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    The Pirates of Orion's Belt: The Dragonworld
    The Pirates of Orion's Belt: The Dragonworld
    The Pirates of Orion's Belt: The Dragonworld
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    The Pirates of Orion's Belt: The Dragonworld

    By Neil Dabb

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    Meserplunkt is a pirate captain of a ship called the Silver Raven. While on the Pole, a planet used by pirates for carnal pleasures, Meserplunkt finds a map to the Dragonworld, and the treasures hidden there.

    Before he can steal the treasure he must thwart the plans of his mutinous first mate and then avoid the intrigue of a civil war taking place on the Dragonworld.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNeil Dabb
    Release dateNov 5, 2014
    ISBN9781311563552
    The Pirates of Orion's Belt: The Dragonworld
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    Neil Dabb

    Neil grew up in Smithfield, Utah, and currently holds a General Class license amateur radio license. He was a material handler for over 10 years while obtaining a BA from Utah State University. He has been a freelance writer for most of that time and has been published in a variety of magazines over the years.Neil worked for Utah State University for twelve years with the Junior Engineering program. He enjoys writing, Frisbee (disc) golf and bonfires. He is the father of five children and lives in Logan Utah.

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      The Pirates of Orion's Belt - Neil Dabb

      The Pirates of Orion's Belt:

      The Dragonworld

      by

      Neil Dabb

      Copyright 2014 Neil Dabb

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      The Pirates of Orion's Belt:

      The Dragonworld

      by

      Neil Dabb

      Chapter 1

      Griff watched silently as Maria prepared for bed, his hawkish features intent on her actions. Her graceful tracing of the invisible forms that she made with the fencing foil was accentuated by the full curves of her body as she moved. It was amazing that for all the time that they had been together, he still never got tired of watching her perform this nightly ritual. He could spend the rest of his life here, he thought, but he knew that there was more just beyond the horizon.

      As he watched Maria finish her exercise, and move toward him he thought of Charity and his steel grey eyes darkened. She had been his childhood sweetheart, and was the third member of the threesome that Griff had been a part of before the demise of his other friend. Griff shook his head, his light brown hair brushing his heavy brows and forehead as he struggled to forget what he'd been forced to do to that former friend. Someday he would have to find Charity and tell her what happened to Girard.

      Griff put that out of his mind as Maria snuggled close to him, her cropped red hair brushing his shoulder as she looked up at him with her deep green eyes. In the morning, he thought.

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      There had only been two other occasions when dragons had left the Dragonworld. The first had been long before man had ventured off earth. A group of drones had left, preferring the tender young human meat they thought they could easily obtain on earth, over the limited fare they could find on the Dragonworld. They learned only too late that the humans were far more clever and fierce than they thought. None of them ever returned.

      The second group had escaped more than left of their own volition. They had been workers, and simply followed the call of greener pastures through a break in the barriers that kept the other workers in. Once outside the barriers and the influence of the dragon-leaders they wandered until they found the monks of NitoKan, who rather than keep them penned up, would train them as pets and found other uses for the dragons. Only two of the herd was ever found.

      Now T'Christa was about to leave. As far as he knew, he would be the first of the dragon-leaders to leave, and he would likely not be allowed to return. Still there was always that chance, so he carefully folded and rolled up the leather map that would show him how to return, if he ever chose to.

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      Nina grinned evilly as the young man guarding the employee entrance to the space port writhed in excruciating pain. The pain was not real, but projected by the tall auburn haired woman whose green eyes gleamed in the half light of morning. Long before the sun rose the guard would be dead, and she would be on her way off world.

      Unlike many others who left the planet so that they could wear clothes, she was leaving under-cover before the authorities caught on to the fact that most of the recent deaths on the planet were linked to her.

      The guard made one last painful gasp as Nina carelessly stepped over his nearly lifeless body, driving the sharp heel of her boot, the only clothing wore, into his palm as he reached for her. She keyed in the security code that she had ripped from the dying mans mind, and silently moved through the port, knowing full well that with that code she would have no trouble appropriating a ship and making her way to any off world destination she chose.

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      T'Christa was amazed at the transformation that had taken place when he left Dragonworld. His tail and wings had disappeared from view, and his armor had become transparent. While he could tell they were still there, from the fact that he'd nearly killed one of the first humanoids he'd met when he stretched, spreading his wings as he walked down the street, he was still amazed at the change. Fortunately the young woman hadn't realized what hit her, and he'd moved on before a crowd gathered and noticed his reptilian skin and eyes. The stories of the first dragons to leave Dragonworld were still fresh on his mind.

      Now he was finally getting used to keeping his wings and tail pulled tightly against his body and was ready to find food. Again the stories of the first dragons to leave motivated T'Christa to follow the example of the humans rather than consider them prey. He would have to settle for the remains of the wide variety of lower species that they consumed, at least for now, he thought. T'Christa watched the local restaurant as humans exchanged script for food. He would have to find a way to get the script if he were to remain here. He slid a couple of jewels from his vest. It was rumored that humans placed great value in those jewels. Perhaps he could exchange them for script.

      The gem exchange is over there, the auburn haired unclad woman said as she passed him on the street.

      Thank you, T'Christa said defensively as she continued on her way. He didn't dare look back as he moved toward the building she'd indicated. The less attention he drew to himself the better, and what's worse, she had read his mind. No other humanoids he'd encountered had been able to do that.

      Nina smiled as she went into the restaurant. She had felt the dragon's fear, but she had also felt his hunger. She would soon have him in her grasp. It would just be a matter of time before he returned.

      With the exchange of the gems, T'Christa had a handle on the monetary system of this world. Now if he could figure out how to best fill his stomach.

      Try the roast beast, Nina said as she quietly slipped into a chair beside him. It's good here.

      You appear to know your way around, T'Christa said between bites.

      And you're new here.

      Yes, but don't tell anyone.

      What are you looking for? Nina cooed.

      This is the first in a series of stops, he said without looking up.

      Would you like some companionship?

      T'Christa glanced up at the woman. While he didn't understand everything about humans, the effects she had on the other men in this establishment were palatable. With her abilities, she could make any of them do whatever she chose. Everyone, that is, except him. He read her thoughts as he finished the meal that had been placed before him. I'm on my way to the Pole.

      So? Nina said hiding a quiver in her voice. The dangers there were far greater than anywhere else they could go, especially for her, she thought as she looked down at her unclad body.

      You asked, he said.

      But you didn't answer.

      You're welcome to accompany me if you dare.

      When do we leave?

      First thing in the morning, he said finally revealing that he'd made more preparations than he was letting on. There were hints of danger in her past, but it was danger that he could take advantage of.

      Nina nervously followed the reptilian human. She knew he was leading her into more danger, but knew that all riches came at a price. The fact that he was a fellow telepath, and more than he seemed was just enough to stir her unquenchable curiosity.

      The station on the Pole was not a place for the unclad to visit. Located on an ice planet in one of the un-named stars in the Orion system, the cold was so intense that without the protection of some sort of clothing most humanoids would be frozen solid within a few minutes. Even inside the buildings the temperature hovered well below

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