Chapter 2: Lt. Rusty finds Draco and Barret is Hired
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Draco, the Overlord of all Dragons, was observing a few of his minions sparring. They were excellent fighters and his minions were the best in the universe. He had extreme confidence in his dragon's abilities to fight. He smiled to himself. Nobody could stop his awesome, powerful army. Nobody.
Lt. Rusty was walking around in a parallel universe had "accidentally" stumbled into. Actually, that was his story in finding the Dragon Overlord. Asriel was acting sort of strangely when he spoke to me, Rusty mused. He shrugged and walked into a nearby tavern. He left his sword at the door and ordered a drink of water. The tavern keeper looked at him in an odd way, but didn't say anything as he served the cool, refreshing liquid.
Two men were sitting at a table across from Lt. Rusty. He heard one of them say that a man named Gregory had met his doom at the hands of an ice dragon. He listened in closer and heard them mention a portal that the man had walked through to get to the Dragon World. He walked over to the men's table.
"I want to know all about this dragon experience. You see, I have been sent by a special envoy to study dragon behavior." Lt. Rusty lied to the men because they were big and burly and he didn't want to get in a brawl with those blokes.
"Well, mister," began one of the men. "I don't know what poison you drank, but it absolute suicide to go out to the Dragon World. Draco, the Dragon Overlord will certainly have your head on a trophy shelf within an hour of you going in the Dragon World."
"I'll accept that risk," stated Lt. Rusty. "Where exactly is the portal located?" He was anxious to be on his way.
"About two miles north of the town gate. But be careful and may God and Draco have mercy on your soul." The man sounded mournful as he looked at Lt. Rusty. Lt. Rusty gave him a reassuring smile. He picked up his sword at the door and started on a northward direction.
Meanwhile, Lord Asriel was pacing the floor at his castle on the mountain. How will I defend the city? wondered Asriel. Lt. Rusty was out looking for Dragon Overlord. He needed someone to build walls and battlements. He summoned one of his messengers. "Send a decree throughout the city. Find an able-bodied man with a significant engineering ability to come. We need to defend our castle."
The messenger immediately ran off and found Barret, code name Big Rig. He was a brilliant engineer and he knew about building any sort of structure. He brought Barret to Lord Asriel. Lord Asriel instantly approved of him and set him to work designing an adamant wall around the tower.
Rusty walked through the portal in the woods and looked around. There didn't seem that much difference, but he sensed a change in the air and in the moisture in the air. He drew his sword and advanced cautiously into the wilderness in this land,
Suddenly, a large green dragon reared up and roared a challenge. He started sprinting toward Lt. Rusty. Lt. Rusty threw up his sword to protect himself and in one smooth motion decapitated the green dragon. He stood breathless with anxiety, drenched in sweat and in the dragon's blood. He made his way toward the temple the dragon was guarding and made his way inside.
Inside, he saw a man sitting at a table, eating. Lt. Rusty coughed politely and the man looked up. He sat up straight when he saw it was a man. He stammered out a greeting and asked, "How in the hell did you get in here? My dragons are supposed to be guarding this temple!"
"I killed the one that attacked me. I'm on a urgent mission. I'm looking for one who calls himself Dragon Overlord. Do you think you could assist me in finding him?" Lt. Rusty stayed on guard as the man stood up.
"I do not know anybody by that name. My name is Draco, and I am the ruler and Overlord of the Dragons. Perhaps I am the one you are looking for. But first let me ask you why you need to speak to this Dragon Overlord." So both Lt. Rusty and Draco, ruler and Overlord of the Dragons sat down and ate a hearty meal while Lt. Rusty told Draco the story he had to tell and the nature of his mission.
"Well, I'll go along with this negotiation, but there is no guarantee that I will join Lord Asriel's side." They both left the temple together and proceeded to fly on dragons to Lord Asriel's castle.
Barret, otherwise known as Big Rig, began working on the wall. It was an impressive one, over 50 feet high and 13 feet thick. It completely surrounded the castle and almost was impenetrable. Lord Asriel was pleased already.
Suddenly, a messenger ran in. "Sir, dragons spotted flying toward the castle. Shall we open fire?"
To be continued...
I wish to thank Dragonovrld, Big Rig, and Shadowcub32 for helping with this fic.
