UV Chapter 1 (part1) Once in a year-time chance

As days slowly slipped by, Ruby forgot about the little chat she had with Fang, and continued on with daily life. The afternoons began to get colder as autumn approached, and the little cottage's inhabitants prepared for another long, quiet winter; gathering firewood and timber from around the murky forest, and stocking up on food before it was too chilly to walk three inches outside without freezing their toes off

On one of these windy afternoons, Ruby was sitting in a comfortable chair in the upstairs library, reading old books by the hour. She was peacefully living the life of another person, far away in an imaginary land, when something loud snapped her back to reality.

???: Ruby! Can you come to the living room please? I've got something important to discuss with you!

Ruby: Uh, sure! Let me finish my page and I'll be right there!

Ruby quickly hurried through the rest of the chapter in her book (although the magic had now disappeared) before rushing out of the door and into the open hall. She leaped down the rickety stairs and landed with a creaky thud.

An old grey kangaroo wearing a less-than clean dress, was sitting peacefully on the leather sofa when Ruby entered the room. The ancient figure looked up, showing an ugly scar across her left eye, and a not-so-white pair of fangs. Ruby tried to ignore the disturbing face and got to the point on why she was called.

Ruby: You wanted me, Grandma?

The old marsupial nodded and picked up a leather bag next to her. She carefully got up from the couch and faced Ruby.

Grandma (grey kangaroo): Right. Let's get to the point.

Grandma tossed the bag she was holding at Ruby, who caught it with some confusion.

Grandma: You're going to Makku!

Ruby looked at her grandma in surprise, not knowing how to react to this. The only words she could manage to say were...

Ruby: ... Makku? Why?

The old grey kangaroo gave her granddaughter a puzzled look as if the reasons for why she was sending her granddaughter into the bigger (and frankly, more dangerous) world were quite obvious.

Grandma: To live there. Why else would you want to go?

Ruby shook her head, trying to push away the shock of the announcement and get all her thoughts in their correct places. She tried again.

Ruby: No, I mean... Why am I going?

Grandma: For many reasons, all of them too deep for me to even care to explain, but mostly it's about you getting the adventure of a lifetime before you grow too old for such fancies! That's what you wanted, right?

Ruby began to get a sinking feeling in her stomach, and felt her heart beat faster as Grandma took her granddaughter's silence as a question on how she came to know what she wanted.

Grandma: I got wind of the fact that you were quite unhappy here, so I've arranged to give you something interesting to do before you decided it was time to take your alchemy career seriously! And what's wrong with you? You look like you've had a bit too much of my fruit cake!

Ruby: Are... Are you ok with this? About-

Grandma: Of course I am! I was going to send you to observe the UnMythics way of life sooner or later anyway. It'll quite the learning experience, as well as keeping some of your other skills sharp!

Ruby was trying to think desperately of a good reason to stay. As much as she wanted something interesting happen in her life, this was thinking more along the lines of 'Epic Quest for glory and self discovery', and not 'Live among non-magical blooded morons and hope they won't notice I'm a Vampire'.

Ruby: But what about my schooling?

Grandma waved a hand at Ruby dismissively, as if she had expected a question like that.

Grandma: Don't worry, I've got that all planned out too. You'll be attending a small high-school while you're in Makku, so you'll still be getting an education of sorts... Not as traditional as I would like, but I suppose it's better than nothing.

Ruby: How do you expect me to get food for myself?

Grandma: I personally chose the law-breaking method of obtaining nourishment, but don't follow my example - crime didn't pay (neither did honest work, but that's beside the point).

Ruby, suddenly getting curious about the contents in her backpack, unzipped the front pocket and took a look inside. Books, official papers, and cases were all neatly arranged and in order of height. The red marsupial looked up, a little dubious.

Ruby: And is all of this really necessary, Grandma?

Grandma: Probably not, but we don't want to give them any reason for thinking that there still might be Vampires on the island... It took them long enough to forget us the first time, and I think we all agree that we don't want a repeat of the Isle Massacre any time soon.

Ruby nodded her head in agreement. But something was still bugging her.

Ruby: ... If I can ask you something real quick, how did you found out-

Grandma: Guess.

Ruby thought for a moment, trying to recall who she could have told, when it hit her like an electric bolt to the brain. She tried not to show her emotions as she asked the complete obvious.

Ruby: Fang?

The ancient marsupial nodded her head wisely, making Ruby feel hot and uncomfortable. She suddenly wished she had the power to travel back in time, but it was all in vain. Grandma seemed to sense this and tried to crack a joke about the fluffy arachnid.

Grandma: You learn to never trust that creature with anything but your life after a few years. Don't worry, it happened to Basil and Kennedy quite a lot as well!

Ruby tried to picture the little red spider rescuing her from dangerous situations, and chuckled at the idea. As if Fang could do anything amazing besides eat a cart-full of sandwiches in one sitting! Grandma cleared her throat a little forcefully and continued.

Grandma: Anyway... you'll be leaving for Makku at 2:00am tonight, so maybe it's a good idea to-

Ruby: Wait a second! Tonight? You put off telling me that I'll have to live among non-magical blooded idiots, who don't know we really exist, until the day I was meant to leave? Why didn't you say something to me sooner? And how do you even expect me to get there, especially on such short notice?

Grandma smiled mischievously at her granddaughter and started for the kitchen.

Grandma: I assumed you'd be going by carriage.

Ruby: Do we even have the money to pay for a ride? Speaking of which, how did you even get all of this new stuff?

Grandma: I didn't. Your uncle Blake was kind enough to obtain all the required objects for me, though!

Ruby was wondering how she managed to do that, seeing as her uncle was usually a stuck-up, grouch, who hated spending money for little reason, when Grandma called over her shoulder...

Grandma: I threatened to tell on his wife that he was hoarding all the riches for himself. And he did owe me a favor anyway, the scrub...

Ruby sighed as the old kangaroo disappeared around the corner and into the kitchen. She started climbing back up the stairs towards the library door, when she felt something fall onto her head. 

Fang: So~... Were you surprised?

Ruby chose to say nothing as she quietly made her way up the rest of the flight, turned the door nob and entered the library. But when the door was safely shut and locked, she allowed her frustration to show by throwing the backpack she was holding across the room. It collided with a stack of books, making Fang yelp in despair.

Fang: Hey! That was my new house! I just had it freshly webbed, too...

The arachnid jumped down from Ruby's head and scurried across the floor to where his burrow had been. Ruby just sank to the floor and gave a disgusted look at her pet, feeling pretty stupid for thinking Fang would've ever kept his mouth shut.

Ruby: It's all your fault I'm in this mess, Fang!

Fang looked up, a little startled and hurt at the accusation. He tried smoothing out a tuft of hair down a little before giving up trying to guess what Ruby was on about.

Fang: What's my fault?

Ruby: The whole 'going to Makku', thing, of course!

Fang: But.. I thought you wanted to-

Ruby: No! I mean, yes... maybe?... Yes, I did, but now I'm having second thoughts... It now seems like a terrible idea!

Fang: Why? I think it's a fantastic idea!

Ruby: Of course you do... But I'm not prepared for something like this! What if I make a mistake? What if I don't like it when I get there? What if I die?

The arachnid tried to think of something to counter that last worry, but soon decided against it in case Ruby decided to start throwing books at him.

Fang: ... You can always say that you don't want to go? That it was all a misunderstanding, and-

Ruby: I can't do that!

Fang: Why not?

Ruby: For many reasons, all of them too complicated for you to understand.

Fang sighed and dove into the unzipped opening of the new backpack, pulling out odd pieces of paper and scattering them across the carpet floor.

Fang: I guess you're right. I mean, there's no way you can back out now, since Grandma got you all this expensive stuff! Although, why she chose an undercover name like Aeron Decnar is beyond me...

Ruby looked up in confusion, wondering if Fang was just speaking nonsense or not.

Ruby: What?

Fang patted a little booklet right next to him.

Fang: I found your UnMythic identification. Seems legit, but seriously... No one's going to remember a name like Aeron!

Ruby glared at Fang, trying to make him shut up telepathically, but unfortunately he didn't seem to notice as he continued to rummage through the contents of her new bag.

Fang: Ooh, looks like you got some of those fancy UnMythic quills! Y'know, the things that act like the real thing, but instead it's made of wood?

Ruby: Fang.

Fang: And what are these suppose to be? Some kinda paperweight or something? Awful colour, though...

Ruby: Fang!

Fang: And these books! The covers aren't made of leather! This is weird!

Ruby groaned and got up and stomped her way across the floor to where the red arachnid was.

Ruby: FANG!

Fang: Yes, Ruby?

Ruby took a deep breath, and calmly got down on her knees so that Fang could get a better look at her face. She then turned on the most sweet voice she possessed, and suggested to her pet...

Ruby: Do you want to go down to the kitchen and see what Grandma is making?

Fang's multiple eyes lit up in an instant, and he enthusiastically nodded his head.

Fang: Sure!

Ruby watched the little spider drop the pencil he was holding and race across the carpet and up the wall into one of his special holes. As soon as the sound of scuffling died away she began stuffing the scattered contents back into her bag, rather messily.

When suddenly, she heard a faint sound outside the door...

Slowly she got up, taking care not to move anything that would cause even the slightest of noise, and moved slowly to the library door. She turned the handle as carefully as she could, and swung it out as hard and fast as she could...

For the memory of how young we all were

Hello! Sorry for not posting on Thursday (again) but rest assured I had good reason!

... No, I'm not telling you what distracted me from writing about the adventures of Ruby and co! But you'll know in a few months...

Anyway, here's the picture!

Yeah, I'm planning to make Sapphire part of a band. So we've got Mave the wolf (singer), Julia the otter (sound manager), Berend the polar bear (electric keyboard), Chloe the lynx (drums), and of course Sapphire (guitar)...

Oh, and unknown person who was holding the camera. Them too.

... I'm not 100% satisfied with the background, but I'm pleased with how it turned out as a whole!

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Introduction time! This is Malinda, resident toxicin (poison wielding dragons), and... that's about it.

And don't worry!  'Wildron' is the exiled dragon-slang word for 'wild dragons', so don't worry. That was on purpose! No need to yell out that I spelled something other than the English language!

Oh, and I guess I should apologize for not managing to get my acts together on time last week, so... yeah. Sorry. But hopefully things will go more smoothly now! (I doubt it, but one is allowed to hope and dream!)

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*Bangs head against wall*

I. Hate. Drawing. Wings.

I suppose a cup of tea is out of the question, then?

Hi.

I made the moon red just because I could.

UV Prologue

Cast your mind to an island far, far away, in the middle of a calm blue ocean... An island covered in grassy hills and cool dense forests, which shelters many hidden villages and settlements full of Vampire Animals; more commonly known as Mythics.

In one of these Mythic villages, on the south side of a rocky snow-capped mountain, lay a cottage resting beside a freezing stream surrounded by the thick, dark overgrowth of the forest. Ivy could be seen growing on the crumbling stone walls, cobwebs in the windowsills, and flowers of all kinds bloomed in the moist earth around it. At first glance, the old house might seem abandoned... But I assure you, there was life living in there.

If you took a tiny peek through the slightly lop-sided front door, you'd see a young, red kangaroo; blissfully reading an old time-worn book while comfortably sitting on an equally ancient (but well kept) couch.

And if you moved your eyes to the right slightly, you would've seen two white kangaroos, peaking around the corner from the kitchen at their red sister, trying not to utter a sound. They might've given each other a slight nod before carefully tip-toeing their way to where the younger kangaroo was.

Now, let us watch this unfold, shall we?

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???: What are you doing, Ruby?

The kangaroo looked up to see the two boyish faces staring at her with bright blue eyes. She gave them a cold look and turned her eyes back down to her book.

Ruby (red kangaroo): Isn't not obvious? I thought you were smarter than that, Kevin.

The first white marsupial gave a slight chuckle and folded his arms. His look-alike copied him, almost simultaneously.

Kevin (white kangaroo - hood): Oh, it's quite clear, my dear sister... but isn't that, like, the 100th time you've read that thing?

Ruby: No.

???: Ah! So you've read it more than a hundred times!

Ruby rolled her eyes, but refused to look at anything other than the words on the pages in front of her.

Ruby: I'm afraid your math is incorrect, Devin. Now go away and stop bothering me.

But the two brothers didn't move, and persisted to stare at Ruby.

Devin (white kangaroo - vest): We can't do that, sis. Because we have something important to tell you!

Ruby: Mm-hmm. Sure.

Kevin: Really important!

Ruby: Just spit it out already.

Kevin gave his twin a slight nod, and both of them turned deadly serious in an instant. Kevin stepped forward, and announced to his younger sister...

Kevin: We both think you have too much time on your hands.

Ruby raised an eyebrow, this time lifting her head up a bit to look at them. The twin's expectantly waited her reaction to their concern.

Ruby: ... Is that a bad thing?

Devin groaned while Kevin face-palmed, making Ruby grin slightly. Making her elder siblings frustrated was always something she could enjoy.

Kevin: Don't you have anything better to do than reading old books by the hour?

Ruby: Well, what else is there to do? The Darkon's have moved, there's no school until Grandma gets back from Kirida, there's nothing interesting to do in the square or night-markets... and did I mention that the Darkon's are no longer here?

Devin: But surely you're interested in other things besides books? Like, playing the organ or going for nature walks in the haunted forests next to our charming village?

Ruby: May I remind you that we no longer have an organ, and I only go into the woods for alchemy ingredients; I never stay long enough to enjoy myself!

Devin: Well, that explains a lot.

Ruby: Explains what a lot?

Devin: Why you have no friends! You're so dull and grumpy all the time that no one wants a pal like you - you're already an old nasty lady at age fifteen!

Ruby felt herself growing hot with anger as the twins sniggered at Devin's conclusion. In a rage, she snapped the book she was reading shut, and threw it at Kevin's head. He easily caught it and tossed it back to his sister, who grudgingly caught it again.

Kevin: Why'd you throw it at me? Devin's the one who said it, not me!

Ruby: As far as I'm aware, you're both one and the same. As long as I hurt one of you, I hurt both of you.

And so saying so, Ruby got up and jabbed the book into Kevin's stomach. She started to storm up the stairs and to her room, but the twins (realizing that they might've hit a nerve) tried to stop her.

Devin: Where are you going?

Ruby: To the house of king Mortimer the second-and-a-half.

Kevin: That's no longer an actual place.

Ruby: .. I'm going to lock myself in my room until Grandma comes back.

Ruby reached the top of the stairs and to her door as Kevin threw an offer at her.

Kevin: Wouldn't you rather come outside and play some frostball with us? That sounds so much more interesting than being stowed away in your bedroom all night!

Ruby: No.

Ruby turned the handle to her door and swung it wide open. Her elder brothers tried again to bribe her out of going into the solitary confinement of her room.

Devin: Aw, come on, Red! We promise we won't go too soft on you! We'll even let you be captain if-

Ruby: What did you think I meant when I said no? I'm not interested in your offers of free bruising and crushed feet. Thanks, but no thanks, you jerks!

Devin: What if-

Ruby slammed the door shut, creating a loud BANG which shook the house slightly. The two brothers looked at each other, shrugged hopelessly and trudged outside to join their friends for a game or two before dinner.

*****

Meanwhile, Ruby slumped down onto her bed and grumpily stared at the floor, not caring about the world around her. At that moment, she hated her elder twin brothers so much she felt like crying... But she didn't, because she knew that wasn't going to help.
Instead, she kicked a stack of books down, destroying a cave of cobwebs and disturbing a slumbering red spider on top of the pile. The arachnid gave a startled snore of surprise and fell onto the floor near the angry kangaroo's feet. The spider briefly dusted itself off before jumping onto Ruby's bed and sleepily rubbed it's eyes.

???: Hi. Uh... I can't help but notice that you wrecked my lair. So... are you going to explain to me why you ruined my perfect den of awesomeness?

Ruby: No. Go away, Fang.

The spider sat down on the springy mattress and took a deep breath.

Fang (red spider): Ok, then... What's ailing you, kid?

Ruby: The world.

Fang: Yeah, I feel you. The world hates me a lot, too.

Ruby: That's because you're a spider. You're automatically loathed.

Fang: Yes, well... Enough about me. Why do you hate the world right now?

The red kangaroo sighed and picked up a pillow to hug. It was nice to talk about ones feelings to someone (even if it was a spider).

Ruby: My brothers, for one thing. I get that it's practically their job to annoy me, and I admittedly do it to them sometimes too, but... I wish they'd just leave me alone sometimes, y'know?

Fang nodded solemnly, and stared into her blue eyes with all the seriousness he could muster.

Fang: Oh, yes. I often wish they'd stop eating my leftover sandwiches from over the week! They have no idea how much hard work I put into hoarding those lunch scraps! It's ridiculous how inconsiderate those two boys are!

Ruby rolled her eyes and continued, ignoring Fang's comment.

Ruby: They just really frustrate me sometimes. Actually, a lot if I think about it.

Fang: At least they're not your sisters. Just imagine how horrific those two would look in dresses! It's enough to send shivers down my spine...

Ruby: You don't have a spine, moron!

Ruby chucked the pillow she had at Fang as hard as she could, but the red arachnid skillfully dodged it and scurried back to her side the next instant.

Fang: Anything else you want to declare besides my idiocy?

Ruby sighed again and hugged her knees, rocking back and forth as she let out the rest of her problems.

Ruby: I guess I'm just a little lonely as well. Ever since Pandora moved to Hushedloh, I've had to no one to hang out with! Well, no one that I particularly like, anyway.

Fang: What about Milky? Don't you like her anymore?

Ruby: Sure I do! But she's family, and I want someone outside the DeathDancer tree... That may or may not sound selfish, but that's how I feel.

The Vampire stopped rocking for a second to pick up an adventure book, and stared dully at the cover.

Ruby: I envy the characters in my books. They always seem to have brilliant adventures into the unknown with friends by their side, battling deadly beasts and outwitting stupid villains! (And sometimes rescuing the occasional royalty, but that's beside the point.) It would be so cool to have something like that happen in my life one day...

Fang thought for a moment and then jumped down from Ruby's bed and dashed into a nearby hole in the wall, disappearing from sight. Ruby gave a huff of annoyance and gazed off after him.

Ruby: Looks like he didn't understand what I was trying to get at... Oh well. That's what I get for talking about my feelings with a spider.

Ruby opened the book she was holding, and started reading it's contents, not knowing what her little pet spider was scheming until it was too late...

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And so the Dragon madness returns! *Insert cheering and confetti throwing here* Hooray and stuff!

Ok, time to get some things straight (assuming you read the extra stuff)

1. This comic takes place about five years after the fight with Wayra

2. You'll be able to tell gender by the eyes, same as last time - girls have whites in their eyes, while boys don't

And in case anybody is wondering when to check my blog for posts, my update schedule will (theorectically) look like this :

Tuesday - Fraener's Past

Thursday - Undercover Vamparoo post

Saturday - Random picture

Everybody got that? Good. Then let the chaos begin!

Undercover Vamparoo's Anniversary #2

Wow. I've been doing this for two years now. Who'da thunk?

... Yeah. I got nothing cool to say. So I hope we continue this mad adventure of Vampire animals for another spectacular year!

Fang: What about me?

Hold your horses, Fraener. They'll know your life-story soon enough, so enjoy your days of secrecy while it lasts; and trust that they wont tell Ruby and the gang... Unless, of course, you don't want to go back to your friends and family.

Fang: ... Curse you.

That's the price of being one of my favorite characters in my entire Wacky World, mate. Deal with it.

B4 Ch8 Escape -part2

The whole place shook, and everyone really did cover their heads this time. The walls started to crack and the floor began to open up. Oceania looked about her in shock as the dungeons collapsed before her eyes.

Oceania: What's going on?

Sapphire: Currently your palace is being destroyed by an enraged baby Dragon. But we might be able to persuade him to stop if you do us a favor...

Oceania: And what would that be?

Sapphire: Release all of your slaves.

Oceania tried to give a laugh of defiance, and stubbornly folded her arms.

Oceania: And why would I do that?

Sapphire pretended to muse over it before answering.

Sapphire: Well... It's that, or your fancy house will get blown to smithereens, freeing all the prisoners anyway! I'd take the first offer, If I were you...

There was another explosion, making the ceiling above some of the cells fall down into a heap of stone. Sapphire drummed her fingers on her arm and calmly continued talking...

Sapphire: Tick tock, your majesty. Time is running out...

The queen still wouldn't answer, so Sapphire dug into her bag and started handing out the charms to the sailors.

Sapphire: And you guys, quit cowering and put these on.

Ruby: Why?

Sapphire: Trust me, you'll thank me later.

Ruby shrugged and put the glowing pearl necklace around her neck, as did all the other Vampires. Another rumble from somewhere else sounded, and Sapphire turned back to the queen in a much more deadly tone.

Sapphire: Well, your majesty? Have you decided yet? Or will the Dragon up there make that choice for you?

The ceiling above them started to crumble a bit, making the queen throw her arms up in surrender and practically yell her agreement.

Oceania: Fine! You can all leave, if that's what you so desperately want! Just don't destroy my house!

Sapphire: May I have that in writing?

Oceania: JUST GO!

The remaining guards moved out of the way, letting Sapphire and the others past without difficulty through the wrecked hallway. Sapphire proudly held her head up as she led the way back out into the brighter world.

Ruby: ... That actually worked.

Sapphire: Don't get out the victory soda just yet, mate. I bet any second now she's going to send out her sea dogs to recapture us... so let's get out of here before we do any celebrating!

They found their way out of the dungeons and into the palace. From there, Sapphire guided them out to the open oceans, just as some more of the palace fell behind them.

Sapphire: We're almost out, guys! But now time to shift to high gear, things are going to get serious.

Sapphire darted forward, indicating the others to hurry up and follow her. They all tried to keep up with her, when they began to notice an odd whistling sound. Sapphire's ears perked up, and she tried to keep back a disgusted sigh.

Sapphire: ... I do believe that would be them. BARAK!

A blur of green flashed before their eyes, and something crashed into the sand, sending up a cloud.

Barak: Yes, Sapphire?

Sapphire: Do us a favor and keep the sea army busy for us, could you?

Barak: How?

Sapphire: Stop them from getting near us. Oh, and make sure there's no palace left by the time we reach the boat!

Barak: But didn't Hydra say not to-

Sapphire: I don't care what Hydra said! She can do things her way when were gone, but until then she's going to have to put up with the 'violence' methods we use. Blow the place sky-high!

Barak hesitated a little before going back to finish the job. Sapphire rolled her eyes and ran to the head of the group and started yelling at the others in hopes that this would speed things up a little.

Sapphire: What are you guys doing? This isn't a sunny day at the park! HURRY UP, we've got some escaping to do!

Cole suddenly came up to her, and raised his hand slightly, indicating that he had something to ask.

Cole: Um... Am I allowed to ask you something, Sapphire?

Sapphire: Of course not. Save all questions till after our happy end on board the Lucky SaltyCaramel 2.0, and no sooner! Now MOVE!

Sapphire gave the prince a shove forward, when suddenly they heard a cracking sound.

Misae: ... What was that?

Sapphire: Keep moving, your highness.

Sapphire continued to push Cole when the other charm he was wearing shattered into millions of pieces. Sapphire didn't look back, but assumed by the sound of  cracking crystals that the other amulets were also exploding. Sapphire gave Cole another shove when Ruby caught her arm and pulled her alongside.

Ruby: Could you at least tell us where we're going?  Who knows, we might just get there faster if we knew where to swim!

Sapphire sighed and pointed towards the direction of the S.A.L.T headquarters.

Sapphire: You see those rocky cliffs? Around there should be our ride out of here!

Ruby: Define ride, please.

Sapphire: A leaky ship with horrible repairs, probably going to sink within the first five minutes of sailing.

Ruby: We're all going to die...

Sapphire pretended to ignore that and continued to yell at everyone else to move faster. When they got to the ship graveyard, Hydra was seen waiting for them on a nearby ledge. She seemed surprised that they were all here, and in one piece!

Hydra: It appears you've made it here after all.

Sapphire: Were you expecting otherwise?

Ruby: Who's your friend, Sapphire?

Sapphire: Hydra. Now, everybody onto the ship if you value your freedom!

The all the Vampires swam up to the deck and waited further instructions from Sapphire. But when Sapphire gave the signal for Hydra to lift off, the dragon didn't seem to see.

Sapphire: Hydra, what are you waiting for?

Hydra: Barak! Where is he?

Sapphire: Finishing the job.

Hydra: I thought we agreed to leave Oceania's palace standing!

Sapphire: No, you and Silver agreed. Me and Barak said nothing about not taking revenge on that brat of a queen!

Hydra: Your kind thinks too much of vengeance and payback! What do you hope to achieve by doing this?

Sapphire: The satisfaction of knowing our enemy will be unhappy.

Hydra gave a disgusted growl and started swimming towards the palace. Sapphire called out to the ancient Dragon, hoping to get her to see to reason.

Sapphire: Where do you think you're going?

Hydra: To get Barak. I'm not leaving here without him!

Sapphire: Are you mad? We need to go right now!

Hydra: I can't leave the future Dragon King behind!

Sapphire: You're being unreasonable! He can easily catch up to us in a matter of minutes! It's almost impossible to 'leave him behind'!

Hydra angrily turned around to face Sapphire, not caring that she accidentally knocked over a statue while doing so.

Hydra: What if he gets hurt trying to demolish Oceania's palace?

Sapphire: He wont. He's tough.

Hydra: He's a baby!

Sapphire: So? He can look after himself just fine without an adult watching him! Now forget about him and get us to safety!

Hydra was about to go off anyway when they both saw Barak speeding towards them, firing a blast behind him as he went. He called out to them...

Barak: What are you guys waiting for? Why haven't you escaped yet? The queen's army is almost here!

Sapphire: Apparently we couldn't leave you behind for whatever reason... But you're here now, so I don't have a clue why we are still!

Hydra: Neither do I. Let's go!

Hydra grabbed hold of the bottom of the ship and started to lift slowly towards the oceans surface, while Barak tried to keep the oncoming army at bay by firing blasts of fire and plasma alike everywhere, but soon decided it was better to help Hydra get the boat topside. The two dragons carefully lifted the shipwreck higher and higher, while the army of sea creatures tried in vainly to stop them.

Sapphire: We're almost through! BRACE FOR IMPACT!

The ship burst through the salty waves of the sea and into bright sunshine. Almost immediately Hydra began to propel the ship forward at a decent speed, and everyone gave a sigh of relief. They had escaped successfully!

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Now that they were all safe, the Vampire sailors relaxed as Hydra carried their boat delicately across the rough oceans, while Sapphire and Ruby checked that all the crew members were ok. Barak was scouting ahead to find a nearby island where they patch up their leaky ship and stock up on food.

After a while, Sapphire found her cousin leaning on the wet, slightly rotten banister of the upper deck. She knew something was bothering Ruby, and wanted to know what. So Sapphire moved towards her, trying to act natural and made an attempt at striking up a conversation.

Sapphire: So... That all happened.

Ruby grunted in agreement, and refused to say more. Sapphire tried again, this time with a little more enthusiasm.

Sapphire: I'll admit, it could've have gone better. But personally, I'm pleased with the result we got!

Ruby: Of course you are...

Sapphire got tired of trying to edge her way to the problem, and decided to get to the point.

Sapphire: Ok, what are you so sour about? Care to enlighten me, or are you going to continue being a grump?

Ruby shot a glare at the blue kangaroo and almost exploded with rage.

Ruby: What am I-... I was worried about you, Sapphire! And what you did to get us out of there was stupidly risky!

Sapphire: How? That so called 'queen' wasn't much of a threat. I mean, sure, she had an army at her disposal, but-... Ok. I can see your point. There was a lot of danger in that. But the important thing is that we all made it out intact! What more do you want, Prince Charming?

 Ruby: Nothing. But what if we didn't get out of there?

Sapphire: We did.

Ruby: What if it went horribly wrong? Where would we be then?

Sapphire sighed in annoyance, but did understand why Ruby was acting this way. After a few minutes of fidgeting, Sapphire finally had to say something to her cousin.

Sapphire: I didn't intend for you to get upset. I'm just-... *sigh*... Ruby?

Ruby: Yes?

Sapphire took a deep, slow breath and faced Ruby with serious eyes.

Sapphire: ... Where the heck is Midnight?

The was a odd silence as the two cousins looked at each other, and it began to dawn on them that they had left one of their own behind.

Ruby:  Ah... We must've forgotten him...

They continued to stay quiet for a few seconds before Sapphire broke the silence.

Sapphire: So... should we go back, or what?

Ruby thought for a moment before smiling slyly at Sapphire.

Ruby: Mm... Let's wait a few more minutes before we send Barak to retrieve him.

Sapphire: Ok. I can deal with that.

********** 

 And that would (finally) be the end of the Lost Ocean Arch!

Ok, that wasn't what I originally planned, but good enough I suppose. (And just to let you in, I did kinda forget about Midnight when I was typing this, so... yeah. A little bit of a funny true story)

Hmm... You might be thinking "Where do we stand?", now that this adventure is messily wrapped up? Well, you probably forgot that I'm intending to re-write Undercover Vamparoo to be... um... not better, but what I want it to look like (for I am planning to either turn the adventures of Ruby the Vampire into a book or a comic once I've figured everything out, so think of this blog as a stepping stone), and the first try was less than brilliant to say the least.

And I believe myself to be almost ready to start updating Fraener's Past again very soon, so... Yay!

... That's it. You may leave now. Go on, shoo! You must have better things to do now that you've finished reading!

.serutcip dda ot emit evah t'ndid I oS.keew siht si yrasrevinnA s'oorapmaV revocrednU

Waiting...

Hello. Today, I decided to see if I could draw without using any outlines in this picture.

... I would consider this peaceful if not for the fact that the girl is crying. Although, I am proud of the dress! The eyes look soulless, though... Oh well.

B4 Ch8 Escape -part1

Please forgive me for not putting any pictures with this post. It's just that I'm really burnt out after writing this, and I can't be bothered  doing anything else with it for the time being. 

Thanks for your understanding (assuming you had any)

**************

A few days after the Simute incident, Sapphire was wandering around Hydra's cave, trying to find something to entertain her until Silver came back. She groaned loudly enough for Hydra to hear as she propped herself against a wall.

Sapphire: Are we ready yet?

Hydra: (from another room) No. As I've just told you fifteen minutes ago, we need to wait for Barak and Silver to return before we can put our plan into motion.

Sapphire gave an exasperated sigh and started banging her head against the wall in impatience. When Silver finally came back, Hydra came out of the treasure room in relief and floated over to him.

Hydra: Is it done?

Silver: Yes. We're prepared the bait, and Barak's in position.

Sapphire abruptly looked up at Silver and blurted out...

Sapphire: Then what are we waiting for?

Hydra: Absolutely nothing.

Sapphire rubbed her hands together, and gave a slight chuckle.

Sapphire: Finally. In that case, let's pay the dear queen of Seatopia an overdue visit...

*****

At the palace...

Oceania was doing paperwork when some of her guards came in with a report she had ordered.

Oceania: Has lady Sapphire returned from her mission yet?


Sea Guard: Not yet, queen Oceania... She now hasn't reported in for over a week.

Oceania waved her hand dismissively, and the guards gladly left the room. Neptune, who had been hiding behind a pillar, slowly made his way to his mother's side.

Neptune: Greetings, dear mother of mine.

Oceania nodded in recognition, not bothering to reply to her son. Neptune silently stared at the floor until he asked...

Neptune: Are you sure it's wise to continue trusting her?

The queen sighed and answered Neptune in a defiant tone...

Oceania: Regardless of what things may seem to everyone else, I refuse to believe that the good lady Sapphire has deserted the task I gave her. It's just taking longer, is all...

Neptune was about to retort, when they both noticed a commotion on the other side of the great doors.

Oceania: What's going on out there? Guards, go see what's wrong!

Before the soldiers could react, the doors swung violently open and in came Sapphire. Half carrying, half dragging a wooden chest behind her, she made her way towards Oceania.

Sapphire: Out of my way, you dimwitted blind sea plankton! I'm swimming here!

Oceania: What in the name of-...?

Sapphire turned her head around to grin at Oceania, and swung the heavy chest around to face the queen properly.

Sapphire: Excuse my volume, your highness, but... SPECIAL DELIVERY!

Sapphire leaned back onto her tail and kicked skillfully at the chest, which soared through the water and harmlessly landed near the queen's throne. The kangaroo looked up in triumph, and folded her arms expectantly.


Sapphire: I'm assuming this is what you ordered?

Queen Oceania nodded in approval and moved towards the treasure chest before her, with a strange glint in her eyes.

Oceania: Yes, exactly what I wanted... Thank you, lady Sapphire.

Sapphire cleared her throat, and smiled sweetly at the swordfish queen.

Sapphire: And what about my end of the deal?

Oceania looked up, slightly confused, before remembering and signaled one of the nearby guards to swim forward.

Oceania: Oh, yes... Guard, take her to the slave quarters.

A white seal stepped out of line and led Sapphire out of the room. But as they left, Neptune could've sworn he saw her look back and grim maliciously at the queen, but maybe his mind was playing tricks on him.

*****

Sapphire followed the guard quietly enough until they reached the door leading into the slave quarters. As the seal was sorting out his keys, Sapphire tried to get some information out of him.

Sapphire: So... Where are the most recent captives that have taken residence in this prison?

Sea guard (white seal): That is private information, miss.


Sapphire: Private to whom?

Sea guard: ... Um... I don't know, the local Meerons?

Sapphire: Well, I'm not a local. I'm a specially assigned treasure hunter for the queen of Seatopia! So... Where are your newest prisoners?

The guard looked back at her hesitatingly before answering in a faulting tone.

Sea guard: Technically the newest slaves the queen has gotten are from S.A.L.T, which are kept in one of the more guarded cells further down... I think...

Sapphire: That's all I wanted to know.

As Sapphire heard the click of a door being unlocked, she lunged forward and grabbed the guard and pushed him through the door with as much force as she could. She then hastily grabbed his keys, closed the door, and started to swim off when the seal yelled out after her.

Sea guard: What are you doing?

Not looking back, she sang out another question.

Sapphire: ... What does it look like?

Sea guard: It seems like you just locked me up and are about to leave me for dead!

Sapphire: You are absolutely correct! Now, excuse me while I go rescue my friends.

Sea guard: Why?

Sapphire: Because they're my friends, you thickheaded mackerel! Friends don't leave friends to die.

Sea guard: No, I mean... Why did you attack me?


Sapphire: Well, I kinda assumed this was a trap to force me into slavery, so... yeah. Can you confirm my suspicions?

The guard remained awkwardly quiet and Sapphire shook her head. She took his silence as a yes and sighed.

Sapphire: So we were right... Whelp, 'guess that means you'll be living in here until someone finds you! Enjoy your stay!

Before the guard could say anything else, Sapphire started swimming down the passageway even faster to where she hoped she'd find Ruby and the others.

*****

Somewhere in a cold stone cell in the palace prison, a group of frustrated Vampire sailors were imprisoned, with hardly enough room to swing a cat.  They were all grumpy, bored, and hungry, having no idea where they were, except for the fact that they were somewhere in the sea.

In that crowd was a red kangaroo, staring at the bars containing them, wishing for a better situation with preferably less water.

Ruby (red kangaroo): Sapphire, where on earth are you? We've been waiting forever for you!

A black figure behind her laid a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

Cole (black cheetah): I'm sure she's coming to rescue us right now.

Misae (white leopard): You said the same thing yesterday. She never showed up.


Cole: Yeah, but imagine how convenient it would be if she appeared right now, seeing as the guards are out for their afternoon snack!

Misae: If that happens, I'll send a postcard to you, declaring my love and loyalty to the black prince of the Grey Islands!

Suddenly, there was a blur of blue as something dashed pasted them, obviously in a hurry. And it didn't look like a sea guard! Ruby got up quickly and tried to see what (or who) that was.

Ruby: Was that-...? Hey! Sapphire! Was that you? Get back over here!

It was indeed Sapphire, and hearing Ruby's voice, slowly backed up to the cell where Ruby, Misae and Cole were being held.

Sapphire: Heh. Fancy meeting you guys in a place like this!

Misae: Oh yeah, very funny...

Ruby: I'm assuming you've got our free tickets out of here?

Sapphire: Well, I wouldn't call 'em free...

Sapphire started to jab random keys into the keyhole, while Ruby started firing questions at her.

Ruby: What have you been doing, Sapphire? Where were you when the ship got attacked? Do you know how worried I was about you?

Sapphire: I can only imagine... Listen, I know you have your questions, but time is not on our side because we put a bomb in the chest that I gave to that stingy queen of the seas.

Ruby: WHAT?!

Sapphire: Only joking, don't worry. I was just testing to see if you were paying attention or not... But we still have to get out of here before she realizes-

A horrific screech sounded from somewhere in the palace, making Sapphire grimace.


Sapphire: -... that the present I gave her isn't exactly what she wanted.

Sapphire finally found the right key and swung the iron gate open, letting everyone inside out.

Sapphire: Put on your sea-legs, mateys, because we're in for stormy weather in about ten minutes!

Misase: Were you trying to crack a joke about the fact of how useless we are in the water?

Ruby: That doesn't matter. What I want to know is that out of all the things you could've done, this was the one you decided to do?

Sapphire: Well, yeah! We all escape, the queen gets punished, and the underwater city of Seatopia is free to do as they please, instead of living in terror from an oversized swordfish! Everyone that deserves it, wins!

Ruby: But how do we escape?

Sapphire: Don't worry, our exit will appear when we need it most. It was in our briefing.

Ruby: Briefing? WHAT BRIEFING?! Sapphire-...

Sapphire ignored Ruby and instead focused on the guards that would come rushing towards them at any minute. Sure enough, they were soon surrounded with spears pointed at their necks. Oceania could be seen storming through the crowd of soldiers, with what seemed like the rage of a tornado.

Oceania: YOU.

Sapphire: Who?

Oceania pushed through to the front and pointed an accusing finger at Sapphire, who grinned back.

Oceania: You tricked me, you foul sea witch of a half-blooded sea snake!

Sapphire: Yup.

Oceania: Why would you do such a thing to me, the true queen of the ocean?

Sapphire pretended to think for a bit before replying.

Sapphire: Well, let me see... I did it because I thought you deserved it.

The queen gave Sapphire an icy glare, before bearing a small smile.


Oceania: Guards, take them all to a the prison towers. They can all rot there until I decide what to do with them.

Many sea creatures came forward to take them away, when Sapphire held up both hands for them all to stop.

Sapphire: Wait! Before you do any of that kinda thing, can I just say one thing?

Oceania: You may, but it's not going to-

Sapphire: BRACE FOR IMPACT!!!

Sapphire covered her ears and dived to the cold floor, while Ruby and the others just stared blankly at her. After ten seconds of nothing, she looked up towards the ceiling in annoyance.

Sapphire: Oh, come on! What the heck is taking Barak so lo-

KA-BOOM~

The Waterfall Tavern

Hello! Do you like going out to eat in fancy restaurants? Or going out in general? Maybe you'd like to visit this place, then!

A sorta tavern in a kinda cave with it's own waterfalls! Yeah, I'd definitely pay money to eat at a place like that.

... Now, I'd like to mention that I'm now mostly better, so I'll try to post something story-ie in the next few days. Although you guys will probably be disappointed, so don't expect anything at all just to be on the safe side.

(I'm seriously enjoying my break from writing way to much, and that scares me)

 Hmm.. Unless I manage to catch another illness, or my brain decides to have a writers block, I'll have no excuse for lack of posts relating to UV.

... laziness is another option, but I hope that wont be the case.

Sickness

Hello again.

... Yeah, I'm sick. Don't worry though, I should be fine in a few more days, but I can't really write while my brains are on overload... 

And the insomnia I've been getting doesn't help, not to mention the hacking during the night...

Pomeranian Steampunk

Hello again. Did you come to see the weekly picture?

I've been playing around with paws lately.

Preview of things to probably come

First of all, I thank you all for being so patient while I get my act organized! So I wanted to reward you with something a little meaningful.

It's not a picture, but rather a sneak peak at the next part to Fraener's Past... 

Yes, I just slapped bits and pieces from random pages of the comic and onto a blank canvas, with some added words and colouring. What? You were expecting something more spectacular? Can't do that here, because I don't want to reveal too much.

And as you can see, a few more characters are going to be in it. Malinda, Knucker, and Belladonna will play a role in Fang's life, but I'm still working out the kinks to it all, so... yeah. Enjoy what could possibly be.

Fang with fly plush

... I have nothing interesting to say, besides the fact that I've been making progress with updating the blog a bit! The Characters page should be out soon, so if you have time, you can drop in and look upon the disasters I call art.

... I thought Fang deserved a toy.

Camera Fun

Hey, guys. For those that noticed, yes, this is a little later then usual, but I did manage to get this up on the exact date!

... I really couldn't decide what I wanted to do with the background, so some of you may or may not find it emptier then usual.

Thievin' Princes

Yeah... I felt like I should give you guys something more then just a 'Saturday Night Post' this week... So here you go!

I wasn't planning on showing this, but I was incredibly proud on how it turned out, so I couldn't resist sharing it with you guys!

(Why yes, I did update Midnight's look. Thanks for noticing! <3)

... And I'm just going to assume you know Prince Manic from Sonic Underground, so I wont bother explaining why I thought it would be amusing to put them in the same picture.

Life is seemingly unfair sometimes

Welcucumberlumcum! ... Sorry, I've been playing Fantasy Life lately...

Um... Direct your eyes to the picture below, and forget about the weird entrance I made you read!

Meet Ollie, a rabbit dude who looks like he got spewed out of a chocolate factory and then got dumped into a strawberry lake. Nothing wrong with that, but if you read his dialog then you've probably figured it out that he hates his appearance (Although Ruby finds it amusing).

In the re-write I'm planning for UV, Ollie plays a fairly important friend-role in Ruby's adventure. (Unlike Buttercup and Manic, much to my disappointment...)

And before I forget for a second time, I need to let you guys know that I won't be able to post anything (except pictures) for another week or so because Family Duty Calls... again.

What is it this time? Well, I'm going down to my Grandparent's to celebrate a late birthday, and maybe visit some cousins while we're at it.

Don't worry, you'll live without my oh-so fascinating stories of Vampires who are allergic to cinnamon and adventures with seemingly dumb spiders for a bit.

(I know I can, and shall)

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg19

*****

And we're done with this 'issue' of Fraener's Past! And boy, was this a lot of fun (Even if the plot was painfully obvious...)!

... And you know I can't leave it here, now that you know Fang was once a Noble Dragon in his past! So what's the plan? 

Well, I still need to complete the 'Lost Ocean'  adventure (even If I've completely forgotten what I was originally going to write for it), for those who want to know the rough ending... But after that? To be frank, I'm not sure. I could just go onto the next 'Epic Quest', but I really, really want to re-write UV... The way I originally intended it to be! 

"But what about FP?", I bet some of you are wondering? "How is that going to fit into your schedule"? It, um... doesn't... So that's why I'm going to change my schedule ever so slightly to get what we all want once I'm finished with 'LO'. A bit of UnderCover Vamparoo with Ruby and Co, a pinch of Spidery-Secrets with Fang, and a little of randomness every Saturday.

Speaking of randomness...

... Oh, and as a side note, please don't be surprised if I don't post anything next week. 

Thanks for your patience! <3

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg18

*****

Fraener/Fang is so cute as a spider~

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg17

*****

Ah-HA! It turns out that Fang was just dreaming about his past regrets as a Dragon all along!

WHO'S SURPRISED??

...

No one? Curses! I've been hiding this for more then eight months and everyone was expecting something like this... Oh well. At least I tried!

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg16

*****

*Bangs head against wall*

I. Hate. Drawing. Wings.

Another drawing

Well... Surprisenly, I didn't actually do anything creative (besides working on FP) this week, so here's something I sorta did last week...

Just another experiment with furries, I guess. And I'm still mystified on how on earth people manage to do shadows...

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg15

*****

Looks like Wayra didn't think his plan thoroughly enough!

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg14

*****

... Yeah. A little predictable, but who truly cares?

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg13

*****

Because of the lack of dialog, I decided to make this page more detailed. (Even if you can't tell, I had fun with it)

... And personally, I would've liked to have had this battle last longer, but I thought better of it when I considered you''d might all get bored.

Vanilla-coloured fox-human

Ok. Let's get to the point of why we've all gathered here today.

I've been experimenting with body parts a lot lately. Same with hair and fur, although I'm pretty sure you guys can't tell...

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg12

*****

... No comment.

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg11

*****

... Whelp. That didn't take long!

Fraener's Past (APS) Pg10

*****

Looks like Bindy already knew what Fraener was intending to do! 

... And I apologize if this page is a bit underwhelming (in visual terms, anyway), but yay for more uploads!

Being alone isn't always bad

Hello! You'll be slightly glad to hear that the next page of Fraener's Past will be uploaded tomorrow night! I manged to get the next four pages done, so I should be back on track... Hopefully.

Anyway! BEHOLD MAGICAL PICTURE OF WEIRDNESS!

... I had fun with the magic aura.

Vampire Kid

Greetings and salutations, you wondrous people of the world! Guess what?... Yup. Another picture.

I like that kid's pocket watch. It looks like something Midnight might steal...