After discussing the tree sample with the Herbalist, Ray decided he needed to take a closer look at the infectious agent. He 'borrowed' Lexington's binoculars and built a microscope that he then used, with Socket's help, to identify the mutant alien fungal spores that were causing the nasty disease that caused trees to go nuts and people to turn into ghouls.
With the knowledge in hand that it was a fungal infection Mary-Lynn, the herbalist from Kopar, prescribed a solution of herbs that would kill off plants and also provide a minor anaesthetic affect. Ray administered the solution to the sick Stegosaurus he had carried back the day before and began to observe it. After an hour or so he decided to go try and work out with Socket how to get his Dragon 'Jet Pack' working.
Socket and Ray worked out a good way to 'Technowizard' a temporary power source for the large jet engines he had acquired from Golden Age weapon smiths as they passed through the first time. They figured it would take a good six days to get things rigged up and while they were in the midst of their brain storming Butch and Florida man started yelling.
Over the day or so that Ray and Socket where scheming about Jet engines, Butch at one point came to Socket with an etched vibro-word asking if there was anything he could do to keep the Lankton's Knot sap from eating the blade. Socket quickly rigged up a techno wizard flaming element to incorporate into the agitator and viola, Butch now had a minor flaming vibro-blade. Socket did not question at the time what Butch was doing, not realizing that Butch and Florida Man were over in the Dangerous plant topiary getting ready to finally evict the Trysia faeries that took up residence there.
Butch, while wearing Lexington's spare boots and clothes, waded into the thick of the Lankton's knot enclosure and started hacking. Florida Man saw three faeries and kept an eye on where they were headed. As Butch was about to hack down the last plants, when the three Faeries bolted. This was when they noticed that the Faeries were all missing limbs and their wings appeared to be crumpled up a bit as if heat damaged. One of them screamed something about 'the bomb' and that is when Bitch started shooting.
Florida Man made a grab for the faeries but was not fast enough to catch them since they are so small and fast. Butch got two of them with his pistol and then his rifle while Socket bucked a shot with his shotgun at them. Ray appeared to contemplate getting involved but then decided to ignore the situation instead. Only one faerie managed to make it out of the compound.
Later in that day some of the Eleytherian(elly-eth-arian) men showed up looking for Socket. They explained they needed a reliable trade partner but had nothing much to offer, which is why they sought out Socket hoping for some charity. Ray was all to happy to help them gather some food and while he was out hunting, noticed some large raptor prints. He attempted to follow them but ended up getting lost. When he made his way back, the Eleytherians were happy for the food but perturbed by Ray's super natural strength.
The Eleytherians gave everyone a bit of a history lesson and explained some of the social dynamics among the local inhabitants. When asked about the cure for the fungus disease, the Eletherians explained that the rare mushroom that was one of the primary components for the compound was found on the edge of the southern lands in the swamps near something they called the time holes. Right then Ray decided he would take Mary-Lynn and fly down there that evening.
This posed a bit of a problem because Mary-Lynn was not aware of Ray's true nature and had no idea he was a large dragon. Socket observed Ray leading Mary-Lynn out of the Dinotours compound and decided he would follow, which proved to be a very prudent choice.
When out of the view of prying eyes, Ray transformed into a dragon and Mary-Lynn now confronted with one of the largest monsters she has ever faced in close proximity, was reasonably terrified. She began to panic and freak out. That is when Socket mustered as much mental fortitude as he possibly could and walked into the clearing and made believe that it was all a cruel joke he was playing on Ray and her. He explained he could change him back and proceeded to do so.
Mary-Lynn calmed down but sputtered on about how the monster he had transformed into was terrifying which greatly and deeply hurt Ray's feelings. For the rest of the day Ray was sad and hid in his container. Eventually Kage went to try and calm him down and met with some success after explaining this is why they moved here; to avoid people being super afraid of him and not accepting him.
The following day after breakfast, Raptors besieged the compound and after Butch mowed a bunch down with the mini-gun, Florida Man and Ray wrestled a pair that Ray said he recognized to the ground. When the fighting was over, Ray broke the psychic hold on the creatures that a Raptor King had on them and Butch was talked to telepathically by the Raptor King before it vanished into thin air, making it very hard for him to not think he was crazy.
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