A/N: I don't own any Spyro characters used in this story. I only own Sappier.
It was a breezy summer morning in the dragon realms and outside the dragon temple one young dragoness was enjoying the weather.
The sapphire coloured dragoness with grey horns, tail tip, lime green wings, spikes and sky blue eyes smiled. "Morning Sappier." Spyro the legendary purple smiled walking over. Sappier looked up and smiled. "Morning Spyro, great weather we've been having." she greeted.
"Indeed it is." Spyro agreed. Sappier looked at her wings, her membranes had healed well since her crash and attack only a few months before. "How long before you think they'll be strong enough to support me when I'm flying?" she asked.
"Well Sappier, they've been healing better than I thought they would. So I think you should be able to fly properly very soon." Spyro replied. Sappier smiled. "C'mon your lessons will begin soon." Spyro smiled. Sappier sighed. "Why does school have to be so boring?" she asked.
Spyro chuckled at Sappier's comment. "Ok, I'm going." Sappier sighed and went inside the Temple to collect her books. Quickly running to her lesson room before it started. She smiled "Made it." she thought.
"Someone's in a hurry this morning." Cynder commented. Sappier smiled sheepishly, she knew she shouldn't rush around much until she was given the all clear with her wings. "Sorry, I thought I'd be late."
Cynder smiled warmly. "Ok Saph I'll let you off this once. But I want you to be careful." she explained. "Ok." Sappier sighed. "I know you're sick of being told to be careful." Cynder chuckled.
A few minutes later Sappier went to her class.
"Good morning Sappier." Volteer greeted. Sappier smiled. "Good morning." she greeted taking her seat.
"Now following yesterdays subject." Volteer began. But the others had already lost interest before the lesson began, Sappier included. She just stared out the window watching the animals flying.
She sighed "Soon." she thought. Until the dragon next to her elbowed her wing membranes by her back. She shot a dagger look at the dragon, even though her wings were healing nicely it still hurt like heck when someone hit them.
"Sappier I know your impatient to start flying again, but please try to pay attention." Volteer said and carried on with his lesson.
When the lesson was over all the other dragons left the room for their elemental training. Except for Sappier. "The sooner my wings heal the sooner I can be normal." she said walking past Volteer, who smiled warmly.
"Now Sappier you know to us you'll always be a lucky dragoness, not many dragons can survive a crash, lose the ability to fly, save your family from evil and learn to fly like you have." he explained.
Sappier smiled to herself, she knew Volteer was trying to cheer her up.
"It's not the same without Val by my side though." she said thinking of her sister who had left the temple to start a family of her own.
"We know how you feel." Volteer agreed thinking of the fallen guardian Ignitus.
"Now off you go to your next lesson young dragoness."
Sappier smiled and went off, but not before thanking Volteer for his time.
Sappier made her way into the library to start her studying. But again found her mind wondering as she watched the other dragons flying outside.
"No gotta focus!" she thought shaking her head. She sighed doing her work.
However just as she finished her work the whole temple shook. Sappier almost loosing her balance as the earth below her shook and the books started to fall around her.
Eventually everything stopped shaking.
"Is everyone ok?" the librarian called. The few dragons uttering faint yes' and no's.
"What was that?" Sappier asked.
"Well it weren't an earthquake that's for sure." a teenage dragon muttered from behind her.
"Was the Temple attacked or something?" another dragon asked.
A few minutes later Terrador came in worried.
"Terrador what happened?" Sappier asked.
The earth guardian sighed.
"All of you follow me." he announced.
The small group of dragons followed worried.
Eventually the group met up with the other students in the main training room.
Sappier caught sight of Spyro who looked relived seeing her.
During the meeting Terrador explained that the temple had been attacked by the ones known as the 'dark dragons' and that the younger dragons would need to leave for Warfang while the older dragons would stay in the temple to help fight.
Sappier's face fell knowing she couldn't fly and it would take weeks for her to get to Warfang. Unless.
Once the group was dismissed Sappier asked Spyro and Cynder if they could take her to her clan.
The two nodded and took Sappier off to safety.