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Umbra and Talon were chatting through thought. Hey Umbra, I'm going to meet that dragon. The White dragon was talking about Feli. Talon got up to greet him. She flicked her tail and then started to pad over to the dragon. "Hi." She smiled.

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(What white dragon?)

Jackson had found Kanju and Evander and froze. A hunter. Definitely a hunter. But who's the other guy? Wisp had immediately cowered behind his legs.

Hfdrjm!

He reached to pick up the dragon, hoping not to catch the attention of the hunter and who seemed to be a rider.

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The hatchlings in the destroyed clearing looked up as Robin and Yen landed. Several scrambled over to her with squeals of terror, others hiding in surprise. "Yen, go round up some tamers back in town. I'll try to keep these lil guys under control. The young dragons had for the most part gathered around her, probably due to her aura. Yen uncertainly took off back towards town.

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(@pokeknight you mean White-CometX7? If so, W-CometX7 has silver scales and metal parts)

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Why did I jump off flash? That was stupid."Ha! You think a simple net will hold us back?" Evander asked mockingly. Mabye he could get him to make a mistake through anger. Flash positioned her head facing upwards underneath the net, before letting loose a blast of sound. The pulse caused the net to soar high into the air. The man seemed to think that his scythe was his only weapon. How foolish of him. Pulling out a long scalpel he threw it like a throwing knife, before remounting.

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Kanju, now eyeing a boy with small dragon hatchling nearby, grinned, "I wasn't trying to hold you back, just distract you." With his horse was still moving, he leaned as far as he could to one side, even taking the opposite foot out of the stirrup so he could lean farther.

"I'll be taking this, cousin," Kanju said as he snatched the dragon hatchling up from under the boy and immediately popped back into a sitting position. With his free hand, he grabbed one of the bottles he had taken out earlier and ripped out the cork with his teeth. The liquid contained inside flew out, spilling all over Kanju and his horse. It started to evaporate immediately, giving off mass amounts of smoke which enveloped hunter, horse, and hatchling alike. When the smoke cleared a few seconds later, the trio was gone.

They were now inside of an old building that had fallen into disrepair. It was two stories, but the second floor was more of a loft than a floor. With the adrenaline from the fight starting to fade, Kanju began notice a sharp and intense pain in his side. He looked down to see a scalpel protruding from a chink in his armor, the tip of it embedded almost directly below his rib cage. Ouch, must have happened during the fight with that deranged rider. I didn't see him throw it...he probably threw it at me as I was getting back up on my horse. Kanji winced as he pulled it out and discarded the tool off the the side. I'm going to need to bandage that soon, he made a mental note.

"Well, I didn't intend on bringing you along, but I guess it's for the better." Kanju patted his horse's neck. The hunter slid off his horse and landed on the plank flooring with a thud. With a few clicking noises, he called the horse and led it outside, keeping one hand pressed against his wound. Luckily, the animal fit through the partially dilapidated door. He tied the horse off with the hatchling tucked under his arm, and went inside.

The dragon hatchling, which Kanju now identified as a rare Cloud dragon, was put into a portable cage made out of wire mesh while the hunter removed his armor and undershirt. Kanju fished out a new bottle from his pockets and poured a small amount of its contents onto the wound, wincing once more as the liquid stung the wound. It was a concoction meant to speed up the healing process as well as clean the wound. But it sure does sting, Kanju thought as he quickly sucked in an intake of air.

(I apologize for the length, I got a bit carried away. XD)

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Evander and Flash let out a simultaneous roar of rage. How dare that coward snatch up that hatchling, then flee! It took a few moments for him to calm himself. When he did he suddenly remembered something. He started to chukle, letting the laugh grow to a maniacal cackle. "Evander why are you laughing? This is a tragedy." Flash said with a huff. "That it is my dear," he said stifling his glee. "But not for long. I hit him with a scalpel!" He fell into laughter once again. Realizing what this meant, Flash grinned. "So he soon won't be able to keep his eyes open?" "Correct my dear, and you know how foul that sleeping draught smells to you dragons. We'll have him tracked down in no time." Turning to the boy he said, "If you would remain here, I'll have your hatchling back by lunch. Let's go Flash!" They took of in the direction oder.

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Ouch, my crazy busy schoolwork schedule is interfering with my Roleplay time. XP
Sorry about that!!!))

Felicia sighed as she continued to follow the dragon tracks. Ninyan had begun fighting with their telepathy again, and they gave her a headache so bad that she ended up zoning out as she tried to break them up.

Sheesh, just say something already... Niny's voice whined. Felicia hadn't said anything to either of them since they got moving again. Felicia was actually just caught up in her searching, but her dragon was beginning to assume that she was mad.

As Felicia and Ninyan entered an area with much harder packed ground, the tracks disappeared. Finally taking a look around the immediate area, Felicia groaned. "Great there goes the tracks, and I have no idea where we are. Let's see about flying I guess..." She said out loud, turning back to Ninyan. The dragon shifted uncomfortably, as if some parasite was in their scales making them itch. Felicia walked over to the dragon, placing her hands on their heads.

Hey, what's wrong? she asked, looking at both of them with worry.

There's something nearby, our instincts are telling us to get away... Nyan said, a rare tinge of fear or something similar in his voice. At Felicia's touch though, they both calmed down somewhat.

Either way, we need to find a way back to town. We lost the tracks and I'm lost. Can you two fly me up to get my bearings? she asked gently.

I guess we can try. You know we're not good though... Niny replied, her head lowering slightly in shame. Whenever Ninyan attempted to fly, neither head could work together to make a smooth flight. Despite this, Felicia hopped onto their back and quietly urged them to fly, which they did with little to no grace.

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As Kanju snatched Wisp from him, Jackson darted forward in a blind rage, arms flailing. Of course, being him, Jackson tripped and fell on his face as Kanju vanished. He completely disregarded Evander. He looked up, as if that would help.

Yen had been flying back, several tamers speeding along behind her. "Down here!" he yelled to the earth dragon. She immediately took note of his lack of Wisp, communicated something to the other riders and swerved towards him, landing a few moments later.

Where's Wisp?

The fear in her voice was apparent, and she seemed to pick up on the fact a hunter had been there mere moments before. "A hunter snatched Wisp. Can you take me to Robin? Even though I doubt her or that random guy can find Wisp." Yen nodded, Jackson mounting.

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"Two hundred centa," the vendor offered Kanju. The cage containing the terrified Cloud hatchling sat next to the latter's feet.

"You cheat me, cousin. This here's a rare Cloud dragon, they're worth at least four hundred," Kanju argued as he rubbed his eyes. He had taken the time to change into his finer clothes now that he was no longer working. The wound he had received was by now bandaged and he had taken care to make sure that it wouldn't stain his expensive clothes. The brownish gold hues of his robes complimented the pale gold of his eyes. Silver jewelry hung about his neck, and his robes too had decorations of gold and silver, as well as the hood being adorned with the horns of dragons.

When Kanju had come to this country, he had learned that jewelry was mainly a fashion choice of women (although some men did wear it as well), as opposed to it being a sign of status in his homeland. The adornments that were meant to show him as a wealthy figure deserving respect often earned him strange glances from locals and set him apart as a foreigner.

However, Kanju didn't mind this. It often made ladies fawn over him even more, as they seemed to love his exotic look. In fact, while finishing his second drink of coffee on his way to the dealer, he had overheard two girls talking amongst themselves about the handsome foreigner they had seen the other day and pointed to the hunter, who had given them one of his signature smiles, melting their insides.

"Three hundred," the vendor bargained, bringing Kanju back to the present.

"I said four." Kanju remained solid.

"Three-fifty, highest offer."

"Deal," Kanju agreed. As he shook hands with the dealer, he spoke again, "Plus fees and tax, which makes four hundred."

Defeated, the vendor scowled as he began to pile up coins while the hunter passed the Cloud hatchling over the counter. Kanju scooped the money into his coin pouch as the vendor muttered something about being able to build castle on prime ground with that kind of money. Of course it was an exaggeration, but he wasn't actually that far off.

As Kanju left the black market with considerably heavier pockets than before, his eyes felt heavier and heavier as he made his way back to the safe house. I do get tired after big fights, but never like this. The man yawned as he entered the house and sagged into the hammock he had set up using the beams crossing the ceiling. The last thoughts to cross his mind were of his master and how Kanju guess he was faring, and the hunter fell asleep.

(Even longer and I'm sorry but not sorry. I like to develop my characters a lot. :U)

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They soon came upon a small building deep in the forest. "I can smell the cloud hatchling from here, but its in that direction." Flash asid gesturing to the left. "Leave me here to deal with the hunter, and go return it to its rider." Evander replied when they had landed. "My pleasure." she said flying off. Upon entering the house Evander took note of the many traps around the room. The man's horse was in the corner. He quietly made his way up to the second floor. The hunter was asleep in a hammock across the room. Pulling out some rope, he quickly tied him up. He wasn't one to kill a sleeping man, no matter how evil. He brought the hunter outside, before sitting down to wait for Flash.

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Help! Loosst!

It was hard, but Jackson managed to pick out the words in the most recent wail of his hatchling. "Yen. Yen stop. Yen. Yen," he began to plead. They had been flying over what appeared to be a small town as Yen landed. "Gotta find Wisp. He's here, his usual gibberish of telepathy can't reach very far.

I'll come with you, Yen offered, though Jackson shook his head. "With you I'll catch a lot of attention. I'll be fine. Besides, you'll probably be able to sense me."

The earth dragon wanted to argue. She truly did, but decided against it, despite the fact she could scent the hatchling from where she stood. Goodluck, she finally said simply. She took to her sky, after pausing to point Jackson in the direction Wisp had been taken.

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(Recap?)

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(I'd prefer you ask for recaps in the sign-up thread, but the mainly notable thing is that Kanju stole Wisp from Jackson and sold him, and Robin found a mostly destroyed dragon settlement filled with mostly hatchlings left.)

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(Okay.)

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Flash heard the hatchlings plea for help, fueling her rage. Swooping low over the small village, she crashed down in the black market. She then proceed to smash everything in her path, all while letting out a deafening scream of fury. When she reached the source of the cry, she found several smaller dragons in cages. She tore them open, releaseing the furious dragons into the street. Picking up the hatchling she cooed to it, "Fear not little one. I shall take you to your rider." She took off again, launching a volley of flames onto the town before turning back towards Evander, leaving the town to be ravaged by the dragons they had tryed to contain.

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Of course, unluckily for Jackson he was in the middle of this. He was knocked to the ground by several dragons in their rage and he only just managed to scramble to his feet.

In town! Wisp wailed in distress to Flash. Going away from him! In town!

"Of course the one with more destructive methods had to 'save' Wisp. When I'm right here!" he yelled at nothing in particular. He'd literally been right outside the black market. With a sigh, he sat against one of the few standing-and not burning- buildings. He really hoped the enraged dragons wouldn't find him and rip him to shreds.

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Firefly was quietly following Flash, trying not to be seen. She wanted to figure out where that dragon was taking those hatchlings-and why she had destroyed the town. Firefly didn't know too much about humans-nor even dragons, because she was still quite young.

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The first think that Kanju noticed was that he was tied up. "What the- what?" He croaked, still feeling a bit groggy. He nearly panicked before managing to calm himself down. In all honestly, this had actually happened to him twice, three times including his current situation, although the first two had been while Kanju was still under apprenticeship and traveling with his master.

The hunter squirmed a bit, testing his bonds. He could tell that it was done quickly, almost in a hurry, but they still held fast. If he wanted to free himself, he would need some sort of tool. If I could just... Kanju's hand was within reach of the pocket that he kept his knife in. He slipped his hand into it.

Syxe! His hand grabbed nothing but the silk folds of his clothing. He must have forgotten the knife inside his bag. The more he thought of it, the more he was sure that in his earlier state of sleepiness he must have forgotten to grab it.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the man he had fought earlier. Not only was that lunatic here, but there were also several buildings on fire in parts of the town. Kanju looked up at the crazed man.

"A bit much, perhaps?" he said in a flat, yet mocking tone.

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