~ Chapter 33 ~
The flames were dead, a cloud of ashes floated above the black water. The silence seemed complete until a blue-eyed dragon emerged from the water, taking a breath of air but refusing to let go of his hold on the unconscious pink troll. Hairless swam to shore, holding Poppy by her dress. He pulled her to a safer place then, exhausted, collapsed on the ground before bringing her small body against his scales.
He looked at her, tears showed in his eyes when he saw something he wished he never saw. He pushes back her hair bangs with a little muzzle hit:
- Po .. Powy! He murmured
But she was still unconscious ... and he feared worse, tears ran from his frightened blue eyes. He had to act quickly, he had to quickly call for help. He just hoped to have Kitten's power to share his energy with her ...
Then it was this moment that he had realize.
His power, he had just understood what his power was.
Taking a deep breath, he began to play a sweet melody with the thorns that still shone in blue on his back. It was Poppy's favorite song, "True Colors".
- Please Poppy .... He murmured, licking the little scar on her cheek, come on, wake up! ...
But no reaction, he only heard her heart beat against his, he gently wrapped his wings around her to protect her from the ashes, warming her because she was soaking because of the cold water:
- I need you....
Further down the shore, the trolls were looking for the two missing. King Pepy ends up falling on his knees, accepting the possible truth. He was trying to hold back his tears, regretting everything he had done.
- Seriously? Suddenly asked a voice.
The old troll looked up at a familiar purple look. Creek watched him with frown;
- Do you really give up? We didn't find their bodies, there is no evidence that they are dead. We're going to get them!
With this words, he reached out to help the old king get up. The Trolls around them looked at them with curiosity. The orange troll looked down and shook his head to disapprove of the idea, knowing that it was probably too late. The village had stopped searching, desperate like their king ... but Creek had not been discouraged. He leaned over and looked the king in the eyes, starting to sing softly:
This is the story of a dreamer, a soldier,
With the weight of the world upon his shoulders,
Whose got a little room to grow,
Better days are near,
Hope is so much stronger than fear,
King Pepy listened to him sing, at one point he looked at him and nodding. Creek helped him get up, allowing him to take support on his shoulder and they began to look for Poppy and her Trollagon lover. Creek had show the village to don't give up:
Don’t stop, march on !
Aurora flew over them at the same time, continuing the song with Creek to encourage everyone not to give up:
Do you remember when we learned how to fly?
Play make believe, we were young and had time on our side
Were stuck on the ground, got lost can’t be found,
Remember that your still alive !
Finally, Smidge signaled them to follow her, Creek smiled widely, they had found them. The old king left the chief of the hunter to run to the black dragon lying on the ground.
Keep marching on... he sang the last sentence
The king knelt before the dragon. Hairless dimly opened his eyes and met his sad look; he saw no trace of his daughter. A little exhausted, Hairless had not yet opened his wings, and he knew that the king was going to say what weighed on his heart.
- I was ... I was so concerned to protect everyone ... I'm forgetting you ... and my daughter ... I'm sorry ... He try hold back his tears.
But with a sigh, he buried his face in his hands and whispered:
- I was a bad father ...
Hairless holds back a purr, rather let out a soft sound to console him:
- Yes, it's true, you made mistakes ... Hairless growled softly in his language, and that, only dragons and trollagons could understand.
The trollagon opened his wings, slowly resuming his troll shape.
- We are all deserve a second chance .... Branch murmured the last part and, exhausted too much, let drop his wings exhausting behind his back, without making them disappear.
Pepy looked up when he finished, intrigued by his words. What he saw made him widen his eyes:
In a few seconds, it was a gray troll with a deaf and hurt ear that held his daughter's body in his arms. Without warning, Pepy take Poppy away from him and pressed his ear on her chest. As he heard her heartbeat, tears of relief flood his eyes;
- You .. you save her ... you bring her back to me ... He cried without believing it
All the trolls began to shout in joy, celebrating happily. The one they had hunted for almost a year had just saved their princess, it was clear proof that dragons had never been mean. Branch was weakly approaching them to let his head fall against Poppy's chest, listening to her heart beat. He didn't realized how everyone was thanks him for save her. King Pepy can't help but laugh, ignoring the hand of Branch caressing his daughter's wounds ...
- LOOK ! Suddenly scream a troll.
The ash clouds were slowly dissipating, revealing the night sky ... It was filled with beautiful blue light.
- What is that ? Asked Biggie, are these stars?
- Mew, Mr. Dinkles said, he was on the back of a dragon, it was pretty swag
- These are the memories ... Aurora murmured, tears running down her cheeks
A first blue filament descended on them. The Trolls, not knowing what it was, panicked a little, moving away from the strange thing that seemed to be looking for someone. It finally float towards Heliokite, she moved away, a little frightened, resuming her troll form, naming Maya to make herself very small.
Finally, the filament collapsed around her blue light arm, going up to her head crowned by purple light hair. It seemed to gently kiss her forehead and disappeared. When she opened her eyes, she murmured:
- Trollex...
- Who is that ? Another precious stone? Asked Aqua, who had also just recovered his memory, Maya said nothing.
- Let's go home, Creek smiles widely
Aurora had lifted Branch, letting him lie on her back. King Pepy let him take his daughter in his arms, knowing that this was where she was the most in security. The blue eyes of the trollagon met that of her friend, Aurora smiled widely:
- Seems like you found your trollagon power ...
Branch smiled weakly, he kissed the forehead of his princess, giving her a look filled with love before closing his eyes and falling asleep, ignoring the trolls, trollagons and dragons who found the memory back around them:
- I think ... I have known it for a long time ...
With a sigh, he smiles widely
- ... it's protection.
Aurora only smiled as the world came black around them and that a little blue light come kiss Poppy's forehead.
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