Dragonfire: Celestia

Chapter 16: The Vial

Yuze was in the very same courtyard he met with Albedo in. He watched as a Knight approached, taking cautious steps along the moonlit path. Once they were close enough, they looked around to verify no one was in the courtyard. It was all clear. “You may speak. I would like to hear why you called me here.” Yuze said. The Knight performed the Celestial salute, ensuring he was being as respectful as possible. “Sir! We have a situation! A sample of the latent venom has been stolen from the evidence wing! We don’t know who stole it…but whoever it was, they got past all our defenses undetected!” He responded. Yuze almost looked surprised for a moment. “You mean to tell me that one of Celestia’s biggest secrets…was kept in the evidence wing?” He asked, “Uh…well…yes…that is…it was evidence…” The Knight answered, “And you didn’t get rid of it?” Yuze asked, “It was necessary for the case…” The Knight answered, “Imbeciles! It’s little wonder that it was stolen! It should have been disposed of like I requested!” Yuze exclaimed, “With all due respect…you weren’t the Acting Grandmaster yet, so your request didn’t come to fruition…” The Knight replied, “Fool! Twice you have proved incompetent! You think they actually wanted to give Albedo the title?! I was always going to be the Acting Grandmaster!” Yuze exclaimed, “A-Apologies, Master Yuze! Wh-What should we do about the missing vial?” The Knight asked, “Seek it out! There must be some hint of…something! Put every official on high alert! I want everyone looking for that vial!” Yuze answered, “As you command, Master Yuze!” The Knight exclaimed! Yuze began walking off. “If you will not recover the vial, then Rust will.” He said. The Knight seemed shaken by the mere mention of this “Rust.” Yuze disappeared into the castle, and the Knight followed shortly after.

The next day, Chichi-Chichi woke up in his room. He realized that it was Saturday, and he had no way to contact Kaede outside of the academy. He got out of bed, and got dressed for the day. He was wearing a black hoodie, with blue jeans. He groggily walked into the kitchen to grab something to eat. Of course, there was only one option. He grabbed a bagel, his favorite food. Using a lick of magic and his cooking tools, he boiled the bagel appropriately. Once it was finished, he sat down at the table to eat it. Naturally, it was delicious. “I wonder what Kaede is up to? I sure hope she isn’t getting into trouble…” He thought to himself. Just then, there was a knock at the door. He glanced at it curiously. Then, the knock resounded! Someone was impatient. In fact, they began knocking on the door rapidly to get his attention! He walked over, and opened the door slightly. To his surprise, Kaede was right outside! She was wearing a black crop top, with blue jean style shorts. She had black shoes with white laces, and white socks beneath. Her tail started wagging vigorously at the sight of him! “Good morning!” She exclaimed!

“Uh…how did you know where I live…?” He asked, “Huh? Oh! I followed you home last night!” She answered. He stared at her in confusion. “That’s terrifying…” He thought to himself. He cautiously opened the door, welcoming her inside. She wasted no time entering, and took a look around. “Wow! This place is nice!” She exclaimed, “Yeah…I guess so.” He replied, “Where’s the vial? Is it safe?” She asked, “Yeah, it’s in my jacket.” He answered, “Good, good. We should see Cyril as soon as possible.” She said, “Uh…alright…is he available now?” He asked, “As a matter of fact, he is.” She answered, “Okay…I’ll go grab the vial.” He said. She started bouncing up and down happily! It seemed she was quite excited. Though she said nothing, likely due to her stutter. He walked into his room and retrieved the vial. Once he had it, she led him to the hospital. Upon entering they found themselves in a waiting room. There were cushioned chairs all around. Yet somehow, despite the cushions, the chairs looked extremely uncomfortable. There were a couple magazine racks around, with a selection ranging from basic news to action filled comic books. They walked up to the receptionist, who sat behind a desk in a separate room, revealed only by a window with a small hole in it.