The Sickness. 18

"Are you hurt?" Dreik asked Ono as he put him down. " Did he touch you?"
" Just a scratch." Ono said. " I'm alright."
Blaze ran up to them carrying Shine passed out in his arms. Dreik and Ono looked on worried.
" He's ok." He said. " Just out."
" Polan scratched Ono." Dreik said. He turned Ono around and showed him the cut on his back." Oh no!" Blaze looked it him with fear.
" It's just a scratch. I'm ok." Ono walked a few feet then began to feel a little hot and dizzy. He wavered on his feet then looked up at his two friends.
" I feel funny." He said as he fell. Blaze caught him before he hit the ground. Ono's face was beginning to become red with fever.
" He's hot." Blaze felt his forehead. " Here take Shine." He handed Shine over to Dreik
"Polan's poisoned him. We have to get him back to camp fast. I'll take him, you carry Shine. I'm gonna fly, it will be quicker." Blaze shifted to dragon form.
" Let me get on your back." Dreik said. " I can hold them both."
[ HURRY.] Blaze sent as he lowered his head so Dreik could climb up.
" Go!!" Dreik said. He held Ono in front of him and cradled Shine between them. Blaze spread his great wings and launch himself into the sky. The cool air roused Ono And he looked around. He realized he was on dragon back and knew he was safe with his friend.
" How do you feel?" Dreik asked. He pulled him tighter to him.
" Not good." Ono told him. " What happened to me?"
" You've been poisoned by Polan." Dreik said. " That scratch. He's poisonous. His claws and breath. It won't hurt us dragon, but you are not a dragon."
" Get me to Jandar." Ono said weakly. " He'll know what to do."
" Rest." Dreik said. With his merge he understood what Polan could do. Being evil Polan did not have access to the dragon knowledge the rest of them received at there merge, Polan didn't know the extent of there powers, though they knew what his dragon could do. But not his magic, They had no idea what Polan himself could do, though Jandar and Shine had a pretty good idea it was necromancy. Up ahead Blaze spotted the camp and dropped down to land.
[SIRE!! ONO HAS BEEN HURT. WE NEED YOU AND JANDER.]Rage and Jandar had been talked on the shore when Blaze landed. He jumped up and grabbed Jandar.
" There's trouble." He told Jandar. " It's your brother, He's been hurt. Come on."
Rage and Jandar ran at full speed to where Blaze landed. Still holding Ono, Dreik waited for them to help.
" What happened?" Jandar asked running up to them. Ono's face was almost as red as Blaze. Jandar summoned his staff and pointed at Ono. He rose into the air and floated down to his brother.
"We were attacked by Polan." Dreik said sliding down off Blaze. He handed Shine to Rage.
" Shine is alright, but Ono was scratched by Polan."
Rage took the little dragon and closed his eyes probed his mind.
" He's sleeping." He said. " He was to young, just hatched. Not ready for that fight. He'll be OK. But Ono's hurt bad. Polan's the black dragon, he's very toxic."
Jandar held his staff over Ono and began his spell. In a lotus position Jandar sat as his power grew. a bright glow began to surround them both.

DARKNESS BURNS ALL TROUGH HIS VEINS
POISON BOILS AND CAUSES PAIN
TO STOP HIS PAIN I CAST THIS SPELL
TO HALT MY BROTHERS LIVING HELL
IF CURE THIS WOLF I CAN NOT DO
THEN MAKE HIM SLEEP TILL WE CURE YOU
TO STOP THIS POISON I USE THIS CHARM
TO HELP MY BROTHER AND KEEP FROM HARM

The glow around them brightened until all the others had to shield their eyes. Brighter and brighter it grew as they felt the magic build all around them until there was a flash and Jandar and Ono slowly settled back down to the ground. In exhaustion Jandar fell back into Rages arms. His staff vanished and he relaxed as Rage held him.
" I can't cure him." Jandar cried. " I can only stop the poison from getting any worse and stop his pain. There's nothing else I can do. He going to die if we don't find a cure."
He looked up into Rages eyes, Rage could see the fear there for Ono.
" Don't worry." Rage told him. " There is a way."
" How?" Jandar asked.
" The diamond." Rage told him. " My egg. The dragon that hatches from that egg can cure the poison from the black dragon. When we find it Ono can be cured. We'll find it. Don't worry."
Rage hugged Jandar close to him.
" Yeah." Dreik said. " Polan won't stop us. Nothing will."
" He's our brother to now." Blaze told him.