No Rest for the Wicked

You love how the breeze flows within the canyon, streaming the wind so fluently through the eroded walls with a cooling chill that comforts you in the hazing sun. It's a shame that this place is so highly dangerous. You had traveled out of Darcy's home, and through the tunnels inside the canyon walls to avoid going outside. Darcy was kind enough, and brave enough, to accompany you on your way to the Aerodactyl's nest to show you where this monster resided most of the time, but wouldn't do any of the fighting. Morro had stayed behind, cowardly not wanting to risk his life and mentioned, "Well someone has to watch over our home!" Although he was kind of enough to threaten both you and Jackal to bring his wife back safe and sound, or the Aerodactyl would be the least of their problems. Jackal, however, found the confidence to follow and help you, even he tries to act tough along the trip, even with his legs obviously shivering in the process.

You exit the cavern, arriving at the top of a flat and open plateau. There was nothing on the flat surface, except a cluster of rocks, shielding sunlight over a large straw nest. The nest was occupied by a large grey beast.

You all immediately tense up at the site of the dragon, but you luckily hear loud snoring with no purple eyes gleaming out. It was asleep for now, perhaps digesting away whatever prey it recently may have caught. Darcy holds your arm before you take a step forward towards the infected feral. She whispers, "Well, there ain't any turning back now. However you're gonna stop this thing, I suggest you do it fast, and quietly! I'm stayin' here in the tunnel where its safe!"

You nod, and wave your arm forward to gesture Jackal to follow you. You silently creep to the loud breathing Aerodactyl, feeling its exhaling breath to exhaust toward you. It was warm, and gust blowing even, sending sand from the ground to wave out in small ripples from the **** in your direction. Deciding to hit it at the back of its head, you had hopes that it would knock it **** so you could have more time to think of a way to kill it. The creature was massive stature, perhaps three times your height. You could only wonder how many meals this thing has eaten to achieve such a size like this, but seeing all of the empty homes along the canyon, you had a small guess of how many that could be. Faint red energy exudes from the beast as well, confirming your suspicions... That fact only terrifies you more, making you question if two Pokemon could truly stop this thing if a whole town couldn't defend itself from it.

Arriving at the shadowed nest itself, you watch as the dragon lays against its chest, slightly curled up in its comfortable snooze to happily enjoy. Its neck bulges out and shrinks back with each heavy breath, occasionally snorting that forces you to almost jump if it had awakened. It even moves a winged arm over to scratch at its large and scaly belly as it gurgles out, making the dragon even drool some with a faint, fanged smile. You could only imagine that it was thinking about food.

Just so very close to have an arm's reach to hit the back of its horned skull, you need to just a take a step closer for a good shot. You press a hindpaw down, stepping against some of the straw of the nest to break it right under you. SNAP! Your heart implodes within your chest as you glance over to see the Aerodactyl...

1. Twitch, but remain asleep...

2. Wake up!