City in crisis

It took me a while but I was able to get to the Eastern Territories. Unlike the last time I cross this border I was manhandled by Eastern dragons. Now…there were no Easterners. I flew by a city I once was in and landed. It was the place I met Sparkles. That blind blue beautiful Easterner. Her home and city…utterly destroyed. I moved on. I flew for what felt like hours when I noticed the sun was setting. All the orange hues made it nice. But I notice more orange hues, but it wasn’t the sun. I saw a lot of smoke coming from the horizon. When I got there I found a large city….and it was pretty much destroyed. Fired everywhere, explosions, it was Crisis City. How ironic that what seem like a nice city would be like its namesake.

I was in the city and there was no signs of life. I yelled for anyone, but no one came. As I walked I saw human bodies as well as those of small elves, fairies, wolves, a dragon or two, and machine parts. It was like that field I saw before I met Gana and the others all those years ago. I kept walking and soon saw a human half a block away. I called to them and they turned. As I approached him I felt something wasn’t right. It was like a tense situation. Voice: “Look out!” I heard someone’s voice and I saw a grenade thrown at the person. It exploded. Pyron: “What the- *I saw a boy, I think maybe 13, coming to me* You just threw a grenade at that person?! What’s with you?!” Boy: “Be glad I did. That was a skin job.” Pyron: “A skin job?” Boy: “Wow, how long were you living in your cave? A skin- *Suddenly a small rocket came at us* Watch out! *We dodged it and the human…or should I say skin job came from the flames* Quick, run! *So we did* A skin job is the latest of Buraki’s mechanized army. It looks like a human, but it’s programmed to kill humans.” We ran and came to an old dilapidated building. We went to the back and went in.

As we went inside I was netted. Pyron: “Hey! Let me out!” A few more humans came out. Thomas: “Good job Mike. You got a Dark Draco.” Pyron: “Grrr! When I get out of here-” Voice: “He maybe a Dark Draco, but he’s no threat. Release him.” That voice…I heard it before. A blue Eastern dragon came from the shadows. Pyron: “Sparkles?!” Sparkles: “It’s good to see you again Pyron. I knew you would have come.” I was all confused.

We went into an underground basement and it was stocked with a lot of ammunition. I also saw about 30 humans, 5 cheetahs, 8 wolves, and 6 apes. Most were injured but they all seem to be working together. I looked at Sparkles and saw she was injured on the right side of her belly. Sparkles: “I sense your wondering about that cut. It happened 3 months ago. A scar I can‘t see, but can feel.” I didn’t ask how she got it. Pyron: “It seems everyone here’s gearing up for a fight.” Sparkles: “Against Buraki’s army yes. They rather die than be like the poor souls captured in his citadel tower.” I watched them. Though they know they’re chances are slim, they still fight. Seeing them fight like this reignited the fire I once had. Pyron: “I wanna help. Tell me what to do.” Sparkles: “For now…nothing. Buraki knows of our squad and will strike when he wants to, but in the morning…we’ll strike his tower and destroy that cyborg snake.” Pyron: “His tower?” Mike: “Yes. It’s at the heart of this wasteland city. Were gonna go there and rescue the prisoners and deliver the death blow to Buraki. Pyron, will you help up?” Pyron: “Okay….I’m in.” The group cheers. I don’t know what I can do, but it seems like a fierce battle is going to start. That night I could barely sleep. I saw Sparkles who was close by. I saw that scarred mark on her. Even though I lost my healing powers I placed my paw on her scar. For a brief moment, my black paw was red again, but turned back to black. I went back over to my makeshift bed and went to sleep. But something I thought I heard came from Sparkles. I thought I heard…’Thank you’. I fell asleep.