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On the episode 11, Odin didn't fight. It was Abel vs the DD.
Question: How Abel will learn about his father? I wonder how you think it will be.
Episode 13: A camping and a fall
In front of Jake house: 9h00
The air began to be colder in the sky. It was normal after all, it was the middle of fall and cold began to be here. Even so, that didn't stop Jake's father to invite Jake's friends and his «cousin» Abel for a trip in the forest for the week-end. It was Friday morning, Trixie, Spud, Abel, Jake and Celerina were ready for the trip and Jonathan was happy so much people came.
"Who's ready to have so fun?" Asks Jonathan with a smile.
"We are." Answers all of them.
"Then let's get in the van and we are good to go." Says Jonathan. "I just forgot something, I'll be back."
Jonathan enters in the house.
"What's the book?" Asks Jake to Abel.
"...It's some studies Ryu gave to me. I must read 2 chapters per day until we're back Monday." Answers Abel.
"You're math teachers...Why only to you?" Asks Celerina.
"He saw my potential and wants me to stimulate my mind." Answers Abel.
"It's true you're very intelligent." Says Celerina, her curiosity satisfied.
"I'm back." Says Jonathan.
When they saw Jonathan clothes...they were all awfully silent.
"Lucky me, I found my cougar uniform. And look, it's still fits me." Says Jonathan.
...
"Dad." Says Jake embarrassed.
"Isn't it a little...small." Asks Abel.
"No." Says Jonathan.
"...Alright Uncle." Says Abel.
"Are you coming?" Asks Jake's father as he enters the car.
"Let's go." Says Trixie.
They all enter the car and are ready for the camping.
Inside the car: 9h45
They were in the car and were singing song along the way. Jake didn't seem to sing with the others because he feels embarrassed by his father. Abel ceases to sing after a while and begin to read his book. Celerina was watching Abel who was sitting behind her. Abel reads fast so he's advancing very fast on his first chapter.
"Dad...can we try something else?" Propose Jake.
"What do you want to do except singing?" Asks his father.
"Well...We can tell story." Says Jake.
"Does anyone have a story?" Asks his father.
"Well...I have one." Says Abel.
"Say it."
"Alright...It's an unknown mythological story." Says Abel. Jake knew he'll count a true story about mythological creatures. "It's the story of a young dragon who as lost his parents when he was very young. He doesn't remember anything about his parents except their smell. He knows his mother was dead, but he thinks his father might have survived. He enters in a journey to find his father, but he didn't find any trace of his existence. The young dragon has only a clue that can help him to find his lost father. In his dreams, he saw that he was very young in his arms of his father. He feels the love given by his father when he looks at his eyes and also the one of his mother. When he awakes from his dream, he doesn't remember lots from his dream. He just remembers the love, a love that seems far away yet so true. As for today, the young dragon keeps searching for his father, but he may never find him." Concluded Abel.
"...It's still a beautiful and sad story." Says Celerina. She didn't know, and Jonathan that Abel tells his tale. She appears to love it.
"The story still didn't reach his ends." Says Abel. "The story is still continuing."
"There's more?" Asks Celerina.
"Yes...Along his quest, he finds friends along the way and foe. He also found something precious in his heart...love. He falls in love with a human. She wasn't a beauty but her soul was pure like crystal and that was only what the dragon needed. She gives him great joy and made the sadness disappear from his hearts. His friends and his love give him hope to find the one he searches and tell him his tales I am telling today." Says Abel. He didn't give all the details but it was a resume of his life in a minimal.
"So he did find happiness." Says Celerina, not knowing he was talking about her.
"Yes...His friends and his love give what he lost during his youngling time." Says Abel. "Also, this story is still at the beginning. Time will keep the story writing."
"It's a great one Abel...maybe you should write a book about it." Suggests Jonathan.
"Maybe." Says Abel.
"We are soon here." Says Jonathan.
The camping place: 12h00
There were in the middle of the forest, the forest was still covert with leaf, but they were multicolor. It gives it a true beauty and made dream and fantasy reality.
"It's so beautiful at this season." Comment Trixie.
"There's too much color." Shout Spud.
"Soon, the leaf will fall." Says Celerina. "But let's watch it the time they remain here." She adds to Abel.
"Alright...but after we finish preparing our tent." Says Abel.
"If I remember correctly, the must be built like this." Says Jonathan to himself when he tries to build it. His first try fail and his second too. Then the children help Jonathan to build their tent and the finally manage do succeed...after one hour.
"I took some time but we did it." Says Jonathan with a smile.
"Now I'm hungry." Says Spud.
"Don't worry, we have food in...One of those bags." Says Jonathan.
They all sigh and began their search...at least, their bag are ready at the same time their searching food. Then they finally found it.
"Why must it be the last bag we wanted?" Says Jake.
"I must have put it inside the car the wrong way." Says Jonathan.
They all smile at this.
"From what we have...I'll say we bake some dry sausage." Says Abel.
"Alright, and tonight, we shall eat some insects like when I was in the cougar scout." Says Jake's father.
They all pull a discussing face except Abel whose face stay neutral.
"Did you eat insects already?" question Jake when he saw Abel neutral face.
"...No, but I wonder what it taste like." Says Abel.
"Better follow his tips or you stomach will be upside down." Says Jake.
Abel gave him a worry look...but not for the reason Jake expected. Abel thought about his flame. If it was upside-down...the flame will come out of his butt. Abel shook his head reminding himself it was a figurative expression.
"Let's make a fire and let's eat." Says Jonathan.
They did a secure fire and bake their dry sausage. After eating, they did a tour of the forest and when the night comes Jonathan prepare some insects? They were hesitant eating first, but they put their courage in line and eat them...the good way. It wasn't that bad, but they didn't really want to repeat this experience to much time. When the night comes they go inside their tents' boys together and girls together.
Close to Jake house: 23h14
The Dark Dragon was still searching for his son when he finally caught a lead. He was in front of that house. He knew he wasn't living there because his smell wasn't concentrate, but he knew he was there. He found a lead and decides to follow it. He's moving closer to the woods outside town. After 2 hours, he was there. He decides to sleep in a cavern close from there and sleep a little. He was tired of his searching non-stop 3 consecutive days.
Close to a lake: Saturday: 10h00
It's been a while since they wake up. They eat their breakfast and were walking closer to the lake. There were boats there and Jonathan manages to obtain one.
"So...how wants fishing first?" Asks Jonathan. "Remember, I have only place for 2 peoples."
"We do!" Answers Abel and Celerina.
"Alright, have fun, after an hour we switch places. Jake you're with me." Says his father.
"Sure." Says Jake.
"Wait that leaves me with Spud." Says Trixie. "I already see what's ahead."
"I'm good at fishing Trixie." Says Spud.
"Yes...but that depends on what you caught." She replies.
As the 2 argues, Abel and Celerina were moving to the center of the lac.
"Careful not to fall on the water, its cold at this season." Warns Celerina.
"I'll be." Replies Abel, he's not worry getting cold; he's a dragon after all.
They began fishing and Celerina caught a fish fast.
"That was easy." She says.
"I'll get one you'll see." Says Abel.
But no fish bite his fishing rod.
"Did you put bait?" Asks Celerina.
Abel quickly took his fishing rod and...Nothing.
"You forgot to put one!" Tease Celerina.
Abel put one of the bait and continues fishing ignoring her teasing. After a while he caught one fish and proud of it.
"I did it!" Says Abel with a smile.
"Yeah." She then kisses him.
"We still have time to catch another one." Says Abel. "I'll get the last one."
"Is that a challenge?" She asks.
"Yes my love."
"Let's do this."
As for the other's they were watching the 2 fishing's when Jake saw elves waving to get his attentions. Jake tells an excuse to rejoin them where his father won't see them. Trixie and Spud distract him so he can have more time.
"What is it?" Asks Jake.
"You must get out of here fast." Warns one of the elves.
"Why?
"Barimos is here." Says one of them. They all appear to be afraid of that name.
"Who's Barinos?"
"One of the most dangerous creatures of this forest, if you saw him run; only dragons can really kill him."
"Abel is here." Says Jake.
"Abel...Oh him. The king talks about him...He's too young to use power and Odin doesn't want him to awake it. Also, he's not experience enough to fight it well so he can't kill him."
"His power?" Says Jake.
"Do not say anything about this to Abel. If he awakes it...it can be the end of the earth." Says one of them. They then return in the forest.
Jake returns to his friends in deep thought about those revelations.
"What did they want?" Whispered Spud.
"He warns us that a dangerous being name Barinos his in the forest. If he finds us...we're in danger." Whispered Jake.
"So we must be cautious. When Abel's back we warn him." Says Trixie.
When Abel and Celerina hour finish, they return rejoin the others with their 2 fishs and Trixie and Spud was next. When they hours over...Spud caught by accident Trixie 9 times. She replies this was less bad than she imagine. They caught 3 fish's. Jake warns Abel and he nod. Jake and his father were next and they caught one fish.
They eat the fish for dinner and continue fishing until the night.
20h30
The six of them were around a fire and was wondering what to do now:
"I know, let's tell scary story." Says Trixie. "How's first?"
"I am." Says Celerina.
She begins to tell her scary story. She was good and they were all trembling of fear. They didn't notice red eyes were observing them and were approaching them. When she finished her story, everyone was trembling in fear.
"T-t-t-there's no way an M-m-monster is in those woods." Says Jonathan.
The others listener knew a monster was really in the forest.
"My turn." Says Spud.
"Not sure it will be scary." Says Trixie. "I mean not like the one of Celerina."
"Alright. It's the story of a cook who was preparing a pizza." Says Spud.
The monster was moving closer, he was behind Spud who was telling the story.
"Then, he notice he ran out of peperoni." Says Spud.
When Spud finishes his sentence Abel saw the beast ready to attack Spud. Abel improvises a plan to save them without blowing up his human cover. Abel stands up and Shout of fear:
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" As he ran like he was panicking. He passes Spud and jump in the woods.
The others were too stupefied by his reaction to react when they heard a beast shouting in pain and a dragon scream with the sound of a fight. After a few seconds after silence return, Abel comes back with a black eye.
"Are you alright?" Asks Jonathan.
"Yeah, I just fall on the ground." Answers Abel.
"I didn't know my story was that scary?" Says Spud. "What did you find scary?"
"I'll explain...later." Says Abel.
Trixie and Jake knew about the reason, but Spud was unaware of the reason.
"Are you sure you alright?" Asks Celerina to Abel.
"It's just a black eye, nothing big."
"But we heard of 2 wilds animals fighting each other's." Insisted Celerina.
"Yeah, that's why I return fast." Says Abel.
"We better stay on guard when we sleep. One of us must stay awake for 3 hours and switch with the next one...Who's the first?" Asks Jonathan.
"I'll do." Says Abel.
"I'll be the next one." Says Jake.
"Then I'll be the last." Says Jonathan.
"Good-night everyone." Says Abel. During his duty, he finishes reading another chapter of his book of dragon history and found some information about Barinos, but they weren't helpful.
When it was Jake turns, Abel explains that the beast escapes him and he can be anywhere.
The night went smoothly for them. Barinos didn't come during the night.
Sunday: 06h17
During Jonathan watches, he didn't see a dark presence flying over them. Also none of them notice him during the entire day. The Dark Dragon was flying over them in a distance which stops them from seeing him...except Abel if he was in his dragon form to saw him.
He also saw him during the fishing time and he saw something he didn't expect. Before they return to the other humans, his son and the human girl...kiss mouth to mouth. The DD didn't completely understand why his son did that. Don't tell me you fall in love for a human...A discussing being. The DD sigh. Guess you're kinder than I thought.
When it was the night, he saw his son suddenly screaming and he hears the fight. He knew his son was fighting one of those being. Even the DD thought they were gone after the door was close. He decides to watch his son closer. After all, a dragon is in shape even without 3 nights of sleep. The fourth one is another story.
10h15
Everyone where awake and were eating their breakfast. After they eat, it was 10h15.
"I guess today, you can do what you want but do not go too far away. With the beast around, we must be careful and not alone. Always move 2 by 2 minimum." Warns Jonathan.
"Come Abel, I was thinking about seeing the forest from the cliff. We can see so far away and it must be beautiful at this season." Says Celerina.
"I'm sure it will be." Says Abel.
They warn Jonathan about their destination and go there after his approval. They move there and they sat down and watch the forest down below them.
"Did you see that?" Asks Celerina. "It's wonderful."
"This forest is a real beauty." Comments Abel.
Below them, they saw the multicolor forest. The color seems to harmonise and give a beautiful spectacle.
"It's like a dream." Says Celerina.
They suddenly hear a grunt behind them. Before they can look behind Celerina was push to the cliff by Barinos and falling down. She didn't scream because the violent push knocks her out. Abel turns around and dodges the beast attack. Without thinking he jump down and tries to reach Celerina. He switches into his dragon form, not taking care of the consequence of such decision. His love was in danger. He took her in his arms and was about to fly when a rock makes a clean cut to one of his wings. The wing was to damage to allow Abel to fly. Then Celerina opens her eyes for one second and saw Abel's dragon form. She looks at his eyes and then whispered:
"A...B...E...L..." Then she loses consciousness again. Abel hears her words and was surprise for a second before he focus on the danger again.
Without a choice, he held her at his belly; softer than his chest and use his remain wing to put her over his by making a rotation so his back point down. Then he reaches the trees before hitting the ground violently. Celerina didn't suffer lots of damage because Abel's belly absorbs the impact. Before Abel lose consciousness because of the pain, Abel saw yellow eyes moving closer to him and then everything was black.
11h10
Jonathan and co. hear the beast near the cliff. They knew Abel and Celerina where there and runs there after Jonathan took stuff against predator. When they reach their destination, they only saw the beast. He seems like a bear but his teeth was bloody and very sharp, his eyes were red like human blood and his pupil shows only cruelty. Jonathan thought it was a Bear and uses his stuff against it. When the beast was close he uses an object that made loud noise. It destabilise the beast and lose his balance. He then uses a gas that affects temporarily his senses. The beast the pull back, but he forgot about the cliff and fall down.
"Where are Abel and Celerina?" Asks Spud worried.
"We have to search them. Stay close to me kid; we can't afford to be separated." Says Jonathan. He was feeling guilty that his decision may cost their life.
At the bottom of the cliff, near where Abel and Celerina fall, the beast stands up. He survives the fall because only a dragon can kill him. When he looks around he smells the smell of an injured dragon, it was far away from. He also saw dark blood from a dragon and confirms the dragon was injured. He follows the source of the smell and was ready to kill it.
10 minutes before the beast fall: 11h10
The Dark Dragon saw his son jumping from the cliff he saw that he didn't try to fly up and the DD knew his wings were injured. He then land nears the crashing site and follow his nose. He then saw Abel and quickly run closer to his. When he looks at his face he saw his eyes closing and didn't open again. The DD know he was unconscious. He smells his son blood spreading slowly on the ground. He decides to take his son to a nearby cavern where he can heal him. He saw he hold a human, the one his son kisses. The DD tries to release her, but Abel's arms remain firm around her. The DD give up and took both of them in the cavern.
"You're a stubborn one my son...I guess you love her that much." Says the DD.
He lands in the cavern and put him at the back of the cavern on his back, after carefully open his wings so his body won't damage it more. The cavern was cold, but not for a dragon. He looks at Celerina who was still firmly protected by Abel's arms. She won't be in trouble since Abel's body will keep her warm. After all, a dragon flame source came from a dragon's stomach and her head was a little over it.
"I'll be back soon. I just need the ingredient for a healing potion." Says the DD.
He then flew away for a while.
30 minutes later, the beast came inside the cavern. He saw the dragon unconscious with the human. He knew they were easy prey and move closer to finish them. Then he hear a strong a threatening dragon scream. Barinos turns around and saw the DD looking at him with pure killer eyes. He charge at Barinos and throw him outside the cavern. Barinos wasn't still at his full strength because of his battle against the adult humans and was easily overcome by the DD strength. He tries to run away but the DD took his claw in his neck and Barinos bleeds a lot. The DD chant a spells and his claw began to shine. Barinos tries to escape with all his remaining strength but it was useless. The DD kill him by decapitating him. He then burns the remaining of Barinos with his dark flames after Barinos return to his true form. The DD then begin making his healing potion.
"With this you'll feel better my son."
When he was finish, he makes Abel drink the potion and after a few minutes of hesitation, he reluctantly also makes Celerina drink too.
"Consider lucky I help you human. I feel...generous today."
After this, he kiss Abel forehead and he put them back where he finds them. After watching them for a safe distance, he saw Abel regaining consciousness. He then sadly walks away.
12h21
Abel opens his eyes. He looks around and saw nothing. He then looks at his body when something old happen. He didn't feel any pain. He was completely healed from his injuries. He then caught the smell of another dragon that was nearby. He analyse it and:
"Father...you were there!" He says with surprise. He tries to look around but saw nothing.
Abel wonder what he looks like, but Celerina return in his mind and he sadly returns to the top of the cliff and move inside the forest he return to his human form and call for help.
Jake hears him and guide Jonathan and his friends to them. They were happy that Abel and Celerina were alright. Celerina return to the conscious world and look around her.
"What...happen?" She asks.
"The beast almost push you down the cliff but I manage to took you and hide in the forest after you lost consciousness. We then hide for a while before I shout for help...when I was sure the beast wasn't around." Lies Abel in his explanations. It hurt him, but he can't tell the true.
"Do not worry, the beast fall down...but even so, where going home now. I can't afford to risk your life with a beast like that around." Says Jonathan.
They all back up and return home, thinking the danger might still be there but...they didn't know the DD kill it.
During the return, Abel thought about the fall and at the bottom of the cliff. He was surprise that Celerina recognise him in his dragon form...which was totally different than his human form. Also, the smell of his father.
Celerina was also in her though, she believe Abel explanations and think the falling and the dark dragon with purple head and blue eyes that save her was a dream. She didn't know why she calls him Abel, but...she wonders if it was really a dream. She shook: Of course I'm dreaming. Dragons don't exist.
Abel will report everything that happens when Jake, Trixie, Spud, Ryu, LS and Fu Dog will be at the shop. They must know what happen and he must know who his father was. He still don't have an image from his father, but he knew 19 possible father was somewhere in the world.
AC: The 19 possible fathers are dark dragons.
Hope you like this episode. In the next one Abel will begin his investigation with Jakes help to learn anything about his father at Dragon Island. Also, Trixie and Spud will have a new math teacher, it's easy to know who it will be.