Author's note:

 *Mighty is actively biting at a black wolftiger with brown stripes and a fish-like tail* The other wolftiger has a sign that reads  " Might do another entry to this series where Bdubs finds out about little Grian and False. I've got an idea of a protective!Iskall goin' through my mind... Enjoy."*

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((takes place in the same universe of Not so Demised and Two more Young))

Iskall's POV:

 I flapped my wings as I flew over the graveyard. The death message of Grian flashed through my mind as I growled and breathed a small flame for warmth.

 It has been a few weeks and nothing has gotten better. The other hermits are still children, and Doc has been trying to take care of all of them. Little Tango, in a fit of anger and fear, teleported himself and Impulse to Zedaph's base. 

 Doc told me that he doesn't want anyone else finding out about the now claimed 'missing' hermits that were present in the server. The creeper cyborg was very straight with me by telling me that he was keeping the little ones under lock and key no matter what. 

 This led to today. Grian dying in the Dragon Bro cave after some TNT exploded. I landed in one of the dead tree branches that were still attaches to the tree. My tail twitched as I scanned the graves. 

 It's kind of sad looking at who died in the game. It's worse when they wake up as small children and don't really know what's going on anymore. Only some of them, the older ones like Ren and Stress, know what's going on. 

 I climbed down from the tree and looked around the graveyard. A small cry was coming from the freshest looking grave.

 There you are bud... 

 My tail twitched as I dug at the grave until I got to the coffin chest. I gently burned the latches and yanked the top open causing the cries to stop. 

 The tiny red and yellow dragon stared at me; his body was covered in burns and torn skin. The little Grian whined at me as he moved into the corner, " No, No... It'ssss me, Iskall..." I whispered as I pointed at my eye. I lowered my tail into the hole causing Grian to grab ahold of it while shuddering. 

 " Iskalll...." Grian forced out of his muzzle as I gently moved him from my tail to my arms. I was about to take off when another message popped up.

 False....

 A small puff came from the air as dust and dirt settled around Grian and me. I held Grian close as my tail thrashed. Another one of us dead. Both deaths were of us dragon hybrids. I sighed as I stuck my forked tongue out, " C-come on Grian, " I put him on my back, " Let's get False and quickly get out of here befo-"

 " Iskall?" 

 Shoot. 

 I stood up as my tail twitched, " Hi... Doc..." I greeted as my ears flicked. Doc narrowed his eyes, " What are you doing dragon?" he questioned with a frown. My tail thrashed, " N-nothing, Doc... Just helping Grian and False out.... We're still bros, after all..." I told him.

 Doc pushed back me as I repositioned Grian on my back. The little dragon's tail wrapped around my waist as he whimpered in my ear. I moved my hand back and gently ran my claw on his head, " Shhh... I'll get you home soon..." I whispered to him, " Just stay hidden..." 

 I turned my attention back to Doc as he used a shovel to dig False's new grave out. A mere couple of seconds later, and Doc brought out the small yellow and dark blue dragon still swimming in tattered clothes. 

 " Well, let's get Grian and go back to the base." Doc smirked slightly. I nodded at him, " Yeah, do you think I can see False? Calm her down a bit?" I suggested with a beak filled grin. Doc nodded tiredly as he handed me False. 

 I sighed as I removed Grian from my back as soon as Doc walked away. My wings flapped as I narrowed my eye. Sorry Doc. I need to protect both your health and these two... 

 I flapped my wings again and took off into the sky. I could hear Doc shouting German words at me as I dodged his trident. I continued to fly until I was back at Sahara. Mumbo was standing as the doorway and scratching his bare, scaly back against the wall. 

 " O-Oh Iskall! Sorry if thissss isn't really bro... I-I I just don't have wings, so I thought it would be okay to scratch my back." Mumbo stuttered as his ears lowered. I sighed, " Mumbo, you are fine man.... J-Just help me bring these two inside...." I handed Mumbo the tiny False. Mumbo's eyes widened as his ears perked up. 

 The two of us quickly hurried the little ones into the building and down into the dragon-y base. Mumbo's tail twitched, " I fixed it and added a small homey area because flying back to my base was annoying..." he mumbled as I nodded. 

 Grian's tail twitched as he nuzzled against my muzzle, " Iskallll..." he purred as I sat him down onto the bed. The little dragon's muzzle twitched as he stuck his tongue out. Grian flopped over as he twitched his ears. 

 Mumbo sat False down next to Grian. The two dragons yawned and nipped at each other. I smiled as my tail twitched, " We can't let Bdubs know about this..." I glanced up at Mumbo, " Why?" he whispered as his tail twitched. 

 I explained to him about how aggressive Bdubs has gotten ever since his transformation. 

 " He has been buying out our stock and openly campaigning against us....I get that he's with IDEA, but he's been getting more boastful and fiery about it... Finding out about what happened to Grian would set him off." I sighed as a hiss escaped from my muzzle. 

 Grian's ears twitched at the sound of his name, " Mrrr?" " he pawed at my leg. I stroked his mangled, dirty hair with my claw. Mumbo's tail twitched, " You've... You've brought up a good point...." he sighed as I nodded. 

 So it was decided, Mumbo and I would hide Grian and False away from the others outside of maybe Netty and the Evolutionists. They at least have the right to know why Grian had stopped communication. 

 Mumbo called Netty as I cleaned Grian up. I took my eye piece off and set it down onto the sink as I put the dragon into the tub after removing all the tattered clothes. Grian huffed at me as I looked at the deep burn marks that were in his body. 

 I sighed, " Grian, You'll be okay... Just let me clean up and fix these wounds, okay?" I tried to smile as the dragon huffed at me. Grian kept breathing fire at the faucet in order to keep water from coming out. 

 The little hermit snipped at my hand as I finally got the water out and cleaned the soot off of him. I sighed as Mumbo leaned into the room, " Hey, Netty's coming over with some new clothes and help with False-y..." he smiled showing his small fangs. I nodded at him as I got a towel and scooped Grian up causing him to huff more as his tail thrashed. The little hermit's tiny wings flapped as he squeaked. 

 I carried Grian back into the main room and laid him down. Grian struggled again as he squawked at me, " Nev again!" he hissed as he bared his teeth. I gave him a light chuckle, " I won't, G...." I mused as I quickly went back to get my robotic eye. 

 After putting the eye back on, I sat down on the ground and let Grian nibble at one of my ears. False was fast asleep against a large pillow that was in the shape of an ender dragon. 

 ((Mighty pup is biting at a black wolftiger with brown stripes's tail. A sign is on the ground that reads " An hour later "))

 Mumbo allowed Netty into the small home area. Netty's tail twitched as she frowned, " Oh dear..." she sighed as her tail twitched. The hybrid brought out two shulker boxes, one red and another yellow. 

 I took the red box with my tail and moved it over to where Grian had made a nest of blankets for himself. I tapped the nest causing the little dragon to perk up and hiss at me. I frowned at him, " Come on buddy... Do you want the food?" I questioned as I pulled up my inventory and brought out a thing a steak. 

 " Iskall, I know that Grian is basically a carnivore, but he still has a severe lack of teeth mate." Mumbo frowned as he gently picked the little False up. The yellow dragon started to nip and growl at suddenly being lifted. 

 False bit Mumbo's claw and snarled, " False-y no.... You are still just as hurt as Grian... Maybe worse..." he whimpered as his ears went down. Netty looked over the little False, " Yeah... she's got some pretty bad burns.... I mean, it doesn't seem like anything is broken though... oddly enough." her tail twitched as she took False from Mumbo. 

 The dragon hybrid snuffled and twitched as Netty took both False and the yellow box to the bathroom. I looked at Mumbo, " I know, but we have to do something in order to get Grian to calm down..." 

 I ripped a piece of the steak off and put it on top of the nest. Grian stuck his forked tongue out and wrapped it around the meat before dragging it back to his nest. Grian ate the steak with a wiggle of his body. 

 I sat down on the bed that the nest was built on causing Grian to twitch his tail. Grian finished eating the steak piece before crawling next to me. Mumbo sat down on the ground as Netty joined us with a cleaned up False. 

 " I'll come back in a few days to check on these two... " Netty smiled as she left. I yawned as my tail twitched causing Grian to squeak in response. I laid down as Grian crawled underneath one of my wings.

 Mumbo laid down too as False climbed onto his back. The hermit sighed, " We just need to make sure that Bdubs and Doc don't find us...." his tongue stuck out as he grabbed a blanket and curled up against it. I nodded silently as I slowly fell asleep with Grian close by me.