Chapter 4 - What could possibly go wrong?

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Whoosh!

"Hear that?" growled the cloaked figure, "We're not alone."

Icy silence. 

"Ha!" laughed Ivar. A tiny black dragon was staring up at them with huge green eyes. Ivar picked up the dragon and it reached out with its little paws. 

"Rrrr?" it purred.

"General, it's just a cute little baby dragon with-"

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"General, it's just a cute little baby dragon with-"

The general's cold glare cut him off, "that's not just any dragon you fool, its a fury!"

Bam! Ruffrunner shot his plasma blast at his captor's face, burning off his exquisite moustache (that he took great pride in) and causing him to drop Ruffrunner. Meanwhile, Dart and Pouncer had snuck up behind the two Vikings and were charging up their plasma blasts. Bam! Bam! The dragonets fired, but the general dodged. Swiftly, he swung his sword at Dart, less than a hair's breadth (or clawtip) from her head. In the nick of time, Pouncer tripped the general with his tail and blasted him away.

"Captain, fetch the rest of the men. It's time to give these insolent babies a lesson on respecting their elders." growled the general. His cloak, slipped to the ground, a shadow tarnishing the ground. It revealed a thin face with short hair, dominated by a thin, poisoned scar that ran over his right eye. With no more than a flick, a roaring Dart was stopped in her tracks by a bolas.

A platoon of Vikings advanced out of their hiding places, aiming crossbows at Pouncer and Ruffrunner. 

"Run!" roared Dart. "I'll be fine!"

"We won't leave you!" cried Pouncer and the brothers desperately tried to chew at Dart's bonds. A warning shot was fired, Ruffrunner yelped as it drove into his tail. 

"You have to!" Dart yelled. 

With one last look at their sister, they flew off into the tunnels.

"Leave them!" commanded the general, "We have what we need!"

Clutched in his hands was a giant, muddy green egg.

From the shadows, Ruffrunner and Pouncer watched in dismay as Dart, their leader, their sister, was chained up and taken away...

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