Thread:Abbykurle/@comment-31148069-20180624180830/@comment-30921738-20180714000804

wasnt their plan to distract the guards with the flying animals and keep them occupied? or did i not say that? also, the first round  ledge is a bit below the entrance to the crater, so they climb down. sorry for being so picky though.......

Akurle picked up Liliana and Jackson and flew down. After losing her e memeory, she had almost forgotten how to fly. She was wobbly at first, but then got the hang of it quickly. She dove down and landed on the first ledge, away from the guards. The crater was much bigger that she thought. After liliana and Jackson had gotten off, she spread her wings and flew into the air. Smoke drifted into her face, but her powerful wings blew the smoke away.

Akurle dipped down to get momentum and flew toward Liam. She sucked in her breath and shot out a plume of blue fire. The flames hit a bear-looking thing, and the blast knocked two nearby creatures to the ground. That gave Liam just enough time to get away.

Cronin came soaring down beside her and landed on the rocky ledge. When he was still a few feet above the ground, Buttons jumped off and hit the ground running. He bolted across the wide ledge, toward the staircase down. A huge green monster with fins lumbered toward him and blocked his path. The monster stretched its long, thick tail across the whole ledge, making it impossible for Buttons to pass without getting badly injured.

Akurle pumped her wings and landed on the monster, digging her curved claws into its skin and biting its thick neck. The monster stumbled to the side, and Akurle slid to the side so her legs were on the ground. She dug her feet into the rock and pushed, sending the monster into the lava. Buttons bolted past her, gaving a quick glance of appreciation.

"Gordon! Smaug! Bring the others down!" Akurle cried. Suddenly, a two-headed pteranodon clamed one beak around her neck. The other grabbed her left wing. It had a strong grip, and Akurle probably would have been dead if it had teeth. She struggled to flap her other wing to keep her aloft, but that ended up spinning her around in a circle. She caught a glance at Buttons, who was on the second level and dodging the attacks of two giant leopards with snake tails.

The pteranodon's first beak clambed down harder on her neck, blocking the air from getting to her lungs. She reached op her arm and struck at its face. She heard a screech and both heads let go.

Akurle spun around and flapped her wings as hard as she could. It had only occured to her now that the pteranodon hadn't let go until she was close enough to the lava. She beat her wings as fast as she could and caught herself before she burned. She was now hovering a few feet above the lava, and her scales were already searing hot.