FANTASIA: THE DRAGON KINGDOM
“Ah man that was some dream I had, man that really was something else”. Drake said as he woke up from his unconsciousness.
“Boy, I wonder what’s for breakfast….” Drake stops mid-sentence as he finally realizes his surroundings. He wasn’t in his room or in neo city for that matter, he was somewhere completely different, he was in a city but not like the neo city he knew and loved, but something completely out of the ordinary, but that’s not the strangest thing, what was strange was that the people look like reptiles, some with and without wing, some walking on two legs, four legs, no legs, and multi-legs. Some of them look like they have scales while others look like they have smooth skin; some even had some fur on them. These reptile people go about their daily lives like nothing is wrong, but Drake was absolutely dumbfounded by what he was seeing.
“Aaaaaahhhhhh” Drake screams.
“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god this can’t be happening, how is this possible”. Drake panics.
Well, well, well, the young prodigal master has finally graced us with his presence, though to be honest, I figure you weren’t coming. A familiar voice spoke.
Drake turns around and sees the mysterious man he met a few days ago
“You! start talking, what the hell is this place because last time I checked this isn’t neo city”. Drake said in anger
“Relax I’ll explain everything you need to know but first let me slip into something more comfortable,” the mysterious man said
“What are you talking….” Drake stops mid-sentence as he sees the mysterious man snap his fingers and instantly transform into a short reptile person with a little fluff of fur around his neck.
“There that’s better,” the mysterious man said in relief
“And what the hell are you supposed to be”? Drake said dumbfounded.
“Oh, sorry let me explain, the names Jojo and this is my real form, I just use magic to make myself look like a human to blend in. You see I’m actually a kobold, you know one of the many mythical creatures that you humans talk about in your legends, folklore, and fairy tales”. Jojo explains.
“Magic, kobold, fairy tales? Ok you need to back this up for a second, what’s going on, and what is all of this”. Drake said in confusion.
“I was getting to that, this world you are in is called FANTASIA the world of magic and fantasy, and this place is called Draconium the legendary kingdom of dragons. I was sent by the lovely queen of this kingdom to bring you here to discuss some very sensitive information to you, as well as the great legacy that you were chosen for, my young dragon master”. Jojo explains.
“So let me get this straight, you're telling me that I’m in some magical world where actual magical creatures exist, where actual magic is real, and that I’m also this “dragon master” you keep telling me I am”. Drake said
“Pretty much… oh, looks like our ride is here”. Jojo said.
As if on cue, a majestic royal-looking carriage that’s being pulled by what looks like being a part horse, part mountain goat-looking creature stroll by right next to Drake and Jojo. As soon as it stops, a dragon dressed in a fancy butler suit steps out of the carriage to take a good look at the two.
“Good morning gentlemen I do hope you weren’t waiting too long, I’m here to take you two to the castle. The dragon queen is eagerly waiting for your arrival, young master”. The dragon said as he gestured for the two to get in the carriage.
“Well, we better get going now, can’t keep her royal majesty waiting now can we, my young master”. Jojo said with glee
“Not like I have a choice in the matter and will you two please stop calling me young master, I never said anything about doing this”. Drake said in annoyance as he hops in the carriage
“Of course, my apologies to my young master “. The dragon said, taking the reins.
“Uuuhhhh”. Drake said in annoyance.
And with that drake and Jojo head straight to the castle to meet the dragon queen.
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FANTASIA: DRAGON KINGDOM/BAHAMUT CASTLE
Drake, Jojo, and the fancy dragon walk down the royal halls until they get to a door with a dragon wearing a crown symbol on the front of the door.
“Gentlemen, this is the queen's private quarters, she would like to see you now, my young master”. The dragon said as he gestures to the door.
“Can you please stop calling me young master, I still haven’t agreed to all of this, also are we really sure about this, I mean I’m not really good at talking to very important people especially the freakin queen of a kingdom of dragons”. Drake said nervously.
“Don’t worry yourself about it, she may be the queen of all dragons, but she really is a real sweetheart trust me you’ll love her, I expect to hear good news for when you come back”. Jojo said.
“Wait, you're not coming with me?”. Drake said in confusion
“Oh no, this meeting between you and the queen is very top secret and must be handled with extreme caution, the less people know about the better. But don’t worry if you guys need anything I’ll be right here, so you have nothing to worry about, good luck my young master”. Jojo said with gusto
“Uuuhhhh”. Drake said in annoyance.
Drake turns the doorknob and enters the Queen's quarter, inside a very big room with mild color decorum but still has a royal charm to it. It has a queen-size bed with a chest at the foot, a fireplace, a balcony with long curtains, a fancy office desk with some paperwork on it, a large closet, a couch with some sofas next to the fireplace, draws, a master bathroom, mini-fridge, a bookshelf with a ton of books, what looks like a T.V on the wall and a big rug at the middle of the room. Drake was in awe of the wonders of this room, to him it felt like a little slice of heaven.
“Nice crib isn’t it”. Queen rose said on her fancy desk
“What the”. Drake jumped.
“This place always feels like a sanctuary to me, I tell you, even a lovely queen like me needs to let her hair down every now and then don’t you think”. Queen rose ask Drake with a motherly glow.
“Uuuhhhh”. Drake said in confusion.
“Oh, I apologize, where are my manners, hello it’s so nice to finally meet you Drake Poker and I’m truly sorry you had to come here due to…. bizarre circumstances but I can assure you there is a good reason why you were sent here and the fact that you’re here means that great things are going to happen. So, allow me to introduce myself, my name is queen Rosalina Tenebrae Dragnir (you can call me Rose for short) and I am most proud and greatest of honor to welcome you to my glorious kingdom of Draconium.” Queen Rose said with glee as she shakes Drake’s hand
As soon as Rose spoke her name Drake had a revelation, he heard that name before, and he remembers that name from the letter he got a few days back.
“What a second, did you say your name was Rosalina Tenebrae Dragnir, the same Rosalina that wrote the letter that was given to me a few days back”. Drake said in a serious tone forcing out Rose's grip.
“Yes, that’s right, is there something wrong my dear”. Rose said with concern.
“you're damn right there is something wrong with all of this, why the hell is this happening to me, what the hell does all of this have to with being this “dragon whatever'' that you all keep telling I am, because ever scenes a few days ago, it’s been one bizarre thing after another. First, your little friend came to me and freeze time to talk to me, secondly that weird letter talking about crazy stuff like powers, magic, and great terror or some nonsense, thirdly I went to the abandoned mansion that YOUR LETTER said to, only to find out that the weird bracelet thing got stuck to me and hurling to apparently a world were MAGICAL CREATURES EXISTS which makes no scene at all. And now I’m here talking to some make-believe magic reptile about some great destiny which again makes no sense at all. So, I’ll ask you again WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON''. Drake said in anger.
“I know I know; this has all been overwhelming and I’m truly sorry but please let me explain and if you still don’t want to do this… then I won’t force you, this is your life, and you have the freedom to choose your own path. So, let’s sit down, relax, have some tea, and let me tell you everything”. Queen rose said
Drake was very skeptical about this at first but feels that things aren’t going any further until they talk. So, Drake decides to humor Rose and go along with her request. Drake took a seat on one of the sofas and waited for Rose to get the tea. As she came back with the tea, she snapped her fingers and, in an instant, a small table appeared out of nowhere right between the two sofas. Rose poured the tea into two cups and handed one of them over to drake. Rose asks how the tea was to Drake and said it was good; Rose was very pleased as she tries to make Drake feel a little more relaxed. Rose begins to explain herself
“Long ago, back when your human socialites were a new concept, both this world and the magical world were under the control of a terrible evil. Chaos, destruction, and madness spread all across both worlds and it seems like things were not getting any better. But one day, a human just as normal as you finally had enough and rose up against the wicked darkness, but the problem was that the human just didn’t have the power to stop it. So, with the help of some powerful dragons, one of which was a legendary inventor, built a powerful device infused with the powers of these great dragons and gave this human just the edge he needed to stop this great terror. This device would soon be what is known as the DRAGON ARTIFACT (or D-ARK for short) the device you are wearing on your wrist. With his newfound powers, the human defeated the terrible evil and went down history as the legendary dragon master. However, the human knew it wouldn’t last long; he knew that as long there is light there will always be darkness which means that there will always be dark forces trying to do harm even after his death. So, with some unknown ability, the first master figure out a way to pass on his power to other chosen successors, those worthy to carry on where the first master left off, to protect the human world and magical world from those who seek harm and to bring peace, freedom, balance, and prosperity to both worlds. That’s what it means to be a dragon master”. Rose said.
“Ok…and what exactly am I supposed to protect it from”? Drake asks.
“As you already know, strange creatures have been causing trouble in your city and your human scientist can’t figure out how to stop them. That’s because these creatures are not of your world but in this one. Humans don’t have the power nor the tools to combat these magical threats since humans aren’t aware of neither this world nor the fact that magical creatures are nothing more than just the stuff of myths and legends (or so they believe). however, this is where you come in. you are the human world's last and greatest line of defense against these dark forces, if they ever cross into your world, you must defeat them and drive them back from once, they came, the same goes for this world as well”. Rose said.
“Do you have any idea who or what might be behind these strange monster attacks”? Drake asks.
“I have a few ideas but nothing clear cut until we can get some information about these creatures. Any possible theories are just pure speculation at this point. But what I do know is that these monster attacks have some connection to not only this kingdom but some other kingdoms as well some underground organizations base on the information the united sanctuary of magic. Nobody knows about this except the two of us so please keep this between uses”. Rose said
“Ok ok, this is just crazy”. Drake thought to himself
“So now that I told you everything you need to know, all ask you again, will you join me, become the dragon master, and most likely save not one but two worlds from the forces of evil”. Rose pleaded.
Drake thought about it for a moment and wondered if he was doing the right thing or just making more trouble for himself, after a minute of thought Drake made his mind up.
“Look rosali… whatever your name is, you seem cool and all really you are, it's just that I think I’m not the right guy for this. Believe me, I’m anything but special, the last thing this world needs are a “good for nothing” like me to screw things up, let alone save two worlds from the forces of evil. I can’t do anything right and I just mess at everything I do no matter how hard I try. Also, I’m not exactly the adventurous type. I'm more about the mundane than anything else. On top of that with all my schoolwork and social life, this “dragon whatever” that you all keep telling me I am will just be another big problem on top of another. But hey I know a ton of nerds at my school who would love to be in my shoes. You should give them a call and they will jump at this in a heartbeat. I’m sorry but this just isn’t for me, and I just want to have a normal life that’s all”. Drake explains.
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“Oh, I see… alright if that’s what you want then I won’t stop you, if there aren’t any questions, I’ll have Jojo take you back to your world. It’s been so wonderful to finally meet you Drake poker. You really are something amazing and I’m so sorry that you had to put up with all of this… oh I would also like it if you don’t tell anyone about this world when you get back, I would really appreciate that”. Rose said, trying to hide her disappointment.
“Thank you and trust me when I said that NO ONE would listen to a loser like me, anyway, I’ll be going now, goodbye”. Drake said sadly.
And with that Drake got up from his chair and made his way to the door but before he turned the knob, Drake heard Rose's voice one last time.
“Drake”? Rose said softly.
“Yeah”? Drake answered.
“…you are worth so much more than you give yourself credit for”. Rose said softly with a bit of hope in her voice.
“Yeah sure… whatever”. Drake said depresses.
And with that drake walks out of the room and waits out the lobby for the carriage, Rose explains to Jojo what has happened and asks him to take drake back to his world. After Jojo took drake back home, he made his way back to Rose's room to have a talk with Rose
“Sooo I guess things didn’t go exactly as planned huh my queen”? Jojo said
“I just don’t understand, I figure someone like him would be more than happy to jump at the offer so why didn’t he do it”? Rose said, slouching on her sofa.
“I’m sure he had his reason”. Jojo said
“You should have seen the look in his eyes. There was so much sadness, anger, and pain. He feels so alone in a world where he's an outcast by their society. How can they treat someone like that”? Rose said with concern.
“Yeah, I felt the same way too when I met him, if I had to guess it might be because if he did agree to this it might make him feel like more of an outcast or a freak even”. Jojo said.
“Whatever the reason, what done is done, all we can do now is find another way to fight off these creatures and pray that we can get out this in tack,” rose said with worry
“I do hope so, my queen”. Jojo said.
“Me too Jojo, me too”. Rose said.
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HUMAN WORLD: PORKER RESIDENCE
Drake was in the living room playing his video games with his handheld console, as he plays his game drake was lost in thoughts of what happened early that morning
“Man, I don’t know what I was thinking, like some hero I can be. I shouldn’t go along with this; I should have thrown that letter away in the first place. I should keep on doing what I always do, looking out for number 1, the world doesn’t care about me so why the hell should I care about it”. Drake thought in his head
Suddenly the T.V came on and the news was given some unfortunate news.
“Breaking news, we just received a report that a giant monster is attacking inside the neo-city museum. This monster matches the descriptions of the strange unknown creatures causing trouble all around the city a few weeks back. The police force and Special Forces are doing all they can but sadly it still doesn’t look good”. The news lady said on the T.V.
At that very instant Drake put down his console and started to have a revelation.
“Wait for a second, did she just say the museum”. Drake thought until he had another shocking revelation.
“OH NO ZEKE IS AT THE MUSEUM”. Drake yells.
“Oh no oh no oh no this is not good, this is not good at all, that monster is at the museum where Zeke is as well. If he’s not careful he can get hurt or worse but what can I do about this, it’s not like I can somehow fight the damn thing. And besides, I’m sure the police and Special Forces can handle it no problem at all.” Drake panicked while trying to claim down.
At that very instant Drake remembered what Rose said about the strange creatures, “As you already know, strange creatures have been causing trouble in your city and your human scientist can’t figure out how to stop them. That’s because these creatures are not of your world but in this one. Humans don’t have the power nor the tools to combat these magical threats since humans aren’t aware of neither this world nor the fact that magical creatures are nothing more than just the stuff of myths and legends (or so they believe). however, this is where you come in. you are the human world's last and greatest line of defense against these dark forces, if they ever cross into your world, you must defeat them and drive them back from once, they came” after remembering that Drake knew exactly what all this means.
“Oh no… no no no no, I’m not doing this, I promise to look out for number 1, getting involved would just be bad news. However, Zeke didn’t ask for any of this, so he doesn’t deserve to be the rope into all of this.” Drake said.
Drake went over his options and ultimately decides to go out to the museum to stop the monster, not because he had a duty to fulfill but only to save Zeke, so Drake grabs his things and the D-ARK and heads to the museum as fast as he can.
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HUMAN WORLD: NEOS CITY MUSEUM
As Drake arrives at the museum It was swarming with cops, Special Forces, some civilians, and every news outlet in the city, because of this, the whole museum is blocked off from anyone except for the authorities to enter. Drake tries to sneak through the blockade through the crowd only to have been caught by one of the Special Forces officers.
“Hey hey, kid what are you doing, you shouldn’t go in there, and this place is way too dangerous”. The Special Forces officer said.
“Please sir my friend in there, he’s in danger and I'm just worried about him”. Drake said with concern.
“I know your worry but trust us we have everything under control”. The Special Forces officer said.
As if on cue The Special Forces officer’s walkie-talkie went off and one of the officers was called in to report
“This is officer 133 reporting in, nothing we're throwing at this thing is even laying a scratch on it let alone killing the damn thing, the situation is not under control I repeat, the situation is not under control”. The officer said thought the walkie-talkie
“Yeah, you guys sure do have everything under control”. Drake said sarcastically.
“Just get out of here kid”. The Special Forces officer said in annoyance.
Drake went back to the crow, but he wasn't going to give up that easy, using his cunning and creativity, drake tricked the police force and Special Forces by creating a monster look alike form a bunch of random junk drake could find and then using an industrial light to show the fake monster like a shadow puppet. He then moves it down a nearby alley to make it look like a real monster.
“HELP HELP THERE’S ANOTHER MONSTER DOWN THAT ALLY OVER THERE”! Drake yells.
The police force and Special Forces heard this and spotted the fake monster shadow emanating from the alleyway. They gather as many people as they can get and rush to get the monster, some of the news people and citizens went there as well. This gave Drake the perfect opportunity he needed, while nobody was noticing, Drake managed to sneak in through the blockade and made his way to the right side of the museum, as he got there, he sneaked inside through an open window. As he made his way inside the museum, he ran all the way down to the center room and hid behind the right-wing entrance to observe the situation. The center room of the museum looks like it’s in ruin, everything seems to be broken, with fallen debris everywhere and claws marks all over the walls and floor.
“Ok so far so good, it looks like the center room of the museum is in ruin, everything seems to be broken, fallen debris everywhere and large deep claws marks all over the walls and floor but other than that it looks safe for now. Good, if I play my cards right, I should be able to find Zeke and get her out of here without any ….” Drake was snapped out of his thought process from the sound of a large powerful roar echo through the museum.
From the south wing of the museum out came the monster from the news, the monster was 3 times as bigger than an elephant, it look like a lion, with the head of a goat arising from its back, a tail that ends in a snake's head, and large bat-like wings on its back, and for some reason, it looks like its emanating a dark aura around it. Drake was in absolute shock and fear to see that beast; he couldn’t believe that these monsters were actually real.
“Ok ok just remain calm drake, it doesn’t seem like it notices me, If I just remain quiet, I’ll be just fine, besides it’s not like Zeke is nearby”, Drake said
As if on cue Zeke cries out for help.
“HELLO, SOMEONE ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME I CAN’T GET UP”. Zeke cries out in fear.
Drake took another look and spotted Zeke trapped under some fallen debris; he looked hurt but nothing too serious. Unfortunately, the monster heard Zeke as well and started closing in in his direction.
“God damnit Zeke you just had to open your mouth, oh no oh no oh no this bad, that monster is going to kill Zeke if I don’t do something. But what the hell can I do if I rush out there to fight that thing I’ll get destroyed. There has to be another way”. Drake panics.
As Drake was weighing his options he felt a sudden glow from his right wrist, it was the D-ARK responding to drake.
"Ok ok will play this your way but let’s get something straight here this is just a one-time thing once I kick that monster's ass and save Zeke I’m done with this dragon stuff… So now we got that out of the way, I’ll only say this once, please GIVE ME THIS POWER, I WANT TO PROTECT MY FRIEND AND EVERYTHING CLOSE TO ME I WANT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING."
In that instant the D-ARK glowed even stronger, and a surge of power flowed through him just like the first time.
“EXECUTE DRAGON NEXUS”!!!! The D-ARK yells in an ethereal echo.
Drake felt the rushing surge of energy resonating within him, his body started to change. He got big, grew scales, a tail, sharp claws, horns, and a snout with razor-sharp teeth. He also kept his spiked hair and ebony-like color. When the clouds of dust finally cleared and the energy surge died down, at that moment Drake was definitely not human anymore he was a living, breathing, mythological dragon.
“Wow I hate to say this, but this is kind of cool” Drake said while admiring his new dragon form.
Drake races out to the center room to confront the monster.
“HEY UGLY OVER HERE", Drake said, trying to get the monster's attention.
The monster responded and turned its attention to drake.
“Alright let’s see what these powers are made of… question is how do I do that exactly”. Drake said in confused
While Drake was contemplating what to do next the monster charge at him at full speed, having no time to react drake did the only thing he can think of and tried to throw a punch, Drake felt a surge of energy in his arm as he was throwing the punch, as the punch connects, the monster flew back to half of the east wing.
“Ok that was badass,” Drake said in amazement
Drake uses the time he had to free Zeke from the rubble
“Hey, are you ok, nothing broke,” Drake said with concern
“Yeah, a little bang-up but…. HOLY CRAP who are you and what are you?” Zeke said not knowing that the large dragon is actually drake.
“No time for that, now listen get everyone out of here while I handle ugly over there”. Drake said.
“Yeah, sure whatever you say Mr. Lizard man,” Zeke said as he went to go get the others.
“That’s Mr. Dragon man to you”. Drake said
Drake rushes into the east wing and finds the monster going for the pounce. Drake battles the monster with everything he’s got. As the battle continues it looks like Drake was winning until the monster started to use his wings and fly out of the museum.
“Oh, just my luck this thing can fly, if only if I can fly too, I can kick its ass”. Drake said.
As if on cue, a pair of wings suddenly materialized behind Drake's back.
“Ok now we're talking,” Drake said.
Drake uses his newly found wings to fly up and ram the monster through the roof of the building afterward he proceeds to throw a barrage of punches and kicks, then he slams the monster into the ground. Finally, he grabs the monster by the neck, chucks it back in the air, then jumps in the air to set up the finishing move.
“HERE COMES THE BIG ONE”. Drake yell
Drake took a deep breath and gathered the energy within him to unleash a powerful breath attack of magical energy. As the attack made contact with the monster it disintegrated into ash and out came a ball of dark energy floating there and then disappearing. With the battle over drake landed at the front of the museum and everyone gathered around him, everyone was shocked and amazed by what just happened it was unlike any they had ever seen. Suddenly the news lady appears out of nowhere trying to interview drake.
“This is shelly coming to you live at the Neo City Museum where at first all seems lost until out of nowhere this reptilian hero came along and defeated the monster, thanks to these heroic actions everyone it the museum made it out alive in fact I have one of the survivors right here with me,” the news lady said.
Zeke came up next to the news lady to speak.
“It’s true if it wasn’t for him, I don’t think we could have made it out alive”. Zeke said.
“So, Mr. Lizard man, Neo City wants to know, who or what exactly are you”. The news lady said
Drake panics a little bit knowing that the next words he said will change everything, but what can he say? Then suddenly he remembers what Jojo used to call “dragon master”, Drake thought about it and realizes that this isn’t the end, as long as those monsters are still around, he will never have a normal life. So, the only way to get his normal life back is to become this “dragon master” and put an end to what’s causing these monster attacks. With that in mind, Drake knew exactly what he had to do?
“I can’t believe I’m doing this”. Drake thought to himself.
Drake took a deep breath, and everyone stood with anticipation for what he was about to say.
“HA HA HA HA HA … WHO AM I …? WHO AM I …? ALL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHO I’M AM. I’M THE RAVE THAT BRINGS LIGHT AND FUN WHEREVER I GO, I’M THE MIRACLE THAT CAN MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE, I’M THE GREAT GUARDIAN OF REALITY AND FANTASY, I AM THE SHINING WONDER TO THE INNOCENT AND AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO MY ENEMIES, I’M THE ONE AND ONLY DRAGON MASTER!!!”. Drake said with gusto as he strikes a heroic pose.
In that very instant the crow went dead silent until all of a sudden it went wild, everyone was clapping and shouting with utter joy saying things like “awesome”, “so cool”, and “totally badass”.
“Well until next time stay safe and remember NEVER STOP DREAMING”. Drake said heroically.
With that drake spread his wings and flew off at high speed.
“Well, you herded it here folks, Neo City has its very own hero, and his name is THE DRAGON MASTER and if you ask me this reporter can’t wait to see what he might do next”. The news lady said.
Zeke stood there in awe as she saw the dragon master fly off.
“Wow, the dragon master… waits until Drake and Reya hear about this”. Zeke said