*MORIA* Moria was fighting against the chains that had her against the wall she was in human form. She sighs out. Trying to get freed, she looks around for Maverick. ?Maverick!? she called out to him. As she sees a man move inside of her cell, holding a whip.

*MAVERICK* Being unconscious for some time, he started to wake up. At first he had no idea where he was or what was going on. As he started to gain consciousness, he started to struggle in his shackles. Shackles were around his wrist and hanging from the ceiling, as well as shackles on his ankles bolted to the ground. He heard Moria call his name and he tried to look around. ?Moria!? he called out. He did not see her from the view he had but hearing her told him that she was at least close.

*MORIA* Feeling the whip that came down. She move to try to grab the whip. Crying out from the pain from the razor tip of the whips. She gave a growl. Trying to find a way to change into her dragon from. But the magic of something is blocking them from returning to dragon.

*MAVERICK* He heard his wife cry out and it frustrated him. He shook and pulled at the chains hoping in some way that he would be able to get himself free. After some time he decided to try and change into his dragon form only to figure out that he was not able to do so. It was at that point that he returned to struggling against the chains.

*Alton* Her captor moves out and looks to another man. ?They would make decent slaves? They need to be sold seperate. I don?t think the female has the gift? should we hunt for her daugher??

*MAVERICK* He was starting to get tired and he didn?t want that to happen. He stopped struggling and began to use his brain to think. His sword was gone, shirt and coat removed as well as his shoes. But he still had his pants and socks. His legs were chained to the floor so he couldn?t do a lot with them, but there was enough slack that he was able to put them together. He was starting to develope a plan and was hoping that when?.IF?...he was able to make it happen, that his wife would be able to execute it without knowing what was going on.

*DRIKOR* The buley captor stood looking at the female and then to the male. ?Yes Alton, take a few others with you and go look for her. A younger version of these two should fetch a good amount of gold.? His grin showed that he was missing a few teeth and that the ones he had were not well kept.

*ALTON* Alton nods. ?So do you have a buyer of these two? ? He would look at the male. ?I am going to rough him up?. ? He would move toward Maverick?s cage. Poking the male with a stick. ?No comment over there.? He asked Maverick. ?Surely your daughter will bring us a high bid??

*MAVERICK* He was poked and it took everything in him to keep himself from blowing his own plan. He was glad to hear that they would be splitting up as that would work very well into his plan. But he had to wait until that happen. He brought his legs together and began to move the pant leg on his left leg up.

*DRIKOR* ?I might have someone more interested in their daughter. And I also might have two that are interested in these.? He looked at the female as he held the whip in his hand. ?Alton, before you hunt for the daughter, go to the back alley of the Red Dragon Inn. You will find someone there with something that will help you catch her. Tell him that Drikor sent you.? He was readying the whip to use against the female again.

*ALTON* ?Sure. Drikor? do we have plenty of dragonsbane to knock these two out?? He would looked at him. ?What about the son?? He asked turning on the electric prod He would touched Maverick with it.

*MORIA* Moria was moving back to the wall, away from the whip. Her jade eyes closed. ?Please don?t hurt my children.? she asked them.

*MAVERICK* He was hit by the prod and gritted his teeth as he felt the pain from the electric jolt. He couldn?t help but let out a loud growl trying hard not to let on the pain he felt. He wanted so badly to kill both of these people but he barely was able to keep control hoping to continue on with his plan.

*DRIKOR* ?We have enough for these two and as for the son?.we need to get the daughter first. The son will come to us if we have her.? He turned to look at Alton ?Go now and get what you need for the daughter.? He turned to look back at the female.

*ALTON* He would move and head away from the male. ?I am going. Don?t rough up the female too much? we need her to look her best. The male you can do what you want.? He would look to Drikor. ?I am leaving now? Don?t forget to feed them.?

*MORIA* she would move her hands through her blond hair. ?Maverick?? Needing to hear his own voice.. ?Where are you??

*MAVERICK* He kept quiet for the time being wanting the one named Alton to leave. His left pant leg was now up enough for what he need to happen. But he knew he had only one chance and he was hoping?..praying that Moria would catch on. He could not see her and now he was starting to get worried. He was judging that she was behind him cause he could not see her but could hear her. But since she seem to not be able to see him??..he could only hope.

*DRIKOR* Knowing Alton was heading out, he paid no mind to the male that was about 20 feet away. He had the whip in his hand but thoughts began to enter his mind about what he could do with a beautiful human female. He actually started getting aroused.

*MAVERICK* He stood his ground for a few more moments. The second dart hitting him was more than he would be able to handle. He also knew that he was too big for the men to move so he laid down on the ground wrapping his wings and tail around his wife so the men could not get to her.

*DRIKOR* He lowered his sword and watched ?No no no no no! STOP HIM? he yelled to jack seeing what the dragon was doing.

*JACK* ?He would moves and pushed the electric prod. ?Use the whip you fool.? He kept on touching the dragon?s scales. Once the dragon moved his wing, he would pull the mate way. ?Keep him as a beast? take the woman to the house. Use her there.?

*MAVERICK* He was no longer able to keep conscious. At first he was able to withstand the prods but it hit a spot on his wing that made it twitch enough to allow access to Moria. He then passed out and couldn?t feel nothing or do nothing.

*DRIKOR* He grabbed the female and lifted her up. He placed her over his shoulder carrying her up to the house.

*JACK* ?keep her close to the crystal.? He moved quick. Slamming more chains on the dragon. Also a muzzle on him to keep the dragon for blowing fire. Finding the medicine to keep the male a dragon, he sank the needle deep into the flesh. ?There you beast??

*DRIKOR* When he reached the house he took her into the bedroom and placed her on the bed. He then proceeded to tie her hands to the headboard and feet to the footboard. When he finished, he stood at the end of the bed looking at the woman.

*JACK* Soon the dragon was tied back against the wall. He pulled water all over the dragon?s face trying to help the beast to awake. There was some space between the dragon and his mate.

*MAVERICK* He did not stir. He had been hit with double the dose than he should have been hit with so it would be easy to wake him up right at the moment.

*DRIKOR* He turned from her and walked out of the room closing the door and locking it. He then walked out the door of the house and headed back to where they were holding the dragon. He was going to give Jack a hand.

*JACK* Pulling out the antidote, he injected the dragon with it. ?Did you do her?? He would asked him. ?You know we need to keep the daughter pure? Her price would be more.? He told him. The dragon should have plenty chains that weigh him down.

*MAVERICK* He stirred slightly as he began to wake up. His eyes opened slowly. Starting to become aware of his surroundings, he began to move and try to free himself.

*DRIKOR* ?I have time for the woman and I will be having my fun with her later. I might even bring her back out here and give it to her in front of him? nodding towards the dragon. ?And the daughter will be pure.?

*JACK* He nods. He would moves to kick the beast, ?You hear this? ? He would glanced to him. ?He will be worth more like this? the skin...the meat? while his wife will be good for the breeding. And the daughter you know what is worth,,?

*MAVERICK* The dragon continued to fight against the chains holding him down but wasn?t really making any ground at it.

*DRIKOR* He poked the dragon and laughed slightly. ?You are going to get to see me give it to your lady. As a matter of fact I might go get her right now and bring her back here.? He looked at Jack and nodded as he turned around and headed back to the house.

*MORIA* She was slowly coming to and started to fight against the chains. ?Maverick!? She called out. Trying to see where was her husband, hearing Drikor as he would moves inside, biting down on her bottom lip. ?Maverick!?

*DRIKOR* He stepped into the house and heard the female yelling. He unlocked the door and opened it ?Oh you are going to see him soon enough.? He began to untie her from the bed but made sure to tie her arms together behind her.

*JACK* He laughs and moves to tugged the chain that attached the muzzle to force the dragon look down. ?You are going to be good. If you are good?. We may let you touched her as a human,?

*MAVERICK* Growling, the dragon was able to open his lips a bit. Knowing what he was about to do would hurt him as well as the man, he did it anyway. Drawing in a breath he blew out a little bit of fire catching the man's arm on fire.

*MORIA* She would growled and would slams her fist in the jaw, before he had pulled her arms behind, she was trying to bite him. And using her legs to kicked him. Trying to get free from him. With the crystal near her. She still couldn't change into her dragon form.

*DRIKOR* Continuing to untie her, he did not expect the slug to come let alone hit him. He staggered back a step letting go of her. It didn?t hurt him much as it surprised him. He then reached to try and grab her.

*MORIA* She landed hard into Drickor?s arms then she was sandwiched between the two men. A small cut on her cheek. She would struggles against the men. Trying to get free from the extra weight.

*DRIKOR* He was surprised in two ways. First the female landing in his arms, then the fact that he had Jack joining the two of them and the feeling of being sent into the wall hard. Since both the female and Jack hit him as well as the dragon?s tail, he went through the drywall and landed hard on his back.

*JACK* Going through the drywall, his arms wrapped around Moria. He would moves his fist against her. Trying to knocked Moria out before she will returned to her husband?s side or worst, turning into a dragon.

*MAVERICK* After completing the move, he finished spinning around. The chains began to drop from his body and from his muzzle. He lifted his head and let out an ear splitting sound before he turned his attention to the men. Seeing the one punching his wife, he lost his mind. He crossed the barn fast and used his teeth to snatch the man off of his wife and flipped him up into the air. Waiting until the man started to come down, he opened his mouth and caught the man in his lower jaw and closed his teeth cutting straight through the man.

*MORIA* she was slowly losing consciousness. She had laid still on the ground.

*DRIKOR* He was laying on his back and was in pain. He did manage to turn slightly and look just in time to see Jack get cut in half by the dragon's teeth. He suddenly tried to push the female off of him and was trying to get away.

*MAVERICK* He opened his teeth and dropped what was left of the man in his mouth to the floor. He then turned to look at the other man. He then looked down and saw his wife laying motionless. He gave another loud roar at the man but let him go.

*MORIA* she couldn?t move from being out of it. Beat up pretty bad. She was breathing at least. He didn't kill her.

*DRIKOR* He ran out the door as fast as he could and continued on. He was not about to have any part of a dragon that had just killed a human. As a matter of fact he would let his boss know exactly what that dragon was.

*MAVERICK* He changed back into his human form and knelt down beside his wife ?Moria? Talk to me please.?

*MORIA* her eyes?s open abit. ?Maverick?? she asked. Still very much out of it. She closed back her eyes. But she held onto his hand. Slowly slipping back to unconsciousness..

*MAVERICK* ?I have you my love and you are safe.? He began to look her over lifting her shirt a bit to see what damage was done to her.

*MORIA she had some bruises on her white skin. But most of it on her face. She looks to him one more, sitting up. ?My head?? she would touched her head, swaying.

*MAVERICK* Holding onto her he brushed her hair slightly. ?It looks like it is a lot of bruising. It will hurt for a few days but you should be ok.? Right now neither of them were really able to get out of the barn and he wasn?t sure how long it would be before more men returned for them. ?Moria, rest for the moment but we are going to either have to move or reinforce this barn.?

*MORIA*
?I am thirsty?? she went to stand up and sways, falling against him. ?We need to look through the barn for weapons?? she glanced around. Almost slipping back to unconsciousness.

*MAVERICK* ?Whoa whoa whoa. You need to sit and rest for the moment. I may need you to be coherent in case we are attacked again. I will look around for some weapons. In the mean times??? he walked over to a water cooler and got some water out of it into a plastic cup. He returned to her and handed the cup to her ?Here you go love.?

*MORIA*.
She nods. And rest. Taking a few sips of water. She closed her eyes, ?Is the barn locked.? she would moves to wet her hand so she could clean the blood from the face. ?Maverick? what about the kids??

*MAVERICK* ?If I had to guess?.? he was talking as he was looking through debris and clutter in the barn ?I think that Gabriel will definitely give whoever shows up a hard time. And I am sure that Madison will help him. And maybe if we get lucky??? he was looking up at the roof ?maybe might sister might show up?...or not.?

*MORIA*
She would sighs. She needs to help look. ?You see the stone around here.? she would leans against the wall, her jade eyes had close. ?I hope Madison will listen to her brother.?

*MAVERICK* He looked around at the stone ?While Madison will not understand what her brother does or says, I think she will listen to him in the end. Or atleast I hope she will. Either way?..we need to get you back to healthy and then figure out where we are.?

*MORIA*
?I am not finding much here?? she moves to lay down on some hay. ?Are you finding anything to eat??

*MAVERICK* He kept listening for any sounds outside of the barn and so far had heard nothing. But he knew time was running out and he needed to get his wife and himself out of this place and get back to their kids.

*MORIA* She had fall asleep. She curls up close to her husband. She wanted to sleep. It might not be an idea for her since the hard blow to her head.

*MAVERICK* He didn?t have much of a choice at this time but to try and move her. He probably should wake her but given what they had been through, he thought it would be better to let her sleep until he could get her to a safer place. He slowly moved away from her and changed into his dragon form.

*MORIA* She move a bit trying to find his warm. ?Maverick.? mumbled. She would reached for him.

*MAVERICK* He walked over to her ?Shhhh I am here my love.? He lowered a wing and in the strong part near his body, he scooped her up. He held her close to him until he was able to poke his head out of the large double doors and make sure all was clear.

*MORIA* She touched her husband and lifts up her head. Her jade eyes glanced at the dragon. She crawls on his back.

*MAVERICK* Making sure the coast was clear, he waited until his wife was settled on his back. He was actually surprised she climbed up without a peep. He stepped out and began to move his wings hard to lift his large body off the ground.

*MORIA* She shakes her head. Getting fuzziness out of them. ?My head?..? Her jade eyes glanced around. ?I don?t think i can do heights..?

*MAVERICK* ?Close your eyes my love. I have to get you out of here and get us back to our kids.? As he continued to rise higher and higher, he turned his body to face in the direction of some lights that he could see in the horizon.

*MORIA* She closed her eyes and begin to sway. She couldn?t gripped him as she started to slip.

*MAVERICK* He lifted his tail up to try and steady her. His head turned back to look at her and he failed to see the reflecting glint of moonlight off of a scope. A shot could be heard before he was struck in his left lower side just under his tough scales. He let out a loud painful roar and his tail slipped from his wife.

*MORIA*
She fell hard to the ground below. Landing on some trees limbs, and disappeared in darkness below.

*MAVERICK* He felt his wife slip off of him ?MORIA!? He turned his head and was preparing to dive after her but another shot rang out. The bullet ripped through the membrane of his right wing nicking the muscles at the top of his wing. It hurt him but he continued moving his wings to keep him in the air. He was not about to lose her. He used his strength to start moving forward moving to the left and right erratically to avoid being shot again.

*MORIA* Soon the dragon hunters found moria where she had fallen. Soon she was put in a van. She was unconscious. As the driver drives off.

*MAVERICK* He made a hard left and passed by some tall trees. A few more shots rang out but none made a hit on him. He saw headlights and decided to follow them but out of sight.

*MORIA*
The truck has turned off the lights. And moving fast in the direction of the mountains. They had work fast. Making sure on the female was alive. The iv they had in her arm. Will keep alive and in sleep.

*MAVERICK* Seeing the lights go out, he lowered closer to the ground. He could barely make out the van in the moonlight and could hear the engine. His intentions was to follow it until he found where it would stop. And then try and make it back to the estates?..assuming he could find it. His wing would probably make it but the wound in his side?.well that depended on how much energy he exerted.

Walking down the stairs in floor length gown, the young dragon looks to her prey. "What happened to her!" she yells before hurrying a bit to Moria. She places a hand over her and mumbles a few words. The bruises would heal along with the ribs. "I said no should lay a hand on either of them. Where is the male?" When she did not get an answer, she lets out a roar. Everyone scatters and she is left with Moria laying on the floor. Snapping her fingers, a force field encompasses the house. It would only let her henchmen in and out. She was now stuck with Moria and she had to look the victim. Snapping her fingers once more, her dress became rags and the pictures of her became pictures of Hepheastus Mournefire.