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The year 1513:

Long ago, far from human civilization, a large range of mountains covered the vast landscape. The peaks were covered in white clouds and the bottoms were covered with tall pine trees. To humans this was nowhere, but to the dragons it was home.

Despite popular belief, dragons were quite intelligent and wise. However they were very secretive and often enjoyed the solitude of their mountain caves. Yet dragons possessed a very special power, besides simply breathing fire. They can transform into humans at will. They would, at times, travel to the small villages and towns of kingdoms close by. Still they rarely talked to humans.

One day, a young dragon who was barely three hundred years old named Edmond, traveled to a large town of a noble kingdom in the south. He was in his human form as he walked around the local market place. Fish, spices, and food of all kinds were available. Suddenly out of the corner of his eye he saw a woman selling vegetables. It was love at first sight for the young dragon.

She saw him as well and he also fell over heels for Edmond. It wasn't long until Catherine and Edmond were married but she never knew Edmond's true form. However the other dragons were worried when Catherine became pregnant. Months later, the cry of a newborn baby was heard in her small house on her father's farm. When she finally was able to hold the baby, she saw he had tiny claws, tiny dragon wings, and eyes of that of a dragon's. She shrieked and her husband rushed in to find his wife screaming at the child. When she looked up her eyes were lit up with rage.

"Get this…abomination you gave me out of this house." Edmond's heart shattered as he was thrown out of the house with his newborn son. As he ran out of the town, he transformed back into a dragon and carried his son to his mountain home. The other dragons including the dominate male, Vincent a eight hundred year old dragon, decided that despite the fact that the child is not a pureblood, he is still a member of their clan and will be treated as their own.

"Since he is your son Edmond, you should give him a name" said Vincent.

"Well…I think I'll name him after my father, Spencer."

However when Edmond tried to go back to try to reason with his wife, the whole village was there to greet him, with lit torches and swords. They took him by surprise and gut him like a pig. As much as Edmond wanted to fight back he didn't have the heart to kill her or her village. He looked at her with sad eyes until death took him.

When the clan learned of what happened, Vincent decided to oversee Spencer's care and treat him as his own.

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Vincent quickly grew attached to Spencer as he watched him grow. He was able to hide his wings, eyes and claws like the others could so he was able to explore the kingdoms as he pleased. He also was able to fly and use magic like the others could. Vincent saw him as his own son just as Edmond did. He taught him all he knew about the world and about the humans.

It was when Spencer was around ten that things went wrong.

Another clan came to visit from a place far to the west. When the clan leader saw Spencer, he growled. "It seems that you have a mutt with you" he snared. Vincent growled, "He is a member of this clan and he is as powerful as any young dragon would be." The other chuckled, "You have gotten soft Vincent. Taking care of runts like him."

Suddenly the dragon lunged at Vincent and almost sliced his neck opened. "How dare you! This is our territory, be gone!" shouted Vincent. "It about time someone took your place old man." They charged at each other and clawed each other until blood was drawn.

Spencer was tightened but he wouldn't let Vincent be hurt by some third rate dragon. He flew up into the arm and used his magic to terribly burn the dragon. He roared in pain and came to find that the child had burnt his left wing beyond repair.

"You little brat" he roared. Just before he could attack Spencer, Vincent lunged at him causing them both to topple over the cliff. They continued to struggle, when Vincent tried to fly away, the other clamped his jaws onto Vincent's neck.

They fell to their deaths with a loud crash.

Spencer was in tears as he saw his guardian fall to his death, the other dragons comforted him but Spencer kept crying and mourning for days. With a heavy heart, Spencer decided to leave the mountains to find a home for himself. However, his clan vowed to aid him whenever they needed him.

Alone and without any parents or family, Spencer went to make his own life in an unforgiving world.

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2005

Spencer was leaving his class at a college in Virginia; it was a rainy, spring day so Spencer went to the library to find something new to read.

He was about 492 years old, yet his human form really didn't age. He looked like a typical twenty-two year old man. He decided to attend a few colleges, since it seemed to be a big thing nowadays, he thought.

Over the years Spencer went to many schools and traveled to many places across the globe. He also worked in many professions. He had meat many friends and lovers from every place he went to but it was painful to see them age and pass on when he was still young and healthy. So he tried not to get to close to people, it would only hurt in the end.

He walked out the library with a handful of books and was about to walk to his next class, when a middle-aged man ran up to him.

"Hello, are you Spencer Reid?"

Spencer mentally giggled, he had changed his last name so many times, it wasn't even funny. He had to if he wanted to avoid suspicion, but he never changed his first name. It reminded him of his father and Vincent. How those names brought him such pain in his heart.

"Yes…can I help you?"

"Yes, I'm Jason Gideon. I work for the FBI in the behavioral analysis unit not far from here. I have a proposal for you Spencer."

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