"What could be at the door this time?" I wondered. I turned to my human form and crawled out from in the heated wrap before turning it off. "Stay here, please, I don't want to end up having to explain," I said to them. She shrugged as if she knew what I meant.
As I went to the door I could hear his voice. It sounded familiar to me but it wasn't completely clear until I got to the door who it was. When I looked out through the window in the door I saw an African American with a black eye patch and jacket on. I put Void Crystals in our ears so we could communicate without me opening the door.
"Nick Fury? Unless you're wanting to know about the Void Crystal I've got nothing else that can help much" He then showed me the sword the Plague Doctor stole a few days ago.
"Your grandma told me to wait till you got up before she left for an appointment. I believe this belongs to you," he said to me. I opened the door and as we walked to the couch he started to ask about not only the Void Crystal but also the snakeskin under my door.
"Does this look familiar to you?" he said to me as he showed me a police body camera video of the Void Spirit behind me after I grabbed the sword out of the troop's bag. That's when it popped up behind me.
"Yup, in fact, it has stuck with me for a while," I replied.
"And the snakeskin?, it doesn't look like anything from Earth," He asked. I called out to them: "okay, now I need you to head in here."
Nicole poked her head out first. You could see some of the sheddings on her face. "Where's your grandma?" She asked.
"She had a doctor's appointment, also you got something on your face" I replied.
"I never would have expected that. how old is she?" He asked.
"How should I know. We know time's roughly 1:1 but I never asked," I replied.
"Well it's a wonder that they know English," he said.
After that David and Daniel came slithering over to me. "Come here you 2," I said to them as I lifted them into my lap.
"You seem to love them like their children," he said in shock.
"So, they may not be human but they still have their place," I replied as I held them softly to my chest.
"You're quite compassionate for these creatures. I could use you if we ever tried to explore that universe," he said to me.
"You're not suggesting that I join the Avengers. I have as much interest in what's there as you but that's one step I won't easily take to figure it out," I replied.
"I wasn't suggesting that at all. What I'm suggesting is that you could guide us through that universe. you understand them so well," he replied.
"Yeah guide you and you're contract buddies with the UN," I sarcastically replied, but he was right, I had compassion for them as if they were human.
I look at Daniel and David, the 2 of them asleep in my lap, and as I held them in my arms I could feel the warmth in their hearts.
"I think I'll get going, I'll stay in touch with you," he said to me before he left. That's when she came over to me.
"Now that's done, why don't we get comfortable for the day," she said to me before transforming and laying in my lap. "You coming here Nicole, Jasmine?" I asked them.
They came over to me and I lifted them onto the couch before turning to my serpent form. But that's when I heard something land on the front lawn. Its shape being clear in the curtains that it was a dragon.
"Now why is she here?" I wondered to myself. I turned human and had them hide in my shirt.
"Nathan some of us might be a bit too big for this," Daniel said to me.
When I got outside it was indeed her and she was glad to see me.
"Glad to see you again," she said to me. I sat next to her, using her side as a backrest as she shaded me with her wing. Then they crawled out from in my shirt and into the grass around me.
"Oh come on now, turn to your dragon form," she said to me.
"Okay then, you guys may want to move," I said to them. After they moved out of the way, I turned to my dragon form and laid next to her. That's when she started to lick me with her soft tongue.
"Now we can enjoy our time together," she said to me.
That's when I felt something on my back and it wasn't her nor the kids. It was one of those 2 powerful void spirits we saw before.
"Oh, well I see you guys still like to tag along," I said to him.
"Believe me we've got something in the works for you. Name's Xol and the other one is Dol," he replied.
That's when I heard a roar overhead. It was a dragon probably looking for someone to grab. Xol held me down with crystal thinking that I'd try to stop it.
"Xol why are you holding me down like this?" I asked.
"I know what you'll try to do, you've done it before you were even a dragon shifter," he replied.
"Nathan, don't fight it," She said to me.
"Fight what? The dragon trying to grab a child," I replied. That's when a helm of crystal came onto my face.
"Xol did you do that?" I asked. "Yeah, you'll find out why soon," he replied. That's when she turned to her serpent form, looking as if she was worried for me.
"That's not a good sign. They might be looking for a new pet or ride and they seem to have their eyes set on you," she said to me.
That's when Dol appeared in front of me looking as if he was checking me out. "Xol, your sure he's a good pick. We've never actually had a human at our temple before," he said to him.
"Yes, I'm sure Dol. Besides, it might be a new learning experience for both of us. We easily keep him under control if he misbehaves anyhow," Xol replied.
"Yeah with all the power we have it'd be as easy as mashing butter," Dol replied.
That's when I knew it'd be better for them to be on my side. "If it's your will, you may. Believe me, Earth doesn't need another enemy to worry about," I said to them.
"That we weren't expecting to hear. But regardless you wouldn't be gone for long. Since we never had a dragon shifter in our temple before we figured you'd miss home after a while," they replied.
"Just wake me when we're there," I replied before laying down to nap.
after what seemed like 15 minutes I heard: "Nathan we're here."
"Can you let my eyes adjust for a bit before we do anything," I replied.
"Might as well, oh also now that you're with us" that's when I felt something around my neck. It was a collar and it was preventing me from turning forms. "Some of your abilities are in our hands." "Now then, why don't you get acquainted with your surroundings. We'll be back in a few," he said to me. Once my eyes adjusted I saw the walls and floor of the place. The walls were a tan stone but the bottom part had stories carved into it. Whereas the floor was made from soft wool. That's when I realized I wasn't alone in this room. The dragon was with me along with her and her kids.
"Nathan, don't fight it. It was your idea to come here. So you better cooperate," the dragon said to me. That's when I started to feel detached from who I originally was. Detached from what made me human.