"I am! Our friend, Jake, just called and told me he saw it happen. The green egg hatched for her when Galby made her touch it." Sapphire said hurriedly. "Are we gonna go all mission impossible and save her now?"
"What the hell is...? Nevermind. I don't want to know. I'll get Nasuada, you get Roran, and meet us in Nasuada's office." Eragon ran off at full speed towards the castle, and Sapphire ran the other way, towards the city.
"Ow!" Emerald yelped right after she heard the egg crack. Her palm was burning, and if she'd been able to see it, it would have been shimmery. Or, in the case of the movie (which severely ticked the author off) it would have been a burn in the shape of an E.
She heard Galbatorix say something in the ancient language, and the ropes on her wrists disappeared, and she stood up.
"The Varden was weakened in both attacks... I'd like to see what they think after their second chance at a rider has been taken from right under their noses." He paced the room, almost ignoring Emerald, talking in a deep voice that reminded her strongly of Darth Vader.
i I guess I should keep going with this innocent thing.../i Emerald thought before re-adopting the wide-eyed, terrified look.
"If you're going to be an ally of mine, I'll have to search your mind." Galbatorix walked towards her, and as soon as he was close enough, she felt it. It seemed as if someone had been so kind as to drill through her head and tear apart her brain and eat it piece by piece. Then she did what Eragon told her to do.
Emerald blasted music inside her head. Concentrating solely on her favorite My Chemical Romance song, she knew he'd have the crap scared out of him in the least. Suddenly, Galbatorix's eyes widened when he reached the music section.
"I know a thing about contrition!
Because I got enough to spare
And I'll be granting your permission
'Cuz you haven't got a prayer
And I said "Hey, hey hallelujah"
Why don't you come and sing the phrase?
Let the spirit come on through ya!
We got innocence for days!"
The song blasted at such a high level in Emerald's head that Galbatorix withdrew himself from her mind immediately, trying to catch his breath, while she fought back the urge to smirk; despite the massive headache she had.
"Take... Take her and the dragon to one of the shurt'ugal rooms." His soldiers had been at the side, waiting for a command. Emerald was persuaded to move by a spear at her back, but the dragon was a bit more... difficult.
"I ain't taking that thing." One soldier backed away as the small green dragon shot smoke out of its nose.
"Make her take it. She's the rider." The soldier with the spear said.
"Er-" Emerald thought for a moment, then tried to make a mental connection between her and the dragon. Just listen to them for now. Or pretend to at least. I'll try and explain more when we get to the room. He looked at her, then she recieved a reluctant i Okay. He stopped intimidating the guards and jumped up to land in Emerald's arms, and she, despite her crappy athletic skills, caught him.
"Let's go, then." The guard with the spear nudged her to a hall on the left, then through an ornate door down the hall. The lock, she noticed, was on the outside of the door. It clicked when the door slammed behind her.
The dragon jumped out of her arms and onto the enormous bed, which looked rather comfortable. Apparently, Galbatorix thought she was staying there long-term. Emerald looked at the door as it opened again, and Jake was there. He held his fingers up to his lips before she said anything.
"You need it more than I do right now. Just don't run up the minutes or break it. Give it back to me when you're done here." He put the cell phone on one of the bedside tables and left the room, and when the door slammed again, she could hear him explaining that she stole something of his and he had to get it back. Emerald checked to make sure the guards were occupied before running into the bathroom and locking it.
She dialed Sapphire's number so fast the buttons almost broke.
A/N: Ah, I think I overreacted on being afraid about the dragon thing. I'm glad that the one person who reviewed Chapter 9 is happy with it! Any more name suggestions for Emerald's dragon...? Oh, and I'm taking a poll. Again. (I can't remember doing this, and I'm too lazy to look back) Who's your favorite OC, Emerald or Sapphire? Thanks! Review, please!