Misty Dragons (dragonbunny, Ash the awesome, Jesswritica)

"You do? What?" I asked, surprised.

I pulled out a worn piece of paper. "I found a map..." I held it out to show him.

"Whoa, no way!" I said in amazement.

"The thing, is.." I pointed to the label on it. "It's a map of here. With this...." I moved my finger to a riddle in the corner.

"Whaooo... Hey, I'm pretty good with riddles." I said. "Let me take a look at it."

I handed the paper to him. "Here."

"Hmmm... 'When full of rage, burns a fire, be careful of my glowing ire; My growing greed is my power, it is my core through every hour; Though gleaming, dazzling I appear, look in my heart, there's no beauty here; To things like snakes I am related, it's true that I am very hated; Beware the curse I'll put on you, for if not worthy, your life is through.' Wow. That's a heavy riddle. Let me think about it..." I said. I slid my sword back into its sheath and my eyesight went back to normal. I paused to consider it, but brushed it to the side and went back to work on the riddle. I thought about it. "'When full of rage, burns a fire, be careful of my glowing ire.'" I said under my breath. I started pacing. "Hmm... Growing greed... Beautiful on the outside... Related to snakes... Curse..." I stopped dead in my tracks and turned to look at Juice. "A dragon. The answer is a dragon!" I said.

"Wow. Good job. Well, I was thinking... we could follow the map, see how accurate it is, and where it leads to. "

I smiled. "Lets do it. Oh, hey! I brought along a picnic! And blankets... Haha, want to eat now or later? Warning! I have refrigerated items!" I said, laughing.

I smiled. "Let's eat now. A picnic sounds nice."

I opened my bag and pulled out one of the blankets. I laid it out on the ground and sat down. I patted a spot near me and went to work pulling the food out.

I sat down next to him and watched as he pulled out the food. The picnic was unexpected, but really sweet.

"Okay, we've got cheese, lunch meat, mustard and mayo, chilled drinks, left over homemade mac and cheese, bread, crackers, chips, cookies, broccoli, carrots, celery, and wow that's a lot of food..." I said. I pulled out the other blanket. "How did I fit all of this in here?!"

"Two blankets?"
《Did you just list everything inside your fridge? 》

((lol, no. If i had done that, you would have been like "Why did you bring THAT? What IS that?" No, I just posted what sounded good...)) I shrugged. "You never know."

《It sounds a lot like your fridge. 》
I laughed, "Okay, then."

((Lol thanks... We totally keep bread in our fridge...)) I smiled sheepishly. I tend to be over prepared sometimes.

I laughed at his smile. "Just hold that face...." I said, turning around and digging through my backpack. I knew I had a camera in there, somewhere. I had a habit of taking a lot of stuff with me. I liked to be prepared.

"Okay..." I said through my smile.

I pulled out a camera and snapped a picture. "Thanks!" I looked at the picture, and smiled even wider. That was a hilarious face.

"Okay, you have to let me see!" I said when I saw her face.

"No, you'll see later." I said, putting the camera away.

"Oh, come on!" I complained.

"Just wait for the surprise!"

"Oh, okay..." I said, reaching into my bag once more. I pulled out some ranch dressing and green salad. "Huh, how did those get in there..." I reached in again and pulled out some paper plates and plastic forks. "Care for a salad?" I asked with a confused grin.