crying over. Dragos' dragon was out and looked rough. Its' wings cramped from lack of use, and thin. I nearly cried at the sight of the poor beast.
Phoenix had a very odd reaction to seeing Dargo.
He hugs her like a good friend.
Almost like he loved her.
Healer and I look at them, while everyone else seems happy that they're together.
I  decide to bring the pair to the island so they can heal. It seemed like forever, but we got them home before dark.
Ten days later!...
Violets' POV.
Where am I? I look around, my memory not recognizing my surroundings. I stand up, my joints cracking. Then Dark Rider comes and hugs me. My powers fell rejuvenated, and I feel better than before! My dragon is bouncing around, trying to get me to play. I stroke her.
Dark  Rider tells me of the fall of TADRE. I start to cry. I feel her wing wrap around my shoulders. I look at her now human face. I gasp "The Mark". It marked riders if they were of darker dragons, like Plasma & Air, Water & Plasma, and Lunar dragons. Her dragon looked to be all of the above. Her water side explained the tail fins, the Air by her large wings, her Lunar side by her super plasma, and her Plasma & Airside by her sheer size and coloration. I told Dark Rider this. She seemed surprised, as did Luna. Then something shocked me. The Alpha, Rouge, and Healer walked in, side by side. The three siblings LEGENDS! Rouge and Healer were twins and got confused constantly. Alpha was always older, wiser, stronger. They approach with caution. The six legends suddenly were standing in the same room, like myself and each other. They didn't realize the magnitude of the power that was in this room. Enough to reclaim our home, and save those who fell with it. I ask Dark Rider about saving TADRE, and she asks the others telepathically. They all nod, even Shiner, who was always stubborn. Alpha and Shiner begin play fighting. Then Rouge jumps in as well as Dark Rider. Soon they were split into three separate titles. Rouge and Dark Rider, Healer and Alpha, and Shiner and Phionex. I just shook my head. Nope. Nothing has changed them. Even the drastic changes and battles in their lives. I remembered the day they all first met, lowly beginnings for sure. Each was poor and outcast but look at them now. Legends in Themselves. And they don't even realize how great it is to stand with them, among them, as a friend. Together we'll reclaim TADRE, and they'll be free from the bonds of being banished, the force of the labels, especially "Rouges" and "Outcast", irrelevant. Even now, I've never seen them so happy simply to be together. I smile at them, and my heart explodes from joy overload. My brain can't function properly, because the joy covers me like a warm blanket. I notice that the play had ended, and they all looked exhausted.
Dark Rider says in between gasps for air "We'll begin preparations to retake TADRE tomorrow. Now we should get some sleep, and eat something."
Rouge snuck up on Dark Rider, grabbing her with his dexterous front paws. She screams, and they accidentally morph into humans. They almost fall over because of the sudden change. They laugh at each other and begin to chat. I smile and head for the dining hall. I know tomorrow will come soon enough, but I can't wait for my home to be mine once more.........