The Adventures of John Drake (part 5)
We were rushing to the Pyramid of Sun, to talk to Professor Winthrop. Despite the name inside the pyramid it was fairly cool inside, well cooler then outside in the Krokotopia sun. The Professor wasn’t that hard to find at all then again he was the only one in the Altar of the Kings.
He told me and my friends David, Heather, John, and Elizabeth about how he and his crew were looking for relics when the Kroks attacked. He then sent us to the Royal Hall to get a rubbing of the Glyph he and his crew were deciphering, we gladly went for him. On the way there we saw some weird creatures, but most of the creatures were some poor manders. But before I could say something we were in the excavation site.
We got the rubbings and headed back to Winthrop. He was pleased to have the rubbings and had us go to one of his assistants to translate it. Now a little hint about these assistants they are very much in need of assistance. We went all over the pyramid doing tasks for the assistance. I was bit ashamed of myself for not realizing that the Marlybonian had no magic power which is why they needed our help (sorry to all Marleybonians).
Now the creatures we faced were as I said before just a bit weird, and they all had similar names -------- Nirini. All of these creatures were Kroks part of an evil clan called the Tuts who had enslaved the manders. I know that is like what the Myth students do with our Minions but at least ours are out of their own free will.
When we had reached the Throne Room of Fire I can say we were all just a bit nervous. We battled greatly in this dungeon, and it paid off too. We were able to find out that the secret order of the Fang was located at the KrokoSphinx.
We told Winthrop of our findings and he got all excited and nervous. He sent us to the Sergeant Major outside in order to get permission to go on the boat to the KrokoSphinx. The Sergeant Major gave us permission to due it the next day for now it was late the sun was setting.
As my friends headed back to camp I headed to write my mom a postcard. I wrote it on a paper with the news of the KrokoSphinx. I sent a letter to the headmaster to for any help. I headed back to camp and rested up, we would need it for as I looked at the KrokoSphinx in the distance I had a feeling that we would need a lot of energy. |
The Adventures Of
John Drake (Part 4)
“Do you have sun screen, first aid kit, and stationary” asked my mother as my friends and I were heading towards the spiral chamber.
“Yes mom we’ll be fine.” I answered.
My dad (Cyrus Drake for those of you that can’t remember well) was there too, he was happy I was going away on a vacation no surprise there he hated me, no idea why though.
“I just can’t believe that my little boy is going to Krokotopia with just his friends with out parents for the first time.” Said my mom almost on the verge tears.
She then came over and gave me a very long, tight hug, and wouldn’t have let go any time soon, but my dad finally said “Um Emily I think your cut cutting off his supply of air.”
“Don’t worry Mrs. Drake, John will be fine.” said my friend David BearStalker.
“Yeah we’ll make sure he does get stuck in an old chamber.” joked Heather LegendHunter another one of my friends. That finally made her let go.
So we were heading to the Spiral Chamber when we heard Professor Ambrose shout “Wait...Wait, don’t go yet, I have news for you about the whereabouts of Malistare.”
That stopped us in our tracks. “What is the problem Professor?” asked John DuskGrove again one of my friends
“Yeah, give us the status report.” said the last of my friend Elizabeth ShadowGrove.
“Well according to the latest news from the archeologists at Krokotopia, we have discovered that Malistare is looking for the Order of the Fang. As you may know they were an ancient organization of Kroks. So with that kind of force on Malistare’s side it could mean disaster for the spiral. Now I was wondering if you five were up for the test of trying to stop Malistare from getting to the Order of the Fang.” said Professor Ambrose.
“Wait a second there Merle (Professor Ambrose’s first name), do you think that these children can do that?” asked my dad, mom just nodded her head in agreement.
“Dad we can do it and you know we can,” I said.
“Yeah Cyrus you of all people would know that these children are able to do it… look what they did for Unicorn Way, the streets of Olde Town, and Colossus Boulevard.” said Ambrose.
Dad then got that face he got when ever he was trying to make a tough decision. “Fine, they can go but I suggest you go to your professors to get stronger spells.” yelled my dad, mom looked as though she was going to hit him, but in the end she took Elizabeth and Heather to get stronger myth spells (Why not them go with dad no idea so don’t ask). John headed to the Fire school, David to the Death school in NightShade, and I followed dad to the Myth classroom.
We were ready to go. As we waited for the ok to go we showed each other our new cards. David got Banshee, Vampire, and Skeletal Pirate. John gat Sun Bird, Meteor Strike, and Fire trap. Heather, Elizabeth, and I got Cyclopes, Ether Shield, and HumongoFrog. Ambrose walked in with the ok to go, so we walked into the portal of Krokotopia.
The first thing to hit us in Krokotopia was the Heat; no really it was H...O...T Hot. Just then a lizard looking like creature named Tinu Bhak’Mal. He told us to go see Sergeant Major Talbot in the Oasis. In the Oasis we noticed that it was almost already dark out but we still walked in the sand to the Marlybonian Sergeant Major. Talbot explained how my Uncle Malistare had come and awoken the ancient Kroks. He told us then to go to the camp and rest until morning.
Tomorrow’s mission is to go to the Pyramid of the Sun and Talk to Professor Winthrop. But that is an adventure for another day.
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The Adventures of John Drake (part 3)
As I raced back to Olde Town to fight the remaining bosses there I couldn’t help thinking about if I was making a mistake by going on ahead of my friends David and Heather who usually help me on missions like this. But it was early and barley anyone was awake yet so I decided that it would be a good idea to train by going against these boss monsters. I was heading to go against a ghost named FoulGaze since it has taking a stay at a tower in Olde Town.
When I got in FoulGaze’s tower I saw a Myth student named Elizabeth ShadowGrove who looked like she was in trouble. Being the complete opposite of my dad Cyrus I jumped in to the battle to help her. FoulGaze was a bit hard but Elizabeth and I defeated it easily. Then just before FoulGaze disappeared in defeat we heard it say something about the wraith called Lord NightShade. That made me even more want to battle him, and after a quick heal Elizabeth and I headed to the Haunted Cave in Triton Avenue to go against him.
In NightShades’ tower we met a nice Fire student named John DuskGrove; together the three of us defeated him. As we searched around the tower we found a key and a journal. We then found out that the key lead to an area called NightShade (probably the original home of Lord NightShade) where we found the long missing Death school building.
As my new friends and I headed to see Private O’Doyle the guard of Colossus Boulevard, on the way there David and Heather joined us. O’Doyle was happy to see us, and let us into the street, on the condition we find his niece Mindy PixieCrown who was apparently an Ice student. We ran through the street and as we did we saw the strange creatures who had taken residence on the street, the others and I could really see why they were called Gobblers. Mindy was in a small park area we talked to her and she explained about how she was doing research for Professor GreyRose, also she explained about the Gobblers and the Evil Snow men. She told us to battle some of them to try and get there numbers down. Lets just say it was a brilliant plan, but it didn’t work, it barley cracked their defenses. Mindy then made us fetch StinkWeed (rightly named too) for a potion to give the Gobblers, and to talk to the King of the Gobblers. The King was not helpful; he wanted us to surrender Wizard City to him. That was a big in your dreams Gobbler King. King Gobbler gave us a royal decree to give to Headmaster Ambrose. All the decree was were pictures drawn in crayon. After many Gobblers fights later, the King finally surrendered, and on Ambrose’s request we told them they could stay in Wizard City as long as they don’t eat it. The entire City was safe and my friends and I decided that it was time for a vacation, the destination Krokotopia. We thought that it was going to be a no fighting vacation but boy we were wrong.
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The Adventures Of John Drake (part 2)
As I ran through the streets of the Shopping District I thought of going shopping but then I remembered that I was on a quest and already late to meet my friends at the rendezvous in Olde Town. The reason why I was late was well my alarm spell didn’t really work (Don’t tell Cyrus ‘My Dad’ Drake) so I over slept.
I met my friends Heather LegendHunter and David BearStalker in front of a solider in the middle of Olde Town. The solider introduced himself as Sergeant Muldoon which was good because that was the person that Headmaster Ambrose told us to meet. We showed Muldoon the letter that we were given to show him. Muldoon was happy to see that we were here to help but wanted to make sure that we were strong enough to actually help.
He sent us back to Unicorn Way to battle Lady BlackHope a ghost who was now haunting the area; we defeated her easily but on the way back to Olde Town Heather and David were called back to Ravenwood in order to do some more training. I was back in Olde town in a matter of minutes, Sergeant Muldoon was impressed that we beat Lady BlackHope so easily but then I had to explain why Heather and David weren’t here with me.
Muldoon then explained how the streets that surrounded Olde Town were now in trouble this was unnerving because my mother lived on Cyclopes Lane which was one of them. I was about to head to Cyclopes Lane when I remembered that that Triton Avenue was the main supplier of the cities electricity. So I turned around in my tracks and headed to Triton Avenue.
I met a Storm student Susie GryphonBane she told me that her and her brother Artur were investigating the Undead in the area, also that she wanted me to go down to the Haunted Cave to check in on Artur. When I got there I found a broken wand, I brought it back to Susie who confirmed that it was her brother’s I we then teamed up with Duncan GrimWater a Death student. In the quests that they gave me I found out that the Harvest Lord was responsible for everything. At last Heather and David showed up we got ready to defeat the Harvest Lord by doing a favor for the millers Blad and Sohomer by defeating the Kraken.
We than ran back to the Harvest Lord and defeated him as well as saved Susie’s brother Artur. Then we headed to Cyclopes Lane. At Cyclopes Lane we met a Myth student named Nolan StormGate he acted as though he was the best Myth student ever born but I’ve heard from my dad that Nolan just tries to work to hard and well is a bit of a fame stealer. Apparently Cyclopes Lane was having problems with the legions of Trolls that my dad summoned, or at least that’s what I heard while helping them from the guards near Nolan. Nolan sent us to the Dark Cave and around the street to look for clues since the other students sent here had gone missing. We found all sorts of clues including a letter saying that the missing students were being held hostage in the headquarters of the Cyclopes General Akilles, but before we could do any thing against him, we had to go tell my dad of what we did so far. My dad then sent me to the robe shop to pick up something for him, it was his laundry, and I brought it to him, he then told me to bring a letter to Ambrose only to find out that the letter said that my dad would liked me expelled do to the fact that I dragged the bag of laundry and that I should go to the DragonSpyre Academy.
Ambrose denied the request and told me to tell Nolan to go against Akilles. Heather and David joined me as I was battling Warhorns looking for the key to Akilles’ place. After we got the key we headed to Akilles’ place he was so hard that we could have gotten hurt if we didn’t use team work. We then went back to Nolan who said he would give us some credit. The three of us then headed to the last street FireCat Alley. There we talked to Private Quinn, he asked us to check on the Fire elves that were coming to visit him. We did only to find out that the elves had been turned evil so we went on an investigation to find out why.
After many quests we found out that it was the fault of a banshee who we defeated easily took a lock of her hair used it in a potion gave it to Fire elves including Prince SwiftArrow, it saved them. We then Told Ambrose about Triton Avenue, Cyclopes Lane, and FireCat Alley, he said that it was the work of my Uncle Malistare; we agreed with him, he assigned us the mission on Colossus Boulevard we agreed to the mission. But that is for tomorrow for now it’s time for rest and training.
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The Adventures Of John Drake
I write this for my friend and fellow Conjurer John Drake. He asks me to write this for him so that he can’t make himself seem overly cool, because trust me he isn’t. Anyway this is the story of his first days at Ravenwood We both hope that you enjoy it.
I was full of mistakes since the day I was born, heck I was a mistake, though if you ask my Dad that he'll deny it. You all know my dad he is no other the Myth teacher Cyrus Drake. I know he doesn't really seem like the fatherly type but he isn’t that bad.
Anyway I was getting the Orientation lecture from Professor Ambrose; at least I was until we heard a crash from inside Golem Tower. Professor Ambrose suggested that I follow him inside to check it out. I follow him to the top room inside we saw my Uncle Malistare., along with two Draconian. I had to battle the Draconians while Ambrose battled my Uncle; the Draconian were defeated after 6 rounds of Battle. My Uncle on the other hand fled. That was a bit upsetting but as a reward I got my wand and spell book.
Professor Ambrose told me to meet him in his tower where I would get enrolled. Unfortunately when I got there he was still filling out the paperwork, so he gave me a task to see Private Stillson out side Unicorn Way I didn’t mind.
Then Private Stillson made me go inside Unicorn Way to see Private Connelly. He told me to defeat some Ghosts on the street as well as check up on some of his friends, I defeated the ghosts easily plus made sure Private Connelly’s friends were safe, in that battle I discovered that my school should be Myth which was cool since I’d have my Dad as my Teacher.
Professor Ambrose then called me back to his office. On the way back there I ran into and I mean ran it a Myth student and Death student. Their names were Heather LegendHunter and David BearStalker, they forgave me and we became quick friends, the walked me to Professor Ambrose Offices then headed to their classes. Professor Ambrose told me that I was now enrolled in the school of Myth and had to head to Ravenwood to meet the teachers.
In Ravenwood I met Moolinda Wu the Life Professor (It use to be my Aunt Sylvia but she died a few years back), My dad he was proud that I got into his school but he didn’t show it, The student teaching the Death school Malorn AshThorn, Madame Falmea the Fire Professor, Lydia GreyRose the Ice Professor, Halston Balestrom the Storm Professor, and a Marlybonian who was teaching the Balance school. I left Ravenwood and headed back to Unicorn Way to help Ceren NightChant and Lady Oriel, with the evil corruption of fairies.
I fought great not bad for a novice almost apprentice, that was until I got beat up by RattleBones, I made the mistake of not healing up before the battle. I woke up in the medical clinic with my mom and dad making sure I was ok, mom was almost in tears thinking I was dead, dad just kept lecturing about how I should have used the new spells he taught me.
After an hour the clinic let me out, and my hard headiness made me head back to Unicorn Way to go against Rattlebones again, this time I came with help I brought Heather and David to help. RattleBones was tough but we still beat him.
On our way back to Ceren we met a lady who found a book in the street and wanted us to bring it to Boris TallStaff at the Library. When we finally got to Ceren and told the reason for the corruption he told us to tell the Headmaster Ambrose right away. We when to the library first to talk to Boris about the book, the book had a charm on it so we brought it to Professor Ambrose. I explained to him about the fairies and gave him the book which burst into flames when he did a opening up charm on it he said that whoever dropped the book in Unicorn Way must have bad things planned for Olde Town too. I volunteered to go check it out Heather and David did too. Professor Ambrose was happy to hear that and told us to start investigating tomorrow. That was fine by us we needed sleep, we exited the Office and headed to our dorms. Before I plopped on my bed I saw a letter from my dad with Congratulations with the Unicorn Way quest. I knew then and there that I had the making of a great wizard.
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