Erick looked around the halls, and eventually he began to smell something very distinctive. The scent was like smoke, but it also smelled like flesh, burning flesh. Erick immediately began worrying and looked around in every door he could find until he reached a library filled with smoke, and Erick coughed just opening the doors. Erick didn't see Johnny exactly, but there was a canine of some sort about the size of a wolf, and it was literally on fire with cinders and hot embers in its fur just standing there and staring at Erick.
"Umm, are you the owner here sir? Because I'm uh, kind of freaking out right now about literally being on fire, but not burning." The canine said, and it's voice sounded exactly like Johnny.
"Wait, Johnny is that you? It's me Erick, and from the looks of things we both ended up changed." Erick said
"Huh, Erick! You're a dragon?! Oh thank god that I'm not the only one who's turned into something inhuman, or mythical in terms of what we are." Johnny said
"Dude I smelled you from down the hall, burning flesh isn't exactly the most subtle oder." Erick commented
"Well it's not like I can just put it out! Besides why do you have a crown on the side of your head?" Johnny asked
"Don't ask, I would leave it behind if I could but something in me told me to take it with me just because of its value." Erick said
"So dragons being greedy and lustful for treasure is apparently not just a stereotype then. What happened exactly Erick?" Johnny asked
"To put it simply, I found a crown, tried it on my head, passed out on the floor, and woke up a dragon. So how did you transform?" Erick asked
"I don't really know, I just took one of these books off of the shelf nd looked inside and a fire shot out of it turning me into this. I've been here for about an hour with a fire that doesn't hurt me on my back, and I can't open doors, so there's that." Johnny said
"Well you're a hell hound then I guess, honestly I wonder if there's a book here that I'd be interested in." Erick said
"Unless you want to end up even more fucked up then no. I'm guessing that you were trying to find the others then Erick. I can smell them so I can help you if you would like." Johnny said
"Yes and yes, I really would like help finding the others." Erick said
"Alright then, let's go then Erick." John said and walked out into the hallway and Erick....