Ivy sat on the tree, alone. Oh, who was she kidding. She was ALWAYS alone. Wait, that's not completely true. Thought Ivy. I have Fluff. My sloth. Fluff was currently lounging around on a nearby branch. Ivy sighed. It had been two whole months since her parents died. Two months since she had been taken to the orphanage. The RainWing orphanage. Two months since she had met Fluff. But, she was not like any other RainWings, the other happy-go-lucky dragonets of beautiful colors. Ivy's scales were definitely something.

She couldn't change the color of her scales, but she dearly wished she could. Her permanent scales were purple, pink, red, yellow, tan, orange, and she had pink eyes. Many other dragons thought she was a hybrid of some sort, but the doctors ran tests and said she was pure RainWing. The doctors also called her scales a natural phenomenon. Ivy called it unlucky.

Every time a year had passed, Ivy's scaled changed. This was the only time Ivy could control her scale-shifting powers. As Ivy sat there, she heard a scream. She turned around, and saw two RainWing guards hauling one of the strangest dragons Ivy had ever seen.

Star's Prolog:

Star let out a scream. "LET ME GO!" This just caused the one of the guards to put a gag over her mouth. "HET ME OH!" she screamed again. Both guards threw her on the ground, and her face got shoved in the dirt. There was a big pole made of wood in front of her, and the guards proceeded to tie her to it. They then removed the gag. By this time, a crowd was beginning to form around them. The guards faced the crowd.

"Fellow RainWings! We gather here today to celebrate the death of this… Creature that has been staying in the rainforest for far to long!" One of the guards bellowed. The people all cheered. "When Queen Crystal took over, she has began the death of hybrids! This, as you can see, is a NightWing-SeaWing hybrid. So, on demand of Queen Crystal, we shall set fire to this pole and kill this creature!"

Star felt tears forming in her eyes. She could remember when they dragged her away from her parents. Her brother had been hiding in the house, and Star hoped that Twilight was safe. This is the end. She thought. This is where I die... But suddenly, a voice rose above the cheers.

"Wait!" it cried. "Why are we killing her? What has she done to hurt us?" The crowd revealed a small RainWing. And, unlike the other RainWings, her scales were not shifting. They were the same color, unchanging. Strange… Thought Star.

"You have no right to speak, non-changer. Sit back down in your place, scumbag." A guard replied angrily. The little RainWing's eyes glowed with fury, and Star knew what she was about to do. And at that moment, right before the RainWing did anything, both Star's, and Ivy's, future changed forever.

And not for the greater good.