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As Ruby stepped out the door, she had a strange impulse to walk to the left.

Why is this happening?

Ruby walked further and further into unfamiliar halls. As she walked on, guided by a mysterious feeling, she saw a giant, golden door.

Open it... A voice echoed in her mind. She obeyed, and opened the door.

There was the largest dragon she had ever seen. The room was quite large, spacious enough for the large dragon to walk about. The giant dragon was on a stone perch, with a golden sundial-like item on the rock it was on. The dragon's blue scales shimmered in the sunlight, and contrasted with its yellow wings and underbelly. It had two giant horns that awed Ruby.

"So you have found me," the dragon bellowed. "I have been waiting for you."

"For me? Was that why I was hearing those voices in my mind?" Ruby questioned, curious.

The giant dragon nodded. "Let me introduce myself. I am Kairos, the legendary dragon you may have heard in stories. You may also call me Lord Dragonvale, as I am the protector of Dragonvale. At times, the Gemstone Dragons help me defeat the evil. I am the one who discovers prophecies, and delivers it to the Gemstone Dragons. Let me tell you a prophecy I discovered many years ago:

One shall rise,

In the reign of Eternal Darkness.

She will save the world and all of Dragonvale.

She will rise through the darkness and prove to be strong.

Darkness prevails, but will be beaten by the hero.

"Eternal darkness?" Ruby felt fear gnawing within.

"Yes, there will be. But there is a dragon I know who will defeat that evil."

Ruby suddenly remembered her father's words.

"You will know when the right time comes, but I know that those dragons will come after you. No one knows what your power really is, but what you hold is so powerful that if it is put in the wrong claws of those others, it will create even more bloodshed. You are the one who has the potential to use this power to protect you and your friends."

"Am I that dragon?"

Lord Dragonvale nodded. "You are. For now, do not worry. Time will tell when you will have to take action to save this world."

Ruby tried to believe the great dragon's words, but she still felt fear within.

"That is all for now. The other reason why I wanted you to come is to give your friend, Turquoise, this," the Lord of Dragonvale held out a shiny, blue stone. It was smooth and cool. Ruby took it in her claws, and felt a strange sensation. "It is a stone called Turquoise. It will help him discover more about himself.

The red dragon wondered what was there about Turquoise's past, but decided not to ask.

Lord Dragonvale added, "Make sure nobody sees it. It is for Turquoise, and Turquoise only."

"Okay," Ruby nodded, and said goodbye to the Lord of Dragonvale. She exited through the giant doors, and somehow was able to make her way back to her room. She was careful enough to hide the stone in her claws from the others passing by. Opening the door to her assigned room, she found that Turquoise was still alone in the room.

Turquoise looked up. "The others are still eating now."

Ruby showed the stone to Turquoise. "I met Lord Dragonvale in a room and he told me to give you this."

"Lord Dragonvale?!" Tuquoise gasped. "You really met the great dragon?"

Ruby nodded, and handed over the stone to Turquoise. As soon as he grabbed it, however, the stone glowed brightly.

Before she knew it, Turquoise had collapsed on the bed.

"Turquoise? TURQUOISE!?" Ruby shouted.


Turquoise felt himself falling through an unknown dimension of pure whiteness. He was falling and falling into a great abyss of nothingness, wondering when the fall would end. As soon as he had touched the stone, he had felt an overwhelming feeling, and had become unconscious.

His surroundings grew darker and darker, until he was enveloped in complete darkness. He landed on something soft. It was some cave moss, springy and soft. Getting up, Turquoise's eyes adjusted to the darkness. Around him was a room full of crystal. Strange etchings and paintings were on the walls, and in the middle of the room, there was a giant blue stone, like the one Ruby had given him earlier.

What is this place? Turquoise wondered in amazement.

Impulse led him to what was the first etching. There were two dragons with turquoise-blue scales, in a giant castle. The painting was extremely detailed, allowing Turquoise to depict the two dragons as ones that looked just like him.

"These two dragons were your mother and father. They were Natalie and December. Both were kind and caring, and were part of the Gemstone Guardians in the past."

"What?" Turquoise gasped. "Then what happened to them?"

Turquoise was led to another painting, which was the second one in the sequence. As he walked, he noticed that he was following a blue light. It was in a form of a dragon, but he was unsure if it really was or not.

"One day, there was a great battle. It was many years from today. Natalie and December were taken hostage, and were under evil possession."

There were many blood-red dragons, which looked a lot like the Blood Dragons he had seen before. The picture depicted chaos and panic.

"Under evil hostage? How?"

The blue dragon followed the light, and came to the third painting.

"Months passed, and Natalie and December were still in hostage. During that time, they had a child, whose name was Turquoise."

The dragons, which were Natalie and December, were smiling at a little blue dragonling, which looked kind of like him. Natalie and December were in a cage, where it looked dreary and miserable.

"Isn't that my name? Does this mean that I...?"

The blue light led Turquoise on to the fourth painting.

"Unfortunately, Natalie and December were taken away, and were never seen again. Rumors said that they were executed, or they were banished into a faraway land. Nobody knows..."

The picture showed the little blue dragonling alone in the cage, while the Blood Dragons took away Natalie and December.

The last picture was right next to the fourth one.

"Turquoise was saved by a Gemstone Guardian, named Peridot. Together, they escaped back to world, where Turquoise grew up with a family of dragons."

The dragons around Turquoise were just like the dragons he had been raised up with. Turquoise in the painting looked a little sad, as he had not yet moved on from the disappearance of his parents.

"Am I that Turquoise?"

"Yes, you are."

"Who are you?"

"I am Tara, your Natalie's sister. I am your aunt, who had died years ago. I have searched for your parents, but I can't find them. But I believe they're out there somewhere, waiting for you."

Turquoise felt shocked.

"You are like Ruby, as you are a Gemstone Dragon as well. You are to help Ruby on her quest to save all of Dragonkind. Have faith, little one. A prophecy for you will guide your way:

To save all, there must be a sacrifice..."

Turquoise felt darkness creeping in his vision, until everything grew black.


Ruby shook Turquoise, until he awakened.

"Turquoise? Are you alright?"

Turquoise sat still, remembering everything the blue spirit had told him.

"Yes I am. In fact, I feel better. I know more about my past."

"Your past? What about that?" Ruby was curious.

"I am to be a Gemstone Guardian. I am a Gemstone Dragon like you, Ruby. Together, we must fight the Blood Kingdom to save Dragonvale!"


AN: Bet you can't wait! Turquoise's story will be important in the story later on. The adventure begins soon. Stay tuned!