Friends and Harmony

Chapter 16

True Magic Conquers All

Henry ran and ran throughout the now silent town of Berkton. Everyone must be locked down inside theirs homes until Alvin is defeated.

Which most likely won't happen unless we find that sixth Guardian Dragon.He thought to himself.Come on, where are you?

Soon, he found himself in the deserted town square. Henry hid behind the damaged podium when he got the feeling that Alvin will be entering as well in a matter of seconds.

"Come on. Come out, lad." He purred. Henry braced himself against the wooden podium. "You know, Henry. With your newly discovered position and my magic, you and I can find the sixth Dragon and become quite the team. How does that sound?"

Henry immediately turned down the preposterous offer. "Uh, insane? Demented? Delusional? Stupid?" He said sassily, taunting him with his infamous sarcasm.

Alvin growled and blasted his magic at the podium with Henry dodging the attack, but the podium became thousands of splinters.

"You really are starting to get on me nerves, boy." He snarled, preparing another magic tentacle.

Henry held out his dagger in front of him, ready to defend himself again. But then, out from the corner of his eye, he saw faint colors coming in from the distance; from the Outcast Woods. A huge feeling of relief flooded his entire being, recognizing the familiar colors. Maybe, if he could just buy enough time...

"Why do you want me dead?" He asked. "What did I ever do to you that made you hate me so much? I was only a baby; innocent and not knowing any better!"

Alvin snarled again, sounding like a saber-wolf; reminding Henry of his earlier encounter with the real thing back in the Outcast Woods. "Because you took what is rightfully mine!" He yelled. "Before you came, Stephen and Valerie had always wanted a child, but couldn't as time went on. If they couldn't have an heir soon, they would've named me as the successor! But all my plans were ruined when you were announced, then born! And you weren't even supposed to last the week!"

"Why?" Henry asked, seeing that the colorful lights were getting closer.

"You were born a runt! Premature!" Alvin said. "The doctors all said that it was a "miracle" that when the week passed, you were still breathing! I needed to act quick and tried to do away with you, but your parents caught me!"

"And then during the skirmish that followed, none of you noticed that I somehow got out on the street, in front of the orphanage." Henry pieced together.

"I was charged with treason, and sent to the Isle of the Hunters!" Alvin added angrily.

Henry's eyes widened when he heard the notorious name. Long ago, when dragons used to populate almost all of the world, that island was home to the wicked tribe of Dragon Hunters, who sought to kill and/or sell any dragon that they can catch, and get rid of anything or anyone who stands in their way. Because of this excessive poaching, the dragons nearly became extinct; the last known remnants of them living in the kingdom Berk. The Guardian Dragons then used their powers to wipe out the Dragon Hunters off the face of the world. Then, the royal family of that time era used their own island as a special type of prison that would hold any criminal affected by dark magic.

Alvin raised up the magic tentacle to grab him again, but all of a sudden, a pistol shot was fired, denting it right through. The corrupted adviser yelled in pain.

"Keep your tentacles to yourself, buddy!" A familiar voice shouted from above them.

Henry looked up and saw the five Guardian Dragons in all their glory, with his friends riding up on them.

"Great timing, guys!" He called up to them.

"What would you do without us?" Felix asked rhetorically as they all landed on the ground.

"How is this possible?" Alvin demanded. "How could they have chosen you? You're nothing special!"

Just then, Henry felt a realization hit him as he looked over at the friends he had made to complete their quest. He then turned back to Alvin. "You're wrong about that, Alvin. They are special, because they live up to the magics of the Guardian Dragons!"

When he said that, the five Dragons flew back up into the air, roaring and hovering above their chosen ones.

Henry then began to recall the events that had happened before the magical moments during their journey through the Outcast Woods. "Ritchie Iverson, who reassured me to believe in him when I was in danger, represents Trust!"

The orange Dragon transformed into many orbs of the same light and began circling around the trustworthy cowboy.

"Cosette Henderson, who showed true strength and compassion to those who wouldn't do the same, represents Mercy!"

The yellow Dragon also turned the multiple orbs of lights and surrounded the merciful huntress.

"Felix Bryson, whose bravery never wavered even when facing the deepest and darkest dangers, represents Courage!"

The same thing happened with the blue Dragon as several orbs of the same colored light began circling the daring pyrotechnician.

"Violet Gardner, who gave up something of meaningful value to someone in dire need not once thinking of herself, represents Selflessness!"

The action repeated as the purple Dragon became the orbs and surrounded the generous fashionista.

"And Tobias Nelson, who chose to stay with his friends though his heart's desire was offered to him once again, represents Honor!"

The event took place one last time as the green Dragon became glowing orbs of light around the confident and honorable pilot.

"These five special people used the magics of the Guardian Dragons in their own way, which allowed them to get past every challenge you threw at us!" Henry proclaimed.

Alvin was looking a little fearful, but then remembered something. "You still don't have the sixth Dragon." He said. "And what good would only five of them do without their leader?"

Henry then felt the epiphany hit him. "Actually, all of them, when joined and working together as a team," he stopped to look at the teens whom he had gotten so close with in such a short time, "as friends, they give us that power of the sixth Guardian Dragon. The one that represents Leadership!"

Suddenly, a bright red burst of light appeared up in the sky. Everyone looked up and saw the elusive sixth Guardian Dragon. It had scales as red as rubies, spines of obsidian black down its back, and its eyes were the purest of emeralds. It then began circling above Henry.

"You see, Alvin. When these magics come together as one, they create the most powerful magic of all, one that is even stronger than the darkness that emits from you; the magic of Harmony!"

The sixth Dragon roared loudly as it transformed into the many orbs of scarlet light that began surrounding Henry. As it did, all of the orbs began circling around their chosen ones faster and faster, until all six teens were being lifted up in the air.

Alvin began trying to use his magic tentacles to slap them away, but a barrier that had been formed around them proved his efforts to be infutile. "No!" He shouted.

Suddenly, the lights enveloped each of the teenagers, and one by one, they all had colorful bat-like dragon wings appear on their backs, and pendants of the Dragons' respective colors appeared around their necks.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple light then shot out of the pendants and formed a large beam of rainbow light at Alvin.

"NO!" He screamed as the light began to make him fade away. "I hate rainbows!" And those were his last words before the teens opened their glowing eyes, and everything went white.

Author's Note

A/N: Okay, since my tablet crashed, I have to post updates on a computer now, which takes longer. And some secrecy.

Only one more chapter and a short epilogue left! Yes!

And I know this is a bit shorter than the last update, but I've been working on this for a couple of weeks to try and figure out how to make this hopefully seem exciting.

Well, I'll see you guys in Chapter 17! Please let me know about what you think.

Got to fly! ;)