The War was lost, a wasted gain
All was gone, none remained.

'Your friend was never born in Ignis' Lord Felix began, and Preston snorted 'Yeah right, you expect us to believe that?'
'Preston, let him talk. We might actually get some information' Noah groaned, rolling his black and cyan eyes 'I would listen to the Voidblood, he seems to know what he's doing. As I was saying, Kenworth wasn't born in your Kingdom. He was originally from Atlantis, being the younger Brother of Prince Brice'
'So he really is a Prince? It would explain his abilities I suppose...Sorry, please continue' Amelia was perched on the edge of the table, uncrossing her arms when her Father raised his eyebrows 'What is it with you children and interrupting people? You're worse than five year olds, I swear'
'Just get on with it, or I think Preston's going to kill you' The Texan had begun to pace around, occasionally making a small fireball before throwing it at the ground 'Arsement, you're starting to frustrate me'

'Father, can you just tell us how to help Kenny?' The Lord's Daughter asked, tilting her head slightly and swinging her legs 'Why are you friends with these imbeciles anyway? You can do so much better than these two, sweetheart'
'Okay. One - Don't call me sweetheart, you need to redeem yourself first. Second - They're my friends because I trust them with my... Well. Everything. These three "Imbeciles" have saved my life multiple times, so I kind of owe them for that' She pushed herself off the smooth Canadian maple table top and narrowing her eyes 'Just hurry up and tell us what we need to know, time's running out'

'Time's running out for what? Amelia, what's happened?' Noah asked, and the Princess looked away 'Well...Something's wrong with Vik. I don't know what, but-'
'Blah blah blah. Do you really want to talk about this now? I thought you wanted information' Lord Felix groaned, rolling his white pinpoint eyes as Preston glared at him 'Listen, our friend could be injured and you're just there talking about information? You don't even need all of us to hear it, you can just tell it to me and I'll tell the others'
'Ah yes, but would they trust you? You're from Ignis, they've doubted you ever since you first met' The statement momentarily silenced the fire Prince, as he looked away 'N-No they haven't...' He muttered, though his mind was fogged with possible scenarios "Of course they hate you. Why would they ever think of actually liking the Ignis Prince? You're disgusting, embarrassing, worthless"

Suddenly, multiple dark tendrils shot out from Lord Felix's back and pinned the Texan to the wall. The oxygen was knocked out of his lungs as he gasped for air, one of the strange ropes around his neck - before a silver blade cut it to the ground 'What?!' Felix roared, turning to see a blond-haired teenager with bright blue eyes 'Felix, this wasn't part of our deal. You never said anyone would die!' He snapped, pulling the sword away as Preston dropped to the ground. The smoky apparition laughed darkly as he pulled away from the younger boy 'Brice, Brice, Brice. You don't seem to understand our plan. We declared war, did you honestly expect no casualties?'
'I didn't think it would be this bad. All I wanted was my Brother back, this is too far!' The Australian challenged, readying his sword once more as Kenny's frozen stance wavered 'Now now Brice, we wouldn't want your Brother to get hurt now would we?'
'...This is wrong. You cant keep blackmailing me forever!' Amelia growled slightly, focussing her powers on making a thick vine cage 'Noah, get Preston out of there on my signal' She muttered, and the Void Prince nodded 'What's your plan?'
'I'm about to do something stupid'

Meanwhile.

Streaks of fire lit up the sky around Truncatis, where the Nature Kingdom was desperately trying to fight off its intruders. It was a battle that would cause mass destruction, with thousands - no, possibly millions of lives being sacrificed for the good of their Kingdoms. Void against Aether, Ignis versus Truncatis - A war that would leave havoc in its path.
A two-headed white and gold dragon flew over the battlefield, manoeuvering itself carefully so that its precious cargo wouldn't have to see or get hurt by any projectiles 'How is the Young Prince, Silvak?' The main head asked, turning his neck so that the bright crimson eyes stared into the girl's soul 'Prince Landon is doing fine. He's actually sleeping, I sang him a lullaby an hour ago' The blonde girl replied, carefully stroking the dark hair of the Aether Prince 'He's so tired of all this mess, he just wants it all to stop'
'A good Prince should put the needs of his Kingdom before his own. Prince Landon needs to grow up in my opinion, he's far too weak to-'
'Finish that sentence and I'll douse you in the flames of the Nethersphere' Silvak hissed, narrowing her eyes at the Intelligence spirit before a sharp voice interrupted the two 'Quit your yapping, both of you!' Lockyati snapped, snarling at the two 'You're going to wake him up. Graceffa, keep your nose out of the Young Prince's business. Silvak, make sure he stays asleep, this is about to get gory'
'And it's not already?' The kindness spirit muttered, but she did what she was told and made sure the boy was comfortable 'You're going to be okay, Landon. You're going to find your Brother, and take back your Kingdom'

An arrow shot through the air, piercing the reptile's thin wing membrane and causing it to growl softly 'I would suggest finding a place to land, Lockyati. If we fly around this area for much longer the results could be catastrophic' It began it's descent, dodging fireballs and catapults before spotting a large hole 'Go through the window!' Silvak called, and the red and blue heads nodded 'Got it. Graceffa, any signs of life?'
'Not that I can sense from here. It should be safe to enter, just be careful when going through the broken glass'
'...Lockyati, go full pelt. I can see some of Prince Lachlan's friends in there!' The blonde girl announced, before a bright orange flash caused the dragon's wings to waver and fail 'We're going down, protect Landon at all costs!' Lockyati barked, desperately trying to regain control as green vines shot out of the hole 'It's Lachlan's dragon!' A female voice cried, before their vision went black.

Meanwhile.

Lachlan jolted awake. He had no idea what had woken him, but his heart was racing and random thoughts were swimming around his mind 'Hey Lachlan, are you alright?' Nathan asked, tilting his head in confusion as he looked at the blond 'I...I'm okay. How's Robert?' The Canadian had passed out suddenly a few minutes after Amelia and Preston left, with no warning or any sign of why 'He hasn't really moved since he fell unconscious, I think it's because...It's hard to explain'
'I know. If Rob's away from his Sister too long, his Anxiety sets in. I've just - I didn't know it could get so bad' The Australian sighed, about to move forwards before he realized Vikram was leaning on his shoulder, sound asleep 'Aw...'
'You're really close to him, aren't you?'
'Uh - No! What're you talking about?' Lachlan flushed pink, his heart speeding up again as he returned to his previous position 'Uh huh, sure. That's why you go red whenever he does something cute'
'Why did you jut call him cute?!' The Australian challenged, and Sub let out a slight laugh 'You're so protective of him it's hilarious!'
'I'm not protective of him! I'm just - Oh Lords I actually am. Do I act like this when he's awake?' The Truncatis Guard grinned cheekily 'Well...There was that time when you gave him your hoodie so that he wouldn't get cold. And the time when you wouldn't leave his side when he was unconscious. And-'
'Okay, I get it! I gave him my hoodie because he was actually pretty cold, and I was simply worried about him when he was unconscious'
'Sure you were...I wonder where the others got to anyway? I thought they would have been back by-' The spruce door burst open, with Amelia running through the door as an arrow flew by her head 'Lachlan, your dragon's back!' She yelped, slamming the door shut and breathing heavily 'W-What?'
'That's not all. It - It brought Landon back too'