Birth of Hookfang

1 year later…

"Where are we going today, Mommy?" asked Meatlug.

"We are going to see one of my friends, Warschtip. She is a Monstrous Nightmare dragon and she is having her egg hatch today!"

Meatlug wondered to herself what that baby were going to be like. She wanted to be friends with it, but if it was hostile… then not so much.

"I've got the perfect names for the baby to pick!" squeaked Liz, "Phil, Dill, Shizzil, Billyill, Dilly, Willly, Yiz and Sill!"

"I think we'll leave the naming to the parents this time," laughed Rodger.

The family reached the nest where Warschtip and her husband, Yankser, had laid their eggs. There was 1 crimson crystal egg glistening underwater in a nearby stream. While the parents greeted each other, Meatlug and Liz crept over to the egg.

"What's going on?" asked Meatlug, "Why are the eggs in the water?"

"Well, we have to get them out sis," buzzed Liz, hovering over to the egg. When Meatlug joined her, she gave the signal, "Ready 'Lug?"

"Ready."

"One, two, three – lift!"

Together the two sisters carried the egg onto the riverbank. When the parents were done greeting each other, they turned and saw the impending disaster.

"NO!" yelled Warschtip and Yankser.

"Get back, girls!" roared Maria and Rodger, "An egg explodes!"

Liz and Meatlug turned to each other slowly.

"An egg explodes?" whispered Meatlug in alarm. Behind her, the egg started to rattle loudly. It was burning hot and was glowing bright red.

"AN EGG EXPLODES?!" screamed Liz, pushing Meatlug and herself behind their parents for cover. With a bang, the egg exploded and a baby Monstrous Nightmare flew out and plopped on the sandy ground next to the assembled group.

"Aww!" smiled Meatlug and Liz. The parents of the baby crooned happily.

"What's the baby's name?" asked Rodger. That's when they all saw that the baby already had some little fangs pointing out of his mouth. Monstrous Nightmares weren't supposed to have fangs until they were a few weeks old.

"Hookfang?" Yankser asked Warschtip.

"Hookfang," Warschtip replied.