Chapter 9: Serpent vs Dragon

When Rachel said that all of her friends shocked until Rakesh finally transformed into dragon which makes all of her friends surprised and also terrified.

"Don't be afraid of him. He's my friend he won't harm all of you." Rachel said and the dragon went to her side and rubbed his head on Rachel's body. It was like he wants to tame him.

"A-a-are you serious?!" Dennis exclaimed which makes Rachel look at him.

"Yes, why?" Rachel asks.

"Are you losing your mind Rach!? He's... He's a dragon... And you're a human... If people know about this dragon it would be trends... A lot of people for sure will be curious about this..." Dennis said.

"Yeah... Can you believe that? People nowadays were thinking that these dragons were not real, just a figment of imagination but now... Here we are looking at this beast a dragon ahead of us... If people find about this for sure all people around the world would be glad to see him!" Louis said.

"That is what we were not letting that happen..." Rachel said. Which confuses them.

"Why Rach? This is our chance for our town to become known in the world... " Stacey said the smartest one.

"I know, but you see... IF people find out about them it would be danger for them. Also, my dragon was finding his comrades and searching for the better place for them to live and for them to become hidden to all the people" Rachel said, explaining to them.

"But Rach, this is one way for our town to be known in the world and also this is the biggest discovery for all the researchers wanting to know about them. Can't you see Rach if people around us discovers about him... It would help us gain more citizens in our town" Stacey said.

"But... It will also make us in danger..." Daisy said which makes them look at her. Daisy was now approaching Rakesh and Rakesh let her rub him in his face.

"What do you mean Daisy?" Dennis said.

"I'm with Rachel..." Daisy said.

"What do you know about our culture Daisy, you don't have a brain..." Stacey said.

"Yes, I may not have a brain, but dragons are also like animals in our world. They have feelings and also, they wanted to be hidden so that their kinds won't be extinct. I may not have a brain, but I have a big heart I like animals especially dogs. But look at this dragon, we save help him. He was a person when we took him outside when he transformed into dragon all of us forget what we did to him." Daisy said that made Rachel smiles at her.

"I'm sorry Rach, You're right Daisy... We help him to get out of the school and transformed safely outside. But how does the people not know about their existence?" Louis asks.

"That is a good question and allowed me to show you how my dragons do that thing." Rachel said and called Rakesh and told him to do the invisible.

Rakesh camouflaged to the forest makes them shocked to find out that all dragons can also do that form,

"Wow!" All of them synchronized. They were amazed of what does Rakesh can do when the dragon transformed again into humans. But since his clothes were ripped, he ends up naked in front of them. Make the twins screamed in shocked and look away. Also, Rachel does the same. Since the boys have what they he had they only did was took off their t-shirts and jacket to make Rakesh clothes.

Now that he is not naked anymore the girls finally can look at him. Since Rakesh was taller than Dennis and Louis the twins can't also help but to stare at how built Rakesh body was.

"Ahem!" Dennis pretended to have a cough so that the twins won't look at his body.

"Sorry" They both said. Rakesh smiles at them and said, "Thank you for helping me..." All of them nodded. And they talked a lot before returning home.

On their way home, Rachel and Rakesh have time to talk a little when they saw that Rachel's house smashed by the unknown disaster. She was shocked and run towards it when Rakesh sense that there was something wrong... His sister Reihta were also not here...

"Mom! Dad! Cecilia! Joe!" Rachel screamed their names, but no one answers, she kneels on the grounds and can't help but to be teary...

"Rachel, something's wrong in here..." Rakesh said looking at their surroundings...

"W-what do you mean?" Rachel asks.

"My sister also not here. If something happens for sure my sister will save them and protect them, but no one is here and also... If your family was not here for sure my sister will stay but no one of them were appearing... It only means something happen when we were gone..." Rakesh said, looking at the forest nearby at them.

"Stay here, I'll go inside. If you spotted something yelled and screamed my name and I will be here to protect you, okay?" he added, Rachel nod at him before he left her and went inside the house to look for something clues for him to know what happen inside.

While Rakesh was inside Rachel was now outside and looking at the forest... It was almost about to get dark, and she feels unsafe outside now that her house is smashed by what tragedy happen that she didn't know yet... She can't be calm until her family was saved. Until she heard something not too far from them... It was inside from the forest in the right side of their house.

She is curious but she thought that maybe it was her family, since Rakesh was inside, she stands up and decided to see what that noise was coming from.

On the other hand Rakesh was finding clues when he smells different. It was not from her sister scents. It was from the other creature. He knows that something went here and smashed their house since there were people inside here. Maybe that creature was searching for food and that creature finds this place.

He walked further, until he spotted some scales... It wasn't from the dragon; he knows that this creature was a serpent. When he knows the truth Rachel might be in danger right now... Since this serpent wasn't ordinary... It has also venom that paralyze its prey.

He went outside only to find out that Rachel wasn't there... He looked around the house, but he can't find her anywhere.

He transformed into dragon so he can spot her but when he did that, the serpent appeared and hits him. Making him fall into the grounds. Rachel felt the grounds vibrated, she was so close to see behind the bushes where the noise came from, but she decided to leave it and went back to see what was happening.

When she came back, she was shocked to find what was Rakesh fighting now... It was a serpent whirling around his body. She knew that Rakesh was in danger, but she wasn't too big to help him. And she knows that she can't attack the serpent.

Rakesh was now trying to escape from the serpents circling around his body, he can't move since it tightens more when he tries to struggle. Rakesh tries to talk to the serpent.

"What did you do to that house?!" Rakesh said to the serpent still trying to escape from her grip.

"It's not me who did that to that house... When I got there, I already saw that house was smashed into something... I just laid myself there and strip my scales into me..." The serpent said.

"Liar!... I saw your scales inside the house... And I know you did that" Rakesh said still struggling but it tightens more.

"You fool! Why can't you see the difference? I just strip my scales and searching for food" The serpent said.

"Got yah! I know you're the one who smashed the house. There were people inside that house before it smashed... Don't make me fool cause I can smell your scent inside... And what did you do to the people and to my sister!" Rakesh said when he finally escape from the serpent's body and tries to bite it... But she escaped and camouflaged again herself and tried to bite him but he stopped it bite the serpent to his neck.

"Ahhh! It wasn't me believe me! When I got here there's no people inside and there were no like you around here. The house was already smashed by something... Believe me!" The serpent said trying to struggle in Rakesh bites.

"Just tell me where they are and I will release you!" Rakesh said.

"I don't know... Please spare me!" The serpent said and Rakesh hesitated at first but then he throws the serpent away from them and look elsewhere but the snakes wasn't done yet. She quietly approaches Rakesh on the back and bite him in his neck causing Rakesh yelled in pain.

"You fool! Yes, I am the one who smashed the house, but no one was inside! I just went there to strip my scales and when you arrive, I decided to eat you!" The serpent said making Rakesh boiled in anger he uses his hands to hold the serpent and breathes fire causing the serpent screamed in pain and died.

When the fight was over Rakesh transformed into human and told Rachel everything.

"Ooh... Where are they?! I'm worried..." Rachel said, but Rakesh hugs him tight to calm Rachel.

"Don't worry, we will find them... I promise." Rakesh said, he is still confused also don't know where to start but he needs to do something to help Rachel and also to find his sister. He can't leave Rachel like this alone.