The Administration

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Dragons Rising: Season 1, Episode 17

Word count: 3,8k

Warning: Mild language and a different event right near the end of this chapter.

(Lloyd, Arin and Y/N jump out of a portal and find themselves at the Administration.)

Arin: Still in one piece. That's a good thing.

Y/N: Where did the suits with the Core — go?

(Arin uses his grappling hook and Y/N uses her powers to get them to a higher vantage point, and they study the area around them.)

Arin: Okay, you've traveled way more than I have. Where are we?

Lloyd: No idea. Better ask someone.

(They approach a queue of people.)

Arin: Hope this isn't the line for the bathroom.

Lloyd: (To a random man.) Excuse me, what is this place?

Applicant: Yeah, I know the Administration can be confusing. You're in Block AA sub-block 99T 53 Stroke 34-7 minus the square root of 453.

Y/N: I don't understand what the crap did you just said, it's starting to mess with my brain.

Arin: Wait, the Administration? What's the Administration?

Applicant: Uh, it's only just the center of all the bureaucracy in the world. You know, permits, licenses, permits to get licenses, licenses to apply for permits, everything.

Lloyd: We're obviously new here and could use some help. Would you mind showing us around?

Applicant: No way. Uh-uh. Can't leave the line. I've been here for way too long.

Arin: How long is way too long?

Applicant: Just my entire adult life. I took over from my dad, who took over from his dad before him. Now I'm only a few thousand days away from my turn. (He blocks a woman trying to cut before him.) When my grandfather first got in this line, he knew this moment would someday come.

Lloyd: Wow, you must be in line for something really important, then.

Applicant: (He shrugs.) Sure. I mean, knowledge about the purpose of this line was lost, like, a generation ago. But whatever it's for, it's got to be important, 'cause we've devoted our entire lives to it.

Arin: Are you kidding me?

(Two agents approach Lloyd, Arin and Y/N.)

Allen: Never seen you three before. You have authorization to be here?

Underwood: Present your permission formsss, now!

Lloyd: Forms? We, uh, might not have them.

(The two agents aim their guns at the ninja.)

Allen: No forms, no permission. And no permission is...

Underwood: Unacceptable!

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(In the Wyldness, Kai and Wyldfyre tend to Heatwave.)

Wyldfyre: Why isn't Heatwave healing faster? Are you sure the crystal goo is still working, Kai?

Kai: Things like this take time.

Wyldfyre: No, they don't! Heatwave has to get better, and we have to get that Dragon Core back to the other ninja, and this is taking forever! Ugh!

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