Dragonasta
Chapter 1 - Frosty Retaliation
North Antarctic - 1997
General Archibald crossed his arms Frozen and
Weak was his troops. It had crossed him a few
Years ago for the position of his current job.
It was not about his age; the pure white stash
Of clumped hair on his head did not scare him,
But his age frightened him, to know that each
Day of his life, was just one day he lost on
This hospital yet comfy rock named Earth.
It frightened him, that a simple flick of a
Non- Gravity switch on Earth would ruin almost
Two-thousand years of society, buildings and
Advancement. The young boy resting on the wooden
Bed opposite him, carrying his L115A3 sniper rifle
As if it was a warm inviting teddy-bear. He shook
His head, the boy was too young, his eyes focused
In the pale aqua light which spanned half the room, the
Other shrouded in the absorbing shadows. The boy was too
Young, Archibald knew that an accidental flick of
The switch in the boys sleep would end his life
Before his sole returned to his body, Archibald
Knew the boy could have had any future.
'Yet he enrolled in with us 'thought Archibald.
Archibald shook his head of thoughts, he grumbled
Then wiped a hand down his face, clearing the
Frost from his face. It had been a year since they
Touched down on Antarctica, at first it was fun,
Hanging out with the locals from their tribes,
He chuckled remembering a few fond nights.
It had
Been four months since he had last felt freedom,
After the four months of his freedom, he and the
Other lads had to get ready for the mission, studying
Their targets, training for the harsh conditions, one such
Training exercise, was when he had to climb up the side of
1249 meter mountain, collecting the local birds eggs, it was
Not the height he was afraid of, as he would die from
The resistance of air, before he touched down on
The ground, but rather the birds who plucked his hands
When he reached into the holes in the cliffs.
He didn't really mind this mission, unlike
Many, yet something about the one bloody
Sheet of ice annoyed him; it could have been the eeriness,
The mystery, but he reckoned what chilled him down to the