So, the final trek to the rogue's hideout begins, there is no other way to reach them apart from on foot and the terrain is rough as we hack away at the dense undergrowth, these rogues sure know how to keep themselves out of sight.Thank God I picked these guys. They handle it with ease as they hack away at the overhang, making a path as we trek forward.I keep my eye on Dylan and smile, nothing seems to faze him. He grins as he helps clear the way, the heavy machete seemingly lightweight in his more than capable hands. Maybe I shouldn't worry about him, but he's my brother, one that I've only just found and still a child even though he doesn't feel like it. Of course, I worry he's my family along with Anna and our child.God, I'm missing her…. You would think as each new day passes it would get easier, but my heart aches for her and every day that I'm away from her it breaks a little bit more.Two hours into the trek we find a clearing where we stop, it's arduous work so we decide to
Ash's point of view.I lose sight of my brother and the rest of the guys as we abseil down the cliff. The atmosphere becomes colder and foggier, and the air becomes thicker and denser making it harder to breathe. How the hell do these rouges like out here?Our feet hit the ground before we unwrap ourselves from the ropes.Underneath the cliffs, we find the entrances to the caves. Bear nods his head to the largest entrance, and I pull my gun from its holster as I follow behind. When we reach the entrance, we both tug our night Google's down over our eyes.Thank God for our military training…The caves feel surprisingly warm when we enter, this must be where they spend most of their time after all. Inside, the caves open out into huge caverns, and I notice the ledges that lead you higher, overlooking the Caverns. Tapping bear on the shoulder he turns to look at me as I point to one of the ledges. He nods as he follows behind me.The ledge is narrow, and the rock is Slippy as we make our
Bear's point of viewAnd so, I do one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I walk away from my best friend. Praying they don't kill him, but I have a feeling they won't because for some reason they wanted Dylan when he was just a baby, they believe these dragons can somehow harvest the power of the dragon heart gem and after what I've just witnessed, I believe it too.God, I hope I get to witness Ash in his Dragon form one…he will be magnificent.But just now I know I have to walk away. I am no Dragon, only a mere human and one that has nothing to offer these rouges.They kill for the fun of it and my fate would not be the same as Ash's. Right now, I'm his best hope, that's if I can get out of these caves without being noticed.The caves are filled with uproar as the rogues' spot Ash. They know who he is, or they know he is either the Dragon King or Prince. I can hear the excitement in their voices, but I cannot wait around any longer. I must get out of her now.I keep my back a
Bear's point of viewI hold Dylan in my arms to stop him from falling to the floor as I sign for Doogie to come over. Doogie is one of our medics, and I give him the all-clear to take over as I gently lay the young Dragon on the ground.Doogie looks at me as he says"Are you sure you want to do this, Bear? He's not going to be happy when he wakes up."I nod my head as I reply.“Yes, we have no choice. Ash would be devastated if anything happened to him, and if Dylan is half the man that Ash is then there is no way he would not want to go searching for his brother. I promised Ash if anything were to happen to him, I would take care of Dylan, and I don't see any other way; as soon as our backs are turned, the kid will be gone, and then the Rogues have two Dragons in their grip. I can't take that chance."Doogie nods his head before he pulls out a needle from his kitbag and stabs Dylan's leg with it."That should keep him out for a few hours."He says. I grab a drink of water as we pack
Bear's point of viewI hold Dylan in my arms to stop him from falling to the floor as I sign for Doogie to come over. Doogie is one of our medics, and I give him the all-clear to take over as I gently lay the young Dragon on the ground.Doogie looks at me as he says"Are you sure you want to do this, Bear? He's not going to be happy when he wakes up."I nod my head as I reply."Yes, we have no choice. Ash would be devastated if anything happened to him, and if Dylan is half the man that Ash is, then there is no way he would not want to go searching for his brother. I promised Ash if anything were to happen to him, I would take care of Dylan, and I don't see any other way; as soon as our backs are turned, the kid will be gone, and then the Rogues have two Dragons in their grip. I can't take that chance."Doogie nods his head before he pulls out a needle from his kitbag and stabs Dylan's leg with it."That should keep him out for a few hours."He says. I grab a drink of water as we pack
Bear's point of viewAs I head down the hallway to Ash's room, I hear the commotion and our young Dragons angry shouts…yes, he's not a happy dragon.We I open the door, there's at least six men trying to hold him down and if I weren't so worried for myself right now, I would probably laugh as these six big military guys try and hold down one twelve-year-old boy, but I think I've said this rather a lot lately. Dylan is no twelve-year-old boy.When he sees it's me who's entered the room, he lifts his head up as he looks at me and roars"You promised me I could stay behind."And then he launches himself at me.Shit, here we go!He hits me shoulder first before I've had a chance to step through the door, and we both tumble backwards, landing in a jeep in the corridor as the rest of the guy's scramble through the door to try and help.I swear I'm getting too old for this shit!"You said I could stay and wait for Ash."He roars as his first connects with my face…, and my god, the boy has s
Ash's point of view.I can hear the panic in Bear's voice as he tries to call me back. I know I'm not being fair to him, but here I am with the Dragon Heart Gem within my sights. How can I walk away and leave it here? What if these rouges get word of the war that we are planning, and they go into hiding taking the Dragon's heart with them? I may never see the precious stone again.No, I cannot take that risk, not when I have to think of Anna and the baby. I cannot walk out of here without the Dragon Heart in my hands.I know we are not ready for this war today, and I know this is not what we came to do, but I also know this is what I have to do.It's the stone that's calling me, it's in my head, but for some reason, it's telling me I must not leave it. It somehow needs me to harvest its true powers and the longer I am here with the stone then the more powerful it will become, and I know in my heart we need those powers to win this war maybe not so much for these rouges these are just
Bear's point of view.So, we're sitting in the meeting room with a few thousand men crammed into the space, plus the various screens scattered around the room making up the different teams from across the world discussing the fight ahead and how we are going to rescue Ash.Doogie jumps in as he says,"I think we need to move out as soon as possible, Bear. We know we can take down the rogues, we have more than enough men ready here, and we need to get Ash out of there before anything happens to him. What if they're torturing him, draining his Dragon power to make the Dragon heart gem stronger somehow."I nod my head as I reply,"Yes, I think you're right Doogie; I don't like the thought of leaving Ash on his own with these rogues god only knows what they're doing to him. I say we move out tonight, we can meet the delta team along the way and join forces if we hit quickly the rogues won't stand a chance against us."Everyone around the room starts agreeing with me when Dylan lets out a