#new dragon's world

[animeboye]

New Dragon’s World Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Heading Out "Gah! What's your problem, Sarah?!" Titus exclaimed. "My problem?! What's yours?!" "What are you talking about?" Titus asked, not understanding why she was so mad. "I mean why are you being so mean to Rick?" Sarah explained. "Well…I…" Titus stuttered. "I…I just don't trust him. That's all."   Sarah sighed angrily. Just as she was about to speak, she noticed everyone looking at them. "We'll talk about this later. But I will tell you this: You be nice to Rick, Titus? Got it?! He helped me through the most painful part of my life." Sarah whispered. Sarah opened the door to Lucas' car and got in, riding shotgun. Everyone walked up to Titus, confused about what just happened. "Everything OK?" Ben asked. "Let's just go…" Titus said equally as angry as his wife. Titus and Lucas started their cars back up and drove away from the park, continuing their journey.  Sarah rode with Lucas this time, as did Rick. Sean and Tim both offered to ride with Titus, his parents and Drake so as to make room for Sarah and Rick. Titus kept a stern eye on the road, his anger swelling. "Dad, what's wrong with Mom?" Drake asked worriedly. Titus let out a long, bothered sigh. "Drake, your mom and I just had a little argument. Things will be okay. Alright, buddy?" Titus smiled. "You and mom aren't gonna get divorced?" Drake asked worriedly. "Of course not! I love your mom…and I love you, son." Drake nodded, smiling, reassuring himself things would be fine between his parents. Just then, he heard noises in the back of the car. He swore that he had heard something moving around amongst the luggage. He leaned over the seat, noticing that it was Crystal who was hiding in the back! "Crystal!!" Drake exclaimed. Crystal shushed Drake so as not to be found out. She rearranged all of the luggage so that it covered her entire body but left just enough room for her to breathe. "What's wrong, Drake?" Sean asked.

Everyone except for Titus looked at Drake. "Oh! I just remembered that Crystal wanted me to call her when we get to the next town!" Drake said, lying. "If you want Drake, I could give you my cell phone and you could call her now." Titus offered to his son. Drake shook his head and thanked his dad for the offer. He figured that once they got into the next town, he would ask Crystal everything. In the meantime, with little to nothing to do, Drake shut his eyes and slowly drifted off into sleep, as did Sean and Tim. For that time, the three friends slept together peacefully… Titus looked back at the three sleeping together and smiled as did his parents. For the next couple hours, no words were spoken…so not to wake them up. Several hours later, Drake awoke. He stretched and yawned as he looked outside. The scenery was different. Drake noticed that they had made it to the countryside. Everywhere he looked, it was nothing but fields. Fields that stretched as far as the eye could see. Drake looked on in awe, a smile on his face. He had never been to the country before. Even though there wasn't much to look at, Drake's childish wonder and excitement to see new places was enough to keep him interested. Shortly after, Sean and Tim woke up too. "Good morning, guys." Titus said. "Morning? It's almost dark." Sean corrected Titus, rubbing his weary eyes. Tim yawned and, likewise, rubbed the crust from his eyes. "Where are we, Uncle Titus?" He asked. "We're in the country, boys." He responded. The brothers looked out the window to catch a glimpse of the scenery. They watched as they passed by a barn. They looked at the passing rows of corn and the windmill that hung high into the air.   "I wonder if there's a town around here." Titus' mom asked. "Yeah…I don't even see a town coming up." Titus added. Just then, Titus began browsing through his CDs and came across a burned CD titled "Sunday's Best". "Hey, what do you guys say we listen to some music for the time being?" Titus asked. "Sweet! What're we gonna listen to, dad?" Drake asked, interested. Titus handed the disc to his son who read it out loud to himself. "Sunday's Best?" Drake asked. "Yep. I listened to these guys all the time back in high school. Sadly they were never too popular. Real shame too because they had some really awesome songs." Titus said. Drake gave the CD back to his father who put it into the disc drive. The first song that played was "The Californian". While the song played, Titus and Drake tapped their fingers to the beat of the song. After the song was over, the next song, "White Picket Fences" was just starting. As the song continued, Titus and the others came up to a small town. "Langesh".  It was a small, bustling place with a population of about 15,000.  The buildings and houses were all very old and small, the tallest of the buildings being the town hall which rested right in the middle of town. In the back of Titus' car, Tim started to squirm around a little. He whined and moaned as he put his hands near his midsection. "Hey, Tim, are you alright?" Drake asked. "You feeling sick, man?" Sean asked his brother with concern. "No." Tim whined. "I need to go potty!" As Tim's whines grew louder, Titus looked around for somewhere to stop. A restaurant, a gas station, anywhere. He came across a gas station and pulled in. Everyone got out of the car as Sean took his brother by the hand and walked over to their father's car, just as everyone else was getting out. "Hey, what's wrong, Tim?" Lucas kneeled down to his youngest son's level. "I need to use the bathroom!" Tim whined loudly. Lucas ran into the bathroom, holding Tim's hand as Sean went with them. In the meantime, Titus figured this would be a good time to get some gas and directions to the next town. Sarah and Rick got out of Lucas' car as they stretched. Rick went ahead as Sarah looked over to Titus, a look of anger on her face. Titus didn't understand how she could still be so angry at him. He walked over to Sarah, concerned and worried. "Can I talk to you?" Titus asked meekly. "If it's about how you don't trust Rick, I don't want to hear it." Sarah said. "Look, Sarah - -" "No, you look, Titus! I know Rick a lot better than you. I don't care if you don't like him, but dammit, you treat him like you would treat Lucas or Ben!" Sarah exclaimed. Titus just growled. A small fire building up in his throat. He tried to calm himself. He took a deep breath as a miniscule flame came out with it. "Alright. You know why I don't trust him? I just find it a little strange that you haven't seen him for twenty-odd years and all of a sudden, out of the blue he reappears in your life? That seems pretty suspicious to me." Titus explained. "Well…" Sarah was about to say. "Not only that, but what if you fall in love with him again?" Titus asked with worry. "Well I- - Wait, what?" Sarah asked, confused at what her husband meant. "What if you suddenly decide that you love Rick so much and would want to go back to him?" Sarah had a really confused look on her face. She couldn't believe what she just heard Titus say. She was surprised at how immature her husband sounded. "You're kidding, right?" Sarah asked, truly hoping Titus was kidding. "Titus, I DO love Rick! But I love him as an older brother. I never loved him romantically. Neither of us had that much of an attraction to one another! Go ask him! He'll say the same thing!" "And besides!" Sarah continued. "If I was in love with Rick, do you think I would have married you and had your child?!" At that moment, Titus started to feel like an idiot.  While he realized his hatred for Rick was misplaced, he still wasn't sure about how he really felt about him. Sarah went ahead and joined up with Rick, Ben, Jessie, Kyle and Jackie. In the meantime, Titus filled his car up.  As Titus filled his car with gas, Drake sat on the edge of the seat, the car door open as he looked around and waited for his dad to go inside the station so he and Crystal could talk. "Hey, Drake!" Crystal whispered. "Shhh! My dad's still out there!" Drake whispered back. "Say something, Drake?" Titus called out to his son. "No, Dad!" Drake answered. Titus put the pump back in its holder and went to join the others in the station. At that moment, Drake ran over to the back of the car and opened the trunk, helping Crystal out. She wore a light blue shirt with a dark green overall dress over it. Crystal stretched her sore arms and legs, at the same time flexing them to get the feeling of stiffness out. As soon as her limbs were feeling better, she hugged Drake tightly, happy to be there with her two best friends. Reluctant, Drake returned the hug, unsure if he was happy about Crystal being with him or upset. For a brief moment, the two just stared at each other without saying a word. Both Crystal and Drake had no idea of what to say to one another. "Hi, Drake." Crystal said to kick off the conversation. "Uhh…hi…" Drake said, rubbing the back of his head. "Hey…Crystal, what are you doing here?" Drake asked. "I just wanted to be with you and Sean!" Crystal exclaimed. Crystal continued. "And I wanted to tell you something." Lucas and his sons walked out of the bathroom when Sean saw Drake talking with Crystal. He couldn't believe what he was seeing! How was it that Crystal was here with them? He ran ahead of his dad and younger brother as Lucas and Tim went to join with Titus and the other adults. "Drake, when you told me you loved me, I - -" "Hey, guys!" Sean interrupted as he ran over to Crystal and Drake. Sean looked at Crystal, not believing it was really her. He simply stared right at her, as if she had something on her face. Crystal grew increasingly uncomfortable with Sean staring at her. To make sure it was really Crystal he was looking at, Sean pinched her cheeks to be sure. Crystal's feeling of uncomfort turned to annoyance as Sean continued pinching her cheeks. "Ow, Sean! Stop!" Crystal commanded. "Drake, this can't be Crystal! How'd she get here if it is?" Sean asked, still not convinced. "I AM Crystal, you idiot! Will you please stop pinching my face already?!" Crystal exclaimed angrily. "Oh, sorry!" Sean said, embarrassed. Crystal rubbed her cheeks, which had turned a slight red from Sean pinching them. "So how did you get here?" Sean asked. "I hid in the back of Drake's dad' s car like an hour before you guys left. I told my parents you were going on vacation and that your dad said I could come too, Drake." Crystal explained. "And they believed you?!" Drake and Sean said at the same time in amazement. Crystal nodded proudly. "You know, I'm really glad we're all together." Crystal said, smiling with glee. Sean nodded. "Me, too!" Drake nodded likewise. "Me, three!" The three friends gathered into a circle. Drake placed his hand in the center. Followed by Crystal placing hers on top of Drake's. And finally, Sean placing his hand on top of Crystal's. "No matter what! We'll always be together!" Drake exclaimed. The three cheered in agreement. Meanwhile in the gas station, Titus and his friends browsed the store's selection for some snacks. Tim browsed the store's selection of candy, picking out three of each of his favorite pieces of candy. When Lucas saw how much candy his son has picked out, he nearly had a heart attack as he saw Tim carrying the candy bars on his shirt like a tray. He told Tim he could only get two candy bars or he'd get a stomachache. Reluctant, Tim put most of the candy back until he had only two candy bars left. Lucas went over to Sarah, who he asked to keep an eye on Tim while he went to go fill up his car. As Drake, Sean, and Crystal talked with one another, they saw Lucas leaving the store and making his way towards them. Crystal ran behind Titus' car as Drake and Sean stood by the cars and talked together as of nothing was out of the ordinary. "Hi, Uncle Lucas!" Drake greeted. "Hello, Drake. What are you two doing out here?" Lucas asked. "We were just talking, dad." Sean smiled, beads of sweat trickling down his face. Lucas began to pump gas in his car as Drake and Sean peered over to the left of Titus' car to see Crystal hiding.  Then they peered back over to Lucas, still fixated on his car. They moved in front of Crystal, hoping Lucas wouldn't see her. Sean continued to watch his father filling up the car. A short time after Lucas was finished, Crystal was about to get back in the car, when they saw Lucas walking over to them. Drake and Sean's hearts began to race. They tried to help get Crystal back into the car as quickly as they could but it was too late. "Hey, boys, I'm going back in for a little bi- -" At that moment, Lucas caught sight of Crystal's leg just as she was climbing in. "Hey, who's…?" Inside the gas station, Titus was paying for the gas. "That'll be $40.00." The employee said. Titus reached for his wallet and pulled out two twenties. "Say, could you tell me how far it is from the next town?" Titus asked. "Well the closest town is about 25 miles from here. But if I were you, I wouldn't even go." The man said. "Why not?" "You haven't heard what happened up there?" "No.  Not a thing. Is there something we are supposed to know?" Titus asked. "Well this is just what I have heard but last night, the entire population…disappeared." The man explained. "Disappeared?" Titus asked. "Yep. They say not one person remains. I was thinking on going up there myself. See an old friend of mine. But I guess that won't be happening anytime soon…" Titus didn't even have to guess who was behind the town's disappearance. He knew right away who was behind it all. So…Titus thought…the dragons were finally setting their plans into motion. Titus knew they had little time left…but he had no idea just how little. The information he had received made Titus frantic with worry. At this very moment, the dragons could be collecting humans. "Sir, you said it's 25 miles from here? The town I mean?" Titus asked. "Yes, sir. Wait! You're not really gonna go up there, are you? What if whatever got the town gets you and your friends?!" "Well then we'll just have to fight it." Titus said with utmost confidence. "How?!" The man asked. Titus just smiled, not saying anything. Everyone got some snacks and beverages for the next leg of the ride to Death Valley. As soon as they paid and got ready to head out, they were stopped by the gas station employee. "Hang on a second!" He called out. "If you're dead set on going to that town, I'd suggest finding a place here to crash for the night. You don't know just what might be out there at a time like this and with the neighboring town's population up and missing, it never hurts to be safe, you know?" Titus nodded in agreement. And just as everyone was paying for their food, Lucas came running in. "Luke, you alright?" Titus asked. "Titus, you need to come out here for a sec." Lucas said. "What's going on? Is this town being attacked too?!" Titus asked once more. "No, it's not that bad but just come on!" Titus wondered what it was that had Lucas so riled up. While everyone else paid for their food and drinks, Titus and Lucas ran out to see what was the matter.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Expertise can't help you here.

[spyderschaos]

Redraw of one of my fave drawings I’ve made of them

I’m glad I changed toothless’s pose cuz he looked really goofy before 😭😭

I the lighting feels more dramatic in the original but toothless looks better here soooo

Original v v

[vaguely-concerned]

are. are you telling me that if the romanced mage warden dies and alistair is king, he deadass stares greagoir down over her dead body and grants the circle of ferelden its autonomy after ordering it rebuilt somewhere safer. first you have to deliberately leave him behind so he won't die for you and then he does that for you once you're gone, even when you're broken up??? absolute and literal king behaviour of the highest order????? the actions speak louder than words of it all??????? I think I hauve covid

[secretsimpleness]

Sometimes I want to bring Morrigan but then I remember I play as a face-tanking rogue and I bring Wynne. Warden Cousland, Morrigan, Wynne / Dragon Age Origins (c) Bioware

[benoits-neckerchieves]

Think I’ve finally figured out why Daniel Craig is trending

This image has become a meme in comparing him to a banker / accountant / antiques dealer / European MP, university professor etc etc (whilst also acknowledging the sexiness ofc)

Why does he keep accidentally creating viral memes and he doesn’t even know 😭😭

[maleficore]

When I tell you I have been thinking about this for three days straight...

[todayisafridaynight]

[og]

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 317

IMAGINE THIS: Lil baby Damian, bored and being not quite old enough to start learning how to use proper weapons (curse these wooden ones, he wants true steel!) is wandering the base. This is not out of the ordinary, he’s the prince after all. What is out of the ordinary is that his shadow, his Akhi, is not here. 

Technically, he should be napping, but he woke up and neither his mother or his brother- who is quiet but gentle and isn’t a good speaker (mother said it was from a head injury)- is there. Which is how he finds his way to the Pit, which he’s not supposed to be at. Or at least not alone. 

But! His mother and Akhi are there! And- and Akhi is screaming and he’s never heard him scream like that, like he’s in agony- His eyes are green- they were blue, had, had Mother placed him in the Waters- 

And then the pool is bubbling- he should be running away, get assistance or something, he’s five, he shouldn’t be running towards it when everything is screaming to flee. But one moment he’s at the doorway, the next he’s clinging to his akhi as something writhes in the Pit, a mighty bellow echoing even as the Shadows take defensive positions. 

The water cascades, laps at their feet, splashes everywhere as a scaled form rises from the depths, wings like a bloodied sunset spreading as fur bursts into flames. Crimson eyes glare down at them all, pupils slits as they bare down at his Akhi. 

The creature- the dragon- dips its head down, its breath warm as it chuffs at his akhi, wings folding as though it is bowing. His akhi is clinging to Mother, shivering, several scars glowing as they fade and a burst of hair burned white. 

Oh. 

Oh.

@fairy-lights-and-blobs @f4nd0m-fun @hdgnj @radiance1 pspspspsps

[vigilskeep]

read my powerpoint boy

[mohntilyet]

rook being such a nobody and surrounded by more influential companions right after the obviously well known inquisitor could be really cool actually. that conversation w solas 'what will they call you after this is done' <- NO FUCKING CLUE LOL!! the idea that this millennia long, world-ending story of gods and a herald being controlled for a moment by a nobody is incredible. they start as an irritant and end having saved the world. nobody thanks them. they go back home. maybe they're literally wiped off the face of the world when they're trapped in the fade with the dread wolf! and most of all, their name is not remembered. literally, because they become a 'rook' to the inquisitor's king.

like i’m actually really liking the idea that the inquisitor and rook get conflated into the same person by the public and by history, and what little agency they had is taken away. you were never in control of this story. your narrative will be written by other people, just like every figurehead that came before you. you are not the chosen one. the choice to have faded out and see the irrelevancy as a boon, or struggle to make your name known (not rook, not the nickname, not the title) would have been so. interesting.

veilguard is a heroic story (and the game doesn’t even let you be rude most of the time) that has to end heroically (the evanuris are defeated in some way, the last archdemon dies, and most rooks climb down from minrathous to literal cheers and applause) but the hero themself is forgettable. narratively that could have been so funnnn. but it wasn’t on purpose so it just feels hollow.

[animeboye]

New Dragon's World Epilogue

Epilogue

With this long tale at last concluded, we journey back one last time to check on Titus and his friends.

Titus returned to his job. Of course he had a difficult time explaining to his boss that the reason he was gone for so long was because he was trying to stop an evil dragon who wanted to conquer the world. Every weekend, he would travel to the dragon realm to visit his parents and pay his respects to Angela and Theian.

Sarah continued to attend Angela's shop.  Over time, the shop would be frequented by those both young and old, eventually becoming the number one hot spot in the strip mall. Word had it that Sarah planned to add toys and possibly even video games to the store's selection. It was her hope that she would be able to change Angela's shop from a simple plush shop into a successful, independent toy store.

Now and then Lucas would go to visit the grave of his late wife. He would tell her all about the journey he went on with his friends, the things that they saw and the people they met. He also told her just how proud he was of Sean and just how much he grew from their journey. Truly, Lucas knew that Sean was no longer a little boy but well on his way to becoming a brave, respectable young man.

Drake returned to school along with Crystal and Sean. As his teacher promised, a pizza party was thrown in celebration of their return that indeed lasted the entire week. While the other kids were able to go that entire week without homework, Drake and his friends had quite a bit of catching up to do.

Rick returned to his family. Although his wife and daughters were distraught to see him bound to a wheelchair, Rick assured them that he was fine with it and was just thankful to be alive. He still kept in contact with Sarah and would even go to visit them on occasion with his family.

True to his word, Lucas did end up grounding Sean. For his punishment, Sean was not allowed to play his video games for a week and he had to do work around the yard and look after Tim. Much to his father's surprise, Sean made no protests to his punishment. If anything, he was strangely happy about it.

Crystal also returned to her family. As soon as she got home, she decided to tell her parents the truth about where she had been. Although her parents were proud of her for telling the truth, they were still upset that she lied and snuck off. Just like Sean, Crystal was also grounded, also having to do work around the house.

Kyle was at last able to get help for his drinking problem and swore to only drink once in a while. He would then go on to finish college, earning his Bachelor's degree and even getting a girlfriend. A cute, brown haired woman named Michelle

Come September, Tim began his first day of Kindergarten. He had the same teacher his brother, Drake, and Crystal had when they were his age. A few days later, Tim befriended two girls who were a grade above him. Everyone was quite surprised when they learned that these girls were in fact Rick's daughters.

Jackie went back to her job at the office. Just like her brother, Jackie has also started seeing someone: a coworker by the name of John Renevich. Despite the short time they'd been seeing each other, they were already discussing plans for marriage. Although they often joke about it, the two of them do secretly hope to marry someday.

Ben finished his children's book and sent it into an independent publisher. The book has gained successful acclaim and became a best seller. What truly surprised Ben though was when he learned that the fans of his book weren't just children, but even teenagers and grown adults.

Jessie provided Ben with the illustrations for his book. Her drawings were a major selling factor and were regarded as the highlight of the book.

Despite what she had previously said, Titus' mom did, in fact, take the position of Leader in her village with her husband selected by her to be her Champion. This act truly surprised the other dragon realm Leaders, who had never seen or heard of two mates taking the roles of Leader and Champion together.

And as for Jake, he was welcomed back into the class with open arms. Much to his dismay, Jake learned that he actually had more homework to catch up on than Drake and his friends. Although annoyed at first, Drake, Crystal, and Sean promised they'd work with Jake to finish up the stuff they missed. And although he was still having a bit of difficulty adjusting to his new family, Jake knew that they'd help him with whatever problems may arise.

[carlsdraws]

been playing PoE i love getting to be the weirdest person my companions met all day

[batfossil-fr]

one of the many aethers I've finished lately

[hedgerlogs]

ichibunny 🥂

no filter vers + bonus doodle

[navree]

"rhaenys could have ended the war by dracarysing all the greens right there" yes because a distant relation to the throne deciding to barbecue an anointed and publicly positively hailed king and his entire family who is well loved within the city and in multiple other parts of the country for the sake of the succession of a far-away princess no one was ever on board with who hasn't been seen by the populace in literal years, her psycho husband, her three obvious bastards, and two toddlers from the psycho husband would go over super well with westeros and especially in king's landing where scores of the still-cheering population were killed for no reason by that same dragon who would do the barbecuing, because when targaryens act unilaterally without thinking of how the people would react there's never any problem, which is why the storming of the dragonpit and robert's rebellion were actually just collective delusions dreamed up by readers who hate rhaenyra and not key parts of the story and house targaryen's history that directly contributed to their demise and are intrinsic to the plot

truly team black stans are made up of only the most genius and media literate amongst us