Dragon Riders

They went off into the forest, everyone trailing behind Wes. He seemed to know the way at the time. He held up his hand for everyone to stop. "I hear something," he said.

Everyone else listened and heard the large footsteps of demons getting closer. "Their coming," Nina said.

"Get ready to fight." Wes grabbed his sword and held it firm. He swung it skyward, making it expel a gust of wind. The wind swirled and turned into a small tornado that lasted a few seconds above the trees. A few moments later they heard the roar of an old dragon.

Zephyrus was coming.

"Wow." I said.

"Wow is right." Sweep agreed.

"He must be at least twice, no, three times your size!"

"More like ten." Sweep said, awed.

I shook my head and came back to reality.

The demons were coming.

"It's so nice to be back under the trees," I said, at the last moment before I leapt and swung my sword.

Ok, I'm lost, where is my person??????

I can't get into this one; Pie and I disappeared, too...so...adieu, have fun, see you later.

TN- I think you were outside the tavern talking with someone. I suppose you could be in the woods now, I won't object, I doubt anyone else will...

Continue.

***Pie was who I was talking to. GRRRRR, i can't drop out of this one, I started it. Ugh, I'll figure out something.***

If it'll make you feel any better, I'm not planning on dropping out.

yeah im lost too! but im not dropping out! where am i? oh yeah i was on the run. i think i might run into one of you guys.....can one of you bring me in?

-Well, I'm kinda waiting for someone else to post, because I posted last time, we're in the woods outside the village waiting to battle some dragons, crashland or something I guess

((TN and Pie were in the inn still, I do believe. You don't have to drop out, of course. If you don't know how to run into us in the forest, we can always meet you during battle?))

River's gold eyes widened as the giant dragon swept down from the sky. Jade's hands shook from her normal anxiety, but stayed put as it landed by Wes.

"The demons didn't...see that tornado, did they?" Jade asked with worry. Her fingers tapped on her hidden dagger.

"Whether they did or didn't, they're coming," Tressa stated.

The dragons were still watching the giant dragon, even though he was only standing next to Wes.

((Wish I could think? ))

Cara (If that's the wrong name tell me, I think it is right.)-

Cara jumped on Crest's back as she heard the demons. They jumped up into the air,

"Follow the scent of the other dragons boy. I'd like to know what they were all doing here. IT is odd we are all here." She called to him, the other Fire dragon followed adn they streaked across the sky.



(((I'm gonna keep Pie in until he says he drops. If he says so, and I don't plan on dropping.)))

Wes faced everyone and said, "Everyone, meet Zephyrus the Wise."

Sweep, at least, had the decency to bow to the dragon. Trissa looked at her dragon. "Sweep, what are you doing?"

"Showing my respect," she said. "Zephyrus the Wise is like a king to all dragon kin!"

"You need not bow to this old dragon," Zephyrus said. "My days as one of the great four ended long ago. I'm afraid we must save the formal introductions for later, the enemy approaches from the north and the south."

"North and south?" Wes asked. "I thought the demons were only coming from the south."

"I caught the scent of the enemy from the north only moments before you called me," Zephyrus explained. "It does not smell like demon. Either my nose is beginning to fail me in old age or a dragon and its rider are heading in our direction."

(This is where TN's character comes in, and let's say this post happens right before Stella's last post.)

"The north and south?" Jade wasn't afraid to repeat. She looked to River again for the usual guidance.

"Don't worry," Wes said. "It'll only take more strategic planning."

River knew better than to start formal conversation with one of the Great Four when in the midst of danger. His head straight, he looked to Wes with his golden eyes. "There are dragon riders heading this direction," he said.

"Should we be worried about this?" Jade asked, her brow furrowed. Everyone looked to her and she flushed. "I mean, all t-the other d-dragon riders I met weren't...evil."

"Point taken," Wes said, "but we should be cautious anyhow."

"Fire dragons," River and Zephyrus said in unison. They looked to each other and, for the first time in Jade's life, she saw River's eyes dart away, as if embarrassed by intruding on the Great Dragon's job of lookout. She rubbed her friend's scales.

(Just to make things clear, what Zephyrus smelled was Pie and TN's characters.)

Cara & Crest

Crest spotted the others first. They landed and Cara looked at them all.

"Where are the demons?" She asked the closest one to her.





**Short, I know, sorry**