Week Twenty Five: Recap

  Xeq took to the skies. Leaving Mioko, the wolf, and the kitsune was hard but still, he had to get to his brother. His heart beat steady and he felt the air once again. Darting through clouds for amusement, Xeq never thought he’d know what it was like to fear never flying again but now here he was.

  Mioko told Xeq that he would have to make the trip every now and then to continue training. Xeq agreed even though he was planning on stopping to rest for a few hours since the timezones were different the closer he got to his hometown.

  He made a couple of suggestions as he danced amongst the cloud, which was too low for his liking but he felt the need to be a bit more reckless. He could probably stop at Mikey’s for a bit since it wasn’t exactly him using all of his energy. After all, Mikey’s parents love him and Vile. They wouldn’t think twice about letting him stay a night. Maybe even a week if it ever came down to it.

  The transformation made him feel invincible. There was no doubt that Xeq was born again. The powers that came with this Hydra’s heart consumed him and made him a new dragon. Xeq nodded. The documenters of dragons would have to make a need species for his kind. Then again, were there are documenters. Xeq smirked, maybe he should do it. Shaking his head as he thought of the pain he had gone through he frowned. No, if anyone was stupid enough to try that he have to kill them instead. He gave up too much for these powers. He had to die and hope that the hydra’s heart who rebuild him. Who was there to say that it worked more than once? What other hydras were there to try it on? Xeq’s eyes widen, there was him, but he didn’t know if he was considered a hydra since he didn’t start out as one.

  Xeq shook his head. And then there was Vile, the only original hydra left from that hydra he had defeated. If anyone touched his little brother he’d take them out faster than they’d blink. Xeq sighed. He hoped that he could find Vile, since Vile fell into the Atlantic he wasn’t worried, he would wake up breathing at the bottom of the ocean but he’d be alive and that’s all that matter.

  Xeq sighed. Vile, where are you?

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  Hera embrace Vile as Vile, Curt, and Taco entered his hotel room. “You did it!” She exclaimed with a beaming smile.

  Vile growled and pushed her away. “I killed someone.” He shook his head.

  “But you have not trouble hearting your heartbeat yes?”

  Vile’s eyes squinted, touching his chest he balled his hand into a fist.

  “All that for a heartbeat?” Vile bared his teeth. “I call that a chance to lose it.”

  Hera frowned. “Now. Now, Vile.” She shook her head. “Don’t get upset, your brother did qute the trick, he did.”

  Vile raised an eyebrow. “My… brother?”

  “Yes! The one you call ‘brother’?” Hera questioned. “Of course, your real brothers are dead but you ‘brother’ has been reborn!”

  Vile shook his head. “You’re not making any sense.” He frowned.

  Hera smiled. “You’ll find him at that poor excuse of a Norwegian Dragon’s house.”

  “Mikey’s?”! Vile exclaimed and then lunged at Hera.

  Hera smiled, then faded, leaving Vile to crash into the foot of his bed.

  Laying on the floor, Vile groaned.

  Taco grinned. “Critical hit!”

  Curt and Taco high fived and laughed before the two helped Vile up. “Don’t be too harsh on yourself, Vile.” Curt smirked.

  Vile sighed. “I came out here to find my brother, Hera spews nonsense and then tells me the location of my brother.” Vile frowned. “Should I go home and wait for him there instead?”

  Taco shook his head. “If that is what you left for then go and meet up with him.”

  Vile shook his head. “I don’t even know where he is right now, where he was…”

  Curt shrugged. “Ask him when you see him.” He grinned. “All you have to do is make sure that you meaning us and our amazingness!”

  Vile let out a smile laughed. “Sure thing.”

  “And don’t forget.” He grinned. “You changed this generations fate!” He smirked. “Now that Llyod’s not here to play the part the twelve labors won’t be done and none of that mess technically happened in this time period.”

  “Or, they could be done by someone else.” Taco shrugged.

  Vile sighed. “Not in the mood to think that someone else is going to come after me okay, Taco?”

  Taco nodded. “Well, you’re brother’s not going to get any closer and you sure are not going to get any happier if you stay here sulking.” Taco grinned.

  “We give our emails and we stay in contact?”

  Vile shrugged and then looked at Curt.

  “Sure!” He smiled. “Why not?”

  After exchanging emails, Vile, Taco, and Curt headed back to the beach where Vile said good bye to his two new friends. Taking to the skies, he watched as Taco and Curt high fived once more and then Taco jumped into the water, reverting a crab and then oddly changing into little hot dots and then disappearing. Curt on the other hand did the human approach of leaving the battle ground and entered his car, driving off and heading to the airport so that he could go home.

  Vile would have offered a ride but he wasn’t sure if Curt could take the altitude. After all, he hadn’t read anything or Iolaus. Maybe he could when everything settled down but for now, he flew until he found a comfortable place to dive. He usually took to the skies, pretending like he was closer to Xeq because he could fly but swimming was faster and more of a clam trip for him. Feeling the water against his skin and his wings transforming to gills he smiled. He’d emerge at the lake side where the three would usually go to train and then head to Mikey’s by air. It was good to see the little guy again, hopefully, nothing too bad happened while he went searching for his brother.