LEGENDS NEVER DIE

Well, here I am again with one more fic. It doesnt have spyro or cynder in it right off the bat, but it will later. anyway, here's a surprise for all you out there in the world wide webosphere, There is NO Romance forcibly shoe-horned into this plot line! horray! (maybe). anyway I hope you guys like this as much as my other stories! Without further delay, lets jump in! (All OC's are mine, and spyro and co. are sierras or whoevers.)

CHAPTER 1

Ria was on the upside of seven years old. She went to school just like all the other dragons her age were made too. She had a brother named Jerrath. He was twice her age at fourteen, and also had to go to learn from the older dragons in the village. Though she knew the names of a lot of the young dragons in her class, she never had a close friend, or any at all really. Indeed she was a bit of a loner. Unlike her brother, who knew everyone in his grade. Their parents were happily married, and the four of them lived in a rather spacious upscale cave on the outskirts of Megaton, a medium sized village a long flight south of the largest city that held the Grand Dragon Elder Council. Ria's father was very influential in her village and was looking to replace the ailing Trias as the Head elder of the village. The sun rose, like any other day as Ria stirred from her sleep. She rolled away from the oppressive light ray coming through her window like hole in her room. After five minutes, she heard her mother call for her to get up. She finally rolled out of her bed and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes with her small wings. She was a light green and white dragon just like her mother. Unfortunately, she was born with a very rare birth defect; her horns never developed, leaving her completely 'bald' on the top of her head. She was regularly tormented for her different appearance by both the males and females. She went downstairs and saw that her brother and father already eating at the table. Jerrath was black and white just like Xenith, his father. Though he had his fights like all siblings did, deep down, it was suspected that Jerath actually cared about his baby sister. But for the sake of his outward appearance, he pretended she didn't exist most of the time.

"Morning honey. Ready for school?" Her father asked as he read the daily scroll, not looking up from it.

"Yes..." She yawned sleepily. She turned to her mother nuzzled her back leg.

"I'm hungry Mommy." She said, her stomach growling like an aggravated tiger.

She looked down at her daughter and smiled bringing her food to the table where her brother and father were just clearing it as they prepared to leave.

"Bye sweetheart, I'm off to the grind." Her father said kissing her, then his wife on the cheek before heading out with his son. The school for older dragons started earlier than hers did.

"Don't let Gafron get to you OK?" She said returning the kiss. His brow furrowed as he turned to leave with his son.

"I'll try." He said as they left. Gafron was the other dragon vying for the head elder seat. The more obvious it was that Elder Trias was going to die or retire, the dirtier the tactics became, each one trying to discredit the other to the council of elders.

They left and Ria climbed up into her chair as her mother set her breakfast in front of her as she too sat down to eat. She quietly ate as her mother looked over the scroll her dad was reading earlier.

"Mommy...?"

"Yes dear?"

"How come I have to go to school?"

Her mother sighed and gave her daughter a tired look.

"Because all dragons your age are required to." She said in an I-answered-this-question-a-million-times-before inflection.

"But the kids there are mean to me! I don't want to go back!" She pleaded to her mom.

"I know its hard sweetie, its only for a few more weeks."

She said nothing more and went back to eating her breakfast, on the verge of tears. Another failed attempt at avoiding that place she hated most.

After eating, her mother held her hand and walked her to the school for all hatchlings. On their way, they, like all commuters, stopped to pay homage to the fifteen foot high outcropping of glowing green crystals. The town was founded around the crystals, believed to be sent from the Creator himself. Dragons from all over the territories would come to see and pay their respects to them, which is the main reason why Megaton even existed in the first place. Many wondered why their town had such a...peculiar name. This was because of a rumor that an ancient civilization that used the Holy crystals for weaponry used to rule these lands, but then mysteriously disappeared thousands of years ago. A metal artifact was said to be discovered by the towns founder, Thaddeus Whitefang, with the number 20 and the word megaton written on it. Hence he decided to name the down after it. Ria and her mother stopped in front of the crystals and knelt down on one knee.

"May the Creator and our Ancestors watch over us through all the days of our lives." Ria and her mother said in unison, having said it every day before. After their brief prayer, they were on their way to her school. No one ever stayed near the crystals very long, for they believed that loitering near them angered the Creator, and he sent illness and in rare cases death, upon all those who stayed too long near the Holy artifacts.

Her mother dropped her off and gave her a kiss goodbye then left back for their cave. Ria quietly took her cushion and prayed for class to start early. That way, the other kids wouldn't be able to pick on her. But, like they always did, they came in and began talking at the door. She kept her head down and prayed they didn't notice her, but as she glanced over, she saw the ring leader, Alexis make eye contact with her. She was much bigger than most everyone except the male bully Rex, who at least stuck to the males in his bullying efforts. Needless to say, she was much larger and more powerful than Ria. She put a nasty smile on and motioned for her group to follow her to their morning ritual.

Her heart was pounding as she repeated 'Please let class start! Please let class start!' in her head.

"Well, look who it is! Baldy!" She sneered as Ria stared down at the floor.

"Hey! I'm talking to you chrome dome!" She snapped as Ria gingerly acknowledged her voice.

"Hmph. That's pretty weak. You're gonna hafta pay for that. Your mom gave you gems to buy lunch didnt she?" She demanded.

Ria nodded in fear.

"Then hand it over!"

She quietly gave her the gems her mom had given her to eat that day.

"Geez this is it? I can barely get a lamb chop with this! Your family must be as poor as you are ugly!"

She said nothing, just closed her eyes as a single tear escaped her eye, but Alexis even denied her the comfort of crying.

"Awww, is the wittle baby gonna cry? Your a crybaby just like your dad! When my dad gets picked for head elder, he said he's gonna do away with monsters like you. C'mon guys, this runt isn't worth our time." She said as Ms. Silverhorn started class.

"Alexis! Get to your seat or its detention for you and your gang of holigans!" She said sternly.

They all quickly dispersed to their respective sides of the room and class began.

'Finally...' She thought. No one could pick on her or make fun of her when Ms. Silverhorn was teaching. She was very attentive and knew of Alexis' bullying tendencies.

A few hours passed, and the next hurdle soon presented itself as it did everyday. Recess was a few minutes away, and while it was supposed to be an escape for most students, for Ria, it was hell on earth. There was no Ms. Silverhorn to protect her here, she had to fend for herself. Most of the time she prayed that her teacher had erasers that needed cleaning, or just about any job that would keep her from being put outside with her tormentors. But today was not her day. She waited until everyone seemed occupied outside before she quietly took to a corner of the playground by herself. She watched as her classmates played games with names like Ria tag. In which the person who was 'it' or 'Ria' would chase the others and try to infect the other players with her 'germs'.

"Dont get her germs! She'll make your horns fall off!" One of them said laughing as he ran away from the 'Ria'.

She hid behind one of the smaller slides meant for the hatchlings and wished for the ability to speed up time.

At long last, Ms. Silverhorn called them back into the classroom. The rest of the day went by fine, she sat near her brother during lunch. That was the only time she saw him at school, and even though she had to go hungry, she knew no one would pick on her if he was around, as he was quite big for his age, and strongest in his class three years running. He usually didn't pay attention to her as he was always talking to his friends he was surrounded by as if they were his entourage. Jerath noticed that his little sister had no food in front of her, so he slid over to her.

"Where's your lunch Ria?" He asked

She hesitated for a moment. If Alexis knew she tattled on her she surely would only give her more grief.

"I'm...not hungry..." She lied as her brother's expression changed to an I-know-you're-lying look.

"Here, take this." He said handing her the other half of his lunch.

She looked up at him and smiled. Sometimes he did acknowledge her existence, and when that happened, she savored it.

Truth be told, she was starving and gladly ate every last bite of his sandwich.

"Thanks Jerrath." She said, her day instantly brightened by her brothers affection.

"Dont mention it. And stop letting Alexis boss you around, you're making me look bad." He said leaving. He knew of his little sisters troubles with that girl. Unfortunately, she had no older brother for him to threaten, so she was pretty much on her own in dealing with her.

After lunch, school had only an hour left, and for Ria it flew by. Soon she was off to her house, where no one would pick on her, and she could engage in her favorite activity; being by herself in the forest. The tranquility of the wilderness put her more at ease than anywhere else in all the realms. Her mother arrived on time to pick her up from school and she held her hand all the way home. She dropped her things off in her room and started off for her favorite part of the woods. But this venture would be different from all the others, and little Ria would never be the same again.