two ocs meeting for tea and then going grocery shopping.
oc 1. Skuleth
oc 2. Tep
oc 3. (Cloak) "Zeke" (Mimic?)
Chapter 1
The moon light shined down upon the mountain side landscape a soft glow of fire lanterns were glowing up pathways that seemed to end in a point, the other end out of sight. A large ancient temple covered in moss, a soft breeze blew across the tree's stopping for a moment. a soft tune came from the temple, calling and tempting those that hear the sound. Have been seen going missing, talking nonsense, gibberish in tongues. If they cross the lanterns beasts have been seen acting strange. Those that knew never tread near such a horrifying place. A small leather bag had flopped around along the path before colliding with the entrance of the temple as a bolt shot down electrifying the bag. It didn't stop and continued rolling at a alarming speed. A few leaves blew around with static from the electric passing through as the bag rolled. Arriving at the entrance of the ancient temple and slowed down only to stop in front of a small table. The belt untied into small pieces as the bag was dissolving into dust around the being inside. A light brown and dark brown patterned teddy bear with two red and gold eye buttons. A black top hat over one of its ears. A small necklace of three different collared beads held together with silver thread. Standing at one side of the table, looking around as it adjusted the hat. Shifting a bit in the seat as it sat down upon the stone.
In fact another did show up and had been watching over the area with such curiosity. a slight touch was tingly to this creature, seeing the other going through with such ease. Pushing through hesitant at first before pushing through the lanterns crackled. A cloud puffed up above the lanterns before settling down with a soft blow of the wind against the ground moving quickly towards the ancient temple. the cloud floating around inside before settling down on the other side of the table. The cloud began forming into itself as a horned skull arouse from the cloud like mist. A moment of silence was dew as a the teddy bear sat up lifting it's arm up towards the skull settling down on the other side of the table.
The teddy bears paw slammed on the table, "You're late, your paying this time!" His voice was demanding as it was soft. The skull shifting from side to side and began to growl, a green cloud began to fill into the skull. "You know I haven't been getting much work.. why don't we celebrate.."
"Nope... but since I am such a great host.. I was waiting for you before ordering." The teddy bear narrows his button eyes. "So.. what did you need to talk with me about?" The skull smile widened, ".. I know that look, what is it?" the teddy bear narrowed his eyes even more. "Well you know, how I said I haven't gotten much work?.. well haha more like none at all.." the skull fell upon the table. The teddy bear laughed. "Yeah right.. You? Come on what happened to all the stories?" The skull stayed still, ".. So it's true huh?" The skull light up with a half hearted cackle. Silence continued before next to the table the ground shook. In a flash both of them were gone disappeared out of the temple.
The skull, teddy bear lifted up as a body began to form in the light for a instant for them both before they were gone. Lifting up a paw as he coughed some rubbing his face, scratching against the skull with large claws. Five horns coming out of the skull, the light began shifting and turning to a reptilian slit eye jade and emerald colored eyes. His body coated in a cloak as his head stayed unhidden. Leather and steel armor covered his body with a soft fur around the torso and around the thighs. His skull was itching causing him to scratch and rip into his skull. "You know if you needed help with getting by you know we are always hiring. You could.." The teddy bear standing tall towering over the skeletal, half corpse dragon. The teddy bears voice was light and gentle, "No thanks.. nothing you can do,, just didn't think it would like this,.." The teddy bear leaned over and smacked the others arm gently causing it to pop out of socket. The dragon placing its arm back into place, "Then here is to making it back to the top right?" The eyes stared deeply at the teddy bears soft hazel brown eyes. ".... you know you should be killed with fire..." The teddy bear grinned and laughed. "TO THE TOP!" They both raised imaginary cups before laughing some.
The table and objects around them were of a tea house, both placing their hands on the table in front of them. "TO THE TOP! Reservation for 2." 'Confirmed' the table illuminated as the décor began to move and shift around soon showing a hot plate stone table in front of them. Two cups filled with mist and fog. placing each other created different types of food on the hot plate. "You sure about this?" The dragon looked at the bear, "Go ahead.. besides I think I have a job perfect for you.. hell might even work out for me too if were lucky haha." A eye narrowed some at the bear. "Oh? well then I accept, but you know what I like so.. best be ready to pick up the bill" The bear smiled, "Well duh, whose got the money to pay for this," Tep began laughing. "now stop hogging" Each using their claws to slice and place down parts of mist and fog over the table. As they placed the first layer down over the table, more cups began to appear around them, filled with a different element. The hotplate began to sizzle as a savory aroma began to come from the steam from the hotplate. The bear began pulling with his claws against some of the layer they put down. The dragon watched, "You know your going to under cook yours.." the bear grumbled, "I know how I like it, so this is how I make it.. make it your way and I'll make it my way." The dragon scuffed with a smirk, "Will do, will do.." A moment came before a smirk widened on the dragons face "well since this is a celebration.." The bear looked over as his eyes widened, "What?.. hey celebration not go all out." The dragon back to pour down different elements onto his side of the hot plate. "NOPE! T-TOO LATE!" The table rumbled and sizzled even more, as the elements were swirling around colliding together. "WHAT THE HELL?!..." The bear sat there in shock as he narrowed his eyes before closing them with a growl before standing up and began pouring more elements onto his side. "TO THE TOP!!!!" The two began feasting hungrily, after fourteen refills on elements the bear leaned back holding his bulgy belly, "Oh.. that's it.. you win I'm done.. wipe my card I'm out." The other on his 20th refill as his body seemed to piece together little by little. A tear coming out of his eye, feeling himself starting to heal up even more. Having been rotting for so long, half of his body was soon formed. Holding a piece of meat in his mouth, only to lay on the ground in bliss with more of the food on himself than in his stomach. The bear grunted and sat up. "... Yeah ..To the top.." Both half hearted raised their arm up before putting them back down. "but I can only help you much as I can.. when I can you know that." The dragon slurped the piece of meat into his mouth, "Just tell me about the job.. what is it and how much we talking about for this?" The dragon glared sitting up cleaned up his face with a few wipes of his tongues slithering out of his mouth.
"That never makes me grossed out when you do that. Jobs a easy one.. but of course there's a catch."
"When isn't there" The dragon grunted as his body was almost completely form, "Right? Any-way it's a easy in and out job.. and I couldn't think of anyone else than you to make it happen."
"Easy and in and out never ends well.. that goes double for me remember?" The dragon slammed his tail against the ground as it shook. "Hey now don't need you making us banned from this place too.." The whole building shook, as he lifted up his tail quickly. The dragon apologized quickly for his disturbance, as there were other occupants. "I'm sorry, very sorry, didn't mean to cause any alarm." In the small holes in the rocks of the ancient temple were hundreds of tiny tea house rooms with a large view of a mountain side. The staff in each room were calling for quiet.. The dragon lowered himself down to the ground. "Sorry, sorry sorry, everyone I-... Yes, I will tread more lightly. Yes, yes, I will be leaving soon, soorry .. yaa-yes haha maybe next time.. yes, yes." The bear watched The dragon reassuring the staff and other patrons, before everything seemed to calm down. The dragon looked down at the food and the floor some in shame. "Alright I guess we can go don't worry I got some carry out for you." The skull dragon smiled happily, "You do care.. you old care be-" "You speak one more word you will be in more pain than you can dream of." The skull dragon chuckled nervously, "Tep the.. CARE BEAR!" The skull dragon bolting out of the door with the take-out sprinting into a large passage opening up into a old and tranquil tavern and village. The bear growled and began to run after him before being stopped by staff requiring payment for their meal. The Tep's eyes twitch as he held his paws in rage, before taking a breath. "Yes.. I'll be paying for the carry out and him as well." Sighing softly before placing his paw upon the bill as it glowed a soft purple.
The dragon walked down the main path through, the town taking his time with a big smug smirk on his face eating a small piece of food from the carry out. "Oh that's good.." Drooling a bit holding a slice of meat up to his nose. "I will savor you and make sure you go to a good place fantastic and amazing places.." The bottom and top of his head began to turn a slight purple with a bit of smoke coming from his jaws. His lips broke off a piece of the meat. "Oh ... tender.. oo.so good to me.." The piece he had in his mouth almost as if it dissolved over his tongue with a happy and blissful smile spread across his lips. Everyone looked away from him as he passed, he could hear their whispers and murmurs as he passed. Holding the carry out bag in his arms a bit closer as he walked. "I hope you plan on sharing.. Skuleth" Tep walked up behind him before walking beside Skuleth smirked with a bit of meat hanging out the corner of his mouth. Soon shaking his head, "Yeah, that's fine by me.. but anyways so the job starts soon and they need someone to help out with some..." Tep placed his paws on his chin, "Someone more capable than myself to go and help them out." Tep continued as they walked passing by other beings of many shapes and sizes, Skuleth was quiet and listened carefully to the job. "Ha.. more capable than you? what poor sucker would believe that?" Out of the city of 'Naconorton' as Tep and Skuleth continued down a path leading down into a valley. Tep, Skuleth still talking as Tep filled Skuleth in on the job it didn't take them long before they arrived at the marshlands. The marsh territory laid deep in the valley, the two continued down a path quick for a moment until they reached the swamp waters. "So the job is super easy.. trust me. I'd do it myself but." Gestures to the bag hanging off his side, wrapped around his body with a leather strap. Skuleth glancing down at the bag and shuttered. "I still don't get why, you want me to do this job. This is something your kind are suitable to do." Tep shook his head with a chuckle, "Well you said you needed some work.. Well this will be out of your expertise but I think you would do great... Besides if it doesn't work out, apparently this place you could.. run amuck and it wouldn't change anything important." Tep grinned a fang peeking out of the side of his lips. Skuleth chewed turning his attention to the swamps watery surface, noticing a flower starting to bloom out. He stopped to watch it for a moment before swallowing what he had in his mouth "Won't change anything important huh? That's.. what concerns me... How bad can this place be?" Tep walked over to a log and sat down on top of a mossy spot. "A place that is in need of a hero." Holding the takeout box in his claws looking through it once more, "So, who has the villain in this place? You didn't say who, will these heroes end up fighting against. If not someone like me?" Tep leaned back crossing his arms in front of him, with a smirk. "Can't give out that information, besides this is still in the works. So sooner and longer your there.. the better the payout will be in the end." Skuleth narrowed his eyes at Tep leaning back a bit, "Yeah, I guess." Skuleth opening up the take-out box, taking out a slice of bread. Slipping the slice into his mouth letting his tongues rip it apart as it moved along down his throat. "It would be good to get back into the swing of things.. but heroes? really? You know, I will probably just kill them instead of helping them, right?" Tep sighed with a groan and shrugging a bit while placing his paws on his lap some. "Not my call besides say's its fine so.. Why not give them a chance first and if they aren't up to fluff then do what you want. Until, the right heroes show up or when someone comes to take over for you. Besides might be what you need." Skuleth started walking into the waters as the murky waters shifted, "Fi-ine, I'll do it need the job anyway." grumbling some at the thought. The take out box in-between his claws while, he submerged deeper into the waters. "When would be soon enough? Rather get this over with and be done with it." Tep nodded and hopped up off the log as Skuleth moved to the waters and followed Skuleth into the water. "Oh well, that's the beauty of this.. anytime night-day so sooner is better." Both walking and talking under water to each other. Soon only two of Skuleth's horns could be seen, moving around at the waters surface. "So it's a trap?" Skuleth stopped and looked at Tep, "Hm? Trap? No, it isn't a trap? How can this job be a trap?" Skuleth continued to walk beside Tep. "I know a trap when I hear it.. it's all just off. some hero is going to get to be and befriend and I'm suppose to go along and help them regardless of, 'if' they die by me or another?" Tep shook his head as they walked along the bottom of the swamp. "No, you can only kill them if they aren't up to fluff, and you are to keep them alive from others. So, think of it as a escort service moving the merchandise ..'the hero' to its destination protecting them, along the way." Tep explained while lowering his body some to get around a root of a tree. Walking down a path towards the roots connected to the ground forming houses, a small abandoned village as they continued down along the path. "Anything, I need to bring with me?" Skuleth asked while reaching a root house covered in various types of moss, and various planet bulbs in various places. "Well bring something that would help in their journeys, but less you bring more you get for your Shard, ya know?" Touching against a patch of moss as the door shifted into a curtain of moss letting them through easily. "So leave everything here and bring what you need." Stepping into the house, and walked into the hallway. They walked in drying off in a instant. Tep ran over to a large chair as it had a indent of Skuleths back body on it and jumped into it, "Ah! You still have this old thing!" Skuleth blinked noticing where Tep was and pointed at Tep, "Careful don't ruin my spot with your fat ass" Tep laughed and nodded, getting back up. "Yeah, well here this is for you.." Reaching into the bag and pulled out a small slip placing it on the table. "Here is the slip so since you need the work.. I'm sure you will get this done quick besides your doing me a favor." Skuleth looked at the slip and took it in between his claws lifting it up to his face to read it. "What's wrong need glasses hmm?" Tep smirked a bit, "I DO NOT! You people's writing is so tiny.." Skuleth grumbled reading the slip mumbling to himself as he was reading it. "Alright looks legit.." Skuleth narrowed his eyes some before looking at Tep. "So a favor huh.. then you would owe me.. you know that right?" Tep nodded looking serious as he looked to Skuleth. "Yeah.. I'm okay with that for this.. I really need you to handle it for me." Skuleth leaned against the wall and placed the slip back on the table. "Alright, thanks for the food.. You should head on then since your busy. Wouldn't want you to be late." Skuleth said with a soft smile. "Thanks.. Remember to do your best. I'll be checking in when I can." Tep said still looking serious, Skuleth rolling his eyes some before gesturing towards the door, "Yeah, I'll let you think about it.. remember any time." Tep stood up patting Skuleth shoulder some, heading out the door, "I also have some stuff coming for you so enjoy." Skuleth sat at the table. "Alright, thanks for letting me know." Tep walking out through the curtain of moss swaying against the water behind it. Skuleth watched him leave before looking back at the table and then the single slip that rests on the table. Staring at it trying to think of when to go. "Easy job.. change of pace.. it's a trap. He can blow smoke all he wants, I'm sure. I'm right but I can't afford to be right or wrong.." Sighing heavily and laid his head on the table a bit staring at the slip. Thinking of the pay out and the benefits it would include. Glancing over at everything he had, "How long will I be gone?" Thinking of the first day arriving in this place, he would call home. "My home.. We have been through a lot haven't we?"
Looking around the kitchen remembering, in flashbacks of good times in this room then the bad times. His paws laid palm down on the rough table surface. "I'm sorry, you had to go through those things with me.. But thank you for always sheltering me, when I needed warmth, and when I needed to cool down you had me even then. As I sit here I know you'll always be here for me when I need you.. but do you need me as I do you? I am not a good resident I try but I always end up breaking things. I don't want you to scream and run away in fright." Stopping for a moment and smiled with a glow coming from his eyes "You held me kept me safe at night. All I did was live within you. Please oh please here my cry, Thank you, I never wanna hear good bye, but that day I believe is growing near.." His head hung low glancing at a letter a single floating piece of parchment. In strange writing, it was clear with an amount with a currency symbol of a dragon head. It was a letter stating that the whole neighborhood was being destroyed, unless the amount was collected "Please wait for me I'll pay I swear, I'll go through the depths of any realm only to have to you.. Some place that" His eyes glowed some as his forehead began to sizzle as the glowing turned into a soft green neon flame with forehead blue horned tips. "I can go to unwind from the worlds, I have been to.. Dimensions portals far and wide no place is like no place I know.. it's you home.." Taking a deep breath, reaching over to his side pulling a small pebble of jade, glowing in between his fingers. Twisting and spinning the pebble around through his fingers. "I have a bit from the last job. I can make it last long as I can.." Placing the pebble down on the table next to the slip. The table glowed slightly before the table showed a swamp ripple as moss and water lily's bloomed along the sides of the table. Text's began appearing along the table, ".. Let's see what we missed," Text of news, of different articles, using his claws to navigate through what he read for a few moments before tapping the table. The screen disappeared as his claw placed on the table. "Same thing.. nothing changes.." Drawing a heavy sigh looking out the window at the fish and murk of the water shinning like gold. "But I will do everything, I can to keep this home.. I have made it. Finally." Clenches his claws into a fist and let out a soft roar, as the walls shook some. "Heh.. one day I'll shout out loud and My home will be able to take it." Smiling happily, "My home.." Taking another heavy sigh holding his chest coughing a bit, slowly breathing. "Ha.. woo hah.. alright come on we got this.." sitting up a bit more stretching out a bit leaning his body against the wall and everything he could. Wings sprouting from his back and began to wrap around his body letting his wings and body relax as the room got small with his body taking up most of the home. "At least I can stretch out some." Holding his form for a moment before shrinking down and coughed. "A-Ugh.. Okay might need a bit more room.. don't worry, I'll fix you up, where we both can live comfortably.." His claws touched over the top of the table staring at the slip on the table still. A loud thud came from outside as a crate was thrown through his doorway. Spinning around before landing against the wall of the hallway, a lock began to glow around the crate locking with a loud click. The skeleton began to form around the crate as it turned into a casket. A soft yellow came from the skeleton on top of the casket as the rest of began to give off a light green color. A note hanging from the side of the casket,
"From: Your best friend,
Thanks again, for doing this. You are the best friend someone like me could ever have. I mean that, even if I am not from your world. Thank you, for being there for me. Now it's my turn to return the favor.
'~(^.0__0.^)~`+To the top!'~(^.0__0.^)+~`
Tep"
Chapter 2
Skuleth huffed and leaned back looking at the gift, reading the note turning away with a grumble but a somewhat smile coming across his face. "Ugh, fine. I'll do it." He rubbed his head some before, taking the slip in-between his claws. "Go, now come back home.. sooner." Twisting the slip between his fingers in deep thought. 'I could just go in and rampage around before going back to the spot.. might bring in some ext-wait.. its one of his kinds job. How can I do this better than him? This smells like a trap all of it does.' Staring at the slip before lifting his head from the table then stood up trying to think like Tep. "Good guy stuff.. The hell would they need? them?.. it, they, them, whatever doesn't matter." Walking out of the room and to the hallway passing by his reflection as he looked at himself. "... good guy.. stuff, I'm not the good guy." His reflection deforms once his eyes locked, closing his eyes walking away moving into a small room enough to have a bed a soft pelted blanket with soft furs. Near the bed a beaded closet with very few clothing options as one hung on a hanger still new and untouched. Looking at the clothing, lightly touched it with his claw feeling the softness of the fabric. "One day, I'll maybe try you on and look good too." His claw accidently cut a hole in a sleeve. "No.. n.. okay sorry sorry." quickly taking his claws away from it quickly before carefully moving them out of the way. Taking a hold of a pair of overalls of silver and dark green designs all along the sides. "This will do.. besides comfortable., and many pockets haha." Chuckling to himself while posing in front of his closet without a mirror to show how he looked, back to him. "..Well at least this outfit should allow me to blend in if there are any agriculture prospects around, well what do you think?" He asked looking at the beads, as they blew softly towards him. "Heh.. thanks, I know it probably looks foolish.. but how else do I not frighten others away?" Exiting out of his room and passed by the mirror once more stopping for a moment in thought looking at the mirror behind him. "... Do I look approachable?.. " not able to see his reflection before looking down at the ground. Walking to the front door, stopping at the moss curtains as he turned his head to the side as he looked down at a stump cut out with moss covering under and all around the stump. "... I'm going to work, be good. I don't know when I'll be back. So stay alive till then, okay?" He said leaving his home through the moss curtains a wall of murky water stood in his way. Walking along the bottom of the swamp heading back to Naconorton, stepping out of the swamp and continued along the pathway his mind in deep thought as he walked alone with the slip in-between his fingers gripping it tightly. Reaching the entrance to Naconorton his eyes went down to the ground, taking a slow and deep breath. Walking through the middle of town keeping his eyes on the ground, only glancing up every once in a while. To keep track of where he was going, "Skuleth!" A demonic females voice came from one of his sides, a feline demoness was scurrying along his side. "Where you going?" She said with here feathery wings spread open in front of him as she tried to keep up. He would glance down at her, as he slowed down some. Letting her lean on him some, "I have work so.. I'll be leaving." She froze some and held his paw in hers, "Oh well uh .. you.. uh.. If you ever need a demon princesses help.. with anything - I I'm only a call-" A loud hiss followed by, "SKULETH!" A purple hairs cat running over in a hurry with a pair of glassed over her muzzle. Her tail puffed up as she quickly joined, her friend. "Jane.. What are you doing here? Skuleth?! Hello.. Hi.. heh." Her face was flushing with different colors as her eyes began to change in color. He looked down a into Rains eyes and smiled softly. "Hello Rain, your drooling again haha." Offering her a napkin as Jane began cackling with laughter, both seemed to stare daggers at each other, but smiled and looked at Skuleth. "Skulettthh." they say at the same time. "SKUEEEEETH!!" A small kitten ran out of a doorway having a metallic animatronic chasing after the child. The child was laughing as Skuleth softly smiled as his face softened slightly showing a bit of sorrow and joy. The kitten jumped up towards him as he reached down grabbing a hold of her. "Careful.. I have horns little one do not harm yourself on me.." slowly hugging her to not harm her. Jane smirked "I know someone that wouldn't mind being impaled.." and Rain huffed with a moanful sigh before her head darted towards Jane with a deadly glare. "... shut.. uup..." Lightly rubbing the back of the kitten before lowering down to place her back down. "Skuleth she's after me. make her go awaaay!!" She began crying suddenly, "... it's bathtime isn't it?" Skuleth smiled lightly, the kitten began looking around. "N.u.. dunno.. maybe but.. I don't wanna.." She began to throw a fit as the animatronic with glowing lights along its polished feline model. "She refuses to take a bath.. it was my turn to do it but she keeps running away.." Skuleth looked down at Lilone with his paws on his waist and shook his head. "Well then I guess there is only one way to fix this... we must eat the child.." Skuleth crouched down and playfully nipping at the kitten as she screamed with laughter as he chased her around for a moment before she fell over. He pounced on top of her and tickled her. "I got to tenderize the meat yup yup almost on nho aohh." he chuckled being playful as the kitten laughed and giggled wiggling around. He let her go and stood up, "Alright you played no go clean up." She flailed on the ground a bit and huffed, before getting up and held the animatronics paw. "Fiiine." She said while going back to her home with the animatronic leading the way. "Thank you again, Skuleth." He would nod his head some, "Does this look scary to you girls?" Opening up his arms up showing off a bit in a t like pose. A red fox snickered a bit her tail swaying back and forth her eyes look like the night sky. "Scary? no.. Handsome mmmhmm." Skuleth sighed and rolled his eyes to her comment. "Yeah, sure.. I got good work.." The girls stood in shock looking at him. "So.. I need to know do I look scary?.. Or do I look like a good guy?" The girls looked away some not looking him in the eyes. "... You look less.. scary." Skuleth sighed softly. "I guess that will be good enough. Thanks girls." He patted them in the head softly as he walked by. Rain was staring as he walked by drooling as she leaned over some. "Some girls like the scary.." She said wiping her mouth before, they all walked back to their home a cat mansion with three stories, and two towers. Their land spread far as Skuleth was allowed to venture through such land to arrive at his destination. The fox watching him as he was soon out of view turning around as she went into the mansion as well. "Handsome as ever.. you fool. When will you learn that?" She sighed some, her ears falling to hear sides, along with her tail. Skuleth continued his way down passing by a hoovering carriage was cruising by slowly. "Need a ride Skuleth?" Another cat female waved her paws at him as they passed each other. "No thank, Got a job to do but maybe some other time." A large breasted cat feline leaned out of the carriage. "I GOT A JOB FOR YOU TO DOO!" she said her tongue out as she fanned herself winking at him. Skuleth rolled his eyes once again before shaking his head. "Maybe some other time Cherat." Walking down the pathway making it soon to the ruin stone post. Taking a deep breath as he looked at the slip. "Lets see." Walking over to the stone pillar and placed the slip into a slot. The stone began to vibrate as lights were spreading out from the top of the stone pillar. A ray of light shined slowly creating an image. "Skuleth accepting work.. starting immediately." A mirror image showed of himself as he looked away from the hologram. "Accepted please proceed." A messaged showed as the hologram dissolved as a large shadow of light and darkness showed along it self in a form of a picture frame taking in the dissolved hologram and showed a place and name of the place along the top of the frame as it glowed in the different colored darks and lights.
Standing in front of the portal, looking back up again at the name above. 'Crystalis' "You have got to be kidding me.. this is the place that." staring at the name, with great disgust. "THIS?!" he roared out angrily, his tail whipping back and forth behind him. Standing in front of the portal as his claws were balled up into fists, his whole body shaking out of anger. "W-why here?!" He grumbled to himself before unwillingly taking the slip that turned into a colored crystal like shard, from the stone and walked through the portal to the other-side, "No wonder why it wouldn't matter if I'd rampage around, they all deserve nothing but to suffer." Stepping onto ground as his claws dug into the stone path with each step. Noticing a single chest on a platform, "You're what I'm suppose to be around huh? At least it won't annoy me while, I do this." His claws entangled with each other as he stood in front of the chest before turning around and sitting down on the top of the chest. ".. I'm here again. Imma kill him next time, I see him rip apart each limb, he can muster."
Sitting upon a chest, "Hero's.. Ugh nasty vermin, killing things all the time. Always messing up my lives. Why do I have to help them now?!.. change of pace bah.. we'll see." Glaring at the entrance to the room, his eyes burning with rage. "I hate waiting!!.." he yelled out with a roar, "what's taking so long I want this done and over with!" Growling as he grumbled to himself. Closing his eyes for a moment, before passing out, as he hadn't slept in decades. Snoring, before coiling himself around the chest resting his head along the platform and chest. "... I'll have my revenge.. good guy?" sleeping as his chest rose and fell, time stood still as he slept for the first time in a long time. His body seemed to relax this was the part of the job he enjoyed, finally being able to sleep before wrecking havoc. His eye twitched, 'must do a good job.. I can't fail..' he said softly holding onto the chest with a tight grip. His wing slowly outstretched covering up the chest as if cuddling up to it. 'We lose home if we fail..' His voice began to change as if having a conversation with himself in his sleep. 'I'll get us through this..' 'You?' there was a long pause as his breathing increased for a moment before his last breath came out slow and easy.
Chapter 3
Sleeping deeply, for fourteen days and thirteen nights he slept unmoving from where he had fallen asleep. Slowly lifting his head with a annoyed grumble of a roar shaking the whole room, only to yawn out smacking his lips together and looked around with his head raised. Slightly in a daze, "Huh?.. where am I?" Looking around and then noticing the chest he was holding. "Oh right.. must have fallen asleep.." Wiping the small bit of drool from his mouth. Looking up at the ceiling and then back at the ground. "... I have no way of telling time.. Welp, that's going to be fun." Stretching out his body some as he began walking around. "Welp, this is going to suck.. good thing, I came prepared." Taking out a deck of cards from his back pocket, the cards were written in a different language as he began playing with them. He also pulled out some dice and began using the dice and cards in a game. Some time later hanging from the ceiling with his claws digging into the stone, "14 bald people all making a light beacon off their heads." He sand in a bored and tired tone. "Waiting for a hero to come and saaaave them." Slowly swaying his arms out stretched dangling freely before letting go of the ceiling. Smacking into the ground with a thud kicking up dust around him. A pressure plate was pressed with the weight of the base of his tail. A trap was activated sending multiple needle like blades over the length of his body from both walls. His eyes sprung open as the blades flew over his body, laying froze for a second before his horns coiled back as he smiled, surprised and amazed at the trap, "oh? Oh!? OOOOOOHOHOHOH!!" Laughing to himself as he began scurrying around on the ground feeling around for more pressure plates and traps along the floor. "Okay let's see how you work we will need more for those hero's." Cackling with glee as his devilish mind. Using the same pressure plate he began taking it apart, and seeing how it worked. He had forgotten about the heroes and everything he had to do while in the room. His focus was on the traps and how to set them up and make them better. He hadn't eaten or drank any of the food that was stored for him. Only when one of his own traps went off smacking him in the head with a heavy hammer did he stumble around. Rubbing his head a bit, before seeing the chest. "Oh right.. how long have I been here?" He asked himself marking another daily mark, unsure of the actual time. Walking slowly around grabbing some of his rations, but his paw felt nothing. Opening up his ration box, "Oh.. it's been that long huh?... how long has it been since we've eaten?" Looking at his paws as they were thinner than they had been in a long time. "Ha.. look at that, we failed again I guess.." He said softly before leaning his back against the wall, all his traps he had done were complete and were ready to go off at any moment. His body barley keeping the overalls up. "Ha.. it was a trap.. that's right keep the evil guy out of the picture.. good will win when evil is gone." He lowered his head putting his claws over his face. "I haven't done anything to anyone.. everything I do fails, I'm not a good guy and I have to be a bad guy." His eyes were getting heavy, "I wonder, if the girls got who they love?.. lilone better take her baths haha be nice and clean ha.. Everyone beter be doing okay.." He thought of everyone he ever been around and with for a moment, thinking back on his memories with them. He even smiled and laughed along he had finally fit in somewhere, but like a rude awakening as they all left barely coming by anymore. Happy memories turning to the unpleasant endings all those that he ever come in contact with. Scratching his face out of frustration cutting into his scales, His blood began to boil with rage cutting into himself. "Don't hurt nobody." Looking at his claws then touching his head some looking at the piece of scaled flesh he cut up from his forehead. "... I am the evil one.. this is what I deserve.." He blinked a bit as he took a deep breath. "Tep... Did you sell me out? Why did you betray me?" he sniffled holding his head, "I.. Thought we were friends?.. I put on not scary clothing. I can't help it I'm sorry." He said to himself as his eyes began to water feeling very tired as his body leaned heavily on the wall. Chuckled softly, "Soon as I'm done with this job.. I'm going on vacation to my home for a very long time.. haha.." Taking another slow breath holding his head some. "At least I had a place called home.. by the looks of things, I have already lost my place, and maybe more of the sanity I once had right?" Sighing softly. "Ugh.. I think I give the job a D+ no gold stars or even a ribbon for it. heh, I'll Lousie the hell out of the job review." Looking at the piece of himself before tossing it into his mouth as he began chewing. "Ugh.. This is what I taste like this time?.. eh not bad could use some.. heh sauce." Moving claws down to his lips, four slender but worm like creatures come out of his mouth soaking up the blood from his claws to his palm. A saliva trail covered his claws as he rubbed it against his head as he growled in pain. Repeating this process for a second time as the wounds slowly healed up. "Welp, here I am.. back to square one.." Looking at his body, "I guess I've been kinda out of it for a while.." Blinking his eyes like it was the first time in a long time he had used them. "Oh.. I guess since I failed being a good guy.. I am curious since its been so long.." Glancing up at the ceiling. "I think I can make a way out.. I don't think were too deep." Getting his balance making sure to lean against the wall. "I'm taking a shortcut, Tep sorry and if you ever do come.. visit.. I will be the last one you will ever want to see.." Pointing to the ceiling, "Hey you.. out my way." Part of the ceiling gives way immediately coning out as light can be seen from up above. "Oh.. thank you.." Stepping out over rocks and dirt, "Oh, I hope. They have something good to eat, I'm hungry."
Day unknown year unknown
The chest was covered in cobwebs still closed, the door was sealed shut as it was from the beginning. Cobwebs coating the ceiling and walls, droplets of water came from the ceiling near the door. The sound of water dropping echoed all around the room with each drop. Days turned to weeks, weeks to months to years. It seemed endless time changing but the room stayed the same slowly the chest began to rust. along with the door as the moisture was growing slightly, more water dropping down until a steady stream was falling down into the room. The lock rusted into the chest, wielding itself against the chest. The water making the ceiling cave in on itself, a rush of water came from the ceiling above. The chest remained on the platform high enough away from the water. A leather bag fell from the ceiling only to splash down into the water and floated up tot he surface. Tep bursts out of the leather bag in his teddy bear form and waved his arms. "You did it! Congrats!!" Opening up his eyes and began looking around. "See.. what happens when.." staring around at the disorder, condition of the room as his jaw drops to inside of the leather bag. "WHAT HAPPENED YOU WERE JUST SUPPOSE TO WAIT!!" Looking around noticing he was alone, "Skuleth? where'd you go?" Looking up at the ceiling and the opening. "Oh .. that's not good." Noticing the chest hadn't been touched. ".. Hey no no.. no." Looking down over the bag seeing that there was a large amount of water. "What happened here?" Confused patting the bag some as it began to slither along the surface of the water then climbing up onto the platform. ".. alright that's better I guess.." lifting his arm up and began walking around the platform and looking around the room a bit more before smacking the chest with his paw. "Hey you in there?! Anyone home?!" Smacking the chest some more with each strike the chest budged just a bit.
He grunted a bit leaning his head against the chest. A trap was set off by the leather bag stepping forward towards the chest. A spear came soaring from the wall, towards the chest and Tep. The spear went right over the chest and snapped once it hit the wall. Lifting himself up some looking at the spear. "Hmm, I don't remember that trap being there.." Lowering himself back down on the floor as he looked around. "What did you do to this place while you were here?" Grumbled some, "The job was to help the hearo's... Not to Kill them!" Gripping one side of the chest as it began to crack, quickly letting go. "oops.. fragile excuse me so he's not here.. but why didn't the hero's come? I don't get it." Rubbing his head some in thought "Well I was going to congratulate you for helping the Hero's.. but they never showed.. did they?" A moment of silence before looking around at the carnage his head hung low, glancing over at the chest "I guess.. I should at least put all this to use, or put it back." stepping back a bit, walked around the chest to the lock. Staring at it for a moment. "Oh." His paws reached over taking the lock as it broke into pieces in his paws. Lifting the lid of the chest which snapped some and creaked open. Inside was gold jewels as Tep looked inside and began taking out the contents of the chest, placing them into the leather bag that waddled itself over to Tep.
Reaching near the bottom noticing a cloak laying neatly under all the gold and jewels. Looking down at the cloak, "Oh. I'm sorry, didn't realize someone else was already here." "Should have double checked the work order." he mumbled to himself. "Wait there, I'll get you out in a Jiffy!" He would say using his paws to quickly take out everything on top of the cloak in a rapid pace. Its hood would shift and wiggle around some soon, The leather bag jumping left to right catching everything he was tossing out. The cloak lifted itself up from the chest stretching out its stitches. The fabrics on the cloak stretched out almost covering around the whole room, before shrinking back down into a small cloak that had twenty four small empty slots making a design along the inside of the cloak, as well as two small pockets on the outside. Tep watched, stunned for a moment as his jaw dropped a bit. "Sorry, the job was a flop, what's your name? Were you here before? Do you know what happened to Skuleth?" he asked as the cloak floated up around began looking around the room. "Like I said.. Job was a flop.. hey! Are you listening to me?" Tep watched the cloak, "Its probably changed a lot since last you seen it, don't worry we ca-" He stopped himself seeing the cloak floating out of the room through the ceiling. "HEY! I'm talking! wah'wait! It's dangerous!" Tep ran to the edge of the platform and jumped as the bag was rolling quickly and scooped up Tep while he was running. "Hey! GET BACK HERE?!!" He shouted the bag bouncing off the waters surface and began flying up following behind the cloak., "STOP! STAY!... SIT?!" Shooting out of the narrow ways only to come out our of a mountain side. Tep quickly looked around at ground level before the bag flew up higher into the sky. "Where? where?" he kept softly repeating to himself, frantically looking for the cloak in this world. Flying up higher as he looked over the edge of the bag, soon seeing the cloak coming out of a lake and flopped a bit on the ground. Tep sighed heavily. "Oh thank. The stuffing stuffers." Lowering down to the lakeside the bag landed on the ground as Tep stepped out of the bag. "If you wanted to take a dip, I know this fountain does wonders for the stitches." He chuckled some seeing the cloak as it looked larger than before, "You may need to cut back on the extra water.. Or did you catch something?" The cloak opened up as water spilled out along with a child. Teps eyes went wide, standing there in shock, and in horror as his jaw drops. "Oh.." quickly running over to the child checking if it was still breathing. "Oh sh...tuffing.." Saying in a panic, "Their alive okay we're safe.. come on lets go before it wakes up." closing his mouth and looked around before climbing back into his bag.
Chapter 4
Gesturing to the cloak to get in the bag, tilting its hood to the side. Tep moved his paws gesturing to get in to the bag over and over again as the cloak looked down at Tep with its head tilted. "Come on lets go, get in the bag. You'll fit promise so come on." The cloak waved in the air some in the same spot still over the child some. The child was soaking wet with barely any clothing on its body, coughing a bit as it spit out water from its nose and mouth. Shaking a bit, the cloak reached out its sleeve rubbing its side with warmth drying off the child in the matter of seconds. Tep stood there slowly coming out of the bag, "That works too.." Tep nodded some, looking back and forth from the cloak and the child. The child stood up taking a few breaths before looking at both the cloak and Tep cowering some. "You aren't going to steal my soul? or eat me?" The child asked Tep stood in wonder tilting his head some. "Stea-? No, no we won't eat you or steal souls. but we are leaving now okay?.. So you didn't see us? got it?" The child stared and nodded frightened before taking off into the woods in a panic. Tep sighed deeply, "Oh good look their okay now let's goo.. Got to get you to headquarters since your not giving me any information.." Tep looked back to where the Cloak was, staring at the spot it was. "...you go to be.." Tep looked around for the cloak only to see a glimpse of it chasing after the child. "NO you stu-.. stop." Tep ran after the cloak as the bag rolled along the ground picking up Tep along it's way following the Cloak. "I am revoking YOUR! license and going to make sure who ever they work for gives them such a harsh punishment for this.. this has to be against policy. The jobs a flop so we le-" A thundering roaring howl came from the direction of the child running too. As many more called out, a large group of large and small males and females searching for the child. 2 children called out and ran to the other, joining in a large embrace before scolding the child for worrying them so much. A large female in a spry age as she looked at the child touching over them happily wrapping her arms around the child and held them close for a moment before placing them back down on the ground. Her eyes looking at the cloak hoovering above the ground swaying around in the wind in one spot. She walked towards it pushing one of the bigger males out of the way as she walked up to it. Looking at it straight in its hood, the cloak lowered itself down so the bottom touched the ground. A slow bow of her head to the cloak, Tep catching up to the cloak and stopped a bit away, as the female turned her head to see the leather bag. "Spirits of this forest we mean you no harm.. You have our thanks in finding one of our own.. Please allow us safe passage home through your homes." Tep watched, confused for a bit, but slowly stepped out of the bag. "We also mean you no harm." Tep announced looking at them all, "I'm here to retrieve my friend here and another that I'm searching for.. and we will be going once I find them.." Staring at them for a moment, 'couldn't hurt asking.' stepping forward a bit "You wouldn't have seen any large dragon would you?" The female raised her brow and laughed. "Are you daft? dragonfolk dare not show their faces here.. The only dragonfolk of any kind would be a far journey from here. She has a place there, but from what I know no one travels to her home come back." She looked at them and gestured to them. "Come we shall celebrate our meeting with a feast." She said aloud as the males and females groaned mumbling being tired haven't been looking all day for the child. Which was being carried off by its family back home, The cloak followed along, as Tep gestured back to the bag. "Hey stop ignoring me.. we need to go." The female stood there in front of Tep, "Please stay this once. Then you can leave for your journey to the dragonfolk." Tep looked at the female, "We would love to but.." Looking around some seeing that the cloak was nowhere to be seen as it was following those carrying the child back to their home. "I guess.. for tonight we could stay but only tonight we will be leaving early in the morning." Tep picked up the bag and placed it around his waist as it shrank down to his size. Wobbling angrily mumbling to himself following behind everyone as the female walked beside him. "You remind me of a toy I had when I was a child.. tough old thing. So I am sure your journey will go smoothly as they say." Tep glanced up at the women. "I am hoping so..This wasn't suppose to happen." Tep looked away from the women and narrowed his button eyes as he noticed the cloak. "If your friend is dragonfolk you may find they are not welcomed in most places.. others it is best for them to stay away from." Tep slowed down some in shock, "What? Ha no.. no my friend is very strong.. and sometimes smart so I'm sure they are okay.." Tep walked with the women following down the valley to small cabins built out of the lumber of the trees around, some were a whole tree naturally bending and built a home in the tree tops and near the base of the trees. tree branches were bent and molded into stairways along the trees connecting the small community. Teps button eyes blinked as he looked around being impressed on how they were living. The village was made up of different kinds of beings some with multiple limbs or heads. Walking along the women following to their cabin next to a stable where there was a small stone statues lined along the sides. Tep stared at the statues they were deformed from a long time in the elements. The clouds began covering the sky as rain sprinkled down upon the leaves of the trees above then trickled down to the ground. As the rain fell the people gathered vases and large barrels putting them in certain places as the rain was dripping into the containers.
