The Dragon Children: Second Generation

[Diamond Dragon]

ooc: Yay, this gets more interesting! :3

-Ai-
Suddenly Ai felt a strange force pulling from behind her. "Goodbye mother!" she cried. Suddenly she jerked upright. She was back in the Resistance camp, with Akita's wing resting on her. Was that a dream...? she asked herself. Then she felt something cold against her skin. Looking down, she saw the lapis lazuli necklace. No...it wasn't a dream.... she realized.

[Derek_Is_Me]

Jason stared up at Nefron as he stood over him staring at him questioningly. And he sighed in defeat at how intense the stare from Nefron was. Thinking to himself,'Well here goes nothing. If I go down. At least it will be in happiness rather than pain.'

Looking at Nefron Jason smiled as if in victory.

"My name is Jason Stilwell. And I believe you know me well Nefron."stated jason.

[rocklobster]

--Reika and Minerva--
Reika awoke as the sun was coming, which was her family's custom. As she stretched, she noticed Ai's new necklace. "Big Sis, that's a pretty necklace! Can I see it?" she exclaimed.
Minerva entered the tent and said to Joanne, Mage Joanne, there is a new arrival in our camp. It is imperative that you meet her."
Joanne nodded and followed.
--Nefron--
Nefron placed a leathery wing on Jason. "I see. Do not be alarmed. I am not concerned about what has past between us. This is the present, and that is all that matters. Minerva taught me that. I am just glad you have returned to us. We need all the help we can get. I just wish we had a fatted calf to kill to welcome you with, since you are the prodigal son." he said with a wink.

[Diamond Dragon]

-Ai-
Smiling, Ai let Reika look at her necklace. "Just don't rub it..." she cautioned, remembering the necklace's charm.

-Anei-
Anei was still asleep, for she was exhausted after what happened last night. Len woke up first, and deciding not to wake his companion, got up and looked about the Resistance camp curiously.

[Masquerade1412]

Trevor lazily opened his eyes. He looked over at the sleeping Revel and noticed that his tail was wrapped around him. Trevor tried to wriggle out, but Revel, out of reflex, squeezed tigher, as if preventing an imaginary prey from escaping. ..um...Revel....Could you let go?....Please!...

Revel groaned, and his tail went limp. Trevor got up, gathered his bag, and headed to the river. I wonder what kind of fish are around here.... When he reached the glistening river, he pulled out a metal hook and a string. He picked up a nearby branch and wrapped the string around it, tying the hook onto the other end. Trevor whipped the hook into the river with a loud splash and sat down on a large rock. Perfect...Now, let the games begin!

[Twister980]

Eruan opened his eyes, squinting in the morning sunlight. He blinked lazily. Saphira was asleep next to him. He shrugged, 'Just hope she waited until sunrise to go back to sleep.'
He stood up, stretched, then walked over to his tent. He reached into his bag and pulled out a bag of fruit. "Lessee... Apples, nah... Oh!" He grinned, then reached farther into
the bag. "A peach!" He scarfed it down, then stepped out of the tent. He glanced around the camp. People were just now getting up. Eruan cracked his neck, then headed over to Minerva's tent. He noticed the girl's dragon sticking his head out of the tent. He slowly approached him, closing his mind and stretching his mind out. 'Good morning.'

[Diamond Dragon]

Len looked around to Eruan. He recognized him as the one who helped Anei with the Zool. 'Good morning.' he returned, appearing to smile.

ooc: Or at least as much as a dragon could smile. XD

[rocklobster]

--Joanne--
Minerva saw Len. "Len, this is Joanne, our leader. Joanne, this is Len. He is my long-lost son!"
Joanne hugged the dragon. "You have returned to us!" she exclaimed.
--Reika--
Reika examined the necklace. That's when she noticed an inscription.
To my precious jewel. Love, Therese.
"Who's Therese?" she asked.
--Xavier--
Xavier noticed his siblings talking about a necklace. "Girls." He muttered. Then he left the tent and saw Trevor.
"Morning, Trevor." he yawned. "Sleep all right?"

[Twister980]

He smiled gently at the dragon. 'How are you two doing this morning?' He asked.
"You have returned to us!" He glanced up and saw Joanne hugging the dragon's neck.
He raised an eyebrow. 'You are familiar with Joanne, right?'

[rocklobster]

--Minerva--
"And this is who we have to think." Minerva said, gesturing to Eruan.
"Well, first night standing watch and you return the prodigal son to us." Joanne said. "I can see you are a worthy addition to our family, dear brother."
OOC: Joanne has a habit of occasionally calling people sister or brother because of Sophia's teaching. She considers all the people in the Resistance her family, whether by actual blood or not.

[Diamond Dragon]

Len's eyes were wide. "...Not really..." he said to Eruan as Joanne hugged him.

-Ai-
Ai hesitated a moment before answering. "She's my birth mother...." she said quietly, but with a smile on her face.

ooc: Short, it's short. >_<

[Twister980]

He shrugged. "Well, it was his rider who called out in the night." He winced. "Actually, shrieked." He grimaced, recalling the zool attached to her leg. "If she hadn't screamed we probably wouldn't have found her."

[Diamond Dragon]

-Anei-
Slowly Anei woke up to the sound of voices outside the tent. Sitting up, she noticed that Len was poking his head out of the tent flaps. Now a bit curious as to who he was talking to, she got up and pushed one of the flaps wider so she could see.

[Twister980]

Eruan closed his eyes. "If it wasn't for Minerva, her wound might have become infected."
He opened his eyes, his eyes flew between Minerva, Joanne, and the dragon beside him. But then someone else caught his eye. Just out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the girl. "And I believe she is awake now."

[Derek_Is_Me]

Jason smirked at Nefron.

"Prodigal son? I don't think there is much about me that is worth being called prodigal. But who can say. You are far wiser then I."stated jason.

[rocklobster]

--Nefron--
"Why don't you and Arashi follow me. I'm sure Mage Joanne would be happy to see you again." Nefron suggested.
--Reika--
"So that's why she took you to Adelphi." Reika said. "It must've been nice. But then I wouldn't know." She hugged her big sister.
--Joanne--
"Rider?" said Joanne.
"Yes. Len's rider was being chased by a zool. She's resting now, but you should meet her."
Joanne followed Minerva. She saw a black-and-white-haired girl.
"We are fortunate that you have returned Len to us. What is your name?" she asked.

[Diamond Dragon]

-Ai-
Ai hugged Reika back, holding back some tears of happiness. "It was wonderful..." she said.

-Anei-
Anei shot a look at Len. He had never mentioned what had happened while she was unconscious. Len looked back at her apologetically. I'll tell you later... he mentally promised. Anei looked back at Joanne. "I'm Anei." she replied.

[Twister980]

Eruan frowned, he had heard that name before... 'I seem to remember Uncle Brom repeating that name, making sure I never forget it... Argh, and I forgot what it meant!'
He nodded to Joanne, glanced at the dragon. 'So, you're Len?'

[rocklobster]

Joanne looked around and saw a small puddle nearby. She smiled. This would be perfect. She knelt down and took some water out.
"Anei, you are welcome here." she said as she gave some water to the new arrival. "Please accept this water as a token of our acceptance."

[Masquerade1412]

--Xavier--
Xavier noticed his siblings talking about a necklace. "Girls." He muttered. Then he left the tent and saw Trevor.
"Morning, Trevor." he yawned. "Sleep all right?"

Trevor did not look away from the water. Instead, he solemnly nodded his head. ....?....Was that a twitch?... He lifted the stick a little, but there was nothing pulling it. False alarm....

[Ally-Ann]

=Aristocles and Chrysanthe=

Chrysanthe had been waiting in the tree for the past hour, and no game had come by.

"Aristocles?" Chrysanthe whispered.

"Yes, Chrysanthe?" Aristocles whispered back.

"Are we gonna get anything? I'm hungry, but not enough to sit up here for over an hour to catch a rabbit."

"I understand. We are burning time, and we must join the Resistance soon. There are berry bushes, nut trees, and edible roots around that we can eat for now," Aristocles informed before flying away from his tree and landing on the ground. Chrysanthe nodded before climbing down the tree and onto the ground herself.

After she and Aristocles had eaten a decent amount of berries, nuts, and roots, Aristocles disguised himself as a gold dragon.

"Well, Chrysanthe, it is time we carry out our mission," Aristocles stated before walking out of the woods, Chrysanthe walking beside him. "I will change my voice pitch slightly. You are also to referr to me as Kleon infront of anyone other than me or Adarah. Understand?"

"Of course." And with that, Chrysanthe and Aristocles walked towards the outskirts of the Resistance's camp.

[Diamond Dragon]

-Anei-
Anei glanced down. She knew what her name meant. It meant shadow and gloom... the perfect name for a daughter of Pandora. She looked up when Joanne went to get some water, then came back and presented it to her. At first Anei looked at the water blankly. Then realizing she was meant to take it, slowly took it and drank it.

Len looked at Eruan and nodded.

[Derek_Is_Me]

'Arashi, it seems that we have old friends that wish to see us. I think we should follow Nefron. He seems happy to see me.'thought Jason.

'As you will it. I am right behind you hatchling.'

'Must you always do that. I am no hatchling like the little ones around us.'

'Whatever you say little one whatever you say.'

Jason grumbled while arashi and him followed nefron to see joanne.

"It has been awhile since I have seen her. How is Joanne doing these days Nefron?"asked Jason.

[rocklobster]

--Karin--
Karin woke up and looked down at her belly. "Well, little one. Six more months and my sister'll baptize you and welcome you into the world. If only she'd tell me what she already knows about you. She already knows if you're a boy or a girl." She sighed and unsheathed her tonfas. Then she began performing stretching exercise, moving carefully so as not to upset the baby within her. When she finished, she gracefully moved with her tonfas. This was the infamous "dance of death" that her enemies feared. It was so dubbed because her movements were so fluid, she might as well have been dancing.
OOC: Ally, could you have Eulalaia wake up?
--Adarah--
Adarah smiled as she saw Lann squirm. Apparently he'd heard of her reputation. She began her song.
--Nefron--
"She's doing well. Did you know she has an adopted apprentice and two beautiful children full of life? I delight in watching them play and watching her apprentice learn."
--Joanne--
"You have nothing to fear, my sister." said Joanne to Anei. "Do you mind if I look inside your mind? I wish to know about you."
OOC: Let her do it.

[Twister980]

Eruan nodded. 'Anei, and Len. Those names fit together like a puzzle.' He rubbed the top of Len's scaly head. 'And to be able to escape from Pandora with only half your memories intact! You must make an amazing pair.' Eruan grinned. 'Saphira would like you.' He glanced out towards the camp. 'Speaking of, where did she fly off to this time?' He frowned.

[Derek_Is_Me]

Jason smiled,"That is wonderful to hear. I look forward to seeing her and the rest of her family."

"How have you been Nefron these last few years?"asked Arashi.

[Ally-Ann]

--Karin--
Karin woke up and looked down at her belly. "Well, little one. Six more months and my sister'll baptize you and welcome you into the world. If only she'd tell me what she already knows about you. She already knows if you're a boy or a girl." She sighed and unsheathed her tonfas. Then she began performing stretching exercise, moving carefully so as not to upset the baby within her. When she finished, she gracefully moved with her tonfas. This was the infamous "dance of death" that her enemies feared. It was so dubbed because her movements were so fluid, she might as well have been dancing.
OOC: Ally, could you have Eulalaia wake up?

OOC: Of course~

Eulalia's eyes fluttered open and she sat up, blinking a few times to get used to the light. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and stretched.

"Good morning, Eulalia," Berenike greeted. She was already awake and sitting up, waiting for Eulalia to fully wake.

"Morning, 'Nike," Eulalia replied through a yawn before standing up. She was still a bit tired from waking up the night before, but she could just shake it off.

Berenike stood up and stretched her wings. "Get enough sleep?"

"Almost," came the reply from Eulalia. She looked around the camp at all the tents and noted that many people were already awake. "How long has the sun been up?"

"Not long. But many people were already waking up before it rose."

"I see..."

[Diamond Dragon]

ooc: Ok Rock, but it'll take awhile to convince her.

-Anei-
"Why?" asked Anei, her guard going up. The thought of someone else poking around in her head didn't appeal to her at all. Besides, anyone who figured out who she was would immediately reject her. It had happened many times before. Len was only half listening to Eruan. He knew Anei would be very reluctant to let anyone go inside her head.

[Twister980]

He glanced down at the dragon beside him. "Do you mind if I look inside your mind? I wish to know about you." He winced, he remembered having his mind probed once. Wasn't pleasant. But he trusted the resistance, so he knew that Joanne would be gentle.

[rocklobster]

--Joanne--
"I sense that you do not trust me." Joanne said kindly. "You are worried that I will judge you and see something you wish to remain hidden. I promise I will not. All I see before me is a scared child who is a stranger." She let calming energy into Anei's mind, hoping to quench her fears.
--Karin--
Karin was almost completely into her practice when she saw Eulalia. She smiled. There were times when she felt as though Eulalia was her own daughter. Which was actually part of the reason she was so hard on her. She knew from her own upbringing by Sophia that sometimes you have to be harsh with children and then when they get older, they may reflect and realize it was done for their own good.
"Good morning, Eulalia. I was so busy exercising I didn't see you there." At that moment, her unborn child got restless. "I think your soon-to-be younger sibling is kicking me again."
--Nefron--
"I'm doing quite well. Of course, when Minerva was granted immortality, she asked Ariel to grant me immortality as well. Ariel didn't even dream of refusing."
He saw Minerva and Joanne in the distance.
"My husband! I have great news!" said Minerva happily. "Our son has returned to us!"
Nefron saw the little white dragon. "Is this true!" He happily ran towards the white dragon and rested his head on the white dragon's neck.
"This is Nefron, your father." Minerva explained.
--Xavier--
Xavier noticed that Trevor's line was jumping.
He whispered in Trevor's ear, remembering the times he fished with his father. "Um, Trevor, I think you got something!"
OOC: You really do this time.