Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-35775904-20190222213128/@comment-35828480-20190524010713

I finally finished it! Hope ya likie!

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Vix-Edgar Aidan laid down the plans. He pointed to a spot near the egg hatchery and crystal abyss. “We found out they have a capture base there,” he explained, “so me, Rita, and Vix are gonna go free the prisoners and dragons they have there.” My gaze shifted to Aud, who smirked and did a weird face, wiggling her eyebrows. I flicked her on the shoulder, and she did another even weirder face that just made me uncomfortable. I cleared my throat. “Yeah. Ehm. Well uh,” I began, shifting in my seat, “when exactly is this sabotage?” “Early tomorrow morning, so get a good night’s rest,” Aidan replied. Rita and I nodded, and we both got up at the same time. Aud was unsurprisingly grinning. I sighed and rolled my eyes, and left the clubhouse. I walked back to my cabin, opened the door and plopped down on my bed. Tumble grunted softly and quietly and lifted her head up to my bed and laid down her head there. I scratched behind her frill. “Hey girl. Rita sure is something, isn’t she?” Tumble huffed as if to say ‘I’m just a dragon! What am I supposed to know?’ I took a deep breath in and said, “I wanna do something for her. She’s always doing things for me and she’s super nice and amazing… I just wish I could do something for her. Something.” I put my face in my hands. “I’m just so Thorblasted air-brained that I can’t think of anything! Why am I so stupid?!?” I lay down on my bed. What can I do for Rita? Maybe get her something or… No. Objects mean nothing. Maybe, I could take her somewhere? Maybe gemstone hollow. My dad proposed to my mom there. Or possibly the glowing pillars. Before I knew it I drifted to sleep. I woke up in my clothes from the last night. So I quickly changed into some fresh clothes which were an orange one with grey sleeves and then tan cargo pants. I laced up my shoes and slung my crossbow over my back and strapped my foot and a half long machete to my right thigh. I decided to take Tumble to the sabotage. I hoped I wasn’t too late. It was still darkish out, and all the crystals were dimmer. Tumble and I slunk over to the landing and flying port. For a port, it wasn’t too big. Just a circular platform of wood planks. Aidan was waiting there and Rita wasn’t quite there yet. Aidan patted me on the back. “You ready, Vixinator?” He asked. I cringed. “Never call me that again. Like, never.” Aidan laughed. Then I heard footsteps behind us and Rita walked up to us with Nebula next to her. She had her hair up and some strands of her bangs adorned the side of her face kinda like a picture frame. Her clothes were simple, but I found them nice on her. “Hey,” she huffed, “am I late?” “Nope,” I said. “You guys ready?” Aidan asked. Both Rita and I looked at each other before nodding at Aidan. We mounted up and flew. For a while we flew in silence. We passed by gemstone hollow and the glowing pillars. Yes, I think they’re a perfect place to take Rita. But I’m not sure.. And then there was the first abyss, called Onäm’s Abyss. I looked down, and as far as the eye can see it was a drop. No bottom. Then there was the fluorescent jungle with the stream of vapors. Then it was the great ocean that stretched for a while, with beautiful crystals of green and lavender poking through the surface. Shadow Cloud and Tumble were both getting tired so we stopped to rest on the next crystal crag. I found a little clear stream that I got a drink from before Tumble also got a drink. The dragons rested for a bit. I walked over on the sand, and sat on a salmon colored crystal next to Rita. “I really hope I don’t screw this mission up,” I said, breaking the silence. “Why would you? You’ll do fine,” Rita assured me. I put my hands through my hair. “But I’m a screw up!” “No, you’re not,” Rita defended. “Yes I am.” “No you’re not.” “Yes I am.” “No you’re not.” “Yes I am.” “Nope!” “Yep.” “Nope.” “I could do this all day, Rita.” “I could too,” Rita laughed. “But seriously, you are not a screw up. And that’s final!” I pretended to be scared. “Calmm down there captain. Don’t get too bossy or I’ll have to shush you.” “Ohh nuuu don’t shush me!” Rita wailed sarcastically. I flicked Rita on the nose. “Shush.” For a moment Rita’s cheeks flushed a cute pink, before she rubbed her nose and whimpered, “owwwiieeee…” “That’s watcha get!” I teased. Aidan cut into our conversation. “Hey love birds, quit bickering, we better hurry up if we wanna get there soon.” I shot Aidan a cold glance before mounting Tumble. Then we got in the air again, and began flying. Soon we reached the egg hatchery and we saw the prison base. We dived down about ten meters away from the base and got ready. We crouched by a blue crystal. “Okay, Rita, you go ahead first,” Aidan nodded at her. Rita nodded back and did a hand signal to Nebula, then she crouched as she walked towards the base. Aidan and I each began walking in separate directions, curving around the outside of the base, but still hidden by crystals. We waited for a little bit as we heard bodies(still alive, probably) fall to the ground. Next we heard a high pitched whistle that lasted three beats. Okay, coast clear. I slunk to the front of the prison base and kicked the door open. Inside were prison cells. Some were iron, while others were some bluish greenish metal I didn’t recognize. I used the handle of my crossbow to knock out a first guard, then a second. Things were going good. I grabbed a key, and walked over to one of the cells which had a group of four people inside. They were younger than me. The oldest was probably only about 12. The oldest wrapped his arms around the youngest girl’s shoulders and glared at me. “If you’re here to torture her, you’re gonna have to go through me first!” He growled. He kind of reminded me of Grima. Grima… I’m not gonna let these kids end up like her. “It’s okay! I’m a Guardian! I’m here to set you guys free,” I said in a hushed tone. The second oldest, which was also a girl, stood up and started bouncing. I put a finger to my lips. “Shh. We don’t want to alarm the guards of this place.” I put the key in the keyhole and unlocked the door. The kids rushed out and I was surprised when the youngest wrapped her arms around my legs. “Thank you,” she said before running out the door. I smiled. I got to save someone. I unlocked more prison doors and set more people free. I unlocked the doors to dragon cells and set them free too. Then Rita ran in, holding a torch. “We’re gonna burn this place after we have the prisoners all out,” she explained. “Okay,” I agreed. Then I saw Mr. Baardson. That ugly handsome evil wretch who killed my father. Luckily he couldn’t see me. I stared at him. He won’t get away this time. I took my crossbow off my back. “Vix? What are you doing? We have to free the rest of these people and dragons,” Rita cut in, breaking me out of my thoughts. I didn’t reply. I breathed out heavily. That Mr. Baardson will pay dearly for killing my father. I took steps towards the door that Mr. Baardson was behind. “Vix? Vix! Viiix? Viiix!!?! VIX!” Rita called. I stopped paying attention to her. I charged to the door, and barged through it with all my might. Mr. Baardson saw me. “Ah the weakling son of Mr. Vee,” Mr. Baardson drew a sword. “How utterly unfortunate. It would be nice to die on the battlefield rather than by the same hand that killed your father, hm?” “The only one dying here will be you, you evil wretch!” I growled through clenched teeth. “We’ll see about that,” Mr. Baardson sneered. He charged at me. I used my crossbow to knock the sword out of his hand and then butted his head with it. Mr. Baardson clutched his head and grabbed his sword, swinging it at me. I blocked it with my crossbow right before he took a good slash at my ankle. I cried out as the metal ripped through my flesh. I felt the blood trickle down the new wound. I shot an arrow, which Mr. Baardson dodged. Never bring a crossbow to a swordfight. I grabbed my foot and a half long machete as I slung my crossbow back onto my shoulder. I slashed at Mr. Baardson’s heart, but he blocked that. Mr. Baardson thrust out his sword at my gut, and I countered the attack, pressing Mr. Baardson into the wall with many swings. Mr. Baardson surprised me with a stab to the arm. He quickly withdrew his sword and blood gushed out from the wound. “ARGH!” I yelled as I swung at Mr. Baardson. Mr. Baardson swung back at me, which I barely blocked. I swung towards his lungs, and was able to get a pretty good gash on him. I then made another deep cut in his arm, and I was almost able to see the bone. HA HA! I have the upper hand. I used my machete in an upward motion, moving my wrist to the right to knock the sword from Mr. Baardson’s hand. But Mr. Baardson used my move as a way to give me another cut in the thigh, which I also yelped from. I clenched my teeth. Holding in as much pain as I could, I slashed at Mr. Baardson again, and I got a good deep stab in his right side. Mr. Baardson, backed me into the wall, but I stabbed him in the gut and withdrew my machete. Mr. Baardson cried out, clutching his gut with his arm. He slashed at me with his other arm a few times, and I easily dodged those. Mr. Baardson pressed me further into the wall, and I swung at him blindly. He pulled a knife from a holster on his belt. He aimed it at my, heart, and plunged it forward. Luckily, I slid down just enough for him to miss my heart. Key word: “heart”. I didn’t slide down far enough, so the blade sunk into my shoulder. As the metal passed through my skin, then my flesh, I cried out from the agonizing pain. Mr. Baardson took a bit of time to celebrate his critical blow, so I used that advantage to plunge my machete into Mr. Baardson’s heart. His face went pale, his expression blank, as I took deep breaths. Mr. Baardson’s dead body slumped to the ground. “That was for you, Dad,” I said, looking to the roof. I staggered forward, exhausted from the fighting, and weakened by the pain. I slipped out through the back door just in time as I smelled smoke. And I heard Aidan’s voice. “Vix! Get out of there! We lit the place!” I managed to walk farther, then to the front of the burning building. Rita first looked relieved when she saw me, but then she was horrified. I started feeling lightheaded, and my wounds throbbed. “VIX!!! What happened?! Are you okay???!?!” She screetched, running towards me. “I’m fi-“ The ground came up to meet me very suddenly.