-Cursed Waters: A Dragon RP, The Story-

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[Part 6]

Thump.

Onyx landed on a rocky cleft on the side of Mnt. Nassir- the largest mountain in the Ash-Rock Range.
Glancing cautiously around, with the wind whipping at her wings, the red and white dragon breathlessly felt for something along the side of the rock face.

Click.

She triggered a handle, opening the secret door.
Taking a step inside, and sweeping her tail in after her, Onyx pulled the heavy stone door shut. And with a thump, the wind silenced and everything descended into silence.
Careful to stay quiet, Onyx walked onward until she had reached what seemed to be the middle of the mountain. Ominous double doors lay before her, and two stoic armored guards leaned forward to open the doos for her, looking blankly forward.
Onyx went through the doors, and without a word, bowed to the darkness that stretched before her.
The doors closed with an echoing sound of metal upon stone.

Silence filled the room, so loud it deafened Onyx with the sound. And yet, she dared not break it with even the smallest noise.

That’s why the growl that emitted from the direction of the throne made Onyx’s heart jump with fright.
“You failed.”
Onyx’s adrenaline spiked, and she tried to keep a steady talon as she quickly reached into her satchel for the waterproof bag.
“Please, my lord, I have something-“ “I know.” The voice growled. “Give them to me.”

Of course he knew. He knew all.

Onyx silently handed over the underwater-breathing pills, not bothering on elaborating how she’d obtained them.
Apollyon reached into the bag and pulled out a single capsule with his claws, studying it in the torchlight. “This will be useful yet.” He said, and his crimson eyes slid back over towards Onyx. “But for now, I have another task for you.”
He snapped, the sound reverberating around the room as a moment later, two guards brought in a floppy, furry bundle and tossed it into the room. It slid up against Onyx’s tail, which twitched away from it. Her eyes widened slightly as it moved and groaned for a second. “It’s- alive?” She said, looking down at it’s odd, furry shape. “IT-“ Apollyon said, his voice hard. “Has been called Amethyst by the sniveling rock beast it grew up with above the Great Cave.” Onyx noticed the purple diamond-shaped gem on her forehead was chipped slightly.
No doubt one of Apollyon’s lab rats.

“Take it home.” Apollyon commanded. “It’s memory has been wiped. Make sure it is out of the mountain before it wakes up.”
Amethyst groaned again. “Go NOW!” Apollyon snarled, and Onyx snapped upright, scooping up the unconscious pupa and bowing respectfully to her master before leaving the room.


Amethyst blinked slowly. What a weird dream she’d had.. the cool breeze felt good though.
Her eyes focused, and she noticed rocks and sand racing past her underneath at alarming rates.
“WHO- HA- AAHH!! WOAHMYGOSH!” Amethyst screamed, her claws digging into whatever was taking her on this joyride, and she dipped towards the ground. “Ow!” The red and white dragon shouted painfully. “Kindly get your talons out of my neck!” “Whuh? Oh! Yeah!” Amethyst loosened her grip, and their downfall reverted. Onyx growled. “Now I’d suggest you hold on unless you’d like to become bird food on a spiky rock.”
Amethyst was quiet a moment, taking in the view with wide eyes. “Uh, excuse me Ms. Enfernae, I have some questions..” “Shoot.” Onyx said, hoping the pupa wouldn’t see her frown.
“Okay.” Amethyst said, taking a quick breath.
“Why am I here, how did I get here, who are you, where did you come from, why are we flying, why can’t I remember leaving home, is that satchel genuine cow leather, and when will you bring me home to my daddy.”
Onyx’s eyes closed, exasperated. “I saved you, actually.” She said, twisting her neck to glance back at the furry pupa. “There was a blue dragon-“
“Oh I remember her!” Amethyst said joyfully she tried kidnapping me, and I kicked her ALOT.”
“Would you stop?” Onyx said, then remembered herself and stopped. “Sorry. I did see the blue dragon. She had you in a sack. I sneaked in when she wasn’t looking and grabbed you. I figured you were a Solosis, since that’s where the blue dragon came from.”
“I am!” Amethyst said cheerfully. “I live on top of the Great Cave! Is that where your taking me?” “It is, now that I know you live there.” Onyx said, smiling.
“Oh, goodie. My daddy will be worried sick and probably running around destroying rocks.”
“Is that so.” Onyx said, her brow furrowing. “Yeah.” Amethyst said offhandidly. “He’d probably just smash that blue dragon into a puddle with one hit of his tail. Smush!” “Wow, that’s.. impressive.” Onyx said.

Soon the two made their way to Amethyst’s burrow. “Are you going to be fine if I leave you here?” Onyx said, letting the little pupa climb down off her back. “Oh pshh- I’ll be fine.” Amethyst said, waving a paw. “Daddy will come home and find me.” She said upon seeing that Axel wasn’t home. “Okay, then. If your sure.” The Inner Ring dragon replied.

Onyx lifted both wings to take off, and flew upwards in a cloud of dust.
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[Part 7]
Tide, Whisp, and Starshine flew over the sandy ground. A cool, almost damp breeze blew in from the ocean as they made their way towards the amassed mountains.
Tide couldn’t stop her eyes from widening as Mt. Ascension grew larger and larger before her.
She’d never seen anything like it.
Underwater, it was so much easier to fly down a deep chasm or up and over a coral reef, but up here gravity weighed to much heavier! It seemed impossible to fly to the top of this mountain.
Slowly but surely, with Tide slowing them down, the Aquation and her adopted Aerattl family made it to the base of the great Mt. Ascension. The three landed and Starshine led them towards an odd contraption. Tide looked up and immediately grew light-headed.
“Ohh, boy..” She groaned, looking back down at the ground, her head spinning. Whisp nudged her shoulder. “Hey, it’ll be okay. Just wait till we get to the top.” He grinned, and Tide couldn’t help but smile back.
“Okay. But how am I supposed to get up there? It’s SO high..” “Over here.” Star said, finishing her inspection of a nest-shaped basket. “Climb in.” She told Tide, who looked at it with a judging expression while she did as told.
“Wh- what now?” She said, but Star just reached over and pulled the rope hard three time.
At first, nothing.
Then, suddenly, the basket jerked and began rising steadily upwards. Tide yelped as Whisp and Star flew upwards alongside the basket. “Don’t look down!” Whisp called, after about ten minutes of gradual ascension.
But of course, she had to look down.
Which was a HUGE mistake on her part.
Whisp rolled his eyes as the wyrm, now young pupa, pressed herself against the bottom of the basket with a sick groan. “I told you not to look down!” He said, not unkindly, as he floated past. Tide just groaned. “I ca- can’t even see the ground. Just- uhhh.” The young Imago winced slightly, shaking his head.

With one last crank of the massive rope-and-pulley tower system, the basket reached the top of the mountain, and Tide spilled queasily out and walked herself shakily over to Star. A guard approached the trio upon seeing the Aquation, and offered her a round, purple glowing bracelet which Tide put on.
“It’s to help with altitude sickness.” Star said as her curious look. “Come on. The clinic’s on the north side of town.”
They soon made their way there, and Starshine began bustling comfortably about, putting new supplies away and cleaning up. A nurse noticed her return, and with a smile and nod, let Star take over her role again.

Not much time had passed before Advisor Zephyr and a couple of Royal guards, apparently notified of Star’s return, entered the roomy clinic. “Advisor Zephyr!” Star said, surprised, and put down the supplies she was carrying.
“What do I owe this visit?”
Zephyr inclined her head respectively. “I was here to inform you that you are officially allowed to bring your pupa and wyrm to the beachside clinic.” Star winced. “Oh yes. I’m sorry you weren’t informed earlier.”
Zephyr blinked. “Yes. My last visit wasn’t very.. pleasant. Considering you had your young ones near the cursed waters.”
Star began to speak, but Zephyr drew in a breath, holding up a claw. “Yes. I know that you’ve taken much precaution with Whisp. That’s why your allowed. However..” she said, glancing over at Tide with a slight frown. “It was very difficult for Monarche Storm to hear that you had adopted an- an Aquation. Of all dragons.” Clearly the Aerattl advisor disapproved, and wasn’t afraid to make her thoughts clear.
Starshine’s breath caught in her throat.
“However, Whisp’s safety was enough to convince her that this little wyrm was safe enough in your talons.” Star blew out a breath just as Whisp floated into the room.
“Oh- ah! Advisor Zephyr!” He said, and bowed his head slightly. The turquoise dragon smiled slightly, nodding back. “Whisp. I see that you’re an Imago now. Congratulations. Now that you are an adult, you may follow your own path, take up a different trade if you wish.” The green and gold Imago smiled politely, but shook his head. “No thank you. I wish to stay with my mother.” “Very well.” Zephyr said, and began to leave.
“Do you plan on staying here long?” She asked the healer. “Not long.” Star said, gathering her supplies again. “Just show Tide around before heading back. I still have a patient at the beachside clinic.” The advisor frowned. “Ah yes, the centipede victims. Well good luck!” The advisor said, before leaving the clinic.


A door opened with barely a creak.

Moonlight poured brightly in from a nearby unshaded window, casting a silvery glow over the carpet.
A shadow flickered across the floor.
There was a nighttime coolness to the room, but other than that, silence.
And other that THAT-
And odd presence..

The darkness seemed to shift as a dark form moved up next to the sleeping dragons.
It crept up to the smallest of them, who was breathing softly in sleep.
The shadowy form seemed to fumble for something, before an object near the little dragon.

Tide was in the ocean. The black waters were pressing around her, threatening to suffocate her.
The little pupa whimpered, barely audible, as a parrotfish swam up to her, glaring unrealistically.
She could hear her mother’s voice- her REAL mother’s voice- in the background, telling her it was going to be okay.
“But it’s NOT, mother! The parrotfish wants to eat me!” Tide whispered.
And yet her mother’s voice kept droning on in false comfort.
Even when the fish darted forward and bit her neck.
She yelped in pain, sounding louder than what her dream made it feel.
That- actually hurt. Like- really HURT?!

Tide startled awake, seeing an unnaturally black shadow standing over her. “Ow!” She yelped. “What’re- wha- uhm..” her mind fogged over and her head grew too heavy to hold up as she flopped back down into her bed. “You weren’t supposed to wake up!” A voice hissed in a whisper to the not-hearing form.
The larger of the three dragons rolled over, but the other sat up. “T- Tide?” A voice said, and the black dragon winced at the alarmed loudness to it.
Quickly, the mysterious dragon glanced at Tide, torn, before leaving the room without a sound.

“Tide? Are you okay?” Whisp said, his voice lowered now as he floated over to his sister’s side. She was laying unnaturally still, which frightened him. “Tide-“ his eyes widened.
Starshine sat up in bed. “Wha- what Whisp? What is it?” “Mom, get up!” The young Imago hissed quickly.
Star was immediately awake as she sensed the urgency in her son’s voice.
“What’s wrong?” She said, jumping out of the bed. “It’s Tide.” Whisp said anxiously. “Something’s wrong.”
Star was at Tide’s side in a heartbeat, inspecting her adopted daughter. Carefully, she held something up to the moonlight. “A dart.” She hissed. “Who would DO such a thing?”
Whisp wiggled nervously. “I don’t know.. her mom?” Star stared at the unconscious pupa. “I don’t know. That’s seems.. unreasonable. She’s just a pupa.”
Star shook her head. “We can’t do anything about it now.” She told Whisp after inspecting the hallway. “I’ll go down and ask the hotel keeper to post a guard, but unless this mysterious dragon tries to strike again, there’s nothing we can do.”

The two Aerattl fell into an uneasy sleep.
 
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Blue Raptor said:
Ah yes, the centipede victims.
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