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Chapter 8: Hungry Moon
Titans Tower
The scowling alien princess burned metaphorical holes into her team leader who blocked her ability to confront Carnus on her own. Of course her other teammates stood around her making sure she stayed put, but it was Robin who was dead set on Starfire not going anywhere, and for this reason she angrily stared him down.
"Why will you not let me confront the demon who wishes for my presence?" Her eyes flickered with righteous fury causing Beast Boy and Cyborg to cringe, but the two birds were unphased by her stare down.
"Because we won't let you go to your death." Robin said evenly.
Starfire closed the distance between them. "I recall informing you that I am capable of looking after myself."
"I don't doubt that, but we can't risk losing you. Besides for all we know Drake and Landon are taking care of it as we speak."
"But we do not know that. I do not understand why my life holds so much value that you will not even consider letting me go and fight for our friends."
That seem to shut the Boy Wonder up as he desperately looked to his teammates for help, but none would be found. "If you answer me that Robin then I will stay. Tell me why I am more important than our friends?"
"Starfire it's not like that-"
"Then what is it Robin?"
"It's just we can't-"
"That is not a valid argument. I do not fear-"
"I KNOW YOU DON'T, BUT I FEAR FOR YOU! I CARE ABOUT YOU TOO MUCH TO WATCH YOU DIE!" Robin was getting tired of arguing, and finally it all just came out. Beast Boy and Cyborg's mouths dropped, while Raven went wide-eyed, but her mouth remained a thin line of surprise.
Starfire however seemed confused. "But . . . don't you care about our other friends?"
Robin's mouth seemed to short circuit. How was he supposed to explain to Starfire about his true feelings for her, without making it seem like he didn't respect the lives of his other friends?
"L-look Star . . . I . . ."
Robin had never been so thankful for when the red light above them began to blare above them. Cyborg tapped into the computer system to figure out what was going on.
"An explosion at the abandoned . . . mines."
They were quiet a moment, before the dots finally connected.
Starfire and Raven took to the sky, while Robin rode off on his motorbike, and Cyborg and Beast Boy took off in the T-car. Robin kept his eyes on the alien princess above him which made him drive so fast on his bike he surpassed Cyborg in his car by a couple of miles. The two Teens stared in disbelief at his speed, but weren't surprised at all.
"Holy cow, Robin's taring off like a Bat outta hell." said Beast Boy, well aware of the irony.
"Well this IS Starfire we're talking about after all. In fact anyone who has people they care about in danger all logic goes right out the window." Cyborg mumbled.
The two were quiet, minus the roar of the car as it sped down the streets, or at least until the saw the man appear out of nowhere in the middle of the road.
"CY!" Cyborg slammed on the breaks, Beast Boy bracing himself for impact, but thankfully Cyborg spared no expense when he built his "baby" with his own two hands, and the car stopped just inches from hitting the Demon, Carnus Valogneus. He was smirking at them, his hands in his pants pockets, his eyes gleaming in the headlights of the T-Car.
Cyborg and Beast Boy exited the car, both of them glaring angrily, Cyborg's cannon already humming with power. "Don't move!" he growled.
Carnus shrugged. "Wasn't planning on it. Good thing your breaks work otherwise this would have been REALLY messy.''
The teens slammed their doors, approaching the dark creature cautiously. "Are our friends still alive?" Cyborg demanded.
Carnus scrunched his face in thought. "Well that kinda depends on how fast Drake is, and if Landon is still a good fighter."
Cyborg and Beast Boy shared an uneasy look. "Wait you were expecting . . . but you asked for . . . "
Carnus chuckled. "That's the problem with humans. Your all so predictable and boring. I got the lowdown when I wasn't nestled in at camp Robin and was able to plan accordingly. Now that kid is neurotic." He looked over the two teens impatiently. "Look I have to remove you two from play, so can we get this show on the road? Nothing personal just makes things a little easier"
With a howl of rage Beast Boy shifted into a Eagle and flew, talons first at the Demon. The curved claws jammed into his shoulder and lifted Carnus into the air. Cyborg aimmed his cannon and blasted his perfect target in his chest, ripping him out of Beast Boys claws and tearing pieces of flesh and blood along with him. Carnus hit the ground with a thud while the Green Eagle soared over him changing into an Elephant and come down right on top of him. In a flash of black smoke, Carnus made his body intangible passing through the falling Pachyderm with ease and appearing on the other side unharmed. Once Carnus became solid again he was hit in the stomach by a metal fist, then in the side of the head causing him to falter backwards only to be kicked in the back by a pair of green Kangaroo legs back into Cyborg's open hand then was smashed into the pavement below.
"Looks like your not so tough when it's a fair fight." Cyborg said cracking his knuckles ready to go again. He threw his fist down, only to have it pass through the Demon as he turned his face into black smoke. What Cyborg didn't expect was his hand beginning to short circuit and lose power once it made contact with the black mist. He pulled his hand away trying to move his mechanical limb, but it wasn't moving and then just powered down.
He looked down at his limp powerless arm. "What the-!"
Carnus got to his feet, a dark chuckle coming from his throat. "You've heard of spirits affecting electronics I assume? Well that's what happens when you encounter a dark and negative spirit. Complete system failure."
"CY!" Beast Boy charged in the form of a Ram, but with a flick of the Demon's wrist Beast Boy was pushed away by a black force of energy tossing him into the T-Car knocking him out and back to his human form. Cyborg changed his good arm back into a sonic cannon and fired at Carnus. Carnus manipulated his form into black nether and began swarming around the bionic teen, his mechanical body beginning to shut down with the negative energy flowing in and out of his each system. Out of the cloud of smoke, Cyborg was thrown towards the wall of nearby building with a crash slumping down into a seated position. Cyborg tried to move the mechanical parts of his body, but none of them were responding to the basic commands of his mind. His head fell to the left side of his body with a thud, while the Carnus loomed over him, Beast Boy being dragged dragged along by his collar.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. You see when I saw into Robin's mind it showed me that YOU are very much the big brother of your team." Carnus threw the changeling against the wall and reached into a small ankle holster were he drew a fifteen inch hunters knife with a single edge blade. Cyborg's organic eye widened while Carnus grabbed the changeling by his throat and pulled him up and pinned him against the wall. "So 'big bro', should I finish him fast, or slow."
Cyborg fought to move his body, but nothing did. "You stay away from him! Take me! Kill me!"
Carnus tapped his cheek with the large blade in thought. "Um . . . nah. It's more fun for you to watch." Cyborg commanded his body to move, but it was no use. Carnus pulled his arm back, the knife aimmed at Beast Boys heart, then the shifter just vanished before his eyes. Carnus and Cyborg looked around for the shape shifter, but couldn't find him, at least not until he appeared right behind the Demon kicking him into the wall and relieving him of the large knife then he placed it on Carnus's neck.
"B!" Cyborg was relieved to see his best friend was okay, but now what should he do.
Carnus chuckled at the shape changer, noticing that the green hand that held the knife was shaking terribly. Carnus leaned foreward. "Go ahead. Do it . . ." The adreniline seemed to leave Beast Boy's body. He now looked as if he had no idea how he got there, but in his hand was a knife and it was aimed at Carnus. Carnus leaned foreword making sure to look Beast Boy in the eye. "Come on boy . . . you've got killer in your eyes, I can see it . . . DO IT!"
Beast Boy flinched, but couldn't do it.
"Need some help? You can imagine that I'm . . . Nicholas Galtry?" Beast Boy tensed, his eyebrows furrowing in anger. Was he seeing inside his mind? "Maybe imagine I'm . . . the folks that used to prick and poke you like you were a pin cusion. Or how about this, how about I tell you who I want my next victim to be?" Carnus leaned in to the changeling's pointed ear and whispered something that Cyborg couldn't hear, but whatever he was saying was causing Beast Boy to twist his face in anger. Then.
"NO!" In one motion Beast Boy plunged the knife into the Demon's heart.
"That's the SPIRIT!" Carnus growled. The adreniline surging through the changeling finally faded, and he was aware that his hand had plunged a knife into someone's chest, even if it was a Demon who deserved it. He just stabbed someone. Carnus saw the shock in the shape shifters eyes. "Trust me, you get used to it. The first one is alway the hardest, even though you have yet to kill me." In the next second Carnus spun him around and pinned him against the wall again, Cyborg shouting in protest. Carnus pulled the knife from his heart and placed it against Beast Boy neck as he struggled in his grasp. Carnus slowed his motions, when he noticed something about the green boy, something that interested him. Carnus brought his nose into the nape of Beast Boy's neck and took a deep inhale. "Mmmmm . . . there is . . . something about you. Something . . . savage . . . "
Beast Boy froze in horror, Cyborg yelling for the Demon to leave him be, Carnus got a sinister smirk on his face. "How cute, your trying to keep it caged. Well what do you say we loosen the lid of that jar." Carnus grabbed Beast Boy by his face, making sure he couldn't move it an inch, then began to blow black smoke from his mouth into the changeling's eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
"NO! STOP!" He shook his head trying to shake away the smoke, but the assualting mist invaded the changeling's senses. He fought hard, but in the end Beast Boy's world went back, and his body was no longer his own.
The Titan girls landed in front of the abandoned factory, Raven using her powers to scan the building. She tilted her head in confusion, but also revulsion.
"Raven? What is the matter?" Starfire asked.
"There is . . . an abondance of demonic energy swimming in there . . . It's a bit sickening . . . " The metal factory doors flung open, a man covered in blood stumbled out landing on all fours and began crawling away. His black eyes met the Titans, his face twisted in fear and panic.
"HELP ME!" A strong wind blew inwards towards the open door of the factory bringing the pathetic crawling demon back into the building, his fingers clawing at the ground drawing blood. Raven and Starfire glanced into the factory, their blood running cold in fear. Behind the screaming Demon was another one, they recognized the ripped and torn shirt being worn by the creature being the same one worn by Landon from earlier, but his face was . . . wrong. IT'S face was a blood red, a few patches of long scraggly thinning hair hanging off of it's bald rotting skull, it's teeth serrated and lipless, no nose but black slits, ears elongated to a sharp points that reached far past it's head, eyes the color of dried blood and misting a redish smoke. As soon as the Titan girls saw the figure the door slammed and the screams of death continued to echo in the old building, even so much to drown out the noise of Robin's R-Cycle.
He removed his helmet. "What's happening?"
The two Titan girls looked at each other. "I-uh-I don't know what we just saw." Raven stammered. More screams, and the clang of metal reverberated from the inside of the building drawing the attention the three heroes, but then another sound filled the evening air.
A howl . . .
A blood curdling howl . . .
The Titans looked away from the building and looked into the air.
"What was that?" Starfire cringed, her hands close to her mouth in fear. Robin and Raven exchanged worried lookes, before Raven's lungs emptied of air.
" . . . Oh no . . . "
A young couple looked up at the half-moon in the sky when a howl sounded through the air. Gary Sellers snickered to his date for the evening who was walking with her hands on her arms as the howl sent a chill up her spine. She eyed her date to see if he would comfort her, but to her shock (sarcasim) he made no movement, but to nudge her with his elbow playfully.
"I guess it's a werewolf or something. OoOoOoOoO." he wiggled his fingers at her in an attempt to frighten her.
"Yes," she said with a roll of her eyes, "scary." They couple continued onward, Gary continuing to try and frighten her, but she didn't scare easily.
As they turned the corner they heard something else, someone yelling.
"HELP! SOMEBODY!" The young women searched for the source of the voice, her blonde hair, whipping around her face.
"Can you hear that?"
Obviously Gary did hear it, but he sook his head. "Nope." Once again she rolled her eyes, but continued to hear the cry for help. Then Gary started to snicker. "Well it looks like that trashcan is screaming." He pointed to a spot behind her, and following his finger it landed on what looked like a broken down piece of machinery. She walked a bit faster towards it, thinking if she could, she might be able to fix it, but getting closer, she got very worried. It looked like . . . a man?
"SOMEBODY!"
It WAS a man!
"Oh my God!" she shrieked and ran to his side. "Are you okay?"
The dark skinned, half robot, looked up to her with a very frightened organic eye. "I need help. No time to explain-"
"Wait, aren't you Cyborg?" she asked, her blue eyes looking him over in curiosity.
"Yes, Yes, and right now my powercell is drained and my friends need my help." he said frantically.
Her date stood behind her putting his hands on her shoulders. "We'll be sure to call someone for you. We're on a date."
She shook his hands off, looking at him with slight disgust. "Are you serious? He needs help!" She turned back to Cyborg. "What do you need?"
"I don't have time to repare myself to one hundred percent, but I might be able to get my cannon going. Do you have any tools?"
She snorted a laugh looking down at her yellow skirt, and red turtle neck sweater. "Yeah not really."
All three of them looked up when they heard another howl echo in the sky.
"Crap . . . " He turned back to the girl. "You have to get to my car, I need to get to my team." She turned her head, but didn't look towards the nearby T-Car, instead she saw a nearby tow truck. A nearby UNATTENDED tow truck.
"I'll be right back." she got to her feet and walked over to the truck while tying her hair back in a ponytail as she usually did when she worked with her hands.
Gary was on her heel. "What are you doing?! Don't get involved with THIS!" She came to the truck, knocking the window out with a nearby rock, her date yelling at her if she had lost her mind. She got into the drivers seat and began looking for the keys. "Have you lost your mind?! You could get arrested!"
She found the keys under the visor. "Well Maybe you can tell your dad to bail me out, just like he asked me out for you." She turned the key turning the car on and shutting the door.
"If you leave right now WE'RE THROUGH!" Gary yelled to her.
She scoffed. "Promise?" She threw the car into reverse and sped backwards to the injured bionic Titan.
Once she pulled up she took out the chains and cables and began to hook up Cyborg so she could tow him to his team.
"Why are you helping me? You just stole a car?!" he asked.
"Technically I stole a truck, and you've saved the city more times then we citizens of Jump deserve, think of this as my way of giving back. Besides, the kids I teach think your . . . well . . . super awesome, so I'll get a lot of 'street cred' when I tell them that I helped out their hero."
Cyborgs eye widened, he had never been this emotionally touched in his life. She was helping him, simply because it was the right thing to do, and there were kids you thought HE was "Super Awesome"? No one ever thought that, they either loved Robin, for being the former sidekick of Batman, Beast Boy because he could turn into animals, or Starfire because she was super hot. No one ever thought of he or Raven as super awesome. He felt a jerking motion as the tow truck lifted him into the air and onto the bed.
"You good?" she asked through the back truck window.
"Yeah, I'm good. Hopefully I can use my weapon by the time we get there."
"We're we going?"
"Head to the abandoned mines, but once you get me there you take off! I don't want you getting mixed up in this."
She laughed as she turned the truck to head in that direction. "I'll be with you until I'm sure your taken care of and not a second sooner." She sped out towards the Factory.
Wow she's awesome! "I didn't get your name!" he shouted to her.
She laughed again. "Call me Sarah, Sarah Simms."
Another chill ran through the heroes when another howl ripped through the air, this time much closer.
"Please, is friend Beast Boy in the . . . Beast form?" Starfire asked hesitantly.
"That wouldn't make any sense?" Robin stated. "Raven's not in any danger."
Raven jerked her head to her leader, her hood almost coming off. "What do you mean by that?" She wasn't sure if she should feel insulted, flattered or embarressed.
Robin looked at her as if the answer was obvious. "He only turns into that THING when your in trouble."
Raven put her hands on her hips and glared. "That THING saved my life while you were to busy playing the blame game on Beast Boy."
Robin advanced on her, meeting her glare for glare, his of course weak sauce by comparisson. "I followed what the evidence told me-"
"But not what your friend-oh wait that's right, he ISN'T your friend."
"What is your deal Raven? When did you become Beast Boy's guardian all of the sudden?"
Starfire watched helplessly as the two birds continued their yelling match. "I don't know what your talking about?" Raven said with her arms folded, yet her face betrayed her lie, she knew exactly what he was talking about, but that would have to wait.
A thundering crash rocked the very road which they stood on, and glancing upwards . . . they saw it.
A mountain of green muscle and fur that looked like a mixture of the most powerful jungle cat and the most savage wolf, claws like swords, and fangs sharper then razors. A feral jungle cat-like muzzle with saliva foaming with hunger and rage, but the most terrifying were the eyes.
They were black.
"Beast Boy's possessed!" Raven exclaimed, but by then, as fast as lightning the Beast swiped it's claws at the Titans . . . his friends.
The Mine.
Bushido inhaled sharply letting out a few coughs as he tried to get air back into his lungs. He coughed for a good minute or two until he was sure he could breathe easier. He rolled over to his stomach, getting to his hands and knees, slowly waiting for the stars to vanish from his eyes, but as soon as they adjusted he found himself in darkness, minus one light at the entrance of the tunnel. He coughed again as he tried to get to his feet, scanning his surroundings. To his right was the supine form of a young man with dirty auburn hair, and a ripped apart red hoodie.
He coughed. "Spee. . . dy. . " He walked to the down archer lightly shaking his shoulders. "Speedy!"
Speedy jolted up, a sharp pain shooting from the base of his neck to his backside.
"Arrrrrrrrgh." he groaned. "What hit me?" He got into a seated position whiping the dirt and grime from his eyes. He looked down at his sweater. "Damn it . . . this is my favorite sweater."
Bushido looked around the wet cave. "One minute we were hanging there, and the next . . . " His eyes widened. "Were's Kole?" Speedy opened his eyes as best as he could, but agreed with Bushido. He couldn't see her anywhere. "Kole!" Bushido shouted, the walls calling back to him in the darkness.
"Bushido!? Speedy!?"
In front of the two teens was a solid wall of rock and ruble, the small voice coming from the other side. "Are you two okay?" Bushido helped Speedy to his feet and they shakily got to the rock wall.
"We're good-ish. What about you?" Speedy groaned as they looked over the wall for any way in or out.
"I'm okay. I crystalized myself and kept us safe."
The boys followed her voice until they came to a small hole where they were able to see her blue eyes, but that was it.
"What do you mean 'us'?" Speedy asked.
Kole's face was shoved away and they saw the hazel eyes of the fourth party. "Yeah-uh-just the guy who saved your lives and all that." He said with a hard glared. His eyes slightly shimmering from being able to see in the dark.
"Oh yeah-er-thanks for that." Speedy said nervously.
"Was that a bomb? I don't remember seeing any?" Bushido asked.
"It was a spell. It's called a Teletraan Trap. Old, old magic, basically you walk in front of it and whatever the trap is, be it a pit in the floor, a falling ceiling of spikes, or in this case a bomb, activates." Drake responded.
The two boys took this information in. "So what now?" Bushido asked.
Drake looked around his half of the tunnel, with only a few lights, and water creating a small pool behind them there wasn't anywhere for him or the girl to go. He looked back at the hole they were speaking to the others through. "Can you fit through there?" he asked his pink haired companion.
She raised a brow up at him. "I'm not that small."
Drake rolled his eyes. "You guys go for help or something. Hopefully the elevator still works. Once you guys get to the top look for Landon, he'll help you out."
It was quiet on the other side for a moment. "You sure?" Speedy asked.
"We'll be fine. Just find him."
Once again they were quiet on the other side. "We'll be back soon." They could hear the two boys run away from them, their wet footsteps fading down the tunnel. Now it was just him and the girl that made him feel funny things.
. . . . fan-freakin-tastic . . . .
Drake began to inspect the wall for any weak spots while the girl, he thought her name was Kole, stood back. He could feel she was wanted to talk to him, but didn't know where to start, as far as he was concerned she could stay quiet and he was fine-
"So . . . what's your name?"
Damn it. "Drake." he said not looking away from the rock wall.
She smiled. She could tell he wasn't much for talking, but she wanted to get something out of him, they might be there a while. "My name is Kole."
"Yeah I think I heard them call you that." Drake continued pressing against the wall for weak spots. Get me the Hell outta here.
Kole put her hands behind her back and shyly walked around him trying to make eye contact, but her blue eyes found the gem around his neck instead. It looked oddly familiar to her. "Where did you get that?" she asked.
Drake sighed in annoyance, more so for not being able to get out of this predicament. "Comic-Con." he responded.
She placed her hands on her hips and wrinkled her nose at him. He caught the action out of the corner of his eye, and his insides did that twisty thing. "There's no reason to be rude. I'm just trying to make conversation."
"What a coincidence, because I'm trying to avoid conversation." Drake slapped the rock wall in anger and walked away from it, and Kole.
Once again she scrunched her face in a frown folding her arms. "Well excuse me, I just saved your life and all. If it wasn't for me this whole place would have caved in on us."
Drake scoffed and leaned against the rock wall. "Well if we're keeping score technically I saved YOUR life at least three times. Once in Wing City with that rock thing, now, and again when you were out cold from being hit in the head with a rock and I had to heal you."
She looked at him confused. "Wait . . . wha-"
"I was the Dragon that saved you in Wing City and before you did the crystal thing you were hit in the head with a rock, I used my power to heal you, and once you were healed THEN you saved my life." He clarified.
Kole knit her brow together, her gaze falling to the necklace again. Then it clicked. "You were the Dragon? Why do you change into a Dragon? And is it just a Dragon? That's kinda weird."
He raised his brows at her. "This coming from a girl who can change into a diamond?"
She chuckled and leaned against the opposite wall. "Touche'."
Drake gave a small smile to his victory. "I come from an age old race called Dragon Knights. This necklace helps me control a Dragon spirit within me, and helps me change into one."
"Then why don't you go Dragon and get us out of here?"
"Would love to, but when I'm human I have to borrow power from my Dragon side, which weakens it, but usually dosen't leave me with enough power to change. If I was a Dragon I don't have to worry about losing energy, but I used a lot of power to heal you, and myself, so now I can't go Dragon for a while."
She groaned but nodded, then tilted her head in a sort of teasing puzzled fasion. "So you gave up the chance to change into a Dragon and possibly save all of us, to just save me?"
Drake let out an exasperated sigh. "Don't read to much into it-"
She giggled. "It's nothing to be embarressed about. We heroes do stuff like that-"
"I'm not a hero, I'm a soldier." he said evenly. "There's a difference." Seeing her puzzled look he continued, his emotions running high. "Heroes get remembered, soldiers are lucky enough to get a patt on the back. I and my family sacrificed everything to protect this world, and turns out a thousand years later, not only did I sacrifice for fast food, drugs, porn, and senseless killings, but no one knows or CARES!" His outburst echoed through the tunnel silencing Kole, Drake looking down at the ground in shame and grief, his lower lip giving the slighest evidence of quivering.
Kole watched him curiously. He was struggling so hard to maintain this tough guy, hard ass attitude, because he was hiding from a dark and troubled past. His mouth saying he was fine with being alone, but his eyes begged for some kind of companionship.
She shuffled her shoulders. "When I first got my powers I was experimented on, forced to use them against my will, I lost my mom, my dad was . . . sort of . . . unhinged. I ran away from home, and found myself at the arctic circle," she chuckled, "yeah it was quite a trip. I was the same as you though, people wanted to use me for my power, this world was just one dissapointment after another. Then I found Gnark, he became like a brother to me, a few years later I met the Titans. They gave me something I hadn't had in years . . . " Drake lifted his gaze to met hers, she could see the slightest hint of tears stinging the back of his eyes, "a family. Then I became, a Titan." She removed herself from the wall and closed the distance between them. He tensed at her close proximity, his hightened senses assualting him with her sweet scent of strawberries. She looked up at him, a smile on her face, which along with her blue eyes made him twitch uncomfortably.
"Yes this world is a harsh place. It's full of people that cheat and steal and kill and lie . . . but they also give and they FORgive, and they sing and dance and laugh and love and create . . . and that's what we Titans fight for, the good, not the bad. And it's worth fighting for it every day."
It wasn't often that Drake found himself shut up, yet here he was in the presence of this . . . beautiful young girl with so much innocence, care and love and . . . everything he wasn't. He was a killer . . . not a hero. He'd never be a hero.
They both jumped when they heard a spark of electricity. A loose wire fell from the tunnel ceiling and was now sparking with power as it whipped around dangerously close to the pool of water below it. It seemed to be stuck in between the pieces of rock.
"Uh oh. I hope those guys get back soon." said Kole, but Drake was already meandering towards the wire. "What are you doing?" Drake grabbed for the wire and pulled, he was still a bit weak from being powerless, so it was hard to pull the wire from its spot from amongst the rocks.
"Help me get this down." Confused, she helped him pull the wire down trying to get more slack. With one jerk they pulled the wire down, but it was still connected to whatever power supply, the frayed end sparking dangerously. Kole yelped in shock as the sparks came dangerously close to setting her hair on fire.
"Why did we do this?" Drake handed her the wire while he began to rip his clothes off. She Blushed. "What are you doing?" she shrieked slightly.
"My father once told me that energy is energy whether it is generated by science or sorcery." Drake had removed his shirt and shoes and was about to take his pants off when he became aware of the girl next to him. He jumped into the shin deep water and turned to her. She fought to look away from his body, the muscular body of a warriar, and his battle scars attested to his battle prowess. His necklace dangled by his chest, a tattoo of a Dragon starting from his left pectoral muscle down to his lower back. "This may sound weird, but I need you to throw that live wire into this water."
Her eyes bugged out not caring that she was ogling his body like a school girl. "Are you kidding me?"
Drake looked down at the water nervously. "Well if it works then I'll able to change into a Dragon and get us outta here . . . "
"And if it dosen't?"
Drake jerked his head in a shrug and gave a nervous laugh. "Then I'll be REALLY embarressed."
She too smiled nervously. She approached the pool, dangling the wire warily over the water. "Are you sure about this?"
Once again Drake looked down at the water. "Nope . . . . hit me." Kole glanced at the small pool, then at the sparking wire. She closed her eyes and let the wire go.
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