Werewolf 2: Dungeons and Werewolves

Chapter 19: The Festival

Note: It's a long one

Dedicated to Kate Luna:
Who always listened to my stories

~~~Ashton~~~

Ashton flew as fast as his feathered wings would take him. If Notch sent him down here for something important, then killing this Ein fellow was most likely the answer. The sun already set, and when Ashton flew into the town of New Growler he was surprised to see that no one attacked him, or saw him. Which seemed strange because his feathers glittered in the moonlight.

However, he didn't have much time to waste. He followed the faint smell of Cassie Rose back to a building which he assumed as her shop. Though the smell was faint, probably from her not being around it. Using one of his claws, Ashton opened the door gently and stuck his arm inside... barely. Like he was told, he ripped up the floorboards in the middle of the shop and pulled out a safe. Which he held in his claws, he didn't bother to open it for the gun might fall out of his grasp. So, quietly closing the door, Ashton took off into the air and returning south.

He flew up, and up, and up into the sky. He flew up so high that he went past the clouds and once he was up there he continued to fly south. Though he couldn't say there was a whole lot to see from up there, between all the clouds and the sent of his new human friends guiding him.

There was a reason he flew up so high, and that was because time seems to move faster above the clouds. You get to point A to point B quicker than if you were on the ground. He learned that from Sky Dragons, the only dragon tribe he could observe up close thanks to his secret ability to blend in with clouds. Still, Ashton liked observing the Sky dragons. They have a whole city in the clouds and everything! Yet one wrong move and they could accidentally cause a storm thanks to their ability to walk on clouds.

And yet even if it was night time and the Sky Dragons never leaving their homes in the sky. Ashton was still on high alert, he was carrying a very important thing that could change the world.

I wonder if I could shoot a gun, Ashton thought. Focus you bird brain! Dragons can't use guns, our talons are too big! It would be cool though, and terrifying. These giant creatures with guns. Oh no, I'm not becoming a Shadow Dragon, am I? I remember the other Aethers saying that if I think too many negative thoughts I become a Shadow Dragon, I don't want to lose my feathers! Happy thoughts, happy thoughts. Moon Moon is funny right? Strange but funny. Cassie is a bit too... murdery... for me. Dawson and Julia are nice though. I have a feeling those two are going to be great friends. If I knew anything about friends, Aethers don't have a lot of those. You do one thing wrong and the others won't let you forget about it! Hey, what's that?

He swooped down slightly below the clouds to get a better look at what was flying below him. It was a dragon indeed, about the same age as him or they looked to be that age. They had dark ruby red scales and an orange ridge on their back and yellow horns. "Ruby?" Ashton muttered softly.

When the dragon's ears perked up, Ashton flew back above the clouds to be hidden. And then zoomed away from what looked like to be Tao's friend. Clutching the safe in his talons, Ashton ignored the dragon and focused on flying. He was sent here for a reason, and he was about to find out why.

~~~Cassie~~~

When Ashton arrived everyone was already gathered in the throne room behind those giant curtains. Yin and Rocky already moved the wagon into a safe place where they could help with the getaway. Jesse and Jess were already in the wagon, and it seemed that Jesse was getting worse and worse.