CHAPTER FIVE

"There's the top of the building," Drake called out. And he swooped down and landed softly on the concrete surface. Bill was still trying to land. Drake noticed that in dragon form Bill was extremely aerodynamic, but his lack of experience caused him to loose balance constantly. Finally, he landed while skidding across the rooftop. "Bill", Drake said, "you really have to work on your balance." Bill replied, "its those wind currents, they keep me from coming in straight." Bill then started to walk with Drake over to the site. "Ouch!" Drake said, as Bill passed on his side. Drake looked down and noticed Bill had a series of spikes that lined his forearms. "Sorry, they are difficult to handle sometimes, but during training they said they would come in useful in hand to hand combat." They walked over and noticed the place where the camera had been unplugged. Drake then examined the cord and noticed that it had been warped slightly. "Whoever was here used a spell on it, I can't tell what kind. I'm going to need to take this apart and see." With one of his claws he gently started to cut the cord open. Suddenly he hears a growling coming from behind him. "What was that?" he said. Bill then answered, "I think it came over here." They walked over to the area that Bill was pointing to. Suddenly, a large vent right next to them opened up. Out crawled an enormous red spider, at least six feet in height. "What is that!", Bill shouted. Drake then replied, "It's a Kumo! It must have been here to guard the camera, or what's left of it." The Kumo then lunged at Bill, trying to strike with its front legs. Bill then continually blocked the spider's legs with the side of his arms. While Bill was battling, Drake snuck up behind the spider and hit him with a lead pipe he found on the ground. The Kumo then passed out. "Wow, that was fantastic!" Drake said. "I told you I was good in combat, said Bill. At this point, Drake walked back to the cord and inspected it. Hold on one second. I recognize this charm." "We have to get back to the precinct, I know what to do," he said. And they then flew off.