Unexpected Heroes

Chapter 11- Flight and Fight.

PANDORA POV.
Here we go!
I spread my wings, and tense my legs.
I begin to run, and jump off the hill they built their shack on.
My wings carry me across the land with the help of the wind. I pump my wings, and soar upwards.
The clouds accept me like thier own as I fly amongst thier ranks.
I feel the wind on my face and under my wings.
I decide to dive down so Apollo can watch me fly.
I tuck my wings in, and the blue sky wizzes by as the ground comes closer.
Apollo is grinning like a clown, and Kip and Athena are standing behind him.
Apollo seems unconcerened about me diving towards him at break neck speeds.
I pull up as the ground gets to close. I bend so I go back up.
Apollo is cheering through our mind link.
Kip mesaages me with Athena, "Land! Now!"
I bank a sharp right, and dive down.
I push my feet out so I can land running.
How come four feet are so hard to orginize?
I manage to land running, and slow down before I hit someone.
Apollo gestures for me to come, so I gallop after him.

Apollo explains, "We're under attack by vigilantes."
I warble with concern, because his concern echoes over to me.
I nudge him lightly, and he smiles. Worry covers the joy in his eyes.
I really want to pick him up, but I can't support his weight and my own.
A message hits my heart from Athena.
She cries, "MEDIC!"
I summon nearby nature dragons.
An ancient nature dragon crests the hill on foot.
She cries, "What do you need, Pandora of the Hybrids?"
I whisper to Apollo, "Get inside."
He seems suprised, but he takes off to the dragon stables.
I keep low and lead the nature dragon to Athena.
A bloody sword rests in her hand, and Kip lays on the ground with a large gut wound.
Kip!
I begin to lick at it. It begins to freeze, so I back off.
The nature dragon swirls a green ball between her elegant paws.
She sets it on the wound.
Her face turns into one of pain and anguish.
I lick at the wound again, determined to help.
Kip groans, but doesn't move.
I hear a dragon cry, and rush to his dragon.
A gash in it's side causes it to be immobilized.
I begin to lick it, and it seems content.
Come on, heal!
Kip's dragon told me during our flight that if a dragon or a rider obtain a wound, the other will experience the same pain... the same wound. Therefold, if a one dies, so does the other.
I lick at the wound until it no longer pulses.
Kip's dragon sends a wave of something into me, and disolves.
I walk back to Apollo.
He seems to know what happened, and a tear rolls down his cheek.
I rub it away with my paw.
We walk over to Athena, who's coated in blood and tears.
I sniff her, and a big blue dragon rushes over to protect her.
It sniffs me, and falls silent.
I comfort, "I'm sorry for the loss of Kip. I tried to save his dragon, but I could only freeze it until the medic could make it."
It nods, and speaks.
He says, "You tried, that's what matters. I sense he sent you his powers. He knew what was going on. You are now a true hybrid. Use it wisely, for fire, Ice, and Dark runs in you."
I nod, and Apollos' silently sitting in the grass.
The nature dragon walk to me, exhausted.
She summons a nature mirror, and holds it up to my face.
She whispers, "Good luck, hybrid."
I'm not sure what I to say.
Woow. How do I look like this?
My eyes are gold, but my white scales have a red tinge along with black and blue.
My wings are larger, and my body is also bigger and toned.
I look down at my tail. It looks like someone lit a fire, froze it in ice, made it stable, and stuck it to the top of my tail.
I look down at Apollo, who doesn't seem to notice anything.
Athena's dragon introduces, "I'm Quil. I wish we could've met under beter circumstances, but here we are."
I nod, and say, "Yes, I agree. I'm Pandora, and my rider is Apollo. We came here to learn Kip's way of riding, but I guess we can figure flight out on our own."
Quil seems confused, and whispers, "His wife is he teacher, Kip just helped with Acrobatics and the language of our people."
I nod, and ask, "Where is his wife?"
Quil points at the shack.
I nod soberly, and Apollo trots after us.
Apollo knocks on the door, and a lady with blood red hair and eyes opens the door.