Riders Tale of Titans

VIII

We flew over the ocean, millions of dragons behind us. Heather had found her razorwhip within the mix of dragons, the dragon had been overjoyed to see her old rider. They flew together somewhere out of site, probably enjoying the time they were having together before the all out war that was about to take place.

We went in the direction Dawn had seen the ship go, which was West, which was the same direction, Eclipse told me, that the Hidden World lied in. I was going to see where Dawn had been born, where all dragons originated.

"We barely escaped," Eclipse told me as he flew besides us. "Dragnier made at the cave entrance, one big enough that he could reach the Hidden World without his rips falling from the cliffs. He has completely taken over our home, and it will never be the same again."

"We'll fix it," I assured him.

"There are some things that cant be fixed Alia," He told me, I looked forward, and patted Dawn on the side.

"We have to make this sneaky," I whispered, "we have to approach from the clouds," I pointed at the dark pillowlike objects in the sky. And Heather pulled up beside us.

"Thats an electrical storm," she told me, and a streak of lighting flashed before us as if emphasizing her point. "There's no way we can go in there without major casualties."

"Then don't," I said, "I will, I can survive a blast...because it is within me."

I can camoflauge in that, we have to go, Dawn stopped in the air, and hovered, and the rest of the dragons followed.

"I'll go with you two," Eclipse offered, "I have the same power as you Alia, Skycleaver and Talon can stay with them."

"Okay, tell them Dawn," I said, and Dawn let loose a roar. The horde of dragons immediatly changed their flight path to a nearby island, following Heather, Windshear, and the Starwing young. We'll give the signal once we've infiltrated, Dragnier has many titanwings locked up on that ship, once we have them well have much more power within our ranks.

Dawn began flying directly towards the storm clouds, and Eclipse followed us. As we entered the climate changed, from a dry nice day to a cold, frictiony breeze. Dawn dodged as a lightning strike beamed down beside her. Eclipse let loose a growl, and I watched as he began to glow like a light flickering on for the first time.

"We're going to loose you," I told him.

"I know," he answered, his voice already fading. "Just take care of yourselves, I'll catch up-"

Suddenly dragons burst from the clouds, seizing Eclipse and wrapping their claws around him. The Deathgrippers came out of nowhere, and stabbed Eclipse with their tails.

"Goooo!" he yelled before he fainted and dropped from the sky. The Deathgrippers turned their attention to Dawn and I, and before I knew it my dragon dropped into a nose dive. She sent balls of plasma plummeting towards the black and red dragons as she dove.

Get ready! She yelled, and shot one straight in front of us. I closed my eyes as she flew through the smoke, and I felt a humming come from beneath me. I opened my eyes and looked down. I saw nothing but the ocean, I couldn't even see my body. But I knew Dawn was still there, because how else would I be flying.

"Oh my gods Dawn," I whispered, and her eyes opened. She looked back at me and they widened.

That's odd, she told me. People aren't supposed to do that.

"Its the armor," I told her, "there their father's shed scales, which means once you do that, somehow its triggers mine to do it as well."

Dawn materialized beneath me, and I could see her black scales again, but not my own legs in the saddle beneath me. I breathed heavily,