THE DRAGON GOLGATHA HAD BEEN SLEEPING FOR MANY AGES AS HE DRIFTED THROUGH SPACE. HE FLOATED AIMLESSLY UNTIL HE HEARD A RADIO TRANSMISSION. GOLGATHA CHANGED HIS PATH TOWARDS THE TRANSMISSION SOURCE AND DRIFTED BACK TO SLEEP. IT WAS MANY YEARS LATER THAT HE ARRIVED AT THE PLANET OF THE TRANSMISSION’S ORIGIN, EARTH.
Washington dc was in the throes of rush hour. It was a hot and muggy June day. The People of DC went about their business as usual unknowing and maybe even uncaring, when with a horrible roar, Golgatha slammed into the Atlantic Ocean like a fiery meteor of pissed off death. The wave that hit the coastal cities was said to have been 100 feet tall! From the waves Golgatha rose to his 400 feet of height, hungry and grumpy, he hit Washington dc with a fury that had never been seen before.
Golgatha fed on many of the fleeing people of Washington dc, when his hunger was sated, he turned to Washington dc itself. He smashed the news and police helicopters out of the sky and laid waste to the city with his fiery breath. When the meteor slammed into the earth it had been infused with magic from its long contact with the dragon. Everything electronic that was running at that moment in the world gave up the ghost. Worse or maybe best depending on your view all firearms quite working. Fairytale creatures were brought to life. Golgatha looked upon his new home of destruction and was content. Twenty years has passed since that time and Golgatha is the supreme leader of the planet earth.
I sat on the beach on a beach in southern California fishing rod in hand, wearing nothing more than some boardshorts and a golden tan. My 17th birthday had been last week and the new fishing pole was my gift. I had hopes of bringing home some tasty yellowtail for dinner. Little did I know my life was about to change forever. I wasn’t having much luck with the shy fishies in that ocean neighborhood. After applying some new bait, I cast my line into the tranquil pacific and something grabbed the bait immediately and took off with a fury.
I fought heroically but I felt myself being pulled into the surf; I redoubled my effort and wondered of the monster I had hooked, but step by step I found myself pulled to the edge of the water. I then found myself knee deep in the water. With a splash I fell into the water and was dragged out a ways before I panicked and let go of my precious new gift.
Now in water deeper then I can reach with my feet I cursed my bad luck at a monster taking my fishing pole when I noticed something silver and huge gleaming under the water and it was coming turns for me! In a panic I started swimming for the shore. Feeling a rush of water and a splash I turned around expecting giant teeth behind me, instead I witnessed something else entirely. The giant teeth I had feared were about to plunge into me, were instead a large neck on top of a long body rising above the water. The sea serpent was the color of emeralds it had large blue eyes and what looked like a funny mustache and those terrible teeth! While the view was terrifying, I sensed no anger or hunger about the creature instead a sense of kindness emanated from the sea serpent. The two of us stared at each other for a moment and then the serpent spoke “Greetings young one, my name is Quintas and I come in peace. Our peoples have never contacted each other before, but now we need each other’s help.”
I just stared in awe.
“I know your kind can speak young one, what is your name?”
“Holy Zamboni! M..m..my name is Dax.” I managed to stutter.
The Serpent rumbled a laugh “Dax, tis a strange name.”
I smiled “No more than Quintas is to me. Do you mind if I get on dry land? The water isn’t exactly warm.”
“Please by all means! I’m sorry for causing you discomfort!” replied Quintas.
I crawled upon the warm sand and sat down. When the sun had warmed me up a bit Quintas spoke again
“I have come with the hopes of my people. We need your help as do the human race.”
I just looked at Quintas in bewilderment “I’m nobody special what can I do?”
“I sense a power in you Dax I believe you can save this world from the dragon Golgatha.”
“Are you insane? Golgatha kills everything!” I screeched.
“Exactly he will destroy everything on this planet unless someone defeats him; I believe that person is you. I can grant you power, will you accept it?” replied Golgatha. Dax imagines himself the hero that saved the world “Yes I accept” Dax looks up at Quintas as the sea serpent begins to hum then the serpent opened his mouth and Dax can see a wall of air coming towards him. Dax feels the serpent’s breathe slam into him. He awakens a moment later to a large pair of blue eyes looking down upon him. “I’m so sorry Dax I did not realize that you humans are so fragile.” “That’s ok Quintas, I know you had good intentions. I guess it didn’t work huh?” Giving Dax the serpent version of a smile Quintas replies. “On the contrary it worked amazingly well; you now can control the Power.” Smiling back Dax says “Is that like the force?” Quite curious Quintas asks “What’s the force?” to which Dax replies “never mind Quintas it’s from a story”. “Oh I understand.” “So how do I use this power?” “What I have done is made you stronger and faster than a normal human. You also now have complete control of your body.” “I already have complete control of my body.” “No, Dax you have moderate control, now you can hold your breath longer by shutting off organs you are not using at the time and squeezing the oxygen from individual cells. If you get a large cut you can clamp down on the nerve endings and the veins to ease the pain greatly and stop the bleeding. You can boost adrenaline and blood flow to your muscles to make you even stronger or run farther and faster than normal humans.” “Wow” “wow indeed my little friend. Would you like to try it out?” “Hell yeah I do!” With a flick of his tail a large rock is suddenly flying straight at Dax’s head. Dax feels his body speed up and the world seems to slow down around him. He sees the the rock greenish in color slowly drifting towards his head and watches the water sloughing off it as it flies through the air. Sidestepping Dax watches as the the rock floats serenely past him and his body slows to normal speed. The rock is a blur as it smashes into the cliff behind him with a thunderclap of sound. “I’m like captain America and a jedi rolled into one amazing package! Can you throw something else at me?”
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“Hohoho (sea serpents have a deep laugh) Dax you need to go have a good meal and a good night’s sleep. You need to gather resources and set out on your quest to slay Golgatha. You must gather companions as you travel to help you in this endeavor.”Dax looked at the sea serpent with a questioning glance. “Quintas, how will I find these companions?" Quintus gazed down at Dax with a toothy smile. "Dax, companions will be drawn to you like a moth to flame. Your companions will find you Dax.” "How will they find me though Quintus?" "They will find your Dax, worry not. Now I must return to my people Dax good luck to you!" And with those final words Quintus turned and submerged beneath the sea. DAX searched the sea for the sea serpent but to no avail. With more confusion than hope Dax trudged his way along the path up the cliffs from the beach. Upon reaching the top of the cliff, Dax gazed upon his sleepy village. The village sat upon the cliffs overlooking what used to be san onofre state beach. Where the train tracks once ran the town now sat. With a heavy heart Dax continued on to his parent’s ramshackle house. The house had started as a very large RV. His father being quite the handyman had slowly added to the RV making the house larger and larger. The RV was covered in solar panels his father had managed to scavenge from the wealthy residences nearby. So the house was rather luxurious as it had electricity and warm water. Dax could see his parents sitting on the front porch of their house. DAX walked up towards them as his mom and dad greeted him. "Were the fish nibbling today?" asked Dax’s father. "Yes dad, I caught a monster but I had to throw him back.” "It’s always the good ones that get away.” Commented Dax’s father. "Darren stop teasing your son" Dax’s mother added “my apologies Lauren but I thought he was our son?" Dax’s mother Lauren laughed lightly. Calling out, Darren notifies Dax “Son, practice in 15 minutes.” DAX sighs inwardly and thinks to himself "aww man I don't want to fight today." DAX walks into his room and sets his tackle box on the floor among the clutter of action figures and other collectibles. He quickly salutes the final fantasy characters Cloud and Sephiroth and returns to his father in front of the house/RV. DAX sees his father Darren waiting silently for him. When he sees DAX come out of the house with the crook of his finger and an evil smile Darren leads DAX out back to a cleared area. Standing near the cleared area is a small shed. "Friday son that means sparring day go get the pads.” DAX walks over to the small shed and opens the door. In among the other fighting equipment clutter small blanket lies upon the ground and upon the blanket rests two sets of head guards, body gear, gloves and mouth guards. Grabbing the small pile, he takes it out to the cleared area. "All right son warm-up let’s get going.” DAX walks over to the side of the house and grabs a jump rope hanging from a nail. He begins slowly jumping giving his rhythm down and his heart rate up. After about 10 min. Darren looks over and yells "30 push-ups than 30 situps and 30 leglifts.” After DAX completes the exercises Darren yells "shadowboxing" DAX silently goes through the motions the only sound in the warm afternoon air is the breast DAX takes with each punch, kick, knee or elbow. "All right son grab your fighting gear." DAX slips on his fighting gloves, headgear, body gear and mouth guard and watches his father out of the corner of his eye as he applies his gear. When him and his father are both prepared DAX and Darren face-off. Within explosion of movement Darren's leg flies towards Dax’s head with the power and speed of a baseball bat. DAX's body goes into overdrive, Darren's leg is ever so slowly approaching his head DAX can see the hair on his father's leg bending with the speed of the Kick, he can also see a look of concentration on his father's face. DAX easily tucks under the leg and watches as the muscles in his father's arm and chest bunch foretelling of a punch coming soon. With the speed of the snake striking Darren fires off a right hook and with ungodly speed DAX fires back with a straight push kick. Darren flies gracefully through the air landing on his back and rolling back to his feet. With a look of complete shock on his face Darren wades back into the fight. DAX smiles at the shock on his father's face. "What's the matter old fart, can't keep up?” Darren shoots back "don't get cocky young pup” DAX and Darren slowly circle DAX lashes out with the punch of his own with the reflexes of a veteran fighter Darren blocks the punch and manages to spin Dax. Dax finds himself suddenly looking in the opposite direction of his father and then flying through the air with a sharp pain upon his butt. "Guess your old man can still kick some butt huh?” Quips Darren with a smile on his face. Dax springs to his feet and rushes back in. Darren unloads a fury of punches. Dax’s body speeds up, he watches as a scarred fist slowly jabs at his face sidestepping to the right the fist flies past him. Already another fist is flying at his head. He sidesteps to the left the fist only catches air as it floats past. With godlike speed Dax lashes out with a right jab and catches Darren right on the nose. Dax watches as Darren backpedals eyes streaming. Dax cautiously approaches his father; Darren notice is Dax approaching and holds up his hand. "Son I've never seen a person move so fast; it must come from my side of the family" Darren smiles with a look of pride. "One day you will be as good as me in combat, keep practicing, now go take a shower, dinner is almost ready.”
I smiled to myself at my father’s words, one of these days I’d beat him. I started walking towards our house. It wasn’t really a house it was a motorhome, my parents had their own bedroom but I just had a small bunk with a privacy curtain.