Chapter Seven

Brandt poured Rachel and Jaya tea. The four of them sat at Brandt’s dinner table besides Yasmine who sat near the lit fireplace. She was sitting oddly like a dog, looking into the flames.

            “What happened to her?” Jaya asked.

            “A lot of things happened to Yasmine while she was in Edolas.” Sarah said. “But to make a long story short, have you by any chance heard about the dragon queen?”

            “Yeah, Lavi told me a few things about her. But it all added up to her being dead.” Jaya said.

            “Well she’s not dead.” Sarah said.

            “Then where is she?” Rachel asked.

Brandt looked over at Yasmine who continued looking into the flames. Rachel and Jaya found it hard to believe.

            “She can’t be the Dragon Queen!” Jaya said bluntly.

            “She is!” Brandt protested. “She was able to summon a dragon army just by singing, she calmed down the fiercest one alive just by kissing its snout, and she even got me a dragon!”

            “Ah it was nothing.” Yasmine said finally coming out of her trance. She turned her back at the fire and finally joined their conversation.

            “Yasmine you can’t be the Dragon Queen, she’s dead.” Rachel said.

            “No she disappeared.” Yasmine clarified. “You see there is no original Dragon Queen because the power always gets passed down to whoever finds Edolas after the disappearance of the Dragon Queen. I don’t really know why though…”

            “What’s your proof of being the Dragon Queen?” Jaya asked.

Yasmine exhaled and smoke erupted from her mouth. A black dragon tail rolled from her spine and her hands and feet turned darker, scales spreading all over. Her fingers were replaced with black claws and her feet becoming like her hands. Her pupils became slits and her teeth sharpened, wings spread out and her ears were replaced long flab’s that went up when happy or down when upset, her skin covered in scales.

            “This enough proof?” Sarah asked.

            “Well…. yeah, but I expected myself to be more frightened.” Rachel said.

            “Don’t be, please.” Yasmine begged getting up and walking towards them. Yasmine sat on Rachel’s lap and continued “It’s hard to be part dragon and part human. Everyone here would freak and if they freak, I scream sending an army and guess what goes down in flames?”

            “Toradora?” Rachel and Jaya said.

            “Yup and I’ll be sad cause I killed all types of people. Even the one I love Brandt.” Yasmine said, rather dreamily on the last part.

            “What?” Brandt asked.

            “Nothing, I said the meat that I love, can never get enough fish!” Yasmine said.  “Besides you guys need to get out of here!”

            “Why?” Jaya asked. “We just reunited with two of our friends; we’re not leaving you guys.”

            “We’ll be fine.” Yasmine said. “I don’t want you here for the war though! I can’t go but take Sarah with you.”

            “I’m staying with you Yasmine; you guys just need to warn the people you’re with!” Sarah said. “Zelda’s falling apart.”

Suddenly the house rumbled and Yasmine quickly returned to her human form. Brandt went to the door and opened it. He saw all his people running to battle, the dragons swarming the skies. Yasmine growled under her breath and said “I told them we’re not fighting.”

            “Look it’s the Dragon Queen!” someone screamed at the sight of Yasmine. Spears were soon pointing at Brandt and everyone around him. He tried pushing Yasmine out of the way mumbling “Get out of here, get Hiccup and run!”

            “Hiccup?” Jaya asked.

            “You need to get out of here, we’ll be fine!” Sarah said. Brandt passed Sarah a messenger bag and Sarah took out a spiked collar, clicking it around Yasmine’s neck. Yasmine returned to her half dragon form and growled at the people pointing spears at her. Her wings spread and Sarah along with Brandt grabbed hold of the chain attached to the collar around Yasmine’s neck and Sarah said “You’re gonna want to grab on.”

            “What?” Rachel asked.

Yasmine suddenly took flight and flew into the sky. She dodged the dragons swarming around them and Sarah, Brandt, Rachel and Jaya hanged onto the chain. Brandt whistled and they heard the same high pitch screech they heard when Jaya and Rachel saw the army of dragons pass by. A black dragon was there on command, looking at Brandt happily. Brandt jumped on along with Sarah.

            “Nightfury, what Lavi wouldn’t give to see one.” Jaya mumbled.

“Aren’t we heavy?” Rachel asked.

            “No, Yasmine’s fine, I’ve seen her lift two boulders with her pinky toe.” Sarah said. “Yasmine, take them back to wherever they were! We’ll be fine.”

Yasmine nodded as the Nightfury flew off to the side, disappearing in the ash mist. Rachel said “Take us to Pandora, its over the seas about a two hour boat ride.”

            “Then it’ll probably be a fifteen minute flight.” Yasmine said. “Nothing will stop us---OW!”

Something had run into Yasmine’s face making her temporarily blind. She began flying left and right trying to swat the thing off her face.

            “I’VE BEEN HIT! GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF!” Yasmine screamed.

            “Wait, wait, it’s only Timcampy!” Rachel said, grabbing Timcampy by the tail and pulling him off of Yasmine’s face. A red mark was on her face and Yasmine said “Get that little demon on a leash!”

            “What brings you here?” Rachel asked. Timcampy handed her the note and Rachel read over it, a smile beginning to spread on her face.

            “Your egg hatched!” Rachel said.

            “Really?!” Jaya said. “Oh I can’t wait to see it!!”

* * * *

            Yasmine had safely made it to Pandora without being detected by anyone. She dropped Rachel and Jaya in front of the Black Order and said “Okay guys I gotta go and see why my dragons are acting in such a manner.”

            “Will we see you again?” Rachel asked.

            “Defiantly, Bethany and Rylie are probably waiting for you guys as well.” Yasmine said. “They’re trying to fend off the armies surrounding their homes as well.”

            “This is terrible, how’re we supposed to stop a war?” Jaya asked. “On top of that, we need to find a way back home!!”

            “Any ideas?” Rachel asked.

Yasmine simply shrugged and said “I don’t have time for this; I need to get to my dragons. Just warn your people okay?”

Waving goodbye, Yasmine flew off in the sky. Timcampy flew on top of Rachel’s head and sat there. They approached the door and it automatically opened for them. They were greeted by an army of purifiers and scientists.

            “Hello everyone.” Rachel said, about to step in. Everyone pointed their weapons making Rachel back away.

            “What’s going on?” Jaya asked.

            “As if you don’t know!” said a voice way in the back. “Monarch saw from the beginning that you were traitors.”

            “What, how so?” Rachel asked.

A screen rolled down from above showing footage of Yasmine dropping them off. Rachel and Jaya stood frozen in place. Monarch soon came down the stairs with a staff keeping her up. Monarch had aged as it looked with wrinkles covering her face, she was hunched forward and her kimono was dull and looked dead.   

            “Arrest them!” she commanded. Everyone charged towards them, grabbing an arm, leg or any limb that was available. Rachel and Jaya struggled to get free till someone confiscated their weapons and clasped heavy shackles on their wrists. They were pushed to the floor and brought towards Monarch.

            “You will be executed for siding with the dragons.” Monarch said. “But I must thank you; you have showed us what the Dragon Queen looks like.”

The pictured closed into Yasmine’s face. Rachel and Jaya realized they had been tricked since they set foot in the Black Order.

            “This is bull @#$%&!” Jaya spat. “The dragons are not our enemies; they’re harmless and they only get the live stock for their queen.”

            “ENOUGH!” Monarch bellowed and turned to Jasper. “The queen must be killed then. Take them to the dungeon; I’ll worry about them later.”

The two were lifted off their feet and brought down a black staircase, leading to a freezing dungeon. They were thrown in a cell, completely made of metal and bare with only a pile of torn pillows. They tossed them blankets and closed the door, hearing the many locks click. They had only one window, but it was too high up to climb. Jaya kicked over a skeleton that was chained to the wall and began cursing.

            “Jaya calm down!” Rachel said.

            “Calm down?! Really Rachel, can’t you see the situation were in?!” Jaya nearly screamed.

            “You need to calm down; they want us to kill each other that’s why we’re in here.” Rachel explained. “Just stay calm and stay warm, Yasmine will find us.”

            “Hopefully.” Jaya said. The two grabbed the blankets and wrapped themselves, staying close together. The moonlight beamed down on them as they looked at the moon.

            “I hope they find us soon…” Jaya said.

Reviews

[Popble]

I KNEW IT! That Monarch is no good!

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*gasps*

oh no that queen didn't! I'M COMING JAYA AND RACHEL!

*runs and bangs against computer screen*

oh yeah..... -_- i can't do that.....aww maaaan!

[PokemonFan#1]

OH MY GOSH! Poor Rachel and Jaya. They've been imprizond.....THAT EVIL MONARCH! HOW DARE SHE DO THIS TO THEM! Great so far, keep it up!