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// The Troublemakers 
// Story: Monster Hunter World: Monsters and Magic 
// by Blackdrag-rose 
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With the meeting done, and Grogar knew that there were three Elder Dragons out there that was causing trouble for three of the regions of the New World, he checked out the map as he debated where to start, as one was in the Ancient Forest, one was in the Wildspire Waste, and the last was in the Rotten Vale. His best guess was to start in the first region, move to the next one after figuring out which beast happened to be there, and repeat as necessary, until he and the Commission knew which Elder Dragons they were dealing with at the moment. Nergigante, on the other hand, headed out to see if she could figure out a few more things about this situation, since the three Elder Dragons had to be connected to something, not just each other or the fact that they were the ones responsible for this happening. Grogar had no idea what else might have caused the sudden change in habitat in three Elder Dragons, hence why he was sure it was some other element, possibly even another powerful beast they weren't aware of yet, but he was sure that they would figure something out in due time, after a bit of research anyway.

Once he had a plan of attack, or at least for his investigation, Grogar unfurled his wings before heading into the forest once more, as it was time for him to see what sort of monsters were causing trouble, where a brief glance down at the ground told him that nothing seemed out of place. With that in mind he headed down to the ground and studied it for any signs of an Elder Dragon, making sure to activate his new sight to see what might be lurking around him, finding some light blue tracks mixed in with the bronze ones. For a moment he had to wonder if he would even find anything useful out here, as he did believe what he and everyone else had been told, before he found a blue track that was had to belong to the beast he was looking for, causing him to land without delay. What he discovered were some gash marks, like a dragon had been here, as in something like Nergigante, and some gashes that looked like they had been designed by a wing scraping the area in question, where he knew that it wasn't the brutish Elder Dragon due to her being in Astera when the report came in.

As he studied the tracks, and discovered how they were spaced out while making numerous checks on the wing markings, Grogar came to understand which Elder Dragon had made the tracks in question, as at first he was sure that it could have been any number of beasts, but following it allowed him to understand who he was tracking down.

"Kushala Daora... that's who was harassing this region recently." Grogar commented, as he was convinced that the various markings he had discovered pointed at that monster and not one of the others he knew about, though he made sure that he had sketches of each unique track he found, just to hand them over to the Researchers and see if they agreed with his thoughts, "At least I'm sure of that, unless there's another monster like it out there... makes me wonder what else might be bothering the regions of the New World."

With that done he spent a few more moments studying the tracks that were in the Ancient Forest, discovering one that, as an odd twist, was a golden yellow color, as if made from actual gold, and seemed to belong to a rather large Elder Dragon, causing him to raise an eyebrow for a moment as he sketched it out. Based on what he recalled each fleet had chased an Elder Dragon when they first came to the New World, one of which had to be the Dalamadur due to the skeleton that was in the Rotten Vale, and in addition to that there a number of other Elder Dragons, not yet in their old age, who came to see what was going on with this place. Such a thing led him to think about the list that Shepard had given him when he asked about the others that were out there, where he was convinced that this had to be the tracks of a Kulve Taroth, which was one that the First Fleet had tried to track down after they landed, but, due to a lack of manpower, she got away and likely returned every now and then without the Commission discovering her existence. It made him wonder if some of the more older Elder Dragons, those who had been seen by Astera in the past anyway, might be returning to the New World, but he decided not to worry about it too much as he finished his sketches of the tracks he had found, as he was sure the rest of the First Fleet would be interested in his findings.

Once he completed his studies he opened his wings and took to the skies once more, where he headed to the Wildspire Waste once more, finding that it seemed pretty normal from above, which was what Grogar found when he entered the Ancient Forest earlier, so he descended without delay.

Grogar discovered that what he found back in the Ancient Forest was the same as what he discovered in the desert, as in the tracks of Low Rank monsters mixed with High Rank beasts, before he found some new tracks that seemed to be more like a lion, based on how the legs were spaced. As he studied the tracks Grogar discovered a few bits of fur that were stuck on some rocks or some stone walls, like the monster in question was grooming itself while wandering through this region, where he took some samples and found that they were red colored. Based on what he knew there was only one monster that looked sort of like a lion and had red colored fur, though there was a blue version that was the female of the species, meaning if he was right this was a Teostra he was tracking, a rather powerful monster who controlled fire. He paused for a moment as he considered the information he had found so far, the first monster had to be Kushala Daora, the so called 'Shadow Upon The Tempest' due to it's wind abilities, while this one had to be Teostra, the 'Emperor of Fire', which made him wonder what the third one might be.

Before leaving the Wildspire Waste he checked out the rest of the region and found that, for the most part, it seemed just fine, as if the Teostra had been wandering through it and not causing problems, even though his sheer presence could do it for him, but he also found no other signs of another Elder Dragon, allowing him to head over to his next destination and the region that was below it.

What he did, instead of heading right to the Rotten Vale, was take a detour and scouted out the Coral Highlands, where he glanced down at the ground and found that nothing seemed out of the ordinary, just in the off chance that there was one more Elder Dragon that the scouts hadn't noticed earlier. Sure enough he found the Kirin was just wandering around, due to the storm that was brewing overhead, the sure sign that one was on the move, but based on what he was seeing this particular monster wasn't doing anything dangerous, rather it seemed to be getting food before heading back to the area it lived in. After seeing that, and checking out the surrounding area for signs of another Elder Dragon, he descended into the Rotten Vale and checked out the upper reaches, out of the Effluvium to be exact, only to discover that there was next to nothing to suggest that an Elder Dragon had been up here. He frowned when he found no tracks of the beast he was in the middle of looking for, as both Kushala Daora and Teostra had been all over most of the regions they had been spotted in, or at least their tracks anyway, so it was odd to see that there was nothing of the other one that had been seen down in this foul region.

As he headed down into the lower section of the Rotten Vale he found some tattered flesh, a gross thing to discover, that seemed to be tainted in some manner, as if what it belonged to was a rotting monster of some kind, instead of one he and the others were used to seeing, before he sighed and took a sample of it. Of course he also found some odd tracks that, if he was seeing things right, had a claw off, as in it might be twisted in some manner, which was really weird as he sketched it out for the Researchers back in Astera, as they would make sense of this for him and everyone else. As Grogar did that he found that there were no smaller monsters in the area, which was weird, though he had to assume that Scarlet and her Odogaron were somewhere else in this foul region, staying away from the Elder Dragon that was wandering around, or at least that seemed to be the case based on the information the tracks were giving him. Once he had all of the information he could gather, based on what was in each of the regions of the New World, Grogar took to the air and left the Rotten Vale behind as quickly as he could, as he really didn't like being in that place and dealing with all of the Effluvium, before he headed towards Astera.

When he returned to his base of operations he handed over the sketches and information he had discovered, where his fellows were interested in what he had discovered, though as they went over everything he found while he was out in the field, and either confirmed or denied his findings, he went over the list of Elder Dragons that were rumored to be here, in the New World... though it wasn't long before Shepard called for him to come over to the table, meaning they knew which Elder Dragons he had to deal with.

"Grogar, we've determined which Elder Dragons have been causing trouble... nice work, by the way." Shepard said, as he knew that anyone else would have taken a few days to figure out which ones had been invading the other regions of the New World, given that they didn't have Grogar's magical powers or abilities, though he wasn't about to complain about the results he was getting, "You were right on which ones they were, as we've determined that a Kushala Daora was messing with the Ancient Forest, a Teostra was in the Wildspire Waste, and, well, the Researchers are sure that the one the Third Fleet discovered all those years ago, before they were downed by a Legiana, is a Vaal Hazak and that it's somewhere in the depths of the Rotten Vale. We need to calm down all three of them, be it you convincing them to stop or killing them after a long battle, but I'll leave it up to you to determine which one you want to go after first."

Grogar nodded his head for a moment, as he understood what Shepard was saying, before stepping away from the table for a time, as he wanted to think about this for a time and come to a decision on his own, even though he would tackle all three of them at some point in time, before turning his attention to figuring out what was going on with the New World and if it was being caused by another Elder Dragon they hadn't discovered just yet.