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Memories	By : Asirainis Category: +A through F > Dragon Quest/ Dragon Warrior Views: 1615 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Memories
Chapter Twenty One: Missing Ally
She hid a smirk behind her hand gracefully as she left the castle – the guards smiling at her as word quickly and quietly spread amongst them of her ousting the prince for whom he was… a heartless and gutless prat. She found her friends outside of the inn, looking around for Jessica. Airlia came up to them, "You did it! You beat Dhoulmagus!"
She was overjoyed at that as Alistair nodded. "Yes, it wasn't easy, but we did it! However, now my sister is missing!"
Airlia nodded. "I feared that was whom I saw just before dawn leaving town. She was heading towards the direction of the Royal Hunting Grounds. Let's look at the map and figure out where she could have gone."
Alistair nodded as Draco pulled out the map. Looking at it, she fingered a town to the north where they had fought the sea dragon, "That's likely the direction she was heading. We'll go to the checkpoint and ask around in hopes they saw her."
Yangus nodded. "Sound plan guv'ness."
She nodded as she squashed the nightmare into the deepest recess of her mind as they quickly left town to find Trode outside with Medea. "Trode, you'll love what I did to Charmles. I'll tell you all about it on our way to the Arcadia checkpoint to the east and north of us."
He nodded at her with a wicked gleam in his eye; having a feeling he would enjoy it as he asked, "What did you say to Charmless…"
She rang the bell to call the sabercats to her aid. Once they were all set, they took off running as she told them of what happened at breakfast. When she finished her tale, Draco laughed heartily. "I would have given anything to see that!"
Trode nodded with a wicked chuckle, "I fully agree. After his treatment of Medea and myself, he doesn't deserve any sympathy."
She smirked as she told him about when she left the room. "The last I heard as I went out of earshot was King Clavius's scolding shout of Charmless's name."
They hurried along, thanks to the sabercats, down the path towards the royal hunting grounds. It had been a quiet run as she looked at the mountains that they had just passed. "Soon as we reach the river… we head north!" Alistair nodded as he felt the fear rising in his stomach for his sister. With the mountains to their left and the river towards their east, she directed them up the path, running along the mountains as the sabercats roared in warning.
They weren't going to fight, but it helped to scare away anyone thinking of attacking them. They followed the river as Airlia kept her gaze ahead, her hair whipping behind her. They went up the slope and around the rocky bend in the road only to find the pair of bridges that she recalled seeing on the map as she smiled, "We're getting closer to the checkpoint my friend, keep going!" He roared in appreciation as they bounded over the second bridge as quickly as they had first and onto the next stretch of land.
Airlia felt her stomach become slowly unsettled as she looked at the land ahead. They had to hurry and find that scepter! She had to prevent her nightmares of Marcello becoming possessed by it! Her heart fell as she saw a plume of smoke in the distance. They hurried along as they heard a scream of fright!
Airlia turned to the others as she said, "That sounded pretty bad, maybe it's the scepter?"
The others nodded as Angelo said, "I hope so in a way, but in another way I hope not…" She gazed at him and saw the pain in his eyes as he realized the very real possibility that Jessica could be lost to the scepter if she were to kill anyone.
Nodding to each other, they dismounted the sabercats as Airlia told them, "Stay here. We'll be right back. Guys let's go see what screamed…"
They saw a giant blue slime that had a crown on his head looking distressed. Airlia approached the giant, "What's wrong?"
He looked at her as he whimpered, "Scared, something was coming goo hurt someone. I hid, and had hoped it left. When I thought it was safe, I tried to come out. Goo scared me…"
Airlia nodded as she handed him a chimaera wing. "Use this, go to Morrie's Monster Haven. You'll be safe there. Tell him Ragazzo sent you!"
He smiled at her as he gave her his crown. "Thank goo for that. I'm going there goo hide. Take care and be careful!" Airlia picked up the crown with a smile as she put it amongst her items.
Turning to the others, "She came through here, and is heading north. Let's hurry!" They quickly remounted the sabercats who saw their genuine care of the people around them to their fellow monsterkind.
Hurrying along the hills, the group raced ahead as Medea followed quickly behind them. She saw the path swerve left and right, curling around the small hills and rough patches of road until they got closer to the source of the smoke that she had seen in the distance. She shouted to the others, "I hope that smoke doesn't mean we're too late!"
Alistair and Angelo both voiced their opinions, "We must continue to hope that somehow it isn't what it seems to be! That she hasn't killed anyone yet!" Airlia agreed as she sent a silent prayer to the Goddess while they approached the checkpoint at an ever increasing pace. Once they arrived, they came to find a tall stone structure built between two mountain ridges on either side. It was a simple albeit tall structure with stone brickwork. On both towers were the flag of Argonia, laying against it in pride. In the center above where the gates were was the symbol of Argonia. She saw that the wooden gates were blown open, and that the smoke was billowing from the remains of the tall structure.
She looked around to see people lying injured as she got off her sabercat. "Stay for a moment. I'm going to set the wounds quickly, and then we'll be on our way." She checked for broken bones, and found luckily only one to have a broken arm. Setting it quickly, she called forth her magic to swirl around everyone to heal them all simultaneously.
The group of people she healed stood up to look at her. "Thank you Miss." She nodded as she turned with a smile to one of the soldiers.
"Did a woman come through here with a scepter in her hand?" Angelo asked as the soldier nodded while scratching the back of his neck.
"She was dangerous friend. I'd be careful if you're chasing her."
Angelo nodded as Alistair leapt into the conversation. "Where was she headed?!"
The soldier looked at the man, worried. "She was heading north, towards Arcadia. Her skin was green toned and her hair was floating as she walked. When we refused to open the gates, she raised that scepter to it, and a fireball appeared, striking the gate. As you can see for yourselves, it blew a hole the size of a large boulder through it. She then muttered something about it being a pity and she went through it. Scared me out of my wits as it sent us all flying about… This woman luckily for us," He indicated Airlia before speaking, "Came in time to heal us of our injuries. None of them were life threatening, but, still lucky for us all the same. " Airlia nodded as she remounted the sabercat.
She saw the town in the distance as they hurried down the path, heading straight for it. Soon as they reached the edge of town, they quickly dismounted the sabercats. She turned to them, "Go now, I want you all to stay safe!" They nodded as they fled the area, not liking the darkness that they felt from within the town.
She shivered as Trode came up to her, "Airlia?"
Frowning, she explained, "A nightmare is so close to fruition, it frightens me. However, I won't let Jessica fall prey to that scepter. I promise you that Trode. Stay here for now. It's safer just outside of town than inside I fear."
He nodded as she indicated a small bag that she put in the wagon. "There's food for both you and Medea. Water skins too. We'll be back before long hopefully." He nodded as they went towards the town.
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