TBD:BK 2 Chapter 4 Painless

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Chapter 4

Painless

Josh was shocked when he had heard the words that came out of Sparx's mouth. It took him a moment to digest and analyze Sparx's word to understand what he had said. Replaying them in his mind, it had a crystal clear meaning. When he had asked who Demex was, Sparx's reply floored him.

"Yes. I do. He's my step brother."

'Maybe this was a different Demex. Who knows? There could be a lot of Demex named dragons in this Realm'. He thought to himself, trying to make some sense. He knew for a fact that Sparx only had one brother. That was Spyro. What if he did have a step brother? It was too impossible. Or was it?

Wait….

~FLASHBACK~

Time Frame: Chapter 24, Back Again, The Blue Dragon

Demex then began telling his parents and friend his story; the full story. Like where he went, who he met, and what actually happened. But he didn't disclose to them the fact that he had found a mate.

~END OF FLASHBACK~

Once the cogs started spinning, it didn't stop. The memories flooded him like a dam opened up. Demex had told him of his family. He remembered clearly that he told him that his father was a dragon named Malefor, and his mother was a dragoness named Nomex. He had two brothers, Spyro and Delnok.

'Wait a minute…' thought Josh as he remembered something. 'Malefor…is his father…that dragon was…the evil dude…from Dawn of the Dragon. What the heck? Is he a good guy then! What's going on!'

Josh's mind was ablaze with questions. He can understand that Malefor was Demex's father. But…wasn't the guy a bad guy? And when Demex talked about him…he was completely different from how he was portrayed in the game. Was this the same Malefor? He wasn't sure. But he would take Demex's word on it. If he said he was good, he would be good. But back to the topic at hand, he needed to meet Demex. He was lost in a world where he didn't know a thing. He needed to contact him, and he needed to fast.

"I'm Sparx by the way, who are you and why are you looking for my step brother?" asked Sparx.

"I'm Josh. It's very…," he began to think quickly. "…important; I need to speak with him urgently." he replied.

"Good then! You can come with me! I'm going to meet up with him anyway at Warfang." said Sparx.

"It's good to have a traveling partner." said Josh, turning around to and heading back into the forest.

"Where are you going?" asked Sparx. Josh faced him back and raised a brow.

"What?"

"What are you doing walking? We could be flying there." Josh smiled sheepishly.

Josh had two good reasons why he chose to walk. One, he didn't know a single thing on how to fly. Two, his back hurt. His wings actually hurt when he tried to move it. But the latter is going to be his excuse.

"I can't. My back hurts. I injured myself earlier. Now its sore." said Josh, using the excuse. Sparx sighed.

"I guess we'll just have to walk then. It's not far from here. About two hours I guess. Let's go." said Sparx.

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The journey wasn't that much boring actually. Sparx and Josh got along pretty well. Josh asked many questions to Sparx, who gladly answered them; mostly questions involving Demex's legacy. From what he had learned from Sparx, apparently, Demex had been a hero of this realm. He was surprised to hear such heroic feats from his friend. He truly was different. This information made Josh even more excited to meet Demex in person…or in dragon form.

In a matter of minutes, their journey had come to an end, as Warfang was now insight.

"Wow…" said Josh as he let his eyes marveled at the sight. It was magnificent, more so, stupendous. It was nothing like he had ever seen. The walls were taller than he had imagined. They were made of bricks that looked old, yet sturdy. The place was even bigger when they got close. Walking under the arch, buildings that were made by moles rose around him. Some had dome shapes whilst others were square towers. They were mostly brown in color, no doubt original colors faded by the coming of time. It made him feel small, and that was a lot, since he was big dragon after all. He wondered what Sparx would have felt. He was teeny tiny compared to the colossal buildings around him. But what intrigued him was the lack of activity. It was like a ghost town. No one was hanging around. It was just the two of them. A dragon and a dragonfly, walking along a silent brick made street.

"Where is everybody?" asked Josh clueless.

"Haven't I told you already?" said Sparx, looking at him.

"You did?"

"Yes."

"Tell me again?" Sparx sighed out of exasperation,

"Today's the Annual Dragon Gathering." Josh nodded, sticking it to his head.

"I think we should head to the Library first. Demex works there." suggested Sparx.

"Okay then. Let's go." said Josh, having Sparx lead the way.

The two went down the empty streets of Warfang, heading to the Warfang City Library. The two stepped down the steps and ended up at a somewhat square. There was a fountain at the middle, some chairs located around it. Sparx looked around and smiled. There, at one of the buildings, was Demex's workplace. The two headed up the steps leading up to the humongous building.

It was a large building, with marble steps that end up to two big double doors, leading to the inside. This was the right place. The two entered the double doors and were amazed at the size of the interior.

The two of them looked up and found that the sunlight came in from the large window up above. It streamed down, illuminating the spacious room below. The floor was made of elegant marble that had markings and distinct patterns. As they walked to the side, heading for the information desk, they passed by rows upon rows of books and scrolls. It was quiet inside and it was obvious for one reason. This was the Warfang City Library of course.

"Big place isn't it?" asked Sparx rhetorically.

"Indeed." said Josh, surprised at the gigantic size of the Library. He had never seen a library so big!

"Hello!" called out Sparx.

The sound reverberated around the marble walls, filling the empty hallways of Sparx comical sounding voice. The sound repeated for a few times, gaining no answer for the two. Josh even tried himself; his voice a few decibels higher than Sparx.

"Maybe no one's here. Everyone must be at the Dragon Gathering." suggested Josh. Sparx shook his head.

"That's impossible. Demex is a librarian. A librarian has to be present here at all times." said Sparx.

"Maybe he's not the only librarian…maybe this library has two librarians…it's big enough to need the help of two." said Josh.

"You do have a point…" said Sparx

"What are you two doing here?" said a mature sounding voice behind them.

The voice almost scared the heck out of Josh. He turned around in an instant, his tail almost swiping Sparx who ducked right on time. Josh recognized the dragon as a he, a little older than him, with green scales and two yellow horns. He was slightly disturbed a little, as he noticed that one of the eyes of the dragon was white, whilst the other was brown. He was blind at the left eye.

"What are the two of you doing here?" he repeated. Josh forced himself to stop staring and answer back.

"We're looking for a dragon named Demex." he asked.

"Have you seen him?" asked Sparx, looking as well at the odd dragon.

"Oh, you mean my co-worker? Demex?" asked the dragon. The two nodded.

"Do you know where he is?" asked Josh. He smiled.

"Well, he's attending the Annual Dragon Gathering along with his family." said the dragon. Josh nodded. He now knew their next destination. Wherever the Gathering was held…

"Thank you for the information." said Josh.

"My pleasure; and if you would be willing to wait, let me come with you. I'm closing the Library anyway. And my name is Errol." said Errol with a smile.

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"AH!" she screamed as loudly as she can. "Please stop! Stop! I can't take it anymore! Please stop!"

But they didn't.

She kept screaming. Screaming as the attacks never ceased. It was driving her crazy. Any moment she could blow.

And she did.

She laughed; like she had never laughed before in her entire life. Her chest was heaving up and down, making her attackers go up and down as well. Her voice came out, a sweet sound as her vocal chords collided. Even her attackers laughed along as well. They were having a great, fantastic time.

"Kids, get off Fira." came a voice, a deep throaty one, from behind them. Fira turned her head, getting an upside down vision, of a dragon, cobalt blue scales and a faded cyan underbelly.

"But dad…" groaned one of the younglings; the dragon smirked.

"No buts Felix; don't make me come over there and tickle you guys as well. Anyways, the food is ready." The dragon named Felix, much like his mother, same scale colors, stood up quickly.

"Come on Damien, let's go!" A dragon, yellow scaled and blue underbelly dragon, stood up.

"Okay!" chirped Damien and the two boys ran off, leaving the two females and two adults left behind. A green dragoness scoffed at the actions of her male cousins. Her scales were colored light emerald which accentuated her off gold underbelly.

"Boys will be boys…" said the dragoness as she stood up.

"Right you are Serenity." said another dragoness, bearing cobalt blue colored scales and a faded cyan underbelly.

"Let's go Demila!" said Seren, calling out her friend. Demila nodded and the two girls ran off to the direction the boys went of as well.

Demex chuckled and helped Fira up. "Did I come at the right moment?" Fira smiled.

"Of course you did. You always come at the right moment." she said, giving him a peck at the cheek.

"Thanks. And you always come at the right moment, if I ever need saving." said Demex, intertwining his tail around hers. Fira smiled, and the couple walked off, heading to where they had set up the food for the day.

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