Chapter Two

A huge set of doors opens as the dragon leads the squires into dragon academy. A wave of heat hits them from a large fire, warming them up.

Logan: “Oh yeah, that’s the stuff.”

Jake: "My face is covered in ash!"

Alex: "Get over it crybaby."

Bubble: "Yeah, don't worry. That's not even the worst of it."

Jake stares at all the dragons in horror, whereas Percy stares in awe and wonder.

Dragon: “I see those stupid humans have brought more of their kind to death.”

Jake: “When you say death, do you mean certain death?”

The dragon doesn’t answer.

Logan: “Lighten up, ya big crybaby.”

Another dragon lands with a thud. Their scales are a pearl like color and very shiny, it’s as if they were created by an angel.

Glossy Dragon: “I HAVE ARRIVED!” *looks at the squires with a huge smile* “Welcome young knights! Oh, it is such an amazing pleas–”

The dragon’s eyes look to a corner where a black dragon sat, and she growled deeply. There was a scar across the dragon’s snout. His eyes seemed to look like a horrific abyss having only one color in his eyes which were his blood-red pupils. Sheesh. Imagine seeing that guy in your dreams.

Glossy Dragon: “Scourge!”

Scourge: “I’m not in the mood today, Pearl. Now if you would please, I'm trying to enjoy my lunch.” -eats his fish like a royal-

Pearl: *growls then blows smoke through her nostrils*

Jake: “Really?”

Scourge suddenly lounges at Pearl and the two begin to fight, and roll around on the floor. A dragon with blue scales and lime-green eyes came in.

Dragon: “WEL-...really guys?”

Pearl and Scourge continue wrestling. The blue dragon looked the squires dead in the eyes, suddenly looking very tired.

Dragon: “Expect a lot of this. PEARL! SCOURGE! STAP!”

Amber: “Face it Sparky, you know those fight’s are never going to stop.”

Sparky: “Ugh.”

Wolfe’s eyes turn white, and he gasps.

Wolfe: “INFERNUS IS COMING!”

Another dragon lands. She was orange and furry.

Jake: “I’m guessing by her name, that she’s heavily fire-based.”

Bubble: “That’s not Infernus. And besides, Infernus is A male dragon.”

Alex: "You coulda just said 'He's A guy'."

A few seconds later, an enormous dragon landed next to the green, feathery dragon. The titan-sized dragon seemed to look like they were born out of fire itself.

Infernus: “Pearl, Scourge, what have you been told?”

Bubble: “Now THAT’S Infernus.”

Pearl: “He started it!”

Scourge: “DID NOT!”

Pearl: “Yuh-huh.”

Infernus: -growls-

Pearl: “Sorry, sir.”

Infernus: -turns to the squires- “Well, welcome to dragon academy…I guess.”

Alex: “Not really the best first impression.”

Logan: “Nope.”

Infernus: “Follow me, and I’ll give you the tour.”

The squires follow Infernus. They hear Pearl and Scourge begin fighting again in the background. Infernus shows them a hall of doors.

Infernus: “This is the hall of dorms, where our students stay.”

Luca: “But what about us?”

Infernus: “You’ll be sleeping elsewhere. For safety purposes."

Jake: -quietly mocks Infernus- "Safety purposes."

Koda: -punches Jake's shoulder-

Infernus: "Follow me.”

They pass through an area with large stacks of boulders and carefully designed targets, which Infernus explained was the training area. Next, they passed through another hall, which Infernus explained were regular classrooms.

When they got to their dorms, Infernus left.

Koda: “Where’d he go?”

Jake: “Beats me.”

Dragon with a bucket on its head: “I’ve come to cure your existence!”

Logan: *Bursts out laughing.*

Koda: “...What’s with the bucket?”

Dragon: “It protects me from all physical harm!”

Luca: “That’s…not how it works.”

Dragon: “I’ll show you!” -proceeds to constantly bang his head against the wall-

Alex: “That explains why he’s so stupid…”

Koda: “I guess.”

Dragon: “I’m not stupid! I’m smart! I’m VERY smart!”

Koda: “Suure. What’s 3 times 2?”

Dragon: “I don’t know.”

Logan: “It’s a simple math equation, so simple even Leo was able to solve it.”

Dragon: “...who’s Leo?”

Koda: “He was an idiot.”

There was a fire blast out of nowhere. The squires turned and there was what seemed to be an enormous furry serpent with two arms and a thin blindfold to cover her eyes. Oh hey,

Koda: “IT’S YOU AGAIN!”

Serpent: -rolls her eyes- “Yes, yes, it’s me again. Hello.”

Percy: -waves-

Serpent: “Hey, Swampy.”

Swampy: “Yes Medusa?”

Medusa: “Infernus requires your presence.”

Swampy: “Okay….What does that mean?”

Medusa: “IT MEANS HE WANTS TO SEE YOU BUCKETHEAD!”

Swampy: “Oh, ok.”

Medusa: “You all must be tired and hungry. Which one of you has a good memory?”

Koda, Percy, Jake, Alex and Logan all look at Luca.

Luca: “What?”

Medusa: “I need you to go to Flora’s garden and ask Flora for some fruits. But be nice. She’s very shy.”

Luca: -sigh-

Medusa: “Follow me. I’ll lead you there.”

Medusa led Luca down to a lit up hall that was covered in vines, roses, tulips, and so many colorful flowers.

Luca: “This Flora sounds very nice. And I like this garden, too.”

Medusa slithers away. 

Luca: “Wait, where are you goi–” -sigh- “Nevermind.”

Luca continues walking through the decorated halls into a beautiful garden full of trees, plants, and animals.

Luca: “Hello? Flora? Are you here?”

There was very little sound. But enough sound that it wasn’t dead silence. The garden was like a perfect forest, a knight would have thought that he would find a princess.

Luca: “Wow.” :O 

The trees begin to move. 

Luca: “H-hello?”

A pair of eyes peer back at him from behind a tree.

Flora: *nervously* “Hi.”

Luca: “Uh, I was told to see you about food?" -slowly walks closer to the large figure hidden in the trees- "My friends and I are pretty hungry.”

There was another dragon. It was green and fuzzy. It had eight legs and four wings. Its eyes were like Scourge's; but instead, the pupils were glowing a golden yellow. 

Flora: -murmurs- "There’s a small garden over there.”

Flora’s eyes flick towards a small garden.

Luca: “Oh. Thank you.”

Flora: “I like you. I hope you survive.”

Luca: “Thanks…I guess.”

Luca collects varied fruits and vegetables, pondering on what Flora had said. He then walks back down the halls to the others, sharing what he picked out from Flora's garden.

Logan: "So Luca,"

Luca: "Yeah?"

Logan: ''What did the garden look like?"

Luca: “...Small. Nice.”

Logan: “How was this ‘Flora’?”

Luca: “She’s nice, I guess. She let me take some food.”

Alex: “She does sound nice. Among all the crazy we’ve already seen, having a dragon like that around is kinda nice.”

Logan: “Yeah, but that Swampy dude has grade-A comedy skills.”

Koda: "That's only because he's stupid."

Luca: "And he has a bucket on his head."

Alex: “True.”

Infernus comes walking towards them.

Infernus: "Your survival starts tonight. I suggest getting some rest."

Jake: (Sarcastically) “Yay!”

Alex: "So do we have to share dorms? Or--"

Infernus: "You will sleep alone."

Jake: "Well *bleep*"

Alex: “These are going to be a long few months.”

A few hours later…Alex wakes up to the sound of clattering and scratching on the walls.. He grabs a torch, and looks out into the hallway.

Alex: “Hello?” (the hall echos)

Jake: -opens his door- “Alex? Why are you awake?”

Alex: “I heard something. You?”

Jake: -sarcastically- “Well I dunno, maybe it’s because I have to worry about a *BLEEP*ING DRAGON TRYING TO KILL ME!”

Koda: -opens his door- “Shhh.”

Alex: “Yeah dude, not so loud, or it’s not just the dragons that you have to worry about killing you.”

Logan opens his door. He looks at the others and waves as he leaves his dorm.

Koda: -whispers loudly- “WHERE ARE YOU GOING?”

Logan: "I'm going to explore."

Koda: "Are you an idiot? Wait, lemme rephrase that, you're an idiot!"

Logan: “Come on, it can’t be that bad.”

Jake: “Infernus told us that we need to stay inside our dorms at all times during the night.”

Logan: “Scaredy cat.”

Jake: “I’m not a scaredy cat. I’m obedient.”

Alex: “So you’re a suck-up.”

Swampy: “I have a few spare buckets if anyone needs one.”

All: -scream-

Luca: -opens his door tiredly- “Why is everyone screaming?”

Swampy: “I was just trying to offer a spare bucket. It provides protection!”

Luca: “...right.”

Swampy: “But it does!”

Jake: “I’d rather use the door.”

Swampy: “You don’t know what you’re missing out on!”

Luca: “Hey, where’s Logan?”

Alex: -looks around then sighs- “Son of a *bleep*...”

Luca: “Soo…”

Koda: “Should we go after him?”

Alex: “Eh. I say let him suffer the consequences.”

Luca: -rolls his eyes- 

Luca runs out of his room and down the hallway.

Alex: -whispers loudly- “LUCA! YOU *BLEEP*IN IDIOT GET BACK HERE!”

Luca: “I’m going after Logan!”

Jake: -whispers loudly- “YOU’RE GOING TO *BLEEP*ING DIE!”

Flora: “No he won’t.” 

Squires: -scream-

Flora: “I’ll protect him.”

Alex: “Who are you?”

Flora: “I’m Flora. I met him in my garden.”

Percy: -opens his door- “Why is everyone awake?”

Alex: “Why are you awake?”

Percy: “I’m doing a therapy session with Bubble.”

Koda: “Since when do you need therapy?”

Percy: “I don’t. But Bubble does!”

Alex: “Wha…?”

Percy: “Anyhow, good luck with Logan and Luca.” -goes back into his room-

Jake: “Welp, nice knowin ya Luca.”

Alex: "Oh shut it."

Luca: “Bye Jake.”

Jake: -sighs and closes his door-

Luca: -dashes after Logan- “He must have some sort of death wish.”

Flora: -crawls quickly after Luca- “What’s a death wish?”

Luca: “Doing something so insanely stupidly dangerously deadly by choice, that the only explanation is that you wish to die.”

Flora: “This isn’t that insanely dangerous.”

Luca: “Yeah, but you’re a dragon. I’m a human. If any dragon wanted, they could just step on me and I’d die.”

Flora: “Good point.”

There was silence for a moment.

Logan: -whispers loudly- “Luca!”

Luca: “Logan?”

Logan: “Shhh. Come here.” 

Luca and Flora look at each other for a moment, then go to Logan, they meet him at Scourge’s den where they find Pearl snuggling next to him.

Luca: -creates a frame with his fingers-

Flora: “Are you going to paint it?”

Luca: “Maybe.”

Logan: “Ya know, I honestly wish we could save a picture of something more easily.”

Luca: “I know right?”

Flora: “If they found out we saw this, they’d kill us.”

Logan: “Yeah, they really didn’t strike me as the ‘couple’ type.”

Pearl shifts and everyone freezes.

Pearl: -sneezes, then continues sleeping-

Luca: “Whew. We should get outta here.”

Logan and Flora: -nod-

Logan and Luca return to their rooms. But they are stopped by Medusa. She is not wearing her blindfold…er.. eye coverer…thing.

Flora: “*bleep*”

Logan: -whispers- “Luca, look down.”

Flora: "Hold on to me."

Logan and Luca place A hand on Flora and she leads them back to their rooms.

Luca: "Bye Flora."

Flora: "I wish luck to you."

Luca: "Thanks."

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