Neverlake Village - Dragon's Keep

[Sora]

Sora and his friends made thier way down the trail and into his old village. There were lots of cinged buildings, some of which seemed to be fairly advanced and in the center of it all stood a burnt, but structuraly stable,

"Dragon Keep." Sora said as they were walking towards it.

"This is where I used to live... My father was the King of Dragons. As I understand it, dad passed a law which caused an uprising amongst the dragons. I do not know what the law was, but I know that it is in part responsable for what happened to me. The rebellion scientists are the ones who took me from here, and changed me into what you see before you... and they are also responsable for that clone... Dr. Ingrid was the head scientist of that facility.. I wonder if there were others?"

[Kyra]

The chao, sitting atop Wolivier's shoulders like a pirate's parrot, seemed more interested on how far her tounge can come out of her mouth. She attempted to lick her eyes and actually accomplished that, leading her to squeal in pain of saliva hitting her eyeball.

[Wolivier]

Wolivier was promptly disgusted.

Then she saw the 'Dragon Keep'. It was an odd building. Then again, from someone who was born and raised in a cave, every building seemed a little odd. "That was wrong. No matter what the law was. It wasn't your law to pass."

A hand touched the side and she slid it across. "You'd think that people would have more trust in the family that they claim has royal blood. Then again, everything with power seems corrupt and only those pure of heart can withstand that evil," she murmured. Then she laughed nervously, patting the dust from her hand. "I'm babbling!"

[Sora]

Sora shook his head and said,

"No... you're right Wolivier. I know one thing... my father would only pass a law if it were for the betterment of our people. The question is, what was that law? Why did it cause an uprising amongst my people? I guess part of me wants to find the answer here."

The dragon made it up to the large front doors, which blocked the path. He stood upright and grabbed one of the doors, lifting it with ease and casually set it aside, against another building. The inside of the keep was actually, for the most part intact. There were no real signs that there was any damage to the structure on the inside.

"This is... strange..." the dragon said as he relaxed back onto all fours, and sat down like a puppy. "I wonder if all the buildings are like this?" he continued as he picked up what looked like a childhood toy and tinkered with it.

[Kyra]

The chao lept down and began to sniff around, tail held high in the air. Curious-er and curious-er.... These new smells and such were overwhelming. She then bopped over to Sora and rubbed against his side, cat-like.

[Sora]

Sora pet the chao on the head, and then his ear twitched...

"Wh.. what was that?" he said as he slowly rose to his feet and began heading up the stairs.

When Sora reached the top of the staircase, he saw at the end of the hall a door shut, as if someone had closed it behind them. He instantly took to all fours and began to gallop towards the door at full speed, stopping and opening the door as soon as he reached it. When he looked inside, there was... "...nothing?" the dragon said aloud as he glanced around the room.

He stepped inside and began to look around for signs of movement or any clues that could lead to the answer, but alas he found nothing. "Hmm..." the dragon thought aloud before sitting down on the bed in the room. This.... this is my old room.

[Wolivier]

Gasping for air, the wolf followed close behind. "Whoa, warn me before you take off so fast!" she laughed, putting her hands on her knees and taking deep breaths. Sighing, she looked around. It seemed like a normal bedroom. "This place smells familiar.." she thought aloud, sniffing it deeply. "So familiar!!"

[Kyra]

DUNDUNDUN! CATCHAO.

Well, ok, she brought up the rear. The sudden running of Sora knocked her out of the comforts of being petted and got confused. But, she came romping down the hall on all fours, grinning just the same. However, chao don't have breaks. She attempted to stop, fail, and tumbled into the room, finding the wall.

With her face.

She groaned, and shook her head, cleaned it off quickly, turned and trotted back where everyone was.

[Sora]

The dragon smiled at his friends and said, "I'm sorry... I dont think that we are alone in this Keep. I'm suprised that you didn't hear that Woli, this door shut earlier... something entered this room. Which... by the way is my old room from childhood."

He stood up and began looking around the room again...

[Wolivier]

"I'm surprised too. I usually hear everything that goes on," she shurgs, laughing a little. "Who do you think is here?" she questions, still trying to pinpoint the familiar smell of the room.

[Kyra]

The chao opened up a set of drawers and gasped when a hoard of spiders came out. She quickly stomped on them. AHA. She is victorious once again.

[Wolivier]

It smells like... Sora... !! She snapped her fingers in realization. "Was this your roo-" she paused in order to watch Kiki stomp out the spiders. It was... adorable! She sighed, "Aww..." before reaching down to...

PICK UP AND SNUGGLE THE EVIL CAT CHAO. [dice=6] (good luck haha)[rand=7438962518944213211760109247085626896512580620624297459978234586]

[Kyra]

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Oh Bloody Hell.

Before she can even SENSE the wolf coming near her, she was attacked from behind in that death grip again. However, Wolivier seemed to have a tighter grip than last time! SHE WAS CAUGHT!

She wiggled, but ALAS. No avail. She whined and strained her hind paws, attempting to squish that LAST SPIDER... BUT SHE FAILED. FAILED HORRIBLE.

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[Wolivier]

And the wolf snuggled the cat chao. Snuggle snuggle. Nose rub. Snuggle.

Giggling, she tried....

TO GIVE KIKI A BIG KISS ON THE HEAD [dice=6] (good luck with that!! XDD)[rand=88136032110452112950740393668966886269403502973713681603792190905]

[Kyra]

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OH BLOODY HELL.

STUNNED by the hugging and pure emotional STRESS of not getting the spider, the chao got a KISS. The band KISS would have been acceptable, but NOT THIS KISS.

The chao WINCED, and felt ready to burst into tears, but she didn't. OH HOW DEGRADED SHE HAS BECOME. OH, HOOOOW?![rand=286999348016645736945833291187311086111341477740586718805809004434]

[Sora]

The dragon was laughing at all of this when again he heard something... this time behind him. He relaxed his entire body, and then spun around to see what was there...

*SLAM!* the wall that was to the right of Sora's bed shut and the dragon ran up to it. "Someone is here!" he said as he began to look for ways to open that wall... then he saw the spider that Kiki missed and squashed it with his tail.

"There Kiki... now then..."

Alas... The dragon could find no way of opening the secret door. So he did what every genetically engineered and super powerful dragon would do... he made an entrance... with his head. When the smoke cleared the doorway revealed a hall, with a staircase that led down into the lower regions of the Keep.

The dragon looked to his friends, excited and said, "Wanna go?"

[Wolivier]

Wolivier blinked, still holding the chao in her arms like a stuffed doll. "S-sure..." she answered, following him closely.

[Kyra]

Happy that that blasted survivor arachnid was BRUTALLY SQUISHED LIKE A PANCAKE, the chao was content and could deal with being held for a bit. Her beautiful feet deserved a rest from this world... that would be hers soon.... VERY soon.

[Sora]

Sora began to descend into the lower area of the Keep, all the way down he was on all fours because the celing was way too low for the dragon to remain upright. There was very little light, so he made some by grabbing a nearby piece of wood and lighting is on fire.

"To be honest... I never knew that this place existed. I wonder what is down here?" he said.

At the bottom of the stairwell, the hall opened up into an underground city, full of lights and beautiful caverens. Sora's eyes widened at this, and he began to wonder what was going on when suddenly they were approached... by a small red dragon!

The little dragon looked straight at Sora and said, "A blue dragon? I thought you guys were extinct! What are you doing down here? How did you find us??" and after getting a better look at Sora the little dragon said... "and what's up with the wings and tail?! Where'd you get those blades? They look dangerous!"

Sora stared at the little dragon and after a long time he finally said something...

"I'm the last of the blue dragons, that I am aware of. I was... born like this. We followed something or someone into this area via the staircase behind us. Tell me... are there more dragons here?"

The little dragon began to speak when a larger more adult looking dragon approched them and said,

"LILY! I thought I told you not to speak to... wh... a.. A BLUE DRAGON??" he said as he took notice of Sora. After looking at him for a while, the adult dragon said

"Pr... Prince Sora?! You're ALIVE?? What happened to you!? Where have you been??" the dragon exclaimed. Sora took a moment and thought before saying,

"I'm... sorry, have we met? I.. I dont remember you... you look sort of familier but..." the red dragon interupted him saying,

"PRINCE SORA! I was your father's butler! I practically raised you! It's me, Lutalo! You and your friends should come with me to my home, we have much to discuss! Oh, how rude of me... Prince Sora, this is my daughter, Lily. I apologize for her curious questions, but I too must inquire about those wings and tail. Come come, Prince! We need to talk. I'm sure you are hungry as well, as you must have had to travel!"

That being said, the red dragons took lead and guided Sora and his friends into the city. There were lots of red dragons, which all looked at Sora with awe and some of them with fear. Sora looked VERY uncomfortable and slumped onto all fours trying to go a little more unoticed. Sora said,

"I'm sorry I didn't recognize you, Lutalo. It's been a very long time... it's good to see you again!"

[Wolivier]

The wolf was lost for words. The place was so strange! She knew that even away from the mountains, this was an odd sight to behold. She realized that the dragons took an interest in Sora. "Sora... what's going on?" she questioned, squeezing Kiki in worry. She was uncomfortable. She was so small and these dragons were much larger than her.

But inside, she felt a flurry of glee. Butterflies tended to flutter in her stomach while around such creatures!

[Kyra]

UUURRRKKK! THE SQUEEZING. So, after the chao's eyes bulged for about 5 minutes, she was able to breathe normally and take in the other dragon beings around her. It was... kinda cool.

[Sora]

Sora stayed close to his friends, and he told Wolivier,

"If this dragon is telling the truth, he is my old butler. I do not know why they are all down here... it makes no sense. I intend to ask.. I am really excited to see other dragons, even if they are red dragons. There are two different types of dragons that I know of, red and blue. Blue dragons are... all gone. Except me. I'm the last one. That might explain why they are all looking at me weird... Red dragons also lived amongst us in the village, but my father happened to be king there. I understand that the red dragons came from another part of the world, but I do not know why they came to this area to live with us. I was too young to care when my father was still alive. Maybe Lutalo knows..."

[Wolivier]

Interested, Wolivier took a deep look around. It was amazing. Red dragons... They were very pretty. But they were also very big. Living in the mountains, Wolivier had always felt small.

But never so short. Wolivier felt very short. Clutching Kiki, she kept close to Sora.

[Kyra]

How dare Wolivier think SHE was short.


The chao glanced around, grinning like Max (Sam and Max: Freelance Police. Look them up someday; good show.) and made sure not to miss ANYTHING. This place was pretty AWSOME compared to the boring, real world.

[Sora]

Sora began to talk to Lutalo,

"Lutalo, what are you all doing here? How did you escape the destruction of the village?"

The red dragon smiled when Sora asked his question and replied,

"Simple my prince... you're father ordered us to come here. It is because of him that we are all here, living in this underground cave. We are lucky that he had the foresight and the wisdom to send the clan down here. The blue dragons, being larger and generally more powerful were to remain uptop in hopes of containing the danger that would come from the rebelion. Ahh... we are here."

Lutalo stepped up to a house and opened the door, bowing slightly as he said, "My prince, if you please?"

Sora didn't like being called a prince. You couldn't tell unless you knew him well enough. He stepped to the door and held it for Lutalo and said,

"No, Lutalo. In this house, you are King. I hold the door for you." Sora bowed and motioned for the two red dragons to enter.

Lutalo seemed almost touched and said, "Thank you..." as he entered his home, Lily following shortly afterwards. Sora held the door for the others and after they entered, the dragon went inside. When they were all seated and had something to eat, Lutalo continued,

"Sora. The law that your father passed was one that at first made no sense to me. His law was this: all dragons at Never Lake Villiage are to go into hiding, so as to disconnect from other societies. I will admit, the law made even I angry at first.. but then your father, being close to me, explained it in a more deep manner... If we were to remain in the world above, where few cultures accept us and many fear us, eventually war would have ensued. Dragons are protectors by nature, not warmongers. Your father made the law and put it into effect so that cultures like the echidnas, the wolves, the bears, and the humans would not desire to war with us due to fear. Not all cultures were so afraid nor did all of them see us as being bad... but enough did where your father wanted us to go into hiding. Naturally, not all of us agreed, and a rebellion was formed. War ensued amongst the dragons... your father foresaw this and slowly had all of us, the red dragons, descend into Dragon Keep's lower quadrant where he had prepared a Dragon Utopia of sorts. However.. when you dissapeared, your father ordered an immediate evacuation of the Village. Only Blue Dragons and a select few elite Red Dragons remained behind. 4 years later... the village was decimated. Whatever destroyed the village... also destroyed them. Your father knew it was coming. He never told me why or how, but he knew. The rebellion was also crushed, and the Blue Dragons became extinct... you ARE the last one. And you are rightly the King of this city."

Sora was silent. He made no facial expressions, he didn't even breathe. Finally, he stood up and said something...

"I am not fit to be your King. I will hand that position to you, Lutalo. You were close to father, and to me. However, before I do I would request that you remove the law... and allow dragons to once again freely roam the surface if they please. We are not warmongers... neither are the wolves" he said looking at Wolivier "and humans are unreasonable at times, but they do not wish pain on others for the most part. Bears are helpful creatures unless needlessly provoked, and the echidnas are also extinct, short of one. Father's law was meant for the best, but it is not fair to supress an entire race and make them hide from the world. No race should be a marter, rather the dragons that remain should become peacemakers who try to improve the world. I resign. You are King."

That being said, the Blue dragon turned and walked outside, spread his wings and took to the upper level of the cavern, and dissapeared from sight. "I'll be back Woli..."

[Wolivier]

Wolivier listened in. Speaking of wolves, her interest in the conversation peaked. She wondered if it was alright to listen but seeing as the meeting appeared casual, she kept her ears perked.

"The echidnas..." she murmured when Sora refered to Knuckles. "And the wolves."

When Sora left, she knew he'd be back. She made herself comfortable before looking at Lutalo. With a small smile she told him, "Not all wolf packs are small. Some have flurished through the bad times. But my race..." She paused... And continued, "Is gone. My mother died when I was very little. And when I was fourteen, my Father let me leave to find what I could about her death. Of course, I hoped she wasn't dead at all. She simply left our mountains and never returned. But sources have lead me to find that the only connections I had with the event have been cut off though it's certain that she's gone. So, here I am. I don't know which way my home is anymore but... I'm living a happy life. It's something far greater than hunting in the mountains. Though, I wonder how my father is. He was getting older... and it's been years since i've seen him."

Then she laughed, "But look at where I am! He'd be so proud of me! The last wolf of our kind doing so much! I'm personally happy to die where I stand." Petting Kiki on the head to let the chao know she hadn't forgotten about her, she sighed, "I don't know why I'm telling you this. But if Sora trusts you, then I trust you."

Oh, Sora. What are you feeling right now...? She pondered. Finding this place, she thought, could lead to a lot of mixed feelings. Just be careful...

[Kyra]

The chao licked Wolivier's arm gently, as if to let her know that its ok to just vent. Great, this chao is turning into Dr. Phil.

[Wolivier]

Wolivier knew to appreciate every ounce of affection that Kiki gave. She scratched behind her ears just the way the chao loved it and hummed the song she usually sang to Kiki.

[Sora]

Meanwhile, in the upper part of the caveren, there was a small light that illuminated a small ledge where a familier blue dragon sat. He was a pool of emotions, excited that Lutalo and the Red dragons were alive, ashamed to even be thought of as a king, and unsure of what he would do now that he knew there were other dragons here. He also found the answer he was looking for: What was the law that caused the dragons to rebel. He understood why they did, but he also recognized that Dr. Ingrid was evil and simply put, insane. Again, Sora's mind clouded itself with thoughts of his existance being nothing but a curse to these people and to others who he hurt. He felt like he was the result of a mad scientist's game and that he could do no good.. when suddenly his mind pulled a 180.

NO! Wolivier, Kiki, and Rotor... they believe in me. I still have free will... and I can choose my own path, regardless of what made me the way I am. I also made Ryonei a promise, one I will never forget.

Sora looked down at the city beneath him, and wondered what Wolivier thought about all of this. While he was looking down, a figure appeared from the shadows behind him and said,

"So.. you found this place. I never imagined you would be THIS big... Why I would wager to say that you are the biggest dragon in this cave. Only proper, I suppose. After all, you are a creation of my genius.. heh heh."

A Blue dragon emerged from the shadows and revealed himself to Sora, who turned around and stared at the smaller dragon for a moment before going stiff.

"Heh... you haven't forgoten me though, I'm touched. You were supposed to die in the Lab, but I guess I designed you too well. That serum the girl fashioned for you, I trust it still works?" the other dragon said as he held a gun to Sora and shot him in the arm, causing Sora to let out a roar of pain and then to grab his arm. The wound began to heal, almost instantly and the bullet popped right out of the bullet hole. The smaller dragon smiled,

"Good. You were a complete sucsess. You even acomplished your goal of ruining the city! I didn't foresee you destroying the lab like that, however. Fourtionatley for me, I was nowhere near. My clone was what you destroyed. On that topic... I have come back to retrieve that sample that the girl stole from my lab a long time ago. Ahh, that's the one."

Dr. Ingrid pointed the gun at Sora's neckalce and said,

"I'm taking that back now. Then there will be more Red dragons like you... this time I will have time to make more than one. Ha ha ha... Now hand it over, like a good boy."

The scientist held the gun to Sora's forehead and smiled. Sora went limp, and in the flash of an eye his tail took off Dr. Ingrid's hand and the gun with it, as Sora yelled, "NEVER!" before jumping off the ledge he was on and opening his wings to fly away.

Dr. Ingrid's hand reformed, and he smiled before saying, "Of course. I took the liberty to fashion a serum for myself, so this will be FUN! HAHAHAHA!"

The doctor took off after Sora and pelted a blue fireball at him, which hit Sora in the back causing him to crash into a building nearby Lutalo's house making a loud sound and stirring a large public scene. Dr. Ingrid laughed as he looked at the rubble and the dust from above. As the smoke cleared, Sora stood there holding an old injured Red Dragon and walked to the crowd saying, "Take care of her."

Sora looked back at Dr. Ingrid and frowned. His eyes glowed blue and he screamed "YOU MONSTER!" as he unleashed a large ball of white fire at the dragon.

Dr. Ingrid simply dodged it and let it fly by him, hitting into the ceiling above and creating a hole in it.

Lutalo heard the ruckas, and said, "What the hell..?" as he ran outside to see what was going on. The sight of another blue dragon shocked him, but he knew when he saw the destruction and the giant hole in the ceiling that this Blue dragon was not a great character.

[Wolivier]

Wolivier heard the battle as soon as the doctor had shot Sora's arm. Her ears never failed her! ... sometimes.

She followed Lutalo as fast as she could, only to see the second dragon. A feeling of dread hit her and she knew he was evil. "Stay away from Sora!" she snarled, long, razor sharp teeth flashing at him. She made an attempt to attack the dragon by clawing his arm off! .... or just... make it bleed....
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And the Doctor moved to the side, making her fall on her face next to his ankels.

.... embarassed.... embarassed....[rand=298649525102816955912185566310165993422454476235309235100133225]