"Today is a holiday. Let's go shopping." Beatrix said after waking up in the morning.
"Okay!" Mariel and Mania both responded.
They took a shower, got dressed and ate breakfast. Then they left the girl' s dormitory and headed out of school to go buy various necessities together.
"Today I withdrew about 30 gold coins from our savings. It should be enough to buy some stationery and food supplies." Beatrix explained.
"I have a little extra coins with me. If it's not enough, just tell me then." Mariel said.
While walking to buy things, Mariel is taller than the other two friends, it makes them seem like they have someone to take care of them closely. Beatrix and Mania each held Mariel's arm and invited her into various shops to buy various supplies.
(I feel really happy. There are 2 cute girls' arm in arm shopping together. It's my dream, just this, I don't need anything else) (Chai thinking)
Mariel smiles with happiness and listens to her two friends when they need her opinions on purchasing other essential items.
After nearly half a day, the three girls had received some supplies of vegetables and fruits, many types of meat to stock up on to cook and eat throughout the month. Mariel will buy some more because she must prepare food for Lord Apophis as well. As for stationery, they buy only what is necessary and appropriate to them.
"Stop it ! Come back!" a boy shouted from a house at the end of the market where the three girls had just walked out to avoid the crowd. The boy tried to chase something that was half-running, half-flying across the ground with such speed that he disappeared out of sight into a dark corner of a wooden house that appeared to be completely closed and uninhabited.
"How did you get it? Why didn't you tell Mom and Dad?" The boy's father scolded in a displeased tone.
"Well, I...want a pet, dad." The boy tried to explain as tears streamed down both cheeks.
"Dragon is an animal at risk of extinction! The government absolutely does not allow raising them. Just us going sightseeing is enough, why do you have to steal this egg from the mother dragon's nest?" Mother scolded and explained the reason for not raising it.
"What happened?" Mariel asked while walking into this family, with two other friends following close behind.
"Well, a few weeks ago, the three of us, went to see a mountain not too far from the city. There was a large blue dragon's nest with about 5 eggs. The guide had told us that it was strictly forbidden to steal dragon eggs, but our child waited for a chance, sneaked in, took an egg, then put it in his backpack and brought it home." the child's father explained in detail.
"Why did you do that?" Mania asked the boy.
"Well, I know it's wrong but I want a pet. Because all my friends had them, they also say that my house is poor, and we can't afford to have pets. They laughed at me, so I want to raise something that is spectacular. My friends won't be able to look down on me anymore." The boy explained his reasons for doing this.
"But Mom and Dad don't want you to had any pet because we all had working and sell in the market, we hardly have time to take care of any pet other than you. It would be a burden on us." Mother tried to explain.
"I promise to take good care of it. Please!" The boy tried to negotiate.
"However, the dragon absolutely can't. We must hurry and return it to the mother dragon's nest now." Father said while issued an ultimatum.
"Let's forget about a pet. From now on, we'd better help this family to find the baby blue dragon at first." Beatrix said.
"Please help us. We'll give you a reward." Mom said.
"Don't be worry about this. Let's help find it first." Mariel said.
"By the way, may I know the names of the three of you first?" Father said.
"My name is Mariel, and the other two are Beatrix and Mania." Mariel replied and introduced the remaining two friends.
"My name is Milik, the mother's name is Darin, and the son's name is Fabian." The father continued introducing his family.
"Nice to meet you, Father Milik, Mother Darin, and Fabian. Let's hurry and find the baby blue dragon together." Mariel said.
They all walked to the front of that wooden house but when they slowly opened the door, they found that the inside was full of tables, old chairs and wooden boxes scattered around, looking completely cluttered. This place was full of dust and some the cobwebs make it almost impossible to breathe.
"l will use specialized magic to block the exit from this house." Milik said, casting a kind of magic that was a soft orange light. This magic then surrounded the house, making it impossible for any living to leave without breaking the magic first.
The sound of something hitting things back and forth inside the house in front of everyone as if it was trying to escape.
"Right there, we rounded it up!" Beatrix said, pointing to a pile of crates stacked on top of each other.
When everyone tried to move the crates out, the little blue dragon crashed into Milik, causing him to stumble and crash into the others. This caused the others to fall to the ground with dust clinging to their clothes.
"Kee! Kee!" The sound of a little blue dragon flying slightly above the ground, and it was laughing at them.
"You are laughing at us?" Mariel said in dissatisfaction and immediately jumped onto the little blue dragon.
But this blue dragon easily dodged. No matter how fast Mariel tried to chase it, she couldn't even touch it.
"Too quick!" Mariel complained.
"Mania, please help me." Beatrix asked.
"Yes." Mania replied.
The two girls tried to grab the little blue dragon from the left and right side at the same time, but the little dragon was able to fly away just in time, causing the two girls to collide with each other with full force and causing them minor injuries.
"Oh! That hurts. It ran away so quickly, little." Beatrix said, trying to keep up the chase.
As for Milik and Darin, they tried to help each other catch it too. As for Fabian, he couldn't stop trying to tell that little dragon.
"Don't run away, little dragon." Fabian tried to beg, but it was even more shocking than before.
The little blue dragon tried to fly away from the house but realized that This house is enchanted with forbidden magic. This caused it to only fly away between the 1st and 2nd floors to avoid being captured by people.
More than an hour had passed and there was still no sign of it being caught because the little blue dragon was flying around so quickly that others were starting to run out of energy to catch it. Even though they tried to use magic to slow down the opponent's movement, they were unable to hit the little dragon even once.
Mariel was the only one still trying to catch up with it. The others all collapsed on the floor and panted from exhaustion.
"What should I do? If it continues like this, it will waste time until the evening." Mariel said but she had an idea.
Mariel sent telepathy to the sleeping Magmatrion within her Dragon Slayer Sword inside her body.
"Lord Magmatrion, are you there?" Mariel said in her thoughts as they joined together.
"What is the matter, young lady?" Magmatrion asked.
"Can you please help me catch the little blue dragon?" Mariel begged.
"LOL! What? Just one little blue dragon and you couldn't catch it. What a shame!" Magmatrion teased.
"Do you want a fight with me?" Mariel said angrily.
"Oh, just kidding. These Blue Dragons are a very agile breed. It's not a lot of power, but its movement is superior to that of other species. Well, I'll help you." Magmatrion promised.
Suddenly, the little blue dragon that was flying away from Mariel felt something creepy and had to look at her suspiciously.
In front of it is Mariel stood staring at the little blue dragon with eyes that were not human but dragon eyes that mesmerized this little blue dragon until it trembled, not daring to move.
"They won't harm you, don't be afraid. Little one." Magmatrion's voice reverberated in the little sky dragon's head until it felt a sense of trust. The little blue dragon then gently flew down into Mariel's embrace and fell on her chest, exhausted after chasing each other for a long time.
"Little dragon. You are safe now." Mariel said with relief and rubbed the little dragon's head affectionately.
Milik released the magic shield that surrounded the house. Everyone immediately returned to the Milik family's house, where they hid the little blue dragon in Fabian's shirt to prevent others from becoming suspicious.
"This afternoon we will travel to the place where the dragon eggs were brought. Would you mind if we wanted three of you to come together with us?" Darin asked the 3 girls.
"We'll go with you." Mariel and her friends responded. The family then placed the little blue dragon in a pet cage. Three girls leave their purchases at home and prepare to leave together.
Then they all entered Darin's teleport portal, then they all appeared at a tourist attraction on the top of a mountain. There were not many people around. This made them suitable for returning the little blue dragon to their nests easier.
Roar!
In front of the six of them appeared a huge mother blue dragon that roared in fury.
"What are you guys doing here?" The caretaker rushed over and asked, trying to calm the Mother Blue Dragon down.
"We are sincerely apologize for this. Our son stole a dragon egg, and we intend to bring it back to you." Milik said, handing over the cage containing the baby blue dragon to the caretaker.
"I wonder where did one dragon egg disappear. You know that it made this mother blue dragon very angry. She hadn't stopped crying for her baby in the past several days." the caretaker said and took the cage in his both hands.
"We are truly sorry. We also need to pay the fine." Darin bowed apologetically and ordered her son Fabian to apologize as well.
"It's ok and no need to pay any cost. It's good to bring it back to us." The caretaker said as he released the baby blue dragon from its cage. As soon as it saw the large mother blue dragon in front of it, the little blue dragon immediately flew towards her. The mother blue dragon took her little dragon back to her nest with the other four siblings and stared at Milik's family with a softened but still angry expression.
"Forget it, they have repented. Please forgive them." the caretaker pleaded. The mother blue dragon then calmed down and returned to the nest to care for her little dragons.
"Mission complete." Beatrix said with relief.
"That was an incredible side mission for us." Mariel said.
"This little blue dragon has returned to its mother's arms. There is nothing as beautiful as this." Mania said with a smile.
"Remember this, young man. Stealing from others whether it is a person or an animal. It's illegal. Don't do it again because the results may not be like this, but it might be more serious than this. If you want something, ask your parents first. If your parents aren't allowed it, you must understand it, don't be stubborn, and don't behave like this." the caretaker taught with concern.
"I'm really sorry. I won't do this again." Fabian apologized and bowed.
"We apologize once again." Milik said, bowing along with his wife as well.
When everyone teleported back to the house, Milik and Darin instructed Fabian again, while Mariel and friends also tried to convince Fabian's parents to allow him to have at least one pet.
"But Mom and Dad don't have time to take care of it because during normal days, we have to go out and sell things in the market. As for Fabian's, he had to go to school. When will we find a time to take care of pet?" Darin tried to explain the reason for having a pet. It made Fabian feel depressed.
"I know one kind of pet. Our elf race is popular to had them in the village and it would be suitable for your family." Mania came up with an idea.
"What is it?" Milik asked.
"It's Fluffy ! It is a four-legged animal, not large one and covered with white fur all over its body. Nevertheless, it's easy to take care and it also playful but not mischievous and obeys the commands of its owner." Mania said.
"Wow! That's interesting. Can you recommend one to us?" Milik asked.
"I saw there was a pet store that sold them. The price is not very expensive. So, let's go choose together." Mania said.
"Fabian Can you promise me? You will take care of it every time that you are at home. You take Fluffy to bathe and feed on time. When we have free time, we take it out for a walk together." Darin asked her son.
"I promise that I will take care of it as best as I can, mom." Fabian promised with a smile.
"Ok, then Mom and Dad give you a pet but if you break the promise, Mom and Dad won't let you take care of it again, do you understand?" Milik asked.
"I won't let you down." Fabian responded.
All 6 people went out of the house to choose a fluffy dog from the shop that Mania recommended. This fluffy one is only a few weeks old, but it really looked down on Fabian, snuggling, licking his face, and being very obedient.
"Thank you very much for your help today. This is the reward." Darin said as she handed over 10 gold coins. The trio's school emblems also appeared a little with their accumulated points.
"We are happy to help you. Fabian, promised me that you would obey your parents, study hard and take care of Fluffy too." Mariel said, while looking at Fabian.
" I Promised, thank you for everything. Sister Mariel, Beatrix, and Mania as well." Fabian said.
Mariel and her friends picked up the things they had left behind and said goodbyes before returning to the school dormitory. As for Milik's family, after the arrival of Fluffy, their life seemed to be much better than before because Fabian came home on time every day and was a good boy. He studies hard and obeys everything his parents teach him. As for Milik and Darin, when they went to sell things in the market, they took Fluffy with them and it kept wagging its tail, inviting other customers into the shop, making the family's business better than before.