Light Dark and Time: Book 4

By Cathryn Watson

Caassy returns on a dragon to Mara’s planet. Here she finds her family alive, but all the other owners of the Keeps have died from old age. She brings all the tribe members back to Ngarigo where they would start again on Earth to rebuild the Keeps and their tribal numbers and to find those kidnapped and enslaved. This is a story of interaction between tribes and dragonkind to keep the lands of their ancestors safe. It tells of the tribal lives and deaths of dragon and man alike.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Jun 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781796003949

Cathryn Watson

Cathryn Watson is a graduate research assistant at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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CHARACTERS IN BOOK 4

Light Dark and Time

Dragons

Knight / partner ruby cross and son is Jet (a black winged and upper body red lower legs and chest promethium claws.)

Maraah

Comet rider missing presumed kidnapped

Roo

Heart Matcher

DIGGER son of heart matcher

Sunset

Son water cross x sun x earth

Kelaltthh

Quake

Iron Quakes and a wild dragons mating he is earth x metal x metal x time we call him Iron. A stunning silver blue and grey with dark black claws. Amity’s dragon

Smoke grey dragon / now partnered to wild dragon called Ice an ice female or time it was unknown (baby has silver wings and the whitest belly. His claws were dark grey iridium) Silver.

lightening female/ partnered with rider Drake/ and partner to Benjamin with son called Treck as approved by parents and Caassy

and Thunder male smaller of twins from flow surrogate partner whom is mated to flame

Cinders mated now to Moss

Tree mated with damala

Daughter mated with Ice

Ice mated daughter of damala

Icicle and frost

Potch

Brook mated to Comet

Sting

Grass mated with wild female time

White Clover male small wild time

Snake

Night Wave female grand daughter of night walker, father Watch mother of Time Wave Meggees dragon

black blue wings with a white lower body.Time Slayer named after his grandmother night slayer

Sear dragon to watch over night wave and baby

Twin brother is Time Walker

Ruby

Flame son of ruby partner daughter of Euling called Flow, in calf with dragon to be called Garnet

Brushfire son of flame and flow/ grey beavers dragon

Garnet new baby female

Burn large female wild belongs to rider Hunter

Eulings

daughter is Flow an ice wind sky and land cross dragon

son is Brushfire son of flame and grandson of Ruby, mother is Flow

twins to Smoke as a foster mother thunder and lightning(lightning with Benjamin had son Treck ***(()))

Char female dragon of first dragons in our holding

Charnel a large vicious male with hot temperament and vicious fighting dragon, he has a diggers claw and was twice as big as the original Char, stays on his own, like the heat of the planet. Loki’sdragon.

ice way

Fern dragon of Leeler mated with iron side to get

Redgum and Ironbark

Eaarrggttthhh mother of all

Moss third generation removed from Eaarggtthhh moss is her great great grandson/moss with cinders

Tuross dragon of the south keep

Christian one of the 400number dragons his partner a small grass green female dragon a cousin to our grass dragon we call her Sheave

Ash rider is Manx stolen from the tribe in a fight ten years ago by a red gueen and rider with mind control

Torr ^^^&&**(() dragon large earth re named by Caassy to Torr. He has a large iridium digging claw with a scar down his face, missing his eye but going down through his face and down to the chin, his colour when in great order is the dark green and light greens of pine tree and grasses

Aedward a fire earth x earthwind x earth earth x crystal earth partnered to a pure crystal

Olde dragon %%*()__+ now named Benjamin,partnering Lightning sun x earth type crossed by firex earth x comet x earth x time has a baby

Tiiger- winter ice rider – partnered wild tiger skin and baby born //talon rider layla new tribes member

People

Caassy partner was Grey beaver child is Rock

Jaasaan married to White Swan great great granddaughter of Leeler

Grandchildren Amity and Loki

Asta wife of Waarn

Spear

Devon small tribal child with abilities to meld with dragons and speak the language of Drako also riding ability

Taahhnee and Shadow

Shadow dancer daughter of Beerd. (dancer)

Nevalltthh

Naaseetthh

Manx older males in the tribe dragon Called Ash -an earth type

Brown wolf older male in the tribe

Poseidon white whale on the planet of ice water also meggee’s brothers name

Blue moon and Rainbow unicorn

Orchid daughter to leeler

Beaver great grandson of brown wolf

Grey beaver brother of beaver grandson of brown wolf

Sheylemeer great granddaughter of Sheyleer

Her three children now young adults and fighters of the tribe

Cree

Silver Butterfly young woman newly married to one of the Cree x tribe

Winter Ice rider of the Tiiger dragon

Broken spear

Nights eve female horse rider

Slate son of Grey Wolf partner of Mirandaahh after his wife was murdered his two daughters stolen

his wife was Spring Rain

her children mud and Running deer one solid in build like his father the other fleet like her mother

Silver stream

Three feathers partner to one of the coastal Keep women

Quail

Little bird young 18 yr old missing

Blue quail

White swan great grand daughter of Leeler married to Jaasaan

Snow wolfs great grand child Snow Storm

Running deer husband stolen

Silver deer

Mirandaahh with slate, son now called Scout new daughter Erin

Janee stolen away pregnant and Michaal daughter and son to Petaar

Hunter partner to Janee

Otter great grandson son of Mayleaf

Mayleaf’s daughter Sunshine

Maple cousin to Mayleaf

Fawn

Rain 16 year olde

Moose 18 years olde

Willow with Hawk now deceased p177 with Vine pregnant with their first child

Chestnut older woman whom used to collect maple syrup and other fare from Canadian descended at the campsite

Clayes maker of pottery

Sister is Sunflower married to Zanakk

Blue quail male found kidnapped

Hawk one of the later generations of people,not sure of whose camp he is from, now talking to Vine

Tom a numbered worker stolen from the windy planet, helps at the forge

Nights eve female worker at the keep Ngarigo

Grey wolf a carpenter of the tribe

Joshua son of Silver Wing(father) called fire from a burnt face

Dingo young man tribal x Ngarigo/ to marry new woman to tribe Lace

Kara young tribal member from south keep a rider linked to an earth

UNDERTRIBE

Zanakk brother too Nevaltthh a planer and tactician war soldier darker olive skin dark brown hair 6feet2 partnered with sunflower

Waarn a blacksmith and armourer blonde haired blue eyed giant 6feet 4, Asta devine beauty wife,son Sail, and Torhild

Doc a doctor sandy brown haired brown eyed 5feet9 is with one of Shey’s (Sheylemere)daughters Leena and Fawn

Sebastian an alchemist able to make explosives brown haired hazel eyed5feet 11 with Maple

Whip Tall blonde thin with green eyes 6feet unknown skills

Octavius roman soldier

Simeon – architect and builder of the upgraded dragon chambers from underworld, six foot 2 and light brown eyes brown hair

Norse peoples

Bogrn male out small camp

Olaf ship builder in settlement larger town

Freida wife of Olaf the boat builder

India

Aahana first rays of sun

PLANETS

Planets Zandiam plus a new sun.

Merr tribe

Meggee

Posiedon

Horses

Willow

CHAPTER 1

C aassy looked at Knight smiled once more and said to him I can’t believe I’m back here with you. In his solemn smile and demeanour she knew something more was to be said. They set you and me up from the beginning didn’t they? Caassy said you have had all that time to sit and listen and ponder what has occurred. You truly know what the extent of the lies and deceit has done to the world of earth and all the other worlds. He nodded his majestic head once more and slowly replied.

I have sat here for a century waiting for you to return or my life to end. Time is a nothing to a dragon when you live in a world of light and dark and time. She nodded her head and replied all things in good measure all things in their own place. We will have our day in the sun. We will also see the ende of the war and the balance of the universes once more. He looked at her quizzically and said but you already did this! Caassy replied "True true I did this with the help of family and friends but we also need to understand the balance was needed in all things here and on earth. Let me tell you something. The earth is being re made. In the time whilst I was away an egg was placed back in the earth, one of mine or my daughters, I’m not sure which that would have been up to my daughter. But either way the earth has a chance to become alive once more with life.

All of creation went into that egg. All of the love for the planet, all it’s creature from air, water and land placed back in the genetics of the planet. It may take many years or centuries or a few I don’t know which but I know this. Life will flourish back on earth; my heart and soul were put in the egg and my daughters. They knew the truth of everything that happened, thus they can formulate a fix to the problems that made the planet a dust bowl of nothing. And since we left beings from other planets on earth eating the rubbish cleaning up the atmosphere and removing the by products of radiation we know the true core of the planet the heart of all the universes will once more be clean and ready for life in all of its facets."

There was a smile forming on Knight’s face, in a moment a chuckle was echoing out of his mouth. A smile of mirthful glee followed. You beat them he said you finally brought balance. She looked at herself and looked at him, yes but I didn’t think it would be in this form. Nodding he exclaimed well have to fix that your spirit, how about being re born. She put her hand under her chin rubbing in a quizzical fashion, he grinned at the response he had received. Your picking up my mannerisms he said.

She nodded stamped her foot and said blow your right. She continued on walking in circles around him. Will you stop that you’re making me dizzy he said grin still on his face, he continued looking at her and then said well what are you waiting for go and see your son. Your right she smiled sweetly like butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth, and she headed over to the island. I need to pay my respects she said and headed over to a wonderful olde dog crystallised at the base of her opalised form.

Well olde chap every dog should have his day. She pulled the spirit out of the stone and said time you were re made. She headed back over to Jaasaan. Hello was said. Hello I can barely see and hear you was returned. I have the spirit of a dog here do we still have any left on the planet. Nodding his head Jaasaan replied there is a litter due to be born and the dog here is a descendant of the wolf pup given as a gift. Quiin she replied and she smiled remembering when the gift of the pup occurring. He mated with some of the other wolfs that we saved these are all descendants of those dogs.

I need to come again she said outright to Jaasaan. He nodded saying back I thought you might say that. There are quite a few more tribal members now over the centuries the tribe has grown. We have kept a strict watch on the marriages and the children keeping most of the abilities alive through the marriages. We have quite a lot of exceptional tribal members now.

This was news to her and also to Knight. Knight said Caassy I slept the century away awaiting your return after I spent ten years looking for you. I looked until the time ran out here and in space. She nodded her head once more. With the other dragons here working we can use the little time stored in the tail of Tally to re field the time into the universes. Time grows over time. It won’t take very long to get the worlds back in ship shape condition.

We haven’t seen or been anywhere else, once the time ran out, all of the travel literally ground to a halt, Knight replied. Well that may have been a good thing, said Caassy. It kept the agreement in place for all. Maraah turned back up landing near Knight, father she called to him. He had a resigned look on his face as he replied they all call me father here. You have helped them through the generations of time that have passed since I was gone, so it was a justly deserved title I recon, you were probably the only mainstay here for them when I was gone replied Caassy.

We had the spirits of the elders to draw upon, they helped all here and without the tribal influence and their knowledge we would have had a harder time then we did said Jaasaan. They missed earth so much they still do. It’s all right being star people but enough generations have passed now and the earth cooled down well see what has happened tomorrow, she was looking out at the landscape as a Blue Moon came into view. We still have all the planets here she queried. Nodding Jaasaan replied though some were empty they still held, they need re singing, and we need fresh rocks and crystals to re make them whole.

Maraah what do you think of a trip to earth, to see what our olde home bases look like?

Knight turned and looked at her saying once more your spirit love. She grinned I’m spirit for a century and I was still making planets. I did not know that he stated. By the way is anyone in the tribe overweight by about ten kilos. Now he really looked at her saying Your not thinking what I think your thinking of doing. She grinned replying I wouldn’t dream of it lets just try and do it.

We need a Tally and a me. She went on hmm your about five kilos overweight, looking at Jaasaan. In a moment she had formed a Tally dog out of his body. In moments more she had pulled another five kilos of weight of her son forming an exo-shell of herself. Just a bit more weight and I’ll be fully substance she replied. Knight was just staring at her. He stated looks like I’ll have my rider back again. Grinning she ran over to him and following behind her was her beloved Tally.

In a moment she called out seek Tally and he was running around picking up time.

Knight said we spent a lot of time around here going between here and earth and surrounds, he’d be best running there to find the missing time. Tomorrow she called out as she was running around like a child on new legs I feel like a new woman. You bloody well are, was his reply. So are you, look at yourself in the water. And with her by his side he really knew he was as young as the universes she had spent forming. I was quite busy you know making and re making. I just made sure that the eggs she put in I put out. I ate them. They gave me the energy I needed to form the planet systems.

And thus all that new energy forming and growing has made…. A new woman of me once more he finished. She continued on saying I’ll say hello to the tribe. Jaasaan said you better wait for me then or they will kill you we still get the odd marauder ship come by. She followed on meekly behind Jaasaan, a large handsome dragon walking beside her and a larger female watching from overhead. She kept trying to follow the movements of Tally. She landed in front of them saying but what is he doing out there. Tally’s tail was up and a small ball was forming on the end of it.

He’s chasing time replied Caassy, he’s gathering up all the used time so we can re make the planets systems and spaces. Tomorrow we can head back to earth. Tomorrow we can see what mother nature’s daughter has been doing whilst I’ve been away. Your sister went into the planet with an egg to re make earth. We’re hoping that she’s been a busy baby.

Now Maraah was grinning, I have family she said. You do, came back the reply. A lot of them are asleep in eternity and the surrounding planet systems. A lot you will find by asking them if you are related or talking about the genetics between you and them the family generations. She and Jaasaan and the ensemble others reached the main camp. From the group of peoples came out several little ones.

One child came up and hugged Knight. I had hoped he would let me ride him stated a little voice of the youngster. Knight looked at her and back at the child he has quite a lot of ability you know he put his head down for a hug and they began talking in dragon. I’ve been teaching him, he is the closest thing to a rider here that I know. I have taken him on short trips he is a natural.

Maraah looked at Knight and at the child Devon. I did not know that there were any in the tribe that could ride. Knight lowered his head and said softly time goes on. I deserved that Caassy stated. You have been gone centuries Caassy. For me it was moments came back the reply. I should have just stayed there as a body with the statue. I did not know until the ende whom it was and whom set me up. You and I worked out the final plot at the ende when you killed aunty. He nodded his head. You were used was all he said. Nodding her head she replied I was used by all of you. I’ll find another to ride keep your new rider. You used me too the only difference was you ran out of time. Other events would have occurred had you not run out of time. You used me too. You all used me for your own purposes.

He is my son he replied. She nodded her head. Well all good things must come to and ende. You owe me nothing and I owe you even less. Goodbye olde friend.

Mother may I talk to you asked Maraah. Caassy nodded her head.

What has occurred here since I was gone she asked. There were those on both sides plotting their own agenda. Maraah nodded. Others turned up here after you were gone. They tried to take over the planets. There was much fighting between us and them. We eventually won at a cost to the members of our tribe however some of the women from the ship that turned up here joined our tribe. Scum replied Caassy. I could tell you exactly whom they are or were. Relations from the trash fighting us out here and on earth before the fighting, they are all in this together. That is why there are separate parts to the encampment. We don’t mix.

There was a ship land with lots of females on it with weaponry quite alien to ours, they spent their time trying to sweet talk the males of the tribe and cause nothing but fights between tribes.

Where is the ship she questioned. It is over on the other side of the mountain replied Maraah. I believe from what I and the other dragons have heard that there is and was nothing wrong with the engine or anything else on the ship. We simply had the resources they wanted. Caassy nodded.

Mother they have dug into the earth replied Maraah. Caassy nodded her head. How long has the ship been here she asked. Maraah said softly a week after you were removed they turned up. With a thought the dugout area and the ship were removed off planet. Saying words of power, the planet they were on was re made solid. So the tribal people here are all that remain from the descendants of the original peoples.

Maraah nodded her head the men from this tribe mated with the females on the ship. She shook her head saying they should have known better it was a setup from the start.

Maraah nodded her head. I have had nothing to do with any of them except for Jaasaan. I have been talking to him and when she was alive his wife and your grand children. I watched over others and there are two here also that show great promise as riders. She looked back at Knight. Caassy replied you’re the last piece of the puzzle you’re the last of the lies that took place. He could not deny it.

She couldn’t even look at him. In moments she destroyed the removed ship and the surrounding complex of removed tunnels that were from the planet centre. That was never supposed to happen again she said, you knew but did nothing. Get off here she stated take your scum with you. She looked at those gathered and asked whom of you is from the original compound family. About seventy people walked forward… and who of you married into the family she asked from that ship. About ten people hesitantly stopped walking forward.

Your family’s got here after I was deliberately removed from this planet, you infiltrated back into my own family group. I’m telling you know you are not welcome on this or any other planet I have made now or in the past. She stated to the others, earth should be ready to re colonise again. I will be porting back to earth family groups once I have looked over earth and the condition it is in.

She turned around and walked back to the home on the edge of the outskirts of the village. A layer of dust covered the place showing it at least was at the present time unused. She took off the covers off the bed and took it outside shaking the dust off it. Presently a crowd joined her beside her house.

She re made the bed and went outside. The others were standing back away from her. Two of them decided to try and come forward and join the others. Those of you she stated whom married these women and men from off the ship need not be here, you are not welcome. Voices arose then from the group. She mentally said silence and they all went completely quiet. I am the creator of all here she stated and the one to bring through all of the tribe here. Those there were not invited and or welcomed. I know now it was a setup from the start and infiltrators still in the encampment. Some could not face her gaze. Those related to the females that entered camp here in that ship are not coming with us. I am taking back to earth all that I can to re establish it once more. You are not coming with us.

There were words of descent then and she stated you will stay here but you’re not coming back to earth. Even now you destroy still what nature has made digging underground stealing the wealth of the dragons put here by others. Heads were lowered. They are the dragons and they were the gifts or pieces of crystal and such that the others put forward from their own resources and special keep sakes. And to have you stealing the wealth from others here just proves you are not worthy of ever going onto any other planet again. More heads were lowered. Maraah replied they started doing it immediately after you left they were storing it in the ship. I watched them everyday working and removing from the very heart of my sister.

Caassy was standing there nearly shaking with anger. That is the sort of ethics you bring into our family she stated. You’re worthless deceiving lying scum. She was nearly beyond words. Did none of you learn anything living with the dragons and the encampments on earth? Heads were lowered. Jaasaan walked forward then with about fifteen other people. We are the descendants from the tribal grounds here was all he said. They made sure that the rest were the only ones whom fought to keep the place they held back. That’s because they are infiltrators replied Caassy. Standing apart from the fifteen, were another group of about twenty peoples. We are the family from Canada that you brought through and here also with us the tribe from Australia. She nodded her head.

I’m sending you back to your tribal areas I will look over earth tomorrow. The rest of you can go she said I want nothing to do with you at all. Spend tonight gathering your belongings everything to go back to the earth. Knight stood still where she talked to him last. Mentally she said you knew you knew all along, and it could not be denied.

Mentally she asked Maraah how many dragons are there here still. Maraah replied back about fifty. Caassy mentally called them a hello. They have been under your care what do they think of the fact that their crystals and other pieces added into the planets are being plundered by this lot. Maraah softly replied I do not know I can only speak for myself. In the room behind her Caassy ported in the cache of crystals and such stolen from the planet core. This is everything they have dug out of this planet we must see that it goes back to the dragons that put it there initially. Can you ask them all to port in and gather back what are their true possessions that have been removed from this planets core.

Mentally Maraah called the dragons and asked them to come and pick out their possessions. Dragons went into the complex now devoid of life memorising where their possessions were and then came in to look through the pile. If you had something similar to another talk about it replied Caassy. I want no stealing and no arguments here. Maraah replied thankyou. Don’t thank me Maraah it was your place to govern here and you have been doing so, Caassy stated. Caassy then went down and sat near the door, mentally she spoke saying we will go and look over earth tomorrow and see what life forms exist. Maraah nodded. I need to ride you she stated I’m not going near Knight. An eyebrow was raised then. He was in on it from the start she stated just as bad as the ones whom murdered me.

I do not know how to carry a person on my back was the simple reply from Maraah. Caassy nodded saying I am light and with me on your back we will get around the planets fast. I trust your word was all Maraah said and nodded. I must go now I must check on my little one. Caassy looked at her with a questioning look. I am married now to a relation that was next of kin to Knight. Caassy nodded, and smiled saying then you must ask if it is all right for me to borrow you for the day.

In a moment Caassy was on her own, the place was a silent as a camp can get. In the distance there were murmured and shouts of the ships gone. And she smiled to herself, one less problem existing she thought. One of the olde tribal members hobbled over to her. Greetings sister you haven’t changed a bit was the formal informal meeting of like minds. She nodded her head and replied back greeting sister of the tribe from Canada. She sat down and quietly began to narrate the past.

In the beginning we thought you were but gone for a day. I was murdered was Caassy’s reply.

We all searched for you on dragon and on sea and land to find you. It was Knight whom found your body near earth impaled on the Sword on the olde remains of a star. She nodded her head and listened. The ship arrived not long after you were gone with the women on it. They had drilling and mining equipment but nothing of any use for us as a tribe. We knew they were marauders but they were women. Caassy shook her head but listened.

I could see there were already alliances between some of the tribal people and these women. She continued on. The men partnered them and through time and fights between us and them most of the men from the tribes were killed. Caassy continued to bite her tongue. My son was one of them killed; we went back after the bombs went off and tried to gather as much of the tribes as we could. These here, she looked around with disgust on her face these women and their offspring they are not off our peoples. They do not work in the fields or make things they live off the efforts of others. All the strong family ties we had are now thin on the ground they have effectively killed off anyone whom fought against them.

Caassy’s face was a mask, however she continued listening. I am the daughter of Beerd came the soft voice of the tribal elder. Caassy nodded and motioned to continue. I was partnered to one of the sons that we went back to rescue, he was called Spear. My name is Shadow Dancer. Caassy formally welcomed her into her home. I’ll get some water replied Caassy and went out to the tank out the back. There was enough water in there for her to fill several buckets. It still rains here then Caassy queried. Shadow dancer nodded it rains but not as often as it used to came her solemn reply.

Shadow dancer continued on relating the story of the recent past. We have been fighting with these others from the start we generally kept to ourselves grow our crops that they stole and generally tried to exist… I can well imagine what happened they were the same on earth. I see no better of them in fact I see least for the children that were mixed you would think learned better but with mothers teaching them like this it’s a wonder we are not all dead. Shadow dancer nodded.

In the end we kept guard on all we owned and did to keep us alive that was how bad it got. They did not do their share or help plant enough to keep all of us alive. A lot of us went hungry because they will not pull their weight. Shadow dancer said to her you brought us here as the original peoples we will follow your lead and go wherever you say we can go she was hugged for that statement. In her mind she was formulating what needed to be done. Do you still ride dragons she asked Shadow Dancer? There was a nod. We ended up harvesting and growing on other planets just to keep us fed she replied. Maraah and the other dragons watch over still the offspring of the sheep and cattle.

Caassy fondly remembered the last event she had been to here on the planet a BBQ. Filling a canteen with water that she found empty on the bench and opening olde draws full of cloths she found an olde set of riding leathers. I’m naked she thought and went red with embarrassment. Ooh god so long being in the spirit rhealm. Shadow dancer grinned at the thought. Caassy began to dress in the cloths. I need some more weight on she thought may I have a few kilos off you she asked shadow dancer. In moments there was a thinner Shadow Dancers and a more solid Caassy. Thirsty she replied I’m so thirsty. And went back in to drink and drink from the water tank.

I’m guessing the cloud dragons are a bit thin on the surface of the planet she said to herself. In her mind she heard that is not too far short of the truth. She blocked out the voice. In moments dressed and armed with only the knife and a water bottle strapped to her olde belt she ported down to the earth.

The surface of the earth was much changed. In her mind she heard hello mum. She replied in kind saying hello Naaseetthh how are you. I have fixed her for you mum I have fixed her for all of our family. That you have she replied. She looked around her. Everywhere was green. She could smell the foliage, the dampness and in her mind she said ahh haa. Now I know where the cloud dragons went she mentally replied… and laughter met her statement. It is as best as I could make it mum. Thankyou Naaseetthh she replied, I’m hoping to bring back the true race from the skies back to earth the true tribal members, the star peoples.

Are their animals here as well she queried. Not as many as I wanted I ran out of energy. With all of the life and energy mostly ransacked from earth I had nothing to draw on to build anew this planet.

Do I need weapons she questioned Naaseetthh; I want to look around the planet. Naaseetthh replied not that I know off but I reside within here now. Are you with the others that are under ground? We keep contact still as you did mum. Good Caassy replied for I miss the company and the chat. She ported down to the entrance of the cave system. Hello she called out removing the knife from her leg and her provisions. She headed deeper into the cave where the darkness won out over the light and you lived on senses alone.

Hello she mentally called out as she headed into where the olde carved out ruins existed. She sat quietly and mentally called out again. Presently she felt rather than saw a presence near her. Who are you it asked her. I am Caassy related to Naaseetthh I am her mother maker of the planet but not the one to re plant the egg of creation back in her, well I did I put it back in with Nevaltthh, however I was not on the planet for the rebuild. In her mind she saw a figure nod his head and then a voice mentally asked her to follow him. She shut her eyes and using the funny sight she was given so long ago began to walk into the cave system into the labyrinth of buildings hidden under the ground.

As they walked she was thinking so many thoughts then thought concentrate to remember the way out. I am unarmed she stated I took off my knife and left it near the door. I took that in as I viewed you walking in. I am amazed you still keep guards in these quarters she said. We have always lived here thus and the ways of our peoples have not changed through all of the centuries of time came the reply.

Is Zanakk still alive she questioned. There was a slight pause in the step of the person in front then a continuation on in direction. She thought hmmm something is awry here, I have missed something out. She kept quiet for the rest of the journey into a square carved out of the rock a surround of buildings; she could have sworn they were carved in solid crystal. In her thoughts and mind she said to herself a master builder’s work is here once more. She was smiling as she sat down on the ground. She looked tentatively around her and sitting in the quiet she felt the presence of others soon join her in the square.

Caassy she heard is it you. She nodded her head and was nearly in tears. Yes she said voice choked with emotion, yes it is I. Whom is left whom is here, did you come back from the top planet for I felt no presence of your men and spirit up there, when did you leave when did you come back to earth. Her mind was mentally shooting questions at the spirit rhealm. Are there any of the Elders left here still?, are Nevaltthh, Naseetthh and Zanakk. Slow down slow down came a voice it has been long since we talked thus with a human. Caassy tried to compose herself and her mind. She sat down and stopped fidgeting and took a deep breath.

Presently she heard an intake of breathe. Zanakk entered and came straight over and hugged her.

She hugged him back saying you’ve not changed a bit in all of this time that has passed. Neither have you, came back the reply. Ooh yes I have she cried I am spirit like you I have only just in the last few hours made a body for myself. Why did you not enter in when Nevaltthh came in with Naaseetthh? She smiled the saddest smile and replied saying I should have my time was passed.

How is my daughter? She asked him. Well get to her soon he answered back as he then asked what have you been up to through all of these times? I was making planet systems with aunty. She is now gone all is as it finally should be. I’m bringing some of the tribes back to earth she stated. This time he was the one lost for words. The tribes still exist he asked. She nodded her head members of the original tribes that were with me still exist. Others that were intruders also exist but I will not bring them back to earth they have not learned from their mistakes I will never accept them back on the earth I will raze them to dust first.

Is there still other tribal life on the planet? I… do not know came back a hesitant reply. Ok truth time whom is here and what are you not telling me she asked? Was I that obvious he stated. She nodded her head and he shook his. In all the times we have still had to fight for the keeps of power but now the earth is re built to the extent it is times have been much better. We keep to the underground still Caassy. She nodded her head. Everything precious being robbed out still she queried. He shook his head that went long ago all that is left is the crystal most metal was removed.

Ok how can I help she stated bluntly. There was a subtle smile on his face; he was looking at her hand. No ring he stated. She shook her head simply saying no partner through all of this time just a spirit and a dragon to work the planet systems and re make all of the worlds. The worlds he asked and was subtly pushing into her mind. She blocked him and said there is no call for that, just ask. She mentally slapped him. I deserved that he replied back. Why are you here once more he questioned. It’s my planet she stated simply I’m bringing home the tribes as I promised and finishing what I can more in re-building. She then mentally asked him who are you with now. He blushed and then hesitantly replied no one. Caassy was not content with that answer. She stated your blushing your lying. He nodded his head but said no more. I actually needed an answer to that question for Naseetthh was partnered.

Once more he evaded the question. Ok what the hell has happened here she stated openly. It’s not my place to say he declined to answer again. She nodded her head and asked him one other question. Are the elders still in residence? He nodded his head, justly knowing she had already mentally dismissed him from her thoughts. She got up and began to back track out of the system. You are leaving was his query as she walked away. There is nothing more to say was her reply you know what I intend to do. You’re not prepared to talk to me about what has occurred here there is nothing more to say.

She walked back following the funny maze of tracks and ways following her footsteps in dust and through rocks. Soon she could see light and proceeded to pick up her knife and belongings. I must go was all she said to the others tracking her progress. She ported back to the planet in space.

When she got back she spied Shadow Dancer. Caassy motioned to her saying we can stay I think at the old compound I can re arrange it with a thought. I think there are other tribes still on earth I have not been able to look around she stated bluntly. Shadow Dancer nodded her head and also said things are not good here at all. Caassy walked over to Jaasaan saying I will move us back the Ngarigo camp we’ll set up the facility again. He nodded his head and replied we are all ready to go the other tribe were standing off to one side looking malevolent. Soon the rest of the tribe that were original members were in front of her. In one thought she had ported them all down too Ngarigo. She soon followed.

CHAPTER 2

W hen she landed there were people firing questions at her. Silence she said quietly and the buzz died down. We can make trips up and down to get everything for here and the other keeps. There were nods then questions of where are we it’s so green and what world are we on. She motioned quiet with her hands and began to talk. We are back on earth at the keep of Ngarigo where your ancestors lived. As you know we are all long lived because of the dragons we will attempt to re establish keep and lands here on earth then once this is set up we will look back over the other traditional tribal lands of your forefathers. There were nods then. Where are the dragon’s came a question.

She mentally called Maraah, and a reply was forthcoming. We are coming we are bringing back the stock she heard. Leave them for now she said. We can’t came the reply a ship has turned up out in space. Immediately she ported back saying I must go back a ship has turned up to steal everything. She mentally called put the stock in the olde compounds at Ngarigo for the livestock. I’ll bring back the water life. Her next question was, were there still whales and fishe.

One of the tribe yelled out there are tribal members watching over our animals the two there are called Manx and Brown wolf. She nodded saying I must go and get what I can. She ported back to the planet and then over to the ice/ water planet. She came across and was met at spear point by two men. I am Caassy she stated the rest of the tribe has been ported to earth all of the life here on these planets must go as well. Shadow dancer has met me and so has Knight. She asked where are the whales situated at the moment. Mentally she called out Poseidon. A white whale emerged from the depths of the waters. You have mind link asked Brown Wolf.

She nodded. I am taking all this life she pointed to the planet back to earth a ship now is heading here to the planet. Marauders was all she heard and the men began to run. What are you doing she asked as she ran after them. They can’t get the whales replied Manx but they can take all the other farm life. They were heading over to a boat. Mentally she told Poseidon that the whales and Merr were heading back to earth could he notify the pod. Other whales surfaced some of the original pod taken across to the new planets then, there were Merr at their side.

We are going back to earth once more she stated. Hold on I will move back everything. In moments she had moved the entire contents in the water including a Merr city of crystal back to the waters of earth. All that was left of the planet was the ice part of the planet. One down several to go she said to herself. She ported over to the stock yelling out to the men that there were yards underground at the Ngarigo keep for the stock. She ported in flocks sheep, goats, chickens and cattle into the long remembered underground compound setup. Soon there were several men looking at her with something akin to awe, respect and loathing in their eyes.

Where have they all gone one of the men asked? Earth was her short reply. We need to gather together as much of the equipment as we can to go to earth. There’s no time said one, as a ship came into view. We’re done for said another. No we are not replied Caassy. And in a thought the ship was squashed into a shapeless form of metal. She said we have time now. And she asked where to next what planet for stores and supplies. We can retrieve fodder for the stock at a later date. There were nods but one man replied take it now we may need it. There is a stock of hay put underground plus sheaves of grasses put away in a cave on the hill. Nodding she asked him to show her where it was.

The men headed off in a run saying we need to get tents and skins. Put it all together I can port it through the between she called as she ran breathlessly after the men to a dark and slightly lowered area of the ground. There was fodder stored here as well as frozen meat supply. Well have to leave the meat unless it’s dried. Nods of agreement met her answer. The food I can port back to a field of the olde compound just give me a moment. She ported back to Ngarigo looked around the olde grounds and then ported back. Jason called I’m getting the people in the dragons seem to have put the layers of Ngarigo back in some sort of order. Bloody cheeky devils she thought followed by thank god in her mind. I heard that came Maraah’s reply.

I will help you came a golden dragons voice near her ear. She mentally stated she was bringing back the dried crops the grasses and fodder. She needed to dig a hole for the grass from up there to be put back in the grounds here on earth. Now to the silage she said the west Pasture looked still like it did when she left it. Funnily enough it all looked in perfect order except for the bombing damage that was done before they had left.

Spirit was the one word on her mind. There was that came a faint chuckle and a welcome home milady. I’ll talk soon promise she mentally said as she ported back to the second planet of green. From here she removed the Silage a mix of grasses making a smelly molasses of food for the animals in hard times. She ported into the ground the mix of Silage and put four boulders as markers for where it was in the field.

She then turned around to the men a small pile of cooking equipment clay pots metal implements spears and others tools of necessity formed as she looked. Where is the other grass kept she asked and a man pointed in the general direction of a hill. Don’t wake the olde chap he gets cranky said the man. This intrigued her but she hurried up through the grassland to the hill above her. When she got near the top she spied a small darker opening in a subsurface of rocks and trees. Hello she called out never one to listen. From the inside she heard blasted youngster’s cant someone sleep not at the moment she replied there is a ship out there in space. A few swear words followed in a language unknown to her. Well she smiled and said sweetly I did make it into metal scrap if that helps. Damn marauders why can’t they leave us alone she heard followed by do I know you.

I believe you do you cantankerous big hunk of dragon she yelled back into the darkness. Hello cousin. There was silence followed by well bless my hearing tell me your not real. Well I was spirit she stated aunty kidnapped myself with Nevaltthh. Aaahh came the firm reply followed by well give an olde chap a hug. She stepped into the larger area of a cave filled with sweet grasses flattened by a dragon on one side. The rest stood as sheaves upright. She went straight up to a wonderful olde friend. Caassy he said and lowered his head. Kelaltthh she ran and hugged him.

Were going back to earth olde friend was her firm statement. When he asked do we go. Now she stated now we take all we can, I hope you remember your olde home. Bye the way the land is much changed from what I can see but we need to re-stock it with life. I’m taking back all from here and the planets, the green life is on the surface she was smiling as she said it. She didn’t have enough energy to re make all the others since the planet was nearly robbed clean. He asked quietly may I keep my bed, of course she said, the rest we will store, this can be ported thank you, to your own hidey hole or you can sleep in the dragon quarters at the main keep of Ngarigo.

That still stands he questioned, it is in perfect order I believe the men were busy at night. Aahh came the reply. I have moved everyone into Ngarigo and Jaasaan is setting up there as we speak. The dragons it seems have put the place in order before I even asked. That put a twinkle in the eye of one olde dragon. You just never know, came the lilting voice, a smile crinkling the corners of his face.

Well olde timer she said time for me to move this, shall I move yours as well and you can take it bit by bit from the store room. He nodded his head and said let me get myself together and he went to the back of the cave. I will help you echoed back to where she stood. She waiting as patiently as she could thinking is that pile ready. And a mental return of yes whom am I talking to. In that moment she ported all in the pile to the great room back on earth. She ported back in herself and lit the fireplace and a blue flame was soon burning in the room.

Mentally she thought back to where the placement of the feed areas where and began to port back in batches feed to the different areas and rooms of the stock quarters. Soon all that was left was the bed, she whispered in his ear I’ll let you sort your bed so I don’t know where you hide on earth. A sound of mirth filled the air, and then a chuckle. You have not changed a whisker he said. She called out if you need help let me know ill head back to the other planet and take out all of my cloths and such. By the way do we have spirit here still on the planets.

That is what has kept us alive for so long Caassy came the quiet reply. She ported back to her room and gathered the cloths and all she could find in the house put it in a pile and ported it to what was her olde room in the quarters. Next she followed with the other houses porting all into the great hall. Soon there were people gathered there sorting through all she had sent back. The next thing she went to do was look at the garden. In a moment she had put the whole of the gardens planted and growing there that she could find down beside the quarters and along where the olde gardens used to be. Soon all that was left there was empty building. The white elephant she thought and went down into the basement, Hello, she called out.

She looked around as she waited. Hello yourself came back the reply with good lorde. Were going back to earth she stated want to come. Want to come she heard want to come… where is the rock for me to travel in came back a short but simple answer. Queen back in residence, disorder and disarray milady I think you need us came back the firm reply. It was never truer and she knew it.

She went into the earth and dug out a dark crystal. Will this one do she asked as she mentally covered it with iron. That will do nicely he stated and presently she heard marching then the crystal got very heavy. My my you’ve got more of you she said smiling in glee. There are three races still of us all now I think we are all best coming back together don’t you. Nodding her head she said I agree totally it’s time we were one big happy family she mentally put her head into the crystal and gave him a big hug and a kiss. I wasn’t expecting that welcome, heavens, he replied.

You should see what the family has been up to down on earth. Your quarters are all still there and all maintained by the others that were left. Three cheers for milady they called. Ooh no said Caassy sternly I’m not the one whom has completed all the work I’m still getting to the bottom of that one.

She ported them down into the darkness and announced herself. The tribe from space are returned here please inform management. As you wish echoed down to her from the heights of a ledge above. Caassy put down the crystal and ported out again. Not good in dark tight spaces still she thought to herself. Mentally in her mind she heard neither am I, I’m glad that only took a moment we were quite squashed and airless in there. I’ll remember that if I have to move any of you again but your home safe now. It might be best to assemble the troupes for a welcome home.

She headed back to the planet above and ported the entire contents of the house into her olde room then she ported everything she could see of the original buildings and placed them on the outskirts of the original holding. Presently she went over to the last of the planets and called out we are back on earth just thought you should know. A sleepy reply met her words. I’ll pass it on if I remember it; I was quite involved in the middle of a dream. It’s no dream, remember the force below is gone, beware the marauders. We go back to fight for and hold the keeps now. The earth is changed there is much green from what I see, I haven’t checked it over yet that is to come, said Caassy mentally. She then ported over to her little island see if the sacred ones still existed. She saw prints in the ground and called out Night, Day, and Rainbow.

Whom are you called a voice. I am Caassy she called back saying I am leaving with all of the tribe of original people for earth. You are welcome to come there is much green on the earth’s surface. I have yet to check the rest of the earth out for tribes and other life forms. We… will wait and see what transpires came a male voice. Is that you Blue Moon she enquired. A figure came into view. Bless my socks your real and here right in front of us. I was spirit for a long time the body is new she stated.

You haven’t changed at all said Rainbow, whom she recognised by her mane and tail. Well daughter marauders have been coming in here again; there is a ship as squashed metal up in the skies still. They looked above her and out. Will we ever get peace Blue Moon questioned? I think peace is not a possibility whilst others wish for what we have replied Caassy. He nodded his head saying I’ll inform the others. I’ll send word back somehow even if I come myself, though methinks a little dragon or two may bring you word from below.

Is there anywhere I have missed to get people and belongings from, I’ve been to three planets and a sun. That would be all that is viable and left undisturbed and as protected by spirit from below said Blue Moon. What about the other riders what of them did they go back to their respective planet systems as envoys. I… do not know came back the reply. We have had no word from dragons or riders in a century. Ok was her simple answer, we are on our