Chapter 3: Meet Ganryu

Walluki

Dragons are magnificent. They have excellent hearing, smell, touch, taste, and eyesight. This particular morning, my extra sensitive ears picked up the sound of a ball bouncing. My super smell also alerted me to the fact that a human was the one doing the bouncing. I awoke immediately, my eyes focusing on the "danger".

And I saw Ganryu. The events of last night all came flooding back to me and I realized that I must have dozed off somehow. Ganryu was playing basketball, with a hoop and a, well, a basketball. Where'd she get the hoop and the basketball from? Umm, I may have possibly forgot to tell you that I do collect a lotta junk.

Okay, don't stare at me like that. Dragons still are magnificent. We may be greedy and selfish, but that doesn't really matter... right?

Ganryu

Yo, I'm Ganryu. And don't get it wrong, it's pronounced gan-ri-you. Like gan, then "hi you!" except that it's ri you and there's no exclamation point on the end. Anyways, this is my first talk with the reader, so let me get some facts straight.

What I am:

• A little crazy (not that much)
• TOTALLY AWESOME!
• Not totally on the "happy go lucky" side (not on the emo madness side either.)Just neutral
• Adventurous, risky, and daring

Knowing that last fact, you probably know why I asked to team up with a dragon. And if you don't, well, never mind. Your probably like: True, but don't you have friends and family that you left behind? What about them?

Well, guess what? I have something called "survival skills." People look at me and they go: "Woah, she got skills, man." And I do. I live in the wild. No family whatsoever. I did have a few friends, but we all went our separate ways.

Does that answer your question? Yes? Good. Cause this is Ganryu, signing out.

Chapter 2:The Dragon Rider

Walluki

I walked all over the streets, stepping on more people. I grinned a face of absolute delight. Re-venge! Re-venge! I chanted. But of course, no one could understand me. To people, it sounded like a growl, or a roar. So the Chinese began to scream as they ran. I crawled quickly throughout nearby streets. Gotta make this job quick, or else I'll get caught and killed, like Dwaquel. I stopped. Looking around, I saw many destroyed buildings. (Step two, check!)

I crawled slowly back to Mt.Fuji, dragging my feet. The third step was next. I thought about how I would sleep a good night tonight. My first full sleep in three years.

I started my long climb up the mountain, my claws digging in the grooves. I stopped and smelt the raw meat one last time. And caught the smell of... a human? On the mountain? I froze, and remebered Dwaquel. They could be trying to hunt me down. Oh yeah, I forgot, quietly... But wait, I smell... one human? Only one? Weird. Don't people need reinforcement? Especially when a dragon is your opponent, but, oh well. One human couldn't do that much harm. I'd just kill them when I got there and be done with it. Easy.

(>vv<)

I stalked the human. I could clearly see it was a girl. She was rummaging through my cave, looking for something. After a few seconds, she shouted, "Ah-ha!" and held up a scale. Dwaquel's scale. It was the only thing I had left to remember Dwaquel.

I growled in rage and forgot to keep quiet. The girl turned around in surprise. Her face lit up in delight. What? Why in the world is she smiling?

"Because I'm happy." the girl said, answering.

You can understand me? I growled, (I was still mad about her touching Dwaquel's scale.)

"Yeah; weird, huh? I thought people couldn't understand dragons."

I shook my head. This is madness, you're not supposed to understand me! And put Dwaquel's scale down!

"Oh, this?" she held up Dwaquel's scale. "I was gonna take it, but if it's that special to you, I'll put it away." The mysterious girl placed it back in the cave. "Oh, and who's Dwaquel? Is he here?" She looked around, then looked back at me.

I turned me head, facing the other way. What should I tell her? He-

"It's okay if you don't wanna tell me," the girl said, smiling, "By the way, my name's Ganryu. Fancy meeting a dragon like you. Tell me, can you breathe green fire?"

I stared at her, surprised at how easily she changed the subject. Ummm, yeah... I am the green fire dragon after all.

"Cool!" Ganryu shouted, "So, friends? As dragon and dragon rider?"

Dragon rider? I barely knew this girl, and she wanted to ride me?

"Yep, we'll go on awesome adventures, c'mon." she pleaded.

Okay... I shrugged, then nodded.

Chapter 1: Revenge

Walluki sighed deeply as he slithered around. His four feet crawled over the rocky grooves of the mountain. He walked over to the cliff edge and sat down. Walluki stretched his huge neck and looked down the mountain. Down below, the Chinese were celebrating new year festival. The streets were crowded with people, and a big fake dragon snaked through. Walluki scowled in displeasure. Wait till I come down and take revenge for my brother’s death. Walluki shuddered as he remembered his brother, Dwaquel, being crushed under the boulders… to save him. The avalanche those Chinese had caused. Dwaquel was only 67, Walluki sniffed. I was 82 at the time. But Dwaquel, so young…

Walluki straightened, sucking up his tears. No matter. I will take my revenge. Tonight. His eyes glowed a bright red, and hatred raged within him.

He was my brother, my only brother, my younger brother... Dwaquel...

Walluki smiled, showing his set of wide, pointy teeth. Tonight I will avenge him. Just wait Dwaquel, your big bro will show them.

(>vv<)

Walluki

Stupid humans. They don't even know what's coming to them. I slithered down the hill, my claws clinging tightly to the rocky mountain surface. My plan was simple and perfect. Step one: Go down. Step two: wreak havoc. Step three: Go back up up. I jumped off Mt.Fuji and onto the ground. (Step one, check.) I cralwed closer to the nearby buildings and I heard the New Year festival close by. I'm golden, baby! Golden! I sniffed the air, checking for nearby humans. Instead, I smelled food. Meat, in particular. Man, those China peeps could cook! I smelt sushi. And I'm not talking California Roll type. I'm talking raw meat and all the good stuff. Mmmhmm. It smelled so good my mouth was watering. I licked my lips, sniffing more.

Wait. What in the world am I doing? Hold it. Hello? Revenge mission here? Sorry little bro, got carried away. I still will avenge you. I crawled past the first row of buildings and into the open street. Sure, I admit, I stepped on a few people. Okay, maybe a lot. But still, you should have seen the looks on their faces. I almost choked it was so funny. A split second later, havoc broke lose, and step two began.

Preview-A Tale Of Two Dragons

Dwaquel, and his older dragon brother Walluki live on the top of Mt.Fuji, Japan.

The Chinese, after seeing Dwaquel one day when he goes hunting, devise a plan to kill him.

Dwaquel is killed in their avalanche, pushing his older brother Walluki out of harm's way.

Walluki mourns for his younger brother, and this is the story of his revenge.

Chapter 16: Ryuunosuke

Hemu

I grinned, and high-fived Muri. "A-hahahahaha!" I laughed, "You should have seen the look on your faces when we came along." I stared at Sari and Ayumu, who looked, disappointed. Sari was glaring at me frowning, while Ayumu sighed, and smiled a little.

"You little brat!" Sari spat out, "You could've told me it was you! Or else I wouldn't have cried like that."

"No ways." Muri said, shaking his finger at Sari. "The enemy would've found out. It was a good show."

"Of course!" I joked, "We always put on a great show, don't we, brother?"

"You got that right!" Muri replied happily.

Sari

"Okay," I grumbled, clearly disappointed, "What's the story here? Tell. Me. Now." I growled, glaring at Hemu and Muri.

"What story?" Hemu inquired, tilting his head slightly.

"Don't act innocent on me, Hemu. You know what I'm talking about." I pushed, giving Hemu the most menacing glare I could muster. I least I thought it was menacing.

Hemu laughed, holding his hands to his sides. "You mean when we dissappered in the morning?" Hemu suddenly became serious, "We didn't run away, we were kidnapped."

"Really and truly?" I asked, gasping.

"For real. These people came and stuffed us in bags. They carried us away and locked us up in these woods. But thanks to our super powers and cunningness, and also thanks to Ryuunosuke here, we managed to escape." Hemu explain, gesturing to Ryuunosuke, who had held Ayumu captive earlier.

"Hey there," Ryuunosuke waved, smiling, "Just call me Ryuu for short, ok?"

"Sure thing Ryuu!" I said, and Ayumu nodded.

Chapter 15: Savior

Ayumu

I screamed. What in the world was she thinking? SACRIFICE? That would just make everyone sadder, not happier.

I reached out to Sari's shoulder, trying to pull her out of harm's way. But the man with the scar stepped between us. I panicked, and kicked him between the legs. He groaned in pain and staggered off, soon collapsing on the ground.

Again, I reached out to Sari, but I was too late. Another masked man came out of nowhere just as my fingers bushed Sari's shoulder. The masked man put his arm around Sari's neck and held his sword up to her chin threateningly. Sari closed her eyes, a tear coming down her cheek. The man back away, still holding my sister. He looked cautiously at the other men that charged us earlier and examined them. The other two had stopped their rampage and now turned to stare at the newcomer in silence. Another man fell from the trees and grabbed my shoulder, pinching hard. I whimpered, and allowed myself to be dragged back into the trees.

Sari

Once we were in the trees, our captors, (mine and Ayumu's,) let us go. We turned around and stared back at them, confused. Then both captors laughed. It wasn't an evil, dark laugh. It was a light, teasing laugh. Ayumu and I exchanged glances, mystified.

Then captor #1 removed his mask. He was a young man, probably around the age of 16. He had stunning golden eyes and dirty blonde hair. Captor #2 went up in a poof of smoke. And when the smoke cleared, there stood Hemu and Muri, grinning.

Chapter 14:Trapped and Cornered

Ayumu

"We're lost," I said to Sari, trying to show her my disappointment. "What did I tell you?"

"No we're not," Sari said, giving me a look that clearly said: quit complaining and help me find a way out of this stinkin' forest.

I glared back, then too looked around for some kind of path. "We never had a chance of finding them in the first place," I mumbled, crossing my arms. "They were two hours ahead anyway."

"Stop it!" Sari shouted so suddenly that I jumped. "Y-you can just go home if you want, but I actually care for them. And if you don't really care after all they've done for you too, then I can't believe you're my sister!" she screeched in disgust.

I stared at her, and suddenly realized how important this mission was. "I'm sorry," I whispered, "I care about them too..." I trailed off. I took Sari's hand and started walking. Five minutes later, we came to a sign.

"Eh?" Sari said, "What in the world is this?"

"I have no idea..." I said, shaking my head.

I slowly read the sign. The print was tiny, and I leaned closer, squinting.

Up ahead,

You are almost there,

Follow the path,

To the land,

Of sweet affair.

-Hemuri

"Woah," I said, turning to Sari. "That was easy."

"What?" Sari said impatiently, "What was easy?"

"Finding them," I replied, smug.

"Finding who?"

"Hemu and Muri, of course! Who else are we looking for?" I sighed. I then gestured to the sign, and she took her turn at reading it.

"Okaay..." Sari said after reading the sign. "Fishy..."

"Huh?" I said, trying to conceal my excitement, "What's so fishy?"

"A lot of things," Sari said, looking down at me. "First of all, how do we know Hemu and Muri really wrote this? Would they even have the time to etch it in neatly like this? Also, this sign, it's like they knew we were coming. Like a set up... a trap."

"Damn it! We've been found out!" Someone cursed in the trees above.

Sari

I whistled, and Charismi landed on my shoulder.

"Plan B! Switch to plan B!" someone yelled in the trees. Ayumu and I both looked up, trying to spot out mysterious trap planner.

Charismi growled, tension rising.

"Ahhhhh!" people jumped down from the trees, landing gently on their feet. They all had armor on, and masks concealing their faces. Ayumu and I went back to back, staring at the three strangers. They suddenly moved in closer, forming a circle arounnd us. One pulled out its sword, and the other two followed suit.

Charismi growled, then shot a sudden burst flame toward the closest stranger. His mask melted, and his face was revealed. The man had a long scar from the left eye all the way down to his chin. The man frowned for a split second, then charged. I dodged instinctively, pulling Ayumu with me. Then the other two charged at us.

Everything went in slow motion. I tried to pull Ayumu out of the way, but the man with the scar blocked our escape. I stepped in front of Ayumu, crossed my arms against my chest, and waited for the blow to come.