Author's Note:

Hey again. Sorry to keep you waiting... I just needed to think of how to start up this next installment. I hope you enjoy what you read because it just might relate to the real world...

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I do not take credit for this artwork.

-PREVIOUSLY ON DRAGON STORM-

"Took care of him." Tia said.

"Man, the D.E.O. members don't play, huh? They have bigger guns and know how to fight back better!" Wade said.

"Hmph. Who cares." Tia said.

"So, solider... what's your motive?" Wade asked while they walked further into the village park.

"....................................." Tia remained silent and proceeded to walk.

"What, is it classified military info? What's it matter? You quit, didn't you?" Wade asked curiously.

"................................." Tia remained silent.

"You think I'm gonna go out there and just tell everybody your little secret?" Wade added.

" The international Furlando airport." Tia said.

"Hm?" Wade asked.

"My "motive", I'm after an airship from the D.E.O. at the international Furlando Airport!" Tia stated firmly.

"This is suicide! No one has ever been able to put up a fight for very long against the D.E.O.!" Wade said while taking a step back, his tail now between his legs.

"Hmph. I will have my revenge! ... Still happy you tagged along?" Tia said and walked off.

"Didn't have a choice..." Wade said and followed Tia while listening to a verbal message on nearby speakers all round the city.

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Falx stopped by her side and smiled back, but not one second after he did the ground crumbled up from under them both. They both fell for a few seconds and then Flax stuck his scythe into the side of a half-sunken building and skidded to a stop. He saw Julie falling and grabbed her by the arm with his free hand.

"FALX! JULIE!" Bris yelled while holding the passed out kai.

"Falx... get him home... please..." Julie whispered out of strength.

"Hold on!" Falx said while holding on tight.

" He... wants... to... see... Rio..." Julie whispered one last time before she died.

"No!" Falx said as he let go of Julie and let her fall into the bottomless pit.

======================= (Meanwhile) ============================

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" MOM!!!!" The small dragon yelled at the top of his lungs while taking off his cloak to reveal his silver scales and emerald green eyes.

He then ran as fast as he could away from that area. He found himself going down a street that was already destroyed and ran around a few corners. He didn't care anymore where or even how. He cried non-stop and ran as fast as his legs would take him. He couldn't bare the loss of his mother. He couldn't believe that she just died and that the dragon holding her couldn't hold onto her and let her die. Very unpleasant thoughts raced through his mind as he cried and ran, not looking where he was going. He quickly found himself on the ground and in pain. He cleared his eyes of some of the tears and opened them to see what he had just bumped into.

"Great. I hope this means I don't have to babysit." Samiake said sarcastically and frowned.

"G'day, mate... I'm god smacked! What's wrong?" Tucker asked in a concerning manner.

I have been told that providing you guys with a link to the song would be better, so...

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtAFkGoT1iE

OPENING#3:

I realize the screaming pain

Hearing it loud in my brain

But I'm going straight ahead with the scar

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me? (So am I)

It's fine if you forget, it's fine if you can't feel it

I've patched up the scrapes in my heart

It's okay if I'm hurt, because I no longer feel the pain

Even as I drag my feet along

I can no longer see

The self

That made a sound

and then collapsed

If you just notice the sound of the wind...

It told me to follow these scars

Before I'd be crushed by the weight of the world

Can you remember it? The sky of tears...

That pain has given you protection

Because this pain will always protect you

More than the strength of being unhurt, the kindness that cannot hurt

Its voice in some ways, seems sad

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me? (So am I)

I do not own Sign.

** DRAGON STORM**

CHAPTER 38: Fur Dreams City Besieged: The Evil Hand Revealed!

"W-Who are you?" The small dragon asked while getting up.

"What does it look like." Samiake said bluntly.

"M-mercenaries? What you doing here in Fur Dreams?" The small dragon asked while tilting his head in confusion.

" It's dog balls isn't it, mate?" Tucker asked and cocked his head slightly.

"Hm?" The small dragon said.

"We are here to ensure the safety of Captain Jazz of the D.E.O." Samiake sighed and walked off.

"What!? YOU'RE HELPING THEM!?" The small dragon took a step forward and took off his cloak the reveal a small silver dragon wearing a black vest and cargo pants. He also had on a black and red headband and wore a pair of fingerless gloves.

"Hey, hey. If I were you, I'd worry about myself, mate." Tucker said sternly.

The small dragon ran in front of the otter and held his arms out. "What the hell are you thinking? They are the ones destroying the city in the first place! WHY ARE YOU HELPING THEM?" The small dragon said.

"What the hell? Get out of my wa-" Samiake said but then noticed the black and red headband on the small silver dragon's head.

"What? Haven't you ever seen a headband before?" The small dragon asked.

"Yes, as a matter of fact... that's the same headband I gave to Rio quite some time ago." Samiake said as he closed his eyes to recall the moment.

• - - - - - - - - - - - (Flashback: Samiake's past) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

'They're gonna drum me out of the force anyway, so I might as well leave under my own terms.'

Rio was puzzled. 'Why would they do that? I can attest to Firolf's treachery, so you can't be charged with it.'

Samiake sighed. 'It's this power. No-one trusts someone so closely connected to darkness. They're afraid of what I might do...of what I CAN do.' When Rio raised his brows, Samiake sighed again. 'I've been through this before. All I want is to help people out, but as soon as they find out what I can do, they either want to turn me into a weapon, or want me as far away as possible.'

They sat in silence for a few minutes watching as the sun finally slipped below the horizon. Finally, Rio spoke up.

'Why don't you come back with me? The armies there don't shy away from powers. You'd be welcomed for who you are, not what you are.'

Samiake considered it. 'I don't think so. I think I'll stay here, and try to work something out. But thanks for the offer Rio.'

He stood up and brushed the sand off his rear. He reached down and helped Rio to his feet. 'What happened to the ambassador?' he asked.

'Oh, he's fine,' replied Rio. 'A bit shaken up, but fine. I walked him home...' He grinned, and Samiake could imagine the high-speed ride the ambassador experienced.

'Listen, I have to go now. The mission's over, after all.' Rio said.

'Hey, Rio, wait a minute. I want to give you something.' Samiake rummaged in his bag, pulling out a red and black headband, handing it over to the dragon.

'What is it?' Rio asked.

'It's a power-saving headband. It'll reduce the amount of Quintessence you need to use to use your power, so you can use it more. Our government has developed chemicals that imbue various abilities to objects, and I thought this may come in helpful for myself, but...maybe you could use it more.'

Rio looked at the headband, and then tied it on his head. He grinned. 'It kind of tickles...' he said. Suddenly, a note sounded, and he checked a device from his pocket. 'Great. I have to go see the representative from my army. He's got a new mission for me.'

He put the device away, then extended his hand. Samiake shook it, smiling up at the dragon. 'We should do this again some day,' said Rio.

'Yeah, but maybe next time, not with the traitorous spy.' Samiake replied.

Rio winked. 'I'll hold you to that. Until then, work hard, and soar high!'

• - - (Flash forward: Fur Dreams City: Fairbanks) - - - - -

"How do you know about my brother!" The small dragon asked.

"Rio is your brother? W-Where is he?" Samiake asked, now suddenly interested.

"I am Ant, Rio's only and smaller brother! As for where he is... I don't know... his job called looking for him today, but... I didn't know what to tell them. I haven't seen Rio all day... My mother and I decided to go look for him, but then the Phantom dragon showed up. It's been chaos and disorder in this city ever since. I just saw my mother get killed and... I...I didn't know what to do... I ran as fast as I could. And here I am..." Ant said with tears running down his face.

"Who is this Rio, mate?" Tucker asked.

"He and I worked together on a mission awhile back. He was a cheerful partner to have around. Useful too." Samiake said.

"Yup, that sounds like him." Ant said.

"So you have super speed then?" Samiake asked.

"Huh? No, and Rio didn't have super speed... last I checked... he did, however glow this strange red color and pulse brighter and brighter like that one reindeer from Christmas carols." Ant said.

"You're a fruit loop, mate." Tucker chuckled.

"Great. That's all we need is Rudolf running around this city..." Samiake said while quickly discarding the thought.

"Stick with us, mate. We can help you get to safety." Tucker said while noticing a green house with a picture of two blue dragons on it hugging.

"As much as I hate the D.E.O., fine... I will stick around for awhile..." Ant said and followed them both down the street.

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Meanwhile, Tia and Wade proceeded to walk through the Fur village park. The lights that were hung on the trees in the village park were turned on because it was night out and the lights shined brightly and seemed to shimmer down from off the trees, this lit up the whole village with a bright warm feeling. They walked until something caught their attention. They could see quite allot from the height they were at, after all they were on top of a two-story loft. They enjoyed the windy breeze while they could, but that ended rather short when they saw a group of anthros take on a group of mid-sized war-mechs and lose.

" It's an out-and-out massacre. Those anthros won't even last long enough to die from the D.E.O." Wade said while looking away.

"That was the idea." Tia said and walked off.

"What?" Wade asked confusedly.

"D.E.O. logic. They conjured up a death sentence for all those furs to eliminate a threat. I mean- why carry the danger all the way to the D.E.O. H.Q. if you can just take care of the problem here. Why not just stamp it out here? Execution masquerading as exile. That's all the D.E.O. ever was." Tia explained.

"Hmph. 'Relocation to Fur Dreams city.' How does the government get away with pulling crap like this?" Wade said as he looked away and tighten the grip on his machine pistol and aimed it at Tia, now turning back around to face her. "And you- you knew this was going to happen?" Wade said highly upset.

"The death sentences of the D.E.O. are absolute. And by private D.E.O. troops, not the guardian corps." Tia said not making any sudden movements.

"Hmph. D.E.O., Fur Dreams guardian corps... soldiers are soldiers, aren't they?" Wade said and then pointed his gun at a nearby dead body. " Furs that commit crimes, terrorists, the nine Phantom Dragons, and the Mythological Nightmares, are all enemies of the state! Tell a soldier to kill an enemy... and you really think it's going to matter what uniform he's wearing?" Wade asked firmly.

"Hmph. It might have mattered to that one. Couldn't shoot and got himself shot instead." Tia snapped back.

"Fine. What about you!? Orders say shoot, you pull the trigger? Hm?" Wade asked, now glaring at Tia.

"............" Tia remained silent.

"Fine! Forget I asked." Wade said lowering his gun.

"Wait... watch out!" Tia said and jumped out of the way of a missile.

Suddenly, a mid-sized android appeared from the sky and landed on the building where they stood. Tia landed safety and dashed at it, but only to find herself being slashed on the arm and skidding off the building and down the street. Wade quickly jumped down and rushed to her side, he was going to ask if she was okay, but the only time he had was cut short by the mid-sized robot. It flew down and crushed the ground and even destroyed the water fountain on display.

"Ah... so this is a war-mech Lv 2, huh?" Wade said and stood up.

Not one second after he stood up to face the war-mech Lv 2, he was shot in the tail and screamed in pain. He was already to heavily exhausted from all the earlier fight he had done. He couldn't use his teleporting G.O.N. even if he wanted do. Wade fell down to one knee and watched as Tia and himself began bleeding heavily.

"so... this is it, huh?" Wade said as he closed his eyes and waited a few seconds, but when nothing happed he was quick to open them.

"The hell is going on?" Tia shouted.

Suddenly, the Lv 2 war-mech began to float in the air. It was squirming as if in intense pain and trying to free itself, but it couldn't seem to get out of the hold it was in. As it was lifted into the air higher a dragon emerged from the shadows. A black scaled dragon with light gray scales for his under belly and webbings of his wings. He had medium length red hair that matched his blood red eyes. He had two horns on his head and had red strips on his arms and legs. His choice of cloths was simple, a black t-shirt and dark brown long cargo pants. He also had on black fingerless gloves and black steel toe boots that went up to his keens. He also had a reverse blade sword and a desert eagle handgun on him. Tia and Wade could barely make out the Assault rifle on his back. Just then, the black dragon smashed the Lv 2 war-mech into pieces and laughed evilly.

"You guys had trouble with that?"

"Who are you?" Wade asked, still in shock.

"The name's Rex. I'm just your stereo-typical dragon." Rex said while spitting out a ball of fire to prove his point.

"Why did you help us...?" Tia said as she got up and held her arm in pain.

"I wasn't trying to help you... that thing was just in my way." Rex said.

"Oh, right... like we're supposed to believ-" Wade snapped back when suddenly he was interrupted by another message by Jazz that played throughout Fur Dreams city.

"Attention Fur Dreams fugitives. Attention Fur Dreams fugitives. Put down your weapons and surrender immediately. Your removal is the will of the Anthro's of Fur Dreams City. Should you attempt to flee, the D.E.O. will employ every resource necessary to bring you to justice. This land is no longer your home. Cease hostilities and surrender at once." Jazz said over the speakers.

"What the? What the hell is that!?" Wade asked in shock as he pointed into the sky.

It appeared to be some kind of giant flying fortress hovering just above Fur Dreams city. It was completely surrounded by winged D.E.O. members and Fur Dreams patrol guards, and LV 2 war-mechs. And at the very top of the giant fortress was none other they Jazz himself, speaking into his I pod touch. The wind blowing his D.E.O. uniform wildly as his light brown hair did the very same.

"I know exactly what THAT is..." Tia said still out of breath.

======================= (Meanwhile) ============================

-Fur Dreams City: The corner of Fairbanks and 1792-

"Ughh... ow... argh... what... now...?" Flax said as he found himself in a completely deserted area waking up to the message and the giant fortress in the sky. He stood up and brushed himself off before looking back up. " Why is the International Furlando Airport in the sky?" Falx asked and cocked his head slightly. "Man, I must have hit my head harder then I thought." Flax said and walked off down the alleyway. "Get him home?" Get who home?" Falx asked himself over and over.

======================= (Meanwhile) ============================

"You said it made you happy when I smiled, didn't you? But really I was afraid. I was always afraid."

"Ughh... where am I?" Kazeron said as he woke up and looked around to see all the furs in his resistance group wiped out. "No... they couldn't have died...how could they...? Shadow? SHADOW?" Kazeron said and stood up and felt a sharp pain. It was his arm, it was dislocated. He stood there and tightens his grip around his giant mallet and raises it into the air and swung down on his arm while closing his eyes.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" Kazeron screamed.

======================= (Meanwhile) ============================

-Fur Dreams: Lee road-

"Hi welcome to Popeyes! Would you like to try our three-piece combo for only $5.99?" A voice coming from the menu board announced.

"Nah, let me have a number twelve, the chicken Po-boy sandwich with extra pickles... that's all." The Dragon said and pulled up to the drive-thru window on his motorcycle, pulled out his visa debit card and handed it to the short haired Chihuahua. It was a female and wore a red manager uniform, most Chihuahuas are timid and nervous, but this one wasn't. In fact there was nothing that she hadn't seen that would surprise her.

"Hello, I'm Kerri and how are you today?" Kerri asked.

"The name's Blood tail. Meh, I am just hungry..." Blood tail said.

" Don't worry. Melissa will be right back with your card, okay?" Kerri said and handed Blood tail his chicken Po-boy sandwich.

"Thanks Kerri. So... can anyone tell me why I am covering for Rio today?" Melissa said while swaying her tail side-to-side taking the card from Kerri and sliding it through the machine. She hated waiting on how long it took the credit card machine to process because she was a jaguar and she was used to speed.

"I don't fully understand it myself, Melissa, Quicksilver, Rio's dad, called him out for today. I just find it weird that his dad called him out for him." Kerri said while tending to the manager paper work.

"But I thought that Rio's been looking for his dad, Kerri" A black dragon said while stretching it's wings and sorting the chicken.

"No Sean, Rio has a step dad, he has been looking for his real dad, Leo, since his clan was destroyed." Kerri said.

"Ohh... man, I miss my Rio-kun." Sean said.

"Oh grow up Sean, I won't take nothing from nobody. So you better believe that I won't have you crying in front of me, you got it?" Melissa said getting upset because of the card machine.

"Well, if you won't take nothing from nobody, what are you going to say to that thing?" Sean said while pointing a pair of silver tongs at the window, which showed full view of the airborne Furlando Airport.

"Oh hell no! That's my Airport! I am not for all this hotness and butter! I am going to get my two most reliable henchmen and take the airport back! I would like to introduce you to Big Nigga and Crazy Bitch!" Melissa pointed to the front cash area and there stood two fairly tall jaguars. Each one of them covered in bling and having gold teeth.

"Waent, Waent!" the female jaguar said.

"What the hell did you just say? Wait, you guys are open on a dooms day like this?" The male jaguar said.

"Nothing surprises me anymore..." Kerri said and yawned.

Just then, the card machine spit out a receipt and Melissa quickly ran back to the drive-thru window to give the customer back his card. She stopped in her tracks as she took in the dragon's features. A dragon with blood red scales- and black spines running from the back of his head to mid-way of his tail. He had short jet-black hair and dark blue eyes. He wore a black leather jacket and jeans with Goth-like combat boots and fingerless gloves.

"Here you goo! Wow, you're hot!" Melissa said as she blushed and gave Blood-Tail back his card.

"Hey, your not to bad yourself!" Blood-Tail said.

"Oh snap! He's going to get Melissa's digits!" Sean said in shock.

"Go girl..." Kerri said very calmly.

Just as soon as Blood-Tail was going to receive Melissa's phone number a black furred wolf tackled him. They rolled and flopped down the plaza and stopped in the big empty lot. They growled at each other and glared at one another.

"Damn, all the good looking ones are either taken or gay." Melissa said and then sighed.

"I'M NOT GAY!!!" Blood-Tail said pushing the wolf off of him.

"I finally found you!" Shadow said and smiled.

"Right, and who the hell are you? This better be good, I was about to get some digits." Blood Tail asked angrily.

"I am Shadow the wolf... and Master Kazeron-sama's best student." Shadow stated proudly.

"Dude, you can't use an honorific like that... it just sounds stupid. It's like you just said "Master" before his name AND after it... so... "Master Kazeron Master?" Blood Tail explained.

"Shut up Phantom Dragon!" Shadow said.

"What's this? I'm a Phantom Dragon?" Blood tail asked.

"Yes. You fit the description well. I call your bluff! You seem to underestimate Kazeron-sama's sources of Intel! And after I capture you... I can bring you in to the D.E.O. and save Fur Dreams; it's my Dream after all! I will see to that!" Shadow said.

Blood-Tail took this time to take in Shadow's features. He was a black wolf with brown eyes. He simply wore a black short sleeve shirt and baggy shorts. He noticed that Shadow had two assassination daggers on each side of his waist and a semi-automatic shotgun on his back. He watched as the wolf formed two fists and took his stance.

"You think you can beat me? I am going to make you pay for ruining my chicken Po-boy sandwich and my chance with that pretty jaguar!" Blood-Tail said and dashed at Shadow.

At that moment, Shadow jumped back to avoid Blood-Tail's punch and did a back flip off of a plaza street light and catapulted himself at Blood-Tail with a dagger in hand. However... Blood-Tail ducked and dashed at him again. Shadow saw him coming again and rushed at him also, Blood-Tail was quick to grab Shadow's arm right before he would stab him and use his other hand to shove a stun grenade inside Shadow's shirt and quickly kick him away. Shadow dropped his dagger and got sent skidding across the plaza lot and then when he came to a stop, the stun grenade exploded.

"Arrghhh!! Damn you! That was a cheap trick!" Shadow yelled as his shirt was shredded to pieces. It revealed some of Shadow's nicely toned body.

"Heh... I'm afraid due to the effects of my stun grenade now you will temporarily not be allowed to make any movements! It's over!" Blood-Tail said and pulled out his .44 magnum.

Shadow saw this and struggled against the effects of the stun grenade, but it was no use. It was then Blood-Tail fired his magnum and widened his eyes at what Shadow just did. Shadow knew that he could not move, so instead he just screamed and suddenly a light blue swirl of Quintessence surrounded him and deflected the bullet.

"Hm?" Blood-Tail mumbled, quickly putting his magnum away.

"QUINTESSENCE ENPOWER!!! Heh, now you're done for! You see, my Quintessence Enpower ability allows me to form a wall of Quintessence in front of me on all sides for about 10 seconds. During this time, it not only protects me from things outside it's wall, but it also purges me of any negative side effects that I might have while powering me up. So in other words... I am stronger and faster then before!" Shadow explained.

"Come... see if you can hit me then." Blood-Tail mocked.

Just then, Shadow dashed at Blood-Tail and was so fast he appeared to be a blur, but Blood-Tail rolled to the side just before hit would hit him. This process proceeded for seemed like 10 minutes before Blood-Tail began to throw highly explosive grenades at Shadow. The explosions were enormous and Shadow didn't expect them to be so powerful for the tiny grenades they were. Shadow used his power up to dodge the explosive grenades and keep a safe distance. Shadow then noticed something about Blood-Tail's eyes. They were glowing a golden bluish color now.

"What's going on? Why can't I hit you even with my power up on? In fact... I have not been able to touch you once this whole battle... how come?" Shadow asked sternly.

"Because I am using my G.O.N. you fool." Blood-Tail said and pointed at his golden eyes while laughing evilly because of the explosions he made.

"You're... G.O.N.? What does you're G.O.N. let you do?" Shadow asked while tilting his head to the side.

"Accelerated Probability." Blood-Tail said.

"What is that?" Shadow asked.

"Accelerated probability is the ability to see what choice one should make when confronted with a situation, to predict the outcomes of certain situations, and then to accelerate oneself along that path of causality immediately." Blood-Tail explained.

"Which means that he can almost foresee any way out of any thing I can throw at him. How can I capture something I can't even hit... not only that, but the longer I have Quintessence Enpower active, the more and more Quintessence it drains from me. I can't afford to let this battle draw out any longer... I am sorry Kazeron-sama... looks like I am going to have to use it after all..." Shadow thought to himself while powering up again.

"QUINTESSENCE HIT-STUN!!!" Shadow yelled and bluer Quintessence swirled around him, this time more wildly.

"Hit-stun?" Blood-Tail asked.

"Yes. Now, if I hit you... you will not be allowed to move for about 6 seconds." Shadow explained.

"So what? You have to hit me in order to use it!" Blood-Tail said and threw more explosive grenades at Shadow using one hand and using his .44 Magnum with the other.

"Damn him!" Shadow said and avoided the gunfire and explosions as best he could, but still suffered from some of the splash damage from the explosions. It burned him, but he endured it.

"Mwhahaha!! I told you didn't I? YOU HAVE TO HIT ME, IN ORDER TO US-" Blood-Tail said, but then was stabbed form behind. He looked behind him in pain and saw the dagger that Shadow dropped earlier in the battle impaling his back. "AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! But... But... how?" Blood-Tail asked in pain.

"Sorry... but I only have six seconds to kick your ass!" Shadow said and dashed at Blood-Tail and finally punched him and landed his first hit.

Now that Shadow had hit Blood-Tail again, he would now have six more seconds to try and hit him again for every following attack. Shadow would only have as long as he could use his Quintessence Hit-Stun ability. Shadow then performed an uppercut with his left hand to start off his combo, then he lifted his left leg and kicked Blood-Tail in the face, then he swung his dagger with his right hand twice and cut him across the chest, then he jumped up into Blood-Tail and kneed him with his right knee, then he unfolded his right leg that he kneed him with and kicked him in the gut with his leg, then Shadow preformed a flash kick in the air and hit Blood-Tail in the neck and sent him up even higher, while Shadow landed on the ground with a thud.

"Ack...ugnh...ouch...ahhh...ow...argh..." Blood-Tail grunted.

"YOU'RE FINISHED!!!" Shadow yelled as he jumped up and preformed a dropkick as Blood-Tail landed right into his kick, which sent him flying.

Blood-Tail flew for a little bit and then finally hit the pavement skidding across and bouncing off of it a few times before skidding against the pavement and crashing into a closed down flower shop. Debri and dust went everywhere and Blood-Tail could no longer be seen. Meanwhile, Shadow kneeled down on one knee and breathed in and out heavily. He then finally caught his breath and stood up exhausted.

" It's simple. My twin assassination daggers can absorb my Quintessence and gain the effects of each Quintessence move I bestow on myself. Even if only one of the daggers gets the effects and the other is miles away... it will also get the same effects until I discontinue the whole ability itself. Additionally, as long as I have one of the two daggers I can call forth the other dagger toward me from up to 15 meters away. You were just in the line of its trajectory. Further more, I knew I couldn't hit you because of your G.O.N., so then I remembered something..." Shadow explained.

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"What's going on? Why can't I hit you even with my power up on? In fact... I have not been able to touch you once this whole battle... how come?" Shadow asked sternly.

"Because I am using my G.O.N. you fool." Blood-Tail said and pointed at his golden eyes while laughing evilly because of the explosions he made.

• - - (Flash forward: Fur Dreams City: Lee Road) - - - - -

"I'm guessing that when your eyes are lit that golden color, your G.O.N. is in use. That would also mean that in order for you to use it, whatever your trying to use it on would have to be in your line of sight. In other words... when your eyes are closed or if it's out of your L.O.S. (line of sight) you can't use it." Shadow concluded and smiled knowing he had won the battle.

Suddenly, three highly explosive grenades landed right by Shadow. The exhausted wolf could do nothing as he slowly turned around to see them all blow up causing enormous explosions which sent him skidding into a plaza street light. He slowly opened his eyes and saw his blood everywhere and then noticed the dragon emerging from the building.

"Oops, I must have... left some grenades... behind. Now... it's... my turn..." Blood-Tail said weakly and a powerful rush of Quintessence engulfed him.

"Argg..." Shadow grunted.

The powerful wind that rushed past Shadow made his fur and shorts jaggedly rippled in it's current. Shadow staggered to get up and when he did he felt very heavy, his legs were shaking he was sweating, his vision was blurry, and he only had under ¼ of his Quintessence left. He waited and watched, as there was nothing he could do against the almighty dragon.

To be continued......................

Author's suspenseful questions:

Who is the new mysterious dragon, Rex, which showed up and rescued Tia and Wade?

What is Captain Jazz of the D.E.O. planning to do?

Who will win this struggle of survival between Blood-Tail and Shadow?

Tune in next time!

THANKS FOR READING!!! XD