Jason felt the shaking and pulled his wings in around them holding them close and safe as he let out a harsh screech,and this shattered all the glass around them. It shook the walls and the ground,something that would have hurt for Puck and Ash to hear if he'd not held them so safely in his wings as he let it loose. His markings lit brightly,where it was hard to look at and they shined all over him,swirls and dragonic letters.
As he screeched,large wafts of bright white light filled around him and threw away the monstrous things. And he seemed more monstrous himself,angry and loud. He let the light become solid and ice swirled in eddies around the floor,flickering with flame as portals seemed to light. "You wish to end this as I,but you don't realize something." he said,dragon tone full and strong.He sounded different,like his father.With power and a demanding in his voice for his regalness and power. " I'm not alone in this fight,and I don't stand with only a few." He then roared loudly and there was a moment of silence until there where roars in return to his own from the portals and suddenly,bursting through on elegant and strong talons,came others of his own. Flasher with that large elegant body came through first and along came after him sleek cream dragons and blue dragons of the sea. Monstrous and glorious in their sleek and massive forms. Eyes of pink,ice blue and sea green turned to him. One flash of his markings and Flasher glared at Virus. "You dare harm a prince and you get the rath of all!" He screeched,stamping his front talons and it caused Toxicwings of red and sick green to swirl in,talons sharp and deadly and fangs large with deadly poison. It seemed as if at least two of every clan came,bashing in and folding together easily to fit and glare at her with eyes of so many colors that couldn't even fit on Jason's scales.

"We fight for the Nevernever!" Came Jason's dragon tone above the others and they all stamped the ground and roared mildly. A true call of the dragons and a truth that they cared. If not for Jason himself,then for the balance of all the realms.

The Swarm broke apart, swirling around everyone, filling the air with their deafening buzz. But they didnt attack. They stood in the middle of the screaming hurricane, metal bugs zipping around us frantically but moving no closer.

Virus smiled nastily. "I have underestimated you, Jason," she said, rising higher into the air. "I did not think you would force me to use the scepter, but there you go. Do you know what this does, my dear?" she asked, holding it out before her. Ash looked up sharply. "It took me forever to puzzle it out, but I finally got it." She grinned, triumphant. "It enhances the power of the one who holds it. Isnt that interesting? So, for instance, I could make my darling bugs do this..."

The scepter glowed a sickly green, and in that light, the Swarm started to change. They swelled like ticks full of blood, becoming sharp and spiky, with long stingers and huge curved jaws. Now they were the size of a fist, a horrible cross between a wasp and a scorpion, and their wings scraped against each other like a million knives. And their minds changed, to something more savage, more visceral and predatory. Buzzing furiously, they turned on whatever living thing they could reach, including the guards surrounding them. The Thornguards screamed, reeling back and clawing at themselves as the metal bugs swarmed over them, biting and stinging, burrowing into their armor.

Virus giggled madly overhead. "Kill them!" she cried, as several bugs chewed their way into their victims, who fell thrashing and screaming to the ground. A moment later, when the Thornguards lurched to their feet again, crazed gleams in their eyes.

Raising their swords, they staggered toward them, blood pouring from their wounds and the holes in their armor, their eyes empty of reason. Out of the corner of their eyes, a Thornguard, covered in bugs, staggered to the edge of the platform and pick up a crossbow. Raising it up, he loaded an iron bolt and swung it around at Jason. He raised the crossbow, unhindered, and took aim. The bolt was coming toward Jason. Something huge and black lunged across Jason's vision a split second before the bolt hit home. Ironhorse, covered in bugs and shedding chunks of iron everywhere, stumbled, fighting desperately to stay on his feet. He staggered toward the edge of the overhang, shaking his head as bugs swarmed him viciously. A hoof slipped off the edge, and he lurched sideways.

The dragons around them looked to Flasher,who spoke something with his lights,and then hissed as they lunged to attack these new enemies.Claws,fangs,teeth and fire. Ice included,they attacked. But one SnowBlider,out of the few others there,darted forward toward Ironhorse. She was probably at least 15 and fairly built but frail. She caught him in her arms carefully,seeming to know he would fight well,and so she began screeching as she removed the things from him,despite how some tried to cling to her icey scales of pure cold. Snowball hissed as her wings shudderingly thrashed at the things as she removed them from Ironhorse. "F-Fight with us!" She said,struggling with the human words but getting her point across as she swung her tail of curled spikes at a bug thing. Jason nodded to a SunSpacer and the elegant yellow dragon slipped forward quickly. "Keep these two safe,now!" He said to her and she bounced her head quickly and took the two faey into her own wings,protected despite she herself was being attacked. Jason used his claws to rip bugs off of the smaller dragon and she slipped to the side,heading toward a portal as she kept the two close. "Moonfields,those shall keep you both safe." She said to them,treating them as equals.
Jason fought as he bounded his way toward Virus,dragons fighting alongside one another in ways you'd not usually see the clans do so. Only Flasher and Jason had the glowing marks,something specific to royal blood in dragons.

"No," Ash snarled. He would be the one to kill Virus. He struggled against the dragon's wings, attempting to get free

She couldn't keep hold of him,not used to holding human or faey,and hissed. "Please! I have my ord-" She was cut off as she batted at a bug that hit her snout. "I have my orders! You are to be kept safe!" She said,then hold Puck more carefully as to not let him run off to as she reached a talon out to try and pull Ash back over. Jason wasn't set on Killing Virus,he was trying to get the scepter away from her. He had to stop though as he lashed at some more attacker bugs. Flasher was fighting well and Snowball was holding Ironhorse carefully,purring as she batted things away,trying to help the old faey. "It will be alright." She repeated over and over.
A Toxicwing,maybe only 10,slipped through the portal close to Ash and saw him trying to get to Virus. Seeing the fight,he slipped easily around bugs and through dragon legs as they fought,toward him. "I'll shield ya' if ya' want!" He offered,clearly wanting to help and also be rebellious because one that seemed to be his father bellowed as he saw him,toxic green eyes finding the small dragon. "Eep...Oh,well I still can!"

"Um...sure."

Virus jerked in midair, reeling back like she had been sucker punched, her hands falling limply at her sides.

As the Swarm began coalescing again, buzzing angrily as they swarmed back together, and the Thornguards regained their senses, Virus put a hand to her temple and looked down at Jason, a smug grin stretching her blue lips.

"Well, Jason. Congratulations, youve managed to give me a pounding headache. But it is not enough to--aaaahhhhhh!"

She jerked, throwing up her hands as Ash launched himself off the edge of the railing and leaped at her, sword raised high. Still screaming, she tried to bring up the scepter, too late. The ice blade sliced down, through her collarbone and out the other side, cutting her clean in two.

Jason leaped under and carefully was ready to catch the scepter if needed and the little Toxicwing was fluttering close by incase to catch Ash if he needed to do something other than be a shield. The yellow dragon had stopped to watch what was going on,holding Puck close,cradled carefully in her large gentle wings. Not even close to the elegance Jason had that is,she was pretty though. Snowball looked up and her snowy blue eyes got wide and the spikes lining her jaw like ice shards, glittered slightly as she saw the sight. The dragons all looked over and Flasher froze,pink eyes wide in shock.

Virus's halves fell away, wires and oily goo spilling from her severed body as both she and Ash dropped out of sight. The Thornguards spasmed, then collapsed like puppets with cut strings. Then it started raining insects.

Jason looked around in worry and confusion as to where the two had dropped to. The little Toxicwing gurgled worriedly,wondering where the person he had helped had gone,but then he eeked as bugs started raining down and the dragons roared happily in victory,talons stamping and wings beating of those who still could beat their wings. Snowball held Ironhorse close,still rocking him,and the female Sun dragon gently placed Pucks feet to the ground,now just using her body to shield him from the bugs dropping down. Jason didn't cry out in joy with the other dragons,swaying as blood drained from him slowly and he looked around for Ash and what was left of Virus. Wondering if the scepter had gone with them.

Puck stretched, not too happy about having been held hostage by a dragon. Ash stepped out from beneath the overhang and stood at the foot of the stairs, gazing up at Jason. His sword was sheathed, and in one hand, the Scepter of the Seasons pulsed with a clean blue light. For a long moment, he stared at Jason, unwilling to break the silence. He had done what he came for; there was no reason for him to stick around any longer