Sunken Desire
Jose Philipe Mendola
Legal Notice: I don't own any of the affiliated names in this Fic. They are copyrighted material of Wizards Of The coast. Any violation of these laws is a crime, and I would be put away for years on account of my misuse of them. pray for me children.
Author's Rant: Well, here we go again. The 4th chapter in my Dragons Of Magic. I'm hoping this one turns out as good as the other chapters did, but Dromar is a fairly boring legend. I don't even play with my copy. enjoy anyway.
It was another clear day. Perfect for the Bird Of Paradise to be out flying around. He may have had only one hit-point and no value of attack, but he could be used for any mana one could think of.
The exotic bird turned to wheel over a section of land that it called it's home. Yup. Another beautiful day.
The bird was immediately eaten whole by the passing dragon.
Having snapped up the colorful bird, Rith returned to formation with the Dragon Nations. Darigaaz looked at her out of the corner of his eye and shook his head.
'What?' She questioned 'I was famished.'
The splitting cry from a newly familiar dragon filled the ears of both Darigaaz and Rith, not to mention anyone else that was near.
'I'm hungry.' The dragon bitched. 'When are we going to stop and rest? I'm tired.. Are we there yet? I have to go to the bathroom.'
Darigaaz blinked hard a few times and concentrated on not killing Treva right there.
'Easy big guy.' Rith said to him 'If you can survive this incessant rambling, you'll live a long time.'
Darigaaz looked in Rith's direction and said
'I'm not sure what's worse. the fact she wont shut the hell up, or the fact I cant shake the image of you trying to screw one of the dragons in mid- air.'
Rith only turned to smile at him and then continued looking forward. It was true. it was a disturbing sight, and she did indeed try it, but this was Rith he was talking about, and not much less than that was expected out of her.
It was a few minutes later that Rith signaled the nations to land on a small island a few hundred feet below them. Rith was the first to descend, Darigaaz after her, and the Dragon Nations right behind him. Treva would have been right behind them, but she was still caught up going on about the smell of the sea air, and missed the signal to land. Darigaaz already knew that this was going to be a new complaint.
Once all were landed, Rith excused herself and headed off to a fairly concealed part of the trees. In her absence, most of the dragons made a quick snack out of the local animal and plant life. A few of the dragons even broke out a volleyball net and ball, and one or two were reported to have been by a marooned keg that had 'washed up' on shore. either way, it was a needed break. For most anyway.
For reasons unknown to Darigaaz, Treva continued to bitch bout the conditions of the island, and anything else that might have been amiss. Darigaaz tuned her out.
Darigaaz leaned up against a tree for some quick rest, but was awoken when he heard something heave land next to him. He opened one eye and saw a tank, a mask and a black wetsuit. This was not going to be good.
'Gear up.' Rith said to him, already donning her SCUBA gear. She had thrown the rest in a pile and the other dragons were already fitting into their equipment.
This didn't make sense. where did Rith get all this stuff?
'Um, Rith?' Darigaaz began.
'Hold it.' Rith interjected 'Yes, we can do it, and yes, I'll be on top.'
'Where did all this stuff come from?' Darigaaz finished
'(Damn) It came from Crazy Anaba-Shaman's Surf Shop. Why?'
'Where?' Darigaaz asked, all the while with Treva complaining about the gear behind him.
Rith pointed to an open area of land near the trees where a small shack stood. It was a small building made out of what looked like lashed logs and dry thatched grass for a roof. Inside stood a member of the Anaba Mafia. As it turns out, all Anaba Shamans were members of their own mafia. This was defiantly one of them. maroon cloak, dark sunglasses, and the fact he was toting an AK-47 made it clear. The shaman looked in Darigaaz's general direction and said
'Moo.'
'Duck and cover!' Darigaaz yelled as he threw himself on the ground. Rith looked at him strangely, and said
'Don't worry. I made sure he wouldn't do anything to hurt us. We bought what he was selling, and he was paid in full.'
'Wait a second.' Darigaaz said 'what did you pay him with? You don't travel with money?'
Rith chuckled and said
'The Bank of Rith never closes.'
Darigaaz pondered that for about .08 seconds.
'What a slut.' He said to himself.
Once everyone was familiar with their gear, Rith made final checks.
'Everyone ok? Suits fit?' she asked the now water-capable dragons.
'Fits like a charm.' One dragon said.
'Bit tight around the crotch though.' One dragon chimed in.
'Oh yeah, yeah. Mine too, mine too.' Another said.
'I'll fix them for you..' Rith said, practically drooling from the chance to get a-hold of another dragon. She moved in for the assistance.
'Um. but I'll live.' One of the three said.
'Yeah. I'm fine.' The second one said.
The third dragon to mention his ill-fitting suit flashed a quick thumbs up at the approaching Rith. She turned back around and walked back to the front.
Rith finally led the Dragon Nations out about 300 meters into the water and dove. The rest followed.
The water was clear during the beginning of the dive, so the visibility was extraordinary for quite some time. There was a lot to see in the waters of Dominaria. there were a very large variety of marine life, plants, and. buildings?
'What the hell is that?' Darigaaz asked Rith.
It looked like a city. a city. underwater? How was this possible? Who would have built something like this? Who had this much free time to do such a project? Granted, it looked a tad decrepit and old, but where were they?
'Welcome.' Rith said 'to Voldaria.'
'Ye gods.' Darigaaz said 'I remember hearing stories of this place. I never dreamed that I'd ever see it in a million years. what happened to it?'
'Very many years ago,' Rith began 'There was a race of Merfolk called Voldarians. They were a thriving people, run by a very fair ruler. They had a sizeable military and were one of the most powerful people on, and under, Dominaria.'
'So what happened to them?' Darigaaz asked
'Well,' Rith continued 'The temperature changed because of Urza and the freezing of Dominaria, and the cooling temperatures brought along with it the Homarids.'
'Homarids?' Darigaaz asked.
'Is there an echo down here?' Rith demanded 'Gods, let me finish. anyway. Homarids are crab-like creatures that thrive in cold water. There were so many of them that Voldaria was eventually overrun. The city was not cared for, and eventually fell to time and dampness. Get it? Damp? Under water.?'
Neither Darigaaz nor anyone laughed at the terrible pun Rith had just made.
'Jackasses.' Rith said.
They continued past Voldaria and toward a trench, but not before Rith pointed out a small building and said
'Been there, done it in that house.'
'Rith, you slut.' One of the Dragon Nation members said 'You've been down on everything but the Titanic.'
'The what now?' Rith asked
'Um. nothing. Never mind.' The dragon said.
The nations led by the three legends continued down a deep trench. The further down they went, the darker it got.
'Know what this reminds me of?' Rith asked Darigaaz/
'Yes.' He said. 'Now knock it off.'
After another 1000 feet, a granite structure came into view. The closer they got to it; the structure was more visible and distinguishable. It was not actually a building carved into the stone wall of the canyon, but it was more of a passageway into the canyon.
'This is it.' Rith said 'everyone follow me.'
The 'hallway' in the rock was more of a crudely built tunnel. On occasion, there would be a power-stone on the wall powering a small lantern. It wasn't much of a light, but it was enough to scare the shit out of anyone traveling the path.
The dragons had gone in the tunnel about 100 feet, and were promptly stopped by a lowering stop sign on a crossbar. The crossbar was connected to a small wooden structure protruding from one wall. Out of the small room swam a merfolk Zombie. It looked as it had been there for quite some time, and was still on post. It was still wearing a Security badge, jacket and hat.
'Hold it.' the zombie said 'No admittance beyond this point by order of out lord and master.' (Now, generally I'd put in some Monty Python dialogue in here, but I've decided against it. -Ed.)
'Wow.' Darigaaz said in awe.
'Quiet.' Rith said to him. 'We don't want to anger him.' She turned to the guard and said 'Are we to understand that we will receive no hostility as long as we leave now and not come back?'
'Correct.' The zombie said. 'And please, no Resident Evil jokes.'
'You know.' Darigaaz said, evidentially not hearing him 'someone's liable to sue for a Resident evil Zombie Cop impersonation.'
Infuriated with the dumbass comment, the guard put a whistle to his decayed lips and blew into it.
'You shit-head.' Rith said just as more Zombie Cops showed up 'I can't take you anywhere.'
The guards attacked en masse, and the Dragon Nations had no other alternative but to fight back.
The fight was intense, and losses were stacked against the Dragon Nations. Though the dragons were only fighting undead creatures, the merfolk did indeed have the upper hand while in water.
Darigaaz was fending a few of the security guards off when he felt a powerful hand grab one of his shoulders. He spun around and was ready to launce a fireball down the throat of his attacker, bit it was Rith.
'This way.' She said to him, pulling him further into the cavern. This was not going to end well, Darigaaz had a feeling.
'Look.' Darigaaz said to Rith 'I know you're a sexually deprived deviant.. But we've got a battle to finish!'
'As glad as I am to know that we are on the same page, we have to wake up this next legend. Now come on.'
Darigaaz followed Rith further down the hall until he saw an air pocket above his head. Rith must have gone through that, so he decided to follow. When he got out of the water, he was greeted by a sight that he though almost impossible.
The room itself was huge. But the amazing part was what it was encrusted with. Jewels. Gold, artifacts, jewels, amulets, grails. it was full of treasure. But in the center of the room, the greatest treasure of all. Dromar.
He was lying on a pedestal, seemingly cuddling a bag of money in his sleep. Either way, it looked as if he had a death-grip on the thing. He was mumbling something too, Darigaaz noticed, as he got closer to him. Come to think of it, where was Rith?
Darigaaz looked around. He was positive that Rith came in this way. There was no other path in that hallway.. This was the only path in. Darigaaz plodded around the piled of loot, expecting to be jumped and promptly raped in a pile of booty, but nothing happened. Still looking for Right, Darigaaz eventually found her looking though a pile of gemstones.
'What are you doing?' Darigaaz asked Rith.
'Looking for the perfect way to wake him up.' Rith said pointing at the dragon, but not taking her eyes off the pile of jewels.
'How hard can it be?' Darigaaz said walking toward the dragon. 'Watch.'
Darigaaz walked over next to the sleeping dragon and tapped him a few times.
'Hey, wake up buddy. Rise and shine.'
The dragon did not move.
'Here.' Rith said to Darigaaz
He turned just in time to catch a bullhorn that Rith had spawned out of nowhere. By this time, some members of the Dragon Nation were making their way out of the water and into the chamber. Darigaaz turned the Bullhorn on and began his talking.
'Hey! Come on! Time to get up man! You can't just sleep the day away! Lunch is on the table!' Still, not a movement from the dragon.
'Hey Rith!' Darigaaz shouted. 'What else you got?!'
Rith, as well as the bullhorn, produced an alarm clock. But not a common one, mind you, this clock was evil. It was a plastic clock in the shape of everyone's favorite penguin, Badtzu Maru. When this clock is triggered, it will make the sounds of slapping feet, blast a few notes of a song, yell at you 'Time to wake up!' so loudly, it would wake the dead.
Darigaaz put it next to Dromar's head, and stepped back. The clock blared for a full 10 minutes, but due to poor construction in China, the clock's batteries were drained (Just like real life kids!). Darigaaz pissed that it did not work, picked up the POS clock and hurled it at the ground.
'Good morning!" It said before being stomped into oblivion.
Among other tactics to wake the sleeping serpent was an assortment of weapons, once again spawned out of the pockets of Rith. Among those used by Darigaaz was an M-16, a .44 magnum, an M1 Garand, a very nice M-60, an MP- 5, a WWII German Sten Gun, a .45 Shotgun, a Civil war Black powder musket and finally a Mac-10. All were shot off next to the dragon aimed at the ceiling. All weapons were emptied, and still the dragon slept.
Darigaaz, by this time, was out of breath, He had tried everything within reason to this thing, and it still slept like a log.
'Mind if I give it a shot?' Rith asked Darigaaz.
Darigaaz sighed and pointed at the dragon and said
'Fine. Work your magic.'
Rith smiled, and walked back toward the pile of gems. She reached the pile, turned to face the dragon, and picked up a gem.
Dromar shifted a tad, and opened one of his eyes in the direction of Rith.
'I have killed people for doing just that. What business do you think you have handling Dromar's jewels?'
Rith was about to say something lewd, no doubt, but a diamond the size of an apricot thrown at her jaw from across the room interrupted her. She looked over at the flight of trajectory, and saw Darigaaz shaking his head at her.
'Look buddy.' Rith began 'You need to get up. We need you to help us.'
'What makes you think that I would want to help you, let alone leave this cavern? Never mind get up to do anything.'
Rith held up one of her hands, and in it was a fairly large red ruby. She turned it over a few times and examined it.
'What a nice rock. it would be a shame if something was to. happen to it?'
Dromar glared at her and said
'You wouldn't.'
Rith smiled and tightened her grip on the ruby. Dromar's eyes went wide as a cracking sound was heard coming form Rith's hand. She opened it the slightest bit, and a fine red powder sifted out. It glittered as it floated in the air, and glistened while on the floor.
'That..' Dromar said 'Will be the last mistake you will ever make.' He stood up and climbed off his pedestal.
Rith moved back a few steps, looking for more ammo. She found a Ming Vase, and picked it up.
'I'm going to ask you one more time.' Rith said to the stalking dragon 'join our cause and fight with us, or I will destroy your home and all in it.'
Dromar glared at her and said
'First you come into my home and wake me, and then you break my treasures. And then you have the nerve to demand I help you in a fight I want no part of. No, I don't believe you will live long enough to destroy everything in this cavern. I'll kill you before you get any further.'
Now as time to play the odds. Rith could see where his mind was set, so she had to act on his weakness.
'If not for your wealth,' Rith began 'Would you leave this cave and join our fight?'
Dromar, still stalking forward, said to Rith
'What else would be there to live for? Indeed I would want to join your fight and die, so I would have a boundless wealth in the afterlife.'
Rith smiled. Having heard that, she froze in place, extended the vase out an arm's length to one side, and dropped the priceless artifact.
"Oops." She said with mock pity.
Dromar became more visibly agitated, and began a quicker step toward Rith. Rith, however, had another plan. Calling forth the little mana it took to charge the spell; she lifted her head towards the ceiling and said one word of magic.
'No.' Dromar said, being familiar with that command
A small section of roof above them suddenly exploded, and water cascaded in. there was so much pressure to it, as soon as it hit a mound of gems they were destroyed.
'If you value your lives,' Rith said to the remaining members of the Dragon Nations 'I suggest you leave now.'
All of the dragons, including a still complaining Treva, ran in the direction of the entrance pool. They dove in and were on their way to the surface.
Rith looked back at Dromar, still partial shock over what she had done to his home, and said
'Well what's it going to be? You're losing your wealth to the sea, and soon you'll have nothing left. Will you join us?'
Dromar seemed to snap out of a trance and began heading through the now waist deep water over to a pile of gold and gems to begin picking them up. No doubt, he planned on saving them.
Darigaaz splashed over to him and said
'Don't you value your life?! We have to get out of here!'
'No!' Dromar roared 'Not without my precious!'
Darigaaz looked at him through crooked eyes and asked
'Your not related to Scrooge McDuck, are you?'
'No,' Dromar answered 'the ex-owner of ENRON actually.'
'That explains it then.' Darigaaz said, just now noticing Rith sneaking up behind Dromar. She came within arms length to Dromar's back and applied a nerve hold on him. As soon as she touched his neck, Dromar kind of perked up for a second, twitched once, then fell asleep.
'Well now that we are at an agreement to leave.' Rith said, heading for the door. 'Carry him, will you?'
Darigaaz heaved a sigh and grabbed the passed out dragon by the arms and drug hi toward the exit.
'This is not my week.' He said just before diving in.
Back on the surface, the Dragon Nations had congregated back at the island and were awaiting the arrival of the last three dragons. As it turned out, Treva had gathered a crowd after complaining about past relationships, and was currently in the process of telling the nations about a failed love.
A few dragons had heard enough, so they went off to another end of the small island, keeping well away from Crazy Anaba Shaman's Surf Shop.
'Moo.' It said as they passed
They moved faster to get past it, but ended up back on the same beach they were at earlier.
'I hope nothing happened to them.' On of the dragons, a white one said 'I really don't want to have to dig another grave.'
'You didn't dig anything! We dug all the graves!' A black dragon said 'we even dug holes there was no use for.'
'Either way,' a green dragon said 'We should probably wait to see if anyone returns from the waters.'
'That is true.' The white dragon said.
'Hey!' The black dragon said, pointing at the white one 'I don't need to take that shit from you. I aint you bitch. Dig yo own damn hole, cracker.'
The white dragon exchanged a glance with the green one, and he just shrugged.
It was some time before and movement was spotted, but when they did se something, it was enough to scar them for a good long time.
As it turned out, the unconscious body of Dromar was thrown from a depth of about 40 feet. It exploded from water and landed with an explosion next to the dragons on the beach.
They stared out over the water and saw two heads on shoulders float up. It was them. They had made it back.
'We should do something to help.' the white dragon said
'Kiss my ass, you honkey.' Was the only reply he got back from the black dragon.
As it was, both the White and the green dragon waded out to greet their gods.
'What took you so long?' Asked the green dragon to Darigaaz
Darigaaz did not respond, but only put both hands on his head and stumbled away. It looked as if he has a headache.
'He woke up on the wrong side of sex.' Rith said 'Goes to show what happens when you know your pressure points.' Rith walked between the two dragons that were staring wide-eyed as she did so. A little too much to know, especially after coming out of the water.
They turned to follow Rith and Darigaaz, but were stopped when they heard her say
'You two, meet Dromar. Will you carry that for me?' She asked pointing at the still sleeping dragon.
Authors Rant: well, that was the 4th chapter. Like it? Not like it? Feel it is incomplete compared to the other three? Let me know, I thrive on comments. Please review.
Jose Philipe Mendola
Legal Notice: I don't own any of the affiliated names in this Fic. They are copyrighted material of Wizards Of The coast. Any violation of these laws is a crime, and I would be put away for years on account of my misuse of them. pray for me children.
Author's Rant: Well, here we go again. The 4th chapter in my Dragons Of Magic. I'm hoping this one turns out as good as the other chapters did, but Dromar is a fairly boring legend. I don't even play with my copy. enjoy anyway.
It was another clear day. Perfect for the Bird Of Paradise to be out flying around. He may have had only one hit-point and no value of attack, but he could be used for any mana one could think of.
The exotic bird turned to wheel over a section of land that it called it's home. Yup. Another beautiful day.
The bird was immediately eaten whole by the passing dragon.
Having snapped up the colorful bird, Rith returned to formation with the Dragon Nations. Darigaaz looked at her out of the corner of his eye and shook his head.
'What?' She questioned 'I was famished.'
The splitting cry from a newly familiar dragon filled the ears of both Darigaaz and Rith, not to mention anyone else that was near.
'I'm hungry.' The dragon bitched. 'When are we going to stop and rest? I'm tired.. Are we there yet? I have to go to the bathroom.'
Darigaaz blinked hard a few times and concentrated on not killing Treva right there.
'Easy big guy.' Rith said to him 'If you can survive this incessant rambling, you'll live a long time.'
Darigaaz looked in Rith's direction and said
'I'm not sure what's worse. the fact she wont shut the hell up, or the fact I cant shake the image of you trying to screw one of the dragons in mid- air.'
Rith only turned to smile at him and then continued looking forward. It was true. it was a disturbing sight, and she did indeed try it, but this was Rith he was talking about, and not much less than that was expected out of her.
It was a few minutes later that Rith signaled the nations to land on a small island a few hundred feet below them. Rith was the first to descend, Darigaaz after her, and the Dragon Nations right behind him. Treva would have been right behind them, but she was still caught up going on about the smell of the sea air, and missed the signal to land. Darigaaz already knew that this was going to be a new complaint.
Once all were landed, Rith excused herself and headed off to a fairly concealed part of the trees. In her absence, most of the dragons made a quick snack out of the local animal and plant life. A few of the dragons even broke out a volleyball net and ball, and one or two were reported to have been by a marooned keg that had 'washed up' on shore. either way, it was a needed break. For most anyway.
For reasons unknown to Darigaaz, Treva continued to bitch bout the conditions of the island, and anything else that might have been amiss. Darigaaz tuned her out.
Darigaaz leaned up against a tree for some quick rest, but was awoken when he heard something heave land next to him. He opened one eye and saw a tank, a mask and a black wetsuit. This was not going to be good.
'Gear up.' Rith said to him, already donning her SCUBA gear. She had thrown the rest in a pile and the other dragons were already fitting into their equipment.
This didn't make sense. where did Rith get all this stuff?
'Um, Rith?' Darigaaz began.
'Hold it.' Rith interjected 'Yes, we can do it, and yes, I'll be on top.'
'Where did all this stuff come from?' Darigaaz finished
'(Damn) It came from Crazy Anaba-Shaman's Surf Shop. Why?'
'Where?' Darigaaz asked, all the while with Treva complaining about the gear behind him.
Rith pointed to an open area of land near the trees where a small shack stood. It was a small building made out of what looked like lashed logs and dry thatched grass for a roof. Inside stood a member of the Anaba Mafia. As it turns out, all Anaba Shamans were members of their own mafia. This was defiantly one of them. maroon cloak, dark sunglasses, and the fact he was toting an AK-47 made it clear. The shaman looked in Darigaaz's general direction and said
'Moo.'
'Duck and cover!' Darigaaz yelled as he threw himself on the ground. Rith looked at him strangely, and said
'Don't worry. I made sure he wouldn't do anything to hurt us. We bought what he was selling, and he was paid in full.'
'Wait a second.' Darigaaz said 'what did you pay him with? You don't travel with money?'
Rith chuckled and said
'The Bank of Rith never closes.'
Darigaaz pondered that for about .08 seconds.
'What a slut.' He said to himself.
Once everyone was familiar with their gear, Rith made final checks.
'Everyone ok? Suits fit?' she asked the now water-capable dragons.
'Fits like a charm.' One dragon said.
'Bit tight around the crotch though.' One dragon chimed in.
'Oh yeah, yeah. Mine too, mine too.' Another said.
'I'll fix them for you..' Rith said, practically drooling from the chance to get a-hold of another dragon. She moved in for the assistance.
'Um. but I'll live.' One of the three said.
'Yeah. I'm fine.' The second one said.
The third dragon to mention his ill-fitting suit flashed a quick thumbs up at the approaching Rith. She turned back around and walked back to the front.
Rith finally led the Dragon Nations out about 300 meters into the water and dove. The rest followed.
The water was clear during the beginning of the dive, so the visibility was extraordinary for quite some time. There was a lot to see in the waters of Dominaria. there were a very large variety of marine life, plants, and. buildings?
'What the hell is that?' Darigaaz asked Rith.
It looked like a city. a city. underwater? How was this possible? Who would have built something like this? Who had this much free time to do such a project? Granted, it looked a tad decrepit and old, but where were they?
'Welcome.' Rith said 'to Voldaria.'
'Ye gods.' Darigaaz said 'I remember hearing stories of this place. I never dreamed that I'd ever see it in a million years. what happened to it?'
'Very many years ago,' Rith began 'There was a race of Merfolk called Voldarians. They were a thriving people, run by a very fair ruler. They had a sizeable military and were one of the most powerful people on, and under, Dominaria.'
'So what happened to them?' Darigaaz asked
'Well,' Rith continued 'The temperature changed because of Urza and the freezing of Dominaria, and the cooling temperatures brought along with it the Homarids.'
'Homarids?' Darigaaz asked.
'Is there an echo down here?' Rith demanded 'Gods, let me finish. anyway. Homarids are crab-like creatures that thrive in cold water. There were so many of them that Voldaria was eventually overrun. The city was not cared for, and eventually fell to time and dampness. Get it? Damp? Under water.?'
Neither Darigaaz nor anyone laughed at the terrible pun Rith had just made.
'Jackasses.' Rith said.
They continued past Voldaria and toward a trench, but not before Rith pointed out a small building and said
'Been there, done it in that house.'
'Rith, you slut.' One of the Dragon Nation members said 'You've been down on everything but the Titanic.'
'The what now?' Rith asked
'Um. nothing. Never mind.' The dragon said.
The nations led by the three legends continued down a deep trench. The further down they went, the darker it got.
'Know what this reminds me of?' Rith asked Darigaaz/
'Yes.' He said. 'Now knock it off.'
After another 1000 feet, a granite structure came into view. The closer they got to it; the structure was more visible and distinguishable. It was not actually a building carved into the stone wall of the canyon, but it was more of a passageway into the canyon.
'This is it.' Rith said 'everyone follow me.'
The 'hallway' in the rock was more of a crudely built tunnel. On occasion, there would be a power-stone on the wall powering a small lantern. It wasn't much of a light, but it was enough to scare the shit out of anyone traveling the path.
The dragons had gone in the tunnel about 100 feet, and were promptly stopped by a lowering stop sign on a crossbar. The crossbar was connected to a small wooden structure protruding from one wall. Out of the small room swam a merfolk Zombie. It looked as it had been there for quite some time, and was still on post. It was still wearing a Security badge, jacket and hat.
'Hold it.' the zombie said 'No admittance beyond this point by order of out lord and master.' (Now, generally I'd put in some Monty Python dialogue in here, but I've decided against it. -Ed.)
'Wow.' Darigaaz said in awe.
'Quiet.' Rith said to him. 'We don't want to anger him.' She turned to the guard and said 'Are we to understand that we will receive no hostility as long as we leave now and not come back?'
'Correct.' The zombie said. 'And please, no Resident Evil jokes.'
'You know.' Darigaaz said, evidentially not hearing him 'someone's liable to sue for a Resident evil Zombie Cop impersonation.'
Infuriated with the dumbass comment, the guard put a whistle to his decayed lips and blew into it.
'You shit-head.' Rith said just as more Zombie Cops showed up 'I can't take you anywhere.'
The guards attacked en masse, and the Dragon Nations had no other alternative but to fight back.
The fight was intense, and losses were stacked against the Dragon Nations. Though the dragons were only fighting undead creatures, the merfolk did indeed have the upper hand while in water.
Darigaaz was fending a few of the security guards off when he felt a powerful hand grab one of his shoulders. He spun around and was ready to launce a fireball down the throat of his attacker, bit it was Rith.
'This way.' She said to him, pulling him further into the cavern. This was not going to end well, Darigaaz had a feeling.
'Look.' Darigaaz said to Rith 'I know you're a sexually deprived deviant.. But we've got a battle to finish!'
'As glad as I am to know that we are on the same page, we have to wake up this next legend. Now come on.'
Darigaaz followed Rith further down the hall until he saw an air pocket above his head. Rith must have gone through that, so he decided to follow. When he got out of the water, he was greeted by a sight that he though almost impossible.
The room itself was huge. But the amazing part was what it was encrusted with. Jewels. Gold, artifacts, jewels, amulets, grails. it was full of treasure. But in the center of the room, the greatest treasure of all. Dromar.
He was lying on a pedestal, seemingly cuddling a bag of money in his sleep. Either way, it looked as if he had a death-grip on the thing. He was mumbling something too, Darigaaz noticed, as he got closer to him. Come to think of it, where was Rith?
Darigaaz looked around. He was positive that Rith came in this way. There was no other path in that hallway.. This was the only path in. Darigaaz plodded around the piled of loot, expecting to be jumped and promptly raped in a pile of booty, but nothing happened. Still looking for Right, Darigaaz eventually found her looking though a pile of gemstones.
'What are you doing?' Darigaaz asked Rith.
'Looking for the perfect way to wake him up.' Rith said pointing at the dragon, but not taking her eyes off the pile of jewels.
'How hard can it be?' Darigaaz said walking toward the dragon. 'Watch.'
Darigaaz walked over next to the sleeping dragon and tapped him a few times.
'Hey, wake up buddy. Rise and shine.'
The dragon did not move.
'Here.' Rith said to Darigaaz
He turned just in time to catch a bullhorn that Rith had spawned out of nowhere. By this time, some members of the Dragon Nation were making their way out of the water and into the chamber. Darigaaz turned the Bullhorn on and began his talking.
'Hey! Come on! Time to get up man! You can't just sleep the day away! Lunch is on the table!' Still, not a movement from the dragon.
'Hey Rith!' Darigaaz shouted. 'What else you got?!'
Rith, as well as the bullhorn, produced an alarm clock. But not a common one, mind you, this clock was evil. It was a plastic clock in the shape of everyone's favorite penguin, Badtzu Maru. When this clock is triggered, it will make the sounds of slapping feet, blast a few notes of a song, yell at you 'Time to wake up!' so loudly, it would wake the dead.
Darigaaz put it next to Dromar's head, and stepped back. The clock blared for a full 10 minutes, but due to poor construction in China, the clock's batteries were drained (Just like real life kids!). Darigaaz pissed that it did not work, picked up the POS clock and hurled it at the ground.
'Good morning!" It said before being stomped into oblivion.
Among other tactics to wake the sleeping serpent was an assortment of weapons, once again spawned out of the pockets of Rith. Among those used by Darigaaz was an M-16, a .44 magnum, an M1 Garand, a very nice M-60, an MP- 5, a WWII German Sten Gun, a .45 Shotgun, a Civil war Black powder musket and finally a Mac-10. All were shot off next to the dragon aimed at the ceiling. All weapons were emptied, and still the dragon slept.
Darigaaz, by this time, was out of breath, He had tried everything within reason to this thing, and it still slept like a log.
'Mind if I give it a shot?' Rith asked Darigaaz.
Darigaaz sighed and pointed at the dragon and said
'Fine. Work your magic.'
Rith smiled, and walked back toward the pile of gems. She reached the pile, turned to face the dragon, and picked up a gem.
Dromar shifted a tad, and opened one of his eyes in the direction of Rith.
'I have killed people for doing just that. What business do you think you have handling Dromar's jewels?'
Rith was about to say something lewd, no doubt, but a diamond the size of an apricot thrown at her jaw from across the room interrupted her. She looked over at the flight of trajectory, and saw Darigaaz shaking his head at her.
'Look buddy.' Rith began 'You need to get up. We need you to help us.'
'What makes you think that I would want to help you, let alone leave this cavern? Never mind get up to do anything.'
Rith held up one of her hands, and in it was a fairly large red ruby. She turned it over a few times and examined it.
'What a nice rock. it would be a shame if something was to. happen to it?'
Dromar glared at her and said
'You wouldn't.'
Rith smiled and tightened her grip on the ruby. Dromar's eyes went wide as a cracking sound was heard coming form Rith's hand. She opened it the slightest bit, and a fine red powder sifted out. It glittered as it floated in the air, and glistened while on the floor.
'That..' Dromar said 'Will be the last mistake you will ever make.' He stood up and climbed off his pedestal.
Rith moved back a few steps, looking for more ammo. She found a Ming Vase, and picked it up.
'I'm going to ask you one more time.' Rith said to the stalking dragon 'join our cause and fight with us, or I will destroy your home and all in it.'
Dromar glared at her and said
'First you come into my home and wake me, and then you break my treasures. And then you have the nerve to demand I help you in a fight I want no part of. No, I don't believe you will live long enough to destroy everything in this cavern. I'll kill you before you get any further.'
Now as time to play the odds. Rith could see where his mind was set, so she had to act on his weakness.
'If not for your wealth,' Rith began 'Would you leave this cave and join our fight?'
Dromar, still stalking forward, said to Rith
'What else would be there to live for? Indeed I would want to join your fight and die, so I would have a boundless wealth in the afterlife.'
Rith smiled. Having heard that, she froze in place, extended the vase out an arm's length to one side, and dropped the priceless artifact.
"Oops." She said with mock pity.
Dromar became more visibly agitated, and began a quicker step toward Rith. Rith, however, had another plan. Calling forth the little mana it took to charge the spell; she lifted her head towards the ceiling and said one word of magic.
'No.' Dromar said, being familiar with that command
A small section of roof above them suddenly exploded, and water cascaded in. there was so much pressure to it, as soon as it hit a mound of gems they were destroyed.
'If you value your lives,' Rith said to the remaining members of the Dragon Nations 'I suggest you leave now.'
All of the dragons, including a still complaining Treva, ran in the direction of the entrance pool. They dove in and were on their way to the surface.
Rith looked back at Dromar, still partial shock over what she had done to his home, and said
'Well what's it going to be? You're losing your wealth to the sea, and soon you'll have nothing left. Will you join us?'
Dromar seemed to snap out of a trance and began heading through the now waist deep water over to a pile of gold and gems to begin picking them up. No doubt, he planned on saving them.
Darigaaz splashed over to him and said
'Don't you value your life?! We have to get out of here!'
'No!' Dromar roared 'Not without my precious!'
Darigaaz looked at him through crooked eyes and asked
'Your not related to Scrooge McDuck, are you?'
'No,' Dromar answered 'the ex-owner of ENRON actually.'
'That explains it then.' Darigaaz said, just now noticing Rith sneaking up behind Dromar. She came within arms length to Dromar's back and applied a nerve hold on him. As soon as she touched his neck, Dromar kind of perked up for a second, twitched once, then fell asleep.
'Well now that we are at an agreement to leave.' Rith said, heading for the door. 'Carry him, will you?'
Darigaaz heaved a sigh and grabbed the passed out dragon by the arms and drug hi toward the exit.
'This is not my week.' He said just before diving in.
Back on the surface, the Dragon Nations had congregated back at the island and were awaiting the arrival of the last three dragons. As it turned out, Treva had gathered a crowd after complaining about past relationships, and was currently in the process of telling the nations about a failed love.
A few dragons had heard enough, so they went off to another end of the small island, keeping well away from Crazy Anaba Shaman's Surf Shop.
'Moo.' It said as they passed
They moved faster to get past it, but ended up back on the same beach they were at earlier.
'I hope nothing happened to them.' On of the dragons, a white one said 'I really don't want to have to dig another grave.'
'You didn't dig anything! We dug all the graves!' A black dragon said 'we even dug holes there was no use for.'
'Either way,' a green dragon said 'We should probably wait to see if anyone returns from the waters.'
'That is true.' The white dragon said.
'Hey!' The black dragon said, pointing at the white one 'I don't need to take that shit from you. I aint you bitch. Dig yo own damn hole, cracker.'
The white dragon exchanged a glance with the green one, and he just shrugged.
It was some time before and movement was spotted, but when they did se something, it was enough to scar them for a good long time.
As it turned out, the unconscious body of Dromar was thrown from a depth of about 40 feet. It exploded from water and landed with an explosion next to the dragons on the beach.
They stared out over the water and saw two heads on shoulders float up. It was them. They had made it back.
'We should do something to help.' the white dragon said
'Kiss my ass, you honkey.' Was the only reply he got back from the black dragon.
As it was, both the White and the green dragon waded out to greet their gods.
'What took you so long?' Asked the green dragon to Darigaaz
Darigaaz did not respond, but only put both hands on his head and stumbled away. It looked as if he has a headache.
'He woke up on the wrong side of sex.' Rith said 'Goes to show what happens when you know your pressure points.' Rith walked between the two dragons that were staring wide-eyed as she did so. A little too much to know, especially after coming out of the water.
They turned to follow Rith and Darigaaz, but were stopped when they heard her say
'You two, meet Dromar. Will you carry that for me?' She asked pointing at the still sleeping dragon.
Authors Rant: well, that was the 4th chapter. Like it? Not like it? Feel it is incomplete compared to the other three? Let me know, I thrive on comments. Please review.