"Ah, there you are. I was looking everywhere for you." Zala found her son sitting by the river, looking solemn.
"Mom, why am I so different to the other dragons." He didn't look in his mother's eyes.
"I don't know, Aeryn."
"You're my mother, you should know."
"Why does it bother you so much? To be different is an upside."
"Yeah ... too bad Titus doesn't know that."
"Ah, so this is what this is about." Zala lay down. Her long body surrounded her son and her head looking at him. "Aeryn let me show you something. Get on my neck."
Groaning the boy did as he was told. His mother swooped up and flew above the island's surface. "Look around, Aeryn, this island is inhabited by dragons."
They flew over the Gronkle territory, which was located on the rocky landscape of the island. "See, they are very different from us. They have a different way of life, they eat rocks to create fire, they fly differently, and they live differently. But they're still dragons. They are still part of the same family."
They flew to the Zippleback corner of the island; it was the jungle part of the island. "Look at these; they have two heads, one head for releasing gas, the other for igniting it. They live in the jungle. But they are still dragons. No matter how different they are from us."
They flew to the Terrible Terror section, the desert. "Tiny little annoying things aren't they. But they work together, in large groups, and so that comes down with the conclusion that they are family, no matter what size they are, they're still dragons and part of one another."
The Nightmare flew them back to their herd's nest, the Volcano.
"But mom, all dragons can make flames, fly, do these other amazing things." Aeryn still looked unconvinced. "And I ... can't."
"Haven't you learnt anything? Every dragon has its own unique abilities. And so do you. Aeryn, you have to make your abilities, not hope that you were born with them. Who you were born as does not define who you are."
And so, Aeryn set out to prove himself as dragon as any. He made up for all his short comings. His perseverance, determination and bravery was remarkable, making many dragon heads look at his direction, giving him another chance. When they did, he jumped on it with all fours.