Dance the Night Away
Two years have passed since the destruction of Syn City. Rumors about how it happened spread as far away as Junk Town. Many of those rumors involved either demons blowing the city up, or a bunch of drunk thieves accidentally setting off dynamite. None of the Dragon Protectors knew where the blowing up of Syn City came in, as Nina had even forbidden Teepo from nuking it with his powers.
On this day, Nina was heading towards Wyndia. She remembered being told that she was born into a winged body, but she didn't know why her wings were developing at a faster rate than others of her kind. So she decided to get her answers strait from the horse's mouth.
"How can that be?" she asked herself, "Is it because of my imminent revival as the Queen of Dragons? Or does it have some other meaning that I can't fathom at the moment?"
She stopped to make camp by the side of the river on Eygnock Road. Once there, Nina washed her face in the stream. The teen wished she could fish for supper, but she never had been any good at it. Only He was able to actually catch anything, the others kept breaking their lines.
'He?! Who is He?! Someone from my past perhaps? And the others. . .could I be thinking about why I was found in the middle of a field, away from civilization? Maybe we were explorers, or a family heading to a new town. But that can't be, certainly He seems much more to me than my older brother or another relative. From what I'm thinking, He was probably about my age,' she thought.
At once, a female voice called out, "Garth, it looks like we can camp here. I don't think one little Winged girl will try to hurt us. Not that she could defeat your sword if it came to that."
Nina looked up to see two people coming towards her from the direction of Wyndia. One was a man and the other was a woman. Both seemed to be edgy about something or other.
The man had on a black tunic and black breeches. His eyes were red, his hair was a dirty blond color and he seemed about twenty. He was protected by golden chest armor, a golden belt, with two golden side guards hanging down from it. The arm guards and greaves he had on were also gold.
The woman was wearing a short black skirt, black bikini cut shirt, with a black veil over her mouth. Her eyes and hair were brown, and she seemed about nineteen. Golden bands were on each arm, as well as each leg, and she had golden heels on. But the thing that stood out most about her, was the fact that she had golden Dragon's wings with black inner webbing on her back.
Nina looked at the woman. "Are you a member of the Dragon Clan? You know, the Brood?"
"What's it to you?" inquired the man, "If you want to hurt Felina, you have to go through me. My name is Garth, and I just happen to be her bodyguard."
"Well, my name is Nina, and I am the reborn Queen of Dragons. Can't you smell it on me? All of the other Dragons I know can do that. I can help you two out," Nina replied.
Felina exclaimed, "The Queen Garth, I can see it now. I've been waiting some time to meet you Your Highness. Don't worry, we of the Dark Dragon Clan will help you get back to your home."
Nina chuckled. "I'm not lost. I'm just trying to solve a mystery. You see, although I was born into the body of a Winged Clanswoman, my wings are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the clan. So I want to know, if it's because of my awakening or another factor."
"Well, we really can't go to Wyndia now," Felina admitted, "It really was such a nice city when we first arrived. I'm a dancer, and I went there to perform at the inn. Garth came with me, because he's my bodyguard and I don't know if I could survive against mobs of fans, as I wouldn't use my powers in such an instance. But then, we heard that the Guardian was staying at the inn, so we fled before he noticed that we were Brood. If you know a place where we can go, even for a little while. . ."
"You can come and stay with me. I'm reuniting as many Dragons of both clans as I can in a little forest in the Yraall Region. Not only will you be safe, but you'll have more members of your own clan here with you as well. Do you like that idea?" asked Nina.
Felina replied, "It sounds lovely. I would like to see your home Nina. Let's get going Garth."
Garth saluted the young dancer. "Yes ma'am, we'll leave whenever you are ready to go Your Majesty. After all, there's no reason for us to rush you."
"We'll leave tomorrow," Nina told them, "I would like to get a good night's sleep before we head on out again. Each of us will take turns guarding the camp. I don't mind first watch."
"No, Your Majesty. You need your rest. I will take the first watch. After all, I have Felina to protect as well, and she needs her beauty sleep," Garth stated.
Felina whispered to Nina, "He's a little bit macho sometimes, but he's a nice guy."
Nina nodded. "I can see that Felina, he really cares about you too."
* * *
The next day, the three began heading back towards the Yraall Region. Nina lead the party, as only she knew the way. Both Garth and Felina had been born further east from the Urkan Region, and had never traveled to Wyndia before, let alone to McNeill Village or Cedar Woods.
When they got to McNeill, the group went to the store. Felina purchased a black tunic and medium length black skirt there. She figured she wouldn't have much time to do her dancing, and she should dress like a normal person. The same thing had happened with Lorelai two years ago. Nina had got her a sky blue tunic and aqua green breeches so she had something to wear besides her bathing suit.
After all the shopping was done, they returned to Cedar Woods. Both Dragons were introduced to the rest of the group. Everyone got along quite well, although Lorelai and Valindo were beginning to feel quite crushed with all the Dark Dragons around the treehouse. They wondered if Nina would find some more Light Dragons to hang with soon, before some philosophical arguments broke out.
- - - -
Yeah, philosophy of Dragons. They're holding on, but sooner or later there's bound to be one. So Lorelai and Valindo need to keep the odds even. Helen's got the Light Dragon philosophical outlook to counter Teepo, and the two of them were countering Casey and Crest. But with the addition of two more Dark Dragons, now the numbers are uneven, and they need two more partners. Besides, if they had other Light Dragons to talk philosophy with, there might not be an argument in the first place. I can give you the genes now. Remember, the new base age for Nina is 14 in this chapter.
Felina (five years older than Nina): Trance, Melody (her unique) and her weapon is a cloth
Garth (six years older than Nina): Trance, Failure, Bloodlust (his unique) and his weapon is a Broadsword
Two years have passed since the destruction of Syn City. Rumors about how it happened spread as far away as Junk Town. Many of those rumors involved either demons blowing the city up, or a bunch of drunk thieves accidentally setting off dynamite. None of the Dragon Protectors knew where the blowing up of Syn City came in, as Nina had even forbidden Teepo from nuking it with his powers.
On this day, Nina was heading towards Wyndia. She remembered being told that she was born into a winged body, but she didn't know why her wings were developing at a faster rate than others of her kind. So she decided to get her answers strait from the horse's mouth.
"How can that be?" she asked herself, "Is it because of my imminent revival as the Queen of Dragons? Or does it have some other meaning that I can't fathom at the moment?"
She stopped to make camp by the side of the river on Eygnock Road. Once there, Nina washed her face in the stream. The teen wished she could fish for supper, but she never had been any good at it. Only He was able to actually catch anything, the others kept breaking their lines.
'He?! Who is He?! Someone from my past perhaps? And the others. . .could I be thinking about why I was found in the middle of a field, away from civilization? Maybe we were explorers, or a family heading to a new town. But that can't be, certainly He seems much more to me than my older brother or another relative. From what I'm thinking, He was probably about my age,' she thought.
At once, a female voice called out, "Garth, it looks like we can camp here. I don't think one little Winged girl will try to hurt us. Not that she could defeat your sword if it came to that."
Nina looked up to see two people coming towards her from the direction of Wyndia. One was a man and the other was a woman. Both seemed to be edgy about something or other.
The man had on a black tunic and black breeches. His eyes were red, his hair was a dirty blond color and he seemed about twenty. He was protected by golden chest armor, a golden belt, with two golden side guards hanging down from it. The arm guards and greaves he had on were also gold.
The woman was wearing a short black skirt, black bikini cut shirt, with a black veil over her mouth. Her eyes and hair were brown, and she seemed about nineteen. Golden bands were on each arm, as well as each leg, and she had golden heels on. But the thing that stood out most about her, was the fact that she had golden Dragon's wings with black inner webbing on her back.
Nina looked at the woman. "Are you a member of the Dragon Clan? You know, the Brood?"
"What's it to you?" inquired the man, "If you want to hurt Felina, you have to go through me. My name is Garth, and I just happen to be her bodyguard."
"Well, my name is Nina, and I am the reborn Queen of Dragons. Can't you smell it on me? All of the other Dragons I know can do that. I can help you two out," Nina replied.
Felina exclaimed, "The Queen Garth, I can see it now. I've been waiting some time to meet you Your Highness. Don't worry, we of the Dark Dragon Clan will help you get back to your home."
Nina chuckled. "I'm not lost. I'm just trying to solve a mystery. You see, although I was born into the body of a Winged Clanswoman, my wings are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the clan. So I want to know, if it's because of my awakening or another factor."
"Well, we really can't go to Wyndia now," Felina admitted, "It really was such a nice city when we first arrived. I'm a dancer, and I went there to perform at the inn. Garth came with me, because he's my bodyguard and I don't know if I could survive against mobs of fans, as I wouldn't use my powers in such an instance. But then, we heard that the Guardian was staying at the inn, so we fled before he noticed that we were Brood. If you know a place where we can go, even for a little while. . ."
"You can come and stay with me. I'm reuniting as many Dragons of both clans as I can in a little forest in the Yraall Region. Not only will you be safe, but you'll have more members of your own clan here with you as well. Do you like that idea?" asked Nina.
Felina replied, "It sounds lovely. I would like to see your home Nina. Let's get going Garth."
Garth saluted the young dancer. "Yes ma'am, we'll leave whenever you are ready to go Your Majesty. After all, there's no reason for us to rush you."
"We'll leave tomorrow," Nina told them, "I would like to get a good night's sleep before we head on out again. Each of us will take turns guarding the camp. I don't mind first watch."
"No, Your Majesty. You need your rest. I will take the first watch. After all, I have Felina to protect as well, and she needs her beauty sleep," Garth stated.
Felina whispered to Nina, "He's a little bit macho sometimes, but he's a nice guy."
Nina nodded. "I can see that Felina, he really cares about you too."
* * *
The next day, the three began heading back towards the Yraall Region. Nina lead the party, as only she knew the way. Both Garth and Felina had been born further east from the Urkan Region, and had never traveled to Wyndia before, let alone to McNeill Village or Cedar Woods.
When they got to McNeill, the group went to the store. Felina purchased a black tunic and medium length black skirt there. She figured she wouldn't have much time to do her dancing, and she should dress like a normal person. The same thing had happened with Lorelai two years ago. Nina had got her a sky blue tunic and aqua green breeches so she had something to wear besides her bathing suit.
After all the shopping was done, they returned to Cedar Woods. Both Dragons were introduced to the rest of the group. Everyone got along quite well, although Lorelai and Valindo were beginning to feel quite crushed with all the Dark Dragons around the treehouse. They wondered if Nina would find some more Light Dragons to hang with soon, before some philosophical arguments broke out.
- - - -
Yeah, philosophy of Dragons. They're holding on, but sooner or later there's bound to be one. So Lorelai and Valindo need to keep the odds even. Helen's got the Light Dragon philosophical outlook to counter Teepo, and the two of them were countering Casey and Crest. But with the addition of two more Dark Dragons, now the numbers are uneven, and they need two more partners. Besides, if they had other Light Dragons to talk philosophy with, there might not be an argument in the first place. I can give you the genes now. Remember, the new base age for Nina is 14 in this chapter.
Felina (five years older than Nina): Trance, Melody (her unique) and her weapon is a cloth
Garth (six years older than Nina): Trance, Failure, Bloodlust (his unique) and his weapon is a Broadsword