When they got to Riften, one of the guards stopped them.
"Hault. No one enters without paying the visitor's fee."
"Why?"
"Because it's the new law."
"You know this sounds a lot like a scam to me," said Erin suspiciously.
Drago appeared behind them snarling.
"Dragon!" the guard shouted fearfully.
"It's ok. He's a good dragon," said Erin. Drago rolled his eyes.
"Hey Drago. You wanna show them what you like to do to thieves?"
"Now… Let's not do anything we'll regret…." said the guard hesitantly.
"Are you going to open the gates?" asked Drago.
"Yes I will," said the guard defeated as he opened the gates for them.
"Thanks Drago," said Erin as she hugged him. Drago sighed. He was beginning to like the kid.
They walked in. Drago had to take to the skies because he was a little too big for the gates though.
"Do you know where Honorhall Orphanage is at all?" asked Echo.
"Yep, it's right there," she said pointing to a house.
"Ok. Let's go," said Echo as she lead the way as their fox tails swayed back and forth behind them. They had put them on on their way there, so it would look as if they had tails. Erin ran up and eagerly opened the door while running in with Echo.
Erin watched as Grelog scolded the kids, talking about how they would get extra beatings if they didn't obey her. Then she started talking about how it was a dangerous world out there.
"Actually… it's not," said Echo as she appeared out of the shadows Erin following along behind her.
*Sudden imagination moment! The Outdoors and Hungry Dragons
This is my co-author's imagination. We will probably start this new thing on this story only. For this, we will randomly put in imagination moments in our chapters. If you want to put anything in one, just come up with a funny idea, and either post it in your review or e-mail it to me. This one is my co-author. She is kind of a messed up person.*
"Come on kids. I'll show you how safe it is. Who wants to go outside first?" asked
Erin excitedly.
"I will!" yelled a little boy overjoyed at the idea of going outside freely for the first time.
"Wow. You're right. It's actually pretty great out here."
Suddenly Drago zoomed down and picked up the little boy screaming. All the other kids huddled in a corner with wide eyes now terrified of the outside.
"Don't worry. Drago's just taking him to his new family like a stork. Haven't you ever heard that story?"
All of the kids began to relax slowly.
"Look everyone! It's a caterpillar."
"Oh. A caterpillar!" screamed a little girl as she ran over to touch it. Just then Drago swooped down again and picked her up too.
"Oh they're going to be brother and sister!"
"Actually I ate the last one. He was delicious," said Dragon evilly.
All of the little kids went into panic mode.
"Don't worry though. I've always wanted another little girl. The last one sadly passed away… in my stomach."
All of the kids started screaming, "I don't want to go outside anymore. You were right Grelog! This world is a horrible place!"
"I don't know what they're talking about. Children are very tasty."
"And that's what it's like outside kids. Who wants to go next?" Erin asked still excited and happy. She then turned around to see that all the kids had disappeared. She glanced over at Drago to see him sitting in a chair eating something.
"Drago? What are you eating?" she asked nervously.
"I'm very hungry today, but don't worry I saved some for later in my nest. Wait a second. Now that I think about it. You look like a chicken Erin. A nice juicy chicken."
"And who are you?" snarled Grelog.
"We are teenage adventurers," laughed Erin.
"Yes, also she lied to you kids. It is an awesome world with the occasional dragon, and the animals are beautiful."
"Yep,we even have a tamed dragon. His name is Drago. He is awesome!"
The kids looked up in awe and excitedly gathered around them. Grelog, angry that the girls had broken into her home and were filling the orphaned kids' minds with crazy ideas, yelled.
"Stop talking about this nonsense!" she screeched.
"Sister do you hear anything?"
"Yeah it sounded like a dying goat."
"No, it sounded like that evil sabertooth cat when it was burned to death," said Echo.
"He he, kitty barbecue," she said darkly.
"Hey. Why don't we have a Gre Log barbeque. I'm sure Drago would like her," said Echo as she circled her.
"What are you talking about!" she snarled.
"Oh dear. You don't know that we know your secrets?" said Echo darkly. "How we know what you do to the kids every day? How you have a closet with kid sized shackles?"
"You know. We kill people like you," hissed Echo.
"Don't be ridiculous Echo. She's not a person. She's a disgusting freak of nature that needs to be put down."
Grelog, suddenly scared, backed up. "I'll call the guards on you!" she screeched.
"Really? You think they'd care especially since we have so much proof?"
Echo pulled out the dagger and smirked. "Oh poor grandma. Died of a heart attack," she mocked darkly.
"Gar-" Grelog didn't get to finish her word for she was killed quickly.
"I yield I yield!" called out the assistant.
"Yay adventurers did it!"
They walked out with their tails swaying back and forth as they left.
"That was fun," said Echo.
Erin nodded before running off to find Drago.
I hope you enjoyed the story although you probably couldn't take it very seriously due to the imagination moment. :) If you wanted to be a part of the sudden imagination moments, you could post an idea in your next review or e-mail it to me, and I will put your name on it. You will also get to see how your idea plays out with Drago, Erin, and Echo. :) Also I won't forget to put your name in my author's note. I like my bunnies. Do you have any bunnies. If you like bunnies too, put them in your next review. :) Yes, it rhymed!