Sun Dragon was hanging out with Crocavile, Raindoe, and Bike-Trike eating and watching movies. As expected, Bike-Trike's room was filled with motorcycle memorabilia from, well, any place he could get his tires on some motorcycle stuff. Autographed pictures of motorcycle racers, stuff made from motorcycle parts, models and toys, you name it and he's likely to have it.

Anyway, Sun Dragon and Raindoe were having some ravioli while Bike-Trike was drinking some oil and Crocavile was... he actually wasn't eating anything, considering he was a skeleton. He was a good cook though you'll grant him that. Crocavile had cooked the ravioli and brought it for Sun Dragon and Raindoe since he knew they couldn't have oil like Bike-Trike. Raindoe was nervous to eat it at first since Crocavile was a prankster, but after seeing that Sun Dragon wasn't coughing or vomiting or anything she found that the ravioli was actually good. Crocavile even made Raindoe's vegetarian style for her specifically!

Raindoe: Wow Croc, this is actually good! Thank you!
Crocavile: Awwwwww, it's notin' really. Only the result of being taught by Pepperjack is all.😆
Sun Dragon: Pepperjack? THE Chef Pepperjack?!
Crocavile: Yeppers! What, you didn't know he served a cooking class? Ha, see what I did there?
Bike-Trike: You should totally sign up for his class man! I could see you flipping salads and whisking omelets and other cool stuff!
Raindoe: You should take it Sun Dragon. I'd take it myself, but my hooves weren't made for cooking. Plus I'm a vegetarian.
Sun Dragon: Hmmm. Definitely sounds like something I could do. Cooking is like an art form in itself. The oils, the spices, the dicing, the whole works! I was always fascinated by how well cooks could create beautiful dishes right there in front of you! I do fancy myself a big eater too, and it would be nice to not worry about spending money on restaurants and constantly asking for friends to come over just so one of them could cook.
Crocavile: I can see how that can be bothersome...NOT! Lied again, ha!
Bike-Trike: Here's the kicker: Fin-Point takes the cooking class too.
Sun Dragon: I'm in!
Crocavile:(slams fist on table) SOLD, to a magnificent and rich Sun Dragon! 😂

The next day or two after that

Sun Dragon signed up as soon as possible for this cooking class with Chef Pepperjack. He remembered back when he was a baby dragon that he would go to Chef Pepperjack's restaurant and watch him cook in front of the customers. Back before Pepperjack became a Doom Raider. Now that Pepperjack was back to his normal cooking self, he was in charge of the kitchen at the Academy. That could explain why the food from the cafeteria was so delicious. This was his first day of cooking class, so of course Sun Dragon was excited for it.

The kitchen itself was used as the cooking classroom, so it didn't surprise Sun Dragon to see the large oven and such. He could smell the spices and the herbs. Ah, memories.

Crocavile: 'Ello neighbor!
Sun Dragon: Hey Croc! Looks like we're taking cooking class at the same time!
Crocavile: How exciting! Oh, Sunny, this is Nympheen. Nymph, this is Sun Dragon!
Nympheen: It's very nice to meet you Sun Dragon. Crocavile never stops telling me about you. I've heard you even managed to beat Fangz in a training session.
Crocavile: Get this Sunny: Nympheen is queen of the insects! A literal queen!
Sun Dragon: Truly?
Nympheen: It is true Sun Dragon. I am the queen of a village of insects where I'm from.
Sun Dragon: Then it is truly an honor to meet you, your majesty. *bows*
Nympheen: Oh there's no need for that here Sun Dragon. I am perfectly alright with being treated like anyone else in the Academy.
Sun Dragon: If you say so miss Nympheen.

Sun Dragon then eyed a certain cadet some seats away. It was none other than Fin-Point! They were sharing the same class at the same time!

Sun Dragon: Hey Fin-Point! Over here!
Fin-Point: What the!? You again?!
Sun Dragon: You remembered! Looks like we're sharing this class, eh?
Fin-Point: Are you stalking me or something!?
Sun Dragon: Course not! I just want to know you better is all! Plus I always fancied myself a cooking coneisieur!
Crocavile: Oh so that's the Fin-Point guy you've mentioned lately. I should have known that was him!
Fin-Point: Great. Now I've got two nutjobs stalking me.😒
Crocavile: Are you an emo or somethin'? Cause you're reminding me of this character from one of Square-Enix's games who was terribly emo. Now what was his name?
Fin-Point: Does it look like I care, Crocopath?
Nympheen: Fin-Point, what have we said about nicknaming others the way you do? Sorry boys, he tends to do this around new people. Oh, here comes Chef Pepperjack now.

Chef Pepperjack came in carrying a crate of assorted foods, mainly chili peppers ironically. You know, since Pepperjack himself is a humanoid pepper? Anyway, as he set down the crate on his counter Nympheen went over to Fin-Point's counter to help him, since he didn't have any hands.

Chef Pepperjack: Phew! Allllrighty class, I'm told that a new cadet here signed up. Is that cadet here now?
Sun Dragon: Over here chef! I'm that new cadet! Call me Sun Dragon! Or Sunny, either works with me.
Chef Pepperjack: Hmmm... You know, I seem to recall seeing a little dragon like you visiting my old restaurant awhile back. A real regular that child, I tell you!
Sun Dragon:(thinking) He remembers me! OhmiGod he remembered me! (Speaking) That must've been me then Pepperjack! I remember going to your restaurant as a wee little dragon!
Fin-Point: Lots of "wee little dragons" went to his restaurant before he went AWOL, Stalker.😬
Chef Pepperjack: Alrighty then, now that introductions have been served, let's get our ingredients and equipment together for today. The main ingredients are here in this crate.

Chef Pepperjack passed out a paper with a list of ingredients and equipment needed for their recipe. Apparently today they were going to be grilling some kabobs with chili peppers(the non-explosive kind in case you Skylanders fans are wondering) and BBQ sauce. The extra spices were optional of course. Crocavile showed Sun Dragon where the equipment and extra ingredients were. As they were doing that, Sun Dragon had an idea that he should tell Crocavile about.

Sun Dragon: Hey Croc, remember how we pranked Monitar a little while ago?
Crocavile: Of course! It was hilarious! Haven't seen him so much since though. Then again he is that type of person. Or lizard. Or magma-thing.(?)
Sun Dragon: Yes well, I found out a couple days ago that one of my elemental classmates was also friends with him, and they were rather upset when I told them about our prank.
Crocavile: Uh oh. Let me guess, ya promised to apologize for it, didn't ya?
Sun Dragon: Yes, and I still hadn't came up with an idea of how to apologize to him until now.
Crocavile: Oh? Pray tell.
Sun Dragon: After we're done cooking this recipe, we should go give our cooked food to Monitar. This is the kind of food he loves, so what better way to apologize to him?
Crocavile: (chuckles nervously) I'm sorry, "we"?
Sun Dragon: You were part of it too Crocavile. It hurt my and his friend and nearly got me in trouble with another one of her friends for it. Normally when I prank someone it is in a playful manner, but I feel now that you and I went too far with this one. It would make me and Monitar happy if you apologized as well. You are just as responsible as I am for this.
Crocavile:😕... (Chuckles nervously) Look Sunny, I...um... don't do well with "apologies", ok? I mean, I AM a reformed villian after all. I-

Sun Dragon interrupted Crocavile when he placed his hand on Crocavile's shoulder bone. Sun Dragon looked straight in Crocavile's black eyes with an understanding and caring face on him.

Sun Dragon: I know what you're saying Crocavile. People don't trust you, or at least you feel like that's the case. Raindoe already told me that you used to work for Count Moneybone before doing your own "business." But Master Eon gave you a second chance. And you accepted. Eon could see the goodness in your heart and soul hidden there, you just needed a chance to let it show. But most people, even now, haven't given you that chance, have they?
Crocavile:....
Sun Dragon: Listen Crocavile. I trust you. As an ally, as a neighbor, as a fellow cadet, and most importantly, as a friend. You're not alone either, many others are in your situation. Right now, I am giving you an opportunity to show that goodness in you. Are you willing to take it?
Crocavile:...
Sun Dragon: Think about for me, will you?

Sun Dragon got his supplies together and headed back to his counter. Crocavile stood there for a bit, practically in shock. He looked down at his necklace, the same aquamarine necklace Sun Dragon had willing given him weeks prior. Right now, Crocavile faced a considerably serious decision. He never had to actually apologize to someone before, kinda because no body expected him to. Now, he faced a decision that could possibly lead to losing his only true friend.

Did Sun Dragon really trust him so much? Why? And how was he able to read Crocavile like a book like that?

Crocavile snapped himself out of his thoughts and quickly gathered his supplies for the recipe, then went back to his counter. Once everyone else got their things together, Chef Pepperjack began teaching the recipe. Mid-way through the class however, Sun Dragon caught sight of an oddly familiar floating claw trying to grab some of Pepperjack's peppers behind his back. Sun Dragon knew immediately whose floating claw is was, and didn't hesitate to tell Chef Pepperjack about it.

Sun Dragon: Excuse me chef, but has Dreamcatcher ever, how should we put it, interrupted the class before?
Chef Pepperjack: Oh you have no idea! She tries and sneaks off with my ingredients all the time! Why do you ask? Has she bothered Dr.Krankcase or Wolfgang lately during your classes with them?
Sun Dragon: Well that and, um, one of her claw things there is, well you know...*points to claw*
Chef Pepperjack: Hm? DREAMCATCHER!!!
Dreamcatcher: Oh snap! Things just got spicy in here, am I right lol😉! Ahh!
Chef Pepperjack: Get out and go to whoever's class you're supposed to be in, you trouble maker!

The whole class erupted in laughter at Dreamcatcher's attempted theft and kinda clever pun. Sun Dragon couldn't help but think that he was going to see more of Dreamcatcher in the future. After Pepperjack cooled down from the anger he went on teaching the class his recipe. Some time had passed, and much of the class was finished with their dishes. Sun Dragon put some extra BBQ sauce on his kabobs since he was planning on giving them to Monitar after class. Not long after the last cadet finished their dish it was time for today's cooking class to end. Sun Dragon carefully carried his still piping hot plate when Crocavile stopped him before he left the classroom.

Crocavile: Hey Sunny, wait! I-I... I thought about what ya said a bit ago...😔
Sun Dragon: And?
Crocavile:..... You really think he's going to forgive us if we brought these kabobs to 'em?
Sun Dragon:😏 I'm sure he will, Crocavile. Come on, I know where his room is.

Later

Sun Dragon approached the door and knocked a few times on it. Crocavile stood there with his plate, his bones slightly shaking. Within seconds the door opened.

Monitar: I'm comin', I'm-😐 Oh, it's you.
Sun Dragon: Afternoon Monitar! Me and Crocavile just got out of cooking class and we figured you'd love to eat these kabobs of ours!
Monitar: Uhhh... I, um, really don't feel hungry right now, sooooo....
Sun Dragon: Listen Monitar, I know one of your friends, Flaradise, and when she found out what I did to you she was terribly upset.
Monitar: Seriously? What, she beat you up or somethim?
Sun Dragon: No, but one of her other friends almost did. I didn't mean to be hurtful to you with what me and Crocavile did to you. I'm new here, you know. Crocavile feels sorry for what he did too, and wants to apologize to you as well.
Monitar:...Really?
Crocavile: Yeppers! We both made you some deeeeelicious kabobs, all for you! We even put extra barbecue sauce for you!
Monitar: Really?
Crocavile:....Ok ok, I lied about me, but I know Sunny put extra on his for you and that's a fact.
Sun Dragon: Please Monitar, we are both sorry for what we did. Consider these foods a peace offering if you will. Do you forgive us?

Monitar was surprised. He figured Sun Dragon was capable of something like this definitely, but Crocavile too? He took a whiff a air through his nose to smell the food. Chili peppers, chunks of beef, tomatoes, Chef Pepperjack's signature BBQ sauce, hints of garlic. Oh, and some onions too. They looked fresh, like still steaming hot fresh. Monitar thought about it for a bit.

Monitar: No explosive peppers?
Sun Dragon: None.
Crocavile: None.
Monitar.... (sigh) I hope I don't regret this. Alright, I guess I can forgive you guys. Won't you guys come in? We wouldn't want the kabobs getting cold.
Sun Dragon: Thank you Monitar! I promise, you won't regret this!

Monitar allowed them to walk into his room and carefully taste tested the food. He found that neither one was explosive whatever, unless you account for the spiciness, which he loved. He also found that Crocavile did put extra BBQ sauce on his, which is weird since he said he lied about that. Then again, Crocavile lies about everything. Sun Dragon promised he wouldn't prank Monitar unless it was traditional to prank someone that day or if it was something whimsical like the hand buzzer trick. Though Crocavile didn't say anything about not pranking Monitar, Monitar felt he could actually forgive them.

Not to mention that he honestly wouldn't mind admitting that Crocavile and Sun Dragon make really good kabobs. Which he did.

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Here you guys go. Another chapter complete! Hope you guys enjoy Dreamcatcher because you will be seeing more of her later, or at least I plan to. I also hope you guys are trying to figure out my character Crocavile out.

As previously stated, Fin-Point is joltiklover's OC character.
https://www.deviantart.com/joltiklover

Nympheen is one of my characters. As well as Monitar, in case you forgot. Sorry I didn't talk about what Nympheen looks like. Here, I'll do you more by showing you a picture.

Also, another question! Remember when Crocavile first met Fin-Point and was wondering about his personality?

"Are you an emo or somethin'? Cause you're reminding me of this character from one of Square-Enix's games who was terribly emo. Now what was his name?"

Any ideas on who Crocavile was referring to? You might have to be a nerd to figure it out. Or just a fan of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. Opps, that may have been too much! (Whistles)😞

While you guys figure this out, I'll be taking a short break. Don't worry, I'll still be working on this book. If anything things are about to really heat up! And I'm not just saying that to be a pun off of Chef Pepperjack either! All I'll say is that a villain will be appearing VERY soon. A insanely crazy one too. You'll see.

Oh, and I'm still open to ideas for Sun Dragon's extracurricular classes he could sign up for. And of course I'm still open to new characters for this book! Just reminding you, k? Good luck answering my question before next chapter! 🐉