Day 13 Late Afternoon
As Pandora walked out of the Med-Center after leaving some special herbs for Koda, her thoughts turned to the little queen now firmly attached to her psyche in ways the young woman was just beginning to imagine. Almantha was a brat pure and simple. Of all things to happen to her, to join was one thing, but to join with, to be sure the most obnoxious
dragon in all of the dragonlands was another.
Why now, what had changed, Pandora wondered. Lexi had joined right away and they had been to several hatchings since then. Even though the searcher said Pandora had the affinity she never had joined, which had been fine with the her considering her fears about the dragons. One of the trainers guessed it was these fears that kept Pandora from joining.
So why had Almantha joined with her, of all people. And the little queen was a wild dragon to boot, then it was as if a light came on in the young woman's mind and Pandora muttered aloud, "Maybe that's why she's so mean, being wild and all."
So deep in thought about Almantha, Pandora didn't notice the strange dragon approaching. Her thoughts were cut off as sharp teeth sunk into her skin.
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<I NEED A HEALER, ~NOW!~>
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An ear splitting scream erupted from the young woman as she felt herself being lifted off the ground. Terrified Pandora instantly fainted going limp in the dragons mouth, but her horrified screams were enough as they echoed through the Warren. Within seconds two very large red dragons appeared in front of the intruder. Both roaring a warning at the
strange dragon.
Unseen by the posturing reptiles one very agitated little queen scurried up from behind. Her tail swung out and she swatted the stranger in the leg, <THAT'S MY RIDER! YOU'D BETTER LET HER GO NOW OR I'M GONNA BITE YOU BAD!> yelled Almantha.
The spotted dragon spun around quickly to glare at the copper queen. Pandora's limp body swinging like a rag doll in her mouth.
Kicking her leg out easily the tan dragon sent Almantha rolling. With a tiny roar the little queen was back on her feet and jumped on the leg sinking her razor sharp baby teeth in. <LISTEN HEAR YA BIG POOP! I AM A QUEEN AND THIS IS MY WARREN AND YOU'D BETTER DO WHAT I SAY!>
The strange dragon roared at the sharp pain dropping Pandora as she tried to shake off the offensive hatchling. The little queen held on to the leg for dear life but the larger dragon managed to loosen her grip sending Almantha rolling once again.
Allora who had been nearby heard the screams and had come running just in time to halfway catch Pandora thankfully breaking her fall to the ground. Shadow and Fluffy were hot on the Amazon's heels only adding to the pandemonium.
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The little queen skittered between Samson and Flerrion. Puffing herself up Almantha hissed at the frantic Lynx, "You'd better chill out, or my boys here are gonna eat you for lunch!"
Samson and Flerrion in stereo both turned to look down at the little queen in total dismay. Both rolled their eyes and groaned.
Just then Lexi and T'rell came hurrying up from one direction followed by the Head Healer, and the Warrenlady and her Queen came from another.
Upon seeing Troy land not to far away, Almantha thought the Senior Queen might make a better body to hide behind. Bigger anyway. Once she felt safe, she poked her tiny head out around Troy's flank and growled.
<Get her Lady Troy!! You can't let her come into *your* Warren and treat someone as small as me the way she did!!>
The bluish green Queen looked down at her new charge and sighed kindly. "No little one... we can't... but maybe we had better ask her what she wants before sending someone to eat her? Humm?"
<Boy oh boy are you in trouble now!> Almantha gloated at the tan spotted dragon.
Troy looks down.. Sighs... and thinks to herself.. *Now it's MY Warren*
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NRPG: And a special thanks to Barb for her help with Troy!
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Almantha & Pandora
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Daere Warren