Fieldwork [OPEN]

[Sven & Hermes]

Sven was lazily sat under a pine tree in the shade, overlooking the glassy lake. He had his notebook in his lap, pencil poised to scribble down the slightest movement from the surrounding ecosystem.

Suddenly large crashing noises and the sound of breaking branches echoed through the canyon; and before Sven could even have a guess at what was causing the ruckus, a turquoise Deadly Nadder (Guess who) burst from the overhead canopy and landed by the lakeside. It began to stare at the calm waters, ceasing all movement and the ambient silence resumed.

Sven was wide-eyed. This dragon was much, much bigger than himself, so the little human kept still, only his wrist moving wildly across the page, drawing the dragon. He had no idea what the species' name was, but he did not want to get on it's bad side. It had not seen him yet, and Sven hoped it would stay that way. He noted the blue mackerel-type markings that lined the beast's body, harmonising with the bright turquoise, reminding him of tropical waters.

Sven soon grew bored of the dragon's presence. The dragon had not moved for a few hours now, and although at first he thought it was fishing, his mind quickly changed when a Heron nearby was fearlessly fishing nearby, hauling in large and easy catches. He really had no idea what this thing was doing. Sven was in half a mind to make his presence known and shout "Do something!" to it. Until a voice spoke behind him.

"Boo." Said the voice. It had been so silent all this time; Sven concentrating so much on the dragon that he didn't even notice Hermes had slipped up behind him for a surprise. Realising who it was, he gave a sigh of relief.

"Blimey, Hermes, you gave me the fright of my life!" Sven whispered at the head that appeared at his side. Returning his gaze to the Nadder, it had moved, noticing something in the water - but Sven became disappointed again as it turned out there was a blemish in the dragon's reflection thus preened itself a little. With a grunt and a little cackle, the dragon flew off.

Sven felt he had to stretch his legs a little now, so got up from his place and began to walk to the shoreline. The soft mud had made an imprint of the dragon's footprint, so he began to sketch that too.

"I'll have to ask the villagers what that dragon's called." He said to Hermes, making a mental note to himself.

"Apparently that dragon's name is Scratchet, and the appointed nuisance of the area." Hermes informed, with a little smirk. Looking at her, Sven crossed his arms, sussing it out.

"So you're saying you made a pact with this dragon just so you can come up to me and scare the living daylights out of me?"

"Nope, the opportunity was too good to miss - but thanks for suggesting!" Hermes gave a hearty laugh. Sven didn't look too pleased. The dragon shrugged at the stare, "Fine, fine! I won't do anything." Hermes knew she'd never do anything on the level of Scratchet-annoying to him. The dragon in question had been bothering her on the way here as it were.

There was a sort of silence between them, the ever-present nature overpowering their argument and insisting on calm. Hermes closed her eyes and let the wind run through her scales, whilst Sven took a seat on a nearby rock and cast a pebble into the water, disrupting it's surface. Hermes silently approached Sven and nuzzled him in the chest. He rubbed her cheek in return.

"That rock must be cold, come sit with me." Hermes stated blandly, retracting from Sven and making herself comfy on the grassy lawn in a patch of sunlight. Sven willingly agreed, sitting with his back leaned against her side. "I bet all that 'research' had made you knackered right?" She asked questioningly. The human had been so wrapped up in the abundance of dragons that he still hadn't finished fixing the saddle.

(OOC: Feel free to join in, if anyone wants to meet Hermes ^_^)

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The day was clear and sunny with a few clouds.The sun bore down on the senery below.Celestial flew high up in the clouds.The wind dancing acrose her feathery wings.She dived down through the sky,landing in a meadow.The flowers softly brushed up agianst her sleek turquouis,icy blue,and pale green feathers.She walked through the undergrowth,carful as to not crush any flowers.She twitched one of her long thin tails,for she had six tails in total,all long,thin,and covered with feathers.Celestial poked her head out from the tree's a large canyon sprawled out before her.It had a large grass open area,with scattered trees,rocks and a single small lake.

Celestial quietly jumped and flew down,landing with a thud onto the grass,the blades pokeing up between the toes(wich have short,sharp claws) of her four feet.She,not minding if the human and his dragon noticed her or not,walked over to a large flat rock.Plopping her slender body apon it,Celestial sunbathed,energy reviving her tierd wings and limbs.She closed her eyes,sheilding them from the sun,and let out a short sigh.

Celestial,after a few moments,turned her gaze slightly so that she could partialy see the human boy and his dragon.The boy looked about twenty years old.The boy had short blond hair and sat beside his dragon.From her memory,Celesial guessed the dragon was a female ambassador dragon.Celestial turned her head slightly over so her gaze was on the lake,and shut her eyes agian.

[Sven & Hermes]

Only Hermes noticed the new dragon appear, and hear the soft thud as it landed by the water's edge. It too seemed to relish in the sun's rays, paying no attention to the duo. Hermes silently nudged Sven with her wing, nudging her head in the direction of the new arrival. Not wanting to spook the dragon by any sudden gestures, Sven shuffled cross-legged a little way out of Hermes' reach, as to gain a better view of the dragon.

It was a beautiful creature, a mix of feathers and scales lining it's body. Hues of blue, green and even purple shimmers along the length of it's body. What struck Sven the most was at how many tails it possessed. The dragonologist scribbled furiously in excitement of discovering a new dragon. This was definitely not a common species.

Sven knew that Hermes' species was an independent type, so he didn't want to put pressure on her by going to speak to the dragon. He considered staying where he was an observing, but since the dragon was now basking it would be just as boring as the dragon from before.

He slowly staggered to his feet, pins and needles surging through his legs from sitting too long on the cold earthy floor. He dearly hoped that the dragon wouldn't see him as a threat. He pocketed his pencil and notepad, in case the dragon would take them for weaponry instead of what they really were. He slowly approached the dragon, making sure he took a path where stones and sticks lay - allowing his presence to be known so that he wouldn't frighten the azure dragon.

When he felt he was at a safe distance - which is to say far enough so he didn't appear as much a threat , and close enough for Hermes to whisk him away at the first sign of trouble. He cleared his throat.

"Erm... Hi" Sven said nervously in dragonese, hoping the creature would respond positively.

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Celestial had drwoned all sounds from her ears to allow her time to relax.She still felt the slight breeze on her feathers.Then,deep within her mind..

A sound.

It was a the sound of footsteps.The crunching of shoes over the earthly gravel,and the thin dead branchs.Celestial perked her feathers on the top of her head,before laying them back down agian.Celestial opened her eyes slowly,taking note of the boy that was now infront of her.

Celestial's eyes were a bright turquoise green.The boy spoke in dragonese: "Erm...Hi?"

It seemed the boy had come of his own reason,his partner dragon seemed not to mind.Celestial snorted a small puff of smoke from her nostrels,rising to her feet.Her six feathery tails swayed.For a young dragon,she was much bigger than him.

Celestials body length was eight feet, her height from the ground to her head was nine feet,and her wingspan from wing tip to wing tip was twelve feet.Celestial spread her feathery wings before folding them neatly.

Celestial spoke in dragonese. "Hello little one, what brings you here with your dragon? My name is Celestial, the legendary LunarArora dragon and the last of my kind."

[Sven & Hermes]

Sven noted that the dragon was quite tall, much taller and longer than Hermes, in fact. He smiled, glad that the dragon hadn't turned on him. There was a snort behind him though, and Sven knew why.

"My name is Sven, and this is Hermes." He glanced quickly at Hermes, who was still laying down, also basking in the sun. "She doesn't like the use of possessives, unless I'm her human." Turning back to the dragon, he answered her question. "I'm a dragonologist; I study dragons. From the way you were not trying to bring attention to yourself, I think I guessed correctly that you were a rare species. Hermes here isn't that common of a species either - their nomadic and independent habits makes it harder for them to find mates."

"And proud of it!" Hermes shouted from behind them. Sven smirked.

"Anyways, I would love to get to know more about you, if that's okay with you?" Sven asked, putting on once more a smile, hoping the dragon would impart some information to him.

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Celestial gave a soothing smile and nodded.She lifted one wing and nuzzled the feathers around.As she realed her head back,she was holding a large brown,heavy book carefully in her jaws.On the front,incraved in a gold plate,were a few inky black symbols.Celestial set the book down at the boy's feet.

Celestial spoke quietly. "Ive memorized every detail of this book.For this book contains endless peices of information and history passed down between genarations of my kind.Normaly i would keep it hidden,but im letting you look at it.The book is two-thousand years old."

Her gaze returned to hermes,then back at the Sven.As she waited for a response,Celestial looked up at the bright blue sky,she sun gleaming in her eyes.

[Sven & Hermes]

Sven's mouth almost dropped to the floor as this marvelous book emerged from the dragon's feathery wing. The young human picked the book off the floor almost immediately, not wanting it to get scuffed or dirty from the floor.

"Wow..." Sven muttered, delicately flicking through some of the pages in the book. "This is amazing!" The book was full of intricate images and telling of epic tales and wars that had occurred long ago. Sitting down on the ground, Sven began writing things in his book. As he was writing, Hermes slowly arrived at his side. She then looked to Celestial.

"He's going to be gone for a while. When he finds something like this, he could be here for a while. If you need to go before he's finished, just say so; I'll make sure he gives back that book." The ambassador observed the dragon's body, then looked lazily over the waters. " The sun is warm today; it's not often this warm around these parts." With that, she spread her wings out wide, displaying rows of blade-like scales, fanned out like a bird's feathers. The scales were almost completely black, apart from where it caught the light, betraying a hue of dark blue. There she stayed like that, catching the sun's rays.

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Celestial gave a small laugh of amusment.She spread her feathery multi-coloured wings,and folded them agian.It was time to show them what one of her most powerful tricks was.Even though Celestial had been a dragon most of her life,she also had the ability to shape-shift into human form every once in a while.

Celestial the folded her wings around herself,shutting her eyes.Useing her strength,Celestial's body was engulfed in a glowing light,wich faded after a few seconds.Celestial had now transformed into her human teen self(She is 16 in human form)---Her human name was Maiko.She was wearing a elegant white dress with a amulet on the front.(Picture below)



Maiko let out a sigh.It felt nice that she had transformed from her legendary dragon self.Maiko was about five feet,2 inchs tall.She streached and looked down at Sven with her big icy blue eyes. "Hi agian!" She said cheerfully.

[Sven & Hermes]

The bright light distracted Sven from his study. Shielding his eyes from the blinding aura, he pulled away again once the light disappeared to find in place of the dragon was a young girl, hair colour the same as the dragon's feathers. He stood up with a jolt, eyes widening.

"Wh-wh-what?" Sven stared, wondering if his eyes were tricking him. Hermes' reaction was similar, but got over it very quickly.
"What the hell, why would you want to be human? They're weak as hell! Look!" Hermes demonstrated by knocking Sven over easily with a wing. He was still hypnotized by what had just happened, slowly regaining a sitting position, mouth agape.

"What...."

"Besides, humans can't fly or breath fire or do awesome stuff like that." Hermes reasoned.

(OOC: Sorry it's so short!)

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Maiko sighed.Surely that thought that she was extremly weak in human form.She quietly touched Hermes snout and said quietly. "This is my second time being human.Ive lived as a dragon almost my entire life....I wanted to see the world from a diffrent perspective."Maiko stepped back.Letting only her dragon wings come,she let her feathery dragon wings emerge from her back.


Maiko flapped them and flew,landing on the top of a tall pine tree.Then,slowly,her wing's disappeared.As Maiko stood there,the breeze ruffling her dress and hair,she said,loud enough for them to hear. "I am a human-dragon HYBRID!"

[Sven & Hermes]

Sven began subconsciously writing things in his book. Hermes, leaving him on the ground, flew up and landed on a tree nearby, making the tree almost bend over slightly in the dragon's weight. "I wish i could draw humans better..."[/color] He mumbled.

She cocked her bird-like head slightly, looking at Maiko. "So you can sprout wings even in human form? I guess that's mighty useful. But if you're so-called the last of your kind, wouldn't that draw attention to yourself? I mean, already your hair isn't even a natural colour..." Hermes focused on the hair which seemed to almost mix with the colours of the sky. She looked up at the sky again, catching a breeze on her face, and closed her eyes to it. She sighed.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't really judge you from first impressions. I've probably come off as a huge jerk, right?"