CHAPTER 2
"Aspirin," Ariel mumbled as she woke. "Lots and lots of aspirin."
"I fear she is delirious," a voice said. "What is 'aspirin'?"
"One of their medicines," another voice said disdainfully. The first voice, which was female, replied, "I'll work on her, of course, but first I have to work on you. Whatever possessed you to go riding on an obstacle course in the rain?" As Ariel's vision cleared, she could see the second speaker - a man - shrugging. "Star needed the exercise. And I didn't mean to break my arm."
The first voice sighed. "Maybe not, but it is your fault you jumped off the horse to get a bunny." The man shrugged again. "It needed help. And I slipped on the rock, that's all. I did get the rabbit, though. He's in my room. Go ahead and work on her, Lana. The sooner she's out of here, the better."
The first speaker - Lana - walked over to Ariel and placed a hand on the girl's forehead. Ariel fell asleep.
.and woke up with a start, remembering all that had commenced. Lana hurried over to Ariel. "What's wrong?" The lady asked. "Where am I?" Ariel queried, panicked.
"She seems upset." A green . thing . hovered in the air in front of Ariel. The dragon dropped papers and a pen in the girl's lap. "Fill these out and give them to me," He said. "The Master needs them. When you are done, you can go to your dorm. There's food there. We need the bed for some new arrivals." Ariel realized she was indeed in a bed, fully dressed in jeans and t-shirt. Looking from side to side, she saw endless rows of other beds, each one containing a girl or boy similar to Ariel's age. Ariel also realized with shock that the aching from her fall (though where she fell, she didn't know) was gone.
"The forms," the little dragon said impatiently. It was only about eight inches long and, with its wings spread, about a foot and a half wide. Ariel nodded and looked at the forms filling out normal things such as her name, address, phone number, age, grade, classes enrolled in, email, and then stranger things, such as her pets, favorite Dragonlance character, number of Dragonlance books read, favorite color, and other unusual questions. Ariel answered everything and handed the forms back to the little dragon. It zoomed out a window. Then Ariel realized it was not a window, but a round little portal into the next room for the dragons to go through.
Lana handed Ariel a piece of paper about her dormitory. Opening it up as Lana shooed her out of bed, Ariel saw that it contained directions to her dorm, schedules (meal times, wake-up and lights-out times, etc.), and much else. She noted that in about three hours there was an assembly in the Courtyard (with, of course, directions included).
Following the directions to her dormitory, Ariel opened the door and saw another girl already there, unpacking her things. "Hi, I'm Lily," the girl said, brushing blond hair back from her face and shaking hands with Ariel. Ariel introduced herself and looked around the room. "I took this bed, is that OK? We have our own bathroom, by the way." Ariel nodded and saw her two suitcases at the foot of her bed, packed full. "How did these get here?" Ariel wondered aloud.
"Oh, mine came too," Lily said. "I just started unpacking. Are you a Dragonlance fan?" Ariel grinned and Lily smiled back. "My favorite's Tanis," Lily chattered on. "How about you?"
Ariel began to unpack her things, putting them in the enormous closet. "Dalamar, I guess. I always like the evil guys." Lily gasped. "Even the Dark Knights? Look what they did to my poor Tanis!" Ariel smiled. "Well, at least my favorite isn't dead," she teased. Lily glared, absently lifting a cage out from under her multiple duffels, suitcases, and much else. "How'd he get here? You're supposed to be at home!" She scolded the whatever-it-was inside the cage.
"What is he?" Ariel stared at the cage. "My dog had a littler of puppies," Ariel said. "My mom said to give them away, and he was the last one. You want him?" Ariel set the cage on the floor and opened the door. Out tumbled a mop - oh, wait, Ariel remembered. Mops couldn't walk.
"He looks like a mop, but he's to adorable to resist. Sure, I'll take him - but you have to give me some lessons. I've never had a pet before." Ariel had finished unpacking. She decided to take out a fresh pair of nicer jeans and a real shirt for the assembly.
Lily laughed. "He can be the dorm mascot. Did you know we have an RA?" Ariel made her bed with the new sheets her mother had bought for camp, which had appeared with the suitcases. "RA.oh yeah, that means Resident Advisor, right?" Lily nodded. "He lives down the hall."
There was a knock on the door. "That's probably him," Lily said, and Ariel nodded. After placing her bear on the bed, Ariel went to answer the door. Looking out, however, she saw no one there. Then she heard a cheery "Good afternoon!" and looked down.
A little orange dragon stood in front of the door. It was roughly the same size as the green one in the hospital wing, and it was smiling. "Um, hi," Ariel said, and invited the dragon to come in. It zipped past and settled on the ground inside. "Hello," it said to the girls. "I am Revven, your RA. Who's this?" He nodded to the dog. "He's Ariel's," Lily said hastily. "I gave him to her." Revven nodded sagely, although he was somewhat distracted by the dog running up to him and sniffing him.
The dog began to jump up and down. However, he apparently had built-in springs in his feet, because he started to bounce higher and higher and go all the way around the room. The girls tried to catch him, but he seemed to have the remarkable ability to shift direction in midair. Finally he hit the ceiling and plummeted to the ground, unconscious.
"Is he dead?" Lily whispered.
"Just knocked out," Revven replied. "It won't be hard to fix."
Revven touched the unconscious puppy and its eyes blinked open. The puppy then rolled over and began to sleep.
"Um, Revven, if you don't mind me asking . are there any orange dragons in Dragonlance?"
Smiling, Revven shook his head. "No. It was the Master's idea."
"Who?" Lily was looking through her clothes for a good outfit to wear to the assembly.
"The Master. You will meet him soon, though. The assembly is in one and a half hours. A group from this floor - the second - will meet at the main doors you came through in an hour to go to the Courtyard. If you feel the need to leave earlier, use the directions we gave you. The same goes for being late. However, if you are late for the actual assembly, I will have the Master use you as an example of his death threats. I'm sure everyone will appreciate it." With a last smile, he flew out, closing the door behind him (Ariel chose not to question how he managed to close the door while going at forty miles per hour).
The girls stared.
The next one will be better, I promise! The end is weird because I had to split up a chapter, it was waaaaaaaay too long.
To answer Shade Burrfoot's question: Raistlin and Tas, of course, will be in it. Most likely they will be in chapter 4 or possibly 5, when the fun begins. (I have already written 3, and it is quite long enough already.)
Thanks for all reviews! As always: Reviews are great, reviews with constructive criticism are best.
Thank you to my sister also for the great ideas, as she has way too many names by now I will simply say "Thank you Taru!"
~*~Alexa
"I fear she is delirious," a voice said. "What is 'aspirin'?"
"One of their medicines," another voice said disdainfully. The first voice, which was female, replied, "I'll work on her, of course, but first I have to work on you. Whatever possessed you to go riding on an obstacle course in the rain?" As Ariel's vision cleared, she could see the second speaker - a man - shrugging. "Star needed the exercise. And I didn't mean to break my arm."
The first voice sighed. "Maybe not, but it is your fault you jumped off the horse to get a bunny." The man shrugged again. "It needed help. And I slipped on the rock, that's all. I did get the rabbit, though. He's in my room. Go ahead and work on her, Lana. The sooner she's out of here, the better."
The first speaker - Lana - walked over to Ariel and placed a hand on the girl's forehead. Ariel fell asleep.
.and woke up with a start, remembering all that had commenced. Lana hurried over to Ariel. "What's wrong?" The lady asked. "Where am I?" Ariel queried, panicked.
"She seems upset." A green . thing . hovered in the air in front of Ariel. The dragon dropped papers and a pen in the girl's lap. "Fill these out and give them to me," He said. "The Master needs them. When you are done, you can go to your dorm. There's food there. We need the bed for some new arrivals." Ariel realized she was indeed in a bed, fully dressed in jeans and t-shirt. Looking from side to side, she saw endless rows of other beds, each one containing a girl or boy similar to Ariel's age. Ariel also realized with shock that the aching from her fall (though where she fell, she didn't know) was gone.
"The forms," the little dragon said impatiently. It was only about eight inches long and, with its wings spread, about a foot and a half wide. Ariel nodded and looked at the forms filling out normal things such as her name, address, phone number, age, grade, classes enrolled in, email, and then stranger things, such as her pets, favorite Dragonlance character, number of Dragonlance books read, favorite color, and other unusual questions. Ariel answered everything and handed the forms back to the little dragon. It zoomed out a window. Then Ariel realized it was not a window, but a round little portal into the next room for the dragons to go through.
Lana handed Ariel a piece of paper about her dormitory. Opening it up as Lana shooed her out of bed, Ariel saw that it contained directions to her dorm, schedules (meal times, wake-up and lights-out times, etc.), and much else. She noted that in about three hours there was an assembly in the Courtyard (with, of course, directions included).
Following the directions to her dormitory, Ariel opened the door and saw another girl already there, unpacking her things. "Hi, I'm Lily," the girl said, brushing blond hair back from her face and shaking hands with Ariel. Ariel introduced herself and looked around the room. "I took this bed, is that OK? We have our own bathroom, by the way." Ariel nodded and saw her two suitcases at the foot of her bed, packed full. "How did these get here?" Ariel wondered aloud.
"Oh, mine came too," Lily said. "I just started unpacking. Are you a Dragonlance fan?" Ariel grinned and Lily smiled back. "My favorite's Tanis," Lily chattered on. "How about you?"
Ariel began to unpack her things, putting them in the enormous closet. "Dalamar, I guess. I always like the evil guys." Lily gasped. "Even the Dark Knights? Look what they did to my poor Tanis!" Ariel smiled. "Well, at least my favorite isn't dead," she teased. Lily glared, absently lifting a cage out from under her multiple duffels, suitcases, and much else. "How'd he get here? You're supposed to be at home!" She scolded the whatever-it-was inside the cage.
"What is he?" Ariel stared at the cage. "My dog had a littler of puppies," Ariel said. "My mom said to give them away, and he was the last one. You want him?" Ariel set the cage on the floor and opened the door. Out tumbled a mop - oh, wait, Ariel remembered. Mops couldn't walk.
"He looks like a mop, but he's to adorable to resist. Sure, I'll take him - but you have to give me some lessons. I've never had a pet before." Ariel had finished unpacking. She decided to take out a fresh pair of nicer jeans and a real shirt for the assembly.
Lily laughed. "He can be the dorm mascot. Did you know we have an RA?" Ariel made her bed with the new sheets her mother had bought for camp, which had appeared with the suitcases. "RA.oh yeah, that means Resident Advisor, right?" Lily nodded. "He lives down the hall."
There was a knock on the door. "That's probably him," Lily said, and Ariel nodded. After placing her bear on the bed, Ariel went to answer the door. Looking out, however, she saw no one there. Then she heard a cheery "Good afternoon!" and looked down.
A little orange dragon stood in front of the door. It was roughly the same size as the green one in the hospital wing, and it was smiling. "Um, hi," Ariel said, and invited the dragon to come in. It zipped past and settled on the ground inside. "Hello," it said to the girls. "I am Revven, your RA. Who's this?" He nodded to the dog. "He's Ariel's," Lily said hastily. "I gave him to her." Revven nodded sagely, although he was somewhat distracted by the dog running up to him and sniffing him.
The dog began to jump up and down. However, he apparently had built-in springs in his feet, because he started to bounce higher and higher and go all the way around the room. The girls tried to catch him, but he seemed to have the remarkable ability to shift direction in midair. Finally he hit the ceiling and plummeted to the ground, unconscious.
"Is he dead?" Lily whispered.
"Just knocked out," Revven replied. "It won't be hard to fix."
Revven touched the unconscious puppy and its eyes blinked open. The puppy then rolled over and began to sleep.
"Um, Revven, if you don't mind me asking . are there any orange dragons in Dragonlance?"
Smiling, Revven shook his head. "No. It was the Master's idea."
"Who?" Lily was looking through her clothes for a good outfit to wear to the assembly.
"The Master. You will meet him soon, though. The assembly is in one and a half hours. A group from this floor - the second - will meet at the main doors you came through in an hour to go to the Courtyard. If you feel the need to leave earlier, use the directions we gave you. The same goes for being late. However, if you are late for the actual assembly, I will have the Master use you as an example of his death threats. I'm sure everyone will appreciate it." With a last smile, he flew out, closing the door behind him (Ariel chose not to question how he managed to close the door while going at forty miles per hour).
The girls stared.
The next one will be better, I promise! The end is weird because I had to split up a chapter, it was waaaaaaaay too long.
To answer Shade Burrfoot's question: Raistlin and Tas, of course, will be in it. Most likely they will be in chapter 4 or possibly 5, when the fun begins. (I have already written 3, and it is quite long enough already.)
Thanks for all reviews! As always: Reviews are great, reviews with constructive criticism are best.
Thank you to my sister also for the great ideas, as she has way too many names by now I will simply say "Thank you Taru!"
~*~Alexa