Alrighty guys, now for another chapter of Into the Modern World! Or, rather, it is the first real chapter, as the last one was the prologue.

Anyway, read, enjoy, and review.

I woke up to the sun creeping through the window of my home, and I got up with a groan. As soon as I got dressed, I heard a familiar squawk at the window.

"Hey, Stormfly. How are you doing, girl?"

My Nadder simply chirped.

I quickly ran out of the door of my house and got on my dragon.

"Okay, let's go get to the others."

With that, Stormfly took off into the air as fast as she could. I soon saw my friends; Fishlegs, Tuffnut, Ruffnut, and Snotlout, who were also on their dragons.

"Alright Stormfly, almost th-"

The ringing of my office phone woke me up from the uncomfortable sleeping spot that was my desk. Looking around, I saw it was morning.

'I really need to turn down the thermostat next time I stay here late. Blasted heat knocks me out cold...'

The phone rang again and, with a groan, I pressed the intercom button. I gave a sigh before answering it.

"Yes, what is it now?"

"Sir, they are beginning to wake up."

For a second, I was dumbfounded. Had I really slept here for four days straight?

"What date is it?"

"What, sir..."

"Just humor me, will ya?"

"Today is April twenty-third, twenty-twenty."

I was briefly relieved at the fact that I had just slept here for one night, not four days, but then I became concerned.

"I thought you said they were waking up in four days?"

"I did, sir, but their brain activity has been increasing much faster than expected."

"Very well. How long until they wake up now?"

"About fifteen minutes, sir."

"Alright, I'll be there by then. Now, on to your business."

I pressed the intercom button again before turning my attention to my breath. It smelt horrible, but luckily the scent of alcohol was gone.

I opened one of my desk's compartments and grabbed the bottle of mouth wash I kept in case I had fallen asleep at my desk and had a meeting that day. I went to my private restroom to rinse my mouth clean, and, once rinsed, took a look at myself in the mirror. I noticed that my facial hair had grown noticeable over the course of the night, giving me a roguish look. Though I had brown hair atop my head, for whatever reason, the hair that grew on my face was a rusty red.

I was quite prideful of that.

'Hey there, good-looking.'

After making myself presentable, I went back to the phone and called my secretary. She answered almost immediately.

"Yes?"

"I want you to call Thomas Hunter and Robert Radcliff. Tell them the time has come, and I want them with me."

"As you wish."

As I walked towards the elevator, I reminisced about how I met Robert and Thomas back on one online forum. I made many other friends on there, and I kept in touch with many of them, but only those two were under my employ.

Thomas started out his career making YouTube videos, which somehow earned him a decent living. I hired him when my company started expanding and needed to advertise to more potential consumers. His ads are one of the big reasons that my company became so successful.

Robert, on the other hand, was in need of financial support when I came to him. I needed a favor done, and he was the only one capable of doing it. After that, he remained under my employ, still pursuing his own projects.

As I entered the elevator, my phone rang. It was Robert.

"Yes, what is it?"

"Yes, I know how important this is for you and all, but why must I come?"

"Because you are my friend..."

"And, that relates to this because?"

"Look, could you just be there?"

"Very well, but do know that this is wasting time I could be using to work on..."

"I know, but you'll have plenty of time soon enough. See you there."