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Arthur's note:

Hey they're all! Just to let you know I have left a journal entry on my user page that apologizes for my absence. I have run into a few things that slowed me down a great deal. Also I hate to inform you guys of this, but I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my word and catch up on all those chapters. I think if I was up to date in chapters I would be at chapter 17. Anyway, I'm sorry and comments are always welcome. Thank you and enjoy!

Dragon Storm

CHAPTER 9: Rio dies?!

"Where am I? I can't see anything." Rio said, and the sound of his voice echoed.

Rio found himself drifting in darkness. He was in a curled up position. He was under going extreme sorrow. He sometimes got this way when he would come home from school. He made sure no one was around before he would do so. He would feel sad about things that would happen to him every else also, not just school. He refused to cry because he wanted to prove that he was strong, but there were times where Rio's eyes got watery.

"Why am I here? Where is everyone else? Amy....Lazz......Yun......Dad......anybody?" Rio thought to himself while sinking lower into the darkness.

"Now I remember....That giant beast...did he....kill me? Is this what death feels like? It's a very sad place." Rio thought some more.

Then he noticed something strange. A window appeared in front of him and through the window he could see his life flashing before his eyes. He felt a strong sense of guilt overcome his body and heart and a tear ran down his face. Rio forced himself to watch what the window showed him.

(Flashback: A childhood event)

"Mom, dad I'm home from school!" Young Rio said.

"Glad to here it son" Mom said.

"How was it?" Quicksilver asked.

"It was ok I guess." Rio said.

"It's hard to believe you are already in sixth grade." Mom said.

"Your little brother is still adjusting to the third grade, but I'm proud of you both." Quicksilver said.

"Thanks dad! Hey, speaking of him, how is he feeling?" Rio asked.

"He is still not feeling well Rio make sure you look after him for us ok? It's time for us to go to work now. If you need anything just call us ok?" Mom said.

"Oh....ok...sure." Rio said.

"See you when we get back son." Quicksilver said.

Young Rio went to his room to go watch TV. While his little brother stayed in bed and got some rest.

"You sure it's ok to keep leaving them home alone like this dear?" Mom said while getting in the car.

"They will be fine honey. You always worry when I'm off duty and I'm away from the kids." Quicksilver said.

"Yeah, maybe your right." Mom said.

Rio was in his room watching his favorite show. When all of a sudden there was a knock on the door. Rio sighed as he got up because he didn't want to miss not even a minute of his show. When he got to the door he opened it and there stood his friend from school Tia.

"Hey there what are you up to?" She asked him.

"Tia what are you doing here?" Rio asked.

"I was wondering if you wanted to come over and get your butt kicked in Melee, and then after wards eat dinner with us...you know the usual." Tia said.

Rio thought for a moment. Melee was his favorite game. However he would have to miss his favorite show, but there was free food involved. Rio finally came up with an answer.

"Is it alright if I take my little brother along too? I have to watch over him while my parents are gone. " Rio said.

"Sure, come on let's go!" Tia said happily.

Rio left the door wide open and went to his little brother's room. It was a mess but he could make his way to his brother's bed. Meanwhile Amy, Rio's first pet dog he had ever owned ran out the open door past Tia.

"Hey Amy get back here! Get out of the street!" Tia said.

(Meanwhile)

"Hey bro would you like to come with me to Tia's house to play video games?" Rio asked his little brother Ant.

"Umm...Sure...Cough, cough, cough....big bro. I'll get my stuff together." Ant said.

"Thanks Ant you're the best!" Rio said and then ran out to go tell the news to Tia.

Just as Rio reached the front door Tia screamed at the top of her lungs. Rio rushed outside to see why she was screaming. When he got to the street he was afraid. He didn't know what to do. His dog, Amy got ran over. This is the first time something this big had ever happened.

"Quick Tia go call the police!" Rio said in a panicked tone of voice.

"Ok..." Tia said and ran to the nest door neighbor's house to get help.

"I got to move you to where nobody will see that it ever happened. I don't want to get in trouble." Rio said as he pulled the dead body of his dog to his back yard.

Rio then got watery eyes and ran away from his white furred friend. He ran to the side of the house and saw Tia talking on the phone and to the next-door neighbor at the same time. Just then, Tia looked up and seen Rio and pointed behind him.

"Rio look!" Tia said.

Rio looked behind him to see Ant stumbling to walk.

"Rio? Cough, cough where are you Rio? It's hot out side.......cough....."Ant said then collapsed on the ground.

"AAANNNNTTTT!!!! " Rio yelled.

Just then Rio's parents pulled up. And Rio's eyes widen in fear.

"I forgot my keys to close the shop Rio, Make sure you watch over your-"Mom said then looked down to see Ant lying in a massive blood puddle.

She screamed at the top of her lungs and all the neighbors walked outside and peaked through their windows.

"What the hell happened here son?" Quicksilver asked.

"..................."Rio was lost for words and didn't know what to say.

"Oh my god, oh my god!! Rio what happened to Ant? I told you to watch over him!!" Mom said.

Just then the ambulance arrives and takes them all to the hospital.

"We will take it from here miss. Please wait in the lobby room." The nurse said to Mom.

"Okay....sniff." Mom said, and then almost started to cry. "My poor baby...." She mumbled.

"Mom I'm sorry, I just wanted to go to Tia's house." Rio built up the courage to say.

"THAT'S ALL YOU CAN THINK ABOUT HUH RIO"?! YOU KNOW HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL AT ALL!!WHY DID YOU THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE HIM OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE!!!? DON'T YOU HAVE THE SAME VIDEO GAME ANYWAY?!! WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST INVITE TIA OVER INSTEAD?!!! AND WHAT THE HELL AN I SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT AMY...." Mom yelled at Rio while crying.

"I...was going to....watch him....." Rio said.

"WHAT!? I SWEAR YOU THINK I'M SO STUPID!!! DON'T LIE TO ME RIO!!!!!

Just then she walked up to him and slapped him on the face hard. It echoed in the room and by now all the other Dragons was looking at them.

"I'm sorry....." Rio mumbled.

"I'm very disappointed in you son. I can never look at you the same...." Quicksilver said, then walked mom away from Rio.

Rio looked at all the other Dragons in the room they all gave him dirty looks and he ran out of the room and ran all the way home never looking back.

(Flash forward: In limbo)

"I really am sorry...." Rio whispered.

Rio proceeded to look through the window as it showed other times he was a burden to others around him.

(Flashbacks: Random scenes)

When Quicksilver finally stopped exhaling the silver flame he was breathing heavy then asked Rio to give it another shot. Rio nodded and walked to the edge of the dock and inhaled a deep breath and exhaled a small blood red flame that lasted for about five seconds. When he was finished he fell to the ground breathing heavy.

"Well that's enough for today son. I see your not ready for this yet.." Quicksilver said.

Rio watched as his dad walked inside. His words echoed inside his head repeatedly.

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. However, as Lazz suggested, Rio checked his handgun, then checking the rest of his belongings while swaying his tail back and forth with excitement. Digging deep into his bag of equipment with his sharp claws and tossing them all over the place in order to dig deeper into his backpack, which was stuffed to the point where it could not be zipped all the way.

"Hey!" Lazz said firmly ."Are you trying to get us caught? Have you completely forgotten that we are on enemy territory? " Lazz questioned while slowly decreasing his tone of voice.

Rio stopped what he was doing and looked at Lazz. He stared for a little and then looked to the mess he had made then returned his gaze to Lazz.

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Rio was dumbfounded. There was no doubt in his mind that he couldn't be more serious. It just seemed like Lazz outsmarted himself right there. Rio didn't know what to say, he felt belittled again. The more he explained things the more inferior Rio felt. Rio couldn't tell if he purposely was doing this or was he trying to help Rio to understand better.

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Immediately afterward Lazz and Rio dashed through the long hallway and made it past all the surveillance cameras. Lazz was worn out after that dash, while Rio was still in good condition. They both stopped to catch their breath. Then Rio looked at Lazz and waited, and then finally said something to him.

"Well, what was that thing?" Rio asked again.

"It's a Chaff grenade. It's a electronic jamming device." Lazz explained while catching his breath.

"I see." Rio said.

" Why don't you know this stuff? Didn't they teach you anything? Don't you remember our orders?" Lazz questioned.

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It was Wild Horn! He is a specialist in interrogation and a formidable gun fighter. Lazz held his hand out to signal Rio to wait here and remain hidden, while he walked out and confronted Wild Horn.

"I'll ask you one last time, Where is it?" Wild Horn asked.

"I-I don't know!" Takeshi Obata said.

"Let him go Wild Horn!!" Lazz demanded.

Just then Wild Horn, with out even looking, pointed his gun at Lazz and fired it. Before Lazz could react, Rio was standing in front of him with his amazing speed and caught the bullet between his fingers, almost as if Rio was smoking a cigarette. Lazz couldn't believe what he just saw. Rio just ruined their opportunity to ambush Wild Horn and save the president of Dragon tech.

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Quicksilver stood there in complete disappointment in the middle of the half-ablazed, destroyed room. His silver scales that shined brightly and was almost blinding, reflected off the silver embers that slowly made a decent. Quicksilver crossed his arms and let out a sigh, he was disgusted at what he just witnessed. He viewed Rio carelessly fighting and trying to confuse his opponent with speed. Meanwhile, Lazz seemed to know how to handle the situation well. He was able to hold his own against something moving at speeds he could hardly keep track of. Quicksilver finally broke the silence and let them both have it.

"What were you two thinking?" Quicksilver asked.

"What.....do....you.....mean?" Rio asked still out of breath.

"I apologize......... for my current............. behavior sir!" Lazz stated loudly, also out of breath.

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He had never been confused of himself before. Just then, a griffin flanked Rio while he was thinking and raised his gun to fire, however Yun noticed this and threw his sheathe at the gun to mess up his shot and then threw the black and red sword at the griffins face and killed him. The dark green blood that erupted out made Rio sick to his gut.

"Do you mind helping me out instead of standing their Mr. Emo. " Yun said sarcastically.

Rio ignored what Yun just said and instead picked the sheath and black and red sword and sheathed it. Then pulled from his waistline his S&M 9MM semi-automatic handgun and took aim at a griffin soldier. Just then, the device on Yun's arm started to beep like crazy.

"No wait don't fire that gun!" Yun said.

It was too late. Rio placed his finger on the trigger and pressed it. The handgun made a click noise and didn't fire anything. Rio was once again confused by what just happened.

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"I see. That's why Lazz always said to check my gear. It got jammed when Wild Horn shot it out of my hand and I never checked my handgun after wards to make sure it wasn't jammed or anything. I feel so stupid. I wonder what Lazz would do if he was here." Rio said to himself.

"I would run away!" Lazz said.

"Lazz? Where are you? How come I can't see you? " Rio asked.

" What do you mean? You used your codec to contact me just now." Lazz said.

" I did? Hey! Don't get smart with me voice! " Rio said.

"I kind of got to go Rio sorry." Lazz said.

"Wait! What did you mean run away? " Rio asked.

It was too late Lazz was already gone.

"Damn! I never thought that trying to out run a jet could be such a challenge. What was Rio thinking just now when he called me via codec... dose he think this is a game? Huh?" Lazz thought, but was then interpreted.

(Flash forward: In limbo)

Rio was still sinking in Darkness. He kept on watching his mistakes and they all showed him something he missed that he had never noticed before. They all replayed in his head over, and over, and over again. He could not get them out. It was a strong feeling of sorrow he was never able to get rid of. He noticed that he was crying now.

"Not only did, I lose Amy once, but I lost her twice. I could not protect her....I could not protect any of them. They are always protecting me. I am a heavy burden to everyone it seems." Rio whispered to himself.

Just then, a small bright light appeared and shined on Rio's hand. It felt warm to Rio he swam toward the source and he could hear voices. The closer he got the louder the voices became. Rio finally reached the bright light and passed through it.

(In the real world: In griffin strong hold)

"Ugh......Where am I?" Rio asked still a little dazed.

As Rio's vision cleared up he could see a female griffin attending to his wounds.

"Who are you? " Rio asked.

"Oh your awake! I'm glad I could completely heal you! You almost didn't come back to us?" The female griffin said.

"Us?" Rio asked.

Rio looked around the room and saw nothing, but BLACK FANG members.

"No way! This can't be happening to me!! We are the good guys...good guys don't lose." Rio said, then stumbled out of the bed.

"Shut up you idiot!! " Cross wing said.

"You are here because we fixed you up so you should be thankful you have friends like us!" War wolf said.

"Can you believe they made me drag your sorry ass all the way back here." Tiger Wanghu said firmly.

Rio looked at Tiger Wanghu and saw he was a bloody mess. Whatever happened to him must have been while Rio was passed out. Most likely either Lazz or the giant beast.

"You monster! Tell me what happened to Lazz? What did you do to him?!" Rio asked while raising his claws into the air to strike.

"I wouldn't make a move like that if I were you boy!"

Rio turned around to see who said that. He could not believe who it was. However sure enough he was standing in front of him with a revolver at point blank between Rio's eyes.

"Wild Horn..." Rio said.

"Hmph, you thought you really killed me didn't you? That's the last mistake you will ever make!" Wild Horn said.

"Wow...not even the god of death wants me...nor do the bad guys...Maybe...I am better off dead..." Rio thought.

"I will have my revenge boy!!" Wild Horn said, and then shot his gun at Rio at point blank.

The sound of his revolver going off echoed in the dimly lit room and then there was a dead silence. Everyone just watched what just happened. They could not believe it even though it had happened right in front of them.

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