Zulu and Soleo

Zulu tapped her foot impatiently, her long yellow tail swishing to some inner beat. Soleo should have been there ages ago.

Well, maybe ages was an overstatement. More like 15 minutes. But Zulu still didn't like it.

She was just about to go find the light user herself when a certain red-haired girl appeared on the horizon, having just emerged from the forest that surrounded their little hill. The storm dragon's eyes instantly adjusted and she realized it was her friend, Soleo. "Over here, sunny," she called nonchalantly.

"Sorry I'm late," the shorter girl said as she skidded in front of Zulu. "Leomyth just up and DISSOLVED on me and I didn't have time to get Luna to help me and-"

The dragon lifted her hand and said, "No, stop, it's alright." She turned to the sun, which was still hanging above the horizon. "You made it before sundown, and that's what counts. Now... do you have any new techniques for me? Something that might work on him?"

Soleo nodded, her eyes lighting up. "Yes! It's an old technique, and I'll need some of your lightning energy, but it's relatively easy to do as far as I can tell."

Zulu smiled, her dark gold horns bouncing as she nodded. "Let's try it. I'll go get Jael to stabilize his condition and then we can start."

With that, the girl spun on her heel and ran into the small outpost, leaving Soleo to start gathering energy. She raised her hands to the sky, her eyes glowing a warm red as she took in the solar power. Letting the more destructive edge out in the form of fire, she slowly gathered enough healing energy that she knew she would be able to carry out the treatment. With that done, she simply sat down in the grass and enjoyed her surroundings, smiling at the occasional field mouse scurrying around.

Meanwhile, Zulu ducked through the shadowy door and immediately turned into her full dragon form. The dragon chieftain darted into Jael's hut and said before he could complain, "Soleo thinks she's found a solution. Stabilize Zeus for me while we do the procedure, would you?"

He sighed, his ruby-red scales glittering in the faint light. "Alright, fine. I'm guessing you won't be able to?"

She nodded and told him, "Soleo said she'd need some of my energy. Could you get started while I fetch her?"

He dipped his head and assured her, "He will be fine. Before you go get Soleo, though, go meet with Pao. Try to come to an agreement, please. If you aren't out in an hour, I'll get her myself."

Zulu flicked her tail in agreement and warned, "If she's in a bad mood today, I'm giving up."

"I can accept that."

She smiled and walked out of the hut, not particularly optimistic.