CHAPTER THREE
"Where are the ohters?"
"There were no others. Only us."
"Dragonfrog, I mean Hopper; didn't you say you set out with ten?"
"We set out with more than ten, but most fell off."
"Then why are you here?"
"Preservation. We've been moved to final defense now that the real dragons have been secured."
"Just like that? You help out and as a thank you they abandon you?"
"They did not. We're still reverred."
"You're knockoffs...only set up to take the fall and keep the image."
"I am not .I....."
"Boys,boys;you're both pretty. Now please stop fighting. The threat isn't here but there."
"Princess Jasmine, humblest offerings."
"That's Queen Jasmine, to you."
"How shall we do it? Attack and pary? Hail Mary, go all out and spray like..."
"Neither," Jasmine said, holding up a hand."
"Ooo, something more devilish perhaps? Resistance."
"Neither."
"I....you lost me."
"Haven't you heard; we have merged. The fight is over. There's no more hiding."
"Then why are we?"
"Just wait.."
"I need a countdown, ya'all. Five....four.."
"THREE, TWO...ONE!!!!!!!!!!"
"Drop the curtain."
"Circus freaks?"
"Shut up and play your part."
"Twenty six and friends started as a humble beginning just like nie. Before the land was tamed there had to be a tamer. A Wolf fell from the sky and landed here in bliss. Alone, young and afraid he sought companionship. Honor. Loyalty. A sense to belong.Atlas when he found none he made it. A deal with the dragons was formed. On Pureblood he was king but here he was a servant, so a servant he shall be. He tamed the babies and freed the minds of the....yes?"
"So, he was a babysitter?"
"Iii....yes, he was a babysitter,best ever around."
"Haahaahaaaaa....the great protector was no more than a babysitter to a pack of Dragon spawn. Let me guess, parents were too tired to take care of their own kids so they trusted a stranger. How original.Learn to parent yourself you loads of halftone.....
*BOOM*
Beast?"
"Dragonfrog, any word?"
"Still rampant my queen.I did manage to track down something."
"Who?"
"......ME!!!!!!!!!!!"
*Dundun...dunnnnnnnnn*
"Whyyyy, Rosa...whyyyyyyy?"
"I....I....I didn't do anything."
"Don't tow with me," Wolf said as he said shed his skin and turned into a ferocious huge flying wolf.
"If not you then who?"
*BOOM*
"WOLF, I don't play games......I beat them."
"You're not one of my dragonkids."
"No, I am much.....much....worse," Elwin said as she shrunk from her dragon form backto her human form then walked down the aisle."
"Ooo, this is getting good, Ma. Better then any movie back home."
"Wolf,please; if I knew I'd...." Elwin tries to step up the platform but it's too big so Wolf extends his tail for her to hang on and climb.
"If I knew they were your dragons,I'd.....forget it. THEY'RE NOT YOURS.....and never were. Don't you see. Look around," she says as dragons one by one descend and plop next to tourists in their chairs.
"You were a great protector. A great teacher, friend, and abode; but even you must know when to let go. You can't keep kids young forever,' She says kneeling before him. 'Believe me,I know. For fear of losing me, dad made fakes to take my place,' she says scratching the dragonfrogs snout that Wolf rode. 'But you have to face the music one day. Someone once told me, you can't outrun your past. It's a part of you. Like a dog to his tail. What do you say?"
"Darius, that wasn't in the script; she's going to kill it; if he doesn't first."
"Ruby, your sister is not you. She has her own ways."
"But..."
"And we have to respect that."
"I....you...you're definetly not your sister. She would've kicked me around."
"You've been asleep too long, Wolf. Times are changed."
"That I have. Where's your sister?"
"...Here."
The Crowd turns their head and looks back and forth from platform to Ruby and Darius.
"What do you want,Wolf?"
"Peerigen, is that no way to treat your best friend."
Perrigens hands clench.
"Colleague?"
They clench again.
"Mate?
...Oh pal."
"So, you're pals now, a dark cloud says; surrounding Ruby; then it materializes into Shadow.
"If you're such pals then why did you leave?"
"I didn't leave. As I recall, I was chasing you in a storm."
"YOU LEFT ME IN THE CAR!!!!"
"Ruby, Shadow was trying to kill you. You saw the pictures. I had to draw him away."
"I wasn't trying to kill you, you dork. If I wanted to kill you you'd be dead."
"Then.....who was?"
"Someone else."
"Then, why were you there?"
"Ruby's pencil. She....dropped it at my place. It was all that made it out; the book...gone,but maybe she could've...."
"Then why didn't you say anything?"
"You're not the sofest puppy dog. You are more bark then tummy rubs. Guard dog."
He's right,' the crowd said,nodding their heads.
You...stay out of this.
A hush flew over the crowd.
"Kids, don't get mad at him... I'm sure he knows more about a Dragons favorite diet then he does changing diapers."
"But he's the great babysitter."
"BABYSITTER? Him...he...baby....oh, this is too rich,' Shadow laughed,slapping Ruby on the back.
I wouldn't call a junkyard much of a house. While he was off fighting bad guys, Ruby and I...we were the ones changing diapers.
YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!!!!!
"I'll remind myself to give you a postcard."
"Give her one too."
"For what?"
"So, I can keep your skateboard then?"
"My baby, you found it. Pieces made from my own homeworld."
"Glad to see where we know your attention goes."
"Fine. I'll let you have the Dragons."
"Hurray. Mommy, does this mean we get to ride them all day? Best island ever."
"But theirs going to be some ground rules. Rule one..."
"Take your board,kid. You were never good at rules.
And...sleeep. Whoooooo," Shadow said as he blew a potiont spell over the crowd, causing them all to slumber where they lied....even Darius."
"What just happened, Queen Rosa finally managed to say."
"Ruby's boyfriend here was being a dick but we straightened itout."
"Hey!!!"
"Your Dragons have returned and I....king Shadow of the realms beyond and Underworld deep..."
"Hey..."
"Oh, and Queen Elwin of the Fire Isles; have restored your promise and repuation. I happily announce the merge of our two worlds and would love to attend the feast."
"What?"
"They get to merge,' he said pointing to the crowd.
"Why can't I?"
"I.....I mean by conquest I....here you go," Rosa says; handing over crown and scepter to Ruby."
"No,no...Elwin, for your bravery I..."
"Not here. She needs a coronation."
"Yea, and I just woke up. Can't you?"
"I've done my mission. Besides, 'People don't care about how much you know until they know how much you care.
.....Dragons!!!!!
....Fly off."
"Ruby hopped on Shadows back as he turned into a Dragon and took to the sky's with the other dragons following in close pursuit."