Well, it's been over a year since I've uploaded any of my RP stories. But admittedly, I did several over the course of 2015. I just got too lazy to edit them all together! But that ends now! I've finally prepared this eighteen-part story I did with  EricStripe. We started it over a year ago, but finished it in early 2015. It stars my eight Keepers -- Storm, Jobe, Michel, Jabu, Vyk, Nalan, Arlo, and Ryth -- and his dragon character, Xiren. The story also includes appearances from his main lizard character, Agua, his rabbit character, Kuroi, and his other dragon character, Jack.

In this ninth part, the Keepers have a very uncomfortable dinner with Xiren and Urufu. Uncomfortable, of course, only because Jack is also joining them. Things start out awkwardly, but then explode into a full-on fight at the dinner table over Jack's past misdeeds toward the Keepers. Xiren is eventually pulled into it over his own personal dramas, including his need to get rid of the evil Savos, and during it, Vyk gets in what is probably one of the lowest, cruelest blows of all. (You'll have to read it to see it. It's that cutting.)

Later, Jack sees that he's not wanted and leaves, and Xiren leaves with him. Xiren and Vyk do make up over what Vyk said, largely because Xiren knows that the werewolf is at least partly right. Then, he and Jack decide to just settle for burgers as their dinner instead.

Meanwhile, Urufu learns the Keepers' real reasons for coming to him for training. Upon realizing that they just want the respect of their friends, he gets his new students refocused on what's important: just worrying about strengthening themselves for themselves and their world, not for their friends. The Keepers agree to this and get back to training . . . after Urufu prepares to put them through a rather odd punishment. One relating to his enormous appetite. . . .

Part nine of an eighteen-part story I did with  EricStripe.