One World, One Enemy

Hello everyone. Here is the next chapter. Here's a warning. There are elements in this chapter that belong to the Inheritance Cycle, which I do not claim credit for. I give credit to Fybarekuk for suggesting the idea, which will appear in this chapter, and to everyone else who thought up these ideas. Once again, I only own my own characters. Not Dragon Prince, Lord of the Rings, The Inheritance Cycle or any other movie and book elements which have been appearing in this story. I take no credit for them. Just following reviewers' requests. One more note, I am going to change one of the Spirit Guides for the previous two chapters in order to add another book franchise element. In the meantime, enjoy the chapter.

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Rex Igneous lay inside his lair, his tail coiled around a small but heavy green egg with golden crystals growing out of it like a cactus. "My little one, I hope you will be a beautiful dragon, just like your mother,". He tilted his head towards a small set of gates on the other side of the room. "The team are yet to arrive,".

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Loud flapping wings woke Willow. As her eyes opened, she found herself lying on wood and not rock. "What the...". Hoots filled her ears. She looked up and saw ginormous birds, the size of dragons, all different colours with razor-sharp beaks. Some of them wore helmets of pure silver and knives strapped to their talons. They were soaring around a magnificent tree, the tallest and richest in green she had ever seen, and the sun's rays were dancing gracefully between its branches.

"This is the Great Tree of Gahoole," hooted a voice. Willow turned around and saw Grimble land before her, exactly the same size as her. "In this realm, to walk among us, you must be as one of us,".

The owls weren't giant. Willow realised she had shrunk to their size. "Wow. It's...beautiful. I never knew such a place could exist,".

"There are trillions of words out there, young one. Worlds filled with magic and endless possibilities unlike your own,".

"My family and I have been seeing visions of people from other worlds. I've been keeping a dream journal about them, but I've never dreamed of seeing owl warriors before,".

"There is much you have to learn, Princess Willow. Come, let me show you around,". Grimble offered a wing.

"But won't they freak out if they see me?".

"No. As far as I know, we are invisible to them. No one will see. Now. Hope on," he genuflected a bit. Willow couldn't believe it. "Well, are you getting on or what?" he went on impatiently.

"Are you sure?".

"How else are you gonna see the Great Tree?".

Willow hoisted herself up onto Grimble's feathery back and sat carefully in front of his wings. "Hang on tight. But don't pull on my feathers,".

"I won't. And the first thing I would like to do is apologise for not listening before. You and that old man were trying to save me and Ezran from that Viper, but we ignored you. I'm sorry,".

"Apology accepted. You're not the first person I've helped to be doubtful. Now hold on,". Grimble stretched out his wings. Willow braced herself as he took flight. And around them was a vast ocean. The tree was on a small island, towering over sun-touched shallow waters and shadowed by clouds of puffy pink. "It's beautiful up here," Willow held out her hands. "This is amazing!".

"Don't take it all in at once!" Grimble dived, and Willow screamed, tugging on tight to his feathers.

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