Author Topic: Queen of the Dragons- FINAL CALL (9/6/2014)  (Read 68094 times)

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 25 6/19/2014
« Reply #120 on: June 21, 2014, 06:56:02 AM »
*raises hand* I want the house!

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 25 6/19/2014
« Reply #121 on: June 21, 2014, 11:43:30 AM »
Luna is adorable, I'm really looking forward to seeing what she looks like when she grows up. Also looking forward to seeing her sibling. The house is awesome! I, for one, would love to have it! :)



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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 25 6/19/2014
« Reply #122 on: June 21, 2014, 03:13:59 PM »
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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 25 6/19/2014
« Reply #123 on: June 21, 2014, 06:44:02 PM »
*raises hand* I want the house!

Lol, alrighty, I gotta wait a bit for the hubby to leave for work cause he's on the computer, but once he heads out, I'll go into the game and export the house.  Do you want it as is?  Or would you rather I take out all the personal stuff from the family?

Luna is adorable, I'm really looking forward to seeing what she looks like when she grows up. Also looking forward to seeing her sibling. The house is awesome! I, for one, would love to have it! :)

I just saw Luna as a teen... I have to say, OMW! She is gorgeous!  I'm really looking forward to seeing her as YA.  And her sibling is a toddler in game.  So cute!  Might even give Aurora a run for her money as cutest toddler so far which is sayin' something lol

Aak! Not getting notifications of replies  :o Must comment to be assured of reading future brilliance!!

*blush* Aw thanks!  I haven't gotten notifications in ages.  Might I suggest you bookmark your favorite stories?  When you click the bookmark link, it always shows new posts for those stories you put in there ^^

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 25 6/19/2014
« Reply #124 on: June 21, 2014, 06:58:12 PM »
I keep forgetting to check my bookmarks because I'm a bad person.

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This story is one I check every 2 days though!

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 25 6/19/2014
« Reply #125 on: June 21, 2014, 11:15:34 PM »
I keep forgetting to check my bookmarks because I'm a bad person.

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This story is one I check every 2 days though!

lol, doesn't make you bad.  Just a matter of habit.  It's the only way I can see if stuff has updated.  So that's what I actually check when I get onto the forum.  Then I go peruse the other topics that I might check in on once in a while.

Announcement: For those that requested the house, there are two versions up on my Swap Shop page, found in my signature!  I uploaded the house as is (without personal touches, graves/urns, etc) but fully furnished as the Wyverns have it as well as a shell with only the kitchen and bathroom fixtures intact.  Also, Jeff has been added to the list of Sims available for download.  Enjoy!

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 25 6/19/2014
« Reply #126 on: June 23, 2014, 12:22:42 AM »
Chapter 26: Eye of the Storm

Draco frowned at the name on the email.  “What is it now, Faye?” he murmured, feeling goosebumps along his flesh as he stared at the computer screen.  The power he possessed told him this was something that would be important.  There was just the tiniest wish that the power would tell him why.  But it didn’t work that way; it never had.  It was a tool, nothing more.  Still, he hesitated in opening it.  After the assignment in Bridgeport, and his subsequent hospitalization, he had been on light duty.  Essentially, he was already semi-retired.  He would wait a bit longer before truly retiring, but it wasn’t far off.  So why the email from Faye marked ‘Classified- Urgent’?  That was a designation reserved for active agents, or at least someone on an active case.  But he wasn’t on an active case.  His last case had been closed.  Elvira Slayer and William Fangmann would spend the rest of their unnatural lives in a super-max security facility. 

His stomach sank.  If Faye was emailing him like this, over a secure transmission, it had to do with them.  Draco flashed back to the dreams, to the feeling that went with them.  Letting out a breath, he opened the email. 


Draco, it read.  The following attachment contains surveillance photos given to us by someone at Homeland Protection.  As you can see, the dates are from years before your encounter with Slayer and Fangmann.  Draco… they knew about Fangmann.  They knew and they said nothing.  Don’t ask how I came by this.  I’d rather you have plausible deniability about the whole thing, if it comes down to it.  I just thought you should know.  I’ll let you take a look.  If you have more questions that the photos and the notes don’t answer, I’ll see you during your Snowflake Day get together.

Draco clicked on the attachment to open it, his face a blank mask, giving nothing away of his feelings.


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Subjects designated as Slayer and Fangmann reside in subject Slayer’s apartment



It is obvious the two have an intimate relationship.

Draco continued to scroll through the rather extensive report and then he stopped, staring in shock at the screen.

Subject Fangmann has been seen with an infant.  Subject Slayer has not left the premises.  We can only speculate that she gave birth in the home to avoid any paperwork, any link to them.  Effort to protect themselves or the children, unknown at this time.  Perhaps both.


“A child…” Draco whispered, rubbing the back of his neck.  He wanted to stop there, but the feeling that this was important was too strong.  So he continued to read.

Agent X was finally able to get the surveillance inside the apartment.  It seems Subject Slayer is once again pregnant.


Once again, Subject Slayer has given birth at home, this time to twins, a male and female.  Their designations are Alaric and Cyn.  The older boy is Roarke.


Draco continued to scroll through the rather extensive surveillance report, seeing nothing more than a family, one not that much different than his own… except for while her children played in the living room, Elvira Slayer ordered murder done.


As he scrolled down, he stopped, his gaze sharpening at one entry.

An associate of Subject Slayer has come and has taken all three children.  New subject is Morrigan Hemlock, a part of Slayer’s organization.  A team was sent to tail them, but the tail failed.


Subjects Roarke, Alaric, and Cyn have been lost.  We can only assume Subject Slayer ordered them taken away, perhaps for their safety, or for hers.  Determination has been made that the children are not important at this time.  Efforts will be made to locate them, but realistically, continuing surveillance on Slayer and Fangmann is priority.

Draco didn’t need to read anymore.  He closed the report and sat there for a long moment.  He understood why Faye sent it now.  Elvira Slayer and William Fangmann had had children.  Based on the dates from the report, those children would be grown by now.  And being vampires, they would live a long time.  He ignored the rage that wanted to claw out at the fact that SHP had known, and despite their promises of working together, they had withheld this information.  The report was very clear.  They had known about her criminal empire, about her crimes.  Yet, they hadn’t shared it.  No thanks to them, Slayer and Fangmann would rot in prison.  And he had had a very large part in seeing to that.  How did their children feel about that?

He rose from the chair, rubbing his hand over the back of his neck.  That feeling came back.  He had thought it was over.  And maybe it was.  Maybe those kids had nothing of their parents in them.  But what if they did?  Would they seek revenge?  He had a family to protect.  And while he believed that there was good in everyone, he wouldn’t take chances with his family, not with his daughter pregnant again and with Luna just becoming a teenager.  He got up and made a call.



I listen to the workers outside the house and can only sigh as I rub the back of my neck.


They’re currently building a fence around our entire property.  Mom and I had been sitting at the counter, grabbing some food while Dad and Jeff were at their normal spots at the chess table.


Then Dad told us he’d hired a crew that would come in the morning to begin building a fence.  The rest of us froze for a moment.  “Why ever for, Draco?” Mom asked, looking confused.

“One, I’m tired of the paparazzi always outside our door.  Two, I don’t think it’ll hurt.  I-“

“Dad,” I said in a slow voice, a definite warning in it.  “I can feel that something’s up.  You haven’t gotten that good at hiding it.  What’s going on?”

He hesitated a moment.  “Maybe nothing.  I’d just rather be safe than sorry.”  He hesitated again, this time for much longer before finally saying, “Elvira Slayer and William Fangmann were more than just a crime boss and a dirty cop.  They were husband and wife.  And… they have children.”

The silence that fell was heavy with shock.  Then we all began talking at once until Dad gave a shrill whistle.  “Easy guys, easy.  Look, I seem to be getting conflicting information.”  He didn’t have to elaborate.  We knew what kind of information he meant.  His own abilities were fairly reliable.  “I don’t sense danger, but I can’t shake an uneasy feeling either.  So… this is just a precaution, ok?”

None of us liked it, but we agreed it was for the best.  I couldn’t stop the shiver that ran down my spine.  Now there is a fence around our property and a gate that is kept locked at all times. 


For my own piece of mind, I also placed a bit of my own brand of protection around our home.


It isn’t much; I don’t have the same kind of power that my grandmother did, but at least I’ll always be aware of anyone stepping foot onto our property and at least in the house, I’ll be warned of any ill intentions.

After our meeting, Mom tentatively brought up the subject of self-defense.  “Once you have the baby, I can work with you.  I know it wasn’t much of your thing when you were growing up, but… just in case?  And, maybe Luna too?  Once she gets into high school?”  I agreed.  Of course, gotta wait for this little one to make their appearance first.



Obviously, my unborn child aims to please.  After I wrote my last entry, I went to sleep, feeling pretty drained and exhausted.  No sooner had I lain down than I felt the first contraction.  I’d been having some false labor pains and a sore back throughout the pregnancy so far, so I didn’t think much of it… until my water broke.  Then I was up, on my feet and yelling for Jeff.


He brought the car around and then helped me inside, telling me to breath and holding my hand.  I think I might have crushed his poor hand, though he didn’t complain at all.  Well… not much anyway and not after I finally let it go when we got to the hospital.  Jeff walked me into the hospital even as he called for some scrubs so he could change.


After several hours, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy.  Alduin Isidore Wyvern came into the world with a full set of lungs and let us know that he was not happy to be pulled from the nice warm, safe place he had been.


Once we got home, the little one hasn’t been put down for more than a few minutes at a time.




Even now, a few days later, there seems to be a line.  I have to race to get there first to get some time with my son!


“Dad, I can feel your worry ya know,” I told him after I had changed and then fed my son a bottle.  I turned to look at him, crossing my arms over my chest.  “I thought you were the one who said not to dwell on things, right?”

He sighed, looking sheepish.  “Yeah, I suppose I was.  More fool me, huh?  Seems the more one says not to worry about something, the worse the worry becomes.”


I couldn’t help but chuckle.  “As you pointed out before, we’ve done what we can.  And we’ll do more yet.  I’ve already told you that Mom plans on teaching us all some self-defense.  Luna already has a good head on her shoulders, even if she has more energy than three children her age. I imagine her brother will be a bit more sedate… we can hope, at least.”

Dad grinned at that.  “You have a point.  Is our little Eclipse out on the trampoline again?”

I nodded.  “Oh yes.  I still can’t believe Mom and I let you and Jeff talk us into getting one of those things.  The snow is six inches deep and Luna’s out there, having a grand ol’ time.  She said she wants to bounce to the Moon.”


Dad laughed.  “Sounds like our little Eclipse.  She’s just like you, ya know.  You always loved the outdoors.  You still do.”

I grimaced.  “Oh I love being outside… but I’m not one for the cold.  Not anymore, anyway.”

My dad grinned.  “I suppose that’s true.  She’s not the only one enjoying the snow today, though.  Just let Hercules and Ares out.  Those two are busy messing around in the snow too.”




The snow hasn’t really let up.  But that didn’t stop Mom from taking me outside to begin our little self-defense training.  I used to watch her during nice weather, so I like to think I held my own alright.


I’m no match for her yet, of course, but I’m working on it.  We thought about having Luna start now, but she’s too bright for her own good and it’s been difficult as it is trying to keep some of our worry from her.  So we’ll wait.  High school will be soon enough for her.  As it is, she’s talked her grandmother into helping her build snowmen in the front yard.


Mom told me they had quite the discussion, too out there.  “So sweetie, what do you think of your little brother?”

Luna grinned as she packed snow to help cement the middle portion onto the bottom portion of the snowman.  “He’s a cutie, Nan!  He’s a little shy yet, but I’m gettin’ ‘im to talk a little more.”

Her grandmother stopped.  “He talks to you?”

“Well, sort of.”  Luna pointed to her temple.  “I can hear him, in my head, though it’s not actual words yet.  More like… pictures, and images.”  She shrugged.  “I don’t think he’s like me or Pop-pop or Mama.  He’s more like you and Daddy.”

Sophia frowned.  “Then how are you communicating with him?”

“It’s because I can read thoughts and send them to people.  I don’t think he has anything like that, though.”

“Hm, I see.”  She continued to help pack snow on, following Luna’s instructions on where to pack it.  Eventually, it was done and they both looked at their work and then nodded at each other.  Then they burst out giggling.



Sophia slung her arm around her granddaughter’s shoulders.  “Well, c’mon then.  Let’s go inside.  I hear there may be some hot chocolate with marshmallows in there waiting for us!”

“Marshmallows!”  Luna skipped up and down.  “Race ya inside, Nan!”  And she was off like a shot, Sophia following, beaming.


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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 26 6/23/2014
« Reply #127 on: June 23, 2014, 12:50:45 AM »
Alduin is such an awesome name!  Interesting how Luna communicates with him. Her powers are rather strong especially given her age.

But eep... What an unnerving revelation. Draco is wise to step up security!

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 26 6/23/2014
« Reply #128 on: June 23, 2014, 01:10:45 AM »
Wow. This is getting intense! I'm really loving the direction you're taking the story! I really had a sense of Draco's worry as he read the information Faye sent him. I like the way he reacted and the measures he took to ensure his family's safety. Luna continues to intrigue me. Really excited to see where this goes! <3 <3 <3

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 26 6/23/2014
« Reply #129 on: June 23, 2014, 02:32:50 AM »
The Skyrim soundtrack is just faintly playing in my head right now :b though let's hope little Alduin is a nice sim and nothing like that other Alduin xD

Oh, and I, too, like where you're taking this! Good thing the family is prepared...



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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 26 6/23/2014
« Reply #130 on: June 23, 2014, 07:23:36 AM »
...I'm glad I'm not the only one with the Skyrim soundtrack going through their head...

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 26 6/23/2014
« Reply #131 on: June 23, 2014, 08:01:46 AM »
Welcome, little Alduin! Having the same name as an evil-but-adorable dragon, he is bound to also be adorable and awesome! On the other hand, I feel rather sad for Slayer and Fangmann's children. Seems unlikely that anything good will be happening for them.

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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 26 6/23/2014
« Reply #132 on: June 23, 2014, 08:23:13 AM »
The Bridgeport plot thickens!

And welcome to Alduin. It's good that Luna can communicate with him, or else I think that he would seem more like a useless worm. :P I can't wait to see what else she does with that telepathy.
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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 26 6/23/2014
« Reply #133 on: June 26, 2014, 08:12:01 PM »
Alduin is such an awesome name!  Interesting how Luna communicates with him. Her powers are rather strong especially given her age.

But eep... What an unnerving revelation. Draco is wise to step up security!

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Thank you.  I don't know if anyone has noticed, but the male members of the family get names of dragons and the females get celestial body names.  Alduin comes from Skyrim, as some of the other comments indicate lol.  And yes, her telepathy is pretty strong.

Wow. This is getting intense! I'm really loving the direction you're taking the story! I really had a sense of Draco's worry as he read the information Faye sent him. I like the way he reacted and the measures he took to ensure his family's safety. Luna continues to intrigue me. Really excited to see where this goes! <3 <3 <3

Yay! Glad you liked that part.  Hope you guys like what I have planned.

The Skyrim soundtrack is just faintly playing in my head right now :b though let's hope little Alduin is a nice sim and nothing like that other Alduin xD

Oh, and I, too, like where you're taking this! Good thing the family is prepared...

...I'm glad I'm not the only one with the Skyrim soundtrack going through their head...

lol!  Yeah, I figured anyone who plays Skyrim would recognize the name.  I saw it and just went... ooooo!  Totally need to use it!  So I did lol

And thanks Book! 

Welcome, little Alduin! Having the same name as an evil-but-adorable dragon, he is bound to also be adorable and awesome! On the other hand, I feel rather sad for Slayer and Fangmann's children. Seems unlikely that anything good will be happening for them.

The Bridgeport plot thickens!

And welcome to Alduin. It's good that Luna can communicate with him, or else I think that he would seem more like a useless worm. :P I can't wait to see what else she does with that telepathy.

I actually have quite the plan for the future.  But that would be telling :P lol  Hehehe, yeah... the burrito stage is always a bit annoying, though with as many sims as there are in the house, it's not too bad.


I am currently trying to get ahead in the game, so an update might not be up till early next week.  Might get one up before hand, but really want to get further in game because I get to put my plan into action before too much longer.


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Re: Queen of the Dragons- Chapter 26 6/23/2014
« Reply #134 on: July 02, 2014, 07:57:58 PM »
Quick update: Sorry I haven't put up a new chapter.  Camp Nano started yesterday.  Been prepping for that.  Will do my best to have an update sometime this week, once I get my word count for Nano ^^

 

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