[ Graduation Dungeon ] Pokerus [ FIN ]

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She had fallen asleep, dreaming about the usual things that occupied her mind; fighting, food, friends, more fighting, and sometimes the occasional hunter or even a certain dragon with golden eyes.

Poke had been in the middle of a epic fight between who knows what, but she knew it was epic and she had been winning, when her sleep was disturbed by a sudden whacking of her door. Groggily she sat up enough to see little hooded figured surrounding her. Within a matter of moments she was bound and gagged, a black tie thrown over her eyes, and carried off unceremoniously to jack knew where

She didn't know how long she was carried for, but when she was finally released the dragon was dumped on a cold hard floor, jumping to her feet to chase after the little bastards but realized there was no trace of them.

"The hell?" What had she been roped into this, this time? Grumbling at her disturbed sleep, she turned towards the large door, eyes glancing up at the banner-

"WHAT THE JACK?!" She exclaimed. "GRADUATION?!"  

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Regardless of the fact she had signed up for this, it was a surreal feeling to step through the doors and into the examination room. Or what she thought was the examination room.

Instead she was faced with a large cavern. Around her were the familiar fluorescent stones she used to light her own cavern in the dorms, except this place had a larger variety. In fact, this place had a lot more of everything. Piles of treasure littered the floor containing everything from gemstones to jewelry to the typical gold of a dragons hoard. And if she looked hard enough she saw a few squishune toys too...

If she didn't know any better, she would of thought she was in her own cavern. But this was to large and splendid to be hers...

The dragoness stepped further into the cave, eyes drawn to a large pool on one end. Something didn't feel right, especially with her own body. Curious, she walked over to look into the water to see her own reflection.

...Well, she didn't look that different, but it was clear she had aged. She appeared to be in her 30's...exactly how old was she now?

Her curiosity didn't end there. Stretching her hand out, she concentrated and aimed at the wall-

And stumbled backwards as she charged a powerful water blast and fire it in a few seconds, leaving a gigantic hole.

...Holy s**t this was awesome.

Although it was pretty cool, she was pretty sure this was only a vision, and was keen to move onto the next part of her exam.  

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Moving into the next room, she felt...a sudden urge to run. It wasn't something she could ignore and so started off at a quick pace, before she fell into a steady run. The walls had collapsed around her and she could only feel the urge to run even faster then she was now. She had felt this sort of urge before, except it was laced with fear of being eaten. With a frown she glanced back.

Oh joy, it was Red. She didn't know the teacher that well but she still wasn't impressed with her, assuming that she had been chancing her in that legacy. Perhaps she ought to confirm if that actually was her. Looking forward she debated the idea of stopping to fight her, but wasn't sure if that was a good idea. This could be some sort of test. Another glance back to see where she was-

"JACKING HELLLLL" The ground shook as Red had taken on her much larger 100f 'I'ma lay the smackdown on you' form. And as much as she wanted to fight Red This was a bit much even for her.

"WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?!" She shouted to no one in particular as she went into a dead sprint, the giant teacher behind her opening her jaws to shoot out a jet of blue flame. More cursing ensured as she jumped and dodged the attack. Was she trying to pursuer her again? It didn't matter as she focused all her attention on getting the hell away.

Which was looking to be pointless as there was no way she was going to outrun a giant 100f creature. She thought about flying but she didn't want to fluke the test.

Pokerus kept running and running until she reached the limits of her endurance and only then did she dare to look back again.

Somehow, Red had disappeared.

Exhausted, the dragon flopped on the ground to catch her breath.  

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Once she felt she could move again, Poke pulled herself to her feet and stumbled into the next room. She hoped she wouldn't have to run again.

With a glance around she could see the room had become a field of some sort, with a dirt pathway leading towards a castle in the distance, blue banners flying in the distance.

"What the..." She felt a weight had been placed on her shoulders, and placing a hand there she realized she was wearing a chest plate. A quick look at the rest of her showed she was decked head to toe in armour, and bound to her waist was a gigantic sword.

"...Ahh, I get it." With a smirk she walked towards the castle in the distance. It was a pleasant walk to be sure, although with the armour on once she reached the inside of the castle she was sweating from the heat. It was tolerable though when she looked at the faces of the people around her, all wearing looks of admiration at her appearance. She waved, and a few of them cheered.

Now this was a pretty awesome reception.

The doors to the throne room swung open, and stepping through she saw a familiar sight of a lavished room decked in gold, and a even more familiar king ontop. Walking forwards, she dropped onto one knee and bowed her head.

"Sir Pokerus." the King spoke. "Have you been successful in your quest?"

"I have" She replied. "The dragon has been slain."

The king smiled. "Then the kingdom is safe."  

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It was fun to enjoy her childhood whims for a bit, but she needed to continue her exam. Moving out of the throne room, she was soon blasted with noise as a car horn blew right past her. It appeared she had been dumped onto a side street in a busy city, and if her hunch was correct she was smack bang in the middle of a human city.

With a bunch of people staring at her obvious non human horns and tail.

"Uhhh..." Poke looked at everyone. "...It's a costume."

This seemed enough to satisfy them, and they moved on leaving her to ponder her next move. Well, she was in the human world so...

The dragon walked along the pathway, looking for a nice place to do some scaring. There didn't seem to be any placed around however...ah! there we go. A building with the worlds 'museum' was written on it. Running inside showed her to be statues of large reptilian creatures. Dinosaurs of course.

"Okay then, now if I just take off my pin..."

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"Oh, would you look at that honey!" A man exclaimed as he pointed out the large blue model of a rearing dinosaur. "I've never seen that one before!"

"Amazing, it even has wings!" She seemed impressed as well. "In fact, doesn't it look like a-"

the 'model' Suddenly moved her head to snap at the humans. The resulting screams and hurried movements as they ran to get away was a satisfying sight to see indeed.  

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Exiting the museum led Poke into the next part of her exam, which ended up being a bare room with nothing in it. She was sure though that something was going to come up and bite her on a**.

As soon as she took a few steps into the room, her hunch was proved right; everything began to melt away, reshaping into something else.

When everything began to reek of swamp muck and death she realize with a groan that she was in her Aunts territory. Gagging at the rancid air she waited for the b***h to make a appearance to talk to her about how epic she was for bring down a jacking ship.

As she surveyed the area for any signs, the ground behind her shifted. Whizzing around she raised her claws, then stood back confused.

...What was a hunter doing here?

She couldn't tell who it was, but whoever it was appeared injured. Unable to stand properly she swayed on her feet, a sword in one bloodied hand.

"Well, aren't you going to finish her off?"

Oh, there she was. Ignoring her aunt for now she kept her eyes focused on the hunter. "The hell are doing here? You best go home before you get killed."

The hunter just ignored her, choosing to lunge at her instead with the sword aiming at her heart. Poke stepped out of the way of the attack, but the hunter was much faster then she realized even in her condition. She turned and tackled the dragon, clasping her hands around her neck.

"I would recommend you finish her off Pokerus, before she finishes you."

The hunters grip on her throat tightened. Unable to breathe she tried to push her away but to no avail, her strength of no use against the unnaturally strong human . Already she felt her vision wavering from lack of oxygen but no matter how she pushed and heaved the hunter would not budge. Either she would die here or she would need to...

With her strength waiting she raised a claw aiming to piece the girls throat. It would be easy, the hunter wouldn't be able to deflect such a blow. She would be dead within seconds...

..."F...u..."

Her hand dropped as she blacked out, the frustrated sigh of her aunt the last thing she heard.  

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When she woke up again Poke groaned and got to her feet, rubbing her neck and glancing around at the room she was in. The last vision just made her sigh and shake her head, moving to open the door to get out of here.

Upon walking into the next room, she stood stock still and stared. A fantastic knight stood before her, one she recognized all too well. It was weird to see him here and she had to wonder just how he got here. But when she saw what was behind him she knew what had to be done.

She wasted no time in running at the knight, who merely swatted at her with his large lance. A quick dive allowed her to escape much of the blow and continue to get in close so she could punch him with a closed fist.

HP: 45
Damage: 5
Hit: 1/3  

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As she went to attack him again, Poke was caught off guard by the knights speed, the lance skewing her side and leaving a deep wound.

Cursing, she staggered back leaving a trail of blood in her wake. That wasn't going to stop her.

HP: 35
Damage: 0
Hit: 1/3  

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When the knight came in to stab her again she jumped over the top, rolling underneath the lance and dashing forward.

She didn't use her fists this time, lowing her head and choosing to ram him with her horns instead.

HP: 30
Damage: 9
Hit: 2/3  

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Being so focused on the lance, she nearly missed the shield that was thrust forward. With a oomph she felt the air knocked out of her lungs, but shook it off and ran around the knights guard, barely managing to slash at one of his legs before running away to escape another attack.

HP: 25
Damage: 4
Hit: 3/3  

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The knight looked a little unsteady now, So it was time to let loose a powerful finish attack!

Except, her attack missed, and she was thrown back into a ********.  

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Angered at her missed chance, The dragon ghoul charged in recklessly and lashed out with her claws, striking at the gaps in the knights armor.

HP: 20
Damage: 4
Hit: 1/3  

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Being so reckless had it's drawbacks, and Poke completely missed the shield that came her way, thrown backwards where she rolled across the floor and came to a stop.

It took a few minutes to get herself to her feet, her body beaten and bloodied, but still determined.

HP: 10
Damage: 0
Hit: 1/3  

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The knight got a good slash in, however Poke was still able to retaliate and strike at his exposed arm.

HP: 5
Damage: 4
Hit: 2/3