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The footage begins beneath the bright lights right outside of the Outpost Olympica decon chamber. Wendy waits there quietly, sat atop Oreo’s back with her helmet in her hands. Her breath forms small clouds in front of her face, the biodome’s habitat generators having been turned off for the night and the cold of the desert outside steadily lowering the temperature of the biodome within.
Oreo shifts nervously beneath her, cooing and cawing at her every now and then, but she doesn’t answer any of his requests for attention or assurance. She’s distracted, staring back towards the dragon barns where she’d just come.
At last, she sees what she’s looking for. Emerging from the darkness is a magnificent creature — a large black dragon at least double Oreo’s height, his head held proud and stretching his wings. The beast’s face is sharp, with each angle emphasized by ridges and spines. Its neck is covered in a mane of needle-like protrusions, taller along the top ridgeline but covering it entirely up to the first shoulder.
Smoke billows from the dragon’s nostrils as he approaches, a golden glow emanating from between the scales and spines of his neck and chest.
And upon his back is a familiar face, dressed in full suit with his helmet on.
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