Chapter 4 - Buck the police!
The stare off the guard captain and I were having was immense. Everybody, even the guard grunts had stepped off. What surprised me though was that Roxy had backed away too. As the guard began to slowly slip his blade out of its sheath, I acted. I opened my mouth and hissed, and as expected, a yellowy liquid shot out of the back of my throat.
"GAH! MY EYES!" The guard captain bellowed as his eyes simmered. The guard grunts, all took 'defensive' stances, and drew their weapons. It was now that Roxy dashed jumped forward and spewed flames in their direction. The two pegasus' caught fire and started flying in circles... comically. I think these ponies are both meant to hurt themselves, and are just plain stupid or something.
This is when the earth ponies charged, held their spears high and heads low. Not bad posture, but not good posture either. When they were close enough, I leaped into the air and came down, clamping onto the pony's tail's and flinging them towards the unicorns, who were currently about to cast a spell. The spell misfired and hit their oncoming comrades, making them fall into a deep sleep immediately.
'Subdue spell eh? Well, we'll just have to avoid that.' I bounded above the next spell cast and delivered kicks to their head, somewhat near their horns. This knocked them out and made me laugh. "Haha, how pitiful! They were knocked out by one kick! I never knew I was that strong. Oh look! The pegasus have finally passed out also. Lucky lucky me." I said in a sing song voice.
My and Roxy stood together with proud smirks, while the ponies who we had met earlier had worried looks on their faces. All except for Twilight, who had a stern look... along with some obvious worry.
"What were you two thinking!? I asked you to promise to not hurt anypony, but you did it anyway!" 'Did she really believe that I would keep a promise? Yup, ponies are dumb.' "On the contrary Twilight. I subdued them through minor pain. Roxie hurt them. Not me." I smugly replied."That makes no diff-" I interrupted Twilight. "No Twilight. It does. I promised, she didn't. It is perfectly logical, and don't you start again on how ' harming others is wrong.' because I simply don't give a damn." She looked rather somber when I just pointed out her entire speech.
"Anyhow, we need to set up camp and rest okay?" The gang nodded at my notion, and we set off to the top of a cliff. When there, I set up a log we bought at the market back at the village, then Roxy set it ablaze. We all fell asleep next to the fire that night, but what I woke up to was bullshit.
---Later That Night---
It was Twilight's guard shift and I was awoken by a loud, very feminine scream. I groggily sat up on my front paw/claws and looked towards the disturbance. There was Twilight, cowering under a group of three Diamond Dogs... the same three from yesterday. "*Sigh* You morons can't just stay the hell away, even when most of your crew is dead, can you?"
They all turned towards me as I began to pick up my mace. "Really. What is so special about a group of ponies and their pet dragon?" I shivered when I noted him as a pet. "Quick! Kill the whelp!" The center one shouted. 'To hell with that!' I launched my club at the center Diamond Dog, and two of the outer points mangles his kneecaps. "GYAARG! Kill him now!" 'Yup he's pissed' I stood up when the two side dogs began to rush me.
I leaped over them and snatched my club from the center one, only to throw it back into his face, and pick it back up again, and then throw it at the right guard dog's (heh, guard dog...) face. When it made contact there was a sickening crack and splatter.
The last one began cowering in fear, and was beginning to beg (heh, beg...). "Please, don't kill me! I'll do anything you want! I'll dig for gems, I'll kill someone! Please, I'm only 18!" 'So that's why he sounded a little higher pitched than the others.'
"Cease your pleas pup! I have come to a conclusion. I will cut the option for termination if you choose to join me and my friend here on our random quest, which we don't even know about yet but I know is coming up..." Just then, Pinkie Pie jumped out in front of me and began complaining. "HEY! No breaking the fourth wall! That's my job mister, and don't you forget it." She said sternly. I like this side of Pinkie better than the bubbly side.
"Sorry Pinkie. Anyways, back to the current subject at hand; will you join us?" He looked at me nervously and flattened his ears as I said this. "Which one is your friend?" I facepal-facecla-facepa... OH FORGET IT! I faceclawed at his meaningless question and continued. "Her." I said flatly as I directed his attention towards Roxy.
"Oh, well, if her and none of these dull ponies 'I KNEW THAT THEY WERE NATURALLY STUPID' I guess that I can join your later-to-be-announced cause." I accepted this and decided that I would take guard duty for the rest of the night. "Alright, everyone back to your quarters for a good nights rest. Me and the newbie need to have a chat before dawn." Roxy looked at me with a small bit of skepticism but I brushed it off when she began to lay down and snore. Much as the rest, albeit a little more lightly.
---1 Hour Later---
"So, you said something about wishing to speak with me?" Asked the pup, again with a hint of nervousness in his voice. "Yes, I need to ask you a few questions. Question one; your name?" He answered quickly, and to the point. I like that quality. "My name is Grim." Now, time to question it's meaning. I always loved this part of the interrogation! "Now, may I ask the meaning of your name?" He looked at me hesitantly, but again answered quickly. Damn it this kid skittish. "Well, while in my more care-free days, I would always be seen lurking around the burial caves. Not only that, but many of those dogs I had known. I was considered bad luck, and soon became more divided from the rest of the den. Also, I bare a cloak-like design on my fur, in black, and a entirely white, coarse facial fur. I am somewhat skilled in scythes too!"
Wow, okay not what I was expecting. He could be a well picked addition to our team. "Good next question is; will you miss your family?" He looked crestfallen at my question, and I could see tears forming in his eyes. Nonetheless, he got straight to the point again. "I don't have a family. I was an orphan, and nobody would adopt me, so I chose the dead to serve as my family. They were good listeners, and in life I knew that they cared for me." Great, now things are definitely getting emo. Time to direct the conversation elsewhere.
"Well, I guess that if you accept our offer officially after this minor quest of getting these ponies home... We may become your new family. That is, if you accept us as so." He looked at me again with a nervous look, but this time with a hint of happiness. "Thank you, um, erm. I never got your name..." Wow, how forgetful of me. "Sorry, my name is Drake... Yes, Drake the drake. Laugh it up." I waited for the laughter, but none came. I looked back to him to see a look of sympathy. "Why would I laugh? My name is ironic too ya know?"
Realizing this, I chose that questions should be over... for now. "Right, that was the last question. Now, do you want to stay up for guard duty, or hit the hay?" When I ask this he quirks his head to the side. "Why would I hit hay? I don't even see any around here to hit." A literal guy eh? That of he's never heard of an idiom. "It's an idiom. It is a saying that in more realistic terms, means to hop in bed and doze off to dream land." He regained his composure before saying simply; "Oh". Yup, definitely option number two. "I'll get to sleep. It's been a long day. Good night Drake." I return his answer. "Good night Grim."
---In the morning---
I was awoken (I had fallen asleep at about 4AM) by spike, who was rapidly poking me in the head, watching my ear twitch and giggling. "Mrrgh. Why have you awoken me from my slumber whelp..." I say groggily as I hold my self up on my front claws (I noticed that my hind legs were paws, and my front ones claws. At least they're still a manor of hand.), still with closed eyes. Spike's response was; "Oh, sorry. It's just fun watching your ear twitch, hehe." 'Yeah, laugh it up shrimp.'
I soon woke up completely, and woke up the rest of my crew, now including Grim who was snoring quite loudly. I started my grand speech. "Right, we've got a long trek ahead of us so pack your things and hug your loved ones. We're heading out. They groggily began to protest but soon shut back up when I began to depart.
---Later that day---
By now we were met by the immense; Everfree Forest. All of the ponies were shivering in fear while us drakes and him diamond dog were beaming with joy at the thought of actually being able to kill something again.
"Right crew, off we go!" I was about to take a step when my ears picked up a rather quiet voice. "Aren't you scared? That's the Everfree Forest! All of the animals are wild, and care for themselves, much like the weather (Hmmm, sounds like a certain place I've been to and now couldn't give to shits about.).
"Of course I'm not scared! I'm a drake! Anything in there I can blind and have roasted and butchered within minutes. Now let's go!" My pep talk simi-worked. With that I mean that we had to push them all for about 20 yards before they would walk on their own.
---Later again that day---
Soon, after burning and breaking countless timber wolves as they were called, we were met with a large cliff hanger and a huge manticore behind us; and it was angry... To be continued.
So there you go dragons and drakes! Another chapter. Sorry I've been so slow, again, school and shtuph. So I hope you enjoyed, and don't forget those comment questions. Tell your friends, and then tell em to tell their friends. Have a good night dragons and drakes.