Snakes and dragons(chapter 9)
Maraposa POV
I was flying over the Toxic bogs. Ambereta pestered me on why I wanted to head out. Astra put up some rule about not leaving without good reason and Patriciana said she was heading out hunting. I told them I'll go with her. My clever and agile brain helped me remember where I met that odd human-like snake at. I just had to find him! I soon saw what seemed like a group of six men with the snake,and dove down from my safety in the sky. I landed softly on the ground,my head buzzing with ideas and questions. Why was he being chased by those men? Or did they work together? Who is he? What is he? I hear shouts and the group comes into view. "I can't see why you need to come with me to find my scout,I'm the general of the Venimari...not YOU!" The snake man yelled at who I'm guessing was the leader of the humans. They looked odd,though. The humans were black and covered with red armor. The leader yelled something back,but not in english. In dragonian,language of dragons! No one on this world that I've seen so far is able to speak it. He wasn't very good at it,but I understood perfectly. "We cannot leave any snake men alone by Garmadon law." He said. "I don't know what you said...but I can tell your still calling my kind 'snake men'. We're serpentine!" The snake shot back. I felt steam rise from my nose. They should just leave him alone! I leapt at the leader,snatching him up in my claw. Everyone started yelling 'Darastrix!' after that. "Might I ask what your doing so close to my cave?" I asked him in dragonian. "We come for snake man Lasha. He run into woods after bad fight with master Garmadon. Now outlaw,must be recaptured!" He explained to me very respectfully and carefully. "I don't care! Leave this innocent venimari to me...your much to close to my cave for me to let you go now." I told him,once again in dragonian. "Spare me and warriors! Take leader snake man instead! We have no care for his life!" He pleaded. The venimari leaders eyes went wide when I glanced at him. "Fine,but you had better warn your leader about me." I tell him as I set him down. He shouts something to his team and they race off like griffins with there tails on fire. I put my tail around my new friend and lied down to get near his level. Now that I was close,I could see him shaking like a leaf in autum.
Acidicus POV
The minute I saw the dragon talk in they're language I should have known not to trust her or them. Now the stone army sold me out to a dragon! A large,man-eating maybe serpentine-eating beast! By the way it was staring at me I could tell it was trying to figure something out. Wait...it's the same dragon! The one I ran into in the acid lake! Now I'm fearing for my life. Once again I'm caught on its territory and in its grasp...wait,IT PICKED ME UP! I was resting in the palm of its claw and was slowly rising to the jaw. Once I was close enough to reach out and poke the nose it stopped and looked me over. I stayed very still,not daring to move a muscle. My eyes darted across the dragon taking in every detail. Pure white horns made a crown around the back of the head and down the back to the tail. Then the horns become dull and small,more like bumps. I looked at the head and saw the eyes staring right back at me. "Oh,s-sorry. I-I think we have m-met before?" I pointed out. "Yes,we have. But before I don't think I was able to get your name as you were under the dragon fear spell and was screaming like a griffin about to make the kill." She says. I blushed a bit when I heard her remember our last meeting. "It Acidicus. I-I don't think you have seen another serpentine around here,have you? Light green scales,three eyes,small fangs?" I asked. If she knew the territory as well as any of the dragons I've read about then she would have HAD to have seen him...if she didn't eat him. That sent a shiver down my spine. Me,lying down in the claw of a killer dragon. What if that's exactly what's going on? Maybe this is all a trick to make me trust her so she could eat me while my guards down?! "Your scared of me,aren't you?" She asked suddenly. "Um...well,I-um-I...can't say." I tell her. Truth be told I was still scared out of my wits. "I can see it in your eyes...your scared of me. It's alright. A lot of people are scared of me and my sisters because of those stupid myths about dragons soft skins call fairy tales." She told me. I was now on the ground,and I saw her remove her tail,giving me a big opening if I need to run. But that's what she expects. "If you feel like you need to run,then I won't stop you. If you stay,I'm sure we can become good friends." She explains. She wasn't lying to me,I could tell that much. But what would happen if I stayed? I slithered over to her side and looked at her wings. One had a large burn on it,then the other had a scar running pretty deep,but not deep enough to keep her on the ground. "Your wings are hurt." I said. I heard her gasp and she pulled the wings close to her body. She didn't want me to know! I felt something coil around me. "Wha-?" I tried to say. It was her tail! It wrapped around me,squeezing lightly around my shoulders. I knew I shouldn't have let my guard down! Now I'm about to become dragon food!
Maraposa POV
I knew what he thought I was doing. I've had a gift to guess what another was thinking in the heat of the moment. It was kinda what I was thinking. Ambereta demonstrated a funny technique with Fangtom as the victim. If I retracted my fangs and lightly 'gummed' his tummy,it would tickle like crazy. We learned this when Fangtom squealed like a pig in laughter. I thought I'd give him a warning tickle and I licked his tummy. He started squirming after that. "Nohohohoho! Please shahahahap! I dohohohon't think I'd taste gohohohod! Honest! Plehehehese! Merchehehey!" He cried as he squirmed desperately in my tail. "No way. If I find someone in my territory,I'm teaching them a lesson!" I told him,laughing at his crys. It was so odd how when someone gets caught by a dragon,they think they're going to get ate. Non-dragons are pretty wierd. "I-I didn't knohohohow this was your territory! Plehehehese spare mehehehe! Mercy!" Acidicus begged me. "I would...but your to cute,and your wrong about what you said earlier." I explained. His eyes widen and he starts trembling. I've stopped licking him now and was ready to gum him,but the look in his eyes made me freeze. Pure fear. All I could see was that. I could feel it coming off of him in waves. I feel terrible. I was only joking. I nuzzle him gently and hurred on his tummy. He looked me up and down,still shaking. "You have nothing to fear. I was only going to tickle you." I purred in his ear. "R-really? Y-your not going t-to eat me?" Acidicus asked. Now I feel worse. "No,not at all. I've never ate a sentient being in all my life and I never will." I tell him. Then I started gumming him. "NONONONONONONO! PLEASE! IT TICKLES SO MUCH! MERCY!" Acidicus started squealing his lungs out the minute I started! Man,this was affective. "Oh,fine." I let him out of my tail and stand up. "Your leaving?" Acidicus asked. I could tell he was sad. "Yes,I'm afraid I have to. My sisters will be looking for me." I tell him. I hurr him on the head this time,then I fly of into the sky.
Acidicus POV
I watched her fly towards Jamonica village and guessed that's where the nest was. I have to tell Skales! I was about to start heading back when I heard panting. It was Lasha! "Where have you been!" I asked,a little annoyed. "G-general Acidicus! Sir,six dragons are at the caves near Jamonica village. One blue,one purple,one red,one blackish brown,one pinkish silvery black and one green! The pink one has formed a bond with Lloyd!" He told me. My eyes went wide. Lloyd was with the DRAGONS?! For how long?! He has a grudge against the serpentine,and if he knows these dragons...