Genesis of a Dragon: pt. 13
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Dear Journal,
Here we go! Rancor and the others are going to mount a big attack on Tyrannis's castle. We only got one shot at this. Rancor told me that once we reach Tyrannis, it'll be up to me, Rogue, Toad, and Foxfire to defeat him. I hope the others are alright back home. Anyway, I do have some worries. I'm worried the amulet will be safe. I'm worried someone will be hurt, or even killed. Rogue, Todd, and Jason have gained some new powers. Rogue now has strength that can rival Freddy's. Todd can see into the future, but he only seems to be able to see a few minutes ahead at most. Foxfire doesn't have flaming hands anymore. Instead, he creates heat lasers now. I don't know if he can still become invisible. Anyway, Windrazor gave me a chestplate that belonged to his brother. It's made of a near indestructible metal. He wants me to wear it when I fight Tyrannis. He said he'd love to see the look on his face when he's slayed by one who wore armor that belonged to someone he murdered. I know I can do this. I'm not gonna let these dragons down, not for anything.
- Jake "Dragon" Wildfire
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Storm stood tall on top of one of the ruined buildings of Dracopolis. She raised her hands as her eyes turned solid white and started glowing. A fog started forming along the castle of Tyrannis, as well as high winds and lighting crashing down upon it.
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"Your Highness, a strange weather pattern is forming. It appears to be surrounding the castle." A robotic soldier told the black-scaled Dragon Warlord. Tyrannis mulled over the statement.
"No, it can't be natural. No natural force is that exact. Someone has the weather under their command." Tyrannis waved his hand, and an image of Storm appeared. "Ahhh...A weather witch. That would explain it. She must be a mutant." He turned to the soldier. "Have the castle's defenses eliminate her." The soldier bowed.
"As you command, my Lord." The soldier walked away.
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Storm watched, unmoving. She saw some of Tyrannis's metal soldiers fly out of the castle on scooter-like flying machines. They fired lasers at her, but their aim wasn't that good. There was also laser blasts coming from hidden turrets within the castle itself.
"Now!" She ordered. A yellow blur sped by, slashing down the scooters with a sword.
"The castle shall be retaken!" Windrazor bellowed as he flew around the castle at superhuman speed. Rancor, Gwen, and Tralos appeared out of nowhere, engaging in aerial dogfights with the flying soldiers, and assaulting the castle with their fire breath.
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"Okay..." Tolkar checked a map Rancor had provided. "There's a hidden entrance on the front grounds." Tolkar, Kurt, Lance, Kitty, Logan and Fred were standing hidden in a building on the outer wall of the castle. They barely managed to sneak in because of all the metal guards. Luckily, Kurt used his teleportation to distract them and Kitty and Fred used their powers to easily deal with them.
"Now what?" Lance asked.
"We move." The tortoise-like creature replied.
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Jake, Rogue, Todd, Jason, and Rahnzor snuck into a basement of the castle.
"Man, this place gives me the creeps." Jason groaned. "This place is also not doing wonders for my perfect hair."
"God, shut up!" Todd snapped. "You and Kitty had to mess around with that stupid gem, huh? Now thanks to you, I end up seeing things!"
"The Sage is adjusting to his new powers." Rahnzor smirked.
"And quit breathing on me, Turtle-Dope!" Fox snapped. "Your breath stinks and it's turning my hair green."
"In your case, it'd be an improvement." Rogue smirked.
"You were the one who messed with the Jewel!" Fox snapped. "You nearly busted my head wide open!"
"Ah wonder what other powers Ah got." Rogue wondered out loud, ignoring Fox.
"Don't ignore me, you Southern cow!!" Fox snapped. Rogue cracked her knuckles.
"Ah wonder how much strength Ah gained..." Rogue growled, glaring at Fox..
"Knock it off, you two." Jake held them apart. Rogue looked at Jake's chestplate.
"You know, that chestplate looks good on you." Rogue shrugged. Jake sighed.
"Let's just get this over with." Jake grumbled.
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"RAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!" Logan slashed left and right with his adamantium claws. Wolverine didn't have to worry about his claws' effectiveness after all, as adamantium was easily capable of slicing Draconian Steel. His group had encountered a snag when they managed to enter the castle: More of Tyrannis's metal guards appeared and attacked. Kitty phased herself and Lance through the robots, causing them to short circuit. Lance couldn't use his powers in the castle because it might cause the whole place to cave in. Kurt was having a ball, teleporting around, slashing at the robots with a sword he took from a fallen metal soldier.
"Man, zis is fun! I love ze Dragon Kingdom!" Kurt laughed happily.
"No kidding!" Blob smiled, smashing a couple robots together by the head. "This is so much fun."
"Yahhhhh!!! Take that, metalhead!!!" Tolkar smirked, slicing off another robot's arm.
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"Hoo boy..." Scott sighed. The X-Men were being practically destroyed in an attempt to stop the metallic soldiers.
"Our powers are useless!" Jubilee cried out.
"Man, I wish the others were here." Amara sighed.
"This is not cool!" Evan threw a few spikes, only to bounce off the robotic soldiers harmlessly. Only Jean seemed to have any effect on the robots, but there were too many to take down.
"Ahh, I see you mutants are helpless." A voice called out. The X-Men looked up to see Shadowracer hovering down towards them. "You are just as weak as the normal humans."
"Who are you? What do you want?" Scott snapped at the black legless dragon. The black dragon bowed graciously.
"I am Shadowracer, Royal Guard Captain under Tyrannis." The dragon introduced himself. The black legless dragon smirked.
"I still can't believe dragons are real." Tabby sighed.
"We dragons are as real as the ground you stand on." The black legless dragon smirked. "You X-Men seem unable to match my steel warriors in combat."
"Speak for yourself." Pietro smirked.
"Shut up, Pietro!" Evan snapped.
"I do not blame you. They are made of a metal known as Draconian Steel. Draconian Steel is near-indestructible." Shadowracer looked at Scott. "Ah yes. You are the leader. I offer you a fair chance." Shadowracer pulled out his sword. "If you can beat me with the cold steel blade, I will withdraw my metal warriors."
"But, but, but..." Scott stammered.
"Ah, you carry no sword." Shadowracer smirked. He pulled out another sword, and threw it at Scott's feet. "Being a gracious dragon, I am honor-bound to allow you a fair shot at me." Scott stared at the sword nervously.
"Hoo Boy." He thought as he picked up the sword nervously.
Man, Cyclops is in trouble! The X-Men are overmatched, and the others are fighting for their lives in the Dragon Kingdom! Can they do it? Can Scott beat Shadowracer in a swordfight? Can the others reach Tyrannis? Find out in the next chapter!
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Dear Journal,
Here we go! Rancor and the others are going to mount a big attack on Tyrannis's castle. We only got one shot at this. Rancor told me that once we reach Tyrannis, it'll be up to me, Rogue, Toad, and Foxfire to defeat him. I hope the others are alright back home. Anyway, I do have some worries. I'm worried the amulet will be safe. I'm worried someone will be hurt, or even killed. Rogue, Todd, and Jason have gained some new powers. Rogue now has strength that can rival Freddy's. Todd can see into the future, but he only seems to be able to see a few minutes ahead at most. Foxfire doesn't have flaming hands anymore. Instead, he creates heat lasers now. I don't know if he can still become invisible. Anyway, Windrazor gave me a chestplate that belonged to his brother. It's made of a near indestructible metal. He wants me to wear it when I fight Tyrannis. He said he'd love to see the look on his face when he's slayed by one who wore armor that belonged to someone he murdered. I know I can do this. I'm not gonna let these dragons down, not for anything.
- Jake "Dragon" Wildfire
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Storm stood tall on top of one of the ruined buildings of Dracopolis. She raised her hands as her eyes turned solid white and started glowing. A fog started forming along the castle of Tyrannis, as well as high winds and lighting crashing down upon it.
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"Your Highness, a strange weather pattern is forming. It appears to be surrounding the castle." A robotic soldier told the black-scaled Dragon Warlord. Tyrannis mulled over the statement.
"No, it can't be natural. No natural force is that exact. Someone has the weather under their command." Tyrannis waved his hand, and an image of Storm appeared. "Ahhh...A weather witch. That would explain it. She must be a mutant." He turned to the soldier. "Have the castle's defenses eliminate her." The soldier bowed.
"As you command, my Lord." The soldier walked away.
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Storm watched, unmoving. She saw some of Tyrannis's metal soldiers fly out of the castle on scooter-like flying machines. They fired lasers at her, but their aim wasn't that good. There was also laser blasts coming from hidden turrets within the castle itself.
"Now!" She ordered. A yellow blur sped by, slashing down the scooters with a sword.
"The castle shall be retaken!" Windrazor bellowed as he flew around the castle at superhuman speed. Rancor, Gwen, and Tralos appeared out of nowhere, engaging in aerial dogfights with the flying soldiers, and assaulting the castle with their fire breath.
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"Okay..." Tolkar checked a map Rancor had provided. "There's a hidden entrance on the front grounds." Tolkar, Kurt, Lance, Kitty, Logan and Fred were standing hidden in a building on the outer wall of the castle. They barely managed to sneak in because of all the metal guards. Luckily, Kurt used his teleportation to distract them and Kitty and Fred used their powers to easily deal with them.
"Now what?" Lance asked.
"We move." The tortoise-like creature replied.
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Jake, Rogue, Todd, Jason, and Rahnzor snuck into a basement of the castle.
"Man, this place gives me the creeps." Jason groaned. "This place is also not doing wonders for my perfect hair."
"God, shut up!" Todd snapped. "You and Kitty had to mess around with that stupid gem, huh? Now thanks to you, I end up seeing things!"
"The Sage is adjusting to his new powers." Rahnzor smirked.
"And quit breathing on me, Turtle-Dope!" Fox snapped. "Your breath stinks and it's turning my hair green."
"In your case, it'd be an improvement." Rogue smirked.
"You were the one who messed with the Jewel!" Fox snapped. "You nearly busted my head wide open!"
"Ah wonder what other powers Ah got." Rogue wondered out loud, ignoring Fox.
"Don't ignore me, you Southern cow!!" Fox snapped. Rogue cracked her knuckles.
"Ah wonder how much strength Ah gained..." Rogue growled, glaring at Fox..
"Knock it off, you two." Jake held them apart. Rogue looked at Jake's chestplate.
"You know, that chestplate looks good on you." Rogue shrugged. Jake sighed.
"Let's just get this over with." Jake grumbled.
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"RAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!" Logan slashed left and right with his adamantium claws. Wolverine didn't have to worry about his claws' effectiveness after all, as adamantium was easily capable of slicing Draconian Steel. His group had encountered a snag when they managed to enter the castle: More of Tyrannis's metal guards appeared and attacked. Kitty phased herself and Lance through the robots, causing them to short circuit. Lance couldn't use his powers in the castle because it might cause the whole place to cave in. Kurt was having a ball, teleporting around, slashing at the robots with a sword he took from a fallen metal soldier.
"Man, zis is fun! I love ze Dragon Kingdom!" Kurt laughed happily.
"No kidding!" Blob smiled, smashing a couple robots together by the head. "This is so much fun."
"Yahhhhh!!! Take that, metalhead!!!" Tolkar smirked, slicing off another robot's arm.
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"Hoo boy..." Scott sighed. The X-Men were being practically destroyed in an attempt to stop the metallic soldiers.
"Our powers are useless!" Jubilee cried out.
"Man, I wish the others were here." Amara sighed.
"This is not cool!" Evan threw a few spikes, only to bounce off the robotic soldiers harmlessly. Only Jean seemed to have any effect on the robots, but there were too many to take down.
"Ahh, I see you mutants are helpless." A voice called out. The X-Men looked up to see Shadowracer hovering down towards them. "You are just as weak as the normal humans."
"Who are you? What do you want?" Scott snapped at the black legless dragon. The black dragon bowed graciously.
"I am Shadowracer, Royal Guard Captain under Tyrannis." The dragon introduced himself. The black legless dragon smirked.
"I still can't believe dragons are real." Tabby sighed.
"We dragons are as real as the ground you stand on." The black legless dragon smirked. "You X-Men seem unable to match my steel warriors in combat."
"Speak for yourself." Pietro smirked.
"Shut up, Pietro!" Evan snapped.
"I do not blame you. They are made of a metal known as Draconian Steel. Draconian Steel is near-indestructible." Shadowracer looked at Scott. "Ah yes. You are the leader. I offer you a fair chance." Shadowracer pulled out his sword. "If you can beat me with the cold steel blade, I will withdraw my metal warriors."
"But, but, but..." Scott stammered.
"Ah, you carry no sword." Shadowracer smirked. He pulled out another sword, and threw it at Scott's feet. "Being a gracious dragon, I am honor-bound to allow you a fair shot at me." Scott stared at the sword nervously.
"Hoo Boy." He thought as he picked up the sword nervously.
Man, Cyclops is in trouble! The X-Men are overmatched, and the others are fighting for their lives in the Dragon Kingdom! Can they do it? Can Scott beat Shadowracer in a swordfight? Can the others reach Tyrannis? Find out in the next chapter!