Chapter 9
How to break your Warlord
The warlord turned dragon sat frozen in place. His apprentice, the clumsy and overeager Jack Spicer, had outsmarted him, the fearsome, powerful, and legendary Chase Young. He had been hunting the boy for over an hour and now that he had him in his lap… He wasn't sure what to do with him. Usually when he didn't know what to do with something he destroyed it but he didn't want to destroy Jack. Having never had this issue before Chase took the time to analyze his next step. During this analysis Chase felt a slight twinge that caused him to once again pay attention to his surroundings. The first thing he noticed was that Jack was frantic. His tail was agitated fur standing on end and straight up in the air waving wildly back and forth. His ears were pinned back laying flat against his head, and his hands formed claws that had hooked onto Chase's arms with little sharp nails that seemed to be trying to shake him. Cute little white fangs were showcased as he seemed to be saying something Chase couldn't quite understand. Chase forced himself out of his semi meditative state and the words suddenly made sense.
"Chase! Chase! Wake up please! I'm sorry I tricked you so come back! Chase! Chase! Chase Please..." The last word was a near whimper and Jack seemed ready to cry. Well that wouldn't do, and suddenly the dragon knew just what it wanted to do. Carefully, he unlocked his muscles and relaxed his body before pulling the distraught boy closer and nuzzling him gently as he let his chest rumble in a gentle purr.
"I am fine little one. Be calm."
"Ch-Chase?"
"I do hope that you wouldn't be in the lap of another dragon." That got a slightly better laugh and then Jack seemed to relax. He released Chase's arms and sit back on his lap. Jack balled his hands into two loose fists and used them to light hit the warlord's scaly chest.
"Don't scare me like that ever again!" He exclaimed amusing the large dragon warrior who chuckled and contentedly swung his tail. The fiery blush that covered Jack's cheeks was very intriguing to the warlord. As if in retreat, Jack drew his hood over his head and rearranged himself so that he wasn't straddling Chase. Chase only allowed him to do so because he sensed that something or someone was coming, and whatever it was absolutely radiated hostility. He didn't tell Jack, he wanted to see if his apprentice could sense the would be intruder as well. When Jack had arranged himself to his satisfaction on the dragon's lap Chase changed back to human form causing Jack to glare as he readjusted himself. "I just got comfortable." He grumbled halfheartedly. Without a word the boy lounged in Chase's lap hood up, ears alert and tail swinging lazily below them. He rested one foot on the ground with one hand on Chase's shoulder. Chase decided that for this intruder he would make Jack's colors resemble his own. a slight wave of his hand and Jack had black fur with green highlights and a sleek long furred tail. At the transformation Jack realized that Chase could change him at will and gave him a glare that said they would be talking about this new development later. Then without a sound or a signal Jack was facing the front of the room ready for the coming threat. Actually, Chase highly doubted that anything coming for him now would be threatening, in fact, a battle where he got to completely destroy his opponent was just what Chase needed to work off that excess energy that comes for not destroying confusing things. It might even be fun to let Jack join in to see what he learned, if there was anything left for him to fight.
The two villains didn't have to wait long for their poor victims to arrive. Not two moments after they settled their opponents burst through the stone doors.
"Chase Young! Our last meeting will be the last time you and your apprentice humiliate us!" Raimundo was the one shouting for once as the monks blasted into the room. Landing in formation.
"Today we are going to put you up!" Omi Wasn't one to be left out of the shouting whenever possible.
"That's 'take you down' Omi." Said a distracted looking Kimiko. She had immediately noticed how Chase and his apprentice sitting. They were comfortable with being so close, so intimate and Kimiko couldn't help but to wonder who this new player was. So she decided to just ask.
"So Chase, who is this mysterious and powerful new apprentice of yours?" Kimiko almost choked on the word powerful but villains loved to brag and what better way to start them up then a compliment?
Chase had to hold back a sigh of disappointment as the monks arrived with their usual flare for destruction. Forget a challenge they wouldn't even provide a decent fight. On top of that he couldn't even destroy them, to do that now would upset the balance between good and evil and, to be honest, he liked what he had currently, he would destroy them when he felt like and this wasn't that time. So much for that plan. It was easy to put on bored expression as he heard their usual, eager but misguided, introductions. To be honest he was bored, he'd heard it all before and he would hear it all again. But Chase had to chuckle at Kimiko's attempt to unmask his apprentice, he had no intentions of revealing Jack's identity at the moment he didn't want their interference or disbelief to mar Jack's training. Jack sat in his lap simply staring at Kimiko, then he smiled, a simple brief glint under his hood. Kimiko watched the hooded apprentice lean to whisper in Chase's ear and Chase get an unholy glint in his eyes as he looked at them.
"My apprentice has agreed to reveal their identity, if they are defeated by one of you in combat. You may all attack at once but in exchange they will not hold you win they will reveal themselves and grovel at your feet in apology. Do you agree to these terms?"
The monks looked to Raimundo, he was their leader, it was up to him to make the final decision.
Raimundo didn't even glance at his team, he knew his answer, "We accept. We won't be holding back either, so be prepared."
"Excellent."
So very overconfident those monks that they never thought to ask what happens if they lose?
