From The Healer's Hut! Episode One

What happens when a RainWing gets the flu!

The door to the healer's hut burst open. The two healers, Yarrow and Aloe, jumped to their feet with a start. Their scales flared a bright startled yellow. Two dragons came rushing in carrying another dragon on a makeshift stretcher. The dragon on the stretcher had sickly greenish gray scales from head to toe. Yarrow flapped his wings nervously.

"There's something terribly wrong with this dragon!" one of the dragons said.

"Calm down, Lavender. What's wrong with her?" Aloe asked seriously, though there was a slight note of fright in her voice. Lavender flapped her wings. "I don't know the whole story. Ask Fig!"

The healers turned to Fig curiously. He took a deep breath trying to calm down a little then said in a high, strained tone, "I was flying through the village, and landed near Lavender's hut. She wasn't there yet, so I decided to stay and wait for her. Then Peony came out of her house, walking all weird, and she looked strange. I thought she might be hungry so I flew up and grabbed a handful of berries for her. She kinda paused for a second when I gave them to her and then ate some. She looked like she was a little more normal so I sat down to talk with her for a little while. Then a few minutes later she stopped talking, went this color," He paused and pointed at Peony on the stretcher. "And then the berries came out of her mouth! But they didn't look the same. They were mushy! And other colors were with them! And then she wobbled and made a sad sound, and then Lavender arrived and helped me carry her here!" He finished, breathing hard.

Aloe had gone a pale green while he told his story, and looked very nervous. But when she spoke, there was only the slightest wobble to her voice. "Ok. Yarrow, could you help lift Peony onto a bed?" Yarrow nodded silently. Together they lifted the miserable dragon onto a bed. Aloe nodded at Lavender and Fig. "Thank you. You can go." She said, her voice coming out higher than normal.

The two turned and flew off hurriedly. Aloe turned back to Peony. Peony moaned. Yarrow frowned. "Do you think she needs more food?" He asked. Aloe shrugged. "We could try it."

Yarrow dashed out of the hut and returned a few minutes later with a ripe guava in his talons. They stared at Peony.

"Um… Do you want some food? Its really good… Nice and tasty fruit..." Aloe said uncertainly. Peony looked up at them and took a long, shaky breath. She struggled to sit up. "OK" she mumbled weakly. She tried to reach out for the fruit and wobbled, almost falling. The healers looked at each other nervously. Aloe gently handed her the guava. Their scales touched briefly, and in that instant, Aloe felt burning hot scales. She flared her wings and snatched her talon back. Peony didn't seem to notice. She shakily took a few bites of the fruit then set it down. She drank a few sips from a bowl of water Yarrow brought her. Slowly she lay down, carefully adjusting herself. She took some deep wobbly breaths, then sighed and closed her eyes, wings drooping. A few seconds later, she was asleep.

The healers sighed in relief. Their muscles relaxed, released from the nervous tension. They smiled at each other and went back to their chairs in the back of the room, leaving Peony sleeping peacefully.

Almost ten minutes later, a loud grumbly noise interrupted their naps. Aloe looked over at Peony, frightened. The RainWing was a bright brown-green, and beads of sweat were sliding down her scales all along her body. Her talons were clenched. Her expression wasn't as peaceful as before.

The rumbling noise came again, louder than before. It was definitely coming from Peony.

Then all of the sudden, the RainWing's eyes opened, and she struggled to sit up, tears burning in her eyes. The healers were paralyzed by fear. They couldn't pull ther eyes away.

Then Peony's whole body shuddered, her stomach heaved, and some mushed guava spewed out of her mouth all over the floor. She started to cry, her face turning green again as more guava gushed out of her mouth.

The healer's froze.

Then they screamed.

Peony looked over at them in fright.

That was a mistake.

The healer's were still screaming as Peony's stomach heaved yet again, and this time the strange mush came flying at the healer's faces.

The healers screamed louder, running in circles, as Peony threw up all over the healer's hut.

Peony's stomach calmed after a while and she fell asleep. The healers finally stopped screaming. Then Peony's eyes flew open yet again and…

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! MAKE IT STOP! WHY IS IT SO MUSHY?! HELP US PLEASE! MAKE IT STOP! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ITS ON YOU! ITS ON ME! WHAT DO WE DO?! WHAT IS HAPPENING?! MAKE IT STO-O-OP!

The RainWings looked towards the healer's hut in confusion.

Peony started crying again, adding to the pandemonium. Her voice joined the healer's.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?! I FEEL SO AW-AW- (manly puke) AWFUL! MAKE IT STOP! (a few more manly pukes) WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

The RainWings all looked confused.

Then someone screamed.

And so everyone screamed.

A scout burst, panting, into Burn's room. "Burn! We saw something out in the distance! I dont know what it is!"

Burn sat up, scowling. "Then find out! Go!"

She prepared her army just in case, growling and muttering.

The scout returned quickly. "We found out what it is, but it's strange." he panted. "Well? Don't just stand there! Tell me!" Burn snapped.

"It… It's a stampede of terrified RainWings, Your Majesty. They're all yelling something about… mush?"

Then the mighty SandWing princess screamed like a little dragonet and fled, shrieking, " NO! GET THEM AWAY FROM ME!"

End of episode one of 'From The Healer's Hut!'

I hope you've enjoyed it!