The DragonRogue awoke with that familiar feeling of waking up in an unfamiliar place.

All he knew was that this place was dusty, smelly and cold despite the streaks of sunlight licking his face.

'You're finally awake!' said a high-pitched voice from his left. Looking in said direction, he came face to face with a familiar figure. Complete with large red eyes, green scales, sage coloured wings, and smelling of fire, death and destruction, topped off with a hint of dragon chow, was Draco. 'Honestly. You sleep like a Tog!'

The DragonRogue was going to rebut but the smell of something burning reached his nostrils. 'Draco...is something burning?'

'Oh, you were taking to long to wake up so I breathed fire on you while you slept.' The baby dragon said as he curled up into The DragonRogues lap like a cat.

'YOU DID WHAT?!' The DragonRogue exclaimed.

'Relax. You aren't burnt. Just your shoes, but they're fine.' Draco said. 'Anyway, where are we?'

The DragonRogue looked around. They were in between two large concrete buildings. 'An Alley, I think.'

Draco huffed. 'Of course I know that. I mean where are we, do you even remember how we got here?'

The DragonRogue stroked his chin in thought. 'Actually, I don't.' He said after quite some time. 'Do you?'

'Nope. Do you think this is like that time with Rolith's bachelor party?'

The DragonRogue shook his head. 'Nope. I still have my pack with me as well as my clothes, and I don't remember having any of Cyseros' 'Mystical brew of Mysticism.''

'So how did we end up here?'

The DragonRogue sighed. 'No idea. May as well look around and get a sense for where we are.' He stood up and placed Draco on top of his head. 'Let's hope we don't run into anyone unpleasant.' He said as he left the alley and stepped onto the main streets of Vale.

The moment the DragonRogues foot hit the pavement his jaw hit the ground.

Everything was so clean, neat and tidy, a picturesque scene of civility that put Swordhaven to shame. Lamps lined the streets and roads had strange mechanised vehicles that the gnomes of Popsrocket would love to get a hold of. They must be near the sea, but unlike the disgusting mingling scents of sand and ale in Osprey Cove, it smelled sweet. He could only draw one conclusion.

'Draco...I don't think were in Lore anymore.'

No response from the Baby Dragon. Which the DragonRogue felt was odd. He patted the top of his head. Rather than being met with scaly skin, he met his spiky hair. He quickly looked around.

Draco wasn't with him anymore.

He lost Draco.

'Damnit! Not again!'

'Damnit! Not again!'

Draco was fuming mad. 'He's lost me. AGAIN!'

In all honesty that wasn't what had happened. While the DragonRogue was awestruck at the scenery, Draco was more concerned with the sweet scent of cookies that were being emitted from a nearby bakery.

The baby dragon went to investigate, flying over to a nearby balcony and examining the sweets, he began to droll over the pastries and cakes and various other sweets that lined the stores windows. By the time he had snapped out of his hypnotic trance, the DragonRogue was nowhere to be seen, as he went searching for Draco. So it was really Draco's fault for leaving in the first place.

The scent of sweets once again filled the baby dragons nostrils and he completely forgot about his anger and now became solely focused on one thing;

Acquiring those sweets.

From his observations, he deduced that the store must be quite popular as people came in and out of it like ants. An opportunity had yet to present itself, but he was patient. After five minutes had passed he was rewarded.

A trio of girls exited the shop. They were chatting excitedly amongst themselves (well, the ones in red and yellow were chatting, the one in blue seemed to be reprimanding them for their childishness.) The one in red was carrying a basket, and all three of them were to busy chatting to notice it was open. Waiting until they were just underneath the balcony, he quickly flew down and slipped into the basket, unnoticed.

The basket was full of cookies and cake, and Draco's mouth watered as he devoured them all. With a full belly and satisfied sigh, he curled into a ball.

I really should go find him, but I think I'll take a little nap first.

The DragonRogue had spent the past six hours searching for Draco. It was about midday when they woke up, and now it was early evening. The sky was a dark blue and the stars shone beautifully despite the artificial light of the burning lamps.

You would think a flying, fire-breathing lizard would stand out.

Alas, he was wrong, and as he walked the concrete paths of Vale he wondered if he would ever find his companion. True, he had his Dragon Amulet with him, meaning he could summon Draco if need be, but the last time he did something like that, Draco was in the middle of a poker game with Artix and Twilly and almost singed his eyebrows off. He did NOT want a repeat of that incident.

A rumbling in his stomach snapped him out of his thoughts. It occurred to him that with all the energy he had put into finding Draco, he hadn't actually eaten anything. Passing by so many restaurants, the smell of food began to make his mouth water.

Do they accept gold as payment? He wondered as he fiddled with the leather pouch on his belt. So consumed in thought was he about eating, he failed to notice that, as he turned a corner, someone else was there. They knocked into each other and the other fell onto the ground.

'Sorry about that.' The DragonRogue said as he offered his hand. He got a good look at who he bumped into. It was a man, in a black bowler hat, with bright orange hair and long bangs covering his right eye. He wore a white suit with a red collar, with long black pants, gloves, and shoes.

The man looked at the DragonRogue. He stared into his eyes for a second before grabbing his hand and standing up. 'It's fine. It was an accident.' He said as he brushed himself off. He regarded the DragonRogue with a curious eye. 'That is a very interesting weapon you have.'

The DragonRogue looked at the Fractured Daggers tied around his waist. 'Thanks.'

'Can you use them?' Asked the mysterious man.

The DragonRogue cocked his head in confusion. 'Of course.'

The man in the bowler hat looked thoughtful for a moment before allowing a sly smile to adorn his lips. 'You seem hungry. Would you care to join me for dinner?'

Though the DragonRogue was wary of the strange man, the prospect of a meal completely overrided his common sense. 'Sure!'

The bowler-hat man smiled. 'Come with me.' He said as he walked off.

The DragonRogue followed behind. 'By the way. Who are you?'

The bowler hat man turned his head and the sly grin that was once on his face returned. 'You truly don't know who I am?'

'Nope.' The DragonRogue replied honestly.

The bowler hat man smiled. 'I am Roman Torchwick. And you are?'

The DragonRogue smiled as he spoke. 'Call me Rogue.'

'Please. Just one?' Whined Ruby to Weiss and Yang as they got off the airship and walked towards the dorms of Beacon Academy. They had stopped by some other stores on their way back. Yang was carrying about three bags full of food and drinks while Weiss was carrying a small box.

'No.' said Weiss. 'These are for tonight's party. So you are just going to have to wait.'

Ruby pouted but didn't debate. Since they found Blake, Yang decided that a celebration was in order. Blake said it wasn't necessary but Yang wasn't having any of it. Neither was Weiss, who was surprisingly for the plan. Ruby was excited as well, but she didn't realise how hard it would be, struggling against the sweet sugary temptations that lay in the basket.

As they walked down the corridor leading to there room, Ruby attempted to sneak a cookie. Stealthily opening the basket, she was about to put her hand in when.

WHACK!

'I said you'll have to wait.' Reprimanded Weiss. Ruby pouted once again. They opened the door to their room and stepped inside.

The members of JNPR were already there. As Ruby, Yang, and Weiss were shopping they had lost track of time and asked their friends to prepare the room for the party. They had done a pretty good job. Moving the beds and drawers to their room, they had created enough space to set up a table for the snacks. Nora had somehow managed to procure a couch and had bought it into the room and Jaune had found some chairs. On the centre of the table was a well decorated triple layered cake.

'Hey.' Greeted Pyrrha. 'Did you pick up the sweets?'

Weiss scowled as she put the box on a nearby table. 'Yes. But no thanks to a certain someone who almost ate the store out of business.'

'Hey. I didn't eat THAT much.' argued Ruby.

'How much did you eat then?' Questioned Jaune.

Ruby shrugged as she put the basket on the table next to Weiss's box. 'You know. A couple of cakes, a few platters of cookies, some eclairs, a-'

'I LOVE ECLAIRS!' Interrupted Nora, who had been talking at a tired Ren. 'There so good and tasty like chocolate. Speaking of chocolate, me and Ren went to this store one time and-'

'Anyway.' said Ren, cutting Nora off. 'When is Blake getting here?'

Yang smiled mischievously. 'Don't know. She may be having to much fun with monkey-boy to wan't to come back.'

'Monkey boy?'

'She means Sun. We asked him to distract her for the day so we could get everything ready.' Explained Ruby. A beeping sound could be heard from her scroll. She picked it up and read the message that had been sent. 'And they're coming down the hall right now. Everyone, let's get into position.'

They did as such and the door opened.

'Surprise!'

Blake allowed a small smile to form on her face. 'You know. It's not much of a surprise when your told in advance.' She said, earning sheepish grins from all but Weiss.

'Who cares about that!' said Sun from right beside her. 'It's a party! So let's party!'

Blake rolled her eyes but still hadn't lost her smile.

The party was quite relaxed, but the atmosphere created by Sun, Nora, Yang, and Ruby made it much more jovial and high spirited. Blake was also enjoying it.

'KYAAA!'

Weiss's scream was cute, unexpected, and split through the atmosphere like a knife. Everyone went silent and looked at her. She had jumped back and was pointing to the basket. Everyone was perplexed, and got up to see what was in the basket, and what they saw filled them with shock and a little bit of childish wonder.

A large lizard with wings and green scales was curled up like a cat in the basket and sleeping soundly.

The room was silent.

At least, until Ruby and Nora spoke.

'IT'S SO CUTE!'

Draco awoke to the sound of people praising his cuteness.

Yawning and stretching out, he opened his eyes and found himself in a room, full of people. He recognised the girl in a red hood and black skirt and shirt as the one that was holding the basket he ate all the food out of.

He cocked his head to the side in confusion. Where am I? I must have fallen asleep at some point. Well at least these people look nice. He noted as the girl in red and a second girl, one wearing pink, regarding him with adoring eyes while the rest in curiosity.

The girls in pink and red approached and began to scratch him under his chin and he purred. I like these two, they smell like candy, especially the red one, she smells like cookies.

'Nora, Ruby, get away from that thing. It could be dangerous!' exclaimed the girl in white. I don't like her.

'Come on now Weiss, how could something this adorable be dangerous?' replied Ruby.

You have no idea. Draco thought bemusedly.

'Awwwwwwwwwww it's so cute! You are just the most adorable thing I have ever seen!' praised Nora.

I like this girl.

Nora and Ruby shared a knowing look and stared at their perspective teams. 'Can we keep it?'

The people mouths dropped. 'No you cannot keep it!' Exclaimed Weiss.

'She's right. We don't even know what it is.' Said a girl in black that smelled like tuna.

'Or what it eats.' said a boy with a pink streak in his black hair.

'Exactly.' Said Weiss. 'We should get rid of it or hand it over to the professors as soon as possible.'

Draco thought for a moment. He had yet to be found by Rogue, so he wasn't exactly in the best position. These people seemed nice so he didn't want to hurt them.

That left only one option, the most humiliating thing he swore he would never do again.

He got on his hand legs, stood up, and gave the biggest sparkly eyes and cute smile he could muster, and purred.

Everyone's jaws dropped. And Ruby and Nora spoke as one.

'OHMYGOSHTHATISTHETMOSTFRICKENADORABLETHINGIHAVEEVERSEENYOUHAVETOLETUSKEEPHIMNOW!

PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEEEEEEEEEEEESE!'

Ruby and Nora looked at the others in the room. All of them, including Weiss, had their brains fried by the adorable act of the strange animal.

'I suppose...'

'It is sorta cute...'

'I really don't mind...'

One by one, everyone in the room voiced their reluctant acceptance. All but one. Everyone looked at Weiss, waiting for what she was going to say.

'Fine...he can stay for tonight...but I'm going to tell the headmaster in the morning and your coming with me!'

Satisfied with her response, Nora and Ruby went back to falling over the small animal.

I'm going to enjoy it here. Draco thought. After all, Rogue would find him eventually, he always did. He may as well enjoy it.

In a dark room there sat two people. Xan, and a mysterious hooded figure.

'So Xan. Did you do what I asked?' said the hooded figure.

The maniacal pyromancer grinned. 'Yes Master.'

'Good. Begin the next phase.'

'Yes master.'

Xan dissipated in a puff of fire and smoke.

You WILL be mine. Rogue.