Author's Notes: It's Summer Break! I will be able to write more chapters. Sorry for the long delay.
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Chapter 2: Life on Cherrybrook Mountain, fifteen years later
Mother rejected me… Father loved me… Who am I?
Ruby opened her eyes, and adjusted to the brightness of the morning.
"Ruby dear! Time to get up!" Safra called. Safra was Ruby's adoptive mother, a Lotus Dragon. Ruby got up, and stretched. Her brilliant red wings stretched, reflecting the sunlight. Crawling out of the spacious cave home, she walked over to the tree stump, which represented a dining table. Ruby settled down on a moss chair.
"Ah, there you are, Ruby. You look brilliant today," Safra said cheerfully as she set a bowl of Milk and leafy greens onto the table.
"You always say that, Mother," Ruby mumbled, while munching the leaves.
"Be polite, dear. And mind your manners. No talking while eating," Safra teased. Ruby didn't say anything. She watched the Moss Dragons' daily family trip to the water-hole.
"Mother, why are you my mother, when mothers and dragonlings are supposed to look exactly alike? We look completely different," Ruby wondered.
Mother stopped. "Well, that is a long story," she responded.
"Tell me! It doesn't make sense."
"Okay, then. I was watching when your father dropped you off at the front of this cave. He seemed reluctant to let you go."
I remember… Father loved me… Ruby thought of her dream, which was a jumble of words.
"I could read minds, so I saw from your Father's mind that you didn't look like your other siblings. You looked completely different."
"I have a father? Do I have a mother as well? Is she still living?"
"I'm pretty sure of it. But it's been so long since that time. I don't really know. All I can tell you is that your mother was tan and blue, while your father was green."
"Oh," Ruby said, staring at her bowl of milk.
"Honestly, don't worry about it. You have a good life here," Lotus reassured Ruby.
"Hi, Turquoise," Ruby yelled. A blue dragon looked up.
"G'morning, Ruby," The dragonling yelled back, and came over. He flew over some logs, and perched beside the smaller Ruby dragon. "How're doing?"
"I'm doing well. Do you want to play?"
"Sure! How about DragonBall?" Turquoise suggested.
"Okay. Cool!" Ruby agreed.
"I'll bring the moss ball," Turquoise said. He ran off and returned moments later with a medium-sized ball of rolled-up moss.
"Ready?" Turquoise shouted, and flung the ball. Ruby caught it and threw it back. Sometimes the two just threw and caught it, other times they would whack it back and forth.
After an hour of play, the two dragonlings sat down, exhausted.
"You know, I've always been wondering about my mother and father. Why am I here? Safra is not my real mother, even though she is really kind and loving..."
Turquoise was deep in thought. "I wondered about that too. Why would they do that?"
"I don't know."
"We should find your parents then," Turquoise suggested.
"Is that even possible?"
"Probably. I hope so-"
BOOOOMMM!
"What was that?" Ruby jumped in alarm.
Somewhere close by, there was a large crater near the water-hole. Smoke was rising. Dragons were screaming in fear.
"Ruby! Where are you?" Safra called, worry in her voice.
"You should go back. I should be too, just in case anything else happens," Turquoise told Ruby.
"Alright. I hope nothing bad happens," Ruby replied, and ran back to her mother.
Ruby and Safra went into their house in the hollow tree, where they watched smoke rise and menacing dragons come up.
"It's the Dragons of the Blood Kingdom... Run!"
"Where are the Gemstone Dragons?"
"Save us!"
There were several shrieks as the evil dragons started towards the other dragons. Ruby shook in fear.
"My, I've never seen such a thing... in many years. Why did they come back?" Safra gasped.
Ruby was curious despite of the fear. "Who are they?"
"They're the Dragons of the Blood Kingdom. It's a place that dragons are cruel and evil. We live in the Gemstone Realm, where there is peace, where evil is banished. But somehow, the barrier that blocked the evil was broken. That is why those dragons are here. They will kill and get the vengeance they have always wanted on us."
Ruby shook in fear.
Safra and Ruby watched as the wave of bloodthirsty dragons drew closer and closer.
But in the corner of her eye, there was a flash.
"Mom... Look!" Safra looked.
"Ah, it's the Gemstone Dragons. They're coming to the rescue," Safra sighed in relief.
However, the wave was advancing quickly. The Dragons of the Blood Kingdom were now very close to Safra's and Ruby's home. Many of the dragons that were living on the island were all running away. Several had been killed so far.
The Gemstone Dragons were nearing...
"Our house is on fire!" Safra screamed, snapping Ruby back to the present.
"We must get out, or we won't survive!" Safra urged, opening the window.
Safra and Ruby flew out the window as quickly as they could. The evil dragons started to advance towards the two dragons.
"Ruby! You must fly fast. I'll be right after you! Don't worry!"
But there was something to worry about.
They were surrounded, doomed to die.
Author's Notes: This is a cliffhanger! I will be making a chapter tomorrow, hopefully uploading it very soon. Comment and suggest some ideas! Maybe I'll take them in, but I already have an idea for this fanfic.
