The Dragon's Flaming Rebirth

Warily Mariah edged towards the door. Again the person out the front knocked... Grinding her teeth she dashed forwards ripped open the door and threw a punch at a police officer’s face.

Losing the adrenaline she’d had since arriving in the city she leant against the door for support. At this moment Max stumbled his way to the door and looked from the unconscious officer to Mariah then back again “You ma’am are an unmitigated genius” the look the injured bird received back was nothing more than an icy glare “On another note this emerald really does have rather nice healing properties my wings they feel alot better”

~Thank you but what do we do about him~

“Saaaay...... Say I flew out and hit him and that i’m a rare species of bird it’ll be funny”

~Your wings are bandaged......~

“It was one of your punches he’ll be out for a few more minutes say you bandaged me after you brought him in as I hurt my wings”

~Ok one tiny problem~

“What?”

~I’m mute~

“Hey guys you catch the number plate of the car that hit me”

“Perfect your up. Celeste could you”

“Yes max I caught the conversation and I haven't been living under a rock. My wing hurts like I got run over thanks for asking”

~Cell morph back and help me get him inside~

“On it”

Mariah and Celeste went to the side of the officer and began to carry him into their living room dumping him down they both went and got a perch for Max to sit on to try and complete the illusion as Max went to sit on the lounge opposite the officer. While they were away the officer woke up “Aww crap my head... wait what am I doing here WHO got me drunk this time”

“squawk”

“Hello little birdie do you know where I am”

~Girls hes awake lemme have some fun with him~

“What am I saying you probably have no idea where I am”

At the finish of this sentence Max jumped up and stumbled his way over to a globe nearby their secret elevator jumped up and pointed to Australia. At this the cop was stunned after he shook his head to stop his eyes from widening anymore. Max squawked happily. ~Max are you done yet~ said Celeste through the psychic link

~No not yet~

~Good cause this is hilarious i'm having trouble not laughing~

~Your stealthed aren't you~

~Yes actually i’m busy sitting on top of the open door.. oh oh ooooh I got a great idea Mariah come in and introduce yourself~

~I don't really want to~

~Just go for it~

“So you must be a very smart bird huh strange feather colour scheme to boot”

‘squawk’

At this Mariah walked in. “Ah finally” the officer said “Do you own this bird?”

She nodded “Ok because i was just wondering what these bandages are made of they look almost crystalline”

Mariah tilted her head for a questioning look and as the officer was looking at her used tk to swap out the emerald for some big leaves off of a tree in the room

“Excuse me miss but do you know where you mother or father are I was here to ask if you know anything about what just happened above the city. We've sent out officers to houses all over the place.”

Mariah grabbed a brochure off of the table for a restaurant in the city. “Oh ok well miss I  would like to be able to hear the person i'm speaking to speak back”

Mariah pointed to her throat while opening and closing her mouth.

“Oooh i'm sorry Miss I didn't know”

~Ok we've got him feeling bad, time to creep him out~

“Hey you've woken up here have a drink sorry but Mariah is mute” Celeste said from behind the couch the officer was sitting on holding a cup of coffee in her one good arm.

“how did you get there”

“I walked in through the door went around behind the chair sat there wearing my invisibility cloak watching you two squirm in an awkward conversation with a mute then froze time visited my dragon friend came back here unfroze time and spent a couple of seconds spouting absolute bull. Do you want the drink or not.”

“uhhh yes... Thanks miss?”

“I’m Celeste and thats Mariah. If you're looking for Mariah’s parents they're out right now i'm here to help with Max”

“who’s max?”

“The bird that flew out the door and hit you in the face”

“That is a very smart bird”

“We know, oh i'll be right back”

Celeste walked out the door channeled a small quantity of energy and walked back in nearly totally invisible. keeping to the far walls celeste sneaked past everyone in the room

with m\Mariah staring intently in Cell’s direction watching her every move as the officer took another look over Max again. “This is a very interesting species of bird you have here does he belong to you or your parents”

mariah turned her head back to the cop and nodded.

“Do you know where he came from and are there any others?”

~Mariah nod twice I have a plan~

~oh please no~

~Max be quiet yeah i'm nodding~

“Ok so is that two yeses? “

She nodded

“Ok do you know where the other is? I'm rather interested”

While the conversation was happening Celeste had slipped out again and morphed back into her phoenix form at this she realised her wing was still broken. She hopped back into the room and stared from Max to the officer and back again three times then squawked and went to sit next to Max. “These two are very different birds are they a different species?”

Mariah shook her head then pointed from cell to herself.

“ok so the golden one is female?”

She nodded as Max nuzzled Celeste

~ok we've had our fun lets get him out of here~

~ok cell can you come back in?~

~yup~

Cell got up from the chair with Max and helped him stumble his way out using her one good wing to help stabilize him. Once clear they changed back to their respective human forms celeste’s arm once again in a single sling whereas max was in bad shape with both his arms slung.

“What happened to you? I mean one arm but two were you in a fight?”

“No officer I was rock climbing and you can put the rest together”

“Oh i just realised I haven't introduced myself yet i’m officer....”

At this moment sol walked into the living room in his dragon form grumbling about damnable black blobs of dark magic went into the kitchen grabbed a handful of crystals and went back underground through the secret bookcase.

“Well crap” max sighed “Come on we’ll explain everything”

~well ok i've added him the the psychic lattice~

~The what~

~You guys wouldn't name it so I did the psychic lattice sounds good right?~

~Why are you people in my head~

~Just follow the mute~

~Hey I have a name~

~Quiet you two~

Cell walked up to the bookcase door and opened it walking through the officer warily followed them down the elevator and into the caverns below.

“Dear God” exclaimed the cop “You know I still haven't said my name”

~Hello sgt John Miller perfect name for a cop don't you think~

“Ooooh kaaay the mute is a telepath and can read my mind. Who slipped me the drug”

“Well atleast I can get my wings some air you know its annoying to not be healing in phoenix form its much faster like three hours faster.”

”What phoenix?”

"I know but he was here you were out for a while already so it should just be one more hour till you can fly again”

“excuse me what's happening here”

they stopped walking just before reaching the crystal crater “Ok John can i call you John”

“Uhh yes lady who is apparently a bird what can I do for you”

“I prefer Cell or Celeste but anyway would you rather sit by a lake for when you pass out or next to a small volcano that I may have to get Sol to lower the magma pressure”

“WHAT” he exclaimed “Wait who is sol”

“He walked past you like a minute ago”

“He was that giant lizard thing”

“Well he was a dragon but yeah i guess that fits”

“Guys please be quiet i’m trying to rest” came a voice from over the rock edge of the crater followed by a sleepy horned reptilian head that said “Whose this guys”

At this the officer fell over and fainted.

You know what waking up after you fainted standing on rocks isn't usually pleasant waking up on rocks surrounded by two phoenixes with broken wings a big yellow dragon with a badly hurt wrist and leg and a big purple dragon with one of the aforementioned phoenixes on its head. “uhhh hi please don't eat me”

“we won’t” the little blue bird he recognised from up stairs the golden one on the purple dragons head just stared at the blue one “we’re just gonna explain all of the facts so you don't freak out and/or go tell some people where we are”

“ok he's seen me talk can I go back to sleep now my head hurts” said the yellow dragon “oh i'm still in lighting form thats why i'm still hurting” his scales changed in colour the yellow switching places with the blue on his back and making him look much darker than before “ok now I'm in water form I'm going to the lake” The dragon took off into the air screaming something about shit and leg and freaking wrist. “Now about above the city half of this will be confidential the other go home and tell your friends”

~I’m gonna sit this one out I wasn’t there~

“Ok we flew out there after Max” she pointed to the blue phoenix “Who was being attacked by a dark entity that all we know freakin rofl stomped us and let me demonstrate how hard that is” Celeste said as she turned nearly invisible and ran off leaving nothing but small amounts of dust. John lost track of her once she started running until she dropped her stealth and burst into flames flying straight at him the fire began to peel off and circle her in an elliptical orbit with blades of flames coming from most sides of the circle which she launched at him feeling as if she was about to kill him he closed his eyes and as he did Max raised his wings and did the same thing except with ice and launched back an identical  shaped blast of ice energy once he felt the cold from the ice being formed John miller opened his eyes and saw the ice colliding with fire and having the ice melt away and the fire dissipate into nothingness. “Overdoing it a bit I see Celeste you're too reckless”

“Anyway after we showed up we help Max for a bit did that along with Sols lighting abilities”

“What? Sols lightning abilities?”

“Ok Sol and Mariah along with myself and stealthing troll of a sister all died along with our parents about six years ago on a train the four of us were on our way up to sydney for a fun trip I mean with all of us being eight traveling from palm beach down to sydney for a birthday really exciting up until you know the thing that just kicked our asses and left me with two arms hurt badly however on that note my right arms feeling better I think the crystal cast can be taken off now”

Mariah walked over to assist Max all the while staring at Celeste’s arm as well

“Yeah Mariah im good I think i'll leave it to set a bit more and i still have one free arm” she said while waving

“So that thing absolutely destroyed the train just to find us and after reaching us basically killed everyone else by exploding the train and then took us out one at a time. Now is the part where everything goes to hell a Chronokeeper showed up and resurrected us and gave us different abilities such as Mariah's telepathy and telekinesis and Cells ability to stealth. Then explained the fact that the thing was after us because of the genetic codes that were inside us as our parents were the perfect match we acquired the ability to become phoenixes and dragons respectively. Apparently we were destined to be friends as our genetic code just makes us get along. And now you may ask but Mariah and Sol are from different families how are they both dragons. They are different species of dragon. The Elementali and Time Guardians, Time Guardians are the Chronokeepers own friends and guard force. Eventually over the past six years we've learnt to use these abilities gone out there to help Max when the thing attacked him and been basically oh forget it in the name of my stealthing troll of a sister”

“I'm still here” she called from across the cavern

“Roflstomped us”

Sol flew over landed and facepawed “Ok max I just facepawed so shut up

~You know I never got to eat I mean with you getting attacked and looking after this one~

“What do you eat?”

~Crystals and for an interesting fact certain crystals have special properties on mythical or powerful creatures as you would call them~

“Ok thats normal”

“Yes it kinda is once you get used to it’

“Hey cell your back”

“Yes john i'm back but now i’m gone again” she said while turning invisible

“Stealthing troll of a sister”

“I'm still here” she said

“And i’m still talking to a bird this is so strange”

“ok i'll change back”

She was enveloped in a golden flame and came out standing up holding a cup of coffee in her good arm. after receiving a look of amazement she said “Well you didn't drink it”