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On the busy, twisting, and turning streets of Raven Town, discord was brewing. Following Pythor's orders, a serpentine tribe was to be placed within Chima's populace, and for the ravens, it was the Fangpyre. The infamous tribe whose bite can turn anything or anyone into a snake became well known throughout the land, their power proving instrumental in their fights with the tribes. They were wicked, clever, quick, and agile, always lurking in the shadows. Lurking around every corner of the marketplace, they watched with a keen eye for any suspicious activity around the tribe. But even the keenest eyes must blink.
Among the busy crowd, three figures lurked, covered in hooded cloaks they watched true the stalls, searching for something. These were Cragger and his guards, having come here secretly hoping to find something to help them free their tribe.
"Ugh, this place is crawling with snakes," Cragger muttered in annoyance, the constant sight of the serpents reminding him of what had happened to his home. Turning towards Crug he asked, "You said you got that flute from a raven, right? Do you remember with one!" Turning towards Cragger, the brown croc just stared blankly before answering," Uhh, I think it was from…" he begins as he searches through the crowd, "that guy!" he says as he points towards the familiar shape of Razar. "Razar, just perfect!" Cragger responds blandly as he ushers them to move towards him.
As they near his stall, the greedy raven welcomes them eagerly, "Ah welcome, welcome my friends, what brings you to our lovely town." He says as he waves at them. Once they are face to face, he is the first to speak, "Just so you know, your disguise is terrible. Now come, tell me what I can do for you." he says without missing a beat. "You know is us! Then why are you helping us!" Cragger cries out, barely controlling his anger. "Calm down my friend, I can see why you might be mad. I was just simply doing what was best for business, but as you can see the circumstances have changed." Razar tells him calmly, gesturing towards the surrounding areas, crawling with the red serpents. "And if I was you, I would keep the shouting to a minimum, the walls have ears now!" he adds in a whisper. Taking a big breath, Cragger continues, "We need your help finding something, Crug here says you sold him a flute a few days ago. Tell him Crug!" he says, pushing Croc closer. "Uh, yeah! It was made of wood and long with like a bulge in the middle!' he told the raven.
Razar for his part just stared deep in thought, "Yes, I think I remember an item like that, why are you looking for another. You know we have a no-return policy, yeah!" he said with a slight smirk. Letting out an exasperated sigh, Cragger was quick to answer, "We needed to save my tribe. It has some strange effect on their powers, we need to find another one because someone left it behind!" he informed him firmly. "So, can you help us find it?" he asked in a pleading tone. The raven merc merely looked him head-on before responding, "I can't find you one of those." Shocked and enraged Cragger spat back, "Why not?! You gave it to him in the first place!" Razar simply shook his head and responded, 'Alas my friend, while I did sell you this product I "acquired" it from one of our serpentine compatriots." He revealed with a nervous look, "The snake that I took it from said it was one of a kind, how could I not! But unfortunately, you will have to take your business elsewhere." He revealed, much to the group's chagrin. Cragger facepalms before relenting, "Ugh! Fine! Is there ANYTHING you can do? I need to find something "special" to snap my tribe out of it!" Razar thought about it for a minute before he spoke, "Hm... well, it would cost you, my friend. But perhaps there is someone who can help."
On the shadowy alleys of Raven Town, Cragger and his crew roam through the dark alleys with Razar nowhere to be seen. Yet his words remained in their minds, "He's an alchemist! Always brewing up these "special" things you seek, yes? But his work, is, well... unpredictable. So, beware my friend!" the raven's words rang through his head as he peeks through the window of a door and sees a white and black feathered bird inside stirring something, "Satisfaction is not always guaranteed with this raven." He almost knocks but is so intimidated that he starts to walk away, but before he can the door opens. "May I help you?" a voice calls out from inside. Cragger gasps and turns around before asking, "Are you... Reegul?"
The eccentric raven just smiled and said, "Yes! That is indeed me, what can I help you with." He adds with a cackle. "We were told you could help us; we need something to help beat the snakes! Like some sort of awake potion or something?" Cragger tells him apprehensively. Looking at them Reegul just smiles, "Oh, I can make you something," he begins as he shows them a greenish then normal chi orb, "MUCH more interesting than that!" Staring in disbelief, Cragger could only ask, "Did you say, you made that?
Back at the lion encampment, Lagravis and the elders are busy dividing the remaining chi orbs from the previous heist. Sighing in worry Lagravis walks over to his son, concern plastered among his features, "We still have some orbs to charge with the others, but nowhere near enough to make up for all the Chi stolen by the Serpentine. If we don't figure something out soon, I fear for the worse." he says concerned.
Knowing what was to come, Laval interjected, "Let me guess. The tribes will get shortchange. Chima's unbalance. Earthquakes, windstorms, and disasters follow. Everyone suffers." He told him half sarcastically. Unamused, Lagravis just raised a brow to his son, "Are my words of weary wisdom, that predictable?" he asks genuinely. Laval just answered, "Yeah! Pretty much. So, is there any possible way we can figure out how to make more chi here?" he asks hopefully, trying to find a solution. Shaking his head, Lagravis responds, "Sorry, son! But making more chi than Cavora allows is completely impossible!
Back in his workshop Reegul stirs a cauldron as he speaks with the Crocs, "It's completely possible, to make more chi! If you know what you're doing! And alas! I'm the only one who knows what I'm doing." he explained with confidence. "Yes! This homemade chi could be our answer to EVERYTHING!" Cragger says, before stopping to look at Reegul, "Is it really as safe and powerful as the orbs in the lion temple?" he asks the alchemist with uncertainty. Unsure, the odd raven merely says, "Uh... more or less." before he chucks an orb at him, "TRY ONE!" Still unsure, he hands the orb to one of his men. "CRUG!" he orders as the brown crocodile proceeds to plug the orb and lifts up and down two seats with both Crooler and Crawley sitting on them as a show of strength. "Wow! It really works! Cragger says in amazement. "I've never felt so strong!" Crug responds in glee. Cragger hops off his set and starts thinking out loud, "Just think! If we can make our own endless supply of chi…
we could give it out to all the other tribes! Yes. It's the perfect gift to make up for all the crumby stuff I've done! Plus, I'll give us an edge against the snakes! Let's go!" he says as he walks away, failing to notice the smirk in Reegul's eyes.
Loading up, Cragger begins his apology tour through Chima, overjoyed with the prospects to truly consider his position, he makes his way toward his first stop, Bear Village. With music playing, Cragger dances on a crocodile vehicle with bellow plants attached, throwing out chi everywhere. As usual, the bears are too busy sleeping to consider their surroundings while snoring, some even dance in their sleep! Belkar has a chi thrown right by him and he accidentally plugs it but goes back to sleep as the Crocs leave. Next up in the Beaver Lodge music plays as the beavers cheer while they're handed out chi, but too bad they're not big enough to plug it as a beaver falls off from the top and crashes into something. In the usual manner, the beavers rush over to fix it! Fix it! Fix it! Fix it! In the Rhino Quarry, the music continues as Cragger throws out more chi to the rhinos, who all plug some chi and use it to break through multiple rocks while screaming. Unbeknown to them, one of the serpentine scouts spies on them from the top of a rock and goes to report back.
Back at Raven Town Cragger continues to throw out chi to the ravens while driving through town shouting, "FREE CHI FOR ALL! FREE CHI FOR ALL! FREE CHI FOR ALL! FREE CHI FOR ALL! FREE CHI FOR ALL! Razcal and Razar wonder what's happening, so Razcal quickly analyses the chi with a magnifying glass and sees something familiar about the orbs. Razar quickly flies over to Cragger and asks, "Uh... tell me Mr. free chi fairy! Did these orbs happen to come from Reegul by any chance?" Eagerly Cragger just said, "Yes! Of course! I only have the BEST chi for my friends in Chima!" Razar looks at Razcal with a surprised expression who wags his head, sighing while facepalming, "I thought you were just going to Reegul for some mind control potions. I didn't think he'd end up dumping this on you!" Surprised, Cragger quickly asks, "Huh? What do you mean? Whats wrong with the Chi!" Razar stares at him while replying, "This is what we call, "Reegul's chigull". And trust me! If it was actually any good, we'd be selling it by the truckload.
Refusing to believe, Cragger just says, "What are you talking about?! This chigull- I mean... chi is great!" Giving him a deadpan stare Razar asks, "Have you tried it yourself?" Stumbled, Cragger just says, "Well... no! But one of my best Crocs plugged it this morning and he feels incredible! Right, Crug?" As the chi inside of him starts to fade Crug merely says, "Uh... I don't feel so good..." as his surge of chi disappears, and he starts clucking like a chicken, then trying to fly by jumping off the vehicle's end while flapping his arms. Baffled, Cragger just asks, "Uh... is he trying to... fly?" as Crug gobbles while he bounces away. With a triumphant smirk, Razar replies, "Yup! That's Reegul's chi all right." Satisfied with having his point proven. "Will that happen to everyone who plugs it?!" Cragger asks concerned! "Pretty much. see ya!" Razar says as he goes away. As Crug continues to gobble, Cragger looks at the fake saying, "Uh oh."
On the roads of Chima, Laval rides to the next delivery destination with a group of lions following behind. But things are not easy, as a group of Anacondrai warriors follows from behind. Hissing and growling while they attack, beginning to blast at them. "KEEP THOSE SNAKES AWAY FROM THAT CHI!" yells Laval as he turns around and goes for the serpentine. "Sorry snakes! But the lanes for LIONS ONLY!" he quips as he hits an anacondrai on a speedor off-road with his sword.
Some of the Anacondrai, including Eyezo'rai, get onto Longtooth's tank and try to hit him but are blocked, "LOOK OUT! CURVES AHEAD!" Longtooth suddenly yells out. The serpents look to the front and most of them are shaken off when Longtooth drives recklessly, except for Eyezo'rai who's holding on. "Will you stop that?!" he cries out, quickly responding Longtooth says, "Okay!" as the snake screams as he's sent flying off from Longtooth stopping. Chuckling, he starts driving again but moans once he sees more snakes climb aboard and their numbers cause him to go off balance as he cries, "TOO MANY SNAKES! TOO STRONG! WE CAN'T SAVE THE CHI!
Laval rides in on his speedor and stands up on it, sweeping a serpentine off the tank., "JUST HOLD ON! A BIT LONGER!" he says while he sits back down on his speedor. A warrior and Eyezo'rai go on the side of Laval, trying to hit him, while two Fangpyre trucks charge through blasting and managing to shoot some tanks off-road. Laval hits away the Anacondrai soldier as he says, "Almost there! Get ready to duck when I say!" as the two lions keep on going forward until they see some eagles up ahead. "DUCK!" Laval quickly calls out as Longtooth ducks. Confused, one of the Anacondrai by the name of Chop'rai just says, "Duck? Looks like eagles to me." and is promptly blasted off. As the snakes whimper Eris and another eagle hop onto Longtooth's tank and battle the remaining anacondrai. However, some bags of chi fall off the tank and into Eyezo'rai's arms, who smiles as he retreats with their spoils. Watching the snakes retreat Longtooth calls out, "HA! Look at the fur bags run!" With a somber expression, Laval responds, "Yeah! The fur bags who grabbed half our chi! So, who really claims victory here?
Back in the former Lion Temple, a crowd of serpentine hisses and cheers as Pythor gives a grand announcement. "Victory is ours. Chima is ours. Chi means powers." he says to the crowd as he gestures to the group of warriors returning, "and thanks to our brave warriors, WE STILL POSSES MORE CHI THAN ANY OTHER TRIBE IN CHIMA!" he finishes with grandeur as the crowd hisses in celebration. Suddenly a Constrictai scout approaches and whispers in Pythor's ear the bad news, "WHAT?! HOW'D CRAGGER GET MORE CHI THAN US?!"
In the Gorilla Forest the convoy reaches the gorilla homes, watching them arrive Gorzan hops down to greet them. "Lion dude! What brings you and your buds to our corner of the funky forest?" Looking at him in confusion Laval responds, "Uh... did you forget? Your chi delivery! We thought you'd be needing a new supply around now." Gorzan just answered calmly, "Nah, we're good." He said nonchalantly. Surprised, Laval and Eris cried out, "WHAT?!" Unfazed, Gorzan just tells them, "Yeah! Check it out! Cragger stopped by a little while ago." He says as he takes them up to see the chi given to them by Cragger, Laval, and Eris are totally shocked as he explains, "Dude flipped us, like, a crazy load of chi!" Looking on in disbelief Laval asks, "Did you say Cragger gave you all this chi? But... how could he do that?
At Reegul's workshop, Cragger angrily points at Crug while asking, "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?!" Crug pecks some breadcrumbs fed to him by Crawley while clucking, as Reegul just observes in awe, "Ah! The power of nature is glorious. Especially when that power takes the form of a bird." Enraged Cragger just asks, "What?!" as he points his spear at Reegul, "YOU KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN?!"
Fearfully, Reegul pleads for him to calm down, "PLEASE! PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPON! I've been dreaming of this for years, ever since I was born!" he says as he relays his tragic tale. "My father was an eagle, my mother was a raven, but neither tribe ever really wanted me. All these years, I tried training my body, to become more like them, but I still can't even fly! Then I decided instead... TO MAKE ALL OF CHIMA LIKE ME!
In utter disbelief, Cragger tries to recap, "Uh... so let me get this straight. You want to turn everyone in Chima, into birds?" Looking at him in glee, Reegul replies, "Not just birds! Reegul eye! They shall be my spawn! Just like me! Obeying my every command! now! ATTACK THE CROCODILE KING!" Crug just continues to peck the breadcrumbs while clucking. Full, then he acts like he tries to poop, attempting to interpret his friend Crawley says, "I, think he's laying an egg..." Still in disbelief, Cragger can only let out a simple, "What?..." Reegul sighs as he wobbles to Crug, "My Reegul eye formula may still need a little work.", he says while tapping Crug's head. "FLY OVER! AND CRUSH THESE FOOLS IN YOUR BEAK! FLAP YOUR ARMS! Like this! Flap! Flap! See! See! Flap!..." he says as he flaps his arms.
Crug flaps his arms but ends up on the floor again when trying to fly, with a sigh Reegul replies, "The effects only last a day or so!" Exasperated, Cragger let out a groan, "Ugh! I just want to make everyone HAPPY! And then this happens! WE'VE GOT TO WARN EVERYONE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!"
Back at the gorilla homes, Grumlo crows loudly while he flaps his arms and gets watched by Eris. Worried over the current development, Laval calls out to his friend while picking up the fake chi, "Gorzan! Unless these orbs came from the sacred pool in the lion's temple, they're not chi!" Disappointed and slightly concerned, Gorzan responds, "Bummer. I better tell Grumlo, he plugged one earlier.", he says as they hear Grumlo crowing and go outside by Eris. The eagle simply tells them, "I think he already knows…", as Grumlo crows loudly, this time jumping from a high branch.
Acting quickly Laval calls out, "GRUMLO NO! YOU CAN'T FLY!" while Eris tries to save him by flying down but his weight drags her down. "TOO HEAVY!" she calls out while struggling to keep aloft. Laval shows an orb of real chi to Gorzan and quickly tells him, "REAL CHI! USE IT TO SAVE THEM!"
Gorzan plugs the chi and jumps down quickly using a vine to swing across and save both Eris and Grumlo, Grumlo lying down. Looking down at him, Gorzan lets a worried, "DUDE!" as Grumlo continues to crow loudly and flaps his arms. Eager to get to the bottom of this Laval turns to Gorzan and asks, "Do you know of anyone else who got this so-called "chi" from Cragger?!"
Meanwhile, on the Beaver Lodge, the inhabitants were crowing while they flapped their arms and pecked the ground. Cragger arrives with Crawley driving and announces, "Uh... hello? Beavers! There's been a slight... "product re-call". I need to take all that chi back. Afterwards, the two Crocs arrive at the bear village, where the Bears were murmuring while they sleep bunched up together in a tree. Cragger and Crawley look above them before they collect all the chi with a bag.
They then make it to the Rhino Quarry, where Rogon murmurs while he jumps off a rock and Cragger approaches. "Uh... Rogon! I hate to tell you this but... you're not actually a bird. It's that chi I gave you." he tries to explain to the rhino. Confused, Rogon answers, "Huh? I didn't plug any chi!" much to Cragger's confusion. "But! Weren't you just trying to fly?" he asks with a puzzled expression. "Oh! I always do that! I want to impress my sweetheart, Eris! she's an eagle y'know?" Rogon responds with a lovestruck tone. Trying to get away from the awkward situation, Cragger responds, "Uh... yeah! I know. So, where is all that chi I gave you guys?" he asked at last. Rogon points up and says, "Ask them!" gesturing at a group of rhinos on a solid piece of rock, they cluck while flapping their arms. "They used it all up, now they need an easier perch!" Rogon informed them, as the rhinos, while clucking and flapping their wings, jump up and down, causing the foundation they were standing on to fall with them falling too. "Yay! It's raining rhinos!" the dumb-witted rhinoceros says while Cragger wags his head in displeasure.
In the Forest, the crocs and lions meet each other while driving, a maddened Laval the first to notice him. "CRAGGER! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" he yells out as he jumps out of the tank and marches to the vehicle filled with bags of fake chi. Cragger jumps out and hides the chi away from Laval while stuttering, "UH! Whatever do you mean?!" Laval just yells at him, not in the mood for his shenanigans, "YOU POISONED HALF OF CHIMA WITH THIS FAKE CHI! THIS ISN'T WHY I HELPED YOU!" Giving up the act Cragger just breaks down, "Ugh! I know! I was just trying to do something good for a change! It's not fair! It's not! It's not! It's not! IT'S NOT!" he cries out in despair. Taken aback, Laval goes to comfort his friend, "Okay. I get it! Not fair! But what are those orbs anyway?" Picking himself back up Cragger responds, "A MISTAKE! But don't worry! The side effects wore off in about a day! And I've already collected all the orbs I gave out!" Unknown to them, a lot of Anacondrai warriors begin to surround them, slowly letting out their cloaking. Looking around at the slowly appearing serpents, Laval is left with only one word, "Uh oh!"
Pythor being the last to reveal himself slowly approaches the small group, "Don't even think about trying to stop us! You're surrounded by our ENTIRE tribe!" he bellows as he gestures to his subordinates. "BY THE GREAT DEVOURER! "he hears Chop'rai exclaim as he opens the tank's crocodile mouth and grabs out two bags, heading straight for the other soldiers. "THERE'S ENOUGH CHI HERE FOR EVERY SNAKE! With that kind of power! We can easily attack the tribes and take over this place for good!" says Chop'rai with enthusiastic glee. "WHAT?!" Laval and Cragger cried out in terror. Pythor holds up an orb and turns towards the group saying, "These mighty troops aren't just here for you kids! We're finally conquering ALL of Chima! Lions! Eagles! EVERYONE!" he cries out as the others chatter while they throw out chi, "And your chi will help us do it." he finishes sinisterly.
As they are about to plug the chi, Cragger tries to warn them, "I wouldn't plug that if I were you!" he says with concern. "QUIET CROC!" is all he is met with as Pythor snaps at him. Trying again, Cragger continues, "But it's really bad! - "only to be interrupted by Laval, "BAD! That you're stealing our chi! I mean, it's so not fair!" he says while touching Cragger to let him know to go with it. Getting the message he continues, "Oh no! Not our chi! please! It will make you so strong and powerful! No one will defeat you! Please! Please! Please! Don't take all that chi now!" Giving them an arrogant smirk, Pythor replies, "Oh, I'm not! I'm saving my chi for when we defeat the lions! I want to see your father's face when I chi up and finish him for good! As for the rest of us." He gestures as every serpent plugs their chi and lets out a giant roar. Witnessing this display, Pythor turns towards his prisoners and says, "And you are going to take us to them!"
Heading towards the forest, the Anacondrai army marches towards the lion's sanctuary, Laval and Cragger tied up together and kept at the back of a truck, driving right towards the battlefield without anything to do. Turning towards his companion, Laval asks, "When exactly will they bird out? Because once that fighting starts! We're all doomed." Cragger quickly answers back, "Should happen soon! Hopefully." He says as he crosses his fingers. From the front, Pythor rallies his troops saying, "We now march towards are complete conquest of these lands so take your arms and prepare for glorious battle!" he cries as his troops all aim their blasters but suddenly, they all start clucking. "Huh?" is all the baffled serpent can say as he stares at his troops clucking while they peck at the ground and try to lay eggs. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BLASTING! NOT PECKING!" He gets out of his truck and walks around, "STOP IT! STOP IT NOW! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOU?!" Laval and Cragger just begin laughing, and luckily, they got themselves out of their captivity.
Walking over to him Laval is the first to speak, "Haha! Yeah! Looks like your mighty warriors are just a bunch of bird brains!" as he flaps his arms mockingly. Cragger follows suit, showing a large bag in the snake king's hand, "You might need this!" he says revealing the contents of the bag, BREADCRUMBS!
Seething with rage Pythor snags the bag and speaks gibberish as he marches angrily with his troops, all clucking while they're led deeper into the forest by pecking a trail of breadcrumbs. Happy that their ruse, the pair continue laughing until Laval speaks, "Hah! Come on, we should get to my father asap, this is the perfect time to get some more chi for the tribes. We'll take a shortcut before they turn back to normal, they will turn back to normal right?" he asks apprehensively. Cragger reassures him saying, "They should be fine by morning. But We HAVE to make sure this NEVER EVER happens again!
Back at Raven Town Laval and Cragger burst into Reegul's lab only to find a surprise waiting for them. The room was completely wrecked, signs of a struggle clear at first sight, as lab equipment littered the floor. "What happened here," Laval says as he looks around the place. Not knowing how to answer, Cragger just shrug as he got closer to investigate, until a voice rang from behind, "The same thing that's going to happen to you!" Turning around they see the entrance blocked by Fangpyre soldiers that quickly charge them. "Woah!" they say as they dodge the bites and slashes from the incoming horde. As Laval slashes at them with his sword, Cragger tries to block them with a fallen pipe, as his axe is still on his back. As the venom from his combatant hits the pipe it begins to change before him into a metallic snake," Woah!" he cries out as he tosses it away. "Laval! Don't let them bite! We have to get out of here now!" he says in a hurry. Turning over to his friend, and seeing the worry in his eyes, he nods as he smashes a window with the back of his blade. "Hurry, we have to get out of here!" he yells as the two run out through the busy streets of Raven Town.
Back in the Temple, a frightened Reegul is tied up before the throne room! "YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!" he cries out in fright at the long snake before him, only to be shoved by his captor. "Silent you freak!" the twin high and deep voices of the one responsible spoke up. After Cragger had left him in his lab the newly appointed regents of the town decided to drop by, easily overwhelming him and taking him from his home. The frightful appearance of the serpent was enough to stop any attempts of resistance from the alchemist. "You have made quite a mess for me!" Pythor called from his throne, driving Reegul's attention back at him. "Your interference has cost me more than you can imagine! My troops spent hours acting like mindless birds while the lions robed us dry!" he snaps at him savagely. "Perhaps I have been too lenient with your kind, you need to be made an example, yet your skill could prove to be useful for my cause. Fortunately, Fangtom over there has a way to do both!" he says sinisterly. Taking a deep gulp, Reegul asks, "What are you going to do to me!" as the literal heads of the Fangpyre army loomed over towards him. "Let's just say that we Fangpyre like to bite more than we can chew!" as the twin-headed strategist bares his teeth at the frightened bird, venom dripping from his fangs.
"No! No! NOOOOOO!" the frightened screams of Reegul carried towards the horizon as Pythor looked on in bliss.
Author's Note:
Few! That was a long one, sorry for the wait everyone! Been having some writer's block. Because of this, you can expect my releases to slow down a bit, but I will still try to post on Mondays, they just might by some weeks in between. We are nearing the end of season 1 and thinks are about to get interesting, expect to see Reegul again, if we can still call him that!
Thank you for reading and see you soon!