False Convictions

[Kenna & Fenrir]

The dragon shouted at the two women about how her crimes weren’t crimes. She was lucky that the place was good at echoing, otherwise even Kenna would have been able to work out where the dragon was relatively quickly with that outburst. Kenna made sure she was near Luna in case something was to happen and looked around as she knew the Vikings outside were.

“You may not have intentionally done that, but you can’t just steal from a Viking village and get off scot free, even Scratchet pays for her acts, even if she doesn’t realise it. We don’t want you to be trapped in here, we only want to get you to understand tha-“ before she could finish her pre-planned speech, she heard the dragon spit acid.

Assuming it was aimed for her and Luna she pushed Luna forward and pulled herself back. The moment she heard the spat hit the wall and realised they hadn’t aimed it at her; Kenna turned to where she guessed the shot had come from and then heard crashes and screaks of pain. While she had missed where the Changewing had been, one of the other Vikings hadn’t, and had been running in to get the dragon as it scuttled across the ceiling. It was this Viking that had had the dragon fall on him.

There was a missive scuffle between the Viking and the dragon (with a lot of screaming coming from the dragon that the Viking wasn’t directly causing), which ended with the Viking pinning her down to the floor. The Changewing was shouting at the Viking to get off her, but he wasn’t going to.

“Close the gate!” Kenna called out to the others.

“But-“ they started but Kenna wasn’t in the mood anymore to play soft with anyone anymore.

“Just do as your told! she half screamed, later on she’d be very surprised by how angry she’d gotten. She stolled up to the pinned dragon as the doors to the cell slowly closed and the only light in the room was the light in Kenna’s hand. “Now,”[/i] She said briskly and forcefully, though at a calm volume at least, “I do not want to keep you in here, quite the opposite. But if you keep acting like this and not listening to at least what I have to say then they will not let you out and he,”[/i] pointing to the Viking on the small dragon, “will not let you go. We let go a minor amount of stealing from wild dragon, but the amount to take from the hut was far too much for just breakfast. We don’t have anything against wild dragons coming into the village whenever they want, it’s a free island, but if you steal from us again like you just did then they won’t be lenient on you in the slightest. Now, if you let us heal you, and promise you won’t pull this stunt again, we will let you go. That I can promise you. But please no more silly business.”[/i]

[Meko]

Meko growled, hissed and snarled at the Viking squishing her while trying to keep the squirming dragon still. It did not help that his weight was causing her jaw, and thus her painful tooth to rub against the ground. The Changewing struggled and struggled before finally giving up and laying still. Her sides moving in and out excessively fast in fright and exhaustion. She hated this so much... And now the door was closing. "Damn it let me go!" She roared out again before she was more or less stuck listening to Kenna. She had ignored Kenna before, but now she had no choice but to reluctantly listen to her captor as she spoke about how her stealing in such large amounts was bad, especially for breakfast. "Hey. I'm a growing Wyrmling! I need more food! I've not eaten in hours!" Meko argued, but somehow knew it would not come to any result.

Her tail flicked irritably behind her as Kenna spoke of healing, the idea was inviting, this pain was terrible and she wanted it gone. But she still felt like she was not in the wrong. She was just a hungry gal wanting some food, really.... What was so bad with that? Meko growled a little, the Viking holding her was getting really annoying. "Fine! Just get rid of this pain!" She shouted in defeat. But in the back of her mind still plotting. The Viking's grip became a little looser, but he still held her. Meko stretched her wings out a little, but the ripped wing would not stretch more then a little bit. "I won't run, just get this hunk of brain dead viking off me! Not to pick holes... But he stinks!" Meko grumbled with a loud snort. Her antenna laying flat against her head and neck.

Least to say she looked irritated. As soon as she was released she stood and shook herself off, her head bobbing up and down a few times, her eyes looking around where she was. Her curiosity took hold of her and she started to wander, Her tongue sticking out as she licked the ground every now and then to taste and smell her surroundings curiously. Looking back at Kenna every now and then before reluctantly moving back over and sitting at her feet. "Come on then...." Meko snapped as she raised a clawed paw at padded at Kenna's leg demandingly. "Get on with the damn healing!" With out meaning to, Meko found herself trying to scramble up Kenna's leg, around to her back and then up her shoulder to perch and snap at her cheek. Her eyes looking over the burns occasionally and curiously. Although Meko was five foot long, she was surprisingly light, her neck and head making up most of that size and her actual body only small, small enough to perch on someones shoulders at the least with out being to big.

[Kenna & Fenrir]

“It doesn’t matter the reason, stealing requires retubution from those who have been stolen, especially if you get caught doing it,”[/i] Kenna said before warily signalled the guy to let go of the dragon. She watched as the dragon got up and told her to get on with it before randomly climbing up onto the blacksmith.

The dragon’s sudden scurry up nearly put Kenna off balance, but she kept herself up and the weight wasn’t anywhere near enough to cause Kenna trouble unless the dragon moved. Kenna glared straight at the dragon then moved the flame slightly towards her (though not enough for it to look like she was about to attack her), “get off me please, Luna’ll find it hard to work on you if your perched on me.”[/i]

(Regardless of whether Meko does or not) Luna came over to them and started to work on the dragon, it wasn’t easy with such dim lighting, but she knew asking for the doors to be opened would get a ‘no’ from Kenna and the Changewing would start talking about how they should open it and make things annoying. “What’s your name, Changewing?”[/i] Kenna asked to break the quiet.

It wasn’t much longer after that that Luna finished off the work she could do with Meko’s wing, so she moved to her mouth and saw the damage to the dragon’s tooth. “Oh dear,”[/i][/color] Luna said, “one of your teeth has been badly damaged, we’re going to have to remove it otherwise you’re going to be living with a lot of pain.”[/i]

Kenna internally swore, and prayed to the gods that the dragon wasn’t going to react too badly to that fact. She knew Luna had to do that for the dragon, but would the dragon?

(OOC: sorry for being so late, been low on muse of late. Trying to fight it though.)

[Meko]

Meko stared at the candle with her large, young eyes. The pupils thinning with there slit like shape before going A little wider to more, round shapes as she moved her snout just a little closer to try and sniff at the flame. Her scales shifting and flickering to match the way the flame danced. It was... Beautiful. She did not have fire like most dragons did, instead she spat acid. Bright green acid that burned. Although Meko scoffed and gave an irritable snort as Kenna asked her to get off of her. Her scales now almost mimicking Kenna's burns before she hopped off Kenna and glided down to the ground. Although the rip in her wing did little to help, making her landing... Less then graceful. Although Meko was thankful she had not hurt herself this time. After all she was always getting hurt.

After her clunky landing she glanced up as she was asked her name. "Meko." She said while bobbing her head. Hissing a little as Luna looked over her ripped wing. Every now and then she would growl in a mix of pain and protest before huffing irritably and just letting Luna work. "Or well.. That's what a cat called me once. I liked it, so called myself it. She then added before opening her mouth up to let Luna look at her tooth.

She felt rather vulnerable, foolish and annoyed. Sat there with her mouth wide open, exposing herself to her captors. She grumbled heavily. And then the news came. "Removed?" She questioned, glaring at Luna a little. "And just how to you expect to remove it? If you have failed to notice, it's kinda attached to me." Meko snorted and clawed the ground, almost warningly. Her tail flicking behind her, showing off the purple spikes that decorated it.

Least to say, Meko was not to keen on the idea of having something attached to her removed. She was sure as anything that it would hurt like nothing she had ever felt before. Her eyes danced about as she started to back away before suddenly darting to the door. Scratching it like a cat wanting to be let out. "I just want to go!" She shouted out. "I've learned my lesson. I swearer i have. I won't steal again." Hah... Like she would really not steal again. Stealing food was as good as getting a free meal. Why would she ever want to stop getting free meals? That was just stupid.

Meko looked over at the humans behind her with the most cute and innocent of looks. Trying to make herself look sorry and truthful... Perhaps trying a little to hard.


((OOC: It's fine, trust me i know just what it's like haha. It's a pain. So please, take your time ^w^ I'm used to waiting much... MUCH longer. Heh. Some of my RP buddies on another site take three or four months to post. XD))

[Kenna & Fenrir]

Kenna noticed the dragon’s slight fascination of the fire which naturally reminded her of her own. Even with the childishness of this creature, there was side of her that Kenna could see in it. She did find the way the changewing flickered with the flame intreging. Then as the dragon made noises about Kenna’s request, the dragon started to go a sort of reddy skin colour before she jumped off and landed on the ground.

She looked at her arm and realised the dragon had started to mimic her a bit. Kenna wasn’t sure how to take that, especially since it was her burns that had been copied. When the dragon started to tell explain the etymology of her name, Kenna put the back of her free hand to her mouth and stifled a laugh. She could imagine the cat very clearly.

“It basically has to be pulled out with certain tools.” Before they could do or say much more Meko made a run for it and started to scratch at the gate crying out that to be let out. Kenna wasn’t sure whether the pleas were genuine, though when the dragon turned to them and gave them a puppy dog look Kenna knew they were having them on.

“Listen here,”[/i] Kenna said, trying to keep her voice calm, though she was having a lot more trouble than she usually did, “I will admit that getting the tooth out will be painful, but so is leaving the tooth in. We can make the pain have an end and we want to help you. And I’ve pulled that face enough that it means it reeealy not going to going to work on me!”[/i]

(OOC: Yeah, same. This site has quite a few active inactive members so I’m used to long waiting times too. I’m generally trying to keep a faster speed currently so it’s more a rebuttal at myself than thinking I’m being overly annoying for you. Also I don't mind if the dragon refuses to give in or not, I think kenna will give up if Meko doesn't comply in the next reply. I you think she'd comply then we can go through the JOYS of dentistry, if not then she'll be let out and those joys will probably merely turn up in her next thread. I'll leave how things go to you, just thought I'd say how I'd assume things would depending on what you do.)

[Meko]

Meko looked over Kenna as she spoke to her. The cute, innocent little face she was pulling slowly ebbing away to a more annoyed and irritated expression. The antenna upon her head flicking a little, like orange, ribbons caught in a gentle breeze. Her elongated neck curled against itself a little in a cringe like way at the thought of what pain would be given to her to have the tooth pulled out. Hah.. End pain by causing pain... What a funny way to go about it. But then she could almost understand. If the tooth was left in, it would keep hurting. She was already finding it hard to close her mouth. And not being able to close her mouth was making her drool just a little bit more then she normally would. So much so that it was starting to escape from her mouth and dribble down her lower jaw.

If she couldn't close her mouth... She wouldn't be able to chew and gnaw meat the way she loved to. That means she wouldn't be able to eat! And it was no secret she loved her food. She couldn't let herself starve. Her stomach was already aching with hunger at that horrifying prospect.

Meko turned a little blue in color and curled up in a ball. Thinking for a moment in silence. Should she allow the tooth to be pulled?... Would such agony be worth it? Surely the tooth would heal on its own in time... Right? The little Changewing pawed at her snout a little, testing herself put putting pressure around the bad tooth. Ok... It seemed ok... It seemed... "OUCH!" She roared out as she put the gentlest pressure upon the exact point of where the tooth was. Her body started to shiver and tense form the pain that throbbed inside her mouth. She had hardly touched it! And it caused THAT much pain?!

She raised her eyes to Luna, and then back to Kenna. Starting to feel as if she had no other option. She turned her head, outstretching her wound wing to inspect what Luna had done to it. Nibbling at it. Her wing did seem better since Luna looked at it... After you pull the tooth out.... You will let me go... Right?" She asked, almost as if saying she would let them pull the tooth from her mouth. Her eyes looking up with anticipated regret and anxiety.



((OOC: I hate making people wait for posts myself. So when i have writers block and can't post i feel sooooo guilty for making them wait. Even if its just a few days. So i guess i know where your coming from XD And i thinks I'll get the toothy pulled. Hehe))

[Kenna & Fenrir]

The dragon slowly dropped the facade and let her irritation show again. Kenna didn’t say anything; she’d said all she could now. She’d have to wait for the dragon to make an actual response and then react to that.

Meko was silent for a bit before starting turn a little bit blue and curling up. The dragon was still pondering for what felt like was another good minute before she screeched in pain and looked at the two of them. She’d realised the position she was in. The dragon inspected the stuff the dragon healer had done.

She turned back to them and asked about if she’d be freed, “When that gate opens to let we three humans out, you are free to come out with us,” regardless of whether we took the tooth out or not.[/i] She turned to Luna and nodded to her.

As she started to get out the tools required Kenna explained what would happen, “This is going to be painful and there’s a good chance that you’re going to change your natural instincts will kick in half way through the operation. It’s completely understandable, it does for almost everyone, human or dragon.”[/i]

She nodded to the Viking, “He’s going to have to hold you in position while Luna takes it out, for both your safety and Luna’s. Botching this up would be bad for you and you accidently biting down would be bad for Luna.”

(OOC: Okay, I think I'm say you can right how this dentistry goes, since the dentist and the guy that'll be restraining the dragon are both NPCs (Kenna will just be holding the light in a place that Luna could see what she'd doing), just try not to do anything bad to Luna, I don't think LunaOOC would like me if she were to turn up to find out I'd let her character get hurt in anyway. (I know you wouldn't just felt I needed to say it because it needs to be said even if you were Red or Abyss))

[Meko]

Meko was tentative about all of this. She really did not want to suffer any pain... But deep down in her young mind she knew she would only be in pain for longer if she did not...

The little dragon stayed obediently still as the hulky viking grasped around her jaws and pulled them open to expose the wounded tooth. Least to say Meko put up a little bit of a fight. But soon found herself submitting. Letting him open her jaws up wide. Even if she constantly growled in protest ... Moments later the healer was looking inside her maw. Meko was not sure what was happening... She could feel metal being poked and prodded around inside her mouth for a few moments before pain filled her as a dental tool was clamped around the bad tooth. At this she started to squirm back, but it was no use... She was held tight and couldn't escape. A few seconds later the pain became much, much worse as Luna pulled the damaged fang out of Meko's jaw. The little Changewing roared out in pain, her antenna standing erect and her scales shifting to a bright shade of red. Slowly in the back of her throat green acid boiled and bubbled, ready to be spat at Luna for the pain. Thankfully the viking noticed and yanked Meko's head around just in time so the stream of acid sprayed out away from Luna and Kenna's direction.

In honesty Meko had never meant to spit the acid. But the pain inside her mouth when the tooth was pulled caused an instant reaction for self defense with in the wild dragon.

Finally she was let go of the vikings grasp. Meko started to roll around the floor, rubbing her jaw against the hard, cold ground for some form of relief as she whimpered and groaned in pain. The throbbing... That terrible throbbing.. It was to much for her to cope with. It hurt! It hurt so much! She could taste blood she knew it." "Here, now you can see why this was causing you so much pain." Luna said as she held out the broken tooth. After a moment Meko paused from her rolling around. Moving over and sniffing at the tooth. There was a massive crack right through the fang. Not to mention part was missing, exposing the nerve. Meko blinked a few times before looking down. No wonder it had hurt so much...

The throbbing was slowly starting to fade now. The pain with it to... Eventually Meko sighed and glanced at both Luna and Kenna. "Thank you..." Meko said with a begrudged growl before looking away to the viking that had held her. "And you... Go have a bath." She snapped at him irritably before she glanced up, Her tongue poking at the the hole where the tooth had been. It was not hurting so much any more... She was glad of that.

A light shone as the door opened. Meko gave a squeak of delight and made her way to rush to the door instantly. Although stopped to see if it was a trick. Stupidly stumbling over her own feet as she tried to stop and turn back to her captors. This stumble causing her to roll out of her prison. Once she managed to get to her feet she shook her head off. Her scales turning turquoise. "I wonder where that bully Nadder went off to?" She pondered aloud. Sniffing around curiously.

((OOC: Ah not the best post. Sorry it's late. I've been having a few issues of late with posting. XD))

[Kenna & Fenrir]

Kenna held the light close enough to the action that it’d help Luna, but not enough to endanger anyone. She heard the dragon’s constant low level growl and thought of Mr Pickles being operated on. Humans and dragons, so many similarities.

When the tooth was removed the dragon reacted just as badly as could be expected, and Kenna was ready to pull Luna away in case something happened. Fortunately the Viking guard was quicker and pointed Meko in a different direction. The Viking let her go after that and the dragon rolled about in pain.

Then the dragon healer showed the dragon the tooth. Meko seemed to calm down at that. She was obviously realising how much that would have hurt if it’d had stayed there. Then the dragon muttered a thank you before insulting the Viking. Kenna smiled then called out “Open the gate!”

As the gate opened and the dragon crawled out, Kenna shouted something to the dragon, “Remember, Meko, we know who you are, what you are. The guards will not fall for the same trick twice. Scratchet knows that more than anyone.”

She started to walk out into the light behind the dragon, “We’re letting you go because you cooperated with us in fixing you. Next time you might not have a reason for the others to be lenient.” She waited until the dragon left the arena and then started walking off to get something quickly and then moved towards her house and the plaza. She wondered if Scratchet would be there already.

[Scratchet]

Scratchet had waited a while for anything dramatic to happen. In fact, now that the commotion had ceased, all seemed calm. The Nadder even had the guts to leave her hiding spot and trot into the center of the plaza.

"Helloooooo~"[/i] [/color]Scratchet said, but not too loudly. She was still rather wary. The mob was nowhere to be seen. She snorted. She was about to go and tell Thing that everything was ok when she heard raucous Viking voices coming from the walkways leading to the lower regions of the village. She spooked slightly and fled back to her hiding spot behind Kenna's house.

Her tail swishing back and forth anxiously as she observed the small group of Vikings. They were loud and rowdy, but not in an angry Scratchet-hunting mood. They were just going to the Great Hall for a drink. As they turned to head up the stone staircase, she relaxed and heaved a sigh of relief.

WIth the sigh, her nostrils picked up a familiar scent, making her spines flare and become very alert. She'd only just noticed it, being more preoccupied with not getting caught again. With a couple of wingbeats she gained the top of the house, a vantage point so she could see if she was being sneaked on.

There was no one near enough in the vicinity that accompanied the smell. She began sniffing furiously, with the keen sense of smell that Nadders possess. It was below her! She descended again, circling the house... It was everywhere!

She had done a second lap of the house before stopping as the cogs clicked into place. Of course. This was Meddler's house. She looked up at the buildilng. It had a chimney. The majority of houses on Berk merely had a hole in the roof for smoke to be evacuated. She came around the side and found the forge. The place reeked more of metal than of Meddler in this area.

Curious, she poked her head into this small space, only just big enough for her to squeeze into. There was all sorts of things laying around, tools for building stuff, and Scratchet began to slowly piece together what kind of person Meddler was... A lot of the devices and tools were foreign to the Nadder, of which she had no knowledge of the purpose of their use.

Interesting thoughts began to enter the Nadder's mind. Now she knew this was Meddler's house, and she wasn't around... Perhaps a little bit of vengeance could be handed out... But she wasn't too sure what to do, as most of the human's posessions were kept in a confined space for the Nadder. The most she could do was look around, really. Scratchet wasn't really a destructive dragon, so burning the house down was out of the question...

She reversed to get out of the little space and swished her tail from side to side. She flew on top of the house again. She eyed the chimney top... She had to be quick if she was going to do something. Meddler could return any minute!

Scratchet made a noise in her throat. If in doubt, just cause some havoc until some better idea comes along. She jumped back down and went into the forge area again and just started to mess things up a little, sweeping stuff on the table on the floor, watching as something broke and splintered into smithereens. She grinned at that.

She then knocked the table on it's side, backing up and knocking the barrel of water used to cool metal over, with cold water gushing all over. Scratchet jumped back at this, not wanting to get her feet wet. She used her chin to roll out the barrel and push it off the cliff next to the building, crashing into the walkways below, shocking some nearby fishermen.

Aha! An idea finally struck her! She flew down to the sheep's pen and picked up two clawfuls of straw before returning to Meddler's rooftop. Somehow she managed to stuff the straw down the chimney, hoping to block it so the smoke would rise in the room below. She clucked as it was done, but she saw that it wasn't working! She stole a small crate to cover the top of the chimney instead. She went back down to see if she could do any last havoc before the smoke would get too much.

Then she saw them - the shields! Old memories came flooding back with glee, remembering the reactions of the Hysterians as she and Rocky would play 'frisbee'. She got to work, though she had no one to play with anymore, the reaction would all be the same... Swinging her head to get the momentum needed, she threw the shields from the cliff edge, stopping in her busy task to watch them sail in the wind at first, before dropping like a stone into the waters below. One shield landed on a boat in the port, which made her laugh a lot. She threw more frisbees until she came to the last one, which she decided to savour... She crooned with glee, smiling and feeling happy as the last shield hit the water with a satisfying splash.

[Meko]

Meko ignored Kenna as she spoke, just rushing out of the gate as quickly as she possibly could. Her little paws thudding against the ground. Ah the sound of a free dragon. Letting her go because she cooperated. Hah! She growled as she stalked away. Leaving scratches in the ground deliberately in anger. How could she of let herself be captured and receive help form humans? It made her stomach turn...

She heard Kenna walking out behind her and moved quickly behind some near by plants, her scales shifting and turning into a rainbow of different green colors to blend perfectly into the plant as she peeked her head out through them and glared at Kenna as she walked away. "What are you doing?...." She thought aloud to herself. "Where are you going?" Curiously Meko twitched her antenna that now resembled twigs. Sniffing the air a little she made a sound in her throat. She would get that woman back for caging her...

Slowly the little curious Changewing started to stalk the burned Viking. Keeping her serpent like body close to the ground as she took each step closer with great care. The bacteria under her soft scales in overdrive to constantly keep her body changing to match the ground perfectly as she slithered across it with the up most stealth. They where getting gradually closer to the plaza again. Meko could tell that by the smell as her forked tongue licked against the ground every now and then and then by the familiar surroundings

Meko continued to follow Kenna for a moment more. Wondering where she was going, what she was doing, how she could get revenge. She knew Human lived in houses... Perhaps she could somehow lock her in her house! Yes! That would be fitting for locking her in a cage.

Wait, what is that? Meko licked the ground again, sniffing it curiously. She knew that smell. "It's that bully!" She exclaimed to herself, completely forgetting Kenna Meko started to follow the scent of Scratchet. In fact walking past Kenna at speed to to her house. She was about to go in when she heard the sounds form outside. She looked around to the cliff where she witnessed Scratchet as she flung the shields into the water. Meko tilted her head, she would confess that looked like fun. Her eyes glanced around and she saw a semi flat rock on the ground. Straight away she picked it up and rushed to sit beside Scratchet, not even thinking about the fact the nadder hated her. In imitation of Scratchet throwing the shields, Meko flung the rock out over the cliff, moving back quickly how ever to get away form the high edge. She watched the stone fall, well like a stone. A small pout coming across her face that it did not fly out like the shields had done. Her antenna falling against her head.

Of course Meko failed to see that she had lost her camouflage and was now in plain sight with all her orangey gold goodness. Her wings folded against her body and she licked her tongue around the hole where her tooth had been. It throbbed still, but was nothing she could not cope with. After a moment she sighed and looked up at Scratchet. "You know, i was not trying to frame you. I don't even know you. I was just trying to get a good meal." She admitted to the much larger dragon. Her young eyes looking up with adorable innocence. And well, it was the truth.

[Kenna & Fenrir]

(OOC: Warning, a few profanities in the following post. I’d always thought Kenna was a pottymouth when annoyed, so I thought may as well actually write them rather than just say she swore.)

Kenna walked along. She’d pop down to the store house and get some fish that she could give to Scratchet. She knew the Nadder wouldn’t take it in anyway positive, she was a dragon, bribery doesn’t work on dragons they take it and count it towards nothing. But she had to hope that at least it would get the dragon to come to the idea that Kenna might be good.

She was just entering the plaza when she saw the smoke coming from her house. She should have noticed it while she was on the bridge, but she’d been wrapped up in her thoughts. What? Has Fenrir…Oh no!

She ran towards her house as she started to realise what happened. She had seen the chimney had a box placed on top of it. She halted the moment she got a sight of her workshop. It was a wreck. All her contraptions were broken on the floor, stuff she’d put days, weeks, months into working on. Destroyed. The floor was covered in water and Kenna realised the barrel that should have been holding all of it was gone too. And the place was slowly starting to fill with smoke. It wasn’t too bad yet, but it would by the time they got that box off the roof. Kenna wouldn’t be able to get it down herself.

She then heard a strange whirring noise from the other side of her house. She walked round it and saw her culprit as Scratchet threw the last shield. It took a few seconds for Kenna’s mind to properly process it all, in that time the Changewing had appeared and was talking with Scratchet. Kenna clenched the fist holding her hammer even harder than she already was.

The thing about us d-d-dragons, is we're s-s-survivors. We're not like s-s-sappy cats or d-d-doting dogs, failing in l-l-love with their Masters and yucky things like that. Only reason we ever do what a m-m-man wants is because he's b-b-bigger than us and gives us food.

“I get the message,”[/i] Kenna said loudly enough that Scratchet heard her, though it was only midway between talking and whispering. “I get your point. I was a dick to you and so you’ve been waiting to be able to punish me for it. It doesn’t matter that I’ve tried to fix things so many times over the last month, punching holes in my reputation to try and make at least some head way in making things up. I forgot that that’s pointless. Dragons don’t care about the positives. All you are selfish bastards.”[/i]

She smiled slight, though there was something in Kenna’s eyes that people rarely saw, and something she never thought would be aimed at Scratchet, hate. “You’ve made your point. Ruined my work, damaged my credibility and taken every gift of reconciliation I’ve offered without a second thought. I’m glad I saw this now and now when I came back with the fish I was going to bring up to you, you’d probably have stolen it before running off.

“I’ve got the message, dragon I will not try to help you again. I will not stick my neck out for you again. I will leave you alone from now on because there is no point trying to reconcile with a greedy bitch like you. So go. Leave. My invitation to you has been officially retracted.”[/i] Pause. The dragon didn’t leave (or leave quickly enough), “I said FUCKING GO!”[/i] she shouted as she threw her hammer at the dragon.

(OOC: and yes that is a quotation from the HTTYD book)

[Scratchet]

Scratchet heard a rustle and scuttling beside her, to see the writhing form of the little Changewing from before, changing from blended colours to it's original colours. The hatchling had a stone in her mouth, and attempted to throw the stone just like the Nadder had just done. Scratchet was no longer in an upset mood - the fun of the sabotage and the nostalgia of throwing shields had put the beast in a good mood.

She smirked warmly at the little one's disappointment as the stone plummeted unlike the shields had done. "You better get those neck muscles trained, kiddo. You've still got time to aquire the skills of throwing things."[/i][/color]

Meko apologised quickly after, not meaning to frame her. Now the Nadder was a lot cool-headed than before, it was more apparent to the dragon now than it was before... How could a tiny little hatchling frame the Great Scratchet? Preposterous. Scratchet grinned again at the last sentence. "Heh. Aren't we all?"[/i][/color]

“I get the message,”

A new voice behind the dragons cut the conversation to a close. Crest of spikes raising slightly at the familiar voice, Scratchet turned her head around with her signature grin. Meddler wasn't pleased - just how she'd wanted it.

Scratchet was about to make some remark, but Kenna got there first. Through the first part Scratchet grinned through, a classic reaction, but it quickly became apparent that the human was a little bit more than 'just annoyed'. Slowly that toothy grin on her face would be slowly wiped away.

Scratchet snorted slightly at being called a selfish bastard, but a horrid atmosphere had settled between the two now, Meddler throwing daggers with her eyes at Scratchet, and the Nadder could feel that hate and anger burning from within, making the Nadder naturally shrink under such kinds of dominance.

With the rage and emotion, the truth finally came out, and things were laid straight for Scratchet. Where before Meddler had constantly reeked of mixed messages, one time being for, the next completely against her... Now Scratchet realised that Meddler had been trying to fix the initial error of her ways, and had put a lot in effort of doing so.

Scratchet realised she had gone way too far this time. She briefly broke away the gaze to see the billowing smoke coming from the house, before being drawn back to those burning eyes. She let herself be called those names, out of habit but also because of how guilty she felt of her actions, now she could reflect on them.

Meddler told her to go. Scratchet didn't need to be told twice. This had not turned out how it was expected at all! She ruffled her wings and began to make her take off, but for the angry Meddler she hadn't skidaddled fast enough. Halfway between jumping and flying, the blacksmith's hammer whizzed through the air, connecting with Scratchet, off balancing her and sending her over the cliffside. Luckily the dragon was at least tough enough to not be completely disorientated to fall like the stone before, but she quickly recuperated and fled as fast as her stubby wings could take her. As she left she let out a cry, the signal for Thing to retreat.

[Meko]

Meko glanced up at Scratchet as the turquoise Nadder gave her a little advise. The small Changewing gave a happy squeak and nodded her head. Her elongated antenna twitching a little. At least Scratchet was not angry at her any more. Meko nodded again. "I'm always hungry!" She added while pawing at the ground with her paws, clawing at the ground with her purple talons, leaving a few scratches in the dirt.

She jumped at the sudden sound of Kenna's voice and looked over as Kenna spoke in such an angry way to Scratchet. Straight away Meko started to feel a little scared and intimidated. Sinking her serpent like body against the ground, her head flat against the ground. Her scales shifting to match the ground once again. And right now she really did want to be invisible... Seeing Kenna that angry at Scratchet was scary...

As the Scratchet turned to flee and Kenna's hammer hit her Meko became more scared, taking a step back and almost slipping off the cliff, and in fact any other dragon probably would of slipped off. She was only managed to hold on because of her amazing gecko like grip.

Meko held herself there for a moment, not sure on if she should crawl down the cliff side or climb back up to where the angry Kenna was... She let out a groan of conflict at what to do before she glanced down to see just how high up the cliff was. Straight away she regretted looking. Her pupils went so wide as to almost turn her eyes black before fading to thin slits. Her heart skipped a few beats in terror from the fright of the height she was at. Why did she look down? How could she be so stupid to look down?! Screaming she clung onto the cliff face more. She was to scared to move either way now. Her body trembling badly as she hid best she could.

She may be a dragon, she may have the ability to fly... But she was terrified of heights!!! Why did things have to be so high?! Meko felt so stupid now.... Scratchet was flying off and Kenna was angry as a Monstrous Nightmare with its bits cut off...

[Kenna & Fenrir]

As the Nadder flew away, Kenna glared in that direction for a few seconds before leaning her back on the wall of her house and putting her hands to her face. She was panting quite loudly and her heart was rushing. She hadn’t been this angry in years.

She heard the screaming from the cliff side but she tried to ignore it, she didn’t care about that right now, she was just angry at herself and at the dragon she’d been trying to seduce. She was realising how stupid she had been trying to get that beast on side. But she still so wanted her to be. She just wanted wallow right now. She knew, however, she couldn’t.

She turned away and saw some Vikings had started to run over, obviously hearing the noises. She told one of them to get help so that the box could be removed off her roof and let the other one see who was causing the noise. Kenna slowly walked back to her work area. It was starting to fill up with smoke, though not that badly yet. She started to look round at the mess,

“Sorry we’re took so long Kenna,”[/color] one of them said, “some dragon threw a shield at my boat.”[/color] Kenna’s eyes moved to where the shields had been. She smiled slightly, realising what Scratchet had done. The image of Scratchet throwing that shield made Kenna giggle, which soon turned into a full laugh that got progressively manic until eventually it was no longer laughing…It was crying.

(OOC: I think you can finish off what happens with Meko now, I'm not going to do anymore Kenna in this storyline, and I doubt Scratchet's having a new post.)