It had been a month since their last adventure. In that time, Varda and Varden had revealed themselves to be gods older than even Draco--Rhonaby's father. n**'s children, Nate and Ette, had been torn apart by n** herself when she was in the control of the Macra. TIkkit had updated Nissa's
old form into a more
modern appearance. And Dragon's pregnancy was coming to an end.
[1]"You know," Dragon growled, struggling to her feet, "I am the mother of two and grandmother of one yet I never went through a normal dragon pregnancy."
"You look beautiful," Creighton said.
"Shut up," Dragon snapped. "It's your fault anyway."
"She's cranky," Xangord said as Dragon finally struggled to her feet. "She does not mean what she says."
"Damn straight I mean what I say!" Dragon said, waddling over to Nogard. "Move, Flamer. That couch is better for my back."
Eying Dragon, Nogard surprisingly did not argue. Standing up, she fluffed the pillow she had been laying on for Dragon and then stood aside while her sister took the couch. Ever since Dragon started showing her pregnancy, Nogard had been oddly demure. "Would you like anything to dri--"
An explosion rocked the side of the house, causing Nerissa's perimeter alarms to sound off.
Nerissa's holographic form appeared next to Dragon. "A small army of Hunters have arrived. They have managed to find technology of equal or higher value to mine. They shall be here any moment."
"Damn it!" Dragon growled, struggling to sit back up. "The others are all off on missions right now--what the hell are you doing anyway Nerissa? Can't you repel them?"
"I am doing so right now," the hologram replied. A low thrumming noise was heard outside followed by screams. "However, their--"
The hologram sizzled and blinked out as another explosion rocked nearer to the house. Nerissa was offline--which meant the house defenses were offline as well.
"Quick, out the back!" Creighton said, helping Dragon to her feet. "Xangord, take point. Nogard, help Dragon. I'll bring up the rear."
Slipping out the back of the house, the four managed to get to the cliff that bordered the edge of the property. As they were approaching the hidden ladder that would take them to the beach below, an explosion threw the four of them into the air.
Slamming to the ground on her side, Dragon bounced three times before sliding to a stop. The entire right half of her face had been badly burned. Both her legs, one of her arms, and several ribs had been shattered when she hit the ground. The egg within her however was safe.
As she began to black out, Dragon felt herself being lifted by a pair of strong arms.
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