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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: 《Marie's Awakening》

(READERS BE ADVISED) Some story from last chapter has been lost, to fill you in, Callie died to the Cursed. I will do my best to find the lost chapter, but for now...I got nothing. Many apologies readers)

Marie:*The girl's eyes opened slowly. The room around her was different. She was in a bed* [Am I....dead..?]

???: *The dragon looked up from his desk. He wore glasses and his scales were green with gold stripes* Ahh You're awake! I'm Dr. Marnin.

Marie:Am I dead...? *she asked sitting up and rubbing her head...that's when she realized something.*

Dr. Marnin: You've been in a coma for a year Darlin. Take it easy. You weren't supposed to wake up for a few more weeks. How ya feeling? *He walked over to Marie. He claws making clicking sounds against the stone floor. He was tall and his wings were tightly folded against his sides*

Marie:Wh-Where- *she looked to see her lower left arm was gone*

Dr. Marnin: You were attacked by the Cursed. Those evil creatures show no mercy. You're lucky to be alive. Your friends are around here, but I would suggest getting out of that gown. *He tossed her some desert/medieval adventurers clothes* You're in my Hospital. Your friends stop by every day. They actually are due to come by in an hour. I bet you're eager to leave but I need to examine your arm before you go. You had to get it removed. The damages were too severe.

Marie:*she hopped up and swiftly put the clothes on before laying back in bed to process things*

Dr. Marnin: Alright dear, before I can give you permission to leave that bed I need to have a look at that arm. May I? *He set down a clipboard and shuffled to the side of the bed. He offered his talons out, wanting her to move the arm to his hand*

Marie:*she hopped over and put her half of an arm in his claw*

Dr. Marnin: *Being a dragon with massive claws he was surprisingly gentle, he traced his talons up her arm and down. He gently poked some places and often wrote things on the clipboard. He then asked* Do you feel pain? Is it numb? *He didn't ask too many questions as he poked*

Marie:*she answered each question calmly as she examined her surroundings more*

Dr. Marnin: *he finished off the clipboard with a check* Alright Thank you Darlin. That'll be all from me. Any Questions on your end? *He asked politely. He put away the clipboard as he asked before turning back to Marie*

Marie:*she shook her head no*

Dr. Marnin: Then you're free to go miss. Just try to stay near the Hospital so your friends can find you. If you do have a question feel free to come back and ask. Other than that you're in the clear! *He kindly smiled, then parted to the side to let her pass*

Marie:*she got up and walked finding her way to the exit*

∆The Place is made of clay and beautiful structures are everywhere with symbols on them. They look similar to greek architecture. People ran and darted across the streets and merchants were everywhere. Dragons flew overhead, but the most eye-catching sight was the tall palace facing the north.∆

Azure: *the tiger padded down the street. She nodded to a few of the merchants she was good friends with. She headed down Southbound Street.*

Marie:Wow~...

∆Meanwhile∆

Phantom: Thank you sir. I will bring her once she has awakened. I will bring them all. *bows*

???: You bring Joy to this world. If what you say is true, then this curse may finally leave my kingdom.

∆Back With Marie∆

Azure: *she turned the corner and headed towards the Hospital* Marie! You've risen! *The tiger saw the girl and happily padded towards her*

Marie: Azure..? But you and the others left when I lost it...?

Azure: No. We saved your squid butt.  Phantom came running in and bought us a few minutes to get you out of there.

Marie:Really...? I honestly thought you would be terrified of me....

Azure: No? There's no motive. Remember who you're talking to. I don't hold grudges. We better find the others. Our luck is there down at the Cafe or Library. It's a block from here. *She said, padding forward*

Azure: *she padded down the street as she talked to Marie* Everyone, even Phantom was worried about you! You should've seen the anger Phantom took out on that thing. It's like a movie watching her go crazy against some Cursed. So how was your Coma? How's your arm? Did you feel like you slept a year?

Marie:uhhh well....my coma made me feel like I was dead and my arms been worse.

Azure: that's great!...I guess.... *She turned another corner and a sign was hung that said Cafe.*

OTH:*the girls chatted and had drinks and snacks*

Azure: *she let out a friendly roar to alert the others of her arrival*

Phantom: *she hastily padded down the streets. She wore a light sandy colored hood that draped over her body. Around her neck was a red bandana pulled and tucked in. Her paws had the original gold bands with markings on them. She turned a corner. *

Azure: *she smiled warmly*

Azure: Well, what should we do now That she's awake?

Rina: not sure....

Phantom: *she took a shortcut*

Azure: Maybe we should..hm...Look at the palace?

Marie:sounds good to me!

Phantom: Your Attendance is Required by the Big 4. All of you must come. *The wolf said abruptly, her voice all Serious and firm. She stood eerily in the shadows of the alleyway across the street. She added* Your Required to go to the Sky Palace, if that peaks curiosity as you can't see it.

Azure: *the tiger jumped* Jesus Phantom, quit appearing and disappearing all the time. You scare the fur right off of me everytime!

Marie:*she attempted to cross her arms but just grabbed her left half arm instead*

Pearl:*she got excited* I can give her, her gift!

Phantom: *She looked like a bandit and her satchels were hidden under her hood that went of to her right side.* The Big 4 have urgent matters to discuss with you. *She stated. Stepping forward out of the alleyway* They didn't expect you to wake so soon. They will be surprised. When your ready. *She said, sitting down. Waiting for them to get ready to leave*

Marie:Who? There's 4 of us-  oh...me?

Phantom: All. Of. You. *she stated* That includes you Azure.

Marie:Alright let's just get this over with. I wanna explore!

Phantom: You'll enjoy this then. *The wolf reached for something in her satchel*

Phantom: *she pulled out a horn. It clearly was fancy and had carvings all over one side. She blew it, and blew hard.* RUUUUUUUUUOOA *the horn went as she blew. She then followed it by two short blasts* RUOOOA RUOOOA *she put the horn away and stepped aside. As she did gusts of wind blew at her fur, increasingly Getting stronger until two dragons landed next to her. One was golden with green scales lining his eyes and talons. While the other was deep blue with white and yellow dotting his body.*

Escort Dragon1: At your Service Lady Phantom.

Escort Dragon2: Are these the second passengers my Lady?

Phantom: What did I say about calling me Lady Phantom? You can call me Phantom. Jesus you two never seem to listen. Girls meet Lucas and Tidas.

Lucas: *the golden scaled dragon smiled warmly and waved at the girls*

Tidas: Hello. *He said, his face giving off a wide grin*

Pearl:*her eyes sparkled she was used to this but still loved it* DRAGONS!! *she jumped on Lucas swiftly*

Marie: woah.....

Lucas: Woah there! *He said, he swayed back and forth. He clearly was the stronger of the two but wanted to play around with Pearl.*

Tidas: Might I be your ride Fair Maiden? *He said crouching low so she could mount. He clearly was the more graceful of the two, and more of a gentleman*

Lucas: *he gently tossed the playful pearl onto his back* Any other Passengers?

Rina:*she hopped up on Lucas with Pearl*

Marie:*she carefully climbed up on Tidas*

Phantom: Tidas, be my ride for the day. It seems Lucas has a new friend. I would like him to enjoy his time with Pearl. He isn't treated so kindly in the camps.

Tidas: *he allowed Phantom to mount up*

Both dragons: *they allowed the passengers to get seated*

Lucas: May I get your names please? *He asked, turning his head to look at the two*

Tidas: May I know my second passenger's name ? *He asked, Getting ready for take off*

Pearl:Pearl!

Rina:Marina. You can call me Rina if you want.

Marie:Marie.

Both: Lovely Names!

Lucas: Let's see, an adventurous one like you Pearl....Hmm how about a fun flight?

Tidas: How might you two like your flight? We can have fun... Or take it easy. Or if your in a rush I can fly swiftly.

Pearl:YEAH!

Marie:i kinda want to look around a bit...

Tidas: nice and easy then?

Lucas: *he chuckled, making his body move up and down*

Pearl:WOOHOO!!

Marie:sure.

Lucas: Get ready... *He said while his golden wings extended*

Tidas: You got it captain. You can change it anytime. *He spread his wings out*

Lucas: Get set.... *His wings were fully extended*

Lucas: GO! *He shouted, taking off abruptly, immediately wind rushed against the dragon's face as he shot up, who knows how much wind the passengers got.. The Golden Scaled dragon did a loop in the air. He flew really fast then he asked over the roaring wind* Wanna do something crazy?!

Pearl:YEAH!!

Tidas: *he took off. At first it was fast and wind was blowing hard against everyone's faces, but abruptly the dragon stopped and floated on an updraft. Below nearly whole city was viewable*

Pearl:YEAH!!

Lucas: *he began flying directly up. Soon they were above the clouds. The landscape was beautiful*

Lucas: *it's was peaceful, until he broke the silence* Do you like it?

OTH:Yeah!

Marie:*she looked down at the city below. She was nostalgic* i wish she could have seen this....

Lucas: Now for the crazy part. *He quit flying. He tucked his wings Against his side and they started plummeting down through the clouds*

Phantom: *the wolf said not a word*

Tidas: *The dragon was flying peacefully when Lucas came whizzing past his right side. They wobbled in the air before settling on another updraft. The dragon didn't seem bothered at all*

Marie:[I wonder how she is up there...] *she wondered what her twin was doing in the afterlife*

Lucas: *the wind tore at the dragon, he could only imagine what the passengers were feeling, the ground kept coming closer and closer, soon they were only a few miles from it*

Tidas: Would you like to see above the clouds? *He asked, keeping a steady hold on the current updraft*

Marie:Sure. Why not.

Tidas: *he tucked in his wings and dove for a few seconds before using the dive as a speed boost and climbing extremely high into the sky. They reached the clouds in no time and soared over them, he caught an updraft and went back to flying in a calm manner*

Marie:*she loved it*

Tidas: *he floated on the air as the sun created a variety of colors appear on the clouds*

Lucas: *the ground became more and more clearer, but the dragon continued down at full speed*

Lucas: *The ground became so clear that you could see small figures point at Lucas and run away*

Lucas: GOOD!  *He yelled, pulling his wings Against his flanks tighter. After about fifteen seconds people were clearly visible and there were only around 5-6 miles left to go before crashing*

Lucas: *he continued down, 5 miles, 4 miles, 3 miles...The ground was super close* *3 miles....2 miles... They were so close you could see the expression on peoples faces who were nearby*

Tidas: *the dragon contained to fly above the clouds*

Lucas: *1 mile..... If you looked hard enough you could see every shingle on the roof of the house*

Lucas: ... *Less than a half mile, the ground was so close that if he didn't pull up soon, it was guaranteed crash*

Phantom: *the wolf stayed quiet nearly the whole trip* Speed us along a little bit Tidas. We have a meeting with the Big 4.

Tidas: Yes Mam. *He replied, picking up the pace. But he didn't go too much faster so Marie could see the land still*

Marie:*She looked towards the castle and saw what looked like an odd shaped bird from this distance flying in all kinds of directions and doing different tricks. The closer they got, the bigger it got*

Tidas: *the dragon came closer to the sky Palace entrance*

Lucas: *the dragon came closer to the ground, he was so close. In the next 10 seconds they were gonna crash*

Pearl:WOOHOO!!

Rina:*she was laying down gripping onto the dragon's scales*

Lucas: *the dragon felt Rina's grip. But he didn't pull up until Pearl had the word, 10, 9, 8, 7 seconds.....*

Rina:PEARLIE!!

Lucas: *7...6...5 seconds...*

Lucas: *the dragon's heart rate was slightly increasing*

Lucas: *4 seconds...3...seconds...* Pearl? *He shouted, waiting for her command to pull up. He really wanted to prove himself*

Pearl:NOT YET!!

Lucas: *2 seconds....1... The dragon's heart nearly stopped, he was getting ready to pull up*

Pearl:NOW!*she said at 1 using her magic to help*

Lucas: *The dragon's wings flew open, catching an updraft immediately. He grazed the ground with his chin and it began to bleed a bit. He ignored it and gained air. Soon the sky Palace was in view*

Rina:*the octo was breathing heavily she was terrified*

Pearl:WOOHOOOO!!

Lucas: *the dragon turned his head, his chin still bleeding a bit.* Enjoy your ride Miss Pearl? *He asked grinning happily*

Pearl:THAT'S CHAOS!! *she yelled in joy. She was having lots of fun*

Marie:*as they got close the odd bird disappeared*

Lucas: *he continued smiling.* I'm glad you enjoyed it! *He turned his head forward and looked for a place to land*

Tidas: *The dragon came within landing reach of the palace. His talons hit the marble gently and his wings folded in against his flanks* We've Arrived Lady Marie and Lady Phantom.

Phantom: *she climbed down* Thank you Tidas. *She ignored the fact he called her lady*

Marie:*as they landed the bird was gone but a feather landed on her nose.*

Lucas: *The golden dragon came in hot, his claws hit the place next to Tidas but instead of landing gracefully the dragon went sliding across the marble floor. Creating a loud scratching of claws*

Tidas: Amateur. *He grumbled loud enough for Phantom and Marie to hear*

Lucas: *he pulled himself to a stop and came over to the others* You may dismount. You've arrived at your destination!

Phantom: You'll be rewarded later Tidas. Go on now. I'll call for you later.

Tidas: *he bowed his head and took off. Flying away*

Rina: GROUND!! *she said falling onto the floor*

Lucas: *he chuckled* Not quite. You're still in the air. This place is atop the clouds.

∆The area was made of Marble and gold. It was beautiful and stunning. Some places were even lined in velvet and silver.∆

Marie:*she grabbed the feather from her nose. It was pink and gold with a little black*

Marie:*she just held the feather and admired it and the castle*

Rina: CLOSE ENOUGH!!

Lucas: *he laughed at Rina's comment.* I see someone mounted the wrong dragon. *He laughed some more*