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“Josh, wait for me” A red dragon called after his yellow brother.

“C’mon Sam, it took me forever to convince mom to see the comet, and I don’t want to miss it. If it weren’t for you, I would have just zapped there.” Josh replied

“Remember what mom said; even though you can use your boosted powers, that doesn’t mean you should.” Sam replied

Sam sped up and caught up with his brother, they walked out through the forest and found their destination; a flat rock broken up only by quartz veins. Sam looked up at the clear sky.

“We just made it.” Josh smiled

“Are you going to call to her” Sam smirked

Josh frowned at him “I shouldn’t have told you about that, please, please stop talking about it, I don’t want to get caught.”

“I won’t tell anyone, but I do want to meet her.” Sam promised.

Josh sighed “Maybe when it’s passed.”

A star lit up in the sky, burning brightly. The turned and watched it as it started to cut across the sky. They watched it for an hour, before it disappeared on the horizon. Josh was smiling, and Sam kept watching the sky.

“That comet only comes once every hundred thousand years.” Josh told his brother

“Can we call her now?” Sam asked excitedly

“Fine, hold on a minute.”

Josh closed his eyes and focused, after a few minutes he gasped and smiled.

“She’s coming.” He told Sam

They waited around for a moment, then suddenly a white dragoness flew into view from the sky, she landed gracefully next to the two brothers.

“Hey, you must be Sam.” She spoke

“Hi, your Grace, right?” Sam greeted her excitedly.

“That’s me.” She replied

“Josh has told me a lot about you.” Sam told her

“Has he?” Grace laughed

They heard a roar in the distance.

“That’s mom, probably wondering about us.” Sam told them

“She’s wondering about you, go ahead, I will be home soon.” Josh told him

Sam flew off, leaving Josh alone with Grace.

“He’s cute” She giggled

“Yeah, he’s been pestering me to meet you since he found out about you.” Josh told her

She nuzzled him, making him blush heavily.

“I’ve been waiting for you to tell your parents about me.” She said to him

“I don’t think I will” Josh sighed “They want me to be with another electric dragon.”

“What are we going to do?” Grace asked

He kissed her “Lets run away, our powers can make us rich, and we can live happily together without a care in the world, we can explore the galaxy together.”

She blushed at the kiss “But what about your family?”

“Forget them, they’re always pushing me to train my powers, then telling me not to use them.” Josh sighed “and they wouldn’t like you.”

Grace looked into his eyes, and laughed “Your serious”

“Of course.” Josh replied

“Then let’s do it, tomorrow night, meet me back here and we will leave, I can get us a portal out of here.” Grace told him

He nodded and laid down, she joined him, they stared at the sky together.

“Is it just me or are some of those stars going out?” Grace asked

“I noticed that too, it’s been happening more frequently, I think our system is passing in a dust cloud that is blocking out a lot of the stars.” Josh replied

“That makes sense.” Grace replied.

After a while, Josh got up and kissed Grace.

“That was to hold you off until tomorrow, then we will have our lives together” He smiled at her

Josh took off and flew home, he landed outside the front door and walked in. His mother was waiting for him.

“Did you enjoy the comet?” She asked

“Yeah, it was cool, the next one isn’t for twenty years.” Josh replied

“I thought you said it doesn’t come by except for every million years or so,” His mom told him

“It’s a different one, the same one will come back a while from now.” Josh answered “I’m going to bed.”

“Love you sweetie” She smiled

He climbed into bed, but couldn’t sleep for a while. He eventually fell into a sleep and dreamed of flying into the horizon with Grace.

Josh woke to Sam nudging him.

“What?” He asked

“It’s time for your training.” Sam told him

“Why don’t you come with me this time?” Josh told him

Sam smiled and nodded, they walked out of the house and over to a clearing they use as a training grounds. Josh practiced his daily moves for a while, before he took a break to talk to Sam.

“So, hey, I’m leaving tomorrow, and I don’t know when I’ll be coming back.” Josh told Sam

“You’re going with you know who?” Sam asked

“Yes, and I know mom and dad are going to question you, so when I’m gone, I want you to tell them everything, I’ll be long gone by the time they try to follow me.” Josh replied

Sam nodded “When you leaving?”

“Tonight, they won’t notice until noon tomorrow.” Josh answered

Sam nodded and smiled at him. “I’m happy for you, I wish I could come with, but I know I can’t leave mom and dad alone.”

Josh nodded “I also don’t think you can fly all the way.”

“I’ve been working on my dives and banks though.” Sam’s eyes made contact with someone behind Josh

Josh understood immediately “Oh, really, have you figured out that roll trick I taught you?”

“No, but I’ve been working on it.” Sam replied enthusiastically

Their mother chuckled behind them. “Boys” She shook her head and walked past them

Josh went back to his training, he blasted a dummy with a bolt of lightning, then flashed behind another and sliced its head clean off with his claws. After about an hour, they went back to the house, Josh sat down at the table and smiled when his mother handed him a plate of food.

“You did good with your training today.” She told him.

“Thanks” He replied, scarfing down the food.

He finished his meal and went to take a nap; he wanted all the energy he could get for his upcoming adventure. He woke up after the sun had set and snuck out of the house. He could hear his parents talking through their bedroom window. He felt a pang in his heart, but ignored it, his mind was already made, he was leaving tonight. He paused for a moment, mentally saying goodbye to all that he was used to. He said goodbye to his parents, his brother, his house, and his life here. Then he turned and flew to the star gazing rock. Josh felt his heart soar when he saw Grace waiting for him, she smiled at him when she landed, and he kissed her.

“I got us that portal, were getting off of this planet, and out of the system.” The white dragon nuzzled his neck.

Josh smiled, and they took off together, flying off into the horizon. They flew for hours before they approached a small city, it’s lights flickering in their vision. The city was silent when they landed, it was still late at night. Grace led them to an inn, and bought a room for the night.

“The portal opens tomorrow in the afternoon; we will have to stay here for the night.” She told him

Josh nodded as they entered the room, then blushed at the one bed. Grace laughed at him and laid down on the bed, motioning for him to curl around him. He did so shakily, unused to curling around another dragon. They quickly fell asleep cuddling each other.

“Sam!”

The red dragon opened his eyes. “What?”

“Where’s your brother? He didn’t come back last night.” His mother asked him

Sam looked between his mother and his father, then sighed.

“He ran off.”

“HE WHAT?” They yelled in unison

“He left, a while ago he met this girl, and he got tired of your constant pressure, so he left. When I found out about her, he made me promise not to tell until he left.”

His gather sighed “You honored your word, you’re not in trouble”

“Where did he go? And who’s the girl?” Sam’s mother asked

“He didn’t tell me where, but her name’s Grace, and she’s a white dragoness. Not sure if she’s an aether or a moon though.” Sam told them

They both sighed

“Of course, now he’s running off with some girl he barely knows.” His mother replied

“Actually, they’ve been together for two years.” Sam told them

“TWO?” His father exclaimed, and facepalmed “I should have seen the signs.”

They rushed out of the house and flew off, Sam smiled to himself, knowing that they won’t find him.

Josh woke up to a nuzzle on his check, he opened his eyes and smiled at Grace.

“Time to go.” She told him

They got up and stretched.

“I’ve never slept so good in my life.” She yawned

Josh blushed, and nodded in agreement. They walked out of the inn and checked out, then Grace led them to a random wall, and they waited. After a few minutes, a portal opened in front of them. Josh smiled brightly at Grace, who beamed back at him. They stepped through the portal together.

Sam heard his parents return after midnight, his mother was crying, and his father was consoling her. Sam knew that Josh’s training will be able to pay off now, he will be able to protect both of them. He was happy for his brother, and hoped he had a good life, even if he never sees him again.

Josh and Grace walked through the city, looking at all the wonders of the massive structures around them. She stayed close to them, and they held each other’s tails. The city was strangely quiet, but an armored dragon ran up to them.

“What are you still doing here?” He yelled at them.

“I’m sorry, we just got here.” Josh told him

Suddenly a huge crackling sound rumbled through the city, the soldier looked back in fear as a massive black void came into view, it crumbled everything it touched.

“RUN” The soldier yelled

The ran as fast as they could through the streets, the void behind them closed in. Josh grabbed the soldier and stopped him.

“Hold onto my wing, I can get us out of here, just tell us where to go.” He told him

The soldier nodded “The last portal is eighty clicks west of here.”

Josh closed his eyes and focused, he had never flashed with somebody else before, and as he turned to lightning, he felt himself dragging them with him. They instantly landed in a clearing with a portal in the center, the soldier rushed through and the other two followed. They landed in a strange clearing filled with dragons, they were rushing back and forth, talking and screaming. Josh rushed after the soldier but lost him in the crowd

“What was that?” He asked Grace

“I don’t know, I have never seen anything like it.” Grace replied

A pink dragon ran up to them turned to Grace

“You there, are you moon or aether?” She asked

“Aether” Grace gulped

“We need your help in the healing tent” The pink dragoness replied

They followed her into a tent with a big red plus on it, and saw many dragons and other species with various injuries laying on beds. Grace rushed to help them, and they stayed in the tent until the sun had set. In return for Grace’s help, they gave them a tent to stay in for a few days. Grace fell into bed, exhausted, while Josh went to find answers. He wandered around until he found a captain.

“Hey, do you know what’s been going on? I come from an outer ring planet.” He asked

“Nobody knows, we lost communication with the ML, our allies, then we started getting attacked by a lightless void, it destroys all that it touches, leaving nothing left. There is no way for us to fight it, we just have to keep retreating. Were safe here, for now, so rest up.” The captain told him

“Thanks” Josh replied

He walked back to the tent and quietly entered. He curled back around Grace and cuddled her, falling asleep in the warmth.

They woke to someone yelling outside the tent.

“Everybody in this wing, we are evacuating you to the capital, they have generously offered to take all of you in. Get ready to move in one hour.”

Josh yawned and smiled faintly at Grace.

“Morning.” He said to her

They got up and left the tent, a portal had been opened in the center, and they walked through it.

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END OF BOOK 3