The AU Project: The Secret Trio

Chapter 8: The Hall of Dragons

"Hey! I like anime, ok!?"

"Mm-hm. And yet, you chose to go into the world of cartoons?"

"The cartoon names were already on screen. And they're all my childhood favorites. So... you know..." He shrugged. "Plus, I heard Joe flushing the toilet so I jumped right in."

"Wow." Awesome commented. "Just wow. Joe, you getting this?"

A portal opened beside them in the hallway. Joe rolled into view on his desk chair with arms crossed, "I sure did."

"Hey, Joe! What'sup, dude!" Bad Guy grinned and gave him finger gun gestures.

"I swear, you're a danger to society," Joe responded.

"Why thank you." Bad Guy thanked smugly with a slight bow even. "So, all this time you were watching? How come you never caught me in here?"

"Because you don't have a tracker on you." Awesome took out her tracker from her pocket and displayed it on her palm. "It acts like a camera for him. Or it's probably a prototype bug... A lot of things can be improved... LIKE HIS SECURITY SYSTEM." She glared at both guys. "Anyways, are you done being the Bad Guy? The characters probably aren't gonna forgive you so easily."

"Not yet. I still haven't done anything with the dragon cartoon yet. I was thinking I'll release the Dark Dragon." He rubbed his hands together.

"Are you nuts!? He's too OP! That's not very entertaining! And every villain you release, I have to clean up your mess! Stop it!"

"Come on, don't you wanna fight the Dark Dragon? I wanna." He nudged her with his elbow.

"Too OP! And gimme that thermos! I don't like being overshadowed! Especially by that fruit loop!" She tried to snatch the Fenton Thermos from his belt but he grabbed her arm. She gave him a death glare and made her hand glow with ecto-energy. He immediately let go. "Alright, I'll give it to you!" But he quickly went ghost, turned intangible and phased through the ceiling. "After you catch me!"

"See what I mean?" Joe told Awesome.

"Goddamned *sshat!" Awesome went ghost as well and flew after him. After a few feet of stone bricks and dirt, they finally emerge on the surface and was met with the ray of the afternoon sun. They took in the sight. It is, as shown in the show, an island surrounded by the sea with a palace in the middle. Surrounding the palace are some training grounds and a few buildings with various styles of architecture. Dragons and people alike roamed the island. They were indeed on the Isle of Draco. Bad Guy pointed to the palace and signaled Awesome to turn invisible. They both did so and flew into the palace before turning visible so that they don't attract attention.

Awesome snatched the Fenton Thermos from Bad Guy's belt, "Aha!"

He rolled his eyes with a smile before continuing deeper into the palace. Curious, Awesome followed, "Where are you going?"

"Exploring! Duh!" He replied before suddenly shuffling aside and turning invisible. Awesome followed. Councilor Kulde and Councilor Andam walked into the room chatting with each other. They walked passed the invisible Outsiders, completely unaware of their presence. They soon walked out of the room.

"Huh, I guess dragons can only see invisible ghosts when they use dragon vision." Bad Guy turned visible and commented.

"Why are we being sneaky!?" Awesome turned visible as well.

"Because it's fun this way!" He continued on his way.

With a raised eyebrow, Awesome followed him. They continued through the hallways exploring every nook and cranny while hiding from anyone strolling by. They phased through walls and found lots of different rooms, like the kitchen, gardens, a big war room and... a room that they can't phase into!