"Rosalin, come to me.
*Phueeeeeemmmm...….Perch*
I know you want to fly so wild and free like the others, but you're just going to have to wait till they come back. I may not be a mother Dragon, but if you really want to fly, who am I to deny you such freedom?
Where are the others, so that I may thank them?"
"Sleeping, my Queen."
"Still don't know how to turn people back from their sleep state to their waking state?"
"That's part of it, but...…I think they could use the sleep anyways. It's been a long day, and a hard challenge.
Rosalin flew so high, she got tired and fell into a Prickle Bush maze."
"Ouch."
"And I.....we......I was not the Adult I should have been and gave in to the Kids."
"Jacklyn.
*Ooof*
I'm just glad you are all out."
"May we see our Kids, to know for sure?"
"They are back at One Pearl, sleeping safely in their beds. Probably dreaming of some heroic battle or something.
As far as our first mission together outside of School-Grounds goes...….I'd say it was a success."
"Thank you."
"....It was a team effort."
"From what I heard, you both…..were amazing. Jacklyn, can you come with me? Darius, you are needed in the Forge."
"Is this because I didn't wear an axe when I rescued Rosalin? Elwin, I don't need primitive tools to fight. I am greater than the sum of all their parts."
"How can you learn to counter what you do not know; unless you first master?"
"I think what she is trying to say is even though Ruby never used handmade weapons to fight; it's always good to have a plan B."
"Fine.
MOE!!!!!!!"
"Your assistant calls."
"I need to learn how to wield an axe in order to break an axe."
"Oooo, anger issues I presume. Follow me to the Forge.
Lolli, send my Pegasus."
"The Dragons are back from their Feeding. Would you like one?"
"Yes, please. Come on Darius. My men; I mean....my Fathers men may not fight with magic, but our handmade tools can withstand any magic."
"Better than a Gun?"
"Sometimes simple is best. It's what they least expect."
"Come on Jacklyn. I'm going to teach you how to be more assertive. Not just one the team, nor with your voice; but with your body. You are too scared to show off who you truly are for fear everyone will label you as a cheater.
Well, I got news for you Jacklyn."
"What?"
"..I hate to say this....but you are what you are. A Cheater by day, and a Cheater by night. You're too scared to fight it cause once you start, you don't know how to stop and hide it.
Waste not, want not. Come on. Keep up."
"So much for a celebration party. Good luck, Darius. When you and I meet again, we will no longer be the supporting roles of the team, but maybe just maybe....we'll be the team itself."
*Phueeee…..Phueeeee....Phuueeeeeee…*
"As a Gentleman, I must protect.
But as a friend….
*PHUEEEEEEEEEEMMMMM*
I must surround!!!!!"
"Theo!!!!"
"Here, my Queen."
*BOOF*
"Oh good. Another student."
"Mrs."
"Jacklyn."
"Teacher."
"Theo."
"I know you are good at turning bad people back into society for good, but how are you at teaching an Innocent how to fight?"
"I don't need tools nor a fist to teach that, Queen Elwin. My name speaks for itself."
"Good."
"She may be an Elemental, but treat her as any other."
"She thinks fighting is a sin and her parents have the final say? Scared of crossing over for fear it may mean stepping out?"
"Precisely."
*Kirrrrriiiccrriaaaeeeeekkk*
"Give me a week and I'll have this Weakblood throwing down Tornadoes....all to kill a Fly."
*Gulp*
"Maybe don't make her that dangerous. She is still a teacher so whatever you teach her, she learns fast."
"Don't worry, Elwin. Theo and I will take extra good care of your little girl. Isn't that right, Theo?
You were sentenced to Jail for teaching your Kids the art of fighting, but fighting is not survival. Fighting...is a dance; between you and your partner. Not to kill, but to evade.
Jacklyn is not one of your own, but I give you full range to train her as one. Just don't let her call you Dad, or I am sending you home."
"Dance, eh?
I.....I can do that."
"Without your Filler Boots!!!!!"
"I...…I can't do that. That is why I dropped out from my Parents and joined my own."
"Well, that's perfect."
"Oh no.
Your Parents have a live Show in a few weeks...….and you…are going to paralight right next to them. You can't hide from them forever. Time to face the music.
*Gulp*
With no weights tying you down.
I will teach you how to fight. I will teach you how to move your body, and I will teach you how to be more controlling; of your body.....don't say it."
"And your Partners."
"Don't worry. We'll save Ice-skating for last. Or maybe was it first?"