AOA: Earth

Story by QuakeTheBadDragon on SoFurry

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#3 of The Adventures of Ain


It was nearing two in the afternoon, and the group had just finished lunch. They departed the McDonald's, Glare and Ain taking lead, Derek and Rocko between them, both painfully aware that they'd be going back into solitary confinement after their return and resolving in enjoying the sun while they could, and lastly Zach and Ryan taking up the rear. The group made their way down the streets of Seattle, without direction until three teenaged humans approached them.

"Woooahh..." A bright skinned male let out as he was staring down Alaska. The 6 stopped and stared back at them, Ain eyeing the human over unsure of his intentions. The shaggy haired young man approached the dragon, rubbing fingers over his exposed scales. "Your suit looks so realistic!" He exclaimed in awe.

"Hey, hands off me!" Ain yelped as he jerked away from him. He frowned and dusted his arm off.

A pale skinned young woman approached now, the group studied her cautiously. "Your suits rock, you should enter the contest at the convention!" She reached out and caressed Derek's fur. He scowled and gritted his teeth, his eyes began darkening to a murderous bloody red. "Woah, color changing eyes?!" He started growling at her as she pet his fur.

Glare growled the girl. "I suggest you keep your hands to yourself, unless you want to lose your fingers."

She retracted her hand. "Wow, the character commitment is great! I love it!" She giggled. "You guys should come to Rainfurrest with us, come on." The group all gave another awkward glances before deciding to follow the humans to the hotel. The Ugg wearing girl turned back to them, "So what are your guys' names?"

The dragon spoke up. "I'm Alaska, this red and black wolf here is Glare," she gave a solemn nod. "that blue and white wolf there is Derek," he glared at the humans. "the wolf next to him is Rocko, this wolf right here is my best friend Zach," he waved a hand. "and the big rhino is General Ryan," he made a stern scowl. "What are your names?

The girl smiled. "Sally." She pointed to the golden brown skinned male with shaggy hair outfitted in skater wear. "That's Eric." She pulled her arm back to stick out her thumb at the other pale skinned boy wearing a shirt with a werewolf boyfriend print on it. "That's my brother Jeff." The two humans waved in response and everyone exchanged handshakes. "Sooo... Where do you guys come from?"

General Ryan responded. "The planet Liona ."

Sally's eyes went wide. "Oh my god! I want to hear all about your backstories-"

Ain interjected. "Maybe we can do that when we get to that when we get to..." He trailed off. "Uhhh... where are we going exactly?"

"Oh yeah, the con is at the Sea-Side hotel. It's two days long and there's all types of activities to do there; meet new people, get your 'sona drawn, purchase weapons. It's a part of this year's theme "Tactical Warfur", you can buy actual firearms so long as you have a gun license." Her eyes lit up again. "I almost forgot! On the second day towards the end of activities, there's a big contest where you show off your suit and first place prize is Five thousand dollars!"

After an hour's worth of deliberation on planning for the hotel and convention, the group started making their way toward the con. While they were walking, Ain decided to take to the air, flapping his wings and ascending higher into the sky.

Sally's eyes glew with astonishment. "Woah! You built your wings so well!"

The dragon was too high to hear anything from down below. He took in the Seattle atmosphere, looking around the vastness. "Wow, this place is huge!" He turned and noticed the Space Needle, jaw agape. "WHAT IS THAT?!" A smile spread across his face, looking at the monument. "Why is that needle so big?!" He reached down into his pocket to retrieve his phone and snap a quick photo, immediately noticing a situation down below. He descended down below to check it out.

There was a few humans surrounding Glare, Derek, Ryan, Rocko, and Zach harassing them. Ain walked up to them. "What's going on here?"

"These suits are amazing, oh my god!"

"AAAAA!"

"Can I please get a picture?"

"I WANT TO HUG YOU!!!"

Six humans were around the four wolves, all speaking at once. A few bright lights were flashed in their faces. The humans started getting rowdier and began to get handsy. Zach was pulled into a tight hugged and yelped. Glare immediately threw a fist to knock the human off of him.

"Try that again and you'll be sorry!"

There was a momentary silence that echoed in the air for a few seconds. Ain blinked idly at the scene that just unfolded. Another fist was thrown coming from one of the humans, then another, long with screaming. The humans retaliated but were met with even more force.

Derek grabbed one of the fleshy-meatbags and slung them into another, knocking the wind out of the both of the attackers then padded over to stomp on them.

Rocko delivered a kick into another one of the humans, flipped them onto their back, then promptly sat on top of them.

Ryan rushed over to stop Derek from killing the humans, grabbing him by the scruff of his neck and yanking him away from the two.

"That's enough, Derek! That's not what we're here for."

Derek growled at him, eyes a murderous red again. "I'm just finishing what they started, they were asking for it!"

The two last humans ran at Glare to try to take her on. She bounded towards them, arms raised in preparation for her counter. The human to right swung first, aiming straight for her head. She ducked and grabbed the male's arm following the direction and pulling him into the other human. As the two collided she kicked them onto the ground and snarled. "Leave if you know what's good for you."

Ain blinked again at how quickly the event turned. "ah-uhhhh..." He shook off his stupor and walked over to Zach to check on him. "Hey, are you okay?"

His friend nodded, patting himself to be sure he wasn't missing anything. "Yeah, just wasn't expected to be grabbed like that."

Ain ruffled his hair playfully. "Good, can't have nothing happening to my best friend." He turned to the group, "Is everyone good?"

Ryan glanced at the dragon, still holding a calming down Derek. "We're fine." Ain nodded and looked over at Rocko.

The wolf gave a thumbs up, still sitting on the human. "Okaay..." He turned to Glare.

"Those guys were nothing, what's the next move?"

Sally, Eric, and Jeff approached them again. "Woah, you guys really know how to fight."

Ain swiveled around to the humans. "Oh right! Are you all alright?"

Sally nodded. "Yeah, we're good."

Ryan gave a short cough to get everyone's attention. "We should find a place to get a change of clothing, especially since we may be here a while."

Eric chimed in, "Oh there's a ROSS not too far from here."

The Loinians stared blankly at him. "Ross? What is a Ross?"

Sally cringed. "It's a clothing-"

Glare shook her head. "We know what it is. Which way is it?"

Eric continued, "Follow us!" The human trio walked off towards the Ross, the Loinians followed after them. Once they all made it to the department store, everyone immediately went towards their respective sections of style.

Ain was giddy with excitement as he bumbled down the aisle trying to get to the rack, knocking down clothes with his wings. He slid clothes across the bar, admiring the many styles there were. "Look at all these clothes!" An awkward silence bubbled around him along with judgmental stares.

About half an hour passed and everyone was outfitted in new wear. Ain sported a white tank under a black hoodie with black skinny jeans and black and white Vans. Zach found himself a camouflage tee and shorts along with some camo shoes. Ryan had on a plain white tee that fit just a little tight, brown cargo shorts and white vans. Glare had on a jean jacket and blue jeans and a pair of green toms. Rocko and Derrick decided to keep their original clothes on. After paying for their clothes they all walked out.

"We're heading to the convention now guys," Ryan announced. "Let's get a move on."

Ain beamed out, heading towards the convention hall with an eager pep in his step. As the group moved on ahead, the sun was blotted out by passing thick dark grey clouds. The three humans walked behind them and idle chatter picked up. The conversations gradually grew more boisterous and intense, everyone starting to use more gestures and be more expressive as they went on. In what seemed to be no time at all, they found themselves at Seaside Hotel where the convention was hosted; walking through the doors and stepping into the lobby the Loinians fell silent.