Forgotten Heroes

25

APOLLOS' POV... the next night
I hear a knock on my door, and see a person standing there.
I cry, happy to see my brother, "SHADE!"
I give him a huv, which he rejects immediately.
Conern and sweat line his face.
He grabs my arm, and drags me off.
Just like old times.
I try to ask where I'm going, but he keeps yanking and never responds.
We come upon a familiar sight these days.
A dragon on a nest, or a cache, gaurding it.
I tell him that, but he cries, "BUT I NEED IT!"
Oh.

I call Pandora, but the dragon refuses to move off it.
Then, I hear infant cries.
Wait a moment here.

I use a sleeping spell on the concerned dragon the moment it leaves the nest.

I notice it's Libbys' male dragon, and I sprint forward and jump into the nest.
A small craddle lays inside, with a crying infant inside.

I grab the craddle, and hand it to Shade.

I grab one of Arios' dragon egg, and set it there instead and Pandora sets the dragon back on his nest.

The dragon immediately wakes, and looks to see what it's protecting.
Then, it settles down.

I sigh with relief, then the shock hits me and I freeze stiff.
Wait a moment.

I charge down the halls without a sound and Pandora turns into her mark around my arm.
Her tail trails onto my back from around my arm.

I stop and knock on Shade and Libbys' door.

Shade sighs, and opens the door.

I ask, "Was that your kid..."
Shade slaps his hand over my mouth.
He signals for me to shut up.
He whispers, "Libby left me to take care of her while she got groceries. I told my dragon to gaurd it while I went to the bathroom, but she delegated and told Star to care for it. He's always over protective, and only listens to Ario. But she left for the day. So, I had to get you to get my kid back. Don't tell Libby. She'd kill me."

Libby comes around the corner, looking exhausted.
She asks, "Why am I killing you Shade?"
He freezes, and bolts leaving me with the kid.
I simply tell her what happened.
She laughs, and says, "Star always keeps Leo company. That's why he was so protective. Plus, he's my dragon and this is my kid, theren fold making it mine. He decided to gaurd her like treasure, like he sometimes does my precious gems. Ario can always get him off."
I nod, and smile.
I tell her, "Well, he was afraid for his life."
She smiles, and leaves the kid with her dragon.
He hoots, and takes the craddle to the nest again.

I shrug, and help her find her husband and my brother.

I ask Pandora to help, and she tells us to wait in the courtyard.

Then, we see why.
Pandora has Shade pinned with one paw, and is twirling his bag on one claw with the other.
It's so funny we forget to tell her to stop.

Then, Shade cries, "GET HER OFF!"

Her claws flex, and form a cage around him.

I tell her, "Get off him, but make sure he doesn't get away. Libby, he's all yours."
With that, I turn into a dragon like Pandora and cover the north and east exits.
Pandora covers the south and west, and we're touching nose to tail.
Shade panics, and Libby smiles and hugs him.
They leave at my consent, and we go to our room.
We walk to our rooms.

I hug Pandora in human form.

We sit in the room, and chat for hours.

I'm sure I'll find a woman one day, but for now... I think it's too much for me right now.

THE END....

Next,  read Drákōn Academy.  It has strong ties to this series.  It may involve a second generation of riders!