Kegan's mood turned more sour as the rider and rainbow dragon began to laugh at Na'ir. Sure, the plan probably wouldn't work out, but still, she was trying to help. The hybrid grumbled under his breath, not knowing what else he could possibly do. He kept close to the black dragon, wondering how long he (or her) would be out. The dragon's exposed belly was very soft, and warm. The boy relaxed himself a bit, knowing there wasn't going to be any physical confrontation for the time being...

OOC: Short...

Sarah sighed loudly and said, "Well, then, since you are going to go on this mission, who is to guard the dragon in the cave we find, that is if we find one. So, which direction do you say we go?" asked the woman with a slight smile at the overall insanity of the whole idea. Galbatorix has had a century to search with his soldiers, as well as magicians, it was doubtful that there was much of anything that he did not know about his city.

Arcus grunted and said, Fine, I will drag him, since it is unlikely that either of you could get him any distance, but after that, I am done. I warned all of you, but no one listened. said the multicolored dragon knowingly as he grabbed the tail of the dragon in his teeth and began to drag it.

Sarah sighed and say on Arcus' back, hopint to get all this done soon.

Arcus grunted and continued to pull. He asked, Is the cave very far, and Galbatorix himself may not see the tunnels, but it is doubtful that he has not had magicians place spells all around the room he has the eldunari in, as a matter of fact, I would nearly bet that is what he has done, and has guards all around the room it would be pointless to try to get them, it would mean your death.

Kegan ran along with the black dragon. It seemed so peaceful while it was sleeping, like a baby. He lightly brushed his hand against the dragon's belly. It was very soft, and Kegan thought it might make a nice pillow. "So... how long should it take us to get there?" He asked, fairly curious.

OOC: Short

I agree, that is why I said kill him and then it would no longer be our worry, he might even be able to shatter his eldunari from the inside and be at rest in the void. said the dragon as he pulled the black into one of the many tunnels. He walked out of the tunnel and to the one beside and caused it to fall in then walked to another and slammed his tail into the rock to cause it to break apart.

Na'ir snorted at Arcus, annoyed at his stubbornness. And I said I wouldn't allow the killing of one of our own kind if we had a choice. And we still do. I fully intend on saving this dragon from Galbatorix's cruel enslavement. Despite the dangers, she retorted with a haughtly sniff. She helped the colorful dragon cave in the rocks around the tunnel, and inspected their work. The wall between the outside and this dragon was fully secure; he wouldn't be getting out any time soon.

OOC: Ben, since you might want this dragon, would you rather he be held at the Tribe or in the Dragon Mountain (which is like the official place of Alagaesia's royal dragon family and some others)?

OOC: I really don't care which, whatever either of you feel like choosing

Sarah hopped off of Arcus' back and said, "I am going to stay here with Kegan, my magic and skils with archery would likely be of soem use to him while we are watching the dragon, Arcus, you are goign with Na'ir. I know you do not agree with this, but, she is not going to Uru'baen alone and that is final, I will hear no arguements from any of you." said the womn as she eyes the two dragons threateningly.

Arcus sighed, knowing it was useless to try to get out of doing what the woman said. He said to Na'ir, Which is the closest(sp), I am not one much fly long distance flying and it seems that I will not be getting out of this one, Sarah has made up her mind...

Sarah sat back as the young hybrid watched the dragon and asked, "You really like hom don't you?" she looked about the small clearing nestled in-between the rocks and the trees and sighed audibly. She said, "I hope you and Alna'ir are right, because if not, we will have to kill him and I would not like to see how you would react to that, especially since you are so attacked to him even though he tried to kill you and still will if he gets the chance."

Arcus grunted and leapt into the air after Alna'ir, his multicolored wings flashing in the light. When they were sufficiently far from Sarah, Kegan, and the dragon said, You have no idea just how forceful, as well as powerful she is. I don't know what it is with her, but she gets a temper about her sometimes that makes a lot of dragons look like dogs. said the dragon tensely.

"Sarah said, "Yea, sure you aren't. if you weren't attached to the dragon, then why do you keep looking in there and smiling, it is ok if you like it, and it would even be better if Na'ir and Arcus find its eldunairi, cause it will need a friend if it does end up caterpillar good." said the rideress as she picked upa small flower. She sniffed it lightly, then sat back and said, "I think I will take a little nap, let me know if you need something."

Arcus looked at Na'ir and said, I am not stubborn, I just know how most things happen. Most of the time, that is. said the multicolored dragon as he flapped his wings to keep up with Na'ir.

Na'ir rolled her eyes good-humoredly. Well fine then. But you only think you know what will happen. Everything'll work out, you'll see, she replied with a smile. She turned back and continued, the wind rushing past her in swift, cool gusts. Soon the Beors would come into view in the distance, and they would be even closer. Na'ir was excited to arrive at the Dragon Mountain. She had never been to it before, and couldn't wait to meet the dragons there. Obviously, she couldn't simply wander around and waste time chatting; they'd have to leave quickly; but she could still talk a little.

OOC: Maybe we should time-skip to the end of the day, when Na'ir and Arcus arrive? Otherwise it's just flying for several posts.

When the mud balls began to hit her, Sarah angrilyy sat up and said, "Stop! I mean it now ... STOP!" and casted a small spell to clean the mud off of her and to stop the mud balls, she sat there, looking at the hybrid, then smiled mischeviously. She casted a small spell and the mud balls began to explode, sending mud flying all over the area. She fell on her side, laughing hysterically, she smiled at the hybrid and said, "That is what you get."

Arcus flew alongside the dragoness in silence, they flew for hours, but finally came to the edge of the Beors, he looked at the large mountain in the distance and asked, Is that it?

OOC: Yea, I will time skip, but I don't really know anything about the dragon mountain, so, you will have to do the details.

OOC: Certainly. It's not very hard to imagine, though, just some hallways and then a throne and council room eventually.

IC: The day passed rather quickly, as it always did when Na'ir was flying. The distant smudge slowly grew larger and more defined, and soon the clear, distinct shapes of the mountains were easy to make out. By the time the sun began to sink, they had almost reached the mountains themselves. Further into the chain a large peak could be made out amongst the rest, and Na'ir even thought she caught faint glitterings now and then, as if dragons were flying and the last of the light had caught on their scales.

Yes. We are almost there. I've never been to the Dragon Mountain before, but they'll know who I am, she replied with a smile. The rocky, snowcapped ridges flew below them, and Na'ir couldn't help but twirl and spin a little in flight in her delight. The scale of this place, and the clean, cold, fresh air; it was enough to make anyone feel more free than they ever had before.

Soon the glittering shapes were marked by the distinctions of dragons. Na'ir drew forward until a small group of professional-looking dragons soared in front of them. I am Alna'ir, daughter of Phalynx and Aeraldi, and I have business within, she said politely, her green eyes glittering. The dragons nodded. Then you and your friends are welcome. Please state your business to those in charge inside, the leader of the group said. Na'ir had felt a brief brush of his mind as he assessed the truth of her words, just as a precaution, and then the group swept themselves aside. The blue dragoness angled down towards a hidden opening behind some rocks.

Sarah laughed aloud as Kegan 'threatened' her. Later, after Kegan fell asleep, Sarah casted spells on the hole in the rocks for the dragon to breathe through. The spells were there to stop fire, as well as him escaping through there, though she knew that the effort would drain her, she used the energies of the trees, as a matter of fact, somewhere around seventy trees to do it so that it would not kill any of the large pines in the area. She smiled happily, then herself fell into a deep sleep.

Arcus looked about him at the other dragons. He warily stepped into the fortress, he looked about at the small dragons flyign too and fro carrying messages and such. He said to Na'ir, Do you think they will really help us, I mean, they have no way to know we are being truthful? asked the dragon, then when he thought about it said, They will not be searching my mind, they don's have that right, they are not going to find out about Sarah unless it has to happen. said the dragon.

Arcus looked at the iron gray dragon and bowed his head slightly. He listened in silence as everything was done and waited for everything to be finished. He said, I would have a full team of fighters, the black dragon is tough, and he is pretty unpredictable. I said we should kill him, but Kegan and Alna'ir were against that, I am hopign that I will be wrong, but I do not think he will change...

OOC: Pass. Not much for Kegan to do at this moment.

Arcus looked at the older dragon and said, She has some ability that she says can help us get in without Galbatorix noticing, and I am coming along because someone asked me to and I will be the muscle for the job. said the multicolored dragon to the older iron-gray. He walked out of the room and asked Alna'ir, Are we leading them to Kegan and Sarah, or going straight to Uru'baen.

Sarah woke up, and it was the middle of the night. She peered into the crevis that allowed the dragon to breathe fresh air and saw that it was awake. The dragon was also very angry. She looked inside until it blew a powerful blast of fire at her, luckily her spells worked and stopped the dragon's fire.

Kegan jumped up as a wave of heat passed over him. "Woah... let's just take it easy now folks... Kegan is on the case..." He said, still half asleep. A roar came from the cave, and some scratching noises. Kegan almost did not notice it, since he was about to just fall over, sleeping. That is exactly what he did, and he hit the ground with a thump.

OOC: Short...

Sarah looked at the suprised Kegan and said, "I told you he was still dangerous, luckily I had enough sense to cast a spell to keep him from burning us while we are not paying attention. Spell or no spell, I would be much mor ecomfortable if you were to come over here, and away from it, the dragon seems to be very much alive and well, and as good as that may seem, it makes our job all that much harder." said the rideress as she backed aarily away from the hole and casted even more spells.

Arcus snorted and grinned both at Alan'ir's comment about him not being the muscle, he laughed out loud and said, Ok, ok, I was just joking, also, you are going to have to lead the way there, I don't exactly know... laughed the dragon.

Sarah looked at Kegan with a humorious smile on her face. She said, "I bet you are." and fell into a fit of laughter all her own.

Arcus looked at Na'ir and said, Well, I can't fly as fast as you, so I doubt I can fly as far, so stop wherever you think would be best, I don't really know, we try to avoid most of the Empire and are usually with the Varden, so wherever you want, but I want to hury and get back to Sarah as soon as possible. I know she is scrappy, but I don't like her and Kegan being all alone with that dragon. said the dragon uneasily.

Kegan's laughter soon ended. He was becoming much more comfortable with his new friend, and the black dragon seemed to have cooled down quite a bit, and just glared out at the two.

OOC: Sorry, but no much to say right now.

Sarah looked at the dragon and asked Kegan, "Why do you like it?" then looked back to Kegan to wait for an answer. She heard an eery howl in the distance and shivvered as the sun dissappeared behind the trees to the west. A slightly cold breeze blew past the rideress, causing a chill to go up her spine. She moved back, closer to the mountain which was sure to still be at least slightly warm.

Arcus nodded to Alna'ir and flew after her. His multicolored wings caught the last rays of sunlight as the sun sank beneath the horizon to the West. He sighed audibly and said to Alna'ir, Do you think that Sarah and Kegan are alright with that dragon?

Sarah rolled her eyes at Kegan and came over to the fire. She put her hands close enough to it to keep them nice and warm, but not close enough to burn them. Then she asked, "So, Kegan, when is your birthday? I know it is kind of nosy of me to ask, but I am kind of bored and a conversation would be nice other than the silence and the occasional growl of the dragon." said the rideress with an uneasy smile on her face as another, louder howl came from behind them.

Sarah shivvered once more when Kegan began to ask about what was around them. She said, "I don't know, but, I do know this, I am not staying right here, this has to be a beacon to the animals around here." said the rideress, indicating the fire. Sarah quietly slipped away from the fire and went straight toward the large evergreen trees. She did not know exactly what the things that were howling were, but she knew that being in a tree had to be better than on the ground with whatever "it" was.

Arcus sighed with relief when the place where they would rest for the night came into view. He said, Anothers day flight eh? Where will we stay when we get there, Galbatorix' soldiers will more than likely be on watch, what, with the war and such. said the multicolored dragon as he landed in the small clearing and promptly curled up. He asked, [i]Do you want me to stay up and watch?

Sarah sighed with annoyance at Kegan's stubbornness, and from her vantage point, halfway up the tree, casted a spell. The spell allowed her to see the same way that dragons, and birds did. She looked about the clearing and saw thet their small camp was surrounded literally by dozens of shrrg. The giant wolves never came into the firelight, but lurked in the shadows, waiting for the chance to attack, or get food. She said to Kegan, "Umm, you mught want to come up here, there are shrrg all around us, and the fire won't scare them for long, I don't think they can climb, so you should be safe up here, but I would not wait long about coming up here." said the rideress as she nocked an arrow to her bow and drew back, ready to shoot the first wolf to come toward Kegan.

Arcus looked oddly at Alna'ir and asked, I thought we were going straight to Uru'baen, getting, or trying to get the eldunari then getting back to Kegan and Sarah, what did you have in mind? said the dragon who was now fully awake and very curious about the new events.

Sarah immediately began to shoot arrow after arrow at the shrrg that were persuing Kegan. She killed the first one, then the second. Once Kegan was close enough to grab, she held out her hadn and yelled, "Grab my hand, I will help pull you up!" screamed the woman as she began to go even higher up the tree to get away from the shrrg that were leaping into the air to get at them. When she got high enough to be safe, she saw that they had made a mistake, they were in the worst tree possible! It was too far away from the others to jump and the shrrg were now circling the tree, waiting for one of them to fall...

Arcus looked at Alna'ir with suprise. He said, So, we will ge all the way under Uru'baen until we get to the castle? What about the magicians as well as Galbatorix himself? They will be sure to be searching for anything unusual, and that includes minds, they are likely to find us down there, and I don't know about you, but I would not be of much use in a tunnel, I need room to manuver.

Sarah smiled, glad to have Kegan's ingenuity on her side. She was also glad that her arrows were made from ironwood, they would not burn much at all, and were as hard as iron, but they were lighter than iron-tipped arrows. She quickly ran out of arrows, and had to cast a spell that would draw the arrows out of the wolves and bring them back to her quivver. She rested against the tre trunk and sighed tiredly. She looked at Kegan and said, "Lets rest some, they only want something to eat, it is the nature of things." said tehe rideress as she watched the injured and dying creatures drag themselves into the forest.

Arcus smiled and said, Ok, I know I seem overly cautious, but the fact is, I have to get back to Sarah, one way or another. said the dragon as he shifted his weight and caused some rocks to cascade down the steep slope. He moved until he was cofortable and said, Ok, I will wake you when the night is half over.

"Agreed." Said the boy. He laid back in the tree he was in, trying not to look down. He hoped the creatures would leave soon, he really hoped they left soon, for the life of everyone in that general area. He sat his pack down on a large and empty branch, shuffling through its contents. Some clothes, some water, a tiny big of ale... He was hoping something to eat would be in there. He sighed and closed the pack, disappointed.

OOC: Aren't dragons supposed to show up pretty soon, to escort the black dragon away?

OOC: Sometime the next morning, I believe they will show up.

IC: Na'ir smiled. I know you're only trying to be careful. Just try and have more faith. We'll get this mission completed and you'll be back with Sarah very soon, my friend, she said with a decisive nod. She glanced at the dark sky overhead, riddled with stars. Yes, you do that. Goodnight, Arcus, she said when he spoke. Na'ir glanced around for a good place to sleep. She wandered over to the stand of pines and curled up a little outside of them. Her form was hidden in their shadow, yet she was still out under the beautiful night sky. The stars were always riveting, no matter where one was. In the mountains, forest, plains, or ocean, they still shone with the same silver glow. Na'ir rested her head on her foreclaws to sleep.

Sarah rested her head on the tree and waited for morning, not long after, she fell into a deep sleep. The next morning, she woke up early. The shrrg were asleep beneath them and the sun was not even up yet. She looked over at Kegan and whispered, "Lets get out of this tree."

Arcus woke Alna'ir just as he was suppost to and fell deep into sleep. The next morning, he woke and walked over to Alna'ir and said, Ok, where to now? I am ready to get this trip done with, I have other things to do. said the dragon sarcastically.

Sarah looked at Kegan oddly when he went and sat back in the middle of their camp with the wolves only a few hundred yards away. She said into his mind so the shrrg would not hear, The dragon will be ok, I don't know of a wolf, or even a pack of wolves that can even almost take a dragon, get over here! If they rush you, they will likely kill you, get what you need and meet me on the mountain, I am some hundred feet above you, I hear wingbeats and they must be the dragons Alna'ir and Arcus sent.

Arcus grinned at Alna'ir and said, Yes, it should be oodles of fun, lets get going. said the dragon as he leapt into the air. He flew a few minutes, then hsi stomach growled loudly. He got an embarrassed look on his face and quickly located some mountain goats. He flew over to them, killed a few and ate them. He showed Alna'ir the location mentally and waited on her.

Sarah walked to the top of the small mountain to meet the dragons. She smiled as five large males and female dragons landed. They were all big, and had many scars which gave them a fearsome look. Sarah gave them a happy smile and asked, Are you the dragons who were sent here by Alna'ir and Arcus? Once the dragons answered, she said, Good, then let me show you to where the dragon is. She lead them down the mountain and walked to the cave. The dragons all growled and began to enter the cave. Sarah moved back to avoid any harm that may come.

Arcus smiled as Alna'ir soared past. He leapt into the air and flew after her. He was pleased with himself, he had found some food for them both and he was full, two things that mattered to him. He flew after her for a while and caught up after a few minutres. He asked, So, will the hidden entrance be to the North or South of Uru'baen?

Sarah watched as Kegan walked into the clearing yellign something about talking into minds and said, "Hold on one minute, and stay back, thery are moving the rocks to get the dragon out, and then comes the dangerous part." said the woman as she heard a huge roar and saw the black dragon nearly break free of the other dragons, but luckily the others were large enough to tackle it to teh ground and subdue it. Then Sarah said, "I just project my thoughts into your head, it is useful to talk to others when you need quiet. Also, just use your mind and think what you want to say." said Sarah as she casted the spell needed to hold the dragon still while they flew. She used the energy of the guard dragons to do it, so that it would not take as much energy from the forest.

Arcus growled happily and began to fly higher, just above the clouds to avoid being seen and then angled himself to fly in a northeastern direction. It took him about twenty-five minutes to get there, but he arrived at the right place. He looked at Alna'ir and asked, Do you want me to go first, since I am slightly larger and more likely to survive an attack?

Kegan listened intently, and watched the cave with almost the same curiosity. "But... How do I enter someone's mind myself?" He asked. He was also thinking about if it was a fighting style. That would be strange, fighting with your mind. He continued to watch the dragons pin down the black with interest..

OOC: Sorry, short...

Sarah said, "You simply look with your mind, find another person's, or thing's consciousness, or the shiny thing, then probe it by extending your own mind, when we have more time, I wil teach you how to do it, but for now we need to go with these dragons." said the rideress as she jumped on the back of an iron gray dragon and began to fly. She said, "You better hurry, the dragons won't wait on you and the shrrg are sure to still be near." said the rideress as she laughed loudly.

Arcus looked at Alna'ir and said, Fine, but when we get closer to Uru'baen, I will lead the way. said the dragon as he walked into the tunnel and left the light behind, soon after, they were in complete darkness.

OOC: Pass with Sarah.

IC:
Arcus grunted a 'thankyou' to Alna'ir when she created a small light with her scales. He walked behind her in complete silence. He walked after her and observed how the light given off by Alna'ir bounced off of his multicolored scales and created a small rainbow around them as they walked. He asked, How far until we switch places, because I will need you to put out you light there, mainly because your light will bounce off of my scales and likely alert the soldiers, or magicians, or even citizens of Uru'baen to our presence.

Kegan felt excited to be in the air, yet he was terrified as well. He couldn't figure out how Sarah could control herself when she was riding Arcus all the time.

OOC: Pass..

Sarah looked back at Kegan and could not supress her small laugh. The hybrid was clinging onto teh dragon with all his strength. She said, "Don't hold on so tightly, because if the dragon has to flex, you will fall off, instead grip with your legs and knees, use your hands to hold onto the spike in front of you!" yelled the rideress to the hybrid, trying to help him to get better at his dragonriding. Then she yelled again, "Don't be so stiff, moved fluidly like the dragon, don't fight the dragon, you will only lose, just move as it does, if it swerves left, you do the same, and such!" yelled the woman.

Arcus continued to walk after Alna'ir. The caves were now darker than ever he had seen, but the light that came off off Alna'ir was enough to see by. He heard something move in the deep and asked, Have you ever heard stories of creatures living down in these caves, I mean, like dragons, or maybe monsters?

Sarah smiled as Kegan finally got the hang of dragon riding. She knew that one day it could likely save his life. They flew for hours until they finally landed in a small, secluded crater in the middle of one large mountain. Sarah sighed as she hopped off of the dragon she had been riding and coughed when the ash and soot stirred as she hit the ground. She stretched and yawned audibly and asked, "How far to the palce where he will be held?" the dragons answered her, saying it was only a day or so until they got there. She smiled and said, "Only about two days left Kegan."

Arcus, on the other hand was doing anything but smiling. He was stil far from the surface, in a dark palce full of ancient dangers, and his only help was a female dragon, albeit a powerful one with powers of sight, as well as light, but he was not so sure that they could handle themselves against those ancient creatures whose' only refuge was that far beneath the earth. He asked once more, Are we almost there?

Na'ir shrugged at Arcus. About an hour and then we'll start our ascent. So about two hours before we're in position to make our strike, she replied, her voice not betraying her nervousness. This place itself was enough to make any dragon nervous, or at least very alert for danger. The task ahead was starting to get to her as well. Na'ir had never been very close to Uru'baen, even though she knew what it looked like. She had never faced a horde of Empire soldiers or gotten past dozens of magical barriers or stolen anything as important as an Eldunari. Though she didn't doubt herself, she was still anxious about getting hurt or worse, having something bad happen to Arcus. She was the one who had insisted they take this riskier route rather than kill the dragon, so it would be her fault if anything happened to him.

OOC: Up to you if you want some critter to attack them yet, or just want a quiet trip. lol

OOC: Do you know me at all, lol?

IC:
Sarah slept soundly despite the soot and ash that night. The crater was warm from the magma deep beneath the surface, and the height of the volcano caused the stars to be perfectly visible in the night sky. The next morning, however, she was rudely woken. The black dragon, it seemed had managed to attack one of the other dragons that morning, and both of them were injured and bleeding. The dragon that had been attacked had recieved the worst of it, however the black still had some broken bones, as well as was bleeding. Sarah walked out over to Kegan and said, "Time to get up, and you better hurry, the dragons are pretty mad at the black one and are not going to put up with things for much longer." said the rideress as she packed her belongings and walked toward the dragon she would ride.

Arcus nodded to Na'ir and settled down to rest for a short while. He was tired, and knew that he had to be at the "top of his game" when they came out of the tunnel and went for th eldunari. He, despite the eerieness of the tunnel was soon sleeping soundly in the tunnel. His deep grunting snores soon echoed throughout the tunnel, into the dark depths of the abyss they went, and in there, they woke something. The beast was small, however, it was nimble, fast, and stronger than any urgal, or human put together. It had larg ehands and feet, as well as huge claws, out of which oozed a poisonious liquid. It crawled silently through the catacombs toward the sound, the sound of meat...

OOC: Sorry for the wait.

IC: Kegan drowsily got up. His jaw nearly dropped to the ground as he saw the bloody mess. He nodded blankly as Sarah suggested that he hurried up. He gathered his things up and crammed them into his pack as quickly as possible. The hybrid quickly ran over to one of the dragons and asked as politely as possible if he could ride. With the dragon's consent, the boy climbed onto it's back. He waited in silence until the dragons took off.

OOC: And that's why I put the smiley with the shades, voenth. Because I do know you to some degree. lol

IC: Na'ir layed herself down near the edge of the tunnel, recognizing that they would need all their strength for later. Even though she tried not to sleep, her eyes eventually closed as she dozed off. The complete silence and blackness of the depths down here was soothing, in a strange way. It made her feel at peace. However, that was until she heard a small scritching sound in her light sleep.

Her head bolted up, green eyes shot wide and gazing around. Before she could turn to look behind her, a small shape launched itself out of the blackness. Long fingers gripped like spiderwebs around her neck, latching for a hold. Na'ir bolted upright and bucked, her scales suddenly flooding the tunnel with blue-silver light and her jaws emitting a roar of fear.

OOC: Ben, I have a very...eventful idea, how about the black dragon escaping, carrying Kegan off to Uru'baen, and Sarah following on foot after them, where they all meet up, and rescue the dragon's eldunari right before the black dragon adn Galbatorix stops them?

OOC: That's a cool idea, voenth. Just one question: what would get the guard dragons to be distracted or leave? The black dragon can't fly right now.

OOC: I wouldn't mind. It's just that, like Draco said, there are little things like why the guard dragons would pursue that make it hard to do.

OOC: Not sure yet, but I will come up with something, how about the black dragon (whatever his/her name will be) escape, capture Kegan and run off from the dragon fortress, then Sarah see it and follow? While the other dragons mill about in confusion as one of the leaders is killed in the escape?

IC:
The rest of that day, there was an uneasiness between the dragons and the black dragon, however most all of it dissappeared when the dragons came within sighe of the dragon mountain. They were welcomed royally, and there were literally dozens of dragons all over the mountain. The sighe made Sarah sile warmly. When she had jumped off of the dragon she had been riding, she was confronted by an elderly gray dragon who said, Are you Sarah, the rideress of the dragon Arcus? asked the dragon, to whom Sarah responded saying, "Yes, that is me. This elf and human hybrid is Kegan, a close friend of mine. We would appreciate a place to sleep, some food, and we would really like for you to take care of the black dragon, like lock it up somewhere that it cannot get to either myself, or my friend." asked Sarah who smiled sweetly to the dragon.

Arcus was wokem up by a terrifying roar. It suprised him so much, that he rose to his feet and hit his head on the celing of the tunnel, causing a large knot to form on the top of his head. He looked about, but the bright light form Alna'ir's scales blinded him. He roared in fright and began to grope about, looking for Alna'ir, and moreso for what it was that was causing her to roar in such a way. He said, What is going on?! roared the dragon as he attempted to find out what he was fighting.

OOC: Hey, I have an idea for you guys. If you want, I can take the role of Dark Talon (my trusty new NPC) and we can have some flying shadow beasts attack the mountain. (Just a few, though.) While they're distracted, though, the black dragon can attack the leader of the guard group (maybe killing him) and escape with Kegan. That work?

IC: Na'ir had to force herself to dim her scales as Arcus cried out, for she knew she'd blind him if she kept it up. With one powerful thrash of her neck and shoulders, the creature was flung off her neck and into the cave wall. It disappeared into the darkness almost immediately, and Na'ir's eyes darted around wildly, trying to find it again. Something attacked me! It has really long fingers and claws, and it was trying to latch onto my neck! she exclaimed, moving closer to Arcus and keeping her eyes trained on the dark passages. She could see down them, but nothing was moving, and it unnerved her. The creature had seemed to disappear into thin air. It's still down here, she whispered, crouching and keeping her muscles tensed.

OOC: Draco! You took my turn! You bad, bad person! (jk jk) Sorry for not responding earlier.

Kegan could feel the tension in the air all day between the dragons. Everyone was on edge, as if they were about to snap. Strangely more, they all seemed to be comforted when a mountain came into view. Some time later, the boy was able to see that the mountain was crawling with dragons. Must be some kind of Dragon headquarters or something, He thought.

As they finally landed on the mountain, Kegan jumped off of the dragon he was riding. The hybrid was feeling incredibly small with all of the dragons around. He couldn't help but be as close to the black dragon as the guard dragons would permit. They were most likely the only two there that weren't feeling comfortable, and Kegan strangely found comfort in the black's presence.

OOC: Should I go now, or will you go, draco?

OOC: Ah! See, this is what happens when I'm in too many rps. Go ahead, voenth.

OOC: It is gonna be up to you how and when the black dragon escapes & kidnaps Kegan, Ben.

IC:
Arcus blinked when Na'ir dimmed her light and looked about, still slightly dazed by the blindingly bright light, as well as the knock he took to the head by his swift rising form the ground. He looked about and asked, Ok, which way did it go, I will try to go and find that thing, and hopefully kill it. said the dragon as he clumsily staggered through the tunnel back toward the place where Na'ir had talked about a bottomless abyss.

OOC: I suppose I could do that now.

IC: Kegan shifted slightly on one of his feet. A feeling of uneasy quiet seemed to spread across the mountain. He was about to ask why, when his question was answered. He looked up to the sky. It had turned a pitch black. Upon closer inspection, Kegan realized that it was a bunch of black beasts.

A terrible shriek pierced the air. The beasts swooped down, attacking the dragons. The dragons were at a disadvantage. Several pained roars erupted from their throats. Kegan began trembling, and tried to keep himself concealed. If they didn't see him, maybe he could survive?

OOC: How about that? I could edit it if you like.

OOC: Okay, back in the right order. Heheh. And it looks like you guys have that event covered. lol

IC: Na'ir shook her head, forcing herself to calm down. The shock of being woken in such a manner made her feel a little shaky, but she took a few deep breaths and regained her focus. Sorry about blinding you. It went down that way, and I saw it turn right up there. One of the really deep-leading rooms is down that hallway, she replied, slinking up toward the tunnel she had last seen the creature scurry down. She paused just before its entrance, staring down it. She could see the entire tunnel, and knew the beast wasn't anywhere nearby. However, the deep, endless pit beyond was hard to make out with all the rock in the way. It was probably hiding somewhere in there. There might be more, too. It's not anywhere I can see, she added, her eyes narrowed.

Sarah heard the roars, as well as the screeches of pain and battle. She imediately ran to the closet in her room and pulled out her dagger, as well as her bow. She opened the window to her room and began to shoot at the beasts with her iron-wood arrows, however, they had no effect. She cursed and brought her arrows back to her with her magic, then re-formulated her plan. She casted a small spell upon her arrows and sent them wizzing down upon the evil monsters, and they did not even have much of an affect, however it was the best she could do.

Arcus nodded to Na'ir and walked quietly toward the entrance of the abyss. He looked at her again and snorted quietly. He had to go down there and at least see what that "thing" was, especially since, it mught be in league wiht Galbatorix and it would be their deaths if that thing got back to him and alerted Galbatorix to their position.

Sarah continued to shoot arroows inot the ranks of the dark beasts, mainly wounding them enough for the warlike dragons to take care of, but every now and again killing one with a particularly good shot. She continued this process until it seemed that finally they would win. She left the major part of the battle to look for Kegan and left it up to the dragons themselves to defend their home. She searched and searched, however all she could find were some of the posessions of her little friend. She continued her search into the surrounding forests, thinking that maybe that he had hidden in the forest when the attack had begun. However, what she did see was very frightening. She saw large, deep tracks, tracks only made by dragons. Then she ran to the cell that the black dragon was being held in and saw that the guards were dead and that the cell was open. She screamed with rage and ran into the forest, she was hunting the dragon...

Arcus crept further into the darkness. The coldness of the abyss sent chills up and down his spine, however he could not look like a coward in front of Na'ir. He went further in. He could not see it, but he did hear the echos of the monster breathing, as well as the cackling laughter of it deeper in the tunnel. It was hard to tell where exactly the sounds were coming from because of how it echoed across the tunnel, then it stoped making sounds. The cave became deathly quiet, and Arcus became nervous.