Long ago, there was a time of peace, with a league of saviors kept the balance. These saviors were the Dragon Riders, who had companioned dragons by their side, to always be with their Rider until dead pierces one or the other.

Now all of the Dragon Riders are dead, except for those you chose to reside with evil of Sorcerer Vladimir, who was thought to be a healer to his people. He gained control of the most powerful kingdom, Casper, where he slain King Jackson and taking Queen Madeline as his wife. He wished to kill her children, but had use of young Princess Jazzmine's knowledge and pitied Prince Daniel, in the name of Queen Madeline's merciful pleads.

Everyone awaits for anew Dragon Rider to destroy the tyrannical sorcerer, but who shall make the egg hatch...

,"What is it?" A young man held a blue stone; he had a messy black mop of hair, that barely covered his ocean eyes, having a muscular built, and appeared to but of fourteen years. Looking to a woman with sun-rayed hair, sky-like eyes that almost matched her brothers, and a feminine figure.

,"Don't you remember, Danny?" She responded in her know-it-all voice to her young sibling. Shaking his head side-to-side, she sighed annoyingly, "It's a stone! A beautiful blue stone, father gave to me when you were barely born." Taking the stone in her hands, she stared at the sapphire shell with lament. "He said 'Darling, take care of this for me. Will you, Jazzy?' I will."

Danny stared at his sister, who's face showed great sadness ad grief for the loss of there beloved father, who was murdered by his trusted advisor and sorcerer of healing, Vladimir Plasmus. Danny hated him, though he spared his life. He could stop but feel anger towards the man who killed his in front of his own kin.

"But today's your birthday." The princess brightened up, giving the blue stone to her brother, "You are fourteen...You must leave the Kingdom of Casper, for surely Vladimir will take the life he had spared years ago."

Danny walked in the empty hallways of the castle, wearing a cloak and the clothes on his back. His sister following beside him, having a candle at hand that was the only source of light from the dark castle.

He had to leave his home just to save himself. He had to leave his mother and his sister, who were his most valued people in his heart. But they had planned this six years ago, not long after his father was dead. He had to leave in order to continue the line of royalty, since women are not allowed to govern a kingdom; he had to live in order to preserve his family's bloodline.

Both walked to the stables, where Danny took the fastest steed in there, in order for him to make it into the nearest village he will reside with his old squire and friend Tucker Foley.

Getting on his horse, he gripped the stone in a bag that had food, his sister had given him, "Jazz, when will it be safe to come back home?"

,"When a Dragon Rider rises He or She will pierce Vladimir's heart with the sword of Dragon slaying." Jazzmine spoke, tightly holding the candle with hope that it will happen in time, "I'm sorry, Danny. You can't come home until peace returns to our kingdom and other kingdoms, as well." A tear went down her peach skin, "Bye, Danny."

,"Bye, Jazz." Danny rode off, holding his tears of his grief. 'No man should ever show his tears' his father said to Danny as he witnessed his father's very own death. Danny kept his father's last words to his heart, making word by word everlasting until his own demise came to him. Stopping the horse, he looked back at the large castle that was his abode for years, was now owned by Vladimir. He deepened the hatred more, until he swore to kill him by his own hand, before the Dragon Rider.

'Danny' a voice spoke and could not locate where it was coming from 'Danny, Danny, Danny.' Everything went black, "Danny, wake up!"

Opening his ocean eyes, he saw a dark-skinned young man, wearing spectacles and peasant clothes, "Wake up, Danny! Just 'cause you're a prince doesn't you have to sit around doing nothing!"

Sitting upright, he was asleep with only peasant pants on. He saw Tucker fully clothed in his peasant get up, "C'mon Tuck, just five minutes!"

,"Sorry, Danny, but if I have to dress and act like a peasant then so do you. Now get up!" Tucker grabbed a bucket from behind him and threw ice-cold water on him.

Danny grabbed the bucket and pushed it down Tucker's head, making him stuck, "Now we're even!" He got up and put on another pair of clothes, setting out the wet clothes out on the wooden fence to dry.

Tucker walked, still having the bucket in his head, "Danny?! Get me out of this! Or at least be my eyes!" Tucker aimlessly walked, hitting into the barn and fence, and even falling on the plough.

Laughing, Danny helped Tucker out of the bucket, he thought 'Already two years since I left home and still no Dragon Rider. Guess I'll have to kill him by m own hand.' Tucker wrestled with Danny, as his head was free from the bucket.

Little did Danny know, a certain blue stone would change his life and lead him on a journey. And discover his destiny as a Dragon Rider.

Yeah, kinda short, but I'm working on the next chapter. So I hope u like this story!

-M!dn!ght out