Synopsis: The Quest of Duran

A Fantasy/Comedy by LadyoftheGarnetRing

Enter Fantasyland. A world where it isn't unusual to see a dwarf or a dragon or even a three footed ptarmigan (though some might be a little rarer then others). It is here that Duran has lived his whole life, which is no surprise, because not very many people claim to have been elsewhere. There are a few souls that claim to have been, but people don't believe them... After all, very few people trust a three footed ptarmigan.
Duran and his best friend John are both facing an empty and purposeless life, which makes them both very happy. But when Duran stumbles onto a evil plot of Antag's, he realizes something must be done about it.
Antag's plot is simple. A plot "to be evil for the sake of being evil" as he puts it. The only issue is Antag can't get a band of bad guys to follow him. Maybe it's his manor, maybe it's the fact that he has never really completed an evil quest before, or maybe it's his hat, a lot of people get stuck on that. A big hat, with several feathers attached. The birds have never liked Antag, maybe it's because of the feathers.
Antag's plan is to destroy a castle being built in the far regions of the world. Somewhere, to be exact. Eventually, Antag gets a few scraggly sidekicks and they head toward Somewhere. Antag, Pepsino (the short, gullible cynic) and The Wizard of Food make an interesting group, I'm sure you'll agree.
On a random, impulsive whim, Duran decides to stop Antag... if Johnny will go with him, that is. After some coaxing and bribing, Johnny is convinced and they head out, taking Duran's dragon egg with them for luck. But directions seem to be hard to get. After all, to go through Camelot and to take a left at No Where to get to Somewhere can be confusing, even with a map! The two head out, making Camelot in ok time, where Duran is trained by a trusty mentor, who owns a three legged ptarmigan named Patsy, who no one can see but the mentor. This makes them doubt if the mentor is as trusty as he says, but they have little other choice and spend some time in training. Two new weapons are given him, The Sword of Usefulness and the Spork of Sporkiness. Both are given a title, chosen by Patsy herself. Duran the Despised and Johnny the Jempergong... No one much cares for three legged ptarmigans.
After a week of training the mentor declares them ready for any battle or obstacle they might face! He also informs Duran that he is to fulfill the prophecy and slay the Dragon of Despair, who holds a beautiful maiden captive, Viotira. Duran doesn't much like this, but who is he to fight Destiny, if that is what his mentor says.
Devlock turns out to be a really nice dragon, as far as the beautiful maiden however... well, lets say that a village was paying Devlock the Dragon of Despair to keep her captive. Oh, she is quite a pretty thing, but her head is as empty as a black hole. She writes poetry that comes to life, which would be handy, if she was a good poet. However, her cooking could make up for that, seeing it is the most lethal weapon in the band.
Like true maiden style, she insists on helping with the quest, and they can't seem to get rid of her, no matter what they do. Devlock tags along as well, but his dry humor doesn't mix in with the group too well, except with Johnny, who seems to like dry humor.
The teams are set, the quest laid out. The only question is, who wins?