AC: It takes come times but I need to check it a little. The ending is fast but the next episode continues directly from this one. Also, some events may seems of but they have consequence later.
Episode 26: Rotwood picture
6 January 2013
Near Rotwood house: 10h12
Abel, Ryu and Shao were on the roof of a hotel near the house of Rotwood and were thinking of a plan to recover the picture before it is publish and cause trouble for everyone. Then Shao snaps his fingers.
"Hey! I know how! I'll just enter by the fireplace! I don't see any smoke so I can enter in there without problem." Says Shao.
"...I think you're just going to be stuck in the fireplace." Warns Abel.
"I should at least try it." Says Shao.
"Do you think you fit in in the first place? I already try this and I only unstuck myself when my butt was on fire." Says Abel.
"I'm less big than you." Replies Shao.
"Ryu is the smaller one." Says Abel.
"I think we should let him have his chance. We'll just laugh at him in the end." Says Ryu.
"Thanks for your...Hey!" Should Shao when he gets the insult. "I'll go and try it. Find a new plan if I fail it."
Then Shao flies to the fireplace when he sees Rotwood getting out of his apartment. He then begins to enter in the fireplace. He gets down slowly and surely until he reaches the ground. He was inside the apartment of Rotwood. He knows that he must take the object carefully and not leave any trace of his presence. He begins his search for the pictures for a while. After half an hour, he finds nothing and he hears steps approaching. He sighs strongly and gets out by the fireplace before Rotwood enter in his apartment. He gets out and rejoins the other.
"Sorry...I didn't have enough time to find the picture. I search everywhere someone would normally hide something precious." Says Shao.
"Don't worry. I think he'll keep it with him." Says Ryu.
"But in case he doesn't have it on him. I think we should check it another way." Says Abel.
"We need help." Says Ryu.
"I'll call for help." Says Abel.
Near Rotwood house: 13h00
"Thanks for coming here Guys." Says Abel.
Jake, Trixie and Spud come to their help. Celerina was a little busy with Gabriel with a family reunion. Gabriel asks how Ryu was. Of course, Abel says he's fine, but they have little trouble. Abel adds it's nothing to worry about.
"That's what friends are for." Answers Jake.
"Do any of you have a plan?" Asks Ryu. "While you try finding one...I'll try my plan. He's taking a shower."
"What are you planning?" Asks Abel.
"I'll check his clothes while he's in there." Says Ryu flying in the fireplace.
"So...Any plans?" Asks Shao. "Any?"
Inside Rotwood house: 13h02
Ryu was discreetly walking inside the house. Ryu hears the sound of the shower on and he knows he's in the shower. He then walks to the bathroom and looks for the clothes. He tries to search the camera, picture or pellicle while Rotwood sing a weird song in the shower. He finds the clothes and begins his search. He sadly, fined nothing in the clothes. Then, the shower stop making the sound and the door opens. Ryu then sees something he never wants to see. Rotwood fails to see Ryu, since he doesn't expect a dragon in his house and didn't look at Ryu direction. Ryu immediately gets out of the house by the fireplace at double speed.
Near Rotwood house: 13h10
"You're already back Ryu!" Says Abel when he sees Ryu coming back.
"..." Ryu didn't say anything. He just sits on the ground and shakes a little.
"What happen?" Asks Trixie.
"...I've see too much." Only answers Ryu.
"Did you find it?" Asks Shao.
Ryun nod negatively.
"...I think you should return home Ryu." Says Abel.
"Yeah." Says Ryu flying away fast still traumatizes by the vision.
"Now what?" Asks Abel.
"Better find another moment before trying to steal it." Says Trixie. "Better do it when he's sleeping."
"After Ryu freaking out...We better ignore what he sees...It's the first time I ever see him freak out like this." Says Jake.
"Let's try this tonight." Says Abel.
"Don't forget school starts again in 2 days." Says Spud.
...
"I totally forgot about this!" Says Jake.
"Knowing him, he'll show the picture like last time!" Says Trixie.
"At least we have some time before he shows that picture. We meet him in the first period." Says Abel silently.
"You don't have to worry about him." Says Jake. "We'll find a way to help you."
"We have some time to find a plan." Says Shao. "I'll ask my sister for help."
"Maybe we'll find a plan for the night. He must keep it somewhere...I wish not on him." Says Trixie.
Lao Shi Electronic shop: 16h42
Ryu has finally overcome the freaking part and after a few punch of Lao Shi, he regains his sanity.
"What did you see to freak out like that?" Asks Fu Dog.
"Rotwood...N-Naked..." Says Ryu with fear. "I've seen naked human before...But not...T-h-a-t!"
"I'm back." Says Abel. He then joins them at the second floor. "You've finally calm down."
"You've take your time...Did you gain back the picture?" Asks Lao Shi.
"No...We decide to proceed this night. We have 2 days before its game over for dragons." Says Abel.
"Don't worry...We deal with worse than that...It's not a big deal." Says Ryu tries to convince himself.
"You also have some visit." Says Abel.
Celerina enters in the shop with her young brother.
"Ryu!" Says Gabriel with a smile. He runs at Ryu direction and hugs him.
"I'm happy to see you again." Says Ryu with a smile.
"Me too!" Says Gabriel.
"What happen?" Asks Celerina. "You've appears to be worry about something."
"Yeah." Then Abel explains what happen the previous day.
"It's...My fault?" Asks Gabriel feeling guilty.
"Of course not! It's not your fault." Says Ryu.
"He didn't follow you. We weren't careful." Says Abel.
"I want to help you." Says Gabriel.
"Thanks...But we'll act this night." Says Abel.
"I want to help." Continues Gabriel.
"Alright. We must be ready for this night." Says Abel.
"You better get some sleep for now and be ready when it's 23h00." Says Lao Shi.
They talk a little for a while before returning home and are ready for the night. Lao Shi and Abel also warn their friend to begin the operation at 23h00.
Near Rotwood house: 23h43
They were all waiting for a while that Shao comes. He was late. They wait for a few moment and they decide to move along with their plan.
"Ok...We have no choice but to move to the plan." Says Ryu out of patience. "The plan is to let you sneak inside Rotwood house by the window while you search for the picture that cause us so much trouble."
"But we will get caught." Says Jake.
"Yeah. We are not invisible...Unless I cover my eyes..." Says Spud covering his eyes.
"...We can still see you." Says Gabriel thinking it's funny.
"Oh...Then there are no way we can be invisible." Says Spud.
"Yes there is...I ask Lucifer to prepare some potions of invisibly...He makes enough for one try. Listen carefully; this potion will make you invisible for one hour only! So the five of you must find it before the hour ends or you will turn visible." Says Ryu to Jake, Trixie, Spud Celerina and Gabriel. "Remember that you will be invisible but you can still make sound so you have to act silently...Even if the sound is greatly reduced by the potion, the object won't be affected."
"But we can't see where we are?" Says Trixie.
"Don't worry; those who drink the potion can see the other. You don't have to worry about this." Says Ryu. "Any question before you enter in the house?"
...
"Spud?" Asks Ryu.
"What's the plan again?" Asks Spud.
"Should have guessed." Says Ryu.
Ryu repeats the plan again. Before they begin, they hear Shao flying at their direction.
"Sorry for being late...We take more time than I thought about the preparation for school in...Very...almost 1 day." Says Shao. "What's the plan?"
"URGH!" Grunts Ryu. Ryu repeats the plan again a little furious about this. "We've lost enough time so let's begin now."
They take the humans with their hands and bring them close to a window. Ryu opens it silently and discreetly. The 5 humans drink the potion and they turn invisible. They then enter in the house and begin their search. The 3 dragons wait them outside to evacuate fast when they finish their search.
They look at each other's and they can see a white halo around them. Celerina pass close of the chamber of Rotwood and she gives sigh of where the chamber is. They then check far away from the chamber and slowly proceed closer to it. They search for the picture methodically but they didn't find anything. They check their watch and see they only have 15 minutes left before times up. Gabriel takes his chance and enters in Rotwood chamber and search for the picture. He walks slowly while the other's search elsewhere than the chamber. Gabriel enters in the chamber and begins to search. He watches carefully Rotwood sleeping in his bed. Gabriel walks slowly at the cupboard and open it. He checks carefully and find a picture, but not the good one. It was just a funny picture that is call to be destroyed. He was about to put it back when his guts tell him to keep it with him. He decides to keep it. He then walks closer to the bed and see a little safe. Gabriel looks at the safe and knows the picture is there. The problem is that he doesn't know the code to open it. He wants to help is friends but this is beyond his capacities and also for the other who are searching the picture. None of them are thief and this is what they need right now. Gabriel was about to go away when he changes his mind and begins opening the safe. He didn't know why but he suddenly knows how to open it. He rolls the combination: 24 to the right, 58 to the left and 41 to the right. He then opens the safe and finds an envelope. He opens it and finds the picture in it. He decides to switch it with the other one he find and closer the safe and put it on the number it was originally in; zero.
He then walks out of the chamber and walk at the window. Gabriel gives a thumb up and then...they all get out of the house. The 3 dragons feel them touching their scales and they take them away from the house. It takes a few second since they are invisible but they manage to take them. After a while they put them on the roof of the Lao Shi electronic shop. They turn visible since the potion has lost his effect.
"Did any of you obtain it?" Asks Ryu.
They four answers negatively while Gabriel gives them a smile.
"I have it right here." Says Gabriel.
He shows the picture.
"Great. We can destroy it now." Says Shao with a smile.
"Give it to me please." Asks Abel.
"Alright." Says Gabriel with a smile. He gives the picture to Abel who destroy it with his dark flame.
"He'll realise that he doesn't have a picture." Says Jake.
"Do not worry about it. I put a picture in where I found it so he won't doubt anything until it's too late." Says Gabriel.
"We shall bring you home for tonight." Says Ryu. "We are very grateful of what you've done to us." He adds with a smile.
"We are friends and friends are here for that." Says Trixie.
"See you soon." Says Spud.
The dragons bring them home and they all take the rest of the night to sleep and recover from this little escapade.
7 January Shao chamber: 9h15
Shao was sleeping calmly in his bed. He was snoring lightly. He feels something pinching him but he didn't wake up. He then feels a light slap at his face but he remains asleep. A grunt can be heard in the chamber. He keeps sleeping for a while until a sudden pain appears and he wakes up abruptly. Shao opens his eyes and see his sister Yue sitting on his stomach.
"YUE! Why did you do that?!" Asks angrily Shao.
"You didn't wake up so I use a little force." She says with an innocent smile.
"My stomach isn't something to jump on!" Says Shao.
"It's fun to make you angry that way." She answers with a smile.
"Good. Now get off!" Order Shao.
Yue jumps from Shao belly and sit next to him on his bed.
"Why are you here sister?" Asks Shao still a little grim about the sudden wake up.
"It time for breakfast and I don't want to wait for you." Says Yue.
"Oh! I forgot we have a big breakfast today!" Says Shao.
"Yeah. After this we have to buy what we need for school." Says Yue.
"This is going to be boring." Comments Shao.
"Whatever." Says Yue.
They stand up and walk to the kitchen. They sit to their respective place, next to each other and their father brought the breakfast. Their mother joins them and sits in front of Yue. Their father gives their eggs, toast, sausage and bacon before serving himself and sits in front of Shao. They eat their big breakfast in their dragon form like always before.
Shao father's is a pink agile dragon. He doesn't have big muscles like the rest of the family. He has green hair, which doesn't really make him especially beautiful with his scales color. He has a long pink tail the same size then himself. He's 1,82m and is smarter than Shao whose 3,1m. He has black eyes like his son Shao. He wears a diamond necklace, a family treasure he receives from his father.
Shao mother's has the same color scales than Shao. She has black long hair. She is an agile dragon too like the rest of the family. She has a long tail a little shorter than her size. She is 1,76m tall. She has green eyes like her daughter.
They finish eating their breakfast and they decide to go shopping.
Trixie home: 13h12
Trixie was staying at home. The entire search during the night was exhausting and she has school tomorrow. At least, she doesn't have to worry about her friend in trouble. She was relaxing a little when she hears the phone ring. Her mom was occupied so she answers it.
"Hello." Says Trixie.
"-Hello. This is the director Derceto.-" Says the voice on the phone.
"Hum...its Trixie here."
"-Good. You have receive some modification of teacher you have for math class.-"
"Why?" Asks Trixie. She was expecting something bad...Which was not possible since it was vacation. She already knows it was Ryu her new teacher.
"The administration suddenly decides to put you in the class of Ryu for...specific reason they didn't explain to me." Says the director.
"Alright. Good day." Says Trixie.
Spud home:
Spud was searching in the personal effect. It's been a while he does that when he has time. He was searching for a magical book his ancestor may possess but it's been a while he hasn't found it. He only has one box left to search and if he doesn't find it...It's over for him. He opens the box and search in it...The book wasn't there. He then smiles and was about to practice for charming the girls in school but he sees a little thing at the bottom of the box. He then pulls it and a secret compartment opens and he finds the book. He'll show it to his magical teacher the next time he meets him.
Lao Shi Electronic shop: 14h30
Abel was in his chamber and decides to read one of his favourite new books: Eternal friendship of the dragon and the child. He reads the book and smiles about it. He has more than friendship. He finds love to a human...Celerina: His one true love. He closes his eyes for a second and thinks about her.
"Abel." Says Ryu.
"Ryu!" Says Abel with a smile.
"You read that book again...It's a very popular story...Even for dragons." He adds with a smile. It was actually happen to him with Gabriel. "I'm here to tell you that you're friends and your girlfriends shall move to my math class starting tomorrow since they enter a lot more in our world than I first thought."
"That's great!" Says Abel. "Do you have something else to say?"
"No...Only that I'm happy to meet Gabriel...It's a little like in the book." Says Ryu.
"You really like him right." Says Abel.
"More than you thought. He awakes something in my heart like you...You know that I'm a single all my life. I...I still dream to have children." Says Ryu.
"So you see me and him that way." Says Abel.
"Yeah...My old dragon heart wants this so much." Adds Ryu.
"You're not that old...Compare to Odin." Says Abel.
"Yeah...Shao also goes in the math class." Says Ryu.
"I thought that way." Says Abel.
"Will you watch him when you are in the mythological class...I fear he might hate Rotwood and give him hell." Says Ryu.
"Alright. I'll watch him." Says Abel.
Tomorrow: Millard Fillmore Middle School: 8h20
The usual groups of friends were outside the school and were waiting for someone to come.
"You appear to be nervous Abel." Says Jake.
"A little. He can be unpredictable when he wants and impulsive." Says Abel.
"I can already feel that." Says Celerina with a smile.
"He's cool so I'm not worry." Says Spud.
"That means you should worry a little." Says Trixie.
"Yeah...Shao isn't passive like me...He takes action without thinking...way more than me." Says Abel.
"Hi guys." Says Shao running at their direction in his human form. "Sorry I was late...I have to change close lots of time."
He was wearing the clothes he usually has.
"So you change back when you get outside right?" Asks Trixie.
"Yeah! Sorry for the wait. *Sigh* I'm not sure how I'm going to survive this." Says Shao.
"You are smart. You sure can pass this." Says Abel.
"You're right. So...I receive the paper for my class list. I start up with...Rotwood." Says Shao slowly.
"That will be troublesome." Says Abel.
"You mean he's to...Well...He'll do what?" Asks Spud.
"Trouble." Answers Abel.
"He won't be the only one with Rotwood." Says Spud.
"..." Abel says nothing.
"I can hear ya." Says Shao. "Forgot already." He adds with a big smile.
"Sorry. But you're not the type who'll let someone insult you." Says Trixie.
"Don't worry. I'll behave. So...Let's go." Says Shao.
They all enter in the school and wonder what catastrophe will happen.
Mythology class: 9h15
Every student was sitting in their respective place while Shao search for a place. He finds one next to Jake and sits there. Shao sees Rotwood sitting at his place and didn't do anything. He promises to behave and he didn't want to break it immediately. After one minute, Rotwood finally stands up from his chair and look at them. He was unusually in good mood and the student didn't know why. Only Jake and his friends know why he's on such good mood but they say nothing. They just wonder how it will turn bad for Rotwood.
"Welcome student, I wish you have done all your homework during your vacation because I want them right now!" Says Rotwood.
Everyone grunt and give the paper except Shao. Rotwood takes them until he notices Shao.
"You're the new student here right?" Asks Rotwood.
"Yep. That's me." Answers Shao. "It's kinda obvious."
"I feel like you are a trouble maker." Says Rotwood.
"Yep." Says Shao. "...Euh...I mean no."
"You can present yourself in front of the class since you're new." Says Rotwood. He then turns around and take the small document where he puts the picture.
"Hello everyone. The name is Shao Tong Kyu So. You can just call me Shao. I'm originally from Chinese but we came here because our family problem goes way to big and may finish by murder...I'm not joking about this." Says Shao. It was technically the true. The murder part is more a fear he has than a possibility.
The class went silent.
"So don't ask anything about family problem because I don't really want to talk about it." Says Shao.
Shao...You didn't say anything about this. Thinks Abel.
"That shall be all." Says Shao and he return to his place.
Abel looks at Shao and he says quietly so only Abel can hear:
"Sorry. You were having enough problems without knowing it. You're better so I spill it out...And...I think it also...gets out of my mouth without really wanting to say it." He then sits at his place.
It was true. A lot was in Abel's mind and it's only recently that everything is calming down a little. Except the Dino invasion, that is calm for now, nothing really is in his mind. Shao also sometimes spill something out.
"Now that this is done. I have something to show you in this envelop. It's a picture I've taken during vacation. I'm sure you're going to be impress." Says Rotwood. He decides to be more cautious about the dragon business. He's already put in jail because of mistakes. Also, he prefers to late the surprise to the students. The students pass the picture and when it was finally into the hands of those who to change it. When they see the picture they didn't say anything about it.
"So?" Asks Rotwood.
"I didn't know you were supporting openly the gay." Says Shao.
"Well- WHAT!" Shout Rotwood. He takes the picture away and looks at it. "Oh God. You weren't supposed to see that..." He says nothing else about the original picture. "I shall explain this now. Yes I have support them. You say that I'm crazy with the mythology stuff but that doesn't mean I'm retard about the evolution of the society. Anyway, enough with that we have to begin class."
The class went silent during all class.
Memorial school: 10h35
Gabriel was playing outside at dodge ball with the other students when he was hit by a ball and he has to wait for someone to bring him back into the game.
"Hi there." Says a voice.
"...Hi. You're new here?" Asks Gabriel.
"Yeah." Says the young boy.
"I'm Gabriel. What's your name?" Asks Gabriel.
"Angelo." Says the young boy.
"Oh! Looks like he catches the ball." Says Gabriel. "See you later."
"Yeah...See you later." Says Angelo. He then whispered: "Children of light."
AC: I know the chapter end abruptly and I spend lots of time trying to put something else but...A full blank. So...I'll put it that way.