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She was awaken by the morning sun the next morning. She sat up in my bed and stretched my arms above my head. Kuriboh floated into my room with a scroll. He cooed once and handed it to me. She unrolled it and read it aloud: Your suit is ready. Come down and get it and we can begin you training. "I can't wait to see the get up the are going to put me in." Kuriboh handed her one of her new robes and she went into the bathroom to clean herself up. She splashed some cool water on her face to wake herself completely. She changed into her clean robe and headed for the master's room. She walked down the many stairs, seeing some new faces along the way. She saw a group of winged people she soon learned was Harpie's Brother, Harpie Lady, and Harpie Lady Sisters. She reached his room to find him talking to a little walking clock. "Hello Mahandra. I see you have come for your uniform. This is Time Wizard. He used to be a mystic that controlled time itself." The clock man waved his gloved hand at her. She waved back like it was normal. She had seen things like this yesterday so she was pretty comfortably with it. The master walked over to the Brave Scissor and removed a large box from behind it. "Here you are." He opened the box and held the suit up so she could see it. It was a pretty pink and blue dress. It had a pink lace skirt at the bottom with pink trim around the collar. In his other hand was, of course, the headpiece. It was the same color as the uniform and tall like the master's. "You can go try it on in the back room over there," he pointed to a curtain that hung in the corner. She took the suit from him and walked behind the curtain. The Sage turned back to the Time Wizard. "You say there is a war brewing?" "Yes. I have seen the future of the bloody brawl. The creatures that chose not to join with you are going to strike." He stroked his beard. "We will have to fight. I just hope the students are ready." Behind the curtain, Mahandra struggled with the suit. She stripped of her robe and was trying to squeeze tight suit. It was extremely tight that it clung to her figure like her real flesh. She pulled it over her breasts. It was extremely hard to do this cause she they weren't exactly small. In fact they were anything but. The suit pressed tightly up against them, revealing a lot of cleavage. The headpiece was a little easier to put on. It covered the complete top of her hair, leaving just the back and sides hanging at her shoulders. She pulled on the gauntlets and boots. She turned and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked rather ridiculous but she knew the suit would help her blend right in here. She pulled back the curtain and walked out. "Excellent. You look wonderful. That is the uniform of a true magician," the master said. "I feel kinda funny in this," she said. "Oh nonsense. It's fine. Oh I have one last thing for you." He walked over to a large cabinet and removed a staff. "This is a magicians ultimate weapon." He handed it to her. She looked it over. It was a long blue rod with a brown wooden top. At the bottom was a round green jewel. As she looked it over the master turned back to the wizard. " I will go and meditate. I will return to you with more details soon," the Time Wizard said. With that he twirled his staff and disappeared. "Dark Magician Girl, I want you to meet my apprentice," the master said. With that a dark cloud appeared in the middle of the room and then with a puff of smoke, a man appeared. He was dressed in purple with a purple hood pulled over his head, just like the master. He had dark black hair and dark purple eyes. "You called master?" "Yes. I know you are looking for an apprentice right?" "Yes master that is correct." "Well I want you to meet Mahandra, the Dark Magician Girl." He turned and stared at her. He looked her up and down. "Now she hasn't had any training yet but I now you can help her. You are one of the strongest magicians in the land." She stared into his purple eyes. She was enticed by his appearance. She felt a warm feeling through her body. He was a handsome young man of maybe eighteen. She couldn't figure out what was happening to her. She had never felt like this before. "Hmmm.I guess I could take her under my wing. Then we shall begin her training at once." He walked up to her. He was a little taller then she was, she only came up to his nose. "Come then. I will take her to the training area." He walked up to her side and twirled his staff in front of him. Soon they disappeared leaving behind a cloud of purple smoke.
They reappeared outside a large wooden door. "Whoa. That was interesting," she said when her feet were back on solid ground. "If you train hard you too can harness that power," he said without looking at her. He walked up to the door and tapped twice. It creaked open to reveal huge cages containing dragons! "Come. You will begin you training in here." They walked in. She looked around at all the beasts roaring and snarling. Two men approached them. "Hello Drake," one of them said to him. "Please, I have a student. Address me as Dark Magician." "Sorry sir," the other apologized. " Dark Magician Girl, this is Dragon Manipulator, and Warrior Dai Grepher." She looked at the two men. One was dressed in armor that resembled a dragon skeleton and the other had large muscular arms and a long blade sheathed on his back. "They both have the power to control dragons," Drake said, "Where is you master?" "He is taming a new beast that we captured," Dai Grepher said. "Here follow me," Manipulator said. They walked over to the back of the enormous dungeon where they saw a man in dragon armor standing in front of a large dragon. " Lord of Dragons, Dark Magician has come to train his new apprentice." The man turned to them. He had gold eyes, with no pupil. He was dressed in long black robes and a brown cape. He wore a dragon skull on his head as well. "What perfect timing. Come, your apprentice can put a calming hex on this new creature." " Can't you do that?" She asked. "Of course. But you are here to practice so you may. But I will demonstrate it to you. Dragon Manipulator, bring in the new Ryu-Ran that we just caught," the Lord said. He nodded and a group on men brought in a cage containing a large egg. "An egg?" She looked at it curiously. Then the egg cracked revealing an orange dragon. He roared in anger and let out a long plume of fire. "The cages are fire proof, so it is useless," Dai Grepher explained. "Dark Magician would you do the honors?" The Lord asked. He nodded and held up his staff. He began to chant," Zum No Fobe Less Akre!" He twirled his staff in his hand and then pointed it at the dragon. A black beam shot out of the green orb at the end of his staff and slammed into the dragon's chest. The dragon roared in pain. Drake lowered his staff and the dragon stood not doing anything. "It is awaiting orders from Lord," Manipulator explained to Mahandra. "Now, Dark Magician Girl, You may try on The Red Eyes Black Dragon we just got," the lord said pointing at a cage containing a flailing dragon. She pushed the lace up on her shoulders to prevent it from distracting her. She held her staff in front of her and said the incantation. A black stream shot out of the top but fizzled out as soon as it came out. "Damn." She muttered. "Its ok," Drake said walking up behind her, "It took me a while to get it to." He wrapped his arms around her and placed his hands over hers on the wand. They were warm, a sensation that made her want to melt. She had to admit to the feelings that she felt for him. "Ok now do the spell again," he said. She said the words and again a black stream shot out and puffed out in front of her. She growled in frustration. "Its ok," he repeated behind her, "Lord, you take this one and we will practice on something smaller." Lord nodded. She didn't like them treating her like she was a child. She felt her face growing hot. She held her staff in front of her again. She twirled it and said a new incantation. "Hef Kia Sabe!" She screamed. A long red beam shot out of her staff and took the shape of a spear. It smashed through the bars of the cage and crashed into the wall. "What was that?" Dai asked. "It was a spear curse. It is very advanced." They didn't pay attention to the broken cage, to caught up in the curse. The dragon saw his way out and smashed through the bars and took its first step into the fortress. "Damn! Lord it has escaped!" Lord ran in front of it and prepared began to chant. The dragon swung its long tail around knocking him into wall. "Manipulator! Hurry!" The dragon wiped its tail again and sent them all flying to the ground. It then broke into a run and smashed out of the room. "Quick after it," Drake yelled. Soon he and Dai ran off through the door. "Opps." she said as they ran out the door.
"Hurry, catch it!" The whole castle was chasing it. Jinzo ran out of his room. He stared down the hall. He clenched his fists. He threw both his hands out in front of him. A dark orb of energy appeared in between them. He threw it at the rampaging dragon. It smashed into its chest and knocked it through a wall. The dragon got to its feet and shot a fireball from its jaws. It smashed into the hall and the passage was lit by fire. The Water Magician cast a rain spell and smothered the flames. The dragon had continued its assault. It smashed through a wing of the castle, leaving a trail of dead bodies in it path. The master, against his own will was forced into safety. Dark Magician cast a binding spell but the dragon was too powerful. "Shit! What do we do," he asked the Manipulator. "I don't think I can stop the dragon. I haven't had enough experience." "We will find away," Drake reassured him. The dragon ripped through all of the creatures in his way. None of them had enough strength. Drake ran up to Jinzo who had just entered the passage. "Jinzo not even you can stop it." "I know. But I can't let it destroy our home." "Don't! Wait-" But Jinzo ran after the dragon. He threw another ball of energy at him. It sent the dragon sprawling across the floor. The dragon turned around and lifted itself from the ground. The roared in anger and launched a fire ball at him. Jinzo leapt to the ground and it flew over his head. Before he could stand he felt the heavy wait of the dragons foot on his back. He felt its sharp claw dig into his back. He cried out in pain. Sparks flew from the wound as the claw went through his back and out his chest cavity. The dragon flung its leg forward and Jinzo flew against the wall a crumpled to the ground like a rag doll. "Go Thousand Knives!" A barrage of knives slammed themselves into the dragons back. The dragon roared in pain and fell to the ground. "I didn't think I would have to use that," Drake said floating above the dragon's dead corpse. He landed by Jinzo's side. "Are you alright my friend?" He said, helping him to his feet. More sparks flew from his wound as he stood. "I should be alright," he said. "How errr," he winced in pain," How did this happen?" "My apprentice cast a Spear Curse. I don't know how she did it. It was too advanced for her." The sage ran up to Drake's side. "I see the creature has been stopped," he said looking at the dragon's dead carcass. "It seems your apprentice knows more then she thinks." "I will talk to her. Right now Jinzo needs help." Jinzo limped to the master's side. " He isn't the only one injured. I will find the others," Drake said. The master nodded and soon he and Jinzo disappeared.
Mahandra still stood stunned in the dragon chamber. He legs were shaking. She didn't mean to release the dragon. She'd probably get thrown out for this. All around her dragons hissed and roared, trying to break free like their companion. "Damn." she swore. She began to head for the door when a sharp point shot out and blocked he path. She leapt back before it pierced her. She looked to see a tiny dragon with its nose poked through the bars. Its nose was long and pointed like a spear. She read the sign on its cage. It was called a spear dragon. She stood frozen in her place. The dragon withdrew his nose. The he stabbed it through another section of bars. It flew towards her but she couldn't muster the will to run. She closed her eyes and waited for the shearing pain, but it never came. She opened one eye and saw the nose only inches from her stomach. The dragon hissed and tried to push his nose further out. She heard the scrapping of its tiny claws on the metal cage. She opened her eyes fully and breathed a heavy sigh. She slowly began to back away. As soon as she moved the dragon let out a shrill cry and scrambled to push his head through. There was a dull creak as the bars began to bend and the spear drew farther out at her. Then a large shock rang out and the dragon flew back in the cage. The defensive shock of the cage had been activated. She looked at the tiny dragons smoldering body. It must have been rendered unconscious. She laughed lightly and turned to walk away. There was a painful shriek and the dragon flew at the bars, his nose erect. He crashed through the bars, despite the large shock and flew at her. She jumped to the ground in time as the dragon flew over her head. The shock didn't hurt it. Had she weakened all the bars with that curse? She didn't have time to think as the dragon dive-bombed her again. She rolled to the side and the dragon's nose smashed into the stone floor. It flapped its wings and cried out in surprise, as its nose didn't come free of the ground. She quickly got to her feet and watched as the dragon struggled. There was another crash from across the room as another dragon broke from its cage. She turned to see the enormous creature spread its wings. Not a minute later, another dragon broke free. The curse had weakened the cages! And now the dragons were breaking out. "Mahandra get down!" She turned to see Dai leap into the air at the large dragon. She ducked and he flew over her head and landed on its back. The dragon screeched and tried to shake him off. "Run! Get out of here!" She scrambled up and ran to the door. When she reached it she turned back to see Dai fly into the air and disappear into the dragons open mouth. There was a shout cry and then a dull crunching sound. In the hall, Drake helped more people from the rubble. "Its ok. I will get you to the hospital wing," he reassured. With a quick puff of smoke the person vanished. Then he heard the roar. He looked up to see Mahandra running a top speed towards him. "Mahandra! What happened?" she ran up to him. "The dragons.free. Killed Dai," She gasped out. "What?! The Dragons are free?! Damn! We must warn the master!" He grabbed her arm and prepared to teleport. Then a large column of flame shot towards them. "Down!" He pulled her to the ground and the fire shot over their heads. It was so close they felt the heat rush over them. "Teleport!' He shouted and the disappeared.
With a puff of dark purple smoke they appeared in the infirmary. The master looked over his shoulder. "Drake?" "Master! We need to evacuate!" "Why?" "The dragons have escaped!" His face turned to a look of horror. "No." "Yes! They killed Dai!" He groaned and lifted his staff. There was a green flash. "Everyone! This is the master! Evacuate! I repeat evacuate!" His voice was a loud roar and it echoed through the chambers. He cleared his throat, "Injection Fairy!" A fairy fluttered out of the back room, riding a syringe. "How many injured are there?" He said. "Not many. Maybe five or six." "Get them out of here!" She nodded and flew back into the back room. "Come with me."
The next thing they knew, they were in the master's room. "I have a secret room in here." He walked over to his bookshelf and pulled a book out. Immediately it slid aside revealing a staircase. "Come. We have no time to waste." They ran to the stairs and made their decent.
They came out to an underground cavern filled with water. All around were what must have been left of the survivors. Behind them was a large pirate ship. It was painted blood red and had a red skull on it. "This is the Skull Mariner. It is a self-moving ship. Come on," the master said walking towards it. "This place is full of surprises," she said. Drake didn't answer and followed the master. She quickly caught up.
Soon everyone had boarded the large ship. At the stern of the ship was a small man wearing a dusty brown vest and red pants. He had a large mallet strapped to his back. "Alright men! Hoist anchor! Man the sails!" He shouted. "That's the captain?" Mahandra said. "One of them." She looked to her left to see a large brown skinned beast standing next to her. On his back was an ax with a blade at either end. "Ummm." she stared. "Oh names Sharlax. Or Vorse Raider." "Oh." she said. "This is the vessel of the Black Scorpion Burglars. That's Tim. We call him Timidity though. The Scorpions specialize in stealing magic spells." "So the haven is evacuated," she said. "Yeah.we got everyone we could." Soon the ship lurched forward and began to float down towards the cave mouth. "We have a cabin for you," he said. "Follow me."
The entered the bottom of the ship. It wasn't dingy looking at all. It actually looked like a hallway in the palace. "Right here," Vorse Raider opened a door. "Hope you like it," he said and walked away. She stepped throught the doorway and saw that it was as elegant as her room in sanctuary. There was a soft cooing and she turned to see Kuriboh. "Kuriboh! You made it out!" He cooed again. "At least I won't be alone on this voyage." She went into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She adjusted the tight uniform that she was wearing. It was made small. She removed her wristbands and placed them on the sink. She started to strip of the suit when a knock came at the door. She pulled the suit over her breasts again and walked to the door. She opened it but saw no one. She looked around. "Hey down here," a voice said. She looked to see Timidity. " Oh hello captain." "Just checking to see if everyone's all adjusted to their rooms," He said. "Oh its fine. Thank you." "Alrighty then I'd be movin on then." He nodded his head and moved down the hall. She gave one last glance down the hall and closed the door.
Soon night fell as the ship continued down the river. In the master chamber, Dark Sage and the captains discussed their plans. "So are we heading for the other sanctum?" Sage asked. "That'd be the plan master," Don Zaloog said. Don Zaloog had mangy purple hair. He was dressed in the same fashion as Tim but much taller. He had an eye patch over his right eye. "Lets just hope the dragons don't seek revenge on us," Tim said. "They shouldn't. They weren't known to remember the faces of anyone besides their own kind," the master said. "Tell that to Dai." Tim said. The room went silent. All that was heard was the crashing of the waves against the ship. "They didn't kill him cause he captured them. They killed him cause he attacked them, defending the life of another," the master said.
"Well what's this?" A creaky voice said. In the black of night more than one ship sailed. Besides the Skull Mariner, vessel moved across the waves. It had black sails and the wood was warped but it held. The creaky voice belonged to the Royal Keeper. He was a zombie warrior that, when he was living, was to protect the tomb of the most evilest pharaoh. He was cursed by the pharaoh's spirit to rise from the grave and live a new life as the undead. "They seek to steal our treasure. Well we ill see bout that." He lowered the telescope. "`Ay Skull Servant!" Soon three dark figures appeared. They were also zombies that were sent to earth to serve. "Get da captain up `ere."
She was awaken by the morning sun the next morning. She sat up in my bed and stretched my arms above my head. Kuriboh floated into my room with a scroll. He cooed once and handed it to me. She unrolled it and read it aloud: Your suit is ready. Come down and get it and we can begin you training. "I can't wait to see the get up the are going to put me in." Kuriboh handed her one of her new robes and she went into the bathroom to clean herself up. She splashed some cool water on her face to wake herself completely. She changed into her clean robe and headed for the master's room. She walked down the many stairs, seeing some new faces along the way. She saw a group of winged people she soon learned was Harpie's Brother, Harpie Lady, and Harpie Lady Sisters. She reached his room to find him talking to a little walking clock. "Hello Mahandra. I see you have come for your uniform. This is Time Wizard. He used to be a mystic that controlled time itself." The clock man waved his gloved hand at her. She waved back like it was normal. She had seen things like this yesterday so she was pretty comfortably with it. The master walked over to the Brave Scissor and removed a large box from behind it. "Here you are." He opened the box and held the suit up so she could see it. It was a pretty pink and blue dress. It had a pink lace skirt at the bottom with pink trim around the collar. In his other hand was, of course, the headpiece. It was the same color as the uniform and tall like the master's. "You can go try it on in the back room over there," he pointed to a curtain that hung in the corner. She took the suit from him and walked behind the curtain. The Sage turned back to the Time Wizard. "You say there is a war brewing?" "Yes. I have seen the future of the bloody brawl. The creatures that chose not to join with you are going to strike." He stroked his beard. "We will have to fight. I just hope the students are ready." Behind the curtain, Mahandra struggled with the suit. She stripped of her robe and was trying to squeeze tight suit. It was extremely tight that it clung to her figure like her real flesh. She pulled it over her breasts. It was extremely hard to do this cause she they weren't exactly small. In fact they were anything but. The suit pressed tightly up against them, revealing a lot of cleavage. The headpiece was a little easier to put on. It covered the complete top of her hair, leaving just the back and sides hanging at her shoulders. She pulled on the gauntlets and boots. She turned and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked rather ridiculous but she knew the suit would help her blend right in here. She pulled back the curtain and walked out. "Excellent. You look wonderful. That is the uniform of a true magician," the master said. "I feel kinda funny in this," she said. "Oh nonsense. It's fine. Oh I have one last thing for you." He walked over to a large cabinet and removed a staff. "This is a magicians ultimate weapon." He handed it to her. She looked it over. It was a long blue rod with a brown wooden top. At the bottom was a round green jewel. As she looked it over the master turned back to the wizard. " I will go and meditate. I will return to you with more details soon," the Time Wizard said. With that he twirled his staff and disappeared. "Dark Magician Girl, I want you to meet my apprentice," the master said. With that a dark cloud appeared in the middle of the room and then with a puff of smoke, a man appeared. He was dressed in purple with a purple hood pulled over his head, just like the master. He had dark black hair and dark purple eyes. "You called master?" "Yes. I know you are looking for an apprentice right?" "Yes master that is correct." "Well I want you to meet Mahandra, the Dark Magician Girl." He turned and stared at her. He looked her up and down. "Now she hasn't had any training yet but I now you can help her. You are one of the strongest magicians in the land." She stared into his purple eyes. She was enticed by his appearance. She felt a warm feeling through her body. He was a handsome young man of maybe eighteen. She couldn't figure out what was happening to her. She had never felt like this before. "Hmmm.I guess I could take her under my wing. Then we shall begin her training at once." He walked up to her. He was a little taller then she was, she only came up to his nose. "Come then. I will take her to the training area." He walked up to her side and twirled his staff in front of him. Soon they disappeared leaving behind a cloud of purple smoke.
They reappeared outside a large wooden door. "Whoa. That was interesting," she said when her feet were back on solid ground. "If you train hard you too can harness that power," he said without looking at her. He walked up to the door and tapped twice. It creaked open to reveal huge cages containing dragons! "Come. You will begin you training in here." They walked in. She looked around at all the beasts roaring and snarling. Two men approached them. "Hello Drake," one of them said to him. "Please, I have a student. Address me as Dark Magician." "Sorry sir," the other apologized. " Dark Magician Girl, this is Dragon Manipulator, and Warrior Dai Grepher." She looked at the two men. One was dressed in armor that resembled a dragon skeleton and the other had large muscular arms and a long blade sheathed on his back. "They both have the power to control dragons," Drake said, "Where is you master?" "He is taming a new beast that we captured," Dai Grepher said. "Here follow me," Manipulator said. They walked over to the back of the enormous dungeon where they saw a man in dragon armor standing in front of a large dragon. " Lord of Dragons, Dark Magician has come to train his new apprentice." The man turned to them. He had gold eyes, with no pupil. He was dressed in long black robes and a brown cape. He wore a dragon skull on his head as well. "What perfect timing. Come, your apprentice can put a calming hex on this new creature." " Can't you do that?" She asked. "Of course. But you are here to practice so you may. But I will demonstrate it to you. Dragon Manipulator, bring in the new Ryu-Ran that we just caught," the Lord said. He nodded and a group on men brought in a cage containing a large egg. "An egg?" She looked at it curiously. Then the egg cracked revealing an orange dragon. He roared in anger and let out a long plume of fire. "The cages are fire proof, so it is useless," Dai Grepher explained. "Dark Magician would you do the honors?" The Lord asked. He nodded and held up his staff. He began to chant," Zum No Fobe Less Akre!" He twirled his staff in his hand and then pointed it at the dragon. A black beam shot out of the green orb at the end of his staff and slammed into the dragon's chest. The dragon roared in pain. Drake lowered his staff and the dragon stood not doing anything. "It is awaiting orders from Lord," Manipulator explained to Mahandra. "Now, Dark Magician Girl, You may try on The Red Eyes Black Dragon we just got," the lord said pointing at a cage containing a flailing dragon. She pushed the lace up on her shoulders to prevent it from distracting her. She held her staff in front of her and said the incantation. A black stream shot out of the top but fizzled out as soon as it came out. "Damn." She muttered. "Its ok," Drake said walking up behind her, "It took me a while to get it to." He wrapped his arms around her and placed his hands over hers on the wand. They were warm, a sensation that made her want to melt. She had to admit to the feelings that she felt for him. "Ok now do the spell again," he said. She said the words and again a black stream shot out and puffed out in front of her. She growled in frustration. "Its ok," he repeated behind her, "Lord, you take this one and we will practice on something smaller." Lord nodded. She didn't like them treating her like she was a child. She felt her face growing hot. She held her staff in front of her again. She twirled it and said a new incantation. "Hef Kia Sabe!" She screamed. A long red beam shot out of her staff and took the shape of a spear. It smashed through the bars of the cage and crashed into the wall. "What was that?" Dai asked. "It was a spear curse. It is very advanced." They didn't pay attention to the broken cage, to caught up in the curse. The dragon saw his way out and smashed through the bars and took its first step into the fortress. "Damn! Lord it has escaped!" Lord ran in front of it and prepared began to chant. The dragon swung its long tail around knocking him into wall. "Manipulator! Hurry!" The dragon wiped its tail again and sent them all flying to the ground. It then broke into a run and smashed out of the room. "Quick after it," Drake yelled. Soon he and Dai ran off through the door. "Opps." she said as they ran out the door.
"Hurry, catch it!" The whole castle was chasing it. Jinzo ran out of his room. He stared down the hall. He clenched his fists. He threw both his hands out in front of him. A dark orb of energy appeared in between them. He threw it at the rampaging dragon. It smashed into its chest and knocked it through a wall. The dragon got to its feet and shot a fireball from its jaws. It smashed into the hall and the passage was lit by fire. The Water Magician cast a rain spell and smothered the flames. The dragon had continued its assault. It smashed through a wing of the castle, leaving a trail of dead bodies in it path. The master, against his own will was forced into safety. Dark Magician cast a binding spell but the dragon was too powerful. "Shit! What do we do," he asked the Manipulator. "I don't think I can stop the dragon. I haven't had enough experience." "We will find away," Drake reassured him. The dragon ripped through all of the creatures in his way. None of them had enough strength. Drake ran up to Jinzo who had just entered the passage. "Jinzo not even you can stop it." "I know. But I can't let it destroy our home." "Don't! Wait-" But Jinzo ran after the dragon. He threw another ball of energy at him. It sent the dragon sprawling across the floor. The dragon turned around and lifted itself from the ground. The roared in anger and launched a fire ball at him. Jinzo leapt to the ground and it flew over his head. Before he could stand he felt the heavy wait of the dragons foot on his back. He felt its sharp claw dig into his back. He cried out in pain. Sparks flew from the wound as the claw went through his back and out his chest cavity. The dragon flung its leg forward and Jinzo flew against the wall a crumpled to the ground like a rag doll. "Go Thousand Knives!" A barrage of knives slammed themselves into the dragons back. The dragon roared in pain and fell to the ground. "I didn't think I would have to use that," Drake said floating above the dragon's dead corpse. He landed by Jinzo's side. "Are you alright my friend?" He said, helping him to his feet. More sparks flew from his wound as he stood. "I should be alright," he said. "How errr," he winced in pain," How did this happen?" "My apprentice cast a Spear Curse. I don't know how she did it. It was too advanced for her." The sage ran up to Drake's side. "I see the creature has been stopped," he said looking at the dragon's dead carcass. "It seems your apprentice knows more then she thinks." "I will talk to her. Right now Jinzo needs help." Jinzo limped to the master's side. " He isn't the only one injured. I will find the others," Drake said. The master nodded and soon he and Jinzo disappeared.
Mahandra still stood stunned in the dragon chamber. He legs were shaking. She didn't mean to release the dragon. She'd probably get thrown out for this. All around her dragons hissed and roared, trying to break free like their companion. "Damn." she swore. She began to head for the door when a sharp point shot out and blocked he path. She leapt back before it pierced her. She looked to see a tiny dragon with its nose poked through the bars. Its nose was long and pointed like a spear. She read the sign on its cage. It was called a spear dragon. She stood frozen in her place. The dragon withdrew his nose. The he stabbed it through another section of bars. It flew towards her but she couldn't muster the will to run. She closed her eyes and waited for the shearing pain, but it never came. She opened one eye and saw the nose only inches from her stomach. The dragon hissed and tried to push his nose further out. She heard the scrapping of its tiny claws on the metal cage. She opened her eyes fully and breathed a heavy sigh. She slowly began to back away. As soon as she moved the dragon let out a shrill cry and scrambled to push his head through. There was a dull creak as the bars began to bend and the spear drew farther out at her. Then a large shock rang out and the dragon flew back in the cage. The defensive shock of the cage had been activated. She looked at the tiny dragons smoldering body. It must have been rendered unconscious. She laughed lightly and turned to walk away. There was a painful shriek and the dragon flew at the bars, his nose erect. He crashed through the bars, despite the large shock and flew at her. She jumped to the ground in time as the dragon flew over her head. The shock didn't hurt it. Had she weakened all the bars with that curse? She didn't have time to think as the dragon dive-bombed her again. She rolled to the side and the dragon's nose smashed into the stone floor. It flapped its wings and cried out in surprise, as its nose didn't come free of the ground. She quickly got to her feet and watched as the dragon struggled. There was another crash from across the room as another dragon broke from its cage. She turned to see the enormous creature spread its wings. Not a minute later, another dragon broke free. The curse had weakened the cages! And now the dragons were breaking out. "Mahandra get down!" She turned to see Dai leap into the air at the large dragon. She ducked and he flew over her head and landed on its back. The dragon screeched and tried to shake him off. "Run! Get out of here!" She scrambled up and ran to the door. When she reached it she turned back to see Dai fly into the air and disappear into the dragons open mouth. There was a shout cry and then a dull crunching sound. In the hall, Drake helped more people from the rubble. "Its ok. I will get you to the hospital wing," he reassured. With a quick puff of smoke the person vanished. Then he heard the roar. He looked up to see Mahandra running a top speed towards him. "Mahandra! What happened?" she ran up to him. "The dragons.free. Killed Dai," She gasped out. "What?! The Dragons are free?! Damn! We must warn the master!" He grabbed her arm and prepared to teleport. Then a large column of flame shot towards them. "Down!" He pulled her to the ground and the fire shot over their heads. It was so close they felt the heat rush over them. "Teleport!' He shouted and the disappeared.
With a puff of dark purple smoke they appeared in the infirmary. The master looked over his shoulder. "Drake?" "Master! We need to evacuate!" "Why?" "The dragons have escaped!" His face turned to a look of horror. "No." "Yes! They killed Dai!" He groaned and lifted his staff. There was a green flash. "Everyone! This is the master! Evacuate! I repeat evacuate!" His voice was a loud roar and it echoed through the chambers. He cleared his throat, "Injection Fairy!" A fairy fluttered out of the back room, riding a syringe. "How many injured are there?" He said. "Not many. Maybe five or six." "Get them out of here!" She nodded and flew back into the back room. "Come with me."
The next thing they knew, they were in the master's room. "I have a secret room in here." He walked over to his bookshelf and pulled a book out. Immediately it slid aside revealing a staircase. "Come. We have no time to waste." They ran to the stairs and made their decent.
They came out to an underground cavern filled with water. All around were what must have been left of the survivors. Behind them was a large pirate ship. It was painted blood red and had a red skull on it. "This is the Skull Mariner. It is a self-moving ship. Come on," the master said walking towards it. "This place is full of surprises," she said. Drake didn't answer and followed the master. She quickly caught up.
Soon everyone had boarded the large ship. At the stern of the ship was a small man wearing a dusty brown vest and red pants. He had a large mallet strapped to his back. "Alright men! Hoist anchor! Man the sails!" He shouted. "That's the captain?" Mahandra said. "One of them." She looked to her left to see a large brown skinned beast standing next to her. On his back was an ax with a blade at either end. "Ummm." she stared. "Oh names Sharlax. Or Vorse Raider." "Oh." she said. "This is the vessel of the Black Scorpion Burglars. That's Tim. We call him Timidity though. The Scorpions specialize in stealing magic spells." "So the haven is evacuated," she said. "Yeah.we got everyone we could." Soon the ship lurched forward and began to float down towards the cave mouth. "We have a cabin for you," he said. "Follow me."
The entered the bottom of the ship. It wasn't dingy looking at all. It actually looked like a hallway in the palace. "Right here," Vorse Raider opened a door. "Hope you like it," he said and walked away. She stepped throught the doorway and saw that it was as elegant as her room in sanctuary. There was a soft cooing and she turned to see Kuriboh. "Kuriboh! You made it out!" He cooed again. "At least I won't be alone on this voyage." She went into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She adjusted the tight uniform that she was wearing. It was made small. She removed her wristbands and placed them on the sink. She started to strip of the suit when a knock came at the door. She pulled the suit over her breasts again and walked to the door. She opened it but saw no one. She looked around. "Hey down here," a voice said. She looked to see Timidity. " Oh hello captain." "Just checking to see if everyone's all adjusted to their rooms," He said. "Oh its fine. Thank you." "Alrighty then I'd be movin on then." He nodded his head and moved down the hall. She gave one last glance down the hall and closed the door.
Soon night fell as the ship continued down the river. In the master chamber, Dark Sage and the captains discussed their plans. "So are we heading for the other sanctum?" Sage asked. "That'd be the plan master," Don Zaloog said. Don Zaloog had mangy purple hair. He was dressed in the same fashion as Tim but much taller. He had an eye patch over his right eye. "Lets just hope the dragons don't seek revenge on us," Tim said. "They shouldn't. They weren't known to remember the faces of anyone besides their own kind," the master said. "Tell that to Dai." Tim said. The room went silent. All that was heard was the crashing of the waves against the ship. "They didn't kill him cause he captured them. They killed him cause he attacked them, defending the life of another," the master said.
"Well what's this?" A creaky voice said. In the black of night more than one ship sailed. Besides the Skull Mariner, vessel moved across the waves. It had black sails and the wood was warped but it held. The creaky voice belonged to the Royal Keeper. He was a zombie warrior that, when he was living, was to protect the tomb of the most evilest pharaoh. He was cursed by the pharaoh's spirit to rise from the grave and live a new life as the undead. "They seek to steal our treasure. Well we ill see bout that." He lowered the telescope. "`Ay Skull Servant!" Soon three dark figures appeared. They were also zombies that were sent to earth to serve. "Get da captain up `ere."