Lynx
Chapter 1
"Shen gon wu alert, kids!" Dojo screamed in vain. It was a hopeless task, trying to drag five teenagers out of bed at four in the morning. He sighed and glanced around the room. Five cubicles were in front of him, each containing one of his charges. "Not sure why I try," he muttered as he slithered over to the first cubicle. He decided to start with Omi; he'd take the least amount of coaxing. Dojo entered the young dragon in training's room and looked at him. Around three and a half feet tall, he sure didn't look like he was thirteen. The bald, yellow skinned monk was sleeping on his head, his eyelids closed over thoughtful black eyes. Dojo snatched one eyelid and snapped it shut. "Rise and shine kiddo!" He cried and zipped back a pace.
"Ooh. My eye hurts most horribly," Groaned the diminutive monk, rubbing his now aching eye. Omi looked at his dragon friend and smiled. "Get dressed kid," Dojo instructed," We're headin' out!" And with that he darted into the next room. Booming snores emanated from this room, or more appropriately, its occupant. Clay turned sawing logs into an art form. Few things could rouse the fifteen year old Texan from sleep, but it was worth a try. Dojo sidled up to the cowboy's ear and, taking a deep breath screamed "Wake up Clay!!!" Amazingly, the dragons scream managed to reach Clay's brain. His eyelids snapped open, revealing bright blue orbs. With a stretch like a bear Clay righted himself, and smiled down at Dojo.
"Good mornin' little dragon….buddy?" Clay asked. But he was speaking to air, Dojo had gone. Two down, three to go, and the last three were the hardest to wake up. Omi and Clay were both getting dressed, but there was little chance Raimundo would. The laid back Brazilian didn't like getting out of bed before noon, and this was way before then. The dark skinned boy snored away contentedly, clutching his teddy bear. "Omi! Need your help over here!" Called Dojo. Omi waddled in sleepily. "Yes Dojo?" He asked dutifully. "I don't have enough time or patience to pull him out of bed. Just douse him with water or something to get him up, I'm going' to get Kim." "But Raimundo will get most furious at me!" Omi cried, fear in his eyes. Dojo sighed. He didn't have time for this. He still needed to get the girls up, which was no easy task. "Just do it. I'll take the heat for you," and with that he sped into Kimikos room. The young Japanese girl would be easy enough to get up, if he had enough time to go brew a pot of coffee. But he didn't, so Dojo decided to go with the old stand-by, turn her i-pod up full blast and run. "Hmm, what song to use today. Maybe this, nah, done that before, oh! Here it is!" Dojo selected the loudest Nicleback song he could and turned it up, way up.
"Ahieee! Dojo!!" Kimiko screamed. She was at the door of her room in less time than it took to blink and shaking with anger. Dark puffy circles ringed her eyes, giving her the apperance of a pale raccoon. She was dressed in sweats and a light blue tank-top. Her hair was a black tangle on her head and her usually smiling blue eyes were blazing with anger."Where's the fire?" Came the tired voice of Raimundo. The i-pod stunt had gotten both of them up, surprisingly. Rai still held his teddy bear in one hand, his medallion glittering on his chest. "It's about to be on Dojo's scaly head! That little creep blew my ear drums out!" She screamed. Raimundo rolled his green eyes to the ceiling and rocked back and forth on the balls of his feet. He had actually given Dojo the idea and the dragon had taken to it like a duck to water. "Hey, calm down alright? Let's go get you some coffee..." Rai trailed off. Flames had already engulfed Kimiko's hands, so it was pointless to try and calm her down now. While Rai attempted the impossible task, Dojo made his way over to the last room. Deyna was always the lat one out of bed. Her sides rose and fell, and she muttered something in her sleep. Dojo smiled. She looked so peaceful he didn't want to disturb her. The dragon made his way over to her tousled black/brown head he smiled. Deyna looked alot like a super model. Dark hair, nicely tanned skin, shinning eyes, slim figure, the works. He snaked his clawed paw to the nape of her neck and tickled her.
"Haha!" Deyna laughed. Her laugh didn't sound human at all. Her laugh was like that of a hyena. The slim fourteen year old cackled like a girl gone mad. Here eyelids snapped open (i seem to have a thing going with eyes) , revaling shinning yellow ones eyes. The suddenly turned hazel, blushing that color towards the center. With a yawn she reached up and scratched the fur at the back of her neck, where Dojo had tickled her. The others may have elemental powers, but she had something more. She was a shape shifter. "C"mon guys! Dont we have somewhere to go or did you just fell like getting us up a four in the morning?" She inquired snarkily. She was currently pulling on her Nait Ooks t-shirt and a pair of jeans, listening to Kimiko and Raimundo bicker. Somehow, in their bickering, wihch had now moved on to the topic of Rai snoring, they had managed to get dressed. Rai was wearing his usual white, green and orange shirt with cargos and Kim was wearing a straight black shirt with a pair of black jeans. Deyna walked out and joined the others, Clay and Omi were also dressed. "Mornin' little lady;" Clay said cheerfully, tipping his hat towards her. "Bite me," Deyna growled, literaly, and settled in to watch the fight.
"Wheoowhee!" Came a harsh whistle. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked down at the largely forgotten Dojo. "There was a reason i got you all up you know," he grouched."The Curse of Yanama just went active. It gives the user huge wings and conditions their bodies for flight." "Ooh what kind of wings?" Omi asked hopefully. Hie eyes were glazed over with daydreams. "Any kind. Mostly birds though. But i wouldn't be surprised if someone got bats wings or something. Let's go get it." He said. And with that the monks lept on and sped away in search of the shen gon wu.
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