It Simply Cannot Be

"It Simply Cannot Be" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread written on [IRL DATE].
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Dixie massaged his brow and temple with a thumb and forefinger as he spoke to the dock manager. “Typically I fly to the mainland, but I’m in need of an extended break there. So my crew will be prepping my ship for a few days prior to…my…” He trailed off as he caught the glimpse of a figure in the distance. “Departure….” He finished, and his cane dropped from his other hand. 
His eyes were wide was he starred across from him, his lips breathing a quite ‘no’ as he did so. And then he patted the manger’s chest twice as he stepped away from him. “Excuse me…”
Dixie’s steps were small at first, and then gained length and speed as he stalked quickly over towards of the curiously wandering Indigo Phantom, the flickers and movements of night fury dragons not far off from him. With a crunch of gravel he veered into his way.
His lips began to pull back into a snarl as rage boiled his blood hot enough to sear the flesh from his bones. But then all at once it was doused. Doused by a cold, deadening feeling that washed away the sting of betrayal and anger alike, and replaced it with cold calculation…and resolve.
“Indigo.” Dixie greeted him crisply, his face now calm, and a slight lift to his voice. He have a mild glance around the area. “My…has it been twenty years already?” @furibotgd
Dec 2, 2020
Indigo blinked at the familiar man who had escorted him to Haligan months ago, and tilted his head to one side with a thoughtful look in his eyes. It took him a moment to process exactly who was staring him down, and the flames on his head flared up ever so slightly.
“Well, good afternoon.” He replied a little quietly, seeming just a tad startled. “Lovely day, isn’t it? D… Dixie, if I remember you right?”
If he sensed the hostility mixed with coldness, he gave no immediate sign of it, choosing to be friendly. Last time he’d interacted directly with Dixie had been a metal object shot into his head.
Dec 2, 2020
Dixie gave a soft chuckle in the back of his throat that held no humor. “Yes, yes, I’m sure you remember me just fine…along with the warehouse full my employees you burned up…and a few of their offspring back at home, I’m sure.” He spread his hands a little before letting them drop. “There see, we all know each other…now what you are you doing out of your cell…and why are you able to see your furys?”
Dec 2, 2020
Indigo glanced back at the few furies who had followed him into town, Scoot, Song, and Tael. “That’s a good question, actually. Grey gave me permission to see my family again, since I wasn’t causing any trouble. And since she decided I could be trusted with that, I’ve also been exploring the human things I missed before like birthdays and shopping, and things like that.”
He gave Dixie a bit of a smile, but then shifted a bit. “Oh, but… I guess… Grey didn’t tell you that.” He looked a little lost for a second. “And me being trusted enough to… wander may…”
He frowned slightly. “I see the problem.”
Dec 2, 2020
“Hmm, yes, the problem.” Dixie said, his voice still calm. 
“Telling me has nothing to do with this. At. All. The problem here is that you were sentenced to twenty years, and no dragon visitation rights, for the brutal murder of dozens upon dozens of people. And yet here you are. In a matter of months you have a flock of dragons and time to galivant around, while the people left behind in your slaughter don’t get to enjoy birthdays, or shopping with their loved ones.” Dixie huffed a breath as he pinched his brow again, and he squeezed his eyes tightly shut. He sniffed once and shook his head once as he blinked a few times. 
Dec 2, 2020
“I’m very, very, painfully aware of that.” Indigo stated calmly. “And it’s not as though I haven’t considered any of that either. I understand I shouldn’t even be alive. But I did get another chance, given to me by Grey and the Warden, and I intend to use it.” He rubbed his hands together nervously, very aware of the impossible situation.
Behind him, the three Furies were watching curiously from a distance, though only Tael could understand exactly what the conversation entailed. He looked concerned.
Dec 2, 2020
“Yeah well…that means…absolutely nothing at all to me.” Dixie faced Indigo in a tense moment of quiet, and then he closed his eyes. “Scarface…he and his group are still picking at the villages. Intent on finishing the work you started. We haven’t been able to track him down well enough to make him lose his foothold in the area, not even Farris has managed it…can you help?”
Dec 2, 2020
Indigo drooped slightly, clearly very upset by this. “Well, I can’t leave the island, obviously. If I could it would be easier to help stop him, but for now I’ve only been doing as much as being here allows me. I’m willing to do everything I can to help, though. I cannot ever make up for things, but at the very least, I can help stop Scarface.”
Dec 2, 2020
Dixie rolled a tongue around in his mouth for a moment in thought, and then pulled his satchel out from under his coat. “Maybe you still can…” He moved aside his coin purse and a few other papers inside, and then produced a map. He flicked it open, and stalked over to a barrel to spread it out. “This is the area of my business operations on that side of the island. Which, as it turns out, now doubles as the map of the locations of your attacks.” 
Dixie produced a charcoal pen and tapped a section of the woods. “This is where Farris found you the first time. Your hideout. Now we can find out one of two things. Either were Scarface is, or where he is not. Either way will help us. Now tell me…would Scarface be the kind of dragon that would reuse an old hiding place?”
Dec 2, 2020
Indigo walked over and studied the map, eyes darting over the drawing of the area he was all too familiar with. “Absolutely. He’s not much of a brain, so he’d most definitely using the old cave system. The problem is that still gives him an advantage. Those old caves are extensive and massive, and it’s easier for him to hide down there with them being able to see better in the pitch black areas where normal human eyes can’t see. He’d get the drop on you if you took your men in there.”
He tapped his chin thoughtfully, tracing the other one over the map. “I know every single corner of those caves though, I could draw you a map, but it wouldn’t cover all the different depths of the cave. And he’d have the advantages still. There’s a reason I chose those old caverns as my old home, it’s a perfect labyrinth.”
He continued to think, staring at the map. “Where are the villages he’s destroyed so far? I know where the four were from before, but I don’t know where and how many have been wiped out since. If I could have the locations and order of when they were destroyed, I could figure out if he’s using one of our old patterns. He isn’t very original, after all.”
Dec 2, 2020
Dixie scrapped at the corner of his mouth with a set of fingernails. And then made some circles on the map. “Four were destroyed while others have just been…raided more or less I suppose. We’ve kept them backed off well enough to prevent a total wipeout.” 
He leaned in with a hum. “What about…the entrances? If they were blocked off…that might force his hand? Maybe trap him?”
Dec 2, 2020
Indigo brought his hands together, thinking. “That could perhaps work, if you blocked them off enough. It’s possible they could make their way out anyway. With that being said…” He poked about a half dozen spots on the map, a few very far apart. “These are the exits to the caves that you have on this map. There’s a couple more, but if you can block them all off enough a Fury can’t get through, they’ll be trapped… and they’ll all die eventually.” His fists tightened for a heartbeat, but he kept calm. “That would end it.”
Dec 2, 2020
Dixie regarded the marks, and then snatched the map back up and rolled it into his bag. “Then there isn’t a moment to lose.” He took a few paces away, and then paused. “I’ll tie up loose ends there as best I can.” His head turned ever so slightly back towards Indigo. “And then I’ll finish my business here…”
Dec 2, 2020
Phantom tilted his head to the side slightly and seemed to give Dixie an odd look. “Dixie, if I may make a request. I know you hold a lot against me, and would do anything to see me dead. However, if any of the furies surrender, may I ask that you won’t treat them with the same wrath you aim at me? Give them a chance to redeem themselves too. I got a chance I didn’t at all deserve, and I feel it’d be wrong to not give them a chance if they change their ways.”
He also glanced at Tael behind him, and they shared a look. It was entirely possible they’d been having an invisible conversation the entire time. “Also, if you need someone to help you, Tael could be trusted to help you, and would go with you if I asked him to help.”
Dec 3, 2020
Dixie stood in quiet contemplation for a moment, his eyes flickered, a clear sense of conflict suddenly within him. “I…” He said cautiously. “Do hold dragons in a high regard…Their errors are not like mans…” He hummed once, and then nodded his head. “The help would be…welcome.”
Without another word, he walked back over to retrieve his cane, and then set off towards the carting station. 
Dec 3, 2020
Indigo let out a small sigh, rubbing a hand across his face as the three furies walked over to his side. Indigo turned to Tael and gently patted the dragon.
A meaningful look passed between them, and then the Phantom nodded.
Go with him. Be safe, and stop Scarface. I trust your judgment with anything that may come up. Please, do not make rash decisions.
Tael gently nudged him with his nose and then turned to follow Dixie.
Indigo stood there for a minute while Scoot and Song glanced at each other, and then Indigo continued his walk, quite a bit more downcast. The other two dragons followed.