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The climb to the Dragons den

"Today's the big day" Shawn thought as he moved around the room gathering certain materials he would need for his mountain hike. Shawn looked him self in the mirror, he was 16, and 5.9' with well defined muscles but not so much that it jutted off his body. His body was more made to climb, run, and jump, he looked deep into his hazel eyes, looking for an emotion. His eyes gave off none but an eager lust to move on. He ran his finger through him short light brown hair. Shawn smiled, grabbed his back pack and hassled out of his spotless room.

Shawn ran done the stairs of his house and set his pack down to put his mountain boots, Jack, his 8 year old brother, walked ran down the hall way skidding to a stop in front of Shawn. Jack was a couple inches smaller then Shawn, he had intelligent blue eyes and blond hair.

"So you're off to the mountains eh?" he piped.

Shawn smiled as he finished his boots, "Yes, four months of searching underground caverns and cliff caves with a partner, they finally think I can do it own my own." Shawn always had a love for the mountains and in his childhood he used to love dragons and fantasized about finding one in the craggy rocks of the mountain, but Shawn was older now and new that dragons did not exist. And five days ago the Government of Canada, sent him a letter saying he was chosen to hike through the mountains alone and search some caves they had found. Shawn wanted to hike the Rockies all his life could not deny this chance, so overwhelmed he did not once ask him self what he was looking for or why.

"Hey bring me some fancy stone from the Rocky Kay."

Shawn laughed and ruffled his brother's hair, "Sure bud, I'll get you something from the Rocky mountains, I might find some crystals in these caves."

Shawn waved as he went by to his brother and ran to his car jumping in, it was a red sun fire, piece of shit but it worked well, he put his bag in the back of the car and started the car, driving it off his drive way and onto the road, where he would follow it to the highway, and then to the mountains.

****** Government building, Rocky mountains****

A man in a black suit sat down on his chair, he was 6ft tall, nicely built and always had his poker face on. He was patently for someone, the door opened and in walked a woman with red high heels and a black dress, her blond hair tied up in a bun, a folder in her hands.

"I got the report sir." she said, her voice emotionless

"Good what does it say?" he replied

She opened the folder and looked it over "two more explorers were lost sir,"

"Conformed?"

"No sir, but it has been two weeks."

"Damn I have to send another one."

"Sorry sir you can't, I'll read the order…" she clears her thought, "Seeing as this is the fifth dead explorer we have lost searching the same cave, we are tired of losing valuable lives, you are to send young volunteers to explore this deadly caves, we have already sent a letter to a Shawn Dorm, who lives in Alberta close to the mountains, he has volunteered to search to caves, he does not know the details and never will, if you lose this one too, more will follow of your choosing. We also found a torn and bloodily body in a river of on of the dead explorers, he was torn in half and had hundreds of teeth marks on him, suggesting that something else has clamed the caves. You are to give the violator a dagger, short sword. P.S. don't waist anymore lives on the main opening, we know of the rocks."

The man sighed, looking down, "Let me know when Shawn arrives, I'll give him something nice to hold onto as he meets what ever holds the caves."

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Shawn arrived at the mountains park area were he was told to go to a big building. Shawn parked the car and got out, the sun was warm on his face, and the light breech stirred the air, ruffling the trees. Shawn walked towards the building with his pack snugly on his back. Shawn was lead into the building were he met a tall man, in a stared black suit, his look was all but pleasant.

"Your Shawn?" he asked

"Yes"

"Good we have a mission for you, you are to explore cave 13, I will give you a map soon, you will go alone and you can ether have a short sword or a revolver pistol"

"What for?" Shawn was confused, this just a cave

"Encase of a bear that's all"

Shawn had never used a sword before but a pistol he was more familiar with, "a pistol" he decided was a good choice.

"Good, you got six shots use them well" he handed Shawn a small hand gun that cowboys used and a map with a compos. "Good luck, head north from hear, use this", he handed Shawn a walky talky "Only if you find something...good luck lad" with that the man closed, then showed him out and shut the door.

"Odd" Shawn mumbled, he looked at the map, and head off north. Shawn followed a dirt trail that soon got very rocky, forcing his to climb up, soon he was high in the mountains. Panting, Shawn leaned against a rock to catch his breath, his breath was fast and heavy. He was high above the trees, the sun was still high in the sky, shining its rays to all below. Suddenly something flapped at his chipping and dived at his head from the tree tops, Shawn ducked and grabbed his pistol from his pocket, it was just a Raven. Shawn put the pistol away and carried on up the path until he saw the cave he was to enter.

The cave was large and deep scratching for unknown distance into the mountain, it was pitch black from the inside. The entrance was covered in hundreds of stalagmites from the ceiling and the floor, making any attempt to enter a deathly challenge. Shawn looked around for a path through the spikes of rock, finding one, he took a deep breath and pulled out the pistol and a flash light, he started his maze through the death trap.

Shawn groped through the dark already having some cuts from the spikes, his torch only light up a small bit of the cave, Shawn noticed some dried blood on some of the spikes. I must not have been the first to find this cave. Shawn thought he was unsure on how to continue. The only sound was of dripping water, the eco of his voice and steps along with the occasionally scurry of some snakes and lizards. Shawn's beam of light fell across strange scratch marks on the cave floor. They must have been an inch wide. He followed the tracks until he met the end.
Shawn's flash light clattered to the floor fully lighting up the deadly sight, bones, hundreds of bones were piled up, some still died red, each nibbled clean of flesh, a skull blindly steered back at him from the top of the pile. Shawn looked down and yelled in shock, torn a bloody close lightered the floor. "F**k this im getting out of here", Shawn turned around and ran towards the entrance marked by the glow of sun light. Shawn's feet echoed as he ran, he turned around the bend in the cave but tripped over a rock. Shawn hit the floor hard scraping his arms and knees, light reflected of the smooth surface of a puddle, Shawn could see the cave entrance, he went to get up but a shadow fell over him. Shawn slowly looked toward the entrance and saw and image from his nightmares and his dreams.

A black dragon growled harshly at Shawn from the other side of the cave entrance, Shawn jumped to his feet and pointed his pistol at the dragon, Shawn was scared shitless, his hands were shaking and his heart hammered against his chest. A dragon, A real live dragon, his awe was short lived as the black dragon slowly crept forward, it wings shined in the sun, its white teeth flashed and its talons clicked on the floor, Shawn backed up and steadied his hand. He looked back at the piles of bone and then at the dragons face, it was full of anger and hunger.
The dragon opened his mighty jaws revelling rows of sharp teeth, its roar shock the ground and gave made Shawn's ears pop. He shrieked back as the Dragon charged at him clawing its way through the obstacles. Out of fear Shawn shot his revolver, BANG his ears rang and the flash lit up the cave, as the bullet hit its mark. The dragon roared as the small piece of lead burred in its shoulder. It glared into Shawn's eyes with the look off, 'now you have done it' it snarled and charged forward again smashing through the spikes, but getting a gash on the leg by doing so. The dragon smashed at a pillar that held up the cave, cracking it. Shawn ran, firing his gun as he did, deeper into the cave. Most shots missed but one grazed the dragon wing, with one final push the dragon broke through the pillar and all hell came falling down.

Shawn turned and ran full tilt down the tunnel as the cave collapsed, he could hear and feel the heavy foot steeps of the mighty dragon chasing him down. Bits of rock pelted Shawn's head as he ran. Shawn looked back into the dark only to see the maw of the dragon, Shawn dived forward to avoid being eaten, he screamed in pain as teeth sank into his right leg, Shawn heard the sudden yelp of the dragon and then he hit the floor, rocks falling on him.....soon he was buried in dust and rock. He moaned and slipped into unconscious, hoping this was not his end.