Before this chapter begins, I'm writing this in the second person. You refers to Mark/Main Character. It helps with immersion in interactive stories. With that, the chapter!
After your last growth spurt, you felt unstoppable. A 20 foot tall dragon with more muscle that anything else. On top of that, you still kept some of your human features, including muscle structure and a 5 finger hand. Too bad you were trapped in a library bathroom. Wait a minute. You thought. I'm a huge strong dragon. Why am I letting this stupid room trap me? You realized how foolish it was to stay in this bathroom, and just started to pick up your head. Instead of hitting the ceiling, it just broke through. Perfect, you grin. You continue to stand up, towering over the small suburban buildings around. All around, people were running around, screaming.
"RUN AWAY!" You heard. You decide that you had enough, and just wanted to show how powerful you were. You started by roaring a roar so loud it actually destroyed the rest of the library. If my roar can do that, what can this body do? You pondered. You decided to first show your physical strength. You meandered over to the nearby grocery store, bent down, and picked it up. It felt light as a feather. With the store in your hand, you proceed to fry it with your fire breath. After a minute, you were only holding a pile of ash. I could get used to this. You smirked and flew away. Unfortunately, someone was able to call 911, who called in the military. However, I (the author) never said who the bad fortune rained on.
As you were flying mach 1, you estimated with your draconic intellect, you found a nice cave to call home. After all, most dragons live in caves. It was big, roomy, and oddly bright. That's when you realized that you could see very well in the dark with your vision. This day keeps getting better. You thought. However, as soon as you got comfortable, you heard sirens. What could this possibly be?
"IF YOU UNDERSTAND ME, COME OUT OF THE CAVE NOW!" Someone yelled. You could tell that it was some kind of authority angry at you for what you did to your hometown. "OKAY!" You yell back. You slowly crawl out of your cave on all fours. "What do you want?" You ask, laughing on the inside. An army of 200 people were staring right at you, each soldier carrying an AK-47 and a terrified expression on their face. "We need you to not destroy anymore cities or kill anymore people. If you do, we will have to kill you." One soldier towards the front replied. "You kill me? You couldn't even harm me." With that remark, you stood up and showed your true stature, towering over each soldier, the tallest reaching halfway up your monstrous thighs. "You make me laugh." "That's enough. Men, open fire!" The soldiers all started to shoot you all over your body, each bullet ricocheting off of your tough scales. "FRAG OUT!" One soldier yelled as he threw a grenade. You caught it, and held the feeble explosion in your hand. "This is what you call firepower? Pitiful. Anyway, my turn. Besides, I'm hungry." You grin as you prepare to launch fire at the poor soldiers. "Goodbye, and leave me alone. I do what I want." With that, you torch all 200 of the soldiers, killing each one instantly. "That was too easy. Anyway, lunch time! Today's menu, barbecued soldier." You laugh as you grab the extra-crispy soldiers and eat 10 of them whole. Yum, but I need to save some for dinner.
Meanwhile in Washington, the war room was bustling with commotion. "EVERYBODY SHUT UP!!!" The president yelled. "Major, what do you have to report?"
"Sir, a large dragon appeared out of nowhere just outside of a suburb of New York. A small squad was sent to a cave in the Appalachian Mountains, and they never returned. We have confirmed they were all defeated by the dragon. None of the weapons they used seemed to have any effect." The Major replied.
"Damn, we need to bring out heavy artillery. Send some tanks and missiles out there. Where exactly is this cave of his?" The president asked.
"He seems to be hiding in West Virginia." The Major replied again.
"Well, this dragon will not know what will happen to him."
Back to you, you were taking a nap in your cave. Despite sleeping on rock, you were very comfortable. You guessed that was part of being a dragon. After a while you woke up, had a soldier snack, and left your cave home to test your capabilities. You already know that you could control how wide your fire spread out, and how hot it was. You could change it from 1,000 kelvin to 100,000 kelvin, hot enough to melt rock. However, you wanted to know what you could lift. After some walking, you found a boulder you knew to be 1,000,000 tons, or 1Mt. You tried to lift it with both of your hands, and barely got it off the ground. However, your muscles started to feel strange. They burned, and then started to grow again. That's weird, I didn't eat another candy. Why am I growing? Soon, you were able to lift the boulder easily. It seems like my muscles adapt to the situation. I like that." You flew into the air, and started to practice flying skills. While you could fly pretty well, you still wanted to hone more specific skills. That's when you heard a rumble from far away. You landed in front of your cave, and was greeted by the military again.
"Why are you back, I already have enough soldier meals for the week!" You tease. "Dragon, you are under arrest for murder and destruction of a town." One soldier yelled from a tank. "Good luck with that. And I do not like to be called 'Dragon'. I have a name. But that doesn't matter, I guess having more soldiers won't be too bad. Hopefully I won't overeat." "FIRE!!" A commander yelled. All the tanks shot directly at your abs, and exploded on impact. However, this completely unfazed you. "Next time, try harder!" You tease some more. "Have one more shot, then I'll fry you." "Men, arm the missile." The soldiers brought forward a missile launcher. "You guys can't be serious. A missile? This is just getting fun." "FIRE!" The missile shot right at you. Immediately, you swat it away like it was fly. As you hit it, it exploded, leaving no wound. "You military people haven't realized that you can't hurt me yet, have you? Anyway my turn." You immediately fry the whole squadron. "More food. Yay." You say sarcastically. "Next time, actually try." You say as you gather your food and retreat into your cave.
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