Instinct tells me to get out. I have to live. I can't die in this shell.
I push upwards bumping into the smooth surface. I push at it, the picks on my limbs pushing and cracking the hard layer.
Must get out
The pick pushes out of the layer. I push Again getting the rest of my limb and picks out of the shell. I claw away prices of the shell away from me. I push with my whole body cracking the weakened shell much more. Air rushes into my lungs as I take my first breath. I push my head completely out of the shell prices of it falling away. I pull myself the rest of the way out. I take another breath breathing in the fresh air of the world. I lay still just breathing many aromas assaulting my sensitive nose.
Something nudges me and I cry out in protest. I'm nudged again and try to open my eyes. They open slightly allowing light to flood into my sight. I gasp at the new thing. I had only ever know the blackness of the inside of my shell. I open my eyes wider everything blurry and unfocused. I turn to look at thing that has nudged me and see a large dark shape in front of me. I blink again trying to focus on what's In Front of me.
Soon the blurred shape takes shape, and I'm looking strait into the deaths of Large Amber eyes. A sound comes from it, I remember the sounds as what I had heard from inside my shell. This is one of my parents. I try to stand up on wobbly legs. After a few try's I succeed and make my way slowly over to my parent. Another Comes into my view, towering over me their eyes the color violet.
The Violet eyed one comes close to my rumbling a welcoming purr. I'm lifted into the air and set down into a nest, where sit down. I look up at my parents then down at myself. I take In a surprised breath of air as I see myself for the first time. I have the same Dark color on myself like my parents. I look behind me to see these large things attached. I try to move it and jump at seeing it moving with me,
This is a part of me!
I extend the extra odd shaped limbs resulting in a large webbed wall. I squeak in question at the odd sight.
What is this for?
I glance under the webbed wall and see other little dark figures staring back at me, they where my size too. I jump up moving my wing away moving quickly over to these new persons. I catch their scent, the smell like me and my parents.
These are, siblings maybe?
I walk towards one with Dark Hazel eyes. They reach out and touch their nose to my own and I chirp. I look around and see four other ones like me.
Four siblings and me, two parents.
" Blossom, He seems so excited about being out," a male voice says. I turn back to the one who had made the sound. Parent with Amber eyes had spoken. He is my Father.
" He's a special one. " A female says. Blossom, my mother.
A loud crash from outside makes us all jump. My father rushes away. I watch as he runs outside of our cave. Blossom come forward smelling of dread and fear.
I chirp questionably only to covered up by her body. My siblings cry out in protest but I stay quiet. There are sounds of screeching outside and I can hear the sound of my fathers voice cry out in pain.
" FireClaw! No!" My mother shrieks as she jumps off of us and runs to the exit. I whimper and back into wall of the nest cause info some of the dried grass and bracken to fall on top of me Burying me in it.
Another frightening shriek echoes through the cave from followed by the sound of heavy footsteps. I freeze not moving feeling a fear erupt from my chest.
My siblings cry out for mother and Father but their calls aren't answered. The footsteps become louder until the are next to the nest. I hear one of my siblings let out a panicked squeal before it is cut off after a loud crack. The other start to cry out an alarm call before each one is cut off with a gruesome crunch.
I keep absolutely still even after o fear the heavy footsteps leave. I stay under the pile of nest Until I can't feel my own limbs anymore. I walk out shaking the grasses off. I see one of my siblings sleeping and run over to her. I nudge her but she doesn't move. I move over to her head and stop at seen her eyes open. The light lilac colored eyes stared blankly at nothing. I whimper at smelling death on her and move to one of my brothers who also is staring blankly back at me. His dead Dark Navy blue eyes staring back at me. I go check my other two siblings the one with Hazel eyes and the other with Dark forest green eyes. I whimper and back away from my dead siblings. I climb out of our best and slowly make my way over to the exit where my mother and Father had left out of.
I walk out side and smell a metal scent. A dark red puddle cover part of the ground near my father FireClaw. I walk over to his large head and nudge him. I think I see his Amber eyes open slightly before closing again. I chirp hopefully at him.
" Go Darkflame," FireClaw whisper weakly. " Finish what you mother and I will never be able to...I love Darkflame." Father says before slowly closing his eyes.
I stand up on my hind legs and put my tiny paws up in his nose trying to wake him. When he doesn't stir I run over to my Mother.
" Father isn't waking up." I squeak. I push at her head with my own but she doesn't move.
I run back over to my father trying to push him awake but he doesn't give any reaction. I cry out and keep pushing at his large scaled body. Finally I curl up one the ground against his large shoulder and his jaw. I shut my new eyes taking in his new but familiar scent until i drift to sleep.
