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Long ago, Xadia was one land rich in magic and wonder. In the old times, there were only the six Primal Sources of magic.

The Sun.

The Moon.

The Stars.

The Earth.

The Sky.

And the Ocean.

But a thousand years ago, a human mage discovered new magic - the seventh source. Dark Magic.

It used the essence within magical creatures themselves to unleash dark power. Horrified by what they saw, the elves and the dragons put a stop to the madness. They drove every last human to the west. And so, the continent was divided in two.

In the east, the magical lands of Xadia.

And in the west, the human kingdoms.

For centuries, the King of the Dragons himself defended the border. The humans called him Thunder, for when he spoke, his voice shook the Earth and the sky. But on the eve of last Winter's Turn, the humans used unspeakable Dark Magic to slay Thunder. Then, without mercy, they destroyed his only egg, his heir the Dragon Prince.

Now the world stands on the edge of all-out war, as two siblings from another world entirely begin their adventure…

THE DRAGON PRINCE: ALTERNATES

BOOK ONE:

MOON

CHAPTER TWO:

AWAKENING

When Nora woke, she found herself in a strange place. A very strange place indeed.

Light was streaming down from above her, blinding her eyes, and worsening the already uber-worse headache she had. She groaned and covered her eyes. Her head was pounding, and her mouth was dry. She had no idea where she was. But all around her she could smell an earthy fragrance. The smell of plants, and dirt, and other woodland scents. She could remember this smell, because it smelt just like the woods her and her brother used to visit with their dad.

Woods? Why would I be in the-

Nora sat up immediately and looked around attentively. She was sitting on a soft bed of moss and dried leaves, and above her was a canopy of tall trees. She could hear the soft twitting of a bird not far from where she was, as well as the scurrying of some small forest rodent in a bush. She blinked once, then twice, and rubbed her eyes.

This definitely isn't Kai's room. She thought to herself. But…How did I get outside? Did I pass out? Did I have an attack? Maybe…I'm…

Nora suddenly felt very alone, and very afraid, and the thought that she might actually be…you know…scared her.

Nora stood up slowly, waiting for some feeling to get back into her legs. She felt all stiff, like she hadn't moved in ages. She looked down to examine herself, and make sure everything was okay. She was still dressed in her short-shorts and her hoodie, and they were only lightly covered in some dirt and leaves, which she brushed off.

She pulled a leaf out of her pink hair and threw it away. Everything seemed to be intact. The only thing that was missing was-

Nora's hands felt all around the top of her head, and a pang of sadness filled her. Her bunny-eared beanie. The one she'd gotten for Christmas. It was gone.

"Aw…" Nora felt a waterfall of tears threatening to gush forth but managed to fight them off. She had to figure out where she was. Right now, that was more important than some beanie. Even if it pained her to admit that to herself. She was still just a thirteen-year-old girl after all.

Nora looked around. Nothing about this area seemed familiar, and even though it looked like almost any other average run-of-the-mill forest, there was something about the air of this place…It felt…different, almost magical.

That's when she noticed something. Just out of the corner of her eye was a bush, with bright red berries growing on them. They looked familiar. Nora walked over to the bush, and grabbed a handful of the fruit, examining them carefully. From the offset they seemed like any other kind of berry, but there was something about them, just like there was something about this forest.

"It can't be…" Nora muttered to herself.

She turned her head, and that's when she saw it. Her eyes widened in shock and awe, for far in the distance, rising out of the sea of trees like a mighty sail, was a large and very impressive castle. It was flagged on all sides by tall towers, the tallest of which had a balcony which jutted out, overlooking the whole area. Nora thought she saw a bird resting up there.

"Wait…No, no, no…This can't be…" Nora looked back over at the berries, and then around at the forest surrounding her. This scene…It was all too familiar. This was from The Dragon Prince. She was in The Dragon Prince.

"Holy crapballs."

Nora stumbled back, nearly falling over and into the Moonberry bush. Yeah, this was a Moonberry bush, and these were Moonberries she was holding, and she was in the FREAKIN DRAGON PRINCE.

She felt something suddenly, in the zip pocket of her hoodie. Reaching in with her free hand she felt around and grabbed onto something, pulling out Kai's earphones, which were still attached to his phone. She must have still been holding onto them when she'd passed out.

Or died. She thought, but even as grim as that sounded, she couldn't help but smile. Even if she was dead, she'd somehow been transported to here. She was actually in one of her favourite shows!

IS THIS HEAVEN? Nora mused, giggling stupidly, when all of a sudden, the sound of baying horses stopped her.

Nora turned her head quickly and ducked behind the bush. Not far from where she was, she saw around half a dozen horses, all with riders, sprinting down the forest path. They seemed to be in some kind of hurry.

Wait. Could it be?

When she was sure none of the riders had seen her, Nora stood up and began following behind, making sure to pocket some Moonberries beforehand. After a while of dipping behind trees, and jumping over fallen logs, Nora finally came to the outskirts of a small clearing. The clearing was empty, save for a large hollow log and a few boulders.

The group of riders had arrived just before her, and the head rider had dismounted. He was tall, muscular, blond haired and blue eyed. He wore a heavy suit of armour and kept a sword at his side. He seemed a bit annoyed, when a beautiful blue moth landed on his hand.

"Surprising no one, a magic moth is just as worthless as a regular moth." He said in a voice Nora recognized immediately.

It's Soren!

Soren tossed the moth back into the air, and it fluttered away before resting on a tree. "We'll have to wait for the elves to come to us." He said and walked back to his horse, pulling back on a low hanging branch on his way.

Oh Soren, you simple, simply boy. Nora thought, and shifted nervously behind the tree she was hiding by. Once Soren had remounted, the soldiers strode off back into the depths of the forest, and back towards the castle.

Here it comes…Nora thought, gripping the bark of the tree in anticipation. As if on cue, several trees in the clearing suddenly morphed into humanoid forms. Elves. Among them was Rayla, the beautiful, white-haired, purple-eyed elf assassin. As well as her super-hot superior Runaan, who Nora had a crush on.

"You lied to me - you let him go!" Runaan shouted. He was seething.

He's so cute when he's angry. Nora thought, blushing lightly, before shaking her head. Not the time Nora!

"Runaan, I'm sorry! The human, he looked up at me and I saw the fear in his eyes." Rayla pleaded back.

Yeah, come on man. Nora tried to stay as quiet as possible, although she could swear she heard her heart thumping in her ears.

"Of course, he was afraid. But you had a job to do!"

Rayla's hands clenched into fists. "He didn't do anything to me! How could I take his life?" She asked.

You tell him girl. Nora thought silently. Although I still love you Runaan.

"You let him live but you've killed us all!" Runaan's voice echoed through the clearing, and sent goose bumps up and down Nora's arms and back. This was so much more intense, being here in person.

Wait…Being here in person. Nora stood back from the tree. Then, that means that everything that happens in the show…Is going to happen as planned? Even…Nora turned her eyes back in the direction of the castle. If everything did go as planned, then by the end of this evening, King Harrow would be killed. Nora's eyes went wide, and she slunk back against the tree again.

If I were to…No. I can't do that. I can't STOP what's supposed to happen. Nora began anxiously fidgeting with her hoodie's pull string. She always fidgeted with something when she was under stress.

Can I? She thought.

The noise of the elves discussing things between themselves quietly made Nora realise she was still there, hiding behind a tree. She had to get out of there before they found her. As much as she loved them, right now, at this stage of the story, they wouldn't respond especially well to seeing a human.

But where will I go? I'm finally in my dream world…But where…She looked back at the elves. Rayla, with her head bowed down shamefully. Runaan, whispering something to one of his comrades, agitation evident on his face.

A feeling of determination came over Nora suddenly, from where she didn't necessarily know, but once she was sure she was at a safe enough distance away from the elves, she began sprinting to the castle.

Kai had no idea where he was. All he knew, was that he was tired, sore, and he was hungry. Really hungry. He hadn't had breakfast yet of course, but he didn't think he'd be having his favourite Crispy Choco Balls with Syrup anytime soon.

He'd woken up in a forest. Nora was gone, and all he had with him was her weird bunny ear beanie. He'd woken with a headache, but it had passed almost as soon as it had come, and once he had some kind of grasp over the situation, he began walking.

He had no idea where he was, or where he was going, but he could see some buildings not far from where he was, so he thought that would be a good start. He had to find out where he was and find Nora, so they could get back home.

Suddenly the sound of fastly approaching clip-clopping stopped him in his tracks. He turned around, his hood up and Nora's beanie safely tucked away in his sweatpants pocket. Six riders in full sets of armour were approaching. They were on horses.

Horses? Kai rubbed his eyes to make sure he was seeing things correctly. You didn't normally see a bunch of people casually riding on horses in Minnesota. Ugh, face it Kai. This DEFINITELY isn't Minnesota.

Kai realised sooner than later that they were riding directly at him, so he stepped out of the way. Even so, the riders stopped next to him, their horses baying, and their riders eyeing him suspiciously.

"Uh…Hi?" Kai said and raised a hand.

This otherwise friendly but awkward gesture was met by a quickly drawn sword pointed at his face. The sword was held by the head rider, their leader Kai guessed. He didn't seem that much older than Kai, but he was certainly bigger than him. He had blond hair and blue eyes, and he wore a sort of goofily confident look on his face.

Thug Goofy's eye's narrowed. "And who might you be? You're not an elf in disguise, are you? Reveal yourself!"

Kai rolled his eyes, but with a sword pointed at his face he wasn't in any place to argue with this dolt. "Just because my ears are a bit sticky-outie doesn't mean I'm an elf." He said and pulled off his hood, revealing his messy brown hair and brown eyes. He hadn't washed his hair in a week since summer vacation had started, so he surmised from the riders' faces that he probably looked like the rear end of their horses.

Soren's eyes narrowed further. He didn't especially like the look of this kid. Just then, one of his fellow guards tapped him on the shoulder.

"Sir, he doesn't look like anyone I've seen in town before. He could be an outsider from one of the other kingdoms." She said.

Soren frowned and then asked, "What are you doing out in the forest peasant kid?"

"Looking for idiots. Oh look, I found one." Kai retorted quickly without thinking. The next thing he knew he was knocked over the side of the head with the pommel of Soren's sword, falling flat on the ground, his head throbbing once again.

"Says the guy that just fell, like an…idiot…faller." Soren attempted, looking back at his rider's for support. None of them so much as blinked. "Ya know…because he fell."

On the ground, Kai gritted his teeth. That's it.

Kai jumped to his feet and swung for Soren's leg, but instead hit the side of his horse, causing the poor animal to buck suddenly.

"Whoa, whoa…Easy! Calm down horsey!" Soren held on to the reins for dear life, but the horse had already decided his fate. It bucked up and down, eventually sending Soren sprawling in the air, finally landing on the ground face first.

Kai smirked, even though he knew know that he was practically dead.

Now's my chance to run. I've got to find Nora and get out of this crazy place! Kai thought and made a break for it. He didn't get far though, as Soren leapt forward off the ground and grabbed his legs.

"Ahhhhh!" Kai cried out and fell face first into the dirt.

Soren laughed triumphantly. "I got you now, Mr Faller." He said, grabbing the helpless Kai into a headlock. "You're coming with us."

Kai coughed dirt and groaned. Oh no…