*Hidden Nature* A Shapeshifting RP

[NickyKnack]

Fay dipped her head and smiled at him even as she accepted the water bottles from Anna "I need you to come with me, but we are going inside, so I need you to be in your human form" She informed gently
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The three dragons saw the hoard as they came in, but left it alone to look for the female and the babies. When they were not in sight, the three started moving the piles to search under them, calling out to one another. The language they spoke was one they had made up among one another, a mixture of draconic and english and every other language they had been exposed to in their short lives. One kept a watch over the area as the other two searched the piles for a hiding dragon

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The two that held Storm watched him and stayed on his wings as the humans came forward to finish knocking him out so he could be transported back to the lab. They all knew Marcus and Pariah would be angry at the dragon. Only after he was safely down and out would they leave to help their brethren.

That one banked to miss the net, twisting in the air as he came closer then retreated only to dive at him again. She was marking the area and keeping him distracted  for the humans to come and waiting for them to bring more electric nets.

(lol, may have to name them 1 -6 to keep track)

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( I split this up so you don't have to wait forever for me to reply. The long ones always take me so long. I'll get the rest when I can. )

Markus took great pleasure watching as his men force his shift and sipped a shift blocker collar around Storm's frail neck. "You didn’t actually think you'd get away with it, did you?" He asked rhetorically before Storm lost consciousness. " give him the Anti-Venom and load him up!" He then looked to the two dragons hybrids that had brought down Storm and smiled with appreciation, "Very good! Now go get me another! " He commanded as he looked back to the stand off with Reaper.

Reaper searched the area and noticed her ploy. So he carefully turned so his back was towards the rock face of the cliff to keep from getting flanked. He roared loudly and snapped with intent wherever she got within range of his jaws. As the humans drew near with their nets, he'd spit acid streams at them to keep them at bay. He akso took extremely caution with his wings, he was sure to keep them tightly folded to his body to make them less of s target. They seemed trained to go for them. He stole a glance to Storm's capture and vowed that would not be his fate. He growled angrily as he glared at his tormentors, before grabbing a downed tree trunk nearby in his claw. He stood on his hind legs and started brandishing it as a fighting stick. He he swung it in broad circles creating a perimeter of protection. The electric nets were the real threat. Somehow they knew his one weakness.

 

[StarrNico]

Asclepius was sweating as he pinched his fingers closed against the last rune. It wavered as it dissipated, as though fighting to stay in place. Glancing between the scroll and the door, he made a few more motions across the runes, tracing certain counterspells across the last runes to cancel them out.
"I think that's the last of it. You guys really put the screws to me, but it was certainly exciting! I'm just glad I have enough skill to pull it off! And, a little luck doesn't hurt," exclaimed Asclepius as he wiped his brow. He stepped back from the door with a bow.

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Slygotha, though enraged, would not pursue the two. She bristled with intense loathing, head lowered, every frill and spine standing on end. Gugol burrowed like a crocodile in the mud through the gold. She had hoped to take the hoard for herself when her parents were too old to guard it from her. She wasn't brave enough to outright attack anything yet, but if the humans came close, she would drag them under and tear them apart. Trogdor stood stupidly between Slygotha's forelegs and roared his squeaky wyrmling roar.
Slygotha's rumbling chest caused the very stones to vibrate in anticipation. A chunk of ceiling broke off hurtling the dragonkin to the floor.

Fay smiled at him as he sketched a bow. "You have done well. There are more runes on the walls inside, though they were covered so we couldn't see them through the camera." She said, moving to open the door for them to go in. She was met with a magical attack that even pushed her back, though it would have done worse to someone that wasn't a god-kin. She shook her head and looked in to see that Shaylee had passed out, having used all her remaining magic in that last attack.
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( I split this up so you don't have to wait forever for me to reply. The long ones always take me so long. I'll get the rest when I can.

)

Markus took great pleasure watching as his men force his shift and sipped a shift blocker collar around Storm's frail neck. "You didn’t actually think you'd get away with it, did you?" He asked rhetorically before Storm lost consciousness. " give him the Anti-Venom and load him up!" He then looked to the two dragons hybrids that had brought down Storm and smiled with appreciation, "Very good! Now go get me another! " He commanded as he looked back to the stand off with Reaper.

Reaper searched the area and noticed her ploy. So he carefully turned so his back was towards the rock face of the cliff to keep from getting flanked. He roared loudly and snapped with intent wherever she got within range of his jaws. As the humans drew near with their nets, he'd spit acid streams at them to keep them at bay. He akso took extremely caution with his wings, he was sure to keep them tightly folded to his body to make them less of s target. They seemed trained to go for them. He stole a glance to Storm's capture and vowed that would not be his fate. He growled angrily as he glared at his tormentors, before grabbing a downed tree trunk nearby in his claw. He stood on his hind legs and started brandishing it as a fighting stick. He he swung it in broad circles creating a perimeter of protection. The electric nets were the real threat. Somehow they knew his one weakness.

The two dipped their heads to Markus then spoke to one another before going to the humans to get nets again. One would head to drop his net on Reaper's back while the other would head for the cave to help that group.

The one teasing Reaper had to move back a few (dozen, lol) feet to get out of range, calling out at him in anger at his resistance. The humans there would head for the cliff to try to get around his defenses without getting squished by the tree he was wielding as a weapon as well as trying to stay out of the acid he was spitting at them.

(Alright, 2 attacking Reaper, 1 dead and now 3 attacking mama and babies again...whew)

The one that fell from the ceiling called out as he released the rock and flew away to hover then go back in the back portion with the one with the net that came in to join them. They headed for Slygotha to try to get the net over her back or her head to give them the chance to sting her and knock her out.

The last one snuck in silently to try to find one of the babies to grab. He noticed one moving through the mud and coins and pounced on that one, grabbing hold and trying to unbury it so he could take that one tot he men.

The humans in the cave were stuck to the fire-burned area that didn't have acid left on the ground and couldn't join in in the battle unless they came out to the entrance.

 

[Bantambird]

(Here is what Slygotha is based from. )

 

[StarrNico]

(Here is what Slygotha is based from. )

(The dragonkin are about the size of the "juvenile " in there if not a little smaller)

 

[NickyKnack]

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Jason smiled at that and nodded. He liked that. He turned away, looking around before going to his van again, getting his team ready for the attack to come and waiting for the fae to open the portals. 

 
Kellan watched the dragon and Fay for a moment before turning back to his people "Come, let us begin this war." He knew it was time to go, while they still had the upper hand and surprise on their side.
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Sorcha didn't stop the return twirl, smiling at him then watching where they walked as they went back to the dungeon to prepare the room and finish the portal to it. She just hoped it would be enough to stop these people. Magic draining glyphs were not easy to make but they were needed, as well as the sound dampening ones to take away that sonic power's ability. 
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Foneth smiled at him, accepting his hand as she gained her feet. She chuckled at how hard this was to her but soon enough found her balance. "Thank you. Two legs is not as easy" She muttered then looked over to Spyro as he shifted again. Ouch, that couldn't have felt good. "Are you alright?" She asked, hoping he hadn't broken any feathers.

Her guard was watching all this curiously and with a bit of trepidation. How was he to keep her safe in that small form? And possibly from the other sylphs? Yeah, he had noticed how they stared at her when she shifted. 

Navar watched through the monitor and saw Shaylee getting ready to attack whoever entered first, but he couldn't communicate with them to warn them. He tried to remember if Zypher gave Asclepius a cell phone or not.
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Keira looked over to Jason as he got in the van and listened quietly as Jason briefed them on the current situation and tactical strategies.

Zypher also moved to get into a nearby van and nodded to the group inside. He made his last minute preparations and
looked to the Fae as they did their thing.

Xatia, Ravek and Maxton bowed their heads and Maxton said in agreement, "Yes, lets see this through. " as he held his hand out and called forward the doorway to the void and stepped through.
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Aeval looked to Aurora with her idea. "Can you really do that? Bend light with water? " She asked as Garmr and Nektar came closer to mount their backs. Garmr going to Aurora and Nektar her. She'd laid down so he'd be able to climb on easily. Pandora watched him closely and instructed on the best place to sit was straddling the middle neck.
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Once down in the dungeon, Racine looked to Sorcha and asked, "Which glyphs do you want to do my heart? Magic draining or the dampening one? If we work on each simultaneously we'll get both done faster." In their time away, the dungeon had been cleaned and all evidence of the previous incident undetectable, besides the patched over etchings that were on the wall.
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Ender followed her gaze and winced in sympathy for his brother's oversight.

Spyro grinned widely and assured, "Yes! There's definitely a learning curve. I must admit, learning to move with four legs is far easier then two, princess Foneth. The fact that you're standing is a testament to your skill level in all things. As young Sylphs, it took many falls before we could walk upright. "

Ender nodded to that and looked to her remaining guard. "Now you see if you can try it. " He said encouragingly, as he noticed the worry evident upon his face.

A bright flash announced the shifting of another Sylph into his great dragon form. Dyrus roared with elation as he stood on his hind legs and flapped his wings in a grand show of strength.

 

[NickyKnack]

Fay smiled at him as he sketched a bow. "You have done well. There are more runes on the walls inside, though they were covered so we couldn't see them through the camera." She said, moving to open the door for them to go in. She was met with a magical attack that even pushed her back, though it would have done worse to someone that wasn't a god-kin. She shook her head and looked in to see that Shaylee had passed out, having used all her remaining magic in that last attack. 
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The two dipped their heads to Markus then spoke to one another before going to the humans to get nets again. One would head to drop his net on Reaper's back while the other would head for the cave to help that group.


The one teasing Reaper had to move back a few (dozen, lol) feet to get out of range, calling out at him in anger at his resistance. The humans there would head for the cliff to try to get around his defenses without getting squished by the tree he was wielding as a weapon as well as trying to stay out of the acid he was spitting at them. 


(Alright, 2 attacking Reaper, 1 dead and now 3 attacking mama and babies again...whew)

The one that fell from the ceiling called out as he released the rock and flew away to hover then go back in the back portion with the one with the net that came in to join them. They headed for Slygotha to try to get the net over her back or her head to give them the chance to sting her and knock her out. 

The last one snuck in silently to try to find one of the babies to grab. He noticed one moving through the mud and coins and pounced on that one, grabbing hold and trying to unbury it so he could take that one tot he men. 


The humans in the cave were stuck to the fire-burned area that didn't have acid left on the ground and couldn't join in in the battle unless they came out to the entrance.

 

( Lol! I feel ya. It's hard to keep them all straight. )

Reaper flared his crest in agitation and anger as he saw the other dragon join in with his current tormentor. When he looked back to the humans, he noted several had gone missing. He looked around for clues as to where they'd gone with growing suspicion. That's when he scented them going up the rise to get to the cliff face to flank him. No! No, no! That was not going to happen to him. He then thought of a better option to increase his chances. Especially when he observed the last dragon flying into the cave entrance to get to his family. He had to stop them before they hurt them. He roared loudly to his mate just before he hurled the tree at the two dragonkin before him and leapt over to attack the humans at the mouth of their den. He whipped his tail wildly around behind him (like the creature in aliens ) to protect his back from ambush the two dragonkin and other humans. He was sure to fling their limp acid soaked bodies at his aerial tormentors before he slipped inside the cave. Once inside, he took stock of the situation.

 

[NickyKnack]

Slygotha, though enraged, would not pursue the two. She bristled with intense loathing, head lowered, every frill and spine standing on end. Gugol burrowed like a crocodile in the mud through the gold. She had hoped to take the hoard for herself when her parents were too old to guard it from her. She wasn't brave enough to outright attack anything yet, but if the humans came close, she would drag them under and tear them apart. Trogdor stood stupidly between Slygotha's forelegs and roared his squeaky wyrmling roar.
Slygotha's rumbling chest caused the very stones to vibrate in anticipation. A chunk of ceiling broke off hurtling the dragonkin to the floor.

Nevitha and Razeth agreed upon a plan and climbed up to the top of the cavern just above the hoard entry and awaited the next dragonkin to fly in. They'd both land upon its back and attack it together. One getting the tail and the other the throat.

Valstrath was the coward of the group and quietly stayed hidden deep within the safety of the gold trembling in fear from the sounds of the battle.

 

[Bantambird]

Fay smiled at him as he sketched a bow. "You have done well. There are more runes on the walls inside, though they were covered so we couldn't see them through the camera." She said, moving to open the door for them to go in. She was met with a magical attack that even pushed her back, though it would have done worse to someone that wasn't a god-kin. She shook her head and looked in to see that Shaylee had passed out, having used all her remaining magic in that last attack. 
~~~
The two dipped their heads to Markus then spoke to one another before going to the humans to get nets again. One would head to drop his net on Reaper's back while the other would head for the cave to help that group.


The one teasing Reaper had to move back a few (dozen, lol) feet to get out of range, calling out at him in anger at his resistance. The humans there would head for the cliff to try to get around his defenses without getting squished by the tree he was wielding as a weapon as well as trying to stay out of the acid he was spitting at them. 


(Alright, 2 attacking Reaper, 1 dead and now 3 attacking mama and babies again...whew)

The one that fell from the ceiling called out as he released the rock and flew away to hover then go back in the back portion with the one with the net that came in to join them. They headed for Slygotha to try to get the net over her back or her head to give them the chance to sting her and knock her out. 

The last one snuck in silently to try to find one of the babies to grab. He noticed one moving through the mud and coins and pounced on that one, grabbing hold and trying to unbury it so he could take that one tot he men. 


The humans in the cave were stuck to the fire-burned area that didn't have acid left on the ground and couldn't join in in the battle unless they came out to the entrance.

 

( Lol! I feel ya. It's hard to keep them all straight. )

Reaper flared his crest in agitation and anger as he saw the other dragon join in with his current tormentor. When he looked back to the humans, he noted several had gone missing. He looked around for clues as to where they'd gone with growing suspicion. That's when he scented them going up the rise to get to the cliff face to flank him. No! No, no! That was not going to happen to him. He then thought of a better option to increase his chances. Especially when he observed the last dragon flying into the cave entrance to get to his family. He had to stop them before they hurt them. He roared loudly to his mate just before he hurled the tree at the two dragonkin before him and leapt over to attack the humans at the mouth of their den. He whipped his tail wildly around behind him (like the creature in aliens ) to protect his back from ambush the two dragonkin and other humans. He was sure to fling their limp acid soaked bodies at his aerial tormentors before he slipped inside the cave. Once inside, he took stock of the situation.

Slygotha roared angerly in return, accompanied by little Trogdor.
Slygotha's head whipped around to see the dragonkin digging in her gold, scattering her pile all over into the mud. She forgot about the approaching net, focusing on the disturbance of her hoard. She also forgot about Trogdor. Her eyes turned black as she bore down on it, just as it was seizing Gugol. Gugol thrashed and whipped her tail barb into its forearm, her teeth into its wrist, while Slygotha slammed full force into it midsection, bodychecking it down. Slygotha sank her teeth into it, biting and clawing with unbridled passion. Trogdor grunted, blinking once his mother had bolted away.
She wasn't watching the other two dragon.

 

[StarrNico]

Navar watched through the monitor and saw Shaylee getting ready to attack whoever entered first, but he couldn't communicate with them to warn them. He tried to remember if Zypher gave Asclepius a cell phone or not.
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Keira looked over to Jason as he got in the van and listened quietly as Jason briefed them on the current situation and tactical strategies.

Zypher also moved to get into a nearby van and nodded to the group inside. He made his last minute preparations and
looked to the Fae as they did their thing.

Xatia, Ravek and Maxton bowed their heads and Maxton said in agreement, "Yes, lets see this through. " as he held his hand out and called forward the doorway to the void and stepped through.
~
Aeval looked to Aurora with her idea. "Can you really do that? Bend light with water? " She asked as Garmr and Nektar came closer to mount their backs. Garmr going to Aurora and Nektar her. She'd laid down so he'd be able to climb on easily. Pandora watched him closely and instructed on the best place to sit was straddling the middle neck.
~~~
Once down in the dungeon, Racine looked to Sorcha and asked, "Which glyphs do you want to do my heart? Magic draining or the dampening one? If we work on each simultaneously we'll get both done faster." In their time away, the dungeon had been cleaned and all evidence of the previous incident undetectable, besides the patched over etchings that were on the wall.
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Ender followed her gaze and winced in sympathy for his brother's oversight.

Spyro grinned widely and assured, "Yes! There's definitely a learning curve. I must admit, learning to move with four legs is far easier then two, princess Foneth. The fact that you're standing is a testament to your skill level in all things. As young Sylphs, it took many falls before we could walk upright. "

Ender nodded to that and looked to her remaining guard. "Now you see if you can try it. " He said encouragingly, as he noticed the worry evident upon his face.

A bright flash announced the shifting of another Sylph into his great dragon form. Dyrus roared with elation as he stood on his hind legs and flapped his wings in a grand show of strength.

Fay smiled at him as he sketched a bow. "You have done well. There are more runes on the walls inside, though they were covered so we couldn't see them through the camera." She said, moving to open the door for them to go in. She was met with a magical attack that even pushed her back, though it would have done worse to someone that wasn't a god. She shook her head and looked in to see that Shaylee had passed out, having used all her remaining magic in that last attack.
~~~
Kellan moved to Zypher, ready to take his group through

Anna went to the group she would be leading to go through the portal into the void. She glanced over then took a moment to go to Zypher to give him a kiss before they would leave.
~~~
Aurora nodded "It is not easy to maintain, but yes, I can." She said, allowing Garmr to get on her back so they could be ready to go once more.before chuckling softly "Why do you think our kind is not often seen, even in the sky? No dragon can truly be invisible, but we can fool the eye into not seeing us. I will show you."
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"Dampening" Sorcha said and smiled at him again, moving away a little to start on that. She was glad the dungeon had already been cleaned up in the time they had been gone. Sound dampening wasn't that hard, but it did take a bit of time to set, especially for the levels they needed here. To dampen that attack, the ones inside this room wouldn't even be able to speak to one another, which might be a good thing all on it's own.
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Auger looked over at the flash of light then called out in praise of that one before looking to Ender again. He licked his lips nervously before glancing around the area then closed his eyes to try to shift.

Foneth smiled to Spyro then chuckled softly "Dragons do stand on their back legs on occasion, so it is not fully a new thing, but the balance is very different in this form." She explained a little "Besides that is the fact that we are not hatchlings and have better control over our balance than we did at that time. Even hatchlings stumble and fall before they can walk"
~~~

( Lol! I feel ya. It's hard to keep them all straight.

)

Reaper flared his crest in agitation and anger as he saw the other dragon join in with his current tormentor. When he looked back to the humans, he noted several had gone missing. He looked around for clues as to where they'd gone with growing suspicion. That's when he scented them going up the rise to get to the cliff face to flank him. No! No, no! That was not going to happen to him. He then thought of a better option to increase his chances. Especially when he observed the last dragon flying into the cave entrance to get to his family. He had to stop them before they hurt them. He roared loudly to his mate just before he hurled the tree at the two dragonkin before him and leapt over to attack the humans at the mouth of their den. He whipped his tail wildly around behind him (like the creature in aliens

) to protect his back from ambush the two dragonkin and other humans. He was sure to fling their limp acid soaked bodies at his aerial tormentors before he slipped inside the cave. Once inside, he took stock of the situation.

Nevitha and Razeth agreed upon a plan and climbed up to the top of the cavern just above the hoard entry and awaited the next dragonkin to fly in. They'd both land upon its back and attack it together. One getting the tail and the other the throat.

Valstrath was the coward of the group and quietly stayed hidden deep within the safety of the gold trembling in fear from the sounds of the battle.

Slygotha roared angerly in return, accompanied by little Trogdor.
Slygotha's head whipped around to see the dragonkin digging in her gold, scattering her pile all over into the mud. She forgot about the approaching net, focusing on the disturbance of her hoard. She also forgot about Trogdor. Her eyes turned black as she bore down on it, just as it was seizing Gugol. Gugol thrashed and whipped her tail barb into its forearm, her teeth into its wrist, while Slygotha slammed full force into it midsection, bodychecking it down. Slygotha sank her teeth into it, biting and clawing with unbridled passion. Trogdor grunted, blinking once his mother had bolted away.
She wasn't watching the other two dragon.

The pair flew up to avoid the tree, following him to the cave then hovering there a moment before the one dropped the net until it was only holding one side, lowering himself enough that Reaper would catch his own tail in the net with all his wild movements, tangling it around him. They would give that a moment or two to work before dropping down enough to spay him with their ice breath

The group of people at the entrance were caught off guard, though they scrambled to get out of the way. Only a few survived that attack, dropping back to hide behind boulders and fire their weapons at his head, some had tranqs while others had the net launchers
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The first one through cried out at the attack before realizing they were babies. She twisted in the air, turning to get them to fall so she could grab them and take them out to the group outside.

The other had the net and headed for Slygotha to drop it on her head or back, either would incapacitate her if he succeeded. He used his ice breath also, trying to freeze her to hide the net's approach.

The last one had grabbed the baby, stinging it in retaliation when it bit at him before the mother arrived to slam him back. He managed to keep hold of the baby, trying to right himself when Slygotha attacked with teeth and claws. His wing tore easily under the assault, though he did use his tail and ice to sting at her feet and mouth.

 

[Bantambird]

Fay smiled at him as he sketched a bow. "You have done well. There are more runes on the walls inside, though they were covered so we couldn't see them through the camera." She said, moving to open the door for them to go in. She was met with a magical attack that even pushed her back, though it would have done worse to someone that wasn't a god. She shook her head and looked in to see that Shaylee had passed out, having used all her remaining magic in that last attack. 

~~~
Kellan moved to Zypher, ready to take his group through


Anna went to the group she would be leading to go through the portal into the void. She glanced over then took a moment to go to Zypher to give him a kiss before they would leave. 
~~~

Aurora nodded "It is not easy to maintain, but yes, I can." She said, allowing Garmr to get on her back so they could be ready to go once more.before chuckling softly "Why do you think our kind is not often seen, even in the sky? No dragon can truly be invisible, but we can fool the eye into not seeing us. I will show you." 
~~~

"Dampening" Sorcha said and smiled at him again, moving away a little to start on that. She was glad the dungeon had already been cleaned up in the time they had been gone. Sound dampening wasn't that hard, but it did take a bit of time to set, especially for the levels they needed here. To dampen that attack, the ones inside this room wouldn't even be able to speak to one another, which might be a good thing all on it's own. 
~~~
Auger looked over at the flash of light then called out in praise of that one before looking to Ender again. He licked his lips nervously before glancing around the area then closed his eyes to try to shift.


Foneth smiled to Spyro then chuckled softly "Dragons do stand on their back legs on occasion, so it is not fully a new thing, but the balance is very different in this form." She explained a little "Besides that is the fact that we are not hatchlings and have better control over our balance than we did at that time. Even hatchlings stumble and fall before they can walk" 

~~~

The pair flew up to avoid the tree, following him to the cave then hovering there a moment before the one dropped the net until it was only holding one side, lowering himself enough that Reaper would catch his own tail in the net with all his wild movements, tangling it around him. They would give that a moment or two to work before dropping down enough to spay him with their ice breath


The group of people at the entrance were caught off guard, though they scrambled to get out of the way. Only a few survived that attack, dropping back to hide behind boulders and fire their weapons at his head, some had tranqs while others had the net launchers 
~~~
The first one through cried out at the attack before realizing they were babies. She twisted in the air, turning to get them to fall so she could grab them and take them out to the group outside. 


The other had the net and headed for Slygotha to drop it on her head or back, either would incapacitate her if he succeeded. He used his ice breath also, trying to freeze her to hide the net's approach. 

The last one had grabbed the baby, stinging it in retaliation when it bit at him before the mother arrived to slam him back. He managed to keep hold of the baby, trying to right himself when Slygotha attacked with teeth and claws. His wing tore easily under the assault, though he did use his tail and ice to sting at her feet and mouth. 

Asclepius jumped a little when the brutal wave of energy was released from behind the door, then sighed in relief realizing it wasn't a rune trap. "I guess I'll get to work, then. This poor beautiful lady must be the one we are here for then?"

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Slygotha roared as the dragonkin stung her feet and attacked her face. " It's mine, you can't have it. MINE!" She went for the throat, in her frenzy ignoring the approach from behind. She pushed it over as it tried to right itself and planted herself over the top, her huge teeth rending chunks of flesh from its throat and chest. Gugol thrashed a bit more, then whimpered with pain as the stinger took effect. The net made contact with Slygotha from behind as she continued her assault on the downed dragonkin. With the arrival of the net came the shock and the pain to go with it. She collapsed on top of her victim, grunting with shock.

Trogdor bobbed his head, watching the broodmother go down. He saw the other dragonkin land on top of her in order to subdue her. He charged forward, making for the tail of the preoccupied dragonkin, sinking his little teeth in the venom sac attached to the stinger, worrying it like a dog.