Note: You guys didn't think I would make you wait a really long time after that last cliffhanger, did you? Then again... I did think about it.
Chapter Seven
Rumble in the Jungle
“What did you just say?” Richard demanded and tightened his grip on Dark Star. May shifted slightly in the large saddle on the red dragons back and regarded him thoughtfully before answering.
“I said that people didn't call me the Lady of Dragons for no reason, Richard. Had you not figured that out yet?”
“You've lost your mind, May! The Lady of Dragons lived over two thousand years ago!” he yelled out. He was furiously trying to figure out what to do in that moment; it was obvious May was off her rocker, and if this turned out anything like the last time he saw her he would probably end up fighting her.
May sighed and released the reins in her grip, jumping deftly from the back of her dragon a moment later. Richard took into account that her arm with the bracer was pointed towards the ground, but he still didn't put his sword down. He had no idea what was going on or how she had found him, but he wasn't going to take her lightly anymore. He had once considered this woman his best friend, but he realized now more than ever that he knew nothing about her; and that scared him.
“The name given to me at birth was Monica Rysto,” she said and took two steps closer to him, “but I've gone by many names. You know me best as May, but you've also known me as Nurse Samantha, who was one of the first people who held you when you were born. There was also Ms. Simmons, who was your preschool teacher, and Lily who lived next door when you were young and babysat you. You were probably too young to remember those times though, which is a shame; we sure had a lot of fun.”
“Do you actually expect me to believe that?!” he asked loudly and took a step back. The black dragon on his right side mirrored his movements and they both continued to stare at the fearsome duo before them. “I've seen a lot of weird things here, but you're shovelling something that just isn't possible!”
“Would you like to see my real form?” she asked and a shimmer of red magic ran over her body. It rippled for a second and then her height shifted as she grew taller. Her hair grew out longer and looked a little dull as wrinkles popped into existence around her eyes and mouth, with a small scar on her left cheek. “I'm not very fond of how I look when I am using my old body; too many wrinkles. Maybe you'd prefer a younger body.”
Once more red magic washed over her and she shrunk down until she was a little over three feet tall. Her hair came down to the middle of her back and her eyes shimmered with youth. She smiled a wide toothy grin at him and two buck teeth appeared, giving her a cute beaver kind of look that was almost comical; if the situation wasn't freaking him out. She had to have been around eight or nine, and Richard found it hard to believe a grown woman had been standing before him just a second ago.
“What do you think? I'm cute, right?” she asked and even her voice had changed to fit her new appearance.
