Chapter 4
Rocket followed behind Olanda, he was the oldest dragon to have escaped two days earlier and had decided to take charge. Fighter sat between Rockets wings watching the landscape change beneath them. They had been traveling for two days trying to put as much distance between themselves and humans as possible. Rocket turned her head to look at her other two companions she had helped free. Iris was still bitter but Nedrage was warming up to the small red dragon.
Suddenly Olanda slowed before pulling his wings to his side and diving down towards the ground his eyes narrowed. Curiously she tucked her wings to her side and followed slower since Fighter still had trouble holding on when she went to fast. Olanda stopped hovering just over the ground before landing with a soft thud. The land was empty there wasn't much around here except dirt, sand, and small trees sitting the area. Fighter released the vine like structure she had tied around Rockets neck to hold onto while flying as slid down to the ground. Rocket folded her wings back and a small blue shape leapt out of Fighters arm. Rocket smiles at Neptune who almost immediately crouched down and stalked foreword her eyes locked on something hidden in the tall grass. She heard two more thuds and turned her head to see Iris and Nedrage landing near Olanda. "We'll rest here tonight" he said gruffly before curling up and closing his eyes. Rocket huffed annoyed "we're losing daylight though" she argued. Olanda raised his head his eyes narrowing "we have tomorrow" he growled before laying his head back down and closing his eyes again. With a huff Rocket stormed away heading for a large group of trees to hunt.
She stopped as she heard soft footsteps behind her, she tuned her head to see Fighter coming towards her with Neptune following close behind. With a small smile Rocket turned around and continued to pad towards the forest pausing before she forces her way through the trees. Slowly she makes progress searching for any signs of prey. She pauses at a clearing just big enough for her to turn around in. "Where is everything" she wonders aloud. Suddenly she feels a small yanking on the vine around her neck and looks down to see Fighter standing there pulling on it pointing towards an open line in the trees. "What is it" she asks peering down the straight path, not a single plant grew there it was plain dirt. Fighter once more pointed at the path before slowly walking up to it. Rocket looks at Neptune who was curiously watching Fighter and looked about ready to follow her. With a sigh Rocky slowly starts to pad down the path Neptune running to catch up with Fighter. After a while Rocket stops her eyes narrowing on what lays before her. A high grey wall with a wooden door lay in front of her. She looks at Fighter who was staring at it in shock. She gives a low growl crouching down ready for attack but nothing happens, the human settlement is strangely quiet. After waiting a minute and nothing happens she pads over to Fighter and sniffs the air. The settlement was quiet and the scent of humans was stale almost lost, no human had been here in a while. Slowly she raises up on her hind feet and brings her front talons down on the wooden entrance. There is a small creak from the door signaling the What Rocket was doing was working. Surprised Rocket does it again and again until finally the entrance gives out and falls to the onwards towards the settlement.
Carefully Rocket enters searching the city for any sign of movement. Fighter pads up beside her reaching up for the vine before hauling herself up onto Rockets back. Neptune slowly made her way up Rockets tail before sitting herself beside Fighter looking around curiously. After a minute Rocket starts foreword curiosity getting the best of her. Her eyes land on the large grey building in the middle of the settlement it's large stone towers reaching for the sky evilly. She can't help but stop and stare at it she hears a small gasp from Fighter who almost immediately leaps off Rocket back and takes of sprinting towards it. Rocket follows confused and worried for her tiny friend. Fighter then stops before the large battle gate leading in to a small overgrown courtyard. After a moment Fighter walks towards a small stick poking out of the ground, she graves hold of it and pulls towards herself. There is a groan as the mettle gate starts to move upwards revealing the courtyard.
Fighter immediately raced towards the courtyard excitedly. Rocket follows curiously "what is this place" she asks as Fighter races towards the stone building in the middle of the courtyard. Finally she stops standing in the open entrance way looking around. Rocket stops beside her the entrance was barley large enough for her to stand up straight. Inside was a large room along the wall hung leaves with humans faces on them. One one side it looked like a scribble of the landscape, in front of them was straight path towards the back of the room where another entrance way lay waiting for them. Slowly Ro let and Fighter walk towards the new entrance. On the other side was a low ceiling leading in three direction, one left, one right, and one going straightFighter turns down the left one leading Rocket through the narrow passage. Fighter stops in front of the first entrance before walking inside. The entrance wasn't large enough for Rocket to get more than her head inside. The room had a large table in the middle along the walls where wooden planks contains bottles and gemstones. Fighter turns in a circle examining the room. She soon leaves the room heading down the hallway. Rocket continues to follow not liking how low the ceiling was. Soon Fighter reaches a slope heading up or down, Fighter starts to follow the slope downwards. There was slightly more room her for Rocket to follow but not much. After a Minuit of wandering in circles downward the reach a new hallway. The ceiling here was standing taller, Fighter and Rocket wander down the hall before stoping at a new cross section. Fighter looks around before wandering down the path going right. Once again they reach another slope going even further down. Fighter and Rocket soon reach the next floor looking around the see only one room. The door was made of iron obviously built to keep things out. Rocket lowered her head so Neptune could hop of her back before standing up straighter. Fighter grabs Neptune quickly and backs herself against the wall. Rocket then lowers her shoulder before charging foreword ramming into the door multiple times before it falls inward with a loud clang. Fighter slowly approaches looking around in wonder at the treasures inside. Inside was heaping piles of Gold and gems Rubys pokes out from the pile along with glittering emeralds. On the back wall sat a table on the table was a tablet with human weighting engraved on it beside it was two rings and a gold circlet.
Fighter approaches the table slowly picking up the table. After a moment she puts the tablet down and reaches towards the two rings one was larger than the other but both where large enough to go around Fighter wrist. Fighter slowly placed them in her bag before crouching beside the gold pile and rummaging through it intel she pulled out a small silver circlet similarity to the one on the table. She places the circlet on her head before hurting out towards Rocket. Rocket crouches down so Fighter can climb up onto her back. Fighter hauls herself up with Neptune in her arms.
After a couple of minutes they reach the courtyard. Rocket leaps into the air circling above the courtyard before flying towards where she had last seen Olanda. After flying for a minute Rocket stops her eyes widening at the seen below her. She stares at the forms below. In the field was five dragons, she recognized one dragon as Olanda she recognized Nedrage and Iris standing beside him snarling at the other two dragons. Rocket flys closer studying the two strange dragons. She freezes in shock her wings almost missed a beat. With a screech of joy she tucks her wings and dives towards them.
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