Laura's Pov.
After nearly an hour of trying to get out of our home, we finally made it out onto the street. I felt uncomfortable and no doubt Taylor did as well. Technically, since we were animals, we had no clothes. I had a fur coat so that made me feel more secure but I felt bad for Taylor. I don't think she was thinking about that kind of thing though, since she was trying to figure out how to use her wings properly. After a few minutes I had gotten used to having four legs, since as a little girl I would pretend to be a dog and I would walk on all fours. Come to think of it, that probably looked funny.
"Laura, I'm pretty sure I got this!" Taylor exclaimed. I felt a huge blast of cold wind and my hair, uh, fur went up. I looked up to see the golden dragon flying above me. It was like to coolest thing ever, since the only dragon I had ever been near were the Ninja's energy dragons. This was a real one, and I could feel safe around this one. Taylor's head turned down to look at me and nodded.
"Are we gonna head to the Bounty now?" she asked. I nodded my head.
"Yeah. You should look around for it as we go. I'll follow you, since you can see everything better than I can. Since you know, you can fly," I replied. She nodded her head and replied with a quick 'Okay.' She flew into the air and I followed her at a quick pace. It felt so strange to run so fast. I was just as fast as Taylor, who flew just as quick as Lloyd's energy dragon. I kind of enjoyed being a hybrid or a talking wolf, whatever you wanted to call it. There was just one thing that we had forgotten... The people. Seeing a wolf and a dragon with no rider or master was very unsettling to the people and many of them ran screaming. At first we tried to talk to them but then they just ran faster, so we began to ignore it.
After what seemed like hours of searching (it probably was), my legs were getting very worn and tired. "Taylor! We gotta find them soon or I'll..." I didn't get to finish my sentence because Taylor stopped in the air and looked down at me with a smile. If you could call it a smile.
"I've found it! Come on! It's not too far away!" she exclaimed. I sighed with relief and shook my head. I followed her until I spotted the Bounty. I smiled slightly and ran over to it. I looked around it and felt very relieved. But then I had a thought. What if the Ninja were just freaked out and didn't want to get near us? What if we didn't have the same voices now? And what if they couldn't turn us back? My spirit was immediately dampened and I could suddenly feel the cold.
"Taylor, they won't know it's us," I said. Taylor turned her head over at me and sighed.
"There's only one way to find out." I nodded my head. We needed to signal them to get out there and I did the first thing that came to my mind. I thought it would take effort but it seemed to come naturally the second that I did it. I howled with all my might and it echoed all around the area. Birds flew out of trees in fear of the lurking predator and I smiled. If that didn't get their attention I didn't know what could. After waiting a few seconds I saw Jay's head appear at the window. He looked around for a second and suddenly his eyes widened and he ran from the window. I heard voices, Jay yelling, "There is a white wolf and golden dragon outside!" over and over again and then a loud "What!?" I waited impatiently but they didn't come out. I sighed.
"At least they saw us." Taylor nodded. "Yeah..." I sighed and shook my head. "I'm going up there." Before Taylor could protest, I had jumped up and climbed up onto the deck of the ship. I had a hard time and was slightly out of breath by the time I got up. Wolf legs were not made for climbing. I walked over to the door and scratched at it with my paw. "Hellooo! Can you open the door for me?" I asked. I heard walking and Lloyd's voice. He obviously recognized my voice.
"Laura, are you okay there are these animals outside-" Lloyd's eyes widened when he saw me at the door and he yelped in surprise. I opened my mouth, about to say something but Lloyd just tried to slam the door. I gasped and made sure he didn't.
"Wait! It's me, Laura! The dragon is Taylor!" I exclaimed. He paused for a second and then turned his head outside. He looked at me and there must've been some sort of recognition because his eyes widened.
"Whoa...It...It really is you!" he exclaimed. I nodded my head with a slight smile. "You gotta come inside. I don't think Taylor can but she can come on the deck," Lloyd said. I nodded and Lloyd walked out on the deck.
"Um Taylor you can come on the deck..." Taylor heard him and she lifted her wings and landed on the deck, shaking the Bounty slightly. "You'll have to stay out here..." Taylor sighed and looked down, a grumpy looked coming onto her face.
"Well that's just great..." I laughed slightly, as I walked inside with Lloyd. The Ninja who had been sitting in the livingroom all stood up in shock.
"Lloyd! You brought the wolf in here!" Jay said in a shocked voice. Lloyd sighed and looked down at me. I looked over at the Ninja and decided I would speak before Lloyd did, just to get a reaction.
"Relax! It's just me, Laura!" I exclaimed. I felt a small smirk grow on my face and they all screamed. I started to laugh and Kai pointed a finger at me, staying a safe distance.
"It...it talked! How can-wait did you say Laura?" he asked. I nodded as my laughing turned to silence once again. The ninja calmed down and they cautiously walked over to me. I sat down on the floor, my head reaching just above Lloyd's elboy. I had certainly shrank in height, but for an animal, I was pretty tall.
"If you're a wolf than...what happened to Taylor?" Cole asked. I looked at the door that lead out to the deck of the ship. As I began to answer I remembered that dragons were once Cole's worst fear and I wondered whether he actually liked them or not.
"She's been turned into that golden dragon Jay said he saw." Jay looked over at me as if saying, 'You heard that?' I nodded my head at him. "You're very loud Jay." Cole was about to say something else but then Sensei Wu walked out of his room and when he saw me he sighed.
I raised an eyebrow at him as he walked out. "I feared this would happen... I have only seen something like this once before, over forty years ago, almost fifty now. I should've told you all before now, but I didn't think it would happen." Now I was getting worried and I could hear my heartbeat ringing through my ears. I waited for him to continue with anticipation. "There is a dark force working in Ninjago... One that I thought I had banished long ago. It has returned and you all must train, even Laura and Taylor. It is now after them, and I fear, if we do not change them back to humans, all could go wrong." The Ninja looked at Wu as they paled slightly and I would've have been paling, if my fur wasn't already as white as snow.
"What's this 'dark force' called?" I asked. I feared the name would be something awful.
"It is... Iramianush-aexelin.
Mwahahahahahahahahaaa! I am so evil to create something so evil! What will happen to Laura and Taylor if Wu can't change them back?
Reviews:
Horseluver204: It sure was! Yeah I know, but I like it better the other way XD
The Mayor of Ninjago City: You can say that again!
mk4life: Hehehehe! You'll just love what I've got planned for the rest of this story...
MMM: She thinks that Laura stepped into the relationship too soon.
Turtlepower12: Yeah me too.
