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I woke in a cold sweat,my chest was heaving and my vision was blurry. I quickly scanned around. Adelind was fast asleep,with a light snore,with Ace,Dusk,Helix,Tyson and Kayel balled up beside her. I exited the room and checked on everyone else. Shadow and Nina were asleep,with Nina curled around their eggs,Val and Vez were sprawled out beside each other,Taro was out cold with a loud snore,Ator and Vanlith were curled up around their eggs and Sozenn and Cora were balled up in the corner of their room,their cubs underneath them. I was still panting a little as I shifted my gaze around the hall way,it was dimly lit and the sound of my snoring friends echoed down the hall. Was there a presence?

The light reflected into and stung my watery eyes,I could tell I'd been crying in my sleep. What had just happened? Was it a dream,a nightmare? I went back to my room,the sound of the door sliding open stirred Adelind. She obviously saw that I was distressed.

"Something wrong Tyro?" She asked softly so as not to wake the kids.

"Not sure",I said,"I had a dream where Wei double crossed us,killed Trent,and then nearly had us put down."

I lay beside Adelind,she lay a wing over me and wrapped my tail with her's as she licked me.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"When we went in to rescue a dragon who was going to be put to sleep,we were attacked,and because I was a coward,we were nearly put down ourselves."

I paused.

"They killed you,I said starting to sob,so brutally,and the kids,they...."

Adelind began to nuzzle me as I began to cry.

"It's okay my love",she said softly,"I'm right here,I'm right here."

She held me close and let me cry it out,which was what I needed right now,I needed to just let it come out. When I finally stopped crying I asked,

"Adelind,what went on in the five hours before we went to bed?" "I don't remember."

"Taro was putting you guys through basic training,when an Anthro showed up with his wounded mate." Adelind said,"After you and Shadow asked a few questions,Lung Wei sent a team to hunt down the attacker,he had an idea about who it was,but woludn't tell us."

I sniffled as I lay my head on Adelind's shoulder and closed my eyes. She started licking me across the snout. That,plus the heat coming off her body,helped to calm me down quite a lot. I pulled our cubs in closer,after that nightmare,I wanted them close by.

"I love you",Adelind said softly.

I licked her snout,"I love you too",I said as sleep once again caught hold.

The next morning,I was stirred by Adelind who was nuzzling me.

"Good morning my love,she said softly,did you sleep well?"

"I didn't have another nightmare I replied returning her nuzzle,"so that's good,you always seem have the best way of calming me down."

Adelind laughed and nuzzled me,"When you're as close to someone as we are,you learn a few things".

"Ahem",Shadow's voice came from the doorway. I had been so focused on Adelind,I hadn't heard him walk in.

"If you two love birds are done talking sweet",Shadow said sarcastically,"hows about we go get some chow?"

"First of all",I replied with sarcasm,"dragon." Second,if you ever call me a bird again,I'll kill you." "I'll keep that in mind",Shadow said",come on,let's get chow."

"Did someone say food?",Ace asked with a yawn.

Ace's comment stirred the others,who also yawned as they woke up. Shadow laughed,

"Yes",he said unsure of what Ace had said,"I believe I did."

I laughed as Adelind and I stood.

"Well,I said,the food ain't coming to us."

Adelind and I leaned against each other as we walked to the mess hall. Like it had when I'd woken from a coma,the aroma that the smoke carried filled my nose and made me drool.

"Is he supposed to be doing that?",Shadow asked motioning to me.

"He's just hungry",Adelind said defending me,"and the smell drives him nuts,leave him alone."

"He must really be a paw-full",Shadow said,"I don't understand how you can deal with a drolly mate,and five kids."

Adelind laughed,"I don't see you doing it."

"Please",Shadow said,"Nina and I are stopping at two."

We entered the mess hall. Like always,it was packed with humans and dragons,making conversation and enjoying the food that the chefs had cooked up. We took places in the corner and started talking.

"So your Shadow's mate.",Adelind asked.

A black dragoness was siting beside Shadow. She was a mixture of black and a shade of what looked like orange.

"Yes,she said,I'm Nina."

"You must be Adelind?"

"Yeah",Adelind said,"and this is Tyro."

"How do you do it?",Nina asked,"putting up with five kids?"

"It's not just me",Adelind said,"Tyro pulls a lot of the weight in our family,and he's good at it."

'When did you guys meet,Nina asked.

"I was four and she was two",I said,"we had gotten lost during flight lessons and we met in a clearing."

"How is that even possible",Shadow asked,"I've seen your file,when you entered Project Draco,you were thirty."

"I did not enter the Draco Project Shadow",I said,"I was placed in HDR,or Human Dragon Resurrection."

"Mind explaining that to me?",he asked with a bit of a growl.

"I don't know that much about it,I said rubbing my snout,"What i do know,is that they replace the dragon's mind,with the human mind. And the human mind then assumes control of the body."

"So,Nina asked kind of with a creeped out tone of voice,"your human mind,is controlling the dragon body",she looked like she was going to puke,"like a parasite?"

I did not know how to respond.

"I don't know",I finally said,"I have dragon parents,so I'm assuming that they did things differently with me."

"Okay,Shadow said,if what you say is true,where did you grow up?"

"The Tacoma Dragon Preserve",I said.

"Preserve,Nina asked,what the heck is a preserve?

"It's an area where dragon's live",Tyson answered in Draconian.

I had not taught them to speak English,and I had no intention of doing so,which means Shadow didn't understand him. He looked at Tyson,then at me and said,

"Care to elaborate?"

"It's a protected area where dragons live,I said,Tacoma is one of the larger and woody ones."

Shadow and Nina looked at each other,and then back at me,I could tell they did not believe me.

"Tell me more about these preserves,Shadow said as the chief brought us our food.

"Well,I said,there are quite a few of them." "I think around sixty or so,Tacoma is one of the larger ones,somewhere in the five biggest,The Great Pacific is by far the largest and most beautiful,that's where Ace was born."

"I was born in The Great Pacific?",Ace asked.

"Yeah",I said,you were,you took your first steps on the sandy,white beach right below our den."

Images of Ace walking for the first time replayed in my head. The scenery was indescribably beautiful,I'd love to back someday and show Ace the beach where he took his first steps.

"Were we born in the pacific?",Dusk asked.

"No",I said,"you and Helix were born on Tacoma,The Pacific is an amazing place,but it's not the best place for a pair of Mountain Dragons to raise their cubs,so we returned to Tacoma."

Shadow and Nina listened with perked up ears as I basically told the story of our life. How Adelind and I met,what we did when we left the nest,and the two years we spent in The Great Pacific. I also explained the difference between HDR dragons,PD dragons and Natural dragons,about the different breeds and how it influences the dragon's ability,about the preserves and basically how dragons stand in the world. When I finished the story,Shadow had a look of amazement on his face and Nina was wide eyed.

"Sounds like you guys have been through quite a bit together",Shadow said,"I'd love to travel with Nina one day like the two of you did."

"When this is over",I said,"why don't you and Nina come to Tacoma?"

"You guy's be right at home,and your kids will have no trouble finding friends and even mates."

"Could we,Nina asked Shadow,"it sounds like a nice place to raise a family,and I think Tyro and Adelind know what their doing."

"I don't see why not",Shadow said nuzzling Nina.

As we continued to talk,Adelind turned to me.

"How would we get home,Kayel and Tyson can't fly."

"I don't know",I said,"I could carry Tyson easy,but I'm worried about Kayel,she's so small and slippery."

Adelind and I carried on our conversation in Draconian,the language of the dragons,the entire time,Shadow and Nina were staring at us.

"Uh",Shadow said,"Tyro,what language are you speaking?"

"Oh",I stated,realizing we had fallen back into our native tongue,"sorry about the Draconian,but I can't stand speaking human language,I've been speaking Draco my entire life,so it just comes."

"It's an interesting language,Nina said,how'd you learn it?"

"I grew up speaking it,I said,my parents and grand parents speak it."

"That's what your kids are speaking,Shadow said,no wonder I can't understand them."

"Like I said,I grew up with it."

"Grew up with what,Hudson asked walking in.

"Wei needs you Tyro,Shadow and Nina,you guys too."

On Hudson's order,we headed for the command center. When we arrived,Wei and Taro were the only other ones there,besides Hudson.

"Shadow,Tyro and Nina,Taro said,we have a mission for you."

"What's the job,I asked.

"Your being sent to an old industrial complex,Taro said,a Project Draco escapee is hiding there,unbeknownst to the workers,but here's the hitch,she does not know that we are coming." "Also,the kid is young,our intel places her around Vez's age."

"Tyro,you'll be leading this mission,Shadow and Nina will be under your command,since you have the most military experience."

"Understood,i said,give me the details."

"This is the complex,Hudson said rolling out a map. It was large,I'd say around 40 acres.

"Scouts counted several hundred guards armed with assault weapons and around fifty or so guard dogs"

"Is this refinery out of commission,I asked.

"No,Hudson said,but,the high concentration of armed personal suggests it has been converted for alternate means."

"Your primary objective is to recover the Draco escapee,and get back safe,a secondary objective is recon of the facility and recovery of any intel you happen across."

"Tyro,all the intel in the world is not worth the lives of three elite soldiers,Taro said,if you are compromised,retreat."

"Understood,I returned.

"You have four hours to ready your equipment and make any arrangements you need."

Shadow and Nina turned and exited the tent,I stayed behind.

"Tyro,Taro asked,something on your mind?"

"Yeah,I said,after this mission,I'm leaving the resistance."

"I just don't want to raise my kids around this stuff,it's changing something inside of me,bringing out demons I didn't know I had."

I turned to Lung,"You agreed to burn anything on me if I choose to leave,I said,so after this mission,I am leaving."

"Where will you go Tyro,Wei asked.

"That is not your concern,I returned.

"I understand,Wei said,you wish to raise your family away from the war,I understand,there is no shame in such a wish,and I shall honor my promise."

"Thank you,I said turning and leaving the tent.

Adelind met me out front with the kids.

"What happened in there?"

"I got out,I said,after this mission,we are going home."

Adelind's eyes grew huge. "That's amazing honey,she said licking my snout,I'm homesick."

"I am too,I said licking her back,we leave tomorrow morning."

Adelind and i walked leaning against each other back to our room. The kids were jumpy about finally going home. I was too,finally being able to return home and breathe air that was heavy with the sent of wood,leaves and water,as opposed to this air,witch had a smokey,burny fume to it. We entered our room,Adelind and the kids lay down as I started inspecting my vest,running through my gear.

"Two blocks of C4,eight 105 rounds,1,000 .30-06" and so on.

Once everything was accounted for,I lay beside Adelind and put a wing over her as the kids clamored around playing with each other. It gave me a warm feeling watching them play.

"I hope our kids get along like that",Nina said appearing with Shadow in the doorway.

"They will if you raise them right,Adelind said"And it looks like we've done something right."

Shadow and Nina lay down in front of us as we started talking about how we raised our kids. They listened to us very closely. We talked for hours,around an hour before we were set to depart,Shadow said,

"Well it won't matter much,because Nina and I are coming to Tacoma with you and Adelind. I felt my eyes grow wide.

"Your serious?"

"Yeah,Shadow said nodding and his smile growing,Nina and I talked it over and decided we'd love to raise our kids at Tacoma,with you Adelind and my Dad close by."

I coludn't believe what I was hearing.

"Taro's coming too?"

"Yeah",Shadow replied.

As we continued to talk,a wave of sick swept over me,I felt like I was going to puke,but I didn't know why.

"You okay Tyro,Shadow asked,you just turned pale."

I looked at my paws,sure enough,they had gone from a dark tan,to pale white.

"I,I stuttered,I need to talk to Taro,I said,excuse me Adelind,Shadow,Nina."

As I left the room,the sickness grew worse and I began to get dizzy,I was seeing flashes of something being smashed,but it was so blurry,I couldn't make out what they were. When I got to Taro's room,I felt like I was going to collapse. He was laying on his side,his eyes glued to a wooden carving on a stand close to his bed.

"Tyro",he said standing up,"lay down,you look like your about to pass out."

He lay me on his bed and then sat on his haunches at the bedside,looking at me. As my dizziness faded,I was able to speak.

"Am I allowed to leave my cubs with my mate when I go on this mission,I asked.

I felt my body stop waiting for his answer.

"Yes,he said,why?

"Because I don't want them out of Adelind's sight."

"You sound exasperated,Taro said,what's got you all worked up?"

"Dunno,I said,I just had a wave of absolute sick come over me while I was talking with Shadow and Nina."

"Will you do me a favor?"

"Sure",Taro said,"anything,just name it."

"I want you to keep your eyes glued to Adelind,my cubs and the rest of my friends,something is very wrong here,and I don't want to take any chances,arm yourself if you have to,just make sure nothing happens to them,please."

"You got it brother,Taro said putting a paw on my shoulder,"I know what that feels like,and I'm here for you."

"In return,you make damn sure my son comes back alive."

"Yes sir",I laughed as he helped me up and I left his room.

When I got to my room I gathered up my cubs.

"Listen guys,I said,I've got to go do a job with Shadow and Nina,promise me you won't go out of the barracks,or your mother's sight?"

"We promise Dad,Ace and the others said.

"Adelind,i said turning to my mate,I've got Taro keeping an eye on the others,I know you can take care of yourself,but please,don't go anywhere with letting him know first?"

"I promise my love,Adelind said licking me.

"Do you two always do that",Shadow asked.

"Do what",I asked.

"Call each other "my love"?

"All the time,I said. Shadow smiled and shook his head.

After a few more minutes of talking,I left the room to talk to the others. I told them about my flash and what the conversation I had with Taro. All my friends agreed to keep eyes on each other until i returned. Shadow,Nina and I then gathered our equipment and went down to the docks. At the boat,we met by two anthros,a male and a female.

"Tyro",Shadow said,this is Hunter Firechaser,and his daughter Mnerolth."

"Good to finally meet you,Hunter said,I was starting to think I'd never get the chance."

"My Dad has told me a lot about you,Mnerolth said in a quiet voice,I could tell from her tone she was very shy,"he said you were a huge dragon,but I didn't think you were THIS big."

"I get that a lot",I said,"I've started taking it as a complement."

We laughed as we boarded the boat. As we headed out to sea,I began to wonder,what did my flash mean? I placed my head between my paws as Shadow and the others lay down on the deck. It was a four hour ride to the refinery and there was nothing to do but rest,and I needed the sleep,but coludn't take my mind off my kids and my flash. What did it mean? Was it a sign of things to come? What were the objects being smashed? Who was smashing them and why?" These thoughts raced through my head as the boat picked up speed and chased me to sleep. Sometime later,Mnerolth stirred me from my rest.

"Were coming on the refinery,she said,come on,I'll help you into your vest."

I stood as Mnerolth picked up my vest and slid it on me. It was soaked from the water that had found it's way over the side of the boat throughout the duration of the trip. It felt good against my scales. "Four minutes out,Hudson said,get your equipment together." Hunter,Shadow and Nina began gathering their gear. Shadow used the 20mm LRR and Nina used dual Ma Deuces. Their vests were jet black red markings. Their symbol was a white talon against a gold background,the words Strike Force Talon,were in black letters around the patch,and red embezzling covered the edges. The ranks of Captain and First Sergeant Major,clung to their shoulders. Hunter's choice of weapons was interesting. He was armed with an M60E4 machine gun,and an M27-IAR with a beta mag and M203 grenade launcher,as well as his Glock and Bowie knife. A scoped H&K G3 and AR-15 hung over Mnerolth's shoulders,in addition to a Colt .45 that hung lazily from her leg. Like her father,she had a large Bowie knife to complement her guns.

"What's the best way into the compound,I asked as Mnerolth tightened my vest's chest straps.

"Under the water,Hudson said,I'm gonna drop you guys off a thousand feet from the compound,how you get in,quiet or guns blazing,that's up to you."

Hudson brought the boat to a stop,then turned to us.

"I'll be back in two hours,and Tyro?" "Try not to die this time."

I laughed,"You worry about yourself old man."

With that,I jumped over. The water hitting my scales chilled me to the bone,but it felt amazing. The lights from the refinery were reflecting in the water,lighting the sea floor. I could see all the coral and fish,and even a few Great White sharks swimming lazily about. Swimming,was to say the least,difficult for me. I'm used to climbing up and down the mountains at Tacoma,this was new to me,but with some help from Shadow,I managed.

As we approached the beach head,I could just make out a lone guard. Slowly emerging from the water,I pounced and broke his neck,his death was clean and painless. The others joined me on the beach,shaking the water from their gear and weapons. Hunter had opened the dust cover of his M60 as well as our SAWs to drain the water from them.

"Let's move",I said,Anthro's no noise knives only. Feral's,claws and teeth."

Crawling low,on our stomachs,we approached a hill top that over looked the refinery. Mnerolth took her G3 from her back,screwed a suppressor to the barrel and started scanning the area through the scope. '

"Lots of guards,she said with a bit of snarl,dogs,MG nests,and two RPGs."

"Can you drop them",i asked.

"Not without raising the alarm",she replied,"their all bunched up."

Our lives just got more complicated.

"That's right you dumb human,just a little further..."

A single bullet left the barrel of Mnerolth's G3,dropping the human face down in the sand,out of sight of his buddies.

"That's my girl",Hunter said.

"Move",I ordered,"Mnerolth,you stay behind and cover us,move as needed,but let us know."

"Got it",Mnerolth replied as we descended from the hill and into the refinery. The sounds of chatter and heavy equipment filled the air,masking our footsteps perfectly. With caution,we moved between two giant boilers to evade a passing patrol. They walked by as we lowered ourselves to the ground. They were talking in a language I didn't understand,but apparently Hunter did,because he looked stressed.

"What are they saying?",Nina asked.

"They found the hiding dragon,Hunter snarled,there interrogating her right now."

Hunter and Nina talking had alerted one of the guards. He started into the space between the boilers. I pounced,locking my maw around his neck and tearing his throat out before he could give us away.

"Flawless",Mnerolth called over the radio,"your clear for about a hundred feet,get across the road,and duck behind the evaporator,there's a hatch you can use to get below ground. After that,you can crawl along an empty pipe,the HVI should be in the room right below the first crack." "Break it and drop down,you'll take them by complete surprise."

"Rodger,I called,everyone move now."

We crossed the street and ducked back into the dark.

"Stop where you are,Mnerolth called,guard,he's mine."

A faint crack echoed in the distance and the guard droped face down in the dirt.

"Your clear",she called,"move,the hatch is about forty feet to your right."

Hunter let out a hushed laugh,"I did something right,if only her mother was here.."

"There's the hatch,I said,let Hunter go first,Shadow then you and Nina,I'll bring up the rear."

"Once you go under,Mnerolth said,I'll lose you,so be carefull."

"We will"I said as I droped through the hatch.

I landed a little hard on the metal floor and quickly retrated into the darkness with my friends. The room was huge,I'd say 30,000 sq feet. It was likly a storage faclilty. The metal beneath my paws reminded me of the nightmare about the carrier.

"Been a while since I been here",Hunter said,"this is where I met Mnerolth's mother." "She threw me through the fuckin wall,just a complete hard-ass."

Shadow laughed,"like what you did to Dad?"

"Exactly like that."Hunter laughed,"It was love at first sight."

"All right,I said with a bit of a laugh,"enough love stories,we got a job to do,Mnerolth,what's our location?"

"Your right around where their keeping the HVI,Mnerolth called back,get out of that warehouse and into the one next to you,that's where the HVI is being held."

"Right,I replied were,moving now." We sprinted along the dark edges of the warehouse,it was quite long,taking us half a minute to cover it.

"Looks like someone already took the liberty of opening the door",Shadow said with a shake in his voice.

We could hear much talking coming towards us.

"Care to clue us in Hunter",I said arming my MK-48 and my SAW.

"Think were in the mess hall,Hunter said cocking his M60.

"Crap,Shadow said,the mess hall!?!"

"I see three guards coming toward you,Mnerolth called,I'll wait for the lead to enter before I fire,then you guys get him."

We lined ourselves against the door. I felt my claws come out as Hunter pulled his knife from it's sheath. As the guard entered,Hunter sank his talons into his head,covering his mouth so he could not scream and plunged his knife into his chest. The guard managed to draw his sidearm,but died before he could employ it.

"That was perfect Dad",Mnerolth called,it's clear,move into the other hanger."

Quietly as we could,we entered the hanger. As we entered,the HVI was being tortured by two men. At the same time,Shadow and I pounced,locked our maws around their necks and killed them.

"Damn",Nina said,"that was perfect."

Now we got a good look at our HVI. She was a skinny,little hatchling,nowhere near Vez's age,closer to Tyson. Her coloration was strikingly similar to Nina's. Her horns and claws and been cut off,a big gash was out of her side and a cut on her left eye,which was grey and cloudy. She was chained the floor and muzzled. Laying in a puddle of her own blood.

"Shit",Shadow said,"intel was way off,and in my experience,that's usually bad."

Hunter came over and undid the muzzle and chains. The little dragon weakly thanked him for it as he picked her up.

"Your two hours are up,Hudson called,what's you OS Tyro?"

"HVI is secure,I said,we are making our way to exfill point now."

We exited the building,went around back and took off,touching down on the boat a minute later. Hudson was shocked when he saw the dragon we'd rescued.

"That's the HVI,Hudson asked,that can't be right,can it?"

"She was all their was",I said shrugging off my vest and laying down.

"To late to go back in,Hudson said starting the boat,let's go home."

I fell into a light sleep as Hudson gunned the boat home. Sometime later,the boat came to a soft stop and Hudson shook us awake.

"I'll take your gear to your rooms later,he said,it's 2 AM,go get some sleep."

Groggily,Shadow,Nina and I stood and walked back to our rooms. Taro was sitting on his haunches just inside the barracks,his 20mm strapped to his back,he was all droopy eyed.

"Thanks' Taro,I said as I walked in,it means a lot to me.

"Tell me in the morning,he said shutting the door and locking it. When I entered my room,Adelind lifted her head and looked at me,her eyes were sagging and I could tell she'd fought to stay awake. I lay beside her and put a wing around her,falling asleep as soon as my head hit my paws.

I don't know what time it was,but sometime later,Hunter burst through the door,panicking,and waking us all up. He ran to Shadow's and Nina's room. Something was wrong,very wrong,I heard Nina scream and Shadow yell. I ran to their room,

"What's wrong,I asked now wide awake.

"The eggs",Hunter said turning white,"they've been crushed!"

I felt my heart stop,it went from racing,to nothing. Taro came in behind me,groggy and sleepy,

"What the hell are you all screaming about?"

"Our eggs got crushed",Nina sobbed.

Taro was knocked wide awake,"By who",he growled.

"I don't know,Hunter said,I was walking by the hatchery,and saw them all crushed."

"That's what my vision was",I said turning white,"the eggs being crushed...."

Things spiraled out of control from there,Shadow directed all his rage at me for not telling him,only calming down when I pined him against the wall,after that,he was a wet mess. Taro sent us all back to our rooms and stayed with his son. Even in my room,I could hear Shadow and Nina sobbing. I didn't blame them,I coludn't. As I entered,I saw Adelind had been woken by the commotion.

"What was that?",she asked in a low voice.

"Somebody crushed Shadow and Nina's eggs,I said with a crack in my deep voice as I lay beside her,and all the others along with them."

I felt nothing but sorrow for Shadow and Nina,their chance to be parents had been taken away from them.Adelind went white,

"That could have been Ace and our kids."

"I know,I said,pulling my cubs,who were now wide awake,and frozen with fear,as close as I could get them.

"Will he come for us",Tyson asked with a shiver,"I don't want to die!"

"Not while there's a breath in my body",I said nuzzling him,"I will keep you kids safe."

"Tyro,Adelind whispered in my ear,what if he does come for them?"

"If he dares to show me his face,I said in a low growl,I will kill him on the spot."

I licked Adelind trying to calm her down.

"He will not take them from us,not while I live."

Adelind looked at me,and then fell back to sleep. I was wide awake,watching the door,ready to pounce on and kill anything that waled through it. After sometime,The sounds of snoring were again echoing down the halls,which chased me into a light sleep. I was stirred hours later by a crash down the hall. The crash woke up Adelind and the kids.

"What was that,I asked as my protective instinct kicked in.

"Could it be the killer",Adelind asked wit a shake.

"I don wanna die,Tyson said burring himself under Adelind and taking Kayel with him.

"Were about to find out,I said exiting the room.

Taro was outside,fangs bared and snarling at the possible intruder,and killer.

"What is it,I asked. "I don't know,Taro snarled,but it's big."

Taro and I went to investigate. Crawling low,on our stomachs,we went to the corner. A hulking,black mass came around the corner. I pounced,sinking my claws as deep into it's flesh as I could. The thing roared with pain and tried helplessly to escape from underneath me,the more it fought,the tighter I held it.

"You have 40 seconds before I rip your throat out,so talk."

The thing didn't speak,it only snarled at me and struggled all the harder.

"Taro,I shouted,get the lights."

The lights came on,pinned underneath me was the hatchery guardian. His paws were covered in a fluid that stunk horribly. I knew instantly what it was.

"YOU",I snarled as I bared my fangs,"YOU CRUSHED THE EGGS!"

His face turned to fear. I snarled at him,sinking my claws even deeper into him.

"Get this traitor out of my sight",I snarled as I knocked him cold.

Taro and Sozenn dragged him out while I went to talk to Shadow. He and Nina were curled up around each other,both of them were sobbing. Shadow,I said. He looked at me,tears streaming down his face.

"We got him."

"You did?",he sniffled.

"Yeah I said,it was the guardian of the hatchery." I felt my claws come out,"Once I get what I want out of him,I give my permission to do with him,what you see fit."

"Tyro",Hudson's voice came from the door,"you need to see this."