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( sorry I haven't been on, I was ill yesterday)

The male smirked at Thunderstorm, here was a familiar face. 'Alright oh gracious leader Thunderstorm, but surely you recognise an old friend' Tan said, grinning. He jumped off Scar, eyeing him only briefly before turning back to Thunderstorm. 'Well when I say old I don't really mean old, but...I assume you know what I mean, now where might the rest of the happy crew be at this time of day' he said, still smiling, but completely ignoring Scar. He had no business with what they were to talk about, he just wanted to find the others.

Slipstream raced after Mistclaw and Glacia, trailing only a few steps behind them, but slowed down when they neared the bottom. He saw the other dragons just as he was about to run into their view as well, and he quickly dived into some nearby trees to stop himself from being seen. He watched, trying to keep his breathing low and regular so that he wouldn't be spotted.

'Well Wolfbane is your brother-in-law, but I suppose that isn't really the same as a real brother-' Sunfire started, but stopped when Freefall began joking about it. She shook her head, Freefall really didn't have any idea about gaining independance, he had probably been a bit of a mummy's boy when he was a chick. Or at least he would have been if he had had a mummy. 'Maybe he is, she muttered, not caring whether he heard her or not. She was still thinking about Freefall's speech about brothers when an unwanted memory came back to her. 'Now I have all my children, you and Spirit and Lake, my two beautiful girls and my handsom boy'. It was what her 'mother' had said, about her and Snowspirit and...her brother, she did have a brother!

Snowspirit was a little surprised at the nudge, but she joyfully chased after Wolfbane. Running after him brought back memories, wonderful memories, but she could tell Wolfbane was distracted. All the same, she didn't let that stop her bolting after Wolfbane and playfully nipping at his tail when she got close enough. She always allowed her self to stay behind Wolfbane, not that she felt that she was actually able to get ahead of him.

Whitestorm didn't try to interrupt, it was terrible news that he was telling her. I didn't think that clans could be so vicious about territories, and just to try and make themselves known as well. I couldn't imagine this place being in a perpetual war, it's too peaceful she thought, horrified at the prospect. 'Well, we had better hurry up and find my dad then hadn't we' she said curtly, and began to speed up. Their clan territory wasn't too far ahead, and she knew the route well as she walked it a lot. But all the same they had to hurry, otherwise it would be evening before they got there.

Dante nodded with agreement and began to pick up his own pace un til he matched Whitestorm's. This is crucial, he thought to himself. If I don't warn these dragons as soon as possible, then their entire species would be wiped out forever!

Scar gave out a grunt as he got up and shook himself out, but he just gave Tan a glare before turning back to Thunderstorm. "It certainly has been, Thunderstorm..."

Thunderstorm smiled slightly at Scar before turning back to Tan. He gave him a suspicous look before answering his question with a heavy sigh. "Of course... How can I forget you, Tan? You've always been a good friend... And if you mean my Clan, they are out and about attending to their duties. They do not wish to be disturbed..." He finally turned back to Scar after a moment or two and guestered him forward. "Now, what was it that you wanted to talk to me about?"

Scar nodded and went forward, but his eyes turned more serious as he replied, "Actaully, it involves your entire clan...no, this entire forest, and all of the dragons along with it. I must speak to everyone immediately!"

Wolfbane just sort of laughed as he ran on ahead, but he finally stopped to catch his breath when they've arrived back at home. "Whew! That was fun," he had to say, looking back towards Snowspirit with the biggest smile he's ever worn on his black, serious face. "It's been a long time since we played with each other, hasn't it? Heh..." He then looked back up ahead to see freefall and Sunfire already waiting for them. Huh...I wonder what's going on. He then looked over to see Nightwing and Iceheart present...but not Whitestorm and Slipstream. He narrowed his eyes as he thought, Where can those two possibly be?...

Harlock just raised an eyebrow as he heard Tochiro let out a loud chuckle. "The Light and Dark Clans, you say?" he finally replied. "Well, if you are who you say you are, then you're on a very dangerous turf, my dear friends... Unfortunately, I can't say anything more then have Emeraldas take you to her leader since you are on Light Clan territory." And with that, Emeraldas came up beside her half-brother. They look the complete opposite from each other, and you could never really tell that they were related...

Wolfbane's smile disappeared into a frown as he turned to see what his mate had seen. At first, he sighed with relief knowing that Whitestorm was okay, but the instant a white male dragon came up beside her, he narrowed his eyes and snorted. Who is this fellow? he asked himself. And what is he doing here on Fire Clan territory?

Dante looked over at Whitestorm and nodded, walking on ahead towards the older group of dragons. And judging by the look on his face...he doesn't seem very happy at all. "Please, for give my intrusion," he began, bowing his head with respect. "I am Dante, a loner from the lands of the Light and Dark Clans. and I am here to give you an urgent message..."

Wolfbane raised his eyebrows in suspicion, but he just sighed and kept his glare on the boy. "Go on..."

Harlock gave out a growl, but stood in front of Tochiro and Emeraldas. "I think you better get home, Sister," he told Emeraldas without a glace. "Tochiro and I can handle him."

Emderaldas nodded and gave Tochiro a look of good-bye before setting off back into the Light Clan grounds.

Harlock narrowed his eyes on the stranger. "Brom, you say," he began. "Well, teens or not, they are sticking their noses in places that they shouldn't be in. They have tresspassed on forbbiden ground...and last I checked, so were you." Harlock was about to take this guy down before Tochiro stepped in front of his friend.

"Let the patrols handle him," he said. "This is not our place. And now's not the time to get into trouble, you hear?"

Thunderstorm glared at tan as he turned to leave, but then looked over to see three young dragons stepping out of the forests."Uh, yes, I am Thunderstorm," he replied. "But what are you three doing here? It's dangerous to go wandering around these parts without your parents here... Unless..."

Scar began to grow impatient, but he waited as he listened in on the conversation between Thunderstorm and the youngsters.

Thunderstorm's eyes widened at the mentioning of Freefall and Brom. "So, you're the children of Freefall... Interesting. And Brom... I was wondering where he was... Well, come with me back to the camp and we can talk in my den." He then turned to Scar with an apoplogetic look. "I'm so sorry for all the trouble," he said. "You know how I am..."

Scar just nodded in reply. "It's alright," he replied. "I can wait...even though we don't have much time." And with that, he began to walk beside the leader back into the territory.

Harlock just smirked as he observed this dragon's cockiness. "Nothing here is unfair," he replied. "That's just the way things are around here." And with that, Tochiro nodged Harlock back towards their own territory. "It's the border patrol!" he roared. "We gotta go, now!"

Harlock growled at his friend. "But this dragon-"

"Let the Light dragons take care of him!" Tochiro interrupted. "We have to get going, or else who knows what our leader is going to do to us!!!"

Dante looked over at Whitestorm with uncertainty in his eyes, but then felt more determined as he looked back at the black dragon known as Wolfbane and the other dragons. "Please, you must believe what I'm about to tell you," he began. "The dragon Clans that reside in this region are in potential danger. I'm sure you have heard the rumors of the Dark and Light Clans... Well, I'm here to tell you that they're all true! And worse, they've formed an alliance and are planning to wipe out all of the dragons here as we know it! My mentor is off to warn the other Clans, but we need to spread the word quickly. We don't have much time... Please, you must believe me!"

Wolfbane's eyes widened as he took all of the information in, but then narrowed his eyes when he sensed that this youngster was desperate. "So...the Light and Dark Clans...are for real?..." He couldn't bring himself to believe it, but he knew that he had to. "That sounds bad..."

"And it only gets worse..." Dante added, stepping forward.

Thunderstorm turned his gaze towards Mistclaw, letting out a smile. "I see..." He turned towards Scar, nodding for him to go on. "What is it, Scar? You wouldn't have come all the way out here from the mountains if it wasn't urgent...

Scar let out a slight chuckle. "You can read me all too well," he replied. But his gaze turned back to being serious as he continued. "It's the Light and the Dark Clans. They've set up an alliance and they are planning to attack all of the dragons in the area. Now, I don't know when, but I have a feeling in my gut that it's going to be soon..."

Harlock sighed with relief when they jumped back into the trees of their own territory just in the nick of time. Tochiro stayed hidden while Harlock peered out through the bushes as he saw a small group of lightly-colored dragons appear from their side of the border...and boy did they look angry! "Next time, just let me at 'im!" he said, shifting his gaze to Tochiro. "I wanted to teach him a lesson on what the concenquences are when you tresspass in forbbiden territory!"

Tochiro looked up at Harlock with the same glare. "And get us in trouble as well?" he retorted. "Not a chance! And sure, he's from the other side of the mountain, but he must not know of our plans!! Our leader is counting on us..."

Harlock just sighed heavily after a short while. "You're right..." After looking back at the group for only a second, he turned to Tochiro and nodded his head. "We better get going..." And with that, he turned and dashed back towards the camp, Tochiro following close behind on his own short, stubby legs.

As for the Light dragons, led by a teal dragon, stopped by the trees in front of thee intruder. "State your name and purpose!" he demanded.

Sunfire trotted beside Freefall happily, her head held high and her pace brisk. She carried on like that until she heard a loud 'oof' that she knew all too well, and as she turned she could hear the hushed laughing of other members of the clan. She walked back to Freefall, smiling in a teasing way, but quickly turned her attention to the laughing dragons, still smiling. 'Oh I'm sure it's very funny, yes, very very funny, but I find that chasing after young dragons like you and biting off their tails is even more fun, shall we play that game' she said with a slight growl in her voice. Her face was smiling, but her eyes were angry and taunting.

Whitestorm noticed Dante's uncertain look, and tried to send a reassuring one back. She quickly averted her eyes when she saw her mum watching her with a funny expression on her face. 'What, anyone needs ressurance when they are up against my dad' she muttered, loud enough for her mum to hear but quiet enough so that her dad didn't hear. She let out a soft sigh when she realised her dad believed Dante, it could have gone very badly if he hadn't.

Snowspirit shook her head at her daughter's question. 'Oh nothing, I'm sure you are right though, but I never expected it to be you that gives a reassuring look' she muttered back, smiling to herself. Maybe her having a friend would be good for her, she could lose that aggressive edge, I know it worked for Wolfbane she thought, happy that Whitestorm might have Dante as a friend. I don't know what Wolfbane would say though.

Slipstream stopped when the other dragons did. He could also see the border patrol, and was a little worried for Brom's safety, but he guessed that the old dragon could handle himself. He listened closely to their conversation, making notes of certin things they said. Their plans? What plans? he wondered, and as the group started off again he followed silently.

The leader of the group let out a growl. He then turned he glare towards Emeraldas, whom had claimed to have been alone, before turning back towards Brom. "I can't say weither or not we can believe you," he began. "But what we can and cannot do on our territory is none of your business. I'm afraid you're going to have to come with us to see our leader. You'll have some explaining to do..." And with that, Emeraldas and another female, a bright pink dragon, began advancing on the intruder.

Thunderstorm stopped himself and turned to look back at Mistclaw. "I'm afraid your friend is right," he added. "You're too young, and it's too dangerous to fight two big Clans all alone."

Scar quickly stepped forward. "Which is why I'm here," he said. "We need to gather up all of the dragons in the area and fight back, or else there will be no hope for survival. ...My father is ruthless, and he'll do anything to obtain power..."

Thunderstorm nodded with understanding. "Yes, I know," he replied. "But it's best just to lay low and plan ahead. We can't get too hasty now, can we?..."

Dante nodded towards Whitestorm before looking back at Wolfbane. "Since you're the leader, I figured that you could help us... We have to gather up all of the dragons that live in this region and create our own army. With all of us together, we could be equal in the strength of the Light and Dark Clans...which are very big by the way..."

Wolfbane narrowed his eyes before looking back to see Sunfire and Freefall. "There you are," he said. "You have to hear this. This young dragon says he's from the land of the Light and Dark Clans...and they're planning something awfully terrible...."

Iceheart couldn't wait any longer, so he called over Nightwing and sat down at a distance where they can hear the conversation.

Harlock and Tochiro ran for quite some time until they came upon a huge cave entrance...the entrance to their camp. Harlock looked up at the entrance before turning back to Tochiro. He had a funny feeling that he was being watched the entire time, and he was wondering if Tochiro was feeling it too.

"Harlock..." Tochiro whispered, looking up at his friend with unplesant eyes.

Harlock just nodded with agreement. "Yeah..." And with that, he swept his tail and dashed into the entrance without another word.