By Lucky-Racer
Chapter Two"Owww.." Drago hissed as one of his knuckles split on the crystal knocker (obviously stolen). He had been standing outside for a very long time, rapping on the door to his father's so called loyalists' pathetic hideout. It was barely concealed at all, in the most run down place in town. He scowled, scorching the door with another breath and kicking aside the ash. And there he was.
"ZZZZzzz…" Chow snored; drool dripping down onto his chin. Drago wrinkled his nose in distaste, -humans were SO disgusting- and stepped inside. The small man with jet-black hair was sprawled out onto a worn chair, and a wicker footrest that was coming apart. Drago looked around; the house was in bad shape, with pipes leaking, wallpaper peeling, and carpets coming up. One of the windowpanes was cracked, and the support had splintered. So, these were the loonies that helped his dad? Drago laughed to himself. No wonder all of his plans had failed to a human. Chow still hadn't woken up, even as his front door was being burned down!
"Wha.. What?" The man asked, blinking sleep from his eyes and wiping his mouth. "What's going on..?" He straightened his abnormally large orange sunglasses. A/n: I think that's the weirdest sentence I've ever written O.o
The Dragon Demon narrowed his eyes. "What do you think?"
Chow looked around, finally noticing the strange creature. "Whoa, dude, am I getting robbed?" He asked. "So THIS is what it feels like, man. Whoa, you're not, like, human! You're one of those demon dudes, right?"
Drago laughed inwardly, but you couldn't tell by the sour expression on his face. I guess he always came off that way to people. "Yeah… I'm Shendu's son, a Dragon Demon. Where are those other two freaks that he told me about?"
The human shakily pointed a finger to another room, where Ratso and Chow were watching football on their pathetic little television. "In there."
Turning smoothly and stalking to the door, the Dragon knocked firmly with his non-injured hand. There was no answer. "Open this door, dangit!" He yelled, kicking it off of its hinges.
"WOHOO!" Finn yelled at the top of his lungs. He jumped on a shabby, maroon armchair, letting it fall forward. The human took no mind, and sprinted around the room, fiery red hair a blur. "You owe me SEVENTY BUCKS, man!" He grinned evilly at his partner.
"Aww…" Ratso sighed. His enthusiasm was far less than Finn's. "Damn those Cardinals. They never win." He tore out some of the stuffing from the beat-up sofa he was sitting on and threw it at the small T.V. set. The cotton fluff, however, was so light that it floated gently down and landed on his worn shoes.
Drago had no idea what was happening, of course, but imagined that the big human with the triangular face and black hair called 'Ratso' had just lost some serious cash. The other fiery, skinny redhead with a snazzy white suit and purple shirt on was still dancing. They both were oblivious to the demon standing in their midst.
"Uh.. hello?" Drago asked, raising his voice a little. He didn't like not being the center of attention, especially when he was a little lost.
Finn froze in midair, and crashed into the closet. It was in such poor shape, it popped right off of its hinges. "Crap!" He said, rubbing his head where the impact had been. Ratso turned around in his chair.
"Shendu?" He asked, puzzled.
"No way!" Finn exclaimed. "It's little Shendu, duh!"
Drago's temper flared. He was not Shendu; he would only be kept alive long enough to make Drago number one. "NO, I am NOT Shendu. I am his son!"
"No way," gawked Ratso, Finn, and Chow- who had come in to see what all the commotion was about.
"Yes, I am, and you three need to help me resurrect him." Drago stated simply. He had that menacing 'or-else' glare in his eyes, but the three humans obviously either didn't see it, or ignored it. The next thing Drago knew, the three were asking for things left and right.
"But, what do we get?"
"Money?"
"Talismans?"
"Gold?"
"Jewe-"
"Ok, STOP it!" shouted Drago; he wasn't having any of this. "You!" He pointed at Finn, "Tell me the thing that you think the three of you want most, if you'll work for me."
"Well…" the man trailed off, scratching his chin. "I know! All the twelve talismans, so we can rob Banks, Fort Knox, etcetera, etcetera." The others nodded in agreement.
The Dragon Demon glared at the three humans. "Are you sure that nothing else will do?"
"Yeah," agreed Chow. "Nothing."
In a rage, Drago singed part of the matted carpet, stained with food, juice, and other drinks. "Section 13 is very hard to break into and get back out with something valuable, you know. But I managed to escape them once, so I should be able to do it again. I might need some help, so I grant the three of you some my abilities." He reached within his power and drew out the correct spell.
Ratso, Finn, and Chow all gasped in delight as they inherited the Demon's trademark attributes: Ratso – Supernatural Dragon strength, Finn – The ability to breathe fire, and Chow – Amazing Dragon speed.
"Yeahh!" Finn said, scorching a corner of Ratso's suite.
"Hey, watch it!" Ratso yelled, picking Finn up and twirling him around in the air, to have some fun.
"Put me down!" screamed Finn in protest.
"Yeah, dude, that's SO unfair," added Chow, darting around the two with his speed in circles, just a blur,
Drago rolled his eyes at the three. "Come on, guys; let's go to Section 13."
They immediately stopped bickering, and an audible "thud" could be heard along with: "Yeah, Let's!"
Malice, determination, and a desire for revenge shone in the Dragon Demon's eyes as he ran from the shack with the three. It was gettinginto the eveningalready, the sun drooped behind a darkening horizon. 'Perfect timing,' Drago thought. The quartet was but a silhouette as Drago summoned many Shadowkhan to help him. They were black-clad warriors, endless in number. Fierce in battle, they emerge only from the shadows and look somewhat like ninjas. As the posse made their way towards the secret headquarters, the Shadowknan following behind on rooftops and wires, they were but thieves in the night.
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A/N: So? Do you like it so far?? . It took me a while to write this.. lol!
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Thanks to everyone who has so far! I plan to put up the next chapter soon!
Lucky