(KT was pacing around in the Narrator stage)
KT: UGH! Here is that PIG! Doesn't he know I have to start LOTS in a few minutes! I Can"T BE IN TWO PLACES AT A TIME!
(Suddenly Ollie flies in)
Ollie: You know I can hear you screaming a mile a way. Oh...and another thing...it's FLYING PIG!
KT: Whatever! You are late! This story has to get on the road...PRONTO!
(KT stormed out to get ready on the story)
Ollie: Mimicking ...'this story has to get on the road'...Ah...what does she know about narrating? Anyways...here is the second chapter of this story!
LEGEND OF THE STRIPERS
Rating: K+
CHAPTER 2: Running Away Mission: Incomplete
"Isa...Isa...ISA!" Katrina softly called out shaking her lizard a bit to wake her up. It was in the middle of the night...time for Katrina's plan to be engaged.
"ISA!" She shouted again...but in a whispering tone.
Finally Isa woke up from the many times of shaking,"Wha-What? WHAT! I'm awake! I'm awake!" Isa said pushing Katrina's hands away.
Isa rubbed her eyes and saw that Katrina had already a backpack that contained clothes food and some water for survival. Isa groaned, "Katrina, you are really taking this serious...really serious!"
Katrina nodded, "Yes, I am! Now, lets go! Hope in!" Katrina held the bag out so Isa would hop in.
Isa groaned, "I just hope you know what you are doing, Katrina."
Katrina nodded at her pet as she saw the lizard sleepily crawl inside the bag while giving a yawn in the process. Katrina saw that her plan was in perfect condition...and what better time to do it then now?
Henry the Butler sleeps in a sound proof room. Katrina's parents, King Drago and Queen Rebecca are heavy sleepers and Tyrone...he would sleep through a hurricane! And some of the guards that guards their house was at a building three blocks away setting up for the Big Ball at the end of the week...so only a few guards were up at this hour...which was no problem for the persistent Green Striper.
Katrina slowly crept out of her room as sneaky as a cat. She quickly ran to every shadow in the whole house so she would not be spotted. She finally saw that the only difficult maze was to get past her parents bedroom. Isa poked her head out of the bag...since now she couldn't get back to her slumber.
Isa looked up at Katrina and saw her looking down the hall where the royal bedroom was, "So? What are you waiting for, Oh Queen of Mischief?" She said in a taunting voice.
Katrina ignored her comment and just began to concentrate on her workings, "I have to get past Mom and dad's room...From this point on...we can't make a signal sound, Understand?"
"Yeah, but-"
Isa was then shut-up when Katrina held her snout down from talking, "I said...no talking..." Katrina slowly whispered as she took off her hand from Isa's snout. Isa groaned and just submerge her head under back inside the bag again.
Katrina then began to tip-toe through the hall way. Drago and Rebecca usually keeps the door 25 open...so only a small bit of the inside was able to be seen. When Katrina past her parents room she felt peace fill her soul...that is until...
"HEY YOU!" A voice said.
Katrina stood still and knew that she has been caught. But she didn't hear any foot steps or anything...then she heard her mom's voice, "Go back to bed, Dear...you're sleep talking again..."
Katrina sighed with a smile at her false alarm startle. Drago was a well known person to talk in his sleep. So he was actually sleep talking. Katrina looked at her parent's door...and she bit her lip...as she heard that Drago had actually woken up and Rebecca and her husband started to talk.
Katrina only heard mumbling coming from the room...and she was curious of what they were saying. So as the Curious person she is...she slowly crept up to the door and began to listen to the conversation for a small bit.
Drago gave a yawn as he sat up in bed and turned on the lamp on his side of the bed. Rebecca moaned as the light penetrated right through her sleepy eyes, "Honestly, Dear...do you have to turn on the lights?" she complained as she rubbed her eyes.
Drago gave a sigh, "I can't sleep, Rebecca...I just can't..."
Rebecca sighed and sat up on her bed, "Why what's wrong..." She said putting her hand on his forehead, "Have a fever?" She asked.
Drago shook his head, "No...no...it's just that...do you think we were a bit hard on Katrina?"
When Katrina heard her name being mentioned she became more interested in the conversation. Rebecca gave him a look, "What do you mean?"
Drago sighed, "Well, she's right...I don't think we give her the privilege to make her own choices...and-"
Katrina wanted to hear more...but she heard footsteps coming her way. She quickly got up and hid behind a huge artificial small tree in a vase. She peeked through the leaves and saw two guards walking and talking softly doing their job as guards to protect the King and Queen and their family.
Katrina knew that she had over stayed her stay near her parents room and just began to slowly go to the main stairs to the first floor and out the back window. Finally, Katrina made it to the back window...she knew a secret about the window that no one else knew about.
The window was broken...so she pushed out the glass and quickly crawled to the outside. Outside, Katrina saw that it was pitch back...only the street lights where on and with the light of the moon and the stars...she could see which way she was going.
The Striper princess hid behind the wall of her palace as she saw some Stripers coming through. There weren't a lot of Stripers out at night...but there were a few that would keep Katrina alert from trying not to get caught. Katrina quickly took a Hooded Navy-Blue Clock and put it around her so no one would know who she is.
She's very easy to spot...since everyone one in the kingdom knows that she's the only Striper that has green stripes. Katrina began to lay low and began to walk in every shadow so she could stay invisible as possible. Finally she reached the spot that she wanted in a forest a bit far away from her home.
As she walked a bit farther in the forest, she didn't get to far away until she finally found an old broken down portal that hasn't been used in 100 years. Isa, after being silent for a long time...finally poked her head out.
"Can I talk now?" she asked.
Katrina nodded very slightly, "Yes...we've made it..." she said.
Isa looked at the portal and gasped, "Is this...what I think it is. You wouldn't do this...would you?"
Katrina nodded, "Yes...if I'm going to run away from my home...I might as well run away from the Striper Kingdom...I'm going to the Outside world!" She said with a confidant look...but she wasn't smiling.
Isa shook her head, "No..no...no! Have you heard about what the Striper Scouts heard about what the Outside worlds would to do if they find a Striper!"
Katrina sighed and bowed head as she remembered the news that three scouts had heard when they secretively traveled to the outside world about the Stripers.
Since Stripers were never been seen in the Outside World. Avalar, The Forgotten Worlds, and the Dragon Realms...Capturing a Striper would make someone a multimillionaire! Filled to the brim in gems. And you would get even richer if you captured one that had royal blood...such as Katrina.
Katrina slammed her tail on the ground, "Well, Isa...the only way that they can capture this Striper is if they kill me! I'm going to say 'adios' to the whole Striper Kingdom...and to me being a Princess any longer!"
Katrina looked up in the sky and into the moon, "I won't regret a signal moment of it! I will- Huh? What's that!" Katrina didn't have time to finish her speech when she saw something flying through the sky across the face of the moon.
Both Isa and Katrina watched as the Strange figure was flying towards the Trumandulli Palace; her home! Isa looked at Katrina, "Was your parents expecting visitors?"
Katrina shook her head as she took a step forward, "I doubt it...whoever that dragon is...he's not good news..."
Isa smiled, "Great...We are going to run away and a Burglar is going to enter into the palace, Now what? The Bermuda Triangle Curse?"
Katrina looked back at the shut-down portal and then back at her home and watched as the Stranger was heading towards a tower...THE tower...The Tower that contained The Sword of Shamroo!
Katrina shook her head, she knows that know one, good or evil, is allowed into the Tower, even her own father hasn't gone inside that tower! Katrina didn't stand in the place that she was for to long. Before you know it, she was running towards her house once again.
Katrina was running so fast that Isa had to cling on to Katrina's side-bag from keeping her from falling off , "Katrina! What in the Striper's name are you doing!" She yelled.
Katrina didn't face her little friend but answered her question, "I'm going towards the castle Tower...that Dragon is going to do something with the Sword!" she answered.
After about 3 minutes of running, she finally got to the Tower that was attached to her home. She walked around the tower and finally found a window that she can jump in. Katrina got to her position and jumped onto the window and pushed out the glass and she crawled back inside her home...in the Tower.
Katrina looked around the tower floor and saw that she had to climb stairs to get to the top. The Princess groaned as she took her first step, "If I could fly, this would be a lot easier!" She hissed in a soft low voice but she kept on walking.
Isa poked her head out of the bag and growled as she saw that Katrina's curiosity is getting the best of her...yet again, "You know...why don't we go to your parents room...tell them what's going on...and everything will be better. How does that sound? Why don't you give this a long thought?"
Katrina didn't stop walking but answered her little friend, "Okay ...you want me to think about...I shall..." Katerina gave a thinking look and after only 3 seconds she came up with her answer, "No..."
Isa glared at her, "Maybe they should changed a Green Striper's strength From Curiosity to Stubbornness!" she said crawling back into her pouch.
Finally, after which looked like forever, Katrina finally made it to the top of the Tower...it was even more amazing then she imagined it to be...even though she wasn't in the room which contained the Sword...well not yet...she was just behind the door.
Katrina took a deep breath and got down on her hands and knees...she was trying to be as small as possible. She slowly opened the door and peeked inside...and there...in the center of the room...with the purist of Gold handle with gems that matched the 7 colors of the Stripes on a Striper...and the most clear Silver blade...rotating on a magical axil...was the magical...amazing...Sword of Shamroo.
Katrina widens her eyes in astonishment! She was about to let out a whistle...but someone did it for her. She then discovered that right next to the door was the intruder that came through the window. She was thankful that even though the Stranger was to close for comfort...all of his attention was on the Sword and not on her.
Katrina then watched as the intruder began to walk towards the Sword...Katrina had to do something and so she walked inside the room and hid behind a table that was in the room for decoration purposes.
Katrina softly looked at what the Stranger was doing, and Isa crawled out of the bag and on the floor, "Well, this will certainly get you grounded for the rest of your life. " She whispered.
Isa turned her head and saw the burglar, she gasped, "HUH! IT'S-"
Katrina quickly shut her yap before she would do anymore sounds, Katrina glared at her companion, "Isa...either you shut-up...or my hand stays glued to your snout...what will it be?" She asked.
Isa quickly yanked her snout away, "Fine...but why don't we just get out of here before he finds us that we are here...and...and...exterminate us!"
Katrina rolled her eyes, "You are such a Drama Queen...I'll handle this! Dad taught me everything I know of self-defense...though I'm still learning..."
Isa shook her head, "Pfft, You make me feel more safer..." She said in a sarcastic tone of voice.
As Isa turned her head towards Katrina again, she saw that Katrina wasn't there and was slowly walking towards the trespasser in a slow and steady pace...trying not to make the slightest sound.
Katrina watched as the Stranger was just 'awing' at the magnificent sight of the sword. Finally, when Katrina concluded that she was close enough to the stranger to attack...she began to run towards him and...
BAM!
Right before the Trespasser turned around to react...Katrina gave a kick to his head...arial style! Katrina gave a self-pleasing grin as she saw that she became a hero! A real hero that probably saved the whole kingdom from this thief from stealing the Sword!
Katrina smiled as she thought of her parents praising her...and probably enrolling her in WIT! While thinking of the extraordinary things that her parents might do...her gaze fell on the sword...and got her distracted by it's intelligent gleam.
But then...she saw something weird...there was a vacant spot on the handle of the Sword. Right where the blade meets the handle...there was a small circular shape where an object used to be. Forgetting that she wasn't alone in the room and putting all her attention on the Sword she began to walk towards it to investigate it more.
As she was about to take her next step. She felt something cling on to her leg...the next thing she knew it she was being twirled around in mid air and being let go, soaring through the air and hitting the wall behind her with her back.
Katrina moaned and cursed herself for being careless. She looked up and saw the the Stranger, which she had kicked, was fully revived and began to walk towards her in a slow and taunting way. Katrina began to crawl backwards, "S-Stay Back!"She shuddered in fright.
The Stranger didn't reasoned but stopped walking and was just standing in one place facing the Princess. This moment gave Katrina the time to stand up. Katrina wanted to run...but she was stubborn and curious about who the stranger was, "W-Who are you?" She asked in a cautious matter.
After a few moments of silence...the Stranger spoke for the first time, but he didn't answer Katrina's question, "I believe the question is...Who are you?"
Katrina shot the dragon a glare and stood straight up trying to show him that she had no fear...even though she was a bit afraid in the inside...but she was trying not to show it, "I am Princess Katrina Trumandulli Green Stripe. You have just made a wrong choice of trespassing in this tower and trying to make off with the Sword of Shamroo! Once I tell my father, you'll-"
Katrina was then cut off when the stranger began to give a chuckle from her statement that she just made, which made Katrina a bit uneasy, "What's so funny..." she slowly and meekly asked.
The Stranger stopped laughed and faced Katrina's direction, "You think I came up here to steal the magical Sword of Shamroo?"
Katrina put her hands on her hips and nodded, "Well from the looks of it...Yes!"
The Intruder shook his head as well as his finger from side-to-side, "Wrongo...From the looks of it...you're predicating that I'm a thief, right?"
Katrina nodded her head, trying to buy as much time as possible, "From the looks of it...Yes, I do." She answered.
He gave another half-hearted chuckle before giving his next statement a whirl, "You Know Princess...I did came here for a reason. But it wasn't to steal the Sword of Shamroo, but I am going to steal something else. I was only up here since I was merely a bait...I had to give time for the person to get the bait to come up here..." He said.
Katrina took step back...he was speaking about her, "What are you talking about..."
"You see...I am here to steal something...but I wouldn't call it stealing...I have a better word for it...Kidnaping." He hissed
Katrina shook her head as she began to walk backwards as the Kidnapper began to walk closer to her, "No! No! NO!" She yelled as she began to run out the room while grabbing her side-bag from the floor in the process.
She only got to the door when she felt herself forcefully stop. She tried to move her feet, but they were stationary. Katrina began to get frantic, "What's going on!" she shouted in a frightened manner.
Katrina heard as her kidnapper was coming closer to her, "Why...it's the paralysis spell of course. Makes you body freeze for the time being...don't worry...you'll be out of this spell in no time!"
Katrina felt as her Abductor placed her in a huge brown leather bag and tied it shut. He placed the bag over his shoulder and began to walk to where he came from which was the one window that the tower had.
The Strange Dragon, with his clock still hiding his face and most of his body parts except for his hands and feet, gave a look back at the Sword, "Don't worry princess...you'll be in good hands. I teleported a note to your room so your parents will know exactly where you are..."
He stretched his wings and began to fly out into the night sky without alarming any guards that were on duty at night outside or inside. Soon...he was out of sight along with Katrina helplessly in the bag, knowing that there was no way of escaping.
End of Chapter 2
Ollie: Wow...KT...er...I mean...Katrina got kidnaped! By who? Oh man! Katrina got kidnaped! Who will give me my pay check? Who will draw good pictures of me!
(Gets on his knees and extends his arms)
Ollie: WHO WILL I PLAY PRANKS ON!
(Suddenly Ojo walks past still in his Striper form)
Ojo: I'll sue the person who turned me into this wretched Striper Dragon!
(Ollie gives a sinister grin)
Ollie: Oh well...I'll work with what I've got! Hehe Hehe!