I honestly never thought I'd see this day... Rob Snowden thought to himself. Standing across from the justice hero was a man whose face and head was very unshaven; it looked like the man had not shaved or had a haircut in literal years. I honestly didn't think I'd ever come into this kind of position... Rob continued to think to himself. And to think, five days ago, I wasn't in this most ironic of situations. The hero continued thinking to himself.
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Rob Snowden: The Draconian Truth
Dawn of the first day, one hundred and twenty hours before the opening...
Time seems to reverse a large amount as we open up after Rob Snowden gives his daughter the U.M.D.; the User Morphing Device; and starts heading out to track down Slade once more. However, the Justice Hero is interrupted by a call from The Mole.
"Rob, we've got a situation; Karisha, that Kobold formally known as The Manipulator, wants to speak with you." The Mole told Rob.
"Looks like Slade will have to wait. This requires my full attention." Rob said and headed back.
Rob found Karisha waiting for him at the chosen destination where the kobold girl was waiting for him.
"So you came after all. Took you long enough." Karisha said.
"What is that you even want right now?" Rob asked.
"I heard about Laathind and how he was using the name Dr. Dalfino. Seems just like a Draconian..." Karisha said.
"Don't you mean Dragon?" Rob asked.
"Oh right, you wouldn't know. Amongst all of dragon kin, none were more ferocias nor as powerful as the breed Kobolds like myself know as The Draconians." Karisha said.
"Pretty sure Dragons here in Rob's planet earth don't exist." The Mole commented.
"Try telling that to your boss; after all, I saw his browser history, and I know he saw that national geography video about dragons." Karisha said.
"Right, that video..." Rob noted. He vaguely remembered watching the video a few years ago.
"Whoa whoa whoa, Dragons do exist on this planet earth?!" The Mole exlaimed.
"They used to exist at least; pratically all who aren't Laathind have died off." Rob said. "That's what I remember from the video anyways. The video also said they were hunted down because they were feared." He added. "That's all I can remember though." The justice hero concluded.
"But then, that means all those myths this earth has about dragons...you mean those were steeped in facts?!" The Mole exclaimed.
"You're catching on. That's good. It seems Laathind is searching for the final book of Draconian lore." Karisha said.
"You mean that strange book some of the JHF's mutant soldiers found hidden away? We've got all thirteen of the books at the Mutant Hanger right now." The Mole said.
"But Laathind is not going to let that stop him. He wants that book. But I want him captured and taken out. For what the Draconians did to all Kobolds, this is personal." Karisha said.
"What do you mean? What exactly did the Draconian Dragons do exactly?" Rob asked.
"I suppose now's the perfect time to let you know, I'm not just some random Kobold..." Karisha said. "In fact, I'm the last of my kind." She added.
"The last of your kind? What's that supposed to mean?" The Mole asked.
"IT MEANS I'M THE LAST LIVING KOBOLD YOU DOOFUS!" Karisha yelled.
"...Glad to see that part of you hasn't changed much." Rob said.
"I came to you guys because I know you can help me take him down. For what Laathind and his kind have done to mine, I want to see Laathind contained permanently at all costs. He is after all, the last of the Draconians. So, it's only fair that the last Kobold captures the last Draconian." Karisha said.
"Wait a second, your hatred of Dragons...you mean to tell me that was because the Draconians killed the other Kobolds?" Rob asked.
"Don't try and persuade me from not helping. You'd be one to talk considering you keep constantly chasing Slade Johnson." Karisha said. Rob glared at the female Kobold. "...Okay yeah low blow, I'll admit that." Karisha admitted.
"I'll let you assist on one condition: You follow my lead." Rob said.
"Fair enough. I just wish I knew how to translate those stupid journals. Their written in Dragon Tongue and I forget every single last detail of it." Karisha noted.
"Deca could probably translate them." Rob noted. "Mole, bring those journals to me for Deca to translate. Maybe we can find a weakness we can exploit to capture Laathind, AKA Dr. Dalfino." He added.
"Whoa, back up a second there, hate to bring this up on you now, but you should also know, Laathind is no Dr. Dalfino. Believe or not, there used to be a scientist by that name who was close to proving Dragons did exist here on your earth." Karisha said.
"Really? What happened to him then if he hasn't stepped forward claiming to be the real Dr. Dalfino by this point." Rob asked.
"Oh that's an easy question to answer: The dude died shortly after that National Geography video was filmed and put out there into the world. In other words, the real and actual Dr. Dalfino is dead. Which is why it was so easy for Laathind to get away with using that name in the fucking first place. LIKE DUH!" Karisha said.
"Great...guess I can add idenity theft to the list of charges Dalfino has. There's only really one jail that can hold him, and that's the IPF's Jail. I don't think there's really another jail that could hold that dragon." Rob said.
"You think they'd accept Laathind into said jail?" The Mole asked.
"Considering Laathind is guilty of identity theft on top of causing an interdimensional anomaly; the only one of his kind left alive to charge with excessive murder and near extinction of a species; and for how I plan to catch him, theft of an ancient relic; pretty sure the IPF will have to jail him." Rob said.
"Wait, what's that last part? Theft of an Ancient Relic?" Karisha asked.
"Simple. I'm going to plan a sting to capture Laathind once and for all. And it will happen tomorrow night." Rob said.
"That...might actually work." Karisha said.
Meanwhile elsewhere, a man tossed a car across the road.
"What did the man in the car say to the person with the wild apperence?" The mysterious man said, his voice completely horse. "He said that is one wild man. And he wouldn't be too far from the truth... The mysterious person said to the driver of the car.
Author's Note
For those wondering about the video mentioned in the story, I can confirm that yes, I did watch said video in real life as it does in fact exist in real life. The problem right now is, I forget what the exact title of the video was. But I know for a fact the video exists. And considering the things I've heard about National Geography; they wouldn't have made such a video if there wasn't truth to it.
And yeah, The Wildman's text being the smallest possible size is being done on purpose to show that this villain's voice is as horse as one can be and still have a voice.
The night of that same day Rob met with Karisha, the justice hero had Deca; the Digital Enclypedia Computerized Assistant which is an A.I. program; start translating the various books that The Mole and the other mutant soldiers had obtained.
While that was going on, Rob began plans to use the thirteenth book to lure Laathind into a trap. As such, a sting operation was put into place. It was a covert sting operation, so in order for Laathind to not suspect a trap, the sting was not fully authorized.
"How dump does Rob think I am?" Laathind said while hiding out in a remote location. "It's obviously a trap." The disguised dragon added.
"Master Laathind, we have discovered that word of the operation being unauthorized has reached the word of that mysterious organization known as A.C.M.E." One of Laathind's helper bots said.
"I see. Then no doubt, a certain crimson character will get involved too." Laathind said.
"Sir, what crimson character are you referring to?" The helper bot said.
"Who else but Carman San Deigo." Laathind said.
"Sir, that person is only a myth." The Helper Bot said before suddenly being destroyed.
"After today, I will no longer need these Robots. That book contains my father's long-lost final words. It is my belief, that somewhere along those words is a chance that some of the Draconiads or some other form of dragon may still live." Laathind said. "And when I finally translate the book, I will know exactly how to fix everything." He added before heading off.
The entire next day until eight PM, the sting operation was put into full effect.
Night of the second day, eighty-four hours remain
Rob had everything in place just in case Laathind tried something, or so Rob thought. Thanks to some of his created technologies, he could communicate with who was in place for this great mission on the fly.
"Hey Rob, we've got a problem." Karisha said. "You know that thief from this particular world that goes around stealing things to prevent them from being stolen? Well, it seems Carman San Diego has found out about our sting being authorized and plans on stealing the book before Laathind can steal it first. Granted, we should've expected this, considering the book is one of thirteen and the last book of lost dragon history." She added.
"I see. Good eye though, Karisha. Mole, take care of it." Rob said.
"You got it." The Mole said.
However, it seems that The Mole and Karisha couldn't handle Carman San Deigo. So, Patra was sent in to try and convince her to give the book back.
"You really don't know what you're doing." Patra said.
"That, is some kind of realistic costume." Carman San Deigo said.
"Would you be so kind as to return that book back to the display case please? It's really important that this sting operation goes off without any complications." Patra said.
"And just who do you think you are, doing things in an unauthorized manor?" A male voice said. It belonged to Chase Deveno.
"You really don't get anything do you. This whole sting operation is supposed to be a trap." Patra said.
"Tell that to the police." Chase Deveno said. But as he approuched Patra, he suddenly got a chill.
"Touch her, and you'll be the one under arrest. It doesn't matter if you're from A.C.M.E. or not; your clearance won't save you from me." Rob said from right behind Chase Deveno; Rob of course still being the same black fox that he's been since he got together with Patra. "Not even A.C.M.E. has a high enough clearance to be read in on this operation. So, I would advise the return of that book now before a certain someone nabs it." Rob said.
"Who are you even after?" Carman San Deigo said but then suddenly the book was snatched by a metal claw. "What the? What's going on?!" Carman exclaimed. A laugh was suddenly pentrating the darkness.
"You idiots..." Rob said. "I was afraid this would happen." He added. Suddenly Laathind showed up still disguised as a human.
"Why thank you, Carman San Deigo. You saved me the trouble of getting out of there with this book. Thank you ever so much for being you. Thanks to the fact that you stole the book before I could, I simply used that whole fact against you!" Laathind said.
"Laathind, you caught word she'd be here somehow, didn't you?" Rob asked.
"Ah but of course I did. Now, as much as I would love to stay and chat, I can't have you follow me. So, here's something to keep you company." Laathinds before a nearby farris wheel suddenly came to life.
"Another of your stupid giant robots? Seriously?" Rob said.
"Better destroy it if you don't want any innocent lives to be taken by it. Farewell!" Laathind said and got away.
"Great, just perfect." Rob said and got right to destroying the ferris wheel-like robot.
"Might as well help out." Carman San Deigo said. Soon enough, the robot was destroyed and was now nothing more than scrap heap.
"Well, this just became needlessly complicated." Rob said. "This was supposed to be the end of Laathind, and you screwed it up." He added.
"Your the ones running an unauthorized Sting Operation." Chase Deveno said.
"This entire operation was meant to be a trap. A trap set up by the Justice Hero Foundation. Of which, you are speaking to it's CEO." Rob said. "Allow me to properly introduce myself: I am Rob Snowden, a justice hero and the CEO of The Justice Hero Foundation." He added.
Elsewhere, the mysterious man with a horse voiced started walking past a lot of wrecked cars.
"It's not here..." The man said. "Meaning that someone had to have found that key. It's the only key I know about. I must find it. " He added. He headed back towards a hotel.
