1Mad Hatter Tea Party

Side Story

Lord Lykouleon's First Vault

AN: sorry if Lykouleon's personality seems ooc but his hard to understand, and this only counts for the first part of the side story please enjoy!

When the two girls walked out of the room, Lord Lykouleon and Alfeegi sat there stunned. It took Alfeegi only a minute before he charged out of the room demanding that those two girls were caught immediately. Lord Lykouleon sat there for a while, not stunned but staring at a plastic bottle full of green liquid, with a black top and a piece strange paper covering a part of it. The paper had strange and unknown writing all over it, for all Lykouleon knew it could be full of poison and that the paper had a spell on it. Lykouleon being the curious dragon he was stared at it, then the door and back at the bottle, he continued to do this for a few more seconds then he got up walked over to the bottle. He gentle kicked it, watching it answer by making bubbles inside of the container. Lykouleon stayed like that for a moment before he reached down picking up the bottle off of the creamy spotted marble type floor, hiding the bottle behind his cloak, Lykouleon left Alfeegi's office without bumping into people. The long hall was quiet and no one was there, so Lykouleon turned to the left walking down the same hallway as Xin Yami ran. Except the moment where he reached the library on one side and another hall, he turned down to the hallway. Walking about a hundred feet down the richly decorated way he reached a door with a cute childish sign that said "Lykouleon's Office", Rath had did this when he was younger before he had disappeared that one snowy day. Lykouleon entered the office, quietly shutting the door behind him; walking up to his desk he placed the tempting green bottle on it.

What is this stuff? Lykouleon thought to himself as he stared at it like it was going to tell him the answer.

Lykouleon after a moment or two gave up and started to pace back and forth in front of it. Every once in a while, glancing at it in return the bottle glistened in the sun just peaking poor Lykouleon's curiosity. After a few more rounds of this, Lykouleon gentle picks up the bottle and twists the top every so slightly and there is a sudden loud CRACK could be heard through out the office. This cause Lykouleon to freak out putting the bottle on the floor next to his desk he goes and sits in his seat and picks up a random report and read it. A few minutes later confirming the report, he puts it down with a sigh; he looks at the fizzing bottle and reaches down picking it up just as most of the bubbles had disappeared. He reaches at the black top and once again gently twists the top and hearing a loud CRACK, he immediately puts it down and grabs a report and looks like his reading it.

"Lykouleon? Is everything okay?" Ruwalk, his old time friend and Yellow Dragon Officer questions after hearing the semi-loud noise through the door and worrying that Lykouleon had found some item left by those two very strange girls. Alfeegi had just finished the meeting updating the officers and dragon knights on the information Lykouleon accidentally got out of the girls.

"Of course. Are those two girls caught? I'd like to ask them some questions," Lykouleon responds with another question.

"Not yet Tetheus is searching the outside the walls in the city," Ruwalk replies what he heard Alfeegi demand, just not mentioning the demon badge thrown at Kai-Stern or the one Rath found in front of the 'secret' chamber where the swords were.

"Okay, thank you. Report to me when they have been found we are going to get some real answers out of them and find out if they even know anything about Nadil or his army.

"Yes sir," with that Ruwalk leaves with a suspicious look on his face.

Once Ruwalk leaves Lykouleon sighs at not being caught with the mysterious drink. He goes through two more reports before he walks to his office door, opening it a little and peaking out to see if anyone was coming. Seeing no one there or hearing footsteps, he closes the door and picks up the bottle carefully so not to spill or make the drink react. He grabs the top and with a big twist pulls the top of letting a strange aroma into the room. He blinks at the aroma; it smells like juice or any ordinary drink. He places the bottle on his desk with the cap besides it; he then grabs all of his papers and makes a stack in front of the drink to hide it. It takes all of his papers to hide the one liter drink, of course he doesn't know that's it's a one liter, all he knows is it's big. Then he walks to his cabinet for his wines and other alcoholic drinks, opening it he takes out a very small shot glass. He closes the cabinet door with the light green glass in hand and walks over to his desk and sets the glass on his desk. Then once again sits in his chair staring at the drink in curiosity, wondering how much trouble it will cause if he has a sip. He then grabs the bottle and pours just enough to fill the shot glass three-fourths the way full. He grabs the black cap and twisting it the opposite way puts it locked back on so tightly that no liquid falls out.

With the two girls far far away

"AHH!!" Xin Yami screams searching all over her body for some thing.

"What?" the now awake Kitchel and Hi Rai say thinking something really bad as happen.

"My Vault is missing! Did you take it Hi Rai!?!" Xin Yami demanded all in serious and willing to kill.

"No I have my own!" Hi Rai yells back still carrying Kitchel on her shoulder.

"That means I left it at the castle," Xin Yami's face drained of all color at the realization.

"God no," Hi Rai's face also drained of color her's was more noticeable through.

"Thank you Hi Rai and I'll carry your bag," Xin Yami says as she grabs Hi Rai's backpack, a red chibi dragon that was swinging around a lot because Fire was moving around, struggling to get out. Water and Earth had given up and were sleeping in Xin Yami's bag. Xin Yami had also snuck Hi Rai's bottle of Vault into her side bag of provisions.

"Hey! That's unfair!" Hi Rai yells after a few feet noticing that her Vault was gone.

Back with Lykouleon

To drink or not to drink that is the question, is it poison or just a strange fruit juice? Lykouleon thought really hard, trying so hard to resist the temptation.

One sip won't due anything but tell if it's poison or not, it will not affect me if it is Lykouleon convinces himself.

Picking up the glass he brings it to his lips and takes a tiny sip. Wow what a weird flavor but it's official, it's not a poison.

With that he puts the glass down and starts to read all of the reports on his desk. Within a few minutes he starts to squirm in boredom, after a few minutes he also starts to tap his feet and tap his fingers across his desk. Then after the third report he gives up and starts to pace his room wondering about everything because he mind and body can't seem to rest.

"Something wrong your highness?" Rune asks as the three knights appear before him to tell him that Kai-Stern and the others had returned with Rath.

"Nothing," Lykouleon says wondering if the drink was hidden from view.

"Kai-Stern, Tetheus, Rath and a group of guards have returned. Kai-Stern will be up in a few minutes to turn in their report," Thatz says noticing but not mentioning the black cap and weird green bottle on Lykouleon's desk.

"Thank you, please go to Alfeegi and find out when you leave to find your dragons," Lykouleon commands his knights.

"Yes sir," they said as the two walked out and shut the door behind them.

Lykouleon sighed as he narrowly escaped being yelled at by both Rune and Alfeegi, Thatz and Rath probably would have gotten a kick out of that. Lykouleon then went over and picked up the innocent shot glass full of the very strange green juice. It acts almost similar to alcohol but it's not, Lykouleon thought confused out of his curious mind. So, he shakes his shoulders and raises the glass to his lips.

"Lord Lykouleon I've brought you the report on our search for the girls–What's that Lykouleon?" Kai-Stern says as he opens the door and walks in, stumbling when he notices that his lord is drinking a strange green liquid from a shot glass.

"No clue," Lykouleon says as soon as he finished.

"What if that was poisonous!" Kai-Stern yelled angrily at his kind and childish leader.

"I tried a sip before I drink the shot glass, it's some type of strange juice," Lykouleon defended himself.

"Okay then I'll trust you, but if it's poison and you get sick I'll sick Alfeegi and he'll assign permanent guards around like he's been threatening for years," Kai-Stern sighed at his friend-slash-lord.

"Thank you Kai-Stern," Lykouleon said as he took the report.

"Sure, well got to go, Alfeegi assigned me with the duty of watching Rath till tomorrow to make sure he does not leave in till tomorrow," Kai-Stern said has he left.

"Okay, good luck Kai-Stern." And with that Kai-Stern closed Lykouleon's door and left to find the ever demon searching Rath.

While so far no side effects Lykouleon thought as he once again started to pace around the room. It takes a few minutes before Lykouleon decided to take a long walk through the castle and gardens. He opened his office's door and walks out ignoring his surroundings, he shuts the door behind him and continues walking. After about ten feet, he gets to restless to walk and starts to speed walk which leads him to run.

Wait a minute, this drink causes the- Lykouleon is cut off of his thoughts by running past his wife, Roseleane. He then turns around and runs up to here and Ruwalk whom she was talking to. He picks her up and while holding her up in the air twirls her around, then he gentle sets her down and continues running trough the castle.

"Ruwalk I think something's wrong with Lykouleon," Roseleane states as Lykouleon continues to run around the corner not caring if he bumps into.

"I'll talk to the other Officers and see what we should do." Ruwalk offers to Her Highness.

"Thank you and hurry," Roseleane says as she decides to walk through the gardens.

With that Ruwalk went to find the other Officers and maybe the Knights. Onto Lykouleon who just ran past Tetheus and his group of guards. The guards stare at their lord thinking, What happened now? Tetheus decided to check with Alfeegi and dismissed himself from the guard duty. Lykouleon then took another turn around the gardens to find his love Roseleane and once again twirled her in mid-air. He decided to check on Kai-Stern to tell him what the stuff did only to run past Rath, Thatz and Rune. Around the corner from them Lykouleon stops and thinks Rath . . .hum . . .Rath for it seemed Lykouleon's brain as official shut down. Lykouleon then runs backwards miraculously without falling down to where the Knights were standing and talking. He goes behind Rath and gives him a BIG hug and then before anyone can do anything, he continues on his merry way scaring the Knights and Kai-Stern. They stare after him and then each other and walk towards Alfeegi's office where they meet the other Officers.

"What is the problem?" Alfeegi asks upon seeing his fellow officers and the knights all at once.

"I saw Lord Lykouleon running around like a two year old all over the castle I thought you might know the cause?" Tetheus says breaking the nervous silence.

"I saw that and Lord Lykouleon lift Roseleane in the air twirling her about and then setting her down and continuing running," Ruwalk reported.

"He ran by, came back backwards and hugged Rath from behind and then continued running non-stop," Rune and Kai-Stern reported.

"What!?! I'll have to see this," Alfeegi grumbled shocked at the idea that his lord was acting so immature.

With that idea Alfeegi opens his door only to see Lord Lykouleon run by waving his shirt in his hand like a vibrant flag. Alfeegi blinks shuts the door and slowly turns around.

"We need to catch our lord very fast, as in yesterday," Alfeegi ordered. "Rath, you and Kai-Stern watch the gardens. Tetheus the front grounds, Ruwalk, Rune, and Thatz you wander the inside the castle. I'll help with guessing where he'll appear next."

And the Officers and Knights scramble to their stations. Tetheus almost caught the lord three times, but the adrenaline keep the lord going fast and strong. In the end it was Kai-Stern and Rath who caught him using with her permission Roseleane as bait.

"My Lord what is wrong with you!" Alfeegi yells.

"That was fun!" Lykouleon states as he falls into Kai-Stern, fainting from the lack of energy.

In his office

"This is what caused Lykouleon to act crazy?" Kharl askes. "Well I'll have to take it and test out it's properities won't I?"