Episode 7- The Dragon Clan
Nago sat in a small clearing in the forest as he and the other sate lunch. Zaki had packed a picnic,
being a lot nicer to the whole of the group ever since Nago had saved them from that stupid
monster.
"Mmmm! My favorite! Food!" laughed Nago as he chomped up the sandwich Zaki had handed to
him.
"Geez! Did you even chew that?!" asked Zaki in amazement, watching Nago shake his head and
rub his belly. Sirrus sat against a rock, staring up at the sky, while Kindro fiddled with a small,
metallic device. Nago walked up to him. "What's that?"
Kindro stared at the kid, irritated that he was asking so many questions. "It's a toy, kid. Don't
touch it. It's very dangerous."
In the distance, a group of figures peeked at the four travelers from the bushes. There were three
of them. The first one was large and tall, with a rough beard and thin eyes. The second was
skinny, with a bandana around his head and a big smile. The third had a patch over one eye, and
had long, white hair. Together, they looked more like a gang of pirates. But the truth was that
they were the Dragon Clan, a group of evil terrorists that stole and killed for money. They had
spotted Nago and the others talking about a magic orb and decided to follow the adventurers and
steal the treasure when they reached it.
"So, do ya think that this orb of wishes will be able to make us the rulers of the earth?" asked the
skinny one.
"Of course, Nez," replied the tall one.
"But Yum," stated the third one, "What about them? They could get in our way."
"Don't worry about it, Ari. We let them take us to the orb, then we get rid of them."
The three watched as Nago and his friends packed up and started off toward the mountain again.
Yum stood up and waved his hand at Nez and Ari. His two allies stood next to him and the trio
began the long trip into the depths of the forest.
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Nago stopped and looked up at the sky. The sun was almost invisible beneath the trees in the
west. It would be completely black in about half an hour. "Kindro, I think we should stop soon
and set up camp."
Kindro looked back at him. "Yeah, sure. There's a clearing up ahead. I can see it."
Soon, the group had unpacked in the clearing. Zaki unrolled her sleeping bag near the edge of the
clearing, and Kindro, Sirrus, and Nago set up a tent in the middle.
"Where did you get the tent, Kindro?" asked Nago.
"The clever thief must always be prepared. I'm on the road a lot." Kindro said as he crawled into
the tent while Sirrus laid in the grass just beside the tent. Nago looked at him. "I bet Kindro
would share his tent with you."
"I prefer to stay out here. It's much more peaceful."
Nago smiled and walked over to his sleeping bag, huddled near Kindro's tent. The entire clearing
was shaded by a thick layer of branches, so rain wouldn't be a problem.
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Kindro looked around as he crept silently from his tent and slipped the staff from Nago's grip.
"Now, time to make my great escape," thought Kindro as he prepared to disappear. Then he
heard footsteps. A large hand clasped over his mouth, and another hand came down onto his
head, knocking him unconscious.
Yum picked up Kindro's limp body and slung it over his shoulder. "Come on, let's get going. This
guy will show us to the treasure."
Nez and Ari looked at him. "I thought we were going to wait until they got to the treas-"
"I changed my mind! Now let's go!" shouted Yum, instantly slapping his hand over his mouth and
regretting doing what he had just done.
Nago, Sirrus, and Zaki all roused from their sleep. Nago shouted and pointed at the three
members of the Dragon Clan. Sirrus stood up. "And they've got Kindro!"
Yum shouted at Nez and Ari. "Get rid of these fools! I'll watch Kindro. Nez and Ari whipped out
their swords and ran at Sirrus, yelling. Then, in an instant, Sirrus was above them, and planted a
foot firmly into each of their faces, knocking the two to the ground. Yum looked on in horror,
and ran off into the forest with Kindro in tow. Nago darted after him, hurrying deep into the
forest, pursuing the terrorist. Nago jumped into a tree, spotting Yum below. "Power pole
extend!" shouted Nago, and his staff elongated, ramming into Yum's head and knocking him
over. Nago leapt out of the tree and ran over to Kindro, who was now rubbing his head.
"Kindro! Are you okay?" asked Nago. Kindro gazed back at him groggily. "Yeah, sure kid."
Sirrus and Zaki ran up to Nago and Kindro. Sirrus looked down at Yum, who stirred ever so
slightly. "What did they want?"
Kindro examined Yum. "I'd guess they somehow overheard us talking about the treasure. That's
why they grabbed me."
"And we'll still have it!" shouted Nez and Ari as they appeared from the bushes holding guns.
"You four are gonna show us where that treasure is, or we'll pop ya!"
Zaki screamed. Nago looked at her and then turned angrily to the Dragon Clan. "No," he said,
flying at the two and bashing Ari in the chest. The terrorist fell over, and Nago flipped around,
kicking the gun out of Nez's hands and smacking him in the face with his staff. Grabbing both
enemies by their hair, he tossed them at their partner, creating a pile of bodies known as the
Dragon Clan. Yum groaned and stood up. "You... you..."
Yum heard a crumbling sound. He looked down. The ground beneath them was breaking. Yum
looked at Nago. "We'll be back!" he shouted as the three terrorists plummeted off the
mountainside and into the river below.
Nago looked over the edge. "I think they're gone."
"Don't be too sure, kid," shot back Kindro as he dusted himself off. "But I'll guess that we can
sleep peacefully tonight."
Nago sat in a small clearing in the forest as he and the other sate lunch. Zaki had packed a picnic,
being a lot nicer to the whole of the group ever since Nago had saved them from that stupid
monster.
"Mmmm! My favorite! Food!" laughed Nago as he chomped up the sandwich Zaki had handed to
him.
"Geez! Did you even chew that?!" asked Zaki in amazement, watching Nago shake his head and
rub his belly. Sirrus sat against a rock, staring up at the sky, while Kindro fiddled with a small,
metallic device. Nago walked up to him. "What's that?"
Kindro stared at the kid, irritated that he was asking so many questions. "It's a toy, kid. Don't
touch it. It's very dangerous."
In the distance, a group of figures peeked at the four travelers from the bushes. There were three
of them. The first one was large and tall, with a rough beard and thin eyes. The second was
skinny, with a bandana around his head and a big smile. The third had a patch over one eye, and
had long, white hair. Together, they looked more like a gang of pirates. But the truth was that
they were the Dragon Clan, a group of evil terrorists that stole and killed for money. They had
spotted Nago and the others talking about a magic orb and decided to follow the adventurers and
steal the treasure when they reached it.
"So, do ya think that this orb of wishes will be able to make us the rulers of the earth?" asked the
skinny one.
"Of course, Nez," replied the tall one.
"But Yum," stated the third one, "What about them? They could get in our way."
"Don't worry about it, Ari. We let them take us to the orb, then we get rid of them."
The three watched as Nago and his friends packed up and started off toward the mountain again.
Yum stood up and waved his hand at Nez and Ari. His two allies stood next to him and the trio
began the long trip into the depths of the forest.
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Nago stopped and looked up at the sky. The sun was almost invisible beneath the trees in the
west. It would be completely black in about half an hour. "Kindro, I think we should stop soon
and set up camp."
Kindro looked back at him. "Yeah, sure. There's a clearing up ahead. I can see it."
Soon, the group had unpacked in the clearing. Zaki unrolled her sleeping bag near the edge of the
clearing, and Kindro, Sirrus, and Nago set up a tent in the middle.
"Where did you get the tent, Kindro?" asked Nago.
"The clever thief must always be prepared. I'm on the road a lot." Kindro said as he crawled into
the tent while Sirrus laid in the grass just beside the tent. Nago looked at him. "I bet Kindro
would share his tent with you."
"I prefer to stay out here. It's much more peaceful."
Nago smiled and walked over to his sleeping bag, huddled near Kindro's tent. The entire clearing
was shaded by a thick layer of branches, so rain wouldn't be a problem.
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Kindro looked around as he crept silently from his tent and slipped the staff from Nago's grip.
"Now, time to make my great escape," thought Kindro as he prepared to disappear. Then he
heard footsteps. A large hand clasped over his mouth, and another hand came down onto his
head, knocking him unconscious.
Yum picked up Kindro's limp body and slung it over his shoulder. "Come on, let's get going. This
guy will show us to the treasure."
Nez and Ari looked at him. "I thought we were going to wait until they got to the treas-"
"I changed my mind! Now let's go!" shouted Yum, instantly slapping his hand over his mouth and
regretting doing what he had just done.
Nago, Sirrus, and Zaki all roused from their sleep. Nago shouted and pointed at the three
members of the Dragon Clan. Sirrus stood up. "And they've got Kindro!"
Yum shouted at Nez and Ari. "Get rid of these fools! I'll watch Kindro. Nez and Ari whipped out
their swords and ran at Sirrus, yelling. Then, in an instant, Sirrus was above them, and planted a
foot firmly into each of their faces, knocking the two to the ground. Yum looked on in horror,
and ran off into the forest with Kindro in tow. Nago darted after him, hurrying deep into the
forest, pursuing the terrorist. Nago jumped into a tree, spotting Yum below. "Power pole
extend!" shouted Nago, and his staff elongated, ramming into Yum's head and knocking him
over. Nago leapt out of the tree and ran over to Kindro, who was now rubbing his head.
"Kindro! Are you okay?" asked Nago. Kindro gazed back at him groggily. "Yeah, sure kid."
Sirrus and Zaki ran up to Nago and Kindro. Sirrus looked down at Yum, who stirred ever so
slightly. "What did they want?"
Kindro examined Yum. "I'd guess they somehow overheard us talking about the treasure. That's
why they grabbed me."
"And we'll still have it!" shouted Nez and Ari as they appeared from the bushes holding guns.
"You four are gonna show us where that treasure is, or we'll pop ya!"
Zaki screamed. Nago looked at her and then turned angrily to the Dragon Clan. "No," he said,
flying at the two and bashing Ari in the chest. The terrorist fell over, and Nago flipped around,
kicking the gun out of Nez's hands and smacking him in the face with his staff. Grabbing both
enemies by their hair, he tossed them at their partner, creating a pile of bodies known as the
Dragon Clan. Yum groaned and stood up. "You... you..."
Yum heard a crumbling sound. He looked down. The ground beneath them was breaking. Yum
looked at Nago. "We'll be back!" he shouted as the three terrorists plummeted off the
mountainside and into the river below.
Nago looked over the edge. "I think they're gone."
"Don't be too sure, kid," shot back Kindro as he dusted himself off. "But I'll guess that we can
sleep peacefully tonight."