A Beginning of Something Grand

The Mist of the sea and its thunderous voice were strong in the premises. The waves were tall and monstrous. The seagulls were flying high. Buzzards were circling over something by the beach. In the sand was buried the very same Captain Bonnie Spinner. All of her was buried bellow the shoulders making her head visible above the sand. Only days ago the captain was captured by Captain Flint Kidd the resurrected Skeleton Captain of The Dark Trepidation. Bonnie Spinner, being totally imprisoned by the beach’s sand, tried her best to struggle out of this infernal trap, yet only did her head move. Her hat was threatening to fall off of her sand covered head. The tide was slowly coming in and soon would flow right over her head making her fate inevitable.

In the tower of the Arcane was the Wizard Leviticus Moonarrow. He stood before a window beholding the lands beyond while, at the same time, practicing his abilities that allowed him to control the weather. He said some indescribable word, and there, before the beach, collected a large group of dark clouds. He said another word and the clouds started to pour down rain. A lightning bolt flew across the horizon. “Levi,” a voice said. “I thought we were going to practice together.” Said the voice again which belonged to Will. “Yes we should, but let us not make a storm at this beach, let us create one at a further distance.” Levi replied. “Yes, this will test our strength.” Will said. The two Dragon Riders walked over to the center of the large castle like room with a dome roof. In the center of the room was a large pedestal with a dish of water. With a wave of Levi’s hand the water darkened and before them stood a picture in the water of a large beach. “After you.” Levi said. Will said a strange word and a storm was created over the beach. Lightning and thunder marched across the sky. It was a remarkable display! Then Levi added to the storms power making the storm horrendous and frightening, like a storm one would experience at the time of the apocalypse. “Wow!” Will said. “I agree, Wow!” Levi Replied.

It was dark. One mistake would cause her to lose the game. Charity was sneaking in a black forest deep within the night. She looked in the trees and in the bushes, yet to no avail, for there was nothing to behold. Dim your nervousness. Marina said telepathically. I am trying!  Chair was annoyed and frustrated, for each time she tried to play this game she would lose. Remember, we are only against one. Marina said. And this person happens to be Cless! Chair replied. When she said that she felt a sword to her throat and she knew the game was over. “How am I to learn how to be stealthy when I lose all the time? I am learning nothing!” Charity said. “Well,” Cless started. “you have learned how not to be stealthy…” Chair just sighed. “Levi needs us back for something.” Cless said. With a short pause, the forest around them faded away and the group of people found themselves inside a huge, white room made of marble with a huge blue orb floating in the center. The room was like standing inside a hollow marble. They went to the exiting door and fled the room.

Levi had a closer look at the beach that was being seen through the dish of water and found someone buried in the sand. “It appears that someone has been marooned at this beach.” Levi said. “I see this person too.” A door behind them opened and in entered Charity, Cless, and Marina. “To think we just made this person go through a storm fit for Armageddon.” Will said. “Poor person… Whoever it is, we need to go and investigate.” Levi and Will explained to the group that had just entered the room. Cless told Levi that they had just come from the mirage room. “We need to get Render and Bonnie. I know where Render is yet I have no clue where Bonnie is.” Levi said. The dish of water’s picture changed from beach to canyon, and there resting was Ancalagon the Black and his rider Render Moonarrow.

Render sat there on the edge of the canyon peering at the river bellow. Ancalagon was enjoying a lately eaten meal. Render come back to the tower. The telepathic message was from his brother Levi. “Oh Man! Come one Ancalagon the Fat, we need to go back to the tower.” Ancalagon looked at Render and told him something related to the fact that he was bigger than his rider. Render just said, and if I get killed by you, you practically kill yourself, oh smart one. Render then jumped off the cliff. Ancalagon jumped down after him. Render knew the drill; he would get ready for Ancalagon to catch him. Ancalagon shot downward faster than his rider and then unfolded his massive wings. Render landed straight on Ancalagon’s saddle with excellent precision. “Mush!” Render said. I am not an animal you simply command! Ancalagon said. “Right… I knew that.

Bonnie was soaked from head to…well…The storm had made the sea angry. The waves were enormous! Bonnie was lucky to still be alive. It was so unearthly dark there. The waves had diminished yet it was still dark as night. A ghostly fog grew above her. She was positioned toward the sea which made the waves hit her face. A black ship rose from the depths. Its sails were cut to shreds and each mast was made of a whale spine. The landing boats were invading the beach with black silhouettes ran among the ship and more on the landing boats. It was not long before the boats hit the shore and out came the ghostly, fish like pirates with their Captain Flint Kidd. “Aw there you are, right where I left you.” Flint said while his crew started laughing. “Could ya let me out? It is wet around here.” Bonnie said with a hint of sarcasm. “I couldn’t care less for your present state of being, my dear Bonnie. Now what else will my sick, deranged mind think of as a punishment for our favorite Captain?” Flint said. “Why don’t ya cut your own head off?” Bonnie said. “Not me, you!” Flint said. “Why don’t we cut off her crafty tongue?” Flint added while getting out a sharp knife. Bonnie loved her tongue, and wasn’t about to lose it to a Smelly fish captain! A Roar was sounded in the clouds! A Blue Dragon flew out of the sea with a rider on its back! Green meteorites flew down from the sky hitting the enemy pirates with excellent accuracy. Black and blue flames flew across the battle field. Arrows that had a red colored enchantment about them flew from the dunes of the beach hitting the enemy pirates! An acrobatic swordswoman flew toward the enemy while doing many gymnastic flips and agility! A Dragoon with flaming wings and a red whip aroused by flames was smoldering the pirates on The Dark Trepidation! Cannons shot iron spheres toward the shore which came from The Dark Trepidation! A weird force of magic made Bonnie fly right out of the sand while her sword fell from the sky and landed at her feet. She claimed her sword and so did Flint. They went into a dramatic battle; sword against sword. Flint cheated and caused Bonnie to fly backwards with his dominion of the sea and beach. The sand blew bonnie back like a shock of wind would blow over a building. Flint disappeared and The Dark Trepidation, which was being attacked by a black dragon and a blue dragon, soon flew back down into the depths. A Green dragon flew out of the clouds above and landed near Bonnie. Marina came from that direction the red arrows were and the acrobatic swordswoman turned out to be Charity. Render and Will, with the addition of their dragons, came to join Clesseath. Cless landed near the group and his wings disappeared like they were some kind of spirit. “What were you up to?” Render asked. “I was… Pirating… Is that a Sin?” Bonnie replied. “Well… yes…” Cless said. “What did you get?” Chair asked. “I got this.” Bonnie said while pulling out a rolled up map. “I believe, my fellow pirates… and riders, that this is the key to a great treasure.” Bonnie claimed. “No that is a map to a great treasure.” Levi said. “Key, map, what’s the deference?” Bonnie replied. “A Key is a thing one uses to open a treasure chest while a map-“Cless said but was interrupted, “ARG! It don’t matter! It is a map then, yet I believe that this ‘treasure’ is being guarded by Flint.” “This sounds like the beginning of another glorious Quest eh?” Marina said. “Yes, it does.”